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DOG ATTACK IN RAINSVILLE

THIS WEEK IN SPORTS

Hard to Say Goodbye Gary Haymon, retired Pastor of the Rainsville Church of God, was viciously attacked by a dog on Monday near his home. (Gary Haymon)

By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor

tyler@southerntorch.com

Tragically, on Friday, April 28, 2017, Hunter was involved in a fatal ATV accident. A young star taken too soon.

RAINSVILLE, Ala. – A near-fatal attack last week by a dog has the Rainsville community a-buzz. Gary Haymon, retired pastor of Rainsville Church of God, was viciously attacked by a pit bull while not on the

owner’s property.

Haymon issued a statement to the Southern Torch, recounting the attack.

According to Haymon, the attack occurred after he had brought soup to the family of David Wigley, who had recently succumbed to cancer.

The attack came after Haymon had just had

DeKalb Co. Deputies make drug arrests last Saturday

surgery two weeks prior to remove a spur from his spine, meaning that he already had an open wound on his neck. He had also stepped on a rusty nail a couple of days earlier and developed cellulitis, which necessitated a Tetanus shot.

“I stepped out on the porch and looked over

the yard to see if there were dogs anywhere to be seen. A car was parked between me and my truck and I thought it was safe to proceed to the truck,” Haymon said.

Haymon stated that then the, “American Pit bulldog as it had been called from the past visits sailing through the air, hitting me in the upper body. I went to the ground as it growled and bit madly at my head. I tried to protect my throat and arms, but I felt him tear my jaw loose, ripping my bottom lip as I tried to protect my surgery wound. Next it’s mouth went for my skull, and I felt my scalp rip loose. At that point, I thought I am about to die and I could do nothing. I began to

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Ed Henry, leading candidate for gun rights?

State Representative Ed Henry (R – Hartselle) is currently running for the U.S. Senate seat, and discusses protecting and expanding Second Amendment rights with the Southern Torch. (Ed Henry | Twitter)

By Tyler Pruett,

Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The race for the U.S. Senate seat is just getting started, with some candidates officially announcing, while others consider getting

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Fort Payne looks to condemn Old MAPCO building

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office arrested Billy Earl McClendon of Fort Payne, Heather McKenzie Perryman of Fort Payne, John Amos Narron of Crossville, and Tracey Lynn Freeman of Fort Payne on drug charges last weekend. (DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office)

By Staff Reports

FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Saturday, April 29, 2017 a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducted a traffic stop on county road 44 in the Guest Community.

During the stop both the driver and passenger were found to be in possession of methamphetamine. Illegal prescription pills and drug paraphernalia were also found in the vehicle.

John Amos Narron, 28, of Crossville was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of controlled substance, illegal possession of prescription pills, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Tracey Lynn Freeman, 38, of Fort Payne was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Also on Saturday, deputies responded to a call on Municipal Drive in Fort Payne concerning possible drug activity. Once on scene deputies confronted a male and female subject outside the residence. While investigating for possible drug activity, drug paraphernalia and illegal prescription pills were located. Heather Mckenzie Perryman, 33, of Fort Payne and Billy Earl Mcclendon, 42, of Fort Payne were arrested and charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said, “The deputies and our police departments working together help us continue the fight against drugs in our county.

Our two K-9 units are a vital part in our efforts to combat illegal drug activity on the road and in our schools.

Superintendent Barnett continues to work closely with the Sheriff’s Office in order to keep our schools safe.”

The Old Mapco Building greets travelers as they enter town by way of Highway 35, and many consider to be an eyesore. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)

By Tyler Pruett

Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com

FORT PAYNE, Ala. – "Before I leave this place, there is two things I want to get done, if at all possible," said Fort Payne Mayor Larry Chesser, in the Mayor's portion of this week's council meeting.

"And one of them is to get rid of that Mapco Station. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm tired of waiting on them," said Chesser.

"I checked the tax records to see what they were appraised for, and I've talked to a local appraiser, to give me the value of what It appears the price we've given them is an above

market price," explained Chesser.

"I would like to have the OK to get a certified appraiser, an out of town appraiser, to come in and appraise that property, and see if it's feasible to go through the condemnation process," stated the mayor.

Fort Payne City Attorney Rocky Watson then explained the condemnation process: "One of the first things you're required to do if you decide to condemn property, is to present the landowner with an appraisal. And there is people who pretty much specialize in those kind of appraisals. Getting the

appraisal does not obligate you to condemn the property," said Watson.

"Start the process, get the property appraised, and notify them that that's being considered. That may have one of two effects, we either may decide we want to condemn it, or they may decide they want to get off their rear and get the deal that we've already made done," Watson continued.

"Well I was under the impression that we already had a verbal agreement," said Councilman Gerald Taylor.

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"We had a verbal agreement but a verbal agreement on land isn't enforceable," replied Watson. "We have one and we've had drafts that we've sent back and forth with changes, but at some point during that process, the ownership of MAPCO changed."

"Regardless, can we not open a dialogue with the people?" asked Taylor.

"We've tried really hard to talk to them, to open a dialogue with them, but we can't get anyone to talk to us," answered Watson, after explaining the back-and-forth between the city and MAPCO. "I'd like to see us put a little bit of pressure on it," said Mayor Chesser.

"What I'm suggesting is, if everyone is committed to getting rid of that eyesore, that's down there next to the park," explained Watson. "Go ahead and..... You're not going through the process of

condemnation."

"If you're looking at what the mayor has been told by a realtor here in town, and what the tax assessors shows, of course thats usually low for commercial property, it may be that you can condemn it and get it for less money," stated Watson.

"I think when they understand that we'll continue down this path with or without their cooperation, they may deem it more beneficial to open this conversation at this point," continued Watson.

"My suggestion is that you authorize the employment of the of the appraiser, see what's worth," said Watson.

The council voted to authorize the mayor to seek and out-of-town appraiser to assess the value of the property and then possible start the process of condemnation.

The second item that Chesser wanted to see happen, regards the demolition and cleanup

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into the race. The primary will be held on August 15th of this year, with the general election being held on December 12th. The Republican primary already promises to be crowded, as Former Chief Justice Roy Moore and former Attorney General Luther Strange are already declared candidates, along with Senator Del Marsh (R – Anniston) considering a run. The deadline to qualify is May 17th.

Representative Ed Henry (R – Hartselle) has also declared his candidacy for the race, and declared shortly after the new special election date was announced by Governor Kay Ivey. Henry represents Alabama’s 9th District in the state legislature, and did an interview with the Southern Torch late Tuesday (May 2) on second amendment issues and his campaign.

“It’s definitely a constant fight,” said Henry, after being asked about the fight to expand our constitutional rights in regards to firearms.

Henry then gave an update on the current efforts to do so in Montgomery: “Just today I was working on getting our permitless carry bill through the public safety committee,” stated Henry. “It doesn’t look like it’s going to make it.

We don’t think we have the votes to get it through committee and pass.”

The bill Henry is

referring to, a bill to remove the requirement for a pistol permit, had passed a senate vote two weeks ago. The house version, House Bill 414, is currently being considered in the Public Safety Committee before being allowed to come to vote before the full house. The bill is popular with gun owners in the state, but has drawn a backlash from most sheriffs in the state, who collect fees for the permits when issued.

“We need to basically free up the rights of Alabamians to carry a firearm. It’s crazy that right now, that you have to go pay a sheriff’s department to secure your right to carry a firearm. The Alabama Constitution assures your right to carry, and to carry open. So the idea that I carry concealed somehow diminishes my right is absurd, really,” said Henry.

Rep. Henry then discussed a possible compromise in the event the current carry bill doesn’t make it: “”One thing we are looking at doing at a state level is a compromise that may come out, because it’s all about taking steps, we didn’t loose our rights in a year or two, we lost them over decades of liberal agendas,” he said.

“One compromise that we may have come out, we will allow the sheriff’s to still issue permits, or we may move it to a state level, but not charge anything for it.

One of the things that will most likely happen,

of the old hospital building in the middle of town. The process has been going on for a while, but is more complicated than many may realize.

"We're still working with ADEM and EPA, ADEM is in the process of doing the second phase, EPA has to take the things that they find in the second phase, run them through a lab, do lab work, and all this stuff, so it's a long drawn out process."

"We stand a good chance off getting it done, it may be three or four years," added the mayor.

The city is looking to condemn and acquire the building to demolish it, but due to the presence of asbestos and fuel tanks underneath, the work will be costly, and will require extensive cleanup. If the process is approved by the EPA, the government will help with the costs.

scream, ‘somebody help me, somebody help me.’”

Josh Wigley (not to be confused with the Rainsville assistant police chief), who was near by, apparently heard Haymon and tried to pull the dog from it’s attack to no avail. Wigley then retrieved a golf club and, “beat the dog until the it finally let me go.”

Haymon then used each of his hands to apply pressure to his scalp and jaw to try and stop the bleeding. After struggling into his Aunt’s house, emergency dispatch and Haymon’s wife was notified of the attack.

After the ambulance arrived and tended to Haymon, first responders told him, according to Haymon, “that I needed to get to a larger hospital that could deal with my wounds and could do plastic surgery. I asked them to take me to Huntsville Hospital.”

Haymon said that he, “thought I would bleed to death before we got there. A main artery had been severed. I wet towel after towel on the way with blood.”

When Haymon arrived at the emergency room, they began to sew him up immediately. The attack landed him in the hospital for three days, and was given antibiotics and medication and observing me before being discharged.

“I am blessed by the Lord to be alive and thank God everyday for sparing me. I believe He had Josh Wigley there to save my life or I would not be telling my story. I know I look terrible, but I want everyone to realize that a dog, that is considered a family pet, is capable of taking a life in a few seconds time,” the statement concluded.

In 2013, the Rainsville City Council enacted Ordinance No. 5-23-13-A, entitled the ‘Responsible Pet Ownership Ordinance,’ and amended the ordinance in 2014. The ordinance regulates animal related businesses, and sets some standards for responsible pet ownership.

Specifically, the ordinance states that, “every dangerous, aggressive, or vicious

once there is not any money involved, you’ll find that the Sheriff’s Association will probably pull back on fighting for those permits. Right now there is millions and millions of dollars generated off the pistol permits, and that’s really what the fight is over, is the money,” said Henry.

“Let’s take away the money, and we’ll let them keep the enforcement mechanisms, what they call safeguards for society, and let’s see after two or three years, are the permits as important as when the money was involved?” stated Henry.

“Representative Isaac Whorton (R – Valley) has done a fantastic job and is carrying the bill this year, and I think next year he’ll probably have landmark legislation to move us closer to a permitless carry state,” said Henry.

Henry was then asked what could be done at the Federal level to better protect and expand second amendment rights.

“We need to relax some of the federal laws on the books that prevent citizens from access to firearms, especially silencers. The laws on the books are extremely arcaic and cumbersome. I’ve noticed over the years that it keeps getting harder and harder to buy things like silencers,” explained Henry.

Henry is referring to the National Firearms Act (NFA) which is handled by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and

Firearms. This regulates civilian access to silencers, machine guns, and short-barreled rifles.

Civilians may own these items, but not without going through an extensive, and time-consuming process through the federal government, which is constantly changing what defines firearms and accessories that fall into this category.

“I recently went on an authorized hunting trip with a silencer. It was more like bow hunting. You take the shot, and it doesn’t reek havoc in the woods.

Alabama allows this kind of hunting, but it’s so painful to get a silencer,” said Henry.

“If someone is going to break the law, they are going to break the law.

All we are doing is restricting law abiding citizens, over and over again. At the (U.S.) Senate level, there is plenty we can do, even to the point of making sure we get justices on the supreme court that do not infringe on the second amendment,” explained Henry.

Henry was then asked about the atmosphere surrounding the senate race after the new special election date was announced by Governor Ivey, and allegations against former-Attorney General Luther Strange that he suspended the investigation into former-Governor Robert Bentley to get appointed to the seat.

“From what I can tell, I’ve been traveling around the state for the last week, week and half,

speaking to different groups about my candidacy, every group I’ve spoken to has been thrilled that Governor Ivey moved the date to August 15. They were very dissatisfied with Robert Bentley’s appointment and the atmosphere surrounding appointment the Attorney General who’s been involved in pausing the impeachment,” said Henry.

“They are ready to put that whole saga behind them,” said Henry. “This allows us sooner than later to move beyond the quagmire and stagnation that has surrounded the last couple of years of Robert Bentley’s administration.”

Henry also related that he’s already found motivated volunteers and supporters across the state and that a recent straw poll conducted by the University of South Alabama College Republicans, showed him with 90 percent of their vote.

“As far as volunteers and people helping in the race, at every event I’ve been to, we’ve had three fourths of the groups members sign up to help with the campaign,” stated Henry.

Henry also described the uphill battle against Luther Strange, who is currently occupying the seat and commands the support of, “elitist in D.C.” Henry also reported that consultants in D.C. were being threatened with retaliation if they work against Strange.

Senator Del Marsh also told Al.com’s Kyle

animal shall be confined by it’s owner within a building or secure enclosure and shall be securely muzzled or caged whenever off the premises of the owner.”

Haymon reported in his statement that the owner at sometime had the dog chained to a tree, which isn’t properly secured, according to the ordinance.

It seems as though this portion of the ordinance was violated, and according to the Rainsville Police Department the owner has been issued a citation. The police department also stated that this isn’t the dog’s first attack; the same animal had already been reported for attacking another animal.

While the owner was issued a citation, the dog is being quarantined for a period of 10 days in accordance with state law at the Fort Payne Veterinary Center. After this period is up, the dog will be released back to the owner, calling into question if the dog should be brought back into the community after it’s second attack, this time involving a human.

Whitmire yesterday that consultants were being threatened if they work for him on his possible run.

“The daunting task is how much the elitist in D.C. are putting behind Luther Strange. They’ve promised millions and millions of dollars to keep him in office, and have gone to the lengths of threatening consultants who may work against Luther Strange with no more business out of D.C.,” said Henry.

“To me as an Alabamian, I’m tired of D.C. trying to dictate to us who our choices are gonna be. I believe the people of Alabama are fed up with it, and that’s why we had Donald Trump,” he added.

According to Henry, he was the first public official to endorse Trump, and, “ended up being the Chairman for his campaign, and as the campaign grew, we ended up taking on two co-chairs: One in Birmingham and on in Montgomery.”

“We were all fed up with this elitist, political class, really is what it is, it’s a class of people in the country, D.C., and even in Montgomery, that believe that they are the heir to all these things, that by their being they believe they have right to these positions,” he said.

“That’s why I’m in the race, to give the people of Alabama another choice than this elitist, political class,” concluded Henry.

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COMMUNITY

Home Remedies

By Bill Potter ST Contributor

I was thinking last night of some of the old Home Remedies and quick cures for common maladies that I have either heard from my family or friends all of my life or picked up along the way . Many of them seem nonsensical or almost insane but still for some unknown reason, be it power of suggestion or actual chemical reaction seem to really work! Allow me to preface this article by stating clearly that I am neither a medical doctor nor a witch doctor so if you use any of these treatments you do so at your own risk.

I thought it would be fun to put together a

short list of some of these cures and a few of my thoughts on them.

Eye Stye, I have always heard the best remedy for this painful condition is to rub a gold ring or other bit of gold directly on the swollen area of the eye. I have done this myself many times and believe it or not it always seems to work. Why does it work?

Could be fact that gold being a metal naturally has a lower temperature than your skin and the simple cooling effect brings relief. Could be that gold is in fact as the ancients believed a magical metal and some supernatural forces beyond our understanding quickly heal the infected eye or it could be simply the power of

We will feature a weekly series of walks in the past with special contributor, Bill Potter. We wait in

anticipation for what memory he will recall next week! suggestion.

A couple of very old and very odd methods for treating pimples/ acne involved the application of urine to the outbreaks or using the water that collected in old tree stumps to bathe pimpled skin.

Fortunately I have always had clear skin and have never resorted to either of these treatments but I would suspect many of our readers have. If I ever did have to choose either of these solutions to a troubled complexion I believe I would begin with the stump water and try it a few days before progressing on to urine.

Sore Throat, One remedy which was used widely until the 20th century called for wrapping your own dirty socks around your throat. My guess? Since sore throats are so contagious, and in the olden days a signal of potentially lethal diseases, the dirty socks were used to keep loved ones as far away as possible from the patient. Another old treatment involved wrapping raw bacon around the throat before bedtime. This treatment is only effective if your dog or cat doesn't have access to your bedroom at night. If that is not the

case then all bets are off and you should just go to the drug store.

Arthritis, One of the strangest cures for this condition involves coaxing a rattlesnake into a fight then killing it before it strikes you (always a good idea), then cutting off the head of the snake and pickling it in a jug of corn whisky.

Allow the rattler to stew in the liquor a couple of days then drink the whiskey as needed to relieve the pain.

Shingles, The most common remedy for this painful disease is to rub the affected area thrice daily with a cloth soaked in turpentine. I have never had shingles but being as I did have the Chickenpox as a child I can foresee getting to try Turpentine Therapy at some point in the future....if I smell funny just blame it on this.

Warts, certain

individuals (Some say seventh son of a seventh son) were said to have the ability to remove warts from others either by giving them a nickel in exchange for the warts or by simply touching the person's warts with their hand. This is another one that I have personally experienced and so did my father.

These are just a few of the home remedies which are now prevalent or were formerly prevalent as means of seeking a quick cure for various ailments. A little bit past the realm of science but far more creative than anything you would find at your local pharmacy.

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FORT PAYNE, Ala. – Congratulations to Tim Harris for being named the director of Fort Payne Main Street.

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My favorite line of Tim’s is, “If you hire me you will be actually getting 2 people. My wife, Johnna, is always there to help and support me.

On behalf of the Fort Payne Chamber Board of Directors, I would like to welcome Tim as the director of the Main Street program. We look forward to partnering with him to make Fort Payne an even better place to live.

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RAINSVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Contributed by Tim Eberhart, Executive Director Small Business is the backbone of the Rainsville Economy!

RAINSVILLE, Ala. – In honor of our small businesses during National Small Business Week, please allow me to share a couple of fascinating Rainsville small business fun facts.

Every business in Rainsville that isn’t an outpost for a nationallyknown brand would be considered a small business by federal government definitions.

Not every town gets to be named after one of its first small business owner/operators. William Henry Rains opened Rains & Son General Store about 113 years ago near where our downtown red light is now. By all accounts I know about, it was the first retail store in what is now Rainsville. It may have been Rainsville’s first business, but there may have been a sawmill, gin, blacksmith or other small business before the Rains came.

Rains sold mostly groceries like flour, coffee and Dr. Pepper. He probably sold elixirs and dry goods like sewing supplies, overalls and shoes. I imagine ammo, lanterns, rope and cooking utensils were also among the inventory.

Within eight years of the opening of Rains’ store, the village that would be named in his honor had at least two additional retail stores.

Today there are 55 or more retailers, and Dr. Pepper is available at at least 14 of them not to mention a dozen or more of our restaurants.

One of Rainsville’s newest retailers is also our newest member. The Rusty Lantern Workshop opened a few days ago at 111 Main Street (Alabama Hwy 35) East next door to Black’s Tire about 482 feet from where Rains & Son once stood. Think refurbished furniture, antiques, home decor, artsy signs, fashion accessories, gift baskets and much more.

Owners Teresa Davis and Lanita Allen invite you to their Open House this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. They will have some prize drawings, gourmet food samples and other niceties for shoppers.

Their regular business hours are 10-5 on Wednesday through Friday, and 10-2 on Saturday. Their will be a ribbon cutting at The Rusty Lantern on May 10 at 11 a.m.

In closing, the second annual Rainsville Mother’s Day Open House will be at a dozen or more of our gift shops and boutiques on May 12-13 (Mother’s Day is May 14). Check our website and Facebook page for details about the participating merchants and any special offers or activities that may be provided.

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FAITH

Faith Words The Southern Torch is pleased to announce the first of a series from pastors around the DeKalb County area. We are pleased to welcome new perspectives from outside of our office onto the printed page. If you are a pastor in our area, please feel free to submit your "faith words" by emailing it to marla@southerntorch.com!

This week, we are proud to introduce you to Jeremy Wilson, the campus pastor at Northeast Alabama Community College!

By Jeremy Wilson Campus Pastor NACC

I can remember vividly the April 2011 tornadoes that ravaged much of the state of Alabama.

Throughout the chaos and pandemonium, neighbors old and young joined together and showed a sense of love and unity that was unsurpassed.

I remember serving in the Sylvania community near Mount Olive Baptist Church; helping remove debris from rooftops and yards.

During our clean up, and friend of mine and I took a break by

the water cooler and during our rest we noticed his young son struggling in a mighty way to load a pretty large log onto a truck bed.

The young boy, probably six or seven years old, grunted and huffed as he unsuccessfully picked up on one end of the log. Try after try the boy to no avail the boy lifted and failed, lifted and failed. Finally he gave up.

Frustrated and exhausted the boy stomped his way to the cooler where his father and I were perched, “Dad, I’ve done all I can do; I just can’t get that log on there” he

said. With a smirk on his face, the father looked back at his son and asked “you’ve done all you can do huh?” “Yes” the son replied with a disappointed demeanor.

It was then that the father took an advantage of a teachable moment. He knelt down by his son and said “you never asked me to help you”.

Often times we try and fix all of life’s

problems without ever relying on the creator and sustainer of life.

Hebrews 4:16 tells us “Come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

Do you feel like you’ve tried and tried to remove the debris of life with little to no success, how about asking the father for help?

DEATH NOTICES W.T Wilson Funeral Chapel J.R. Cuzzort - 86 of Rainsville passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017.

A private family service will be held.

Jimmie Faye Williams - 94 of Huntsville formerly of this area passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017.

Funeral services are set for 11 am Tuesday, May 2, 2017 from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel with burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens in Trussville at 3pm on Tuesday. Rev. David Hariston will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 10 until 11am Tuesday at the funeral home.

Jess Leonard Nix - 85 of Collinsville, passed away Monday May 1, 2017. Funeral services are set for 2pm Friday May 5, 2017 from the W.T. Wilson Funeral

Chapel. Burial to follow in the Glenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5pm until 8pm Thursday May 4, 2017 at the funeral home.

Valista Paulette Phillips - 73 of Rainsville, Al passed away Monday May 1, 2017. Funeral services are set for 2pm Wednesday May 3, 2017 from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel. Burial to follow in the Green’s Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5pm until 8pm Tuesday May 2, 2017 at the funeral home.

Corner Stone Funeral Chapel William B. Graben Jr - 72 of Pisgah died Saturday, April 29 at his residence. Graveside services are Monday at 11 am, at Pea Ridge cemetery with Bro. Jackie Wells and Bro. Roy Garren officiating.

Family will receive friends from 2 to 8 pm Sunday at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel.

Wilson Funeral Home Hunter Trey Jones - 13 of Crossville, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017. The family will receive friends Saturday at the Crossville High School Gymnasium beginning at 10 a.m. until the 1 p.m. hour of service. The funeral will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Crossville High School Gymnasium with Rev. Pete Chadwick officiating. Graveside services will be held at Collinsville Cemetery following the service. In

lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Hunter Trey Jones Memorial Fund at Liberty Bank of Crossville.

Ethan Alan Beatty - 24 of Fort Payne, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017. Funeral services will be 3 p.m., Saturday, April 29, 2017 from the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in the Fischer Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 28, 2017 from 4 until 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 12 noon until the 3 p.m. hour of service.

NOW BOOKING FOR 2017

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Friday–May 5, 2017

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POLITICS Employee organizations speak out at DeKalb Co. Board of Education meeting

Rainsville Council demands answers on Chavies Road bridge project

The DeKalb County Board of Education and Superintendent Jason Barnett discuss the possibility of purchasing a new special needs bus.

(Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)

By Tyler Pruett,

Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — At last week's meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Education, representatives of the DeKalb Educators Association (DEA) and the Educational Support Professionals Organization (ESPO) spoke out about being removed from the meeting's minutes, in lieu of being given time during the work session, which takes place before the regular meeting, and isn't included in the minutes.

DEA representative Laura Hill pointed out the issue after the financial items were approved towards the beginning of the meeting.

"Who makes the agenda?" Hill asked.

"By Section 60 of the Alabama code, the superintendent acts as the both the chief executive of the school district, and the secretary to the board, so basically the board sets the agenda," Superintendent Jason Barnett replied.

"From the time the last meeting is over, we compile human resources reports, in my capacity as a secretary to the board. We compile human resources, resignations, those sort of things, new hires, contracts, things like that," Barnett explained.

"Can we make it official that ESPO and DEA be permanently on the agenda in case anything comes up?" asked Hill.

"We want member organizations to have the opportunity to speak. I certainly would never want to limit that.

We want your input, we want your feedback, and we want good, positive relationships with them.

I think every time we have a meeting, we definitely want you guys to have a voice and to be heard," responded Barnett.

"In my opinion, the conversations in the work session are more productive," Barnett went on to say.

Mary Jo Chandler, head of the ESPO for DeKalb County Schools then addressed the same concern to the board: "Support people and teachers feel like this is a benefit to address the board each month. It was given to us as a benefit," said Chandler. "We feel like that was a benefit, and we feel like our benefit is being taken away. I've talked to numerous support people and teachers, and we feel like we need to be left on the agenda."

"I hope you understand if you take us off the agenda, somewhere down the road, someone will say, 'ya'll hadn't been on the agenda in years, why should we put you back on it?' so we should have an agreement, that we'll discuss everything in the work session if possible, but to be put back on the agenda," Chandler explained.

"If we lose this benefit, we feel like, 'what are we gonna lose next?'" said Chandler.

Chandler also related that she had been accused of bringing things up that were personal in nature, to which she explained: "If I've got something to say, ya'll know me well enough to know, I'm going to come say it if it's personal. But when it comes to our people, always the children, my children, are very personal, and so is my support people," she said.

"I guess I've been here so long, they are personal, they are my family, and they are very dear to me. I'd also like to ask, who took us off the agenda to start with?"

Chandler asked.

Board member Randy Peppers responded: "In a formal board meeting, when you address the board, it is not a time for dialogue, it's not a time

for you to ask questions of the board, we all go to training, we go to AASB stuff, and they tell us best practices are, when someone addresses the board, you allow them to address the board. There is not a response from the board, they don't get to ask you questions, you don't dialogue back and forth. That's why we took it out of the agenda and moved it to the work session."

"We want dialogue, we want back and forth.

That's why we moved it to the work session," said Peppers.

"Well it was very upsetting for us to get here and not be on the agenda, and you apologized for that, but you know, it was very upsetting. And I hope ya'll can see the point," said Chandler.

After the meeting, Chandler and Hill Clarified their concerns: "We've been on the agenda for a long, long time. We have time in the work session to speak, but it's not included in the minutes.

If anything comes up, they could hide it and the public won't know," said Chandler.

"The ESPO and the DEA has been on the agenda every meeting for 28 years, and it's upsetting to us that we were taken off. We didn't know until we arrived for the meeting, and had to have it added back to the agenda," explained Hill.

Barnett explained the board's position on the matter after the meeting: "We did this to increase dialogue. We want back and forth. We can't do much of that during the meeting portion, and this gives them more of a chance to discuss their concerns with the board."

After this exchange, the board and superintendent retired for about 30 - 40 minutes in executive session for the purpose of discussing real property.

Chuck Chitwood of CDG Engineering addresses the council on the progress of the Chavies Road Bridge project. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)

By Tyler Pruett,

Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com RAINSVILLE, Ala. — To start the Workshop, the Rainsville City Council was updated by Chuck Chitwood, of CDG Engineering on the project to replace the aging bridge on Chavies Road, a short distance from Plainview School.

Chitwood began his remarks by stating that CDG is currently waiting on the Alabama Department of Transportation to give comments on the plans for the project or to give final approval on the plan. In an earlier meeting, Chitwood had given May as the timeframe to open the project to bids. But as of now, it looks like the project might not make the deadline. The project has taken about four years to begin, with much of the same being discussed with CDG Engineering in council meetings going back to 2014.

“Basically we’re in a holding pattern waiting on ALDOT (Alabama Department of Transportation), we have submitted plans to them on March 8th for construction plans,” said Chitwood. “And we have not received any comment back from them at this point. So, we’ve been waiting for two months for them to come back for comments on construction plans.”

Councilman Bejan Taheri pointed out the problem with this: “Well, Chuck I hate to tell you, but last week I had an hour with this guy, Mr. Hodges (ALDOT), and he’s waiting on ya’ll too.

He said ‘we’re waiting on CDG.’ So I don’t know what’s going on.”

“Are we going to let the project in May?” Taheri asked.

“It won’t be in May,” replied Chitwood.

“So ya’ll just told us a story,” Councilman Ricky Byrum asserted.

“We didn’t intentionally tell you a story. We met our schedule, they just haven’t got any comments back to us on time,” explained Chitwood.

After discussion with Chitwood regarding who was to blame, the council and mayor agreed that their should be a meeting between CDG and ALDOT to determine just who is waiting on who.

“I think we need to coordinate a meeting with them and get them a little closer together, because I want to know who’s missing,” said Byrum.

“I’d like to know the dollar amount we’ve already paid them (CDG),” said Councilman Derek Rosson.

Taheri answered Rosson: “We’ve already paid them $138,000.00.”

“The bottom line is Chuck, we’ve got to get this project let this year

by October. The mayors’ already got the letter….

This money is going to be gone. For five or six years I’ve been fighting for this bridge. We’ve got the money and someone didn’t do their homework,” said Taheri.

The council’s frustration is understandable, as an initial contract was signed with CDG Engineering to start the project in October 2013.

Almost a year later in September of 2014, Matthew Burgess, a project manager with CDG Engineering, briefed the council and reported that the replacement bridge design was approved by ALDOT. Burgess also pointed out that CDG’s contract (in 2014) was nearly at it’s completion, meaning that this is the second contract with CDG Engineering. Burgess also reported in this meeting that construction would be ready to start the following spring (2015).

In October of this year, CDG Engineering began the project a second time for the city.

Maybe after a second try, the Chavies Bridge will finally be replaced.

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THE SOUTHERN TORCH

Friday–May 5, 2017

Hard to Say Goodbye

By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

CROSSVILLE, Ala.—Sometimes, as a Sports Editor, you see a young athlete and you know, without a doubt, that they have great potential and you look forward to seeing what they accomplish. Hunter Jones, of Crossville, was that athlete. I

had the privilege of meeting Hunter, while covering his brother, Blanton Jones, in football and basketball. Tragically, on Friday, April 28, 2017, Hunter was involved in a fatal ATV accident. A young star taken too soon.

Hunter excelled in sports. Hunter was an All-American young man, playing basketball for

Crossville Jr. High, baseball, traveling baseball with the Bearcats, Jr. High football, soccer, golf, skateboarding, fishing, hunting, the Crossville 4-H club, and was a member of the Crossville First Baptist Church where he was involved in the youth group. He loved life to the fullest. He was in the sixth grade at Crossville Elementary. He was already talking to head soccer coach, Will Brock, about playing on the Crossville Soccer Team as a seventh grader.

The community has rallied around the family that Hunter leaves behind. The soccer team dedicated their 2-1 victory over Madison County, in the first round of AHSAA

boys soccer playoffs, to the memory of Hunter Jones. The No. 10 soccer jersey has been retired in memory of Jones.

The Crossville Lady Lions softball team played their area games, at Guntersville High School, in memory of Hunter. Aki Ishiwatari, fitness instructor at Body Vision and avid runner, ran in honor of Hunter on Saturday, at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in Nashville. The 9th annual Cody Renfroe Rod Run, that will be held on May 13, 2017, changed their artwork, for their benefit t-shirts, to the artwork that Hunter submitted in kindergarten. The artwork that Jones submitted from years past, was one of three that car show

coordinators saved.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m.

Saturday at Crossville High School Gymnasium. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10 a.m. until the 1 p.m. hour of service.

Graveside services will follow at Collinsville Cemetery.

The family requests in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Liberty Bank of Crossville for a memorial for Hunter to be determined later.

Hunter is survived by his parents, Brent & Leah Blanton Jones; twin sister, Riley Jane Jones; brother & sister-inlaw, Peyton & Jacque Jones; brother, Blanton Jones; grandfathers, Jack Blanton and the late Mary Blanton and Benson Jones and the

late Woneta Jones; Special cat, Ralph; uncles, Tim Blanton and Kent & Gina Jones; cousins, Tatem & Pierce Jones.

I will never be able to write a sports story about my friend, Hunter Jones.

A precious life taken too soon. We do not always understand why bad things happen to good people. In times like these, we have to turn to God’s word found in John 13:7, Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” I dedicate my sports section in the Southern Torch in memory of Hunter. I know that he would have graced these pages often. In honor of Hunter Jones, we must be “One town, one team, one family, #crossvillestrong”.

Golf Teams advance Plainview Falls to Sub-State in State Playoffs

Congratulations to the Valley Head Tigers!!! At Sectionals, the Tigers qualified to advance to the 2017 AHSAA Sub State Golf Tournament! Pictured are: Braden Henderson, Justin Blansit, Ethan Harrison, Lane Ingram, Coach Kyle Cochran

Colbert Heights stole the victory from Plainview in the second round of the state playoffs. Marla Jones | Southern Torch

By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

Congratulations to the Geraldine Bulldogs!!! At Sectionals, the Bulldogs Golf Team qualified to advance to the 2017 AHSAA Sub State Golf Tournament. Logan Forrester was awarded the Individual Champion/Low Medalist in the Tournament. Pictured above: Sebastian Totherow, Riley Sisk, Brandon Bright, Casey Reeves, Logan Forrester, Corey Claymore, Coach Jermey Smith. Not pictured: Thomas Willoughby

RAINSVILLE, Ala.—The Plainview Bears baseball team fell to the Colbert Heights Wildcats in the second round of AHSAA State Playoffs. In a best two-out-of-three series, the Wildcats had the two win advantage to

advance to round three of the state playoffs.

Colbert Heights shutout the Bears in the first game of the series, 15-0. Plainview rallied in the second game to split the series, and defeat the WIldcats, 2-1. The tie-breaker game was held on Saturday to determine who would advance in Class 3A

action. The Wildcats defeated the Bears,with a score of 9-1, in the final game of the series.

Luke Graham took the loss from the mound, for Plainview.

Brendan Borden claimed the victory for Colbert Heights.

During the series, he struck out thirteen players.

THE SOUTHERN TORCH

Friday–May 5, 2017

Fort Payne Track is on the Move

By Staff Reports

FORT PAYNE, Ala.—The girls team finished 1st overall at the Class 6A, Section 4 Sectional Track Meet held this weekend at Wildcat Stadium. This marked the girls 4th year in a row of winning the meet.

Their first place finish was over 60 points better than the 2nd place team of Muscle Shoals.

Senior Collyn Davis was named 6A Sectional Girls MVP with her performances over the weekend. She finished 1st in the 800 with a time of 2:24 and 3rd in the 400 with a time of 1:01. She was also on the 4x400 and 4x800 teams which both finished in 1st place.

Fort Payne had 14 girls and 4 boys qualify for the State Meet held this week in Gulf Shores.

Those that qualified and contributed to the teams win were: 7th grader Maddie Jackson. She finsihed 2nd in the Mile with a time of 5:32 and 2nd in the 2 mile with a time of 12:18. She was also on the 4x800 that placed first with a time of 10:21.

7th grader -

Mollie Sanderson.

She finished 4th in the Mile with a time of 5:37 and 3rd in the 2 mile with a time of 12:19.

8th grader Maggie Groat. She finished 3rd in the High Jump with a jump of 4'10. 4th in the 400 with a time of 1:03. And she was also on the 4x400 with a time of 4:09 and 4x800 teams.

8th grader - Madi Wallace. She finished 4th in the 300H with a time of 47.24 and 6th in the 400 with a time of 1:04. She was also on the 4x400 Senior Ari Neal.

She finished 2nd in the 100 hurdles with a time of 16.44 and 6th in the 300 hurdles with a time of 49.67. She was also on the 4x400 team.

Abigail Johnston - finished 3rd in the Pole Vault with a jump of 9'0 and 3rd in the Triple Jump with a jump of 33-2.

Gracie Groat - She finished 3rd in the 800 with a time of 2:31 and 6th in the 2 mile with a time of 12:39. She was also on the 4x800 team.

Maggie Crow - She finished 4th in the 800 with a time of 2:33 and 5th in the 1600 with a time of 5:46.

Bailey Barnes She finished 2nd in the Javelin with a

throw of 96-03.

Ashley Morales She finished 4th in the Triple Jump with a jump of 32-10 and 6th in the 100 hurdles with a time of 18.20 Makirah Hall - She finished 2nd in the SHot with a throw of 34-01 Lexi Cottrell - She finished 5th in the Shot with throw of 30-06 Anabel Craig - She finished 5th in the High Jump with a jump of 4'8 The Boys Team had 4 boys that qualified. The Boys 4x400 team ran a time of 3:33, which is over 6 seconds faster than what they have been running all season to qualify for the State Meet. "This is the first time in over 2 years they have earned the spot to go and I am so proud of each one these young men. They have worked hard all season and done everything I have asked," said Fort Payne track coach, Ashley Jackson. The team consisted of Senior Wanya King, WIll Crow, Reece Weaver and Matthew Shaddix. Matthew also qualified in the 110 hurdles placing 5th with a time of 15.81 and placing 4th in the 300 hurdles with a time of 42.56.

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Cheer On! Four cheerleaders who attend ACE will continue their cheerleading careers with various colleges. Left to right:Amberly Sampson, Taylor Spatz, Colby Cochran and Taylor Hood.

By Staff Reports RAINSVILLE, Ala.—ACE Cheer Company of Rainsville will have four seniors to continue cheering at the collegiate level this fall. These four athletes have excelled in both academics and athletics. They have been part of their high school teams, finished in top of their class, put in numerous hours of community service and competed with ACE. ACE of Rainsville have several alumni to continue cheering in the past. These four are added to the list.

Colby Cochran of Fyffe High School will continue to cheer at Jacksonville State University this fall.

Colby has cheered at Fyffe for the past 6 years where she has helped the team win five Class 2A State Championships. Colby is in the top four of her class academically and is VP of her senior class and captain of her cheer team. Colby is the Region 8 Bryant-Jordan scholar athlete recipient. She has been named to the all county cheer team for the past four years and UCA all american for the past six years. She was also a recipient of the PIN it forward award at summer camp. Colby was voted Most Athletic of her senior class.

Colby is also a member of ACE Cheer Company Omegas. She has been in competitive cheer for the past thirteen years.

As a competitive cheerleader, she has helped her team win multiple National championships and awards. She is a member of Summa Cum Laude, Sigma Kappa Theta, Phi Theta Kappa, Beta Club, Spanish Club, SADD, FCCLA, FCA. Taylor Spatz of Fyffe High School will

continue to cheer at Huntingdon College this fall. Taylor has been part of four State Championships while at Fyffe. Taylor is also a member of ACE Cheer Company Omegas. She has been in competitive cheer for the past four years. As a competitive cheerleader, she has helped her team win multiple National championships and awards. She is a member of Beta Club, Spanish Club, SADD, FCCLA, FCA, Summa Cum Laude.

Taylor Hood of Plainview High School will continue to cheer at University of Montevallo this fall.

Taylor has cheered at Plainview for the past six years and helped her team win a National title. Taylor has been named all county cheer team and UCA all american the past three

years.Taylor is a DARE Role Model. She was voted Most School Spirit by her class and a member of the homecoming court.

Taylor is a member of Rainsville First Baptist and participates in youth missions and puppet team. Taylor is also a member of ACE Cheer Company Omegas. As a competitive cheerleader, she has helped her team win multiple National championships and awards. Taylor is a member of Science club, prom committee, FCCLA, FCA, and drama team.

Amberly Sampson of Sardis High School will continue to cheer at Snead State this fall.

Amberly has cheered at Sardis High School for the past six years, where she was a member of the 2015 Class 4A State Championship team.

She was named UCA All American. Amberly is also a member of ACE Cheer Company Omegas. As a competitive cheerleader, she has helped her team win multiple National championships and awards. She is a member of Beta Club, Spanish Club, FBLA, FCCLA.

Catch of the Week Daxon Stiefel, age 3, caught this monster while fishing with his family. To be our next Catch of the Week winner, submit your photos to marla@southerntorch.com.

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