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Dadeville City Council tackles limited city resources during monthly meeting BY WILLIAM MARLOW Multimedia Repor ter The Dadeville City Council discussed a variety of topics ranging from a new mobile home development project in the city to a proposed police vehicle take-home policy during the regularly called meeting Tuesday, June 14. The meeting began with comments from the public,
which prompted Dadeville resident William Martin to raise concerns about persistent speeding in residential neighborhoods, particularly along West Lafayette Street between U.S. Highway 280 and Highway 49. Martin, who lives along the street, noted that the once quiet community road has become a short-cut for residents and tourists bypassing
downtown traffic on their way to Highway 49. According to Martin, he has reportedly observed an average of 2,400 vehicles traveling down the road within an eight hour period, many of the vehicles driving well above the legal speed limit. “We have an issue with multiple families that have children that play on the front yards as they are tearing the
roads up, especially in the summertime and weekends. We need help down there. We need resources down there,” Martin added that he has contacted the police department, which has been patrolling the street with additional officers recently, but requested the city council dedicate a more permanent solution. The Dadeville resident went on to acknowledge that the
police department has limited resources but noted the ongoing behavior poses a serious safety issue “We have people going down there going 50, 60, 70 and even a couple going 80 miles an hour in front of my house. We have got to slow that down. There is not one person’s life, not one child’s See COUNCIL, Page A9
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Russell Medical Center declared a “high-transmission” status on Monday, June 13. The hospital’s decision follows a report last week from the ADPH COVID-19 dashboard hub, which showed an uptick in Tallapoosa County’s sevenday-average positivity rate.
Russell Medical warns of high COVID-19 transmissions amid spike By WILLIAM MARLOW Multimedia Repor ter Tallapoosa County once again is experiencing a spike in COVID19 cases as Russell Medical Center declared a high-transmission status for the county on Monday, June 13. The hospital announced that it See SPIKE, Page A2
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Dr. Lisa Plaisance poses for a picture with staff and Blackberry Breeze band members.
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Tallapoosa County collects $28 million in property taxes
open house celebration
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When Tallapoosa County Revenue Commissioner Eva Middlebrooks closed the books on property taxes for 2022 she noticed two things — the amount and how close the books were. “We collected about $28 million,” Middlebrooks told the Tallapoosa County Commission at its Monday meeting. “We See TAXES, Page A3
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adeville Animal Clinic held an open house and Freedom Celebration Friday, June 10, with food, raffles and live music. Veterinarian Dr. Lisa Plaisance described the afternoon as a joyous occasion, and a time for the community to tour the clinic’s facilities and to meet staff. Plaisance has called Dadeville home
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since 2004 shortly after graduating from Auburn University, where she received both her undergraduate degree in Animal and Dairy Science and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. “I have really gotten to know a lot of people here and come to love this community. I just feel blessed to get to work here,” she said. Plaisance initially began her career in Columbia, Tennessee, spending a year as a mixed animal practitioner before moving to Dadeville in 2004 where she
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has resided ever since. Alabama has a special place in Plaisance’s heart as she grew up on a small family farm in Wedowee. Now a married mother of four children, Plaisance has dedicated the last 19 years to veterinary medicine, managing an animal clinic with a staff of 12 people. Plaisance primarily provides care for pets such as cats and dogs. See CLINIC, Page A12
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