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By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

‘GIVE & TAKE’

A well-known former emcee and TV and radio co-host in Alexander City has been arrested and charged with having sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old student, according to court records and the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department.

David Brenton Burkhalter, 30, of Burkhalter Ashland, a geometry and algebra teacher at Randolph County High School in Wedowee, was charged with two counts of second-degree rape, one count of sodomy, two counts of electronic solicitation of a child, two counts of violation of the school employee sex act with a student less than 19 years of age and one count of enticing a child.

According to a press release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department, Burkhalter turned himself into law enforcement Wednesday and is being held on a $1.5 million cash bond. If he makes bond, Burkhalter must surrender his passport and cannot have contact with minor children. Burkhalter’s bond was originally set to $1 million but was raised in an initial court appearance before District Court Judge Amy Newsome. According to court records, Burkhalter said he had an attorney.

The Wedowee Police Department responded to Randolph County High School Feb. 6 after an allegation was made Burkhalter was having sexual relationship with a 15-year old female student.

Court records state Burkhalter had sexual intercourse with a female less than 16 years old but older than 12 years old twice – once in December See BURKHALTER • Page 3

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Forgiveness is key to successful marriage, 2 local couples say

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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hey might have met on the bus in the 1980s or married in San Diego in 1944, but and Jacqueline and J. Harold ‘Red’ Scott and Vivian and Rev. Kenneth Jones share three things in common for a successful marriage – forgiveness, work

and true love.

“It is a lot of give and take,” Harold said. “You don’t get mad at every little thing.”

“We have been through just about everything that could tear a relationship apart,” Vivian said. “We married for love. We definitely didn’t marry for money, we didn’t have any.”

“Marriage is always work,” Kenneth said. “School is always in.”

Another factor is time according the Scotts’ daughter Jeanne Patterson.

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Top: Flower arrangements await delivery at Grace’s Flowers on Wednesday afternoon. Middle: Vivian and Kenneth Jones pose for a photograph in their home Wednesday afternoon. Above: Jacqueline and J. Harold ‘Red’ Scott pose for a photograph in their home Sunday as they celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary.

Those who wish to volunteer in the Clean Community Partnership’s cleanup can meet at the Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m.

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The CCP was started last year in an effort to clean up roadsides in Alex City.

3rd Saturday Cleanups to resume Saturday

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

The Clean Community Partnership Third Saturday Cleanup will start again Saturday.

The CCP was started last year in an effort to clean roadsides in Alexander City and while participation was less than hoped for, it was still successful.

“Although our cleanups in 2018 didn’t attract the number of volunteers we hoped for, it’s very encouraging to see the real, measurable impact that just a few people can have,” Jacob Meacham said. “Let’s just say that on average 25 people routinely contributed in last year’s Third Saturday events. That small number of people helped rid our roadsides of 14,000 pounds of trash, literally tons.”

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Thursday, February 14, 2019

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Lovers aren’t the only ones who celebrate Valentine’s Day DEAR ABBY: Valentine’s Day is here and, to be honest, I don’t know much about St. Valentine. So I wonder if he meant the day to only be about lovers.

Is there any reason I shouldn’t send valentines to my friends? Why should anyone feel bad because they’re not “with” someone? If you love and/or care about a person, can’t you send them a box of chocolates, a card or some flowers? It seems to me this should be a time of year you can let a buddy know you appreciate him, or let your brother, cousin, sister, neighbor or co-worker know you care.

It doesn’t have to be mushy.

Happy Valentine’s Day to you, Abby! -- TIM IN SYRACUSE

DEAR ABBY Advice Happy Valentine’s Day to YOU, Tim, and to all my readers, for whom I have great appreciation and affection.

DEAR ABBY: My brother is a 59-year-old widower. He has dated a few women over the years, and he’s very afraid of being alone.

The woman he is with now has made it clear that she is with him because he can provide financial security for her.

She’s pushing him to move in together and get married, but only after he sells his house and buys a new one. She said she could never live there because his deceased wife lived there. However, she is unable to contribute anything financially, so this would all be out of his pocket. He looks past all of this.

DEAR TIM: Valentine’s Day may have started as a celebration of romance and romantic love, but it has broadened to acknowledge other kinds of love and affection. There’s absolutely no reason you cannot celebrate the way you described.

I have told him I’m worried about her using him for his money, but he doesn’t want to hear it. How can I get through to him? -- WISE SISTER IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR SISTER: You obviously can’t. However, his lawyer might be able to deliver that message more effectively than you. This is why you should STRONGLY encourage him to have a talk with his lawyer before he sells his house or formalizes his arrangement with this lady, who has made her objectives crystal clear.

DEAR ABBY: My father passed away after a long illness four months ago. I lived in the same building as my parents, but a different apartment. (I still do.)

Obviously, I encounter other tenants in the public areas of the building. Since my father’s death, most of them have asked me how my mother is doing. However, no one has ever asked me how I am doing. Frankly, it’s very hurtful.

Dad was getting hospice care at home, so I experienced his

decline and finally the loss.

Why does no one care to offer me any words of sympathy?

-- STILL GRIEVING DEAR STILL GRIEVING: When there is a death, many people are uncomfortable.

They don’t mean to be insensitive; they simply don’t know what to say to the grieving relatives.

I assume that your mother and father are/were elderly.

The death of a spouse after many decades of marriage can be so traumatic that the partner goes into a decline.

Your neighbors may assume that because you are younger and stronger, that you are more resilient and therefore are doing fine. Please don’t hold the fact that they haven’t asked how you are doing against them.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Obituaries John David Fielding Funeral service for John David Fielding, 78, will be Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. at Radney-Smith Chapel with Rev. David Bearden officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Sylacauga, Alabama.

Mr. Fielding died Tuesday, February 12, 2019. He was preceded in death

by his parents, George Fielding and Claudia Dial Fielding, and brothers, Jasper Fielding and Herman Fielding.

He is survived by his wife, Judy Fielding; daughter, Kellie Fielding (Tony) Patton; son, David A. (Krystal Collum) Fielding; grandchildren, David Grant Fielding, Andrew Allen Fielding, and Nicholas Graham Fielding.

Visitation will be Saturday February 16, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00

p.m. at Radney-Smith Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Grant Fielding, Andrew Fielding, Nicholas Fielding, Steve Vogel, Ricky Shockley, and Tony Patton. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Fielding and William Fielding.

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

Radney-Smith Funeral Home in Sylacauga, AL will direct the services.

Dadeville Beautification Board at work

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

The Dadeville Beautification Board explained some of the work it is doing to the Dadeville City Council Tuesday night.

“We have declared war on litter,” beautification board member Mickey Forbus said. “We have been picking up trash already.

Just the other day we picked up 25 industrialsized trash bags along West Lafayette Street.”

Litter is not the only thing the beautification board is tackling.

“We have renovated and decorated the gazebo for Valentine’s Day,” Forbus said. “We have also started to plant trees again.”

The gazebo is on city property on Tallassee Street just across from the First Baptist Church.

Mayor Wayne Smith said Dianna Porter has done a tremendous amount of work at Keebler Park, something everyone in the city should take pride in since the park is looking better and Porter is organizing community events for the park.

“She has taken Keebler Park as her own,” Smith said. “Now the city still holds the deed.”

Porter said she is organizing an Earth Day celebration for April 13 and it will include an egg hunt, clean air painting, and has taken on projects to make the area better.

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Members of the Dadeville Beautification Committee have renovated and decorated the gazebo on Tallassee Street across the street from the First Baptist Church.

“The tree trail will be finished by then,” Porter said.

“And we just planted 1,200 daffodils.”

The council asked police chief David Barbour to look into the speed limits on North Loop Road.

“We did a study,” Barbour told the council. “I think the speed limits are fine.”

Barbour said the average speed he noted on the road was 34 mph and the speed limit is 45 mph. Barbour said he noticed a number of log trucks using the road and the council is looking at putting a weight restriction on the road since it is not constructed to handle such loads.

In other action the Dadeville City Council: • Heard councilmember Dick Harrelson say the parks and recreation depart-

ment has taken delivery of a new bush hog and the police department has taken delivery of a new 2019 Tahoe for patrol.

• Approved the purchase of a new tractor and side cut bush hog for mowing rightsof-ways. The city will pay $40,000 cash and finance the remaining $34,000 with payments coming from the city’s portion of the gas tax. The tractor and mower combination are available through state bid.

• Gave a deadline of March 15 for a homeowner on Lafayette Street to clean up a burned-out home. If it is not cleaned up by the deadline, the city will hire someone to clean it up and bill the property owner or put a lien on the property.

• Approved increasing the fee for lots in the new part of the cemetery to

$500.

• Approved a new computer for the fire department. Fire chief Keith Wilkerson said he found some online for $500 - 600.

The council also approved the purchase of emergency reporting system software. The cost is $750 up front and $100 a month.

Wilkerson said it will allow online tracking of fire reports and training and is the same system used by fire departments in Hughley and Childersburg.

• Approved transferring a 2013 Tahoe from the police department to the fire department.

• Approved eight recreation center rentals.

• Agreed getting a list of surplus property together to declare it’s no longer needed and then auction it off.

• Smith asked councilmembers to come with a list of dwellings to tear down as part of another demolition grant. The grant application would be for $250,000, would require a 10 percent match from the city and take care of the demolition of 15 to 20 buildings.

• Tabled a resolution to replace fencing at McKelvey Park. The lowest quote came from Turner Fence for $9,600.

Councilmembers asked about funding sources since the project was not in the budget. Some suggested the county school board could help and others asked about the Dixie Youth program helping.

The next meeting of the Dadeville City Council is at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 with a pre-council meeting starting at 5 p.m.

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and again in January. The same filing states Burkhalter engaged in seconddegree sodomy second or deviant sexual intercourse with the victim in December. December and January were the same dates for the electronic solicitation of a child counts and school employee sex act violations.

The enticing a child count stems from the January incident. The Code of Alabama describes it as inviting a child to enter a vehicle for the purpose of proposing an act of sexual intercourse.

All but the enticing charge are Class B felonies. The enticing charge is a Class C felony.

Class B Felonies carry a two- to 10-year prison sentence and Class C felonies carry one- to 10-year prison sentence.

According to the Alabama State Department of Education website, Burkhalter was issued an emergency teaching certificate for mathematics Sept. 11, 2018. Wednesday afternoon, the site stated “alleged misconduct has been reported to the department; at this time the department has not proposed any negative action against the individual’s certification or licensure; this status will be updated as soon as possible.�

Burkhalter emceed several events around Alexander City and was formerly a co-host on “The Front Porch,� which airs in Alexander City on Lake Broadcasting Inc.’s WAXC-TV 3 and WKGA-FM 97.5.

Burkhalter left the company last summer.

Lake Broadcasting president John Kennedy said he was stunned by news of Burkhalter’s arrest. “We are shocked and saddened by these events and offer our sympathies to the families involved as the legal system works through these charges,�

Kennedy said in a statement. “David left our company last summer around eight months ago and has had no involvement in any of our operations since that time. We considered David a satisfactory employee for the several years he was here. We will let the legal process take its course and pray for all the people involved in this serious matter.�

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) feels William Barr, the nominee to succeed Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general, fulfills the standards for the position.

During a conference call with state media outlets last Thursday, Jones said he has been working with due diligence to better understand Barr, who served as attorney general in the early 1990s during George H.W. Bush’s administration and is President Donald Trump’s choice to return to the post. “I spent two months looking at his record,� Jones said. “I met with him and with others in the Justice Department. I feel confident Barr is well-qualified to fill the position.�

While Jones has a positive about Barr, he said he has heard concerns from several Barr civil rights groups.

Although he believes a few of these concerns may be fearbased, Jones said he has listened to those organizations and respects what they said.

Jones said Barr expressed a commitment to upholding the law and guidelines he must follow and said he believes transparency and the public interest during the ongoing investigation into Russia and the 2016 election is important. “I look forward to working with him,� Jones said.

Jones also addressed tariffs on imports, saying he joined with Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) to reintroduce legislation which would include shifting the power to declare certain things a threat to national security from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Defense.

Jones called the bill a “common sense step� for not only the Trump administration but administrations to come. “This is a bill going forwards, not backwards,� Jones said. “It seems like this bill may get some traction in the

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Sen. Doug Jones recently said he supports President Donald Trump’s nominee William Barr for U.S. attorney general.

finance committee.�

Since tariffs imposed on automobile parts imported into the U.S. for use at manufacturing centers could have a negative impact on the automobile industry, Jones believes a solution is imperative, especially since Alabama has become a hub of automotive manufacturing and a number of Alabamians work in facilities in neighboring states (Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Kia in West Point, Georgia, for example). He added auto manufacturers have been virtually united in opposing the tariffs.

Jones said he has joined Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) to reintroduce legislation aimed at studying chronic wasting disease and finding ways to combat the condition. As hunting is beneficial to Alabama’s economy, keeping chronic wasting disease out of the state is imperative, as is finding a way to keep it from spreading elsewhere.

In prepared statements, Barrasso

and Bennet expressed similar beliefs, as Colorado and Wyoming both enjoy significant economic boosts from the outdoors.

Jones said he isn’t sure the controversy surrounding Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam allegedly wearing blackface in a medical school photo will hurt Democrats nationally. “Seeing this hurts on an emotional level,� Jones said. “I do believe this will hurt the party brand in Virginia but I’m not sure it will as much on the national level.�

Northam initially apologized and said he was one of the people in the photo but later recanted.

Jones believes the current Congress will be more proactive in finding solutions to many of the nation’s problems. “I believe people are going to get more engaged,� Jones said. “You may see Congress trying to take back some of the power it has ceded over the years.�

Cleanups Meacham, a CCP volunteer and group organizer with the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce hopes the Third Saturday Cleanups will be more successful this year. “Imagine what 200 people could accomplish,� Meacham said. “Our goal is to get as many people involved as possible and keep community cleanliness at the top of people’s minds. We might not ever eliminate littering and change certain behaviors, but we can make this a priority in our community and do much more that what’s currently being done.�

Participation Saturday is already looking up as John Thompson said they are seeing new groups joining the effort. “We have 10 Girl Scouts and mothers joining us,� Thompson said.

Others who are wanting to join the cleanup effort are asked to meet Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at the Broad Street Plaza to get pickers, bags and safety vests. Volunteers will also be assigned different areas to clean. “I believe we will be cleaning up Dadeville Road, Elkhatchee Road and Airport Road to start with,� Thompson said. “The Girls Scouts will be over around Taco Bell and back toward the city pool.�

The Clean Community Partnership is being led by the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce, Alexander City Housing Authority, City of Alexander City, Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance, Lake Martin Resource Association, Main Street Alexander City, Tallapoosa County Commissioners,

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A day for more than just lovers

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alentine’s Day is mainly considered a holiday for lovers but it should also be a time we tell all the people who mean a lot to us how we feel about them and how much they are appreciated.

That includes parents, grandparents, children, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, friends, preachers, teachers, first responders, coaches, co-workers and others who have an influence on our lives.

The tribute doesn’t have to include candy, flowers, teddy bears, romantic dinners and cash.

Sincere words, spoken or written, can have a huge impact. So can a hug or a handshake.

As is the case with Christmas, Valentine’s Day has been heavily commercialized and its root meanings have been shunted to the background.

According to history.com, a Catholic saint named Valentine was a martyr for either performing marriage ceremonies between soldiers and women in secret against orders or for helping Christians escape brutality.

The latter scenario is at least more romantic.

Valentine was supposedly imprisoned for aiding Christians in their escape from Roman prisons, where they were often tortured.

While in jail, he fell in love with a young girl, possibly his jailor’s daughter, who visited him there.

Before his death, the legend goes, he wrote her a letter signed “From your Valentine,” an expression that is still in use today.

He died either way, which is certainly a gloomy outcome, but the inspiration lives on.

St. Valentine didn’t have access to 1-800-flowers.com or to Pangburn’s candy but his heart was in the right place. Take time today to reflect on those who love you and those you love, and tell them how you feel.

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Officials Jim Nabors is mayor of Alexander City. His phone number at city hall is 256-329-6730 and his home number is 256329-1320 His address at city hall is 4 Court Square; Alexander City, AL, 35010. His home address is 1695 Magnolia Street Alexander City, AL, 35010.

Buffy Colvin represents District 2. Her phone number is 256-750-0663.

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

Jim Nabors

Bobby Tapley

Buffy Colvin

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

Eric Brown represents District 4. His phone number is 256-3972011. His address is 1421 Parrish Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Works committee.

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Tommy Spraggins represents District 5.

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

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Tim Funderburk represents District 6.

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

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THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON My funny (and life-changing) valentine

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’ve never been a fan of Valentine’s Day. In addition to my love of Groundhog Day, I’m a big proponent of birthdays, and Valentine’s Day just happens to my brother’s birthday. So when I was younger and people would wish me a happy Valentine’s Day, I would respond, “Happy Bob’s birthday!” (I actually still do this, if I’m being honest.)

Even when I was in a relationship or dating someone, Valentine’s Day just wasn’t my thing. And it’s not actually because I’m cynical or think Valentine’s Day is a just a fake holiday created by greeting card companies to generate money; I just don’t love it. The candy isn’t good, roses seem like kind of a waste of money and there’s too much pressure surrounding the date.

To quote “Gilmore Girls,” “Suddenly, on a certain date, the level of my affection for a person isn’t measured by the way that I treat them or what we share.”

Valentine’s Day was always just too much for me.

But, depending on how you look at it, my views on Valentine’s Day changed two years ago.

Back in 2017, I was engaged to be married.

It was all planned out.

The date was picked, the dress was bought, the photographer was booked and the invitations were sent.

Without getting into too many details, that wedding never happened. Three days before Valentine’s Day and about four months before I was supposed to walk

much as your Lily does.”

It wasn’t signed. I had LIZI never gotten flowers, much less anonymous ARBOGASTT flowers sent to my work on Sports Valentine’s Day. I eventually found Editor out who sent those down the aisle, my fiancé lilies because somehow called off the wedding. It 1-800-Flowers kept wasn’t entirely his fault my email on file and by any means. We had sent a note saying, irreconcilable differences “Congratulations Andrew! and that’s fine, but needless Your delivery has been to say, I wasn’t exactly sent.” thrilled.

And it wasn’t a romantic That afternoon, three thing by any means, but it days before Bob’s birthday was just the thing I needed and a day before my niece — knowing someone had Riley turned 2, I had to my back and wanted me to call my brother — who smile that day. was also supposed to cater Fast-forward two years, the wedding — to tell him and I couldn’t be happier. it had been called off. I Not getting married will had to break the news to always stay with me in one my mother, who was in way or another, but I’m a the middle of planning my firm believer in everything “Gilmore Girls”-themed happening for a reason. If I bridal shower. had walked down that aisle, Then I had to pack my I never would’ve ended up bags, say goodbye to my here in Alex City. I talked step-kids and dog Lily and to Mitch Sneed for the first head to my hotel, where I time while I was living in spent my Valentine’s Day. that little hotel room.

Ironically, one of the If I would’ve gotten sweetest things that’s married, I wouldn’t have ever been done for me met my two best friends. was done that Valentine’s I wouldn’t gotten the Day. Obviously, I was chance to work with all incredibly upset. I knew in these amazing coaches and many ways, calling off the players in Tallapoosa and wedding was for the best, Coosa counties. I wouldn’t but at the time, that didn’t have picked up and moved make it any easier. I was to an entirely different living out of a suitcase in a part of the country, and I hotel and could barely even would’ve never had this tell my friends. chapter of my life.

But I went into work Valentine’s Day may not on Valentine’s Day and be my favorite holiday, a big bouquet of lilies but I certainly don’t detest were waiting on my desk. it. And whether you have You might think my first someone to spend today thought would be the with or not, just know flowers were from my everything works out in the ex-fiancé, but in reality, I end. knew him better than that.

Instead, I opened the card Lizi Arbogast is the and it read, “I hope these sports editor of The lilies make you smile as Outlook.

A breakup doesn’t always break you

Bobby Tapley represents District 1. His phone number is 256-3920344. His address is 1821 LaVista Road, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Safety committee.

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here isn’t much in life that can prepare you for being left five days before Valentine’s Day and five months before your wedding. Being in the midst of it all, thinking everything is right on track, assuming your fiancé is just as happy as you are, then coming to grips with the fact things aren’t even close to going the way you thought they were.

It was a normal day; I was a senior in college working full time and I got home from work, called my fiancé to open the door for me because I had my hands full of groceries. He said OK and he loved me.

Normal, right?

He opened the door and asked me to sit down.

Nope. Not normal.

You can guess the rest of the story — he needed to figure himself out before committing to me, wasn’t in love with me anymore, the whole spiel.

“You can honestly say you do not want to marry me and do not want to have my children?” I asked.

He said no, that wasn’t what he wanted.

That’s all it took for me to move on.

By the way, five is my unlucky number. My senior year in high school I got a

tied down and my options were open.

SANTANA I’ve been in Alex City for almost two years now and WOOD I couldn’t be more grateful Design for the heartbreak I had to experience to get here.

Editor At the time, it felt like my brand new car and shortly life was falling apart. The after I hit five deer at once very next day I knew it was at 5 a.m. and totaled my car. coming together instead.

So being left five days “Life is what happens before Valentine’s Day to you while you’re busy and five months before my making other plans,” as wedding was bound to be John Lennon said. bad luck for me, or so I While most people have thought. to take a lot of time to The next day was Feb. 10 grieve something like this, and I was supposed to go to it was fortunately easy for a journalism conference an me. It took strength to get hour and a half away from to that conference but once where I lived at the time, I was there it was a slap-inand boy I did not want to the-face sign my breakup go. was supposed to happen.

I woke up at 5 a.m. (yet Valentine’s Day always another five set to doom brings these memories back me) and stared at the to the surface for me but ceiling for a minute before I just smile knowing I’m something pushed me to get exactly where I’m supposed up and go. It was important to be. to my career, I told myself.

If you’re going through My gut feeling turned out something similar, just to be true, as I met my late know it will all work out editor Mitch Sneed at that the way it should. Things conference. He told me he always do. had a job opening in May, Do the hard things. Don’t which was when I’d be assume everything is going graduating, and it was the to turn out badly. Meet exact position I’d dreamed new people and trust new of. He asked me if I was beginnings; your life could tied down to the area I was turn around because of it. currently living in, and had I still been getting married, Santana Wood is the my answer would’ve been design editor at The yes. But I was no longer Outlook.

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Study: Many would break up with irresponsible spender STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

It’s Valentine’s Day and it’s time for lovers to value their relationships. In addition to deciding how much to spend on a Valentine’s Day gift, people across the country are contemplating how much to invest in a possible future with their current heartthrob. And financial savvy is high on the list of relationship requirements, as 46 percent of people would break up with their significant other if he or she spent irresponsibly, according to a new survey from WalletHub. That may sound harsh but it’s understandable in the aftermath of the Great Recession and considering the state many Americans’ finances are in now. Consumers hit $1 trillion in credit card debt for the first time ever in 2018, for example. The fact financial irresponsibility can be a deal breaker romantically also is demonstrated by 53 percent of WalletHub’s survey respondents saying they would not marry someone who has bad credit.

But can a pretty face or an athletic body outweigh bad spending habits? Not according to the six in 10 people who say they are more attracted to educational and financial success than physical traits. However, there is a gender divide: 44 percent of men still find physical appearance most attractive, compared to just 30 percent of female respondents.

“According to research in evolutionary psychology, men typically place a greater value on physical traits, particularly those that signal youth and fertility … while women tend to place a greater value on a man’s ability to provide for (their) offspring,” said Abigail B. Schneider, an assistant professor of marketing in the Anderson College of Business at Regis University. “In our society, educational attainment often translates into financial success or a man’s resource acquisition potential.”

The long-term picture may also factor into the value people place on looks versus success. Financial responsibility and education benefit people for their entire life.

“Good looks fade,” said Steve Sherman, an instructional specialist at Montclair State University. “Also, with a little grooming and exercise, it’s fairly easy to alter physical characteristics — personality and wealth, not so much.”

Men are also more prone to putting their finances in jeopardy in the interest of love, WalletHub found. Men are two times more likely than women to spend more than $100 on a Valentine’s Day gift and three times more likely to say a Valentine’s Day gift is

expect gifts of $50-$100 and $100-plus.

“I think there’s still a sense that men are supposed to be the one who do most of the $20.7 billion total Valentine’s Day spending projected for 2019 ($161.96 per courting, and the Valentines present is part person celebrating). of that,” said Karen Becker-Olsen, an associ$196 vs. $100: Men spent nearly twice as much as women on average for ate professor of marketing and interdisciplinValentine’s Day 2018. ary business at The College of New Jersey. $7.6 billion: Amount Americans will spend on jewelry ($3.9B), flowers “Also, there are more things that girls would appreciate than men — girls are more likely ($1.9B) and candy ($1.8B). to expect a gift while men are less interested 9 million: Number of marriage proposals made each Valentine’s Day. in having a classic V-Day gift.”

46 percent of people would break up with their significant other if he or she While it’s wonderful to spend money on spent irresponsibly. your significant other for Valentine’s Day, Women are 33 percent more likely than men to spend $0 on a Valentine’s there are plenty of presents you can give Day gift. Men are two times more likely than women to spend more than without overexerting your wallet or tak$100. ing on debt. There are also lots of ways to Men are over three times more likely than women to think a Valentine’s Day reduce the cost of gifts that do cost money. gift is worth going into credit card debt for.

For example, the best credit card sign-up Four in 10 people say irresponsible spending is a bigger turnoff than bad bonuses now offer $500-plus for spending breath. a few thousand dollars within the first few 53 percent of people would not marry someone with bad credit. months of opening an account. If you’re going to spend that much over that timespend more, and are more willing to go into frame anyway, why not get a hefty discount worth credit card debt. debt to do it. Doing so could help some men in the process?

“Research shows that some behaviors At the end of the day, your partner probtend to align with and reinforce our gender- reinforce their sense of male identity and help them express this identity with others.” ably won’t appreciate his or her gift if your identity and that includes Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day spending ends up causing Although they plan to spend more for gift-giving behavior,” Rice University financial hardship throughout the rest of the Valentine’s Day, men are not as concerned marketing professor Constance Porte said. year. After all, WalletHub’s survey found about what they will get in return. Men “It is well-known that men have assumed four in 10 people say irresponsible spending are more likely to not expect any gift than the societal role of taking on more of the gift-giving burden on Valentine’s Day. They women are, while women are more likely to is an even bigger turnoff than bad breath.

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Marriage “With five children, they didn’t have anything to do but make it work,” she said.

Both couples say arguments will happen, but loving couples can overcome it.

“Our first big argument was over fried chicken,” Vivian said. “I burned the chicken.”

“It was big too,” Kenneth quipped. “I told her, ‘I will do the cooking.’ I was saying it to be spiteful at the time, but when you put your heart into it, it will come out OK.” The Joneses had parents who made a living cooking.

“My mom tried to teach me to cook, but I nearly cut my thumb off,” Vivian said. “I am left-handed and I never really learned to cook.”

Kenneth now admits his wife of 29 years can cook “some.”

“She does OK now,” he said. “I cook too.”

Vivian said Kenneth does best on the grill.

Both the Joneses and the Scotts are from the area.

The Scotts met in Alexander City.

“We got involved in high school,” Harold said. “We just didn’t know how to get out of it.”

The Joneses kind of met on a bus ride between Birmingham and Alexander City.

“We were on our way home in the winter of 1983,” Kenneth said. “I was coming from Oklahoma.”

“I was coming from Alabama A&M,” Vivian said. “I got on the bus in Huntsville and we stopped in Birmingham.”

Kenneth hitched a ride but the couple still did not meet.

“She says I wanted to sit with her, but I didn’t,” Kenneth said. “I just saw an attractive woman.”

“I hope he doesn’t want to sit with me,” Vivian recalled thinking as she had trunks and boxes around her coming from school.

“We got off the bus and her dad picked her up in a red car,” Kenneth said. “That was the last time I saw her until I applied for a job at the furniture store a couple years later. She was working there. It was Heilig-Myers. They hired me. So I went up to her and said do you remember that day I got on that bus in Birmingham?”

Vivian recalls them working together and chatting but not dating – yet.

“We did the best friends thing to start with,” she said. “I was actually interested in someone else.”

“I just waited my turn,” Kenneth said.

“I really liked Vivian a lot but I was not about to just be obnoxious so I appreciated

continued from Page 1 takes two good forgivers.” her from afar, so to speak.”

“And God,” Vivian said cutting in.

Vivian said she thought Kenneth was a great person from the start at the furniture store.

“He was a really good guy,” Vivian said. “He could have told me a whole bunch of stuff to leave that other young man. He waited. He didn’t bad mouth him. I knew then he was a good guy.”

The Joneses were already talking marriage but there was still no ring.

“I tell folks she proposed to me but she didn’t,” Kenneth said. “I sent her some flowers with a card that asked, ‘Will you marry me?’ The cards had already been put on the table, but we just hadn’t made it official.”

Both couples had interesting weddings.

Without much money, the Joneses kept it close to home.

“We had a small ceremony in our single-wide mobile home,” Kenneth said.

“It was Thanksgiving Day. We had some close family there.”

But the Joneses didn’t stop there as they renewed their vows at their 25th wedding anniversary in their home at the time.

The Scotts had planned a wedding in Alexander City but Harold was serving in the Navy in San Diego. So Jacqueline, her mother and sister took to the train.

“We had planned to get married here, but his leave was canceled,” Jacqueline said. “He was supposed to go overseas.

We decided we would get married where he was in San Diego at a Methodist church in 1944.”

But Jacqueline didn’t get to celebrate the wedding.

“They had the reception after the wedding and Daddy’s Navy buddies were there and were having alcohol at the reception,” Patterson said. “Mother was not of legal age, so she had to sit in the foyer while her mother went into the reception to bring her food out because the people who owned the venue wouldn’t let her in because she was not 21. She didn’t get to go to her own wedding reception.”

After World War II, the Scotts came back to Alexander City.

“We came back and worked at Russell,” Jacqueline said. “He worked there for 42 years. I worked there some but also had children.”

The Scotts can now count 41 children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren along with spouses in their family.

The Joneses have four children and one grandchild.

The Joneses also have more advice to make a marriage successful.

“Marriage is work,” Kenneth said. “It

“You have give up on an argument at times even when you think you are right.”

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“LOVE LETTERS”: ACT II will host this Pulitzer Prize finalist at 2 p.m. at the ACT II Fine Arts Center, 216 Tallapoosa St. Tickets are $15 each. Purchase tickets at www. actheatre2.com or call 256-748-8073.

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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Marty Olliff will present “The Great War In the Heart of Dixie” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 18 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Tuesday, Feb. 19

BOARD MEETING: The Alexander City Board of Education will meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the Board of Education Building.

Wednesday, Feb. 20

HOLOCAUST EXHIBIT: BRHS is hosting the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center’s traveling exhibit “Darkness into Life: Alabama Holocaust Survivors through Photograph and Art. It will be open to the community Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 - 3 p.m. Students will serve as docents.

The exhibit will also be open to students with students teaching labs on the role of rhetoric and propaganda in genocide.

Thursday, Feb. 21

“LOVE LETTERS”: ACT II will host this Pulitzer Prize finalist 7 p.m. at the ACT II Fine Arts Center, 216 Tallapoosa St. Tickets are $15 each.

A wine and cheese reception will follow the performance. Purchase tickets at www.actheatre2.com or call 256-748-8073.

SENIORX: Debroah Jones with SeniorRx will be at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Feb. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to help seniors determine if they are eligible for assistance with diabetic supplies, liquid supplements and medications.

Saturday, Feb. 16

BENEFIT SINGING: There will be a benefit singing for Brandon Fuller at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Dadeville High School Auditorium. It will feature 49 North of Dadeville and Fellowship Quartet of Alexander City.

Ronnie Betts will be the emcee.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville are hosting family game night Saturday, Feb. 23 from 5 - 8 p.m. There will be hot dogs, pizza, chips and soft drinks.

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning Feb. 16. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

TRADE DAY: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends monthly trade in Millerville on Highway 9 between Ashland and Goodwater is Saturday, Feb. 16 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments are available.

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Feb. 17, Brother Tim Thompson will be the guest preacher at the morning service at 11 a.m.. Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m., there will be a covered dish supper followed by the service at 6:30 p.m. lead by Brother Mark Wells. Monday night, Feb. 18, at 7

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Monday, Feb. 25

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Thomas Ward Jr. will present “To Treat and To Train Tuskegee’s John Andrew Clinic” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 25 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Feb. 25-26

THROW AWAY DAYS: The Tallapoosa County Commission is holding its quarterly Throw Away Days Feb. 25 -26.

Dumpsters will be at the Alexander City Courthouse Annex, Double Bridges, in Jacksons Gap at the intersection of Eagle Creek Road and Main Street, at the intersection of Youngs Ferry Road and Gibson Road and at the Union Community Center.

Liquids including paint, paint thinner, and pesticides, appliances with compressors including air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, tires, batteries, light bulbs, televisions, computers , propane tanks, and hazardous or medical waste are not allowed.

Tuesday, Feb. 26

FRAUD CLASS: The Adelia M. Russell Memorial Library is hosting a fraud class “How to Protect Yourself from Fraud” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. The class is presented by Mutual Savings Credit Union. For more information call 205-682-1156.

Saturday, March 2

SPRING RALLY: The Dixie Division Military Vehicles Club East Alabama Regional Spring Rally is Saturday, March 2 at Wind Creek State Park. There will be a special convoy Saturday afternoon. There will also be displays, swap meet and campfire discussion.

Admission is free for Wind Creek State Park campers, non-campers will need to pay admission to the park.

Monday, March 4

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Suzannah Solomon Wilson will present “Alabama Cemeteries and Other Things” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, March 4 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Tuesday, March 12

CHAMBER OPEN HOUSE: The Coosa County Chamber of Commerce is hosting an open house at the E-911 building in Rockford from 3 - 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 12.

Snacks will be provided and everyone is welcome.

UNITED WAY ANNUAL MEETING: The Lake Martin Area United Way will have its 2018 Campaign Celebration and Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 12. It will be at The Mill Two Eighty and beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served at 5:30 p.m. while the awards presentation will begin at 6 p.m.

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Finding a landing place: years. Ziggy said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a house you need to check out,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; so me and Jim rode by here. When I saw it, I knew it was home.â&#x20AC;? bumblebee floated They signed the lease and through an afternoon began moving in. On the recent breeze that felt like the afternoon that beckoned the embrace of a warm, sun-kissed spring, sunlight streamed through towel right off the clothesline the bare windows, Watson sat at and gently landed on one of a table in the otherwise vacant Sharon Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blooming yellow daffodils, the ones unbowed living room â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I overdid it a by a tornado three weeks earlier little and pulled a muscle,â&#x20AC;? she in Wetumpka that heaved pillars said â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while her husband busily unpacked boxes and gleefully off her porch a few feet away showed what survived the torand spat out the roof. nado, including treasured family Daffodils, which portend the photos. An old cookie jar in the coming of spring, are symbolic shape of a cow stayed on top of of rebirth and new beginnings, the kitchen cupboard even as the which Watson is now feeling a roof was ripped off. A pair of half mile away on the other end 100-year-old mirrors that once of Tuskeena Street, where she belonged to Jim Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandalso found her landing place. mother and her sister stayed on After losing their uninsured rental house and a car to the tor- the walls.

He is already excited about nado, Watson and her husband Jim have found replacements for the holidays in their new home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to light this house both with help from friends, famup for Christmas,â&#x20AC;? said Jim ily, people they have never met Watson, who seemed incandesand a city the Ohio transplant cent as he described his plans. never wants to leave. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see it from space.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like I landed in After the storm, they were so Munchkinland and all the coldespondent they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bear to ors came on,â&#x20AC;? said Watson, look through everything and got referring to her favorite movie, help packing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wizard of Oz,â&#x20AC;? in which â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some women came by and Dorothy, who wishes to leave asked how they could help,â&#x20AC;? her drab, monochromatic life in Sharon Watson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told Kansas, is hurled into a fantasy them, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Just get a tote and a box land by a tornado only to disand have at it. I just want to get cover she had all the love she out of here before the (rest of needed back home.

Watson, who survived the tor- the) roof caves in.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Watson said she cherishes nado by hugging the floor next to her bed while the windows shat- what was once taken for granted, such as walls with fresh paint, tered and the roof peeled away, feels as if she came down on the grass and floors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m grateful for anything other end of the rainbow seen in I see,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m grateful the bruised skies of Wetumpka for dirt I can get under my finimmediately after the storm. gernails. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to have fun â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d live mowing the backyard. I got some or die,â&#x20AC;? Watson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never thought Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be living at the other area rugs. I bought me a Swiffer for these hardwood floors. I went end of the street.â&#x20AC;? to sleep on that carpet in there A half mile separates the and it was just fine.â&#x20AC;? devastated section of the neighWhen the unpacking is done, borhood from the unscathed Watson has plans for a certain part where a local celebrity, DJ wall of the living room.

Ziggy, helped the Watsons find â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to hang things up a home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ziggy knew the woman who there, a bunch of pictures and things,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to owns it,â&#x20AC;? Watson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her be a good memory wall.â&#x20AC;? mom and dad lived here for

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One good O off those h d memories i will be seeing the face of her neighbor, Jashay Kendrick, 17, who ran across the street after his own home was heavily damaged and got Watson out of her house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The day after, I went to hug him and he held my hand and the tears were flowing and he had this little smile on him,â&#x20AC;?

Watson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He just said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got this.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I want to get a plaque made that says, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got thisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and put it on my special wall.â&#x20AC;?

Another of the pieces to be hung is a fingerpainting done by the nearly 2-year-old grandson of Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best friend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they gave me a piece of art worth $10,000, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take it over that,â&#x20AC;? Watson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on my wall.â&#x20AC;?

After living through the terror of the tornado, going through the boxes hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t unnerved Watson as she feared. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought this part would be tough, looking through boxes, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If something is ruined, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother me.â&#x20AC;?

But her black cat, Hershel, who was found the day after the tornado under a dresser, seems unsettled by all the upheaval and has wedged himself behind boxes. Her Yorkie Sasha, who was found behind a toilet after the tornado, and her Chihuahua Spook, who braced herself behind Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back as 135 mph winds shredded the neighborhood, will have a big back-

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Shortly after the tornado, Watson discovered what she said was a homeless couple living in a tent and felt moved by God to help them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My heart told me go to the churches and ask if I could get help for this young couple,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got blankets for them, personal items, gloves. I know this is a way God is showing me to repay for all our blessings.

Everything God has given me, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to give back.â&#x20AC;?

Watson knows she is living proof of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wetumpka Strongâ&#x20AC;? bracelet she wears which is emblazoned with Psalm 46:1: â&#x20AC;&#x153;God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never coming off,â&#x20AC;?

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On the road again: Baton Rouge

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n what’s become an annual tradition, I and a few of my friends load up and take a road trip once a season to watch an Auburn basketball game.

Ardie, Justin and I have previously been to Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi, and The Pavilion in Oxford, Mississippi. This year, my brother Allen joined the crew and we got a little more ambitious in our choice of destination. It’s one thing to take a day trip over to Mississippi, but it’s a totally different animal to drive the nearly seven hours into the heart of Cajun country.

We set out for adventure last Friday afternoon and made some wonderful memories in the great city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Obviously, one of the make-orbreak aspects of a great road trip revolves around food. Well, that is, for people who like to eat and we are definitely people who like to eat.

Not to say any of the previous local eateries have been a disappointment, but I was particularly looking forward to this trip because I’ve always loved Creole cuisine. After receiving a little advice from some locals, it was suggested we try Parrain’s Seafood Restaurant. As luck would have it, it was only five minutes from the hotel and it was phenomenal.

The menu consisted of fried alligator, boudain, hushpuppies, gumbo, crawfish etouffee and chocolate chip pecan pie à la mode.

Did I say the menu? I’m sorry; that was just what was on my plate.

That’s right. I ate myself into a food coma and I’m proud of it!

We got Saturday morning started on the right foot with some authentic beignets from the Coffee Call. It’s basically a wadded-up funnel cake with a fancy name, but it’s good. On the way home, we stopped at an interesting place called The Barbecue Shed and Blues Joint in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Imagine a Cracker Barrel housed in a rickety shack in the middle of a junkyard in the middle of nowhere that only serves pretty decent barbecue. It was certainly unique.

Tiger Stadium is right across the street from Maravich Assembly Center and we snuck in through an open gate for a peek. It was my first introduction to Death Valley.

I thought it was more impressive in person than on television. It seems to be a little more compact than Jordan Hare or Bryant Denny.

That’s probably one of the reasons it’s such a difficult environment.

We also got an up-close look at Mike the Tiger in his habitat next to the stadium. He’s an impressive and formidable mascot.

As always, there was actually a basketball game. Unfortunately, the wrong Tigers came out on top and Auburn is now 1-3 on the road with me in attendance. Oh well, it was a good game and the atmosphere was great. I hate to ruin the longstanding reputation of LSU fans for being nasty, but they were very cordial for the most part and some of them were downright nice.

The whole trip was terrific and we made some lasting memories.

That’s what these trips are really about. Sharing an enjoyable life experience with some good friends.

We laughed out loud. We ate like kings. We talked about life. We ate again. We learned a little something about each other we didn’t know before.

I’m already looking forward to next year and I’ll bring earplugs this time for all the snoring.

Andy Graham is a regular columnist for The Outlook.

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BRHS SPLITS OPENERS Wildcat boys erupt in second half for 8-1 victory

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

A feeding frenzy was in order for Benjamin Russell’s boys soccer team to start the season Tuesday night. After a tight first half, the Wildcats exploded for six goals in the second half and claimed an 8-1 victory over Central Phenix City to begin the season.

“It was very nice to get off to a big victory,” BRHS boys coach Austin Teel said. “It was a very competitive game early on, and I got everyone to play which is always good especially going into (the Southern Shootout) this weekend. You really need all hands on deck.”

Central Phenix City actually led early on, but the Wildcats (1-0) took a 2-1 lead into halftime. But at the break, Teel expressed to his team the need to set the tone early in the second half, and BRHS seemed to buy into that concept. They scored two quick goals, and from there, things just seemed to

Ron Colquitt / For The Outlook

Benjamin Russell’s Lucas Roberts (17) and Dylan Riley (5) scramble for the ball while being pursued by Central-Phenix City’s Bryan Garcia (9) Tuesday night.

implode on the Red Devils.

Landon Daniel led the Wildcats with two goals,

while Rodolfo Ramon, Andy Ramirez, Malik Allen, Alex Law, Luke Harvey and Lucan

Yates each scored once.

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Benjamin Russell’s Pokey Norris, top, won first place at 285 during the South Super Sectional in Montgomery last weekend and is hoping to make a run at the state tile in Huntsville.

Wildcats hunting down state title

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Despite taking only third at the Super South Sectional, Benjamin Russell is going into today’s AHSAA Class 6A Wrestling Championships with an air of confidence.

With 10 Wildcats heading to Huntsville, BRHS coach Michael Ransaw believes at least seven or eight of those can easily place in the top four.

“We’re not carrying many seventh- and eighth-place seeds from sectionals,” Ransaw said.

“Some other teams — the McAdorys, the Spanish Forts, even the Oxfords and the Wetumpkas — they’re carrying a lot of eight seeds who could end up being out of the tournament pretty easy. We have seven or eight that’ll be scoring points into Friday night and Saturday.”

There are several who Ransaw thinks have a very good shot at making it to the championship.

Senior Ryan Spradley at 160 pounds finished only third at sectionals but is looking to end his Wildcat career on a high note. The only other senior, Robert Graham, has a tough draw

at 132, but Ransaw said Graham can wrestle with the best of them and is also looking to place in the top four.

Saxon Coker, who won a gold medal at sectionals last weekend, is the top seed in the lower half of the 152-pound bracket, and if all goes according to plan, he’ll meet Reed Hill in the championship bout.

Hill is 2-0 against Coker, but when the pair met earlier this season, Coker was defeated just 2-0.

“I’m definitely expecting him to be in the finals along with Ryan Spradley,” Ransaw said. “Can he be a state champ? He can. He just needs to continue moving against Reed Hill and make him uncomfortable.”

Another who Ransaw feels confident in is heavyweight Pokey Norris, who was the Wildcats’ only other sectional champ.

“If he goes out and wrestles every match like he did (last) weekend, he should be in the state final and he can be a state champ,” Ransaw said.

At 220, Damien Lawry will have a tough draw if he makes it to the semifinal, but Ransaw is expecting big things from

him. Nyshad Hannon will take on the 113-pound bracket.

Also potential top finishers are Hezekiah Hunter at 170 and Bobby Charsha at 126, both of whom are juniors.

“Hezekiah Hunter is another one that if he continues to wrestle, he could be right there,” Ransaw said. “He was fourth last year, and we’re looking for him to do better than that this year. Bobby Charsha has a tough road.

He has about four or five in there that he’s going to have to upset one of them to get where he needs to be, but that’s very well doable.”

The only other two Wildcats headed to state are eighth-grader Lee Leonard at 106 and Devion Freeman, who is a first-year wrestler at 138 pounds.

“Devion Freeman had an awesome sectional,” Ransaw said. “He wrestled great against some guys who probably should’ve teched or pinned him. If you don’t watch it, he could be the one to shock a couple people at state.”

Wrestling should begin about noon today in Huntsville.

Both Dadeville’s baseball and softball teams are in similar boats, as they are under the direction of firstyear head coaches. But both said the transition has been going well, and the baseball team especially is entering the season with lofty goals.

“Our ultimate goal is to win a (Class) 3A state championship, and I really think we do have the team to win it,” Dadeville baseball coach Curtis Martin said. “We’ve been working hard this offseason. My main slogan this offseason and throughout the season is going to be focus and effort.

I want the guys to give me their ultimate focus and effort. That can win or lose ballgames, and it’s really how bad you want it. I think we have a great group of guys that share the same ultimate goal with me.”

The Tigers have six returning starters, including leading hitter Slade McCullers, who finished with a .411 batting average and had 13 extra-base hits and two home runs.

McCullers, a senior, will also pitch. Jake Outlaw (sr., SS/P); Alex Sims (jr., IF/P); Alex Walker (jr., IF); Cooper Childers (jr., OF); and Tripp McKinley (so., OF) also return.

Lane Smith, Walker Spraggins and Ty Bell are all making the transition from the JV squad to varsity, but Martin said he is confident in them moving up.

On the mound, McCullers, Outlaw and Sims all return with a lot of experience.

“I’m impressed because we have about three or four guys that can actually be that top guy,” Martin said.

“It’s still up in the air really of who my No. 1 or even No. 2 is because it’s very competitive. I think we’ll be fairly deep at pitching.”

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Soccer guys, and Central Phenix City was playing well,” Teel said. “It was a physical matchup which was good for us because we some physicality. That’s one part as a team where we need to get better, and that means making sure to challenge 50-50 balls, challenging our opponent when they get the ball.”

Benjamin Russell’s girls team wasn’t so lucky, as it fell 2-1 against the Red Devils. After giving up a goal midway through the first half, the Wildcats quickly responded just five minutes later. But when Central scored with 11 minutes remaining, BRHS couldn’t make up the difference.

“I wasn’t necessarily happy with the result,” BRHS girls coach Lee Wagoner said. “I hate to lose more than I like winning, but I wasn’t disappointed with the results. Being the first game, I knew that we had some things to work through and some positioning issues with a new formation and getting everyone to learn their roles.”

The good news is Wagoner said the team identified some things it needs to work on

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Thursday, Feb. 14 High school wrestling Benjamin Russell, Dadeville, Reeltown in AHSAA State Tournament at Huntsville, noon

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Central-Phenix City’s La’Portia Jones (10) tries to block Benjamin Russell’s Abigale Sims (11) Tuesday.

moving forward, including controlling the midfield better and not being so onedimensional offensively.

He did compliment Lydia Ballard on her work in the midfield.

“Lydia Ballard played

a great game last night,” Wagoner said. “She anchored her position so well. Even though we had some problems in the midfield, she knew her role and she held it down.”

Jordan Osborne scored the

Wildcats’ lone goal midway through the first half. Gabi Watson took a shot, which was deflected by the Red Devil goalkeeper. Osborne collected the rebound and hit a left-footed shot into the back of the net.

Friday, Feb. 15 High school boys basketball Class 2A Southeast Regional Central Coosa vs. Houston County at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, 7:30 p.m.

High school wrestling Benjamin Russell, Dadeville, Reeltown in AHSAA State Tournament at Huntsville, 9 a.m.

High school boys soccer Southern Shootout at Foley Benjamin Russell vs. Citronelle, 3:30 p.m.

Benjamin Russell vs. Alma Bryant, 6:30 p.m.

High school girls soccer Southern Shootout at Foley Benjamin Russell vs. Faith Academy, 3:30 p.m.

Benjamin Russell vs. UMSWright, 8 p.m.

College baseball Central Alabama at West (Carrollton) Georgia Tech (2), noon College softball Central Alabama in Sun Chief Classic at Gulf Shores, TBA College golf Central Alabama at Coastal Alabama Invitational in Fairhope

AHSAA BASKETBALL REGIONAL PAIRINGS AHSAA SUB-REGIONAL BASKETBALL RESULTS TUESDAY’S BOYS’ SCORES CLASS 1A BOYS Southwest Region St. Luke’s Episcopal (15-9) 77, Marengo (5-16) 57 McIntosh (19-10) 56, Linden 51 Ellwood Christian (15-7) 72, Holy Spirit Catholic (23-8) 54 Francis Marion (19-4) 55, Autaugaville (9-12) 35 Southeast Region Georgiana (25-5) 71, Florala (18-8) 62 Elba (17-6) 64, JF Shields (1112) 35 Lanett (17-8) 83, WestminsterOak Mountain (7-18) 47 Cornerstone (22-7) 72, Wadley (15-8) 56 Northwest Region Pickens County (13-8) 85, Meek (22-10) 60 Decatur Heritage (28-4) 63, South Lamar (16-8) 44 Covenant Christian (22-7) 68, Belgreen (18-12) 66 Mars Hill Bible (19-8) 100, Hackleburg (8-8) 51 Northeast Region Winterboro 19-8) 79, Jacksonville Christian (21-8) 56 Spring Garden 76, Talladega County Central 50 Skyline (23-8) 63, Whitesburg Christian (10-16) 36 Lindsay Laner Academy (18-13) 79, Woodville (14-16) 70 CLASS 2A BOYS Southwest Region Cottage Hill Christian (16-6) 61, Southern Choctaw (12-9) 34 J.U. Blacksher (17-7) 49, Chickasaw (11-10) 46 Calhoun (25-7) 58, Aliceville 34 R.C. Hatch (17-10) 83, Central Hayneville (10-10) 78 Southeast Region Daleville (19-7) 70, Samson 60 Houston County (16-7) 41, Goshen 38 Abbeville (24-5) 74, Thorsby (206) 43 Central Coosa (19-5) 62, Barbour County (21-9) 52 Northwest Region Vincent (17-11) 79, Southeastern (13-16) 45 Sumiton Christian 55, Cold Springs (19-11) 49 Red Bay (27-5) 55, Sheffield (17-11) 52 Tanner (25-5) 77, Sulligent (9-14) 54 Northeast Region LaFayette (27-4) 59, Westbrook Christian (17-15) 49 Sacred Heart Catholic (19-10) 70, Ranburne (15-13) 50 North Sand Mountain (20-7) 88, Collinsville (18-11) 73 Fyffe 49, Asbury (17-12) 47 CLASS 3A BOYS Southwest Region Mobile Christian (18-10) 65, Flomaton (21-9) 61 Thomasville (16-8) 48, Bayside Academy (11-14) 37 Prattville Christian (28-3) 71, Holt (14-14) 34 Greene County (10-16) 61, Southside-Selma (6-16) 45 Southeast Region Opp 73, Houston Academy 47 Slocomb (15-11) 49, Pike County 47 Bullock County 52, Randolph County 32 Pike Road 58, Dadeville 50 Northwest Region New Hope (12-16) 47, Winfield (22-9) 39 Holly Pond (215-15) 87, Lamar County (9-15) 84 Lauderdale County (21-10) 85, East Lawrence (9-17) 64 Westminster Christian (24-4) 70, Phil Campbell (8-16) 28

Northeast Region Hanceville (23-7) 67, Midfield (10-15) 62 Fultondale (19-7) 74, J.B. Pennington 43 Piedmont (22-5) 59, Sylvania (18-9) 56 Plainview (29-4) 93, Saks (6-17) 45 CLASS 4A BOYS Southwest Region Clarke County (17-9) 54, Escambia County 67 Hillcrest-Evergreen (24-2) 62, Williamson 58 Sumter Central (25-4) 52, American Christian (20-10) 50 Greensboro 49, Sipsey Valley 44 Southeast Region Dale County (17-11) 84, LAMP (19-9) 70 Headland (23-7) 52, Montgomery Catholic (21-12) 51 B.T. Washington 65, Montevallo (12-13) 31 Handley 64, Childersburg (2010) 48 Northwest Region St. John Paul II Catholic 53, Haleyville (10-19) 51 Curry (19-9) 67, Danville (13-15) 60 Brooks (26-3) 63, CentralFlorence (12-16) 53 West Limestone (17-13) 62, Deshler (24-7) 60 Northeast Region Anniston (23-7) 62, Cherokee County (21-7) 24 Talladega (22-8) 63, Jacksonville 60 Oneonta 60, Randolph 33 DAR 64, Good Hope 62 CLASS 5A BOYS Southwest Region LeFlore 81, Wilcox Central 40 Vigor 64, Jackson (20-7) 41 Central-Tuscaloosa (18-9) 64, Shelby County 50 Bibb County (12-15) 74, Marbury 71 Southeast Region Charles Henderson (20-9) 44, Tallassee (21-8) 38 Brewbaker Tech (22-10) 82, Greenville (11-13) 70 Sylacauga 54, Woodlawn 49 Ramsay 91, Central-Clay County 67 Northwest Region Wenonah (27-5) 69, Mortimer Jordan (15-14) 34 Fairfield (22-9) 57, Jasper (1118) 39 Madison Academy (24-6) 70, Russellville (20-7) 66 East Limestone (22-8) 50, Hamilton (24-6) 31 Northeast Region Center Point (15-14) 63, Alexandria (13-12) 46 Etowah (17-9) 58, Springville (24-4) 57 Scottsboro (15-16) 64, Crossville 54 Arab (19-12) 73, Boaz 50 CLASS 6A BOYS Southwest Region Blount (25-4) 79, Spanish Fort (14-15) 53 Daphne (18-12 68, B.C. Rain (17-11) 59 Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (26-7) 51, Selma (18-10) 37 Paul Bryant (21-5) 56, Stanhope Elmore (18-12) 53 Southeast Region Carver-Montgomery (20-9) 71, Eufaula (25-6) 67 Sidney Lanier (20-6) 92, Northview (4-17) 54 Opelika (16-9) 82, Calera (1315) 79 Helena (20-10) 60, Russell County 42 Northwest Region Bessemer City (19-6) 86,

Carver-Birmingham (7-24) 77 McAdory (23-7) 66, Gardendale (20-9) 55 Columbia (23-8) 56, Hartselle (22-8) 53 Muscle Shoals (23-7) 67, Decatur (12-17) 49 Northeast Region Huffman (21-7) 68, ClayChalkville (18-14) 63 Pinson Valley (20-9) 61, Homewood (23-10) 50 Oxford (24-4) 76, Buckhorn (257) 63 Lee-Huntsville (23-7) 48, Albertville (21-9) 44 CLASS 7A BOYS (No sub-regional, teams are set for regional) Southwest Regional Alabama State University, Oliver-Dunn Acadome Fairhope (21-7) vs. Baker (1813),. Feb. 14 Theodore (17-11) vs. McGillToolen Catholic, Feb. 14 Southeast Regional Garrett Coliseum, Montgomery Smiths Station vs. LeeMontgomery (27-3), Feb. 14 Enterprise (23-8) at Area 4W Central-Phenix City, Feb. 14 Northwest Region Wallace-Hanceville Community College Tom Drake Coliseum James Clemens (18-12) vs.

Mountain Brook, Feb. 14 Vestavia Hills vs. Florence (293), Feb. 14 Northeast Region Jacksonville State University Pete Mathews Coliseum Sparkman (21-9) vs. Hoover (228), Feb. 14 Thompson (20-10) vs. Huntsville (14-17), Feb. 14 MONDAY’S GIRLS’ RESULTS CLASS 1A GIRLS Southwest Region St. Luke’s Episcopal (22-9) 64, AL Johnson (12-10) 41 Linden 60, McIntosh (17-10) 58 Verbena (17-3) 47, Isabella (8-11) 25 Francis Marion (13-6) 73, Autaugaville (5-12) 34 Southeast Region Pleasant Home (21-3) 68, Florala (24-7) 33 Brantley 73, Georgiana (16-14) 41 Westminster Oak Mountain (198) 56, Lanett (16-8) 45 Loachapoka (18-12) 71, Cornerstone School (9-14) 45 Northwest Region Decatur Heritage (20-7) 60, Marion County (21-6) 45 Falkville (19-11) 72, Berry (1710) 39 Phillips (22-10) 81, Covenant Christian (18-7) 34 Belgreen (23-7) 59, Mars Hill Bible (20-9) 56 (OT) - corrected score Northeast Region Talladega County Central 76, Coosa Christian 53 Spring Garden 75, Winterboro 37 Skyline (26-5) 76, Oakwood Adventist (16-14) 56 R.A. Hubbard (17-10) 64, Valley Head 35 CLASS 2A GIRLS Southwest Region Washington County (13-5) 55, Cottage Hill Christian (8-14) 49 Southern Choctaw (16-4) 54, Elberta (8-12) 25 Central-Hayneville (19-4) 92, Choctaw County (13-4) 58 R.C. Hatch (19-6) 47, Calhoun (15-8) 38 Southeast Region Geneva County (23-7) 64,

Goshen (10-9) 48 Samson (25-6) 63, Daleville (1410) 36 Abbeville (16-10) 59, Thorsby (14-8) 27 G.W. Long (24-5) 50, Reeltown (14-7) 34 Northwest Region Altamont (20-11) 46, Cleveland (10-16) 40 Cold Springs (25-6) 77, Vincent (7-18) 31 Red Bay (14-14) 38, Tanner (1515) 32 Hatton (23-7) 54, Addison (1712) 40 Northeast Region Ranburne (22-6) 46, Ohatchee (12-15) 40 Sacred Heart Catholic (24-4) 74, LaFayette (19-8) 48 Sand Rock (30-2) 60, North Sand Mountain (7-14) 41 Fyffe 68, Asbury (14-15) 44 CLASS 3A GIRLS Southwest Region Thomasville (16-8) 40, Bayside Academy (12-10) 37 T.R. Miller (23-2) 59, St. Michael Catholic (16-7) 12 Prattville Christian (23-8) 56, Hale County (13-11) 33 Holt (14-9) 51, Southside-Selma (17-8) 43 Southeast Region Geneva (28-3) 61, Houston Academy (9-20) 23 Straughn (11-14) 52, Providence Christian 51 Montgomery Academy (29-2) 83, Beulah (6-17) 22 Pike Road (12-11) 49, Dadeville 35 Northwest Region Winfield (29-1) 63. New Hope 28 Holly Pond (15-13) 44, Carbon Hill (18-13) 43 Phil Campbell (23-3) 60, Lexington (16-14) 46 Lauderdale County (17-14) 58, Colbert Heights (21-6) 45 Northeast Region Glencoe 56, Locust Fork (21-7) 55 Susan Moore 71, MIdfield (2110) 64 Weaver (19-9) 62, Sylvania (1512) 56 Pisgah (30-1) 77, Pleasant Valley (17-13) 39 CLASS 4A GIRLS Southwest Region Williamson 44, Monroe County 29 Hillcrest-Evergreen 50, W.S. Neal 37 Sumter Central 64, Northside 20 Greensboro 72, Sipsey Valley (25-2) 52 Southeast Region Headland 57, Alabama Christian (16-12) 49 Trinity Presbyterian (18-9) 66, Ashford 28 Handley (26-4) 69, Leeds (20-7) 42 Childersburg (31-1) 58, Elmore County (16-11) 41 Northwest Region Danville 69, Haleyville (14-16) 63 Priceville 67, Curry (17-13) 34 Deshler (22-9) 67, West Limestone (22-7) 46 Rogers (28-3) 62, Brooks (7-19) 41 Northeast Region Anniston (26-4) 72, Jacksonville (11-15) 16 Cherokee County 68, Talladega 47 Oneonta (25-6) 58, DAR 34 Fairview (18-10) 69, North Jackson (14-16) 57 CLASS 5A GIRLS Southwest Region Faith Academy (22-9) 88, Wilcox Central (11-13) 31

Jackson (25-4) 48, Vigor (18-8) 40 Central-Tuscaloosa (24-3) 65, Chilton County (10-13) 45 Shelby County 68, Bibb County (10-14) 24 Southeast Region Charles Henderson 85, Valley 21 Brewbaker Tech (28-3) 62, Carroll (16-12) 37 Briarwood Christian (6-21) 59, Sylacauga (13-13) 23 Ramsay 74, Munford 11 Northwest Region Pleasant Grove (22-8) 72, Hayden (19-9) 35 Wenonah (21-8) 40, Mortimer Jordan, (20-7) 31 West Point (27-5) 65, East Limestone (20-9) 46 Madison Academy (21-6) 52, Hamilton (12-15) 21 Northeast Region Center Point (14-13) 55, Etowah 32 Southside-Gadsden 50, Springville (10-19) 34 Brewer (22-9) 46, Boaz 35 Scottsboro (22-10) 56, Sardis 43 CLASS 6A GIRLS Southwest Region Blount 74, Robertsdale (16-14) 29 B.C. Rain (16-9) 51, Gulf Shores (11-19) 41 Selma (22-8) 62, Northridge (1116) 35 Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (21-9) 75, Stanhope Elmore (11-17) 19 Southeast Region Eufaula (25-6) 79, Park Crossing (22-6) 59 Carver-Montgomery (15-10) 82, Dothan (18-7) 54 Opelika (23-6) 70, Pelham (1016) 35 Chelsea (16-12) 58, Benjamin Russell (18-7) 45 Northwest Region McAdory (24-7) 58, Minor (13-9) 28 Carver-Birmingham (24-8) 66, Bessemer City (4-11) 45 Hartselle (25-4) 69, Athens (1515) 51 Muscle Shoals (18-11) 77, Cullman (23-10) 56 Northeast Region Huffman (24-8) 56, Pell City (178) 36 Shades Valley (18-10) 39, ClayChalkville (15-12) 29 Lee-Huntsville (14-16) 65, Albertville (21-8) 47 Hazel Green (30-3) 81, Fort Payne (20-10) 40 CLASS 7A GIRLS (No SubRegion Round) Southwest Regional Alabama State University, Dunn-Oliver Acadome Foley vs. Davidson, Thurs., Feb. 14, 9 a.m.

Theodore vs. McGill-Toolen Catholic, Thurs., Feb. 14, noon Southeast Regional Garrett Coliseum, Montgomery Enterprise vs. Auburn (22-4), Thurs., Feb. 14, 9 a.m.

Central-Phenix City (17-12) vs.

Jeff Davis, Thurs., Feb. 14, noon Northwest Region Wallace State Community College, Hanceville, Tom Drake Coliseum James Clemens vs. Spain Park (26-6), Feb. 14, 9 a.m.

Hewitt-Trussville (18-10) vs.

Austin, Feb. 14, noon Northeast Region Jacksonville State University, Pete Mathews Coliseum Grissom (19-7) vs. Hoover (301), Feb. 14, 9 a.m.

Tuscaloosa County (18-14) vs. Sparkman (25-5), Feb. 14, noon

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Nabors honored as AHA Trustee of Year STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Alexander City Mayor Jim Nabors, who also serves as the chairman of the board of trustees with Russell Medical, was recently honored by the Alabama Hospital Association as its 2019 Trustee of the Year.

Nabors was selected from statewide nominations for his exemplary service to his hospital, its patients and to the community.

“In today’s challenging environment, having smart community leaders engaged with their local hospital is critical,” Alabama Hospital Association president Dr. Donald Williamson said. “It’s evident that Mr. Nabors’ leadership has not only been important to his local hospital but also to the citizens of Alexander City.”

Nabors, 76, who once served as the CFO of Russell Corp., has come out of retirement twice to fill two critical roles in his community, first as superintendent of the school system and currently as the city’s mayor, for which he voluntarily receives no compensation.

As chairman of the Russell Medical Foundation board, Nabors led the efforts to hire its first executive director in 2016. The foundation raises funds for capital improvements, new technology and healthcare scholarships. In 2017, Nabors established the Marie T. Nabors Healthcare Scholarship in memory of his late wife.

Nabors has served on the Russell Medical Board for 21 years and has chaired its board for the last 12 years.

As chairman, he has served as chairman of the parent company, Medical Park Healthcare, and has served on various committees including finance, quality and professional affairs.

Nabors became one of the first certified trustees by the Alabama Hospital Association in 2014.

“As the healthcare environment continues to transform and present new challenges, we are fortunate to

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Alexander City Mayor Jim Nabors, who also serves as the chairman of the board of trustees of Russell Medical, was recently honored by the Alabama Hospital Association as its 2019 Trustee of the Year.

be governed by a board that has great vision and progressive leadership,” Russell Medical CEO Jim Peace said. “At the helm is chairman Nabors, a man of great character who leads by example. His accomplished resume reflects his diverse achievements as the sound, trustworthy motivator this hospital is fortunate to have leading our governance board. We applaud Mr. Nabors for this well-deserved statewide recognition.”

Boone honored at APA Summit Photo by Jimmy Wigfield / The Outlook TPI owner Kenneth Boone was honored as the outgoing president of the Alabama Press Association board at the APA Summit in Montgomery on Feb. 8.

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Dadeville’s Malorie Meadors should be a top pitcher for the Tigers this season.

McCullers. McCullers drew a team-leading 24 walks last year as pitchers began to pitch around him, and Martin said he’s hoping to force opponents to pitch to McCullers.

“Defensively, I also think we’ll be pretty solid,” Martin said. “We have a lot of versatile guys, and we have guys that can play in many positions, which is a really good for me to have. I have guys that can move from second to third, from short to pitcher, even catcher to first base or even from outfield to infield. I have a lot of guys who are just plain athletes.”

While Martin oozes confidence, firstyear Tiger softball coach Jordan McGuire is a little more hesitant to set her expectation, but she did say she feels like she has a lot of talent.

With the Dadeville girls basketball team making a run in the postseason, McGuire got her entire roster back only two days ago, so she’s still learning how the pieces of the puzzle will work together.

Tiffany Rice (sr., CF); Cali Jones (sr., RF); Isis Johnson (sr., utility); and Brittany Claybook (sr., 1B) are all returning starters. Johnson could play anywhere from

shortstop, third base to outfield.

McGuire boasts several infield utility players, as Timirian Tinsley, Malorie Meadors and Jailee Kirkland can all move around the diamond. Zoe Veres will catch.

Taking up time in the circle will be a combination of Makya Johnson, Meadors and Isis Johnson.

“I don’t know which one will be my top pitcher,” McGuire said. “It’s really going to be in different situations, we would have a different pitcher.”

Offensively, the Tigers are hoping to use variety to their advantage.

“I have a lot of good bats and not just our bats, but I’ve got bunters and we’re working with some slappers too,” McGuire said. “We’re trying to make us very versatile on offense.”

Dadeville has dropped down to Class 3A and will be in an area with Randolph County, B.B. Comer and Beulah. The baseball team kicks off the season noon Monday at Tallassee and will also play Clay Central at 2 p.m. Dadeville’s first softball game is 5 p.m. Monday at St. James.

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