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Meeting for online purchase goes south Police look into incident after woman steals ring; police also seeking help to identify subjects for separate investigation

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Everyone is doing it. You see something on one of the Facebook yard sale sites and make a purchase.

For almost everyone, things go smoothly. But things did not Wednesday afternoon.

“A woman was selling a three carat diamond ring on Facebook,” Alexander City Police Detective Drew Machen

said. “Another woman contacted her wanting to meet and see the thing.”

For most, it’s reasonable to meet up so the potential buyer can inspect the goods before the purchase.

But when these two ladies met up,

things went south.

“They met behind Dollar General and Sho’Nuff BBQ,” Machen said. “The lady allowed the would-be purchaser to hold the ring. Then she ran off into the See INVESTIGATION • Page 3

Council talks road, lodging taxes and water agreement

Annual rabies clinic coming soon

Citizens, officials discuss issues with city council at two-hour work session

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Pet owners can have their animal vaccinated against rabies at a discounted rate June 16.

Several local clinics will be giving rabies vaccinations for $10. The fee is set by and made possible through the Health Department of the State of Alabama.

And animal lovers do not have to go to a clinic either as Dr. John Caldwell of Animal Care Center is taking his services on the road for two stops in northern Tallapoosa County, something he has done since 1983.

“I have seen whole generations of people,” Caldwell said. “Used to I would see a lot of Morans, now I see a lot of new people. Retirees are moving into the community.”

Caldwell will be at Daviston Fire Department from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. and at Hall’s Propane in New Site from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. for a drive through vaccination.

“The cats can get scared of the barking dogs,” Caldwell said. “But that is no problem. Pet owners can just roll their window down a little bit and we can give it to them.”

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Scott Dawson is greeted by Tallapoosa County Republican Party chair Denise Bates and Alexander City resident and retired minister Gerald Hallmark. Dawson was in town Thursday afternoon to meet with local residents prior to Tuesday’s primary election.

SHAKING HANDS Potential voters get to know Dawson during visit

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Scott Dawson is the first candidate for governor to stop in Alexander City for Tuesday’s election.

It is one of many stops he is making before casting his ballot election day.

“We are making trips to 36 different counties in six days,” Dawson told supporters Thursday

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Sun Festival kicking off tonight with live music The 6th Annual Sun Festival kicks off this weekend with events for the next week all across town celebrating with music and dancing, kids’ activities, animals in costume, good times with friends and an opportunity to win some prizes.

The fun starts tonight at 6:30 p.m. with Friday on the Green at Russell Crossroads featuring two hours of live music from area favorites Kurt McKinney and Chuck Lofton. Guests are invited to bring their friends and family and even their dog (on a leash) to enjoy this night of fun.

“For us, it’s always an adventure and an exciting time,” Alexander City Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ed Collari said. “This is our second year kicking off with Friday on the Green, and we have a lot of exciting events planned.

“With a new venue available to host events, it’s also great to have this space at The Mill Two Eighty.”

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“We have about 45 stops. We are enjoying the backroads. Tuesday we are going to vote at 7:30 a.m. and then go by and check on a couple of polling places and make sure things are going smoothly.”

The next step is crucial for Dawson if he wants make it through the primary.

The Alexander City City Council held a special work session Thursday afternoon to learn more about issues regarding local taxes and the desire for a clear resolution to a water agreement developers had with the city prior to the passage of an ordinance over a decade ago.

Alexander City Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ed Collari talked about how he has been researching the potential of creating a tourism authority funded through an increase in the state lodging tax.

“This isn’t something I just started looking into only a few months ago,” Collari said. “I’ve been doing some research on this for over a year and a half now.”

As part of his presentation, Collari demonstrated how a small increase in the city’s lodging tax could be beneficial to the city. Taking 2017 and the money that came in through the Sabal Trail pipeline workers out of his annual averages from 20122017, Collari said a 5 percent increase would bring in an additional average of around $205,000. He also had a set See COUNCIL • Page 3

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DEAR ABBY: My son “Jeff” is wealthy and lives in another state with his wife and family.

His wife has now moved her mother to where they live and she works for my son. Jeff and his family take vacations several times a year in the U.S. and out of it, and always include her mother or her father and his wife.

Two months ago, he invited his sister and niece to go with them. They were very excited, but a few days later he called them and said his wife wanted her mother to go, so the invitation was withdrawn.

My son and his wife don’t think they did anything wrong, but there have been bad feelings ever since, and they continue to take her family everywhere. How would you handle this? Would you keep silent or speak to them? -- NOT INVITED IN OKLAHOMA DEAR NOT INVITED: It appears your son’s wife rules the roost. I don’t blame your daughter for feeling hurt,

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because what your son did was insensitive and rude.

The problem with keeping silent is that hurt feelings fester and grow. If it were I, I wouldn’t fume in silence. Your daughter should talk to her brother about what happened, and point out how hurtful rescinding the invitation was to her and her daughter.

Getting it off her chest may make her feel better.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 69-year-old woman. I look my age because, unlike most of my friends, I don’t color my hair. Sometimes when I’m shopping -- such as in a grocery store -- employees call me “young lady,” as in

“How are you today, young lady?” I find it condescending. Why is it necessary to make reference to my age?

Obviously, they don’t think I’m young at all. What would you say in these situations? -IRRITATED IN SAN DIEGO DEAR IRRITATED: You are asking a question I receive often. Older women not only resent being called “young lady,” they also dislike being called “honey” and “sweetie” by someone who doesn’t know them well. Because it bothers you, tell the person, “I know you’re trying to be nice, but in the future, please use my name or call me ‘ma’am.’” This is something you might also mention to the store manager, so he or she can remind the staff that not everyone appreciates the over-familiarity.

DEAR ABBY: Recently, on an airline flight, the passenger next to me put her feet (with shoes on) onto the headrest

in front of her. No one was in the seat. Since she had her headphones on, I tapped her on the shoulder and indicated that it was unsanitary to put one’s feet where normally a passenger’s head should be. I got a dirty look for my efforts, and the young woman made quite a scene.

Should I have ignored the situation, or said something to the flight attendants?

What do you recommend? -UNSANITARY IN THE EAST DEAR UNSANITARY: If you had quietly alerted the flight attendants and let them handle it, you would have spared yourself the unpleasantness you experienced. That’s what I would recommend.

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Rabies infection that usually infects wild animals, although it can also infect domesticated animals and humans.

Caldwell says the $10 fee is minor compared to if a human is bitten by suspected rabid animal and that the treatment for humans has changed.

“It is not in the belly anymore,” Caldwell said.

“It is in the pocketbook as treating a suspected rabid bite will cost more than $5,000. The vaccination is a good investment.”

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the treatment has to start before it can be confirmed an animal has rabies.

Caldwell wanted remind everyone of the importance of rabies vaccination in pets and awareness of the disease in humans.

“There is no cure for it once symptoms start,” Caldwell said.

“Treatment has to start right away.”

Rabies vaccinations are usually given in one-year and three-year doses. The clinics participating in Rabies Awareness Day

in Tallapoosa County will give one-year vaccinations.

The State of Alabama requires all pet owners to have their cat or dog vaccinated for rabies by the time the animal is three months old.

Caldwell said nondomestic animals infected with rabies often do not show any of the normal symptoms.

“You don’t typically see what people most associate with rabies, which is foaming at the mouth,” Caldwell said.

“You usually see hyper

aggression, and (animals) acting outside of the norm.”

Caldwell said seeing a wild animal, such as a raccoon or a fox, out in the daytime that isn’t afraid of humans is usually a good sign that the animal is rabid.

Caldwell that the first thing someone who suspects a rabid animals should do is stay away from it.

“You should call law enforcement and they’ll get in contact with the rabies inspector for the county,” Caldwell said.

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Meeting in public was good for this transaction but it was not public enough.

“They met in public which was good,” Machen said. “But what was lacking was people.”

Machen said for others who wish to make purchases from the internet they might want to rethink things a little.

“For one, meet in a more populated area, maybe Walmart,” Machen said.

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information about the person you are meeting, have an exit strategy and not go alone.

Machen and the Alexander City Police Department is also hoping to get the public’s help in identifying two subjects.

“They may have seen something related to an incident we are looking into,” Machen said. “If anyone knows who is in the pictures, would they please contact us. Any help would be great.”

Machen can be reached at 256-3971023.

Alexander City Police Department officials are hoping to get the public’s help in identifying these two subjects shown in this screen grab from security camera footage. “They may have seen something related to an incident we are looking into,” ACPD Detective Drew Machen said.

Contact Machen at 256-397-1023 if you or someone you know has any information that could help investigators.

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Dawson “Then probably take a nap and get ready for Tuesday night,” Dawson said.

“Who knows what is going to happen.

We are going to get into the runoff. We just have to believe that.”

Dawson spoke to family friend and Alexander City resident Gerald Hallmark.

“As I am telling everyone, just tell five people,” Dawson told Hallmark.

“Someone with a voice like yours, one email, one Facebook post saying tell five people would be huge.

Dawson was greeted by members of the Tallapoosa County Republican Party outside but also went into Burger King to greet customers and answer questions.

One group of Republicans explained how they supported the lottery for education.

“I don’t understand how it is all around us, but we don’t have it,” they said. “We are spending our money

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prostitution in two years.”

Instead Dawson says the money is there to improve education.

“We have to attack the problem head on,” Dawson said. “We already spend $6.5 billion on education before federal subsidies. No one wants to discuss it. We have money, it is a leadership problem.”

Dawson just introduced himself to others before heading to the next campaign stop in Hoover.

Cliff “I am Scott Dawson and I am running Williams / for governor,” Dawson said. “ I tell The Outlook people I have been vouched for by Rick and Bubba but have been mentored by Mike Huckabee.

“If you have not made your decision, I just ask for your consideration. If I “I appreciate you being upfront,” can’t be your first choice let me be Dawson said. “Most people try to talk your second choice. I got my date to about all the money we are losing. You the junior high prom that way. The first don’t want to legislate for just revenue. guy got sick and I got to take her to the Could be gambling today, marijuana and dance.”

Scott Dawson asks area residents at Burger King for their support in Tuesday’s election.

elsewhere and we want to spend it here.

We kinda like gambling.”

The evangelical Dawson appreciated their frankness and offered a reason for not having the lottery.

Council of sample by-laws drawn up that could be used to govern the authority if the council voted to approve its creation.

In cities across the state that have a tourism authority, Collari said there are a number of them that fund this organization through money raised from the city lodging tax, a statement members of the council seemed to agree with.

“I know the meeting I was at the weekend before last, some cities said they use it for tourism and some put it in as a supplement to their general fund,” Councilwoman Buffy Colvin said. “There are a lot of different ways it is used.”

The current lodging tax average in Alabama is 12 percent, with some cities going as low as 4 percent (Greensboro in Hale County and Winfield in Fayette County) and others going as high as 21 percent (Fultondale in Jefferson County). Currently, Alexander City charges a 9 percent lodging tax, with 4 percent going to the state and 5 percent staying within the city, less than Sylacauga (15 percent, 9 percent to city), Wetumpka (16 percent, 12 percent to city), Auburn and Opelika (both 13 percent, 7 percent to city).

One key issue with promoting events in the area, Collari said, is there is not always a coordinated effort between different organizations in getting the word out about the event. With a tourism authority working with the multitude of groups hosting events,

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much of this problem could be rectified, making promotion of events that much more effective and efficient.

City Public Works Director Gerard Brewer gave a short presentation on the effects the half-cent sales tax to fund the Alexander City Road Improvement Project (ACRIP) since being passed by the city council in 2014.

“The ordinance on this is narrow, and it was intentionally done that way,” Brewer said. “This revenue has been successful in getting some work done on our city roads.”

Explaining that the age-old method of fixing the worst roads first is not a sustainable model, Brewer said a special software program, Micropaver, calculates up which roads are at the necessary level to receive work. The software has been effective, but in order to ensure the money is well spent, Brewer said road crews go out and visually check the roadways to confirm it is time for them to be worked on.

As the time frame draws closer to the deadline for renewal or repeal of the tax, Brewer said he would love to see the council reauthorize the program.

He also added that, if it was bumped up to a full cent of tax for the program, this would allow the city to essentially meet the minimum funding suggested

by Micropaver, and would also allow for more work to be done yearly.

The council suggested waiting to see what actions on county taxes will be taken in the near future by the county

commission before deciding to raise it to a full cent, but that many throughout the city have seen the results and believe it to be a fairly worthwhile tax.

In order to clarify the city ordinance regarding sales taxes, including the half-cent ACRIP tax, if the council was to approve renewing the program, everything stays as is, but if it is not renewed, the city would revert back to its position in 2014, including only receiving approximately $150,000 in gas tax revenue to fix city roads.

Mike Jackson addressed the council on behalf of several individuals who had started some initial work on developing residential subdivisions in 2006 and had received certain promises from the city at that time regarding fees to be paid. Recently, however, this was brought into question, specifically the fact that these developers did not have to pay an impact fee in order to hook water meters up to the lines run for the developments.

Jackson cited City Ordinance 200612, which stated that developments that obtained a building permit prior to the effective date of the ordinance (April 1, 2006) would not have to pay the city water capital improvement fee if the water service connections were installed and the certificate of occupancy was issued by no later than six months after April 1, as well as an assurance that, if the developers pre-paid for their water meters by March 31, 2006, the impact fee would not apply either.

While Jackson did state the hope was that these developers would be grandfathered into the agreement and allow the promises of the earlier council to stand, he also said he wanted the city to make a just and fair decision.

“There is the letter of the law, and there is the spirit of the law,” Jackson said. “We ask that the spirit of the law be followed in this situation.”

The council did discuss trying to come up with a resolution to resolve the situation that could be passed at a later meeting, including possibly setting a deadline for when developers with documentation similar to what was brought forward Thursday could have the pre-2006 ordinance agreement honored.

Despite the confusion and desire for clarity, the developers did take a moment and commend the mayor and council for working to change the attitude of the city to a more probusiness stance, saying the situation they have been facing was an inherited issue and stance created by previous councils.

Lastly, the council was presented a letter from Marshall Street Church of God, asking if the city could up its funding allocation for the Alexander City Celebrates Freedom fireworks show from $5,000 to $7,500. It was announced that pastor Rick Levell was on the agenda for Monday night’s council meeting to elaborate on this matter further.

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t’s summertime in Alexander City and one of the area’s most exciting events is here — Sun Festival.

The fun kicks off tonight with Friday on the Green at Russell Crossroads.

Before you head over to enjoy live music by some of the area’s favorite acts, be sure to stop at Catherine’s Market for a wine tasting at 5 p.m.

At 6:30, you can take your friends, family and even your dog (on a leash) to enjoy sounds from Kurt McKinney and Chuck Lofton.

Grab your picnic basket and coolers and enjoy a summer night full of fun. There will also be cornhole games and hula hooping. Children and adults alike can even practice their art skills by drawing with chalk on the sidewalks.

Tonight is one you won’t want to miss and organizers are sure you’ll have a good time.

“For us, it’s always an adventure and an exciting time,” Alexander City Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ed Collari said. “This is our second year kicking off with Friday on the Green, and we have a lot of exciting events planned.”

Saturday is the first full day of Sun Festival, featuring a motorcycle ride, car and Jeep shows and of course — the Slip-n-Slide 5K. Whether you’re a car lover, want to get some exercise in then cool off with a few — or more — rides down the slip-n-slide at Strand Park, you’re sure to have a day of fun with Saturday’s events.

This weekend’s events are only the beginning as Sun Festival will continue through next week with all kinds of activities for children and adults alike.

Children will have a blast attending the magic show, building their own ice cream sundaes, creating works of art and of course, having tons of fun in the sun with water slides and more. That’s not even all of the events children can enjoy.

And for all of the adults, don’t worry.

There will be everything from live music and dancing, to a pie baking contest and glow-in-the-dark golf tournament, to a faith night and dog costume contest.

For a full schedule of events, see Page 9. There’s something for everyone to enjoy and it’s right here in our community.

The Chamber, sponsors and everyone else who make these events possible deserve to be applauded and we hope each event will have a great turnout.

Get out and support our area by attending all of the fun-filled events offered this weekend and throughout next week at the 6th Annual Sun Festival.

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ords matter.

What we say to each other, how we treat each other matters.

There are basic norms of civilized behavior, outside the realm of politics, beyond the reach of cable network news, that we should all be able to agree upon.

One of them is, if you call an African-American woman an “ape,” that you are the worst kind of vile racist. And you deserve whatever scorn, whatever vitriol, whatever criticism that comes your way as a result of your actions.

It shouldn’t be hard to call racist remarks racist. It shouldn’t be hard to decry a viciously personal and apparently unprovoked attack.

But because of the remove of social media, because the forces at the very top of the American power structure have normalized the worst kind offensive behavior, there’s somehow a difference.

Because we live in the times that we do, those same disgusting words, uttered by the comedienne Roseanne Barr, about the former Obama administration adviser Valerie Jarrett, who is AfricanAmerican, are being inevitably viewed through the filter of partisan politics.

And that means, to some, they are, as shockingly, mystifyingly, horrifyingly as it seems, entirely acceptable.

And to them, Barr — not Jarrett — is a victim.

That sadly unsurprising sentiment came through loud and clear on Wednesday morning when a reader decided to share his views on my voicemail.

“Yes, I would like to show my support for Roseanne Barr,” he began. “The Muslim Brotherhood, The Planet of the Apes. Yeah, you have a perfect Valerie Jarrett. I studied this picture last night. What’s wrong with saying something like that? Oh, all the butt-hurt liberal media. You know what?

has “a history of making inflammatory statements and JOHN L. pushing right-wing conspiracy theories — whether it’s lending MICEK credence to a bizarre theory Columnist that Democrats ran a pedophile ring; making wild insinuations about the death of Democratic National Committee employee I hope they all drop dead Seth Rich; or accusing because Roseanne is right.” businessman and philanthropist That’s one of your George Soros of Nazism neighbors. One of your and attempts to undermine colleagues. The guy in front American democracy.” of you in the supermarket And because Barr has a checkout line. The person platform, a voice, it emboldens sitting next to you in church. others.

That’s the hateful voice of Some among you will racism where I am in central say that Barr had a First Pennsylvania. And if he were Amendment right to say what the only one, a lone whack-job she said. And you’d be right. crying out in the wilderness, But the First Amendment that’d be one thing. doesn’t shield her from the But he’s not.

He’s the torch-bearing, Nazi- consequences of her actions.

Her employer, Walt Disney flag waving white supremacist Entertainment and ABC, which who marched in Charlottesville knew what it was getting from last year.

Barr when they hired her and He’s the extreme end of a green-lighted her show anyway, spectrum that starts with the fired her, calling her tweeted sort of ignorant prejudice that prompted Starbucks to close its words “abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.” shops on Tuesday to conduct Barr has since blamed sensitivity training for its her racism on the sleep employees. drug Ambien, prompting its But sometimes they don’t manufacturer, Sanofi, in some march. Sometimes they wear suits. And they run for Congress. serious Twitter shade, to release a statement asserting that racism “Much love @ is not among the medication’s therealroseanne. We live in known side effects. a country were people don’t In the end, though, it’s on respect our constitution. One the rest of us, Republican, of most essential freedoms is Democrat, independent, freedom to express ourselves Christian, Jew, Muslim, even if it makes others upset.

It’s beautiful to think different. or nothing at all, to simply stand up and say enough, to Shame on the leftist media,” forcefully assert, that racism Republican Omar Navarro, has no place in our midst. who’s running against U.S. Whether that’s on our TV Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., screens or at the highest levels tweeted Wednesday. of power.

Republican. Democrat.

Independent. It doesn’t matter.

John L. Micek is an awardThere is no universe, there winning political journalist and is no moral plane where what opinion editor and political Roseanne Barr said is even columnist for PennLive/The remotely acceptable.

Patriot-News in Harrisburg, It wasn’t funny. It wasn’t Pennsylvania. He can be a joke. And it wasn’t the first reached at jmicek@pennlive. time, either. com. This column is distributed As Christine Emba of The

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Her office is located at the State Capitol at 600 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama.

Steve Marshall was appointed Alabama’s 50th Attorney General. He was appointed in 2017 and serves as the State’s chief law enforcement officer.

He can be reached at 334242-7300, and his office is located at 501 Washington Avenue, Montgomery.

Mark Tuggle (R) represents the 81st District covering Coosa, Chilton and Tallapoosa counties.

He can be reached by phone at 256-392-2006 or by email at tughd81@ gmail.com. His office is located at 110 Calhoun Street, Suite 108, Alexander City.

Tom Whatley represents the 27th District covering Lee, Russell and Tallapoosa County. He was elected to the Alabama Senate on Nov. 2, 2010, and can be reached at 334-242-7865. His office is located at 337 East Magnolia Drive, Auburn.

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T

uesday is Election Day across Alabama. There are TV commercials, signs by the roads and ads on the radio.

Everyone is trying to get their message out about what a great person they are and how sorry we’ll be if we vote for their opponent. According to some of these ads, these candidates ought to be up for sainthood and not political offices. If you believed everything they said, you would think their hometown was in Galilee.

Personally, I’ve never had a desire to run for a public office.

The main reason, I’m not qualified to hold any of them.

Then on the other hand that hasn’t stopped a lot of other folks from running, has it? The scary part about running is that a fellow might just get elected.

Now, that would be humbling, frightening and exciting all at the same time. I’m just thankful there are folks cut out to be politicians and willing to serve if elected. I’m convinced God gave them a strange gene in their DNA to put themselves through all this hoopla.

People are always asking me if I’m a Democrat or a Republican. The truth is, I’m a Southern Baptist and that takes all my time and loyalty.

Our logo isn’t a donkey or an elephant, but a casserole dish. With all our fellowships,

well take his casserole dish and go to the house — at least until GERALD they vote him out of it.

So this Tuesday when I HALLMARK go out to vote, I understand Columnist the process of politics, ballots and elections. However, I’m still amazed at the process of democracy in America. Any dinners-on-the-ground and child in America can still grow covered dish suppers, we need up and be elected president; a symbol that epitomized our it’s just a chance they have to allegiances. We are a pure take! I’m definitely headed to democracy of one person with one vote, especially if you bring the polls on Tuesday because I want to have a say in my banana pudding in your bowl. county, state and nation.

We don’t need to stage The Bible tells us God loves political rallies to fire up the us and He cast His ballot for faithful to get out and vote. us through His Son at Calvary.

No sir, all we need is a little Satan has cast his ballot against controversy in one of our churches and people will fly in us, but through God’s grace we from across the country to vote. have won and will serve Him A church that has 40 in Sunday in heaven forever. Now that is a ballot I’m glad was cast on my school all year can muster 250 behalf. Therefore, every Sunday members on a cold, snowy I go to church to show the world Wednesday night in January that I hold the office of a believer. to conduct a business meeting It’s a great thing to be an office concerning the color of the holder in the service of my Lord. paint in the restrooms.

If you go to the polls Not only will they show Tuesday, look for me. I’ll be up, but they will quote the the Baptist preacher with the church’s bylaws, constitution and guidelines like a rabbinical casserole dish logo on my shirt scholar examining the Torah. In showing my party preference their remarks, they will remind as I vote. everyone of their right to speak Dr. Gerald Hallmark is a and vote as a member of the retired minister who lives in fellowship. Woe unto the pastor Alexander City. His column that actually tries to conduct appears each Friday in The one of these meetings in an Outlook. orderly fashion. He might as

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The drivers of two vehicles involved in a collision at Highway 280 and Airport Road around noon Thursday were transported to Russell Medical for treatment. The accident caused traffic on Highway 280 to be reduced to one lane for several moments until the wreckage could be cleared. The injures were not believed to be life threatening and the Alexander City Police Department is investigating the accident.

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RUMMAGE SALE: The First Presbyterian Church is hosting a rummage sale to clear out the youth house at 371 Jefferson Street from 2 to 6 p.m. There will be furniture,

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appliances, crafts, Bible study kits and more.

CAMP HIDDEN LAKE: Applications for the Salvation Army’s Camp Hidden Lake from June 18-23 are due by June 1. The camp is free to those who qualify. Register online at campscui.active.com/orgs/ CampHiddenLake.

CHURCH SINGING: Family Worship Center is hosting a Friday Night Singing with Eternal Vision at

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Adelia Russell and Mamie’s Place libraries will have their summer reading program kickoff event at the Alexander City Sportplex Gym Monday, June 4. Registration for both the summer reading program and children’s talent show will be open until June 8.

Saturday, June 2

LEAVE NO TRACE: Wind Creek State Park is hosting National Trails Day Leave No Trace in the Park at 9 a.m. The hiking event will educate hikers on how to “leave no trace” when hiking.

This hike is part of the 100 Alabama Mile Challenge. Meet at the Campfire Trail Head in the North Picnic area.

PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church in Dadeville is celebrating the pastoral anniversary of Rev. Edward Milner and First Lady Emily Milner at 5 p.m. in the New Adka Education Building at 21 North Thornton Road in Dadeville.

BOOK SIGNING: Lakesha Denise will have a book signing for her new book “Powerful Women of Faith” from 4 to 6 p.m at the Lake Martin Innovation Center.

BENEFIT SINGING: Oak Ridge Church in Dadeville is hosting a benefit singing and cake auction for Jimmy Bolt .The cake auction begins at 5 p.m. and the singing starts at 6 p.m.

Scheduled to perform are Masters’ Touch, Union Encouragers, Ray and Coby Fusion.

Sunday, June 3

The Learning Tree Helping Children Learn and Grow

The Learning Tree, Inc. is Accepting Applications for 2nd, 3rd, and Weekend Shifts for Direct Care.

Applications can be picked up at: 101 S. Dubois Street Tallassee, AL 36078 Or contact Shatia Carr (334) 252-0025, Ext. 101 Email: Scarr@learning-tree.org

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church will hold its 133rd church anniversary at 3 p.m. The guest speaker will be Rev. Gordon McCord, pastor of Second Marrietta Missionary Baptist Church in Castleberry.

Rev. Roosevelt Gregory is pastor.

Everyone is invited to attend.

CHURCH HOMECOMING: Bay Pine Baptist Church is hosting homecoming services at 10:30 a.m.

Eternal Vision will provide special music and a love offering will be taken. There will be a fellowship dinner after the service.

Everyone is welcome.

CHURCH SINGING: Horseshoe Bend Baptist Church will host the Dixie Echoes of Pensacola, Florida at 6 p.m. The group has been around for over 50 years providing Southern Gospel music.

A love offering will be taken. The church is located on Highway 280 in Dadeville.

MEN AND WOMEN’S DAY: Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church is hosting its annual Men and Women’s Day at 2 p.m. The guest minister is Rev. Richard Jacobs of New Popular Springs Missionary Baptist Church.

Pastor of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist is Rev. G.H. Pulliam.

June 3 - June 6

REVIVAL SERVICES: Comer Baptist Church is hosting revival services June 3 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and June 4 - June 6 at 6:30 p.m. with Evangelist Rev. Wayne Henderson.

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: First Baptist Church of Alexander City is hosting Vacation Bible School June 3 through June 7. Family night will be Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. and Monday through Thursday will be from 8 a.m. to noon. “Game On: Gearing Up for Life’s Big Game” is open for ages completing Pre K-4 through sixth grade. Register at www.fbc-ac.org/ gameon.

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: New Beginning Baptist Church on Coley Creek Road is hosting vacation Bible school June 3-8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The theme is “Game On” and is for ages three through youth. Meals will be served every night and transporta-

tion is available. Please call 256-7500068 for more information.

Monday, June 4

SUMMER READING PROGRAM: Adelia Russell and Mamie’s Place libraries will have their summer reading program kickoff event at the Alexander City Sportplex Gym. Registration for both the summer reading program and the children’s talent show will be open until June 8.

June 4 - June 6

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: New Adka and Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist churches are hosting vacation Bible school June 4-6 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. nightly at the New Adka Missionary Baptist Church.

SPIRITUAL: The Word Bible Church presents three nights of spiritual re-visitation and resurgence June 4 - 6 at 7 p.m.

Monday’s speaker is Dr. Eddie Hunter of Miracle Baptist Church.

Tuesday’s speaker is Overseer Calvin Daniel of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church and Wednesday’s speaker is Bishop Demetrius Griffin of Hatchett Springs Baptist Church.

June 4 -June 8

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: West End Church is hosting “Game On and Gear Up for Life’s Big Game” Vacation Bible School June 4-8 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Supper will be served at 5 and VBS will begin at 6 p.m. Registration is now open and van pickup is available.

To register see a member of West End or call the church office at 256234-2130 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

June 5-7

CHURCH REVIVAL: New Harmony Baptist Church in Camp Hill is hosting revival services June 5-7 at 7 p.m. nightly. The guest speakers will be Rev. Jerry Dowdell of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Morris Lewis of St. Luke CME Church and Rev. Robert Cadenhead of Macdeonia Baptist Church. The pastor of New Harmony Baptist Church is Rev. Melvin Kelley Jr.

Wednesday, June 6

SPEAKER: Alex City Methodist Church is hosting creationist Kent Hovind at 5 p.m.

MONTHLY LUNCHEON: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have their Monthly Luncheon from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Please bring a covered dish and a small donation.

Friday, June 8

CONCERT: Award-winning pianist, arranger, music composer Christopher Cooley will perform in a free-will offering concert at Lake Pointe Baptist Church, located at 8352 AL Highway 50 in Walnut Hill, just east of AL 49, south of Dadeville.

The concert is a fund-raiser to support the Lei Bledsoe/Joe Ponder Fund of neighboring Sardis UM Church.

The Bledsoe/Ponder Fund provides financial support and acts of kindness to people in the community in times of hardship. Donations will be accepted.

Admission is free.

Cooley, who now lives in New York, has played a variety of instruments and with various vocal soloists at Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center, as well as in Italy, Germany, Austria and a half-dozen other countries.

Lake Pointe Baptist Church is donating the use of its sanctuary and baby-grand piano in anticipation

of a crowd too large for the smaller capacity of neighboring Sardis United Methodist Church. A reception with refreshments and light snacks will precede the performance.

June 8 - June 9

CONFERENCE: Darian Baptist Church on Pearson Chapel Road is hosting the “Spirt of Unity Conference 2018” June 8 at 7 p.m. and June 9 at 9 a.m.

Guest speaker will be Rev. Wally Cooley of Faith Outreach Ministry in Anniston. For more information contact Overseer Larry Shealey at 334707-8349.

Saturday, June 9

PRODUCTION: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is hosting musical artist Andy Griggs in concert at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $12 and are available at mtvernontheatre.net BRIDGE BUILDERS FOOTBALL CAMP: The annual Bridge Builders Football Camp will be June 9 and 23.

Registration starts at 7 a.m. and the $10 fee includes lunch.

Current and former Auburn University athletes are set to help including Tre’ Williams, Malik Miller and K.J. Britt. Pre-registration will be at JRs Mondays starting May 21.

For more information contact Hudson R. Hinton at 256-750-1140.

CLASS MEETING: The Laurel High School class of 1969 will meet at the Cooper Recreation Center June 9 at 10 a.m.

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Wayside Baptist Church is hosting “Game On” Vacation Bible School June 11-14 from 5:20 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. with a kickoff party June 10 at 6 p.m. The Kickoff Party will have s’mores, games, fun, music and more.

You can register at this event for VBS. VBS will have music, art, Bible study, recreation and lots of surprises.

A free T-shirt is included. For more information call 256-749-1102. Pickup will be available upon request.

June 11-16

RABIES WEEK: Many vet clinics in the area are offering $10 Rabies vaccinations during the week. In addition Dr. John Caldwell will take his Rabies vaccination services on the road June 16. He will be at the Daviston Fire Department from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. June 16 and from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. at Hall Propane in New Site. The $10 fee only covers the Rabies vaccination.

Tuesday, June 12

DELORES HYDOCK: Friends of the Dadeville Public Library are sponsoring a moment in history, “It’s the Little Things: Five small objects that shaped the world of the Dutch Golden Age” with storyteller Delores Hydock at 12:30 p.m. at Red Ridge United Methodist Church located at the intersection of County Road 34 and Alabama Highway 49 just south of Dadeville.

Friday, June 15

CONCERT: Mean Mary will be in concert June 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sundilla Concert Series at the Auburn United Universalist Fellowship Hall.

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.

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Festival The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce hosts more than 50 activities for all ages. This year’s festival includes some favorite original events, along with new ones and culminates with the annual two-day Jazz Fest event.

“It made a lot of sense to us to bring Sun Festival and Jazz Fest together,” Collari said. “We have had an overwhelmingly positive response in merging these two events.”

There are plenty of things to do on Saturday as the festival’s first full day kicks off with a motorcycle ride, car show and the Slip-n-Slide 5K. Check-in for the 5K will begin at 7 a.m. with registration costing $30. The early bird gets the worm — or a discount and prize — as early registration is only $25. Plus, the first 100 registrants will receive an official Sun Festival beach towel. Those who wish to participate can register ahead of time at active.com or at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce office.

The run through the streets of downtown will begin at 8 a.m. with an after party to follow. And the best part, participants can cool off after their run at the slip-n-slide in Strand Park.

The first male and female to cross the finish line will receive a Sun Festival medal.

The motorcycle ride will begin at 8:30 a.m. with registration opening an hour before. It’ll cost $20 for a single rider and $5 for an additional rider. Each rider will receive a lunch voucher to be used at select local restaurants. Proceeds will benefit the Gateway to Education Scholarship Program.

The 90-mile ride will begin at the Lake Martin Innovation Center and conclude at Strand Park. There will also be a 50/50 raffle.

Those who wish to show off their collector cars or just like to be spectators will enjoy attending the car and Jeep shows from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Lake Martin Area United Way parking lot by Strand Park.

Registration for each car and Jeep is $20 with all proceeds benefiting the Bill Nichols Chapter of Disabled American Veterans.

A 50/50 raffle will take place plus prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places in the car show.

And when the weekend ends, that doesn’t mean the fun of Sun Festival has to. It will continue throughout the week with KidsFest activities starting each day around 9 a.m. with everything from a magic show to a ice cream sundae building party.

The week’s events aren’t just for kids as adults can enjoy a cornhole tournament, pie baking contest, bingo game, dog costume contest, live music, dancing, faith night and more.

The 28th Annual Jazz Fest will kick off Friday, June 8 in Strand Park with the New Devils at 6 p.m., Jon Cleary at 7 and Hollis Brown at 9. Saturday, June 9 will bring more live music and kick off with Yonrico Scott at 6 p.m., Roman Street at 7:30 and former American Idol winner Taylor Hicks at 9 at the AMP on Lake Martin. Admission is free for both nights of Jazz Fest.

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SCHEDULE OF SUN FESTIVAL EVENTS Central Alabama Community College Hanging Out at the Home Area Nursing Homes 2 p.m.

KidsFest Magic Show Mamie’s Place Children’s Library 5:30 p.m.

Dawg-Gawn Good Parade Strand Park 7 p.m.

Dancing in the Park Strand Park

Playhouse Cinema 5:30 p.m.

Glow in the Dark Golf Tournament Lake Winds Golf Course

Porch at FM 97.5.

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Saturday, June 2 KidsFest in the Sun Wednesday, June 6 7:30 a.m.

Pie in the Sky Treasure Airport Pavilion Motorcycle Ride and 1 p.m.

Hunt Show KidsFest Luck of the Morning riddle will be Starts at the Lake Martin Draw read at 6 a.m. and Innovation Center and 6 Broad Street 7 a.m. on the Front finishes at Strand Park 2:30 p.m.

Porch at FM 97.5.

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KidsFest Build Your When solved the riddle Slip-n-Slide 5K Own Sundae will lead you to a Sun Strand Park Festival medallion worth Carlisle’s Car Show 5:30 p.m. $200.

Strand Park Cornhole Tournament 9 a.m.

Tuesday, June 5 Jeep Show Coffee Corner Alley Lake Martin United Pie in the Sky Treasure Strand Park 6 p.m.

Way IREAD Hunt Strand Sessions Stephens Elementary Morning riddle will be Monday, June 4 Strand Park School read at 6 a.m. and Pie in the Sky Treasure 1 p.m.

7 a.m. on the Front Hunt Bingo Porch at FM 97.5.

Friday, June 8 Morning riddle will be The Mill Two Eighty When solved the riddle Pie in the Sky Treasure read at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. will lead you to a Sun Hunt 7 a.m. on the Front Festival medallion worth Faith Night Morning riddle will be Porch at FM 97.5.

The Mill Two Eighty $200. read at 6 a.m. and When solved the riddle 10 a.m. to noon 7 a.m. on the Front will lead you to a Sun KidsFest Healthy Porch at FM 97.5.

Thursday, June 7 Festival medallion worth Living Pie in the Sky Treasure When solved the riddle $200.

Lake Martin Innovation will lead you to a Sun Hunt 9 a.m.

Center Festival medallion worth Morning riddle will be KidsFest College 3 p.m. $200. read at 6 a.m. and Bound Show Me the Movie 9 a.m.

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Pie Baking Contest Lake Martin Innovation Center 10:30 a.m.

Celebrate America’s Heroes Bill Nichols State Veterans Home 6 p.m.

Alexander City Jazz Festival Strand Park New Devils, Jon Cleary and Hollis Brown

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Pie in the Sky Treasure Hunt Morning riddle will be read at 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. on the Front Porch at FM 97.5.

When solved the riddle will lead you to a Sun Festival medallion worth $200.

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Alexander City Jazz Festival The Amp Yonrico Scott, Roman Street and Taylor Hicks

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Russell Medical’s Susan Foy, left, and Jessica Sanford were all smiles last year cooling off with a ride down the slip-in-slide in Strand Park after participating in Sun Festival’s Slip-N-Slide 5K run. This year’s run will be Saturday at 8 a.m. with a registration and check-in beginning a hour prior. Top, Sun Festival will have a motorcycle ride at 8:30 a.m. Saturday with registration opening an hour before. The 90-mile ride will begin at the Lake Martin Innovation Center and conclude at Strand Park. The cost is $20 for a single rider and $5 for an additional rider. Each rider will receive a lunch voucher to be used at select local restaurants. Proceeds will benefit the Gateway to Education Scholarship Program.

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Dixie Sailing Club hosts McFadden Cup regatta STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Despite very light wind conditions, four members of the Dixie Sailing Club took to the waters this weekend for the McFadden Cup Regatta, which featured two races.

Winning both races and capturing the trophy was former DSC Commodore Roger Smith and his wife, Sherry. Earning second was Vice Commodore Scott Roberts and following closely behind was club treasurer Bobby Edmonds.

Competing in just his second race with DSC was Tony Berry.

Adding those four scores to the previous standings, Ron Jenkie remains at the top of the spring series racing standings with a total of 47 points, while Smith has moved into second with 40 points. John Turner rounds out the top three with 36 points.

The Dixie Sailing Club will host its free annual Introduction to Sailing event on Saturday, June 9 beginning at 10 a.m. During the event, the club offers the basics of sailing, a tip drill and a hand-on review of working a sailboat.

GOLF Lake Winds to host junior league

Lake Winds Golf Club will host a summer junior league in June and July.

The league will include four days of fundamental work and four days of playing golf. It is open to anyone ages 7 through 12. On Tuesdays from June 5 to June 26, participants will work on their putts, chips and swings from 4 to 5 p.m.

Play days will be Sundays from June 10 through July 9 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The cost is $100 and also includes a summer membership. Prizes will be awarded each day.

For more information or to register, contact Jim Gunnells at 256-825-9860 or jimgunnells@yahoo.com.

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Jeremy Phillips, left, has been named the offensive coordinator at Benjamin Russell.

Jeremy Phillips named offensive coordinator at BRHS Phillips went on to Central Alabama Community College.

During that time and Phillips’ When Benjamin Russell time at Auburn, Horn knew first-year head coach Kevin Phillips wanted to go into Smith set out to find a new coaching and took him under — Jeremy Phillips his wing. offensive coordinator — the New Benjamin Russell offensive coordinator person who would not only be Starting at the ninth-grade one of his second-in-command level, Phillips was an offensive I’ve also but would also fill his former probably be doing a lot of what line and defensive line coach coached under all these great shoes — he was looking for I’ve been doing, but eventually, and eventually worked his coaches, so that’ll set me apart I need somebody that can someone to promote from way to linebackers. In 2016, within. Smith wanted a person from others when that time replace what I was doing as far he moved up to the varsity comes.” who had worked his way up as offensive coordinator. level and coached outside Until then, Phillips is happy through the ranks and was “I had to go through those linebackers and took over as to soak up as much as he can ready to take on a bigger role. growing pains, and that’s how offensive line coach under under Smith, who was the Jeremy Phillips fit the bill I started and learned. It’s not Horn last year.

Wildcats offensive coordinator just about knowing the plays perfectly. Phillips was named Because of Phillips’ for nine seasons under coach offensive coordinator of the but learning what are my first- knowledge of Benjamin Danny Horn. Smith seems to Wildcats in early May. and-10 plays and my secondRussell’s front line, Smith have big ideas and long-term “I love football in general and-medium plays and learning is hoping to use that to his and always wanted to become a goals for the program, and it inside and out and eventually advantage. head coach eventually,” Phillips Phillips fits into that vision of taking that over. He’s so “Most of his offensive longevity. said. “This would be a solid enthusiastic and he wants to coordinator duties are going “I think Jeremy is just stepping stone, especially at learn, and he has a good grasp to come Sunday through a young guy who loves to Benjamin Russell which is a on the game already.”

Thursday,” Smith said. “He’s learn,” Smith said. “I needed powerhouse in (Class) 6A, in Phillips actually played going to have a lot of input on somebody there that can grow my opinion. That’ll open a lot under Horn at Clay County, what we’re doing that week just of opportunities down the line. into position. Early on, I’ll and after graduating in 2010, See PHILLIPS • Page 12

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“I love Alex City and I want to put a good product out there on the field. Me being in this position will help me do that.”

Trojans rack up postseason accolades

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Lake Winds will host its second annual night golf tournament as part of Sun Festival next week.

BASEBALL Record-tying 10 from SEC in NCAA baseball tourney

A nation-leading 10 Southeastern Conference teams were selected to compete for the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, announced Monday by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Four teams from the SEC – Arkansas, Florida, Georgia and Ole Miss — were selected as national seeds.

The top eight national seeds in order are Florida, Stanford, Oregon State, Ole Miss, Arkansas, North Carolina, Florida State and Georgia.

SEC schools earning bids include Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. This ties the record for the most SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament. Ten SEC teams earned bids to the NCAA Tournament in 2014.

Each regional field features four teams, playing in a double-elimination format.

All 16 regionals are scheduled to be played today through Monday, if necessary.

The 72nd Men’s College World Series begins play Saturday, June 16, at the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Sun Festival offers pair of sporting events 100 registrants will receive a Sun Festival slip-n-slide 5K beach towel. Advance registration is $25, or sameAlthough Sun Festival day registration will be doesn’t have quite as $30. Pre-registration can expansive of a lineup for be done at www.active. sports fans this year, there com or by stopping by the are two big events coming up that community members Alexander City Chamber of Commerce. are encouraged to take part The 5K will begin at the in. top of Strand Park, go down The first is one of the Madison Street to Cherokee opening events of the sixth Road then onto Jr. College annual Sun Festival, as the Drive. It will circle back Slip-n-Slide 5K is set for 8 onto Cherokee Road, up a.m. Saturday. and down Heard Boulevard, The 5K will run through back onto Cherokee then the streets of downtown veering left onto Church Alexander City, then Street. It will conclude participants will have a by going up Main Street, chance to take a trip down the slip-n-slide at the finale. turning right down the alley

by Makers Market and The first male and finishing back at the top of female to cross the finish Strand Park. line will receive a medal.

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when Lake Winds Golf Course will host the Hittin’ the Links Glow-in-the-Dark Golf Tournament. This is the second year in a row Lake Winds has hosted this tournament, and it features a standard nine holes in the daylight followed by a hamburger and hot dog dinner then a final nine holes of glow-in-the-dark golf.

The cost is $35 per person and includes the entry fee, dinner, glowin-the-dark supplies and cart rental. The format for scoring is a four-person scramble and there will be prizes for first-, second- and third-place finishes as well as the longest drive.

Spots filled up last year, and with limited space, preregistration can be done at the Chamber of Commerce.

Central Alabama Community College’s athletic programs had some of their most successful seasons in recent memory with the golf, tennis and softball teams all making it to the national stage.

The Trojans have been rewarded for that success with a slew of postseason accolades, led by CACC softball’s Shatima Smith.

Smith, who was a leader for the Trojans all season long, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association NJCAA Division I AllSouth First Team. Of the 16 players named to the first team, Smith was the only player from Alabama who earned a spot.

Smith finished with a team-leading .450 batting average, earning a .507 on-base percentage and a stellar .675 slugging percentage. In 200 at-bats, Smith smacked 90 hits, including 19 doubles, four triples and six home runs.

She also led the team with 64 runs scored and was third on the Trojans in RBIs, having driven in 52 on the season. She struck out only 27 times and also drew 24 walks.

Earning spots on the NFCA Division I All-South Second team were CACC’s Amber Parker and Ashton Fielding.

Parker was the Trojans’ ace this season, throwing 193 innings. She finished with a 26-5 record in 32 starts and had one save. Parker posted a 2.140 ERA and struck out 193 batters — good enough for an average of one per inning.

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When the best high-school golfers in the state gathered earlier this month to determine this year’s champions at the 70th annual Alabama High School Athletic Association state tournament, they tested themselves against both their opponents and one of the top golf courses in the Southeast.

Since 1997, a rotation of five courses on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail have played host to the AHSAA championship. This year, the two-day, 36-hole event was at The Shoals in Muscle Shoals with both courses — Fighting Joe and Schoolmaster — in play. According to those most involved, the high-schoolers and the RTJ Trail have benefited from the relationship.

“It’s important to the teams and important to the Trail,” said John Cannon, president of SunBelt Golf Corporation, the management team for the Trail since its inception. “At the very origins of the Trail, what we were looking to do is to have public access for everybody, regardless of age, sex, creed or color. We wanted everyone to have access to world-class golf.

see dozens of kids, coaches and parents. Sometimes the kids are learning the game and the parents are tagging along and getting the opportunity to see what golf can do for families.

We’re focused on kids coming, learning to socialize and compete in respectful manner.”

Justin Mallicoat, the girls’ coach at Class 4A White Plains High School in Calhoun County, said his golfers build their skills and relationships at Silver Lakes in Gadsden.

“Jason Callan, the director of golf at Silver Lakes, is terrific.

Submitted / AHSAA Photo He’s kid-oriented and wants to Fighting Joe’s 18th hole is pictured at The Shoals, where the AHSAA State Championships were held earlier this month. see the game grow,” Mallicoat said. “He makes it easy for us were played at three RTJ the policy of the Retirement We wanted the Trail to be a to come out and practice and be courses — Magnolia Cove, place where teams could spend Systems of Alabama — the Oxmoor Valley in Birmingham successful. owner of the Trail — that their time learning to compete “This is a sport for and Highland Oaks in Dothan. everyone who plays pays, RTJ and to act as good members of gentlemen and gentlewomen. receives $5 per golfer per round Six sub-state tournaments, the their community.

Sure, you have competitiveness for the championship’s 36-hole final challenge before earning “We wanted people to state finals berths, were played among the teams, but there are event. see what golf does for kids players who play with each at Magnolia Grove and Silver “We’re very thankful our and families. We wanted to other all year. Their families get Lakes. kids get to play on some of make the Trail integral to to know each other and become Cannon called the best courses in the country,” the community of golfers, partnership between high school friends. In basketball, you play particularly when they got into said Marvin Chou, AHSAA Assistant Director and Director golfers and the Trail a win-win 32 minutes and you may never high school competition.” situation. “More important than talk to that person again. On of Golf. “Plus, it’s not just at The state championship championship tournament time. just the state championship, we the golf course, you spend time is played in a rotation of with someone, get to know host a lot of teams in the local A lot of schools play host to Hampton Cove in Huntsville, Capitol Hill in Prattville, Grand sectional tournaments and sub- communities around the Trail,” their personalities and it could develop into a friendship that state tournaments at some of the he said. “Go to any place on National in Auburn/Opelika, the Trail, every afternoon from you can carry the rest of your Magnolia Grove in Mobile and RTJ courses.” life.” about 2:30 until 6, and you’ll This year, four sectionals The Shoals. In keeping with

Trojans Fielding was third on CACC with a batting average of .385 but also was the team’s power hitter, as she smacked a team-leading 12 home runs. She led the Trojans with 65 RBIs and scored 50 runs of her own.

The accolades didn’t stop there, as CACC golfer Jake Maples was named a Second Team All-American and teammate Caleb O’Toole earned an honorable mention spot.

Not only were the Trojans strong on their fields, they were also tenacious in the classroom. Three of four teams will earn Academic Team of the Year honors, for teams with GPAs of 3.0 or higher. The softball squad finished with a team GPA of 3.42 followed closely by golf’s GPA of 3.32. Tennis also squeaked in with a team GPA of 3.07.

Individually, Fielding will be named a First Team Academic Student-Athletic with a 4.0 GPA for the academic year. Earning spots on the Second Team for student-athletes with GPAs of 3.8 or higher are softball’s

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Central Alabama Community College’s Shatima Smith makes contact with a ball this season.

Loren Bishop and Paige King; tennis’ Morgan Bishop; baseball’s Joshua Decker; and golf’s Carter Henley and Jack Poole.

CACC’s Third Team Academic Student-Athletes with GPAs of 3.6 or higher are softball’s Elizabeth Burns, Payton Fielding, Taylor

Phillips and Courtney Ray; tennis’ Ashley Coots; and baseball’s Griffin Fenn, Clark Kinard, Harrison Fant, Emilio Morales-Bello.

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because of his knowledge between the tackles. He’s going to be able to say, ‘This week, we need a heavy dose of this or that.’”

Benjamin Russell is planning to change some things up offensively, moving from a two-back and more tradition wing-T system to a power spread look.

With those personnel changes on the horizon as well as Phillips’ already-developed relationships with the players — he’s also the BRHS assistant boys basketball coach — he has seen a great response from the Wildcats so far.

“They’re enjoying the way I’ve been calling plays,” Phillips said.

“We’re not scared to throw it, but we’re definitely going to run it too.

By the way we’re calling plays, it’s going to put pressure on defenses.

That’s getting them excited about spreading it out a little bit better, and the skill players are really looking forward to that.”

Despite being a Clay County graduate, Phillips has put in his time in Alexander City and at Benjamin Russell, and he’s hoping this new responsibility will only push his love for the Wildcats even further.

“I love Alex City and I want to put a good product out there on the field,” Phillips said. “Me being in this position will help me do that.”

Alabama takes second in golf championships I’ll always be grateful to it. I wish we could have done something different maybe today to make them feel a The fifth-ranked Alabama men’s golf little better, but that’s part of athletics.

It teaches you how to handle these team finished runner-up at the 2018 moments, and they’ll be better men NCAA Men’s Golf Championships because of this day, and they’re already Wednesday afternoon, falling to No. 1 great men.”

Oklahoma State, 5-0. The Cowboys, It marked the fourth time in the last who were playing on their home course seven years the Crimson Tide was in throughout this year’s championships, the NCAA title match – the most of any became the first top seed to win the national title since the inception of the collegiate team since the current format came into play. Alabama claimed the match-play format in 2009. national championship in 2013 and With an estimated 5,000 fans in 2014 and also finished runner-up in attendance on a hot and humid day at 2012 and 2018. the par 72, 7,460-yard Karsten Creek The men’s second-place finish was layout, Alabama fell in a hole early and matched by the women, who were never dug out. defeated by the Arizona Wildcats in the “First to Oklahoma State, Karsten Creek and the community of Stillwater, NCAA Women’s Golf Championships last week. thank you for an amazing week,” In a match that required a 19th Alabama men’s coach Jay Seawell said. hole for the final paring, the Alabama ”It’s really been fun over my years to see how much college golf has changed women’s golf team fell, 3-2, in a hardfought championship match to Arizona. and grown and become no longer an With the team score tied 2-2, senior obscure sport but actually popular, and there’s a demand for it, and I think this Lakareber Abe just missed an eagle on the par-5 18th before tapping in for week was a credit to here. Oklahoma birdie to even her match and force a State has got a great tradition and probably is the reason that college golf playoff with Arizona’s No. 1 player, Haley Moore. The duo returned to the has grown big, and so we salute them today, not just their team but how they 18th tee to open the playoff and Moore converted a birdie putt of her own to handled this whole week. clinch the match for the Wildcats.

“And now their team, wow, they “It was an awesome year,” Alabama were just really good today. I have zero women’s coach Mic Potter said. “When disappointment in my team. They just you get into the final eight, you just ran into a team that was really good. never know. We were pretty dominant We played pretty good golf. They just played great golf. So we tip our cap to yesterday, but Arizona made that eagle them. I’m really proud of how our guys in stroke play to force a playoff on handled themselves all week, and to be Monday, then they won that playoff and they just rode that momentum able to sit at this table yesterday and all the way to the championship. then today, even in a losing fashion, They’re a very good team and they is a credit to them, their work ethic, just kept getting better throughout the their talent, their character and what tournament.” they mean to Alabama golf. To that

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Alabama takes on Oklahoma State for the 2018 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at Karsten Creek Golf Club on Wednesday. The Tide captured second.

Alabama was again led by junior Cheyenne Knight and sophomore Kristen Gillman who closed out respective 4-and-2 and 4-and-3 decisions to put the Tide in a 2-2 deadlock with Arizona. Knight was 1-down at the turn before rallying to win four of the next five holes to clinch her match with Bianca Pagdanganan.

Gillman led her match from the start before closing out Gigi Stoll with a par on 15.

Arizona evened the score with a 4-and-3 win by You-Sang Hou over the Tide’s Lauren Stephenson and a

1-up decision by Sandra Nordaas over freshman Angelica Moresco to set the stage for the final match.

The match play championship appearance at the par-72, 6,328-yard Karsten Creek Golf Club was the first for Alabama since the NCAA adopted the format in 2015. The Crimson Tide was seeking its second national championship under Potter after capturing the school’s first women’s golf title in 2012. Alabama remains one of only three Southeastern Conference schools to have won an NCAA women’s golf championship.