When Mount Vernon Mills was going out of business, it deeded the old railroad bridge to the Chamber of Commerce.  That was quite an accomplishment for the then executive director of the Chamber, George McCain, who is now Mayor.  Every time a group of progressive-thinking people in Tallassee get together, they talk about the wonderful prospects of a walking bridge.

Approximately 80 are at the Tallassee City Hall where a meeting is being held on plans for a new amphitheatre. WSFA 12 News will have a full report at 10:00pm.

ANC Critter Crawl 5K February 19

Pull on your running shoes and enjoy Alabama's forests and fields with your family in the first-ever "Critter Crawl" -- a 5K run (with an additional 1-mile run run) along the beautiful trails of the Alabama Nature Center located at Lanark in Millbrook.

Grab your running shoes and hit the trails for the first ever Alabama Nature Center Critter Crawl! It's a 5K trail run beginning at 9 a.m. benefiting the Alabama Nature Center education programs. There will be a 1-mile race beginning at 10 a.m.

Moisture wicking shirts are guaranteed for participants registering before February 6, 2011.

 Pre-registration cost is $25 (5K) or $20 (1 Mile).

There will be prizes for male and female overall, Masters (40+) and Grand Masters (50+).