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Sales Tax Weekend
Beginning at 12:01 a.m. (CST) on Friday August 1, 2014, and ending at twelve midnight on Sunday August 3, 2014, Talladega will be participating in the annual sales tax holiday weekend, giving citizens the opportunity to purchase certain school supplies, computers, and clothing free of state sales or use tax.
Charter Cable Announces All-Digital Service
Effective July 8, 2014 all Charter TV service in the City of Talladega will be moved to an
all-digital platform. This platform will allow for customers to enjoy over 200 channels of high definition TV, as well as increased internet data speeds. Customers must have a Charter issued digital box prior to July 8th to ensure continued service. These boxes are available at no charge by contacting Charter at 1-877-959-1680.
Additional details regarding this issue are available here.
Summer Food Service Program
The City of Talladega
Summer Food Service Program offers
Free meals to children under 19 from
June 4 to July 25, 2014,
Monday through Friday. (no meals July 4th)
Free Breakfast is served from 7:30 to 8:30 at
Westgate Community Center,
Curry Court Community Center,
Spring Street Recreation Center, and the
Word of God Community Center.
Free Lunch is served at
Zora Ellis Jr. High,
Westgate Community Center,
Talladega Central High School,
Curry Court Community Center,
Spring Street Recreation Center,
Knoxville Homes Community Center,
Canaan Estates,
Antioch Family Life Center, and
Word of God Community Center.
For more information contact Brenda Lee (1-719-373-8817) or Beth Cheeks (256-362-8186)
Click here to download a complete list of times and locations.
Meet the newest member of the Talladega Police Department
The newest member of the Talladega Police Department is an 18-month-old Belgian Malinois named Andor. His partner and handler will be patrolman Daniel Chesser, and the two will be heading off to complete their training together this weekend.
"We're really happy to have progressed to this point with our canine program," Chief Jason Busby said Wednesday. "I would like to thank the manager and council who backed us up, the generous support of the Talladega County Sheriff's Office and all the private businesses and citizens who contributed. I think they will see pretty quickly what a great asset having a dog of this type is to the public safety of the citizens of this city and county."
Andor has already been trained in narcotics detection, tracking and apprehension, Busby said. "He's very impressive."
Chesser and Andor will be heading to Indiana Sunday for a six week course to let the dog and handler learn to work closely together, Busby explained. "It's intense physical and mental training, that covers a lot of legal issues, too," he said. "This facility is world renowned, they have dogs serving in all branches of the military and with law enforcement agencies worldwide."
When they come back, their vehicle should be fully outfitted, also.
This is not Chesser's first time working with a canine, he said. He also served as a handler with the Harpersville Police Department for about four years.
"I've always loved dogs," he said. "And I have always believed that dogs are an absolutely crucial part of police work."
Although the dog and handler both work for the Talladega Police Department, they will be available to other agencies in the area as well, especially since the Talladega County Sheriff's Office helped provide some of the financing.
Chris Norwood/The Daily Home
TFD to install free smoke detectors
The Talladega Fire Department will be giving out and installing free smoke detectors to homes with elderly people and school aged children, thanks to a federal grant.
The grant, worth approximately $30,000, was awarded through the federal Fire Protection and Safety Program and aims to assist segments of the population most vulnerable to fire-related injury. Firefighters will assist with the installation of the alarms.
Qualified residents may download the application below and return the completed application to Station 1.
For more information, please call 256-362-3149.
Click here to download the Smoke Detector Application.
Veterans Park Renovations
At the Council meeting of July 8, 2013 the Council approved a contract with Waites Construction for the renovation of Veterans Park. The park will be closed to the public beginning Wednesday, July 17th to allow for construction.
Items addressed in this project include:
- Reshaping of the drainage channel
- Completion of the northern walking track
- Installation of new pedestrian bridges
- Installation of underground park lighting
- Construction of overflow parking lot
The renovations will take place over the next 120-150 days, during which time the Park will be closed for all activities. During this period citizens are encouraged to utilize the walking tracks at Hill-Pope Park, Duncan Pinkston Park, and the Alabama School for the Deaf.
Thank you for your understanding and patience during this time. The City looks forward to reopening the revamped Veterans Park in the near future for all to enjoy.
Click here to view the Veterans Park proposed improvements.
Safe Routes to School Project
Construction of the City's Safe Routes to School project, funded by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) in 2012, will commence at the end of July. The City partnered with the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) to apply for $150,000.00 in funding to improve the walkability of South Street and surround areas. These improvements will include:
- Construction of new sidewalks on Astrid Place, Johnson Street, and Norman C. Woods Street.
- Installation of multiple elevated crosswalks
- Installation of ADA compliant curb cuts
- Crosswalk striping
Triple J. Construction, the project contractor, is expected to begin work on July 22, 2013. The timeline for completion is approximately seven weeks.
The completion of this work will provide increased opportunities for students at AIDB, Zora Ellis Junior High, and Graham Elementary, to walk to school each day. All residents of the area will benefit from the elevated crosswalks, which will make pedestrians more visible to drivers. Elevated crosswalks also serve to calm the speed of traffic in residential areas, which traffic counts of the area have deemed to be an issue of concern.
Arbor Day
The City of Talladega planted a Japanese Cherry tree at the entrance to the Police Department in honor of Arbor Day. Pictured are Phillip Horne (Alabama Forestry Commission), Brian Muenger (City Manager), Alan Watson (Police Chief), Mitch Bast (Community Appearance Dept. Director) and Emily Rowland (Forest Ranger). There will be an Alabama Forestry Commission "Tree Give Away" on Thursday, February 28, 2013 starting at 10:00 am in Veterans' Park in Talladega. The City of Talladega has been a "Tree City USA" member since 2008.
M-Tek comes to Talladega
Representatives of city, county and state government as well as numerous business interests turned out Thursday morning for the ribbon cutting ceremony at M-Tek, in the Coosa Valley Industrial Park.
Pictured to the right are Akai Harris, Gerald Cade, County Commission Chairman Kelvin Cunningham, Mayor Larry Barton, Gov. Robert Bentley, plant manager Dale Grant, CVEC vice president Leland Fuller, Talladega County Economic Development Authority Chairman Cleve Jacobs, Mark Vandevelde of Honda Manufacturing of America, Masaaki Maeda of HMA, Masaki Sugisawa President and CEO of M-Tek, Kuniyuki Watanabe president of Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd. Kasai Kogyo is the parent company of M-Tek.
The company, which makes interior trim pieces for Honda, currently employs 54 people, but that number is expected to increase to 128 by the end of the year. The company employs a total of 3,200 associates in five plants nationwide. The company reported earnings in excess of $700 million last year.
Bob Crisp/The Daily Home
Messages
To Report Street Light Outages call the Public Works Department at (256) 362-2825.
Customers having garbage/yard waste curbside more than the three days prior to collection or leaving their cart curbside more than one day after collection are guilty of a misdemeanor and will be subject to a fine or penalties as stated in City Ordinance #1580.
