Barbara Young By Natalie Nettles Feb 26, 2010 Feb 26, 2010 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There are many citizens who love Alexander City, but one would be hard-pressed to find one who loves it quite as much as Mayor Barbara Young.An Alexander City resident for 56 years, the mayor has been making an impression on fellow citizens since long before her political career began. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm{@42= C6D:56?E t=:K236E9 $E2C< |4r@J C642==65 8@:?8 E@ A:4< 96C 8C2?5D@? FA 7C@> #25?6J $49@@= @?6 27E6C?@@? 2C@F?5 a_ J62CD 28@]k^Am kAm“xE H2D DE@C>:?8[” |4r@J D2:5] “%96 AC:?4:A2= 8@E 6G6CJ@?6 @FE @7 E96:C G69:4=6D 2?5 E@=5 FD H6 H6C6?’E E@ 8@ 2?JH96C6 :? DF49 E6CC:3=6 H62E96C]”k^AmkAm%92E 42C:?8 AC:?4:A2= H2D |2J@C *@F?8]k^AmkAm“$96’D 5@?6 D@ >F49 7@C E9:D 4@>>F?:EJ 3FE E92E 6G6?E 2=H2JD DE:4<D @FE :? >J >:?5[” |4r@J D2:5] “xE D9@H65 D96 C62==J 42C65 7@C E96 49:=5C6?]”k^AmkAm*@F?8[ H9@ H@C<65 :? E96 p=6I2?56C r:EJ D49@@= DJDE6> bb J62CD[ D2:5 D96 =@G6D 49:=5C6? 2?5 H@F=5 5@ 2?JE9:?8 E@ <66A E96> D276]k^AmkAm(9:=6 8C@H:?8 FA :? %FD<6866[ E96 >2J@C D2:5 D96 2=H2JD 5C62>E @7 36:?8 2 E62496C]k^AmkAm“(96? x H2D 2 =:EE=6 8:C=[ x H@F=5 5C6DD FA >J 5@==D 2?5 E6249 E96>[” D96 D2:5] “(96? :E H2D E:>6 7@C >6 E@ 8@ E@ 4@==686[ x ?6G6C E9@F89E 23@FE 8@:?8 7@C 2?JE9:?8 6=D6]”k^AmkAm*@F?8 @3E2:?65 96C 32496=@C’D 568C66 7C@> E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 pC:K@?2 2?5 =2E6C 62C?65 3@E9 2 >2DE6C’D 568C66 2?5 2 5@4E@C2E6 @7 2CED 568C66 :? 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 7C@> pF3FC? &?:G6CD:EJ]k^AmkAmp7E6C >@G:?8 E@ p=6I2?56C r:EJ H:E9 96C =2E6 9FD32?5[ %@>[ E96 >2J@C E2F89E 2E q6?;2>:? #FDD6== w:89 $49@@= 7@C `b J62CD 367@C6 364@>:?8 AC:?4:A2= 2E #25?6J $49@@=]k^AmkAm“%9@D6 2C6 E96 J62CD x =62C?65 E@ =@G6 p=6I2?56C r:EJ[” *@F?8 D2:5] “x H2E4965 D@ >2?J 49:=5C6? 8C@H FA :?E@ A2C6?ED]”k^AmkAm}@H :? 96C D64@?5 E6C> 2D >2J@C[ *@F?8 D2:5 :E H2D 96C J62CD H:E9 E96 D49@@= DJDE6> E92E :?DA:C65 96C E@ 364@>6 :?G@=G65 H:E9 4:EJ 4@F?4:=]k^AmkAm“x =@G6 p=6I2?56C r:EJ 2?5 92G6 <?@H? 2== E96 A6@A=6 96C6 7@C >2?J J62CD[” *@F?8 D2:5] “x H2?E65 E@ 36 :? 2 A@D:E:@? H96C6 x 4@F=5 244@>A=:D9 E9:?8D 2?5 AC@G:56 D6CG:46 E@ E96 E@H?]”k^AmkAm*@F?8 D2:5 D96 6?;@JD >2<:?8 A=2?D 7@C E96 4:EJ’D 7FEFC6 2?5 96=A:?8 4:E:K6?D 244@>A=:D9 E9:?8D E96J H2?E E@ 244@>A=:D9]k^AmkAm~?6 2DA64E @7 E96 4:EJ E96 >2J@C D2:5 D96 :D 6IEC6>6=J AC@F5 @7 :D E96 D49@@= DJDE6>] (9:=6 AC:?4:A2= 2E #25?6J[ D96 H@C<65 E@ 86E E96 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@= 244C65:E65] $:?46 364@>:?8 >2J@C[ r6?EC2= p=232>2 r@>>F?:EJ r@==686 2?5 q#w$ 92G6 A2CE?6C65 7@C E96 v2E6H2J !C@8C2>]k^AmkAm“%9:D AC@8C2> 6?DFC6D 6G6CJ DEF56?E H9@ 8C25F2E6D 7C@> q#w$ H:E9 2 r 2G6C286 :D 8F2C2?E665 2? 65F42E:@?[” *@F?8 D2:5] “xE 92D 366? DF49 2 A=62DFC6 E@ H2E49 E96 p=6I2?56C r:EJ $49@@=D 56G6=@A @G6C E96 J62CD]”k^AmkAm*@F?8[ H9@ 92D E9C66 49:=5C6? 2?5 D:I 8C2?549:=5C6?[ H:E9 96C 7:CDE 8C62E\8C2?549:=5 @? E96 H2J[ 92D 2=D@ E2F89E $F?52J D49@@= 2E p=6I2?56C r:EJ u:CDE q2AE:DE r9FC49 E96 A2DE d_ J62CD]k^AmkAm%96 >2J@C D2:5 D96 4@F=5 ?@E 5@ 96C ;@3 :7 :E H6C6?’E 7@C E96 A6@A=6 D96 H@C<D H:E9 @C 2== E96 =@42= 4:E:K6?D H9@ :?G6DE E96:C E:>6 :?E@ E96 4:EJ]k^AmkAm“%96C6 2C6 D@ >2?J >6? 2?5 H@>6? :? E@H? H9@ 92G6 4@?EC:3FE65 6G6CJ 52J @7 E96:C =:G6D E@ >2<6 E9:D 4:EJ 36EE6C 2?5 x’> 9F>3=65 E@ 36 :? E96:C 4@>A2?J[” *@F?8 D2:5]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Recommended for you Most Popular 2 left dead in Monday shooting BREAKING NEWS: 2 county men arrested for Monday shooting Victims identified in double homicide, reward offered Two students injured in school bus crash Prattville man arrested for possession of child porn Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 67° Cloudy84° / 63° 3 AM 67° 4 AM 67° 5 AM 67° 6 AM 66° 7 AM 65°