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Rain’s reign not over Alex City had 2nd-wettest December since 1969; Rain may continue into summer

By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor

Alexander City was inundated with its second-wettest December since 1969, Birmingham National Weather Service forecaster Gerald Satterwhite said, and residents may want to keep their umbrellas and galoshes close at hand for months to come.

Alex City absorbed 12.12 inches of rain in December, just shy of the record 12.5 inches for the month set in 1983.

The average is 4.9 inches.

Tallapoosa County Emergency Management Agency director Jason Moran said several individuals told him the agency received more than 20 inches of rain in December.

Rainfall in Alex City and across the state could remain above average into the summer due to a weakened El Niño originating over the Pacific Ocean, according to Satterwhite.

El Niño is the warm phase of a climate pattern which alternates with the cooler La Niña across the tropical Pacific. According to climate.gov, the patterns shift irregularly every two to seven years but produce predictable changes in temperature, precipitation and winds, leading to side effects felt around the world.

“The weakened El Niño certainly looks like it will continue and that would mean a parade of storm systems,” Satterwhite said. “It basically alters the path of the jet stream and makes it come a little farther south, like a railroad track for storms. It’s been in place for a couple of months now. The latest prediction is that it looks like we’re holding on to that weakened El Niño into the summer, too, which will mean more rain.”

Alex City’s average annual rainfall is 55.62 inches but it got nearly a foot more in 2018, at 66.08 inches, according to the NWS. See RAIN • Page 3

Trading up Teacher of the Year shows students the value of craftsmanship

By RON COLQUITT For The Outlook

The job market demands skilled craftsmen more today than ever before, according to Benjamin Russell agriscience teacher Josh Williams, who was named Teacher of the Year by the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce.

Williams, 24, said he was inspired by his father, who has been a teacher for 26 years, and his own life experiences, which convinced him learning a useful trade is critical for survival in today’s job market.

“Trades are huge,” Williams said.

“One of the things when I was interviewing for Teacher of the Year was they asked me what was the biggest downfall that I saw with schools right now and what would I do to address that. And my response to that was I think the biggest problems with schools See TEACHER • Page 3

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Top: Teacher of the Year Josh Williams guides Gavin Tenold, 18, on grinding metalwork in the Benjamin Russell shop. Above: Williams works with, from left, Kamaure Marable and Sintorri Smith.

Horseshoe Bend Park to celebrate anniversary

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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park has been celebrating the Battle of the Horseshoe for decades and March 23 will be no different as it hosts the 205th anniversary observance of the conflict.

The day will be filled with activities to celebrate Creek Indian heritage and give guests a peek into 1800s frontier and military life.

“Throughout the day we will have cannon-firing demonstrations and musket firings,” lead park ranger Stacy Speas said. “We will also have games of Creek stickball.”

There will also be interpretive programs to give insight into Creek Indian and military life at the time.

The annual event recreates traditional Creek Indian life, frontier life in the year 1814 and

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Fourth-graders play with a cannon at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. The park’s annual Battle of the Horseshoe is set for March 23.

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Family registers disapproval by unfriending man’s fiancee DEAR ABBY: After two years of dating, my boyfriend and I recently got engaged.

We’re in our 30s and grew up in the same town. It will be a second marriage for both of us.

We were each previously married close to 10 years. I have four children; he has none.

He loves my children like they are his own, and they love him. His family was nice to me at the beginning, thinking that it wouldn’t last. I know they aren’t fond of the fact I have four kids, and they think he should find a woman who doesn’t have any.

We have been very happy together, but when we got engaged, his family got very upset because he didn’t ask them how they felt or tell them he was going to do it. I think they would have discouraged it immediately.

I feel awful because he’s very close with his family. He always backs me 100 percent, but I don’t want to tear them apart. I don’t want him to not want to see them. He’s very

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family oriented, and it breaks my heart that he wants all of us to be close. They aren’t outright rude, but they make me feel uncomfortable, like I’m not good enough for their son/ brother.

All of a sudden, his brothers/ sister and their spouses have stopped talking to me. They have deleted me on social media. We have never gotten into an argument or anything, so I’m at a loss. Should I marry him? -- GETTING THE COLD SHOULDER DEAR GETTING: This is something you and your fiance must decide together with your eyes wide open. You say his family hasn’t been outright rude, but I beg to differ. Making people feel uncomfortable,

giving them the silent treatment and unfriending them is rude.

These appear to be extremely controlling people.

You need to decide if you can coexist with in-laws like this, and your fiance needs to decide which family is more important -- the one he will form with you and your children, or the one he was born into. He may not be able to have both.

You have my sympathy.

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay male in my late 20s, finishing up my grad school program.

My boyfriend is older than I am by seven years. We met in 2017, but I suffered a loss in my family and was grieving for about six months. We met again over the summer and continued our relationship from June to the present.

He just texted me about the future, saying he wants children in a year or two. I am anxious and sad because this feels like a make-or-break decision. I do want children and think I will

be a good father. However, a child is a huge responsibility, and I am well aware of that.

I don’t know how soon I’ll be ready. I don’t even know what the next year will bring. What say you, Dear Abby? -- LACKS CERTAINTY IN MINNESOTA DEAR LACKS CERTAINTY: I say you need to return your boyfriend’s text and tell him exactly what you have written to me. Your feelings are honest, and your thinking is clear.

Now that you know where he stands, it is important he knows where you do.

That said, I’m surprised this subject was brought up in a text and not during a one-onone conversation because of its importance.

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Obituaries Mrs. Celeste Towns

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Funeral service for Mr. Andre’ L. Davis, 29, of Kellyton, AL;1 p.m.; Monday, February 11, 2019 at Coosa County Community Life Center (Peace & Goodwill Baptist Church), Kellyton, AL; Burial, Armour’s Memorial Garden, Alexander City, AL. Visitation: Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, 1-7 p.m. at funeral home.

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Public Meetings • Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

All customers are invited to attend.

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

na and open possession of alcohol in a vehicle were reported in Alexander City.

• Criminal trespass and criminal mischief were reported in Alexander City.

major property damage and no injuries.

• A report was filed for fraudulent use of a debit or credit card that occurred on Aster Street.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department February 6

• A Jackson’s Gap woman, age 27, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

• A report was filed for theft of property fourth that occurred on Highway 280.

• A Jackson’s Gap man, age 54, was arrested on a warrant for lewd or indecent proposal to child on Mariarden Road.

Police Reports Alexander City Police Department February 7

• Danielle Elizabeth Moorer, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.

• Jeffery Landon Mann, 23, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Leaving the scene of an accident was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City.

• Chemical endangerment was reported in Alexander City.

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Unlawful breaking and entering was reported in Alexander City.

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

February 6

• Roland Mancilla, 36,

of New Site was arrested for four counts of failure to appear.

• Richard Wayne Williams Jr., 42, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence and interference with a domestic violence emergency.

• Darrius Deysean Smickle, 28, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana.

• Barbara Lucy Ward, 29, of Alexander City was arrested for open container of alcohol in a vehicle.

February 5

• Scottie Tories McKinney, 41, of Alexander City was arrested for robbery.

• Antonio Lamard Davis, 41, of Alexander City was arrested for robbery.

• Bianca Mi’ele Moon, 26, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.

• Alex Joseph Gray, 23, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.

• Domestic violence and interference with a domestic violence emergency call were reported in Alexander City.

• Possession of marijua-

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• Davis Franklin Kelley of Town Creek in Alexander City was arrested on outstanding warrants through the sheriff’s department for probation violation.

February 5

• A resident of Pecan Path in Dadeville filed a report for harassment.

• Tamika Tuck of Coosa County Road 101 was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia.

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• A report was filed for harassment was filed that occurred on East South Street.

• A two vehicle motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 280 resulting in

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February 3

• A two vehicle motor vehicle collision occurred on North Broadnax resulting minor property damage and no injuries.

February 2

• A Dadeville man, age 55, was arrested on a warrant for harassment on Thweatt Industrial Boulevard.

• A report was filed for theft of property fourth that occurred on North Tallassee Street.

• A Dadeville woman, age 57, was arrested for domestic violence third on College Street.

• A Dadeville man, age 53, was arrested for domestic violence third on College Street.

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• A two vehicle motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 280 resulting in minor property damage and no injuries.

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• A report was filed for harassing communications that occurred on Agricola Road.

January 30

• A Dadeville man, age 22, was arrested on a warrant on failure to appear.

• A report was filed for theft of property fourth that occurred on Highway 280.

• A report was filed for harassment that occurred on Leach Street.

• A report was filed for possession of a forged instrument third that occurred on North Broadnax Street.

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This image shows the rainfall in Alabama in December 2018.

Rain Alex City was more than an inch above its average (5.21) in January, getting 6.55 inches.

“There were several slow-moving weather systems, multiple systems that dumped a lot of rain,” Satterwhite said.

Moran said Tallapoosa County’s four reporting sites each had at least 9 inches of rain in December: • Alexander City, 12.12 inches • Walnut Hill, 12 inches • Dadeville, 11.22 inches • 9 miles south/southwest of Alexander City, 9.29 inches

continued from Page 1 Moran said several other sites in central Alabama reported rainfall totals ranging from 10.34 to 14.13 inches.

It was also rainier than usual across the state in December. Tuscaloosa had its second-wettest December, Troy and Anniston their third, Birmingham its fifth and Montgomery its sixth, according to Satterwhite.

NWS forecaster Tara Goggins said the north and south ends of the state were also drenched in December — Huntsville averages 5.75 inches and received 8 to 10 inches; Mobile averages 5 inches and got 9.

is that we don’t explore students’ interests and their strengths. Instead, we try to point them in a certain direction, and we’ve had a huge push on college and getting a four-year degree.”

Williams said he encourages his students to pursue an apprenticeship or further their educations at a two-year technical school. Welders are in high demand, he said.

Williams said he teaches a three-year course in craftsmanship at Benjamin Russell — which includes learning about welding, woodworking, carpentry, mason and electrical and plumbing systems — and about 90 percent of his students finish.

The classrooms are well-equipped with the latest tools and technology.

Williams said the BRHS shop has computer-driven, automated tools such as a plasma torch, which uses extreme heat to cut parts from metal or make designs in metal. The shop also has a computerized router to perform precise cutting in wood.

Williams, who is in his third year at BRHS, has a master’s degree in agriscience from Auburn and said he chose the field because companies always need skilled workers, including welders, mechanics, woodworkers and other craftsmen. He was strongly influenced to follow in the footsteps of his father Kevin Williams, who also teaches agriscience, and other instructors at Douglas High School.

“I had the opportunities when I graduated from high school to do a lot because of the teachers who had invested time in me,” Williams said.

Williams said he was surprised to be honored as Teacher of the Year but Cody Suggs, one of his students, said Williams deserves the honor.

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Teacher of the Year Josh Williams works with wood pieces in the Benjamin Russell shop.

“He teaches us step by step and lets us know the importance of safety in the shop,” said Suggs, 16. “If we ever mess up something, we can depend on him being there to help. I think he deserves it because he’s a good teacher. If you ever need him, he’s always there for you.”

Williams said due to the nature of what he teaches, he doesn’t have any major disciplinary problems in his classes.

“There are very few students that I have that dread coming to my class and cause trouble,” he said.

“A lot of it is because I

incorporate a lot of handson applications. I’m going to have them in my class, teach welding, woodworking, whatever it may be.

Then I take them out there and actually let them do it.”

The BRHS shop class is up to date with computer-automated systems and the students are quick learners, he said.

“I tell my students at the first of the year that I don’t care if they chose to be here or they were put here,” Williams said. “My goal is that at the end of the year they’ve learned something.”

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Public servants deserve our appreciation

“The Sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.”

— Leo Tolstoy

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“What a wretched man I am!

Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!.”

—Romans 7:24-25

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eaders of The Outlook are currently reading a sequence of feature stories about the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce’s Firefighter, Teacher and Police Officer of the Year.

If they were seen out in public, chances are they wouldn’t be recognized. But the duties they perform safeguard the community and are worthy of high praise.

Lance Meigs joined the Alexander City Fire Department in 2008 and steadily rose through the ranks to become a firefighter/paramedic, one of the most highly trained people in the department. Meigs has selflessly devoted years of training and time away from his family to put out fires and treat the injured.

ACFD Capt. Wayne Windsor said Meigs is always willing to help.

“He’s a good employee, problem free, worry free and goes out of his way to help people,” Windsor said.

“The younger firefighters look up to him. He’s a leader. He’s a good role model.”

Benjamin Russell agriscience teacher Josh Williams is helping introduce young people to trades that will provide them a living and those they serve valuable services. He said companies always need welders, mechanics, woodworkers and other craftsmen.

“I tell my students at the first of the year that I don’t care if they chose to be here or they were put here,” Williams said. “My goal is that at the end of the year they’ve learned something.”

Orlando Daniels led the Alexander City Police Department last year in warrants served, total arrests and the most traffic stops. He showed his total dedication to his job by putting his life on the line Thanksgiving night in responding to a shooting without initial backup. His actions led to the arrest of a suspect.

Meigs, Williams and Daniels are all doing things to make Alex City and the surrounding areas safer and better. They are good role models for us all.

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T.C. Coley represents District 1, including half of Coley Creek, the Andrew Jackson subdivision, the southern part of Indian Hill, North Central Avenue, part of Pearson’s T.C. Coley Chapel Road, the Northside community and portion of Spring Hill community. His phone number is 256-212-9316.

His address is 2316 North Central Avenue, Kellyton.

Steve Robinson represents District 2, which includes the southern part of Steve Robinson Alexander City, the Cedar Creek area, Ourtown and Willow Point. His phone number is 256-6540047. His address is 300 Heritage Drive Alexander City.

John McKelvey represents District 3, which includes Jackson’s Gap, Hackneyville, New Site and Daviston. John McKelvey McKelvey currently serves as chairman. His phone number is 256-794-4405. His address is 1285 Freeman Road, Dadeville.

Emma Jean Thweatt represents District 4, which includes Dadeville, Pace’s Point, northern Camp Hill, Buttston, Emma Jean Thweatt Dudleyville and part of Eagle Creek. She can be reached at 825-4207. Her address is 585 Brookwood Circle, Dadeville.

George Carleton Jr. represents District 5, which includes southern Camp Hill, Red Ridge, Walnut Hill, Union and Pleasant George Carleton Jr. Ridge. His address is 630 Turner Road Road, Dadeville.

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Great nations don’t quit wars before they prevail

“G

reat nations do not fight endless wars,” President Trump declared in his State of the Union address. It was a line that could have been delivered

by President Barack Obama, who in 2015 memorably said, “I do not support the idea of endless war.”

Just a few days before Trump’s address, his own party delivered the president a stinging rebuke when Senate Republicans passed a resolution opposing his Syrian and Afghan withdrawals by an overwhelming bipartisan 68-23 vote. Trump’s defenders say: That’s just the foreign policy establishment advocating “forever war.” When, they ask, will these wars end?

When will we be able to declare victory and go home?

These are fair questions, and they deserve serious answers.

In traditional wars, defining victory is easy.

Victory comes when the enemy surrenders and lays down its arms. But this is not traditional war. We are not fighting nation-states with defined borders and armies, navies and air forces. We are fighting radical Islamist terrorists who are engaged in what Osama bin Laden called “a war of destiny between infidelity and Islam.”

There will be no signing ceremony on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri. They will never lay down their arms. In this war, victory for the United States is every day that passes without a terrorist attack on American soil. And that daily victory is made possible because the men and women of the U.S. military are hunting the enemy in faraway lands.

America’s enemies have a very clear definition of

MARC THIESSEN Columnist victory. For them, victory comes when we give up the fight before they do.

We know this because they have told us so. The 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed told his CIA interrogator, “Americans don’t realize we do not need to defeat you militarily; we only need to fight long enough for you to defeat yourself by quitting.”

That is how the terrorists see Obama’s withdrawal from Iraq in 2011 and Trump’s planned withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan: America defeating itself by quitting.

It is understandable, after 18 years, Americans want the war to end. But what we want is irrelevant. We don’t get to decide unilaterally the war is over. The enemy gets a vote. Just because we have tired of fighting doesn’t mean they have.

Here is the hard truth: We don’t get to choose when the war ends, but we do get to choose where it is fought. It can either be fought over there in the deserts of Syria and the mountains of Afghanistan, or it can be fought over here – on American streets and in American cities, as it was on Sept. 11, 2001. It’s up to us.

Trump deserves enormous credit for taking the gloves off in the fight against the terrorists. He was absolutely correct when he declared in the State of the Union address, “When I took office, ISIS controlled more than 20,000 square miles in Iraq and Syria.

Today, we have liberated virtually all of that territory from the grip of these

bloodthirsty monsters.”

But the Islamic State is not defeated. It still has tens of thousands of fighters under arms and, according to one estimate by the Institute for the Study of War, as much as $400 million it smuggled out of Iraq, which is money that can be used to sustain its movement and plan attacks across the world.

In Afghanistan, U.S. intelligence estimates there are about 20 terrorist groups – including al-Qaeda and the Islamic State affiliate known as Islamic State Khorasan, or IS-K - who would immediately gain an uncontested sanctuary from which to plan new attacks if America withdraws. Jan. 28, the New York Times reported that a 2017 intelligence assessment, renewed last year, “says a complete withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan would lead to an attack on the United States within two years.”

Right now, the U.S. military has its boot on the terrorists’ necks. They are focused on survival, not on launching faraway attacks.

Take that boot away, though, and the terrorists will get up, dust themselves off, regroup, rebuild and go back to trying to kill Americans in the United States.

In his address, Trump praised the heroism of the men who stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. “They did not know if they would survive the hour,” he said. “They did not know if they would grow old. But they knew that America had to prevail.”

The same is true today.

Great nations do not quit before they prevail.

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Today’s Events

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Dadeville Kiwanis Pancake Day will be Saturday, Feb. 9 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Dadeville Elementary Cafeteria. It is all you can eat pancakes, sausage and ham for $6.

VALENTINE BANQUET: Calvary Heights Baptist Church in Alexander City is hosting a Valentine Banquet with dinner and entertainment Saturday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The cost is $10 and proceeds benefit the youth events and camps. Tickets can be purchased at Kennedy Service across from the Post Office.

CONCERT: The New Kandu Band will be in concert at the

Weogufka Center at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 9 Tickets at $15, $25 for a couple and children 12 and under are free. the valentine sweet shop will be open with treats like pie, cake, cookies and candy.

SOCCER REGISTRATION: The Alexander City Youth Soccer Registration is Feb. 8 from 5 - 7 p.m. and Feb. 9 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Arbor at First United Methodist Church. Registration is $65

Today’s Birthdays

Melanie Moseley, Carter Hayes, Sue Kennedy, Parker Sanders, Sammie Burton, William Michael Moten Jr. and William Cleon Harrell Jr. are celebrating birthdays today.

Today’s Anniversaries

Betty and Nettie Lou Lankford celebrate their anniversary today.

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Talithia Thomas, Kathy Russell, Ruby Duck, Holly Stevens, Joe Hardman, Robert Dabbs, Ruth McKelvey, Vernika Daniel, Kimberly Spivey, Anthony Pearson, John T. Cole Jr. Betty Jo Spratley and Mary Cooks celebrate their birthdays Sunday.

Sunday’s Anniversaries

Linda and Randy Hardman celebrate their anniversary Sunday.

Monday’s Birthdays

Erica Bramlett, Beauford Voss, Amanda Luker, Chris Royal and Jill Harris celebrate their birthdays Monday.

Monday’s Anniversaries

Jimmy and Betty Jo Nolen celebrate their anniversary Monday.

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Applications for the 15th Alexander City Citizens Public Safety Academy are being accepted through Feb. 28. The academy meets once a week on Tuesday evenings for 10 weeks. Participants gain insight, knowledge and hands on training associated with the police and fire departments. The first meeting will be at the Alexander City City Hall at 6 p.m. March 5. The academy runs through May 7. Applications are available at the Alexander City Police Department and the city’s website at alexandercityal.gov/police/page/citizen-academy.

Today - Feb. 28

CITIZENS PUBLIC SAFETY ACADEMY: Applications for the 15th Alexander City Citizens Public Safety Academy are being accepted through Feb. 28. The academy meets once a week on Tuesday evenings for 10 weeks. Participants gain insight, knowledge and hands on training associated with the police and fire departments.

The first meeting will be at the Alexander City City Hall March 5 at 6 p.m. The academy runs through May 7.

Applications are available at the Alexander City Police Department and the city’s website at alexandercityal. gov/police/page/citizen-academy.

Today - April 15

TAX ASSISTANCE: Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama is providing free tax and electronic filing assistance Jan. 28 to April 15. The program is to assist seniors 60 and over with no income limit, taxpayers under 60 with incomes less than $54,000 and disabled taxpayers. Taxpayers will be assisted in the order they are registered.

From Jan. 28 through February, assistance will be available Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. March assistance will be available Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

April 1 to April 15 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The following information is required by the IRS: last year’s tax return, photo ID/drivers license for taxpayer and spouse, Social Security cards, W2s, 1099s, SSA 1099 and 1095A if you have health insurance through the government marketplace.

For more information call 256-2340347.

Monday, Feb. 11

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Elnora Spencer will present “Jazzy Blues-Her Way” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 11 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

will present “To Treat and to Train: Tuskegee’s John A. Andrew Clinic.”

Ward is a member of the Alabama Humanities Foundation’s Road Scholars Speakers Bureau.

Thursday, Feb. 14

“LOVE LETTERS”: For one night only, ACT II will host this Pulitzer Prize finalist in dinner theater for Valentine’s Day at 7 p.m. Tickets are $70 each and include a three-course seated dinner, wine and a rose for the ladies.

Purchase tickets at www.actheatre2. com or call 256-748-8073.

Friday, Feb. 15

“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.

Saturday, Feb. 16

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 Higway 9 between Ashland and Goodwater is Saturday, Feb. 16 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Refreshments are available.

Feb. 17-19

CHURCH REVIVAL: Union Methodist Church at 4428 Hwy. 50, is hosting a revival, “ Revive Us Again.”

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 p.m., Brother Jay Woodall will be the guest preacher. Tuesday, Feb. 19 night at 7 p.m., Brother Eddy Kelsey will wrap up this exciting revival event.

Tuesday, Feb. 12

USHER MEETING: The Early Rose District Usher’s meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Cooper Recreation Center.

AUTHOR TALK: John Evans will be at the Dadeville Public Library at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 to speak about his book “In the Shadow of Cotton: Memories of a Mill Village Kid.”

Wednesday, Feb. 13

LIBRARY PROGRAM: The Adelia M. Russell Library is Tom Ward at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. Ward

Sunday, Feb. 17

ANNUAL MEETING: The Lake Watch Annual Meeting is Sunday, Feb. 17 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the StillWaters Residential Association Center. The meeting will be followed by a social from 3:30 to 4 p.m.

“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.

Monday, Feb. 18

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.

Thursday, Feb. 21

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. 23

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.

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.

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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Cedar Street Church of God 703 E. Boulevard, Alex City Faith Assembly of God 590 Horseshoe Bend Rd., Dadeville 256-825-7741 River of Life Worship Center 407 Hillabee St., Alex City, 256-329-9593 INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Liberty Baptist 1365 Hillabee St., Alex City 256-329-8830 New Life Baptist County Road 14, Alex City, 256-329-2635 Victory Baptist 210 South Road, Alex City 256-234-2089 West End Baptist Off 280 West, 256-234-2130 BAPTIST – MISSIONARY Bethlehem Baptist New Site Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville, 256-329-9716 Darian Missionary Baptist Church Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City 256-329-3865 Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City Early Rose Baptist 201 E Street, Alexander City

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St. John A.M.E. Off Hwy. 280 on Hwy. 9 Socopatoy, (256) 215-3532

Flint Hill Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville Friendship Baptist Our Town Community, 256-329-5243

Rocky Mt. Baptist New Site community Seleeta Baptist Booker St., Alex City 256-329-2685 Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community

First United Methodist 310 Green St., Alex City 256-234-6322

Mt. Carmel Baptist 3610 Dudleyville Rd., Dadeville

Southview Church of Christ 2325 Dadeville Rd., Alex City 256-329-0212

First United Methodist Dadeville, 256-825-4404

Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 63 South, Alex City 256-234-7748 New Beginning Baptist 1076 Coley Creek Rd. New Concord Baptist Off hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-5390 New Elkahatchee Baptist Elkahatchee Rd., Alex City 256-329-9942

BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4433

New Faith Tabernacle A.C.O.P. Church of God “J” Street

New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City

Bethel Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-5070 Beulah Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-9882 Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989 Calvary Heights Baptist Elkahatchee, Rd., Alex City 256-234-7224

New Salem Road New Site Rd., New Site, 256-234-2932 Old Providence Baptist Off Hwy. 63 N., near Hackneyville Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle 256-596-1873 Orr Street Baptist 1000 “O” Street (Hwy. 63N) Alex City, 256-234-3171 Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588

Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community

Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793

Fellowship Baptist Buttston Community

Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327

Marietta Baptist Goodwater

Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church on Claybrook Drive, Alex City 256-839-5339

Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263

First Baptist Court Square, Alex City 256-234-6351

Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St., Alex City, 256-234-5631

First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232

Mt. Olive Baptist Hwy. 280 & Jct. 49, Goodwater

Good News Baptist Church 10493 Hwy. 280, Jackson’s Gap 256-825-2555 Hackneyville Baptist Hwy. 63 N., Hackneyville

Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town

Lake Martin Baptist Hwy 34, Dadeville 256-825-7434

Peace & Goodwill Baptist Cottage Grove Community Alexander City, 256-377-4634

Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 Hwy. 50W, Dadeville Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd.,

256.329.3293

Pearson Chapel U.M. Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City Red Ridge United Methodist 8091 County Road 34, Dadeville 256-825-9820

Pentecostal Church of God 163 Franklin Street, Alex City 256-215-4055

Sunnylevel United Methodist 3202 Hwy. 63N, Alex City 256-234-6877

The Church of God 13th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1696

Trinity United Methodist 280 By-pass, Alex City, 256-234-2455

Washington Street A.C.O.P. Church of God Washington Street

Union United Methodist 4428 Hwy. 50, Dadeville 256-825-2241

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941

METHODIST – INDEPENDENT Daviston Independent Methodist Daviston, 395-4207

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Road, Alex City (Corner of Worthy Place and Dadeville Road)

PENTECOSTAL Pentecostals of Dadeville 115 West Columbus Street Dadeville, 256-596-3411

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dadeville Church of the Nazarene Corner Hwy. 280 and 49, 256-825-8191

PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian 371 Jefferson St., Alex City 256-329-0524

EPISCOPAL Saint James Episcopal Church 121 South Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-4752

First Presbyterian Okefuske, Dadeville, 256-825-4081

HOLINESS Alex City Emmanuel Holiness Hillabee St., Alex City House of Restoration Holiness 519 Slaughter Ave., Camp Hill, 256-749-2373, 256-896-2904

Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street

Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton

Wayside Baptist 21 Wayside Circle, Alex City 256-234-5564

CATHOLIC St. John the Apostle 454 N. Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-3631 CHURCH OF CHRIST Alex City Church of Christ 945 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-234-6494 Dadeville Church of Christ East LaFayette St., Dadeville Meadows St. Church of Christ

Liberty Life Christian Center 321 “S” Street, Alex City

Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Robinson Rd., Alex City

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CONCRETE PROS, LLC Concrete / Foundations 2654 Campground Road Alexander City, AL

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Family Worship Center 1676 Sewell Street 256-839-6895 First Congregational Christian 11th Ave. South, Alex City GAP Fellowship Ministries P.O. Box 1571, Alex City

Passion Church 3340 Hwy. 63 N., Alex City 256-409-9590 The Family Worship Center 365 Scott Road, Alex City

Jehovah-Jireh Ministries 252 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-215-4211 Leap of Faith Outreach Ministry 886 Terrance Drive, 256-234-7119

Comer Memorial U.M. 427 East Church St., 256-329-3467

New Bethel Fellowship Church 5474 Rock Springs Road Jackson’s Gap 256-825-3367 The Baha’I Faith 740 Newell Street, Camp Hill 256-896-4007

Duncan Memorial U.M. 3997 Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6708

The Word Bible Church 161 Main St., Alex City, 256-215-5646

Bradford Methodist Hwy. 9, Goodwater

INDEPENDENT Faith Temple Franklin Street, Alex City, 256-234-6421

God’s House 9334 Hwy 63N, Alex City Roger Green Sun. Service: 11:00 & 6:00 Wed. Bible Study: 6:30

METHODIST – UNITED Alexander City Methodist 11th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1284

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UNITED PENTECOSTAL Alex City Apostolic 3708 Robinson Rd., Alexander City, 256-329-1573

Fellowship Revival Center Mission 316 6th Ave., Alex City 256-329-1510 weekends

Zion Hill Baptist Hwy. 79, near Horseshoe Bend

New Bethel Baptist Rock St., Dadeville, 256-825-7726

New Site U.M. New Site, 256-234-7834

Sixth Street Baptist Sixth St., Alex City, 256-234-2408

Jackson’s Gap Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4951

Kendrick Baptist Church Nixburg

Mt. Godfrey New Site

Sandy Creek Baptist Alex City

Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City

New Elam Baptist Hwy. 9, Burtonville, 256-234-2037

Liberty United Methodist Liberty Rd., Hackneyville

FULL GOSPEL Dadeville Foursquare Gospel Church Old 280 By-pass

Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798 Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville

Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512

Kellyton U.M., Kellyton, 256-329-1681

New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331

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Hillabee Campground UMC 120 CC Road, Alex City Sunday School 10am Sunday Service 11am

New Pine Grove Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Perryville

Eagle Creek Baptist Hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-6048

Mt. Zion West Our Town Community, 256-234-7748

Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd.

Alex City

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist 583 S. Broadnax St., Dadeville

New Rocky Mount Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-794-3846

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Medicine, Office Surgery, Pediatric and Industrial JAMES P. TEMPLE, M.D. 859 Airport Drive TIMOTHY J. CORBIN, M.D. Alexander City, AL VINCENT LAW, M.D.

Haven United Methodist 354 Christian St., Alex City 256-329-8394

Unity Baptist Robinson Rd., Alex City

River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971

Mt. Zion East StillWaters Dr., 256-825-4991

Bread of Life A.C.O.P. Church of God Hwy. 280, Kellyton

Marshall Street Church of God 428 Marshall Street, Alex City 256-234-3180

Bethany Baptist Church Bethany Road

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New Life Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-6190 / 256-329-2635

Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327

Liberty Church 1034 Liberty Church Rd. Willow Point Alex City

CHURCH OF GOD Alex City No. 2 A.C.O.P. Church of God Local Street, Alex City

Dadeville Church of God 425 Horseshoe Bend Rd. (Hwy. 49 N.) Dadeville 256-825-8820

Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609

Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church 21 East Church St. 256-825-6814

Flint Hill U.M., Alex City 256-234-5047

New Hope Baptist 1133 New Hope Church Rd. 256-329-5218

The Great Bethel Missionary 520 Christian St., Alex City 256-234-5513

Comer Memorial 941 E. Church St., Alex City 256-234-2236

Hollins Springs Baptist Hwy. 280, Goodwater

Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 22, New Site

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Ridge Grove Missionary Baptist Alexander City, 256-234-6972

306 Meadows St., Alex City Pleasant Grove Church of Christ 1819 Bay Pine Rd, Jackson’s Gap

Pine Grove Baptist Camp Hill

Mt. Sinai Baptist Fish Pond Rd., Coosa County 256-329-2337

1995 Cherokee Road • Alexander City, AL 256.392.5220

Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist 835 Valley Rd., Camp Hill 334-257-4442

Dadeville, 256-234-7541 Mountain Springs Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Daviston

Camp Hill Baptist Downtown Camp Hill, 256-896-2811

Miracle Missionary Baptist 1687 “I” Street 256-215-9788, 256-215-9787

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I go and see Dr. Nobles. He Then I thought back to told me it was not my glasses; when the scales fell off my it was that I had a cataract. I eyes and I met Jesus. Really, went to the hospital where the I was not that bad of a guy; amazing outpatient team was Wayne Cowhick I mean I had my faults but waiting. Dr. Tucker and all Alexander City the great nurses went to work. Methodist Church I thought I was OK. I went to church, because my wife When I came out of surgery, encouraged me. I was a good I was wearing a patch. It was dad, an OK husband and I provided for not bad at all, except when Susan had my family. We were not rich by any to put the patch on me so I could sleep means but we had food on the table, at night; that is another story. Anyway, clothes on our backs and a roof over it made me think of the man that was our heads. But I was blinded by the blind and Jesus healed. John 9:25 angel of this world. I thought I could (NIV) — (25) He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One make it to Heaven on my own. Then one night the Lord knocked the scales thing I do know, I was blind but now I off my eyes. I will never forget that see!” night. The night I realized I was blind. I Then I thought about Paul and what was a sinner in need of a savior and the he must have gone through. I must only savior is Jesus Christ. He forgave admit I could see but Paul had scales me of my sins and I felt His love. over his eyes. Really, Paul already had Maybe today you need to let Jesus scales over his eyes and didn’t know into your heart and you can say, “I was it — the scales of sin. Paul thought he blind but now I see.” There is nothing could see but the angel of this world, like it.

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PUZZLES & HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might discover that not everyone is susceptible to your charm and style. A key person could be stern, or diɉcult at best. Consider that this person’s attitude could have more to do with him or her than with you. Tonight: Join friends who might be unusually upbeat.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You hear some information that might force you to take a second look at a decision. Hopefully it hasn’t been implemented yet. A close loved one or friend brings in good news, which makes you smile too. Tonight: Lighten up.

Choose a favorite pastime.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might feel that you have to jump over an obstacle. Your sense of optimism allows you to draw in a special person, who delights you to no end. Together you could spontaneously set oɈ a lot of partying and sharing. Tonight: Be surrounded by friends.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Feelings run high around you.

You might discover that a partner or loved one is closed down and unwilling to relate. Give this person the space he or she needs.

An unexpected gesture provides distraction and beneÄts. Tonight: Get out and about.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Reach out for a loved one or a friend at a distance. You will enjoy playing catch-up with each other’s news. You might feel the distance between you more than you usually do. Why not schedule a visit in the near future? Tonight: Let the teenager in you out.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Relating to a loved one happens naturally. You could Ă„nd that others may want to spend time with you on an individual level.

Prioritize, but let others know that you will make time. Someone has good news to share. Tonight: Follow a loved one’s lead.

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You have a unique bond and understanding with this individual.

Be willing to treat him or her to munchies and some fun. Tonight: The party goes on.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) A child or loved one shares some startling news. You might want to present options, as others appreciate your ability to absorb facts and create a more positive outcome than originally thought possible. Tonight: Get into the moment.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might feel as if you are preventing a loved one or housemate from doing something.

Give this person the space to be spontaneous, and your mood will change. Invite others over for a party with a special theme.

Tonight: Laughter ensues.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Make calls; catch up on others’ news. You might need to shake oɈ your low energy. A friend who laughs a lot could prove instrumental in helping you get going.

Share more, and you will become more upbeat. Tonight: Visit a favorite spot.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Be aware of the costs of proceeding as you would like. Saying “noâ€? to an expenditure might be appropriate. You could Ă„nd another way to achieve similar results. You can have both: a strong budget and the item in question. Tonight: Let someone else treat.

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Community Events National Wild Turkey Federation Banquet February 21, 2019 Location: Wetumpka Civic Center Time: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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ANNUAL DINNER, AUCTION Photos by Cliff Williams / The Outlook Above: Alexander City Kiwanis member Scott Blake serves up beef tenderloin at Thursday’s Alexander City Kiwanis annual Steak Dinner and Auction.

Left: Walter Coley, left, takes bids Thursday night at The Mill Two Eighty as Tammy Jackson looks on.

The Kiwanis Club held its annual dinner and auction in memory of the late E. Paul Jones.

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There will be cannon firings, musket firings, games and more at the annual Battle of the Horseshoe on March 23.

Horseshoe emphasizes the importance of the battle in United States history through a variety of special demonstrations and interpretive programs.

Activities will provide park visitors with a better understanding of Southeastern American Indian life in this area 200 years ago, as well as provide insight into the lives of the combatants and the reasons why the battle occurred.

The anniversary event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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To get ready for the March 23 event, the park is hosting History Days for area fourth-grade students Wednesday through Friday.

“We invited students from surrounding counties to come to the park,” Speas said.

Speas said the park has volunteer opportunities throughout the week from setup Tuesday through the week with programs. Volunteers can contact the park office at 256-234-7111.

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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY LEE PHILLIPS PROBATE COURT CASE NO: 2019-0024 Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 28th day of January, 2019 by Talmadge East, Judge of the Probate Court of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Dawn J. Phillips, Personal Representative for the Estate of Timothy Lee Phillips Barnes & Radney, P.C., Attorney for Personal Representative Alexander City Outlook: Feb. 2, 9 and 16, 2019 EST/PHILLIPS, T. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF GENEVA M. WILLIAMSON, DECEASED Case No.: 2016 – 0040 NOTICE TO CREDITORS TAKE NOTICE that on the 5th day of May, 2016, Letters of Administration were granted by the Honorable Leon Archer to Ronnie C. Williamson as Administrator of the Estate of Geneva M. Williamson, who was deceased on the 25th day of February, 2016 .

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assigns) to Alabama Housing Finance Authority by virtue of that certain Assignment of Mortgage dated December 11, 2018 and recorded in said 3UREDWH 2I¿FH LQ 'RFXPHQW Number 329229. The undersigned, Alabama Housing Finance Authority, as Assignee of said Mortgage will, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, sell at auction to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the Tallapoosa County Courthouse in the City of Tallassee, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on April 11, 2019 the real property described in said Mortgage, which said description is hereby referred to and made a part hereof, said property being situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Lots Numbers’s 8 & 9 of J.H. Ashurst Subdivision situated in Section 17, T18N, R22E, St. Stephens Meridian, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, as the same is recorded in Plat Book 1 at Page 23 in the 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

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axle at the Southwest Corner of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 4, Township 19 North, Range 22 East, Tallapoosa County, Alabama; thence North 02° 07’ 43” East along the West line of Section 4 a distance of 480.35 feet to an iron pin on the East margin of an unnamed county road; thence Northeasterly along said martin of road and curve to the right, having a radius of 339.44 feet, 178.28 feet, chord being North 47° 36’ 35” East 176.24 feet to the “PT” of said curve; thence North 62° 39’ 23” East along said margin of road a distance of 46.18 feet to the “PC” of a curve to the left, having a radius of 259.97 feet; thence Northeasterly along said margin of road and curve a distance of 183.32 feet, chord being North 42° 27’ 19” East 179.54 feet to the “PT” of said curve; thence North 22° 15’ 15” East along said margin of road a distance of 317.38 feet to an iron pin on the South ROW of Beulah Road (60 feet ROW); thence Northeasterly along said ROW and curve to the right, having a radius of 892.64 feet, 361.40 feet, chord being North 54° 29’ 15” East 358.94 feet to an iron pin on the East line of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 4; thence leaving said ROW South 02° 24’ 58” West along the quarter-quarter Section line a distance of 1,280.60 feet to an iron pin at the Southeast corner of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 4; thence North 87° 53’ 00” West along the 1/2 Section line a distance of 669.06 feet to the Point of Beginning. The above described property lies in the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 4, Township 19 North Range 22 East, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. /s/ David S. Luker, Mortgagee

/s/Ronnie C. Williamson, Ronnie C. Williamson, Administrator Alexander City Outlook: Feb. 2, 9 and 16, 2019 EST/WILLIAMSON, G. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF DORIS ROSE BLACK, DECEASED Case No.: 2018 – 0127 NOTICE TO CREDITORS TAKE NOTICE that on the 27th day of September, 2018, Letters Testamentary were granted by the Honorable Bonita Caldwell to Michael H. Black as Executor of the Estate of Doris Rose Black, who was deceased on the 11th day of February, 2018 .

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. /s/Michael H. Black, Michael H. Black, Executor Charles E. Hall, Jr. Attorney at Law P. O. Box 7 Dadeville, AL 36853 Alexander City Outlook: Feb. 2, 9 and 16, 2019 EST/BLACK, D. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed

by Erica L. Sears and Jason R. Sears, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), (solely as nominee for Lender, New South Federal Savings Bank, and Lender’s successors and assigns), dated the 30th day of July, 2009, which Mortgage ZDV UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI the Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Document Number 250274; said Mortgage having been transferred and assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (solely as nominee for Lender, New South Federal Savings Bank, and Lender’s successors and )

SASSER, SEFTON & BROWN, P.C., Bowdy J. Brown, Esq., 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 8050, Montgomery, Alabama 36104, Our File No.: 49696-2804, ATTORNEYS FOR ASSIGNEE Alexander City Outlook: Feb. 9, 16 and 23, 2019 FC/SEARS, E.

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PUBLICATION NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA ORANGE REO II, LLC, Plaintiff v. PHYLISS D. SMITH and OCCUPANT, Defendants, whose whereabouts is unknown, is hereby Ordered to Answer the Complaint for Ejectment which has been ¿OHG E\ 25$1*( 5(2 II, LLC seeking ejectment from the property commonly known as 28 Jacob Court, Tallassee, Alabama, currently pending in the Circuit Court of Tallapoosa County, Alabama Case No. 62- CV-2018900086. The Defendant is required to answer with the Clerk of Circuit Court of Tallapoosa County on or before thirty (30) days following the ¿QDO SXEOLFDWLRQ RI WKLV QRWLFH or otherwise, a judgment by default may be taken against the Defendant. This Notice is published pursuant to an Order of the Circuit Court of Tallapoosa County, Alabama by the Honorable Ray D. Martin, Circuit Court Judge, dated January 17, 2019.

ROBERT J. SOLOMON, For The Firm of SOLOMON BAGGETT, LLC, 3763 Rogers Bridge Road, Duluth, GA 30097, Telephone: (678) 243-2515,Attorneys for Plaintiff Alexander City Outlook: Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2019 62-CV-2018-900086 PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Ted M. Creamer and wife, Philesia L. Creamer to David S. Luker on the 21st day of April, 2013, said mortgage EHLQJ UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH of the Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Volume OFFR Book 2013, Page 4796, the undersigned David S. Luker as mortgagee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the entrance of the Court House at Tallapoosa County, Alabama, 125 N Broadnax Street #126, Dadeville, Alabama 36853, on the 20th day of February, 2019, during the legal hour of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Begin at an S C

/s/ Larry T. Woods, Attorney for Mortgagee Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 26, Feb. 2 and 9, 2019 FC/CREAMER, T.

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Be constructive, not destructive JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing g Editor

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lexander City Mayor Jim Nabors should have been in a euphoric mood only a few days after the city council approved a $9 million purchase, renovation and conversion of the former Russell Sales Office as the new city hall, as well as a package of incentives for Russell Lands to build a boating superstore nearby on the U.S. Highway 280 corridor.

Instead, he was flummoxed.

“There’s about to be $16 million in stimulus hitting this city but all you hear about is criticism of the spending,” Nabors said.

Most of the criticism is not to his face nor those of the councilmembers, and much of it is personal vitriol, which is what most people who have no facts resort to.

My personal opinion is if Alex City’s voters overwhelmingly detest the idea of city government moving out of downtown to the sales office, giving Russell Lands tax breaks to establish a multi-million business and buying property it can sell for future economic development, those voters would be jammed into every inch of every pew at every council meeting, haranguing the mayor and council in the grocery store, maybe even in church, and demanding to be heard, to have their

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Alexander City residents and business owners applaud a speech by businesswoman Susan Moore during the city council meeting on Jan. 7, at which city hall’s move out of downtown and into the former Russell Sales Office was approved. Officials noted afterward they want to see citizens this engaged in all civic matters whether they support a proposal or oppose it.

questions answered.

That isn’t happening.

During the entire process about the sales office deal, only a handful of people spoke at two public meetings and some council meetings to tell officials how they felt.

It’s time to stop the personal attacks because it accomplishes nothing except making us look foolish in the eyes of many in and out of the city and especially to potential businesses thinking of locating here.

It’s easy to snipe on social media. If you have a complaint, do the responsible thing — get your facts straight, get on the agenda, come to a council meeting, look the mayor and council in their eyes and explain your stance.

It’s your right and duty.

I commend Michelle Jones for doing just that Monday night.

Whether you agree with her Jones or not, Jones feels she and her family have been bushwhacked because the duplexes they and others are renting near the sales office must be vacated before the city officially buys the property. She contends the tenants weren’t given enough notice and wants to be compensated for moving, which isn’t going to happen because the city can’t legally do it.

“I just want it to be said that when our elected officials get moved into the sales

office, every time they sit at their desks and they look out their window, that in order for them to get there they sacrificed eight families to get there,” Jones said as she stood before those elected officials.

“And those eight families are Alexander City citizens and those elected officials would not have been in the position they’re in right now if it had not been for citizens voting for them.”

Everyone has a right to their opinion and to question their government officials; constructive criticism often gets results.

Jones even said she supports the move to the sales office and consolidating all departments there.

“I believe it’s a great idea,” she said. “But no one said anything about the duplexes until right before Christmas. … I would have never dreamed that this would be done at the hands of my city government. ... They’re making us make a decision that it takes families years to make.”

The situation could have been handled better by the city but the truth is this happens every day — unpleasant things often occur when ownership changes.

I believe that is partly why there is a faction of people in Alex City who seem to be incessantly negative.

Their dissonance seems to sprout from a distrust of government in general and unhealed wounds from Russell Corp.’s demise in which thousands of good-paying

jobs were vaporized.

I understand and empathize. I had a personal experience with downsizing when I, along with many others, lost my job after 32 years with The Mobile Press-Register. I cried when I walked out the door for the last time.

I had given it all I had and felt betrayed.

But somewhere along the way, we have to let go of the past, move forward and trust life will be good again.

In Alex City, the new city hall and Russell Marine are only the first steps to development which must occur along U.S. 280.

Obviously more must be done. Most drivers coming through here wouldn’t know there is more to Alex City than abandoned buildings, a hospital and some gas stations, and we have to make them take notice.

People don’t see new businesses flocking to Alex City, so they’re concerned. It’s understandable they want tangible news of efforts by the city and the Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance to make us a destination. They also don’t see what those officials are doing behind the scenes to arrange such future prosperity.

But you put them in office and you can take them out in 2020.

Better yet, those doing the complaining need to be on the ballot to see if they can get elected, do better and handle the criticism.

Jimmy Wigfield is the managing editor of The Outlook. You can send him an email at jimmy. wigfield@alexcityoutlook.

LIZI ARBOGAST SPORTS EDITOR (256) 414-3180 lizi.arbogast@alexcityoutlook.com

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Dadeville shakes off an early deficit to defeat Randolph County

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

For the second game in a row, Dadeville’s boys basketball team found itself in a double-digit deficit. And for the second game in a row, the Tigers battled their way out of it en route to a victory.

Friday night’s game was the essential time to do so, as the 55-44 victory over Randolph County secured the Class 3A Area 7 championship for the Tigers. And the best part about it was avenging a loss in the area final a year ago when Dadeville coach Jesse Foster thought his team let one slip away.

“It feels great to take care of your home court,” Foster said with a grin. “We had the chance to do it last year, and Tallassee came in here and beat us. They cut our nets down, so this year we’re cutting the nets down.”

Randolph County literally couldn’t miss to start the game. It began with back-toback 3-pointers to take a 6-0 lead before Dadeville could even blink, and it made its first five shots of the night to take a 14-4 lead midway through the opening frame.

But Foster quickly took a timeout and See BOYS • Page 12

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Dadeville’s Jamarion Wilkerson takes a shot against Randolph County during Friday’s Class 3A Area 7 championship.

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Dadeville’s girls basketball team celebrates after winning the Class 3A Area 7 tournament with a double-overtime victory against Beulah.

Dadeville girls win 2OT clash with Beulah for area title

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

On three separate occasions Friday night, the clock was ticking down and Dadeville’s girls basketball team had the chance to claim the Class 3A Area 7 championship. But it took until the third time and double overtime for the Tigers to seal the deal.

After 40 total minutes of game clock and nearly 2 ½ hours of real time, the Tigers defeated Beulah, 65-58, to earn the area title.

“All of the above on the emotions, but it says a lot for them and how they worked this season,” Dadeville coach Pam Holloway said. “I’m just so proud of them. A lot of times teams had adversity that a lot of people don’t know about, and we had some even today — a day that you should be focused on the championship. But we worked through it as a team.”

Each of the final moments of what could’ve been the end of the game were different for the area foes but the Tigers

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Dadeville’s Jordan Ford (22) fights for the ball with Beulah’s Danielle WIlliams during the Class 3A Area 7 tournament on Friday.

always had a chance to win it.

With 10 seconds left in regulation, Beulah’s Kensley Taylor hit a layup to tie the game, and on the Tigers’ ensuing possession, the Bobcats committed a foul. But

Dadeville missed back-to-back free throws with 3.4 seconds left, sending the game to overtime.

In the first overtime period, it was the Tigers who had to fight back as Beulah held

6 Wildcats go unbeaten on Day 1 of sectionals STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Benjamin Russell took 13 wrestlers to the AHSAA Class 6A South Super Section in Montgomery this weekend. Entering today’s competition, the Wildcats sit in fourth place in the team standings behind undefeated performances from six wrestlers on Friday.

Hezekiah Hunter and Damien Lawry each earned 11 points for the Wildcats.

Hunter improved to 38-8 on the season with two pins at 170 pounds to advance to today’s semifinals in the winners bracket. Lawry (220 pounds) advanced to the final day with a third-period pin against Robertsdale’s Lucas Gillette.

At 160, Ryan Spradley earned win Nos. 58 and 59 of the season Friday. After pinning Northview’s Thomas LaPlante in the first round, Spradley defeated Jeremiah Cherry Daniel of Stanhope Elmore by tech fall in the third period.

Saxon Coker won Benjamin Russell nine points by pinning his only opponent of the day in the first period at 152 pounds. He earned a bye in the opening round

a 54-50 lead with 2:04 left after Taylor completed an unusual 4-point play. But Janiya Wyckoff scored backto-back free throws and with 24 seconds left, Nhylee Banks grabbed a steal and a fast-break layup. She had the chance to win it as she was fouled on the way up, but the free throw tinked off the rim, and once again, the teams needed more time.

Both Dadeville and Beulah started to feel the pressure and combined for a staggering 22 turnovers in the second extra period alone. It was a Beulah steal and layup from Angelica Calloway with under two minutes to go that put the Bobcats ahead 58-57. But that was the last time Beulah had the lead, as the Tigers reeled off the next seven points, including five from Wyckoff, to ensure the victory.

“I’m so proud of their work ethic and heart that they had,” Holloway said. “I just want to see them cut the turnovers down because we had so many See GIRLS • Page 12

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Treat coaches with respect

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Benjamin Russell’s Hezekiah Hunter, top, had a pair of pins Friday at the AHSAA Class 6A Super South Section tournament to advance to the semifinals today.

and has advanced to today’s semifinals.

Curtis Norris also received a bye in the opening round at 285 pounds and he followed it with a first-period pin in the quarterfinals. Robert Graham

went undefeated at 132 by two decision and improved his record to 41-13 on the season.

With the focus being on the team’s six wrestlers in the winners bracket, the Wildcats still have 10 total

wrestlers competing in today’s events. Benjamin Russell will want to get points from the consolation bracket as well as it looks to erase the 13-point gap with Wetumpka at the top of the standings.

ometimes your coach is going to do something you don’t agree with.

Maybe he’ll take a timeout at an inopportune time. Or maybe she’ll single you out even though you think a mistake on the court wasn’t entirely your fault.

Heck, perhaps a coach is just going to make a mistake. Many times, he or she will own up to it.

I don’t know how many coaches have told me throughout my career as a sportswriter, “That’s on me. That was a bad coaching decision.”

Regardless of what happens on or off the court, coaches deserve respect. First of all, coaches are your elders, so it’s just the polite thing to do. Secondly, he or she has likely been in your shoes.

They’ve almost certainly played the sport they’re coaching, and they’ve learned from their mistakes as a player.

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CACC goes 1-2 against Coastal Alabama South STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Submitted / The Outlook

Wildcats honor baseball coach Brooks for 30th year Benjamin Russell’s baseball team hosted its First Pitch Banquet on Thursday night where the varsity and JV players were announced and former player and local businessman Randy Lee Jr. gave a motivational speech to the players. The Wildcat seniors also recognized coach Richy Brooks, center, as this is his 30th season of coaching baseball. He is entering his 27th season at BRHS. Pictured with Brooks are, from left, Huell Lumpkin, John Hayden Johnson, Wilson Hays, Nick McGhee, Brooks Vardaman and Brock Elliott.

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tried to settle his players down.

“We knew it was going to be tough,” Dadeville’s Jay Patrick said. “We had to get our minds right because we knew they were going to come out hot. I had to guard (Caleb White), and that took a lot of energy for me. But we just fed off each other and that’s how we play.”

Out of the timeout, Dadeville went on an 8-0 run then finally tied it up 16-16 on a pair of PJ Eason free throws. “(Randolph County) coach (Clifton) Drummonds does a great job with his guys, and we knew it was going to be tough all the way through the game,” Foster said. “We just had to keep our composure. They hit some shots in the first quarter, and we had to tell our guys to keep the composure. It’s a long ballgame, and that’s what we did.”

It was the Tiger defense that really clamped down, as Randolph County scored as many points in the final 12 minutes of the first half as it did in the opening four minutes of the game, and Dadeville took a 31-28 lead into halftime.

Sharpshooter White was held to just seven points all game.

“We had to stop (White),” Foster said. “He’s a great shooter. We had Jay Patrick and Cam Tai on him. They did a heckuva job on him and that was the difference in the game.”

Dadeville started to put on its half-court press in the final minutes of the third quarter and stretched out its lead to 41-34 heading into the fourth, which was its largest advantage to that point. The pressure defense continued to work to the Tigers’ advantage in the opening minutes of the fourth, as Eason grabbed a steal and fed Tai, who laid it in to give Dadeville a 46-36 edge with only 4:03 remaining.

“We knew they were going to get a little tired,” Foster said.

“They usually only play with about seven, so we tried to pick our chances to get in our press and try to wear them down.”

In addition to winning the area championship, the Tigers also earned the right to host a sub-regional game, which will be Tuesday against either Pike Road or Bullock County. The Tigers are hoping that home-court advantage will continue to work to their advantage.

“We came up short last year, but we’re back,” Patrick said. “We came to take what was ours. It’s great too because we feed off the crowd. If the crowd is load, we’re really pushing.”

SOFTBALL Trojans start tourney with 2 wins

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Dadeville’s PJ Eason takes a shot against Randolph County during Friday’s Class 3A Area 7 championship.

Girls opportunities and we gave it right back. But one thing I say about them is they work hard to get right back.

“But I do wish we could take care of the ball better with the turnovers, and I think that would make a big difference for us moving forward because we’re going to have to limit that.”

Although Dadeville did have its fair share of turnovers — 48 to be exact — the Tigers also used a high-pressure defense to create some chaos of its own.

continued from Page 11 Beulah finished with 57 turnovers, and 17 of those were due to Dadeville steals.

Layla Grace and Banks each had three steals while Natori Giles, Wyckoff, Makya Johnson and Nena Pearson had two apiece.

“I think it was a big key for us to be able to keep moving the ball,” Holloway said. “We still have to work on some things that we’ve been working on all year and that’s getting back. We gotta get back on defense and be able to pick

SPORTS CALENDAR Saturday, Feb. 9 High school wrestling AHSAA Sectional Tournament at Montgomery, TBA High school fishing ASABFA Tournament on Lake Martin, weigh-ins begin at 2 p.m.

College softball Central Alabama in FPU Classic at Dothan Monday, Feb. 11 High school girls basketball Class 6A Southeast Sub-Regional Benjamin Russell at Chelsea, TBA Class 3A Southeast Sub-Regional Montgomery-Pike Road at Dadeville, TBA Class 2A Southeast Sub-Regional G.W. Long at Reeltown, TBA Tuesday, Feb. 12 High school boys basketball Class 3A Southeast Sub-Regional Pike Road-Bullock County at Dadeville, TBA Class 2A Southeast Sub-Regional Barbour County at Central Coosa, TBA High school boys soccer Phenix City at Benjamin Russell, 6 p.m.

High school girls soccer Phenix City at Benjamin Russell, 4 p.m.

College softball Coastal Alabama North at CACC (2), 2 p.m.

After winning a Thursday afternoon clash with Coastal Alabama South, Central Alabama Community College’s luck ran out in a baseball doubleheader Friday afternoon. The Trojans lost, 10-4 and 11-4, on Friday at home.

In the first game, it was one bad inning that really killed CACC, which gave up seven runs in the top of the fifth and could never recover. The Trojans finished with eight hits of their own though, but couldn’t put as many runners across home plate.

Jeremy Almaguer and Jacob Frye each had a pair of hits, while Mathew Radoslovich, Michael Wurtz, Brian Lindsey and Dehreon Pressley contributed one each.

During the second game, the Trojans couldn’t compete with the Sun Chiefs’ offensive output, as they racked up 14 hits. Trent Thrash (Reeltown) did appear as a closer and had a perfect inning, striking out one in the final frame of work.

Wurtz led the Trojans’ offense with two hits and three RBIs. Louis Olivieri also drove in a run.

In Thursday’s outing, the teams’ offenses battled it out, totaling 16 hits and 17 runs between the two. But Central Alabama came out on top, 9-8, after holding off the Sun Chiefs in the top of the ninth inning.

The Trojans scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth to hold a commanding 9-5 lead heading into the fourth, but Coastal racked up three runs in the top of the final frame before the Trojans finally finished it off with a double play.

Offensively, Almaguer, Jay Macke and Cal Burton each had two hits for the Trojans. Donald Stokes smacked a double, and Gage Herring, Chris Gillette and Radoslovich each contributed a hit.

up and know where the ball is, things like that.”

The best part about the area championship is the Tigers have the right to host a sub-regional game which will be against Pike Road on Monday, and Holloway said that experience is going to make a big difference for her squad, which is loaded with seven freshmen.

The time of Monday’s game is still to be decided.

Central Alabama Community College’s softball team had a strong showing to start the FPU Classic in Dothan on Friday, picking up a narrow 5-4 win over Georgia Military College and defeating Pensacola State, 7-2.

Lauren Phillips played hero for the Trojans (7-1) in the first game. After Georgia Military College took a 4-3 lead in the top of the eighth inning, Central Alabama immediately responded. Brooke Morgan was placed on second due to the international tiebreaker, and Keana Pearson singled on a bunt to move her along. Morgan then scored on a wild pitch to tie it up, and Kayli Hornsby (Reeltown) drew a walk to put two more on base. Phillips then nailed a single to right field, scoring Pearson for the walkoff victory.

CACC finished with 13 hits in the game, including two apiece from Phillips, Sierra Easterwood, Pearl Huff (Dadeville) and Pearson.

Easterwood went the distance in the circle, and despite allowing 11 hits, she gave up only three earned runs and struck out five.

In Game 2, CACC had to battle its way back after trailing 2-0 through the first four innings. But it scored seven combined runs in the final three to ensure the victory.

The Trojans got a great pitching performance from Amber Parker, who threw all seven innings and allowed only three hits. She struck out four and walked two.

Offensively, Hornsby had two hits and an RBI, and Easterwood drove in two runs.

Arbogast Most importantly, though, your coaches have your back. Your coach wants to see you succeed. Whether that translates into wins or losses may not be controllable, but a coach doesn’t want her players to fail.

A lot of times if a player isn’t getting enough time on the court or is benched midway through the season, you’ll hear parents say, “Well, the coach just doesn’t like my kid.” I’ve never seen a coach actively dislike a player he or she is coaching. A coach may not always agree with a player’s decision or he may get frustrated when he can’t seem to get a certain message across to a student-athlete.

But actually disliking a player? I doubt that’s ever been the case.

It’s true sometimes coaches are hard on players. I’ve walked many football sidelines and been at many baseball practices and know emotions are high, competitive juices are flowing and sometimes things are said that may not have been otherwise.

I’m not saying there can’t be exceptions to the rules. Of course there are times when coaches take

continued from Page 11 things too far. But that being said, coaches are supposed to be hard on players. Coaches are teaching student-athletes about more than just a sport. They’re teaching them life lessons — how to not give up even when it seems like all the chips are against you, how to be there for your teammates and how to work toward a goal and how to achieve it. Every coach will tell you when his or her student-athletes graduate, they want them to be not only better athletes but better people.

And I guarantee coaches aren’t benching people because of personal feelings. Maybe a starter isn’t playing that night because he didn’t show up to practice the day before. Maybe a kid isn’t getting as much playing time anymore because another kid beat him out for a starting job. Whether coaches are making decisions because they are trying to set a standard or because they are trying to win, I can tell you they’re not making them based on how much they like or dislike a player off the court.

Lastly, coaches put in a lot of work.

They’re usually not paid much, and they’re sacrificing a lot of time away from their own kids to help yours become better. While it’s the players who execute on the court, coaches put in a lot of sweat, tears and hard work getting there too. They deserve to be treated as such.

And one more thought on that note: If you’re not a starter, please stay engaged. I was so proud of the Central Coosa boys basketball bench Thursday night. The Cougars’ five starters played 95 percent of the game, but never once did the bench look bored or disinterested. Those players were cheering and chanting and seemed just as hyped as the ones on the court when a Cougar would swish a 3-pointer or drain a hard layup.

As a “benchwarmer,” you never know when your moment may come, and I’m sure your coach will tell you you’re just as much a part of the team as anyone else.

Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor of The Outlook.