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Dadeville residents see more break-ins Police say incidents ‘popping up all over,’ give tips for residents to avoid being victims of crimes of opportunity

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Once again thieves have struck unlocked vehicles in Dadeville with

at least five being reported in the last week and it is not the first time in recent memory as 10 were reported in January. “They are popping up all over,�

Dadeville Police Department Police

Chief David Barbour said. “We are still working it from the last set of break-ins.

We are trying to figure it out.�

Last Wednesday residents on South Barrett Street, East South Street and

East Columbus Street reported their vehicles had been broken into and they all had one thing in common. “They are all unlocked vehicles,�

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Demolition begins in Dadeville

Commissioners start tourism authority process Probate renovations once again tabled

Dadeville City Council makes decision on Hatcher Street property

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By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

After a few months of dealing with moving from one firm to another and getting the project re-started, the Dadeville City Council officially executed the new demolition contract with the East Alabama Regional Planning Commission.

Commission representative Jeff Kappelman presented the group’s plan to the council during the meeting, discussing the timetable and process that would be taken in removing these buildings.

The demolitions began Wednesday, and, according to the timetable, all of the houses on the list would be gone in approximately 11 days. “Once this is done, we will turn right around and do some more immediately after,�

Dadeville Mayor Wayne Smith said.

With regards to the Hatcher Street property that was the subject of a public hearing during the council meeting two weeks ago, Smith said he felt it was best to table it again until the next See COUNCIL • Page A5

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Alabama Power Forester Chris Wyatt sets the fire line Wednesday morning on a controlled burn near Smith Mountain.

Alabama Power using fire to restore decades old trees

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Smoke quickly filled the air near Smith Mountain following the path of a drip torch drenching a 23-acre stand of long-leaf pine in a white haze over blackened ground.

Alabama Power Forester Chris Wyatt couldn’t be happier as he was setting a prescribed burn Wednesday morning. “If you have black ground and white smoke you are alright,� Wyatt said. “That is what we got here today.�

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The process of establishing a county tourism authority was launched Monday, but planned renovations to the probate office to add another window for customers were sent back to the drawing board.

The Tallapoosa County Commissioners voted to ask the local legislative delegation to sponsor a local bill allowing the creation of the authority.

The idea was the brainchild of Commissioner Steve Robinson who said that having one body working together may help concentrate efforts to draw more visitors to the county.

County Administrator Blake Beck explained the resolution. “This will allow us to ask for local legislation of our local delegation that would establish a tourism authority,� Beck said. “It would include someone from the commission, the Alexander City Council and an at large appointee.�

Robinson said because the regular session is nearing an end, it would likely be next year before a bill could be passed barring a special session later this year. “But passage of this resolution will get the See COMMISSION • Page A3

Edward Bell students place at district competition, prepare for state in April

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Teams of students representing the law enforcement, robotics and welding departments at the Edward Bell Career Technical Center recently competed against other tech school students from around the region at the 2018 Skills USA Alabama Southeast District Competition.

After the judges had tallied their scores and reviewed everything being presented by the students, a number of these students and teams placed in the top three in

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their respective categories, allowing them to qualify for the statewide Skills USA Competition. Kevin Crabtree took home a gold medal in the field of Related Technical Math and the team of Arlisha Brooks, Daniel Montgomery and Parrish Davis also claimed first place in the Chapter Display category. Zach McCormack earned a silver medal for his Action Skills demonstration on lifting latent fingerprints from crime scene evidence, while Aaron Dawson, Madison Skipper, Kody Patterson and Donte Byrd also

Edward Bell students, left to right, Parrish Davis, Daniel Montgomery and Arlisha Brooks pose for a photo in front of their chapter display, which won first place at the 2018 Skills USA Alabama Southeast District Competition.

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Obituaries

Library Notes

Frankie Leann Collier 1937 - 2018 Funeral Service for Frankie Leann Collier, 80, of Dadeville, will be Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Langley Funeral Home. Rev. Tom Pemberton and Rev. Johnny Pritchard will officiate. Burial will follow in the Tallapoosa County Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Langley Funeral Home.

Mrs. Collier passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at East Alabama Medical Center. She was born on October 14, 1937 in Dadeville, Alabama to Johnnie Henry Pitts and Lizzie Mae Yarbrough Pitts. She loved her family dearly. She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church and loved her church family. She was an

accomplished pastel and oil painting artist. She also had a love for flowers, gardening, and traveling.

She is survived by her daughter, Anita Hope Baker (David) of Dadeville; son, Bobby Bryon Waldrep of Dadeville; grandchildren, Andrew Kevin Davis, Noelle Hope Davis; greatgrandchildren, Colton Jackson Ard, Haylynn Leann Ard; sister, Mary June Rape, a host of nieces and nephews, and many friends She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Andreau Jay Collier, daughters, Cynthia Joan Robinson, Charlotte Leann Robinson, brothers, Billy Ray Pitts, Jerry Dale Pitts, and Hank Hardwick.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.langleyfuneralhome.com.

Langley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

The Library will be hosting a free CPR class at the library on March 29 at 2 p.m. in the lower level of the library.

Please visit the library’s website to register for this class, as space is limited. This class will teach CPR for adults, children, and infants, as well as, choking relief, drowning help, and defibrillator use.

CPR certification is not provided.

The Library has received over 1,100 new easy reader books and juvenile fiction books.

Stop in to check out new topics, series, stories and authors!

Did you know your civic group or club can use the lower level of the library as a meeting place for free? For more information,

Mr. Daniel “Danny� Cleveland Price 1947 - 2018 Funeral Service for Mr. Daniel “Danny�

Cleveland Price, 70, of Dadeville, Alabama, will be Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 1:00 pm at the Langley Funeral Home. Bro. Miles Crouch will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Bethel Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Langley Funeral Home.

Mr. Price passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Russell Medical. He was born on July 1, 1947 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama to Adolphus Price and Lillie Monroe Price.

He is survived by his wife, Martha Price of Dadeville; son, Daniel Scott Price (Patricia) of Dadeville; granddaughter, Nicole Williams (Chris); grandson, H. D. Price; brother, Horace Lee Price (Vivian); and sister, Rachael Dodge (John).

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, James Price and Harlan Price; and sisters, Ophelia Vickers and Lucretia Garrett.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.langleyfuneralhome.com.

Langley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

check out the library’s website at: www. dadevillepubliclibrary. com. Click on Contact Us, and download the reservation request form.

New releases in adult fiction:

• Caribbean Rim by Randy Wayne White • The Rising Sea by Clive Cussler • Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs

Story Time has just gotten better! The library has received almost 600 new easy reader books for infants, toddlers and pre-k kids. Stop in on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. every week to discover a new topic with your kids.

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

Police Reports Dadeville Police Department March 13 • A Dadeville man, age 28, was arrested for possession of marijuana first and possession of drug paraphernalia on Williams Drive. • A Dadeville man, age 29, was arrested for possession of marijuana second on Highway 280. • A Kellyton man, age 31, was arrested on five warrants for failure to appear.

March 12 • A report was filed for theft of property third that occurred on East Cass Street.

March 11 • A Cedartown, Georgia man, age 35, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. • A Kellyton man, age 21, was arrested on Old Millers Ferry Road for possession of marijuana first and possession of drug paraphernalia.

March 10 • A two vehicle motor vehicle collision occurred on Herren Street resulting in minor property damage and no injuries. • A Talladega man, age 44, was arrested on Highway 280 near Owens Street for possession of marijuana first, driving under the influence, and no pistol permit. • A report was filed for theft of property first, burglary third and criminal mischief third that occurred

on Old Millers Ferry Road. • A one motor vehicle accident occurred on Highway 280 at Horseshoe Bend Road resulting in major property damage and no injuries.

March 9

at North Broadnax Street resulting in minor property damage and no injuries. • A report was filed for breaking and entering a motor vehicle and theft of property fourth that occurred on South Barrett Street.

• A two vehicle motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 280 near Thweatt Industrial Park resulting in minor property damage and no injuries. One driver was cited for driving while revoked. • A Dadeville man, age 58, was arrested for public intoxication on Bryan Street.

• Xavier Marbury of Robinson Road in Alexander City was arrested on failure to appear child support warrant and transported to the county jail.

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March 12

• A report was filed for breaking and entering a motor vehicle and theft of property fourth that occurred on East Columbus Street. • A Dadeville man, age 61, was arrested for public intoxication on Main Street. • A report was filed for breaking and entering a motor vehicle and theft of property fourth that occurred on East South Street. • A report was filed for breaking and entering a motor vehicle and theft of property fourth that occurred on East South Street. • A report was filed for breaking and entering a motor vehicle and theft of property fourth that occurred on East South Street. • A two vehicle motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 280

• John Winters of Oaklands Lane in Alexander City was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear child support and was transported to the county jail. • David Hughley of Holley Avenue in Camp Hill was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear child support and was transported to the county jail. • Edward Pulliam of Highway 50 in Camp Hill was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear child support and was transported to the county jail. • Darryl Haynes of Mann Road in Notasulga was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear child support and was transported to the county jail.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department March 13

March 9

• Corzavious Johnson of 3rd Street in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for probation violation youthful offender. • A resident of Woodbridge Road in Dadeville filed a report for burglary of a residence. • J.T. Toombs of Cole Street in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to pay child support.

March 8 • Carlisa Baggett of Mohogo Road in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for probation violation.

March 7 • A resident of Harbor Road in Dadeville filed a report for burglary of a residence. • Bryan Curlee of Farm Loop Road in Alexander City was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear escape second degree and transported to the county jail.

Alexander City Police Department March 8 • Corzavious Dontae’ Dreshon Johnson, 21, of Alexander City was arrested for using false identity to obstruct justice. • Reginald Wayne Baker, 50, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence and disorderly conduct. • Using false identity to obstruct

justice was reported on Christian Street. • Criminal trespass and criminal mischief was reported on K Street. • Domestic violence was reported on County Road. • Harassing communications was reported in Alexander City. • Harassment was reported on Dadeville Road. • Domestic violence and disorderly conduct was reported on Barrett Road. • Criminal mischief was reported on Boyd Street.

March 7 • Johntavious Tyjnan Doss, 24, of Camp Hill was arrested for failure to appear. • James William Welch, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for bail jumping. • Lashonnda Patreece Glenn, 35, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. • Harassment was reported on Locust Street. • Burglary was reported on Central Avenue. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Harassment was reported on Willow Point Road.

March 6 • Theft was reported on Jefferson Street. • Harassment was reported on Coley Creek Road.

Tallapoosa County gets mixed news on jobless front STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Tallapoosa County’s unemployment rate jumped in January, up to 4.2 percent from December’s 3.4 percent.

The good news, the January numbers are still much better than the 5.7 percent Tallapoosa County posed in January 2017.

In all 7,752 were considered unemployed in January in the county. A total of 17,079 were listed as employed locally.

Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate is 3.7 percent, down from December 2017’s revised rate of 3.8 percent, and well below January 2017’s rate of 5.5 percent. January’s rate represents 80,841 unemployed persons, compared to 82,378 in December and 120,788 in January 2017. 2,079,871 people were counted as employed, compared to 2,081,176 in December, and 2,057,886 in January 2017.

The previous record low unemployment rate measured 3.8 percent in December 2017, which also tied with October and November 2017 and with several months in 2007 (pre-recession in Alabama). The preliminary rates announced for both November and December 2017 were 3.5 percent. Following revisions, those rates are now 3.8 percent.

Each year, preliminary estimates released throughout the year by the states are revised by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in a process known as “annual processing.� Annual processing allows the BLS to align preliminary estimates with more concrete data as it becomes available at the end of the year. That can lead to some preliminary estimates being revised, as was the case with December 2017’s unemployment rate. “As we start a new year, we’re pleased to announce that we’re starting off with a new record low unemployment rate,�

Ivey said. “Nearly 40,000 fewer people are counted as unemployed, also setting a new

record low. We have been working hard for months to bring quality, high-paying jobs to Alabama, and we’re putting our people back to work. We will continue this work in 2018, and we hope to maintain these fantastic numbers.� “It is not uncommon for preliminary rates to be adjusted as more precise data becomes available, especially around highly seasonal periods, such as the holidays,� said Fitzgerald Washington, Secretary of the Department of Labor. “Even with the adjustments, we are still in an extremely good place. It was recently announced that our yearly average unemployment rate in 2017 dropped more than any other state in the country. Our wage and salary employment continues to show yearly increases, and all 67 counties have experienced significant yearly drops in their unemployment rates, some as high as 4.9 percentage points.�

Over the year, wage and salary employment increased 17,700, with gains in the leisure and hospitality sector

(+6,000), the education and health services sector (+5,600), and the professional and business services sector (+4,800), among others.

Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are: Shelby County at 3.0 percent, Cullman County at 3.5 percent, and Marshall, Madison, Elmore, and Blount Counties at 3.6 percent. Counties with the highest unemployment rates are: Wilcox County at 10.4 percent, Clarke County at 8.1 percent, and Lowndes County at 7.5 percent.

All 67 counties experienced yearly drops in their unemployment rates, ranging from 1.2 percentage points in Autauga County to 4.9 percentage points in Wilcox County.

Major cities with the lowest unemployment rates are: Vestavia Hills at 2.5 percent, Homewood and Hoover at 2.8 percent, and Alabaster and Northport at 2.9 percent. Major cities with the highest unemployment rates are: Prichard at 7.7 percent, Selma at 7.0 percent, and Anniston at 5.8 percent.

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ball rolling, even it is next year,” Robinson said. “We feel like it is a much-needed move for the entire county.”

Tallapoosa County Probate Court Judge Leon Archer had come to the commissioners a few months ago and asked for some renovations to the workspace for his employees that he felt would improve the workflow and improve wait times for the public. Archer said he would pay for the work out of his indexing funds and would add no expense to the budget.

Robinson had been tasked with looking at the plans and meeting with staff and contractors. He gave details of how adding a fourth window would be achieved by taking out one of three doors to the office.

“I think it would help serve the public better, especially in the busy times,” Robinson said. “We looked at the layout and what they planned to do and weighed it with what the benefits are or are not from making these changes. At this time, I’d ask that the commission consider doing this.”

Commissioner Emma Jean Thweatt objected to the door being removed and had another thought.

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County commissioners Steve Robinson and T.C. Coley discuss the plans for renovations to the probate office in Dadeville that were tabled Monday.

“If people would go get their tags earlier instead of waiting until the end of the month they could handle it with the

windows they’ve got,” Thweatt said.

Eventually the renovations were tabled by a 4-0-1 vote until a time when

they could see if the work could be done without removing that third door.

Commissioner John McKelvey abstained from the vote as Archer and McKelvey are both running for the same commission seat in the GOP primary.

Archer was not at Monday’s meeting.

The commissioners also passed a resolution approving April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Officials with the Tri-County Advocacy Center were on hand and the stats of what they do were outlined.

Last year the group had about 300 cases involving 500 children last year. That meant there were 212 forensic interviews done and 728 therapy sessions completed.

In other action the commissioners approved: • The minutes from the Feb 12 meeting.

• Warrants and purchase orders.

• The 2019 Federal Aid Road Project for Lovelady Road in District 5.

• The move of the Camp Hill polling place from Mt. Lovely Church to the Tallapoosa County Career Tech Center.

• The commencement of the process to sell a small tract of county property.

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Left, Hayley LaComb poses for a photo at the Skills USA competition after winning a third place and a bronze medal in the field of Promotional Bulletin Board. Right, Sabrina Clark also won a third place bronze medal for her prepared speech. Both move on to the state competition.

won second place as a Quiz Bowl team. Bringing home bronze medals for their third place finishes were the Quiz Bowl team of Hunter McCullars, Jaric Johnson, LaQuarious Lockhart and Raechel Simpson, Russell Sapp for Customer Service, Hayley LaComb in the field of Promotional Bulletin Board, Sabrina Clark for her Prepared Speech, and Broadie Easterwood for his Action Skills demonstration on how to properly inspect an angle grinder.

While not having to go through the district competitions, instead having to pre-qualify for the state level, Emma Foster also earned a spot at the state competition in the category of Medical Terminology. Welding instructor Joe Abercrombie added that he hoped two of his welding teams, one in Welding Art and one in Welding Fabrication, would be able to attend the state competition as well.

“These students decide on their own what areas they want to compete in,” Edward Bell Director of Career Technical Programs Fred Ford said.

“Overall for the center, it’s mostly the chance for students to gain exposure to different programs and opportunities. This gives them a chance to find themselves, and these competitions give them several avenues to accomplish that.

“This may also open up other students in the schools and get them interested in coming down here.”

“This is another opportunity for our kids to succeed,” law enforcement instructor Todd Griffith said. “They are having fun, but they are also making connections with other students. Some of these judges could also be future employers.”

A handful of Edward Bell students also competed in other similar events, including an FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) competition at Southern Union. During this contest, Amber Wilson placed second in the category of Business Communication.

“She’s going to be a success story,” Business Marketing instructor

LuWina Hand said. “She’s got a successful work ethic.

She’s a real down-to-earth student.”

Now that the district competitions are over and the group of Edward Bell students who qualified for the state competition in April prepare to take on the challenge at the next level, they know what it will take in order to succeed and potentially win at state, allowing them to continue on and compete against other tech school students at the national level.

Whether or not they come home with top finishes, the students at Edward Bell can still take pride in knowing the education they receive there can only benefit them more in the long run.

“Our students may go in at state used to the equipment and setup here, but there, they have to prove what they have learned in a different environment,” Abercrombie said. “As an instructor, I love to see the pride they take in their work and the feeling of accomplishment they get from it.”

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From left to right, Edward Bell students and Quiz Bowl team members Jaric Johnson, LaQuarious Lockhart, Raechel Simpson and Hunter McCullars pose for a photo at the 2018 Skills USA Alabama Southeast District Competition. The group brought home bronze medals for its third place finish and will be moving on to compete in the statewide competition in April.

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Zach McCormack earned second place and a silver medal for his action skills demonstration on lifting latent fingerprints from crime scene evidence. He will also move on to the state competition.

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his week is 2018 Sunshine Week, a time that we in the media work to raise awareness and remind the people of our area that this week is not for the media – it is for the people.

The laws that are on the books are designed to assure free flow of government information – information that can help citizens understand government and make sure that leaders are being good stewards as they handle our business and our money.

The laws are on the books for good reason – to make sure that the public is not left in the dark.

The Record has featured several stories in recent weeks and months that are the direct result of the use of the state and federal open records and meetings laws. We’ve even been awarded by our peers for our work using Sunshine Laws to get information vital to our readers.

The issue of alleged speed traps, discussion of elected officials outside open meetings, budgetary issues, unapproved pay increases at the city in past years, the search for answers to checks unaccounted for at the city golf course and the latest developments in a murder investigation are just some examples of where the laws made it possible to keep area residents informed.

We often hear residents complain that they didn’t know what lawmakers were doing or claim that they “pulled a fast one.”

That can only happen when we don’t pay attention and ask questions. The Record pledges to let this week renew our mission of keeping the public informed by using the tools that the current laws allow to get information out.

We must say that over the last four years, our governments have worked to become more transparent and they should be commended for that.

We also charge citizens to do their part as well. This week should serve as a reminder as a time for Americans to educate ourselves and remember that public information doesn’t belong to the government, nor does it belong to the press – it belongs to the people. If you have a question or want to know ‘why,’ ask your government for the information. It is that simple. There are minimal costs associated with the production of the information in some cases, but if you want to know, it is worth the nominal fee.

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played the role of Atticus Finch for you by taking on an unpopular cause in court. I sued Harper Lee. But unlike the attorney in Lee’s famed To Kill a Mockingbird, I emerged on the winning side in a case that underscores the need for equal treatment under the law. It matters today as we recognize Sunshine Week, which highlights the need for public records to be open for the public good.

Officially, I was the Alabama citizen who sought access to Lee’s will, which Monroe County Probate Judge Greg Norris sealed from public view in February 2016 at the request of Lee’s estate. Alabama law says “every citizen has a right to inspect and take a copy of any public writing of this state,” but we’ve found that some state agencies sneak in the word “state” in front of “citizen” as a way to deny information to out-of-state residents and news organizations.

Multiple state agencies have done this to avoid national scrutiny or state-by-state comparisons, slowing down the reporting process for organizations that include The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, ESPN and the Center for Investigative Reporting. It may take another lawsuit to close that invented loophole.

That invented loophole is why The New York Times asked me to attach my name to its March 2016 lawsuit asking the case file be unsealed. The argument made on behalf of The Times by Alabamabased lawyer Archie Reeves: Public records are public records, whether you’re a private citizen few people know or the state’s most famous private person. It took nearly two years before the estate dropped its defense in February.

Lee’s estate argued that her will needed to be sealed because the judge was “no doubt aware” that Lee “highly valued her privacy.” The Times called that a crummy argument, saying her estate “is no different from every other estate when it comes to the public’s right of access.” Lee’s

DR. CHRIS ROBERTS Columnist estate also argued that people named in it might be open to harassment, but it provided no evidence why that protection might have been needed.

Indeed, open access provides information that may be sensitive or embarrassing. That includes wills, which spell out how dead people give away their worldly possessions. Wills are open for public inspection to give people “who may have claims against the estate an opportunity to make those claims within the time specified by the laws of each state,” Alabama Press Association lawyer Dennis Bailey said.

Public records also can yield important news, even though they may not have in this case.

The Times’ Feb. 27 story — “Harper Lee’s Will, Unsealed, Only Adds More Mystery to Her Life” — provided little new information beyond further knowledge that Lee sought privacy and another turn in the screw in showing how Lee’s lawyer tightly manages her finances. (In fact, having such little new information actually argues against any need to have hidden it in the first place.)

The document showed her estate was placed in a trust that will remain secret. It named family members and others who will control the estate, all of whose names have been in the public eye before. (In fact, that is another reason it should not have been hidden in the first place.)

And we saw Lee’s unsteady hand as she signed it eight days before she died, maybe the last thing Alabama’s most famous author ever wrote.

Some critics called The Times’ lawsuit a fishing expedition, and its story proof The Times didn’t catch anything.

But there’s nothing wrong with a fishing expedition when it comes

to public records and journalism.

Anyone who has ever wet a line knows that fishing and catching are not the same thing.

A fishing trip isn’t wasted just because little ends up in the frying pan. The experience and the principle matter.

And so it is with public access to public records, which journalists (and anyone else) can use to understand their communities and how their governments work. Efforts by the powerful to exempt themselves from court rules that everyone else must follow is a bad thing.

The biggest example comes from the criminal conviction of former Gov. Robert Bentley, whose efforts to lie and conceal included having a judge he appointed seal his divorce records. A collection of statewide news organizations had to sue before the records were open in September 2015. The filing showed the governor gave up more than a 50-50 split. That insight made more sense as more information became known about the relationship he lied about and ordered others to lie about. He quit following a conviction 11 months ago, just the latest Alabama governor with a criminal record.

Sure, there’s a difference between Lee’s will and Bentley’s divorce, but not in principle. In both instances, they cited family privacy as a reason. As the documents and later reporting showed, the arguments did not hold up. But without access to public records, we would never know.

And in both cases, the power of open records laws meant that everyone was treated equally under the law.

Atticus Finch might be proud.

Dr. Chris Roberts is an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Creative Media at the University of Alabama. He was a reporter at multiple weekly and daily newspapers in the state. He can be reached at croberts@ua.edu.

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pen government is not a political platform. It is a basic American right.

The political landscape is more polarized than ever and there seems to be little common ground for conservatives and progressives.

Transparency — keeping the light on the people’s business — ought to be something everyone can agree on.

Instead, conservatives want to reveal the secrets of liberals and liberals want to expose the actions of conservatives.

Openness in government is not a liberal, conservative, Republican, Democrat, independent, Libertarian or freedom caucus issue.

It often appears whatever party is in the minority becomes the champion of transparency right until the time it’s in the majority.

Politicians stump on transparency and are all about open access, until they have a secret.

The need for transparency in local, state and federal government transcends parties and political ideologies.

Checks and balances provide few checks and little balance when officials broker deals behind closed doors and conceal documents that contain important information that the public has the right, and often the need, to know.

JIM ZACHARY Columnist Local government has the biggest impact in the lives of people on a day-to-day basis.

Whether it is in the form of property taxes, sales taxes, business taxes, state-shared dollars or federal grants, loans and funding, local government is 100 percent taxpayer-funded.

The public has the right to know how its money is spent.

The decisions being made, the dollars being doled out and the records being kept by city hall, the county commission, the board of education or the utility district all belong to liberals, conservatives, Republicans, Democrats, independents, Libertarians and even politically disinterested individuals.

All stakeholders have a stake in open meetings and public records and should care about transparency issues. The lack of and need for true government transparency should be about the most bipartisan cause that exists.

Any elected official who truly cares about public service in a real and meaningful

way and fully understands what a representative form of government is all about, should not only champion openness in government, but should be the most effective watchdogs, looking out for the public trust.

Sadly, those kinds of elected officials are hard to find.

The press tries to keep an eye on government and expose clandestine actions and in response journalists are often ridiculed, belittled and even threatened for just doing their jobs, as they work to keep government honest by making use of access laws.

But, the public needs to understand that access to government documents and actions is not just a media right.

It is your right.

Jim Zachary is the deputy national editor of CNHI, editor of the Valdosta Daily Times, president and chairman of the Red & Black Publishing Company serving the University of Georgia, vice-president of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation, director of the Transparency Project of Georgia and a member of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications Board of Trust. He can be reached at jzachary@cnhi.com.

Brownie Caldwell represents District 2. Her phone number is 256-825-4749.

Her address is 480 East LaFayette St., Dadeville.

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Teneeshia GoodmanJohnson represents District 3. Her phone number is 256-825-9749.

Her address is 1191 Fulton Teneeshia Street, Dadeville. GoodmanRoy Mathis represents District 4.

His phone number is 256-825-4369.

His address is 181 Cedar Hill Drive, Dadeville.

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H.A ‘Dick’ Harrelson represents District 5. His phone number is 256-307-3880.

His address is 333 West Columbus Street., Dadeville.

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Wayne Smith is mayor of Dadeville. His phone number is 256-8256820. His address is 156 Oliver Grove, Dadeville.

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Williams an arrest to close Williams the case. was arrested on Dadeville Police Williams Drive Tuesday arrested Randall Edward and charged with Williams, 28, of Dadeville possession of marijuana Wednesday while he first degree and possession was incarcerated at the of drug paraphernalia.

Tallapoosa County Jail At press time on warrants for burglary Wednesday, Williams was third degree and theft still in the Tallapoosa of property first degree.

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Barbour said. “They are taking advantage of people leaving doors open. It is still breaking and entering when they cross the threshold even though they technically didn’t break in.”

The thieves are taking things many leave behind in their cars.

Barbour said the thieves have taken things like GPSs, electronics and change and other monies.

“The kind of stuff people often keep in their cars,” Barbour said. “These are crimes of opportunity.

Whoever they are, they are checking to see if car doors are locked. If they are

unlocked, they are going into the vehicles.”

Law enforcement has some common sense tips to help including locking doors, hiding valuables and writing down serial numbers so that if property is recovered it is easier to return.

Barbour is encouraging everyone to lock up their vehicles and hide their valuables.

“We are living in a different world today,” Barbour said. “The good ol’ days of leaving your doors unlocked, doors a swinging and valuables out is gone. Everyone needs to lock their stuff up.”

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Fire Wyatt and Alabama Power are setting the fires to expose decadesold seeds and remove underbrush to help restore the forest floor allowing the trees to grow.

“We are getting rid of what is not supposed to be there and exposing the seed bank,” Wyatt said.

“This area had not had fire put through it years.

The seed bank is there. It just needs sunlight hitting the ground.”

The seeds Wyatt references will turn into grasses and legumes when sunlight is allowed to reach the floor of the forest and can be buried under pine straw and duff – mixture of brush and other stuff that has collected on the forest floor.

“We are trying to get rid of the duff and pine straw that is 18 inches deep in some places,” Wyatt said.

The efforts are to help restore a 380-acre stand of long-leaf pine along Youngs Ferry Road in Jacksons Gap that were part of a forest that stretched throughout the Southeast.

“At one point in time there was 9 million acres of it from North Carolina to Texas,” Wyatt explained. “We (Alabama Power) cut where we are at. Everything has been

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Alabama Power Forester Chris Wyatt sets the fire line Wednesday morning on a controlled burn near Smith Mountain

completely cut. These are old logging roads.”

The stand being burned this week and the coming weeks is between 40 and 60 years old with some trees reaching 80 years

in age – not surprising considering the soil and has only been burned once in recent years. The clay-based soil in the area is not great but the longleaf pine does fine in it.

Some trees in the stand could be seen growing through rocks, something a loblolly pine could not do.

Wednesday’s fire was intentional but it was other fires that made the long-leaf pine stand still viable today.

“We have just been blessed that a wildfire came through here a time or two,” Wyatt said.

“It does well in poor “They have let the fires soil,” Wyatt said. “A long just burn because it is leaf grows great in any surrounded by water. That soil. The good Lord knew is the reason you still what he was doing when have long leaf here.” he put it here. It will grow The effort is part slower in poor soil.”

Council meeting, which the council agreed with.

However, Smith told City Building Inspector Michael Richardson to make contact with the property owners and ask them to come to the next city council meeting so a decision on where to go next could be more effectively made.

“It’s time to move forward,” Smith said.

The council passed several motions during the meeting, showing support for a number of projects and plans some of the citizens of Dadeville presented during the meeting and allowing the ideas to continue moving forward with the city’s blessing.

Dianna Porter talked about her idea for having a citywide event in Keebler Park on Saturday, April 14. Some of her thoughts included potentially having a fun run through the park in the morning, and then a city picnic in the afternoon. Ann Atkins discussed having an Annie walk in Keebler Park on March 24 to raise money

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of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing at Lake Martin – for 1,000 acres to be prescribed burned on a three year rotation.

“The main thing we are doing and what FERC wants us to do right now is maintain and restore this to where we can burn it. Eventually we will have to remove some of the trees to get sunlight on the ground.”

Progress on the burnings on Youngs Ferry Road and other stands is determined by the weather and multiple burns are needed to protect the long-leaf pine.

“After a two or threeinch rain fall and we catch a good north wind, we will burn,” Wyatt said.

“We are only trying to knock off an inch and half or two off the top.

Because you get over here some of the trees the duff is real deep. If you ran a fire around it in the summer when it is drier it would burn too much of it and boil the tree killing it.

“Some will be burned every two years just depending on what the litter is like. The key is we got to come in here and restore this. We can’t burn it every year, it will kill it.”

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for the Annie Armstrong Easter offering. With both Atkins’ and Porter’s events, one of the big concerns is the restroom situation at the park.

Smith asked the parks and rec department to look into the issue, while also saying the town could get several port-a-potties for them if need be. Elaine Toney brought up the Ferst Readers program, where members of the public can sponsor a child for $36 a year. With this money, Ferst Readers will send a book to a child once a month for a full year.

“This is all about trying to get more children reading,” Toney said.

While Marrell Ward was not present at the council meeting, Smith said Ward was looking to hold the second annual Ducky Ward Soapbox Derby in town again.

The Dadeville City Council also handled the following items: • Minutes from the Feb. 27 meeting were approved.

• It was announced that the city was just about ready to let out bids on the

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• Fire Chief Anthony Wilkerson said he was working on a smoke detector project and would hopefully have more information available soon.

• Abbi Mangarelli with the Dadeville Public Library said February had been a good month for the library, while also letting the city council know she had been able to purchase more than 1,100 juvenile and young adult books with a recent grant and that a CPR class would be offered at the library

March 29 at 2 p.m. Lastly, she asked the council to make the intersection of Cusseta and West streets a four-way stop. Smith asked the fire and police departments to look at the spot to help determine the feasibility of doing so.

• A motion to adopt resolution 18-011, having the city officially join the class-action opioid lawsuit, was passed.

• An off-premise beer and wine license was approved for the Rite Aid pharmacy, now part of the Walgreens organization.

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Councilman Roy Mathis provided the lone dissenting vote.

• Three bids had been received for having general repair work done at the Dadeville Police Department. Smith suggested that Richardson and Police Chief David Barbour check into the three companies a little more before the city officially awards the contract.

• The council approved making Good Friday a city holiday.

• A motion to pay the

city’s bills was passed.

• Four requests to rent the recreation center were approved.

• The council approved a donation of $500 to the Dadeville Kiwanis Club as part of a larger effort to help refurbish the tennis courts at Dadeville High School.

The next meeting of the Dadeville City Council will be Tuesday, March 27, beginning with a precouncil meeting at 5:30 p.m. before the regular council meeting starts at 6 p.m.

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Many Nations celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17. The man who would become known as Saint Patrick (originally named Maewyn Succat) was born around 400 A.D. It is believed that Maewyn was kidnapped as a teenager and taken to Ireland. After he escaped those who enslaved him, he became a Monk. He changed his name to Patricius and performed many good deeds in Ireland as a missionary. Patricius was made the Patron Saint of Ireland. Legend has it that Saint Patrick died on March 17, 461 A.D. The holiday was originally created in honor of Saint Patrick, and it is considered a religious holiday in Ireland. In other parts of the World, it has almost become a celebration of Ireland itself. Today people celebrate the holiday by wearing green and having parties where foods are often dyed green. Parades are held in many major cities around the World. Rivers have even been dyed green to honor the occasion. If you are not wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day, tradition states that friends might teasingly pinch you.

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Dadeville Kiwanis learns about new bed and breakfast

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

The brand-new Paradise Bed & Breakfast held its ribbon-cutting event Friday afternoon, complete with appetizers, drinks and tours of the home. At last Thursday’s meeting, owner Kathy Loftus gave a special presentation to the Dadeville Kiwanis Club, telling the group more about the new facility and how she and her husband went about turning a lakeside cabin into the only bed and breakfast located directly on the shores of Lake Martin.

“Between last Christmas (2016) and spring break, we looked at 30 houses around the lake,” Loftus said. “Finally, the 30th house we looked at, we knew that was the one.”

Moving to the area from central Texas in June 2017, Loftus and her husband began redoing the house almost immediately. The work was finally completed just before Thanksgiving, and the two have spent the last few months putting in furniture and decorations, giving each room somewhat of a theme and a name to fit.

“Three of the bedrooms have their own private bath,” Loftus said. “We have the Garden Room, the History Room and the Lake Room. There is also the Treehouse, which is more of a loft room, but it doesn’t have its own private bath.”

Adding to the luxuriousness of the facility, the Lake and History rooms have their own private balconies, which Loftus said there are also three different places guests will be able to enjoy breakfast

cheese and wine cruise on the lake. Guests will also be able to bring their own boats to the bed and breakfast, as the facility has a dock where they can be tied down, but the bed and breakfast does not have a boat launch for larger boats.

Nightly rates at the bed and breakfast will be reasonable as well, according to Loftus. Being the largest rooms in the house, the Lake and History rooms will be available for $150 per night, the Garden Room can be rented for $125 a night, and the nightly rate for the Treehouse is $100.

At the same time, the bed and breakfast will not be allowing children under the age of 10 to stay, unless a party was renting out the entire facility, and the bed and breakfast will also be pet free.

Having held an open house event Sunday, and welcoming more potential guests to the bed and breakfast Friday for the ribbon cutting, Loftus said she and her husband were thrilled to see their plans for Paradise Bed & Breakfast coming to Donald Campbell / The Record fruition.

“We really want people to come out and Paradise Bed & Breakfast owner Kathy Loftus speaks with the Dadeville Kiwanis Club last week take a look,” she said. “We want people about the new bed and breakfast facility she and her husband opened Friday. Paradise Bed & to see it so they can recommend it to their Breakfast is currently the only bed and breakfast directly on the shores of Lake Martin. friends.”

Located directly on the shores of we’ll be able to smoke pork and beef for during their stay. On nicer days, breakfast Lake Martin, Loftus said Paradise Bed breakfast as well.” can be served either above the boat lift or & Breakfast can be reached by taking Other amenities at Paradise Bed & on a screened-in porch, while the kitchen is Highway 49 out of Dadeville, then turning also available for dining on days with more Breakfast include a bar with complimentary right onto Highway 34. The bed and happy hour during check-in, a paddleboat inclement weather. breakfast is located on Rainbow Road, and a pair of kayaks to take out on the lake, directly off of Cricket Road past the Rodeo “We brought a real Texas smoker with and a small set of fishing equipment for us, so we can make brisket which I like to Club. put in things like eggs,” Loftus said. “We’ll guest use. For an additional charge, Loftus “We’re very excited for this,” Loftus said guests could also schedule an evening said. “I feel we will be successful.” still have things like bacon and all, but

WGI Winds gives county band students indoor marching band opportunity

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Giving students from all three marching bands in the Tallapoosa County School system another extracurricular activity option in the spring, the system began its first year of competing in the Winter Guard International (WGI) Winds indoor marching band series.

“We do march, but it’s supposed to be much more theatrical and more themed than a traditional outdoor marching band show,” Reeltown band director Tyler Strickland, who is also directing the county WGI Winds band, said. “Unlike an outdoor show, where you may have several 80s rock songs grouped together and called an 80s show, you have one song in the show that is composed of two or three major movements.”

Initially started as a way to give color guard members the chance to continue working with flags following the end of the traditional marching band season, WGI Winds added a drumline component in the 1990s, before also adding wind instruments to the ensemble within the past few years, according to Strickland. Like

an outdoor marching band, the members wear uniforms and perform a routine that matches with the music being played.

However, since the movement within an indoor marching band performance is more theatric and athletic than an outdoor marching band, the uniforms are of a more athletic nature than traditional band uniforms, and are specific to the show, meaning the band will wear a new uniform each indoor season. Each group’s show also includes a highly decorated vinyl tarp that the band members perform on, which covers the entire gym floor.

For its first time participating in the WGI Winds series, the Tallapoosa County Schools WGI Winds band is putting on a show entitled “Codes,” which draws inspirations from Morse code and certain works by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. This year’s band is made up of 27 members from Dadeville, Horseshoe Bend and Reeltown, who come together both during the week and on weekends at Councill Middle School in Dadeville for rehearsals.

“We held video auditions for this back in the fall,” Strickland said. “I gave them some of the music from the show, and this

is the music they played for their auditions.

“I’m definitely not disappointed with the number participating this year. I do anticipate it growing next year.”

Since the Tallapoosa County Schools WGI Winds band only practices a couple times a week, Strickland said this requires students to have a greater sense of selfdiscipline, as they also need to spend plenty of time practicing at home to be better prepared at official rehearsals. Despite this, Strickland said all of the participants have been enjoying being a part of the indoor marching band.

“It’s a high energy thing, and they’ve bought into it really well,” he said. “To continue doing something like this has been exciting for them. The response has been great.”

During the 2018 indoor marching band season which began in late January, Strickland said his students will be taking part in two competitions later this month.

On March 17, the group will be at a competition at North Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia, while they will be at Lambert High School in Suwanee, Georgia on March 24.

In addition to the two competitions the

Tallapoosa County Schools WGI Winds band will participate in later this month, the group will also perform at all three of the county schools on Friday, March 23 in order to introduce more students to what WGI Winds is, and hopefully recruit more elementary school students into joining the band as a whole.

“We’ll start at Horseshoe Bend in the morning, then perform at Dadeville late morning or early afternoon before playing at Reeltown around 1 or 1:30 in the afternoon,” Strickland said.

As the group starts to grow in future seasons, Strickland said he wants the group ready to participate in more competitions, including the WGI Winds circuit championships held in early April, with an ultimate goal of reaching the 2020 WGI Winds World Championships in Orlando, Florida.

“This is another way for our kids to be involved,” Strickland said. “I feel it’s been very successful so far. It’s actually exceeded my expectations for this year.”

For those who are interested in following the Tallapoosa County Schools WGI Winds band, Strickland said the group has an Instagram page, TCSWGIWinds.

Jacksons Gap sets interviews for vacant council post

By MITCH SNEED Editor

The Jacksons Gap Town Council will interview candidates for a vacant council position at Tuesday’s meeting after approving the process at a Thursday night special

meeting.

The position opened up last month when council member Brady Crocker resigned due to added work obligations.

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Walker said. “If there are others they can bring a resume by or just come to the meeting. We plan to interview all of the candidates at that time.”

The council decided on having the interviews on March 20th to avoid pushing the appointment too close to the 60-day limit, council member Heather Glenn commented.

Only Jacksons Gap residents are eligible for city council and that meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m.

The council also voted to explore joining a classaction lawsuit against the makers of prescription opiate drugs that several municipalities have already joined.

Attorney Chad Harrison explained that joining the lawsuit doesn’t cost the city anything and that the firm will study and see what impact the town had from the drugs and if Jacksons Gap fit the criteria for the suit.

“There’s no monetary obligation to the city at all,” Harrison said. “The worst thing that could happen is that we would get nothing. On the other hand, it could provide funds that would allow the town to get some people help.”

The council also got an update on a visit by the Insurance Service Organization on the town’s rating. No timeline was given for the town’s score to be released. Currently

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The reports were two separate incidents where windows were broken at Pritchard’s home. Harrison said he didn’t know why they were included, but Clerk Kathleen Thomas said that they were public records and that a town employee was named in the report. Walker indicated that he would find out who picked up the reports after the meeting and let Pritchard know.

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(Almost) 68 thoughts Madolyn Daniel snags Big Fish award before NCAA tourney

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n honor of the 68 teams that make up the NCAA Tournament, here are 68 random thoughts about the Big Dance…

1. The alphabetical method to introduce the at-large teams was a colossal fail. Really took away some of the drama.

2. Although, selfishly, it was nice to know Alabama and Auburn were in early.

3. I will always believe ’Bama was in with the win in the SEC Tournament over A&M, but we will never know for sure.

4. Speaking of that win, how much money did Collin Sexton make for the Tide in terms of branding with that incredible last second layup?

5. What I am saying is a long, arduous season boiled down to one player’s ability to run 94-feet and make a flying, wrong-footed floater.

6. Kentucky is a No. 5 seed and North Carolina a No. 2 seed. They effectively had the same record in good conferences, but UNC gets a big time seeding advantage. Which team would you rather face off against?

7. It’s so crazy to me Notre Dame was good enough to be in the tournament, but since Davidson won its conference tourney, as an auto-qualifier, it steals the Irish’s bid. So, so stupid.

8. In other words: I am 100 percent in favor of getting rid of conference tournaments. They reward mediocre or bad teams and punish good ones.

9. I also think 68 team is wayyyy too many….

10. … But would rather expand the field than have conference tournaments give bad teams a shot at a national title.

11. Auburn potentially faces Clemson in Round Two. Finally these two schools play each other! (That’s quality sarcasm there people).

12. Alabama tips off Thursday at appx. 8:30 p.m. That’s like midnight to me, a notorious morning person.

13. FYI, only twice since 1985 has a team with 30 wins going into the Dance won the whole thing.

14. Did I really commit to 68 random thoughts in this article? Lord… I will never make it!

15. Alabama went 9-9 in the 18 games they played against NCAA teams.

16. Auburn was 5-5.

17. My Final Four: 18. Arizona. (FBI be danged) 19. Purdue.

20. Michigan.

21. Duke.

22. I don’t think ’Bama or Auburn makes it past the second round.

23. Of all of the SEC teams, I like Tennessee’s chance to reach San Antonio most of all.

24. San Antonio is awesome by the way.

25. Highly recommend you visit if you have not already.

26. I wonder if the Big 10 is worse than I think.

27. Purdue is great — and the Boilmakers have a 7-foot-2 Alabama native on the roster who is fantastic.

28. Michigan is great.

29. Michigan State is always tourney-ready.

30. But I just wonder if the conference is worse than normal…

31. I also don’t trust the Big 10. Ever.

32. So I am changing my Final Four already.

33. Here’s my new prediction: 34. Arizona.

35. Villanova.

36. Gonzaga.

37. Duke.

38. Man, I hate that foursome so much. I need to think about this some more.

39. Now that the SEC had gotten a conferencerecord eight teams in…

40. I see that becoming a regular occurrence.

41. This league is stacked with coaches and I bet Georgia hires a good one, too.

42. I wonder if, mileage-from-home-wise, Auburn versus Charleston in San Diego combines the two furthest?

43. It should be noted Auburn started its Elite Eight run in 1985 in Long Beach, California.

44. I think Kansas is the No. 1 seed which is most vulnerable.

45. This is ’Bama’s 21st trip to the NCAA tournament.

46. Auburn has now been nine times.

48-67. I want to take these last several numbers re-emphasize how much I dislike having 68 teams in this tournament. It makes for awesome drama; that’s undeniable. I will watch as much of it as I can; that is also undeniable. But college football’s playoff is a better way to determine a true champ. Because it eliminates teams that have no business being in the conversation.

68. It is still one of my favorite times of year.

May all of your brackets go un-busted!

Luke Robinson is a regular columnist and contributor to Lake Martin Living and BMetro.

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

More than 350 high school anglers took to Lake Martin on Saturday for the Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association tournament, and home-lake advantage proved powerful for Dadeville’s Madolyn Daniel, who snagged the biggest fish of the tournament.

Daniel’s fish weighed in at 5.19 pounds and helped her and teammate Brittany Claybrook to a 17th-place finish overall. Their five-pound bag weighed 10.39 pounds.

Benjamin Russell had the best team finish of the day for the area, taking sixth place with a total of 792 pounds. All 10 Wildcat anglers caught the fivefish limit.

BRHS’ best boat was manned

by Jacob Jones and Rachel Sanford, whose bag weighed 9.95 pounds. Mary Beth Coker and Haley Forbus caught a weight of 9.31, which was good enough for 38th place, and Clayton Boone and Zack Phillips were just outside the top 50, catching five fish for 8.93 pounds. They placed 52nd overall.

Also competing for the Wildcats were Will Coats and Denver Benton, whose bag weighed in at 6.31 pounds, and Will Cush and Garrett Jones were right behind with 6.09 Submitted / The Record pounds.

For Dadeville, Michael Dadeville’s Madolyn Daniel caught Saturday’s Big Fish, which weighed in at 5.19 pounds, at the See FISH • Page B2 Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association tournament on Lake Martin.

Rebels have up and down week STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

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Tallassee’s Sinclair Cole, left, leads off third base against Dadeville’s Pearl Huff last Thursday.

Errors plague Tigers in big loss drawing a walk, and Chloe Baynes followed with a bunt single. Jordan Walters then drove both in with a two-RBI Tallassee’s softball team single, and scored herself on seems to have hit its stride, and its eighth straight victory a throwing error.

Sinclair Cole kept the came at the expense of Dadeville in Class 4A Area 5 run going by reaching on an error, and Lexi Love action. Tallassee hit the ball extremely well, racking up a joined her on the bases with a single. Sally Shipman and total of 14 hits.

Lulu Isbell each picked up Dadeville didn’t help its own cause, though, with nine RBIs before the inning’s end to take a 5-0 lead before errors, and it resulted in an Dadeville ever stepped up 19-3 defeat in five innings. to bat.

“We just didn’t come “We’ve started seeing the ready to play, and it’s just ball well, and we’ve actually mental,” Dadeville coach gotten better as the season C.J. Ford said. “We have to be more mentally consistent. has gone on,” Tallassee coach Pat Love said. “We We’ve shown that we can do it. When we’re good and really started to hit the ball well on Saturday. As we momentum is on our side, we’re pretty good, but when came in today, we got our pitch early in the count. We something bad happens, got what we wanted to hit, we can’t seem to make and we were smart hitting. something good happen.”

We weren’t chasing a lot of Momentum was not bad stuff early.” in Dadeville’s favor on Offensively, Dadeville Thursday evening, as couldn’t match Tallassee Tallassee (11-4, 1-0) early on. With one out, immediately got things started in the top of the first. Pearl Huff drew a walk in the bottom of the first, but Belle Haynes led off by

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it couldn’t move her around as Tallassee converted on a double play.

Over the course of the next two innings, Tallassee tacked on eight more runs on seven hits and five errors.

Dadeville did a decent job hitting the ball with eight hits, including two from Zoe Veres, but it just couldn’t compete with Tallassee.

Walters had a stellar day at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a double, five RBIs and three runs scored. Love and Baynes were both perfect, going 3-for-3. Love had three RBIs, and Baynes also drew two walks and scored four times.

“I choke up and just try to put the ball in play somewhere in the outfield,” Walters said. “I think our communication was better in the dugout, and we didn’t have many errors. We just hit the ball really well. We’re at a high point right now, so I hope it stays that way.”

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Reeltown’s baseball team started the week with a walkoff victory over Robert E. Lee, 7-6, last Wednesday, and from there, it’s been a roller coaster for the Rebels.

In the win over Lee, the teams were tied 6-6 after Lee scored a pair of runs in the top of the fifth. But Cody Thomas got things started in the bottom of the seventh with a walk for the Rebels. Thomas got himself all the way to third base on an error while he was attempting to steal second.

Logan Hunt then played hero with a single to drive Thomas home for the victory.

On Friday, the Rebels suffered both offensively and defensively in a 5-1 loss to Prattville Christian. Reeltown managed only two hits, a double from Kolby Coan and a single by Nelson Whaley, and three errors gave up a trio of unearned runs.

Hunt, Colby Clark and Drew Favors had a strong performance on the mound, combined to give up only three hits. Hunt pitched four innings and struck out nine but walked five. Clark had one strikeout, and Favors fanned four batters.

Next, the Rebels had their biggest victory of the week with a 16-6 victory against Jeff Davis, as they racked up 13 hits and jumped on seven errors. After Jeff Davis scored a run in the top of the first, Reeltown immediately responded with three runs in the home half of the inning and took a 5-1 lead after two innings.

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Around the Diamond Tigers’ arms aren’t backed by offense

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

In baseball, pitching can really make or break a team. With an overpowering pitcher, teams can reel off victory after victory without having to do much else, and when a pitcher struggles with walks or wild pitches, it can be nearly impossible for a team to make it up no matter how good it is in other facets.

For Dadeville’s pitchers, the staff is putting in pretty strong work, but the Tigers haven’t been able to back them up offensively and sometimes the defense behind them has struggled as well. That was never more apparent than in a nine-inning 1-0 loss to Russell County last week.

Justin Meadows and Slade McCullers combined to allow just six hits in the nine-inning marathon.

They struck out seven total batters, including six by Meadows, but neither they nor their teammates could muster anything offensively. McCullers was the only Tiger all night with a hit, and Russell County walked away with 16 strikeouts.

Even more frustrating in a pitchers’ duel, Russell County’s winning run was unearned.

The Tigers (2-8) have put 12 different pitchers on the mound, and while their stats aren’t necessarily eyepopping, their two main guys have had strong performances. Meadows has done most of the work, pitching 23 innings with an ERA of 2.435. He has given up 28 hits and just eight earned runs while striking out 12.

Jeff Rice has thrown 8 2/3 innings and has a fine ERA of 0.808. He’s allowed only one earned run. In total, Dadeville’s pitchers have given up 82 hits and 41 earned runs in 58 1/3 innings.

Benjamin Russell getting all-around performances

Benjamin Russell’s softball team is off to a great start this season with a 14-4 record so far, and a lot of that is thanks to the Wildcats’ heavy hitters.

BRHS has scored nine or more runs in five of its games and even put up 16 runs in a win over Horseshoe Bend early on.

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Dadeville’s Brittany Claybrook leads off from second base against Tallassee last Thursday.

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Dadeville’s Jeff Rice has been one of the strongest pitchers for the Tigers so far.

Benjamin Russell’s combined batting average is .333, and even more impressive is its on-base percentage of .411. Eight Wildcats have at least 10 hits, and Madi Johnson, who leads the team with a batting average of .643, is right behind by going 9-for-14 at the plate.

Of girls with at least 35 at-bats, Taylor Harris leads the offense with 17 hits, including five doubles, and has a batting average of .415. Jayme Marbury’s average is .375, and Asia McWaters is right behind with .373.

McWaters leads all Wildcats with 19 hits and 13 RBIs. BRHS is being backed by the pitching duo of Harris and McWaters, who have a combined ERA of 2.466.

They’ve fanned a total of 65 batters, including 50 by McWaters.

Reeltown hits slump

After starting the season fantastically, jumping out to a 8-3-1 record and taking second at the Central Alabama Softball Classic to begin the year, the Reeltown Rebels seem to have hit a bit of a slump, losing four of their last five games.

Prior to its skid, Reeltown was hitting the ball extremely well, led

by Makenzie Baker and Morgan McGuire, who had a batting averages of .515 and .467, respectively, through the first 12 games of the season. The team was combining for an average of over .330, but that came to a halt in

a loss to Tallassee and since then, the Rebels haven’t quite found their stride again.

In their last three games, Reeltown has gone 0-3 and has been outscored 15-2. During that stretch, the Rebels are batting just .136.

Reeltown has been off all week, but will look to right the ship Friday against Beulah, which it beat 5-0 earlier this season.

Central Alabama Community College’s baseball team has used an insane amount of pitchers so far this season, with 22 different Trojans taking the mound. In 166 1/3 total innings, no one pitcher has thrown more than 30 innings and 20 have fired at least one.

It doesn’t seem to be because the Trojans’ pitchers are struggling; they have a combined ERA of 3.409.

Mason Meyer has done the most work with 29 1/3 innings, allowing just seven earned runs. He’s struck out a team-leading 26 batters and walked only six. Justin Thomas is the only other Trojan to throw more than 20 innings, and Austin Lawrence has also put in 19 innings of work.

Benjamin Russell graduate Cade Brooks has thrown 5 2/3 innings, allowing just two earned runs. He’s struck out seven, walked four and scattered six hits.

Fishing Vernon and Eli Vernon were the next-best finishers after Daniel and Claybrook. They caught five fishing weighing 7.81 pounds, good enough for 94th place. Also squeezing into the top 100 were Buster Coker and Slade Davis, who finished in 98th with 7.21 pounds.

Gauge Daniel and Luke Keel as well as Observer Bearden and Koby Brookover also competed for the Tigers, catching 6.56 and 5.56 pounds, respectively.

Reeltown also found quite a bit of success on Lake Martin, as all five teams caught their limits as well. Cade Wood and Matt Knox had the best day, catching a total of 9.73 pounds.

Other competitors for the Rebels included RaRa Wright and Brody Ledbetter (6.25 pounds), Will Brooks and Mike Lowe (5.95 pounds),

CACC has unusually large pitching staff

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After falling by 10 runs to open the Wetumpka Invitational, Dadeville responded well and won two straight games before ultimately falling to Smiths Station in a narrow contest, 6-4.

Prattville Christian took down the Tigers (6-7), 10-0, to open the tournament, but Dadeville responded the next morning with a 7-3 win over Robert E. Lee. Pearl Huff led the way offensively, going a perfect 3-for-3 and had three RBIs. Quanesha Presley also drove in a trio of runs.

The Tigers got some strong pitching from Cali Jones, who threw all four innings and allowed only three hits.

She gave up two earned runs while striking out one and walking one.

Dadeville then picked up a narrow 4-3 victory over Prattville, scoring three runs in the top of the second en route to the victory. Huff led off the inning with a double, and Zoe Veres followed her with a walk. After one out, Makya Johnson hit a line drive to center field to score Huff and move Veres to scoring position.

Timirian Tinsley loaded the bases by drawing a walk, and Jailee Kirkland smacked a well-timed double to drive in a pair of runs.

Huff had seven hits and five RBIs in the four-game span, while Johnson had four singles and two RBIs.

BASEBALL Dadeville shut out by Russell County

Despite giving up only five hits, Dadeville’s offense couldn’t back up its strong pitching in a 6-0 loss to Russell County on Saturday. The Tigers had just three hits of their own in the shutout loss.

Jeff Rice, Slade McCullers and Jake Outlaw all had singles for Dadeville (2-8), but it couldn’t capitalize on any of them. On the mound, Justin Meadows, Alex Walker, Brennon Wright and Ab Abernathy combined for the loss. They gave up only three earned runs, and Meadows and Abernathy each struck out one. No Tiger pitcher allowed more than two hits.

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Dadeville’s Eli Vernon, left, and Michael Bowers, compete in Saturday’s tournament on Lake Martin. All five Tiger teams caught their five-fish limit.

Greg Davis and Brody Newman (5.60 pounds) and Hunter Simpson and Clayton Hatcher (5.14 pounds).

Both Benjamin Russell and Dadeville have completed their spring tournament seasons, and now must wait to find out

how other teams fare to see if they’ll get a chance to compete at the state tournament on Smith Lake in early May.

its defense erased the mistake by catching the Dadeville runner stealing.

“One goal we’ve had as a team is to try to keep it down between one error or less a ballgame,” coach Love said. “That was rough early on, and that’s why we lost a few ballgames. Now we’re cutting it down and making them earn it. If we do that, we’re in good shape.”

Dadeville did earn all three of its runs, with two RBIs from Veres and one from Brittany Claybrook.

Makya Johnson, Tiffany Rice and Huff each had

Reeltown three hits and two RBIs apiece, and Whaley also contributed two hits. Whaley, Hunt, Thomas and Soloman each had doubles.

Thomas, Khoner Davis and Landon Hunt combined to allow just five hits and four earned runs on the mound.

Unfortunately for the Rebel faithful, the luck stopped there as Reeltown committed seven errors and had just five hits in a 13-3 loss to Beauregard on Monday afternoon.

Solomon went 2-for-3, and Thomas, Landon Hunt and Whaley each had hits in the loss.

Reeltown is now 8-5 on the season and will host rival

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singles as well.

Although the Tigers are now 1-1 in area play, Ford remains positive about the rest of the season.

“With the area tournament, I always tell my girls the most important game is the last game,” Ford said.

“It could be anybody on any given day. We can be that dangerous kind of team because we can show up to play and catch somebody off guard. I would just say we’ve gotta be more consistent. As coaches, we gotta keep working them and hope that lightbulb comes on.”

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Dadeville today at 5 p.m.

SOFTBALL Reeltown struggles at Wetumpka Invite

With two strong tournament showings under their belts, the Reeltown Rebels had a tough time at the Wetumpka Invitational, dropping three straight games.

Reeltown (9-7-1) scored only two runs in three games, falling to Rehobeth, 4-0; Prattville, 8-0; and Central, 3-2.

After hitting the ball extremely well to start the season, Reeltown’s bats stalled this weekend, as the Rebels had only six hits in the three games

combined. Ayriana Stoneback, Bella Studdard, Katlyn Jaye, Kayli Hornsby, Kelsey Jaye and Morgan McGuire each had hits, but no one had more than one.

Stoneback continued her strong performance in the circle, throwing 8 2/3 innings. She allowed 12 hits and gave up just six earned runs. Although she walked six, Stoneback also struck out 11. Studdard and Chloe Davidson also got time in the circle, but neither pitched more than two innings.

TRACK & FIELD Shaw, Faison start strong for Reeltown

Both Eric Shaw and Cameron Faison placed in the top 10 for Reeltown’s track and field team at the Auburn Early Bird invitational on Saturday.

Shaw had a strong showing in both the 300 hurdles and the 110 hurdles, in which he placed second and fourth, respectively. In the 300 hurdles, he finished in 40.76 seconds and he clocked in at 16.66 in the 110 hurdles. Shaw finished out his day with a fourth-place in the high jump, clearing 5-10.

For Faison, his best event was the long jump, where he took seventh with a mark of 19-11. He was also ninth in the 100 dash, clocking in at 11.60, and he just

made it to the top 10 in high jump by clearing 5-8. Reeltown’s 4x100 relay team also placed ninth in just 45.25 seconds.

Derrick Hammonds rounded out the top-10 finishes for Reeltown’s boys team by placing 10th overall in the javelin, hurling it 130-2.5 The Rebel girls had four top finishes, led by Nyla Hayden who was sixth in the discus (78-3.5) and ninth in the javelin (82-6.5). The field events shined for Reeltown all day, as Makayla Langston took seventh in the shot put with a throw of 27-8.5 and Taniya Haynes was ninth in the triple jump, marking in at 30-10.

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Jeffcoat seeking District 81 House seat Winfrey running for Congressional seat never sought public office.

“I have spent Jeremy Jeffcoat, 25 years in general manager of broadcasting and Lake Broadcasting have no desire to in Alexander City, change careers; has qualified to be I simply to want a candidate for the to serve my Jeffcoat Alabama House of community, then Representatives, come home and District 81. go to work.

“I am pleased and “Most importantly, I honored to announce my want to be an advocate for candidacy for Alabama the people of District 81.

House District 81,” Jeffcoat Our state representatives said. “I understand the should be working with challenges we face, and I business, education, and believe that I can offer real, community leaders to bring common-sense ideas to help good, high paying jobs for build a brighter future for all our people and a top-quality of the people of District 81. education system that will “In my candidacy, I want help us build a twenty first to bring people together, century workforce. working across party lines “We see major to build a better future,” manufacturing projects in Jeffcoat said. “I am not a surrounding areas, and we professional politician, and are right to ask ‘Where are I am not beholden to any ours?’ special interests. I have “I have been through STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Terry Martin recently announced his candidacy after qualifying with the Republican Martin Party seeking to serve as State Representative for House District 81.

Martin is a lifelong resident of Tallapoosa County. He recently retired with 32 years of service from the Department of Transportation. Actively involved with agriculture and the environment, Martin has served on the Tallapoosa County Farmers’ Federation Board of Directors for 27 years. He serves on District IV Soil and Water Conservation Board, the Coosa Valley RC&D Board, and the Cattlemen’s Association Board of Directors.

“I have been afforded the opportunity to serve in a governmental advisory position in several of the organizations to which I belong,” Martin said.

Martin has served as an Elect Advisor for the Farmers’ Federation, on the Governmental Affairs Committee for the Cattlemen’s Association, the Treasure Forest Governmental Affairs, and the Tallapoosa County Conservation District Legislative Liaison.

He currently serves on Congressman Mike Rogers’

Agricultural Advisory Board. He is member of the Tallapoosa County Republican Party Executive Committee and the State GOP Executive Committee.

Community involvement is an important facet in Martin’s life, he said. He is a graduate of Leadership Lake Martin and has served on its Board of Directors, the Alumni Board, and the Board of Junior Leadership Lake Martin. He has served as the District Chairman for the Boy Scouts of America and the Friends of Scouting Committee. Martin is a member of the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce, a Red Feather member of the Lake Martin Area United Way and a patron of the Alexander City Arts.

Martin is an active member of the First United Methodist Church, the Path Finder’s small group and participates in the Feast of Sharing.

Martin has been married 30 years to the former Ellen Green who is the Director of Elementary Schools for the Alexander City School System.

They have two children and two grandchildren.

“I believe that actions speak louder than political promises and campaign slogans,” Martin said. “As you can see from my experiences, I will actively be your Representative for District 81. I respectively ask for your prayers, your support and your vote on June 5th.”

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Winfrey said, “In the words of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, ‘You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.’

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H.Y.P.E. (Healing Winfrey has been Young People through engaged in politics since she Empowerment) Movement. was a child, and said she “I am a proud Alabamian is committed to improving whose roots in Talladega go opportunities for the 3rd back over 160 years,” Winfrey District by focusing on “A, E, said. “And I am running for I, O, U,” meaning agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives education, innovation, for Alabama’s Congressional opportunity and unity.

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More specifically, the “When I moved back to the foundation of her platform 3rd District in 2014 and started is expanding agriculture, working with local politicians, enhancing education, elevating it became clear more needed innovation, establishing to be done locally. Yet, the opportunities and engaging most pressing issues affecting through unity. the people were the result of “Focusing our energy on leadership at the national level. AEIOU is vital to the future “Career politicians are of our district, and as the

devastating professional and economic times, as many here have, and I know the pain and frustration that comes from not being able to put your skills to work, and the difficult struggle to rise from those circumstances. We must provide more opportunities for our people to work and thrive.

“As it stands today, onein-five families in District 81 live below the poverty line,” Jeffcoat said. “This is not acceptable. I stand ready to work with anyone of good faith in finding common sense solutions for a brighter future.

“This is not a campaign about personalities or allegiances, but about working families.”

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Graves, McDade selected as women of year

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Last year’s Tallapoosa County Woman of the Year Barbara Sokol introduces Lila Graves as this year’s recipient.

Allison Black Cornelius has turned tragedy into triumph and shared her courageous, inspiring story with a room full of Tallapoosa and Coosa counties women from all walks of life.

The fifth annual Lead Forward Women’s Conference, which encourages professional women to strive to success, was a packed house Friday at the Central Alabama Community College Betty Carol Graham Center.

Cornelius challenged everyone in the room to find the courage to step up when the moment comes.

“Wouldn’t it be great for all of us if we could wake up to societal issues ahead of time?” asked Cornelius. “Why can’t we get personal with our purpose a little quicker?”

Cornelius is the founder and president of blackfish. org, which is grounded in the principles of being an

effective leader through inspiration, being a good steward of human and cash resources and being a problem solver.

At a very young age, Cornelius faced adversity and was raped by her Sunday school teacher.

Years later, when she was working for Birmingham Business Journal, her attacker was brought back into her life. After a long legal journey, she helped put the man who attacked more than 50 other victims, behind bars.

Never believing she would find herself in the nonprofit world, Cornelius said she fell in love with the sector and found her calling assisting others while actively volunteering in her hometown of Birmingham.

“My vision as a blackfish is to challenge others and show the courage to listen to different sides of an opinion,” said Cornelius, who makes nearly 150 presentations a year and

uses her philosophy to train audiences to use leadership to light people’s lives.

“If someone tells you not to do it, do it anyway.

Life is short, and if you’re in favor, answer the calling and do it,” Cornelius explained.

After a standing ovation from the room for the keynote speaker, last year’s Tallapoosa County Woman of the Year recipient Barbara Sokol asked the room to pause and take a moment to remember the impact everyone can make in the world.

While reciting the many beautiful, kind words people in town submitted for the 2018 Tallapoosa County Woman of the Year, Sokol announced this year’s recipient as local artist Lila Graves.

“She is encouraging, mentoring and presents Lila’s life nuggets,” read Sokol. “Her spirit and zest for life and her ability to see the good in all people inspires those around her

to be the best they can be.”

Using words such as selfless, influential and compassionate, Sokol said Graves’ involvement with the community and candid ability to share her struggles to support others, made her more than qualified to receive this year’s award.

Kathy Fulmer presented the 2018 Coosa County Woman of the Year award to Jodi McDade for her commitment to the community, even as a transplant to the area.

“She has bold new ideas for Coosa County and volunteers willingly every chance she gets.

The energy she pours into improving county practices shows that she practices what she preaches,” said Fulmer.

Even though McDade is now retired form the Alabama Department of Revenue, she spends countless hours volunteering in town and belongs to numerous civic organizations.

United Way makes 2018 goal, announces 2019 campaign theme

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

In front of a crowd of over 100 members of the community Thursday evening, Lake Martin Area United Way Director Sharon Fuller and the rest of the United Way staff were proud to announce the 2018 fundraising campaign, “Team United,” was able to meet its goal of $550,000.

With the United Way holding a handful of fundraisers including a fashion show and quail fry, contributions from a multitude of businesses and other giving individuals, the 2018 campaign reached a total of $554,382, allowing United Way to provide its 28 member agencies with a significant financial contribution for the upcoming year.

“I was out delivering for Meals on Wheels Tuesday when I got a text telling me we had reached our goal,” Sandra Fuller with the United Way said. “I was checking it and almost ran into the back of somebody.

“We just want you to know how much we appreciate all of you.”

The board gave special recognition to the 643 volunteers who gave their time during various United Way events, as well as simply working around the office, including the student body at Benjamin Russell, the Ambassadors at Central Alabama Community College, Sherri Carter and Stacy Jeffcoat. A special “Volunteer of the Year” was also given out to Laurie Sturdivant and Leanne Calhoun for all of their efforts during the campaign.

It was announced that the 2017 Fashion Show raised $13,544 and the annual Quail Fry had raised $15,291, while the crowd was reminded the 2018 quail fry will be Saturday, April 7 at the Stables at Russell Crossroads beginning at 5 p.m.

To wrap up the night, the 2019 campaign theme was announced. While other board members donned life jackets and held life rings, current Allocations Chair James Dodwell said the 2019 campaign will be called “Lake Martin Life Savers,” comparing the work the United

Way does with both personal floatation devices and Life Savers candy.

Other announcements included: • Make a Difference awards were given out to Gabby Witherington for his 100hole golf marathon, the Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce for the Denim & Diamonds Charity Ball, River Bank and Trust for the Holiday Fashion Show, Lake Broadcasting for allowing all 28 agencies on “The Front Porch” with Kenny Dean and the Give Day radiothon, and Tallapoosa Publishers for coverage in The Outlook and Lake Martin Living.

• Plaques were given to 17 local organizations for having an outstanding workplace campaign: Russell Lands$56,489 in cash, $14,385 in-kind donations; Russell Medical Center$45,393; US Ameribank- $33,867; Russell Brands- $30,406; Alexander City Board of Education- $22,864; KwangSung America- $19,887; City of Alexander City$19,000; Pediatric Associates of Alexander City- $16,082; Alabama Power- $15,452; Madix- $12,826; Tallapoosa County

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DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEETING: The Tallapoosa County Democratic Party will be hosting 3rd Congressional District Candidates Mallory Hagan and Dr. Asia McClellan Winfrey Thursday, March 15 at 6 p.m. at the Bud Porch Center in Alexander City.

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CLOTHING EVENT: The Russell Medical Center Volunteer Auxiliary is hosting a Women’s and Children’s Clothing Event Thursday, March 15 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, March 16 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Community Room at Russell

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Dadeville residents visited with Congressman Mike Rogers at the “Mornings with Mike” event today in Rogers’ Washington office before a tour of the U.S. Capitol. Pictured left to right are Chris Brewer, Sabrina Brewer (front) and Sarvinoz Samodova.

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SPORTING CLAY SHOOT: The 12th annual Ronald Koon Sporting Clay Classic benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area will be held March 16 and 17. Friday night there will be a Calcutta and steak dinner at the

Alexander City Elks Lodge and the shoot will be Saturday at the Lower Wetumpka Shotgun Sports Club.

If you would like to participate or sponsor a sign please contact Stacey Jeffcoat by calling 256-234-4757 or emailing at staceyj1229@gmail.com.

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Methodist Men’s Club is hosting a pancake breakfast Saturday, March 17 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. It is eat in or carry-out and is $6 a plate.

FISHING TOURNAMENT: The Benjamin Russell High School Cheerleaders fishing tournament will be March 17 at Wind Creek.

EASTER EGG HUNT: Mt. Zion Church on Highway 63 South will be hosting an Easter egg hunt Saturday, March 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will begin with a lunch and an Easter presentation. There will be a prize egg for toddlers, grade school and middle school.

TRADE DAY: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends Monthly Trade Day in Millerville on Highway 9 between Ashland and Goodwater will be held on March 17 from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. Refreshments are also available.

EGG HUNT: Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Higway 63 South is hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt for toddlers to teens Saturday, March 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be lunch and a hunt for prize eggs.

Thursday, March 22

KIWANIS STEAK DINNER: The Alexander City Kiwanis Club is hosting its annual Auction and Steak Dinner March 22 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Russell Medical Event Venue. Tickets are $50 and include drinks, dinner, live music, a silent and

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The Tallapoosa County Democratic Party meets every third Thursday. For more information please call Interim County Party Chair Carol Gowan at 256-794-7432.

CHURCH REVIVAL: GAP Fellowship Church at 721 Robinson Road is hosting spring revival services March 14-16 at 7 p.m. nightly. Pastor Betty Hoyett will speak Wednesday, Evangelist Shamika Thomas Thursday evening and Evangelist Joanne Shealey on Friday. Lou and Marilyn Benson are pastor of GAP Fellowship Church.

ANNUAL MINISTER’S COUNCIL: The New Covenant Ministries of the World is hosting its annual ministers council March 14-18 at the Liberty Life Christian Center at 243 S Street in Alexander City.

There will be a daily prayer at 9 a.m., worship and praise at 11:45 a.m. daily and at 7 p.m. will be keynote speaker Pastor Dwight Hunt of Beth-El Church of God in Christ in Poughkeepsie, New York. The speaker on Sunday, March 18 is Chief Apostle W.T. Traylor, founder and CEO of New Covenant Ministries of the World.

Schools- $11,685; Morris & Haynes Law Firm- $8,744; Tallapoosa Publishers$8,371; Radiology and Imaging- $5,222; Tallapoosa County Commission- $4,598; River Bank and Trust- $4,291; and Coosa County Commission- $3,615.

• Special thanks were also given to the Red Feather Society, comprised of 129 members in five separate categories, who donated $209,422 to the 2018 campaign.

These donations were led by Dr. and Mrs. John James, Dr. and Mrs. Eric Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Russell, and John Russell and Claudia Thomas.

• Helping to underscore some of the other work the United Way does in the community, Courtney Layfield briefly discussed four of the agency’s Community Impact Initiatives: the summer reading program held at Stephens Elementary School in June, the annual Day of Action, a partnership with Prosperity Again Through Health (PATH) to promote healthy lifestyles in the community and a partnership with Home Depot to work repairing the homes of local veterans.

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SENIORX: Deborah Jones SeniorRx Coordinator will be available March 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce to help seniors see if they are eligible for assistance with diabetic supplies, liquid supplements and medications.

For more information Jones can be contacted at 1-800-361-1636 or 256-761-3575. This is sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging.

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PRE-K REGISTRATION: Alabama’s Voluntary Pre-K Program is taking pre-registration. Forms can be found at https://alprek.asapconnected.com.

Acceptance is through a random drawing to be held April 15 at 10 a.m. at the V. Robinson Head Start Center.

Saturday, March 24

EASTER EGG HUNT: Wind Creek State Park is hosting an Easter egg hunt Saturday, March 24 at 10 a.m. Most eggs will have small prizes and prize eggs will be hidden for each age division. The age divisions are 0-2 years old, 2-4 years old, 5-8 years old and 9-12 years old.

The event will take place in the north picnic area across from the beach.

There is a park entry fee for noncampers.

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