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By DRew [email protected]
Before awarding the nation’s high-est military honor to Bennie Adkins on Monday, President Barack Obama told a story
about the Opelika resident.“Let me just say the first thing you
need to know is when Bennie and I met in the Oval Office, he asked if he could sign back up (for the Army),” Obama said during the tele-vised ceremony. “His lovely wife (Mary) was not amused.”
Adkins, retired Com-mand Sergeant major in the Army, was awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House Monday by Obama. Adkins, who served three tours in Vietnam between 1963 and 1971,
By SARA [email protected]
Officials representing Au-
burn University, the City of Auburn and Lee County kicked off the annual Trav-el with Care-Auburn week Monday on Samford Lawn.
Travel with Care is a col-laboration between the City of Auburn, Auburn Po-lice Division, Auburn Uni-versity and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to encour-age awareness of pedes-
trian, bicycle and vehicle traffic.
“We’ve been doing it for almost 10 years,” said APD Chief Paul Register. “About 10 years ago we were see-ing too many accidents with pedestrians, cyclists, distracted drivers.”
The number of accidents decreased by 75 percent from 2008 to 2013, Register added.
“We’ve already seen some significant improvements in the reduction of the
number of accidents,” said Auburn Mayor Bill Ham.
This week, members of the APD will be patrolling city streets and the uni-versity’s campus to bring awareness to traffic issues. Volunteers are also set to distribute information and freebies throughout the week. Monday, volunteers passed out and installed bike lights at Toomer’s Cor-ner.
see TRAVEL, page 8a
the assoCIated press photo
OPELIKA
Bennie Adkins receives Medal of Honor from President Obama
By LinDy [email protected]
Many families who have children with special needs find it hard to go to the movies without worrying about how other people might perceive them.
The Lee County Autism Resource and Advocacy hosted a sensory-friendly movie screening at Carmike Tiger 13 Mon-
day. The movie that was shown was “Dolphin Tale 2.”
Some of the things that sensory-friendly movies offer for children with special needs include leaving the lights low, having the sound at an acceptable level and not allowing previews.
Sensory-friendly movies started in 2007 after a mother and her special needs daughter
were asked to leave after complaints were made from other people in the theater.
Lee County families used to have to travel to Columbus, Ga., or Mont-gomery in order to watch sensory-friendly movies.
Maria Gudierrez and her children were among the families enjoying Monday’s movie.
see MEDAL, page 8a
‘TRUE AMERICAN HERO’
see MOVIE, page 8a
College, city officials urge residents to travel with care
Sensory-friendly movie screening held at Tiger 13
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie g. Adkins during his enlistment.
TUeSDAy, SePTeMBeR 16, 2014 www.OAnOw.COM VOL. 109 nO. 259 75 CenTS
Coach malzahn discusses thursday’s K-state game.