TALLAPOOSA CO., AL (WSFA)- Police have released the identities of the seven people arrested earlier this month in connection with a four month long narcotics investigation that spanned four counties.

As part of this investigation, the ABC Statewide Drug Task Force, the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force, the Tallassee Police Department and the Auburn Police Department all conducted numerous hours of surveillance during a four month investigation leading up to the arrests.

Now, according to the Tallassee Police Department, Amanda Austin, Bobby Coates, Brittany Warren, Corey Breedlove, David Walden, Joseph Fannin, and Robert Faulk were all arrested after search warrants turned up approximately one pound of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $46,000 and around two pounds of marijuana with a $5,600 street value. 

Police believe additional arrests could be pending in connection with this case.

TALLASSEE, AL (WSFA)- The iconic bed and breakfast and its infamous buffet are making a comeback in downtown Tallassee. Hotel Talisi is finally showing signs of major progress after an arson heavily damaged the building in 2009.  

The hotel, and Tallassee's sleepy downtown, are expected to make a resurgence by the end of the year.

Owner Wylie Troupe has finally found the right combination to get the riverside gem back in business. Walking in the door, it's easy to separate old from now starting with the now-exposed subfloor in the dining area.

"This is the prep back here, we've enlarged it," Troupe says of improvements.

The room most folks are concerned about - the buffet - will remain in the same location and the same cooks are coming back to kick off the operation.

Students at Tallassee's Southside Middle School had two programs for their fifth grade classes recently.

Col. Larry Cornwell (USAF, Ret.) spoke to the fifth graders on behalf of the Sons of the American Revolution.  His program was on what it was like to be a Revolutionary War soldier, specifically Gen. George Washington.  Cornwell (photo attached) wore period dress and brought the actual instruments and weapons that were used by the colonists as they fought the British during the 1770s and 1780s.  Cornwell also quizzed the students on various names, dates, and historical events.

Mr. Shane Scroggins also visited the fifth graders, but he was in his Civil War uniform.  Scroggins brought gear and supplies to show and demonstrate for the students, but also had real Confederate uniforms for the students to try on.  Scroggins believes in historical recreations, and in "bringing the past back to life," as stated in his brochure.