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Time to celebrate 17 county school students garner high honors

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

The Tallapoosa County Board of Education set aside time during Monday night’s board meeting to recognize 17 students who achieved high marks on a recent civics test mandated by the state, as well as reading and approving a special resolution remembering former Daviston and New Site basketball coach Bryan Yates.

Seventeen students from all three of the county high schools received special recognition from the board for making at least a 90 on a 100-question test the state legislature requires all high school seniors to pass before graduation. Superintendent Joe Windle said this test pulls questions from the same bank of questions used in the test administered to prospective See AWARDS • Page 3

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$18 million expansion coming to Coosa County sawmill

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Although Medicare is still rolling out new cards with new numbers for everyone in the program with an April completion date, Medicare recipients in Alabama should already have theirs.

Mike Morris, the Social Security district manager, spoke to the “Lunch and Learn” crowd at Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama Thursday about the new cards Alabamians should have received in August and protections owners should take to avoid being a victim of fraud.

“You should have your new card by now,” Morris said. “If you don’t, we need to verify your address.”

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The current sawmill operation for Central Alabama Wood Products, top, on Highway 9 in Nixburg is undergoing a $18 million expansion. Larry Jones, above left, of Central Alabama Wood Products speaks with guests following an announcement in Rockford about the $18 million expansion.

Central Alabama Wood Products is investing another $18 million to double the production capacity of its sawmill operation in Nixburg.

“It is a good day in Coosa County and it’s a good day in Alabama,” Lake Martin Area Industrial Development Authority (LMAEDA) Executive Director Don McClellan said.

“Someone makes this kind of investment, it’s good for the entire state.”

McClellan is proud the company chose to reinvest in the area.

“Central Alabama Wood Products could have made this investment anywhere it wanted to in the U.S.,” he said. “For that matter, anywhere in the world, but they chose Coosa County. We thank them for that.”

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The Alexander City police and fire departments responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 280 West and Central Boulevard Tuesday afternoon. The driver of a Chevrolet Blazer was airlifted to Baptist South in Montgomery. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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Man retiring from the military deploys new rules in marriage DEAR ABBY: My husband of 10 years is in the process of retiring from the military and is now re-evaluating “procedures” and “policies” of everything -- including our marriage. I’m trying to respect his needs in an effort to help him make sense of things. However, there are times when I feel some of his new rules are hurtful or harmful and need to be negotiated or evaluated.

(By the way, in general, I do not encourage or support the idea of “rules” in marriage aside from fidelity; communication should be the rule in my opinion, but I digress.)

His latest rule is that I need to be covered when getting ready in the morning (“It’s not proper to be so comfortable naked, and if you respect me, you would do as I ask”).

He said he thinks I look amazing now, but then he added: “Think about when you are your grandmother’s age; you won’t be pleasant to look at.”

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As his partner, I feel we should make each other feel comfortable in the buff, and it’s harmful to ask our partner to cover up for any reason in the sanctity of our home. We have no children and live alone, and I have always gotten ready in the mornings this way, behind closed doors, where no one but my husband can see me. Abby, can you guide us to resolution on this matter? -- NOTHING TO HIDE IN GEORGIA DEAR NOTHING: As a military man, your husband is used to rules and structure, which are necessary in that environment. This, however, is civilian life. Before allowing him to make any more rules or institute a change

Mrs. Helen Oliver Crowe 1925-2018 Funeral service for Mrs. Helen Oliver Crowe will be Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Rev. Bruce McClendon will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home.

Mrs. Crowe was born on September 19, 1925 in Tallapoosa County to Horace Green Oliver and Zelda Mae Peters Oliver. She was a faithful member of the First Presbyterian Church of Alexander City and thoroughly enjoyed the

Mrs. Bobbie Bonner Taunton 1936 - 2018 Funeral Service for Mrs. Bobbie Bonner Taunton, 82, of Alexander City, Alabama, will be Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home.

Dr. Steve Campbell of Snowdoun Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home.

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DEAR ABBY: My mother and her brother are buried in a family graveyard. He is on the upper side. It was understood by both families that I would be buried next to my mother when I died. My uncle’s grandson recently passed away and, without saying a word about it to our family, my cousin had him buried next to my mother. She said the space beside my mother was more desirable than the one on my uncle’s side.

I’m so upset I can’t sleep, and I don’t know if I should pay to have the deceased moved to my uncle’s side of the graveyard or just let him lay there. I feel beyond

betrayed, and I will never speak to this vile woman again. She said I am overreacting. Am I? -- CAN’T SLEEP IN THE SOUTH DEAR CAN’T SLEEP: While your feelings are understandable, and I don’t blame you for being upset, to let this take over your life would be a mistake. It couldn’t hurt to inquire at the cemetery about having your cousin’s corpse moved, although I’m not sure it can be done without the consent of his next of kin.

If moving his body is not possible, please remember that when you are gone, your spirit will join with your mother’s regardless of where your earthly remains reside.

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Seekers Bible Study Group. She worked as a seamstress at the Number 1 Mill of Russell Corp for many years. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, and reading. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. She was an excellent cook and made wonderful fried apple pies.

She is survived by her daughters, Kale C. Hill of Opelika and Marlene House (Sam) of Prattville; sons, Ronald Crowe (Martha) of Cave Spring, GA and Steve Crowe (Emmett) of Alexander City; grandchildren, Bart Crowe, Melinda Crowe Blackwelder (Dwayne), Brian Hill, Karen Crowe Hayes (Carl), Sloane Hill Fitzgerald (Brian), and Adam House; eleven great grandchildren;

six great-great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Faye Burdette (Jimmy) and Mary Ann Oliver; brother-in-law, Wade Crowe; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband James Howard Crowe; sisters, Margie Smith and Larue Burnett; and brothers Wardell Oliver and Sim Oliver; and son-inlaw, Larry Hill.

The family will accept flowers or memorial contributions may be made to The First Presbyterian Church, 371 Jefferson Street, Alexander City, AL 35010.

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on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Grandview Medical Center (Birmingham). She was born on November 14, 1936 in Stroud, Alabama to Robert H. Bonner and Lillian Cornelia Esco Bonner. She was a member of Comer Memorial Baptist Church. Mrs. Taunton was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

She enjoyed spending time with her granddaughters. She was a 1955 graduate of Benjamin Russell High School where she was in the band and served as majorette. She went on to attend college at JSU where she was also a majorette.

She is survived by her husband

of 58 years, Thomas V. Taunton of Alexander City; daughters, Alesia T. Dooley (Tim) of Montgomery and Tammy T. Perdew of Alexander City; granddaughters, Haley A. Perdew and Kelsey L. Perdew; and numerous other family members in Texas and Florida.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome.com.

Mrs. Betty J. Daniel Funeral service for Mrs. Betty J. Daniel, 85, of Alexander City, AL; Friday, Dec. 14, 2018; 11 a.m.; Darian Baptist Church, Alexander City, AL. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation: Thursday, Dec. 13. 2018 at funeral home 1-7 p.m. Final arrangements entrusted to Armour’s Memorial Funeral Home.

Mr. J.T. Gaddis Mr. J.T. Gaddis, 81, of Goodwater, AL died on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at his residence.

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Public Meetings • 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 pre-meeting 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 825-9841 to inquire about the agenda.

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Expansion Larry Jones and Pat McGinn own the company. It started almost two decades ago with a much smaller but still large investment in a sawmill in Nixburg.

“Hard to believe about 17 years ago, Pat’s dad and I made a $2 million investment,” Jones said.

“I thought that was a lot of money at the time.

Never would I have guessed 15 years later would be spending nearly $18 million.”

The investment is for a high-tech sawmill operation replacing one of its current mills at the company’s Nixburg site producing hardwood crossties.

“We will double our production capacity with this expansion,” Jones said.

The expansion will not create any new jobs directly, but it will increase the pay of some jobs onsite and create others offsite.

“In the sawmill business today, technology and optimization come into play and that is where the majority of our investment will be,” Jones said. “Sometimes you will have a reduced number of jobs, but they will be higher-paying jobs.”

The indirect jobs will come from feeding the capacity of the new sawmill. Jones said he

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expects 40 to 50 jobs to be created within trucking, logging and timber companies. He also explained there is already a market for the crossties.

“Railroads have been doing well because of the shortage of truck drivers,” Jones said.

“They are continuing to reinvest in their systems.

The average life of a crosstie is 30 years and 20 million crossties are replaced each year just to keep the rails maintained.”

Central Alabama Wood Products’ corporate headquarters has been in Wetumpka for 25 years and it has other locations in Alabama.

“We own three sawmills in the state,” Jones said. “This is our largest and oldest and this is where we are putting our largest investment.”

The expansion will benefit all of Coosa County, Jones said.

“We are going to have over a $2 million payroll here in Coosa County,” Jones said. “This is the backbone of America – small towns and counties.”

To help with the expansion, the Coosa County Commission approved tax abatements for the project, including 10 years of property tax, not including the tax for education. It also abated the sales and use tax of

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LMAEDA Executive Director Don McClellan speaks at Tuesday’s announcement about the $18 expansion at Central Alabama Wood Products.

equipment and materials for the project. The new sawmill should be in operation by November 2019.

Officials celebrated the Central Alabama Wood Products’ success Tuesday.

“Way more than 50 percent of the jobs created come from our existing industries,” Alabama Department of Commerce’s Bob Smith said. “It is always nice to announce a new project but it is not the sign of success. The surest sign of success comes when they expand. You know the workforce is successful and you know the community is successful.”

Unzell Kelley, who serves Coosa County in two public positions as county commissioner and as a board member for LMAEDA, praised the

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investment.

“Economic development is so vital to what we do at every level of government,” Kelley said. “Creating an environment for industry and business so we can recruit them, locate, grow and stay is what we are committed to in the Lake Martin region. One of the most important and overlooked aspects in economic development is the focus placed on the retention of existing industry and business.”

McGinn said his family has been in the lumber business in the area for generations and hopes to continue it for generations to come.

“I own Bass Lumber Company in Wetumpka and we are celebrating our 72nd year in business,” McGinn said.

“Hopefully we will be around here for a while.”

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Eva Middlebrooks said. “That is about normal for this time of year.”

Middlebrooks made some suggestions to avoid long lines at the courthouse to take care of property taxes.

“I would encourage people to come on in,” she said. “The closer to Dec. 31, the longer the wait will be. It could be as long as four or five hours in line.”

Middlebrooks advised those whose mortgage companies normally pay the notice to monitor things to make sure it gets done.

She said property owners can check online to see if taxes have been paid.

“All of the mortgage companies usually pay by the end of November,” Middlebrooks said.

“Property owners can keep tabs on

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it through our website.”

Property owners can go to www. tallapoosapropertytax.com and click on the “Search & Pay Taxes” tab to search for their property and the status of property tax payments.

Property owners who do not pay their taxes by the Dec. 31 deadline will be subject to fees and interests and if still unpaid the property will be sold at auction.

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citizens going through the naturalization process.

“Building good citizens and good citizenship is key to us,” Windle said. “We made it part of our mission statement.”

Windle told the students he wants them to continue growing and become productive members of their communities, no matter where they go after high school. He feels such a test is important in this day and age.

“The Founders realized if we were going to sustain this thing, it would require educated citizens,” Windle said.

The 17 students recognized were Jayla Tolbert, Zachary Rickman, Madolyn Daniel, Kalexia Cox, Makayla Bender and Takijah Bender from Dadeville High School; Michael Lowe and Morgan McGuire from Reeltown High School; and Rylee Holley, Logan Clayton, Colton Powell, Colby Cheaney, Reanna Norrell, Sarah Colley, Cody Flournoy, Elijah Brown and Chastity Mitchell from Horseshoe Bend.

While Takijah Bender, McGuire and the students from Horseshoe Bend were not at the meeting, the board celebrated all of the students for achieving so highly on the test.

Casey Davis, the director of student services, read the resolution remembering Yates, while Windle and others at the meeting shared a few remarks about Yates.

“We lost a Tallapoosa County icon this week,” Windle said. “We can’t fully measure the positive impact he had on so many people. I want to introduce a resolution on this. We need in some way to make coach Yates part of the minutes, part of the history of Tallapoosa County.”

Windle also said he had the privilege of playing against Yates while on Reeltown’s basketball team.

Windle described Yates as a fearless leader who helped New Site’s basketball team become a regular participant in the state basketball tournament and used his leadership skills to teach his players to be the best they could be, both on and off the court.

“I want to thank you all for remembering his memory,” Yates’ granddaughter Desiree Sharpe said.

“It makes me feel good, all the words you shared.”

Board member Betty Carol Graham added, “He really was a special person in our lives.”

The Tallapoosa County Board of Education also handled the following items: • A motion to pay the system’s bills passed, as did a motion to approve the monthly financial report.

• The board approved hiring Lauren Ledbetter as a special needs teacher at Dadeville High School.

• County commissioner and local AEA representative T.C. Coley said he heard some significant items could be coming down the pipeline in the upcoming session of the legislature, including the possibility of a statewide education plan, increasing the requirement for teachers to earn tenure to five years, and allowing local governmental bodies to opt out of one level of employee retirement and go to a different level, which could allow a similar action to be taken in education.

The next meeting of the Tallapoosa County Board of Education will be at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14 at the board of education building.

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he Alexander City Board of Education is holding a special retirement reception for outgoing superintendent Dr. Darrell Cooper Thursday afternoon at the central office beginning at 3:30 p.m., giving members of the community the chance to wish him well as he prepares for the next phase of his life.

For the past five years, Cooper has worked hard overseeing the city school system, helping make sure the right decisions were being made for the schools and the students at each campus.

When a difficult decision was made, especially if members of the community criticized Cooper for the choice he made, many times he explained how and why he chose the option he did. For example, following the snowstorm in December 2017, Cooper explained why he chose to keep students in school and shouldered the blame for a decision which, in hindsight, turned out not to be the best potential course of action.

That is the mark of a true leader.

Instead of hiding and refusing to answer questions, Cooper instead explained his position and how he used the best information he had at his disposal to make his decisions. He chose not to pass the blame on to anyone else, instead taking all the criticism himself.

Being a school superintendent is by no means the easiest job in the world. Having someone of Cooper’s caliber watching over the Alexander City School System for the past five years, through the good and the bad, is something we should be thankful for.

So take a moment and enjoy Thursday’s retirement reception for Cooper. Make sure he knows what you have thought of him throughout his tenure as superintendent. He worked hard doing what he believed was best for the students of the Alexander City School System, so it only seems right to take a moment and celebrate the accomplishments he helped oversee.

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T.C. Coley represents District 1, including half of Coley Creek, the Andrew Jackson subdivision, the southern part of Indian Hill, North Central Avenue, part of Pearson’s T.C. Coley Chapel Road, the Northside community and portion of Spring Hill community.

His phone number is 256-212-9316. His address is 2316 North Central Avenue, Kellyton.

Steve Robinson represents District 2, which includes the southern part of Alexander City, the Cedar Creek area, Ourtown and Willow Point.

His phone number is 256-6540047. His address is 300 Heritage Drive Alexander City.

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John McKelvey represents District 3, which includes Jackson’s Gap, Hackneyville, New Site and Daviston.

McKelvey currently serves as chairman. His phone number is 256-794-4405.

John His address is 1285 Freeman Road, Dadeville.

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“The Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”

— Isaiah 7:14

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Last of famous probate judges: Hardy McCollum

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n Alabama political history, the office of probate judge was the most powerful and prestigious position. In the old days, in every county in Alabama, the probate judge was not only judge, he also appointed all county positions, hired all county employees and was chairman of the county commission. He was essentially the king of the county.

In bygone days, gubernatorial candidates ran grassroots campaigns.

There were no televisions, so the first and maybe only stop they would make in their quest for the governor’s mansion was to kiss the ring and get the endorsement of the probate judge. The omnipotent probate judge would endorse them and that endorsement usually meant they would carry that county. The local folks would follow the lead of their judge.

The last vestige of the era of vintage probate judges will end this year with the retirement of Tuscaloosa County Probate Judge Hardy McCollum.

Judge McCollum is only 71. However, Alabama law disallows judges from running for reelection after age 70. He has been the longest-serving probate judge in the state, and at the time of his first election in 1976 he was the youngest probate judge (28) in Alabama. McCollum has served his home county as probate judge for 42 years.

During that time, he has consistently been considered the most popular political figure in his county. He has always run as a Democrat. When the tide turned and the state went Republican in the 1980s and 1990s and most of the state’s prominent politicians switched to the

STEVE FLOWERS Columnist Republican Party, Hardy refused to change. He withstood the tidal wave and remained the most revered public official in Tuscaloosa County.

The anomaly of his popularity is that he continues to hold the title of chairman of the county commission, a rarity in this day and time, especially for a large county such as Tuscaloosa. There are only 15 counties in the state where the probate judge still serves as chairman of the county commission and among those are only two populous counties, Lee and Tuscaloosa.

McCollum was born and raised in Tuscaloosa.

He learned at an early age how much the Goodrich and Gulf States paper plants meant to Tuscaloosa.

Druid City was also dependent upon public employees. Tuscaloosa was home to the state mental health institutions, Bryce and Partlow. The University of Alabama has always been Tuscaloosa’s mainstay. Hardy grew up selling peanuts, popcorn and programs at Denny Stadium.

Hardy married his high school sweetheart, Juanita.

They both graduated from Tuscaloosa High School and the University of Alabama.

They have three children, Jay, Jason and Joy, all of whom live in Tuscaloosa, which enables the Hardys to enjoy their five grandchildren. Their second son, Jason, and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox grew up together as neighbors and best friends.

After college, Hardy began work in Tuscaloosa and became active in the Jaycees, which was a normal training ground for aspiring politicos in those days. His first political experience was campaigning for Richard Shelby for the state senate in 1970.

Hardy was elected probate judge in his first race and has subsequently been reelected to six more six-year terms.

He dispensed with his opponents easily each time.

Hardy’s last reelection, in 2012, was one that caught the eye of most political observers throughout the state. President Barack Obama headed the Democratic ticket and it was a tsunami wipeout of almost every white Democrat in the Heart of Dixie. This red tidal wave also swept through Tuscaloosa but McCollum stood out like a sore thumb, winning with 67 percent of the vote against a Republican sheriff.

There is an old saying in Alabama politics that home folks know you best. Hardy attributed his longevity and success to always doing the right thing even if it was not politically popular.

People will respect you if you are doing the right thing.

It’s time for him to go to the house and, hopefully, he will enjoy his retirement years, which will be spent in his beloved Tuscaloosa County. He will be replaced as probate judge by a Republican. It’s the passing of an era in Alabama politics.

Steve Flowers’ weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers.

He served 16 years in the Alabama Legislature. To contact Flowers, visit www. steveflowers.us.

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WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: Mount Zion West Baptist Church at 962 Peppers Road in Alexander City is hosting a Women of Destiny Conference Dec. 9 to Dec. 15.

Speakers include Mother Ora Traylor, Minister Marilyn Benson, Minister JoAnn Shealey, Pastor Georgia Ann Staples, Pastor Betty Hoyett, Prophetess Margie Bullock and Pastor Berthene Ferrell.

Sessions start at 7 p.m. nightly with sessions on Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 9 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 14

CHOIR CONCERT: The Benjamin Russell High School Choir is hosting its annual Christmas concert featuring the Gospel Choir, Varsity Singers and Intro Choir. There will also be solos from many of the students.

There will carols, songs and more. The concert is free and is being held at Calvary Heights Baptist Church.

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COMMUNITY CLEANUP: The public is invited to meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. to pick up supplies and assignments to help clean up the roads of Alexander City. For more information please contact Jacob Meacham at jacob. meacham@alexandercitychamber. com.

TRADE DAY: The Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends monthly trade in Millerville on Highway 9 between Ashland and Goodwater will be Saturday, Dec. 15 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments will be available.

OPEN HOUSE: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is hosting an open house and hayride Saturday, Dec. 15 from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served in the park visitor center and the tour road will be lit with luminaries.

Reservations are required for the hayride. Call 256-234-7111 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily to do so.

CHRISTMAS PARADE: The Town of Camp Hill is holding a Christmas parade Saturday, Dec. 15 starting at 1 p.m. at the Edward Bell Tech Center.

Sunday, Dec. 16

CHRISTMAS MUSICAL: The Faith Temple Choir and Music Ministries is presenting a celebration of Christmas with the musical “Come Let Us Adore” Sunday, Dec. 16 at 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTMAS PARADE: The Annual Dadeville Christmas Parade is at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16. The parade will come up Lafayette Street before turning on Broadnax Street passing in front of the courthouse.

Starting at noon there will be activities around the courthouse square.

PASTORAL INSTALLATION: New Style Baptist Church is having a pastoral installation for Pastor Ivan M. Harris and Lady Tamikia

Harris Sunday, Dec. 16 at 2:45 p.m.

The church is located at 294 Coosa County Road 20 in Equality. The guest speaker will be Pastor Bobby L. Harris of New Hop Baptist Church in Sylacauga.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: The music and ministry of Orr Street Baptist Church is hosting their presentation of “The Promised One,” Sunday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. A meal will be served in the fellowship hall afterward.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION: The Studio is hosting “A Christmas Celebration” Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. at the Cooper Recreation Center. the Little Beauties, Jazzy Ladies, Regeneration Community Praisers, Cheernastics Divas, 3D Majorette Team and Mothers of Praise will be performing.

Special guest will be Jovani, the Dance Factory of Talladega.

Admission is a can of food or toy to help families at Christmas.

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CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: First Presbyterian Church is hosting a Christmas Music Program Sunday, Dec. 23 at 11 a.m. instead of the regular worship service. Everyone is invited to attend.

Saturday, Jan. 12

TEEN SUMMIT: The Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area will be holding its second annual Teen Leadership Challenge Summit Saturday, Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cooper Recreation Center in Alexander City. Guest speakers for the event include local high school science teacher Courtney Davis and former Miss America Mallory Hagan. The event will also include a college fair and an essay contest with a $500 scholarship prize. Essays must be submitted by Jan. 8, 2019.

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FERST READERS: The Dadeville Public Library hosts the Ferst Readers program every Thursday at 1 p.m. Children up to the age of five who live in Tallapoosa County are eligible for free books.

FEAST OF SHARING: Alexander City United Methodist Church and St. James Episcopal Church host a Feast of Sharing meal Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at the fellowship hall of the Methodist Church on Green Street.

OPEN STUDIO: The Artists Association of Central Alabama sponsors an open studio every Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dadeville Senior Center on Columbus Street. Come and paint your own project or join in special Christmas projects. Eliminate stress, laugh, share a love of painting. Call Kay Fincher at 256-825-2506.

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Contact Sonya Bryan for more information at 256-329-0507.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Overeaters Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. on Thursdays at the Trinity Campus of First United Methodist Church next to Russell Hospital.

There are no dues, fees or weighins. Contact Lisa at 256-749-0160 at ww.oa.org.

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 Wednesdays through Nov. 14 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The seminar is sponsored Radney Funeral Home and First United Methodist Church.

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 third Monday at 10 a.m. the Trinity campus of First United Methodist Church will be a caregiver support group. Call 256329-7177 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.

TOPS offers tools and programs for healthy living and weight management, with exceptional group fellowship and recognition. Established in 1948 to champion weight-loss support and success, we’ve helped millions of people live healthier lives.

Come out and visit us. 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) 4964210 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 256234-1134 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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Drive brings up memories of yesteryear and desire to create new memories

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’d made the drive a hundred times. Most of us in east Alabama have. It’s the drive down U.S. Highway 431 to Florida. I have so many memories, all of them good.

I’m going to start on Highway 169 in Crawford.

We were going to Panama City in our 1980 Pinto and I saw an armadillo. This was in the early 1980s. I was fascinated. They were rare.

I had never seen one before.

Now they are everywhere.

Ev-Ree-Where!

We used to go through Seale and pass right by the Possum Trot. Yep, the Possum Trot. I always got a kick out of that name. Back then, it was a two-lane. Now, the four-lane bypasses it but you do pass the Dollar General and the DriveThru Museum of Wonder.

Apparently, they have the Possum Trot Auction every Friday night.

Somewhere between that turn and Eufaula is or was an old paper mill. I just remember it stinking the first time we went through there.

My brother and I had never smelled anything so vile in our short lives. Each of us accused the other of passing gas — silent but violent.

JODY FULLER Columnist Eufaula was always a highlight of the drive. It still is. Lake Eufaula is the “Bass Fishing Capital of the World!” Yesterday, even with the rain, I saw a bald eagle soaring over the lake. It was majestic.

I stopped at Tom Mann’s Fish World just north of the lake once when I was a bit older. He had monster white catfish there. Apparently, the nearby alligators got them.

There are gators everywhere down there — I’ve heard up to 40,000.

Eufaula is a beautiful town.

I want to take my family and make new memories. Maybe we could go to the Possum Trot auction, too. The homes are old and beautiful. A few years ago, they made it a four-lane through that old, beautiful area. I thought it was a terrible idea but they made it work. They made progress without destroying the old-town charm.

Just south of town, I saw the Christmas truck — an

18-wheeler — all lit up. I couldn’t stop. The rain was coming down in buckets.

Next up is a series of small towns. Abbeville. Yellawood.

If it doesn’t say “Yellawood,” you don’t want it, believe me, or something like that. It’s also home to my friends, Bugg and Blalock.

Good people. I had a gig in Headland for the chamber of commerce a few years ago.

Good people. My good friend Bobby lives in Newville.

Northview High School is on the right just as you get into Dothan. On my second tour to Iraq, we had our deployment ceremony there.

Special memories with good people.

I took a left on Ross Clark Circle, which goes all the way around Dothan. There are more Waffle Houses on this circle than any other place in America. If you miss the turn into their parking lot, just hold your breath. There’s another one 1,000 feet up the road.

Be careful not to miss the turn on U.S. Highway 231 to Florida. When I was a kid, we missed that turn and the Pinto went around that circle three times.

Just a few miles down the road is the home of the

National Peanut Festival.

That’s a big deal in the Wiregrass. Don’t you dare make a crack on the Miss Peanut Festival. I learned that first hand. They come from all over: Miss Arriton, Miss Enterprise, Miss Abbeville, Miss Headland, Miss Newville. It’s real big.

Just 15 miles down the road is the Florida state line, home of package stores and gas stations. Be sure to get gas in Alabama; it’s 40 cents more in the Sunshine State.

On our first trip to Florida, we went with my uncle. I didn’t know if Florida would be open. I thought it was like a bigger Callaway Gardens. It was open, by the way, but the ocean had dried up. That’s what mama and Uncle Wayde told me. I thought as soon as you crossed the border there’d be “worter.” I like to throw in a rhyme every now and then. It was just a plowed-up field. They were pulling my chain.

I saw my first buffalo in Campbellton. I was 7. That was cool.

I turned off 231 to go to Chipley for my gig. The rain was coming down in dump trucks by this point. There were flash-flood warnings.

There were fallen trees all

along the side of the highway courtesy of Hurricane Michael.

My nerves were almost shot but I had somewhere to be and I eventually made it to the armory to entertain some of the awesome citizen soldiers of the Florida National Guard. They had been activated for hurricane relief in Panama City and the surrounding areas, although some of them suffered catastrophic damage to their homes as well. That’s their job. I love those men and women. Salute.

The trip back was quite uneventful. I made three stops along the way: Walmart, to get some stuff for the baby. The Center Stage to get a picture of the big, fancy sign. Ric Flair will be there in February. And the Christmas truck just south of Eufaula. It wasn’t raining. I had to stop.

Memories.

Jody Fuller is from Opelika, Ala. He is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller.com.

Christmas brings gatherings with old friends and memories

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hat a lovely merry Christmas celebration gathering the “Chit-Chatters” ladies had at Coaches Corner in Wetumpka last Thursday.

It is always good to see those you have come to know quite well walk in the doorway. It’s just amazing how much you find in common once you get to chatting and sharing with the ones around you. We had a private room set aside from the regular customers that Coaches Corner was serving and when we all laughed, I know they heard and wondered what was going on next door.

We had an extra-long table which enabled all of us to sit together but if at one end it was difficult to hear the conversation. We all enjoyed being together, and everyone I know enjoyed the food they ordered and the kind service.

We all enjoyed playing Dirty Santa.

The gifts were nice and some of us got our choice stolen from us twice. It was all in good fun and very much enjoyed. It was suggested a squaredancing evening may come to pass if enough couples are interested, so we shall see.

Ladies who enjoyed the Christmas gathering of Chit-Chatters were Patti Self, Melinda

ROSIE MORGAN Columnist Brown, Barbara Brown, Norma Philhauwer, Janice Moses, Sharon Coffman, Donna Kay Blake, Pat Hipp, Debbie Johnson, Carla Luck, Phoenix Martin, Jackie Dean, Dianne Perrett, Lynda Moseley, Betty Haynes, Betty House, Rachel Fuller, Sue Pemberton Best, Nancy and Debbie Shortreed, Carol Kenney, Yvonne Myers, Jean Sims and Rosie Morgan.

Happy anniversary to Charlie and Nelda Hayes of Kellyton on their 64th year of marriage on Dec. 18.

Happy birthday to Chason Montgomery Channell, who turned 19 on Dec. 16.

I have had to work hard with my memory to get some Christmas cards written this year.

I have put away my greeting card book in such a safe place that even I don’t know where to find it. The address book I carry in my handbag, which included almost all of those folks, was stolen by one or two of our doggies and they ate all of the pages from A to K. I was disappointed but cannot stay upset with my dog kids; they love my papery things

and are just too sweet.

Like many others, I don’t send as many cards as I did years ago when postage was much cheaper. Cards are very reasonable but the postage adds up quickly to $100 or more, especially if you send cards overseas.

When I visited my brother in Somerset, in southwest England, I walked the two miles from his farm into the village of Somerton, a lovely, friendly place where I saw the local postal delivery man, dressed as Santa,

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such an olden tradition.

Here, it has been cold enough already to feel like the Christmases of yore.

Stay safe as you travel to collect Christmas gifts, as the roads seem more crowded than usual.

Do what you can, where you are, with what you have, and if you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

Until next week, when there will be only

one week until our Christmas celebration, keep smiling. It’s contagious.

If you have news to share or comments, send an e-mail to Nixburgrosie@gmail. com.

Morgan is a community columnist for The Outlook. She is a resident of Nixburg and writes about the people and events of the Equality and Nixburg areas.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

The Outlook

THE BORN LOSER ÂŽ By Art and Chip Sansom

GARFIELDÂŽ By Jim Davis

BIG NATEÂŽ By Lincoln Peirce

ALLEY OOPÂŽ By Dave Graue and Jack Bender

THE GRIZZWELLSÂŽ By Bill Schorr

ARLO & JANISÂŽ By Jimmy Johnson

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FRANK AND EARNESTÂŽ By Bob Thaves

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White Oak Transportation

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Five-burner DynaGlow natural gas heater. Wall mounted with automatic thermostat. Color: white. Asking $190. Call 256234-5781 The Learning Tree, Inc. is Accepting Applications for 2nd, 3rd and Weekend shifts for Direct Care 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

Oxford Healthcare hiring full-time & part-time day shift Home Health Aides/CNAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the Alexander City, Dadeville & Camphill areas Applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s must have Â&#x2021; PRQWKV H[SHULHQFH Â&#x2021;3DVV EDFNJURXQG FKHFN Â&#x2021;5HOLDEOH WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ Â&#x2021;%H UHDG\ WR ZRUN Call:1-877-253-4055 To set up time to come in DQG ÂżOO DSSOLFDWLRQ Â&#x2021;&HUWLÂżHG 1XUVLQJ $VVLVWDQWV DP SP SP SP SP DP VKLIWV ([FHOOHQW SD\ DQG EHQHÂżWV $SSO\ LQ SHUVRQ DW :DVKLQJWRQ 6WUHHW $OH[DQGHU &LW\ Full-Time Janitor/Housekeeping position available @ Hillabee Towers, a HUD Subsidized building for seniors. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. DRUG SCREEN AND BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED. Please apply @ Hillabee Towers 1001 Tallapoosa Street Alex City Monday-Friday 9AM-4PM

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Auctions & Sales Estate Sales Estate Sale Thursday December 13th & Friday 14th 7:00am-??

15 Hillside Trailer Park, Wetumpka Furniture, and household items

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MOBILE HOME FOR SALE - $30,000 Excellent condition, furnished. Move home to your property or lease lot for $400 monthly, 2 year lease. Sunshine 2006, BW1680, 16x76 home Call: 706-773-9378 See on Zillow

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Cemetery & Monument Lots Burial Lot for Sale in Pine View Memorial Gardens, Wetumpka, AL. Section 3- Garden of Living Waters, Lot 58-C Space 4 Reduced price $1375 Interested- Call Owner 1-334-858-7403 (Linda)

For Sale: $76,500 1227 6th Street, Alex City Main House- 2BR/1BA, Kitchen, Large Den Guest House-2BR/1BA Call Amy Duncan for Showing: 256-212-2222 Lake Martin Realty

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Manufactured Homes For Rent Mayberry Park Apartments Now taking applications Under New Management Hours are Mon & Wed 8:00am-5:00pm 169 E.Cass St. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-0410

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2010 Ford F-150XL 4.6 Extended cab, red,144k Sirus radio, stepside, new tires & brakes, tow hitch, bedliner, tool boxes, power lock&windows, key-less entry $10,500 256-794-4270 Need to find the right employee?

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Police Reports Alexander City Police Department December 9

â&#x20AC;˘ Brandon Michael Wilson, 21, of Sylacauga was arrested for failure to appear. â&#x20AC;˘ Jonathan David Goodner, 39, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence and failure to appear. â&#x20AC;˘ Rockelia Jalise Boyd, 30, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. â&#x20AC;˘ Harassing communications was reported on Dadeville Road. â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic violence was reported on Church Street. â&#x20AC;˘ Criminal littering was reported on Highway 22 East.

December 8

â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported Mill Square. â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported Highway 280. â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported Hillabee Street. â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported South Road. â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic violence was reported on 9th Avenue.

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December 7

â&#x20AC;˘ Tamatha Lashon Williams, 42, of Alexander City was arrested for public intoxication. â&#x20AC;˘ Gregory Delorean Spratling, 35, of Daviston was arrested for two counts of failure to appear. â&#x20AC;˘ Insatiable Nicole Stanley, 26, of Alexander City was arrested for harassment. â&#x20AC;˘ Public intoxication was reported on S Street. â&#x20AC;˘ Harassment was reported on O Street. â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported in Alexander City.

gency call was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Harassing communications was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Harassing communications was reported on Parkway. â&#x20AC;˘ Harassment was reported on Willow Drive.

December 5

â&#x20AC;˘ Brandon Lee Ruiz, 37, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. â&#x20AC;˘ Nicholas Quinn, 29, of Alexander City was arrested for fleeing of attempting to elude law enforcement and resisting arrest. â&#x20AC;˘ Harassment was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Fraudulent use of a credit or debit card was reported in Alexander City.

December 4

â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft was reported on Elkahatchee Road.

Tallapoosa County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department December 12

â&#x20AC;˘ A resident on Highway 120 filed a report for theft.

December 6

â&#x20AC;˘ Jeremy Maske of Barrett Road in Alexander

City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for probation violation and possession of marijuana first.

December 5

â&#x20AC;˘ Dewayne Edwards of Young Street in Alexander City was arrested on two outstanding warrants for probation revocation. â&#x20AC;˘ A resident of Flag Pole Mountain Road in Sylacauga filed a report for fraudulent use of a credit or debit card.

December 4

â&#x20AC;˘ Margaret Clack of Lee Road in Opelika was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear possession/receiving controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. â&#x20AC;˘ A resident of Highway 22 East filed a report in reference to theft.

Dadeville Police Department December 3

â&#x20AC;˘ A one motor vehicle accident occurred on Agricola Road resulting in moderate property damage and no injuries. â&#x20AC;˘ A report was filed domestic violence third, unlawful imprisonment, and interference with a domestic violence call that occurred on North Loop Road.

attempting to elude on East Highland Street. â&#x20AC;˘ A report was filed for domestic violence third that occurred on Freeman Drive. â&#x20AC;˘ An Alexander City man was arrested for public intoxication on Freeman Drive.

November 30

â&#x20AC;˘ A report was filed for theft of services that occurred on Highway 280. â&#x20AC;˘ A two motor vehicle collision occurred on Thweatt Industrial Boulevard resulting in minor property damage and no injuries. â&#x20AC;˘ A two motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 280 resulting in minor property damage and no injuries.

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â&#x20AC;˘ A Dadeville woman, age 27, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. â&#x20AC;˘ A two motor vehicle collision occurred on North Oak Street resulting in minor property damage and no injuries.

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INGRAM STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

â&#x20AC;˘ A Jacksons Gap man, age 22, was arrested for

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â&#x20AC;˘ William Clinton McManus, 32, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence and interference with domestic violence emergercy call. â&#x20AC;˘ Assault was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic violence and interference with a domestic violence emer-

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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated January 17, 1997, executed by Freddy W. Davis and Sherry L. Davis, married couple, to Green Tree Financial Corp-Alabama, which mortgage was recorded on January 24, 1997, in Recorded Card Number 117760, of the mortJDJH UHFRUGV LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI the Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, which mortgage was, duly transferred and assigned to U.S. Bank, N.A. as trustee for Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/SubordiQDWH 3DVV 7KURXJK &HUWLÂżcate Trust 1997-1, notice is hereby given that pursuant to law and the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the Main entrance to the Tallapoosa County Courthouse at Dadeville, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on January 23, 2019, the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot 19, Block 2, Unit 2, Wind Creek Farms Subdivision, a map of said subdivision being recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 39, Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage as well as

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expenses of foreclosure. This property will be sold on an â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is, where isâ&#x20AC;? basis, subject to any easements, encumbrancHV DQG H[FHSWLRQV UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWHG in the mortgage and those contained in the records of WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate of the County where the above-described property is situated. This property will be sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to condition, title, 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.

The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand DolODUV LQ FHUWLÂżHG funds made payable to Stephens Millirons, P.C. at the time and place of sale. The balance of the purchase price PXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV by noon on the second business day following the sale DW WKH ODZ ÂżUP RI 6WHSKHQV Millirons, P.C. at 120 Seven Cedars Drive, Huntsville, Alabama 35802. Stephens Millirons, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidders should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

U.S. Bank, N.A. as trustee for Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate 3DVV 7KURXJK &HUWLÂżFDWH Trust 1997-1, Transferee

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Robert J. Wermuth/cls, Stephens Millirons, P.C., P.O. Box 307, Huntsville, Alabama 35804, Attorney for Mortgagee Alexander City Outlook: Dec. 12, 19 and 26, 2018 FC/DAVIS, F. PUBLIC NOTICE Gary Ingram Grading & Paving, Inc. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for construction of Project No. ACNU61054-ATRP(008) in Tallapoosa County. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on Dec. 12, 2018 and ending on January 2, 2019. All claims

Edna Ingram, Contractor Alexander City Outlook: Dec. 12, 19, 26, 2018 and Jan. 2, 2019 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CREDITORS THE STATE OF ALABAMA TALLAPOOSA COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO: 2018-0174 ESTATE OF E. PAUL JONES, DECEASED Letters Testamentary upon the Last Will and Testament of said decedent, having been granted to the undersigned on the 29th day of November, 2018, by the Probate Court of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are required to ÂżOH DQ LWHPL]HG DQG YHULÂżHG statement of such claim in the RIÂżFH RI VDLG -XGJH RI 3URbate within six months from the above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited. Denise Pomeroy, Personal Representative Approved: This the 29th day of November, 2018. Bonita &DOGZHOO -XGJH RI 3UREDWH Tallapoosa County, Alabama Alexander City Outlook: Dec. 5, 12 and 19, 2018 (67 -21(6 ( PUBLIC NOTICE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR SPECTRUM TV LINEUP Communities Served: City of Goodwater; County of Coosa; Towns of Camp Hill, Dadeville, Jackson Gap, Kellyton, New Site and Rockford AL. Effective on or after January 15th, 2019, Pop will no longer be available on Digi Tier 2/ Spectrum Gold. Pop will continue to be available on Spectrum Select with no change in channel position.

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Auburn hires Dillingham as new OC O

n Dec. 6, 2015, Will Muschamp resigned as defensive coordinator of the Auburn Tigers after a 6-6 season and took the head coaching position at South Carolina. It took Gus Malzahn almost an entire month to find a suitable replacement.

The Tigers played in and won the Birmingham Bowl against Memphis with an interim defensive coordinator (Lance Thompson).

Chip Lindsey resigned as Auburn’s offensive coordinator after a 7-5 season Dec. 3rd this year, but this time it took Malzahn only one week to find a replacement. Kenny Dillingham, who is 29 years old, comes to the Plains as the Tigers new offensive coordinator from (oddly enough) Memphis.

Dillingham is a “disciple,” as we like to say in college football lingo, of Mike Norvell. Gus Malzahn and Norvell worked on the same staff at Tulsa under Todd Graham. Norvell went to Arizona State with Graham as the OC from 2012 to 2015 until he got the head-coaching job at Memphis in 2016. His successor as OC at Arizona State in 2016 was none other than Chip Lindsey.

Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up.

Dillingham started out as a grad assistant at Arizona State and moved to Memphis with Norvell, working his way up the coaching ranks. He was named OC in 2018 and the Tigers ranked No. 4 in total offense (534 yards) and No. 7 in scoring offense (43.6 points).

It’s impossible to truly grade a hire like this until we’ve seen the offense in action for at least a year or two. Let’s face it. It’s been an incredibly bad two weeks of public relations in the Loveliest Village.

Rumors about Malzahn’s job status, contract renegotiations and constrictive hiring practices have sent most Auburn fans running for the hills trying to escape the toxic fumes of a massive refuse receptacle set ablaze.

To be perfectly honest, I had never even heard of Kenny Dillingham before Sunday night.

Usually, that’s a bad sign. It would be very easy to ridicule Malzahn for hiring someone so young with hardly any experience. However, it makes sense considering the state of the program at the moment. I have yet to be able to totally separate fact from fiction concerning all the recent gossip, but I know with unmistakable truth that no one affiliated with Auburn University in any way shape, form or fashion is content with a 7-5 football season.

Gus Malzahn’s feet are in the proverbial fire and he desperately needs to show major improvement in 2019. He’s the captain of the ship (for better or for worse), so it only makes sense he should have his hands on the wheel.

Dillingham was the OC at Memphis this season, but Mike Norvell was in charge and called the plays. Gus Malzahn announced he will resume the play-calling duties next year as well. Gus was considered one of the brightest offensive minds in college football just a few years ago. He’ll need to find his old self once again and I’m hoping he does.

Of course, let’s not rewrite history. He was calling the plays in 2015 when the offense died a slow death in front of all our eyes. There was a reason he brought in Chip Lindsey to “take over” the offense.

It’s pretty obvious he was never able to fully release control.

Auburn will either succeed or fail next year with Malzahn calling the shots. With everything he has on the line, that’s the way it should be.

Andy Graham is a regular columnist for The Outlook.

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Benjamin Russell reels off 5th straight victory

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

With its fifth consecutive victory to start the season, Benjamin Russell’s girls basketball team is starting to look downright untouchable.

Tuesday night, the Wildcats traveled to Dadeville and absolutely demolished the Tigers, 52-11. It was the fourth straight game BRHS has held its opponent to under 20 points.

“I think we’re doing pretty good on defense especially,” Benjamin Russell coach Latreisha Moon said.

“Everybody is getting to play right now too so it’s definitely fun.”

Benjamin Russell (5-0) earned Tuesday’s victory with the starters not playing for the entire second quarter and half of the third and fourth.

“That’s very important because everybody on that bench I’m going to have to use, so it’s good that I’m giving them reps now,” Moon said. “I’m really proud of them tonight. We didn’t have as many turnovers as we normally have, so we kinda fixed that, and we did better on free throws tonight too.”

While Benjamin Russell got its miscues under control, Dadeville (3-5) was turnover happy. The Tigers finished with a staggering 40 turnovers. Although BRHS did force quite a few of those — Ja’Niya Martin grabbed three steals and Aaliyah Thomas had two — Dadeville also made some pretty clear mistakes on its end.

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Benjamin Russell’s Ja’Niya Martin (1) looks to the hoop while being defended by Dadeville’s Nena Pearson on Friday night.

Whether the Tigers were trying to go too fast or hoping to break through Benjamin Russell’s press, they made several errant passes throughout the game.

“Not to take anything from (Benjamin Russell) because they played a decent game,” Dadeville coach Pam Holloway said, “but from our perspective, we have got to do a better job of taking care of the ball with turnovers.

A lot of those passes were not anything that they actually did; we were not being aggressive enough and running our offense like we should.”

Not only did Benjamin Russell put on a defensive show, it also spread the offensive wealth as all but one player contributed at

least two points. Jaaliyah Caldwell led the way with 12 points and capped off a double-double with 11 rebounds. Bre Smith followed with 11 points, Mia Graham added seven and Thomas and Martin each had six. Thomas also added four rebounds and five assists.

For Dadeville, Layla Grace scored four points and also batted down five blocked shots.

Now with two straight losses, the Tigers are searching for some consistency.

“I feel like the kids know what they need to do,” Holloway said. “As a coach, I’m going to continue to push what we need to be working on. I’m not giving up on them, but the ball is kind of

in their court.

“They can tell me exactly what they need to do and what they’re not doing as a team, but they’re going to have to come together and do that. I strongly believe they can, but they’re going to have to buy into that.”

As for Benjamin Russell, the biggest concern at this point is although dominating victories are nice, the Wildcats still haven’t really been tested yet.

“I am worried about that,” Moon said. “We have Coosa Friday then next week, we’ll have a pretty big test (against Sylacauga). I am a little worried about that, but I feel like we play to our opponent.

We really do. If somebody is coming at us fast, we’re going to start fast.”

Dadeville pulls away from Wildcats, 69-51

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

For the first six minutes of the third quarter, Benjamin Russell’s offense fell silent. After storming back to close the halftime gap to just six points, the Wildcats couldn’t buy a basket against Dadeville on Tuesday night.

With 1:58 left in the third, Jaikobee Gamble finally saw one fall for Benjamin Russell, but by that time, it was too late. Dadeville had pulled out to a 14-point lead and never looked back in a 69-51 victory in non-area boys basketball action.

“We told them at halftime they looked like they were getting a little tired,” Dadeville coach Jesse Foster said. “We were tired too so we got out of the press.

They weren’t shooting it good from the outside, so we got in the 2-3 and got a few run-out dunks and that got the crowd into it and got us up a little bit.”

Although the Tigers (6-2), who have now won five straight, did turn up the defensive pressure, Benjamin Russell thought it had some chances but just couldn’t get its shots to fall.

“I think we had some good looks at the basket,” Benjamin Russell coach Lewis Daniel said. “Our offensive patterns created opportunities for us; we just missed shots. We scored about nine points inside of a quarter and a half, give or take, and that’s never good, especially when your opponent goes down and doubles those points. That’s how they ended up pulling away from us.”

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Dadeville’s PJ Eason goes up for a dunk against Benjamin Russell on Friday night.

While Dadeville put three in double figures — Jamauri Chislom and PJ Eason both scored 22 and Jay Patrick poured in 20 — it was Eason who really gave the Tigers a spark, slamming down three dunks in the third quarter, igniting the crowd.

“He got 22 points and

16 rebounds tonight, so I’ll live with that every night,” Foster said. “That was one of the best games he’s played all year. We’ve been telling him he’s gotta take control in the paint down there. We call it the kill zone, so we gotta take control of that kill zone.”

Not only did Eason have

a strong offensive night, he also racked up five blocked shots.

“The biggest thing for them defensively is we couldn’t compensate for the big guy blocking shots,” Foster said. “There were several times where I thought we had a sure basket and he came outta nowhere and blocked those shots. You gotta credit him for that.”

Although the score didn’t necessarily reflect it, Benjamin Russell (1-4) did play a fairly strong defensive game, totaling eight steals and forcing the Tigers into 19 turnovers.

Jaikobee Gamble, Qua Howell and Kobi Crabb each had a pair of steals.

Gamble had a fine outing in the paint, racking up 18 points and completing a double-double with 10 rebounds. He also had three assists. Za Stowes joined Gamble in double figures with 15 points, and Gavin Edwards contributed seven.

The Wildcats still seem to be searching for the right personnel, and Daniel said there are several factors involved in that.

“Part of it is there’s some discipline issues,” Daniel said. “We have to hold true to who and what we want the program to be, and our kids gotta understand that.

That’s part of it, and the other part is trying to find that right combination.

Tonight and last ballgame, we wanted to look at some kids differently in different positions and wanted to see how they produce.”

Benjamin Russell faces a big test Friday when it travels to Central Coosa, which is 5-1 on the season.

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Thankfully, she kept her lights on with the assistance of a group located in Alexander City.

TallaCoosa Aid to People is a nonprofit agency working to improve the quality of life for residents of Tallapoosa and Coosa counties by providing temporary financial assistance to meet emergency needs.

According to agency director Starlene Meyers, assistance comes primarily in the form of helping applicants pay past-due bills, such as utilities, rent and gas, with payments going directly to the service providers.

TAP began as Tallapoosa Aid to People in 1983, offering the same kind of help the organization provides today to residents of Tallapoosa County.

However, the agency realized the need of

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others in neighboring Coosa County and expanded its footprint in 2015, thus changing the group’s name to TallaCoosa Aid to People, Meyers said.

While the agency provides financial assistance for those in need, TAP is not an entitlement program.

Meyers said clients are allowed to be helped only once a year and their applications must meet certain guidelines.

However, anyone in need of some assistance with past-due bills can put in an application, no matter their age, gender or background.

In addition to the woman who needed help after surgery, Meyers shared several other examples of area residents who received help through TAP. These individuals included a mother unable to pay her power bill due to back-toschool related expenses

Medicare Morris — who serves Tallapoosa, Coosa and Elmore counties — said there are a few things his Alexander City office can help with when it comes to Medicare.

“We don’t get involved in Medicare benefits,” Morris said. “What we can do is help you change your address for Medicare and Social Security and help you get a new card if you don’t already have one. We don’t advise.”

Morris said another way to get a card if it hasn’t been received is to call 1-800-Medicare.

The reason for the new cards and numbers is for fraud protections for seniors.

“A few years ago, Congress decided to do away with Social Security numbers on the cards,” Morris said. “It was due to identity theft.”

Morris also wanted attendees to be aware of some of the methods criminals use to get personal information.

“People are calling posing as Medicare workers,” Morris said.

“They are calling asking for personal information. Medicare does not ask for personal information. Social Security,

for her teenage daughters, a woman who helps take care of her elderly mother who needed help with her utility bill and the daughter of a woman looking for assistance with a power bill while also taking care of her mother’s bills.

To learn more about TallaCoosa Aid to People and everything it can do for those in need, call 256-329-3500.

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we are doing the same thing.”

Morris explained the issue of fraud is not just a Tallapoosa County or Alabama problem and issued simple advice to avoid giving away valuable information.

“It is all over the country,” he said.

“If you did not initiate the call, don’t give them information. Make sure you know who you are talking to.”

Morris said criminals are looking for information to be able open credit card accounts, wipe out banking accounts and to commit healthcare fraud.

Morris advised seniors of a way to help prevent identity theft with regards to Social Security.

“The best way to prevent fraud is open a My Social Security account online,” Morris said. “What this allows you to do is verify your benefits, change your address or direct deposit. You control this. To set it up is hard. The information needed to do so, only you would know.”

Morris also recommended establishing a strong password with several characters, a symbol or two and not letting many know about it.