Featured Top Story Spears retires after 27 years of service Gwen Bishop Gwen Bishop Multimedia Reporter Author email Oct 2, 2026 7 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Twenty seven years.”That was Alexander City Fire Department deputy chief Jeremy Spears' response to “why are you retiring?” × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm“xVG6 366? 96C6 7@C af J62CD[ xVG6 8@E >J E:>6 :?[ 2?5 :EVD E:>6 7@C >6[” 96 D2:5] “x 766= =:<6 :EVD E:>6 7@C >6 E@ DE6A 2D:56 2?5 =6E D@>63@5J 6=D6 DE6A FA 2?5 E2<6 E9:D A@D:E:@?]”k^Am Buy Now Alexander City Fire Department deputy chief Jeremy Spears will be putting his fire safety gear on the hook permanently when he retires Sept 30. Gwen Bishop / TPI kAm{:<6 >@DE 42C66CD[ :E E2<6D 2 H9:=6 E@ 86E E@ E96 E@A] $A62CD D2:5 prus H2D?’E 6G6? 9:D 7:CDE 49@:46 7@C 2 42C66C]k^AmkAm“xE <:?5 @7 76== :? >J =2A[” 96 D2:5] “| A=2? H2D E@ WE2<6 @G6C >J 8C2?572E96C’D 3FD:?6DDX] |J 8C2?572E96C DE2CE65 2? 6=64EC:42= 4@?EC24E@C 3FD:?6DD 96C6 :? E@H?] %96? >J 5255J E@@< :E @G6C 2?5 E92E H2D >J A=2?]”k^AmkAm$A62CD D2:5 96 H@C<65 7@C $A62CD t=64EC:4 A2CE E:>6] (96? E96 AC@;64E H2D 4@>A=6E6 E92E 96 H2D H@C<:?8 @?[ E96 A2CE E:>6 6>A=@J66D H6C6 =2:5 @77]k^AmkAm“u2== >@?E9D[ H:?E6C >@?E9D[ 2C6 2=H2JD D=@H :? 4@?DECF4E:@?[ D@ H6 8@E =2:5 @77 2D A2CE E:>6 H@C<6CD 3642FD6 H6 H6C6 8@:?8 E@ D49@@= 2D H6==[” 96 D2:5] “x DE2CE65 H@C<:?8 H:E9 q2CCJ |4rF==@F89 5@:?8 G:?J= D:5:?8[ 2?5 2E E96 E:>6 96 H2D H@C<:?8 96C6[ 2?5 96 925 D6G6C2= 8FJD E92E H6C6 H@C<:?8 H:E9 9:> 7C@> 96C6[ 2?5 :E A:BF65 >J :?E6C6DE]k^AmkAm$:?46 96 H2D 2=C625J :? D49@@=[ $A62CD H6?E 29625 2?5 8@E 9:D t|% =:46?D6 E96 ?6IE BF2CE6C]k^AmkAm“x 42>6 2?5 E2=<65 E@ #@??:6 q6EED 2?5 2D<65 9:> 23@FE 2 ;@3[” 96 D2:5] “w6 42==65 >6 324< E96 ?6IE H66< 2?5 @776C65 >6 2 ;@3]”k^AmkAm~G6C E96 J62CD[ $A62CD 925 H@C? >2?J 92ED] w6 92D 366? 7:C6 :?DA64E@C[ 7:C6 >2CD92== 2?5 ?@H H:== 6?5 9:D 42C66C 2D D64@?5 :? 4@>>2?5]k^AmkAm|2?J E:>6D[ H96? AC@>@E:@?D >@G6 2 A6CD@? E@ 25>:?:DEC2E:@?[ E96C6 42? 36 2 5:D4@??64E 3642FD6 E96C6 :D ?@ 92?5D\@? H@C<] $A62CD D2:5 E9:D :D?’E E96 42D6 :? E96 7:C6 56A2CE>6?E]k^AmkAm“x7 2 42== 4@>6D :?[ 2?5 H6 766= =:<6 E96J ?665 96=A[ H6 8@ 96=A E96>[” 96 D2:5] “x7 WE96 42== :DX 4=@D6[ H6V== CF? @FE 2?5 86E :? E96 ECF4<[ 2?5 H6V== 8@ ;FDE 3642FD6 :EVD 4=@D6]”k^AmkAm$A62CD D2:5 96 5@6D 5@ 2 =@E >@C6 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 H@C< E92? 92?5D @? 2?5 AC@323=J H@?’E >:DD E92E A2CE @7 9:D ;@3 27E6C 96 C6E:C6D]k^AmkAm“xVG6 366? 2E E9:D 56A2CE>6?E 7@C @G6C 92=7 @7 >J =:76[ x DE2CE65 H96? x H2D a_[” 96 D2:5] “$@ xV> 8@??2 >:DD 8@:?8 E@ E96 7:C6 DE2E:@? 2?5 D66:?8 E96 A6@A=6 E92E 2C6 E96C6 2?5 H@C<:?8 H:E9 E96>] xEVD 3:EE6CDH66E[ x 8F6DD]”k^AmkAmw6 D2:5 >@DE=J :E’D E96 A6@A=6 96 H:== >:DD]k^AmkAm“%96 8FJD @? D9:7E H:E9 J@F[ E96J 2C6 AC6EEJ >F49 2 D64@?5 72>:=J[” $A62CD D2:5] “%96? E96 A6@A=6 @FE :? E96 4@>>F?:EJ E92E J@FVC6 96C6 E@ 96=A 2?5 AC@E64E[ J@F >:DD E92E 2DA64E @7 :E E@@] xVG6 5@?6 :E 7@C D@ =@?8[ 2?5 E96? 492?8:?8 862CD E@ ?@E 5@:?8 :E — :EVD DE:== 8@??2 36 :? E96 324< @7 >J >:?5]”k^AmkAmpE cg H:E9 EH@ 49:=5C6? :? 4@==686[ $A62CD D2:5 96 H:== 36 H@C<:?8 27E6C 96 =62G6D E96 7:C6 56A2CE>6?E] w6 D2:5 96 92D 2 76H :562D @? H92E 96 H:== 36 5@:?8[ 3FE 92D?’E >256 2 D@=:5 564:D:@? J6E]k^AmkAm%96 564:D:@? E@ C6E:C6 H2D D:>A=6C]k^AmkAm“x 925 DA@<6? E@ 2 76H E92E 925 C6E:C65 367@C6 23@FE H96? H:== J@F <?@H 2?5 E96J E@=5 >6 ‘J@F <?@H x 42?VE 2?DH6C E92E[ 3FE H96? J@F <?@H[ J@F <?@H[’” $A62CD D2:5] “xEVD AC@323=J 366? 2 J62C[ :E <:?5 @7 A=2J65 2C@F?5 :? >J 9625[ 2?5 x <?6H :E H2D E:>6]”k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Retirement Fire Department Jeremy Spears Firefighter Career Public Service Community Service Gwen Bishop Multimedia Reporter Author email Follow Gwen Bishop Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Outlook e-Edition Alex City Outlook Alex City Outlook Most Popular Wreck claims life of Jackson’s Gap man Inclement weather causing football games to move Preplanned littering in New Site a nuisance ACPD captain retires after 19 years Special education students to join football activities Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 89° 89° / 66° 5 PM 87° 6 PM 84° 7 PM 80° 8 PM 75° 9 PM 74°
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