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State seeks stiffer sentence for McDaniel

By MITCH SNEED Editor

Fifth Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jeremy Duerr served notice to the court and the defense team representing convicted killer Clate McDaniel that state intends “to seek sentencing outside the voluntary sentencing guideline standards.”

The motion was electronically filed Friday

by Duerr and serves notice to all involved that he plans to ask Judge Tom Young to consider handing down a more severe sentence than is now recommended in murder cases.

Last Friday, after four full days of testimony and evidence, a jury found McDaniel guilty of murder in the shooting death of Norman Crayton in a green field off Barron’s Bridge Road on Jan. 17, 2016.

Under Alabama law, since the crime involved a gun, McDaniel faces a sentence of at least 20 years and no more than 99 years, or the potential of a life sentence. According to the Department of Corrections calculations, that would in reality be 13 to 85 years. Typically, the eligibility for parole would come after about a third of that time is served.

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Clate McDaniel, second from the right, stands with his defense team as the jury returns to the courtroom with a guilty verdict in the murder case against him.

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Thompson talks LMRA cleanup efforts, plans

City moves to remove vacant commercial buildings with grant

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

By MITCH SNEED Editor

John Thompson with the Lake Martin Resource Association was the guest speaker at Thursday’s meeting of the Dadeville Kiwanis Club, talking about what all the group has set out to accomplish over the past several years.

“The Lake Martin Resource Association started in the early 1970s as a result of fluctuating water levels in the lake,” Thompson said. “We See CLEANUP • Page 3

A parcel of land that the city acquired last December at a bargain price will now be improved by demolishing some old buildings at no cost to the city.

The Alexander City City Council approved the purchase of the property on Franklin Street that was once Alex City Provision Company, which was also known as the Alabama Food Group, from the state for a nominal fee late last year. The property has two buildings that are in bad shape and present a danger, in addition to some warehouse buildings that are still in good shape.

At last Monday’s meeting of the council, a public hearing was held to modify language in a grant that would allow the money to be used for commercial structures.

Alexander City was awarded $250,000 in Community Development Block Grants through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, which required just a $25,000 match from the city. But the language originally stated that it was for

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John Thompson with the Lake Martin Resource Association speaks with the Dadeville Kiwanis Club Thursday about what the group has accomplished and its future plans.

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radley Stewart, above left, and Eli Stargill load furniture in the alley from Madison into a truck Friday afternoon. A downtown stroll in Alexander City shows area residents running errands, grabbing lunch and stopping in to see what local merchants have to offer. To see more photos, see Page 10 inside.

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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 2 1/2 years. We have both been married before. I have a son, and he has three daughters.

My son is married with two children. He works and is pretty self-sufficient. Two of my husband’s daughters live in the same city we do. They are 26 and 28. They don’t have cars or driver licenses and live with their mother, who is also car-less.

They often ask us for transportation. While I don’t mind doing it once in a while, we are not a taxi service.

Occasionally, they’ll offer gas money. But my point is, every time the car is started and driven down the street, there is wear and tear on the vehicle. The girls don’t step up when it’s time to pay repair bills.

This is a constant argument between my husband and me, and I don’t know what to do about it. I love my stepdaughters, but in my opinion, they

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-- DESPERATE IN RENO, NEV. DEAR DESPERATE: You’re right; the “girls” are old enough. The solution to your problem lies in helping them become independent. This is what you should discuss with their father. There is a public transportation system in your community, and they should be familiar with it. If for some reason that’s not workable, perhaps their father could help them pay for driving lessons and/or a down payment on a used vehicle of their own.

DEAR ABBY: My fiance told me that an old friend of mine whom I am close to has kissed him goodbye on the

lips twice now. He said the last time she did it, it made him feel uncomfortable and guilty.

I have never seen her do this to anyone else, and to be honest, I was angry about it when he told me. I am the godmother of her child, and I feel awkward around her now.

What should I do? Should I let her come to me, or tell her it has been brought to my attention? -- IN A WEIRD SPOT IN CALIFORNIA DEAR WEIRD SPOT: Ideally, your fiance should ask her to stop kissing him on the mouth. However, if he’s not up to doing that, tell your old friend your fiance mentioned that the last few times he has seen her, she kissed him on the mouth and it made him uncomfortable. Then tell her that when you heard about it, it made YOU uncomfortable, so please don’t do it again.

DEAR ABBY: I was eating a Greek salad at a restaurant the other night, and I started

to wonder about the polite way to eat olives with pits. I typically put the whole thing in my mouth, eat the flesh, then pull the pit out with my fingers and place it on a dish. I started wondering if it was rude to reach into my mouth and spit things out in a restaurant.

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The Ebenezer District Worship Center in Camp Hill burst into flames Friday evening and officials suspect a lightning strike at about 5:20 p.m. caused the blaze. The L-shaped building was most heavily damaged in a corner where the two wings come together, leading initially to the assumption that could be where the building was hit. Camp Hill, Dadeville, Ridge Grove and StillWaters and OurTown/Willow Point fire personnel responded to the scene after the first call came in at 5:40 p.m. A line of heavy thunderstorms passed through Tallapoosa County, leaving power lines and trees down in scattered locations. The lightning was also a result of that storm.

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Alexander City Police Department June 20

• Heaven Alexis Pressley, 20, of Sylacauga was arrested for three counts of failure to appear and harassment.

• Furniss Casey Muckenfuss, 31, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

• Vincent Darrell Bias, 51, of Alexander City was court ordered to be held in jail for five days.

• Vincent Darrell Bias, 51, of Alexander City was arrested for a vicious dog and dogs running at large.

• JaCorious Zaquan Burton, 19, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

• Deliane Oliveira Kertz, 34, of Leeds was arrested for reckless endangerment.

• Robbery was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported on Kelly Drive.

• Possession of marijuana and fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer was reported on I Street.

• Harassing communications was reported on K Street.

• Harassment was reported on Hillabee Street.

June 19

• Breunika Cnae Benton, 25, of Alexander City was arrested for theft.

• Adrian Lamar Crayton, 18, of Dadeville was arrested for domestic violence.

• Harassing communications was reported on Jefferson Street.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported on Dadeville Road.

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Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department June 21

• Johnny Tielking of Herndon Street in Opelika was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear theft of property.

June 20

• Curtis Robinson of South Court Street in Montgomery was arrested on an outstanding warrant for burglary third degree.

• Donnie Favors of Tallapoosa Street in Notasulga was arrested on an outstanding warrant for attempting to elude police.

June 19

• Christian Barnette of Cherokee Heights Road in Tallassee was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear illegal possession of prescription drugs.

Dadeville Police Department June 19

• An Alexander City man, age 23, was arrested for domestic violence third on Adams Drive.

• A report was filed for criminal mischief that occurred on Adams Drive.

June 18

• A report was filed for domestic violence first and distributing a private image

with the intent to harass.

• A report was filed for domestic violence third that occurred on West Lafayette Street.

• A report was filed for property damage that occurred on Highway 280.

June 17

• A report was filed for harassment and disorderly conduct that occurred on Freeman Drive.

June 16

• A Spanish Fort man, age 28, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

• An Alexander City woman, age 53, was arrested for driving under the influence on Highway 280.

June 14

• A Dadeville man, age 30, was arrested on warrants for domestic violence second, unlawful restraint, and interference with a domestic violence emergency call on East Cass Street.

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

June 13

• A Dadeville woman, age 46, was arrested for driving under the influence on East Lafayette Street.

• A report was filed for breaking and entering a motor vehicle and theft of property fourth that occurred on Main Street.

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While Duerr was unable to comment on the motion due to the upcoming June 29 sentencing hearing, the motion lists the reason for the state’s plans.

The motion says that the request comes “due to the heinous nature of the crime and the abuse of the body afterwards.�

In the trial testimony including graphic images of Crayton’s body were shown to the jury. They showed that the T-shirt Crayton was wearing had been placed on Crayton’s lower back and buttocks and set on fire.

The body had been dragged more than 80 feet, according to testimony. Crayton was found dead at the edge of that field, facedown, shirtless, with three gunshot wounds and his pants down to his ankles.

McDaniel, who appeared on the History Channel reality series “Bamazon� in 2012, claimed in his testimony during the trial that

he shot Crayton in self-defense.

McDaniel testified that Crayton was waving a gun in the air and had it pointed at his head, before he was able to take it away from him and get out of the truck. He said Crayton came running at him. “I told him to stop,� McDaniel said. “‘Stop, Norman, Stop!’ But he kept coming. I fired a warning shot into the ground and then another one into the woods as I was moving away. By that time, he was right on top of me.

I stepped back and fired at him and that didn’t stop him so I shot again and then again. ... then he fell to the ground. “I can’t explain it. I mean, he was coming at me full speed, right there on me, I didn’t know what else I could do.�

McDaniel’s defense attorney David Whittelsey said in his closing statement that McDaniel had no choice. “If Norman wasn’t deceased, Clate would be,� Whittelsey

said, later adding, “This was not murder. It’s not manslaughter. It was justifiable homicide.�

Whittelsey said McDaniel may have been guilty of one thing. “If he’s guilty of anything, he’s guilty of freaking out after the fact in the way he treated Norman afterwards,� Whtittelsey said.

In his closing statement, Duerr pointed to evidence that witnesses may have received payment to testify and asked the jury if a man who had killed someone in self-defense would remember every detail of what led to the shooting, but forget why he dragged and burned the man’s body. “Who gets his fiancĂŠe to pay off four witnesses to get them to testify for you?â€? Duerr asked. “A guilty person does that. Clate McDaniel did that. ‌Give this family some peace and show them that Norman’s life was worth more than the $80 that was spent trying to cover it up.â€?

Cleanup currently have about 1,400 members in the LMRA.�

In the recent past, the LMRA has been working to educate local students about water conservation and what the lake can offer through its annual Water Festival event, where fourth- and fifth-graders from every school in the county visit Wind Creek State Park and spend the day learning all about the lake and the environment of Tallapoosa County. The education continues through an annual art contest held among the fourth-graders at Stephens Elementary in Alexander City, with the winning piece selected as the artwork placed on that year’s Renew Our Rivers initiative T-shirt.

While the group has pushed education to the youth of Tallapoosa County, arguably the most visible impact the LMRA has had in the community has been with the regular cleanup efforts held on the lake and on roadways throughout the county. During the winter months, the group takes advantage of the lower water levels to more deeply clean parts of the lake that are underwater much of the time. Two years ago, LMRA volunteers pulled 140 old tires out of the lake and cleaned up 16 tons of trash from Lake Martin last year, according to Thompson. “You may hear those numbers and think it’s a dirty lake, but a lot of that trash was pulled from more undeveloped areas,� he said. “So many tires have gotten out into the lake because in the 1940s and 1950s, that’s how people were building fish habitats.�

While Thompson feels the group has made a major impact on keeping the lake cleaned up, he also brought up ways it can stay clean.

Under the Treasured Mile program, similar to the Adopt-a-Mile program for roads across America, local residents can volunteer to select an area of shoreline to make regular concerted efforts to keep clean.

Thompson pulled up a map of the lake with Treasured Mile sections marked, showing there are still many areas that can be claimed by those interested in being a part of the solution.

Through the efforts of the LMRA and others to form the Clean Community Partnership, Thompson said monthly cleanup efforts have hopefully been bringing in noticeable results in getting trash off of

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roadsides across the area, though it is hard to quantify exactly how much of an impact they have had. “Litter on our roadways is a serious problem,� Thompson said. “We are not showing the pride in our community that we need to be. We need to get everyone involved and get people to be more conscious about their trash. It can be done.�

Another project Thompson said the group is taking on is replacing hazardous area buoys on the lake with ones that illuminate at night, in the hopes of cutting down on the amount of markers damaged each year.

As these buoys are a relatively expensive investment, he said the

organization is slowly attempting to make the change, replacing 200 unlighted markers with illuminated ones.

As Thompson is also a member of the Cherokee Ridge Alpine Trail Association, he took a moment to touch on how the educational center at the Smith Mountain fire tower has been completed. With this project having been finished, visitors to Smith Mountain have the chance to learn more about the tower as well as the lake and the many kinds of plants and animals that can be found living in the area. “It is a great attraction for the area,� Thompson said. “It’s really drawing in visitors. I’ve gone out there and talked to

people coming to visit from south Alabama and from all over the country. I’ve even talked to visitors who came from Australia to see it.�

For those interested in learning more about the Lake Martin Resource Association, or to sign up for the Treasured Mile program, the organization’s website is www.lmra.info.

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ecretary of State John Merrill announced Friday more and more people are registering to vote in the state and the growth in the voters list has reached a milestone.

Since Merrill took office on January 19, 2015, more than 1 million new voters have registered, according to numbers released from the Secretary of State’s office.

As of Friday, Alabama currently had 3,389,018 registered voters.

And, 1,004,250 of those voters have registered in the little over three years that Merrill has been in office.

The growth has been seen here in Tallapoosa County, where almost there are 2,012 more registered voters today than there were at the start of 2015.

There are a lot of factors, but much of the growth has come from new programs and initiatives designed to make the process much easier for residents.

The Electronic Registration Information Center, online voter registration and the Photo Voter ID and voter registration campaign has been launched and in some cases people can register from the comfort of their own home. A move to get electronic poll books in all counties was also launched.

To date, 26 Alabama counties, including Tallapoosa County, have starting using the new tool at the polls.

Sure, an automatic voter registration system has accounted for more than two-thirds of new registered voters, but the move to modernize the registration process to take advantage of today’s technology is also a factor. Volunteers, like Teresa Moten here locally, worked to get people registered. Heck, there were even television commercials with folks like Nick Saban and Charles Barkley encouraging people to register.

Voter registration places the power in the hands of Alabamians so they have the ability to participate in the electoral process and have a say in the direction we want our community, state and nation to head next.

Registration is just the first part of the process.

While the number of those registered has climbed, the average turnout has remained about the same.

With the exception of last December’s race between Doug Jones and Roy Moore, about 27 percent of those registered actually go to the polls.

We encourage everyone to get themselves registered to vote and then go to the polls and make your opinion known. You don’t have to wait long to show you care.

We have an important primary runoff election on July 17. Go to the polls and exercise the right many throughout history have fought to make possible.

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

His address is 2316 North Central Avenue, Kellyton.

Steve Robinson represents District 2, which includes the southern part of Alexander City, the Cedar Creek area, Ourtown and Willow Point. His phone number is 256-654-0047. His address is 300 Heritage Drive Alexander City.

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he FBI, long given immense, unaccountable powers to arrest and ruin American lives on a whim, is finally facing some real consequences of its own hubris. During the Obama administration, the hallways of FBI management were filled with hyper-political Democrat bureaucrats, willing to break the law to garner favor with “shoo-in” for president Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Trump loved the 560-plus page Inspector General’s carefully nuanced CYA report.

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After one of the weakest and most cowardly responses to the IG report, FBI Director du jour Christopher Wray (a man who runs an agency that does not respond to Congressional subpoenas) offered his solution — antibias training for agents. It’s just now occurring to FBI management that they should not be biased. All employees know how effective one-day, anti-anything workshops are.

Maybe Starbucks can help.

When FBI agents break laws they arrest others for, they will get the most severe punishment a government employee gets: a lateral transfer with full benefits.

These FBI folks, with their pretense of moral superiority, were having affairs at the office — “Feds with benefits.”

RON HART Columnist When they lie under oath, it’s called “being less than forthcoming” or “lacking candor.” When we do it, they bust down our doors, perpwalk us and ruin our lives, and, as in Michael Flynn’s case, cause us to have to sell our house to pay legal defense bills. Over nothing.

And Comey, with his pious and sanctimonious view of himself, was the ringleader.

Comey is a melodramatic megalomaniac. There has not been a drama queen like him running the FBI since J. Edgar Hoover hung up his high heels.

Because of all this, the FBI and DOJ have lost immense credibility and exposed law enforcement for what it is.

Most Americans, like me, were conditioned to respect them. I have to admit, maybe AfricanAmericans have it right in not trusting law enforcement. They tend to be early to every trend.

The FBI’s approval numbers are so low now, you’d think Jimmy Kimmel was hosting.

And as I have warned the left, when you set out to “get” a president, you might be surprised which one you

get. Richard Nixon famously said, “I am not a crook.” By comparison to the Clinton/ Obama era weaponization of our government for their political purposes, Nixon was not. Maybe for the sake of symmetry they will combine the Nixon and Obama Presidential Libraries.

Special Prosecutor Mueller is now investigating obstruction of justice on a “Russian collusion” crime that never happened. Mueller’s pre-dawn raids on Trump associates Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen, indicted on non-violent charges, should scare us all.

Manafort is jailed to pressure him to tell the Mueller team what they want to hear on Trump. I guess if you are going to get a political figure to roll over on you, you should be thankful it’s not Chris Christie.

Mueller has hired all Democrat partisans and so far, has spent $20 million to hurt Trump. OK Mueller, we get it, Trump digs hot chicks.

We knew that — it was in his brochure. We sent him to D.C. to get rid of unaccountable bureaucrats like you.

Ron Hart is a syndicated op-ed humorist, award winning author and TV/radio commentator who appears on Fox and CNN. You can reach him at Ron@RonaldHart.com or Twitter @RonaldHart.

John McKelvey represents District 3, which includes Jackson’s Gap, Hackneyville, New Site and Daviston. McKelvey currently serves as chairman. His phone number is 256-7944405. His address is 1285 Freeman Road, Dadeville.

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Emma Jean Thweatt represents District 4, which includes Dadeville, Pace’s Point, northern Camp Hill, Buttston, Dudleyville and part of Eagle Creek.

She can be reached at 825-4207. Her address is 585 Brookwood Circle, Dadeville.

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

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Reader: If we want peace, we have to pray

Dear Editor, Do you realize how rapidly time and things change? It sure gets scary at times.

Maybe change is not always good, yet it happens. I’m not saying it is not good, but so many simple things, even in nature, have changed.

Gone but not forgotten.

I can remember so many walks in the woods with my mother showing and teaching me about the plants and trees. I miss this day and time seeing so many of them, like mulberry, the black haw and the sassafras.

Progress has done away with so much of God’s nature. I feel God will have some of everything in Heaven. It will be great.

Change has brought a lot of beneficial products in the world,

some good, some not so good.

It seems the whole country has gotten so complaisant we just live “day to day” taking so much for granted.

We don’t take the time to say thank you, even to God, or I love you.

Those are small words that mean ever so much. We don’t take a minute to witness for the Lord as their savior. It is sad, may we come to know Him before it is too late.

All we have to do is wake up each day. We are so blessed for any day above ground. Then off we go to work, daily chores, etc.

We go with the intention of having a blessed day and letting someone see God through us.

Oh yes, pray as we go through the day. It makes it go better.

I say it often, but if we want

peace, we are all going to have to pray.

Please read 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people, who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and see My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

Oh my, how hard is it to do this? Pray before it is too late.

I keep praying daily that more and more of us will try. God is good. We are truly blessed to live where we do and have more than is necessary. So let us pray and give God the glory for He’s coming back to get His own. Do we not all want to go? I sure do.

May God bless everyone.

Margaret Aldridge Dadeville

Is the media jeopardizing freedom press, speech?

Steve Robinson

Weekend Edition, June 23-24, 2018

Dear Editor, It has been a very tough 10 days in America. While all of the world has looked on, the mainstream media in this country has attacked Donald Trump relentlessly painting him as being a heartless tyrant who relishes in snatching poor immigrant kids from their parents. What is more troubling, the president has finally caved by issuing an executive order stopping the practice. I must concede, the wacky news media has been successful in hanging this issue around the neck of the president.

But is it the policy or work of the Trump administration? Hardly!

In a June 20 published article, Peter Mitchell of Faith Family America, disclosed that during the Obama years, 90,000 immigrant children were detained without their parents.

This is not speculation at all since a federal judge in California

ordered Obama to stop the practice temporarily, only to be continued later. Dozens of children detention facilities were constructed prior to 2015 with most kids sleeping on concrete floors! Additionally, those who are trying to obscure Obama’s hand in this cannot explain away the detailed expenditure in the budget to fund these “camps.”

In the 500-plus days of the Trump tenure, a total of 2,311 children have been separated after their parents were jailed awaiting trial. Yet, another 12,413 have been detained having arrived at the border alone, sent by parents intentionally from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico.

To further aggravate the problem, it now turns out some of those video clips we are seeing showing crying children in cages were actually shot in 2014 during the Obama administration. Yet, the major networks have distributed this as evidence of Trump’s

misdeeds! Deceitful!

Every day more than 765,000 dependent children of our servicemen in uniform are separated from their parents. This very day in America, 2.7 million kids of imprisoned parents must do without their parents.

We have reached a critical point in freedom of the press in this country. We have heard a lot about “fake news”, and with the immigrant child coverage, how could even liberals not acknowledge there is gross misbehavior by the media here — solely for political reasons. This crowd cannot accept and get over Hillary Clinton having lost to Donald Trump for president and are hell bent on forcing him from office.

Sources for this article: U. S. Justice Department, Prison Statistics; Faith Family America; Peter Mitchell, June 20, 2018.

James W. Anderson Talladega

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CHURCH REVIVAL: Pentecostals of Dadeville are hosting a revival tonight at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. with guests Evangelist Wayne Coleman and family. The church is located at 2392 Eagle Creek Road in Jacksons Gap. Andrew Salinas is pastor of Pentecostals of Dadeville.

SAVE OUR YOUTH TOUR: The 2018 Save Our Youth Tour featuring special guest Amari Asad will be from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Cooper Recreational Center located at 625 MLK Jr. Blvd. in Alexander City. The theme is “teach, educate and motivate.”

Admission is $20 and advance tickets are available. Vendor spaces are also available for $25. All ages are welcome to attend. For more information, call 256-496-4099.

BENEFIT PROGRAM: New Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in Camp Hill is hosting a benefit program for Vikki and Porshia Doss at 5 p.m. It is hosted by the Star Wonders and pastor of New Canaan is Rev. Justin Freeman.

YOUTH EXPLOSION: The Word Bible Church is hosting a Youth Explosion at 1 p.m. Everyone is invited.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game Night Bingo from 5 to 8 p.m.

Begin with hot dogs, pizza, chips and soft drinks.

MUSIC: The Amphitheater at

the Weogufka Center is hosting the Kandu Band from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Admission is $5 and there will be concessions.

The Kandu Band played at the Diplomat Lounge in 1987 and then with Nashville Country. It then went its separate ways and now has come back for a reunion.

SUMMER BAZAAR: Volunteer Connections is hosting a summer bazaar to support two nonprofits: Lake Martin Laubach Literacy Council and Volunteer Connections — rain or shine. LMLLC will be selling softly used hardback and paperback books and VCCA will be selling plants, baked goods including pound cakes and sourdough bread, brownies and cookies and flea market items.

Individual vendors will also have items such as jams and jellies and other handmade items.

There are still tables available.

Contact Carley at carleyatvcca@ gmail.com.

VCCA is located at 5030 US 280 next to Karen Channell State Farm Insurance.

HAM RADIO FIELD DAY: The Lake Martin Amateur Radio Club is taking part in the 2018 ARRL Field Day event Saturday, June 23 at the pavilion at the TC Russell Field in Alexander City. Club members will start setting up antennas, radios and generators after 9 a.m. and the event starts at 1 p.m.

Today’s Birthdays

Crystal Langley, Mattie Woodruff, Holley McCain, Lounell Sherrer, Irene Beasley, James Driggers, Glenda Lyons and Letecia Walton are celebrating birthdays today.

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Sunday’s Events

FAMILY, FRIENDS and SINNERS PROGRAM: Corinth Baptist Church in Kellyton is hosting a Family, Friends and Sinners Night Program at 6 p.m.

The guest minister will be Rev. Len Wilson, pastor of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Goodwater.

Rev. Jimmy Brooks Jr. is pastor of Corinth Baptist Church.

FAMILY REUNION: The 101st Mann Family Reunion will be at 11 a.m. at Rocky Mount Primitive Baptist Church.

All descendants of John Branch will gather for a covered dish lunch and fellowship.

For more information call Judy Burgess at 256-216-6108.

CHURCH HOMECOMING: 11th Hour will be in concert at the homecoming service for Oak Chapel Baptist Church in Goodwater at 10 a.m.

Sunday’s Birthdays

Matt Woodruff, Timothy Blankenship, Heather N. Vickers, Lucan Kade Yates, Misha Taunton, Melissa Jones and Willie L. Young celebrate their birthdays Sunday.

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The Learning Tree

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The Adelia M. Russell Library welcomed storyteller Delores Hydock to the library on June 12 as part of the adult summer reading program this year. More than 30 people were present to enjoy Ms. Hydock’s presentation on ‘The Storytelling of Norman Rockwell.’ Hydock joked about doing a program on Rockwell to go with the summer reading theme of ‘Libraries Rock.’ This was sponsored by the library and the Alabama Humanities Foundation. Attendees said Hydock was great and they all enjoyed her lively presentation about the storytelling of Rockwell through his artwork.

June 25-29

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Faith Temple is hosting Vacation Bible School “Babylon: Daniel’s Courage in Captivity” June 25-29 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for ages K4 through 6th grade.

Tuesday, June 26

USHER MEETING: The Early District Usher’s meeting will be at 5 p.m. at the Early Rose District Center.

HEALTH FAIR: Bibb Graves High School in Millerville is hosting a health fair from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be health screenings, health education, door prizes, games, music and more.

Meaghan Thomas of ABC 33/40 will be a special guest.

For more information contact Tabitha Royal BSW at 256-453-7139 or email at tablee4@aol.com.

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The Learning Tree, Inc. is Accepting Applications for Housekeeper.

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

June 28-30

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Hackneyville God’s House Church is hosting Vacation Bible School for all ages June 28-30. Thursday and Friday’s programs will be held nightly from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday’s program will be from 3 to 6 p.m. with a commencement to follow.

The church is located at 9234 Highway 63 North in Alexander City or downtown Hackneyville.

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GREAT OUTDOORS DAY: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a Great Outdoors Day. There will be Dutch oven demonstrations, boat rides, birds of prey programs along with archery and kayak training. There will also be a bounce house for children. A hiking tour and tips on camping will be demonstrated with a tour of an RV and boat.

Park entry fees are charged at $5 for adults and $2 for children and seniors.

FIREWORKS BASH: The 6th Annual Hackneyville Volunteer Fire Department Fireworks Bash is Saturday June 30. This year’s entertainment is Ella Langley Music a singer and songwriter from Hope Hull, an appearance from the 2018 “Kowaliga Idol 10” winner Ashley Jackson and CMT Break Out artist The Wilson Brothers Band. Firetruck

BBQ LLC will be on-site and there will be inflatables for the kids, Kona Ice of Lake Martin and much more. Gates open at 4 p.m. and admission is $10 admission with kids under 5 free. The Big Green Egg raffle returns again and don’t forget T-shirts are available to purchase.

Sunday, July 1

CHURCH MEMORIAL: The Almighty God Baptist Church is hosting a church memorial service at 2:30 p.m.

The guest minister will be Rev. Roosevelt Gregory of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.

Rev. Lorenzo Caldwell is the pastor of Almighty God Baptist Church.

FIRST SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP: Duncan United Methodist Church is hosting First Sunday Fellowship starting July 1. There will be a meal filled with friendship, fellowship and lots of fun starting at 5 p.m. at the clubhouse adjoining the church.

Rev. Wayne Hicks is the pastor.

Wednesday, July 4

CELEBRATION: Hillabee Baptist Church is hosting a July 4 celebration beginning at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary with special music. Then things move outside for food, fun and fellowship.

Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the fireworks show at dark. Everything is free.

July 9-13

EARLY ROSE DISTRICT CONGRESS: The 59th Annual Session of the Early Rose District Congress of Christian Education is July 9-13 at 9 a.m. daily at Miracle Missionary Baptist Church.

July 12-14

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Family Worship Center is hosting Game On, Vacation Bible School July 12-14 for ages 3 through teens. July 12 and 13 will be from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and July 14 will be from 9 a.m. to noon.

Tony Harris is pastor of Family Worship Center.

Saturday, July 14

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Comer Methodist Men’s Club pancake

breakfast is July 14 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. It is $6 a plate, eat-in or carry out.

MARKET ON THE HILL: Artisans will display and sell their handmade items at Market on the Hill next to the Good News Baptist Church on Highway 280 in Jacksons Gap. There will also be face painting, prizes and awards. All pre-registered vendors are eligible to receive a $100 Hobby Lobby gift card.

For more information call 256-8279857 or email at frslatter@gmail.com

Sunday, July 15

CHURCH HOMECOMING: Mt. Carmel Baptist Church is hosting homecoming services July 15 at 11 a.m. with a covered dish to follow.

The church is located at 3610 Dudleyville Road in Dadeville. Rev. John Marks will deliver the message.

July 15-17

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Duncan United Methodist Church is hosting Vacation Bible School July 15-17 at 5 p.m. daily. The theme is “God First” and a closing ceremony will be Sunday, July 22 at 5 p.m. with a program presented by the children of activities, games and music they enjoyed.

Rev. Wayne Hicks is pastor.

July 16-17

THROW AWAY DAYS: The Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership and the Tallapoosa County Commission are holding Throw Away Days July 16-17. Dumpsters will be located at the Alex City Annex at 395 Lee Street, Double Bridges on Highway 63, the Old Daviston School on Highway 22, Youngs Ferry Road at Mullican and Gibson roads and the Union Community Center at 4191 Highway 50. Dumpsters will be available at no charge to residents.

Sunday, July 22

VBS CLOSING CEREMONY: Duncan United Methodist Church is hosting a VBS closing ceremony at 5 p.m. with a program presented by the children of activities, games and music they enjoyed during the recent VBS program.

Rev. Wayne Hicks is pastor.

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They encircled the throne and the living Confess you are a sinner. Repent. Accept creatures and the elders. (12) In a loud Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. voice they sang: “Worthy is the Lamb, Allow Jesus Christ to come into your heart. who was slain, to receive power and I look forward to seeing you there. wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” (13) Then Bro. Wayne Cowhick is pastor at I heard every creature in heaven and on Alexander City Methodist Church and a earth and under the earth and on the regular faith columnist for The Outlook.

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Pleasant Grove Church of Christ 1819 Bay Pine Rd, Jackson’s Gap

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

Mt. Carmel Baptist 3610 Dudleyville Rd., Dadeville

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

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

Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 63 South, Alex City 256-234-7748

Rocky Mt. Baptist New Site community

New Beginning Baptist 1076 Coley Creek Rd.

Seleeta Baptist Booker St., Alex City 256-329-2685 Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community

New Concord Baptist Off hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-5390 New Elkahatchee Baptist Elkahatchee Rd., Alex City 256-329-9942

CHURCH OF GOD Alex City No. 2 A.C.O.P. Church of God Local Street, Alex City Bread of Life A.C.O.P. Church of God Hwy. 280, Kellyton Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd.

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

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

Unity Baptist Robinson Rd., Alex City

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

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

New Pine Grove Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Perryville

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

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist 583 S. Broadnax St., Dadeville BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4433

New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City

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

BAPTIST – MISSIONARY Bethlehem Baptist New Site

Bethany Baptist Church Bethany Road

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

Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville, 256-329-9716

Bethel Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-5070

New Salem Road New Site Rd., New Site, 256-234-2932

Darian Missionary Baptist Church Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City 256-329-3865

Beulah Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-9882

Old Providence Baptist Off Hwy. 63 N., near Hackneyville

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

Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City

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

Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle 256-596-1873

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

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

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

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

Friendship Baptist Our Town Community, 256-329-5243

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

Hollins Springs Baptist Hwy. 280, Goodwater

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

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

Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327

Liberty Church 1034 Liberty Church Rd. Willow Point Alex City Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793 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 Pine Grove Baptist Eagle Creek Rd., Dadeville

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 First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232 Good News Baptist Church 10493 Hwy. 280, Jackson’s Gap 256-825-2555 Hackneyville Baptist Hwy. 63 N., Hackneyville 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 Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd., Dadeville, 256-234-7541

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Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588 Pine Grove Baptist Camp Hill Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609 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

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

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

First United Methodist 310 Green St., Alex City 256-234-6322 First United Methodist Dadeville, 256-825-4404

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

Kellyton U.M., Kellyton, 256-329-1681 Liberty United Methodist Liberty Rd., Hackneyville

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

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

Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street

Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton

Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City

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

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

Passion Church 3340 Hwy. 63 N., Alex City 256-409-9590

Trinity United Methodist 280 By-pass, Alex City, 256-234-2455 Union United Methodist 4428 Hwy. 50, Dadeville 256-825-2241 METHODIST – INDEPENDENT Daviston Independent Methodist Daviston, 395-4207 PENTECOSTAL Pentecostals of Dadeville 115 West Columbus Street Dadeville, 256-596-3411

Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Robinson Rd., Alex City UNITED PENTECOSTAL Alex City Apostolic 3708 Robinson Rd., Alexander City, 256-329-1573 INDEPENDENT Faith Temple Franklin Street, Alex City, 256-234-6421 Family Worship Center 1676 Sewell Street 256-839-6895 First Congregational Christian 11th Ave. South, Alex City GAP Fellowship Ministries P.O. Box 1571, Alex City God’s House 9334 Hwy 63N, Alex City Roger Green Sun. Service: 11:00 & 6:00 Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 Jehovah-Jireh Ministries 252 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-215-4211

CATHOLIC St. John the Apostle 454 N. Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-3631

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

CHURCH OF CHRIST Alex City Church of Christ 945 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-234-6494

Bradford Methodist Hwy. 9, Goodwater

New Bethel Fellowship Church 5474 Rock Springs Road Jackson’s Gap 256-825-3367

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

The Baha’I Faith 740 Newell Street, Camp Hill 256-896-4007

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

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

Leap of Faith Outreach Ministry 886 Terrance Drive, 256-234-7119

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Buildings residential structures.

Alexander City Community Development Director Al Jones said these ADECA Block Grants can be used for commercial structures, but the application originally specified residential property.

“It’s just a change in language,” Jones said. “We still have about six residential structures remaining and we will get to those too, but this was a chance to get a big project done without it costing the city anything.”

Jones said that about $100,000 remains on the grant and the next step will be to bid the project out.

Jones said that the warehouses on the property are still in good shape and would be perfect for some sort of light industrial use. He thinks the cleanup of the old, dilapidated structures will made it more attractive for a new tenant.

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Alexander City is seeking to modify the terms of a ADECA Block Grant for the demolition and removal of dilapidated structures to help remove some obsolete or dangerous commercial structures. Previously, the way the grant was initially worded, restricted the grant’s use to the removal of residential structures.

In December, it was also pointed out that removing these structures would make a much-needed sanitary sewer repair less expensive and easier

Workers sweltering humidity, work must still take place outdoors. To help their workers keep from suffering any ill effects from working in the heat, those who work with others on outdoor projects shared their insights into how they keep workers safe under the burning sun.

“It can be tough working in the heat,” Alexander City Public Works Director Gerard Brewer said. “The key is hydration and maintaining electrolytes.”

Brewer said as the days begin to heat up in the late spring, he holds special safety meetings with city road workers, reminding them of the signs to look for if one of their co-workers is suffering from heat exhaustion or heat stroke. For those who feel like they may have early stages of heat exhaustion while out working, Brewer said they are encouraged to rest for a few minutes and either get in the shade or sit in one of the department trucks with the air running.

“We do have big coolers on our trucks, and some of the guys will have smaller coolers they fill with ice and keep water bottles in,” he said.

“We also encourage electrolytes, like Gatorade or mixes that replenish electrolytes. We have mixes here they can purchase and put in their water.”

As another way to help combat any health issues brought on by being in the heat, Brewer said the

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Jones said if everything falls into place, they could see work starting by the end of the summer or early fall.

continued from page 1 A crew from Gary Ingram Paving shovel and rake asphalt in the heat Friday afternoon.

Workers said they drink upwards of two gallons of water a day during the summer.

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department usually adjusts working hours between Memorial Day and Labor Day, in order to take advantage of the cooler temperatures in the morning and not be out as much in the afternoon swelter.

Eugene Collum with the Dadeville Street Department had a similar protocol in place for those in the street department.

“We tell them to keep hydrated with water and Gatorade,” Collum said.

“We tell them to go sit in the shade if need be to keep from getting too hot.

“We have water coolers with us, and many of our guys will carry bottles with them throughout the day.”

For those working on paving roadways with Ingram Grading and Paving, Jeff Harte said workers are encouraged to dress appropriately with

loose and cool clothing.

“We also suggest they carry water with them and drink water regularly,” Harte said. “Our trucks do have a keg of water on them, or we have ways to get them locally where we’re working at, like at a convenience store.”

Also helping to keep workers from being dehydrated, Harte suggests road crew members eat things like apples and other fruit instead of potato chips.

If anyone on the crew begins to feel overheated, they are encouraged to take a few minutes, sit in one of the trucks and let the air conditioning run or rest in the shade, just like what Brewer and Collum suggest to their workers.

“We encourage them to drink plenty of fluids and dress appropriately for the weather,” Harte said. “We haven’t had any problems.”

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outside temperatures on any day of the year, it is most noticeable in the summer.

For children and pets left inside a car, this not only can be uncomfortable, but also fatal. Tests conducted by consumerreports.com showed that, on a day when the temperature outside was only 78 degrees, the temperature inside the test car reached 104 degrees within one hour. On days when the heat climbs into the 90s and inches closer to 100, this can only accelerate the rising heat inside cars.

Since children and pets do not have the same ability to regulate body temperature like adults do, being left in a sweltering car can prove to be a fatal experience. Noheatstroke.org, a website that tracks the number of deaths nationwide caused by children overheating inside a vehicle, reports 18 children have already died in 2018 after being left in a car, bringing the total number of heat-related fatalities in the U.S. since 1998 to 760.

To help solve this problem, numerous online resources have popped up, reminding parents to check the backseat and make sure no pets or children are left behind. Some have encouraged putting a shoe or a purse next to the child’s seat as a reminder. Stores like Walmart have placed signs near the door reminding shoppers to check their vehicles and make sure no infants have been left behind.

Joining in this crusade, the Alexander City Police Department has placed a thermometer in one of the department vehicles in the parking lot next to city hall, showing how hot it can get inside a car. While the temperature outside was only in the 90s Friday, the thermometer showed the inside of the vehicle had already climbed to at least 110 degrees.

No matter how short or long a vacation will be, a little bit of common sense goes a long way. When taking pets or small children in the car, making sure they get out of the vehicle and are not left behind is a small action that makes a big difference.

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A DOWNTOWN STROLL Photos by Cliff Williams Take a walk through downtown Alexander City on any given day and you will see area residents running errands, grabbing lunch, stopping by local businesses and enjoying the summer air. Left, a couple crosses Main Street. Below right, Bradley Stewart, left, and Eli Stargill load furniture in the alley from Madison into a truck Friday afternoon.

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Counting down the top 5 moments of Horseshoe Bend 2017-18 sports

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Boys basketball team upsets Lanett in overtime

For all intents and purposes, Horseshoe Bend’s boys basketball team probably should’ve been able to beat Lanett in early December.

While the Generals were at full strength, the Panthers were playing with mostly junior varsity players as the majority of their

starting lineup was still deep in the football playoffs.

But looking at Lanett’s JV lineup of tall, athletic players still made this an uphill battle for Horseshoe Bend against the eventual three-time state champions.

It took until overtime for the 64-58 win but the Generals finally pulled out the upset. Nalijah Heard, who lit up the scoreboard all season, poured in 36 points against Lanett and Cade Worthy added 21. It was the Generals’ biggest win of the season.

Bats come alive in win over Dadeville

For the first time in at least a decade, Horseshoe Bend’s baseball team took down county rival Dadeville.

Offense was the name of the game for the Generals in the 10-6 victory. Although Dadeville scored a pair of runs in the top of the first

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Editor’s Note: Over the course of five weeks, The Outlook will be taking a look at the best storylines from each area school from the 2017-18 athletic year.

inning, Horseshoe Bend immediately responded to take a 3-2 lead by the end of the frame.

The Generals tacked on two more runs in the third and the fourth, which would’ve been more than enough to win the game, but they ran away with the victory with a three-run sixth inning. Cade Worthy, Jace Rodriguez and

Lee Norrell had RBIs in the frame, ensuring the win.

Dadeville looked to make a comeback by getting the bases loaded with no outs in the top of the sixth, but the Generals got out of the jam.

“We just kind of gutted it out right there, and that’s what you practice for,” HBS coach Jason Johnson said after the game.

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Julie Turner helps Generals turn around

With a slew of freshmen and only one senior on the squad, Julie Turner had her work cut out for her as the first-year head coach of Horseshoe Bend’s volleyball team.

But Turner did the unlikely, as the Generals won the area championship, advanced to the sub regionals and finished with an overall record of 22-7.

From the get-go, Turner put an emphasis on mental toughness. With a roster of one senior, two juniors, one sophomore and five freshmen, the Generals struggled with staying mentally in the game after making a mistake. Due to volleyball’s constant momentum swings, it’s important to have a

Worthy honored with 2A Bryant-Denney award There’s no question Cade Worthy was a smart kid, especially

by Horseshoe Bend standards.

He was named the Generals’ valedictorian for having the highest grade-point average among graduating seniors.

But Worthy took his academics a step further and was recognized on the state level. He was named the Class 2A Bryant-Denny scholarathlete scholarship award winner, giving him the distinction of one of the best student-athletes in the state.

Worthy finished with a GPA of 4.09 and an ACT score of 26, and he was a starter for the football, basketball and baseball teams at Horseshoe Bend.

Other factors were considered for the scholar-athlete award, including scholarship standing, sports played, academic honors, student leadership and civic/church leadership.

“Truthfully, I was overwhelmed; I really wasn’t expecting it,” Worthy said at the award banquet.

“I had look at the program and saw all the competition I had. I was like, ‘Wow, this is a really big distinction.’ When they called my name, I kinda took about a two-second pause before I walked to the stage. I was speechless to begin with, and it was just really amazing.”

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Despite having very little volleyball experience, the Generals managed to get mentally tougher throughout the season, which helped them get out of several jams.

“The girls really stepped up and accepted the roles they were given,” Turner said during her interview for being named Outlook Volleyball Coach of the Year. “A lot of them were not starters, but when I talked to the girls about learning to accept their roles, they really blossomed from there.

During the first few games, I thought it was going to be a long year, but they just got that team chemistry.”

1 Parker Branch named to All-State first team Horseshoe Bend linebacker Parker Branch had the prestigious honor of being the only football player in the area to be named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State team.

Branch was named to the Class 2A First Team.

Despite being an offensive lineman during his junior year, Branch was unstoppable in his new position as a senior. He recorded dominating performance after dominating performance this season and totaled 183 tackles for an average of more than 18 per

game.

Branch had 13 tackles for a loss and flattened six quarterbacks with sacks.

“Really from our first game, it was every week that he was racking up a lot of tackles,” Generals coach Josh Averett said.

“He was always in the high teens every week, and he was just always around the ball.”

Branch earned several distinctions from The Outlook this year, including being named an Athlete of the Week and earning a spot on the all-area first team.

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Why early predictions are usually meaningless I

f there’s one thing I hate about sports writing, it’s early predictions.

I say that knowing full well I’ve put out early predictions for our football teams, and I’ve also run Luke Robinson’s column on his early College Football Playoff predictions.

But here’s the thing about early predictions — they are mostly meaningless.

As sports writers and editors, we do have the expertise to make fairly well-educated guesses on what’s going to happen to a certain team or during an upcoming season. But that’s only to an extent.

Those people who were immediately putting out their Super Bowl 2019 predictions the day after the Philadelphia Eagles won this year didn’t have that much of an educated guess. Even picking the potential CFP teams this year — no offense, Luke — is just crazy.

Especially in the world of high school sports, there’s so much turnover from year to year and it’s so cyclical by nature, it can be nearly impossible to predict.

There’s some things that are fairly obvious, of course. Central Coosa, unfortunately, is probably going to have a very poor season.

That’s not that hard to predict.

Reeltown, which returns almost every key offensive player from last year’s playoff team, will likely do well. That’s not really a reach.

But other things can be more difficult.

For instance, I picked Benjamin Russell to go 5-5 this year. I think that’s a safe prediction — not too audacious in either direction.

But there’s a good chance the Wildcats could completely surprise me and go 8-2 with big wins against Opelika, Wetumpka and Beauregard. Also, because I don’t know much about those new region opponents yet, Calera or Selma could be much better than I expect, causing BRHS’ predicted record to downslide.

It’s just hard to tell, especially when those predictions were made before a single team had taken the field for even spring practice.

In college and the pros, prognostication becomes that much more challenging because it seems like anything can happen. Take college football, for example. There’s only 12 games in a season, and that doesn’t leave a lot of room for error.

I don’t know many people who were predicting Georgia to make the championship this time last year, and I certainly don’t know anyone who thought the University of Central Florida would even be in the conversation for the CFP. March Madness was even nuttier than usual this year, and although a No. 1 seed ended up winning the whole thing, I can’t imagine anyone anticipated Loyola Chicago would be in the Final Four.

In three of the four major professional leagues, a team that had never won its championship before reigned supreme this year.

The Houston Astros won their first World Series in November, the Eagles beat the unlikeliest of opponents to earn their first Super Bowl back in February, and the Washington Capitals raised their very first Stanley Cup just a few weeks ago.

Who honestly called that?

While I’m not discounting sports journalists from making early predictions — because certainly thought and good judgement goes into them — I am saying no one needs to take them too seriously. We’ve all been proven wrong before.

Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor of The Outlook.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE Wildcat AD Pam Robinson wins prestigious award

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

There’s no question Pam Robinson does a lot for the athletic program at Benjamin Russell. Not only is she the athletic director, she was also a longtime softball coach and just recently stepped down as volleyball coach after two decades.

But even still, when Robinson received the call she had been selected as a 2018 Making a Difference Award recipient, she was blown away.

“When they called me, I was overwhelmed,” she said.

“It was very humbling.”

The Making a Difference Award is given to one individual among each of the seven classes who goes above and beyond their normal duties to make a positive impact in their schools and communities. It can be given to a coach, teacher or administrator.

“The recipients in this 2018 Making a Difference class are excellent examples of men and women who take their positions as role models for their students, faculty and community very seriously,” AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese said in a press release. “Each has had a major positive impact in their communities and schools and across the state and are excellent choices for what this award stands for.

“This award is the most important honor a professional educator in our state can receive.

Characteristics considered for this prestigious award include the recipient’s character, integrity and service, all of which have enabled these individuals to have a life-

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Pam Robinson was named one of seven Making a Difference Award recipients.

changing impact on the community or school where they serve.”

Robinson was among two principals, three athletics directors and two coaches who were selected for this year’s award.

Other recipients include Class 1A’s Jake Hayes, a longtime coach and teacher and current principal at Brilliant High School; 2A’s Jim Bob Striplin, the athletic director at Geneva County; 3A’s Anthony McCall, athletic director at Montgomery Academy; 4A’s Frances Dunn, a longtime coach at Greensboro; 5A’s Stanley Johnson, Lawrence County’s

“This award is the most important honor a professional educator in our state can receive. Characteristics considered for this prestigious award include the recipient’s character, integrity and service, all of which have enabled these individuals to have a life-changing impact on the community or school where they serve.”

— Steve Savarese, AHSAA Executive Director cross country coach; and 7A’s Clem Richardson, the principal at Baker since 2003.

“Just at our school alone, there are so many coaches that make a difference in the

lives of children,” Robinson said. “There’s so many I can think of just off the top of my head, so it was very humbling to even be nominated, much less selected.”

Alex City 7U reigns supreme at district tourney STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

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Alexander City’s 7U All-Star baseball team won its district championship last week. Team members included, front row, from left, Brody Bice, Hal Causey, Rylan Patterson, Bentley Reynolds; middle row, Jack Johnson, Jacquez Parker, Xorian Myron, Bug Byrd, Hagan Brown, Brayden Phillips, Janson Stewart, Heath Sanders; back row, coaches Russ Johnson, Ashley Sanders, Jason Stewart and Brandon Phillips.

Alexander City’s 7U All-Star baseball team won all three games at its district tournament to earn the championship.

Bug Byrd was the team leader, going a perfect 9-for-9 throughout the tournament.

He scored six runs and drove in three others with eight singles and a triple. Jacquez Parker and Bentley Reynolds also batted above .800.

Parker went 7-for-8 with five runs scored and one RBI, while Reynolds was 6-for-7 with an RBI and two runs scored.

Both Heath Sanders and Jack Johnson went 5-for-9. Sanders drove in five runs with a pair of doubles and scored four runs of his own, while Johnson racked up three RBIs and scored twice. Brody Bice had a batting average of .500 by going 4-for-8 with three RBIs and two runs scored, and Rylan Patterson also had four hits on nine tries. He scored three runs and plated another.

Other hitters for Alex City included Brayden Phillips (2-for-9, 2 runs); Janson Stewart (3-for-8, 3 runs, 1 RBI); Hagan Brown (2-for3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs); Xorian Myron (2-for-7, 1 run); Hal Causey (1-for-6, 1 run).

Honorable mentions for Horseshoe Bend 2017-18 sports

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

During every school year, there are tons of top moments and storylines to choose from. Although the following didn’t make the top five for the Horseshoe Bend Generals, they’re still worth mentioning.

Trace Meadows records 1,000-yard season

Despite missing two games with an injury and most of another, Horseshoe Bend senior Trace Meadows still managed to rack up more than 1,000 rushing yards this season. After leading Holtville by 23 points early in the third quarter, Meadows was sidelined with an injury and the Generals didn’t look the same in what ended up being a lastsecond loss.

Meadows was the catalyst of Horseshoe Bend’s offense and finished the season with a staggering 1,117 yards on the ground. He also had 15 catches for 231 yards and totaled a team-leading 13 touchdowns, including 11 on the ground and two through the air.

“Trace is one of those guys that works hard in the weight room in the offseason and during practice, and it showed on the field,” HBS coach Josh Averett said.

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Trace Meadows was a 1,000-yard rusher despite missing a pair of games due to injury.

“He’s very strong, and he’s hard to bring down.”

Gavin Brazzell advances to state championships As just an eighth-grader, Gavin Brazzell made heads turned as he

advanced to the AHSAA Cross Country Championships during Horseshoe Bend’s first year as a team.

He turned in a time of 21:21.40 at the Class 1A/2A Section 1 meet, which was good enough for 20th overall. Brazzell earned a bid to the state meet as a wild card.