Cliff Williams / The Outlook Tallapoosa County Republican Party Chair Terry Martin looks over primary runoff results at the Tallapoosa County Courthouse.
Cliff Williams / The Outlook Tallapoosa County Republican Party Chair Terry Martin looks over primary runoff results at the Tallapoosa County Courthouse.
Turnout was low in Tallapoosa County for Tuesday’s primary runoff and it was expected.
Only 14.52 percent of Tallapoosa County’s registered voters cast a ballot. That’s only 4,565 of 31,450 registered voters. Tallapoosa County Probate Judge Talmadge East said he was expecting about 13 percent and other election officials were thinking about 15 percent of voters would show up at the polls. East said the reasons could be many but he said it's likely just a few.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Saturday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.
* IMPACTS...The combination of a dry air mass and windy
conditions will result in critical fire weather conditions.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of
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