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Education advocates seek to acknowledge teachers’ challenges

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter

With the legislature back in session, education lobbyists are looking for reform not just to hold onto Alabama’s teachers, but attract new ones to the field.

“It’s a harder profession to recruit people in these

days,” Tallapoosa County commissioner T.C. Coley said.

“It’s anything we can do to acknowledge the challenge and make it a little more manageable.”

As local representative for the Alabama Education Association (AEA) union, Coley is also an advocate for educators.

“We feel like if there’s any time that you could make the case that educators in all capacities have earned a pay raise, it’s been now in the midst of the pandemic,” Coley said at the Tallapoosa County Schools board meeting Monday. “I know the governor’s thrown out a number. We’re probably not happy with that number

so we can negotiate to a better number.”

In her State of the State address earlier this month, Gov. Kay Ivey proposed a 2% pay raise for teachers and state employees. Given the two separate funds those salaries are paid from, however, Coley said the AEA would be lobbying for something even higher for

educators — possibly 5%. “(The) educational trust fund’s in really good shape, general fund, not as good,” he said. “So, we can kind of debate about ‘if you do 2% over here, maybe 5% over here.’”

Coley said the AEA will also See TEACHERS • Page 2

Dadeville Fire Department still operational

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Dadeville residents don’t have to worry about a lack of fire coverage.

Even with the non-reappointment of Dadeville fire chief Keith Wilkerson, the department is still answering calls. Dadeville Mayor Jimmy Frank Goodman said “the fire department is covered.”

See FIRE • Page 2

Camp Hill mayor suspends fire chief’s pay

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Above: Madilynn Finley was born three months early at 1 pound, 13 oz. Left: Madilynn required supplemental oxygen until she was 11 months old.

LITMUS TEST

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter

Another Tallapoosa County fire chief is under fire.

Camp Hill mayor Messiah WilliamsCole suspended fire chief David Berry’s pay following a tense exchange at the town council meeting Monday.

The council gave Berry until March 15 to provide documentation of inventory, vehicle titles and donations made to the volunteer fire department.

Mayor Messiah Williams-Cole said Berry’s salary would be suspended until those documents were received.

According to Williams-Cole, the town requested the documents in a letter dated Feb. 2 with a deadline of Monday, Feb. 15, the day of the council meeting.

On Monday, Berry said he did not have the documents.

“Until we have those documents, you are officially on suspension, and this is without pay,” Williams-Cole said,

County’s high percentage of low-weight births points to much broader public health issues

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter

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n the day Ashley Finley’s water broke, she sat in the hospital bed, googling, “do babies make it at 26

weeks?”

Finley, mother of 14-year-old Alexander, had already suffered the loss of a stillborn daughter at 24 weeks. After becoming pregnant again with Madilynn the following year, Finley counted down to the 24-week mark with trepidation.

Two weeks later, Madilynn was born weighing 1 lb. 13 oz.

See CAMP HILL • Page 5

Conditions looking good for Alabama Bass Trail on Saturday

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Despite the cold, fishing should be good on Lake Martin Saturday for the annual stop of the Alabama Bass Trail and its $10,000 first place prize.

Alabama Bass Trail (ABT) director Kay Donaldson said the weather

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While a problem in and of itself, low-weight births — defined as a child born below 5.5 lbs either prematurely or full-term — is also used as a proxy for the prosperity of a region due to its correlation with so many other adverse health and economic indicators. According to Montgomery nonprofit VOICES for Alabama’s Children, Tallapoosa County ranks 66th out of the 67 Alabama counties for percentage of babies born at a healthy weight.

Tallapoosa County is also trending in the wrong direction — while the See UNDERWEIGHT BIRTHS • Page 3

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Despite a cold snap, fishers are expected to flood in for the Alabama Bass Trail at Lake Martin this weekend.

will not dampen the fishing or the economic impact of the tournament.

“If we get the anticipated warming trend, I think the fishing should be good,” Donaldson said. “The fish should be active and hopefully biting.”

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be asking for better retirement benefits — teachers must work a minimum of 30 years to receive a pension — and two “mental health days” on top of the two personal leave days they’re already given.

“The demands for education are pretty substantial,” Coley said. “Part of that is to address the overall mental health issues. It’s (also) just to give people more opportunities for a break.”

What with the constantly changing curriculum, technologies and virtual learning systems, not to mention the social distancing constraints placed by the health departments, the role of educators has becoming increasingly complicated.

“We’re just acknowledging the fact that this has been a stressful year and the responsibility that’s being placed on educators is increasingly becoming greater,” Coley said.

As lobbyists try to keep current teachers in the field, they’re also trying to attract newcomers.

“The teacher shortage is a national problem right now, it’s not just in Alabama, it’s not just in this county,” Tallapoosa County Schools superintendent Ray Porter said. “If we don’t start addressing getting more teachers interested in education we’re really going to have an issue moving forward.”

Porter said he supported a 5% pay raise as well as additional mental health days.

“I think all of us have had our interests piqued,” he said of the AEA’s agenda. “All of those things — the retirement system being reworked, pay raises, mental health days, all tremendous.”

Alabama’s legislative session continues through May 30.

Police Reports Dadeville Police Department Feb. 15

• Clinton Hooks, 26, of Tallassee was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

• Randall Williams, 31, of Dadeville was arrested for public intoxication on North Loop Road.

Feb. 14

• Marquise Rowell, 20, of Tuskegee was arrested for possession of marijuana second, possession of drug paraphernalia, and pistol without a permit on U.S. Highway 280.

• A report was filed for possession of a controlled substance and child endangerment that occurred on U.S. Highway 280.

Feb. 13

• A report was filed for theft of property fourth that occurred on East South Street.

• Shacolya Ponds, 25, of Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

Feb. 12

• A report was filed for identity theft that occurred in the Dadeville area.

Feb. 11

• A report was filed for domestic violence third that occurred on Main Street.

• A report was filed for criminal mischief second that occurred on U.S. Highway 280.

Feb. 10

• Brian Davis, 46, of Dadeville was arrested for possession of a controlled substance on North Tallassee Street.

• Linzie Brooks, 65, of Dadeville was arrested for theft of property fourth and

possession of drug paraphernalia on U.S. Highway 280.

• James McKerley, 40, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana second, possession of drug paraphernalia, and pistol without a permit on Old Susana Road.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Feb. 11

• A resident of Highway 51 in Opelika filed a report for simple assault.

Feb. 10

• Bobby Ponds of Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear probation violation.

• A resident of Acorn Lane filed a report for identity theft.

• Antonyeo Alvies of Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for failure to pay child support.

Feb. 8

• A report was taken for criminal trespassing onto a school bus. The incident occured on Dudleyville Road in Dadeville.

• Curtis Easterwood of Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear bail jumping.

• A report was taken for animal cruelty. The incident occured on Macedonia Road in Tallassee.

Feb. 6

• A resident of Churchill Road in Camp Hill filed a report for domestic violence third.

• A resident of Highway 63 North in Goodwater filed

a report for theft of property second.

• Jumaane Hoyett of Forrest Road in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support.

Alexander City.

• Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City.

• Burglary and theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Identity theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Jacob Ware of Tallassee was arrested on four warrants for criminal trespass third, criminal mischief 3rd, domestic violence 2nd and domestic violence 3rd.

• Amber Baker of Tallassee was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear child support.

• Antonio Jackson of Montgomery was arrested on a warrant for probation violation.

• Misha Jackson Taunton, 51, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.

• William Thomas Taunton, 55, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.

Feb. 5

Alexander City Police Department Feb. 12

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Feb. 11 • Maggie Marie Marlow, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

Feb. 10

• Montrella Ranice Young, 29, of Hope Hull was arrested for domestic violence.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Possession of a forged instrument was reported in Alexander City.

• Harassing communications was reported in Alexander City.

Feb. 9

• Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City.

Feb. 8

• Leaving the scene of an accident was reported in

Feb. 7

Feb. 6

• Brandon Lee Ruiz, 39, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance.

• Tamula Anita Goodson, 41, of Deatsville was arrested for two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Unauthorized use of a vehicle was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Possession of a controlled substance was reported in Alexander City.

Feb. 5

• Dempsey Louis Russell, 53, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.

• Domestic violence and theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Obituaries Billy Thomas Coker Billy Thomas Coker, age 86, died in his home in Dadeville, Alabama on February 13, 2021. He was a proud Air Force Veteran who served during the Korean War era as an aircraft mechanic. Billy was a giver at heart, never met a stranger, and loved his family and friends!

He is survived by his wife, Joyce Coker, son, Gary Coker of Dadeville, AL; daughter, Karen Richard (Henri) of Scottsboro, AL; granddaughter, Krissie Daughtry (Jeff) of Sarasota, FL; granddaughter, Rebeka Troutman of Huntsville, AL; grandson, John David Clark (Haley) of Reeltown, AL; grandson, David Richard (Barbie) of Shenzhen, China; and grandson, Jonathan Richard (Sarah) of Huntsville, AL. He was an amazing Papa to 9 greatgrandchildren. Billy also leaves a host of family and friends who love him dearly.

Billy’s memorial service will be held at Alabama Funeral Homes on Hwy. 280 in Camp Hill, AL, on Wednesday, February 17 at 11:00 a.m. Family and friends will be received at 10:30 a.m.

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St. James hosts drive-thru Ash Wednesday Rector Rob Iler places ashes on the forehead of Pat Bice during a drive through Ash Wednesday at St. James Episcopal Church in Alexander City on Wednesday. Iler marked the ashes on foreheads at a drive-through for those who could not come to mass in the evening.

Fire “The fire department still functions,” Goodman said. “Capt. Derrick Beckham is a fulltime firefighter. He is in charge of things on an interim basis until we find a new fire chief.”

Goodman said contacts have been made to make sure things run smoothly with other agencies.

“Capt. Beckham has given his information to Tallapoosa County EMA director Jason Moran and 911 dispatch, so they all know who to call if the need arises,” Goodman said.

Goodman said he hopes the city can find a new fire chief soon.

“We have already posted the job with a description,” Goodman said. “It will be

continued from Page 1 up for 14 days. When that is over, we will take the applications and start an interview process.”

Goodman said the department has personnel stepping forward to help out.

“We have some volunteers,” Goodman said. “Some are coming in and pitching in where needed. We have one who works with the Opelika Fire Department. He is coming in for 12-hour shifts when he can.”

Goodman wants to reassure Dadeville residents there is no need to worry about no one answering fire calls.

“We have the fire department covered,” Goodman said. “We are not going to leave anyone hanging for fire coverage.”

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Underweight births number of babies born each year is on the decline, the percentage of those babies born at low birthweight is on the rise. In 2018, the most recent year of data, 16.8% of babies were born underweight compared to 12.5% in 2008.

“We see a lot of pre-term deliveries upstairs,” said Dr. Chante Ruffin of Heritage Pediatrics, located at Russell Medical. “It’s related to maternal health.”

Risk factors include hypertension, poor maternal nutritional health, limited or lack of prenatal care, smoking or drinking during pregnancy and teenage pregnancies, Ruffin said. Premature and low-birthweight babies also have a high risk of birth defects due to not being fully developed yet — blindness, motor skill issues, brain defects, and developmental delays and cerebral palsy down the road.

Many babies’ lungs also haven’t finished developing yet. When Madilynn was born at UAB Hospital on Dec. 7, 2019, she spent the next three months in an incubator while Finley stayed at the Ronald McDonald House, a charity for families with sick children, across the street. Madilynn was still on supplemental oxygen when Finley took her home in March, which she stayed on every day until November.

Finley lives in Camp Hill, an hour and 45 minutes’ drive from UAB’s Women and Infants Center. She said the quality of care was worth the trek.

“When we look at things like low birthweight, and particularly, inequities within low birthweight, that’s where we’re trying to find where Alabama’s children face problems,” VOICES executive director Stephen Woerner said.

While Tallapoosa County ranks second to the bottom in Alabama for low birthweight, disparities also exist within the county.

“What’s more interesting to me is the comparison between white children and African American/Black children,” Woerner said.

In 2018, 9.1% of white children and 32% of Black children born that year were born at a low birthweight. In 2008, it was 8.4% of white children and 20.9% of Black children (all other races were too few to draw a sample).

Part of it is parents living in poverty, Woerner said, while part of it is “a lot of backstory on historic racism in medicine.”

Finley, who is Black, was still a student at Troy University when she gave birth to Alexander, a healthy 8 lbs, 6oz.

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Low-weight births increased for all demographics in Tallapoosa County from 2008 to 2018, particularly among the Black population. For more information on the issue, see the full video at www.alexcityoutlook.com

“I took my son on my hip through college,” she said.

By the time she was pregnant again in her 30s, Alexander was in his teens and they lived in Auburn. Finley went to see a private OB/GYN at East Alabama Medical Center who took Medicaid patients. Her experience there was not good.

“I’m a visual person, I observe a lot of stuff,” Finley said. “I try not to, because I don’t want to get myself anything to stress about, but in that situation when it was involving a child, I noticed it.”

Finley took note of how the white doctor and staff spoke differently to the women coming in and out of the waiting room.

“I saw a lot of Hispanic mothers and maybe a few Black women there,” Finley said. “And then you have the married white couples that come in.

And the whole attitude, the whole vibe changed.”

When Finley came with concerns about her hypothyroidism medication, the doctor told her to go home and stay off her feet. It was only later that Finley found out that the medication, Methimazole, led to pregnancy complications. Finley’s doctor was also convinced that, due to her hypothyroidism, the pregnancy was doomed from the start. Not long before her miscarriage, Finley had a checkup in which her doctor declared “it’s over” before walking out of the room.

Finley was in the process of trying to figure out how to switch doctors when her water broke at 24 weeks.

After she lost her daughter, Finley

asked her OB/GYN if she should schedule a follow-up.

“They were like, ‘No,’” she said. “I told my mom this is the worst experience I ever had. I didn’t know to be angry, or just be so sad for my child that I let her down.”

When Finley was pregnant with Madilynn a year later, she insisted on changing doctors. When her water broke at 26 weeks, the doctor sat down with Finley and asked what she wanted to talk about. Then the floodgates broke.

“I was like, I’m not taking this medicine, I’m not taking that, ‘cause with that medicine I had her early, I’m not going through that again,” she said.

“He’s like ‘anything else you’re not going to do?’”

Whether it was God or “doctors that actually listened to me,” Finley’s second daughter made it. According to East Alabama Medical Center, Finley’s previous OB/GYN retired last year.

While racism in medicine is hard to quantify, the racial disparity is visible in nearly every health outcome down to COVID-19, Woerner said.

“We don’t track that,” Woerner said.

“But we do see impact of a medical system that doesn’t look at Black mothers the same way they do other mothers in the data.”

As for the rate of low-weight births in Black mothers versus white, the disparity is there across almost every county.

One step in addressing that is being proposed by state health officer Dr. Scott Harris as a line item in next year’s Alabama Department of Public Health budget.

“Alabama does not have an office in the department of public health looking at equitable health outcomes,” Woerner said. “Many, many, many states do.”

The Alabama Office of Health Equity would cost $1 million and track both the data on racial disparities as well as the efficacy of any attempts to address it.

For Finley, having healthcare professionals that listened to her made all the difference.

At UAB, Madilynn spent several weeks in the incubator simulating the time she would have spent in the womb had she been full-term. Finley bought a pink-and-purple butterfly blanket to lay over the glass box.

“I figured if she ever opens (her eyes), I don’t want her to just see a bunch of white, just machines, and wonder ‘What in the world is going on?’” she said.

Madilynn didn’t open her eyes until New Year’s Day. In her three months in Birmingham, Finley also had plenty of time to bond with the other mothers at the Women and Infants Center and to compare notes.

“There was a lot of single mamas there, which was OK because there’s always somebody that had been through what you went through that can help,” Finley said. “Like, ‘Oh, we’re on oxygen too. I do this with my child, you should try that ... Oh, we’ve done that last month. We went through that two months ago.’”

Unfortunately, there were always more babies than mothers present.

“We had babies that had been smoked on there or the mama was on drugs,” she said.

When Finley and the other moms would make arts and crafts for the babies, the hospital would ask them to make extras.

“I was like ‘I already don’t like knitting and you make me do an extra project?’ and they were like ‘well we got mamas that don’t come,’” she said. “We made a lot of extras.”

Many of the women stay in touch with updates and birthday celebrations.

As for Madilynn, at age one, she’s at a healthy weight and has no signs of developmental delays, Finley said. When Madilynn naps, she puts her on a heart and oxygen monitor which goes around her little toe.

“We used to put it on her foot but she got to where she was kicking it off — she was stuck on the bed and then she’d pick until she got this thing off her foot,” Finley said. “And I’m like, ‘there’s nothing wrong with this child.’”

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The beginning of the end of Trumpism Mission

Let’s not get D complacent

omething is working in bringing down COVID-19 cases but it is not a reason to relax yet.

In the last month the number of new cases across the state has decreased by more than 50%.

Outside of a data dump, new cases in Tallapoosa County have remained steady.

So what is causing the steady decline across the state?

The first COVID-19 vaccines were given in December. We have been social distancing for nearly a year. We have been wearing masks for nearly a year. We have been missing family events and milestones for a year.

We might not yet know the reasons for the decline, but we have all been touched by COVID-19.

Every one of us knows someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus. Almost everyone of us knows someone who has lost a loved one to coronavirus.

So what is a while longer following the recommendations of health professionals? How many deaths have been reported for wearing masks? How many deaths have been reported due to social distancing?

The Alabama Department of Public Health reports 134 residents of Tallapoosa County have died in the last year to COVID-19 and nearly 9,300 across the state.

COVID-19 is sure to affect more before the end of this pandemic and is reason enough to continue social distancing and wearing masks.

Do we miss our handshakes and hugs? Yes we do — at least us Southerners.

We have made it work this far, so let’s not get complacent and slack on the recommended COVID19 precautions.

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on’t waste time mourning the Senate’s failure to convict Donald Trump for crimes so dramatically and painstakingly proven by the House impeachment managers. The cowardice of the vast majority of Republican senators was both predicted and predictable.

Instead, ponder how to build on the genuine achievements.

Led with extraordinary grace by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a diverse and able group of prosecutors laid out an indelible record not only of what happened on Jan. 6 and why, but also Trump’s irresponsibility throughout his term of office: his courting of the violent far right; his celebration of violence; his habit of privileging himself and his own interests over everything and everyone else, including his unrequitedly loyal vice president.

This record matters. No matter how much we might pretend that we can move on and forget the past, our judgments about the past inevitably shape our future. Every political era is, in part, a reaction to the failures -- perceived and real -- of the previous one. The HooverCoolidge Republicans loomed large for two generations of Democrats. Ronald Reagan built a thriving movement by calling out what he successfully cast as the sins of liberalism.

By tying themselves to Trump with their votes, most House and Senate Republicans made themselves complicit in his behavior. And Trump will prove to be even more of an albatross than Hoover, who, after all, had a moral core.

Given the chance to cast a vote making clear that what Trump did was reprehensible, only seven Republicans in the Senate and 10 in the House took the opportunity to do so.

You can tell how worried Republicans are that they are now the Trump Party by the contortions of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who aided Trump almost to the end. Rarely has a

E.J. DIONNE Columnist politician been more blatant in attempting the impossible feat of running with the foxes and hunting with the hounds.

Moments after voting to let Trump off -- “on a technicality,” as Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas shrewdly observed about many GOP “not guilty” votes justified by anything and everything but the question of guilt itself -- McConnell blistered the inciter-in-chief in a speech the impeachment managers could have written.

His words told the world who won the argument. They also underscored how wrenching it will be for Republican politicians to appease the GOP’s Trumpsupporting majority while pretending to be another party altogether.

The fact that only seven Senate Republicans bolted should end the absurd talk that there is a burden on President Joe Biden to achieve a bipartisan Nirvana in Washington. If most Republicans can’t even admit that what Trump did is worthy of impeachment, how can anyone imagine that they would be willing and trustworthy governing partners?

The case for ending the filibuster is now overwhelming.

There are not 10 Republican Senate votes to be had on anything that really matters.

All the Republicans who broke with Trump deserve honor and respect. Unfortunately, it’s hard to see how this varied group could either form the core of an alternative kind of Republicanism or be consistent governing partners with Biden.

Yes, Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine could be helpful on some issues. The work of Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on a child tax credit suggests he may be trying to construct a problem-

solving sort of conservatism the country needs. Maybe he’ll be joined in this by Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska. But Sasse is even more conservative than Romney and his moral break with Trump does not portend any sort of larger rupture with party orthodoxy.

Sens. Richard Burr of North Carolina and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania are not running for reelection, and Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, whose impeachment vote may have taken the most courage of all, is under fierce attack from his Trumpist-dominated state party.

If Republicans are at sea about what to do with Trump, Democrats showed unity of purpose. Democratic senators from states that Trump carried (Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Jon Tester of Montana and Sherrod Brown of Ohio) also deserve points for courage. But the fact that their votes were never really in doubt showed the extent to which Trump’s postelection lawlessness has made him yesterday’s man.

It’s a sign of how far and how fast the ex-president has fallen that opponents of impeachment rationalized their votes by saying, as McConnell did, that Trump must still confront the “criminal justice system” and “civil litigation.” You’re in trouble when your would-be friends are saying you should be prosecuted rather than impeached.

All of which strengthens the hand of a president whose central campaign theme was a warning against the threat that Trump posed to democracy itself. A bipartisan majority of 57 senators and 232 House members has declared that Joe Biden was right.

E.J. Dionne writes about politics in a twice-weekly column for The Washington Post. He is a professor at Georgetown University, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a frequent commentator for NPR and MSNBC. His latest book is “Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country.”

Joe Biden owes Capitol Police an apology

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atching never-beforeseen video of the mob assaulting the U.S. Capitol presented by the House impeachment managers was infuriating. For the first time, Americans saw surveillance footage that showed just how close the rioters got to senators, congressmen and Vice President Mike Pence. But what stood out most from Wednesday’s presentation was the heroism of the Metropolitan and Capitol police.

We saw officers running toward the mob while senators fled, holding off the horde that was just 58 steps away to give them time to escape.

We saw how Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman saved Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who was headed right for the mob until Goodman ran toward him, waving his hands, and turned him around in the opposite direction.

We saw how Secret Service officers hid the vice president in an office less than 100 feet from the ascending mob as Goodman diverted them, and then exfiltrated Pence and his family to a more secure location.

If Goodman had not acted and the mob had arrived seconds earlier, they would have been in eyesight of the vice president.

We saw Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) escaping down a hallway and coming within “just yards” of the rioters, before his protective detail quickly rushed him back through a pair of doors at the mouth of the hallway, and then used their bodies to hold the doors closed.

It was a war zone, and there were casualties. “Officers ended up with head damage and brain damage,” lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie B. Raskin,

MARC THIESSEN Columnist D-Md., told a rapt Senate chamber. An officer’s “eyes were gouged. An officer [tased by protesters] had a heart attack.

An officer lost three fingers that day. Two officers have taken their own lives.”

After the presentation, senators whose lives the officers saved were effusive in their praise. “It was very troubling to see the great violence that our Capitol Police and others were subjected to. It tears your heart and brings tears to your eyes,” Romney said. Schumer declared, “As for me and my situation, I just want to give tremendous credit to the Capitol Police officers who were in my detail.

They are utterly amazing and great, and we love them.”

But that is not what Joe Biden said immediately following the riot. Instead of praising the Capitol Police for their heroism, he accused them of racism. “Not only did we see the failure to protect one of the three branches of our government, we also saw a clear failure to carry out equal justice,” Biden declared. “No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protesting yesterday, they wouldn’t have been treated very differently than the mob of thugs that stormed the Capitol.

We all know that’s true. And it is unacceptable.”

Biden’s comments were not only shameful; they were flat wrong. The video shown by House impeachment managers clearly shows that police failed to stop the mob not because

of the color of their skin but because the officers were overpowered. They showed D.C. police officer Daniel Hodges screaming in pain as he tried to stop the rioters from entering the Capitol, his body trapped against a door while the mob heaved and crushed him. They played audio of the frantic radio calls of the brave officers calling for reinforcements as they struggled to hold the multitude at bay (“Multiple Capitol injuries!

Multiple Capitol injuries!” one officer screamed). They played video of a Capitol Police officer shooting and killing an unarmed white woman, Ashli Babbitt, outside the House chamber in a desperate effort to stop the mob from breaching the door while members escaped. To suggest, as Biden did, that the officers who risked and gave their lives to defend Congress failed to “carry out equal justice” is a calumny.

Let’s be clear: Donald Trump is responsible for what happened in the Capitol that day. He has yet to acknowledge his responsibility, much less apologize for his role in what happened that day. But Biden ran against Trump by promising to unite the country. And at the very moment when Americans of all political stripes were united in outrage, he sought to divide us. Worse, he did it by accusing the heroes who saved our elected representatives of bigotry, saying they would have treated Black protesters differently.

He owes the Capitol Police an apology.

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Winter storm blankets Tallapoosa County in snow There wasn’t enough snow for snowball fights or building snowmen, but the snow did stick enough to drape a thin white blanket over Tallapoosa County overnight Monday. Both Tallapoosa County Schools and Alexander City Schools made the decision Monday to go remote for the day as forecasts predicted the potential for “black ice” and dangerous driving conditions. The potentially slick roadways also forced sub-regional games to be rescheduled for multiple area schools.

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Donaldson said the weather might delay fishermen by a day coming to town as some might be iced in across the state, but they will still come.

“With our tournament, the likelihood of the fishermen not coming is low,” Donaldson said. “They prepay the fees so they will come despite the cold.”

Donaldson said traditionally fishermen start showing up on Wednesday to learn the fishing patterns for the weekend.

“This week they will likely be out on the water just Thursday and Friday because of getting to town a day late,” Donaldson said. “About 40 of the ABT guys were on Lake Martin with Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation. So they got in a little extra practice before coming back for this weekend.”

Donaldson said tournament officials will take a few extra precautions due to the cold.

The Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation had 114 boats in Saturday’s tournament with the top single angler Mark McCraig landing a 14.32 pound, five-fish bag. Donaldson expects the winning bag in ABT’s 225 boat field to be over 17 pounds.

No matter the size of the bags for

any of the fishermen, one thing is certain: the economic impact of fishing on Lake Martin.

Donaldson said the ABT estimates the economic impact of just ABT’s tournament to be about $400,000.

Those numbers are based on spending by fishermen at previous ABT tournaments. It averages to $1,778 per boat in expenditures for things such as gas, fuel, food and hotel stays.

“I’ve called the Hampton Inn and they are full,” Donaldson said.

Alexander City Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Ed Collari said fishing is a way to extend the economic impact of Lake Martin beyond lakefront and boating activities.

“We try to use fishing to try and offset the off-season of the lake through the months of November through February,” Collari said.

Lake Martin Tourism Association executive director Brandy Hastings said the fishermen will spend money in the area.

“They are putting boats in the water starting at 3:30 a.m. Hastings said.

“They will spend at least one night in a hotel. For this weekend, I know some

Camp Hill adding that as a salaried employee of Camp Hill, Berry fell under the control of the mayor.

“If you don’t want a fire department, then you won’t have one,” the fire chief said.

Berry also said some of the documents requested were not within the purview of the town and that 13 days was “pretty short notice.”

After several minutes of back-and-forth, the town council passed a motion allowing Berry another month to gather documentation of titles, inventory and donations.

Williams-Cole revoked his pay to be reinstated when those documents are received.

Berry said he would not be able to attend the March 15 council meeting because his grandchild was visiting.

Unlike police departments, fire departments are not required by Alabama law. Municipalities that do have fire departments may have professional, volunteer or community organization fire departments, in which the town pays the organization a fee for its services.

Williams-Cole said Wednesday he was still seeking “clarity” on whether Camp Hill’s fire department was deemed “volunteer” or a “community organization.”

“I consider them a volunteer fire department because we pay and we hire the chief,” he said. If Camp Hill Fire Department were a

continued from Page 1 community organization, the town would not be entitled to their financial documents and would be paying a fee to the organization as a whole rather than a fire chief salary, Williams-Cole said.

In addition to paying Berry’s salary, WilliamsCole said Camp Hill pays insurance on the fire department’s vehicles, equipment and building.

The town also pays for its electricity, gas and water.

Williams-Cole, elected mayor in November at age 21, said as far as he knew Camp Hill’s previous mayors had “dropped the ball” on asking for such documents.

“We didn’t have our first audit until maybe two years ago so I doubt that has been asked for,” he said. “This has been going on for a lot longer than even I have been born.”

While Berry’s salary is suspended, Berry is still acting fire chief.

Williams-Cole iterated he was not on a “crusade against the fire department,” Monday.

“The question is not whether or not we have a fire department,” Williams-Cole said. “The question is, are we going to have a fire department that follows the rules and regulations set forth by the council and the state of Alabama or are we going to have a fire department that does whatever it wants to do.”

Berry could not be reached for comment.

Camp Hill Fire Department’s phone number has a voice

mailbox that has not been set up yet.

Last week, nearby Dadeville City Council voted not to reappoint its fire chief Keith Wilkerson. Dadeville mayor Jimmy Frank Goodman said he could not comment on the reason not to reappoint.

are staying in hotels, vacation rentals and even Mistletoe Bough.”

Hastings said an email went out to fishermen with things they might need such as non-ethanol gas, places to stay, eating establishments and places to get work done if fishermen run into mechanical issues with their boats.

Collari said fishing tournaments run almost like clockwork now.

“A lot of the credit goes to (Wind Creek State Park superintendent) Bruce (Adams) and his team,” Collari said.

“We also use the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center for registration

events. Between the two, it has basically turned into a turn-key thing.

We always get good response about how things are run at tournaments. We are so used to having these groups; it’s a level of comfortability.”

But the seasonal nature of Lake Martin is changing.

“We are used to seeing the season being April through October,” Collari said. “With COVID-19 people are finding they can work from home more. The pandemic has shown people coming to the lake as early as March and staying.”

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Dadeville Beautification Board hands out December, January awards The Dadeville Beautification Board was busy over the holidays. They assisted with hanging the wreaths and garlands around the town square, assembling and decorating the courthouse tree, along with decorating the gazebo across from First Baptist Church in Dadeville. They also gave Yard of the Month awards to two businesses and two individuals. Top left: January business of the month went to Dadeville Animal Clinic. Dr. Lisa and her staff do an excellent job maintaining their new and beautiful clinic on highway 280. This new, modern facility is a tremendous asset to Dadeville. Bottom left: In December the business award went to Donna McCain, owner of Pearson’s Place. Donna has always done an outstanding job keeping Pearson’s decorated for all seasons. It was a final tribute to her and a fond farewell as well. We will miss you Donna. December Yard of the month went to Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Tarpley. They have done an outstanding job restoring their home and gardens on East Lafayette Street. Bottom right: The January residential award went to Ms. Iris Canady on West Lafayette Street. Ms Canady was a dedicated educator for many years. Her impact on our community will live on for many years through all the lives that she touched. Even with health issues she still manages to keep her home and lawn looking attractive for all to enjoy.

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Wildcats fall to Wetumpka in overtime of area finals

By DARIUS GOODMAN Sports Editor

The area championships usually equate to the best basketball seen all season. That much was true Saturday night in Wetumpka.

Raucous crowds, rattling stands, last second shots and an all-out will to win unfolded before fans Saturday night. Even so, it was the Indians leaving with the 72-68 win over Benjamin Russell. But there was a lot that unfolded in the five quarters of play.

The game appeared to be over in the fourth quarter but the Wildcats were just able to put up a put back shot to continue the game for another

four minutes. That came just off the misses from Quez Thompson at the stripe that left them in a desperate state. But that was just the ending.

The opening of the game found the Wildcats behind early and Wetumpka capitalized putting points on the board.

The first points of the game found Wetumpka on the floor knocking down shots that the Wildcats couldn’t.

It took a pair of free throw attempts to get the Wildcats on the board but it was LaBronski McKinney and Malcolm Simmons that started the game off offensively. Those free throws were enough for the Wildcats

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Wetumpka held on to defeat BRHS in the area finals Saturday.

See BRHS • Page 12

SWEET SIXTEEN

Dadeville advances to regional tournament

By DARIUS GOODMAN Sports Editor

The Reeltown girls basketball team’s season has come to an early end after being forced to forfeit their sub-regional game against Montgomery Academy due to COVID-19.

The Rebels had already had a difficult season, missing a month due to quarantines already. Still, they managed to break into the 32-team sub-regional, but the new COVID19 tracing was the final nail in the coffin.

“Unfortunately, due to COVID tracing, we will not be able to compete tonight,” coach Will Solomon said via text.

“Montgomery Academy wins by forfeit and moves on to the next round. I am very proud of what our team accomplished this year and how well they progressed from game one.”

Reeltown made it to their third-straight area championship game last week as twotime defending area champions but lost to Beulah.

By JAKE ARTHUR Staff Writer

T

he Dadeville Tigers advance to the Sweet Sixteen after a 67-51 trouncing of Trinity Presbyterian at home on Wednesday night.

“We had three players play the whole game,” said Coach Jessie Foster. “They got tired and our defense started slacking. I told them, ‘You either win or you go home.’”

Dadeville forward PJ Eason, the 6’ 9” senior, was both a cut and a head above the rest, scoring 22 points and claiming every rebound within his reach. He was assisted by Jordan Rambo, who scored 16, and Philstavious Dowdell, who claimed 10.

In the first quarter, scores from Daquan Doss, Antojuan Woody, Eason and Rambo tied the game up 10-10, but a buzzer-beater shot which rolled around the rim had Tigers fans holding their breath before it finally fell in. It was all that was needed for the Tigers to turn on the gas.

The second quarter saw scores from Eason and Dowdell expand the lead to 10-18. Trinity Presbyterian’s Sam McGee and Jon Cole Portis both put up threes, which were answered by Doss with a layup and three of his own. Dadeville was up at the end of the second quarter 30-18.

In the third quarter, Eason hit his stride, scoring eight points from under the basket while being double-teamed.

He would continue this energy into the fourth quarter, scoring another eight points there.

Dadeville worked well as a team, spreading the remaining points between Rambo, Dowdell and Woody in the fourth quarter.

Dadeville has a sought-after player in Eason, strong starters at guard, and a track record of success this season with a 8-1 record going into this game.

Dadeville will advance in the state tournament and play at Houston Academy on Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Foster feels positive about Dadeville’s chances in the tournament.

“It doesn’t matter who we play, we just want to play some basketball.”

Reeltown girls forced to forfeit sub-region game

3 Rebels sign to continue academic, football careers

By DARIUS GOODMAN Sports Editor

Reeltown High added three more athletes on their list to continue their academic and athletic careers Friday afternoon.

LJ Hill and Tyvon Waver both signed to play at Birmingham Prep while Logan Lee chose to continue his playing career at Huntingdon College.

Hill played football and basketball and signed to continue playing football while Waver, who also plays football and basketball, signed to play football.

Lee is a multi-sport athlete and also signed to continue his football career.

See SIGNING • Page 12

ANDY GRAHAM Columnist

Malzahan and UCF are a good match

A Jake Arthur / The Record

Top: Dadeville forward PJ Eason (34) celebrates with Tyquan Burns (44) after defeating Trinity in sub-regional play Wednesday night. Bottom: Dadeville guard Jordan Rambo (10) shoots under pressure from a Trinity defender.

t long last, Gus Malzahn’s stent in the unemployment line has come to an end. It took all of two months for him to find another opportunity for gainful employment.

It was announced Monday morning that Malzahn had accepted the head coaching position at the University of Central Florida. Tennessee hired UCF’s athletic director Danny White to replace Philip Fullmer in the same position two See GRAHAM • Page 12

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to wake up while Wetumpka was powered mostly by Micheal Bass’ six points.

Fouls were the issue for both sides as each team posted seven on the board.

Although it was a consistent issue for the Wildcats as their defense relied on heavy pressure while the Indians wanted to stymie any momentum as quickly as possible.

As the Wildcats kept drawing fouls from the Indians, the deficit shrunk and Corey Millner drew the 1-and-1 and cashed in to give Benjamin Russell the 9-8 lead into the second quarter.

Fouls on the Indians didn’t truly affect the program as it could have.

Wetumpka sent the Wildcats to the line enough times but of the 10 shots at the stripe, Benjamin Russell managed to only score on two of them. The Indians managed to post 18 points in the second quarter with 10 of them off the hand of LaCorey Marshall. It was enough for the Indians to grab an 11-point lead but the Wildcats weren’t out of it either.

A highlight of the second quarter was Thompson draining a buzzer beating three from beyond half court but the Indians held a 26-21 lead. Impressively enough, the Indians were playing

File / The Outlook

Malcolm Simmons looks to the sideline during the area finals against Wetumpka.

through 13 team fouls in the first half.

Momentum carried over to the second half briefly as Benjamin Russell was able to give their fans something to cheer about. Qua Smith, Thompson and Ty Williams knocked down threepointers to give Wetumpka a run for the

lead but it didn’t come up as cleanly as the Wildcats would have wanted.

Wetumpka fended off the attack when Benjamin Russell tied the game at 30-30. When the Indians turned to a full-court press, the Wildcats struggled to limit the turnovers but the fourth

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quarter loomed.

A 43-37 score showed Wetumpka on thin ice but the Wildcats were just a tad out of position to make anything significant happen.

Even so, the Wildcats were 3-for-8 at the line during the final quarter of regulation, it was something that could have been the determining factor of the win Saturday but the program had to wait on Smith to cash in on a put backer after Thompson missed his free throws to tie the game up and send it into overtime.

Fouls reared their head in overtime.

Wetumpka had a better position on the board and the Wildcats lost Millner early in the going. The difference came down to free throws with time slowly winding down despite exhibiting an ability to make the difference up.

Even a late three-pointer to try and send them to the lead from Williams wasn’t fated to land.

Wetumpka saw the time expire and earn their title while the Wildcats took the runner-up placement.

Benjamin Russell will travel on Tuesday for the first round of the state tournament while the Indians will benefit from being at home.

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weeks ago. White turned around and hired UCF’s head coach Josh Heupel to be the Volunteer’s next head coach.

Central Florida replaced Danny White with Arkansas State’s athletic director Terry Mohajir. Mohajir had a previous relationship with Malzahn hiring him at Arkansas State after the 2011 season when he was the OC at Auburn. Mohajir’s first order of business at UCF was to hire Gus Malzahn as the new head football coach.

And that dizzying array of musical chairs is how the college football coaching carousel works in all its glory.

I’ve always known that Gus and I didn’t have a whole lot in common, but now it’s official. If someone wrote me a check for $10 million and was guaranteed to pay me $11 million more over the next few years, I believe I would take an extended vacation. In fact, you might not ever see me again. Oh well, to each his own. I sincerely wish Malzahn the best of

luck. He clearly loves what he does and he’s pretty good at it. He spent eight years in the best division of the best conference in the country and held his own. He went head-to-head with the best coach in the business and fared much better than most.

I think UCF could be a perfect landing spot for Malzahn. The American Athletic Conference is very competitive, but it should be a welcomed relief next to the SEC West. Malzahn always tended to dominate the mediocre competition he faced. It was the extremely athletic and expertly coached defenses that always gave him the most trouble. Luke Fickel has brought some measure of defense to Cincinnati, but the AAC is primarily an offensive league for the most part. Gus should fit right in.

Central Florida has been a formidable non-power 5 school for many years and proven it could compete at the highest level. Auburn and Gus Malzahn

found that out all too well in 2017 when the Knights defeated the Tigers 34-27 in the Peach Bowl. I firmly believe Malzahn is a better coach than Josh Heupel. I also believe he’s a better coach than Scott Frost who preceded Heupel and is now at Nebraska. However, Malzahn will need to learn from his mistakes on the Plains and grow as a coach. I have no business giving someone advice who has forgotten more about football than I’ll ever know, but I’m going to anyway. He needs to go back to basics and what made him successful.

His tempo offense was devastating with a running QB behind a very good offensive line. Know what works and stick with it. Understand the importance of a good offensive line. Call the plays yourself and run your own offense or stay out of it altogether. Again, I believe UCF is the perfect landing spot for Malzahn and I think he’ll do well. I wish him the best, unless he’s playing Auburn.

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Sunday, Feb. 21

LAKE MARTIN WEDDING AND EVENT EXPO: The 2nd Annual Lake Martin Wedding and Event Expo will be held at The Mitchell House in Dadeville from 1:00-3:00pm. The event is for brides-to-be and those looking to host an event or party in the Lake Martin area. Vendors will be on hand to help you plan your special day, down to the last detail. Local venues, caterers, DJ services, photographers, hair

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“It’s a big deal for them it’s not so much about me,” Athletic Director and head football coach Matt Johnson said. “These young men have another opportunity to continue their career. We had a female athlete sign a scholarship in the first semester and we’re not done.

I feel like we’ll have one more athlete here in a couple of weeks that will have an opportunity to sign. To have multiple athletes sign and sign letter of intent to continue their career in athletes but also use that opportunity to get their education. Coming from a small school to have three or four athletes do that, it’s really special.”

Churches and non-profits can submit items to the calendar at editor@thedadevillerecord. com and calendar@alexcityoutlook.com.

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SPRING FORWARD IN EXCELLENCE: Alexander City Co-pace will honor Benjamin Russell sophomore Guerrencia Leonard for her acceptance to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders. The program will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday at Stephens Elementary School. Speakers include commissioner TC Coley, Alex City Council president Buffy Colvin, ALex City councilman Bobby Tapley, school board members and teachers and Co-pace president Teresa Moten.

Guerrencia Leonard and Latonya Leonard will offer words of thanks.

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Ellis Jackson, Blake Brewster, Jackson Hardy, Megan Jordan, Rev. Jimmy Sims, Anne Sharon Patterson, Teresa Bishop, Megan Thompson and Rubye Wright celebrate their birthdays Thursday.

and makeup and much more will be represented. All attendees will be required to wear masks and socially distance. Tickets are $10 each for attendees and are available at the event or at the United Way office (17 Main St Alex City).

Vendor booths are $75. The event is sponsored by New Water Farms. All proceeds benefit the Lake Martin Area United Way. For more information, please call 256329-3600.

Monday, Feb. 22

DRIVING MISS DAISY ACT II AUDITIONS: Alexander City Theatre II will hold open auditions for Alfred Uhry’s classic play “Driving Miss Daisy” from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 22 and 23 at 216 Tallapoosa St., Alexander City. There are parts for two men and one woman. This heartwarming, sometimes funny 1988 Pulitzer Prize winning script begins just prior to the Civil Rights movement and tells the 25-year story of a rich, sharp-tongued Jewish widow and her thoughtful, dignified and good-natured Black driver as the two learn to respect and appreciate each other.

Socially distanced outdoor performances are scheduled for the end of April. For more information, call director Karen Kison at 256212-1486.

Saturday, March 13

TRI-COUNTY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER 5K COLOR RUN: The Tri-County Children’s Advocacy Center is thrilled to announce its first 5K Color Run. The run will take place on March 13, 2021 at Keebler Park in Dadeville. The race will begin at 10 a.m. The cost of registration is $30 for adults and $15 for children. This includes your race fee, event T-shirt and a free Chick-Fil-A lunch. For more information, go to www.tricocacrainbowrun.com

POSTPONED

DADEVILLE CHAMBER ANNUAL BANQUET: The Lake Martin Dadeville Area Chamber is postponing its annual meeting and awards banquet. The banquet was previously scheduled to be held today. The new date is still to be determined. There will be introductions of 2021 officers, celebration of the Business and

Person of the Year as well as recognition of outstanding local individuals.

Ongoing Events

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Clean Community Partnership in Dadeville will host first Saturday cleanups every month at 8:30 a.m. Meet at Dadeville City Hall to sign in and receive trash picking supplies and routes. There will be a trash bag drop-off on site and sanitized pickers. For more information, contact Dianna Porter at 256-750-0075.

CCP THIRD SATURDAYS: Clean Community Partnership will host its Third Saturday cleanups the third Saturday of each month.

Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Broad Street Plaza for pickup supplies and area assignments to help clean up the streets within Alexander City. For more information, email Jacob Meacham at jacob. meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

TAX HELP: Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama (VCCA) IRS certified volunteers are once again preparing and e-filing tax returns; however, all

tax assistance is by appointment only. To make an appointment call 256-234-0347 or email vcca.al@ gmail.com. Please do not come to the site without an appointment, as they will not be able to accommodate.

SOUP AND SANDWICH MINISTRY: St. James Episcopal Church will hold Soups To-Go from 5:30 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday. The program is open to everyone and will supply a cup of hot soup and a half-sandwich by curbside pickup or walk-ups.

CHARITY BINGO AT NIFFER’S: At 6 p.m. every Tuesday, Niffer’s Place at the Lake hosts bingo benefitting rotating charities. Cards are $1 each and there are eight total rounds.

The first seven round winners receive Niffer’s Bucks and the eighth round is the jackpot round for cash.

AL-ANON MEETING: Al-Anon in-person meetings have been temporarily halted due to COVID. Please call 205-903-0061 for information and support. Al-Anon is a support program for family and friends of alcoholics.

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