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Local churches offer H.O.P.E. Flags for prayer requests By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief
The First Presbyterian Church of Tallassee and Woodland Presbyterian Church in Notasulga are flying H.O. P.E. Flags. These flags stand for Houses of Prayer Everywhere. The H.O.P.E. Flags that are flying at the churches will have a prayer box located close to them so that people can leave a prayer requests. “No names are required to leave a request, God knows who they are. Our churches
will pray for anyone who leaves a request,” FPCT’s Pam Price said. “Our church will pray for anyone who tells us what they want to pray for. You don’t have to be a member.” Like so many others, the churches were hard hit when COVID-19 health guidelines limited gatherings last year. “COVID really put a stop to some of the things we were doing. We really wanted to do this a year ago,” Price said. Now that more people are vaccinated against COVID-19, church members are hoping to expand their outreach in the community.
“We’re trying to earn more members. Numbers are sad compared to what we used to have,” WPC’s Susan Gates said. Gates designed the H.O.P.E. Flags. These flags are also available to the public at cost. “We’re not making a profit on them,” Price said. “We are selling them at cost to anyone who wants to hang one.” FPCT and WPC want area residents to know that they are open and support the community around them. For more information about the H.O.P.E. Flag, call 334-283-2512.
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H.O.P.E. Flags are flying at the First Presbyterian Church of Tallassee and Woodland Presbyterian Church in Notasulga.
Preserve a piece of THS history with a brick and a Book
Like father, like son Nic Mullins joins dad’s optometry practice By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief
Dr. Paris Mullins opened his optometry practice in Tallassee in May of 1986. Now, 35 years later, his son Dr. Nic has joined the team. With a new doctor in the building, the office is also expanding and is currently undergoing renovations to make room for new patients. According to Dr. Nic, following in his dad’s footsteps was something he has considered since childhood. “Growing up, honestly, it kind of skirted my mind because I knew optometry was rigorous, school was going to be rigorous. Every
STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Tallassee High School will be getting a brand-new, state-of-the-art building in 2022. However, through a process called selective demolition, several hundred bricks from the old school building will be preserved and sold with a historical coffee table book to be published by Herff Jones Publications, the manufacturer of the THS yearbook, Tiger Tracks, since 1966. Traci Evans, the current yearbook sponsor, was asked to put the book
day, from sunrise to sunset, he was working hard. He just loved it so much and he was never going to stop doing it. I could see how much he liked it, and he how got to meet new people every day. It’s fun, and I got to see that,” Dr. Nic said. Now that Dr. Nic is practicing, he is beginning to see the positive impact optometry can have on a patient’s life. “You start seeing that you can help people. Every patient is different, and you’re actually bettering their lives. So, I’ve seen why it’s fun and I’m starting to experience that firsthand,” Dr. Nic continued. See DR. MULLINS • Page A3
See BRICK • Page A6
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Dr. Nic Mullins (right) and Dr. Paris Mullins (left) looking forward to serving Tallassee and surrounding areas with quality eyecare.
The Fancy Pony opens in downtown Tallassee By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief
The Fancy Pony Boutique opened in downtown Tallassee last Saturday during the Downtown Sidewalk Sale. The boutique, located at 13 S. Ann Avenue, offers women’s and girl’s apparel as well as unique
home goods. Owner Michelle Davidson has lived in Tallassee for 16 years and is looking forward to working in the community. “We have a boutique, and my friend has a boutique in Wetumpka, so we are kind of in with them,” Davidson said. Davidson is friends
with the owner of Tapp18, Tabatha Powe. Tapp18 was recently featured on HGTV’s Home Town Makeover. It was Powe that convinced Davidson to open the boutique. “She inspired me to open this boutique,” Davidson said. “I was going back-andforth with the idea, and she
told me that I should try it for a year and see how it does.” Michelle is from Oklahoma and her husband Casey is from Tallassee. It took the couple a few months to renovate the building that now houses the boutique.
Tallassee twins win big in national contest STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Student leaders in Auburn University’s Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences, or MANRRS, chapter were honored recently for their entries in three components of the nonprofit organization’s national contest. Sabine Bailey, a master’s degree student in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and social media chair of Auburn’s MANRRS chapter, earned first place in the Social Media Campaign Challenge for her submission, “Rethinking
See FANCY PONY • Page A6
See CONTEST • Page A3
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