Tallassee family may lose access to backyard

Cliff Williams / TPI The dirt road connects to an entrance to the back yard of a Macedonia Road home.

For generations the Creamers have accessed a home on Macedonia Road through property that is now Carrville Cemetery.

But that access has been questioned after the City of Tallassee sent a letter to Benjamin Creamer telling him not to use a “service in the cemetery.”

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Cliff Williams / TPI A sign at the Carrville Cemetery shows it closes at dark. Residents at one Macedonia Road home are upset the City of Tallassee is wanting them to stop using the road.

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. He may be reached via email at cliff.williams@alexcityoutlook.com.