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Police department awarded $24K grant

Funds for new guns, spike strips, body cameras, all-terrain vehicle afternoon.

The grant application states the $23,951 will be used to purchase The Dadeville Police Department or upgrade existing equipment has been awarded nearly $24,000 in like handguns, spike strips, body a grant for police equipment. cameras and an all-terrain side-byThe Edward Byrne Memorial side vehicle.

Justice Assistance Grant is managed “This updated equipment, we by the Alabama Department of need it,” Smith said. “This stuff is Economic and Community Affairs. expensive. The body cameras will State Representative Mark Tuggle be for the safety not only of the gave notice to Dadeville Mayor officer, but for the public as well.

Wayne Smith of the award Monday The side-by-side, it is a vehicle, not

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a toy.”

Dadeville Police Chief David Barbour said during Tuesday’s council meeting that the department was considering purchasing new and upgraded body cameras, spike strips and a side-by-side 4-wheel drive ATV similar to what police departments in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach use for beach patrols.

Tuggle said he is always happy See POLICE • Page A3

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The Dadeville Police Department has been awarded nearly $24,000 in grant funds to use in purchasing or upgrading current police equipment.

McDaniel back in county jail after another arrest

Citizens voice concerns, plans to city council

Out on bond for murder, state seeks bond revocation

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By MITCH SNEED Editor

Accused killer Matthew Clate McDaniel is back in the Tallapoosa County Jail after another arrest, which is a violation of the bond McDaniel conditions set by the court.

McDaniel, 35, was arrested by the Alexander City Police Department Wednesday evening for attempting to elude law enforcement after offers initiated a traffic stop on Highway 280.

The truck driven by McDaniel did not stop and lead police on a brief chase before chase after leaving the Mapco store on Highway 280. According to reports, McDaniel ran a red light and didn’t stop until Dean Road.

A check showed that the tag on the truck actually belonged See MCDANIEL • Page A3

‘TO KILL A PREACHER’ Cliff Williams / The Record

E. Paul Jones speaks to audience members of his presentation on Rev. William Maxwell to Horizons Unlimited Monday afternoon. Jones said he hopes his book “To Kill A Preacher” will be released in March.

Local author speaks on ‘Voodoo Preacher’

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

A crowd of around 80 people filled the t Alexander City Board of Education building Monday afternoon to hear local b author and former District Attorney E. Paul a Jones discuss the story of “The Voodoo J Preacher,” Reverend Will Maxwell, the P

subject of his forthcoming book titled “To Kill a Preacher” during the latest session of Horizons Unlimited.

Jones began his talk by discussing some of his personal history, how he worked at Russell Mills while putting himself through law school and was an Assistant District See JONES • Page A5

Flu believed to have played role in four local deaths

County schools educate parents on Chromebooks weather,” Tallapoosa County Director of Student Services Casey Davis said about Monday night’s meeting.

The Tallapoosa County “We got a great start with School System began lots of good community holding its scheduled support. We were very Chromebook Parent pleased with that.”

Meetings Monday night in During the meetings, the Dadeville High School Davis said attendees were auditorium. Reeltown High School followed suit Tuesday able to go over the oneto-one initiative handbook night, and Horseshoe Bend will wrap up the countywide and review the acceptable use policy. Members of the meetings tonight at 5 p.m. in the auditorium/lunchroom tech staff showed off some of the capabilities of the area.

Chromebook, while school “There were about 150 administrators explained the students and parents in distribution procedure for the attendance, which was See CHROMEBOOKS • Page A5 really good considering the

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Several local residents made their voices heard Tuesday night at the v Dadeville City Council meeting. Bill D Farrington and Marrell Ward spoke F out o about animals running free and roadside litter, adding their thoughts r regarding two serious problems r currently facing the city. c Farrington presented research he h had done, looking at state law regarding stray animals and animal r control ordinances from a number c of o cities across the state. After mentioning what he had found, he m began to lay out a potential course of b action the city could take regarding a this th issue.

“The plan starts with adopting an a ordinance,” Farrington said.

“Some of the proposed actions for “ this th include specifying the city’s authority and notifying residents a of o the requirements laid out in the ordinance.” o Along with this, Farrington suggested three times a year, having s a five-day sweep of Dadeville for non-compliant animals that would n then th be taken to the city facility and a held for a period of seven days.

According to Farrington’s d calculations, each sweep would only c See COUNCIL • Page A5

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Casey Davis speaks to about 150 plus students and parents who attended the Chromebook 1:1 device meeting at Dadeville High School Monday night.

While state health officials and local medical care providers have not released news of any recent Tallapoosa County deaths where the flu has r been the confirmed cause, it is believed that the b virus has played a role in at least four local deaths. v The most recent cases are a 65-year-old Dadeville woman and her 50-year-old daughter.

D The T daughter died at home Jan. 18, while the mother passed two days later at East Alabama m Medical Center, a source close to the family M confirmed. While both had other health issues, both had the flu at the time of their passing. b A 53-year-old man and a 92-year-old woman also passed and at the time of their death both were w showing flu-like symptoms. In addition to having contracted influenza, they too had other h medical issues. m See FLU • Page A3

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Obituaries

Police Reports

Mr. Ronnie Martin Mr. Ronnie Martin 62 of Camp Hill, AL died on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Lake Martin Community Hospital, Dadeville, AL. Funeral services: Friday, January 26, 2018; 11:00 a.m.; Armour’s Memorial Chapel, Alexander City, AL. Final Arrangements Entrusted to Armour’s Memorial Funeral Home.

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Dadeville Police Department January 22

• A report was filed for domestic violence that d occurred on Freeman Drive. o

January 20

• A Camp Hill man, age 3 34, was arrested on three w warrants for failure to appear. a

January 18

The Friends of the Library will be hosting a book sale on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get a bag of books for $5. Buy 2 bags and get a bag free.

Please join us on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 2:30 p.m. in the lower level of the library to hear from local author, C.D. Bonner. Mr. Bonner will be discussing how to discover opportunities to get your books made into TV shows or movies.

New Releases in Adult Fiction:

• Bomb Maker by Thomas Perry • Fall From Grace by Danielle Steel • Operator Down by Brad Taylor • Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz • Robicheaux by James Lee Burke • Wife by Alafair Burke • Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna

Story Time is on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. every week.

Stop in with your toddlers to enjoy an hour of reading, learning and singing with Ms. Marilyn.

Library Notes are provided by Dadeville Public Library Director Abbi Mangarelli.

State election qualifying continues, more names released STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Three candidates have officially qualified to be on the ballot to serve as the state representative for District 81, the seat currently held by Mark Tuggle.

Last year, Tuggle announced he would not be running for re-election, leaving the field wide open for any interested party. Since the qualifying window opened on Jan. 8, the three potential representatives who have qualified are Republicans Derrick Blythe, Joyful “Joy� Johns and Terry Martin.

The qualifying window for candidates wanting to run for office at the state or national level remains open, and the field continues to grow. The websites of the Alabama Democratic party and the state GOP both list an ever-increasing number of candidates qualifying to be on the ballot this year.

Four candidates seeking the office of governor have cleared the process: former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb on the Democrat side, current Governor Kay Ivey, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and Michael McAllister for the Republicans.

Two Republicans, Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh and Rusty Glover have cleared the process in order to run for Lieutenant Governor. Republican Chess Bedsole and Democrat Chris Christie qualified in order to be on the ballot for Attorney General, while Republican John Merrill is currently the only officially qualified candidate to run for Secretary of State.

So far, only one candidate has officially qualified to represent District 3 in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Mike Rogers.

Closer to home, a number of candidates who threw their hat into the ring have officially qualified for the election process. This includes Republican Isaac Whorton and Democrat Mike Segrest for Place 2 of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, Democrat Steve Perryman for Place 3 in the Fifth Judicial Circuit, Republicans Tom Whatley for Alabama Senate District 27 and Clyde Chambliss for Senate District 30, Democrats Johnny Ford and Pebblin Warren for District 82 of the State House, and Republican Patrick Craddock to serve as Tallapoosa County Circuit Clerk.

Also at the local level, the Tallapoosa County Republican Party website has added Mike Knox for coroner to the list of candidates who have cleared the qualification process.

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• A report was filed for breaking and entering a b motor vehicle that occurred m on Lanita Lane. o • A one motor vehicle collilision occurred on Highway 49 North resulting in minor 4 property damage and minor p injuries. in

January 17

• A one motor vehicle collilision occurred on Highway 49 North resulting in minor 4 property damage and no p injuries. in • A one motor vehicle collision occurred on East c South Street resulting in S minor property damage and m minor injuries. The driver m was arrested for leaving the w scene of an accident and s public intoxication. p

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department January 23

• Crystal Morris of Iris Avenue in Alexander City A was arrested on an outw standing warrant for probas ttion violation. • Cortney Oneal of Armstrong Street in A Anniston was arrested on A an outstanding warrant for a failure to appear theft of fa property second. p • A resident of Company Street in Dadeville filed a S rreport for unauthorized use.

January 22

• Bobby Jarvis of Tallassee was arrested on T an outstanding warrant for a failure to appear fishing fa

without resident license.

January 21

• A resident of Lakeview Drive in Dadeville filed a report for theft from a residence. • A resident of Post Oak Drive in Dadeville filed a report for harassment.

January 18

• Jason Jacques of Highway 22 East in New Site was arrested on an outstanding warrant for probation violation. • Nosquailas Blake of Nobles Road in Wetumpka was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support.

January 17

• Matthew McDaniel of Highway 49 South in Dadeville was arrested for bond revocation.

January 16

• A resident of Eagle Creek Road in Jacksons Gap reported a theft.

Alexander City Police Department January 22

• Thomas Drake Sharpe, 29, of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of receiving stolen property and possession of a controlled substance. • Quanteshia Shardae Leonard, 26, of Alexander City was arrested for criminal mischief. • Virgil Blackburn III, 22, of Dadeville was arrested for unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft. • Harassing communications was reported on Bay Pine Road. • Possession of a controlled substance was reported on Highway 280. • Criminal trespass was reported on North Central Avenue. • Theft was reported in Parkway Apartments.

January 21

• Richardeon Felonte Davis, 25, of Alexander City was arrested for criminal trespass. • Demetrious Tavon Harvey, 18, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. • Michael Donzell Allen, 45, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. • Alan Legree Sandlin, 35, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. • Domestic violence was reported on N Street. • Domestic violence was reported on 9th Avenue. • Criminal mischief was reported on Elkahatchee Road. • Harassment was reported on Airport Drive. • Theft was reported on Green Street.

January 20

• Edward Anlandris Deal, 34, of Opelika was arrested for four counts of failure to appear. • Robert Dalericus Menniefeld, 29, of Alexander City was arrested for harassment. • Discharging a firearm was reported on N Street. • A dog bite was reported in Creek Landing. • Domestic violence was reported on Booker Street. • Robbery was reported on Houston Street. • Criminal mischief was reported on J Street. • Discharge of a firearm into an unoccupied dwelling or vehicle was reported on Cornerstone Drive.

January 19

• Quindarius Ducaine Boone, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. • Unlawful possession of

a concealed weapon on a person or in a vehicle was reported on Highway 280. • Theft of services was reported on Alabama Street. • Theft of property was reported on Jefferson Street. • Domestic violence was reported on Naynard Street.

January 18

• Franklin Kelley Davis, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for contempt of court. • Allison Lori Dennis, 34, of Goodwater was arrested for theft. • Possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on Jefferson Street. • Harassing communications was reported on Belle Street. • Utility diversion/tampering was reported on O Street.

January 17

• Erica Lauren Sweet, 24, of Dadeville was arrested for resisting arrest. • Matthew Clate McDaniel, 35, of Dadeville was arrested for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement. • A dog bite was reported in Jones Village. • Theft was reported on Town Creek Road.

January 16

• Cedrick Demetrious Payne, 40, of Alexander City was arrested for theft. • John Thomas Walker Jr., 65 of Jacksons Gap was arrested for public intoxication. • Harassment was reported in Alexander City. • Theft and criminal trespass was reported on Dadeville Road. • Theft was reported on Jefferson Street. • Harassment was reported on Highway 280.

Work getting done in Montgomery despite weather work requirements and increased copays for Medicaid recipients,�

Ivey said. “That process has been ongoing, and I look forward to The weather slowed state future implementation of those legislators this week but it did not policies.� stop them as they look to ways to “It is to get able-bodied people pass budgets and other legislation into the workforce,� Alabama this year.

District 27 Senator Tom Whatley “Weather shut down committee said. “If they are able to.� day on Wednesday but we passed Whatley said the work legislation out of the House on requirement is to help get those that Tuesday and Thursday,� State can work off of Medicaid where House District 81 Representative possible.

Mark Tuggle said. “House and Another issue legislators will Senate Budget Chairmen have been have to face is if the federal working with the Governor on her General Fund and Education budget government does not fund the priorities and her budget proposals Children’s Health Insurance Program known as ALL Kids. It for many months.� covers more than 150,000 children Governor Kay Ivey’s budget in the state. The governor’s budget proposal calls for a 2.5 percent does not include the more than raise for education employees, a 3 percent increase for state employees $50,000,000 to cover the short fall if the federal government does not and increased funding for most major agencies but flat funding for fund the program. This could force legislators to wait and see what others. happens in Washington D.C. “My proposed budget is a “I think they (federal strong, manageable budget, government) will be able to keep and is highlighted by the bright it,� Whatley said. “Senator Shelby spot of a lower than expected Medicaid appropriation,� Ivey said. has said he is committed to the “Improving Medicaid delivery and CHIP program. That is something I think will be taken care of.� controlling costs is central to my Whatley explained if the federal budget.� funding falls through, there should Some of the cost control be other Medicaid funds available measures being looked at are to do keep the program active. drawing attention.

The raises for state workers “I instructed Commissioner would amount to $1,140 a year to Stephanie Azar in October 2017, to begin working on implementing state employees currently making

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$38,000 a year. The teachers raise of 2.5 percent would amount to an extra $958 a year for teachers with less than three years experience and about $1,300 a Tuggle year for those with master’s degrees and between 15 and 18 years experience.

The budget includes a $23 million increase for the state’s pre-K program.

The education budget is expected to be $6.4 billion, an increase of $216 million while the general fund budget is expected to be about $1.85 billion, an increase of about 1.2 percent. “The details will continue to evolve but I feel like we will pass a growing and positive education budget for K-12 and higher education,� Tuggle said. “The general fund budget is stable but still struggles to fund the remaining needs of state government.�

Whatley said lots of state business was conducted this week despite some members being unable to travel to Montgomery due to the wintery weather. “Some members could not make it,� Whatley said. “We had quorums (in the senate) Tuesday and Thursday. We able to move many bills out of committee.�

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to another vehicle. When officers approached the truck, a female was behind the wheel. But after questioning, she and McDaniel admitted that he had been driving.

When officers asked why he failed to stop, McDaniel told officers that “he was scared and he thought a ticket would revoke his bond,” according to the incident report.

McDaniel was also issued tickets for running a red light, improper tag and driving while suspended.

This arrest came two years to the day that McDaniel was charged with the murder of Norman Dean Crayton.

In the murder case, McDaniel was arrested in the early morning hours of Jan. 17, 2016. Hunters had found Crayton’s body in a wooded area off Barron’s Bridge Road south of Dadeville. Investigators indicated that the victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

McDaniel saw his case bound over to the Tallapoosa County Grand Jury after a June 28, 2016 preliminary hearing where investigators in the case testified that McDaniel admitted he had shot and killed Crayton, but said it was self-defense. An indictment was returned in the case.

This is the latest in a series of twists and turns in the McDaniel case.

The motion seeking bond revocation states: “the defendant posted bond in the above-style cause and was released. Rule 7.3 of the Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure stipulate that a defendant on bond commit no criminal offense.”

The motion also requests “that the bond in this case be revoked based on McDaniel’s most recent arrest, while having a pending murder charge. The state further requests that the defendant be held without bond pending the trial of this case.”

No hearing date was listed to hear the bond revocation motion.

This is the second time that McDaniel has faced bond revocation in the murder case. According to court records, McDaniel was arrested by the Auburn Police Department on Sept.

24, 2016 for third-degree criminal mischief after a Sept. 19 incident where McDaniel was allegedly

recorded on video surveillance on foot approaching the entrance of a city parking deck in Auburn. According to the bond revocation motion, McDaniel was captured on video bending the deck’s gate arm around a concrete column and walking away. The damage made the gate inoperable.

Judge Kim Taylor revoked his bond on Oct. 25, 2016.

Taylor released McDaniel on Jan. 26, 2017 after raising the bond amount to $350,000, ordering McDaniel not to consume alcohol, not commit another crime, reside only at a residence that the court has approved and is to be at the residence between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.

McDaniel was also ordered to report to the Tallapoosa County Probation Office within 24 hours of his release and follow “every order of the probation office the same as if it were an order made directly from the court.”

The order also requires McDaniel “to be fitted with and is to wear at all times an ankle GPS monitoring device.” McDaniel was also forbidden from applying for a passport.

Also in the case, McDaniel’s attorney Davis Whittelsey previously filed a change of venue motion on March 22. The motion claims that due to the attention that the case has garnered in the media, McDaniel would not be able to get a fair trial here.

He also filed a motion seeking immunity from prosecution on the charges under Alabama’s “stand your ground law.” The motion says McDaniel “asserts his plea of immunity and defense of self-defense and demands an evidentiary hearing on said plea as required by law.”

Motions to have statements made by McDaniel and all evidence collected from his vehicle at the time he was stopped by law enforcement is also the focus of a motion to suppress. The motion maintains that the evidence should not be admissible because the traffic stop was illegal because he had broken “no rules of the road,” and that there was no warrant when the evidence was collected.

No dates have been set for the motions to be heard or for the trial to begin.

Police to help local agencies with grant applications where he can.

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions.

The program provides states and units of local government with critical funding necessary to support a wide range of program areas including law enforcement, prosecution and court programs, prevention and education programs, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment and enforcement, crime victim and witness initiatives, and planning, evaluation and technology improvement programs.

ADECA administers the grants and is responsible for the coordination between

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“We are aware that influenza-like illness activity is increased in seven of the eight public health districts,” said Alabama’s Acting Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris. “We have also had confirmed influenza outbreaks reported at this time.

Alabama recently reported “widespread” geographic spread to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”

Harris said that confirmation of the cause of death takes some time and starts with the reporting process.

“The Alabama Department of Public Health has been notified of both adult and pediatric deaths suspected to be flurelated,” Harris said. “After those reports come in, our epidemiologists work to confirm the cause of death. They have to have a positive test or other information that would confirm that the virus was the sole cause of death. That process takes a little time. At this point in the process, none of these cases have been confirmed as being influenza-related.”

Harris also said the Alabama Department of Public Health does not release the location of flu deaths due to “confidentiality concerns.”

Russell Medical has been running a series of ads alerting the public to emergency guidelines for visitors to the hospital.

Russell Medical Director of Marketing Susan Foy said the hospital is working to slow the spread of the virus.

“We’ve definitely seen an increase in flu cases and have flu alerts for hospital visitors running in the paper and posted throughout the facility, “Foy said. “We have placed kiosks throughout the facility with masks and hand sanitizers as preventative measures.”

To avoid getting and spreading the flu, the Alabama Department of Public Health released this information to help guard yourself against the virus: • Get the flu vaccine; it is not too late • Stay at home if you have a fever • Wash your hands • Cover your cough and sneeze • Clean and disinfect • Learn home care As far as what to look for, officials with Alabama Department of Public Health say the flu can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The flu is different from a cold.

The flu usually comes on suddenly.

People who have the flu often feel some or all of these symptoms: • Fever or feeling feverish/chills • Cough • Sore throat • Runny or stuffy nose • Muscle or body aches • Headaches • Fatigue (tiredness) Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, although this is more common in children than adults.

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Editorial Some people’s treatment of animals hard to stomach

Laws on voyeurism, A daycares are needed

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ollowing action in the Alabama Legislature is often difficult, with items left dangling until the end of the session nears and then everything is pushed through in a flurry after the time-consuming task of budgeting is complete.

But this year we are watching with interest two bills introduced by legislators with local ties.

Sen. Clyde Chambliss introduced a bill that seeks to establish the crime of voyeurism, better defining a practice that has become more common with the advent of technology, where people use digital cameras, phones or other electronic means to take compromising pictures of unknowing victims.

Under the current law, law enforcement officials are required to prove that sexual gratification was gained from the images, which can be very difficult to prove in a court of law.

“Our law needs to catch up with technology,” Chambliss said. “That’s what this bill is designed to do.”

Chambliss is on target with this bill and this becoming law would be great for victims of these cowardly slugs who use electronic means to victimize unknowing people. We hope that fellow legislators give this bill the consideration it deserves and make this the law in Alabama.

Rep. Pebblin Warren, D-Tuskegee, represents a small portion of Tallapoosa County. Since last year, Warren has been banging the drum for a much-needed fix for state daycare centers. She introduced a bill again this year aimed at adding new safeguards for childcare centers that aren’t regulated by the state because they claim a religious exemption.

Close to half of the state’s childcare centers are exempt from licensing by the Department of Human Resources.

Warren and advocates for the bill say that creates a gap in child safety protection. Warren’s bill passed the House last year but died in the Senate.

It is co-sponsored by Rep. K.L. Brown, R-Jacksonville.

We urge the legislature to finish the deal this time around and pass this bill.

We need all children to be in daycares that follow the same standards, not in environments where loopholes could leave doubt.

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stop to take a picture of a flowing creek on a sunny day led to a grisly discovery Sunday morning, two small puppies dead inside a pet crate hidden in high weeds under the Hamlet Mill Bridge.

The small mixed breed puppies were curled up together in the back corner of the crate, an empty food plate and water bowl inside the cage there with them.

My blood started to boil.

What kind of person could do such a thing?

My first thought was that someone had unwanted puppies and took them there to die in the sub-freezing temperatures we have been experiencing.

I called law enforcement and New Site Police Chief Philip Weddle responded to the scene and said he couldn’t believe what he saw.

His feelings were much the same as mine.

“What kind of person would do something like this,” Weddle said. “They put them in a cage where they could get up and didn’t have a chance. It looked like they had a plate for food and a bowl for water, but did they think that would last forever? It just burns me up.”

Weddle planned to exhaust every avenue to find out who was responsible for leaving the puppies there.

He was ready to dust for fingerprints on the cage, checking game cameras that were nearby and was looking at tire tracks that were found close to the area where the crate was hidden. He wanted me to get a picture of the unique

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I think we know the answers to those questions.

No one wants a stray to take up at their house, I get that. Is it like, someone MITCH dumped them on me, so SNEED I guess I can do the same Editor thing? Wrong.

If you are a pet owner, looking crate, metal and a be responsible. Have your plastic that has the look of pet spayed or neutered. wicker, out on social media Be considerate of your so someone might recognize neighbors and mindful of it and help identify who it your pet’s health and keep belonged to. them restricted to your Before I could do all that, property. I have seen way Weddle said someone had too many examples of come forward and said the people with their dogs on pups were strays that just short chains and tethered showed up at their house to trees, without any sign and had parvo. The folks of shelter. I’ve seen those said the dogs were already things in extreme cold and dead when they were left sweltering heat. It’s just not there. I’m still trying to right. figure out how they knew to Pets are meant to go to Weddle and fess up. enhance your life and by It hadn’t been broadcast, taking ownership, you are posted or anything. Maybe saying you are accepting a they saw the cage in the commitment to provide the back of the police truck essentials for them, much when Weddle brought it in like you would with a child. to start the investigation.

I’ve reported on people Pardon me for rambling, doing heroic things to save but I get like that when a beloved family pet and a I try to wrap my brain community coming together around something I can’t to help fund vet expenses understand. I’m just left in this town and then to with more questions than see just the opposite makes answers on this one. me madder than a yellow Even if all the above is jacket in a Coke can. I mean the case, who in their right Tuesday morning authorities mind thinks it’s appropriate were called to a home where to leave unwanted carcasses someone had apparently and a big cage under a moved out, leaving a pig bridge on property that isn’t behind with no food or yours? Maybe they didn’t water. I just don’t get some see it as littering and that people. someone had dumped the I will get off my soapbox dogs out on them in the now. Rant is over. I just first place. Maybe they felt hope the right people get the it was OK to let it become message. someone else’s problem. If they were in fact dead, why Mitch Sneed is the editor not bury them? Isn’t that of Tallapoosa Publishers’ what most people would do? five area newspapers.

Icy roads and curled toes

evin, one of my newer friends, texted me on Jan. 16. Referencing a recent article, he was making sure I was good to go on propane. We hadn’t talked or texted since July 16.

That night, it snowed.

The next day, the roads were impassible. Drivers were urged to stay at home.

Some people left because they no choice, while others left because they were temporarily transformed into dunderheads. If you point your finger at someone, you have three more pointing right back at you. The thumb kind of does its own thing. I was no doubt one of those dunderheads.

I needed to go take care of the animals at the home place. On the 16th, I’d given my mom and stepdad a heads up that I might need them to take care of them if I was unable to make it up there due to road conditions. I held off for most of the day, but around 2:30, I thought the roads would be okay. They looked good in front of our house.

I’d only drive a few hundred feet when I realized I may have made a bone-headed decision. I didn’t slide off the road, but I did do a little slippin’ and a little slidin’. I didn’t like it, but I was on a mission.

I drove slowly with my hands at 10 and 2. My eyes never left the road. My toes were curled the entire time.

It took way longer than it normally does to get to the intersection of Oak Bowery Road and Highway 147.

When I got to the stop sign, I almost slid right through it. I had flashbacks to that time I tried skiing in the mall in Dubai. I couldn’t stop. Temporary fencing and poles were flying through the air. People were running for their lives. It

bad, and I had just enough fumes left in the tank to make it. The toes were curled the whole time.

I called mama to ask if JODY she could look after the FULLER animals. They only live Columnist a couple of miles from there. They tried to make it, but the country roads wasn’t pretty. were simply too dangerous I was really low on gas, but I took a right, so I could to even take a chance. I fill up at the Box Car at the understood completely.

Then, I thought about intersection of 147 and 431.

Kevin. He lives less than a I was taking the back way mile from the homeplace to the home place. and has a 4-wheel drive Taking that right was a truck. We hadn’t talked in huge mistake. Apparently, six months until the day it would have been no better had I taken a left, but before. Why did we talk?

What odd timing it was… this story takes me down or was it? Maybe the timing Highway 147, also known as Gold Hill Road. On this was perfect. I called him to ask if he could help. That day, it was Ice Hill Road. man was in the comfort of I stayed a couple of his own home, yet quickly hundred yards behind the loaded up into his truck to truck in front of me. He help a neighbor in need. drove slower than me, so he was being super careful. That’s what life is all about.

His wife Tiffany was right When we got to the long at his side. Those are good hill, he kept on going, but slowed down tremendously. people, right there.

The animals were fine.

I think he had 4-wheel When I came back drive. I didn’t. I started to slide as soon as I got on the through, I passed right on by Ice Hill Road and ice. My right tire slid right continued south on US off the road. I was stuck.

A couple of guys helped Highway 431. There were sheets of ice hundreds of me. One even offered to feet long. It was awful. I drive me home. One guy drove carefully but still slid who helped me was a a time or two. Rest assured trucker from Oregon, so that I won’t be trying out he gave me sound advice. for the TV show Ice Road There was no backing up, Truckers any time soon. so he advised me to put it My toes are still curled. in neutral and roll steadily I’m still trying to down the hill with my foot on the brake. I did just that, straighten my toes back out.

It’s going to take a while. and after one erroneous Next time, I won’t be a move, I made it down dunderhead. I’ll heed all the hill, moving at a cold warnings and stay at home. snail’s pace.

I encourage you to do the I somehow maneuvered same. my way out of that and made it to the Box Car on Jody Fuller is a comic, fumes. It was closed. speaker, writer and soldier I took a left towards with three tours of duty in LaFayette. It was in the Iraq. He is also a lifetime wrong direction of home, but I think it had the closer stutterer. He can be reached fillin’ station. There were a at jody@jodyfuller.com. For more information, please few icy patches along the way but nothing too terribly visit www.jodyfuller.com

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Attorney under Tom Young, Sr., before spending a great deal of time recounting the story of the up to six potential murders Reverend Maxwell committed between 1970 and 1977.

“I tried to talk to everybody that was mentioned in the book, or a family member,” Jones said. “The only one I couldn’t get was the reverend.”

While Jones said he met Maxwell in the early 1970s, describing him as having a soft voice, yet being articulate with good posture and always wearing a black suit, none of the reverend’s family members ever got back in touch with him during the research for the book.

Stressing that “To Kill a Preacher” is a work of non-fiction, Jones said he couldn’t report things that were dreamed up. At the same time, some Cliff Williams / The Record of the rumors that were brought out and reported on in the courtroom E. Paul Jones speaks to audience members of his presentation on Rev. William Maxwell to were included, as they were part Horizons Unlimited Monday afternoon. of official court records. With four major characters (Tom Young Sr., Creek on Aug. 4, 1970. The reverend brother John was found dead in a car Tom Radney, Reverend Maxwell and was charged with first-degree murder in Coosa County. Two more people Robert Louis Burns) and a series of related to the reverend mysteriously and indicted on Aug. 15. The case strange events spanning the greater was finally brought to trial in the fall died over the next few years, the part of a decade, Jones had the crowd of 1971, where Maxwell was found last of which, 16-year old Shirley fully engaged as he told the story. not guilty in his wife’s death, despite Ellington, was found dead underneath “Remember though, in Alabama, a car in 1977. During Ellington’s a witness stating she had seen the a person is presumed innocent until funeral one week after her death, her reverend hitting Mary Lou earlier in proven guilty in a court by a jury of adopted uncle Robert Louis Burns the day before she died. their peers,” Jones said. “Reverend He continued through how Maxwell shot Maxwell in the funeral home, Maxwell was never convicted, so he for which he was tried and found not later married Dorcas Anderson, who is still presumed innocent.” guilty by reason of mental defect. had been made a widow after her The story began when Maxwell’s While Maxwell was never found husband James’ death, before also first wife, Mary Lou, was found dead turning up dead in a car in September guilty for any of the five killings in a car on Highway 22 near Hillabee 1972, several months after Maxwell’s he was believed to have committed,

it was found that all five had fairly generous life insurance policies taken out on them, which would have given the reverend a motive for killing. Further evidence came from statements by others who claimed Maxwell had approached them asking for their assistance in killing some of the individuals who turned up dead.

Jones added that it should have been the iconic Alabama writer Harper Lee who wrote the Reverend Maxwell story, after having spent several months in Alexander City, going over the case files and interviewing many of the key figures in the story. He also took the time to answer a handful of questions from the seniors in attendance, including how voodoo was involved in the story.

“The rumor was that Maxwell had a great deal of voodoo powers,” Jones said. “He was supposed to have chickens hanging in trees in his yard.

One of the voodoo shops in New Orleans admitted Maxwell had been a customer there.”

After Jones’ talk concluded, several of the seniors had further questions they wanted to ask, as well as take a closer look at a photo Jones brought of the gun Burns used to kill Maxwell. While many in attendance may have been around and remember Maxwell’s murder as the culmination of the bizarre deaths, they were still very excited to hear Jones give his presentation, while some expressed an anticipation for his book, which he hopes will be released in March.

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cost the city between $3,000 and $4,000, including salaries for those involved and the food necessary to feed the animals found on a sweep.

Farrington said he knew that the city didn’t have a lot of money to work with, which is why he wanted to find an economical solution, yet still add more fuel to the fire.

“I thank you for your due diligence on getting all of this,” Dadeville Mayor Wayne Smith said. “We will continue to look at this, but we do want to move forward.”

Ward said that litter on the side of city roads was getting out of hand, with people tossing household waste out wherever they see fit and making parts of the city a serious eyesore.

“I am more than willing to volunteer to get out and clean it up,” Ward said. “But if you don’t educate the people and make examples of the ones who do litter, you will never get people to stop.”

“Once the weather breaks, we will schedule another cleanup,” Smith said.

“What we need to go is go into the schools and educate our students about littering,” Councilwoman Brownie Caldwell said.

Police Chief David Barbour added that, if anybody saw someone littering

and was able to get information like a tag number, call the Dadeville Police Department and they would look into it.

The following items were also on the Dadeville City Council agenda: • Minutes from the Jan. 9 meeting were approved.

• Smith commended the police department, fire department and other first responders for all their hard work during the recent snowstorm.

Councilwoman Betty Adams added she wanted to thank Eugene McCollum and the street department for helping her out during the storm as well.

• The council looked at a sample of what the new signs in Keebler Park will look like. The signs will be made of acrylic, with information about the tree in question on the sign. “I can’t say enough about Ms. (Dianna) Porter for all her hard work, and for McDonald’s for contributing to this,” Smith said.

• Caldwell brought forward a recommendation from the gas board to reappoint A.J. Thompson to the board.

A motion to reappoint Thompson passed.

• Smith said he had met with the demolition people Tuesday morning,

and believed more action on the demolition grant would begin soon.

• The engineers on the Lafayette Street project were taking photographs and notes about the last point of concern.

• Councilman Dick Harrelson said he had been seeing issues with dirty water lately, but this could be explained due to repair work being done on pipes that had burst during some of the recent cold weather.

• Smith asked Barbour to give information about the grant that had recently been awarded to the Dadeville Police Department. Barbour said the department was considering using the funds for new and upgraded body cams, spike strips, and a sideby-side ATV, similar to what police departments in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach use for beach patrols.

• Councilwoman Teneesha Goodman-Johnson said she has been making progress on the Boys & Girls Club, talking with parents and the president of the local Parent-Teacher Organization. She also said she had created a list for the beautification committee and asked resident Rayford Farrington if he would be willing to be the committee chair. Farrington agreed to take the position.

• A few more complaints had been received about potential violations of the weed and nuisance abatement ordinance, while the city was continuing to ensure everything was properly covered at its end.

• The council was reminded that the annual Chamber of Commerce dinner was scheduled for Thursday night at White Acres.

• During discussion on the usage of lots near Highway 280, it was announced the city would be unable to rent these lots out for business development. If they had, the land would have reverted over to the Alabama Department of Transportation.

• During the pre-council meeting, Smith informed the council and public that former Dadeville teacher Buddy Davis recently died. A long-time part of Dadeville’s schools, Smith described him as his mentor and that he would be very much missed.

• Three recreation center requests were approved.

The next meeting of the Dadeville City Council will be Tuesday, Feb. 13 beginning with a pre-council meeting at 5:30 p.m., and the regularly scheduled council meeting to follow at 6.

Chromebooks devices.

“There was a lot of excitement from students and their parents,” Dadeville High School Principal Chris Hand said. “I thought it was a really good meeting.”

During the meeting, parents and students were also able to ask questions, though Davis and Hand said there were not that many questions asked during Monday’s meeting at Dadeville.

“One question we have been hearing quite a

lot from parents is if the students will be hindered if they have limited or no Internet access at home,” Davis said. “The answer is it will not be a hinder.”

As the county pushes to complete a systemwide one-to-one initative, having Chromebooks in the hands of high school students in all three locations is a strong first step. At the same time, Davis said these new pieces of technology were not meant to

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supplant devices already incorporated into high school classrooms.

“This is not replacing anything we have in the classroom right now,” he said. “This is just adding to what’s already there.

It’s one more tool in the toolbox.”

With the Chromebook Parent Meetings

wrapping up, the county high schools are all set to begin distributing the devices to students.

Dadeville and Horseshoe Bend will begin distribution Thursday, while Reeltown students will start seeing their Chromebooks today, according to Davis.

Both Hand and Davis

expressed nothing but positive sentiments for being able to distribute the Chromebooks for student usage this week, giving them more technological tools with which to complete their schoolwork in an increasingly digital world.

“This is an excellent

opportunity for our students,” Hand said.

“This is definitely a good tool for the students to have available to them.”

“We’re ecstatic for the opportunities this will open up,” Davis said.

“This will make our students that much better prepared to be successful 21st Century students.”

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

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Dangerous challenge the latest ‘fad’ for teens

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Over the past few years, young people across the United States have developed strange challenges to engage in. These included the “cinnamon challenge,” where a person would have to swallow an entire spoonful of cinnamon within 60 seconds without drinking anything, the “salt and ice challenge,” where challenge participants place salt on their skin and then place ice on top of the salt, and the “mannequin challenge,” where those taking part have to remain frozen in place while music plays in the background.

Most recently, the newest challenge to participate in has become the “Tide pod challenge.” In this, participants film themselves eating the colorful pods of laundry detergent, chewing them and either spitting out or swallowing the contents.

The pods, which contain a concentrated mixture of soap and other cleaning chemicals, are effective at getting clothes clean, but are toxic to humans if ingested.

Consuming one can lead to serious medical issues, including serious vomiting and severe diarrhea. In addition, the chemical compounds can eat away at the lining of one’s gums, esophagus, cheeks and stomach, which in turn can lead to more vomiting and eventually death once some of the chemicals

enter the bloodstream and nervous system.

It would appear, however, that despite teenagers across the country and around the world putting a laundry detergent pod in their mouth and chewing it up, few, if any, young people in the area are engaging in this dangerous activity. No cases of poisoning from ingesting laundry detergent have been reported at either Russell Medical Center or the Lake Martin Community Hospital.

However, with websites like YouTube removing videos of those engaging in the Tide pod challenge, it is hard to tell exactly if there are those in the area who have taken part, and if so, how many.

During 2017, the American Association of Poison Control Centers reported that between 10,000 and 11,000 calls were received about children accidentally ingesting laundry detergent. Since this challenge went viral and the number of teenagers deliberately consuming detergent pods continues to grow, Tide and others have been releasing public service announcements encouraging young people to think before they try to complete the challenge, including one featuring New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.

For those who may have ingested a Tide pod or other form of laundry detergent, the Tide Twitter page is directing them to call the American Association of Poison Control Centers at 1-800-222-1222 or by texting “POISON” to 797979.

TIDE POD CHALLENGE?

Martin, Pate Suit over waterfront property continues to visit county GOP meeting their attorney Mitch Gavin of Alexander City stating the original “complaint is Arguments over motions so vague or ambiguous that to dismiss a lawsuit over a party cannot reasonably the sale of waterfront be required to frame a property by the StillWaters responsive pleading.”

Residential Association has The Alexanders been continued. purchased .59 acres of Judge Tom Young Jr. will waterfront property from now hear arguments March the StillWaters Residential 14 at the courthouse in Association in 2015 for Dadeville. $1,000.

Property owners Lana The property is adjacent Williamson and Marian to 1.48 acres of nonEdel filed suit against the waterfront property the association, Association Alexanders have owned for Board Secretary Pamela several years.

Alexander and her husband The combined Alexander John, Hubert and Sarah properties were listed Starzer and others Dec. 1. for sale June 7 as 2.07 The suit follows a board acres with 204.90 feet of approved sale in July 2015 waterfront for $225,000 of lakefront property in the with no home and a dock resort to the Alexanders that was constructed and Starzers with a sale since the 2015 purchase. price far below market The combined lots were value. The deeds for listed in May of 2015 for the sale were recorded $359,000, just five months in December 2015 and after the new deed of the January 2016. waterfront lot was recorded Since being served notice in the Tallapoosa County of the suit the Alexanders Probate Judge’s office. and members of the At the same time of the association board through sale to the Alexanders, the their attorney Russell Balch StillWaters Residential of Auburn filed motions Association sold with to dismiss and for a for a board approval another more definite statement as waterfront lot for $1,000. did the Starzers through This lot is adjacent to the

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

The Tallapoosa County Republican Party will welcome a pair of special guests to its monthly meeting Thursday night. Attorney General candidate Alice Martin and Ag Commissioner hopeful Rick Pate will be in attendance to speak about themselves and their campaign to the local Republican supporters.

“During a campaign year, we try to have candidates come in and speak,” Tallapoosa County Republican Chair Denise Bates said. “We invite state and local candidates to attend. If they attend, we allow them to speak for a few minutes about their campaign.”

During recent meetings, Bates said the county GOP has hosted other candidates running for state and local offices in 2018, including current Attorney General Steve Marshall.

“Attorney General is a very

important position,” Bates said.

As the calendar inches closer to the June 5 primary, Bates said she would like to be able for the county Republican Party to have a “meet the candidate” event, where a multitude of state and local candidates would be present for the public to get to know them even better.

In addition to having Martin, Pate and possibly a handful of local candidates at Thursday’s meeting, Bates said she would be arriving early with the necessary paperwork for those who may be interested in running for a local office to fill out in order to qualify before the Feb. 9 deadline.

“If they want to go ahead and fill it out there, they can,” she said.

The monthly meeting of the Tallapoosa County Republican Party will be held at the Reeltown High School auditorium beginning at 7 p.m.

Bates said the meeting would last about an hour and there is no cost to attend.

Alexanders and includes .74 acres with about 200 feet of waterfront and was recorded Jan. 25, 2016.

According to court documents, the suit seeks to have the two waterfront lots in the Cardinal Heights area returned to the association and for the removal of Pamela Alexander from the association’s board.

The complaint alleges the sale was improper because it did not comply with association bylaws that require a 55 percent approval by the general membership of the association.

Balch responded that the association board denies any wrongdoing and cannot rescind the property transactions and that there is no provision in the association bylaws to remove Alexander from the board.

According to court documents, parties from both sides have employed at least eight attorneys in the manner including Sara Gottlieb Bragdon who is from the same firm as Balch and Christopher Tomlinson who represents the Alexanders.

County’s jobless rate at decade low 3.3 percent STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Tallapoosa County saw its December jobless rate fall to 3.3 percent, its lowest level in more than a decade and lower than the state average of 3.5 percent.

According to statistics released Friday by the Alabama Department of Labor, only 611 Tallapoosa County residents were classified as unemployed. That is 24 fewer people than were jobless in the county in November.

Tallapoosa County’s unemployment rate ranked in the state’s Top 20 lowest jobless percentages at No. 18. In contrast, the 2016 average unemployment rate for Tallapoosa County was 5.6 percent.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey applauded the numbers released Friday, showing 2,093,063 people were counted as employed in December, the most ever recorded. This number is up from November’s count of 2,087,509, and up from December 2016’s count of 2,047,753. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 3.5 percent, maintaining last month’s record rate, and significantly below December 2016’s rate of 6.3 percent. December’s rate represents 75,698 unemployed

positions.”

Over the year, wage and salary employment increased 32,500, with gains in the leisure and hospitality sector (+8,700), the construction sector (+6,100), and the manufacturing sector (+5,800), among others.

“Over the year, all 67 counties showed significant decreases in their unemployment rates,” continued Washington. “Wilcox County is leading with a 6.2 percentage point drop from the same time last year.”

Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are: Shelby County at 2.5 percent, Cullman County at 2.8 percent, and Marshall, Cliff Williams / The Record Madison, and Lee Counties at 2.9 There are a few businesses hiring around the Lake Martin Area, like Lake Martin Pizza Company percent. Counties with the highest that just opened on Broad Street in Alexander City. unemployment rates are: Wilcox County at 9.5 percent, Clarke County at and more than 300 jobs in Troy due to persons, down from 75,775 in 6.7 percent, and Lowndes County at 6.5 Kimber’s recent announcement.”

November and 137,875 in December percent.

“In early 2017, economists predicted 2016.

Major cities with the lowest “We are ending 2017 with great news that Alabama’s economy would gain unemployment rates are: Vestavia 18,700 jobs over the year,” said on the employment front,” Governor Hills at 2.1 percent, Homewood at 2.3 Fitzgerald Washington, Secretary of Ivey said. “Not only have we reached percent, and Alabaster and Hoover the Alabama Department of Labor. a record low unemployment rate, but at 2.4 percent. Major cities with the “I’m happy to say that we surpassed now we can add another record to highest unemployment rates are: Selma that prediction by more than 13,000 our list – more people are working in at 6.3 percent, Prichard at 6.2 percent, Alabama than ever before! We’ve been jobs, gaining a total of 32,500 jobs. and Anniston at 5.0 percent.

Employers are hiring in Alabama, and busy recruiting new business to our Coosa County posted a 3.7 percent we stand ready to provide whatever state, like our recent announcement of unemployment rate in December, while assistance is needed to make sure Toyota-Mazda’s decision to locate in Chambers County came in with a 3.2 that they are able to fill their open North Alabama, bringing 4,000 jobs percent jobless rate.

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PANTHERS CLAW REBELS Lanett’s defense overpowers Rebels

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

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Reeltown’s Hailey Cowart, left, is defended by Lanett’s Alyse Madden on Tuesday night.

Turnovers cause heartache for Reeltown

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Already having lost to Lanett by 25 points earlier this season, Reeltown’s girls basketball team knew it was in for a dogfight on Tuesday night. Unfortunately for the Rebels, they didn’t help themselves with a slew of unforced turnovers and ended up suffering a 47-31 defeat.

“Early in the game, a lot of those were us just trying to do too much,” Reeltown coach Will Solomon said.

“Once we settled down, late in the second quarter, and started taking our time bringing the ball up, it made a big difference.”

The problem was, by that point, Reeltown had already gotten itself in a big hole. The Rebels (5-7, 2-3) didn’t score a field goal until 4:30 left in the second quarter,

and although they had a few free throws to their name, they were staring down a 21-8 deficit. Lanett continued to build on its lead and took a 33-14 advantage into halftime.

But Reeltown came out of the locker room with a new sense of self, opening up the third quarter on a four-point run. It held the Panthers scoreless for the first five and a half minutes of the second half, but couldn’t quite overcome the double-digit deficit.

“The way that they competed and as hard as they played, that’s the way you want your team to compete,” Solomon said. “We pulled ourselves into the game and late in the fourth quarter, we gave ourselves a chance to win.”

Midway through the final quarter, Reeltown got within 10 points but didn’t cut it any closer

than that. But it was still a big improvement over the 44-19 loss the Rebels suffered in the teams’ first meeting.

“These girls practice really hard and they work hard every day we go out, and tomorrow at practice, we’ll be full speed again,” Solomon said. “We just gotta quit putting ourselves in a bad situation with unforced turnovers.”

Reeltown finished with a staggering 45 turnovers, but 28 of those came in the first half.

The Rebels did a nice job on the boards, racking up 37 rebounds to Lanett’s 39. Ayriana Stoneback led the way with nine, while Marsheka Shaw had six. Four other Rebels contributed at least three boards apiece.

Ashlynn Thomas led the scoring with 11 points, and Taniya Haynes contributed seven.

Lanett proved exactly why it’s the two-time Class 2A boys basketball defending champion on Tuesday night.

Just about everything that could’ve gone wrong for Reeltown did, and the Panthers jumped on every opportunity, seizing a 75-39 victory.

The game started well enough for the Rebels (6-7, 2-4), who trailed just 8-4 midway through the first quarter as both teams got off to slow offensive start. But Lanett took off from there, ending the frame on a 13-3 run and never looking back.

Defensively, the Panthers were swarming.

Every time Reeltown got the ball, Lanett put on its full court press and it felt like there were 10 Panthers on the court at a time instead of just five.

“They’re long and very athletic, and they get to the goal real good,” Reeltown coach Jonathan Gardner said. “They get a lot of second chances around the basket, and you’e gotta box them out.

We’re not going to outjump them, so we needed to be physical and smart against them and that’s what we didn’t do.”

Reeltown struggled with turnovers all night, finishing with a total of 40 miscues, and on the boards, Lanett was just as overpowering. The

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Reeltown’s Fred Willis is guarded by Lanett.

Panthers outrebounded Reeltown, 43-24.

Despite Lanett’s height and speed, Eric Shaw still managed a double-double for the Rebels, finishing with 19 points and 10 rebounds, but no one else had more than seven points.

Tre Tre Hughley did some damage defensively, racking up four steals, as Lanett had 24 turnovers of its own. But it didn’t stand up to the Panthers’ attack.

With the area tournament looming and Lanett locking up the No. 1 spot, Reeltown is going to have to get through either the Panthers or LaFayette if it hopes to advance to the next stage of the playoffs.

“We just gotta play Reeltown ball,” Gardner said. “If we play our basketball, we’ll come out on top, but we’re our worst enemy.”

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a wealth of contributors but lipping through the also have important holes to channels on my living plug. Losing three-fourths of room television early your starting offensive line Saturday afternoon, I felt is a problem. Then again, empty, bored and alone. that line provided little pass “Skyfall,” an excellent protection in four losses.

James Bond flick, The Tigers open the season was playing. So was in Atlanta against a loaded “Armageddon,” that sci-fi JOE MCADORY Washington team. Win that thriller that mixes deepColumnist game and it could be clear sea oil drillers with a giant sailing into October … and asteroid. But I’d seen both Starkville. movies a hundred times.

Darkhorse: Cowbells are A litany of college basketball annoying, particularly thousands games was televised, but none of them in unison. Get used to it, quenched my thirst. After all, the Auburn-Georgia game didn’t come on because Mississippi State is returning practically everyone from last season’s until 5. team.

What could fill this emptiness?

The Bulldogs might have the most College football, of course. We experienced team in the conference. are two weeks removed from the Will that translate into victories? We’ll postseason — and nearly two months find out when Auburn rolls into town. removed from the regular season — Win that one and Mississippi State’s and I’m having withdrawals. Since November date in Tuscaloosa could I can’t watch it, then I might as well be for the West. think about it.

Surprise team: Florida. There is So, about next season … too much talent on that roster for this Georgia and Alabama rematch? bunch to keep losing. Throw energetic That’s what a number of those Dan Mullen into the mix, and I see way-too-early-to-predict-the-season fun coming back to Gainesville. forecasts call for, this time for the Best opening week game: SEC crown. ESPN said so, therefore it Washington vs. Auburn is the most must be true (cough, cough). intriguing. Neither side can afford to Georgia returns a young, star kick off the season in a one-loss hole, quarterback in Jake Fromm, and D’andre Swift is a running back some particularly Auburn which must travel to Georgia and Alabama. have already touted as a Heisman Miami vs. LSU out in Dallas ain’t candidate. Plus, the Dogs play in the bad either. Florida State kicks off its SEC East, which generates a cushy season vs. Virginia Tech on Labor Day schedule until Florida and Tennessee night. This could signal the Seminoles finally get their acts together. Georgia either return as a contender or not. did lose a ton of star seniors, for what it’s worth.

Playoff Four: We’re 11 months Alabama also lost a ton of talent from playing this thing out, but why but will reload. That’s the norm in not join the club and speculate with Tuscaloosa. The Tide defense has the rest of America? In no particular holes to fill, for sure. Regardless, order: Clemson, Alabama, Washington Alabama remains the best choice to and Penn State. take the West, particularly as it gets I really went out on a limb there, Auburn at home. huh?

Another note: Georgia’s toughest non-conference game is Georgia Tech.

Joe McAdory is a communications Alabama’s is Louisville. Yawn. editor at Auburn University’s Harbert What about Auburn? The defending SEC West champions return College of Business.

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An Expo featuring local vendors, Bassmaster partnerships and family friendly activities is one of the things to look forward to as the Bassmaster Elite Series comes to Lake Martin in early February.

Elite Series offers locals a chance to shine toward being a family friendly event, so we’re specifically targeting crafts, With the 2018 Bassmaster food vendors, kids events, anyone with a business Elite Series just around the corner, there are several ways locally.”

On the days of the expo, for locals to get involved Wind Creek will be open to when the Series comes to the public, and half of the Lake Martin on Feb. 8.

Not only is the tournament expo will feature Bassmaster open to the public — fishing partners, such as companies fans are encouraged to watch who specialize in fishing rods, ATVs, lures, fishfinders, the launch and weigh-in at boat motors and more.

Wind Creek State Park as “Because the Bassmaster well as trail their favorite anglers on the lake — there’s Elite Series has their own sponsorships and own also another way to make partners, we can’t bring yourself part of the event. anyone in that conflicts with On the final two days of those,” Collari said. “As the tournament, Saturday long as they don’t conflict and Sunday, Feb. 10 and with those, though, it’s open 11, each series tournament to anyone else. We’ve had also features an expo, and the Lake Martin Elite Series interests from real estate agents to Sign Source will Expo is open to anyone. be out there to food vendors, “We are looking for and we’ll have all kinds of really any and all vendors,” stuff for kids.”

Chamber of Commerce There are a couple benefits President Ed Collari said. to becoming a vendor at the “The event itself is geared

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expo. For one, it’s completely free of charge, and also, it can give a lot of visibility to a small business.

“The tournament itself just draws so many spectators,” Collari said. “You’ll see boats out there trailing fishermen to see how they fish and what they’re using. People also come for the weigh-in, so it’s just a way to capitalize on all that traffic. It’s a good way to get the community involved and draw more traffic and awareness to the event and create exposure.”

For more information on becoming a vendor, contact Collari at 256-234-3461 or via email at ed.collari@ alexcitychamber.com.

Editor’s Note: The Record will be publishing several stories in the coming weeks leading up to the tournament as well as daily updates once the event begins.

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

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LMRA, Young Professionals to hold trash walk Saturday Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. in the Broad Street Plaza near Jake’s.

Meacham and Thompson are working with the City of Alexander The Lake Martin Young City to determine the best routes for Professionals and the Lake Martin volunteers to take part Saturday. For Resource Association are once again those wanting to take part, Meacham teaming up for the community and said plans would be finalized by hosting a trash walk Saturday.

Saturday.

LMRA’s John Thompson is proud “We are working with the city on of the Young Professionals and what recommended routes,” Meacham they are doing for the community. said. “We will send people to those “It is a continuation of what we locations with supplies.” have been doing,” Thompson said.

Thompson added the help in “It is just another indication of how active the group is and how it wants to picking the routes would come from the city’s trash pick up crew who be involved in the community.” already pick up on a regular basis in Young Professionals Jacob the city.

Meacham says the group is always Thompson added the City of looking to assist those groups already Alexander City has made this trash doing great things in the community. walk a little easier for all those “We try to work as much as possible with people and groups that are doing involved and says it goes to show how many people can be involved. good things already,” Meacham said.

“The city has agreed to pick “We have taken part in the trash walks up trash after it has been bagged in the past as part of Throw Away by volunteers early next week,” Days.”

Thompson said. “It makes it much For those looking to volunteer, easier for everybody involved. I think supplies like bags and trash pickers along with instructions will be issued it is a great cooperative effort.”

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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Volunteers pick up trash along the roadside at a trash walk held last January. The Lake Martin Young Professionals and the Lake Martin Resource Association will be hosting another trash walk Saturday.

Montgomery Area Council on Aging honors Matilda Woodyard-Hamilton

This is the new logo for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. Publisher Steve Baker calls it “fresh, modern, meaningful and timeless.” It represents the company’s expansion into a Total Media Company.

fundraising to provide construction of a walking trail and playground equipment for a city park in Camp Hill. She provides transportation Montgomery Area Council on Aging (MACOA) recognized Camp for people to get to medical appointments in Birmingham, Hill’s Matilda Woodyard-Hamilton Columbus, Opelika and Alexander by naming her to the Class of 2017 City, or for grocery shopping and Seniors of Achievement. other needs. She serves on and In its 30th year, the award has brought to the forefront seniors that is former chair of the Tallapoosa have made significant contributions County School Board, is secretary of the Alabama Black Council of to their communities. From church School Board Members, and assists volunteers to Air Force generals Can Live, a regional organization to schoolteachers to prison made up of residents of public wardens, Seniors of Achievement housing. has recognized over 300 special She is a longtime member of individuals from varied walks of the Retired and Senior Volunteer life.

For 18 years, Woodyard-Hamilton Program and serves on the has served as the Tallapoosa County Tallapoosa RSVP Advisory Council.

She is also a member of Mt. Lovely Coordinator of the 21st Century Baptist Church. A graduate of Youth Leadership movement, the Southern University Law School, youth arm of the Alabama New South Coalition. A member herself, she worked at various law and court offices in Washington, D.C. and in she is also a former board member and correspondence secretary. Every a legal services office in Georgia before moving to Tallapoosa County. year she registers eligible students Woodyard-Hamilton was one in Tallapoosa County’s three high of 12 honored at a banquet at the schools to vote. She also assists the sick and shut-ins to vote by absentee Montgomery Country Club. Jeff Shearer, formerly of WSFA News ballot. She supports the local and is now the senior writer and Camp Hill Nutrition Center and communications assistant with is a registered Red Cross Disaster Auburn University served for his Volunteer. sixth year as Master of Ceremonies.

Woodyard-Hamilton is presently

STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. rolls out new logo STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Like everything around us, TPI is evolving.

In the last year, our operation has expanded from a company that publishes the highest quality newspapers and magazines to a Total Media Company that offers our readers and customers multiple print and digital options to not only receive information, but to reach advertisers and grow their businesses.

As a symbol of that change and expansion into the latest digital media trends, we are proud to debut our new corporate ‘Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. logo.

“Our new logo was developed through a thoughtful, collaborative process,” TPI Publisher Steve Baker said. “We wanted a logo that stayed true to our roots while also capturing our growth.

“Our new logo is fresh, modern, meaningful and timeless, a symbol of where we’ve been and where we’re headed, and as always, united in our mission of community coverage. We’re carrying over our signature colors into a visual expression of everything that TPI

stands for.”

At first glance, the design takes the shape of a lens, embracing our commitment to community focus and coverage. Another view is a flow of media pages in paper-print or digital-print format. Look even closer and notice that the icons actually work together to form the initials TPI. “TPI is growing, and we hope our customers are as excited as we are,” Baker said. “Our commitment is firmly focused on local, community news and marketing, and the progression of our brand is just the beginning.”

Baker said the new logo is a symbol of how the entire TPI team has embraced the Total Media Company concept.

“It always amazes me to see what a small staff can do with the right folks in place,” Baker said. “Our staff has reached well above the expected norm for a small daily newspaper. By embracing the new technology and the Total Media Company concept, they use all the tools at their disposal to connect with our community and beyond. To see how this attitude and drive has expanded the reach of our newspaper, a small five-day a week daily in Central Alabama, is truly incredible.”

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Large gas price swings should be fading fast STAFF REPORT GasBuddy.com

Average retail gasoline prices in the Montgomery area including Tallapoosa and Coosa counties have risen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.29 per gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 205 gas outlets.

This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week from $2.53 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

“After several weeks of rising gasoline prices, it appears that perhaps the tide has turned and the bigger increases have started to fade,” said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. “Oil prices remain near multi-year highs but do show some signs of buckling at least slightly, but

for motorists, we have not and may not see sizable relief just yet.

“Great Lakes refinery issues continue to flare up with no warning, and gas prices there may continue to be more volatile in coming weeks. Meanwhile, total U.S. oil inventories stand 127 million barrels lower than a year ago, which has led gas prices to these seasonally high levels. What continues to impress is the large spread in prices between stations nearby, even as gas prices remain somewhat low, unsuspecting motorists have seen price differences of 10 to as much as 50 cents per gallon between neighboring stations in some large cities.”

Including the change in gas prices in Montgomery during the past week, prices yesterday were 21.2 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 16.1

cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 8.8 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 22.7 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.

According to GasBuddy historical data, gasoline prices on January 22 in Montgomery have ranged widely over the last five years, from $1.61 per gallon in 2016 to $3.20 per gallon in 2013.

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The Dadeville Record Classic cars lined Barnett Boulevard Friday evening as peopled filled the Mt. Vernon Theater for the first time in over 50 years to see the debut of “Dear Mama: Letters and Music from World War II.” Carmen Rodgers / The Record

Don’t write off Jones’ re-election A

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Footlights go on at historic Mt. Vernon Theater

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Downtown Tallassee was full of life Friday as Mt. Vernon Theater footlights went on, illuminating the theater’s first performance in over 50 years.

Outside, the lights lit the night sky and classic cars lined the road in front of the historic building.

Inside, the newly renovated theater people buzzed about dressed in their best for this momentous night.

The smell of popcorn filled the air as people began to fill their seats.

The theater was once again open for business.

People made their way from around the state and one man made the trip form Missouri to attend the opening of “Dear Mama: Letters and Music from World War II.” James Manning lived in Tallassee as a young boy and at the age of 12 he went to work at the theater.

“I used to operate the reels,” he said. “They asked another boy who was a little older than me to learn how to operate the reel, but he didn’t want to do it. I already knew how to do it from watching, so they offered the job to me.”

Manning recalled a time when the theater was more than a theater.

Parents would drop their children off at the theater every Saturday around 2 p.m. and kids would stay there until the movie ended, which was usually around 9 p.m.

“We also played music and sometimes we played bingo,” he said. “Back then if you came in during the middle of the movie, you stayed and watched until you got to that point in the movie.”

Those who remember the theater during its glory days have even referred to it as the community babysitter because children, sometimes less than 6 years old, would spend the entire day inside the now historic building and parents did not have to worry about their safety. To say it was a different time may be an understatement.

The theater pushed to open the doors for Friday night’s performance of “Dear Mama: Letters and Music from World War II,” which was written by Adrian Lee Borden who also wrote “From the Heart Pocket,” a play that debuted in Tallassee in 2016.

Jeanna Kervin, Ann Christian and Elizabeth Britt, with the Tallassee

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“Dear Mama: Letters and Music of World War II” depicts life during the turbulent era in time.

Historical Preservation Society and Friends of Tuckabatchee, worked with Borden to direct the production and people from around the area performed in the production.

“I loved working with everyone,” said Kat Raiford who played Patricia’s mom and Ethel, a Rosie the Riveter. “The best part was meeting and working with so many fabulously talented people and knowing that this play had a positive economic impact on the City.”

The production featured speeches, letters and songs from the WWII era and the cast and directors were spot on. Some of the typescripts were local characters that lived and worked in Tallassee during WWII. With these characters Borden did an impeccable job of capturing everyday life during this tumultuous time.

“We thoroughly enjoyed the play,” said Haley Daniels, who attended the Friday night show with her husband, Daniel. “We were very impressed with all of the singing, acting, and costumes.

The theater looked amazing, and we could tell that there was a lot of attention to detail that was put into restoring it. It was so fun to attend something like this in downtown Tallassee, and we loved

seeing people we knew throughout the community on stage acting and singing. We look forward to attending another event at the theater in the near future.”

Who knew Tallassee held so much local talent? From the talented playwright, to the producers and actors every aspect of this play came together flawlessly on the Mt. Vernon Theater stage. The small orchestra filled the theater with melody, local vocalists were bursting with song and local seamstresses spent countless hours stitching costumes to perfection. One thing is certain, “Dear Mama: Letters and Music from World War II” was a hit!

Stepping into the Mt. Vernon Theater is like stepping into a time capsule. We have all heard the stories that have been passed down from grandmother, to mother, to child. Stories that explained how wonderful Tallassee once was and with the opening of the theater we were able to live it. We saw first hand what it is like to “have the footlights on” and it was a very special feeling.

As I watched the play, I could almost see those children who attended the theater so many years ago. Little boys running up and down the aisles and the little girls sitting politely in their seats, snickering at them as they ran by.

s the 2018 state elections begin, let’s take one last look at the 2017 special election to fill the remaining three years of Jeff Sessions’ sixyear term which, by the way, comes up in two years in 2020.

It is assumed by most astute political observers that the winner, Democrat Doug Jones, STEVE FLOWERS cannot win election to a full Columnist term in 2020, simply because he is a Democrat. I am not ready to write Doug Jones off so quickly. I would contend that Jones would not be a cupcake to take on after 2-3 years on the job. Doug Jones knows what he is doing. He is a seasoned political veteran that will hit the ground running in Washington. I submit that he will be a far superior senator for Alabama than Roy Moore.

The Ten Commandments Judge’s mission in the Senate would be as an obstructionist and the voice of the ultra right-wing zealots of not only Alabama but of the nation. This would not do Alabama any good as far as having a senator who is helpful to the state. In addition, his extreme views and statements, along with the allegations thrown at him during the campaign, made him a horrendous caricature nationwide. We would have been the brunt of ridicule on all late night and daytime news shows for three years.

Moore had become not only a joke but also a bad image for the state. We would have actually been better off not to have had a second senate seat if Moore was in it. We would have been better served to have only one senator, Richard Shelby. On the other hand, Sen. Doug Jones will strive to be an effective senator in the mold of Sen. Shelby. He will work with Shelby to bring home the bacon. Sen. Shelby knew this and that is why he refused to vote for Moore.

However, Sen. Jones will still have very little wiggle room in preparation for 2020. He will organize with Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and all of the very liberal East and West coast senators. He is in the same boat with them on social issues like abortion, immigration, and gay/lesbian and transgender issues. If these issues come to the forefront in the form of Supreme Court nominees, Jones may be caught between a rock and a hard place. If he can avoid these litmus test issues that illuminate the fact that he is a national Democrat from a ruby red Republican state, he could possibly survive, especially if there is a contentious GOP Primary with six or more Republican thoroughbreds wrangling for the opportunity to take Jones out in a 2020 battle royale.

This field of proven conservative Republican stalwarts could beat each other up in the primary.

Therefore, they arrive at the dance beat up and broke facing Jones, who probably has not faced a primary opponent and is well financed with national Democratic senatorial money, running as an incumbent.

The Doug Jones victory was a perfect storm that cannot be perfectly replicated by Democratic gubernatorial aspirants Walt Maddox or Sue Bell Cobb.

First of all, the national money will not be available in an Alabama governor’s race, in a year where 33 U.S. Senate races are in play as it was in last year’s race. We were the only show in the country and you had a polarizing figure to energize the national liberal base. There was also an overwhelming 6-to-1 financial advantage that provided resources to turn out the Democratic base. In addition, probably never again will any party have the opportunity to run against a candidate with a 70 percent negative approval rating, who has no money and runs a modern day 2017 campaign similar to one run in 1954 out of the back of a pickup truck.

On the other hand, the Democratic campaign was state of the art. Due to Moore and this being the only senate race in the country, Doug Jones’ campaign was run by the brightest Democratic pollsters and media consultants in the world. They energized millennials and the LGBTQ community to vote in record numbers, along with the amazing unparalleled turnout of African American voters.

It was an anomaly and a razor thin victory.

However, it shows that it can be done in the “Heart of Dixie.” A Democrat won a statewide race, and a U.S. Senate race at that. It gives credence to a Democratic gubernatorial campaign this year.

See you next week.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www. steveflowers.us.

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January 25, 2018 Today’s Events

SENIORX: Are you eligible for assistance with diabetic supplies, liquid supplements and medications?

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

SenioRx Coordinator Deborah Jones will be available Jan. 25 by appointment between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. For an appointment please call 1-800-361-1636 or 256-761-3575.

TaDallious (Man-Man) Brown, Justin Towry, Carol Lawhorn and Curry Adams are celebrating their birthdays today.

Today’s Birthdays

Raymon and Sarah Shaw, Rev. and Mrs. Larry Ingram and Arthur and Loette Stallings celebrate their anniversaries today.

Today’s Anniversaries

Michelle Livingston, Connor Gregory Fuller, Grace Brasell, “Bill” Saltsman, James Barton, Judy Brandon,

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Warmer temperatures and clear skies were back last weekend and Saturday the setting sun over Kowaliga Bay on Lake Martin created a postcard-worthy image.

Saturday, January 27

FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game Night Bingo Saturday, Jan. 27 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. It will begin with hot dogs, pizza, chips and soft drinks.

BENEFIT SINGING: A benefit for Matt and Julie Vernon will be held at Kellyton Revival Center Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. All for Him, Danny Hutcherson, Jimmy Edwards and the Russell Family will be leading the worship in song. The Vernons lost everything in a house fire. A chili supper will follow.

Monday, January 29

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Marilee Tankersley will present “Wetumpka Impact Crater” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Jan. 29 starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Horizons Unlimited membership is $20 per person or $30 per couple. Registration for winter quarter begins. Jan. 8 at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, January 31

GRIEF SHARE: A session of GriefShare will be starting soon at the Trinity Campus of First United Methodist next to Russell Medical. GriefShare helps those who have experienced the death of a loved one to realize that there is hope amidst the pain and uncertainty of grief. The journey can be made lighter when shared with others who are trained to listen with compassion and are able to provide guidelines on how to move forward.

There will be two separate groups meeting at the same location on the same days, one at 10 a.m. and the other at 6 p.m. Both are identical material. Meetings will start Jan. 31 and continue each Wednesday through April 25.

The facilitators are Dr. Tomeka McGhee and Patsy Coe Densmore. For more information call 256-234-2455 or 2567499354.

January 31 - February 2

CHURCH REVIVAL: God’s House of Prayer Holiness

Church is hosting the Debt Cancellation Revival Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. Financial classes are nightly at 6 p.m. at the church at 573 Harper Avenue. Musical guests include Lemmie Battles, Paul Porter and Bishop Jason Nelson. For more information contact Bishop Frank McCleod at 334-740-0294.

Glenn Wills will present “Forgotten Alabama” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 5 starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Horizons Unlimited membership is $20 per person or $30 per couple. Registration for winter quarter begins Jan. 8 at 1 p.m.

Friday, February 2

CHARITY BINGO: Niffer’s will be hosting charity bingo on Tuesdays in February to benefit the Lake Martin Area United Way. Cards are $1 each. The first seven rounds are for Niffer’s dollars and the final round is for the jackpot. Niffer’s is located at 7500 Highway 49 South in Dadeville.

FEAST OF SHARING: St. James Episcopal Church will hold its Mardi Gras Auction at the church located at 347 South Central Ave, Alex City. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and will feature live and silent auctions, raffles, wine/beer/non-alcoholic beverages, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and entertainment. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door.

For information please contact Denise Graves 205-826-4066.

For tickets please contact St. James Episcopal Church 256234-4752. All monies benefit Feast of Sharing, a ministry of St. James and First United Methodist Church, providing a free meal twice a week to hungry people in the area.

Saturday, February 3

BOSTON BUTT FUNDRAISER: Meals on Wheels is having a Boston Butt fundraiser. They are selling tickets for a Feb. 3 delivery of a Firetruck Boston Butt at the Meals on Wheels office at Russell Medical or by calling 256-329-7382. Tickets are $35.

BOOK SALE: The Friends of the Dadeville Public Library will host a book sale on the lower level of the Dadeville Library Saturday, Feb. 3 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fill a grocery bag for $5 or three bags for just $15.

Sunday, February 4

PASTOR’S ANNIVERSARY: New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Camp Hill is hosting the 9th Pastor’s Anniversary honoring Rev. and Sis. Melvin C. Kelley, Jr. Sunday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. The guest minister will be Rev. Ira Moss, pastor of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Tuskegee.

Monday, February 5

Tuesday, February 6

Wednesday, February 7

SITE REVIEW: Central Alabama Community College will host a site review for continuing accreditation of its Associate Degree in Nursing program by the ACEN on Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. in Building J of the Childersburg Campus. For further information, go to the CACC homepage at www.cacc.edu.

ENGLISH LEARNER’S CLUB: The Adelia M. Russell Library is hosting the English Learner’s Club starting Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Registration starts Jan. 3.

The club will help speakers of other languages learn, develop and improve English skills, learn American slang, idioms and other useful phrases and work on fluency activities and interview questions.

For questions and information, call 256-329-6796 or visit the Adelia M. Russell Library.

Friday, February 9

VALENTINES CELEBRATION: The Equality Performing Arts Center is hosting a Royal Valentine’s Celebration Friday, Feb. 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Six past state pageant winners and the reigning Ms. Alabama Sr. America will perform popular love songs, a romantic aria and tap dance. The EPAC is located on Alabama Highway 9 in Equality.

HORIZONS UNLIMITED:

Monday, February 12

Monday, February 26

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Peggy Shores will present “Songs from the Heart” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 12 starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Horizons Unlimited membership is $20 per person or $30 per couple. Registration for winter quarter begins Jan. 8 at 1 p.m.

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. James Hansen will present “Neil Armstrong” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 26 starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Horizons Unlimited membership is $20 per person or $30 per couple. Registration for winter quarter begins Jan. 8 at 1 p.m.

Friday, February 16

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Alexander City Kiwanis Club is hosting a pancake and Conecuh sausage breakfast March 10 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Benjamin Russell High School Cafeteria. It is $6 a ticket and all you can eat. Carry outs are available.

PAGEANT: God’s Beautiful Creations Pageant will be Friday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. at Sardis Missionary Baptist Church in Dadeville in the Fellowship Hall.

The event is sponsored by the music ministry. There will be five categories and all ages are welcome to participate. There will also be an Outstanding Couple category. To participate please contact any of the Sardis Missionary Baptist Church choir members.

Saturday, February 17

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Dadeville Kiwanis Club will be holding its annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 17 from 7 until 11 a.m. at the Dadeville Elementary School Cafeteria. Tickets are $6 per person and includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, ham, coffee, juice and milk.

For tickets, see any member of the Dadeville Kiwanis Club, or contact Tony Johnson at 256825-6364 or Peggy Bullard at 256-825-9415.

Saturday, February 24

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: There will be a pancake breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Faith Temple Church Gym at 425 Franklin Street from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tickets are $6 for all you can eat pancakes in house and sausage, juice and coffee. Carry out is available.

This is a fundraiser for the Faith Christian Academy’s Robotics team which will compete in the National WWII Museum’s Robotics Challenge in New Orleans in May. Tickets are available from FCA students and at the door.

Saturday, March 10

Wednesday, March 29

VIETNAM VETERANS WELCOME HOME: The Auburn Veterans Project is celebrating and reflecting on the service and sacrifice of Vietnam veterans March 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Auburn High School Auditorium.

Speakers will be Joe Galloway and Medal of Honor recipients Bennie Adkins and James Livingston. Family is welcome to accompany their veteran and there will be a light reception afterwards.

Visit auburnveteransproect. weebly.com/east-alabama-vietnam-veterans-welcome-homecermony.html. Attendees are asked to RSVP in advance by either emailing Blake Busbin at wbbusbin@auburnschools.org or by calling Auburn High School at 334-887-2120.

April 9-10

THROW AWAY DAYS: The Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership and the Tallapoosa County Commission are holding Throw Away Days April 9-10. Dumpsters will be located at the Alex City Annex at 395 Lee Street, Double Bridges on Highway 63, the Old Daviston School on Highway 22, the Camp Hill Town Hall at 309 Holley Ave. and the Union Community Center at 4191 Highway 50. Dumpsters will be available at no charge to residents.

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Alabama is experiencing widespread flu activity and hospitals are at or over normal patient capacity due in large part to the number of patients presenting seasonal flu-like symptoms.

Emergency departments and outpatient clinics are also seeing very high volumes of patients. The Alabama Department of Public Health is urging the general public and area residents to do everything they can to avoid getting and spreading the flu.

State stresses flu prevention With rapid spread of flu, state health department urges public to follow ‘Fight the Flu’ actions STAFF REPORT Alabama Department of Public Health

Alabama is experiencing widespread influenza (flu) activity, and hospitals are at or over normal patient capacity due in large part to the number of patients presenting with seasonal influenza-like symptoms. Emergency departments and outpatient clinics are also seeing very high volumes of patients. At this time, this is not a pandemic flu situation, but a major seasonal flu situation.

To avoid getting and spreading the flu, the Alabama Department of Public Health urges the general public to follow 10 Fight the Flu actions, for example: • Get flu vaccine; it is not too late • Stay at home if you have a fever • Wash your hands • Cover your cough and sneeze • Clean and disinfect • Learn home care

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State and area health officials are stressing the importance that it is not too late to get a flu shot. There are free flu shot clinics at several locations around the state.

Flu can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death.

The flu is different from a cold.

The flu usually comes on suddenly.

People who have the flu often feel some or all of these symptoms: • Fever or feeling feverish/chills • Cough • Sore throat • Runny or stuffy nose • Muscle or body aches

• Headaches • Fatigue (tiredness) Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, although this is more common in children than adults.

For people with mild to moderate flu or flu-like symptoms, please do not go to your doctor’s office without calling first and do not go to the emergency room. Please call your doctor to see if you are eligible

for antivirals without an appointment. Many insurance companies now have a “call a provider” service to help with mild to moderate illnesses; please take advantage of this service before going to a doctor or hospital. Mild to moderate cases of the flu usually do not require a hospital visit. Patients who do visit an emergency department or outpatient clinic should be aware of long wait times.

Employers and schools that require doctor excuses for absences are asked to waive this requirement during this time to encourage those who are sick to stay home and not spread disease.

Acting State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris will conduct a news conference on Friday to provide additional information about Alabama’s flu situation.

Visit alabamapublichealth.gov/ immunization for more information on ways to avoid getting and spreading the flu and do10 Fight the Flu actions, go to alabamapublichealth. gov/influenza/prevention.html and flu disease and vaccine, go to alabamapublichealth.gov/immunization/assets/Influenza_Disease_and_ Vac_Flyer.pdf.

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Scale Back Alabama weigh-ins at Russell Medical underway STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

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Another year of Scale Back Alabama began Monday, Jan. 22, and Russell Medical and Total Fitness will again be serving as the weigh-in site. Scale Back Alabama is the state’s largest weight loss and physical activity competition. There have been 317,372 statewide participants since 2007, according to statistics provided by the Scale Back Alabama organization.

Another year of Scale Back Alabama, the state’s largest weight loss and physical activity competition began Monday, Jan. 22 and Russell Medical and Total Fitness will again be serving as the weighin site.

Teams can pre-register now for Scale Back Alabama. The competition is free, and participants must be at least 18 years of age and live or work in Alabama. Teams and individuals who weigh-out during the week of April 2-8 and succeed in losing at least 10 pounds qualify to win a share of $14,500 in cash prizes. Teams are made up of two people (no more, no less).

The final weigh in session is set for Friday, Jan. 26 from noon to 4 p.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. at Total Fitness inside Russell Medical.

Healthy weight loss is encouraged, said Pam Sparks of the Alabama Hospital Association.

“We send out tips on healthy weight loss weekly to all the participants,” Sparks said. “And we encourage small lifestyle chances like parking further away from your building, taking the stairs and portion control.”

Sparks said it’s always smart for participants to consult with a physician .

“All the participants should talk to their doctor first if they’re going to start a dieting program. That’s just a smart thing to do if you’re going to really go after it.”

To register a two-person team:

• Visit scalebackalabama.com/ project/register or via the Scale

Back Alabama app (only one registration per team of two) • If possible, print your registration confirmation page • Visit an official public weighin location during the week of Jan. 22 – 28 (take registration confirmation with you) If you don’t see a weigh-in location convenient for you, search for additional public weigh-in sites at scalebackalabama.com/ sites. Weigh-in sites are still being added, so check back frequently.

If both team members lose at least 10 pounds, they are eligible for team prizes. Three teams are drawn to win $1,000 per team member, three are drawn to win $500 per team member and three more are drawn to win $250 per team member.

If a team member loses 10 pounds or more, but his or her team mate does no he or she may be one of 40 individuals to have their names drawn to win $100 each.

Scale Back Alabama, beginning its 12th consecutive year, started in Jan. 2007. In those 12 years, 317,372 participants have lost a cumulative total of 1.35 million pounds.

Although Alabama has made progress, it remains third in the nation in terms of adult obesity with a rate of 35.7 percent. A variety of health issues result from and are compounded by being overweight or obese.

Scale Back Alabama is a public awareness campaign hosted by the Alabama Hospital Association and the Alabama Department of Public Health with support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama.

Impact of Scale Back Alabama

317,372 statewide participants since 2007

1.35 million pounds lost since 2007

set Guinness World Record on January 8, 2016 for ‘Greatest Number of People Being Weighed on a Single Scale’ at

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8,600 people die annually from tobacco use

60% of Alabamians who smoke said they tried to quit at least once during the past year

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There’s no downside to quitting tobacco STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

There is no downside to quitting tobacco, and the benefits are priceless. Consider giving yourself the gift of becoming tobacco free in the new year.

The Alabama Department of Public Health offers free assistance to stop tobacco use through the Tobacco Quitline. The Quitline helps callers develop an individualized quit plan, offers coaching and provides up to eight weeks of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) patches if the user is medically eligible and enrolled in the coaching program. All services at the Quitline – 1-800-QUIT-NOW – are free to Alabama residents.

Within 20 minutes of quitting, heart rate and blood pressure drop. By the end of three months, circulation improves and lung function increases, according to the American Cancer Society. With a pack of cigarettes costing $5 or more, quitting means more money to spend for other things.

Quitline services are available every day from 6 a.m. to midnight, with calls placed after hours or on holidays returned the next business day. The Quitline schedules phone coaching sessions at the caller’s convenience, according to Quitline Manager Julie Hare. Online services are available at QuitNowAlabama. com.

If the caller is eligible for NRT, it is mailed directly to the caller’s home. Medicaid callers will be referred to Medicaid for their cessation medications.

“Because Medicaid pays for any of the seven FDA-approved cessation medications, we require Medicaid recipients to get their medications through Medicaid’s program,” Hare said. “We can, however, help their doctor with the authorization process.”

All callers enrolled in the program will be asked to set a quit date within 30 days and work with a coach to make a plan. Studies show the combination of coaching and medication doubles the chances of being successful, Hare said.

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. In Alabama, some 8,600 people die annually from tobacco use. Almost one-third of cancer deaths in Alabama are attributable to smoking, according to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.

According to the 2016 Adult Tobacco Survey, more than 60 percent of Alabamians who smoke said they tried to quit at least once during the past year. It can take multiple attempts for a person to quit, Hare said.

For more information on quitting, contact the Quitline at 1-800-7848669.

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Good choices the key to heart health STAFF REPORT American Heart Association

A few good choices can help you feel better and stay healthier.

Getting diagnosed with health problems such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol is a wake-up call that it’s time to make major lifestyle changes.

The good news is, a few simple changes can help you avoid such a diagnosis in the first place.

By focusing on seven key health factors and behaviors – what the American Heart Association calls Life’s Simple 7® – you can keep your heart healthy, lower your risks of heart disease and stroke, and improve your quality of life. This is the first in a series on Life’s Simple 7.

The series will cover each one of Life’s Simple 7 keys to prevention with steps you can take to live a healthier lifestyle.

“We’re all born with a large stock of good health; it’s up to us to protect it with good choices about our health,” said Donald M Lloyd-Jones, M.D., professor of Preventive Medicine and Medicine-Cardiology, chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

Life’s Simple 7 focuses on the seven factors and behaviors that have the biggest impact on your heart health, both on their own and taken together. They are: • Lose weight/maintain healthy weight • Eat better • Get active • Manage blood pressure • Reduce blood sugar • Stop smoking • Control cholesterol Making positive changes in any one of these areas can make a difference in your health, said Dr. Lloyd-Jones, a volunteer with the American Heart Mitch Sneed / Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. Association. And emerging research Dr. Kevin Sublett of UAB Heart and Vascular Clinic of Central Alabama conducts a hearth cath procedure at Russell Medical. The clinic specializes shows the results are much more drain the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the heart and blood vessels. The facility currently offers state-of-the-art imaging that matic when the seven factors work includes 4-D Cardiac and Vascular Ultrasound as well as 2-D Carotid Ultrasound. together.

“Small changes matter,” he said. device while you’re at your appointment. a full picture of your health by know“A stroke can be absolutely devastat“If you can lose weight, or maintain a ing your Life’s Simple 7 numbers. Some Take action and get ing and take a toll on a person’s quality healthy weight, you can reduce your risk measures, such as blood sugar and choyour heart score of life,” he said. “In addition to avoiding of diabetes, high cholesterol and high lesterol, will require a trip to the doctor Once you’ve got your numbers handy, those, we want to preserve a person’s blood pressure.” for a health screening. Others, such as use the My Life Check online assessment healthy longevity.”

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Multiple factors contribute to maintaining good health STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Every year, losing weight and living a healthier lifestyle top millions of people’s New Year’s resolutions lists.

Unfortunately, it’s a lot easier to set a goal than it is to actually achieve it, so it’s important to have a game plan if you want to see results. Here are some sustainable tips to help you lose weight and feel great in 2018!

Set goals mindfully Setting a goal to “lose weight” sounds great, but it is pretty vague. It’s hard to achieve a goal without a specific plan or focus. Remember to think about your health beyond just the number on the scale. Whether it’s deciding to train for a 5K race or choosing to reduce your sugar intake by half, getting specific and setting realistic goals helps you get a clear sense as to whether you were successful.

Get hydrated One simple way to cut back calories and sugar is to make water your drink of choice. Eliminate high-calorie beverages like juice and soda from your diet. Start the New Year off by setting a simple goal of drinking at least five 12-ounce glasses of water a day.

Sustainable meal planning

A sustainable diet is not about deprivation, it’s about eating nutritious, enjoyable meals. For example, a Mediterranean diet, which focuses on fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meats and healthy fats like olive oil; often offers better nutrition, better flavors and better results than a fad diet.

In fact, people who followed a Mediterranean diet lost 52 percent more weight than those with a standard lowfat diet says a study published in a peer reviewed journal. Over a period of two years, the Mediterranean diet group lost 9.7 pounds while the low fat diet group only lost 6.3 pounds.

Make exercise fun Exercise is critical for a healthy body and mind. Whether it’s taking the dog out for a daily walk, signing up for a dance class or committing to hitting the gym three to four times a week, find a workout routine you love and can commit to so you don’t think of movement and exercise as a chore.

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Be aware of the signs of diabetes STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Diabetes increases your risk for many serious health problems. The good news?

With the correct treatment and recommended lifestyle changes, many people with diabetes are able to prevent or delay the onset of complications.

The following symptoms of diabetes are typical. However, some people with Type 2 diabetes have symptoms so mild that they go unnoticed.

Common symptoms of diabetes: • Urinating often • Feeling very thirsty • Feeling very hungry - even though you are eating • Extreme fatigue • Blurry vision • Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal • Weight loss – even though you are eating more (Type 1) • Tingling, pain, or numbness in the hands/feet (Type 2) Early detection and treatment of diabetes can decrease the risk of developing the complications of diabetes. So if you have experienced any of these symptoms, see your doctor for testing. It can be vital to your good health.

There are several ways to diagnose diabetes. Each way usually needs to be repeated on a second day to diagnose diabetes.

Testing should be carried out in a health care setting (such as your doctor’s office or a lab). If your doctor determines that your blood glucose level is very high, or if you have classic symptoms of high blood glucose in addition to one positive test, your doctor may not require a second test to diagnose diabetes.

Diabetes often goes hand in hand with other medical conditions.

Nearly 1 in 3 American adults have high blood pressure and 2 in 3 people with diabetes report having high blood pressure or take prescription medications to lower their blood pressure. Your heart has to work harder when blood pressure is high, and your risk for heart disease, stroke and other problems goes up.

High blood pressure won’t go away without treatment. That could include lifestyle changes and, if your doctor prescribes it, medicine.

However, there are several ways to lessen the impact of diabetes. Healthy eating is a big part of that.

Eating well-balanced meals is an essential part of taking better care of yourself and managing diabetes. So is regular physical activity, which is especially important for people with diabetes and those at risk for diabetes.

Consult a healthcare professional to start a healthy eating plan and get recommendations on simple exercise plans to help you manage your issues.

Give Your Heart a Fresh Start The new year is here, so why not make e a resolution that gives you and yourr loved ones peace of mind? We all know that healthy hearts live longer, more active lives. That starts with a comprehensive cardiac checkup.

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Cancer center open to thoughts Practice medication safety, especially around children for working with community

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Two doctors from the UAB Medicine Russell Medical Cancer Center were on hand at Jake’s Monday evening, prepared to present a talk on prostate cancer, including some of the various treatment options available for those diagnosed with the disease. Despite not having a large turnout like they had hoped, the center is looking to continue having events like this for members of the community.

“This was the first thing I know of that we’ve done exactly like this for a specific group,” Cancer Center Director Phillip Bremmerman said.

“We would absolutely love to do this again.”

With estimates showing that one out of every nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, Bremmerman felt having this talk would be a beneficial place to start in reaching out to members of the community and provide valuable education.

“We want to give back to the community,” Bremmerman said. “We thought this would be a good experience for everybody.”

With this program still being a relatively new thing for the Cancer Center to be a part of, Bremmerman said he and the others at the center would be more than welcome to hearing suggestions from members of the community on what other ideas might work and be beneficial to the public. This can include changing up the format for presentations, discussing other forms of cancer and finding more ways to reach out and get the public involved in the talks.

“We’re learning as well, figuring out what’s the best thing to do,” Bremmerman said. “The community is what’s at the heart of this. We are open to suggestions, and any feedback from the community is welcome.”

Even though the center is still in the process of figuring out what is the best format for sessions like the recent prostate cancer talk at Jake’s, simply having such a program is beneficial to everyone in the community.

With a disease as destructive as cancer that can strike virtually anyone, having information sessions on the many forms cancer can take gives the public that much more ammunition for dealing with the sickness should it strike someone near and dear to them.

STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Any medical diagnosis often comes with a long list of medication to help treat a condition.

Though such medications can be a key component of successful treatment, extra pills in the home can pose additional hazards to children and even elderly residents who may inadvertently get into unsecured pills.

Patients may be prescribed a number of prescription medications during the course of their treatments. Antidepressants, opioids, steroids, anti-convulsants, and radiopharmaceuticals may be prescribed to treat pain and other side effects of cancer. When taken in the right doses, these medicines can help patients withstand and ultimately overcome their disease.

In the wrong hands, the same drugs can prove poisonous, especially to young children.

According to Safe Kids Worldwide, 500,000 parents and caregivers per year call a poison control center because a child accidentally ingested medicine or was given the wrong dose.

In 2011, 67,000 children were treated in an emergency room for medicine poisoning. Based on emergency room visits, many children come in contact with these medications in places other than the medicine cabinet. Kids may find spare pills on the ground, in a purse or bag or on a counter or nightstand.

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a 160 percent increase in poisonings in children from 1999 to 2009, 91 of which are the result of a drug over-

dose. The Cincinnati Children’s Hospital says that kids ages five and younger are the most likely victims of prescription drug poisoning. In homes where there is an abundance of medications being used to treat cancer or other illnesses, diligence is needed on the part of adults.

Childproof bottles are seldom enough. Very often adults forget to close the lids properly.

Tenacious children can sometimes figure out how to get lids off of bottles even if they are touted as childproof.

Cancer patients taking medication might want to employ some additional safety measures in order to protect young children.

• Do not advertise medication use to your children.

Take pills away from curious eyes so that youngsters are not tempted to try Mom or Dad’s medicine, which for all intents and purposes, looks like candy to a child.

• Store medications high up, ideally in a locked cabinet. Remain careful when returning pill containers to these locked cabinets after use.

• Use individual-dose cases, many of which can be locked with a key or a combination code. This can protect against spills should the case fall on the floor.

• Ask for medications to be prescribed in blister packs that are more difficult to open.

• Dispose of any expired medication or pills you no longer need so there are no extras lying around the house.

• Dispose of pills in an outside garbage receptacle so that children or pets cannot find them and swallow them.

• Never store pills in a container other than the prescription container or a medication dispenser.

When cancer treatment necessitates the taking of additional medications, it becomes even more important to protect children from accidental -- and sometimes intentional -- ingestion of medications.

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JAN. 25, 2018

Special / State Point Media

The first six months of a baby’s life have a crucial impact on the future of their health. Breastfeeding, making the most of breast milk, good nutrition, regular check-ups and healthy interactions are all suggested tips on boosting a child’s health. Staying on top of a child’s health from Day 1 can make a large impact on the rest of his or her life.

Tips to boost your child’s health from Day 1 STATE POINT MEDIA Special to TPI

New moms want to give their babies everything they need to grow up healthy and strong – and the first six months are some of the most important, helping determine the course of their health trajectories.

During this crucial time, there are many different ways that parents can help create a foundation for life-long health.

• Breastfeed. Breastfeeding is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, as it’s the best source of nutrition for your baby and is beneficial to both mothers and children. The benefits are far-reaching and include protection against diseases and conditions such as respiratory tract infections, type 1 and type 2 diabetes and certain cancers in babies, and can reduce a mother’s risk of breast and ovarian

cancers.

• Get more out of breast milk.

For all of breast milk’s benefits, its third most abundant nutrient is indigestible by babies’ bodies. But recent research from Evivo, a maker of baby probiotics, has solved the paradox: this component of breast milk is actually the perfect nourishment for a key type of beneficial gut bacteria critical to the development of a baby’s metabolism and immune system during the first six months of life.

It’s this initial setup of good gut bacteria that helps fight off potentially bad bacteria linked to colic, eczema, allergies, asthma, diabetes and obesity.

“Unfortunately, the last 100 years of modern medicine have created a negative shift in the balance of good vs. potentially harmful gut bacteria in most U.S. babies, due to the unintentional consequences

of antibiotic use, C-section deliveries and formula feeding,” said Dr. Tanya Altmann, MD, and spokesperson for Evivo. “But parents can restore their baby’s gut microbiome with probiotics.”

To get more out of breast milk, and promote your baby’s developing metabolism and immune system, Altmann recommends incorporating a probiotic such as Evivo into your routine. Evivo is the only probiotic clinically proven to restore a baby’s gut to the way nature intended. To learn more, visit evivo.com.

• Good nutrition. If you are breastfeeding, consider keeping a food diary to note how your baby responds after you eat different foods. It’s also important to follow safety recommendations regarding alcohol consumption, prescription medications and caffeine.

• Regular check-ups. Follow your pediatrician’s guidelines for

scheduling checkups carefully.

These appointments are crucial to ensure your baby is growing at a healthy rate, having healthy reflexive responses and is infectionfree. This is also one of your best opportunities to have all of your questions answered. Lastly, these appointments will include all the vaccinations your baby needs.

• Healthy interactions. Spending time with your newborn is critical for his or her physical and emotional health, as well as neurological development. Spend as much time as possible with your baby. If you go back to work, be sure that your baby’s caregivers spend plenty of time holding, playing and speaking to your baby.

The right nutrition and habits can reduce a child’s risk for many common health conditions. Take every step you can to offer your child the healthiest future possible.

JAN. 25, 2018

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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH 2018

Dr. John Adams: ‘Weight loss is the best medicine’ STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

“Weight-loss is the best medicine,” Dr. John Adams, a general physician with Alexander City’s Total Health Care said as he presented information on osteoarthritis and obesity at a program last fall at Russell Medical Center. “It can fix just about everything.”

Adams was speaking on one approach to conquering obesity, the Ketogenic diet, after a presentation by Dr. Paul Goldhagen on osteoarthritis, obesity and surgical treatments for arthritis, which often results from obsesity.

“Arthritis is the loss of articular cartilage,” Goldhagen said. “That’s the shiny white stuff at the end of a chicken bone.

Well, we have that same kind of cartilage cushioning our joints.”

Goldhagen said when that articular cartilage is lost, it results on bone rubbing against bone and the resulting pain. He said there are certain non-modifiable causes of arthritis, which include age, gender and genetics, adding that the risk increases with age and 60 percent of women suffer from arthritis as opposed to 40 percent of men.

Modifiable causes of arthritis include joint injury, infection, occupation (repetitive bending and squatting) and being overweight or obese, Goldhagen said.

Symptoms of arthritis include pain, swelling, stiffness in the joint and the pain may be worse either with use or at rest,

Goldhagen said. He said treatments include use of anti-inflammatory or pain medications, resting or off-loading the joint, bracing the joint or injections of cortisone or hyaluronic acid (taken from the comb of a rooster and makes the joint fluid more viscous).

Goldhagen also discussed two relatively new types of surgical treatment – ambulatory total knee replacement and ambulatory anterior total hip replacement.

“For the knee, what ambulatory means is that you go home the same day,” said Goldhagen. “Three hours later, you’re going home and very minimal pain and we don’t use narcotics anymore.”

Goldhagen said the ambulatory total knee replacement patient begins taking pain medications two days prior to surgery and the physician uses multimodal pain management, nerve blocks, less-invasive surgical techniques and a pain cocktail inside the joint, mostly where nerve endings are.

With the total anterior hip replacement, Goldhagen said, the incision is done in the front as opposed to the back and is made between muscles, reducing pain. He said there is no instability or lifestyle restrictions and a more normal gait results as do equal leg lengths.

Goldhagen showed videos of patients who had gone through both the knee and hip replacement surgeries he discussesd, with the videos showing knee replacement patients walking after three hours and hip replacement patients after two weeks. One

crowd about the Ketogenic diet, which he said he practices.

Adams said the Ketogenic diet uses a high fat, low-carb regimen for weight loss as opposed to a high-protein, low-carb regimen, like the Atkins diet.

“My whole life, the media, my mom, my dad, the government, everybody has been telling me fat is bad, low fat is the way to go,” Adams said. “I guess that’s the File / Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. part (of the ketogenic diet) that’s the hardDr. John Adams answers questions at a osteo- est to wrap your mind around.”

Adams mentioned several diseases that arthritis and obesity session at Russell Medical are more likely among overweight patients, Center last year. particularly diabetes and cancers. He said of the knee replacement patients shown in obesity’s main culprit was insulin. the video, Kay Thomas, was in attendance.

The Ketogenic diet, Adams said, requires “I started having knee trouble in 2010 or that a patient eat between 30-50 grams of net 2011 and it got to where I couldn’t walk,” carbs (total carbs minus fiber) a day. It has Thomas said. “(Goldhagen’s) exactly right. several effects, including decreasing sugar There is no pain. The good news is there cravings, keeping you more full, burning is no pain and the bad news is there is no more fat and losing weight. It is used for the pain. I over did it a little bit and tore a tentreatment of type II diabetes and epilepsy don, but I am on the mend.” and has shown promise in research of treatGoldhagen went from the treatments of ments for cancer, Alzheimer’s, mood disorarthritis to what he called “the most preders, chronic headaches and autism. ventable cure of arthritis”: obesity. He went Adams said that the Ketogenic diet keeps over facts about obesity (36 percent of all a person’s insulin level low which puts the adults are obese, 6.3 percent are extremely body into fat-release-fat-burn mode, but obese) and facts and myths related to the also significantly increases the fat content disease (Diet sodas are better for you than in the diet and teaches the body to use fat regular sodas is a myth). as energy. The body (the liver) will enter Goldhagen then introduced Adams, a state of Ketosis and will break down fat whose special interests are exercise science into fatty acids and ketone bodies which and the Ketogenic diet. Adams talked to the will be used as energy.

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