The Madison Record - Feb. 28, 2024

Madison claims first-place wins in All-Girls State Chess Championship

By GREGG PARKER gregg@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON – Madison City Chess League or MCCL members gained first-place honors in numerous categories at the 2024 Alabama All-Girls State Chess Championship.

“Fifty-two talented girls played in the state chess championship on Feb. 10 at the Alabama School for Cyber Technology and Engineering in Huntsville,” MCCL Executive Director Todd Guthrie said. “The venue was fantastic, and there was a lot of great chess. We really appreciate our hosts at ASCTE.”

“Thank you to our sponsors: State Sen. Arthur Orr and the Madison County Delegation,” Guthrie said.

In awards for the K-12 Section, Sarah Peter finished in first place for the second consecutive year. Nirvana Rajbhandari and Nora Farris tied for second place. Kylie Zou finished fourth, while Rachael Ehrman and Isabelle Park tied for fifth place.

The K-12 Champion will represent Alabama at the twelfth annual Ruth Haring National Girls Tournament of Champions. Officials will conduct this meet in Norfolk, Va. on July 27-30.

Top teams for K-12 were Bob Jones High School in first place; Discovery Middle School, second; and James Clemens High School, third.

In the K-6 Section, Abigail

The 2024 Alabama All-Girls State Chess Championship had 52 entrants who competed at Alabama School for Cyber Technology and Engineering.

Barbre captured first-place honors. Avyaktha Subramania and Alice Zou tied for second place. In another tie, Moranu Adedoyin and Esinam Tettey claimed fourth place.

Top teams in the K-6 Section were Discovery, taking first place; Mill Creek Elementary School in second place; and Horizon Elementary School

grabbing the third-place position.

In the K-3 Section, the firstplace contender was Alandra Jackson. Second-place honors went to Rishika Baipu, while Medha Prashanth finished in third place. A tie resulted in fourth place between Emilyne Jocson and Udara Sarathchan-

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Madison Fire & Rescue responds to second baby surrender

By STAFF REPORTS news@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON – The Madison Fire and Rescue team last week received a second infant surrender through the Safe Haven Baby Box located at Fire Station 1. After initial assessment and care provided by the MFR team, the infant was transferred to Madison Hospital via HEMSI for further evaluation.

DHR has been notified, and agencies are currently working for the best interest of the child.

“The city of Madison recognizes the immense need for resources for mothers-in-crisis, and will continue to provide trusted emergency response to every infant placed in the Safe Haven Box,” stated Samantha Magnuson, Communications and External Affairs Director for the city of Madison. Magnuson said the city is not publicly revealing the date the infant was left at the Safe Haven Box or gender to avoid compromising the anonymity of the child or mother.

The first Safe Haven Baby Box in the state of Alabama opened in Madison on Jan. 10. The box was the result of combined efforts between Safe Haven, the City of Madison, Madison Fire and Rescue, and Kids to Love. It allows women another place to safely surrender their babies besides the hospital while remaining anonymous.

The box was used for the first time just twelve days after its installation when a mother surrendered her newborn daughter. Further resources are available through the Safe Haven Organization with free confidential counseling via their hotline 1-86699BABY1.

2024 primary election to be held March 5

By STAFF REPORTS

news@themadisonrecord.com

STATEWIDE - The polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, for the 2024 Primary Election in Alabama. This year’s primary is significant due to the 2024 Presidential race.

For polling places in Madison County, go to www.madisoncountyvotes.com. In Limestone County, go to www.votelimestone.com.

There is one state constitutional amendment to be voted for or against in the upcoming election.

You can read about it on page 2A.

For sample ballots of the March 5 primary election, see page 3A.

NEW EXHIBIT - Triana officials and other representatives attended the opening of the Smithsonian exhibit, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America.” These individuals included Mayor Mary Caudle, front row, from left; Jurlene Rogers and Madge Griffin, Triana Historical Society Board members; Cheryl Walker, Williams Middle School; Betty Williams, President, Triana Historical Society; Laura Anderson, Alabama Humanities Alliance; Ola Ayers and Valerie Moore, Triana Historical Society Board members; and Chris McDowell. Erin Dunsmore, TVA, back row, from left; and David R Young, Wheeler Wildlife Refuge. Not pictured, Paul McDowell and Theresa Nelson, Triana Historical Society Board member. The exhibit highlights the evolving landscape of rural America. Triana Historical Society has partnered with Triana Public Library to bring this exhibition to North Alabama. The exhibit will be open in Triana through April 12. For more, go to www.themadisonrecord.com.

Constitutional Amendment One on March 5 ballot explained

STATEWIDE - When

Alabama voters go to the polls on March 5, there will be one additional task after they have voted to nominate candidates for offices. They will also vote YES or NO on a proposed statewide amendment to the Alabama Constitution.

If a voter does not wish to vote on the proposed amendment or has not decided on it, the amendment vote can be skipped without affecting the validity of the rest of the ballot.

Amendment One, the only statewide amendment on March 5, would remove the legislature’s requirement to pass a “Budget Isolation Resolution” (BIR) by a 60% majority on local measures when the state’s two budgets have not already passed.

If the two budgets have not already been passed, a BIR is required to pass by 60% in advance of each measure.

Sound confusing? Maybe this will help.

Vote YES if you believe the legislature should be

able to address local bills by the routine simple majority (50% plus one vote) before the budgets are passed.

Vote NO if you believe the legislature should handle the two budgets before passing any local bills.

Amendment One allows the legislature to pass local bills at any time with only a simple majority (50% plus one vote). No BIR required. No 60% required.

The online non-partisan election information service Ballotpedia.org explains the voters’ options in this way:

The Alabama Exempt Local Bills from Budget Isolation Resolution Amendment is on the ballot in Alabama as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on March 5, 2024.

A “yes” vote supports exempting local laws or local constitutional amendments from the budget isolation resolution process, which requires that the legislature must pass education and general fund budgets prior to enacting any other legislation, unless the legislation receives

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THE NERDETTES - BAE Systems, a defense and aerospace company, is supporting 200 FIRST® robotics teams nationwide, including many all-girls teams. Last Wednesday, the BAE Systems Huntsville office hosted one of these all-girls teams for a visit. The Nerdettes, a team of six middle and high school students from Liberty Middle School and Huntsville High School in Huntsville, spent the afternoon with employees learning more about engineering at BAE Systems. In honor of “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day”, the team met with female engineers and staff from the BAE Systems office and received a tour of the facilities. They also demonstrated their robot for this year’s FIRST® competitions in front of a BAE Systems leadership team. The students met with female engineers and staff to learn more about careers in STEM, see themselves in other female engineers, practice their presentation skills, and explore what BAE Systems has to offer. The team will compete in the FIRST® Tech Challenge Alabama State Championships on March 1 and 2 at New Century High School in Huntsville for a chance to progress to the FIRST® World Championships this April in Houston.

CES MULTICULTURAL NIGHT - The Columbia Elementary School PTA hosted the school’s annual Multicultural Night earlier this month. In addition to the CES families who got involved to make the event successful, The International Society of HuntsvilleIFEST participated, along with Gloria Vergara and the Mabuhay Performing Arts Group of Alabama (MPAGA), who represented The Philippines; Xa Rambo, who represented Vietnam; and Elena Olariu and Diana Dehelean who represented Romania.

The Nerdettes met with female engineers at BAE Systems to learn about careers in STEM, as part of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. From left: Loklinn Hammill, Harveen Deol, Lily Sullivan, Emily Carr, and Hannah Holsonback.

The Nerdettes present their robot to BAE Systems leaders, demonstrating its capabilities and design. From left: Emily Carr, Harveen Deol, Lily Sullivan, Hannah Holsonback, Loklinn Hammill.

Front row: Kenita Simmons, Diana Martin, Loklinn Hammill, Emily Carr, Harveen Deol, Lily Sullivan, Hannah Holsonback, Stephanie Ritter. Back row: Alice Crutcher, Michelle Amaral.

The Nerdettes demonstrate their robot’s capabilities to leaders at BAE Systems. From left: Lily Sullivan and Hannah Holsonback.

Big Data Dilemma

By BRUCE WALKER Columnist

All this uproar over government eavesdropping, hacked email accounts and “big data” collection has reminded me of my childhood. Aunt Geraldine was doing “big data” hacking, back in the 50’s, she tipped the scales at 300 lbs, and it was called the party line. No need to get upset, as the Good Book says, “There is Nothing New Under the Sun.” All I ask, if the government is eavesdropping on us, at least give everyone a chance to listen in and get in on the party…. line that is!

On Walker’s Bend, all of this “private information” was easily available. If you had a phone; three, four, even seven or eight families would share the line with you. You listened for your special ring; ours was three long and two shorts. When momma would answer the phone, you could count on at least two other “listeners.” They tried to be discreet but there is nothing secretive about a loud click announcing your presence. We had a neighbor notorious for listening in. Mother, when she was talking to one of her sisters and “discussing” another family member, she would say, “Earlene, now hang up, this is private.”

Many of the men including four of my uncles, home from World War II, couldn’t find sufficient work in St Clair County, Al.; they went north to Detroit to work in the automobile factories. Even though they worked there for years, they did not consider that “home.”

They would make the 700mile trek back to their home place for holidays and family get-togethers. Grandma’s phone for long-distance calls had a special long-distance operator’s ring. When an uncle called to give their travel plans, several others on the party line would pick up and by nightfall ev-

eryone in Walker’s Bend would know the “Walker Boys” were headed home from DEEE-troit.

One year, Uncle Delbert, the youngest boy, called Grandma and told her to save a spot for Rosaline at the Christmas table; they had a big announcement to make. Rosaline was 30 years older than Delbert and owned a big farm at the edge of town. Listening in, Earlene was beside herself with that news; the Spinster and 24-yearold Delbert were getting married!! She spread it far and wide, a big juicy scandal was brewing, and she had inside information! In town, Rosaline was asked when the big day was going to take place, puzzled, she didn’t know what to make of that question!

Delbert made it home and when he stopped by Ullie’s general store, the men sitting on the front porch playing checkers, winked and slapped him on the back and said, “You sly old dog.” Finally, Grandma asked him, “Now what’s this big announcement you and Rosaline are going to make at dinner tomorrow night?

I’ve had three phone calls telling me what you and Rosaline are up to, and it is absolutely a disgrace.”

Delbert cleared his throat, “Rosaline said a young man’s energy is what she needed…… she wants me to have her farm; since she never married and does not have any family, so I took the job. Evelyn and I are getting married and building a house down in the back forty on the farm near the river. Tomorrow night I am announcing I am coming home for good!”

Jumping conclusions is like jumping a mud puddle; if you miss-judge you wind up getting muddy yourself. Served her right, Earline couldn’t get her money back on the dress she had bought for that “scandalous” wedding!

Bruce Walker speaks regularly to a wide variety of groups. You may contact Bruce at bruce@brucestoryteller.com or visit his website www.BruceStoryteller.com

Pad Thai

Peanuts shine in this stir-fry dish

By STAFF REPORTS news@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON - Peanuts work well in sweet desserts and are commonly found in the form of peanut butter swirled with jelly atop bread for lunchtime sandwiches. However, peanuts can be an ingredient in savory dishes as well.

In fact, peanuts often are included in the popular Thai dish “Pad Thai,” which is Thailand’s variation on a traditional Chinese stir-fry. It’s salty, sweet and often spicy. Try this version, courtesy of “300 Best Stir-Fry Recipes” (Robert Rose) by Nancie McDermott.

Pad Thai Serves 2 to 4

4 ounces dry rice noodles 1/4 cup chicken stock or water

3 tablespoons fish sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes

3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 1 tablespoon chopped garlic

4 ounces boneless pork (such as loin or tenderloin) or skinless chicken breast or thighs, thinly sliced 8 to 10 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup chopped garlic chives or green onions

2 cups bean sprouts, divided 1/3 cup chopped roasted salted peanuts 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice 4 lime wedges

1. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil over high heat. Add noodles and remove from heat. Let stand for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until noodles are softened but still firm. Drain, rinse well in cold water. Drain and set aside.

2. In a small bowl, combine chicken stock, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar and hot pepper flakes and stir well. Set aside.

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Thomas Fleming wins American Legion Oratorical Contest

By GREGG PARKER gregg@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON – Thomas

Fleming was the firstplace winner in American Legion’s 2024 Oratorical Scholarship Contest for Madison County. Madison American Legion, Post 229 and Huntsville Posts 237 and 351 sponsored the contest. In November 2023, local legionnaires encouraged interested students to apply for the contest and start to work on research for their speeches.

The oratorical competition is a Constitutional speech contest that requires contestants to give a prepared 10-minute presentation, along with a five-minute speech on one of the Constitution’s amendments. The event was held on Feb. 10 at Madison City Hall. Contest Chairman Danny J. Marr announced the winners.

Larry Vannoy, Post 229 Commander, presented Thomas Fleming with the first-place scholarship of

Thomas Fleming, second from right, is the 2024 winner of American Legion’s Oratorical Scholarship Contest for

Don’t wait another four years to celebrate Leap Year! Join in the fun at Burritt’s delightful Leap Year Dinner. The five course dinner applauds the extra day with specialties catered by Chef on Call. Kick off the evening with a “Look Before You Leap” welcome cocktail. Enjoy music by “Eric Rogers & Friends: Upscale Jazz” throughout the evening. Exclusive performance by the Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre as they “Leap” with grace.

A day of Open Hearth Cooking, Blacksmithing and Fires Burning throughout the Historic Park!

You won’t want to miss Burritt’s Fire on the Mountain on Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The historic cooks at Burritt will transport you back to the 1800s as you see, hear, and smell their work as they prepare historic recipes over our open fires and cast-iron cook stove. In addition, blacksmiths will be firing up the forges throughout the historic park to demonstrate this fascinating skill. Please join them for this memorable day in the historic park!

Kite Festival celebrates community March 2

By STAFF REPORTS news@themadisonrecord.com

HUNTSVILLE – The City of Huntsville and AshaKiran Foundation will host the 12th annual Community Kite Festival on Saturday, March 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at John Hunt Park, 2151 Airport Road in Huntsville.

Besides kite flying, there will be food trucks, children’s activities and more at the free festival that celebrates inclusive-

ness, diversity, equity and harmony in the community.

The open spaces of the festival site at John Hunt Park, across from the Jaycee Building, make it the ideal setting for kite-flying. “John Hunt Park is a wonderful asset for Huntsville, and we are always excited to hold events like this that bring people together,” said James Gossett, director the City’s Parks & Recreation Department.

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a 60% majority vote from the legislature.

A “no” vote opposes exempting local laws or local constitutional amendments from the budget isolation resolution process.

Alabama Amendment 1, Exempt Local Bills from Budget Isolation Resolution Amendment (March 2024) - Ballotpedia State Senator Clyde Chambliss Jr. (R-Prattville), who sponsored Amendment One in the state senate, said he proposed the change to remove an “unnecessary hurdle that has really had no effect on legislation.”

Sonny Brasfield, executive director of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, said the change would “remove questions about how you can effectively and constitutionally move a local bill forward,” and remove “any kind of question that could be raised about the number of votes that were required to get the bill to the point that it could be passed.”

A conservative think-tank, the Alabama Policy Institute (API), has conducted a study of Amendment One titled “Ballot Language & Policy Analysis.”

The study concluded:

Being touted by proponents as an effort to streamline government, the amendment would allow local laws and local constitutional amendments to be passed by the Legislature before the state General Fund and Education Trust Fund budget have been adopted. While API is all for streamlining state government, that is not at all what Statewide Amendment 1 would do.

Under section 71.01 of the Alabama Constitution, the only statutory obligation of the Legislature is to enact state budgets each year. The Constitution requires that the annual budgets be considered before all other legislative items.

However, since 1984, a process has been in place where a 3/5th majority of the Legislature can adopt something called the Budget Isolation Resolution (BIR) before moving on to the consideration of non-budget related bills if the state’s operating budgets have not been enacted. It is, in effect, a double vote on every bill until the budgets are passed; the intent is to make it harder for legislators to ignore the constitutional directive to focus on the budgets.

For general bills, the 3/5th vote requirement is a simple yes or no process because most legislators cast a vote. However, there is a gentlemen’s agreement for legislators to abstain from voting on local bills that do not directly impact their districts. That agreement and practice caused a question of the integrity of the process.

In 2015, a County Circuit Court judge declared a Jefferson County local law invalid because the Legislature had not met the 3/5th BIR threshold due to hat-tip ab-

stentions.

To counteract the Jefferson County ruling, statewide voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2016 that retroactively validated all local legislation passed between 1984 and November of 2016. Since 2016, the Legislature has operated under the premise that a 3/5th vote of a quorum (11 members in the Senate and 32 in the House) satisfies the BIR requirement. However, legal challenges have continued.

Statewide Amendment 1 would retroactively validate all local legislation passed since 2016.

After March 5, 2024, a BIR would no longer be required to debate and pass local bills and local constitutional amendments that come before the Legislature in the absence of the state budgets being enacted. The point, proponents say, is to be able to pass local bills faster and easier while ameliorating the lingering legal issues. That is not streamlining government, it is fast-tracking it. Legislative hurdles are there for a reason. The process is supposed to be arduous, messy and methodical, not quick or easily manipulated from the top-down.

API has several concerns with no longer requiring a BIR for local bills. The BIR debate is an important part of the legislative process and can halt (or at least slow down) bad policy from passing. Doing away with the BIR vote for local bills would also make it easier to pass local constitutional amendments, such as the “local” expansion of gambling (Senate Bill 324) that passed the Senate during the 2023 regular session. In fact, many bills being presented as local bills have the potential to have an impact on the entire state, beyond the geographic area that they directly affect.

The solution to the problem isn’t a further subversion of the Legislature’s constitutional duty to enact budgets above all other matters to accommodate questionable legislative practices. The solution to the problem isn’t more control from the top or having fewer votes. The clear solution to the problem is for our legislature to participate in less hat-tipping votes and abstentions. Members of the Alabama legislature should accept the accountability of voting for or against every piece of legislation that is brought to the floor; that is the only way to truly be accountable to those of us they represent.

Few Alabama voters know they will be asked to vote on a constitutional amendment on March 5. Fewer still know what it is about.

Jim Zeigler is a former Alabama Public Service Commissioner and State Auditor. You can reach him for comments at ZeiglerElderCare@yahoo.com.

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$500, along with a Certificate of Distinction and plaque. Thomas’ parents are Steven and Cammie Fleming. Thomas is a home-school student in twelfth grade.

Thomas’ speech was titled “Our Intersection and Parking Lots — Lessons From the 18th Amendment.”

In 2023, Thomas was elected governor of Alabama Boy State and advanced to represent Alabama in Washington D.C. at American Legion’s Boys Nation event. He also has been nominated to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point after graduating from high school this spring.

In second place, Emma Dutton won a $300 scholarship prize. Her parents are David and Tanya Dutton. A sophomore, Emma attends Providence Classical School in Huntsville.

Ausjua Wilson, daughter of Melissa Wilson, claimed the third-place scholarship prize of $200. Ausjua is a senior at Grissom High School in Huntsville.

“The two other county high school stu-

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dra. Midtown Elementary School succeeded in taking first place as the Top Team in the K-3 Section.

In other activities, MCCL will accept a volunteer to serve as the league’s new Girls Chess Coordinator. “Because CeCe Syarif is now MCCL Vice President (please congratulate her when you see her), we’re looking for a new Girls Chess

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3. Heat a wok or a large deep skillet over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the oil and swirl to coat pan. Add garlic and toss well, until fragrant, about 15 seconds.

4. Add pork, spreading into a single layer. Cook, undisturbed, until edges change color, about 1 minute. Toss well. Add shrimp and toss well. Cook, tossing often until shrimp are pink and firm and pork is cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Add noodles and cook, tossing often and pulling to separate noodles, for 1 minute.

5. Add chicken stock mixture, pouring in around sides of pan. Cook, tossing often, turning and scraping noodles to heat and soften them, until noodles curl up and are tender and shrimp are cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes more.

dents who competed this year are Mary Fleming and Vachon Kurki,” Vannoy said. “Each student presented innovative perspectives and knowledge of some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, in addition to addressing a randomly selected constitutional amendment – Amendment II.”

“Congratulations to all the students representing the best of Madison County,” Vannoy said.

As first-place winner, Thomas will represent Madison County at Alabama American Legion’s District 12 Competition on March 2 at Madison City Hall.

The National American Legion Oratorical Contest has been held annually since 1938 to develop knowledge and appreciation for the U.S. Constitution among high school students. More than $203,500 is available in scholarships each year. The national finals will be held at Hillsdale College on May 17-19 in Hillsdale, Mich.

For more information about Post 229, call 256-258-8534 or email commander@ americanlegionpost229.org.

Coordinator,” MCCL Marketing Manager Nicole Wall said.

“Both CeCe and Rosi Rajbhandari are past Girls Chess Coordinators, so feel free to ask them what the position involves,” Wall said. Primary responsibilities involve scheduling fun activities for MCCL girls to enjoy. For more, email mccl.director@gmail. com, or visit madisonchess.com.

Add an additional 1 to 2 tablespoons of chicken stock or water as needed to keep noodles from sticking or burning.

6. Push the noodles to one side and add remaining 1 tablespoon of oil. Add egg and swirl to expose to hot pan. Cook, undisturbed, until edges have begun to set, about 15 seconds. Cook, stirring often, until egg is softly scrambled but still very moist, about 1 minute.

7. Add garlic, chives and 1 cup of the bean sprouts and cook, tossing often, until they have begun to wilt, about 1 minute more. Add peanuts and lime juice and toss well. Transfer to a serving platter. Place the remaining bean sprouts and lime wedges on one side. Serve hot or warm, mixing in the raw bean sprouts and squeezing a little lime juice over the noodles just before eating.

Local athletes picked for 34th Ala-Miss All-Star matchup

By BOB LABBE bob@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON - Three local high school basketball players will spend the next few days in preparation to represent Alabama as each have been chosen to play in the 34th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Basketball Game set to be played in Mississippi during March.

From Bob Jones, Alana Obianozie and Janiyah Bone will join Sparkman’s Abethany James among the 12-player roster consisting of seniors selected by coaches’ nominations by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association.

“I’m very excited for Alana and Janiyah to be able to compete in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game as I think both will definitely bring a compet-

itive edge to the game playing hard on both sides of the court,” Jazmine Carr head coach of the Bob Jones Patriots. “Each had great high school careers here at Bob Jones and led our team in many areas this year.”

Bob Jones (29-4), ranked No. 1

for several weeks during the regular season just missed making it to the Final Four in Birmingham losing in the Regional Final to Hoover 58-53. Obianozie (G, 5-9, Sr.) posted 9-points, 4-rebounds and 2-steals

By BOB LABBE bob@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON - Megan Aldridge is a self-proclaimed collaborative coach. “I get information from others and then come up with the best product for the team,” she said.

The 35-year old Aldridge is the new head coach of the James Clemens volleyball program arriving at her destination from Danville High where she coached the Lady Hawks from 2020-2022 winning three consecutive Area Championships, twice making it to the Sweet Sixteen of the State Playoffs and one Elite Eight appearance in the Class 4A classification. Her overall record was 134-62 within that time frame. She chose to sit out of coaching during the 2023 season for the Hawks, but is fully prepared to take her spot with the James Clemens athletic program.

“I want our team to feel like a team again as we have lost a lot of players from last season’s squad,” said Aldridge. “When I met with the girls I told them I want to be here a long time as I found out the girls love their school and volleyball and they want to be successful.”

A 2007 graduate from Brewer High of the town of Somerville where she played volleyball and softball, Aldridge earned her degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2011 from the University of Montevallo, a master’s degree in the same area from Alabama A&M in 2014 and a

Bob Jones Lady Patriots stunned by Hoover in playoff upset

By CALEB ODOM caleb@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON - The end of the road came abruptly for the Bob Jones girls basketball team with a fourth-quarter collapse that eliminated the Lady Patriots against Hoover in the 7A Regional Final 58-55 on Feb. 20 in Hanceville.

“I’m honestly still a little at a loss for words from our game,” Bob Jones head coach Jazmine Carr said.

“I will say we had a great game plan that we executed very well for three full quarters. We had some bad lapses during that fourth quarter that really hurt us.”

After leading the game for the duration, he Lady Patriots were outscored 20-4 in the final eight minutes by the Lady Bucs to have the playoff run halted.

Bob Jones senior Alana Obianozie had 21 points in the game

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Bob Jones shooting guard Janiyah Bone will be among the 12 players from across the state to play in the 34th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game scheduled for March. Photo by Jazmine Carr

Bob Jones head coach Jazmine Carr urges her players on during the regional finals against Hoover.

Sparkman point guard Abethany James has been selected to represent Alabama in the 34th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game next month.

Patriots learn a lot facing heavyweight Vestavia Hills

By CALEB ODOM caleb@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON - The wind whipped across the pitch at Madison City Stadium last Friday night.

The Bob Jones boys soccer team was locked in a battle with one of the best clubs in the state, Vestavia Hills.

Both benches were yelling instructions through the chilling wind as the ball traded possessions.

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“You picked a good one to come to,” Bob Jones head coach Michael Parker said during the match as he grabbed a quick drink of water.

The Patriots would fall to the Rebels 4-3 in a tightly contested match that came down to the final minutes.

But this contest was so much more than just a loss for Bob Jones, it showed the Patriots that they could go toe to toe with the big dogs of 7A soccer.

Vestavia Hills was powered by the massive senior striker Alec Paraiso who tallied the final two goals in the 71’ and 78’ minutes to tie and eventually win the match for the Rebels.

Bob Jones senior Owen Tarrer scored twice in the match on penalty shots in the 40’ and 59’ minutes.

“I was really proud of our boys,” Parker said.

“It was 16 seniors on one side compared to two on the other. I was really proud of the way our boys stepped up [Friday] and met that challenge.”

The contest had a slight delay to the start because Vestavia Hills had been stuck in traffic for hours with the highway being shut down.

Once the match began, Bob Jones was very tight in this game that had so much riding on it.

The Patriots were showing some nerves with rushed passes as the Rebels seemed to sit back and let

Bob Jones give it to them.

The patience paid off for Vestavia Hills just after a set piece when senior midfielder Blair Steele buried a ball in the back of the net for a goal in the 30’ minute to make it 1-Nil Rebels.

Bob Jones was able to even the match up at 1-1 just before halftime when a penalty shot was awarded to the Patriots.

Tarrer had the ball on his foot for the PK and he scorched it past the Vestavia Hills goalie Jackson Brewer in the 40’ minute.

Early in the second half, the Rebels wasted no time attacking Bob Jones with striker Reid Laughlin.

The big senior sent a laser just over the Patriot crossbar that was nearly in.

A minute later, the ball found Laughlin again and this time, he didn’t miss as the striker took some power off of his shot to tuck the ball perfectly out of the reach of Bob Jones goalie Ian Shellabarger near the right post to make it 2-1 Vestavia in the 44’ minute.

As the game wore on, Bob Jones built more confidence with possession of the ball which led to more play in the final third of the field.

The Patriots were controlling the ball and this was creating more scoring opportunities so it was just a matter of time before the home team was going to cash in.

In the 59’ minute, Bob Jones tied the match back up at 2-2 when the junior Gedion Oxley scored with a laser of a shot that climbed toward the top right corner of the goal.

“It all started when it came in and Owen got the ball and Owen looked up and he saw me,” Oxley said.

“I was going for the ball. I just first-time touched it and I believed in myself, and I just scored there.”

With the match knotted up, it was

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while senior Janiyah Bone ended up with 12 points in the loss.

Hoover was led by Khloe Ford with 16 points while Aaliyah Blanchard had 14 and Ariana Peagler collected 12.

The Lady Patriots took control of the game leading 17-11 after one quarter of action.

It was more of the same in the second quarter as Bob Jones remained out front 35-26 by halftime.

The scoreboard gleamed 51-38 Lady Patriots after three quarters of play.

It all went wrong in the fourth

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quarter though.

Hoover found another gear in the final eight minutes as Bob Jones struggled to score.

All the teams that come up short in the postseason have plenty of questions with some disappointment.

Despite all of that, Bob Jones still had a strong year and had so much to be proud of.

These Lady Patriots racked up 29 victories this year that included winning a prestigious Nike Tournament in Arizona.

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per game during the just completed season while Bone averaged 9-points and 3-rebounds per outing. For Sparkman (21-8), which lost to

Chelsea 40-28 in the semi-finals of the Northeast Regional, James will represent the Lady Senators in the annual All-Star Game. She was a two-year

like the Patriots could smell the blood in the water.

Bob Jones had Vestavia Hills on its back foot suddenly and the Patriots continued to attack the Rebels in front of the net.

Seconds after the Oxley goal, a Bob Jones player was taken down for a second penalty shot.

Tarrer stepped up once more and he made it look easy as the senior gave the Patriots the 3-2 advantage still in the 59’ minute.

“It’s my job, I’ve been doing this for like 13 years and I’m very experienced in pens,” Tarrer said.

It was almost a storybook for Bob Jones to come back like this and take down mighty Vestavia Hills in this fashion.

Maybe some of the Patriot players even thought something like that, but the match was far from over.

The Rebels came back to life with their big bodies up front and their physical style of play.

Perhaps Bob Jones wore out more than it took its foot off the gas pedal.

Whatever the case was, there were defensive breakdowns in the final 15 minutes that allowed Paraiso to score goals in the 71’ and 78’ minutes to crush Bob Jones’ hopes of an impressive victory.

“We got comfortable and then a lack of effort in the last 15 minutes,”

Tarrer said.

“Whether it be exhaustion or simply just thinking we had the game in the bag, we just stopped trying and we just let them put two more past us. It’s upsetting, but I know we can come back now.”

The energy on the field after the match was one of what could have been for the dispirited Patriots who trudged toward the locker room through the cold wind.

Bob Jones plays host to Austin on Monday, March 3 at 7:15 p.m.

area crown for the third straight year, and a third straight area tournament appearance.

The Lady Patriots have two girls playing in an Alabama-Mississippi All-star game while the school has four seniors moving on to play college basketball.

“The seniors have left a huge impact on our program,” Carr said.

“They have led us to three consecutive winning seasons. Over four years they have a combined 97 wins. They have left a mark on what it means to work hard consistently.”

starter and came back from ACL surgery in her junior season to help the Senators in their fight in the post-season playoffs.

The Patriots proved they could go toe to toe against one of the best teams in the state last week when they face Vestavia Hills at home on Friday.

James Clemens baseball finding footing in young season

By CALEB ODOM caleb@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON - The James Clemens Jets had a solid stretch of home games this past weekend as the 2024 season is just getting going.

JC took down Huntsville

3-1 on Thursday at home and then split a Saturday double header with an 8-2 defeat of Alexandria and a narrow, 9-7 loss to North Jackson on Senior Day.

In the Huntsville game last Thursday, the Jets used a strong outing on the mound from pitcher Cade McComb who went five innings where he allowed one run and three hits with a pair of walks and six strikeouts.

All of the scoring came in second inning as Huntsville picked up a run in the top of the second to lead briefly at 1-0 before James Clemens fired back with three runs to go up 3-1.

It was station to station baseball for the Jets as two walks by Satchel Wheeler and David Sharp and a single by JT Johnson came in to score in the bottom of the second.

Those three runs would prove to be all JC would need to put the Panthers away.

Aldridge

Saturday Game 1: James Clemens 8, Alexandria 2

The Jets scored early and often in the morning game of the double header to cruise to victory against the Valley Cubs.

James Clemens pitcher Satchel Wheeler was lights out for his team with a six-inning showing that allowed just one run with four hits, just one walk and 6 K’s.

The Jets soared out to a 4-0 advantage in the bottom of the second inning.

Alexandria would score a run in the top of the fourth before JC responded in the bottom of the fourth with two more runs to make it 6-1.

James Clemens added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to balloon the lead to 8-1 before the Valley Cubs scored a run in the top of the seventh inning.

Saturday Game 2: North Jackson 9, James Clemens 7

The sun went down in the second game and so did the temperature as some of the dedicated fans sat in the chilly wind to watch the Senior Day game.

It looked like business as usual when James Clemens scored a run in the

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master’s in Education from the University of West Alabama in 2022. From 2012-2018 she was a Speech Language Pathologist for Morgan County Schools and an English teacher at Danville High from 20182024. While an eighth grade volleyball coach she was asked to assist the head coach of volleyball at Danville, which she gladly agreed to, not knowing she would soon be elevated to the head coach position due to fate.

“In the 2019 season as an assistant coach, the head coach had to take a leave of absence due to maternity leave so I filled her spot during the Area Tournament,” said Aldridge. “We unexpectedly lost in the second round of the Regional Tournament. After losing, I knew I would never let that happen again. That experience made me better. It was a turning point in my life.”

Once taking over the reins as head coach, Aldridge pressed ahead with her style of coaching, which she calls disciplined important, but not a dictator, and led her teams to the Elite Eight and Sweet Sixteen of the state playoffs. “I feel I run everything within the team and people like that as there are no questions

top of the first to lead 1-0, but that excitement was premature as the Chiefs proceeded to take advantage of some control issues by the Jets pitchers.

Six walks over the course of 2 2/3 innings by the JC arms tells the only story there was.

North Jackson tallied five runs in the second and three runs in the third to essentially bury James Clemens early in the game.

It was looking pretty bleak out there with that cold air cutting through people in the stands as the Jets worked to dig out of the hole.

A guy for James Clemens who could not be denied at the plate was the right fielder Carson Loosier who was a perfect 4 for 4 with 3 RBIs and three runs scored.

Loosier was always out there when the Jets were clawing back into the game.

JC scored a run in the bottom of the third inning to trail the Chiefs 8-2.

James Clemens added another run in the bottom of the fifth before erupting for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to come within two runs of North Jackson.

The bottom of the sixth was loaded with action from the Jets hitters as the frozen fans broke the air with cheers of excitement.

It all started with a leadoff walk by the catcher Ben Graves that was followed by a single by the centerfielder David Sharp.

Despite making the first out, Chase Hornbuckle’s bunt moved Graves and Sharp to third and second base.

Having already collected two singles and a walk in the game, up stepped the aforementioned Loosier who proceeded to blast his teammates in for two runs with a cracking double to make it 8-5 Chiefs.

James Clemens tacked on a third run in the sixth to make it 8-6 when the shortstop Francisco Ramirez followed Loosier with an RBI double that kept the comeback train screaming forward.

North Jackson would add another run in the top of the seventh to make it 9-6, but JC was still right there with the comeback still brewing in the bottom of the seventh.

A 1-out double by Graves would come around to score with two

on where I stand,” said Aldridge. “I live by example.”

Married to her husband, Jon, for 10 years, they have a nine-year old son named Brook. They make their home in Hartselle, which is a 30-minute drive to Madison, but are not against the idea of moving to Madison as Jon is a quality engineer for United Launch Alliance.

Aldridge was originally contacted by James Clemens last summer about the volleyball coach opening, but her son was involved with travel baseball so she opted to pass up the opportunity. Several months

passed and again the James Clemens administration reached out to the Danville coach. This time, she was able to entertain the position at one of the largest schools in Alabama.

“When I met with school officials I said I want to coach here,” added Aldridge.

On the court, Aldridge said of her coaching style, “I treat my players as adults. I want them to feel supportive as they want stability within the program having Coach Genesis Taylor for just one season in 2023. I told these girls I want to be here.”

outs when Loosier drove him in.

James Clemens was down to its last out with Hornbuckle and Loosier on base. The go-ahead run at the plate, Ramirez was up once again to terrorize the Chiefs who were just holding on at this point.

But it was not to be as a groundout ended the game for a disappointed Jets team who dug deep and almost pulled it off.

This game looked doomed for James Clemens in the early innings, but this team that lost some key senior leaders like shortstop Andrew Lawrence and catcher Colten Payton in the offseason showed a lot of

heart in this contest that might just be overlooked.

A prime example of that was the outing from JC pitcher Matthew Drinkwater who came in to stop the bleeding and he gave his team 4 1/3 innings where he allowed just one run, five hits with three walks and five strikeouts.

James Clemens has a road game on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. against Huntsville High School before a special Saturday set of games at Toyota Field.

In the first leg of the Saturday doubleheader, the Jets will face East Limestone at 11 a.m. followed by a 4 p.m. matchup with Shelby County at the home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas.

The Jets split a Saturday double header with an 8-2 defeat of Alexandria and a narrow, 9-7 loss to North Jackson on Senior Day.

German program at James Clemens impresses national group

By GREGG PARKER gregg@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON – How do you say ‘Job well done’ in German? Residents need the translation to congratulate students and their language teachers at James Clemens High School.

In a recent newsletter, the American Association of Teachers of German’s state chapter cited the German program at James Clemens for several highlights. The association is dedicated to teaching of the language, literature and culture of German-speaking countries.

The association commended James Clemens’ discussion with Auburn University about its dual degree, along with participation at University of North Alabama’s “Germany at Work and on Campus” event.

“Our World Languages programs continue to excel . . . Congratulations to James Clemens’ German teacher, Peggy Boynton, and all of our World Language teachers for leading our students toward successful futures,” Dr. Ed Nichols, Madison City Schools Superintendent,

said in his “District Update.”

Along with teaching German 1-4 and Advanced-Placement, Boynton is Department Chair for James Clemens’ World Language Department. Boynton has taught at James Clemens since its opening in 2012.

Previously, Boynton taught German at Grissom High School; Latin, Newtown High School, Newtown, Conn.; German and Latin, Cathedral High School, Indianapolis, Ind.; German, Anderson High School, Cincinnati, Ohio; adjunct instructor, German, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio; and teaching assistant, German, University of Cincinnati.

James Clemens’ other language teachers are Brittany Bankston, Mary Crouch and Felisa Vess, Spanish; Katie Greene, French; and Allison Shratter, Latin.

James Clemens has collaborated with Auburn about its Concurrent Degree in German and Engineering, offering bachelor’s degrees in German and an engineering discipline concurrently. The student will receive two separate diplomas in two distinct fields. Faculties at

Flagg, McDougal accepted in State Superintendent’s Art Exhibit

By GREGG PARKER gregg@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON – The Alabama State Board of Education, along with members of Alabama State Department of Education, selected artwork by two students in Madison City Schools for a prestigious exhibit in the state capital.

Emilia Flagg, an eighth-grader at Liberty Middle School, and Connor McDougal, a junior at James Clemens High School, created artwork that has been featured in the 2024 State Superintendent’s Visual Art Exhibit.

“These winners will be recognized on March 13 at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery,” MCS Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols said in his recent “District Update” in congratulating Flagg and McDougal.

The annual State Superintendent’s Visual Arts Exhibit is a prestigious event that celebrates the creativity and talent of young student artists and their skilled teachers across Alabama. The state board has commended the award-winning students and teachers for their exceptional contributions to the visual arts.

On display in the Old Supreme Court Library in Montgomery, this exhibit recognizes the importance of visual arts in children’s education. Each school district in Al-

abama can choose up to 20 pieces of art to send to Montgomery. Art instructors at Liberty are Claire McIlwain and Makenna Smith. Liberty offers four types of visual art classes: Introduction to Visual Art, Visual Art, Advanced Art and Sculpting/3D Art. At James Clemens, art teachers are Sarah Baker, Mason Overcash and Liz Vaughn. Baker teaches Art I, and Overcash teaches Art I and Art II, while Vaughn instructs Art II, Art III, Art IV and Advanced-Placement Art. State board members consider the visual arts as a vital and enriching component of education. To spotlight fine arts, the exhibit allows students in grades K-12 from every school system in Alabama to participate, according to alabamaachieves.org.

Endorsements for the judging criteria include National Art Education Association, Alabama Art Education Association, Alabama Arts Alliance, Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts and Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Visual arts contribute to students’ development by enhancing metacognitive abilities (or higher-order thinking that enables understanding) and fostering curiosity, creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem-solving and collaboration.

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Auburn and a partner German university will teach, as students gain real-world experience, intercultural competence and advanced German proficiency.

“UNA’s ‘Germany on Campus: Work, Study and Research Opportunities’ event in 2023 was an interactive browse fair where students had time to talk with leaders in German business, government and educa-

tion,” Boynton said. “They also explored exhibits on German culture and history.”

Students met representatives from the German Embassy, Mercedes-Benz, AlabamaGermany Partnership and UNA professors and students.

In other pursuits, 11 James Clemens students in German earned awards on the 2024 National German Exam:

* Gold Medal (90th percen-

tile) — Leandro Cogles-Guerrero, Lillian Haberlach and Nate Maehlmann.

* Silver Medal — Sabina Kurucz and Fiona Paine.

* Bronze Medal — Luke Pawlus.

* Achievement Award — Emily Nolan, Evrette Ragus, Aidan Wells, Caleb Wells and James Zesinger.

Oh, that translation . . . “Gut gemacht, James Clemens!”

Bob Jones Blue Knights take Overall Championship in Hazel Green drill meet

By GREGG PARKER

gregg@themadisonrecord.com

MADISON – Continuing its string of top-ranking finishes, the Blue Knights in Air Force Junior ROTC or AFJROTC at Bob Jones High School earned the Unarmed Regulation Overall Championship at the Hazel Green High School Trojan Drill Meet.

‘Blue Knights’ is the moniker for the Bob Jones cadet corps.

“Our Bob Jones Blue Knights put on another spectacular performance at the annual Hazel Green Trojan Drill Meet,” Chief Master Sgt. (ret.) Ellis Clark said. Clark works as an Aerospace Science Instructor at Bob Jones. Maj. (ret.) Dr. Melissa Lacey also teaches aerospace science.

“You can begin with Personnel Inspection, led by Cadet Charlotte Droege, who led the team to take third place. During the inspection,

the cadets were graded on uniform appearance, military bearing and their knowledge of the military and current events,” Clark said.

“Later in the drill competition, Cadet Droege also commanded the Armed squad routine where the team performed superbly and took first place,” Clark said.

Cadet Veronica Layne confidently commanded the Unarmed squad routine that resulted in another first-place win. Cadet Esteban Del Rio Perez commanded the Unarmed Color Guard routine, and the team captured second place.

“Cadet Lucy Halter did an amazing job commanding the Unarmed Flight Regulation routine that earned the team second place,” Clark said. Cadet Caitlyn Johnston was a skilled commander for the New Cadet Squad Regulation Routine; the group achieved first-place honors.

cadets, who not only rose to the occasion to keep our first-place winning streak going for the New Cadet routine, but I think it is important to know that they came in with a 25-point deficit assessed against them because they were short one person,” Clark said. “Their performance speaks volumes about their dedication and focus.”

Collectively, the performances of Bob Jones Blue Knights garnered them the Unarmed Regulation Overall Championship.

Cadets who participated in the Hazel Green drill were Vincent Franz Colon, Ava Curtis, Steeler Daw, Neil DiGennaro, Charlotte Droege, Alexander Dyer, Audrey Ellis, Nick Fury, Lucy Halter, Logan Jackson, Caitlyn Johnston, Laiken Justice, Veronica Layne, Elizabeth Lee, Esteban Del Rio Perez, Anthony Rivera, Danielle Roberts, Gary Stephenson, Kaitlyn Thompson and Sydney Turpin.

“I want to give kudos to our new

The American Association of Teachers of German has commended the German program at James Clemens High School. In addition, eleven students recently earned awards on the 2024 National German Exam. Peggy Boynton teaches German classes.

The Blue Knights in Air Force Junior ROTC at Bob Jones High School earned the Unarmed Regulation Overall Championship at the Hazel Green Trojan Drill Meet.

A look at the history of Daniel Wallace during the times of Reconstruction

By JOHN P. RANKIN Madison Historian

MADISON - During many years of researching pioneer land ownership of the western part of Madison County, I was startled to see several listings in the deed index for parcels sold by Daniel Wallace to many of the Madison town pioneers. I had never before noticed anyone named Daniel Wallace associated with Madison’s early days. Furthermore, James Clemens was the original landowner who subdivided part of his holdings into 55 lots what became the early town of Madison in the mid-1850s. There was no record of a Daniel Wallace who purchased any part of the Clemens land to later be in a position to sell it to early Madison settlers. Yet, Volume 1 of the Madison County General Index to Real Property (land) listed eight deed recordings as sales by Daniel Wallace to known Madison pioneers for land in the immediate area of the town in the post-Civil War period of 1869 through 1876. According to the land deed index, buyers of land from Wallace included such Madison notables as Isaac F. Deloney, Elijah M. Fitz, George Washington Martin, William R. Johnston, Samuel A. Pepper, John D. Tanner, and Thomas J. Clay. Johnston was even the first Mayor of Madison at the time of the recording of the sale by Wallace, while George W. Martin was Madison’s first lot owner, first merchant, and lifetime resident of the area.

Adding to the enigma was the fact that the reverse index showed no land purchases whatsoever by Daniel Wallace, nor was he listed as ever acquiring land directly from the government. That left the question of how Daniel Wallace came into possession of Clemens’ land to sell to the Madison pioneers. More specifically, who was Daniel Wallace? To understand and resolve the puzzle, I began a deeper investigation of census records to see where Daniel Wallace lived during the last half of the 1800s. Strangely, there was no Daniel Wallace in Madison County’s census records of 1850 or 1860. There was only one in 1870, and he was listed as a Black male, age 50, born in Virginia. That one was not listed in the 1880 census, but there was a Daniel Wallace, Black male, age 12, born in Alabama and listed in a household in the Hazel Green area. This younger Daniel Wallace was likewise listed in the later census records of the county as he matured. No other entries were found for a Daniel Wallace in the old census records for Madison County, indicating that the land seller must have died in the late 1870s, before the 1880 census was taken, if indeed this Black man was the seller of the land to Madison pioneers.

My next step in the investigation was to check the actual deed recordings that were referenced in the index for any clues to the identity of Daniel or the process by which he obtained the land for the sales. Since he was never listed as actually purchasing the lands himself, it was puzzling that Daniel would be listed as the seller of the former Clemens parcels. Of course, it occurred to me that perhaps Daniel was a former slave of James Clemens who may have been given the land of his former “owner” when he was freed. This seemed logical, since Clemens was known to have freed his 126 slaves from his two plantations before 1850, well before the Civil War or his own death in June of 1860.

All of the property deeds in question turned out to actually be sales by the administrators of the Clemens estate, which was probated for 17 years and involved far more than the eight transactions with Madison pioneers. The deed recordings referenced Case Number 689 in Chancery Court Record Book J (1877), with the corresponding details recorded in the Chancery Court Minute books, totaling about 200 pages for Case 689. Daniel Wallace (and others) were listed as defendants in a suit brought by Clemens’ administrators William Weeden and Robert S. Spragins. In court case minutes, it was disclosed that Daniel Wallace and the others were former Clemens slaves testifying that their labors amassed his wealth. After emancipation and during the “Reconstruction” period, Daniel and the others must have appropriated or been granted by reconstruction officials a part of the property without it being officially recorded. The court obviously ruled against Wallace and the others, because the Clemens estate administrators were subsequently ordered by the Chancery Court to sell the Clemens land for

settlement of the estate’s debts and to divide any residual assets among his heirs according to his last will and testament.

After the local area April 27 tornadoes of 2011, many modern “reconstruction mortgages” were needed for rebuilding devastated communities in north Alabama. That led me to remember the Wallace vs. Clemens court case as being possibly a Civil War reconstruction era case.

Over the years as I continued my hobby of photographing all of Madison County’s land records in the deed books of the 1800s, I reached the period of “reconstruction” after the Civil War. At that time the need for mortgages was not so much to enable rebuilding of demolished dwellings. Rather, mortgages were needed to enable destitute farmers to purchase supplies for planting crops and to feed their families until new crops could be harvested and sold. Accordingly, I noticed that many of the former slaves and even some plantation owners borrowed money for these purposes and used their property as collateral against the loans.

Since I learned about many of the pioneer families by photographing their land transactions, I often stopped operating my camera to read the details of the loans and mortgages to the families of that time. In the process, I have realized something about the hardships of life for farmers in those days. During the same period, several notable landowners and merchants increased their wealth and land holdings quite dramatically.

Some landowners and merchants apparently came through the war period with considerable resources still at hand, including United States currency because of the occupation of this area by Union troops during the war. They may have transacted business with the occupying Union troops in this area in order to keep their estates solvent. Yet many more Southerners had lost nearly everything in the war, especially those who had extensively converted to Confederate money. After the war the freed former slaves began to rent acreage from the land owners, and the Freedmen’s Bureau facilitated their actual purchase of lands whenever possible. Both the former slaves and the poorer land-owning Confederate soldiers who returned home from the battles needed money to begin farming and to await harvest time while supplying food for their families. The needed funds were often obtained through “account advances” or mortgage liens from merchants and others who had accumulated cash capital. Unfortunately, the process was based upon considerable risk for the borrowers.

Mortgage Book 66 in 1867 contains records of liens against expected crops and equipment taken by such Madison-area men as R. D. Tribble, John W. Farrald, John Landers, and numerous others for supplies and cash advanced by Madison merchants James H. Bibb and George W. Martin and by landowner Owen Jamar. Of course, they were simply helping the families of the area survive the hard times by making the loans. However, other merchants charged up to 20 percent interest, while Martin and Bibb generally did not even specify a rate for interest. In one particular case that I noticed in detail, Alex Bradford (a “colored” man) rented 150 acres by pledging one-third of the crop produce and borrowing $125 at 8% interest from partners William B. Dunn, James H. Pride, and James H. Bibb (Deed Book GG, pages 51-4). However, in this contract some unusual additional stipulations were made. The wording included a restriction that prior to the division of the harvest, no part of the required crops of oats, corn, and cotton could be used by Bradford without a full accounting. The agreement further specified that with respect to the partners’ land -- “ There will be no promiscuous visiting allowed during working days.” Alex Bradford must have had quite a reputation among the ladies of the time, but there was no specification of what would be “working days” versus what could occur on non-working days.

Of course, some prosperous merchants and wealthy landowners who loaned money for supplies and equipment probably actually hoped for or expected crop failures when they offered funds. The already-impoverished farmers risked their houses and lands, personal property (including farming implements), stock, and crop remnants being lost as forfeit to the lenders if the yields were small in any given year. Such losses were not unusual

because of drought, insects, fires, or other calamities. The lender almost couldn’t lose, so the rich got richer, and the poor were made poorer. If the crop yield was high, the lender got back the principal with interest, and then they often sold more merchandise to the newly-moneyed farmer. The risks were almost entire-

ly on the farmers and sharecroppers in the days before government bailouts or crop insurance coverage. And as the experience of Daniel Wallace shows, at the time of Reconstruction of the economy of the South after the Civil War, even court cases still did not always favor the newly-freed former slaves.

When you don’t know what to do

By BECKY MILLER God’s Lemonade Stand

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”

Proverbs 3:5-6

Some reading this would say ‘get a hobby’ but getting a hobby doesn’t solve all of life’s issues. Broken hearts still exist no matter how many hobbies you participate in.

I guarantee you there are people around you who need prayer, a friend, a smile, a card, a phone call, and a happy text.

Whatever is on your mind today give it to God. This is a spiritual discipline you have heard me men-

tion before. There is that word, discipline. Does that remind you of the military?

Nevertheless, as trite as it sounds God does love you. He loves hearing from you daily. He wants you to know He is here to set free, redeem, restore, and renew no matter what is going on or how impossible you think a situation is. Also, He is patient not wishing anyone to perish.

(See 2 Peter 3:9). PRAYER: Lord, I thank you for caring for me even when I become speechless and don’t know how to pray. You know my heart and you are aware of my overwhelming hurts. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

God’s Lemonade Stand is written by former Madison resident Becky Miller. Her daily devotions appear on Facebook or at godslemonadestand.blogspot.com.

By DAWN REED

When the box of Kleenex’s fell behind the dryer, I didn’t think it would be a big deal. Knowing that it would be a fire hazard to leave it, I shimmied up on the dryer as best as a 61-year-old woman could to retrieve it. My arms were not long enough.

“I will get it!” my beloved called from the other room. But I didn’t want him to; I wanted to do it myself. I always have to have help. Surely, I could just do this alone.

Trying every mop, broom, and duster, I found nothing to latch on to it. “Just wait!” he yelled, knowing I was trying to work it out on my own.

I didn’t listen.

I tried to get between the washer and dryer. I tried to move the washer out but it was too heavy. Then, refusing to wait for help, I found that I could move out the dryer. It was so easy! Much lighter than the washer.

“I got it!” I announced to my beloved, thrilled with my self-suffi-

ciency.

“Did you pull out the dryer?” he asked.

“I sure did!” I responded proudly.

“Did you pull off the dryer vent?”

I took a peek behind the dryer. Aww man, I sure had!

Now we, namely HE, had to fix what I had messed up. My beloved disconnected the washer, took the water hose loose from the wall, and moved it out. In a too small space, he reconnected the dryer hose, using pliers, a screwdriver and reading glasses.

The good news was that we got the box of tissues! The bad news was by jumping in, not waiting for help, and doing things on my own, I caused more trouble than necessary.

That same scenario can happen when I pray. I present my problems to my heavenly Father and then immediately want to help Him work it out. “I can do this!” or “I’ve got this!” I think to myself.

Waiting on the Lord and His timing is always best. Psalm 27:14 strongly encourages, “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” There. David,

Taking matters into my own hands

the writer, said it twice in one sentence. But waiting isn’t fun. I want to jump into action.

When I want to move ahead on my own, the Bible directs me to just be still. David writes in Psalm 37:7, “Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him…” Then Exodus 14:14 reminds me, “The Lord will fight for you; you only need to be still.” Being still can be a struggle.

What can I say? I’m wiggly.

Psalm 130:5 brings the waiting and being still together: “I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in His word I put my hope.”

When your whole being waits, you are completely still.

God is good. He can be trusted.

He knows how all the puzzle pieces of my life need to be put together.

He has a plan for my life. If I fully surrender to Him, His plan, and His timing, it will be much better than when I take matters into my own hands.

Isaiah 40:31 is another reminder:

“But those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength…” Those who do not wait will pull the dryer vent loose. Lesson learned.

Supplemental poll list for Madison County

STATE OF ALABAMA

COUNTY OF MADISON

I, Frank Barger, Judge of Probate for Madison County, do hereby certify that for the Statewide Primary to be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, the supplemental poll list for Madison County is that list as appears on the state voter registration system for those registered from 5th day of February, 2024, to the 22nd day of February, 2024.

1 A & M UNIVERSITY NEW GYM

MCKINLEY ANDERSON

ALEXAVIER BACCA

SHELBY BALDWIN

OLUWABUKUNMI BALOGUN

KALYNN BEACO

RAE BELL

TOSHI BLACK

DAVID BROWN

TRINITY BROWN

MAYS BUTTS

MCRAE CARPENTER

TRAVIYON COLEMAN

TAYLOR CROOK

ANIYAH DANIELS

MICHAEL DAVIS

CALEB DENARD

ANTHONY DEVAUGHN II

NAOMI DODD

WONNIE EDWARDS

CURTIS EVERETT

AMARI FIELDS

GABRIELLE FLOWERS

SHAMAR FRAZIER

NAYO FRYE

KRISTIAN GOODEN

DYNASTY GRIFFIN

ZAKERIAH GRIFFIN

VICTOR HUGHES II

COLE HUGHES

LOGAN HUGHES

LYRIC HUMPHREY

REBEKAH JACKSON

MYNIYAH JAMES-DAVIS

BRANDON JOHNSON

MAKAYLA JOHNSON

RUSSELL JOHNSON

TAYLOR JONES

TESEAN JONES

JAYDEN MARTIN

TANIYAH MAZE

KAYLA MERRIWEATHER

AMARDIA MONTGOMERY

ADRIAN MOORER

NATIYAH PARKER

NIRANJANA PATEL

LA’TEEDRA PETTAWAY

DEVEN PETTIES

VALIERE PHILIPPE

JAKARI PITTMAN

JAYLEN PRIESTER

ANTHONY RAMADAN JR

BRONICKA RANDOLPH

MYLES ROCKMORE

PEYTON SCOTT

TYJENAE SHEPPARD HUMPHREY

KENADI SHERRIL

SHAVAUGHNIE SMITH

JOCELYN STAVOS

MYLES TAYLOR

KONNOR THOMPKINS

BILLIE THOMPSON

DAVON TRAMMELL

ANTHONY WATKINS JR

CASONDRA WEBB

BREONNA WILLIAMS

TAMEYA WILLIAMS

MIKALAH WILSON

LAJADA WOLFE

DANGELO YOUNG

2 LINCOLN CHURCH OF CHRIST

CORNELIUS GRANT JR

JAYDA HAMMONDS

TAYLOR MCPETERS

JERMELL TEACHER

WYNTER TRIBBLE

3 JACKSON WAY

BAPTIST CHURCH

JAMES HANNAH

JOSHUA HUNTER

GREGORY MANSON

BRIANA PEOPLES

ALEXA PITTS

MARY SCALES AARON WEST

4 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

NATASHA ALLEN

KIMBERLY BOYD

JAIZON COLLINS

LAURA ESCOBAR

MARY FRANCES EYSTER

JONATHAN MOORE

JAMES RALEY

KATHERINE SCHAUM

LUCINDA TILLERY

IAN WALLS

ALIVIA WARD

5 OPTIMIST PARK REC. CENTER

CHRISTOPHER DICKERSON

DARLENE FULLER

TYLER GREEN SHAWN LAW

JACQUELINE LOMOSI

JENNIFER MELTON

MATTHEW SCHAFER

VIRGINIA SCHAFER

KENNEDY STALEY

6 HOPE VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH

MYA BIDDLE

COLBY ESPOSITO

KAITLIN JUSTICE

ASHLEY MACKAY

DENISE MCCLURE

MICHAEL PIRC

7 CHASE PARK CHURCH OF CHRIST ELLABEE BLAKE

GINA DELANO ANITA ESSEX BARBARA ESSEX AUSTIN HALL LAUREN HECKAMAN

JESSE HUDSON III

TORI MALONE

JOHN MATHEOU

MARY MCCUTCHEON

CLAUDIA MCELYEA

CHRISTOPHER MCGILL

MATTHEW MOLTON

ROGER PERRY

BAILI PRICE

CARLENE SHORTT

KAILEY SKIPWORTH

MAKAYLA STEWART

RICKY TAYLOR

TYLER ZAWACKI

8 CORNERSTONE PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH

JESSLYNN DANIELL HOPE JONES

LAUREN POTEAT

JOHN WILLIAMS

KATHERINE WILLIAMS

9 UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH

ALEXANDER DVORAK

TYRUS PATTON

LUIS QUINTO-HERNANDEZ

11 COVE CHURCH

PATRICIA APPLING

JEREMIAH BACKLUND

CHRISTY BLAYNEY

ALLISON CARTER

ALDO CORNEJO

GRAYSON HAYES

MERRICK KIBLER

DAVID MCMILLAN JR

KELLYE MCMILLAN

MADISON MITCHELL

CHRISTIAN MOTLEY

LAUREN MOTLEY

ELLA JOYCE POSTON

ALICE PRADO

ALICE SACKETT SHADEED SPENCE

12 HAMPTON COVE

CHURCH OF CHRIST MARGARET CAMPBELL

ANNA MADISON

KARA PRICE

SCOTT PRICE

ERIKA RODRIGUES

SAVANNAH RODRIGUEZ-FEO

ADRIANNA SADLER

RUFUS SHORT III

13 COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH KELLY BUNNELL

CHRISTY MILLER

PAUL PATTON

AIDAN SIMS

MARY WYATT

14 SOUTHWOOD PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH KATHERINE CORLEY

MARGOT DOSS

PAT EDWARDS

LAURA FERGUSON

SAMUEL HUSS

BRADFORD JOHNSON JR

JAMES LEAGUE IV

JIANA MILLER

QUINN MOORE

ERIC NELSON

DIANE RAYMOND

TED SALMON

CAROLYN SHELTON

BETTY STOGNER

THOMAS STOGNER

15 WILLOWBROOK

BAPTIST CHURCH

DAVIS BIGELOW

BASIL BREWER II

EMMA CASSINGHAM

RAMSEY COLLINS

GARRETT EVETT

CATHERINE MORGAN

MEREDITH SCHRUM

ALEX THOMPSON

DEEDRA TREECE

ABIGAIL WILSON

16 WESTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER

LATORYA ROBINSON

17 TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

TARACHEL ALLEN

NICQUITA ANDERSON

KELSEY AU

SARAH BARNARD

JAMES BEAVER

MARSHALL COOK

STEPHEN COUNTESS

COREY CUNNINGHAM

DESTINY GARNER

BENJAMIN GREESON

DOMINIQUE HUDSON-SHADIX CRYSTAL LEWIS

ALFREDO MARTINEZ FLORES

ANNABEL MARTINSON

CANDACE MCDERMOTT

SHERRY MORGAN NATHAN REHM

TREVOR RUSS

NATHAN SAINT

YADIRA SANTOS

WILLIAM SULLIVAN

TYELON TATE

TAKEESHA WILSON

18 THE WHITESBURG CENTER

TEMPERANCE BAKKER

PAIGE COLIN

JUDY DANIELS

SAMUEL DOLLARHIDE

KATERA MCCOY

CHARLES THOMPSON

JACOB WELLS

KYLEE WILSON

REGINE YARBROUGH

19 WEATHERLY HGTS BAPTIST

CHURCH LILY BRIDGES

ALLISON HARBOUR

DEREK KILFOIL

MADELINE KILFOIL

NICHOLAS LOVE

DOROTHY OGDON

MADISON OLSZEWSKI

SARAH SWANN

20 ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ROBIN ALLEN

MAGGIE BERGMAN

LYDIA BULLOCK RICARDO CANAS JR SHANNON COY

LILA DOSTAL CHRISTOPHER GRAVELLE

JOHN GRZELAK

KARYN GRZELAK

SHARON KULPACA

CATHERINE ROSSI

21 FARLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH

JOHN ADAMS

DEMETRIUS BAKER

MICHAEL BEHRMAN

RICHARD CASTILLO

JEFFREY CRAWFORD

LAURA DOWNEY

CHRISTOPHER GUEBERT

RACHEL HOANG AIDEN HOWARD CARISSA HUSKEY ZHIGANG LI PAMELA PYLE AMANDA QUINN BRIANA ROBINSON RACHEL ROSSNAGEL

JONATHON ROY

JEFFREY SHADEL

DAVID SHAW RUSSELL SWEET MICKY WILSON

23 HILLWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH

SHELLI BROWN DAKOTA DUFFEY

HUNTER EATON

LACY HARTIS

JACOB MARTIN

DAVID NICHOLAS

CAROLINE WATTS

26 COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP

ALEXANDER AUSTIN

PEYTON BITTLE

KEIJE’ BROWN WYMAN COOKE

DARCY HAYES

ROBERT LANG

BRODY MILLER

ROSEMARY SPOONER

JOHN SULLIVAN

27 OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY CHURCH

JOAQUIN AGUON AIMAN ALZANAM

GENEVIEVE BUSH

DAVON CRAIG

WYKEETA

BETHANY MILLER

HANNAH HOWARD

JONATHON MCKANNAN MATTHEW POUR

MADELINE ROHA

MOLLY RUFF

31 ST MATTHEW

PRIMITIVE BAPTIST

ERIC TURNER

35 FIRST MISSIONARY

BAPTIST CHURCH

DREANNA BROWN ROSE HARRIS

BARBARA JOHNSON

ANDREW JORDAN

BRIAN LONG CAMERON LUE

JONATHAN REESE

AANIYAH STEWART

ZARIA SULLIVAN

36 DR. RICHARD SHOWERS CENTER

ANGEL CARAVEO REAL

ZALE FLETCHER

KA’MARIYAH HACKLER TYLAN JENKINS

TYKENYA KEY LAMAR KNIGHT

CORDARIUS MCLAUGHLIN KANISIA REEVES MONTAVIUS TROUPE JR

37 HOUSE OF HOPE & RESTORATION CHURCH KEONE HOPE DALAYSIA KIRBY GARY MARTIN

AMANDA STANFORD

DETRICK STAPLES DIANE WARREN

38 BOB HARRISON SENIOR CENTER

LEBRON JORDAN SHARIAH MCCARTY BREAH PORTER

AMARI STEGER

DAKOMA SYLVESTER

39 CAVALRY HILL COMMUNITY CENTER

TONY BAILEY

JOE BEASON

ERIC BRAMS

JONEIA BRANDON- FORD JASTAN CONNER

HENRY KABETA

JOHN OUREN KIERRA PAYNE

40 LEWIS CHAPEL C. P. CHURCH

CAMRAN DOUGLAS

ALFONZA PRYOR

45 LAKEWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER CORY CARTER

AMILLIA DILWORTH

DALTON PARTRIDGE JOSELIN RABADAN REGAN WOODS

46 WEST HUNTSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

JOHN DRAKE

WALTER HAMLETT JERRY HAYS JR

DOUGLAS JACOBSON

JESSICA JOHNSON

CHARLOTTE JOYNES

MARY LAMBIS

CEDKERRIA SCOTT STEVEN TIPPINS

49 ST. PAUL UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH

GABRIELA AGUILAR

DONALD DEAN

NICOLE DROUIN JAMES FLEISCHMAN

JASMINE HUDSON

MAKAYLA JACKSON

VICTORIA KOGO

GARRETT MARTIN

LUCINDA MCGILL BRANDON MENDEZ

MIA MIZE

SAMUEL MORALES JR

MARIA ONI DEJERRYIUS THOMAS

CLIFTON WICKER

50 ST. LUKE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

CHEYANNE ANDERSON JONES

MADISON BAIN

CONNOR BLEISCH

TRISTAN BOROSTOWSKI

DONTE BROCK WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM

JEREMIAH DAVIS PIERSON GILREATH

BENJAMIN GRANT

DAREN HADLEY

BREANNA HAYNES

HEAVYN HUGHLEY

LATOYIA JOHNSON

HOLMAN MENDEZ

JESSE PENDLEY

KAILYN PICKENS

DEMETRIUS PRITCHETT

LAILAH PRYOR

BARBARA RANEY

CYNTHIA RHODES

LENORA ROBINSON

SHONETRIA ROBINSON

KENNETH STEWART

KIERA WATKINS

51 WEST HUNTSVILLE

CHURCH OF CHRIST

JESSICA BATEMAN

TERRENCE BLACKWELL II

WILLIAM BOWEN JR

ELISE BOWMAN

HOLLY BRACKIN

DIONNA BROWN MOONEY

REAGAN BYNUM

DAVID COLVIN

JUDY COLVIN RICHARD DALTON JR

RONALD DRISKELL

VALERIE DRISKELL

ISABELLE DUTTERA

JACOB DUTTERA

CHRISTOPHER FENDLEY

CLAYTON FIKES

BENJAMIN FRISCH II

CAROLINE GOLDEN

NATHAN GOLDEN

VANESSA GUTIERREZ

REBEKAH HAYES

DEJAH HOBSON CRAWFORD

KATHERINE HOULE

DONOVAN JOSEPH-ANTON JEWELL

JAMES JEWELL

TIANNA JONES

VICTOR LONG

JUAN MARTINEZ KAREN MYHAND

TYLER OLSON

ALLEN OWEN MASON PITRE

CATHERINE ROSS LEONARD SMILEY

MAGGIE STEPHENSON

SHAQUILONDA THOMAS

TYLER TOLBERT

JEFFERY WATKINS II CONNOR WATKINS

WILLIAM WEINZIRL

53 INTERGRAPH CORPORATION 23B

MARIAH BURDETTE

DANIEL CHRIEN

VANESSA CROFT

KENEE DAFFIN

JOSEPH DEMING JR

MARCELLA GALLA

ELIZABETH GREENWALT

MICHAEL HAUGLAND II

DELANIE HAUGLAND TIFFINEE HOLMES LORRAINE HOWELL

WILLIAM JAMES

BROOKE JARM

ROBERT JULIAO

BRAYDEN LANCASTER

BRETT MARLOW

ASHLEY MCMILLAN

ALYSSA NEWTON MICHAEL NEWTON

JENNYFER QUEVEDO PAUKAR

AMBER RICHIE

MATTHEW SCHULD

SHERYL SCHULD

MARIA TORRES

SYDNEY WILSON

54 SHERWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH

TIFFANY BURBANK JODY CUDD

FRANKLIN NICKOLEY SEARLE RUSSELL

ANDREA SEAY

DAVID STEVENS

JESSICA WONG

MYKINZE YUCHASZ

55 NEW MARKET

RECREATION CENTER

KAYLA ELSWICK GERARDO FLORES IBARRA

JOE HOLDER III

NICOLE WOODS

LYNDA APONTE 56 MAYSVILLE

CHURCH OF CHRIST

KALEB HAVNER

SANDRIA HINES

AUBURN JONES

ISAIAH MEJIA

TRESA MIFFLIN

ADAM MONTGOMERY

CALEB PEREZ

PAUL REAVES

ANTHONY REED

ROBERT TOWERY

JAMES BISCHOF 58 LITTLE INDIAN

CREEK PB CHURCH

DEANNA COBB

TRINITY DEAN

ALICIA HICKS

YOKE JORDAN

JONATHAN LOWERY

GYA MAEHEW

BRYNLEE SILLETTI

MICHELLE WILLIAM

VERTAIO WILSON

60 TRIANA CITY HALL

KATARZYNA ANTHONY

WHITNEY BATT

NATHAN BELGARD

CADEN BURKS

DONALD CURRENCE

KATINA CURRENCE

JONATHAN DUNCAN

JARED DUNKEL

LAUREN DUNKEL

JERMAINE FARLEY

TRACY FARLEY

MARY HARDWICK

KAYLA KING

JONATHAN MADLOCK

ALEXANDRIA MANTHEY

TEHMEENA MULLIN

PATRICK NICHOLSON

STEPHANIE RITTER

SERGIO RIVERA LEAL

HERIBERTO RODRIGUEZ PEREZ

ALEXANDER ROSE

STEPHEN SIVLEY

REBEKAH WOLFE

61 MARK RUSSELL

RECREATION CENTER

MELISSA BAILEY MEGAN BINKLEY

ZOEY HAYDEN

MATTHEW HUTCHERSON

ISABELLA INSLEY

CALLEE KLASS

TANNER KRUSE

JACOB MANLEY

TIMOTHY MANTZ

ELIZABETH MCFALL

OCTAVIO MERCEDES

JENNIFER SINGLETON

KIMBER STRASBURG

SCOTT SULLIVAN

CLAYTON WIENECKE

JODI WIENECKE PRESLEY WRIGHT

62 GURLEY RECREATION CENTER

KAYLEIGH ALLEN AMANDA BROWN

JOHN CHEESEBREW II

MEREDITH CHEESEBREW

JULIE GORMAN

AMBER HENDERSON

63 MAD MISSION SEVENTH

DAY ADV CHURCH

MATHAB AL SHAYEF

BROOKE BIANUCCI

AVA BLACKMON

GLORIA BRENDLINGER

CULLEN BRYANT

ROSE ANNA BURNHAM

JACOB DUNN

JESSE FITZGERALD BROOKE HAYNES

ALEXANDRA NEAL

DIANE PHAM

OLIVIA RENFROE

TIMOTHY ROBERTS

AARON ROSE

MADISON SEARS

CAROLINE STORY

KENNETH STORY

CASSIE TRUMMELL

LARAE TRUMMELL

STEVEN WARD

JARVIS WILLIAMS

64 PINEVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH

MALACHI JONES

EVAN NEWTON

VICKIE RODGERS

ALIVIA ROSENTHAL

MCKENZIE SLAGHT

EVAN WALLS

ANDREW WHITE

JARED WILLIAMS

VICTORIA WILLIAMS

65 TONEY METHODIST CHURCH

DEBORAH ASHLEY

ALVIN BALDWIN

BLANCA FAJARDO NARANJO

JENNA FARRAR

QUINTON FLOYD

KAI’ARIYIAN HARRIS

TIARA HESTER

TAMYA LEE

ALTHEA MCMILLAN

NORMAN MILES

ELIAS PEEBLES

JAYSON RODRIGUEZ IRIZARRY

HEATHER SAWO

HAYDEN TOWRY

KIMBERLEY TRIMBLE

DEBBIE WALKER

66 MARY KELLY JOHNSTON GYM

KATIE DRAPER

KIMBERLY FOSTER

CIARA ROBINSON

ANDREW SCHWENN

AYDEN TROMBLY

PHILLIP AGEE 67 PLAINVIEW

CHURCH OF CHRIST CECIL BASILIO

ZACHERY BLEVINS

AUGUSTUS BROWN

PATRICIA BROWN

VINCENT BROWN

WALTER DAVIS

QUNESHA GARNER

BRIAN HEYLIGER

JALEN MONKMAN

JOSHUA PALMER

DANA PEEL

TOMMIE RICE

DANIEL SCHAKE JR

HOYT STEWART

WYATT STEWART

68 NEW HOPE CITY HALL

HAILEY CHAFFIN

LOGAN FICKEN

MASON HOLMES

LAUREN MADDUX

HARLIEE MOON

CHARLES RUNDLETT III

JAYDON SMITHERMAN

KHAMPHANH TARTIS

CHRISTOPHER WHITT

JENNIFER YATES

69 MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY

TAYLAR CALDWELL

TRI-AN CAO

ROBERT FORINO

LYDIA ISOM

COLIN JENKINS

DARLENE MILLS

WILLIAM MUNGUIA

MARCUS VAUGHN

ZOE WALKER

JOHN WYNN

MARI WYNN

70 PINE GROVE

MISSIONARY BAPTIST

FARRAH BASSA

ETHAN CRAWFORD

TOBIAS CUMMINGS

SHELBY FREEMAN

TRAVIS FREEMAN

JONESS HATTABAUGH

MATTHEW HUPP

DUANE PARRISH

KIMBERLY PARRISH

LEONARD PHLATTS SR

MARSHA RIGNEY

TIFFANY STUTTS

NARA WESTROM

71 MADISON CITY HALL

CHRISTOPHER ALLEN

JUSTIN BYERS

JAMES CONDON JR

JEFFREY HAZARD

LONDON HOBBS

DANIEL HOBEN

TESSA HOBEN

DAVID PHAM BAILEY SULLIVAN

72 LOCUST GROVE

BAPTIST CHURCH

ANGELINA AMISON

PHILIP AMISON

KANE BERGERON

NGUYET BORJA RALPH BORJA JONATHAN BYRD

JANNA CRAWFORD JAMES DREWS

LEXXY EMRICK

JUSTIN FLEMING

KARI GALLIGAN

ELIZABETH GIBSON REAGAN HENDRIX

CONSTANCE OLSON

CORY OLSON LESLIE SHIVER

JADA STACEY KEVIN TREECE MADISON WILTZ

73 NEW MARKET VOL FIRE STATION 2

KAILEEN FINKE

75 OWENS CROSS ROADS CITY HALL KENNEDY CHRISTA AIMEE DAVIS PENNIE GATES BRITTANY JONES

76 FIRST BAPTISTS CHURCH M’VILLE RACHEL ACKERMAN

KRYSTAL ADAMS KIRK ALBRIGHT PIERREE LANGFORD

77 BROWNSBORO BAPTIST CHURCH

SARA BIGLER RICKY HAMMONDS ASHLY HARRIS EMMA HINDMAN

JEREMY HINDMAN

LAURA HINDMAN MARY PIEKOS TIFFANY ROSADO CAMERON SENTELL BAILEY THORNTON RICHARD WALLINGTON

78 MONROVIA CHURCH OF CHRIST BRITTANY ANDERSON

LOLA BRITTAIN ELAINE DEVINE JACOB ESPITIA NEVA HUNT ARIANA HYTER JENNIVA LOPEZLEON JAREL MARCELIN

NIKOLE MATLOCK JONATHAN MCCONNELL

FAITH MCHENRY

BRYON THOMAS ROBIN THOMPSON JACOB VILLEMAGNE

80 COUNTY COMMISSION DIST 1 OFC LAYNE AIKEN JARED CARTER RYAN COOKSTON

FAITH COOPER RAZARIA COPELAND ANA DIOSAN MORGAN HIGDON THOMAS JACOBS JEAN KEENAN AUSTIN LATHAM RHONDA MOORE SPENCER MOSBARGER JAMES PIERCE I

ANNELY REZABEK

TYTIANNA WILLIS

81 BOBO VOLUNTEER

FIRE DEPARTMENT

BLAINE BOWERS

KANIA CHAMBERS

JASMINE GREGORY JAMES HERRON

EMMA JOHNSTON

BRANDON MUSCH GLENDA USSERY

83 MERIDIANVILLE

CHURCH OF CHRIST ANDREW ALEXANDER

DUSTIN BLACK JULIA BLACK GABRIEL BLEVINS

ANTHONY BRAZELTON

DANNY CHEN SHEILA EARLEY WILLIAM FITZGERALD

IQUITTA GABLE LARHONDA GOODEN

JOSHUA HILLMAN

AGNES KIPKUNA

JAMES KRIDER

SUSAN KRIDER

SARAH LITTLE WILLIAM MCCALL JR LETORIA MCCOMBS JEFFREY MIDTFJELL

SHAUNNA MORRIS

FAYLEN PITTS CARTER SCHWANTES

MADISON SCOTT ERICK SHEPHERD

RACHEL SUGGS

84 MT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH

JIMMY ADAMS MOHAMED MOHAMED ALSHAIF

ELIZABETH BELL

CAMERYN BUCKNOR MADISON GHEE

DALIA GILLIAM

SOPHIE GOLLIVER

MICAH WATSON

AMISTAD WATTS

85 HAROLD HARBIN GYM

KENNETH ADAMS

DENNIS BRADDOCK

BILLY BUTLER II

ERIN DAVIS

MARTHA KNOWLES

MICHAEL MASTY

CHASE O’NEIL

EMILY O’NEIL

THOMAS PHILLIPS III

JAMES STANLEY

SELIAH TREECE

GLORIA TURLEY

88 FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

JONATHAN BLACKWELL JR

KYLE BRODEUR

KENDRA ECHOLS

CHRISTINE KILLINGS

LACIE KLIE

TIFFINEY OLEYTE

DEANDRE SMITH

JENNIFER STEIGER

89 MADISON BAPTIST CHURCH

ABIGAIL AREHART

BENJAMIN CASTLE

JEFFREY CASTLE

NAKITA CLARK

LAURA FARNSWORTH

JEFFREY GRAY JR

NICHOLAS HENG

SAVANNAH HINKLEMAN

TATYANA JONES

AIDAN MARQUEZ OWEN MCWHORTER

CAMERON NOLIN

ELIZABETH PUGH

EMILY RIDDLE

MICHAEL STARKS

ISAAC TURNER

90 ST JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

JOHN ALLISON

HEATHER COY

GRACE FINLAY

CARL HASANOF

DANIEL NELSON

NATALIE NGUYEN

CATHERINE PLEFFNER

DIANNA RICHMOND

GARY RICHMOND

MARION SHAMBAUGH

ANYA TAYLOR

CHARLTON WRIGHT JR

91 RESTORATION

FOURSQUARE CHURCH

PATRICIA ATHA

SUSAN BAILEY

SYDNEY CAMPBELL

ANDREA CRAIG FOSTER

ASHLYN DAVENPORT

GAVIN HILL MARY HOOD

HENRY KRAMER

CAMERON MIZIOCH

LISA SOLVASON

MARCUS STRICKLAND

92 MONROVIA

COMMUNITY CENTER

CRAIG CONNER

GUILLERMO GONZALEZ ZENDEJAZ

MARQUITA MILLER

DEREK RUSAK

ALLIESHA THOMAS

OMARI TOLBERT

94 MOVEMENT CHURCH

TRACY CUNNINGHAM

JULIA DAY

THOMAS DEMIRJIAN

MAI DUONG SHITAL MOTIVARAS

SKYLAR NUNEZ

ANH PHAM

JENNY REEDER

ALEAH WESLEY

95 INDIAN CREEK

PRIMITIVE BAPTIST

MICHAEL DODGE

JASMINE HAIRSTON

SHANE HARTLEY

SHAINA HURLEY

ESTHER HUTAURUK

JORDAN LEWIS

TAVIS MALONE

ANIYAH MCCLANEY

ROBIN MOSLEY

BROOKLYNN NESBIT

KATHERINE RAINWATER CARLTON RHODES

LORENZO SCOPPA

BRYAN SMITH

MADYSON STANFORD

MALIK WADE

RILEIGH WEEKS-GRINDLE

96 MADISON CROSS RD

COMMUNITY CENTER

KAITLYN FOWLER

JOSE HERNANDEZ BENITEZ

CASEY HOLM

ANDERSON OLSON

ROBERTO PARDO CRUZ

ALLEN ROUNDS

EVA SHERMAN

CHRISSY SWINFORD

DIJI ANNA TOMAS

AALLIYAH WATKINS

DAKOTA WOODS

100 PROVIDENCE

BAPTIST CHURCH

ELLA BOYD INDIA CLAYTON

DAVY HUNT

STELLA MCCALL

WILLIE MCCALL

DAVID MOSLEY CAMERON NORRIS

101 WALL HIGHWAY

BAPTIST CHURCH

MANUEL BECERRA II

KENNETH BINFORD JR

GLENDA CARLSON

TYLOR CARLSON

MADISON DRAGE

TERROL FORD

CYLE HAZARD MORGAN HORVATH JOSHUA HUFF

VICTORIA LINDSEY

JUWAN MCGEE

KEIDRIS MULLINS

CHANTELE NEWMAN

ANDREW POTTER

OLIVIA PRIDE

AARON RODRIGUEZ II MORGAN SEAY

JACQUELINE STORIE BRANDON WADE

102 HOPE CHURCH

RANDALL BROWN

ZHANE FANNING WILLIAM FLYNN

BENJAMIN GRAY

SARAH HALEY

TIMMIA HARRINGTON ASHLEY HERRINGTON WEBSTER

MERCIA HOWZE

JAMES JOHNSON

GIANNA LORUSSO

EDWARD LUTER BLAIR MITCHELL

MATTHEW PHILLIPS ASHLEY RICKETTS

JORDON SEMIEN

KATIE STURDIVANT-GUYTON

EMILY TEGANTVOORT

JENEAL TOWNS

ZENOBIA TOWNS

MARCUS WILDER

104 DAYSTAR CHURCH-MADISON

JOHN BAUMBACH JR

DONG JUN CHO

DANIELLE ECKERT TODD ECKERT

JACOB EVERIDGE

ROBERT FREYLAND

MICHAEL GOODLOW

KEVIN HICKMAN

DREW HIPPS

RACHAEL HOLLINGSWORTH

MICHAEL HOWARD

JENNIFER LA MINH LA

JOHN LUCIUS

KRYSTEN MEYERS

YURI PODJUBAN

CAYME YEAGER

106 CHURCH OF JESUS

CHRIST OF LDS

FRANCESCO ABERNATHY JR

TOAA ABUELENEN BREON ANDREWS

HEATH BURLISON

RACHAEL CORDLE

JAMES CURTIS

SHELLY GUIDRY-GIBSON

JOHN HUNT STEVIE JOHNSON

JUAN MARTIN

TIMOTHY MAY

JOSEPH MORAMARCO ABIGAIL NICHOLS

ALEXANDER RUGGER

JAKOB RYER

DENNIS SLATER

KARRIE SMITH

LOGAN SMITH

NICHOLE SMITH

MICHAELA TARPLEY

SABRINA TEAGUE

WARREN THOMPSON JR

GREGORY VETRICK

DUSTIE WALKER

JOHN WIRTZ

TANNER ZACKER

109 OWENS CROSS RDS CHURCH OF CHRIST

JACOB BULIM

MARALEA COMPTON JOSHUA KEGLEY BENJAMIN LUNDGREN MICHELLE MARSHALL

KEYLEIGH MCMILLAN

ANTHANY PHILLIPS

Frank Barger – Judge of Probate February 28, 2024