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Moderation is the key to almost everything, according to columnist Jody Fuller. Read his column on page 4 inside.

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Gas prices in the area fall to a seven-year low

By MITCH SNEED Editor

The bright red, lighted sign outside of the Eagle Station on Highway 280 in Dadeville now features a historic number.

The sign showing the price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline shows $1.75 – a price that according to the website gasbuddy.com is the lowest the area has seen since Jan. 4, 2009.

That’s good news for the wallets of area motorists.

“I was paying $2.49 a gallon back in the summer and in 2014 it was $3.49,” construction contractor Mike Hill said as he filled up his pickup Monday morning. “I do work from here to Birmingham and as far south as Selma, so to be able to fill this thing up for less than $40 is nice.”

The average price in Alexander City is $171, lower than the state average

of $1.75 per gallon, according to gasbuddy.com.

Alabama drivers are more fortunate than many other areas, as the national average is currently $2.24 per gallon.

While that may seem a little high when looking at local prices, it’s far below what the nation saw in recent years.

According to AAA, there could be even more good news ahead.

AAA released a forecast last week that showed that the average price of

Schools complete safety training

CAMP HILL COUNCIL JUGGLES ISSUES Council opening, sewer and legal concerns aired

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

The town of Camp Hill is seeking to fill a council vacancy and to move ahead on the town’s sewage issue all without the services of a town attorney.

“We are seeking applications to fill the spot left by the death of Leon Hatcher,” Mayor Danny Evans said. “We declared the spot vacant Thursday at a special called meeting.”

At Monday’s meeting the council did not set a deadline for applications but by law the council must act within 90 days of the vacancy or the governor gets to appoint the replacement. Hatcher passed away in November and the council had been unable to declare the spot vacant due to lack of a quorum at the previous two scheduled meetings.

The town is currently without an attorney and the news seemed to catch members of the council off guard when it discussed what town attorney Ben Hand had communicated in the lawsuit filed against the town by Alabama Department

Table-top exercise helps educators, first-responders be prepared Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy David McMichael, above, sets the stage for a training module where school officials and first-responders work out how to handle an active shooter situation at Horseshoe Bend School. Similar training was also conducted this week at Reeltown and in October at Dadeville High School. Left, Sgt. Fred White of the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force works with others on evacuation routes during Tuesday’s training exercise.

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If you shouted her given first name at Scout Treadwell, chances are she wouldn’t know you were talking to her.

“I think I’ve been called Scout (after the character in Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird) since I was born,” Treadwell said. “I’ve never really been Marie Ann except on my driver’s license or my passport.”

But by the end of the night on Saturday, Jan. 16, the Benjamin Russell senior hopes to be called Alabama’s Distinguished Young Woman.

Treadwell, the 2016 Tallapoosa County Distinguished Young Woman, will be among 52 high school senior girls from across Alabama in Montgomery Jan. 8-16

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What if a school shooting happened in Tallapoosa County?

While everyone hopes that never happens, school and law enforcement officials are taking steps to make sure they are prepared just in case.

Participants learned the importance of developing an incident action plan, a guide that includes practices that can apply in any emergency situation.

“I hope you join me in my prayers that we will never, ever have to deal with a situation like that here,” Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy David McMichael told the group gathered Tuesday at Horseshoe Bend School.

“As much as we hope and pray that we never have to use it, it’s important to have a plan in place so we are prepared just in case it does.”

McMichael, Tallapoosa County Emergency Management Agency Director Jason Moran, Sheriff Jimmy Abbett and Tallapoosa County Schools Superintendent Joe Windle all welcomed the participants and stressed the importance of See SAFETY • Page 11

Treadwell to compete in state Distinguished Young Woman program

By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer

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a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline would be between $2.25 and $2.45 a gallon. In 2015, the average price per gallon was $2.40. According to AAA, that meant that Americans saved $540 on gas as a result over the course of the year.

In its report, AAA also said it forecast that prices should drop an additional 10 cents in the coming weeks.

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“I’m honored to represent Tallapoosa County and I’m excited about competing. I’ve already been spending a lot of time preparing.”

— Scout Treadwell to prepare for and compete in the 59th Distinguished Young Women of Alabama program.

“I’m honored to represent Tallapoosa County and I’m excited about competing,” said Treadwell. “I’ve already been

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Treadwell said her preparation has been both intellectual and physical.

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Library Notes

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top by the library to “Guess The Book”!

An unusable wellknown book was shredded and put into a jar at the circulation desk. Stop by the library to guess what the title of the book is.

A winner will be drawn from the correct answers to receive a coffee mug with an “I read a Latte” logo plus other items.

The Friends of the library will have their regularly scheduled meeting next Thursday, Jan. 141 at 1 p.m. in the lower level of the library.

Come to this meeting to get updates on new projects and programs taking place in the New Year!

New Releases in Adult Fiction:

Best Friends Ever by Kimberly Lawson Roby The Guest Room by Chris Bojalian Forty Thieves by Thomas Perry Angels Burning by Tawni O’Dell Blackout by David Rosenfelt

New Releases in Adult Nonfiction:

3 Battles of Wanat and Other True Stories by Mark Bowden Ronald Reagan by Jacob Weisberg What Your Financial Advisor Isn’t Telling You: The 10 essential truths you need to know about money by Liz Davidson Story Time is every Tuesday at 10 a.m. Make sure your children and grandchildren are being helped to love reading.

Even if your little one can’t read yet, being read to by an adult is a great way to help kids learn words, sentence structure and develop a love of learning.

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

Dadeville Police Department Jan. 5

• Arrest of an Alexander City man, 28, on three charges of failure to appear occurred on Highway 280.

• Arrest of a Dadeville man, 40, on the charge of unlawful imprisonment and sexual abuse arrest occurred at the Tallapoosa County Jail.

Jan. 4

• A report was filed for identity theft that occurred on W. Lafayette Street.

Jan. 3

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

Dec. 31

• A report was filed for Theft by Deception that occurred on Highway 280.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Jan. 5

A resident of Bradley Place in Jacksons Gap filed a report for theft.

Jan. 4

• Shena Smith of Hillabee Street in Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence warrant.

• A resident of War Dance Trail in Dadeville filed a report for criminal trespass.

Jan. 2

• Alford Graham of Roosevelt Drive in Alexander City was arrested on a warrant for two failure to appears for child support.

• A resident on Magnolia Crest filed a report for domestic violence harassment.

Jan. 1

• Katrina Williams of Wright Circle in New Site was arrested for driving under the influence and was transported to the Tallapoosa County Jail.

Dec. 31

• A resident of Long Leaf Road in Dadeville filed a report for theft.

• A resident of Greenwood Road in Tallassee filed a report for criminal trespass.

Public Meetings  Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5 p.m.  Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m.

will hold its regularly scheduled meeting the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room in the courthouse in Rockford. All meetings are open to the public.  Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. in city hall.

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

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

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

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

 Goldville Town Council meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall.

 Coosa County Board of Education holds called meetings at least once a month.  Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

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

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

Meetings are held upstairs in the courthouse at 6:30 p.m.  Jackson’s Gap Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held in town hall at 6:30 p.m., all Jackson’s Gap citizens are encouraged to attend.  Kellyton Town Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the community center in Kellyton.  New Site City Council meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Conference Room in the

Town Hall.  Ray Water Authority meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Ray Water Authority Office. All customers are invited to attend.  Rockford Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held in town hall at 7 p.m.  Tallapoosa County Board of Education meets on the second Monday of each month.

Meetings are held in the new central office at 679 East Columbus Street, Dadeville, AL 36853.  Tallapoosa County Commission meets the second Monday of the month at 9 a.m. in the courthouse in Dadeville, with a pre-meeting also open to the public 30 minutes before each regular session.  Tallapoosa County 911 Board will meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the 911 Administrative office at 240 West Columbus Street, Dadeville. Call 825-8490 for more information.  Walnut Hill Water Authority meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited. Call 825-9841 to inquire about the agenda.

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Gotta prune those plants? Maybe not W

hen it comes to yard work during the wintertime, pruning plants is considered by far the top chore. It is common in January and February to see your neighbor and other homeowners spending their Saturdays whacking on the plants around their home.

They are just working away, busy as bees, cutting back those plants.

All this interesting work and the funny shaped plants left behind, might inspire you to go get your pruning shears out and go ahead and prune your plants.

But before you do that, let me ask you this important question: Just why are you pruning those plants?

Because your neighbor is pruning theirs? From the puzzled look on your face, I’m guessing you aren’t real sure. Let me tell you a secret – the fact is you may NOT need to prune your plants.

The practice of pruning plants is somewhat overrated and many times not even necessary. If done correctly, pruning is a technique used to aid in the health and beauty of ornamental plants. Pruning should be done to remove dead and poor growth, and somewhat control the plant’s size and shape. It will encourage flower or fruit production, and can discourage disease and promote growth by letting light and air into the interior of the plant.

More importantly, now listen closely, pruning encourages re-growth. Yes, pruning stimulates growth. It triggers growth at the cut and/ or other places. All those branches and limbs you just cut off or are thinking about removing will just grow right back and typically twice as thick. You just caused more to be pruned later and more yard work for yourself. There is no stopping a plant from reaching its mature size; its genetics.

A lot of people who prune their plants have no clue why they are doing it, nor do they know how to do it.

Plants are not to be pruned just because your neighbor was pruning theirs or because someone said to.

Care-free pruning, especially if done wrong, can actually do more harm than good.

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In fact, some people go to the extreme and so wild in their pruning practices; that their work can be described as plant abuse. These include many so called “professionals” that annually butcher plants and charge you for such a service. The ugly and disfigured plants created from poor pruning practices are so bad that it makes one wish there was a law against such a practice. I ask do you hate your plants that much?

The key is to have a logical reason to prune or not. An answer of “it has gotten too big” is usually just an excuse and result of having a big plant crammed in a small space. Be smarter on plant selection and know the mature size before planting it.

When to prune is also important and depends on the type of plant and the reason for pruning.

For almost all plants, however, fall and early winter are bad pruning times, because the tender regrowth stimulated by pruning will be damaged by cold weather. February tends to be the best time for most plants, especially evergreens and fruit crops. However, when it comes to flowering plants, the general rule of thumb is this: if the plant begins blooming before May, prune immediately after blooms fade; if the plant begins to bloom in May or later, prune in late February or early March, before the start of new spring growth.

Extension has plenty of resources and expertise on how to properly prune fruit trees, crapemyrtles, roses, muscadines, and all other plants. Just contact us and we will help and tell or show you how.

If your plants look fine and are doing great, then there may be no reason to prune.

For more additional help or information, visit www.aces.edu/ Tallapoosa or call the Tallapoosa County Extension office at 256825-1050.

Shane Harris is the County Extension Coordinator for Tallapoosa County.

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Council of Environmental Management.

Council member Anthony Pogue was concerned that Hand was not in attendance at Monday’s meeting.

“He is not going to be with us,” Evans said.

“He is fired?” Pogue asked.

“Yes,” Evans responded.

Pogue even questioned why he was being paid for meetings he did not attend.

“I should not be getting paid for meetings I did not attend,” Pogue said. “I have stated before that I do not want to be paid by direct deposit. Also, while we are at it, here is my repayment for the meetings that I have not attended. I don’t want to be in trouble with the Ethics Commission.”

The issue appeared to be the subject of the executive session held at the end of the meeting in which Pogue walked out before the council reconvened.

The town had contracted with Hand to install Quick Books to allow for an audit that would facilitate applying for grants for projects the town needs.

“We cannot apply for grants until we get this audit,” Evans said.

Council member Will York explained that the

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Auburn University Center for Governmental Studies would now be doing it at a lower cost than originally quoted.

“They quoted initially on perceived volume,” York said. “But after seeing what we had they modified their quote.”

Not having an audit has lead to the town’s inability to apply for grants and, according to consultant Jon Broadway, shows a lack of organization and procedure that has allowed the sewage lagoon to fall into disrepair.

“The biggest problem I see with the sewage issues is the lack of administration and organization,” Broadway told the council.

“Nobody knows what they are supposed to be doing or who they answer to. We can spend all the money in the world, but without some organization, you will be right back to where you started in just a few years. I see that 80 percent of the problems are administrative and 20 percent are with the lagoon.”

Broadway also said that the issues at the lagoon went beyond what he initially thought. He explained that a grate needs to be installed to keep most of the larger trash like cloth-

Treadwell said Treadwell. “She contacted (Tallapoosa DYW coordinator) Barbara Yates and said she thought that she could help me improve and she was available if I wanted the help.

She’s been great. I sometimes ramble and she’s helped get my answers more concise.”

Treadwell, who has been involved with dance since she was two, said she has also worked with Yates to tweak and practice her talent – a jazz dance to Prince’s “Baby, I’m a Star” – and has been exercising to prepare for the competition’s fitness routine, of which each contestant was sent a video.

“As far as the fitness routine goes, I’ve been doing 100 push-ups a day and just practicing trying to get everything clean and sharp,” Treadwell said. “It’s sort of an Egyptian-style routine and I’m just ready to get down and get everything perfect.”

A panel of five judges will evaluate the participants in scholastics (25%), interview (25%), fitness (15%), self-expression (15%) and talent (20%).

Though the public portion of the DYW State program will be held in Montgomery at Frazer United Methodist Church Jan. 15-16, Treadwell’s week will begin on Jan. 8 in the home of David and Kimberly Cyr, who will serve as the host family for Treadwell and her roommate, 2016 Madison County Distinguished Young Woman Nia Malone.

“We had orientation in December and I got to meet the Cyrs and Nia,” Treadwell said. “The Cyrs are great. They’ve got two little girls and they’re going to be so awesome. They told us they were going to be our parents for the week and that we were going to eat a lot of pizza.

“Being from Madison County, Nia competed against about 15 other girls in her local contest. Right now, she’s planning on going to Vanderbilt and wants to be a doctor, so we just clicked automatically since I want to be a doctor (dermatologist), too.”

Treadwell – the daughter of Dadeville attorney Mark Allen Treadwell and his wife, Karen, program director for wound care and hyperbaric medicine at Russell

ing and shoes from the lagoon, a new pump needs to be installed, aeration needs to be installed and better monitoring of the effluent is needed.

Broadway explained that the costs to bring the lagoon back into usable specs would be between $276,000 and $481,000 and that the costs would be on the lower end of that range if the town improved the administrative procedures.

At the meeting, former Camp Hill Police Chief Roosevelt Finley requested payment from the town for his services for recent subpoenas regarding the Markis Heard murder case.

“I need to get paid for going to court for the town,” Finley explained to the council. “I am showing you the subpoenas that I received.”

Evans explained that they cannot do that with the wrongful termination suit he filed still ongoing.

“My attorney says to have your attorney contact her and go from there,” Evans said.

Finley responded that he is doing what his attorney has instructed him to do.

“My attorney said to come here and talk to you all about it,” Finley

explained.

The Camp Hill Town Council also: • approved payment of bills.

• moved the next council meeting to Tuesday, Jan. 19 because of the Martin Luther King holiday.

• approved Ezell Smith to attend the League of Municipalities annual convention in Huntsville May 14-17.

• heard an update from council member Will York that the insurance company has paid for the repair of the siren minus the $1,000 deductible and that the repair company is just waiting on payment to proceed.

• approved minutes of the Nov. 16 meeting.

• heard from Council member Smith thanking everyone for their efforts in the Camp Hill Public Library’s holiday food drive.

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“I go back and forth between Ole Miss and Alabama,” Treadwell said. “They’re both great schools that embody what I’m looking for. I haven’t really made my mind up 100 percent. Hopefully, I’ll get a sign that tells me one or the other is where I belong. But right now I’m still on the fence.”

While in Montgomery, Treadwell and her fellow contestants will compete for $41,000 in cash scholarships, over $2 million in college granted scholarships, and the opportunity to represent the state as the 2016 Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama.

Treadwell received $1,500 in scholarship money at the Tallapoosa County competition.

“That was the total I got from winning overall and the scholastics, self-expression and interview,” she said. “Hopefully, I’ll earn more in Montgomery. Every little bit helps.”

The Alabama DYW winner will advance to the 59th Distinguished Young Woman national finals in Mobile, Alabama in June where she will join with 49 other state representatives in competing for cash scholarships and the opportunity to represent the program as the Distinguished Young Woman of America.

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Making sure schools are safe a smart move

B

e prepared. It may be a motto for the Boy Scouts of America, but the same could be said for local first responders and those at the Tallapoosa County Board of Education.

Earlier this week, the Tallapoosa County Schools completed a series of table-top exercises designed to pull together officials from every aspect of emergency management as well as from all levels of the school system so that they will be prepared just in case.

Groups worked through how to handle every detail should an active shooter strike at a school. It was encouraging to see the interaction and how seriously everyone involved took the drill.

The command staff at the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department, Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department dispatchers, the New Site Police Department, the New Site Volunteer Fire Department, the Alexander City Police Department, the Alexander City Fire Department, the Alexander City Rescue Squad, Tallapoosa County EMA, Dadeville Police and Fire and several other volunteer first-respondersl have all been a part of the training.

“For decades, schools have had fire drills on a monthly basis and we all got pretty good at that,” Tallapoosa County Schools Superintendent Joe Windle said. “But I talked to the sheriff about it and we’ve never lost a child to fire in a school. But the very scenario that has proven to be deadly elsewhere, we had never trained for.

So in 2012 we got serious about safety in our schools. Since then, we have had active shooter drills at all of our schools. The training we are doing is that next step, the graduation so to speak, where all the training comes together.”

The effort was driven by the school system and extensive work

by Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy David McMichael.

We applaud this proactive move.

The team approach shown was impressive and it’s always better to be prepared and not need the training, than to need it and not be prepared.

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Editorial

Being a journalist is an educational experience

W

hy do I love my job?

That’s easy. I have a vocation where I learn something new every day and each day in this charge brings something new, exciting, strange or humorous.

Instead of turning the same nut or bolt on an assembly line, my job is exciting and fresh.

Each day I get to create something new and share it with the thousands of people who invite our newspaper into their home.

Pretty cool, isn’t it?

Want some examples? Here are a few things that I have learned: No matter how crazy a caller sounds when they call to tell you about something, always check it out. I could write a book on the crazy things that I have gotten calls about that actually turned out to be great stories.

If you hear something that sounds odd on a police scanner call, get off your fanny and go out to check it out. I found out a long time ago that news rarely happens inside the walls of a newspaper office.

You have to be out there to get the story. There is no substitute for being there to make sure you get the whole story. It’s hard to get from a phone call what your eyes record when you see it for yourself.

I often tell young reporters the story of a scanner call I heard when I was the city editor in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The call was a simple, short call that I could have easily dismissed.

“All units, 3200 block of 62nd Street, child injured.” Could have been a child in a household accident, but I grabbed the camera and ran to the car and took off. It turned out that a little boy had walked to the store

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with his brother and sister and as they were crossing the street to go back home a car struck the 7-year-old. I took a picture of the boy’s shoes that had been knocked off his feet by the impact and of the child’s father being consoled by a Kenosha patrolman.

If a person takes the time to call with a news tip, it’s probably worth your time.

I’ve had callers say they saw a UFO, a man in a robe walking down the highway dragging a cross and that they had a neighbor who was sitting in a tree. I’ve checked out tips that a former mayor had received thousands in improper payments for meetings that didn’t exist and that one commissioner was claiming expenses on for days that happened on the 31st of the month when April only has 30 days. I even had someone call and tell me that clothes had fallen from the sky.

In each one of those cases, they all turned out to be true and were great stories.

No matter how simple a person’s name sounds when they say it, always ask them to spell it. I tell the story of a man I thought to be John Smith who lived in a home in Morrow, Georgia that was damaged by a freak wind gust. I jotted down the name as I met him and then something in the back of my head told me to ask again about his name as I finished the interview. I handed him the pad and asked him to print his

first and last name and phone number. When he was done, I was glad he did. The blue ink scratched on the pad read: Jon Smyth 770-961-5687.

You get more story ideas from the checkout line at the grocery store than you do from sitting in an office. I love being a part of the community.

Alexander City is a special place and people here love their newspaper. They read it and talk about it no matter where you go. I have met people in restaurants, convenience stories and in the checkout line at Walmart or the grocery store that see me and share a story idea with me. I have overheard people talking about something and asked them more about it, and then the topic became an incredible story.

My travels to and from work have provided me sights that have turned out to be big news. Jim Minter was a man who taught me more about this business than I ever learned in school. The former editor of the Atlanta Journal and Constitution once told me something that has stuck with me for more than 30 years in this business.

“If you see something and wonder ‘what’s that?’ chances are that someone else has seen it and wants to know what it is, too. So stop and find out what it is and write a story about it.”

That’s what I do every day.

If you see me on the side of the road, with a camera in one hand and a notepad in the other, don’t worry.

What you see is just me, being a nosy newsman in search of a story.

Sneed is the editor of the newspapers of Tallapoosa Publishers.

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Moderation is the key to a good life “Rain makes corn, corn makes whiskey, whiskey makes my baby, feel a little frisky.”

I’ve sung this song by country music icon Luke Bryan numerous times over the last 40 days and 40 nights. Ok, maybe it wasn’t that long, but we sure had enough rain in East Alabama to build an ark. In fact, 40 years ago we could have built it at the Monkey Park in Opelika and filled it with monkeys, because it was flooded and it had monkeys.

Really.

Rain really is a good thing, but it doesn’t lead to my baby being frisky. My baby is a two and half year old chocolate lab that hates rain. I actually have to go out in the rain with her when she needs to “water the grass.”

Rain, like most things, is great in moderation.

Hear that Bama fans? I know you’re proud of your Crimson Tide, as evident by all the flags, tags, and stickers all over your car. We get it.

You like Alabama. My brother, mother, and step-father love Alabama. My dad did, too. I have but one Auburn sticker on my car and it says “alumni.” War Eagle!

But I digress—moderation is key to just about everything. When the rain is washing out roads and bridges and impacting people’s lives in

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a negative manner, it’s too much. The same principle stands whether we’re talking about cheeseburgers, chicken wings, or cold beer.

Cold beer is my downfall.

I know I’m not an alcoholic, but sometimes, against my better judgment, I overindulge, and then I hate myself for the next few days.

That happened way too often in 2015. I think I’m getting better, though.

I had a wake-up call not too long ago that did the trick. Literally. I was in a hotel after a night of drinking at the hotel bar when a wake-up call startled me at 4 a.m. I had a plane to catch.

Flying early in the morning after a night of drinking really makes one question his judgment.

I’d say that 90 percent of the regrets I have in life involve alcohol. That’s a true statement. I’m not proud of that, but it’s a fact. I was arrested for underage drinking when I was 19 years old, but that led to my decision to enlist in the army, which is the best decision I ever made.

We always have the ability to turn a negative situation into something positive.

I don’t have to drink. I’ve gone months without drinking a single swallow, but I do enjoy a cold beer in moderation.

On my recent trip to Kuwait, I was more concerned with four days without bacon than I was beer.

Beer good. Bacon better.

With that said, even bacon should be consumed in moderation, unless you have a desire to keep a can of bacon grease on the oven like my grandmother. Her home in Tallapoosa County was a magical place filled with Crisco cans, circus peanuts, and Cool Whip bowls. In hindsight, moderation was also lacking with respect to her collection of Cool Whip bowls.

And before anybody gives me a hard time, about calling Luke Bryan a country music icon, I was joking. That’s like calling Willie Nelson a hiphop mogul. For the record, I like Luke Bryan, but only in moderation.

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

Stephanie Kelley represents District 1. Her phone number is 256-8250544. Her address is 171 Wink Drive, Dadeville.

Stephanie Kelley James M. Tarpley represents District 2. His phone number is 256825-2522.

His address is 274 East LaFayette St., Dadeville.

Jimmy Frank Goodman Sr. represents District 3. His phone number is 256825-9749.

His address is 241 Goodman Road, Dadeville.

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Billy Monroe represents District 4.

His phone number is 256-7494451. His address is 1670 North Loop Road, Dadeville.

Randy Foster represents District 5. His phone number is 256825-7770.

His address is 648 South Tallassee St., Dadeville.

Joe Smith is mayor of Dadeville. His phone number is 256825-6691.

His address is 725 Henderson St., Dadeville.

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Electoral College: Election by a few vs. Selection by the voters F olks, we are in the midst of a presidential race.

It has been ongoing for well over a year.

We will select a new president in November.

Barack Obama has served his eightyear limit. Thus, the parade of candidates seeking to occupy the Oval Office has been long, especially on the Republican side.

You may have noticed that in the previous paragraph I used the word select rather than elect. That would be the proper term since we do not elect our president.

The Electoral College elects him or her. It does not matter if one person receives more votes than the other nationwide. The candidate who carries the proper number of states and garners the most electoral votes from those states is declared the president.

Under our current Electoral College System, a Democrat is favored to capture the brass ring of American politics. The demographic changes of the country and concurrent tilt of the 12 swing states make it a narrow needle for a Republican to win.

Only those 12 states matter in the general election. The remaining 38 states have such a predictable propensity for voting for one party’s candidate that they are taken for granted or ignored.

Therefore, during the fall, the nominee of each party will only campaign and spend advertising dollars in the 12 battleground states.

The hay is already

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in the barn in the Deep South. We are reliably Republican. As I have said many times in the past, if Donald Duck were the GOP nominee he would carry Alabama. By the same token the more liberal states of California and New York would vote for Mickey Mouse if he were the Democratic nominee.

Under this paradigm a cursory look at the math tells you that there are more folks and thus electoral votes in California and New York. Therefore, my prediction is and I would imagine that the Las Vegas prognosticators agree, Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee and will more than likely be selected president.

However, the Republican race to carry the conservative GOP banner into the fray has been and will continue to be fun to follow. Our Alabama primary is right around the corner on March 1, so we will be able to participate. We will actually have a say in who the Democratic and Republican nominees will be because we have an early primary date.

Alabama is part of what has been dubbed the SEC primary. It is the nickname given to the primaries of the southern states as a reference to the Southeastern Conference college.

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March 1st, will be Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Hillary Clinton is favored to carry Alabama in the Democratic preference primary. However, the victor in the Alabama Republican Primary is anybody’s guess.

Everybody who ever won a 4-H speaking contest has been running for president on the Republican side. Generally, in a crowded field the evangelical Christian favored candidate carries Alabama. Eight years ago former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who is an ordained Baptist minister, won Alabama.

However, Huckabee seems to be fading in the chase nationwide and Ted Cruz appears to be capturing the evangelical vote.

In the past, the South

has been inclined to have a southern flavor when it comes to GOP primary voting, but this year we are trending almost parallel with the rest of the nation.

Outspoken New York businessman, Donald Trump, has been the surprise wild card in the nationwide horserace.

He continues to sit atop the polls in many states and maybe even in Alabama. He drew a record crowd in Mobile a few months ago and appears poised to do well in the Heart of Dixie.

National polling indicates the horserace rankings have Trump in the lead with young Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz in second and third place. Rubio from Florida and Cruz from Texas have Hispanic origins, which make them more electable candidates than Trump.

The Hispanic vote will comprise 18% of the electorate but it will be tough to draw them into the fold after Trump’s abrasive attacks. They will paint all Republicans with the same brush in the fall. That is the reason Trump is unelectable in a general election. Jeb Bush is within striking distance and John Kasich, the Governor of Ohio, is still kicking.

Gov. Bentley has endorsed Kasich, a fellow Governor, but Bentley’s endorsement appears to have little effect. Chris Christie could get some traction after New Hampshire.

The political interest in Alabama is unparalleled. We are actually getting to see candidates.

See you next week.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His

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Red Ridge UMC started off by receiving 5 new members Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast News: On Saturday, Feb. 6, from 6 a.m. until 11 a.m., come join us for our annual Pancake Breakfast in the school cafeteria!

Tickets are being sold all over town or you can buy one at the door! Only $6 for a delicious breakfast, fellowship with friendly folks and an important fundraiser for our students!

Come one, come all. Our DHS Key Clubbers will be there helping us, so bring your friends and families!

Mix-it-Up News: Stop by Mix it Up on Saturday, Jan. 16, to participate in the Fashion Attic Workshop!

From 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. (at a cost of only $15) you can have a blast. Students from age 8 years and up. Teacher is Jill White Harris, a talented social worker and youth pastor.

Bring an old shirt from home to practice! You’ll be taught some sewing skills starting with sewing buttons on, fashion tips, etc. Telephone 256-825-6408.

We are proud to announce our new online store: http//mixitup. online. Check it out for natural candles and soaps galore. We are declaring GREAT things for our community in 2016! Come join the fun. Winter hours are Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.!!! See you there.

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is offering a service or gift to those in our community with a card that says something like: “This is our small way of saying God loves you with no strings attached.” Our first event is Saturday, Jan. 23 from 9:30 a.m. until noon. We’ll be giving away free donuts with a “connection card” near Hwy 34 & 49. Anyone can give away a donut with a card….no training or expertise if required! Sign up to join us now!

Red Ridge United Methodist Church News: Red Ridge started off the New Year receiving 5 new members. One of these is already active in a group activity. Rev. Paul Messer is elated. The anthem for the choir this week is “Come Down Lord.” If anyone is interested in singing in a choir or playing an instrument to accompany, you are welcome at RR. The morning worship begins at 9:30 a.m. The Apostle John says there is singing in heaven like “the roar of rushing waters” and “peals of thunder.’ The choir meets on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Bible study for men and women resumes on Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. for men and 9:30 a.m. for women. The Jail ministry meets Wednesday, Jan. 1 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. This ministry provides Christian love and spiritual support to inmates through visitation, counseling and witness. Girls Ranch tutoring will resume next Tuesday, Jan. 19. Nora Lawson is counseling with the girls on study skills. She will try to map their successes.

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Dadeville First United Methodist Church News: If you’re able to help us with AWANA, providing a small meal for the children, etc., please contact Sharon Dollar at 256794-4661. We need your help!

First Presbyterian Church News: Our service on Jan. 3 was great! Rev. Ben Arellano’s sermon was titled “What’s in a name?” based on the scripture from Psalm 147 and John 1. He started out by saying that this is the New Year, a time for making resolutions!

Have you ever wondered how many names Jesus has in the scriptures? Rev. Ben said his computer indicated that there were at least 112, yet there are many more. Jesus was an integral part of creation. He became human and lived among humans. His goodness is an unmerited grace. In Jesus and how he lived, we have a glimpse of God! Lake Martin Baptist Church News: Beginning last Sunday and for three more weeks, we will discover together the incredible opportunity to grow deep and wide as a church over the next year! Pastor Mark Gainey believes that God intends to use this time to take us to new heights as a church and as followers of Christ. Come join us and bring your friends!

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January 7, 2016 January 9

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Comer United Methodist Church will host a pancake breakfast with sausage and/or bacon Jan. 9 from 6 a.m. till 10 a.m. for $6 a plate. It is all you can eat dine in only and plates to go are available.

January 11

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January 16

TRADE DAY: The Bibb Graves School in Millerville is hosting Trade Day Jan. 16 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SURVIVOR’S OF SUICIDE: The group Survivor’s of Suicide support group for those who have lost a friend or loved one to suicide will meet Monday, Jan. 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lake Martin Family Therapy at 393

GOSPEL SINGING: Hillabee Baptist Church will host a gospel singing and concert with Adam Crabb and The Griffith Family Jan. 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A love offering will be taken.

January 19

MEETING: The Artist Association of East Alabama will meet Jan. 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the United Way Conference Room.

January 21

WINE TASTING: Emporium Wine will host a wine tasting event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 128 Calhoun Street, Alexander City. There is no charge for this event.

PUBLIC MEETING: The Tallapoosa County Commission/ Emergency Management Agency is scheduling a public meeting on January 21 at 10 a.m. to update its Hazard Mitigation Plan. The meeting will take place at the Tallapoosa County Courthouse, Dadeville in the Extension Auditorium downstairs. the public, private non-profits, municipalities, school board, universities/colleges, utility/water/ sewer boards, fire departments, and elected officials are among those invited and encouraged to attend. participation is required in order to apply for federal

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MARDI GRAS AUCTION: St. James Episcopal Church will host live and silent auctions at this inaugural event to support the Feast of Sharing ministry, which provides free meals twice a week at First United Methodist Church to some 100 people in need. Auction items will include original art, a Russell Marine wakeboarding package, framed photography by Kenneth Boone, handmade pottery items, a vacation at the beach for the whole family, the Rev. Rob Iler’s handyman services for a day and more. There will be beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages, hors d’oeuvres, desserts and entertainment. Tickets are $25 per person and can be reserved by calling St. James Episcopal Church at 256-234-4752. For information, contact Heidi Ross at 256-794-7010 or Susan Mange at 601-431-8239.

FREE SPEECH AND HEARING SCREENING: The Auburn University NSSLHA and SAA are having a free speech and hearing screening Friday, January 22 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.. No appointment is necessary.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Please note that very young or handicapped individuals may not be able to respond to the speech hearing screening and may require a more formal evaluation at a later appointment date. Services will be provided by the Auburn University Speech and Hearing Clinic Room 1199 Haley Center.

January 23

BINGO NIGHT: Bibb Graves School in Millerville is hosting family bingo night Jan. 23 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

TRASH WALK: The next PATH Trash Walk is scheduled for Saturday, January 23 at 9:00 AM. We will meet at the fountain in front of Jake’s Restaurant to receive supplies and assignments. Come out and join your friends and neighbors for a healthy walk while removing unsightly litter from the roadways of the “most scenic” county in Alabama. For additional information contact John Thompson at jthompson@lmra.info

January 25

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Steve Flowers will be the speaker for Horizons Unlimited Jan. 25 at the Alexander City Board of Education from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

January 30

ART WORKSHOP: The Artist Association of Central Alabama is hosting a Zantangle Art Workshop Jan 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the United Way Conference Room. Cost is $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers, all supplies included.

Call Martha McKnight at 256825-6503 or Dottie Holdren at 256-377-4918 with questions or to register.

January 31

BIG DAY: Lake Pointe Baptist Church invites everyone to celebrate a Big Day for the church on Sunday, January 31, 2016, beginning at 10 AM. Lake Pointe is a new church

and the new pastor will be introducing the church strategy of “Come! Let Us Build!” in the morning worship on January 31st. The worship music will be led by Anthony Counts, former pastor of Mountain View Baptist Church in Wetumpka.

Faron Golden, pastor at Lake Pointe, will be sharing the church’s plan for serving the community and surrounding area through the message from God’s Word. Lake Pointe is located at 8352 Highway 50, Dadeville, Alabama 36853, and is just a short drive from Tallassee.

Everyone is welcome.

February 1

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Mark Conversino will be the speaker for Horizons Unlimited Feb. 1 at the Alexander City Board of Education from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

February 8

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Troy Jones will be the speaker for Horizons Unlimited Feb. 8 at the Alexander City Board of Education from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

February 11 - February 27

WETUMPKA DEPOT PLAYERS: Steel Magnolias will be presented by the Wetumpka Depot Players Feb. 11- Feb. 27.

For ticket information call 334868-1140 or go to wetumpkadepot.com.

February 16

MEETING: The Artist Association of East Alabama will meet Feb. 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the United Way Conference Room.

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January 10

HAIR AND FASHION SHOW: Gloria Boleware celebrates 37 years of service with a community hair and fashion show Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. at Passion Church on Highway 63.

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MISSIONARIES SPEAKING: Calvary Heights Baptist Church will host international missionaries Greg and Laura Sharp. They will speak Jan. 10 at the 11 a.m. worship service. Everyone is invited to hear about their mission to Africa. A love offering will be taken.

CONCERT: 4 ONE Quartet from Michigan will be in concert Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. at Family Worship Center at 1676 Swell St. Pastor Tony Harris is pastor and everyone is welcome.

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Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist 835 Valley Rd., Camp Hill 334-257-4442 Ridge Grove Missionary Baptist Alexander City, 256-234-6972 Rocky Mt. Baptist New Site community

Mountain Springs Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Daviston Mt. Carmel Baptist 3610 Dudleyville Rd., Dadeville Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 63 South, Alex City 256-234-7748

New Concord Baptist Off hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-5390

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Liberty Baptist 1365 Hillabee St., Alex City 256-329-8830

Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community

New Elkahatchee Baptist Elkahatchee Rd., Alex City 256-329-9942

New Life Baptist County Road 14, Alex City, 256-329-2635 Victory Baptist 280 By-Pass, Alex City West End Baptist Off 280 West, 256-234-2130 BAPTIST – MISSIONARY Bethlehem Baptist New Site Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville, 256-329-9716 Darian Missionary Baptist Church Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City 256-329-3865 Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City Early Rose Baptist 201 E Street, Alexander City Flint Hill Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville

The Great Bethel Missionary 520 Christian St., Alex City 256-234-5513 Unity Baptist Robinson Rd., Alex City Zion Hill Missionary Baptist 583 S. Broadnax St., Dadeville BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4433 Bethany Baptist Church Bethany Road Bethel Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-5070 Beulah Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-9882

Marietta Baptist Goodwater Miracle Missionary Baptist 1687 “I” Street 256-215-9788, 256-215-9787 Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St., Alex City, 256-234-5631 Mt. Olive Baptist Hwy. 280 & Jct. 49, Goodwater Mt. Sinai Baptist Fish Pond Rd., Coosa County 256-329-2337 Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 22, New Site Mt. Zion East StillWaters Dr., 256-825-4991 Mt. Zion West Our Town Community, 256-234-7748 New Elam Baptist Hwy. 9, Burtonville, 256-234-2037 New Bethel Baptist Rock St., Dadeville, 256-825-7726 Peace & Goodwill Baptist Cottage Grove Community Alexander City, 256-377-4634

New Life Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-6190 / 256-329-2635 New Pine Grove Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Perryville New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City New Rocky Mount Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-794-3846 New Salem Road New Site Rd., New Site, 256-234-2932 Old Providence Baptist Off Hwy. 63 N., near Hackneyville

Orr Street Baptist 1000 “O” Street (Hwy. 63N) Alex City, 256-234-3171

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

Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588

Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327

Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793

New Hope Baptist Lake Martin, off Hwy. 63 256-329-2510

Calvary Heights Baptist Elkahatchee, Rd., Alex City 256-234-7224

Liberty Church 1034 Liberty Church Rd. Willow Point Alex City

Eagle Creek Baptist Hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-6048 Fellowship Baptist Buttston Community Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church on Claybrook Drive, Alex City 256-839-5339 First Baptist Court Square, Alex City 256-234-6351

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River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971 Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327 Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263 Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town Sandy Creek Baptist Alex City

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

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

Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798 Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville Jackson’s Gap Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4951 Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512 Kendrick Baptist Church Nixburg Lake Martin Baptist Hwy 34, Dadeville 256-825-7434 Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 Hwy. 50W, Dadeville

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

Pleasant Grove Church of Christ 1819 Bay Pine Rd, Jackson’s Gap Southview Church of Christ 2325 Dadeville Rd., Alex City 256-329-0212

Dadeville Church of God 425 Horseshoe Bend Rd. (Hwy. 49 N.) Dadeville 256-825-8820 Marshall Street Church of God 428 Marshall Street, Alex City 256-234-3180 New Faith Tabernacle A.C.O.P. Church of God “J” Street New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331 Pentecostal Church of God 163 Franklin Street, Alex City 256-215-4055 The Church of God 13th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1696 Washington Street A.C.O.P. Church of God Washington Street CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Road, Alex City (Corner of Worthy Place and Dadeville Road)

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

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

Meadows St. Church of Christ 306 Meadows St., Alex City

Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd.

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Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle Jackson’s Gap 256-596-1873

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

Bradford Methodist Hwy. 9, Goodwater

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

Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989

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

Dadeville Church of Christ East LaFayette St., Dadeville

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

New Beginnings Baptist 1076 Coley Creek Rd.

Seleeta Baptist Booker St., Alex City 256-329-2685

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Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd., Dadeville, 256-234-7541

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CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dadeville Church of the Nazarene Corner Hwy. 280 and 49, 256-825-8191 EPISCOPAL Saint James Episcopal Church 121 South Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-4752 HOLINESS Alex City Emmanuel Holiness Hillabee St., Alex City House of Restoration Holiness 519 Slaughter Ave., Camp Hill, 256-749-2373, 256-896-2904

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Safety being prepared and having a plan in place.

“Unfortunately our times are changing and that makes it even more important that we change along with them,” Moran said.

“It’s important for us to get to know each other and that we share information. The goal is for all of us to be on the same page and we are all prepared regardless of what comes our way.”

The group learned the importance of clear, concise communication.

Moran led an exercise that showed that different people can hear the same words, but how people hear and what it means to them can lead to different results.

“There has to be a leader who communicates clearly,” Moran said. “That means no radio codes, or police jargon.

Those things may mean different things to different people.

You should use no acronyms because the people you are trying to reach may not understand those. The word bus in New York City may mean an ambulance, but in Dadeville or New Site that may mean a yellow school bus or a Greyhound bus.

So you have to be clear.”

Participants leaned how the scenario would unfold, how an action plan would apply and the stages of any incident. The stages of such situations are set: life safety, incident stabilization

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and the follow up plan.

Moran and McMichael set up groups and each facet hammered out how they would handle each of those stages or modules.

The command staff at the Tallapoosa County Sheriff ’s office, Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s office dispatchers, the New Site Police Department, the New Site Volunteer Fire Department, the Alexander City Police Department, the Alexander City Fire Department, the Alexander City Rescue Squad and Tallapoosa County EMA took part in a table-top exercise.

“For decades, schools have had fire drills on a monthly basis and we all got pretty good at that,” Windle said. “But I talked to the sheriff about it and we’ve never lost a child to fire in a school. But the very scenario that has proven to be deadly elsewhere, we had never trained for. So in 2012 we got serious about safety in our schools. Since then, we have had active shooter drills at all of our schools. The training we are doing today is that next step, the graduation so to speak, where all the training comes together.

It’s something we started working on about two years ago.

We’ve had similar exercises at Dadeville in the fall, yesterday at Reeltown and now here at Horseshoe Bend.”

Chief Deputy Sheriff David McMichael explained to the

board. “We have been training in the schools as first responders but not with everyone that would be involved in an incident. We wanted to go that next step where we had all the parties that would be involved together and a do a table-top exercise.”

McMichael explained why the exercise was a success.

“The biggest thing we were able to do is get everyone exposed to the incident command system that we train with everyday as first responders,” McMichael said. “It allowed others to see how we use it and how their roles fit into it from central office staff to school principals to the safety coordinators at each school.”

Abbett said that at each school, they learned something new and new questions arose.

“There was a lot of exchange today, more than in the other two we’ve done,” Abbett said.

“That’s good to see. Some interesting things came out of it and those are the kinds of things that are helpful if and when they do a have a situation that they have to deal with.”

McMichael said notes and data from each exercise will be compiled and distributed to help develop a complete manual. He said that exercises like these will be ongoing to make sure that as personnel changes, everyone is aware of protocols and procedures.

Prices Mary Hindman said Monday as she fueled. “I can live with these prices, but for me the lower the better.”

Why have prices dropped so steadily? It all goes back to supply and demand, AAA says.

The current worldwide surplus of crude oil, which is

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used to produce gas, has led to dramatic drops in price – to roughly $37 a barrel.

In 2015, crude oil prices dropped 35 percent. Since oil experts believe the cost of crude oil will remain low, AAA said that is the basis for their promising gas price outlook.

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Sports Record The

Tigers swept Rebels split with area rival Horseshoe Bend on the road at Elmore Co.

By Robert Hudson Record Sports Editor

By Cory Diaz The Wetumpka Herald

Elmore County turned up the defense and turned Dadeville over in a 60-35 area matchup route Tuesday at home.

It was the sixth straight victory for the Panthers, who improved to 2-0 in Class 4A, Area 5 play and 12-4 overall, quadrupling its win total from last season.

To close out the first half, ECHS forced six turnovers in a row, taking a 27-10 advantage into halftime. It followed that up, causing five more turnovers in 12 third-period possessions for the Tigers, as the Panthers extended its lead to 41-17 after three.

“We just played hard for real,” senior guard Johnnie Jasper said.

“We really didn’t do much, just played defense, just keep going at it.

The offense kept rolling as we went on with the defense.”

Elmore County scored seven points off the Dadeville turnovers to close out the half, and almost all of its third-quarter production were points off turnovers.

“We picked up the pressure,” ECHS boys basketball coach Warren Brown said. “(Assistant coach Nathan) Taylor said ‘let’s run our press.’ We played them in the Alex City Tournament and we saw what was good for us and what didn’t work so well. We fell back and let them earn it, that’s why it was a low scoring first half. We wanted to stretch the lead, so let’s jump in it and got a couple of turnovers, one thing to another, that’s what pressure does. We were able to build on that lead.”

The Panthers converted several offensive rebounds to points, helping the team jump out to an early, firstperiod lead and pull away.

With guard trio Jasper, Tyric Belyeu and Neal Cook, who scored 15, 14 and 13, respectively, driving, Brown said it opens up rebounding lanes for his team.

“When we’re attacking, everybody is sucked in and it kind of leaves the two bigs and everybody is going after the scorers, Johnnie and Neal Cook, who’s scoring double digits as well. It gives us a free lane to crash the boards and that’s what’s happening,” Brown said.

“The spacing on the court, guys knocking down shots around the perimeter has been good and it’s opening things up. That’s what it’s supposed to look like when you’re playing well.”

Getting the program’s first area win over a foe other than Holtville in nearly two years was a momentum builder, Jasper said.

“We’re going to eat. We’re going to keep at it, we’re going to try to go to the playoffs and finish strong,” the senior said. “Last year, we wasn’t doing too good. But this year, we want it more.”

NEW SITE – The Reeltown Lady Rebels narrowed their deficit to two points at the end of the third, but the Horseshoe Bend Lady Generals closed the game strong for a 39-26 area win on Tuesday.

Reeltown’s Taniya Haynes scored on a fast-break layup late in the third to put the Lady Rebels (1-4) within reach at 26-24.

But the Lady Generals (4-6) took the momentum to start the final quarter.

Horseshoe Bend scored the first five points of the quarter with a free throw and low post bucket from Kearra Birmingham and a midrange jumper from Rebecca Norrell that made it a 31-24 game with five minutes left.

A pair of free throws from Mikiya Jones narrowed the Horseshoe Bend lead to 31-26 midway through the final quarter, but the Lady Rebels did not score the remainder of the game.

Will Solomon, head coach of Reeltown (1-4), said the Lady Rebels did a good job fighting back from a 19-9 deficit at halftime, but missed some key opportunities.

“We really got out hustled the first three or four minutes of the game. They were getting every loose ball, we were getting pushed off the blocks down low and we didn’t come out of the blocks like we usually do in that first quarter,” Solomon said. “But I also think we had a lot of missed opportunities on some layups and free throws that we didn’t make. But the effort, I was really pleased with the way we competed.”

Jones had 8 points for Reeltown, while Haynes added 6 points. Zakkiah Lyons led Horseshoe Bend with 12 points and Norrell and Ivy Vickers each had 11 points.

Rebels 58, Generals 41

NEW SITE – It seemed like every time the Horseshoe Bend Generals mounted a

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Horseshoe Bend’s Brandon Heard (24) and Sunny Philips (25) battle Reeltown’s CJ Bell for a rebound during Tuesday night’s game in New Site.

run, Reeltown’s CJ Bell had an answer.

Bell had 26 points, including five 3-pointers, in Tuesday’s 58-41 area win over the Generals.

Horseshoe Bend (1-7) led 16-11 after the first quarter before Reeltown (5-3) tied it at 18-18 midway through the second.

Horseshoe Bend took the lead back on a pair of free throws by Sunny Philips, but Bell responded with a 3-pointer on back-toback possessions to give Reeltown a 24-20 lead with 4:32 left in the first half.

Horseshoe Bend’s Brandon Heard countered with a 3-pointer of his own, but Bell answered with a layup and Reeltown scored the final 8 points of the half with a pair of buckets from Cole Flurry and two free throws from Korey Edwards. The Rebels went into halftime leading 32-23.

Trace Meadows scored under the basket to open the third quarter and cut the game back to single digits, but Bell answered

Five area players named to ASWA All-State teams

2015 All-Area Defense First Team DL/LB – Travenski Edwards (Sr.), BRHS: 85 solo tackles, 44 assists, 34 TFL, 8 FF, 8 FR, 18 sacks, 33 QB hurries DL – Justavious Robinson (Sr.), BRHS: 66 tackles, 50 assists, 26 TFL, 2 sacks DL – Rajarrien Wright (So.), RHS: 74 tackles, 12 TFL, 6 sacks, 3 pass def.

DL – Toney Davis (So.), CCHS: 35 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 FF LB – Isac Holt (Sr.), HBS: 132 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack, 3 hurries LB – Shakerian Hayes (Sr.), CCHS: 63 tackles, 11.5 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR LB – Toney Marbury (Sr.), DHS: 100 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FR LB – William Wright (Jr.), RHS: 96 tackles, 15 TFL, 6 sacks, 3 pass def.

DB – Timmy Lawson (Jr.), BRHS: 38 tackles, 4 INTs, 5 pass def.

DB – Isaiah Hicks (Sr.), DHS: 31 tackles, 6 INTs DB – Tyreke Stone (Sr.), DHS: 33 tackles, 5 INTs, 5 pass def.

DB – Jacob Rogers (Sr.), BRHS: 53 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 7 pass def.

2015 All-Area Defense Second Team

Lady Panthers 59, Lady Tigers 25

Elmore County sprinted past Dadeville, 59-25, in a Class 4A, Area 5 tilt at ECHS Tuesday.

It was all about the start for the Lady Panthers (8-4, 2-0) as they missed just two field goal attempts and outscored the Lady Tigers, 19-2, in the opening quarter.

Dadeville made the contest’s first basket, then the Panthers proceeded to account for the next 33 points.

After a near 12-minute offensive drought, Lady Tiger guard Quanesha Presley sank a layup, while Elmore County led, 37-6, at halftime. Presley paced Dadeville with 13 points for the night.

ECHS shot 69 percent as a team from the field for the game, thanks to easy baskets off turnovers.

Senior point guard Elissa Brown paced the Panthers with 32 points on a 94 field goal percentage performance due to her game-high seven steals on the defensive side of the floor.

As a team, Elmore County had 12 steals.

Sophomore forward Hannah Gibson had two steals and scored all six of her points in the first half.

Freshman forward Diamond Brown led the Panthers with four rebounds and added six points.

again with a layup and the foul shot to put the score at 35-27. Meadows scored on another jumper, but Bell hit another three that kept Reeltown up by double digits.

Meadows went on to score on back-toback possessions and help the Generals narrow the lead to 40-33 with two minutes left in the third. But Reeltown turned on the pressure, forcing turnovers early in the fourth to walk away with the win.

Reeltown Coach Jonathan Gardner credited the pressure defense for helping the Rebels overcome an all-too-familiar slow start.

“Our pressure defense was working and we were knocking down shots and finally woke up,” Gardner said. “The first half, we just played slow. We’ve got to stop having those slow starts because we could get into a hole too deep that we can’t climb out of.”

Flurry added 12 points for Reeltown.

Meadows led the Generals with 12 points.

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Dadeville senior receiver Tyreke Stone was named second team All-State in Class 4A.

Staff Report The Record

Five high school football players from Tallapoosa County were honored by the Alabama Sports Writers Association last month.

The ASWA released its 2015 All-State teams late last month and five players from Tallapoosa County were among those honored.

Benjamin Russell senior Quarterback Tyre Gray was named firstteam All-State in Class 6A as an athlete. In 2015, Gray was 59-of-96 passing with 617 yards and 6 touchdowns, adding 160 carries for 1,848 yards rushing and 31 touchdowns in leading the Wildcats to a 12-2 finish in the 6A semifinals during his senior campaign.

Junior Benjamin Russell running back NeColby Maxwell was named second team AllState for Class 6A as a running back. Maxwell rushed for 1,841 yards on 294 carries with 15 touchdowns.

In Class 4A, Dadeville senior receiver Tyreke Stone and senior linebacker Tre Marbury were both named second team All-State. Stone had 68 catches for 1,230 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2015. Marbury had 100 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery in 2015.

Horseshoe Bend senior linebacker Isac Holt was named first team All-State in Class 2A, as he had 132 tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack and three quarterback hurries in 2015.

DL – Jeffery Bruno (Sr.), BRHS: 25 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 FR, 3 sacks DL – Branterro Banks (Jr.) DHS: 53 tackles, 6 TFL, 1 pass def.

DL – Blake Baker (Jr.), RHS: 66 tackles, 6 TFL, 4 sacks, 5 pass def.

DL/LB – Tyrus Jones (Sr.), BRHS: 53 tackles, 7 TFL, 14 hurries, 2 sacks, 2 FR, 1 FF LB – Carson McClendon (Jr.), DHS: 80 tackles, 8 TFL, 1 sack LB – Anfernee Russell (Sr.), BRHS: 82 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 pass def.

LB/DL – Kiyaski Taylor (Sr.), RHS: 84 tackles, 18 TFL, 7 sacks, 14 pass def LB – Benjamin Hendrix (So.), BRHS: 89 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 QB hurries, 1 INT DB – Markez McCullough (Sr.), RHS: 130 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INT DB – Jayterius Hill (Jr.), CCHS: 72 tackles, 5 sacks, DB – Rodney Carroll (Sr.), BRHS: 28 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 7 pass def.

DB – Korey Edwards (Sr.), RHS: 46 tackles, 5 TFL, 16 pass def.