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Repairs at Horseshoe Bend scheduled for early next week

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Electrical concerns continue to persist at Horseshoe Bend School, though county school officials feel confident in having a solution to the issue by early next week.

“The panel manufacturer will have an engineer coming here Monday,” Tallapoosa County School Superintendent Joe Windle said. “We have also ordered the parts needed to retrofit the panel, and those will be arriving Monday as well.”

Once the engineer and parts arrive Monday, Windle said work would begin Tuesday morning to retrofit the breaker, which will hopefully fix the school’s electrical problem. Currently, he said it has not been determined if school will be in session while the work takes place, but any such See POWER • Page 3

PIPELINE REPAIR

Crews replace sewage line under North Central

Jury finds Ewing at fault in death

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

A Tallapoosa County jury awarded the estate and family of Don Jenkins $5 million Wednesday in a wrongful death civil suit after finding James “Jeb” Ewing at fault in the death.

Ewing was found not guilty of Jenkins’ murder in 2015.

“This was a tragedy,” Thomas Radney, who represented the family of Don Jenkins in the suit said. “The family was able to get some justice in civil court as they were unable to get it in a guilty verdict in the murder trial. It is abundantly clear the jurors thought Jeb killed Don and should be punished.”

The main witnesses in the civil trial See DEATH • Page 3

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Top, crews remove a manhole to allow access for a boring machine to replace a sewer pipe that crosses under North Central Avenue Thursday morning. Above, a machine is set up to help create the length of pipe needed to go under the roadway.

A new sewer line will soon be in use under the roadway just north of downtown.

The sewer department closed off North Central Avenue Thursday morning from Clay Street to Green Street to make the much-needed repair.

“The line under North Central is broken in a couple of places,” Sewer Maintenance Supervisor John McWhorter said. “It is an old clay and cement pipe. It has cracks in it that would allow storm water to get in.”

Thursday morning, crews removed a manhole on one side of North Central Avenue to gain access to the pipe to bore under the street.

“It is easier and cheaper to follow the current pipe with the boring machine to the other side of the road,” McWhorter said. “When they pull the bore back, it will remove the old pipe and pull See SEWER • Page 3

Reflective address signs still available to residents The Alexander City Fire Department has about 100 reflective address marker signs available free of charge to residents of Alexander City.

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The Alexander City Fire The time wasted looking for a Department still has 100 address home could be the difference in life signs available free of charge to resi- or death when someone needs medidents to help first responders find cal treatment. homes.

The issue led McAlister to look In June, Alexander City Fire Chief around at options.

Reese McAlister saw an issue and “Kellyton has done this before,” has taken matters into his own hands. he said. “The cost is $6 a sign, but After years of chasing calls to I want to give them away. I don’t homes with no clearly marked want to charge residents anything. I address, thus extending response am going to give away as many as I times, McAlister has figured out a can.” way to help his fellow Alexander To help jump start the program, City firefighters find their next call.

Tallapoosa County Commissioner “We have to think about our ambu- T.C. Coley gave the fire department lance response,” McAlister said. “It $2,000 to get things started. is sickening, the number of homes “I am happy to get it started with without numbers.” more than 300 signs,” Coley said. “I McAlister explained homes withhope others can help out as well. This out clearly marked numbers lead to will help first responders get to calls problems. faster, hopefully providing a better “People wonder why it takes so See SIGNS • Page 3

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DEAR ABBY: My “friend” from childhood, “Camille,” has never had my back. I have done the heavy lifting in our friendship our whole lives.

While I was on vacation two years ago, she was diagnosed with cancer. I came home immediately and drove to the hospital at 1 a.m. to be by her side. I’ve always been by Camille’s side for everything, even though she hasn’t been there for me. I told her that several times, to no avail.

I went to EVERY chemo and doctor appointment, and was there every day to rub her feet to make her feel better. I threw her a party for 100 people to “kick cancer’s butt,” took her on a vacation -- it goes on and on.

I ended the one-sided friendship last year. My problem is, I feel guilty for doing it. I feel I left her with cancer.

But I also feel that because someone is sick doesn’t give them the right to be abusive or inconsiderate. Camille hasn’t tried to contact me, either. In fact, she has told others that

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I bent over backward for her, but if some other person sent a card, she would make a big deal out of it. I’m deeply hurt and don’t know how to move on. Help! -- WOUNDED ON THE EAST COAST DEAR WOUNDED: One way to stop feeling guilty and get on with your life would be to acknowledge in your head AND your heart that the relationship with Camille was not a healthy one for YOU. In fact, from the way you have described it, it was more like a bad habit.

Bad habits can be difficult to break, but many people have been able to accomplish it by replacing a bad habit with a good one. Example: Instead

of feeling guilty for not rubbing Camille’s feet, consider getting a pedicure for yourself.

Although it might seem expensive, it would be cheaper than talking to a therapist.

DEAR ABBY: My siblings and I, all born in the ‘50s in a small town, have fond memories of our childhood. After our mother died in 1989, our father married “Sylvia,” a new arrival in town. They lived together in our childhood home until his death in 2016.

We “kids” wanted to honor our parents and our fond childhood memories. We endowed a plaque for the town park dedicated to their memory and noting they had raised a family in that community. Sylvia is now grievously offended and furious that she was not included.

Abby, Sylvia came on the scene long after we were raised and gone. She’s not our parent and played no part in the memories we wanted to honor. Although Sylvia was a good wife to our dad, she did

her best to erase all traces of our mother from Dad’s memory and from his home. Were we wrong? She has rebuffed our attempts to explain our benign motivations. -- CONFUSED IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR CONFUSED: You weren’t wrong, but it would have been better had you discussed your plans for the plaque with Sylvia before donating it. That way, you would have been able to explain to her the reason why she wouldn’t be on it. She may still be grieving the loss of your father, so try to understand her feelings.

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If an employer did not properly report just one year of your work earnings to us, your future benefit payments from Social Security could be close to $100 per month less than they should be. Over the course of a lifetime, that could cost you tens of thousands of dollars in retirement or other benefits to which you are entitled. Sooner is definitely better when it comes to identifying and reporting problems with your earnings record. As time passes, you may no longer have easy access to past tax documents, and some employers may no longer be in business or able to provide past payroll information.

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• Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5 p.m.

• Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month.

Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m.

• Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month.

Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m.

• Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa will holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the Central Office in Dadeville.

• Coosa County Board of Education holds called meetings at least once a month.

• Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each

month. Meetings are held in the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford at 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday and at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday.

• Coosa County Industrial Development Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room in the courthouse in Rockford. All meetings are open to the public.

• Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. with a premeeting at 5:30 p.m. in city hall.

• Daviston City Council meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Daviston Fire Department.

• Goldville Town Council meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall.

• Goodwater City Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held at the Caldwell Center at 6:30 p.m.

• Jackson’s Gap Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held in town hall at 6:30 p.m., all Jackson’s Gap citizens are encouraged to attend.

• Kellyton Town Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the community center in Kellyton.

• New Site City Council meets the first and third Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Conference Room in the Town Hall.

• Ray Water Authority meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Ray Water Authority Office.

All customers are invited to attend.

• Rockford Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are

held in town hall at 7 p.m.

• Tallapoosa County Board of Education meets on the second Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the new central office at 679 East Columbus Street, Dadeville, AL 36853.

• Tallapoosa County Commission meets the second Monday of the month at 9 a.m. in the courthouse in Dadeville, with a pre-meeting also open to the public 30 minutes before each regular session.

• Tallapoosa County 911 Board will meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. in the 911 Administrative office at 240 West Columbus Street, Dadeville. Call 825-8490 for more information.

• Walnut Hill Water Authority meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited. Call 8259841 to inquire about the agenda.

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GRIEF SHARE: Sessions for Grief Share will be at the Trinity Campus of First United Methodist Church starting August 29 and will be held on Wednesday’s through November 14 from 6 p.m to 7:30 p.m. the seminar is sponsored Radney Funeral Home and First United Methodist Church.

The group is designed to help rebuild your life after the loss of a spouse, child, family member or friend.

Weekly sessions are self-contained and open meaning a person can join at any time. It is not necessary to preregister.

For more information call 256-2342455 or 256-749-9354.

FIRST SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP: Duncan United Methodist Church is hosting First Sunday Fellowship starting July 1. There will be a meal filled with friendship, fellowship and lots of fun starting at 5 p.m. at the clubhouse adjoining the church.

Rev. Wayne Hicks is the pastor.

COMMUNITY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: This group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Trinity Campus FUMC next to Russell Medical. Meetings will resume in September. All cancer patients and family members are welcome. If you are interested, please contact Andrea Peacock 256-749-1134 or andreapeacock60@ gmail.com.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Red Ridge United Methodist Church in Dadeville hosts an Alcoholics

Anonymous meeting every Sunday at 6 p.m.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: The Bill Nichols Chapter 13 meets every third Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Charles T. “Bud” Porch Center in Alexander City. Chapter Service Officers are available every second and fourth Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m. for claims assistance.

RECYCLING: The Alexander City Recycling Facility is located at the Public Works Department at 824 Railey Road.

All materials should be dropped off behind the green storage shed on the Public Works lot. The facility is always open for unassisted drop off. Assistance with drop off is available between 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Please call 256-409-2020 for more information.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: Every second and fourth Sunday at 5 p.m. the Trinity campus of First United Methodist Church will be a caregiver support group. Call 256-786-1685 for more information.

TOPS MEETING: Take Off Pounds Sensibly is the short name for TOPS Club, Inc., the original nonprofit, noncommercial network of weight-loss support groups throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Your first meeting is free. Meetings are held every Thursday at 6 p.m. at Comer Baptist Church, 341 E. Church St., Alexander City, AL. Call (256) 496-4210 for more information.

WOMEN’S MEETING: Victory Temple Holiness Church in Dadeville is hosting a women’s meeting the first Sunday of every month. Men are invited too.

VOLUNTEER: Southern Care Hospice is seeking volunteers. Please call Lizz Gillenwaters at 256-234-1134 or 256-749-3717 for more information.

WOMAN MEETING: Victory Temple Holiness Church hosts a women’s meeting every first Sunday at 237 Aster St. in Dadeville. Everyone is invited. The meetings start at 2 p.m.

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The class meets Monday-Thursday 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Career Center located at 1375 Junior College Drive. For more information, call Melanie Veazey at 256-2154499 or email at mveazey@cacc.edu.

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Sewer

A boring machine is moved into place for the replacement of a sewer line under North Central Avenue.

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Wednesday were Alexander City Police Detective Eric McWaters and Corporal Michael Howell who investigated.

The wrongful death suit filed in Feb. 2016 came 10 months after jurors could not find Ewing guilty of the Feb. 11, 2014 shooting death of his 75-year old neighbor. Police investigators responded to the scene after receiving calls about a possible suicide. Instead, they found Jenkins dead, shot multiple times in what investigators ruled was a homicide.

In the 2015 week long trial, the defense worked to create doubts and suggested that a prosecution witness, Magnus Foster, had been at the house and knew too many facts about the case a day after the shooting to have not been involved. Foster denied being there and shooting Jenkins.

Criminal defense attorney Richard Keith said that Foster’s possible involvement created doubt, as did the fact that Ewing was never tested for gunshot residue, the murder weapon was never sent for fingerprint analysis and Ewing’s blood alcohol content was not tested at any time.

The verdict in the criminal trial did not come about easily as jurors asked

Judge Steve Perryman three questions and left one evening deadlocked before returning their not guilty verdict the next morning.

The Outlook spoke to members of the criminal trial jury in April 2015 on the understanding their names would not be used. They said the decision came down to reasonable doubt and the inability of the prosecution to prove that Ewing was the killer.

“I went back and forth, but in the end, they were never able to prove that he did it to satisfy me,” a juror said.

“The tests they didn’t do, they were never able to put the gun in his hands.”

Another juror agreed that there were just too many things that “didn’t add up just right.”

“There were just too many questions that were never answered,” one juror said. “The instructions said that the prosecution had the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. I just didn’t feel like they did that.”

Radney was pleased with the jury’s decision.

“Don was a longtime friend of mine,” he said. “I am happy to bring the family some justice and closure in the matter.”

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one continuous piece of pipe that is stronger and should last longer.”

City crews could have done the work with the private contractor who did the boring, but it would have taken longer and been more costly.

McWhorter explained the equipment the contractors use can be limited by weather. The equipment can get mired down in the mud along the main sewer lines as the lines are often near creeks to get the needed downslope for the sewer lines.

In the middle of North Central Avenue, the contractor created a long piece of pipe by permanently joining shorter pieces together that the boring machine could pull under the roadway.

“We would have dug down in the road, closing it off for several days,” McWhorter said. “There are also a lot of utilities to contend with in this crossing. Between the manpower and cost of filling in the hole and dealing with the pavement, it is cheaper and quicker to bore. Plus there would have likely been a dip in the road.”

Crews reopened North Central Avenue Thursday afternoon, but will return Friday to finish work on either side of the roadway.

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call will be made closer to the time of repairs.

“We have good reason to believe the problem is in the guts of the main electrical breaker,” Windle said. “The engineer from Square D (the manufacturer) will begin retrofitting the panel Tuesday morning, and we should know more by Tuesday night.”

While the breaker panel continues to trip and power is briefly lost at various times throughout the day, Windle said school maintenance staff waits a moment, then resets the panel in order to bring power back to the school.

However, school still continues as normally as possible, and the students are even making the best of the situation.

“When the power goes off, the students start cheering,” Windle said. “After a moment, when it comes back on, they cheer again.”

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The blue reflective signs with reflective white numbers come in kits for the department to assemble by sticking the numbers on the sign and can be installed quickly.

“They have holes predrilled for however you want to put it up,” McAlister said. “It can go on a post and be seen from both sides or up on a house.”

McAlister said they will distribute the signs much like the successful smoke detector give away, by calling the fire department at 256-329-6781.

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Take some time to enjoy the end of summer

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lthough school has officially started for kids in Tallapoosa County, that doesn’t mean summer is over. There’s still quite a bit to do over the next few weeks, so take advantage of those opportunities before temperatures start dropping and the dog days of winter take over.

Of course there’s the big summer finale with the Labor Day concert on Sept. 2 featuring Sister Hazel at the AMP, but even before then, there’s quite a few events to jump on.

Friday on the Green is still going on each Friday at Russell Crossroads until Sept. 14. Tonight’s free concert will feature Kurt McKinney and Britt Johnson, and still on the docket are Matt Smith, Kendall Street Company, The Bank Walkers, Charity Bowden and Pierce Edens. Also check out the wine tasting at Catherine’s Market, which takes place in conjunction with Friday on the Green.

If you’re into live music, Copper’s Grill has music every weekend in Stillwaters, and Chuck’s Marina will be hosting a Labor Day weekend event with live music Friday and Sunday.

A little closer to home, Ocie and Belle’s is hosting a ’80s party on Saturday, Aug. 18 starting at 6 p.m.

Attendees are encouraged to wear their ’80s gear and there will be drink specials and ’80s music all evening.

If you’re looking for a little more low key fun, don’t forget about the cornhole tournament at The Landing at Parker Creek. Plus, there’s a chance to win a bit of last-minute summer spending money! The tournament takes place starting at noon Sept. 2, and there will be cash prizes for the first-, second- and third-place teams.

For a little bit of everything, make sure to stop by the Rockin’ Hawg BBQ Festival at the Rockford Event Center on Aug. 18. There will be a barbecue cook-off with cash prizes, and the festival will have live music and contests as well as a dunking booth.

Plus, if all else fails, there’s always time to take a visit to the lake. So even though it may seem like the start of school marks the end of summer, there’s still a lot of things to stop your back-to-school blues around Lake Martin.

Officials

Communication with elected officials is the key to good government. To let your most local representatives know how you feel about state or local matters, contact any of the following.

Steve Marshall was appointed Alabama’s 50th Attorney General. He was appointed in 2017 and serves as the State’s chief law enforcement officer. He can be reached at 334-242-7300, and his office is located at 501 Washington Avenue, Montgomery.

Mark Tuggle (R) represents the 81st District covering Coosa, Chilton and Tallapoosa counties. He can be reached by phone at 256392-2006 or by email at tughd81@gmail.com. His office is located at 110 Calhoun Street, Suite 108, Alexander City.

Tom Whatley represents the 27th District covering Lee, Russell and Tallapoosa County. He was elected to the Alabama Senate on Nov. 2, 2010, and can be reached at 334-242-7865.

His office is located at 337 East Magnolia Drive, Auburn.

Clyde Chambliss Jr. represents Senate District 30, which includes portions of Elmore, Autauga, Chilton, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties.

He can be reached at 334-343-7883 or at clyde. chambliss@alsenate.gov

Thanks for the memory

omeone said that there are three signs of old age.

The first is memory loss and they can’t remember the other two. There is no doubt about it, as you get a little older it becomes more difficult to remember things.

The fact is the old memory just ain’t what it used to be and it can be frustrating, aggravating and downright embarrassing. With that being said, does anyone remember what I was about to write?

Oh yeah, I decided I needed to take one of those memory courses to help me stay on track. It was one of those techniques where you turned words into symbols so you could remember in perfect clarity. This was suppose to be extremely effective in name recall. The instructor was Doctor doggone-it I can’t remember the guy’s name, said it would do wonders for me.

The more I think about it I believe the guy that taught the class was symbolically named Orca Whale - Face Card - Boy Baby. Now, that may translate Willy - Jack - Son, or Tubby the King of Hearts, for all I know.

Actually, I believe everyone just called him Bubba because it was easier to remember.

For some reason he had us pay for the class up front.

I guess he thought we would

GERALD HALLMARK Columnist forget before the session was over.

I never could remember on which night this class met so I missed the part about remembering dates. I think if I hadn’t misplaced my calendar I would have made that class. I’m telling you I really needed that instruction because I can’t even remember when the War of 1812 was fought, much less, my wife’s birthday. At least I’m now able to associate missing her birthday with a war!

What comes to mind are all the causalities and head bandages. A couple of good whacks upside the head will jog your memory that way.

Even as I’m typing this I’m trying to remember the official name of the course.

I know it had the word “memory” in it somewhere, but I’m not sure exactly where. All I can visualize is a jar and a head as I try to recall.

The more I think about it, I think this is the name the guy called me, so never mind about that symbol. I don’t even want to visualize the symbols for the names my wife has called me. OK,

I remember the name of the course. It was called “A Perfect Memory With Total Recall,” I think. I can’t find the book we used or I would know without a doubt. I believe it’s in my brief case, if I could just find it.

Remembering things is very important in our lives.

However, I’m so glad that God can forever forget my sin. Everyone else may remember my mistakes, but God tosses them into the deepest sea and they are gone forever.

In God’s grace I find perfect forgiveness and the assurance that my sins will never be held against me.

I may want to forget the trivial things of this life, but God will always remember that I accepted His Son and He forgave my sins. It’s wonderful to know God remembers my name and has not forgotten to prepare a place for me. Now, that’s a real memory lesson for all of us.

Since I have this memory thing down I think I will now take a speed-reading course. That way I can forget twice as much as I ever knew in the first place.

What did I do with my glasses?

Dr. Gerald Hallmark is a retired minister living in Alexander City. His column appears each Friday in The Outlook.

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Wildcats’ Michael Ransaw named Alabama’s top coach by NWCA

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

When Michael Ransaw was hired as Benjamin Russell’s wrestling coach last year, it seemed like it might be an interim move. Although Ransaw has always been dedicated to the Wildcat wrestling program, his full-time work schedule in Auburn made it tricky for him to be a high school head coach.

Fast-forward a year, and BRHS is hoping Ransaw won’t go anywhere any time soon. Not only did Ransaw guide the Wildcats to a second-place finish in the state and qualifying 13 individuals for the state tournament, Thursday he was named the Coach of the Year for Alabama by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

“Oh my gosh, that is definitely a pleasure,” Ransaw said when he heard the news of his award. “I don’t have words. This really caught me off guard. It’s a great honor for something that you love doing and you’ve done for so long; it shows the hard work isn’t going unnoticed.”

Ransaw is a graduate of Benjamin Russell and donned a Wildcat singlet himself, and although this was his first year as the varsity head coach, he’s spent many years around the program.

He was the middle school coach for many years, and he’s been a volunteer

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COACH OF THE YEAR

We should value character over results in sports ow long will it take for people to figure this out?

Headlines of domestic abuse have once again dominated the sports world for the last two weeks. Coach Urban Meyer is dealing with it at Ohio State during his offseason while the former World Series champion Houston Astros are dealing with it in the middle of their season.

While the details of the Ohio State scandal are not fully known, it seems clear Meyer knew exactly the kind of man former assistant coach Zach Smith was. Smith has had a history working with Meyer that dates back to 2007. Smith also has a long history of reported domestic abuse against his now ex-wife that dates back to 2009, possibly earlier.

Meyer is just one of many head coaches to know the wrongdoings of his assistants but did not do anything about it. Whether the Ohio State head coach reported it to the right people or not, he continued to put this man on his coaching staffs year after year. While many people do not know the perfect way to handle a situation, doing nothing is pretty far down the list on what you should do.

The longtime college football head coach is likely still on his way to the College Football Hall of Fame and his results hold up.

However, with this situation arising, it is clear Meyer always cared more about the results than anything else.

Because in sports, if you’re good enough to win, nothing else matters.

And that’s why Smith was on so many coaching staffs with Meyer.

He was the coach for the team’s wide receivers and the Buckeyes have had six wide receivers drafted to the NFL since Smith was hired.

He knew how to coach and he was a part of one of the winningest programs in college football.

It’s no different across most of the sports world. That’s why the front office of the Houston Astros decided their “zero tolerance” policy against domestic violence went out the window when they had the opportunity to make an upgrade to the team’s bullpen.

Roberto Osuna was an all-star in 2017 and was likely on his way to being named one again before he was suspended 75 games for violating the league’s domestic violence policy. Meanwhile, Houston closer Ken Giles was struggling to perform this season, allowing more runs in 2018 than he did in twice as many innings last season.

The Astros traded the underperforming pitcher for the “better” pitcher. The management said the domestic violence did not happen while he was a member of the Houston organization so the circumstances were different.

OK, sure.

Smith was fired from his job this summer but after almost a decade of abuse reports. Osuna will complete his suspension shortly and will likely find himself playing a major role in the playoffs for the Astros this season.

Why is it so difficult for people to hold each other accountable in the sports world?

If results matter more than character, we will continue seeing these violent acts among athletes and coaches.

It should not have to be repeated but here we are once again, having to state the obvious about something everyone should learn at a young age.

Value character over results.

If we can, the sports world will be a much better place.

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assistant on and off at the varsity level. He also was a head coach at Capital Heights and Robert E. Lee in Montgomery.

“It’s kinda funny because my first year at (Lee), we finished second in the state too,” Ransaw said with a laugh.

Benjamin Russell athletic director Pam Robinson said, “He’s always been involved in our program. He’s really good at what he does. When you’re not a teacher at the school, there’s a logistical issue, but about midway through, we realized this was a really good fit, and we hope we can keep him.”

After developing an obvious bond with not just his wrestlers but their families as well, Ransaw said he’s here to stay.

Ransaw is one of those coaches who is very calm and collected, but it’s also easy to see the obvious passion he has for wrestling. He said his key to success has been getting to know the kids and knowing whether or not they needed a hard-nosed coach or someone who was more encouraging.

“Mainly I just take the time to get to know the kids,” he said. “You know there are some you can push and be hard-nosed with every single minute, See RANSAW • Page 8

2018 FOOTBALL COACHING CHANGES School Old coach A.L. Johnson Roosevelt Moore Alexandria Frank Tucker Anniston Eddie Bullock Arab Adam Gilbert Ardmore Andrew Smith Ashford Mitch Sellers Ashville Trey Pike Ben Russell Danny Horn Bessemer City Quintin Jackson B.C. Rain Tellis Stone Brantley Ashley Kilcrease Carver-Mont.

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Tagging program tracks redfish, speckled trout

By DAVID RAINER Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

While the fanfare surrounding the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (ADSFR) proceeded nearby, Reid Nelson deftly made a series of surgeon’s knots to sew up an incision on the belly of a redfish that was a part of the live weigh-in category at the rodeo.

Nelson, a graduate student in the University of South Alabama’s Marine Sciences Department, inserted an acoustic tag in the redfish — red drum if you’re a purist or marine scientist — as part of the Coastal Alabama Acoustic Monitoring Program (CAAMP).

CAAMP monitors 55 receiver stations strategically placed in Alabama coastal waters to catch pings, which happen once a minute during the one-year lifespan of the acoustic tags in the fish.

Nelson said 100 red drum were

tagged in both 2015 and 2016.

Also in 2016, all tagging that didn’t occur at the ADSFR was transferred to Dog River and Fowl River on the western shore of Mobile Bay. Nelson said the goal of CAAMP is to study fishing mortality, natural mortality and fish movement in response to water temperature and salinity levels.

Last year, the team added speckled trout to the tagging program and will continue to work with trout this year. As expected, redfish is a hardy species that handles catch-and-release very well. Speckled trout are not quite as resilient but still survive well enough to justify the live-release effort.

“With the popularity of the live weigh-in at the rodeo, we looked at it as a nice opportunity to tag live fish from different places,” Nelson said. “You can actually look at how David Rainer / Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources successful live weigh-ins are. What Reid Nelson carefully inserts an acoustic tag into a redfish See TAGGING • Page 8 at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo.

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Ransaw and you know there are those athletes where you can push him this far but then you have to ease up and let him know I love him.”

One of the things that made the Wildcats so successful this year was that love. With the support of the wrestlers’ families and the community, Benjamin Russell’s team became a family itself this year.

“The very first meeting I had with my parents, I brought something back from the 80s and that was family,” Ransaw said. “I told them when we step on that mat, we’re one family. When we’re in the practice room, we’re one family. Brothers are going to fight, just like in a family. We’ll have our disagreements, but we’re not going to let anyone else talk about our brother. We can do it, but no one else can. They bought into that family.”

On the mat, there was only one thing Ransaw required each and every day: Effort. Every time he talks about his success, he attributes it to hard work.

“They bought into the program, and they gave 100 percent each match and each tournament,” Ransaw said. “The only thing I asked them to do was give 100 percent, and the winning would come. The main focus was getting better. At the

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“It’s a great honor for something that you love and you’ve done for so long; it shows the hard work isn’t going unnoticed.”

— Michael Ransaw BRHS wrestling coach

beginning of the season, we didn’t mention winning state or winning sectional. I just asked them to get better every match.”

Ransaw’s passion and dedication clearly rubbed off on those he coached this year and in the past.

“Michael has just selflessly helped our wrestling program, and he has made such a huge impact,” Robinson said. “He’s getting kids out, getting the fire lit to love that sport and teaching them skills that they’ll need to progress further. Over the years, we’ve had a tough time getting the right fit for the wrestling program, and he’s just stepped up because he cares. He has a passion for wrestling and for kids and helping them in that.”

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Tagging we have seen from fish tagged at the rodeo, about 98 percent of the red drum have lived (and 78 percent of speckled trout). Overall, mortality is pretty low, which I think is amazing. Some of the red drum were brought from all over, as far away as Mississippi and Louisiana.

Nelson said 20 red drum and 15 speckled trout were fitted with the acoustic tags, which cost about $300 each, and released during the 2018 ADSFR. “What was really interesting about the rodeo is the map where the fish came from that were released at the rodeo,” he said.

“One of the main concerns about a live weigh-in program is the fish won’t leave that area once they are released. Unlike the fish we tagged in the rivers, the fish we tagged at the rodeo leave Dauphin Island pretty readily. We’ve detected those fish as far away as Raft River in the Mobile Delta, in Fowl River and off the Gulf State Park Pier.”

Natural mortality with the red drum tagged in the first year of the study has been surprisingly low, according to Nelson. Out of the 100 fish tagged, only three died of natural causes. Fishing mortality took 10 out of the population in Fowl River from 2016-2017, and nine redfish were lost to fishing mortality in Dog River during the same time span.

“One of the other interesting things we saw is the seasonal peaks in the rivers,” Nelson said.

“We saw more fishing mortality in the fall and spring.”

An eye-opening aspect of the CAAMP data when speckled trout were added to the study is the significant disparity in movement between species in response to

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weather and salinity changes.

“One of the most interesting things we’ve seen is a lot of the red drum really didn’t move that much from where they were actually tagged,” Nelson said.

“Out of Fowl River, we had 13 fish leave the river over the course of the year, which is not very many in the grand scheme of things. Only five left Dog River during that year. For the year we have data, they were pretty much resident fish.”

Nelson said the most movement observed during the study came in December of 2016 when the water temperature was cooler than normal and the salinity was very high because of a lack of rain in the fall.

“The big conclusion so far on redfish is the majority of the slot fish tend to be resident,” he said. “It looks like they are pretty resilient to changes in temperature and salinity. We’ve seen big fluctuations in those two factors, and the fish didn’t leave the rivers when the salinity and temperature varied quite a bit. I thought that was really interesting.”

Now, throw speckled trout into the study, and the movement patterns are vastly different.

“During the first year of the big study with speckled trout, it was almost the complete opposite story,” Nelson said. “When it was really cold, they were staying in the rivers. Once it started to warm up, we saw a push of fish leaving the rivers pretty quickly, moving down to Mississippi Sound and Dauphin Island. That is what you would expect.

“We had a couple of fish that moved from Dog River to the Mobile River. One of those fish actually came in at the rodeo.

Instead of staying in the river, they pushed out relatively quickly.”

Nelson is also working with another program to study fish movement. The TAG Alabama program is sponsored by the Coastal Conservation Association of Alabama and relies on local anglers to insert dart tags in red drum and speckled trout caught in Alabama coastal waters. Anglers participating in TAG Alabama go to the website at http://tags. usouthal.edu/ to log tagging and recapture efforts for trout and redfish as well as red snapper, tripletails and sharks.

“What we’re seeing with TAG Alabama is that many of those redfish are coming back right close to where they were tagged as well,” he said. “With TAG Alabama, we get a much larger spread of tagging locations instead of just the rivers. We’ve had 743 red drum and speckled trout tagged so far. Considering we launched the program in April this year, that’s a lot.”

Another tagging effort that occurred partially during this year’s ADSFR involved tarpon, known as the silver king.

With the help of local tarpon enthusiasts during the ADSFR, researchers from Dauphin Island Sea Lab and Mississippi State University managed to attach eight satellite tags. Two more tarpon were caught and tagged the Saturday after the rodeo.

Of the eight fish tagged during the rodeo, all but one high-tailed it toward Louisiana, one traveling as far as the southern tip of Louisiana near South Pass. One fish, however, decided to explore Mobile Bay and made a huge loop inside the bay before heading west.

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GAME NIGHT: The New Site Senior Activity Center will be hosting its monthly game night session Friday evening beginning at 5 p.m. Guests will be able to take part in all of the games the senior center offers its attendees and enjoy socializing with friends and neighbors.

Saturday, August 11

GOSPEL SINGING: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is hosting a Gospel Homecoming at 7 p.m.

GOSPEL SINGING: The Equality United Methodist Church is hosting its annual gospel singing Saturday, August 11 at 6 p.m. The Godin Family will present their down-home country gospel music conducted by Equality native Chuck Bradley.

Admission is free and there will be a concession stand available. The church is located at 281 Highway 259 in Equality.

Sunday, August 12

CHURCH HOMECOMING: Sardis United Methodist Church is holding its 181st Homecoming Service Sunday, August 12 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Lunch will follow.

OPEN HOUSE: Dadeville Christian Academy is hosting an open house August 12 at 3 p.m. at 2392 Eagle Creek Road in Jacksons Gap. For more information contact Tammy at 256-794-1546.

CHURCH SINGING: The Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church is hosting the Travelling Harrells’ Anniversary Service Sunday, August 12 at 3 p.m.

Pastor of Mt. Sinai is Robert Hargrove III.

August 13 - 19

CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY: New Covenant Ministries of the World is hosting the annual Christian General Assembly August 13 - 19 at the Liberty Life Christian Center at 243 S Street.

There will be a daily prayer breakfast at 9 a.m., Bible research at 11:30 a.m. and worship and praise service at 7 p.m. The Climax Day will be Sunday, August 19 with speaker Chief Apostle W.T. Traylor.

August 15 - 17

CHURCH REVIVAL: Family Worship Center at 1676 Sewell Street is hosting a revival August 15 - 17 at 6:30 p.m. nightly. The visiting minister is Vance McCollum of Opelika who is currently a missionary in Honduras.

Tony Harris is pastor of Family Worship Center and can be reached at 256-794-2969.

Partnership is inviting the public to meet at Broad Street Plaza Saturday, Aug. 18 to help pick up littered roadsides in Alexander City. Meet at 8:30 a.m. to receive supplies and assignments.

For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com or 256-234-3461.

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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Ruth Cook will be presenting “North Across the River: A Civil War Trail of Tears” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, September 24 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Registration starts at 1 p.m. and membership is $20 a person or $30 per couple for each semester.

CHURCH REVIVAL: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church is hosting its annual revival services August 20-22 at 7 p.m. nightly.

The guest minister is Rev. Anthony Shealey of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Loachapoka. The pastor of New Adka Missionary Baptist is Edward Milner.

CITY WIDE REVIVAL: The Alexander City Ministerial Association is sponsoring a city wide revival August 21 - 23 at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 21 will be Pastor Alvin Williams at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Wednesday, August 22 will be Pastor Scott Railey at Campground United Methodist Church and Thursday, August 23 will be Pastor Rick Levell at Marshall Street Church of God. For more information contact Pastor Tony Harris at 256-794-2969.

Saturday, August 25

SPEAKER: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is hosting Sean Dietrich.

FELLOWSHIP MEETING: Living Waters Tabernacle Church is hosting a fellowship meeting August 25 at 6:30 p.m. The church is located at 1348 Hillabee Street.

Wednesday, August 29

GRIEF RECOVERY: Radney Funeral Home and Trinity Campus of the First United Methodist Church are sponsoring a Grief Recovery Support Group starting Wednesday, August 29 at 6 p.m. on the Trinity Campus of the First United Methodist Church next to Russell Medical. This is a 13-week program. For more information call 256-234-2455.

Saturday, September 1

CHRISTMAS ON THE GROUNDS: Equality United Methodist Church is hosting Christmas on the Grounds and more Saturday, Sept. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be Christmas crafts, other arts and crafts, food and activities for children.

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Thursday, August 16

SENIORX: Deborah Jones, SenioRx coordinator will be at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce August 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to help seniors determine if they are eligible for assistance with diabetic supplies, liquid supplements and medications.

CHURCH HOMECOMING: Equality United Methodist Church is hosting a homecoming celebration Sunday, September 9 at 10 a.m. with music by the Mike Lowery Trio and Rev. Leroy Shaw bringing the message. The church is located on Highway 259 in Equality.

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TRADE DAY: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends Monthly Trade Day in Millerville on Highway 9 between Ashland and Goodwater will be held on August 18 from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. Refreshments are also available.

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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Susan Webb will be presenting “Noah Webster, America’s Forgotten Founding Father: More than the Dictionary” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, September 17 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dolores Hydock will be presenting “Fools for Love: Fads and Fancies of Regency England” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, September 10 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

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DEMOCRAT RALLY: Walt Maddox, the Democrat nominee for governor, and other area candidates will speak at a Democrat rally at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, September 13 at the Mill Two Eighty in Alexander City.

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Registration starts at 1 p.m. and membership is $20 a person or $30 per couple for each semester.

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Tuesday, October 2

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: The Alexander City Police Department and the Alexander City Parks and Recreation Department is celebrating the 35th National Night Out Tuesday, October 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Strand Park.

Officers from the Alexander City Police Department, Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department and the Alexander City Fire Department along with first responders, churches and local government officials will have an opportunity to hand out safety information. There will be free hot dogs, a bounce house and slide, music, child i.d. kits, Sparky the Fire Dog, Scruff, Sponge Bob Square Pants and more.

For more information contact Capt.

James Orr with the Alexander City Police Department at 256-329-6772.

Monday, October 15

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Mark Conversino will be presenting to Horizons Unlimited Monday, October 15 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Registration starts at 1 p.m. and membership is $20 a person or $30 per couple for each semester.

Monday, October 22

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Nancy Anderson will be presenting “The World of Childhood: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Kite Runner” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, October 22 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Registration starts at 1 p.m. and membership is $20 a person or $30 per couple for each semester.

October 15 - 16

THROW AWAY DAYS: The Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership and the Tallapoosa County Commission are holding Throw Away Days October 15-16. Dumpster locations have not yet been determined and will be available at no charge to residents.

Sunday, October 29

FALL FEST: First Baptist Church of Alexander City is hosting a Fall Fest from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Family Life Center.

The public is invited.

Harold Cochran 256.234.2700 haroldcochran.b2cn@statefarm.com

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The Learning Tree, Inc. is Accepting Applications for Housekeeper.

Applications can be picked up at: 101 S. Dubois Street Tallassee, AL 36078 Or contact Shatia Carr (334) 252-0025, Ext. 101 Email: Scarr@learning-tree.org

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