Smith Lake fall cleanup sounds the call for volunteers

Aug. 26—Earlier this year, volunteers teamed up with local nature nonprofit the Smith Lake Environmental Preservation Committee (SLEPC) for an early-spring cleanup effort at the lake. Now as fall approaches, the SLEPC is putting out the volunteer call for its second cleanup effort of the year, this time on Friday, Sept. 8. In conjunction with Alabama Power's Renew Our Rivers campaign, the …