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Fort Payne Police Crime Report The following crime report was provided by the Fort Payne Police Department. All persons are presumed innocent until his or her guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt in a court a law. Monday January 1, 2024 No Incidents, No Accidents, and Two Arrests • Kaleb Kevin Jarmon, age 20 of Henagar, was arrested on a Warrant for Outside Agency • Jonathan Garcia, age 20 of Fort Payne, was arrested for DUI and Underage Consumption of Alcohol Tuesday January 2, 2024 Incidents • Damaged Property – Occurred at 825 Railroad Ave SE, paint on a Chevrolet Malibu was damaged, valued at $500.00 • Damaged Property – Occurred at 509 Gault Ave N, dry wall was damaged, valued at $500.00 No Arrests and Two Accident with 0 injuries Wednesday January 3, 2024 No Incidents, 3 Accidents with 0 Injuries, and 1 Arrest • James Christian Palmer, age 33 of Huntsville, was arrested on a Warrant for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Thursday January 4, 2024 Incidents • Criminal Mischief – Occurred at 112 Airport Road W, a Samsung TV and bed sheets were damaged, valued at $900.00 No Arrest and 3 Accidents with 1 Injury • An accident occurred at Airport Road SW and Cracker Barrel Road W, Carol Denise Browder, age 64 of Sylvania, driving a Ford Fiesta struck a 16 year old juvenile female of Fort Payne driving a 2006 Ford Focus. Browder was transported to Dekalb Regional by Dekalb Ambulance Service. Friday January 5, 2024 No Incidents, 3 Accidents with 0 Injuries, and 2 Arrests • Rita Madison Hollis, age 27 of Fort Payne, was arrested for DUI • Samantha Kole Hammonds, age 32 of Fort Payne, was arrested on a Warrant for Failure to Appear Saturday January 6, 2024 No Incidents, No Accidents, and 1 Arrest • Phillip Dewayne Gray, age 41 of Gadsden, was arrested for Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Sunday January 7, 2024 Incidents • Theft of Property – Occurred at 1201 Jordan Road SW, a cash register drawer and cash were taken, valued at $600.00 3 Arrests • Phillip Paul Miller, age 28 of Fort Payne, was arrested for DUI • Juan Vicente Vicente, age 30 of Fort Payne, was arrested for DUI and Reckless Endangerment • Michael Shawn Mitchell, age 42 of Fort Payne, was arrested on a Warrant for Failure to Appear 1 Accident with 0 Injuries Monday January 8, 2024 Incidents • Criminal Mischief – Occurred at 1310 Forest Ave NW Apt 60, a windshield and four tires were damaged on a vehicle, valued at $450.00 • Theft of Property – Occurred at 204 Alabama Ave SW, an antique pail was taken, valued at $500.00 2 Arrests • Jeffery Tylor Harrison, age 36 of Fort Payne, was arrested on a Warrant for Failure to Appear • Rebecca Johnson Lowman, age 47 of Fort Payne, was arrested for DUI 2 Accidents with 0 Injuries Tuesday January 9, 2024 Incidents • Damaged Property – Occurred at 1000 Grand Ave SW, a street sign was damaged, valued at $100.00 2 Arrests • Johnathan Damond Ellis, age 60 of Fort Payne, was arrested on a Warrant for Outside Agency • Justin Labron Bell, age 37 of Rainsville, was arrested on a Warrant for Failure to Appear 1 Accident with 0 injuries Wednesday January 10, 2024 No Arrest, No Accidents, and 1 Incidents • Theft of Property – Occurred at 636 Scenic Road E, $13,800 in currency was taken Thursday January 11, 2024 No Incidents and 1 Arrest • Tazan Zanhol Edwards III, age 38 of Gadsden, was arrested for DUI 2 Accidents with 1 Fatality An accident occurred at Williams Ave NE and 44th Street NE, Dalila Galarza Albarran, age 36 of Fort Payne, driving a 2013 Nissan Sentry, struck pedestrian David Alexander Elkins, age 19 of Fort Payne. Elkins was pronounced deceased at the scene. Friday January 12, 2024 No Incidents and 2 Arrests • Dakota Wesley Stephens, age 29 of Trenton, was arrested on a Warrant for Outside Agency • Michael Christopher Bailey, age 49 of Section, was arrested for Public Intoxication a 4 Accidents with 0 Injuries Saturday January 13, 2024 No Incidents, No Accidents and 3 Arrests • Aaron Lee Smith, age 66 of Dutton, was arrested on a Warrant for Outside Agency • Christian Kaczur Swain, age 18 of Fort Payne, was arrested on a Warrant for Outside Agency • Jimenez Domingo Jimenez Miguel, age 19 of Fort Payne, was arrested for Public Intoxication Sunday January 14, 2024 No Incidents and 1 Arrest • Pedro Diego Francisco, age 23 of Fort Payne, was arrested for DUI 2 Accident with 0 Injuries
Unions want to target Alabama's automotive manufacturing By Alabama Governor Kay Ivey Gadsden State Community College President Dr. Kathy Murphy is pictured with the college's 2023 Alumni Association award winners. They are (L-R) Hollie Bonds (Outstanding Technical Faculty Member), Baisha Woody (2023 Alumni of the Year), Pam Clough (Distinguished Service Award), Dr. Murphy (GSCC President), Jessica Slaten (Outstanding Support Staff of the Year) and Gerri Langley (Outstanding Academic Faculty Member). GSCC Alumni Association Annual Awards
Alabama has become a national leader in automotive manufacturing, and all this was achieved without a unionized workforce. In other words, our success has been home grown – done the Alabama way. Unfortunately, the Alabama model for economic success is under attack. A national labor union, the United Automotive Workers (UAW), is ramping up efforts to target non-union automakers throughout the United States, including ours here in Alabama. Make no mistake about it: These are out-of-state special interest groups, and their special interests do not include Alabama or the men and women earning a career in Alabama’s automotive industry. As governor, my special interest is the well-being of our great state and each of the five million Alabamians who live here, who have an opportunity to succeed here and can be proud to raise a family here. I will always stand strong for our hardworking men and women, as well as our world- class employers. When Alabamians are successful, our state is successful. Alabama has a proud industrial past. Alabama is a leader in innovation and opportunity. It is a state where employers want to do business because they know they can succeed. And Alabama is a state that has proven it can be a worldwide leader in automotive manufacturing. Alabama embraced a watershed moment in 1993, and we may soon face another watershed decision when the UAW asks nearly 50,000 Alabamians: Do you want continued opportunity and success the Alabama way? Or do want out-of-state special interests telling Alabama how to do business? For me, the choice is clear. I stand by our proven track record of success. That is why I will always proudly support the great Alabama employers and the best employees in the world. That is why I will continue to make education, workforce development and economic development my top priorities. Alabamians work harder than anyone, we make the best automobiles in the world, and we must not let UAW tell us differently.
September 30, 1993, marked a watershed moment in Alabama history. That is the day Mercedes-Benz went against the grain and chose our state to be the home of their first U.S. manufacturing facility. It was a decision that changed the future of our state like no one could have imagined. Fast forward more than thirty years to January 2024, and Alabama is a top five automotive manufacturing state with five worldclass Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) – Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota and Mazda. These manufacturers are key drivers of our economy, but who drives their success? The answer is nearly 50,000 hardworking Alabamians in the automotive manufacturing sector. The men and women who work in Alabama OEM facilities and about 150 supporting supplier employers are highly skilled and highly paid. Helping create these types of opportunities is a major reason I sought public office in the first place. Opportunity is why I focus on education, workforce development and economic development. Every person who wants a good job in Alabama should be given every advantage the state can provide to land that job, turn it into a career and support their family with it. Let’s take a step back to look at Alabama’s success in automotive manufacturing. Mercedes-Benz came to Tuscaloosa in the 1990s and brought a host of its suppliers. More followed: Honda began producing vehicles in Lincoln in 2001; Hyundai production in Montgomery began in 2005; Toyota started manufacturing engines in Huntsville in 2003, then in 2018, Toyota announced a joint venture partnership with Mazda to form Mazda Toyota Manufacturing in Limestone County. Today, all of that investment equates to a 1.3 million annual vehicle production capacity; more than $9 billion in annual exports; production of 15 different cars, SUVs and trucks, including three cutting-edge, all-electric vehicles; and it ranks Alabama the number 3 state for vehicle exports and the number five state for total auto production.
Gadsden State students earn the most AAMA scholarships in the state
Gadsden State Community College has 30 students who have received the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association Scholarship. The College has more AAMA scholarship recipients than any other community college in the state. “Our students have set the bar,” said Alan Smith, dean of Workforce Development. “For three years in a row, Gadsden State has had the most students receive this scholarship. This scholarship is a great path to limitless opportunities for our students," he commented. The AAMA partnered with the Alabama Community College System to provide scholarships and mentors to students pursuing an associate degree or a technical education certificate in the automotive industry. Students in automotive technology-related programs were considered for the scholarship. “The AAMA deserves our appreciation for what it is doing to foster the growth and education of our students,” Smith said. “The association has been instrumental in driving economic development in our state. It has played an important role in making Alabama a hub for automotive excellence. The AAMA is doing its part to ensure that the auto manufacturers in our state have the employees they need," added Smith Since the Mercedes Plant opened 26 years ago in Vance, four other automotive manufacturing plants have been built in the state. According to the Alabama Department of Commerce, automotive manufacturing plants in the state produce 1.3 million cars each year, which is the third highest total in the nation. Alabama also has 150 Tier 1 suppliers who send finished parts directly to automotive manufacturers. The Alabama Department of Commerce also reports that the state added more than 6,000 jobs in 2023, many of them in the automotive sector. “We have auto manufacturers who are having to use recruiters to find out-of-state employees to meet their needs,” Smith said. “We have an obligation to do what we can to train and educate top-notch technicians that can fill the many vacant jobs available. The AAMA Scholarships are instrumental in getting more skilled laborers. It’s easier to recruit students
when you can offer scholarships that will cover the cost of tuition and fees," he added The scholarships are $4,000 each and can be used for tuition, fees and books. Gadsden State students who have earned a scholarship from AAMA by major include: • FAME/Industrial Automation Technology – Anthony Burns, Kanyon Cox, Kayden Cox, Judge Daugherty, Westin Day, Joshua Kanaday and Mason Lockridge, all of Gadsden; Brennen Butler of Eastaboga; Nathan Carr, Gavin Moore and Gerardo Rios-Reyes, all of Oxford; Ashton Elder, Trent Hopkins, Mason Jairrels and Taleasha Smoot, all of Anniston; Dalton Elliott of Southside; Lucas Harcow, Kaleb Harmon and Jackson Roberts, all of Heflin; Tanner Holderfield of Rainbow City; Briteon Husk of Munford; Bailey Mitchell of Ohatchee; Caden Mitchell of Ranburne and Joshua Whitehead of Lincoln • Precision Machining Technology – Tyler Cate of Gadsden • Automotive Manufacturing Technology – Curtis Collins of Pell City • Industrial Automation – John Crane of Leesburg and Chandler McGinnis of Ashville • Electrical Technology – Ethan Fair of Weaver • Civil Engineering Tech. – Caleb Fleming of Gadsden C OLLINSVILLE D RUGS Brandon Boswell h Pharmacist/Owner h 256-524-2981 “Caring for You Like Family” 588 South Valley Avenue P.O. Box 498
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