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Central Boulevard closing today Central Boulevard between Joseph Street and Russell Road will be closed for at least six weeks as crews begin work on the roadway today at 6 a.m.

Officials: Project estimated to take six weeks this will all depend on what the road crews find as work begins.

During the work period, Central Boulevard After several weeks of preparations, between Joseph Street and Russell Road Central Boulevard will be closing today while will be closed, while Russell Road on both crews from Gary Ingram Grading and Paving sides of Central will be blocked so all of the begin work on the roadway. roadwork equipment can be moved in and out “We will be closing Central Boulevard at of the area. When the road is closed off, Harte 6 a.m. (today),” Jeff Harte with Gary Ingram said they hoped to have some police there Grading and Paving said. “We are currently to help direct traffic, as there will almost estimating it will take six weeks for work to certainly be those having to turn around and be completed.” find a new route. Harte encouraged the public While the current estimate for completing to plan ahead and have alternate routes in the project is six weeks, according to Harte, place when traveling through the area.

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City school board holds first budget hearing

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The Alexander City Board of Education tackled a number of key items during Tuesday night’s monthly meeting. However, what was arguably the most important agenda item took place after the regular meeting ended.

The school board held its first public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2019 budget for the school system, going over a rough draft of revenue streams and potential expenditures for all five schools in Alexander City.

“We are fortunate to be where we are financially,” superintendent Dr. Darrell Cooper said. “We will be in really good shape no matter what happens.”

Chief schools financial officer Rhonda Blythe added, “There are still some things we have to add before the second budget hearing.

I think this is a good report though.”

During the hearing, Blythe said the salary matrix has been adjusted to include the 2.5 percent pay increase the state legislature approved See BUDGET • Page 3

Langston ordered to pay sales commissions

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Cerynity Price shares a hug with one of her friends during lunch period, reminding fellow students there are those in the school who care about everyone, no matter who they are.

Students lead anti-bullying awareness effort

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

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group of 50 students at schools throughout the Alexander City system showed up for class Wednesday wearing special T-shirts designed to bring awareness to the problem of bullying in schools, as well as encourage those who may be

a victim of bullying to speak up and be heard.

While students throughout the city school system were participating Wednesday, the entire effort was the brainchild of Radney Elementary School sixth-grader Rihanna Greathouse.

“Bullying is a real issue we see here,” Greathouse said. “I had the idea to do this to bring a greater awareness to the problem.”

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Former real estate broker Michael Langston was ordered to pay Windy Carter $30,000 in real estate commission fees in a default judgment Wednesday in court.

Carter filed suit against Langston seeking the commission fees she said was owed to her after she left Langston’s business after she discovered Langston was “co-mingling funds” in violation of the laws of the State of Alabama and the Ethics of Alabama Real Estate Commission.

“It is from contracts I had in place for sales when I left,” Carter told Judge Tom Young Wednesday morning.

“They were real estate sales ready to close.”

Langston did not appear in court, nor did an attorney on his behalf. According to court records Langston did have an attorney, but See LANGSTON • Page 3

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After 18 months of work at a marathon pace, work will quicken at White Oak Landing and will likely lead to more lake front development.

“This is the first new subdivision in Alexander City in 10-plus years,” developer Stan Graves said at Wednesday’s ground breaking. “It is the first done on a new set of subdivision regs that doesn’t necessarily fit the lake but they (city officials) were able to work with us.”

White Oak Landing is a Russell Lands development with 44 home sites in two phases. The development team includes Graves, David Nelson and Scott Lett who are new to the game but not See LANDING • Page 8

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DEAR ABBY: Years ago, I bought a beautiful little cottage in the North Carolina mountains as a second home.

I feel very lucky to be able to afford such a luxury and have always been generous, sharing it with family and friends.

However, it has reached the point where people constantly ask to use it.

Abby, my guests have left holes in cushions, bubble gum on couches and someone’s child even peed in the bed.

Only once in 10 years was I left with a thank-you note and a gift card to a local store.

Most of the time I find a bottle of cheap wine. (I don’t drink.)

How can I stop this? I’m being taken advantage of.

I know I’m partly at fault for being so generous. This cottage was bought for me, my children and grandchildren to enjoy. -- TOO GENEROUS DEAR TOO GENEROUS: People can be taken advantage of only if they allow it.

DEAR ABBY Advice

You need to learn to say no.

And when (not if) you are asked why you no longer allow friends and family to use the cottage in your absence, tell the individuals exactly what you have told me about your reasons.

DEAR ABBY: How do you deal with having a mental disorder? I have quite a few, and I wish I didn’t. At work, I feel inadequate because I’m a few steps behind everyone mentally, emotionally and socially.

At home I feel the same way.

The meds I take help, but I still feel inadequate.

Abby, how do I deal with these feelings? I rarely talk to

my dad about it. I find more comfort in putting my feelings down on paper than talking about them with my dad. What should I do? -- FRUSTRATED GIRL IN CALIFORNIA DEAR FRUSTRATED: One way to deal with your feelings would be to remember that everyone -- not just you -- has challenges. Some people find it helpful to talk about their feelings with others who are fighting similar battles. You might feel better if you find a support group to join so you won’t feel so isolated.

To locate one, you and your dad should contact NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Its website is nami. org, and the toll-free helpline to call is (800) 950-6264.

DEAR ABBY: My question has to do with a present I bought for a friend’s birthday.

It was a gift certificate for a spa. Unfortunately, when she went to use it, the doors were

locked and the place had shut down. I was very upset and embarrassed. Should I have replaced it even though I didn’t have the money? -UPSET AND EMBARRASSED DEAR UPSET: You bought the gift certificate in good faith. It wasn’t your fault that the spa went out of business, and you shouldn’t feel guilty.

I do not think people should spend money they don’t have, and you shouldn’t feel obligated to do so.

Explore any possible recourse for getting reimbursement for the gift certificate. If you paid for it with a credit card, your provider may credit you back the money.

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Half a world away: Dadeville native serves with US Navy at Guam hospital

By ERICA R. GARDNER Chief Mass Communication Specialist at Navy Office of Community Outreach

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ANTA RITA, Guam ̾ A 2013 Dadeville High School graduate and Dadeville native is serving with the U.S. Navy at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam.

Hospitalman Michaela Haffarnan is serving at the hospital in Guam.

A Navy hospitalman is responsible for providing patient care to Navy personnel, families and retirees.

“I love taking care of people in the multi-service unit,” Haffarnan said.

Haffarnan credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Dadeville.

“Time management taught early in life has helped me tremendously in the Navy,” Haffarnan said.

Naval Hospital Guam is comprised of the main hospital in Agana Heights and two branch clinics, medical and dental, on Naval Base Guam. The hospital’s staff consists of 516 active duty and 201 civilians, contractors, reservists and volunteers who serve more than 26,000 beneficiaries.

According to officials at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the ships, submarines, aircraft and Navy personnel forward-deployed to Guam are part of the world’s largest fleet command and serve in a region critical to U.S. national security. The U.S. Pacific Fleet encompasses 100 million square miles, nearly half the Earth’s surface, from Antarctica to the Arctic Circle and from the West Coast of the United States into the Indian Ocean. All told, there are more than 200 ships and submarines, nearly 1,200 aircraft, and more than 130,000 uniformed and civilian personnel serving in the Pacific.

“I am most fond of forming bonds with my patients,” Haffarnan said.

Though there are many ways for sailors to earn distinction in their command, community and career, Haffarnan is most proud of recently being assigned as the leading petty officer in her office.

“My leadership sought me out to watch over the sailors and help them with their career path,” Haffarnan said.

As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon assets, Haffarnan and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes, one that will provide a critical component of the Navy the nation needs.

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2013 Dadeville High School graduate and Dadeville native Michaela Haffaman is serving with the U.S. Navy at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam.

“I serve in the Navy because my whole family was military,” Haffarnan said. “I am able to carry on the tradition.”

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Langston he withdrew from the case in April after filing answers to the original complaint and filing a counter claim.

Langston lost four real estate licenses for two years in a March hearing before the Alabama Real Estate Commission, which included broker qualification, were revoked by unanimous votes of the commission. In addition, he was fined $2,500 for each license for a total of $10,000.

Langston can still get his real estate license back.

According to K.C. Baldwin, an investigator with the commission, the term of a revocation is two years and prevents the “person from participating in any licensed real estate activity.”

“After two years, a person who has been revoked can reapply for licensing through the board.” Baldwin said.

As a result of the action of the Alabama Real Estate Commission, Langston could forfeit his share in The Lake Martin Experience to Eric McKinley as deemed in the partnership agreement between Langston and McKinley. McKinley filed suit in March seeking the business following the action of real estate commission.

McKinley, according to his legal filing, joined the partnership in Dec. 2017 with 50 percent ownership with an agreement if ethical violations, loss of real estate license or other legal proceedings arose, the party would be removed from ownership of the business.

McKinley asked the court to remove Langston from ownership in The Lake Martin Experience as deemed in the partnership agreement.

A message left by The Outlook on Langston’s cell phone went unreturned at presstime.

Langston told the Outlook in April he is trying to move forward and do what he

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does best. He has opened Michael Langston LLC, a firm dedicated to marketing real estate for companies and helping with training.

“I’m not doing any transactions or any licenses activity,” Langston said in April.

“I’m working with a new broker and sales staff assisting the newest real estate company on Lake Martin, We Are Lake Martin. That’s what real estate is all about ̾ marketing. I enjoy doing that and hopefully I can make a difference in that role until all the rest of this gets cleared up.”

Langston has another open lawsuit from his real estate dealings.

In November 2017, Gary Thomas Widmer of Michigan filed suit against Langston who served as Widmer’s real estate agent to purchase a Sunset Point Condo with a boat slip and personal watercraft lift.

After closing Widmer went to inspect the property to find out the boat slip and lift had been left out of the real estate deal. Widmer alleges Langston negotiated on his behalf with power of attorney and did not disclose the change in the contract to him. Widmer is asking for $10,000 plus interest, costs and attorney fees for “willfully with intent to deceive, recklessly or innocently by mistake, concealed and misrepresented material facts about the PWC Slips in the purchase.”

In addition to the judgment against Langston, Young dismissed Langston’s counter claim.

Carter wanted to make sure the judgment was against Langston and not the company or its current owners and Young agreed.

“I want to make sure the new owner is not responsible for this,” Carter told Young. “He didn’t take my money.”

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Top, both taking part in the student-led anti-bullying efforts at Radney Elementary School Wednesday, Styles Johnson and Samariah Greathouse enjoy a good laugh. Above right, Rihanna Greathouse and her friends share funny stories with each other over lunch. Above left, 50 students from the Alexander City School System wore shirts like this to school Wednesday, bringing awareness to the issue of bullying in schools.

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The shirts, which were solid white, read “Stop Bullying. Stand Up. Speak Out,” encouraging students at every grade level to not accept or tolerate bullying, while also standing up for those who may be getting bullied. Greathouse was joined by students from other schools in the system wearing shirts and taking a stand against the problem, including 15 of her Radney Elementary classmates.

“We all really care about our classmates,” Samariah Greathouse said. “We want to show everyone we care about everyone, no matter who they are.

“It means a lot to us. There are some kids out there who may not be able to speak up, so we’re doing this to try and support them, show them we

are there for them.”

Styles Johnson added, “This is a really good thing, and I’m glad to be a part.”

“I’m happy to be a part of this,” Cerynity Price said. “It’s not good to be mean to people.”

Moving forward, Rihanna Greathouse and her fellow classmates all agreed this was a positive effort and something they want to keep emphasizing to students throughout the school system.

“We will try to coordinate this again in the future,” Greathouse said. “I feel really good about how today turned out. I think we did what we set out to do.”

Johnson said, “This was my favorite day.”

“I want to keep being a part of this,” Price added.

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for teachers and that the request lists sent in by school administrators were able to be met. However, one new addition may be of great benefit to the system’s teachers.

“We are going to be implementing teacher purchasing cards this year,” Blythe said.

“It will have a pre-set balance on it, but it will allow teachers to purchase items for their classrooms.”

Blythe said there are several restrictions on how the card can be used, and all teachers have to sign a contract before receiving their cards acknowledging the rules and regulations, but overall, this should help out some in obtaining supplies, and also said many of the teachers are excited to be getting these cards.

One other important aspect to focus on, Cooper said, would be on finding a way to maintain all operations effectively should the 1-cent sales tax go away. Should this happen,

the two main funding options according to Cooper would be dipping into the relatively large reserve the system has or financing operations. However, to keep more debt from being added to the school system, Cooper recommended looking more at dipping into the reserve over financing it.

Director of elementary education Ellen Martin provided the board with an update on the city schools’ After the Bell program, giving children from pre-K to eighth grade a safe place to go after school. The program began several years ago thanks to a grant the city schools received, according to Martin, with 40 students taking advantage of the program in its first year.

“It has grown from 40 children to — hold on to your seats — 329 students from grades pre-K through eight,” Martin said. “We have another 25 on a waiting list.”

Martin said the program

has worked hard to achieve sustainability, and with the help of community partners, After the Bell is now able to offer a wide range of activities for its participants, including service projects like Operation Christmas Child, nutrition education, exercise and fitness, while Martin said the program is working to include further ways to improve academic scores for the children involved.

“We are getting students who have been in the program for several years, but we are also getting new members,” Martin said. “We survey the parents and the students on what we can do to improve. If the only big suggestions we get are for better food (After the Bell serves participants a meal during the program) and more playground time, I think we are doing something right.”

The Alexander City Board of Education also handled the following items:

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• Minutes from the July 17 and August 6 meetings were approved.

• Giving the monthly financial report, Blythe said the board was in good financial shape, with $7.8 million in reserve funding. Excluding capital purchases, the system has 3.96 months in reserve, according to Blythe, and all accounts had been reconciled. According to federal regulations, since the school system has more than three months reserve in the Child Nutrition Program funds, the board has to find ways to spend the money to bring the reserve down. After the meeting, Cooper said some ideas might include new equipment or tables for the school lunchrooms.

• The board approved two out of state field trip requests.

One was for members of the Benjamin Russell FFA to travel to the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia while the other was for BRHS

FFA members to travel to the national FFA convention in Indianapolis.

• Five personnel contracts for the HIPPY program, the After the Bell program and intervention and enrichment professionals were approved, as were three supplemental contracts. The board also approved hiring Jeffrey Hamlet as a system-wide bus driver and Monecia McCoy as the new secretary at Stephens Elementary School.

• Cooper reminded the board there would be a board training session Thursday evening and the fall conference was coming up at the end of September.

While announcements were being made, Stephens Elementary School Principal Dr. Mary Holloway introduced McCoy to the board.

The next meeting of the Alexander City Board of Education will be Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. at the board of education building.

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igh school football in our area kicks off Thursday night when the Horseshoe Bend Generals welcome the Dadeville Tigers to New Site in a Week 0 matchup. The excitement continues Friday night, with Benjamin Russell hosting Beauregard, Reeltown making the trip to Bullock County and Central Coosa traveling to Winterboro.

With the return of football season comes the chance to once again let your school colors show. No matter who you support, be sure to get out there and show everyone you’re ready to back your team, no matter how good or bad of a season they may be having.

Try and avoid being a fair weather fan. If your school is unbeaten or still searching for its first win week after week, back the team with all your might. When a team plays to the sound of one hand clapping, it can have a demoralizing effect on the players. At the same time, when several hundred or even a couple thousand fans are roaring like a Boeing 747 taking off, the noise can give the team a valuable boost, especially when the game is on the line and the defense needs a big stop to claim the victory.

There are a multitude of storylines to follow every season, with a new chapter for them being written each week. Miss a game and you might miss the most exciting chapter of all.

Don’t be afraid to get a little crazy.

If this means painting your face or your body in your school’s colors and rattling the opponent’s players by being loud and proud, so be it. If it means dressing up like your mascot and being intimidating, go for it.

So, whether you’re a fan of the Cougars, Generals, Rebels, Tigers or Wildcats, do not hesitate to let your school spirit show. Stand up and cheer with the cheerleaders. Enjoy the halftime show the marching band worked hard to perfect. Wake up Saturday morning without a voice because you blew it out Friday night making noise for your team. Football season comes but once a year, so make the most of it.

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he unemployment rate for college graduates is half that of non-college graduates. College graduates earn more than double what non-college graduates earn.

And college is the gateway to graduate school and professional programs, where the disparity with earnings and employment in comparison to non-college graduates gets even wider. But now we know there’s more to a degree than just the money you’ll make over your lifetime, as new evidence shows.

Research by Philip Oreopoulos and Kjell G. Salvanes in the Journal of Economic Perspectives reveals there are some priceless non-economic benefits to college as well.

“Schooling generates many experiences and affects many dimensions of skill that, in turn, affect central aspects of individuals’ lives,” the authors write.

“Schooling not only affects income, but also the degree to which one enjoys work, as well as one’s likelihood of being unemployed. It leads individuals to make better decisions about health, marriage, and parenting.

It also improves patience, making individuals more goal-oriented and less likely to engage in risky behavior.

Schooling improves trust and social interaction, and may offer substantial consumption value to some students.”

I’ve reported similar findings on marriage and parenting, as well as safer choices experienced by

JOHN TURES Columnist college graduates, on average.

But here’s a smart choice the authors may not have noted.

College students are more likely to keep their religion better than those who are of college age, but don’t attend higher education. That doesn’t fit the media stereotype, but it does fit the data.

Now we don’t teach people how to “marry better” or how to be a good parent per se, but at our college, like many others, we teach the values of civility, diversity, service and excellence. When those are your goals, better choices and respect and care for others tend to follow. You also wind up making a lot of better choices in life, on average, when you pursue these goals.

Of course, you don’t have to believe my research, their research, or anyone’s research.

We live in a free country, and you can succeed without a college degree, of course. It’s more challenging without one, but not impossible, and I don’t disparage anyone without a degree.

Heck, my dad, the youngest of 10 on the family farm, was the first person in the family history to go to college, so more likely than not, you’ll find a Tures without a college degree. Though it probably looked like a scene out of a Norman Rockwell painting,

the grandfather farmer I never knew said goodbye to his youngest child headed for college, just months before his tragic death. But though it wasn’t his path, or own life choice, and it wasn’t the farm or working the land, he believed that college would be a good choice for his boy, and in more ways than just the bottom line. There dad met my mom, also one of the first in her family to go to college.

They gave all of their kids a chance at higher education, because they realized how precious it would be to each of us. I left the private sector to be a professor, because I see this kind of degree value as well.

If you’re trying to make that final decision about whether to go to college at the last minute, or are thinking about making the decision for the Fall of 2019, as a traditional or non-traditional college student, here’s what I recommend. Go to a college fair or take the tour, but do this extra step. Sit in on some classes. Have lunch with some students or a professor you might study under. Get to really see what college would be like. Chances are, you’ll be interacting with students who will confirm the findings of those economists, instead of their media caricature.

John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@ lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is JohnTures2.

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Her address is 786 I Street, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Buildings and Property committee.

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Scott Hardy represents District 3. His phone number is 256-4962450. His address is 549 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Parks and Recreation committee.

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His phone number is 256-234-3609. His address is 1539 College Street, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Finance committee.

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Tim Funderburk represents District 6.

His phone number is 256-825-2993. His address is 1431 River Oaks, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Utilities committee.

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n the campaign trail in 2012, Mitt Romney remarked “charter schools are so successful that almost every politician can find something good to say about them.”

Romney was right.

President Bush told crowds he was a “big believer” in charter schools, President Obama proclaimed National Charter Schools Week year after year, and 2016 presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are all on record praising public charter schools.

From 2016 to 2017, however, support for charter schools dropped a startling 12 percent, from above 50 percent to below 40 percent, according to a 2017 EdNext poll. Interestingly enough, the decrease was equal for both Democrats and Republicans.

One reason for falling support is likely an increased public awareness of the failures of some charter schools and charter school executives.

In 2016, documented cases of charter school executives turned criminals hit the airwaves in multiple states.

Additionally, reports of charter schools suddenly closing, leaving students to fend for themselves in the middle of the school year, have made headlines and been the subject of many op-eds in national newspapers.

It’s easy to see why these

ruled separating white and black children in different PARKER schools was unconstitutional.

Although charter schools SNIDER are few and far between in Columnist Alabama (only five have been approved since charter school legislation made them public failures might quell possible in 2015), the strides support for charter schools.

University Charter School Truthfully, however, across has made for its community the nation and in Alabama, should encourage more dismany charter schools are ful- tricts to pursue innovative filling their promises. ideas for their school systems.

For example, KIPP, the Innovative ideas include nation’s largest non-profit charter schools, of course, public charter school netbut NBA superstar LeBron work with over two hundred James’ I Promise School in schools, sees a majority of its Akron, Ohio — a public students outpacing national non-charter school that is a growth averages. partnership between the I Additionally, most KIPP Promise Network, the LeBron schools are outperforming the James Family Foundation, traditional public schools in and Akron Public Schools their districts.

— proves solutions to educaAlthough there are no tion woes can come in many KIPP schools in Alabama, forms.

Sumter County’s new Regardless of the specifUniversity Charter School ics, Alabamians should be opened its doors last Monday. thankful for the good charter As described in Trisha Powell schools and other innovative Crain’s AL.com article, the education options have cremission of UCS is to inteated for students across the grate the community while country. We must not, howproviding a high-quality edu- ever, neglect to learn from the cation. failures of schools in other UCS is on its way towards areas. Alabamians should achieving that mission. work, therefore, to replicate Contrary to county tradithose innovate solutions that tion, UCS boasts a student are successful, as University population that is about Charter School is doing, here half black and half white. in our state.

Before UCS, the schools in Alabama’s poorest county Parker Snider is policy were still segregated, decades relations manager for the after the U.S. Supreme Court Alabama Policy Institute.

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Mary Adamson, Shirley Mann, Maria McKee, Wilka Neighbors, Wesley Moore and Cederix Ingram are celebrating their birthdays today.

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CITYWIDE REVIVAL: The Alexander City Ministerial Association is sponsoring a citywide revival at 6:30 p.m. with Pastor Rick Levell at Marshall Street Church of God.

Today’s Anniversaries

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Paul Nolen and Pam and Steve Sherrer celebrate their anniversaries today.

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Jenny East, Pam Young, Fran Clayton, Sandra Moore, Linda Gunn, Willa Alford, Patsy Shreve and Peg Lawson pose for a photograph at First United Methodist Church last year. The ladies are getting ready for the annual Say Cheese Cheeseball fundraiser as they will begin taking orders Sept. 1.

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.

DANCE: The Mellow Valley Community Center in Cragford is hosting an 80s Dance August 25 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to dress in 80s attire, dance and sing the night away.

There will be a photo booth, 50/50 raffle and concessions. There is a $5 cover charge for this family event. For more information visit www.mellowvalleycc.com.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game Night Bingo from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday August 25. Begin with hot dogs, pizza, chips, and soft drinks.

Sunday, August 26

CHURCH HOMECOMING: River Road Baptist Church at 148 Dean Road is hosting a homecoming service Sunday, August 26 at 10 a.m. with Rebecca Futral and The Stones in concert. A love offering will be taken and a covered dish will be served at noon.

Dr. Albert Pike is pastor.

GUEST SPEAKER: Marshall Street Church is hosting special guest speaker Bro. Freddie Edwards, pastor of Sanctuary Church in Sylacauga 6 p.m.

Sunday, August 26.

Monday, August 27

Tuesday, August 28

CAMPAIGN KICKOFF: The Lake Martin Area United Way is hosting its annual Campaign Kickoff for the 2019 Campaign Season on Tuesday, August 28 at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center at Central Alabama Community College, Alex City Campus, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The public is welcome to join us for a light dinner as we announce our goal for the 2019 campaign season with River Bank & Trust as the pacesetter.

Come learn more about United Way and the 28 agencies it supports. Items to fill Disaster Buckets for use in the communities as the need arises will be accepted.

Contact the United Way office at 256-329-3600 for a list of needed items.

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CHEESE BALLS: The United Methodist Women of the Alexander City First United Methodist Church will be taking orders for cheese balls from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30. There are four flavors to pick from including Spicy Seniorita, Olde English Cheddar and Olde English Bleu.

Order forms can be picked up in the church office and orders can be placed on the church’s website at alexcityfumc. org. Cheese balls can be picked up Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Sunday, September 2

SPEECH AND HEARING CLINIC: The Auburn University Speech and Hearing Clinic is hosting a free speech and language screening Monday, August 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Haley Center at Auburn University.

For more information call 334-8449600.

MINISTERIAL MEETING: The Alexander City Ministerial Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, August 27 at the Family Worship Center.

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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.

FAMILY REUNION: The Harry family reunion will be Sunday, Sept. 1 at the New Site Town Hall. Bring a covered dish.

PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: Mt. Zion East Missionary Baptist is celebrating 15th anniversary of faithful service honoring Rev. and Sister Jimmy Thomas Sunday, September 2.

Guest minister is Rev. Justin Freeman, pastor of New Canaan Baptist in Camp Hill.

Tuesday, September 4

USHER MEETING: Early Rose District Ushers will have a meeting 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 4 at the Early Rose District Center.

Saturday, September 8

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Comer Methodist Men’s Club is hosting its monthly pancake breakfast Saturday, September 8 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. It is eat in or carry and costs $6 a plate.

BENEFIT RIDE: There will be a benefit ride to help pay the funeral cost of 12-year-old Dakota Reeves Sept.

8. Registration is from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Sportplex on the Highway 22 side in the first parking lot on the left.

Kickstands up is at 10 a.m. Scott Vick is leading the ride.

Cost is $20 a bike and $5 a passenger. There will be a 50/50 drawing and door prizes. You do not have to ride to help. You can stop by Radney’s Funeral Home in Alexander City and make a donation towards Dakota’s funeral cost.

For more information contact Pattie McLain at 256-267-5374, Scott Vick at 256-404-3841, Ike Smith at 256-7860796 or Chris Ward at 256-749-8664.

Saturday, September 1

CHRISTMAS ON THE GROUNDS: Equality United Methodist Church is

Thursday, September 13

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.

Monday, September 17

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.

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

Monday, September 24

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.

Monday, October 1

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Terry Robbins will be presenting “George Jones: The Crown Prince of Country Music” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, October 1 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.

Tuesday, October 2

Sunday, September 9

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, September 10

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.

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.

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 256234-2455.

sponsoring a prayer walk, from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. starting in the parking lot of Benjamin Russell High School.

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.

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

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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.

The Learning Tree Helping Children Learn and Grow

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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PUZZLES & HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19) You express a practical side of your personality. You will approach many diɈerent people and projects with this attitude.

You have passion and strength working for you, so be sure to use them wisely. Tonight: No one will try to stop you now.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you see a surprise head down your path, you’ll want to let others participate in what is happening.

Confusion could be the outcome, but sharing this experience might be more important than you know.

Your sense of humor will kick in.

Tonight: Listen well.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might become picky to the point of being cranky, if you are not careful. You understand your limits. Despite this, a perfectionist streak within you sets oɈ a problem. A family member or domestic issue needs your consideration.

Tonight: Time to relax.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You will communicate what is on your mind. Some people might not hear your words, but others listen. You could be tired of a partner’s combative attitude, and you’ll let him or her know in no uncertain terms. Tonight: Listen carefully to a loved one.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You could be at the end of your fuse. How you handle a diɉcult associate could determine just how volatile this situation becomes. Rest assured that you are coming from a more stable position. You also might have more control. Tonight: Kick up your heels.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) By midday, you sense a change in your energy levels and also in your perspective. You suddenly feel more upbeat and as if you can handle whatever heads your way. Great ideas often arise when you feel this way. Tonight: Join a friend for dinner and drinks.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your more playful side emerges.

A loved one can’t seem to get enough of you. This person could be unusually demonstrative right now, mainly because he or she wants your attention. A partner could act out in an unexpected way. Tonight: Accept an oɈer.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Communication might be a high priority in the morning, but by the afternoon, anything is possible.

A loved one makes an oɈer that you can’t say “no� to, nor do you want to. Optimism surrounds a pertinent situation. Tonight: Head home with favorite treat.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could be more upbeat than you have been, and Ă„nally might be ready to make a change. A conversation encourages you to follow your heart. A friend feels that excellence lies with this independence. Communicate clearly.

Tonight: Catch up on news.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You could be more out of whack than you think. For instance, you might have a hard time getting someone’s attention. You feel less appreciated than you did a few days ago. Know that this, too, will pass. Tonight: Run some errands on the way home.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You feel empowered. As a result, no one will try to push to have his or her way for long. Go for what you want, and do not allow a family member to throw oɈ your plans. Your lively ways make all the diɈerence in what occurs.

Tonight: Play it cool and calm.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your smile is contagious and draws others toward you. Understand that you could be a bit out of sync. Allow timing to work in your favor. You will get what you want, but not right this second.

Exciting news heads your way.

Tonight: Hang out at a favorite place.

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the area. They are the same team who developed Cedar Point with Russell Lands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are relatively new to the development business,â&#x20AC;? Graves said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;David, Scott and I started Cedar Point about three years ago. That was a little over a year in the making. It has been incredibly successful. But we are not new to Lake Martin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up in Sylacauga and have been on this lake all my life. Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family has had a place on the lake for 20-plus years. Scott has been on the lake since he was in diapers. I think he built his first house when he was about 4 years old.â&#x20AC;?

Russell Lands vice president of sales Steve Arnberg explained the company is happy to be working in the city limits of Alexander City. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the Russell Lands standpoint, we do so many developments that end up in Elmore County or outside the city limits,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For us to know that we can do this new development and bring 44 new houses into the city limits, is really exciting to us. It brings jobs and additional revenue into the city.â&#x20AC;?

Potential homeowners will notice a difference being in the city limits too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quite honestly it gives this development advantages that others on the lake donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have,â&#x20AC;?

Arnberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have city police and fire protection, EMT, city services, water and all the other things with being in the city. Almost all of the other developments like this with prices averaging $600,000 to $650,000 are nearing rural parts of the lake and certainly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have this kinds of services and certainly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the subdivision regs like we have in the city.â&#x20AC;?

Graves explained things will move quickly on the first phase of 24 homes now permits are in place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I likened this to a marathon,â&#x20AC;? Graves said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many things we had to get done.

The mobile homes in here had to be moved. Now, we are in the sprint phase of this thing. We need to get roads built this fall before the weather gets us. We need to sell some homes. We need to build our model home. Ideally we will have six homes with people in them by early summer.

Damon Story with Lake Martin Realty is the listing agent for the development. Pricing will go live Monday and offers will be accepted starting Sept. 11.

Graves hopes the project will turn out as well as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been a great partnership,â&#x20AC;? Graves said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have enjoyed working together. We are extremely proud of what we did at Cedar Point.

We think you will be equally proud of what we do here.â&#x20AC;?

Arnberg is hopeful of more lakefront development in the coming years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the city, this is the start of something to be looking for more of over the next sevCliff Williams / The Outlook eral years,â&#x20AC;? Arnberg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will be more of White Oak Landing is in the Dennis Creek area in the city limits of Alexander City affording property owners city water and police and this of this type of development in the city limits fire protection. Officials broke ground Wednesday morning. over the next few years.â&#x20AC;?

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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Service Electric Company, Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of 15kV Breaker Replacements Hwy 280 & Willow Street Substation at Alexander City, AL for the State of Alabama and the City of Alexander City, Owner(s), and KDYH PDGH UHTXHVW IRU ÂżQDO settlement of said Contract.

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Alexander City Outlook: Aug. 23, 30, Sept. 6 and 13, 2018 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN RE: The Estate of DELBERT RAY CARTER, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2018-0067 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said deceased having been granted to LISA STARGILL (TAYLOR), Executrix, on the 7th day of August, 2018, by the Honorable Bonita Caldwell, Judge of the Probate Court of Tallapoosa, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims

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Alexander City Outlook: Aug. 16, 23 and 30, 2018 EST/CARTER, D. PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Patricia T. Osburn, a widowed woman, originally in favor of CitiFinancial Corporation, LLC, on the 3rd day of March, 2006, said mortgage UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Recorded Card No. 213600; the undersigned Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, on September 18, 2018, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Commencing at the NW corner of NE 1/ 4 of Section 29, Township 23 North, Range 21 East, thence run South 0 degrees 30 minutes East along the 1/2 section line 424 feet to the Point of Beginning of land herein described, said point being on the South margin of Old Kellyton Road, thence continue South 0 degrees 30 minutes East 110.7 feet; thence North 74 degrees 44 minutes East 87 feet; thence North 09 degrees 40 minutes West 72.6 feet to the South margin of said Old Kellyton Road, thence North 72 degrees 40 minutes West 77.5 feet to the Point of Beginning, land being in the NW 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section 29, Township 23 North, Range 21 East, Tallapoosa County, Alabama.

Property street address for informational purposes: 1941 Kellyton Rd, Alexander, AL 35010. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, S /O O

Public Notices USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars

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The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Mortgagee/ Transferee Jahan Berns, SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C., P.O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 35255-5727, Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee, www. sirote.com/foreclosures, 438460 Alexander City Outlook: Aug. 9, 16 and 23, 2018 FC/438460

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LIZI ARBOGAST SPORTS EDITOR (256) 234-4281 X228 lizi.arbogast@alexcityoutlook.com

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

PLAYERS TO WATCH Benjamin Russell returns strong corps

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Benjamin Russell’s football team graduated a lot. Benjamin Hendrix and Jaden Tuck said goodbye on defense, and leading running back Davede Herron has moved on offensively.

But although the Wildcats lost so many from last year’s squad, they also return a solid crew and have a few that could be off the radar, for now.

Landon Cotney

Keedon Young

Young is youthful in both name and

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Curtis ‘Pokey’ Norris (72) is expected to be a big threat for Benjamin Russell’s defense this year.

experience. As a sophomore, Young got a few carries but didn’t have to do too much work behind the legs of Herron and Hezekiah Hunter. All that’s about to change, though.

Young will be the Wildcats’ starting running back and should have his name called early and often. He’s shown a lot of promise throughout the postseason with not only his speed but also with his ability. He’s not very big — Young measures in at 5-foot-6, 156 pounds —

but he’s fast and confident.

Curtis “Pokey” Norris

Some call him Curtis, but most know him as Pokey, and he’s not going to be a surprise to anyone. Everyone knows he’s coming.

Norris is a 5-foot-8, 285-pound nose guard who knows how to move. Heading into his junior year, Norris is going to anchor the defensive line for Benjamin Russell and he’s already shown an edge See WILDCATS • Page 10

Game of the Week

COUNTY CLASH:

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

For the first time since 2011, Horseshoe Bend and Dadeville are going toe to toe on the gridiron, and they’re kicking off this year’s football season with a Tallapoosa County rivalry.

The Generals will host Dadeville on Thursday night for the area’s first football game of the year.

“With them being a county school, the guys go to trade school together and see each other out and about,” Horseshoe Bend coach Josh Averett said. “They see each other a good bit. They’re still a bigger school, though, and they’ll still be athletic and good. It doesn’t matter what kind of year they had last year and all that, I know coach (Richard) White is going to do a good job with them.”

Horseshoe Bend has played the Tigers in a regular season game eight times over the years and has never beaten them, and Dadeville

SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday, Aug. 23 High school football Dadeville at Horseshoe Bend, 7 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 24 High school football Beauregard at Benjamin Russell, 7 p.m.

Central Coosa at Winterboro, 7 p.m.

Reeltown at Bullock County, 7 p.m.

High school cross country Horseshoe Bend in Montevallo Twilight Under the Lights Run, 8 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 27 High school volleyball Horseshoe Bend at Dadeville, 2:30 p.m.

JOE MCADORY Columnist

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Editor’s Note: This is the final piece in a series breaking down the Players to Watch around the area leading up to football season.

Entering his third year as the starting quarterback, it’s time for Cotney to take the team on his back. He’s proven he can be a dual threat quarterback, as his arm has gotten better and better over the years — both in strength and in precision — but he’s also one of the fastest on the team.

Also, as the quarterback, all eyes seem to be on Cotney this year.

“If anything, I think sometimes I’d like him to get a little more aggressive and take charge,” Benjamin Russell coach Kevin Smith said. “Landon does a fine job, though.”

Cotney has adjusted well to the new offensive system the Wildcat coaching staff has introduced this year and seems ready to take the team under his wing.

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DADEVILLE VS. HORSESHOE BEND Game date: Dadeville Tigers at Horseshoe Bend Generals ...

Thursday, 7 p.m. ... Non-area game Media coverage: Tune in to Inside the Lines Live on The Outlook Facebook page at 6 p.m. for pre-game coverage.

Teams: Both teams open the series tonight.

Series: Dadeville and Horseshoe Bend have played each other eight times, and the Tigers have won all eight games.

Outlook prediction: Dadeville 21, Horseshoe Bend 13 stayed true to its trend when the two faced off in a spring game in May. The Tigers easily defeated HBS, but White said that all goes out the window.

“Things they did in the spring and things we did were very vanilla,” White said. “Sometimes (beating them) can actually be a bad thing because they get a little overconfident and think it’s going to be easy. But I’m telling you, it’s not going to be easy. They’ll be ready to play.”

Both teams are most wary of the opposing quarterback.

Slade McCullers is in his

second year as Dadeville’s starting QB after winning the job last year while Jeff Rice was out with an injury.

For the Generals, Nywanski Russell moves from receiver and will start his first varsity game as quarterback Thursday.

“Their quarterback is very athletic and I expect him to have more situational runs,” White said. “They’ll try to put the ball in his hands because he’s a playmaker.

We’ve got to make him do things he doesn’t really want to do and make him uncomfortable.”

As for the run game,

which both teams are known for, there are still a lot of things up in the air and the first game of the year could determine a lot in terms of who does most of the work on the ground throughout the year.

For Dadeville, freshmen Javuntae Holley and Christian Nelson will be getting their names called quite a bit, while Josh Taylor and Cam Tai will also get some carries. White said Tai has actually been a pleasant surprise; Tai is a starting defensive back but has been one of the strongest running See GAME • Page 10

Coffee Corner to host ‘fifth quarter’ Jonathan Bloom and will also have cornhole boards set up.

There’s not a lot of places “We’ve partnered with the around Alexander City for local churches and all the youngsters, or even their youth pastors in town to help families, to go after watching me pool the kids,” Blanco the high school football said. “They have a lot more games on Friday nights. influence, so that was my Most places are closed down idea to get more kids out. for the evening by that time.

Our whole thought process But The Coffee Corner Coffee Corner manager Tony behind it was for it to be a is going to fill that void Blanco said. “It’s just a place safe place for kids to go on this week, as it’s hosting for people to come after the Friday night.”

Benjamin Russell’s “fifth football game; we’re trying The Coffee Corner is quarter” on Friday night to create a nice environment, also offering a deal where from 8 to 11 p.m. so what’s another perfect attendees can bring their “I’ve heard people say place to have it than at the Benjamin Russell tickets that they used to have a alley?” and get 15 percent off their fifth quarter in town, and During the event, The purchase. The event is open I always thought that was Coffee Corner will be to everyone, too, not just something cool to do,” The hosting live music by BRHS fans.

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

eferees are rarely the subject of high school football game stories. It’s about getting the kids’ names in the newspaper, right?

Not only did I break this cardinal rule, I once referred to referees as “zebras” and my editor had a conniption.

I was just 17 and it was only my second game. What did he expect?

Here’s the deal: Spruce Creek (Florida) quarterback Tom Abdo faked a handoff to the fullback on consecutive plays and raced (or trotted, or sprinted, etc.) untouched for apparent touchdowns. Both times, Longwood Lyman defenders tackled the fullback, prompting the whistle.

Except the fullback didn’t have the ball. Coaches went ballistic. Players went ballistic. Abdo, my classmate, was standing in the end zone … with the football. This was 1985 — not exactly the era of replay.

Officials ruled in Lyman’s favor and Spruce Creek ultimately lost by a touchdown. I couldn’t wait to punish those dirty referees in print.

So I referred to them as zebras over and over again and chastised their incoherence. There I was, calling people names in a sports story for the Port Orange Observer. I’m still mortified.

With the dawn of high school football season upon us, game stories will be written and edited on deadline. Proper judgment must be used in a race against the clock — that rush of adrenaline we call deadline. Sportswriters are human.

We will make mistakes, particularly when haste is a factor. Here are a few of my Friday night blunders over the years: • Charged with taking photos at the Seabreeze (Daytona Beach, Florida) at Titusville game back in 1988, I found a good spot on the sidelines and prepared my camera. Suddenly I realized I failed to bring film. I spent the night racing up U.S. Highway 1 back to our New Smyrna Beach office to recover a roll of film and made it back to the stadium by the start of the fourth quarter. Stupid me.

Why didn’t I just buy some at a store in Titusville and save the trip?

• As the godfather of the OpelikaAuburn News’ Prep Blitz Saturday section, I often designed the pages Friday afternoon — drawing boxes where the photos and stories would fit. It saved us so much time later on. I also pre-wrote a few headlines, which were obviously subject to change. One pre-written headline had Chambers Academy beating Springwood. They didn’t, and I forgot to change the headline. Way to go, Joe. • As a college student at Auburn, I was asked by the Columbus LedgerEnquirer to cover a Benjamin Russell game, either at Auburn, Opelika or Central-Phenix City, I can’t remember which. Barely familiar with the area, I referred to Benjamin Russell as the Warriors, confusing the Wildcats with nearby Russell County’s mascot. Sorry about that.

• The New Smyrna Beach Barracudas has an all-star cast of an offensive line back in 1989 and I heralded them as the ‘Hogs’, referring to the Washington Redskins’ star linemen. After a horrendous showing against Father Lopez, a private school in Daytona, I re-named them the ‘Pigs.’ Really? Kick me now. Then kick me harder. · I worked a few games for al.com back in 2013, including the Auburn at Opelika showdown, which is always a pretty big deal here in Lee County.

I charted each player statistically on a note tablet, but misplaced that important piece of information.

How do you write a big game story without it? I’d covered more than 340 prep games and never lost a notepad.

Somehow, I managed to write a pretty fair story, made deadline and didn’t refer to anyone as zebras or pigs along the way.

Joe McAdory is a communications editor at Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business.

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unlike any other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time when I look and Landon is catching the ball about the same time Pokey is grabbing him,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing against our O-line, but when our (defensive) line wants to get to you, they will.â&#x20AC;?

Hezekiah Hunter

Hunter actually led Benjamin Russell in touchdowns a year ago, but this year, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more likely to see him on the defensive side of the ball. Hunterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moving to inside linebacker this year, and although heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had to learn a virtual new position, Smith said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adjusted to it seamlessly.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have his work cut out for him, trying to replace the likes of Hendrix and Tuck who seemed to come out of nowhere at opposing offenses, but Hunter is ready for the challenge.

And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to say the Wildcat faithful wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see his juking and jiving abilities on offense at all. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll back up Young at running back.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Za is going to be so explosive,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a guy that can turn a slant into a touchdown.â&#x20AC;?

Stowes is another who will likely play both ways for the Wildcats, starting at defensive back and also playing at a special position Smith likes to call the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Z-back,â&#x20AC;? which is sort of a hybrid tight end/wide receiver.

Stowes is a pure athlete, having shown prowess on the basketball court and on the track.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heading into his junior season and will definitely be one to look out for this year on the Za Stowes (2) will likely play both ways for the Wildcats this year. gridiron.

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backs of the preseason.

On the Generalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense, Jamal Buchanan, Trent Cotney and Dakota Hill will all be relied upon to do some of the work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to have at least one or two of them get hot and be able to break some long runs,â&#x20AC;? Averett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If our defense plays like they did in the spring, I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a chance.â&#x20AC;?

Dadevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense will be anchored by its front line. Payton Eaton and Russell Sapp are both seniors and are starting at inside linebacker, but both lack football experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played football since middle school and the other one has missed a couple years playing,â&#x20AC;?

White said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those two guys are going to have to get in there, make some reads, get their hats on someone and tackle them, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping our defensive line can help them by attacking (Horseshoe Bendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) front and not letting the blockers come off easy.â&#x20AC;?

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