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Fairness to counties and racial minorities was a concern for many speakers at hearings recently in north Alabama on redrawing lines for various state and federal offices.

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The Rocket City Trash Pandas will host the Pensacola Blue Wahoos through Sunday.

More details A Madison family is mourning the loss of their son as more details emerge about the man accused of senselessly taking his life, a Decatur man accused of capital murder in the slayings of two men. Page 3A

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Monte Sano Arts Festival Breathtaking views and outdoor fun will complement one-of-a-kind artwork at this year’s Monte Sano Art Festival this weekend.

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Trash Pandas begin final regular home series of inaugural season

Model volunteers Local models Denise McDonald and Jordan #ChillCity Moore shared their skills for a workshop with photography students at Sparkman High School.

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MADISON - The Madison Police Citizens Advisory Committee will gather for their first public meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. in the City of Madison Council Chambers.

The nine person committee is made up of involved community members selected by Mayor, City Council and the Madison Chief of Police. Committee members hope to promote dialogue between the police department and the community at large.

“Forming this committee was another positive step in building communication between our citizens and their local government,” Mayor Paul Finley said. “We are enthusiastic about the engagement of the committee and their willingness to serve the City of Madison.”

The agenda for the called meeting will cover nominations for chair, vice chair and secretary roles, as well as address general committee business to review training, goals, and adoption of bylaws.

“I’m happy to have the opportunity to sit on this committee and actively serve Madison. Our priority will be to build trust and transparency between our resi-

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MADISON - The Rocket City Trash Pandas return to Toyota Field for the final homestand of their inaugural season with a six-game series against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Double-A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins, this week.

This may be fans last chance to catch the Trash Pandas in action before next season.

The Rocket City Trash Pandas ended the final road trip of their inaugural season with a 9-2 loss to the Birmingham Barons on Sunday afternoon in the finale of their six-game series at Regions Field.

The loss is the Trash Pandas’ seventh in a row and puts Rocket City (53-55) on the brink of elimination, as they trail the Barons (62-52)

by six games for Double-A South’s final playoff spot with six games remaining in the regular season.

The last regular season homestand features Faith and Fellowship Night, High School Spirit Night, Huntsville Havoc Night with a Jersey Auction, and two fireworks shows before Fan Appreciation Day for the season finale.

The Trash Pandas will play at 6:35 p.m. nightly through Saturday and will play at 2:35 p.m. on Sunday. Go to www.trashpandasbaseball.com for information on tickets and nightly promotions.

If you can’t make it to Toyota Field, Josh Caray will be on the call for 103.9 FM THE UMP and 730 AM SportsRadio. The game will also be televised locally on WAAY-31.6, This TV.

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COVID-19 claims life of former Bob Jones basketball star

By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com ROME, GA.- Former Bob Jones High standout basketball player Ryan Dupree has died of COVID-19 related pneumonia. He was 24.

Recently hired as an assistant basketball coach at Shorter University in Rome, Ga., Dupree was diagnosed with COVID-19 and died within two days at Floyd Medical Center. He died Saturday, Sept. 4 with family nearby.

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His parents are Anthony and Peggy Dupree.

Shorter spokeswoman Dawn Tolbert responded and said, “The Shorter University family was saddened to learn of the tragic death of Coach Ryan Dupree. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones.

Our prayers are with them and the basketball team in this time of loss.”

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Ryan Dupree, center, in this photo from his athletic signing in 2015 with his parents Anthony and Peggy Dupree, died Sept. 4 from COVID-19 related pneumonia.

Twenty years after 9/11, ‘Chicken Soup’ author again thanks Madison PD

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MADISON – In retrospect of destruction by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001, Dr. Steve Gorelick also remembers the resiliency of the American spirit.

He specifically recalls the courage of eight law enforcement professionals with Madison Police Department who volunteered to work on the streets of New York City after the devastation of that sunny September morning.

The Madison law enforcers who volunteered to work in New York City were Marcus Adams, Jim Cooke, Jason Fox, Clayton Jordan, the late Wayne See 9-11 Page 7B

The 20th anniversary of 9-11 was marked with remembrance, appreciation and some fun. The day opened with a 9/11 Memorial Service at Toyota Field. Madison fire and police departments hosted the memorial service (above) in honor of all of those who perished on September 11, 2001. The ceremony is a free event with free parking. Later that evening, the Trash Pandas hosted their annual Tribute Night filled with reflection, competition, and fellowship. The USA Amputee Patriots and BeArded WARRIORS held a softball game. It was followed by a postgame concert from Brandon Elder and a special swearing-in ceremony for 20 new Marines. See page 7B for more photos.

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ball career where he wore No. 3 as a 6-foot-1 guard.

He started each of the 30 games of his senior season and averaged 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per outing under head coach Graham Aderholt. He signed a basketball scholarship with Snead State Community College and later attended Belhaven College and earned a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi State.

Dupree played youth basketball in Madison where both of his parents were heavily involved in the youth organization.

His final season in the youth program came in 2009 where he was a member of the 12-under Bucks, which went undefeated and won the

post-season championship. The young Dupree topped all scorers with 17 points in the championship game where the Bucks defeated the Kings 52-17. Dupree played at Discovery Middle School before making his way to Bob Jones.

Dupree is now among the list of 255 people from Floyd County in Georgia to die from COVID-19.

Social media posts include a GoFundMe page set to raise money for funeral expenses. The posts include “Thankfully his mom got to be with him in his last moments here on this earth. We rejoice knowing that there is life after death for those who have a personal relationship with Jesus.”

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Speakers ask for fairness in redistricting as populations change in area counties

By STAFF REPORTS HUNTSVILLE – Fairness to counties and racial minorities was a concern for many speakers at hearings recently in north Alabama on redrawing lines for various state and federal offices.

Additionally, data from the 2020 census presented by the state’s reapportionment committee indicated that several legislative districts in Madison and Limestone counties have had significant population changes that will require new boundaries.

Several House districts involving Limestone County gained population. District 6, which includes eastern Limestone and western Madison County, gained 6,000. It includes part of the area north of Madison, especially the Harvest and Toney areas, and is represented

by Andy Whitt.

Several speakers attending a hearing at Drake State Community College in Huntsville pushed for GOP legislators to pledge not to gerrymander congressional, state Senate and House, and State Board of Education maps.

“I will pledge to draw districts that comply with the United States Constitution and the Voting Rights Act,” said Rep. Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, co-chair of the committee.

Redistricting’s effect on racial minorities also was a concern at the Calhoun hearing.

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redistricting maps that are drawn fairly to reflect and respect our communities,” said Diane Steele, a political action representative for the NAACP chapter in Limestone County.

In 2016, after a lawsuit brought by the Legislative Black Caucus, a federal court ruled that 12 of Alabama’s 35 state Senate districts drawn after the 2010 census diluted the voting power of Blacks by packing them into districts. Lawmakers were forced to redraw the maps again in 2017.

The latest census numbers, on which the redistricting will be based, say Alabama is 69% white and 27% Black.

Several speakers during the hearing at Drake State noted that Madison County, which now has the

Both of these can be true: 1. The vaccines we have against COVID-19 are safe and effective, and everyone who can get vaccinated should get vaccinated. 2.

President Joe Biden greatly overstepped the legitimate bounds of presidential authority with the vaccine mandates he announced last week.

The case for getting vaccinated should be clear by now. Indeed, while Alabama lags at the bottom of the nation’s stateby-state vaccination rates, most people currently eligible for one of the three approved vaccines against the new coronavirus have gotten vaccinated. Those who have been vaccinated are far less likely to get COVID, and if they do, they are far less likely to develop severe symptoms.

They are also less likely to spread the disease.

As for side effects, so far the COVID vaccines seem no more likely to produce adverse side effects than the other drugs people take every day. That doesn’t mean there’s zero risk, but the odds weigh heavily in favor of getting vaccinated.

They’re much better odds than playing the lottery or taking a trip to Tunica.

Health officials are virtually united in their diagnosis: The current spike in COVID cases that is now filling hospitals to capacity is driven almost entirely by those who are unvaccinated — including children for whom the vaccines are not yet approved — catching the virus’ delta variant, which is far more contagious than the strains driving the pandemic a year ago.

Biden has clearly lost patience with the unvaccinated, and he said as much Thursday in announcing his new mandates.

But Biden’s tone borders on lecturing, and we doubt it will go far to convince the unvaccinated. CNN’s Jake Tapper took the president to task: “I don’t think scolding is the approach.

There are these purveyors of misinformation out there, and they’re not just on the right. Robert Kennedy Jr. is one of the most notorious ones ... [Biden’s] scolding the people that are being lied to as opposed to the liars.”

Yet Biden’s executive orders show he has given up on persuasion. He is now turning to force.

In addition to mandating vaccinations for most the military and most federal employees, Biden’s executive orders would mandate vaccinations for employees of federal contractors and all businesses with 100 or more employees.

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state’s largest city, Huntsville, is represented by six state senators but only two live in the county. Residents said that dilutes their representation in Montgomery.

Committee attorney Dorman Walker said keeping counties whole, or at least not split multiple times, would be a priority. There are 35 Senate districts and an ideal district population would be 143,551, according to reapportionment information.

The census pegged Madison County’s population at 388,153.

Limestone County, which has a population of 103,570, shares four of its five House districts with other counties.

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Editorial: President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates don’t pass muster

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It would have a major impact locally, given Huntsville’s government- and contractor-driven economy.

Just because something is good, however, it doesn’t follow that it should be mandated, nor does it follow that it can be mandated legally.

Government employees and the military are one thing. The federal government does have authority there, and it has ever since George Washington ordered his troops inoculated against smallpox. But otherwise, what few vaccination mandates do exist — for example, mandates for public school students — are a state and local matter.

Already, Republican-led states are lining up to challenge Biden’s rules in court. Supporters of the mandate point to a 1905 U.S. Supreme Court ruling to make the case Biden’s orders are constitutional. In that case, the court upheld a local smallpox vaccination rule.

But that is a matter of local authority vs. federal, and the court in the early 1900s was also much more inclined to hold matters of “public hygiene” over individual rights. (The infamous, 8-1 Buck decision of 1927 upheld the right to sterilize those the state deemed unfit to procreate.)

Biden’s executive orders may not survive legal challenge. Indeed, there’s a good case to be made they won’t. In which case, not only will COVID vaccinations not be mandated for most Americans, but those who have been resisting vaccination will have another reason to continue opting out: How good can the vaccines be if the government is having to force them on people?

The facts say the vaccines are good, but the president has just made it even harder to persuade those who have been holding out.

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dents and the officers that work diligently to keep our community safe,” said Marc Highsmith, Mayor Finley’s appointed committee member.

“As Madison’s new Police Chief, I am happy to see steps already being made to further connect our department to the public. The committee members are passionate and equipped to facilitate a spirit of partnership and communication,” Police Chief Johnny Gandy stated.

Community members are welcome to attend the public meeting.

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DECATUR - A Madison family is mourning the loss of their son as more details emerge about the man accused of senselessly taking his life. A Decatur man accused of capital murder in the slayings of two men Aug. 19 was seen running away from a small white vehicle he apparently abandoned in Northwest Decatur, according to an affidavit filed by a Decatur police detective.

Bass Ricardo S. Bass, 40, is in Morgan County Jail facing two capital murder charges involving the shooting deaths of Mark Allen Nicholson, 54, of Hartselle, and Jeffrey Carden, 31, of Huntsville.

Carden’s family lives in Madison.

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Decatur police investigators inspect an abandoned Chevrolet Spark found on 12th Avenue Northwest on Aug. 19. An affidavit said capital murder suspect Ricardo Bass was seen running away from the vehicle.

Bass has a preliminary hearing on the Nicholson slaying set for Sept. 21 at 1:30 p.m. before Morgan County District Judge Shelly Slate Waters.

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wreaths and we have three jewelers who make their own jewelry. We even have a vendor that will offer monogramming on the spot on certain days,” Liz said. “We are limiting our vendors so no more than two offer the same type of goods.

It is place that is going to have things that you may need, or you may not need.”

The business is unique in that Liz added a coffee lounge where customers can sit and relax to contemplate their purchases. The room will also serve as meeting space for crafters who want to teach workshops or host crafting parties.

Although Liz plans to be on location most of the time, she has hired Jenny Clearly to serve as manager. Clearly has 5-years of experience in vendor sales, operating her own booth, Southern Brit at University Pickers, Redbird and Everafter.

“Although this will be my first time managing, I want to help Liz make this a cool place to hang out and shop and not just buy something and leave,” Clearly said.

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“I honestly fell that if you want something done, then you do it yourself,” Liz said. “They all wanted to come out and help. We spent lots of Saturday’s together working.”

The business’s name was also a family collaboration.

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MADISON - Madison now has a new place to shop with Madison Mercantile, which officially opened last week.

The business, located on HWY 72, will provide a unique shopping experience for the community, offering a variety of vendors selling things from clothing, handmade crafts, furniture and antiques.

Owners, Liz and Elwyn Warren, have rented out the 6,000 square foot business for years, but after the last tenet left, the couple decided to try something new with the space.

“When we were cleaning up, I said to my husband, ‘let’s not do this again,’” Liz said. “I decided to open my own business. I visited other businesses like this and I got inspired, so I decided to go with vendors.”

Liz is excited about the vendors that have set up in the space. She intends for Madison Mercantile to be a one-stop shopping that offers something for everybody.

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Monte Sano Art Festival returns this weekend Over 130 local and regional artists, select local food vendors and musicians will be featured

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HUNTSVILLE – Breathtaking views and outdoor fun will complement one-of-a-kind artwork at this year’s Monte Sano Art Festival, presented by Jerry Damson Honda-Acura, on Sept.

18 and 19, at Monte Sano State Park. A Huntsville tradition, the juried art festival will present over 130 local and regional artists and welcome select local food vendors and featured musicians.

Monte Sano Art Festival will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19.

Arts Huntsville does not charge admission to the festival; however, Monte Sano State Park will charge $10 per car for parking or $5 per walk-in festival attendee, cash only. All funds go towards supporting the state parks system. While the festival is an outdoor event, Arts Huntsville encourages masks and social distancing.

Some artist tents will require masking while shopping.

“Monte Sano Art Festival is a great opportunity to enjoy the beautiful, mountain setting while you support our local and regional professional artists.

Their work spans across a variety of mediums with art that

will appeal to first-time buyers and long-time collectors,” said Allison Dillon-Jauken, executive director of Arts Huntsville. “Many of the festival artists continue to have limited opportunities to display and sell their work. We encourage the community to continue to support these small business owners.”

Attendees will be able to dine al fresco on picnic tables that have been spread out throughout the food and beverage area in the middle of the event. Local food trucks will be present throughout the weekend, and local musicians will perform throughout the weekend. A full list of food trucks and musicians can be found on the Monte Sano Art Festival page on the Arts Huntsville website.

This year’s festival is presented by Jerry Damson Honda-Acura, with additional sup-

The Monte Sano Arts Festival will be held Sept. 18-19. port from Torch Technologies, Discovery Donor Clinic, Pearl Behavioral Health Services, First Community Health Plan and COLSA. For the full list of participating artists and additional information about the Mon-

te Sano Art Festival and Arts Huntsville’s programs, please visit the Arts Huntsville website at www.artshuntsville.org or call (256) 519-ARTS (2787).

Arts Huntsville can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @ArtsHuntsville.

Fantasy Playhouse opens season with ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’

By GREGG PARKER Gregg@themadisonrecord.com

HUNTSVILLE – Fantasy Playhouse is opening its 61st season with a lineup of shows that will generate an exciting return to the stage at the Playhouse of the Von Braun Center.

Season tickets now are on sale for two of the most popular stories in children’s fantasy, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Alice in Wonderland,” along with the traditional favorite, “A Christmas Carol.”

As a season extra, “Dr. Osborn and his Magical Laboratory” will appear on Oct. 23 in the VBC Playhouse.

Redstone Federal Credit Union is presenting sponsor for the 61st season.

In “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” Charlie Bucket checks his golden-ticket adventure of pure imagination. The show relates lessons in kindness, humility, perseverance and dangers of greed as Willy Wonka finally opens the gates

of his world-famous Chocolate Factory. The show is suitable for all ages.

Showtimes are Oct. 15 at 7 p.m., along with Oct. 16 and Oct. 17 at 1 and 6 p.m. Tickets are $21 for adults and $16 for threethrough 18-year-olds. Two-yearolds and younger attend free if sitting on a parent’s lap.

“Dr. Osborn’s Magical Laboratory” will reprise its excitement for two shows on Oct. 23 at 2 and 5 p.m. Dr. Osborn will bring his annual bag of Halloween tricks and treats to the Fantasy Arts Center for two shows only.

This family, fun-filled event will be complete with balloons, magic, comedy and more shenanigans. The show is perfect for all ages.

In “A Christmas Carol,” businessman Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve receives a haunting visit from the ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley. The classic Dickens’ tale portrays the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Fu-

ture as Scrooge undertakes a supernatural journey. He learns what truly matters in life.

“A Christmas Carol” shows will be available on Dec. 3-5 and on Dec. 10-12. The show is suitable for six-year-olds and older.

The first show for 2022, “Alice in Wonderland” is the theatrical retelling of Lewis Carroll’s classic with all the fun and zany characters of the original story. An entourage of performers seek Alice during her tour in Wonderland. All ages can enjoy this play.

Fantasy Playhouse will stage “Alice in Wonderland” on Feb. 18-20, 2022.

Guests can buy tickets at the online box office, up to 90 minutes before showtime; by calling 256-539-6829 on Monday-Friday during business hours; or visiting Fantasy Playhouse’s office at 3312 Long Ave., Huntsville during business hours.

Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater and Academy has provided theatre arts access through production, edu-

On Oct. 15-17, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” will open the 61st season of Fantasy Playhouse. Productions will return to the Playhouse of the Von Braun Center. cation and outreach, enriching the lives of more than 29,000 residents annually. For infor-

mation, call 256-539-6829, email info@fantasyplayhouse.com or visit fantasyplayhouse.org.

Ask a Master Gardener, buy plants and seeds at North Alabama annual Fall Plant Sale on Sept. 25

By GREGG PARKER Gregg@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON COUNTY – The helpful gardening adage, “Fall is for planting,” applies as Master Gardeners of North Alabama present their annual Fall Plant Sale on Sept.

25.

The sale venue at Madison County Farmers Market on 1022 Cook Ave. in Huntsville will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Numerous Master Gardener experts will be available throughout the day to answer questions about gardening procedures, lawn growth and soil amendments.

“We are focusing our efforts on native plants, trees and shrubs, spring-blooming bulbs and perennials, along with plants that bloom well through our fall season,” Interim Publicity Chair Meredith Kilby said.

Master Gardeners also will sell some seeds and offer free testing of soil pH (remember to bring a soil sample from home). The “Ask a Master Gardener” feature allows a homeowner or apartment planter to learn solutions to many problems with growing plants and solutions for plant pests.

“Don’t miss the garden-themed rummage sale,” Kilby said. “We will have lots of containers, books, tools, birdhouses and more! We’ll also have Radius gardening tools and Master Gardener ‘merch’ for sale.”

“As always, our prices will be lower than market, so you can fill up your gardens and yards at thriftshop prices,” Kilby said. “Come one and all! Let us help you plan a new landscape or enhance the one you have.”

One species for sale, the beauty-

berry bush grows in a cascading or weeping effect and sports showy clusters of purple or white berries in late summer and fall. Passion Flower Vine produces magnificent, multi-colored blooms all summer and until frost.

Day lilies and canna lilies in several hues, along with Crinum lilies, will be sold. Easy-to-grow ground covers are a colorful, intersting alternative to grass. Bulbs, which gardeners should plant in fall, are the first sign when spring is about to arrive.

Master Gardeners of North Alabama Inc. have supported the Alabama Cooperative Extension System since 1998. The group is a fully qualified non-profit organization.

For more information, visit mginfo.org/fall-plant-sale-2021 or Facebook/Master Gardeners of North Alabama.

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A list of fun things to do and see in Madison or within easy driving distance. Go to www.themadisonrecord.com on Thursdays for a full list of weekend happenings.

Come join us for our NEACA Fall 2021 Craft Show. The Fall Craft Show will take place at the Von Braun Center South Hall. The Show will take place on Sept. 17-19. Friday and Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday is 12 noon to 5 p.m.. There is no admission fee and it is open to the public. Please note that the Von Braun Center does charge for parking. There will be around 150 crafters.

Check out their website www.neaca.org and Facebook Page www. facebook.com/northeastalabamacrafters.

COCKTAILS AT THE VIEW Recurring weekly on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

Burritt on the Mountain 3101 Burritt Drive No admission charged. Food and drink for purchase. burrittonthemountain.com Experience the most spectacular view of the city and watch the sunset from the cantilevered overlook. Enjoy cocktails from a full service bar and purchase food items from the gourmet market. Check website for weather-related changes. $5 AFTER 5 AT THE HUNTSVILLE MUSEUM OF ART Recurring weekly on Thursday 5-8 p.m.

Huntsville Museum of Art 300 Church Street hsvmuseum.org Enjoy art after hours every Thursday night when admission to the Huntsville Museum of Art is only $5. Pair a glass of wine with the latest exhibit, and watch for meetand-greet events with winemakers. $5 AFTER 5 AT EARLYWORKS Recurring weekly on Thursday 5-7 p.m.

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It’s back! A free concert will be presented on Sundays at 6 p.m. at Heritage Park, which is adjacent to Heritage Church, 29768 Huntsville Brownsferry Road (.25 mile west of Walgreens). There’s something for everyone with Good Vibe Tribe and Calypso Vision scheduled to perform. It is free, fun, pet friendly, and there will be giveaways for the kids. Just off of County Line at 29768 Huntsville Browns Ferry Rd. For more information, go to countylineroadconcertseries.com.

404 Madison Street, Huntsville The “Summer of Innovation” is in full swing with new exhibits and new play areas at EarlyWorks Children’s Museum. Take advantage of special pricing to enjoy the Tinker Lab, Bobbi’s Think Big Studio, the Toys: The Inside Story exhibit and all the hands-on state history stations that allow for learning through play.

GREENE STREET MARKET AT NATIVITY Recurring weekly on Thursday 4-8 pm Downtown Huntsville Eustis Ave. from Greene Street to Southside Square No admission charged Huntsville’s downtown open-air market will have locally-grown fruits and vegetables, flowers and herbs, food items, music and more.

HUNTSVILLE GHOST WALK September 3 – October 30 Recurring weekly on Friday, Saturday Fri/Sat promptly at 6 p.m.

Harrison Brothers Hardware 124 South Side Square, Downtown Huntsville Admission charged, cash only please. www.huntsvilleghostwalk.com/Tours.html It’s lucky 13 for the Huntsville Ghost Walk! On Friday,

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OUTDOOR MARKET Recurring weekly on Saturday Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment 2211 Seminole Drive www.lowemill.art/saturday-artist-market Visit Lowe Mill A&E Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., from May till October for an Outdoor Market. Vendors from all over the area will present their finest products, whether made-by-hand, second-hand or made by the earth. With community safety still in mind Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment will host this event throughout the grounds providing patrons, pickers, and art lovers with an open air shopping experience.

The Camp 5909 University Drive www.facebook.com/themarketatmidcity It’s so much more than a farmers market! In addition to locally grown, fresh produce, there are artisans, makers and musicians.

DRONES: IS THE SKY THE LIMIT U.S. Space & Rocket Center One Tranquility Base www.rocketcenter.com Developed by subject experts from the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, and produced by Imagine Exhibitions, Drones: Is The Sky The Limit? explores the modern phenomenon of drones, their uses throughout history and the exciting possibilities of the future role that drones will play in our society.

UNCAGED: BIRDS, NATURE & YOU Ongoing Huntsville Botanical Garden 4747 Bob Wallace Avenue www.hsvbg.org Uncaged is a collection of interactive pieces that explore the lives of our charismatic feathered friends: birds! Each piece is unique and inventive, created by local artists and architects who have partnered with the Garden to bring the experience to life. Uncaged will take you on a delightful adventure through the Garden to discover the secrets of our feathered friends like you’ve never seen before.

THE MARKET AT MIDCITY Recurring weekly on Sunday - 1-5 p.m.

ROOTED IN HISTORY: INTERPRETING ALABAMA’S FOLK ART TRADITIONS Ongoing Harrison Brothers Hardware 124 South Side Square www.historichuntsville.org Rooted in History showcases the works of Alabama’s folk and traditional artists across all mediums as they interpret Alabama’s folk art traditions from their own contemporary perspectives. The show is a collaboration between John “Jahni the Artist” Moore and the Historic Huntsville Foundation. Set in Harrison Brothers Hardware, Alabama’s oldest hardware store, which provides a perfect place to showcase Alabama’s history, art, and fine crafts traditions.

MADISON CITY FARMERS MARKET www.madisoncityfarmersmarket.com Madison City Farmers Market, open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, is the area’s original local, producer-only farmers market, founded in 2007. Everything sold at the market is grown or crafted by local farmers and craftspeople. The vendors provide a wide selection of the freshest local veggies, fruits, cheese, eggs, meats, milk, herbs, honey, jams, relishes, home-baked goods, plants and flowers. The Madison City Farmers Market is Located at 1088 Hughes Road, Madison at Trinity Baptist Church.

NIGHT BLOOMS Huntsville Botanical Garden www.hsvbg.org Enter Night Blooms: a botanical dreamscape where flowers glow from within, birds and insects flit across the night sky, and light transforms the landscape into a new world, waiting to be explored! Night Blooms will lead you on a one-mile walking journey through the Garden in the evening. As you make your way through the Garden, you will discover vignettes of botanical lanterns integrated into the natural surroundings.

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By STAFF REPORTS EVA - Looking for a fun, rewarding day trip? Eva’s Frontier Days is worth the drive, especially on Saturday, Sept.

25 -- after all, how many chances do you get to see a greased pig chase?

Located off of Interstate 65 in North Alabama, the town of Eva comes together each year in September to serve up a week of old-fashioned fun and games. Set for September 17-25, the Eva Frontier Days feature a greased pig chase, a frog jumping contest, parade, antique tractors, hayride and much more, providing several days of wholesome entertainment for all ages to enjoy.

A rodeo gets the weeklong celebration going on Sept. 17 and 18 at Frost Farms located at 1718 Frost Road. Gates open at 6 p.m. with the action beginning at 7 p.m.

Admission is $10 per person for 13 years and older and $5 per person for 12 years old and under.

The Eva Frontier Days Beauty Pageant takes place at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 18 at Charlie’s Vineyard at Frost Farm lo-

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Westside Baptist Church will host an old-fashioned hymnbook singing on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. The agenda for Friday, Sept. 24 consists of music on the square at 6 p.m. Slated to perform under the entertainment tent is Southern Way and admission is free.

The big day gets underway on Saturday, Sept. 25 beginning at 9 a.m. with an arts and craft show, food vendors and an antique tractor and car show. Additional activities include a parade at 11 a.m., live entertainment at 12:30 and 2 p.m. featuring David Davis and the Warrior River Boys and a pig-calling contest at 3 p.m.

The day wraps up at the ball fields with the frog-jumping contest at 4 p.m. followed by the greased pig chase at 5 p.m.

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THE MARKET AT LEIGH ACRES Recurring weekly on Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

5655 Maysville Road www.leighacres.com Leigh Acres is approximately ten acres in New Market, Alabama. Every Saturday from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm, Leigh Acres has hundreds of artifacts and antiques displayed from around the world!

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Spend a night with friends and dance under the stars on Sept. 18 to support land preservation at the Annual Moon Dance. Dress is “cave casual”. Ticket includes: dinner, drinks, and live music, upscale silent auction featuring rain barrels and other unique items painted by local artists, and an evening at beautiful Three Caves to help save fresh water resources and great natural lands. Three Caves is located within the Land Trust’s Monte Sano Nature Preserve. Go to www. landtrustnal.org for more information.

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Models McDonald, Moore volunteer for Sparkman student photographers

By GREGG PARKER Gregg@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON – Local models Denise McDonald and Jordan #ChillCity Moore shared their skills for a workshop with photography students at Sparkman High School.

“Due to the extreme success and awareness of the first model workshop, Eric Mittman, teacher of photography at Sparkman, reached out to me,” Moore said. For the original workshop, Laura Voeten and Lizzy Voeten coordinated and modeled for the session, but they have since returned to their home country, the Netherlands.

McDonald and Moore are straight from their two wins on Aug. 25 as “2021 Top Model Walk-Off Winner” during 2021 Fashion Week Alabama, sponsored by Alabama Fashion Alliance. “Denise and I decided to use our platforms and momentum to bring focus and attention to young photography students at Sparkman that are interested in the fashion and model industry and

want to pursue photography as a profession,” Moore said.

The workshops, in collaboration with Alabama Fashion Alliance, were designed to give student photographers one-on-one experience, while encouraging happiness and passion through entrepreneurship.

Recently, Moore starred in lead role of Javier in “Right Man, Wrong Time,” a sold-out stage play at Mark C. Smith Concert Hall at the Von Braun Center and performed live with Victoria Jones for “Concerts in the Park” by Arts Huntsville.

As a philanthropist, Moore has served his community in innovative ways, such as partnering with local nonprofit Village of Promise to generate long-lasting revenue through music. Recently, Village of Promise and Moore released a single, “Love Your Neighbor,” available on all streaming platforms.

In addition, Moore has been accepted into the 2021 Leadership Greater Huntsville, Connect 24 Class. Officials have identified this group of emerging civic leaders,

who will receive training to better serve the community.

“It truly feels amazing to be able to use my platforms and love of the arts to serve my community and state in such innovative ways,” Moore said. “Hopefully, this sparks a movement within the community to come together and bring even greater positive notoriety to our fast-growing cities.”

Helping the Sparkman workshop, Alabama Fashion Alliance supports and cultivates local designers and artists in the fashion and beauty Industry. The alliance also serves a viable launching pad for emerging talent and aspiring business owners. Fashion designer LeJeune founded the alliance.

For more information about the Alabama Fashion Alliance, visit alabamafashionalliance.com. To contact Moore, call 256-694-5688, email OFFICIALCHILLCITYHSV@gmail. com and visit REDCARDINALEFFECT.com/chillcity, Facebook/Jordan ChillCity Moore, or Instagram # theofficialchillcity.

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CALL US FIRST! The Society for Science and Broadcom Foundation has selected Arian Phillips and Sahishnu Saha of Madison for the nation’s Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS, the premier Science, Technology, Engineering and Math or STEM competition for middle school students in the United States.

Local students in prestigious foundation’s top STEM students

By GREGG PARKER Gregg@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON - Arian Phillips and Sahishnu Saha of Madison have qualified among the nation’s top middle school scientists.

Phillips and Saha have joined the ranks of an elite group, the Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS, a premier national competition in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math or STEM for middle school students.

The Society for Science founded the Broadcom MASTERS program to inspire young scientists, engineers and innovators to solve the grand challenges of the 21st century, according to spokesperson

Gayle Kansagor.

Phillips is in eighth grade as a homeschool student in Madison. Phillips’ project for the Broadcom program is entitled, “Don’t Believe Everything You Smell: The Effects of Cooking Pollution on Human Vitals and Pulmonary Functions.”

Saha, also in eighth grade, attends Liberty Middle School. Saha’s project is “Machine Learning to Identify Near Earth Objects (NEOs).”

Other students chose to research challenges for efficiency of solar panels, early detection of algal blooms, circumventing ventilator shortages, using machines to detect heart arrhythmias, data security See STEM Page 8A

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Excitement reigns as chess players return in Knights Tournament

By GREGG PARKER Gregg@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON – Chess often carries a subdued, stoic atmosphere, but the player rooms were filled with energy at the 2021 Summer Knights Chess Tournament.

“We were so excited to host our first over-the-board tournament of the school year,” Ranae Bartlett said. Bartlett is Executive Director of Madison City Chess League. “We want to thank everyone involved in launching the 2021 chess season, especially our volunteer tournament directors and coaches.”

“A big thank-you goes out to Rainbow Elementary for hosting this event,” Bartlett said. * K-12 Open Section -- Victor Lundy claimed first-place honors, followed by Jethro Jones, second; Andrew Yang, third; Artem Starenki, fourth; Nirvana Rajbhandari, fifth; and Zachary Calinsky, sixth. * K-12 Under 1000 Section -- Caroline Wang earned first place. Sophia Jerez, second; Kylie Zou, third; Isabelle Park, fourth; Esteban Jerez, fifth; Andrew Park, sixth; Kate Meyer, seventh; Jacob

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New, eighth; Jason Park, ninth; Noah Hsu, tenth; Christina Yang, eleventh; Sahithi Mynampally, twelfth; Tim Lee, thirteenth; and Samsara Rajbandhari, Top Female (This award goes to the girl with the highest score who did not place otherwise.). * K-12 Under 500 Section -- Jaxon Kimberly captured first place. Andrew Tkach, second; Anna Ai, third; Jimmy McHugh, fourth; Arush Sharma, fifth; Cooper Meyer, sixth; Emerson Phillips, seventh; Lewis Washburn, eighth; Isaac Doyle, ninth; Mason Park, tenth; Sean Rowe, eleventh; Daniel Tkach, twelfth; Ellie Chan, thirteenth; Ryan Quansah, fourteenth; and Abigail Barbre, Top Female. * Non-Rated K-12 Section -- Jackson Martin rated in first place. Lily Harper, second; James Cairns, third; John Chen, fourth; Nathan Chiu, fifth; Ryan Phillips, sixth; Aaron Chen, seventh; Abby Chan, eighth; Ryan Milburn, ninth; Alex Dyer, tenth; and Tyler Dunham, eleventh. * Non-Rated K-6 Section -- Genji Niinom was the first-place player. Vedanth Siva, second; Joshua Major, third; Jack Phillips, fourth; Caden Hott, fifth; Victor

At the 2021 Summer Knights Chess Tournament, winners in the K-12 Under 1000 section were Caroline Wang, from left, first; Sophia Jerez, second; Kylie Zou, third; Esteban Jerez, fifth; Kate Meyer, seventh; Jacob New, eighth; Noah Hsu, tenth; Christina Yang, eleventh; and Samsara Rajbandhari, Top Female. Not pictured are Isabelle Park, fourth; Andrew Park, sixth; Jason Park, ninth; Sahithi Mynampally, twelfth; and Tim Lee, thirteenth.

Stephenson, sixth; Arend Hall, seventh; Hudson Clemmons, eighth; and Tejas Iyer, ninth. * Non-Rated K-3 Section -- Milan Malak won first place. Tyler Pysh, second; Grason Riddle, third; Lucas Osipychev,

fourth; John Park, fifth; Charlie Saulters, sixth; Elliott Poole, seventh; Ishaan Kishor, eighth; Zacchaeus Coduti, ninth; Lucas He, tenth; Yuito Oda, eleventh; Allison Tubbs, twelfth; and Saisha Iyer, Top Female.

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The Top 300 MASTERS students were selected from a pool of 1,841 applicants from 48 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and Virgin Islands. These students demonstrate tremendous determination and resilience to engage in science and complete their research projects despite the challenges in the face of the pandemic, including remote learning.

In a contemporary trend, more than half of the top 300 young scientists in the country are girls. Each of the Top 300 MASTERS will receive a $125 award from Department of Defense STEM and a prize package with gifts ranging from magazine subscriptions to software.

To qualify for Broadcom MASTERS, a student must rate in the top 10 percent of his or her science fair. The program is the only STEM competition for middle school that leverages science fairs affiliated with Society for Science as a critical component

of the STEM talent pipeline.

The two most popular categories for projects are “Earth and Environmental Sciences” with 42 entries and “Behavioral and Social Sciences” with 38. More than two-thirds or 206 students in the MASTERS go to public school, 59 students or 19.7 percent in private school and 15 students or 5 percent in charter schools. The remaining students are in home, magnet or online schools.

Founded in April 2009, the Broadcom Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation that advances STEM education by funding research and increasing students’ opportunity. Headquarters are in Washington D.C. For information, visit broadcomfoundation.org/masters.

Established in 1921, the Society for Science, also a nonprofit, promotes understanding and appreciation of science and its vital role in human advancement. For more information, visit societyforscience.org.

THANK YOU - Transportation workers for Madison City Schools were treated to an appreciation breakfast Friday. It was the 11th annual appreciation outreach from members of First Baptist Church in Madison simply to thank them for their service.

Normally it is a sit-down affair with remarks from church and school leaders thanking the drivers, mechanics and others in the department for what they do. Due to COVID, organizers ran a drive-thru line. Madison City Schools transports more than 5,000 students daily along 114 routes and two dozen SPED and other routes. That’s in addition to extra curricular routes for athletic events, field trips and other school travel. Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols and Assistant Superintendent Eric Terrell joined the drive-thru (above), greeting transportation employees as church members served them to-go plates of sausage or chicken with eggs, biscuits, grits, juice, coffee and a heaping of heartfelt thanks.

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Patriots hold on to win over Class 7A Region 4 foe Huntsville

Cross Country The James Clemens cross country program brought home four trophies for finishing among the top three teams in each of the four divisions at the 11th annual Pepsi Challenge.

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Dante Snodgrass had a big night running the ball into the end zone three times in the Jets’ 31-14 win over Austin Thursday night.

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James Clemens stay undefeated with Class 7A Region win over Austin

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COVID Local healthcare officials are saying people are waiting until their blood-oxygen levels are too low before coming to the hospital, a delay that can have fatal consequences.

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MADISON — The James Clemens Jets remained undefeated Thursday night when they hosted the Austin Black Bears, racking up a 31-14 win at home.

The win was the second Class 7A region contest in a row for the Jets. They had chances in the first half to take control but were unable to capitalize, resulting in the game slipping away in the second half.

James Clemens opened the scoring with a safety thanks to a bad snap out the back of the end zone.

Austin would grab their only lead of the game in the second quarter when Tyler Cooper rushed in from 34 yards to make it 7-2.

James Clemens closed the half with a 45-yard touchdown to make it 10-7 and then opened the half with a 26-yard score to push the lead to 17-14. Austin cut the lead to 17-14, but the Jets responded to go ahead 24-14, before icing the game with a final score in the last two minutes.

Two of the biggest plays of the night came when James

The Jets’ win over Austin marks their second Region win for the season.

Clemens quarterback Gio Lopez avoided sure sacks and instead scrambled to throw a 45-yard touchdown to Keymari Pittman in the first half. He then completed a pass to Gabriel Ballard for a two-point conversion to lead the Jets over Austin 10-7 at the half. Later, Lopez converted a crucial fourth and six in the second half.

Dante Snodgrass had a big night for the Jets with three

touchdowns in the second half.

He scored with a rushing touchdown early in the second half.

His second touchdown came in the form of a 10-yard rush late in the third. His third was a 3-yard rush into the end zone. Aaron Rowe provided the PATs. With the win the Jets improve to 4-0 for the season and 2-0 in Class 7A Region 4. They travel to Huntsville next Friday night for another Class 7A contest.

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PATRIOTS VOLLEYBALL - In a battle of two of the top-ranked volleyball teams in the state, Bob Jones beat Hartselle on Saturday to take the Eddie Preuitt Ford championship. The finals featured Bob Jones, ranked No. 6 in Class 7A, vs. Hartselle, ranked No. 8 in Class 6A. Bob Jones won 2-0 (25-15, 25-22).

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MADISON – Bob Jones scored their win of the season, and it a big one. The Patriots, led by quarterback Rayshawn Hardy, defeated Class 7A Region 4 foe Huntsville 52-49.

Hardy, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound junior, scored the winning touchdown in the final minute at Madison City Schools Stadium.

The win was Bob Jones’ first for the season, coming off a Ot loss to cross-city rival James Clemens last week in The Madison Bowl.

The Patriots are now 1-1 in Class 7A, Region 4.

Bob Jones trailed 42-31 at halftime, but outscored Huntsville 14-0 in the decisive final quarter.

“At halftime we challenged them and they responded,” Bob Jones coach Kelvis White said. “I mean they came out the second half and responded.”

Hardy threw two touchdown passes to Brody Cooper, a 31-yarder and a 38-yarder, and ran for three touchdowns. He scored from the 3 and the 8 in the first half. His 29-yard burst up the middle made the difference at the end.

Stone Lawless threw five touchdown passes and had two touchdown runs for the visiting Panthers (1-3, 1-1).

Hardy scored the decisive 29-yard touchdown with 45.7 seconds left, capping an eight-play drive that covered 80 yards. He added a two-point conversion run to end the scoring.

In Class 7A, Region 4, Bob Jones visits Florence while Huntsville will host James Clemens.

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MADISON - It’s a time of celebrations for Bob Godsey. The Madison Academy head football coach turned 55 last week.

Madison Academy’s 5317 win over DAR on Sept.

3 was his 200th career win in 24 years as a head coach.

That’s 42 wins at Brooks, 141 wins at Hartselle and 17 wins at Madison Academy, where he is in his third season.

Bob Godsey, left, coaches Madison Academy in a 2019 game.

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The James Clemens girls cross country squad took up the runner-up trophy at the 11th annual Pepsi Challenge held in Moulton.

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By BOB LABBE bob0873@yahoo.com MOULTON - The James Clemens cross country program brought home four trophies for finishing among the top three teams in each of the four divisions at the 11th annual Pepsi Challenge. The Jets took first place in boys varsity, second place in both girls varsity and boys Jr. High and third place in girls Jr. High.

The varsity boys won its second consecutive event of the 2021 season placing five runners among the top 10 to score 36 points and defeated Scottsboro who had 39 points.

Sparkman High finished No. 8 with

204 points scored. The five top Jets also set a school record with only 15 seconds separating the fabulous five. Those in the top 10 included 4.

Dylan Dryer, 16:50, 5. Luke Alverson, 16:51, 8. Brexton Hathaway, 17:03, 9. Tyler Gohlich, 17:03 and 10.

John Luke Stovall, 17:05.

In girls, Lawrence County was the team winner scoring 37 points while the Lady Jets placed runner-up with a 40 points. Sparkman was fourth with 102 points on the day. James Clemens placed six runners among the top 15 and were led

by No. 5 Sydney Freeman, 20:10, No. 9 Makenzie Parker, 20:43 and No. 10 Emma Bothern, 20:43.

In Jr. High division action, the

boys 2-mile race was won by Andrew Gohlich of James Clemens with a winning time of 11:44, which was also a personal best for the student-athlete. Fourth place was taken by Will Davidson who also posted a personal best of 12:18. Ethan Brewer placed seventh at 12:34. In team scores, Scottsboro won the division with 35 points while the Jets were second with 44 points.

In girls Jr. High, James Clemens placed third with 80 points behind Scottsboro’s first place score of 23 points. Individually, Sparkman’s Isabel Jones finished runner-up with a time of 13:57.34 while Clair Colo of James Clemens posted a personal best time of 14:58 for seventh place.

The James Clemens boys cross country team won its second consecutive meet of the young season by taking home hardware from the 11th annual Pepsi Challenge held in Moulton.

What’s up at the The UAH women’s soccer team celebrated their first win of the season on Saturday.

UAH knocks off Mars Hill

By STAFF REPORTS HUNTSVILLE - Picking up its first win of the season, The University of Alabama in Huntsville women’s soccer team used a pair of second half goals to push past visiting Mars Hill by a 2-1 score on Saturday afternoon at Charger Park. UAH improves to 1-1-1 on the year, while the Lions fall to 1-2-1.

Trailing 1-0 after the Lions scored in the 23rd minute, UAH would tie the contest in the 63rd when Caroline Buchanan tallied off an assist from Carmen Endicott to level the af-

fair at 1-1, and less than five minutes later in the 68th, the hosts would go in front as Buchanan assisted on Brynn Colvin’s strike that would prove to be the game-winning tally.

Colvin’s score is her second in as many games, and it moves her to a tie for sixth on the all-time UAH scoring list with 22 for her career.

This is the sixth time that Buchanan has recorded a multi-point game.

The Chargers dominated the contest more than the final score would indicate, outshooting the visitors by a wide 17-6 margin including a 12-4 edge in attempts that were on target,

though Mars Hill did earn four corners to UAH’s two.

Colvin led UAH with six shots of which four were on goal, while Hailey Hicks registered three saves in earning the victory in goal for the Blue and White.

The victory is the first for UAH against Mars Hill in three meetings, as the Chargers are now 1-1-1 alltime against the Lions.

UAH will aim to build off of Saturday’s win on Friday when the team travels to Pensacola to open up Gulf South Conference play. Kick-off at West Florida is slated for 5 p.m.

sey’s first season. Last year the Mustangs competed in Class 4A and finished 10-1. They are currently ranked No. 4 in Class 4A with a 2-1 record that includes a 41-17 loss to 6A powerhouse Briarwood Christian.

“We’re barely a legit 3A school and with the multiplier (for private school success) we’re playing in 4A after being up to 5A,” Godsey said.

“Some people think private schools can get all the football players they want, but we have constant issues with numbers.

“We dress out 38 players on Friday nights. My first year here we

went to the playoffs and traveled to Jasper. We had 27 players on our sideline. Jasper had 77.”

Godsey has some more celebrating to come. His 2011 team at Hartselle will get together on Sept. 24 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their state championship success.

Madison Academy is open that Friday and Godsey will be at J.P. Cain Stadium to celebrate with his championship team.

Later this fall, Godsey will celebrate being a first-time grandfather.

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“I feel really blessed and fortunate to have worked at four really good schools with some really good people,” Godsey said. “To get to 200 wins means I’ve been around a long time, but a lot of special people have had a big part in our success.”

Godsey left Hartselle after 16 seasons that included one state championship and five region championships. He was able to retire and then take over a new challenge at Madison Academy, that won state championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

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Sparkman junior John Murray has earned All-American status among the USA Triathlon organization after a top 10 finish at the Duathlon National Championships.

More than 2,200 runners took to the course of the Bill Penney Toyota Cotton Row Run moved to Labor Day from its usual Memorial Day date. The 41st annual race featured some outstanding performances from participants calling Madison home. Photo

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Korir, 28, posted a winning time of 29 minutes, 23 seconds to earn the Cotton Row Run title 30 seconds ahead of runner-up John Elimlim, 30, of Lansing Mich. In the female race, another Lansing, Mich. resident, Mary Munanu, 26, took top honors with a time of 33:34. Second place went to Iveen Chepkemoi of Colorado Springs, Co. who posted a time of 33:44.

Not only was Brandon York the top finisher from Madison, but was also the fastest finisher from the immediate area taking sixth place with a time of 31:16.

In the 10K race, 165 Madison residents completed the trek through downtown Huntsville on the crisp Labor Day morning. In the male division, the top two Madison finishers are both long time successful race figures with York edging Josh Whitehead, 42, who had race

time of 33:10. Whitehead was also runner-up in the Male Masters division. On the female side, 39-year old Caitlin Thorn was the top finisher from Madison with a time of 47:53.

Mallory Ray, 29, was second on the Madison list with a finish time of 48:56.

Age division winners included: Male 14-16- 1. John Murray, 16, Harvest, 41:25; Female 20-24- 1. Natalie Fogle, 22, Harvest, 48:03; Female 35-39- 1. Caitlin Thorn, 39, Madison, 47:49; Female 45-49- 1. Christy Ruble, 45, Madison, 51:28.

In the 5K race, two local residents took the overall race titles with Adam Miller, 38, of Harvest with the top time in the male division at 17:14. Tabytha Hartland, a 13-year old from Madison was the female winner with a time of 21:41. There were 138 participants from Madison in the 5K race.

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added, “I have an indoor trainer and I hook up my bike to the device and I’m able to ride even more indoors.

For my swimming training I go to the Wellness Center at Madison Hospital about once a week for no less than 1,000 yards of workouts.”

Murray also runs in 5K and 10K races and just recently won his age group at the 2021 Cotton Row Run in Huntsville. When time permits he also attends bike races as part of the Southern Velo Cycling Team. The 100-member organization is based in nearby Chattanooga, Tenn. As for triathlons, the 5-foot-8, 120-pound has participated in seven three-skill races and likes the competitiveness of each of the triathlons and duathlons races. The sporting events are a far fetch from the sports of both baseball and flag football he once played, and with his recent success within his new sport of choice his continued training and possible additional success will carry him to heights he never dreamed of.

His path to success has included some pitfalls like the one he suffered on June 13 in Panama City, Fla. While on a bike ride he hit some heavy sand and toppled to the ground suffering injuries to his side and hip. Recovery lasted three weeks.

“I was happy with my overall race experience in Tuscaloosa and I know I could have done better,” said Murray who carries a 4.0 grade point average. “I plan on going back next year and being faster.”

Murray is a two-time All-District horn player for the Sparkman band.

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ness in the sport until March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic was in the midst of beginning. The father of one his best friends, William Davidson who attends James Clemens High and is on the school’s cross country team, was participating in a triathlon and the two friends agreed to begin training in the sport along the streets of their neighborhood. Murray soon joined the local cycling club and began weekly bike rides of at least 80-miles. Murray

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Cotton Row Run 2021: different date, same great race HUNTSVILLE- A glorious Monday morning on Labor Day greeted the more than 2,200 runners who chose to take part in what is usually a Memorial Day tradition of the annual Bill Penney Toyota Cotton Row Run. Moved to the September date due to the COVID-19 pandemic and completely canceled in 2020, the event held in downtown Huntsville was certainly a site for sore eyes.

The 41st running of the 10K, 5K and 1-mile fun run was indeed a welcomed event for the North Alabama community as runners from all over the country arrived to the Tennessee Valley for their chance to take part in what is considered one of the best 10K events in the Southeast.

The male division winner was from Colorado Springs, Co. as Dominic

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HARVEST- Compared to most triathletes John Murray, Jr. is more or less a beginner in the world of triathlons. After all, he’s been in the three-skill competition for a mere 18 months, but has already distinguished himself to be among the best in his age group.

The 16-year old Sparkman High junior spends much of his free time as a trombone player for the school’s marching band and has somehow found the time to dive head first into the sport of triathlons and duathlons. In May, Murray participated in the USA Triathlon Duathlon National Championships and finished fourth in the Male 1519 age group with a time of 1-hour, 17-minutes, and 53-seconds in the duathlon event thus earning USA All-American status for finishing among the top 10.

“The heat index was pushing 105-degrees so I decided to pace myself in the first of two run events so I would save my energy for the second run of the event that follows the bike ride,” said Murray of his performance in the title event held in Tuscaloosa. ”The bike ride was fun as the course had one hill. In the second run I was hot and tired. As I came to the last tenth of a mile I sprinted to the finish line. The run was pretty along the nearby waterway.”

The National Championships were held in the Tennessee River Walk along the Black Warrior River. The event featured a 5K run, a 16-mile bike ride finishing with a second run of 2 miles. Overall there were over 200 participants in the race with 10 of those in the age group that Murray partook, as he was one of the youngest in his division.

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Oxygen monitoring urged as hospitals see jump in COVID patients after Labor Day holiday STAFF REPORTS MADISON - Over the Labor Day weekend, hospitals in North Alabama say an increase in COVID-19 patients.

Huntsville Hospital Health Systems reported yesterday they added 27 more patients with the virus since the Labor Day weekend began.

Currently, there are 421 patients with COVID throughout the facilities in Madison, Limestone, Morgan, Colbert and Franklin counties.

There are 105 in ICU and 68 on ventilators.

Madison Hospital saw an increase from 50 to 57 COVID patients between Friday and Tuesday.

Eight are in ICU with seven of those on ventilators.

Local healthcare officials are saying people are waiting until their blood-oxygen levels are too low before coming to the hospital, a delay that can have fatal consequences.

They advise if the oxygen saturation level falls below 80, the chance of survival drops significantly. People are urged to use a pulse oximeter, a small device that can be put on a finger to monitor oxygen saturation and heart rate. The devices are available for less than $20.

After a surge in late December, new cases dropped dramatically from March until early July. Since then, new cases have reached new peaks statewide and hospitalizations are just shy of their January peak.

Judy Smith, administrator of the Alabama Department of Public Health Northern District, said the temporary drop in COVID case numbers left people complacent.

“As the vaccine num-

bers dropped, we had a bounce effect,” Smith said. “The deaths went back up, the hospitalizations went back up, and cases continue to soar.”

She said low vaccination rates mean Morgan County residents need to be especially cautious — by wearing masks and socially distancing — when they are out in public.

Statewide on Tuesday, 2,724 patients were hospitalized with COVID, including 52 pediatric patients, according to the Alabama Hospital Association.

Smith said that ball games and the Labor Day weekend, as well as August events in Cullman such as Rock the South and a heavily attended political rally featuring former President Donald Trump, have likely contributed to the increase in COVID cases and will increasingly cause a rise in hospitalizations.

“The numbers from this we will see in the next two to three weeks,” she said. “We’re not at the end. We’re probably fixing to have another peak.”

She said too many people are utilizing home remedies such as ivermectin, a horse dewormer that has poisoned many people nationwide, when the vaccines are extremely effective.

“Why would you pay a lot of money to go to an agriculture store to buy treatments that are not even proven, when you can go for free and get a vaccine?” she said.

Madison Hospital is hosting a COVID-19 testing clinic from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The testing team will work from a tent in the Madison Hospital Wellness Center parking lot. Walk-ins are welcome.

Alec Waldon, in forefront, takes a break with his father, James Waldon, on benches that Alec built for the outdoor classrooms at Horizon Elementary School. This work was Alec’s service project to earn the rank of Eagle Scout.

For Eagle project, Alec Waldon builds benches for Horizon outdoor classrooms

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MADISON – When Alec Waldon decided to work for his Eagle Scout rank, he returned to his elementary alma mater to improve furnishings for outdoor classrooms.

“My service project was to provide Horizon Elementary School with benches for outdoor learning,” Waldon said. “We ended up building 10 benches for the students and two benches for the teachers. This project was personal to me as I once attended Horizon from grades K-6.”

“As for project steps, I began as you do with any project: brainstorming and planning process.

Next, my father and I built prototype benches for the school to check out. After getting the Scout Council’s advice and approval, I got materials needed to build benches and scheduled a workday,” Waldon said.

“Planning, by far, took up the most time. A properly planned project is what separates a good workday from a bad one,” Waldon said. His planning ran from mid-

March to mid-June.

In contrast, gathering materials only required a few hours. Waldon recruited help from fellow Boy Scouts in Troop 351, and thanks to that help, his project workday lasted only 2.5 hours.

Lumber was the primary need for the project. He also used screws, sandpaper and drills during construction.

“The benches will allow for an outdoor learning environment, especially important as of now with COVID-19 going around, where teachers find themselves taking their students outside more often to keep learning safe,” Waldon said.

“The benches are great. We’re all looking forward to using them,” Beth Bero said. Bero works as Horizon Gifted Specialist and Outdoor Classroom Coordinator.

In Troop 351 at Asbury Church, Scoutmaster is David Cybuck with help from numerous assistant leaders. “Special thanks to Sam Karahalis, Michael Edgemon, Cain Cybuck, Levi Cybuck, Owen Lang and Elliot Davison for all coming to help out,” Waldon said.

On joining Boy Scouts, Waldon set the Eagle rank as his goal. “To me, the motivation comes from wanting to finish what I have started. It’s important to me. When people hear ‘Eagle Scout,’ they think of a hard-working young man with skills ready to take on anything in life. That’s the type of person I want to be.”

A senior at Bob Jones High School, Waldon is a member of the Patriots Competition Marching Band and Wind Ensemble. He play alto saxophone and bassoon. He so participates in Honor Society.

His hobbies include hiking, swimming, biking and playing video games.

Currently, Waldon is researching and applying to different colleges. “University of Alabama in Huntsville is my top choice, while Mississippi State and Auburn are not too far behind,” he said. Waldon plans to major in aerospace engineering.

His parents are James and Beth Waldon. James works as an aerospace engineer on Redstone Arsenal. Beth works as a preschool teacher at CrossPointe Church.

American Legion, JROTC to hold yard sale at Bob Jones

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MADISON – Members of American Legion, Post 229 and Air Force Junior ROTC are partnering for a Community Yard Sale to help in funding veterans’ programs and JROTC cadet activities.

A first-time cooperative venture, this yard sale at Bob Jones High School will run from 8 a.m. to noon. Shoppers can follow signs to the north parking lot for the sale.

Vendor spots will be open to Post 229 members and their families, along with relatives of Bob

Jones JROTC. Reservation fee for a vendor space is $10.

Organizers welcome donations from the public. “We are accepting sellable items you may want to donate,” Jean Downs, 1st Vice Commander of Post 229, said.

Residents can bring donations on-site from 7 to 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 25 or contact a coordinator for other arrangements -- Larry Vannoy with Post 229, 256-2588534, commander@americanlegionpost229.org or Dr. Maj. Melissa M. Lacey with Bob Jones JROTC, 256-425-6154 after 4:30 p.m.

Organizers will provide tax do-

nation receipts.

“We see the yard sale as a win-win for our post members, JROTC family members and the community,” Post 229 Commander Larry Vannoy said. “The sale provides a safe space to sell items that are no longer wanted and helps raise funds for two very important local causes.”

“Community members are welcome to donate usable, clean items that will be sold during the event knowing that their donation will benefit two outstanding organizations that serve both the future and past of our nation’s service men and women,” Downs said.

Post and JROTC members will sell donated items and share the proceeds between the two organizations. Post 229 will use sale proceeds and vendor entry fees to continue to provide veterans and youth programs across the community.

“Post 229 has had very good relationships with both of our city’s high school JROTC units over the years, and this year we thought we would try to work together on a joint project to raise funds to benefit both organizations,” Vannoy said.

“Both Bob Jones and James Clemens JROTC units are very engaged in Post 229 programs

throughout the year, including flag ceremonies and laying of flags and wreaths at veterans’ graves throughout the year,” Downs said.

Retired Chief Master Sergeant Ellis Clark, who is an Air Force JROTC instructor at Bob Jones and member of Post 229, said that proceeds “will go toward a myriad of cadet activities that require both equipment and transportation expenses. Some of those activities include the Cyber Patriot, Drill Team, Honor Guard and the Saber, Archery, Marksmanship and Orienteering teams.”

For more information, contact Vannoy or Lacey.

Rocket City Young Marines tackle Monte Sano orienteering course STAFF REPORTS HUNTSVILLE - The Rocket City Young Marines spent Labor Day weekend camping and exploring Monte Sano State Park and with the help of some older veterans, achieved the Young Marines ribbon for Land Navigation.

The Young Marines is a youth group for children ages 8 – 18 with a mission is to positively impact America’s future by providing quality youth development programs for boys and girls that nurtures and develops its members into responsible citizens who enjoy and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

Retired Marine Captain Anthony Liller and his spouse, Sharon, are members of the Semper Fi Riders, a non-profit Marine and Navy Corpsman veterans’ organization that rides motorcycles and supports local charities, volunteered

their time to prepare the Young Marines for success.

“These kids did a fantastic job today in earning their Land Navigation Ribbon, they worked hard over the last six months,” Captain Liller said. “We’re very proud of them.”

“The look on their faces when they turned in their grade sheets and passed was very rewarding, for them and us as well,” Sharon Liller stated.

The Rocket City Young Marines meet twice a month at the Community Fellowship Baptist Church at 7905 Logan Drive, Huntsville and is headed up by Jill Styles.

“The Orienteering Course is one of many events planned for the weekend.

Some of our Young Marines have never camped before, so there will be a lot of new adventures for the kids,” Captain Liller explained.

The Rocket City Young Marines recently achieved the Young Marines ribbon for Land Navigation while at Monte Sano State Park.

For information about joining the Young Marines, visit the Rocket City Young Marines Facebook page at RocketCityYoungMarines or email them at:

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To learn more about the Semper Fi Riders, check out their website at www. semperfiriders.org.

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Pictured above are scenes from the 9-11 ceremony at Toyota Field and Tribute Night festivities. See page 1A for more details. Photos by William Aycock and the Trash Pandas.

Continued from page 1A Kamus, Trey Street, the one of the midtown camlate Adam Vaughn and puses of the City University of New York. We were Steve Wilkerson.

Gorelick served as Dis- located across from the tinguished Lecturer (re- Empire State Building, tired) at Hunter College and, throughout that first with City University of day, we watched thouNew York. His expertise sands of stunned, ash-covfocused on areas of spe- ered survivors make their cialization in criminology, way uptown from the ruresearch methods and sta- ins.”

“Those images are tistics, genocide and huseared in my mind, and, man rights.

On Sept. 10, 2021, Gore- as I watched from my lick wrote the following office on 5th Avenue as personal letter to Madison they moved through the canyon of skyscrapers, I Mayor Paul Finley: “I know that this is prob- remember thinking: ‘Yea, ably a distant memory, though I walk through the if remembered at all, but valley of the shadow of in the aftermath of 9/11, death, I will fear no evil: as all of us in New York for thou art with me; thy struggled to make sense rod and thy staff they comof the destruction, I met fort me.’”

“All sorts of people from a team of police officers who had made their way across America made from Madison to help our their way to New York in the days after the tragedy, wounded city.”

“I was inspired by their but the ‘rod and staff’ that selflessness and how they I found just happened to conducted themselves, be the officers from Madand that is what I tried to ison.”

“Like many of you, my express in a piece I wrote that appeared in many life has changed in many newspapers across the ways since that day. I recountry and was eventual- tired in 2018 as a profesly included in the antholo- sor of criminology after gy, ‘Chicken Soup for the having spent a decade Soul of America: Stories to immersed in teaching and Heal the Heart of Our Na- research about the effect of sudden catastrophic vition.’”

“Over the years, I have olence on communities.”

“A confession: My mesreceived a number of emails from Madison res- sage to you and your wonidents asking if I was the derful citizens comes so author of that essay. Each late because I was reluccontact has meant so very tant to remember those much to me, and I have days. When I came home often heard from teachers late that night, my neighwho have shared it with bor’s house was ringed with candles. He had been their students.”

“Your wonderful mayor lost. But with the 20th anat the time, Jan Wells, and niversary looming tomorI became internet pals, row, I realized that I had and over the years I’ve forgotten my own vow 20 enjoyed keeping up with years ago to never forget the latest developments in what compassion and selfa wonderful place I have lessness look like.”

“Truly selfless acts are never visited.”

“On 9/11, I was serving stubborn and persistent, as the Vice President of aren’t they? The world

Redistricting of a majority of minority people, then I’d be in favor of a new district,” Steele said.

Walker told the audience at Calhoun that one of the rules of reapportionment are that everyone’s vote should have equal weight.

“The purpose of the redrawing is to create equal districts, which is what one person, one vote requires,” he said.

The reapportionment meetings at Calhoun and at Drake State in Huntsville were among the first of about two dozen that continue the next two weeks around the state.

Congressional map The public meetings are a chance for groups to submit their own proposed maps, which is what the League of Women Voters of

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may change, our lives may be filled with blessings and challenges that can both grace and upend our lives.”

“But even with all of the moving back and forth these days between compassion and division, no one can ever undo the truth of what happens, what we permanently create, in moments when we are guided by ‘our better angels.’”

With profound gratitude, Steven M. Gorelick, Ph.D. Distinguished Lecturer (retired)

Following up on the former reference to his writing, Gorelick authored the following article, “The Cops from Madison, Alabama,” for “Chicken Soup for the Soul of America: Stories to Heal the Heart of Our Nation” in October 2001:October 3, 2001 – “I wondered when I would finally feel the sadness.

I wondered why other New Yorkers I passed in the streets of Manhattan looked so pained while I felt so numb. I really began to wonder if I was human.

I felt nothing at all. Nothing.”

“It started several days after the sky fell on September 11th when I looked out my living room window in Westfield, New Jersey, and saw friends and family visiting the pregnant wife of a 31-year-old man who was missing in the rubble. I tried hard to cry, but — as much I would like to say I felt courage and resolve — what I really felt was an almost paralyzing fear brought on by the sheer audacity of the acts.”

“At work in Manhattan, I found it even harder to feel pain and sadness: I work across from the Empire State Building, and

that building’s new status as New York City’s tallest skyscraper gave all of us in the surrounding neighborhood a case of the jitters.

It’s hard to feel sad when you keep looking up at the sky waiting for something to come crashing down.”

“Several days later, my wife and I attended an interfaith service. I passed a sign with the names of a number of those from my hometown who had been lost. So many were parents of young children. I could feel a little lump forming in my throat. But I still could not cry.”

“The pent-up emotions finally hit like a ton of bricks when I least expected it. I was out walking in front of the Empire State Building. I wanted to simply be in the presence of the New York City police officers now guarding that building. And as I got closer, I saw that the building’s entrance was being protected by police officers from Madison, Alabama. And I lost it.”

“I ran upstairs to my office and finally shed the tears that had eluded me for three weeks. You have to understand. Most New Yorkers are hopelessly provincial, still living with the illusion that they live at the center of the universe, as if this wonderful complex, diverse universe could even have a center!”

“Some are even still fighting the Civil War, with a view of the South that is as up-to-date as a Matthew Brady photograph. I know people who never even leave Manhattan, as if — having found paradise — they have no reason to go anywhere else.”

“Yet, there they were out in front of the Empire State Building, a group

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Alabama did at the Drake State hearing. It offered congressional districts that would allow for two districts, 6 and 7, that were at least 50% minority.

“It is your sacred duty to ensure that all communities of interest are maintained intact and that all communities regardless of race, background, ZIP code or income are fairly represented,” league president Kathy Jones said.

She said the congressional districts should be based on county lines.

“You cannot continue to racially gerrymander Alabama’s voting districts,” Jones said, speaking specifically of congressional District 7, represented by the state’s lone Democrat in Congress.

Lawmakers for decades have drawn Alabama’s 7th District to maintain its majority-minority status, a legacy from the Voting Rights Act of 1965. According to the latest census data, the district lost more than 13,000 residents since 2010 and will have to be drawn to pick up more than 53,000 residents to keep up with the growth of the other six districts.

Pringle said he’s hopeful a legislative special session on proposed maps can happen in late October or early November.

Candidates and incumbents are already campaigning for state House districts that may change.

Walker said the committee would avoid placing two incumbents in the same district.

of wisecracking, cynical New Yorkers who had surrounded these officers and were looking at them with the reverence usually reserved for members of the clergy. And these big, strong, confident, reassuring police officers from a place that no one had ever heard of were actually calming the nerves of people who had seen things that no one should see and felt things that no one should feel.”

“I don’t know where Madison, Alabama is. I don’t know how many people live there. I don’t know what petty disputes are currently being fought out in its City Council, but I bet some group of citizens has been making a lot of noise lately about the lack of a stoplight at some especially congested corner.”

“I don’t know if there is a peaceful river that runs through town or a lake where you can fish and swim. I don’t know where in town you can taste the best barbecue, and I certainly don’t know a soul who lives there. But I do know that on a fine

sunny day in my hometown, three weeks after it seemed as if the world were collapsing around us, a bunch of courageous and compassionate cops from Madison, Alabama, were just what we needed at precisely the moment we needed it.”

“To the good and decent people of Madison: Thank you for sending us your bravest and finest. Just the sight of their Madison shoulder patch and the decency and confidence they demonstrated gave me an incredible dose of hope that — whatever comes along — our almost instinctive compassion as a nation will overcome any adversary.”

“And do me a favor: Promise that someone from Madison — wherever it is — will get in touch with me the next time a river overflows (is there a river nearby?), the next time a fire leaves some people homeless, the next time — God forbid — that a place of such obvious kindness and decency has its reckoning with pain and loss. I’d love to help.”

Oh my stupid mouth

By BECKY MILLER God’s Lemonade Stand Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

Psalm 141:3 Have you ever been talking and rambling on only to end up having the conversation escalate and hurt someone close to you? It is so easy to just blurt things out and then regret it later.

How many broken homes could have been prevented if only people would have chosen words differently and learned to humble themselves and ask forgiveness? How many foolish arguments could have been alleviated if you think before speaking.

The tongue it mentions in James 3 is full of deadly poison.

If you are guilty of hurting someone with your words you can work on getting set free from whatever it is causing the issue. Counseling sometimes can help but above all ask forgiveness and heal the breach.

PRAYER: Father I am blessed to be able to speak but sometimes I hurt people and get mad at myself.

Help me learn to be careful with my words and practice sowing joy. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

God’s Lemonade Stand is written by former Madison resident Becky Miller. Her daily devotions appear on a Facebook page entitled God’s Lemonade Stand or at www.godslemonadestand.blogspot.com. Becky can be contacted at writemiller2002@yahoo.com.

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Northwest and West Moulton Street.

“The vehicle was put in reverse and drove backwards quickly to the intersection of Fourth Avenue Northwest and First Street Northwest. A short vehicle pursuit ensued. … The officer lost sight of the vehicle briefly before locating it again. The vehicle was parked in front of 113 12th Ave. N.W. The vehicle was a 2020 white Chevrolet Spark 5D LT (Missouri tag). The vehicle was still running with the keys located inside. No person was located inside,” the affidavit read. “While approaching the vehicle, the officer witnessed a male running westbound of the vehicle, jumping fences.”

The suspect was wearing a black hoodie, red and black shorts and red/tan shoes, the detective wrote.

Daniell said detectives reviewed video footage provided by the Wavaho gas sta-

tion and the footage provided the clear image of a male matching the description committing an apparent robbery of Nicholson, who was suffering from gunshot wounds.

“The suspect gets into a small white hatchback, matching the description of the vehicle pursued, and drives away.

The vehicle has cash and beer bottles in plain view,” the affidavit said.

It was learned that Bass was a suspect in a murder investigation in Huntsville in which Carden lost his life about 30 minutes before the Decatur slaying.

Authorities said the slayings appear to be unrelated.

“Detectives believe that the cell data/ wifi historic information inside the Chevrolet Spark could place the vehicle at the scene of the Huntsville homicide and the Decatur homicide,” the search warrant

affidavit said.

In the affidavit, it was determined the vehicle was a rental car through Enterprise of Decatur and a Decatur woman’s name was on the rental agreement and that the vehicle was equipped with “Connected Car, which could provide information about the location of the vehicle during the homicide.”

The Spark was not reported stolen, Decatur Police Chief Nate Allen said at a Sept. 1 news conference.

Decatur police captured Bass in Limestone County after a foot chase in a wooded area off County Line Road near Interstate 565 the evening of Aug. 31. Allen said Bass jumped out of the passenger side of a silver Dodge Ram pickup about 7:30 p.m. and ran into a muddy wooded area and climbed an 8-foot barbed wire fence before he was caught about 200 yards away.

Allen declined to say if Bass was armed when apprehended.

The U.S. Marshals Service and Huntsville Police assisted in Bass’ capture.

Allen said the driver of the pickup carrying Bass has not been charged.

A half hour before the fatal shooting in Decatur, Huntsville police received a call of a homicide and robbery on McVay Street, southwest of the Huntsville Metro Kiwanis Sports Plex, according to Huntsville police spokesperson Sydney Martin.

Martin said Carden was fatally shot in a parking lot on McVay Street when he was picking up a coworker for work.

According to court records, at the time of the two shootings Bass was out of jail on a $200,000 bond on a first-degree robbery charge from an incident that took place at a Texaco station on Sixth Avenue Northeast in Decatur on April 14.

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