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Alabama Education Association (AEA) Executive Director Darryl Sinkfield recognizing Mary Jo Chandler for her service. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)

By Tyler Pruett Managing Editor RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Video and Agenda on our website) During the workshop portion of last week’s board meeting, the DeKalb County Board of Education and Alabama Education Association (AEA) surprised Bus Driver

and Educational Service Professional Organization (ESPO) Director Mary Jo Chandler with recognition for 51 years of service. “I went today to fill out my paperwork, and ya’ll don’t have any record of me being hired,� Chandler said to laughs from the

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RAINSVILLE, Ala. — On June 5th, there will be several candidates seeking various local and state elected offices in DeKalb county and around the State of Alabama.

In DeKalb County, there will be another very important decision made by the voters. On the ballot, voters will have the opportunity to renew some critical local taxes earmarked for our public

schools.

DeKalb County School Board Member Mark Richards is in favor of renewing these local taxes earmarked for schools.

Richards said, “These taxes are not new. This is a renewal, not a new tax. The local taxes earmarked for education were passed several years ago for both systems in DeKalb County.�

Both DeKalb County and Fort Payne City Schools will benefit from

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By Tyler Pruett Managing Editor FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Video on our Website) At this week’s meeting of the DeKalb County Commission, the group honored Plainview basketball with a proclamation for their championship win.

County Commission President Ricky Harcrow said, “First item under new business is to recognition of the Plainview Boys basketball state championship.�

Commissioner DeWitt Jackson, whose district includes Plainview, said, “It’s been enjoyable watching ya’ll play this year. Some of them games, it seemed like David versus Goliath. Ya’ll perservered, played hard, were dedicated, and did what you had to do to win those basketball games.

Robi and the coaches, I know ya’ll do an outstanding job. What little bit I got to be

in ya’ll’s lives, I really enjoyed it. Good bunch of guys; not just on the court, but outside of it. We congratulate you. We’re proud of you and proud for you.�

District III Commissioner Chris Kuykendall said, “I followed your exploits in the newspaper. I was not able to witness your activities, but it’s obvious that you enjoyed the games and was extremely well coached. I’m amazed that you purserved.

I was one of those kids that grew up with two left feet, and I wouldn’t have been a good bench warmer for your team I promise you. I admire you, thank you, and I wish you the best of luck.�

District II Commissioner Scot Westbrook said, “Congratulations on your accomplishment. That’s a great feat, winning a state championship. Just being in the playoffs is an accomplishment. I’ve

watched a lot of you guys play from the younger age, when my boys played, coming up. You guys are put through a lot of training, you have a lot of dedication and devotion, and that’s what it takes to be champions.

Congratulations on that accomplishment, coaches and players.�

District I Commissioner Shane Wootten said, “I know the coaches and each player had to go through some type of adversity to reach the top of the game during the season. You made it through that, you persevered, and you accomplished your goal. And that will serve you well for a lesson for the rest of your life. You’ve made your community, city, school, and county proud. And how you act, also, your very polite.

Just a fine group of men.�

County Attorney Charles Mauney said, “I commend each and every one of you. You have to work together as a team, but you

also have those personal ambitions and aspirations. I just commend you, and thank you for bringing that to our county. God bless each one of you.�

County Administrator Matt Sharp, who is also on the DeKalb Co. Board of Education said, “Congratulations Coach Coker and the team. It’s been an inspiration watching you play this year.

I’ve been Sylvania’s bookkeeper for about 18 to 20 years. I’ve seen a lot of good basketball teams, and I’ve been on the other side and watched Sylvania win a lot of games. Except for the last few years. The last few years it’s been mostly Plainview.� “What I really like about this team, and I think what people notice first, is that obviously you are a great shooting team. A lot of teams will have one or two

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The Plainview Varsity Boys Basketball team and Coach Robi Coker with the DeKalb County Commission at this week's meeting. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch)

WASHINGTON, D.C.,— Earlier today, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D – Birmingham) held a conference call with Alabama news outlets regarding efforts at the federal level to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic.

To begin the call, Senator Jones discussed bipartisan efforts in Washington to combat this crisis. He reported that yesterday that he attended a briefing at the White House on the issue. “I really want to talk about one of the most serious problems we are

facing in Alabama and across the country, and that has been the opioid crisis,� said Jones. “Alabama has been, in some respects, at the very heart of this epidemic, with a 121 prescriptions per every 100 people. We have the highest rate of opioid prescriptions in the country. Which means there is like 1.2 opioid prescriptions for every person in the State of Alabama.� “The fast growing problem of the opioid addiction has lead to awful consequences; and it has especially hit hard in our rural communities. In Alabama, the number of

Last week, U.S. Senator Doug Jones held a conference call with rural news outlets regarding efforts to combat the opioid crisis. We asked him how the federal government can help local law enforcement deal with the issue. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) have struggled to deal with overdose deaths climbed “The CDC data shows this overwhelming crisis.

82 percent from 2006 – that the majority of the Fortunately, some have 20014. In 2016 alone, there drug overdose deaths are seen success by working to related to prescription were more than 740

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PLAINVIEW from Page 1 really good shooters, that might could score 30 or 40 points a game, but you have guys that any one of those could probably score 40 or 50 points in a game. It’s amazing watching that many players that can shoot threes as well as what you do,” said Sharp.

“I think it’s 25, is that the number?” asked Sharp of Coach Coker. “Yes, sir” he replied.

“That’s 25 three pointers in one game. That’s 75 points off of just three pointers,” continued Sharp.

“That’s amazing. This year, you lost your two tall guys, and I wasn’t sure you could get back, just because of that. The rebounds. But you’ve got some guys that can rebound the ball, which is pretty amazing.”

“I never was a great shooter, which I played 32 years ago. It seems like a long time. To me, what I really enjoyed about your team was defense. You can

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be off on your shot from time to time, but defense is just effort. It’s just a joy watching your team play that suffocating defense; I love that. Not when you’re playing Sylvania, but I loved it when you were playing other teams,” he said.

“It has been a thrill. I watched Coach Coker play, when he was a player, and he played with such tenacity. I think his team plays exactly the way he played, when he was a player,” Sharp said.

“So congratulations. It’s been just wonderful watching you play.

Congratulations for the rest of your life; you’ve got some good guys on this team. I appreciate everything you did representing this county,” concluded Sharp.

The commission unanimously approved the resolution.

Other items addressed in the meeting: • Road Department: Director of the County Road Department, Tom Broyles, reported that the rain was, “hindering the work schedule greatly.” The department is planning on getting the mowers going next week, depending on the weather. Chert will be hauled as weather allows.

The new pickups should be ready to present at the next

meeting.

• Engineering: County Engineer Ben Luther discussed the funding agreement with ALDOT. The money is state roads and bridge funds, to be used on County Road 843 and part of County Road 20. The money will total $675,360 of state funds, on an 80-20 split.

• DeKalb Co. Sheriff’s Office: Chief Deputy Michael Edmondson asked the commission to approve resignations for Daniel Wilkey, Colby Sanderson, and Kyle Ignacio submitted resignations since the last meeting. Cody Dupree (Full Time Dispatch), Joe Nelson (Part Time Dispatch), Judd Clanton (Full Time Jail), and Regina Willis as a part time LPN. The county unanimously approved the resignations and new hires.

The commission also approved Chief Jailer Jonathan Langley and Deputy Chief Jailer Tiffany Graham to jail administrator training in Prattville.

Cherokee-EtowahDeKalb Mental Health Board: The commission appointed Jonathan Langley and Emily McCain to the CED Mental Health Board.

The next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 10 am in the DeKalb County Activities Building.

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RICHARDS from Page 1 the renewal of these school taxes. Richards added, “School systems are required to provide a 10 mil match locally to obtain state funding. Without state funding, we could not pay our employees or do the other things necessary to keep our school system up and running.”

Richards is well aware of the importance of providing a good education for the children of our county.

Richards said, “While our county does many important things for our citizens, none are more important than the education of our children.

Having a good educational system helps to train workers for the jobs available locally and regionally. In addition, having a good educational

DeKalb County Board of Education Member Mark Richards urges citizens to vote to renew the educational tax renewals on the June 5th ballot. (DeKalb County Schools) system helps to attract business and industry in our county.”

The school tax renewal will be on the ballot on June 5th. The ultimate decision rests with the voters of DeKalb county.

Richards concluded, “I encourage DeKalb County voters to vote, ‘Yes’ to renew the school tax on June 5th. Renewing the school tax will benefit both school systems in DeKalb County.”

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By Staff Reports DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office: Between the dates of April 10 and April 12, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Investigators, Deputies alongside the DeKalb County Drug Task Force executed distribution of controlled substance warrants on the following people: •Phillip Prewitt, 57 of Fort Payne – 3 distribution warrants plus charged with unlawful possession of controlled substance and drug paraphernalia •Nathaniel Bonds, 39 of Fort Payne – 2 distribution warrants •Flint McElrath, 31 of Fort Payne – 3 distribution warrants •Heather Nicole Brown, 31 of Fort Payne – 2 distribution warrants •Dewight Walker – 1 distribution warrant •Tony Fossett, 58 of Rainsville – 1 distribution warrant plus charged with unlawful possession of controlled substance and drug paraphernalia •Justin Seth Baker, 35 of Fyffe – 1 distribution warrant plus charged with unlawful possession of marijuana 2nd •Holly Harper, 35 of Hernando, Miss. – 2 distribution warrants •Mickey Wayne Garner, 54 of Ider – 1 distribution warrant •William Scott Golden, 59 of Valley Head – 1 distribution warrant •Angel Danielle Fraley, 27 of Henagar – 1 distribution warrant •Billy Joe Warren, 32 of Ider – 1 distribution warrant plus a failure to appear warrant •Ray Goodridge, 56

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of Henagar – distribution warrant •Troy Lee Pritchett, 62 of Ider – 1 distribution warrant •Charles Gauland Haggard, 80 of Higdon – 1 distribution warrant plus charged with unlawful possession of marijuana 2nd, drug paraphernalia, promote prison contraband 2nd, unlawful possession of controlled substance, and tampering with physical evidence •Jacquelin Peterman, 47 of Higdon – 1 distribution warrant plus charged with unlawful possession of marijuana 1st •Oscar Alexander Stiefel, 38 of Grove Oak – 1 distribution warrant plus charged with probation violation •Amber Nicole Smith, 26 of Collinsville – 1 distribution warrant •Caleb Tanner Carmen, 25 of Crossville – 1 distribution warrant •Donald Maurice Richey, 56 of Collinsville – 2 distribution warrants Stemming from the execution of the distribution warrants the following people were arrested and charged with: •Ashley Walls, 29 of Henagar – unlawful possession of controlled substance and drug paraphernalia •Ricky Rogers, 35 of Henagar – 3 failure to appear warrants, criminal trespassing 3rd, drug paraphernalia, and bail jumping 2nd •Chad Haggard, 40 of Higdon – unlawful possession of marijuana 2nd and drug paraphernalia •Courtney Cuzzort, 25 of Higdon – unlawful possession of marijuana 2nd and drug paraphernalia •Tina Marie Pennington, 37 of Higdon – unlawful possession of marijuana 2nd and drug paraphernalia •Jessie Waylon Givens, 33 of Trenton, Ga. – unlawful possession of controlled substance,

c S S b drug paraphernalia and F 5 resisting arrest •Keisha Zweck, 32 of l Trenton, Ga. – unlawful y possession of controlled d

substance and drug a paraphernalia e •Michael Allen Clark, a 62 of Sylvania – unlawful s possession of controlled substance, drug J paraphernalia, unlawful C possession of marijuana g 2nd, and receving stolen c y property 1st •Tammy Todd, 54 of c s Sylvania – unlawful possession of controlled b R substance, drug t paraphernalia and c hindering prosecution i 2nd t •Adam Keith Martin, h 33 of Henagar – unlawful f possession of controlled t substance, drug s paraphernalia and hindering prosecution y i 2nd y •Debra Buttram Traylor, 59 of Henagar – f unlawful possession of t a controlled substance, r drug paraphernalia and f hindering prosecution a 2nd t •Kimberly Hasting, a 23 of Henagar – failure to appear warrant W During the execution t while at a residence on t s County Road 112 in Sylvania Investigators, v Deputies and Drug Task C Force recovered a stolen y r Harley Davidson b Motorcycle out of d Tennessee, which led to i the charge of receiving t stolen property to MichaelS Allen Clark. y Chief Deputy t Edmondson says, “These o investigators, deputies, y and Drug Task Force did h r an outstanding job on executing this warrants in such a short time. This E s just goes to show the h community that we are p serious when it comes to Y the fight against drugs in c our County. We will t continue to go after drug t dealers and suppliers.” r Sheriff Harris says, “I p would like to thank the t investigators, deputies, g and Drug Task Force for s working diligently on executing these warrants.”

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“I was told you can’t retire if you didn’t never start work,” she said.

“They didn’t keep paperwork back then,” said Board member Mark Richards with a laugh.

“You just started work on a handshake,” added Williams.

Chandler started her career with DeKalb County Schools at Log Cabin School, which was once between Collinsville and Fort Payne on County Road 51. She worked in the lunchroom for the first two years, until becoming a bus driver.

The superintendent and board members expressed their appreciation for Chandler’s service: Superintendent Dr. Jason Barnett said of Chandler, “Mary Jo, you are going to be missed. We certainly do appreciate the years of service and commitment to our schools. There is a large body of people here in Rainsville, Alabama and the surrounding community that you impact their lives. Took them to school, took them home from school, help feed them and took care of them at times.”

“Your length of service, 50 years plus years, that’s uncanny. And it goes to show, because you’ve been losing money for some time. It’s a testament that it wasn’t about the money. It was a real passion and a real love for you to do that. We appreciate your service to the students, the faculty, and staff.”

Board Chairman Jeff Williams said: “50 years, that’s really incredible, and that’s impressive. I want to say thank you for your valuable service to DeKalb County. For representing your students well; you represent them with their best interest in mind. That doesn’t always mean that it’s pleasant; that you get to do things that are easy. lSo, I appreciate that and you bringing your concerns to us, and giving us the opportunity to work with you, and I wish you well. I hope you enjoy your retirement. Thank you.”

Board member Robert n Elliot said: “I do want to say, from the time I’ve been here, you have such a passion for what you do.

You can see it when you come in here before us and talking with you. It’s going to be hard to replace that. I recently retired from public work, so I wish you the best. I think you are going to love it. It’s a little scary to start with, but I

passenger bus, and I was hauling 126 kids,” said Chandler. “We’d make a stop and they’d get off till the right ones that lived there got off and the others would get back on. Of course now I’m driving a 72 passenger bus with 50 kids.”

“What was your pay when you first started?”

Elliot asked “$89 a month, and absolutely no benefits,” replied, Chandler, to laughter from the crowd.

AEA UniServe Director for DeKalb and Jackson Counties, Sheila Cornelison, explained that while she had been in her own role for 12 years, Mary Jo has been important to her career.

“I would have never been able to do my job if it hadn’t been for the help of Mrs. Chandler. I know that I’ve been in education for 26 years, and I can’t imagine 51 years. The roses are from us, and roses symbolize beauty. And Mary Jo has a beautiful spirit. I know she’s going to continue helping people. I know she won’t quit with that, but wanted to recognize her,” said Cornelison.

Chandler had also served as an officer on the ESPO Board since the organization was formed in 1976.

Darryl Sinkfield, Assistant Executive Director of the Alabama Education Association, made the trip up to DeKalb County to honor Chandler.

“To the board, to friends and family, to Sheila Cornelison, and to our champion, Mrs. Chandler,” began Sinkfield.

“I was here last year for a meeting, when Sheila told me that Mrs. Chandler had 50 years of service. And if you guys know Sheila like I know her, you know her wheels started to turn.”

“We came together and she said she wanted to do something for this amazing woman. I said, ‘Sheila, what ever you want to do for Mrs. Chandler, you can do it. I’m going to support you 100 percent.

It’s nothing for me to drive from Montgomery to say, ‘thank you’ for 51 years of service,” said Sinkfield.

Submit your community events to: zach@southerntorch.com “To the parents, to the students, to the board, I look around and there is not that many amazing people like you guys have here. We want to cherish you. We want to give you your roses while you can smell them. And this is just a small token, for all the appreciation for the work you’ve done over so many years,” he said.

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Chandler gave a statement on her retirement: “It’s scary, but I’m looking forward to it. I see all these kids now, and I have no idea who they are and they are now grown.”

“I’ve helped them comb their hair when they didn’t have anyone to, bought them biscuits when they didn’t have anything to eat. It’s changed a lot tremendously since I started. It’s changed for the better I think,” said Chandler.

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“Also we want to present you with a certificate as well, from AEA, of our appreciation for the outstanding service that you’ve provided and the leadership that you’ve shown over 51 years. I just want to say thank you, and God bless you,” concluded Sinkfield.

AEA provided refreshments for the board, audience, and Chandler’s friends and family.

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think you are going to be truly glad you did. I want to thank you for all the work you’ve did. We really appreciate it.”

Board member Matt Sharp: “Mr. Williams said exactly what my thoughts are. You being here for 50 plus years is very, very impressive, in no matter what you are doing. The passion that you have in your position, and I know a lot of times you’ve came to the board and spoke to things from other people’s points of view, and not necessarily your own sometimes. I really do appreciate your faithfulness in that area.

And the impact on the people’s lives that you’ve touched. Not only students, but community members.

I’ve always known you to be very optimistic and positive for things that you’ve wanted to do for our school system. I wish you the very best of luck. I’m sure you won’t retire; you’ll do other things. So, I wish you the best of luck.”

Board member Mark Richards: “Not only did she drive a bus for years, but in the community she lives she’s a hard worker on the fire department; anybody that needed help she would help them. I remember the first time I ran we had a political forum at Plainview school. We were standing around talking, and somebody said, ‘right over there is Mary Jo Chandler. She’s very tough to deal with,'” Williams said, to laughter of those in attendance. “I’ve been here over 15 years on the board, and I’ve known she’s a person just like we are. It’s not going to be the same without you, and I wish you the best.”

Board Vice Chairman Randy Peppers: “I just got to know you for a few years now, but I was just thinking about the countless number of kids and lives you’ve been able to affect over 50 years. Do you have any idea how many different kids you’ve carried on a school bus and carried places? It’s a lot.

It’s a testament to your life and your dedication to the school system.”

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DEATH NOTICES WILSON David Barnard - 75 of Fort Payne, passed away on Thursday, April 19 at his home.

Honoring his request, there are no services planned at this time.

James Curtis Windham Jr. - 76 of Fort Payne, passed away on Friday, April 20 at his residence. The family received friends on Tuesday, April 24 from noon to 2pm with the Rosary beginning at 1:30pm. A funeral mass was held at 2pm on Tuesday, April 24 at Our Lady of the Valley. A memorial service and interment will be held at a later time in Gulfport, Mississippi.

BURT Charlotte Haney - 60, passed away on Monday, April 23.

Visitation was held on Wednesday, April 25 at Burt Chapel-Valley Head from 4pm to 8pm.

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held on Thursday, April 26 at Burt Chapel-Valley Head at 2pm with Rev. Paul Long officiating.

Burial followed in Violet Hill Cemetery.

COLLINSVILLE Terry Lee Boman - 66 of Sand Rock, passed away on Friday, April 20. The family received friends from 5pm to 7pm at the funeral home. Funeral services were held on Friday, April 20 at 7pm at Collinsville Funeral Home-Sharpe Chapel with Rev. Scott Hosey officiating. Burial followed in Sand Rock Cemetery.

Luke Miller infant, passed away on Sunday, April 22 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held on Sunday, April 22 at 4pm at Collinsville Funeral Home-Sharpe Chapel with Rev. Taylor Gallman officiating.

Burial followed in Gravel Hill Cemetery.

GERALDINE Ruby June Painter - 87 of Crossville, passed away on Saturday, April 21 at her residence.

Visitation was held on Sunday, April 22 from 5pm to 8pm at the funeral home. Funeral services were held on Monday, April 23 at 12pm at Geraldine Funeral Home Chapel with Bros. Lawayne Levans, Jeff Underwood, and Billy Chandler officiating. Burial followed in DeKalb Memorial Gardens.

Donald Glenn Kirby - 63 of Glencoe, passed away on Friday, April 20 at Marshall Medical Center South. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, April 25 at 4pm at Geraldine Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Lawson

officiating.

RAINSVILLE Billy Hester - 73 of Henagar, passed away on Thursday, April 19 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Agatha Dell Dobbs - 88 of Sylvania, passed away on Monday, April 23 at DeKalb Regional Medical Center.

Visitation was held on Tuesday, April 24 from 5pm to 8pm and Wednesday, April 25 from 8am to 10am at the funeral home. Funeral services was held on Wednesday, April 25 at 10am at Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Cates Noles officiating. Burial followed in New Canaan Cemetery.

WT WILSON Michael Charles Morris - 33 of Boaz, passed away on Wednesday, April 18.

The family received

friends from 5pm to 8pm on Friday, April 20 at WT Wilson Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 21 at the funeral home with Bro. Paul Long officiating.

Burial followed in Corinth Cemetery.

John Hope Cagle - 77 of Boaz, passed away on Wednesday, April 18.

There was no visitation.

A graveside service was held at 11am on Saturday, April 21 at Memory Hill Cemetery.

Burial followed.

James B. Ragan - 81 of Rainsville, passed away on Thursday, April 19. The family received friends from 1pm to 3pm on Saturday, April 21 at the funeral home.

Funeral services were held at 3pm on Saturday, April 21 at WT Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Mins.

Richard Bruce and Brian Harris officiating. Burial followed in Whitton Cemetery.

Glenda Dell Gray -

68, passed away on Friday, April 20. The family received friends from 10am until noon on Sunday, April 22. A graveside service was held at 1pm on Sunday, April 22 at New Canaan Cemetery in Whitton.

Gordon Earl Goza 87 of Rainsville, passed away on Friday, April 20.

The family received friends from 10am until the time of service on Sunday,April 22 at the funeral home. Funeral services were held at 2pm on Sunday, April 22 at WT Wilson Funeral Chapel with Bros. Mike Crawford and Jon Mayes officiating. Burial followed in Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Chad Andrew Dalton - 43 of Henagar, passed away on Monday, April 23. The family received friends from 3pm to 8pm on Thursday, April 26 at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 1pm on Friday, April 27 at WT Wilson Funeral Chapel.

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limit overprescribing, to shut down pill mills, and halt prescription shopping.”

“Others, that have expanded Medicaid, have also greatly expanded their ability to help folks with substance abuse disorders and their access to get the help they need to get their lives back on track.”

“Low income Alabamians would benefit significantly from Medicaid expansion; something I’ve talked about for the last on a year now. And it will be paid for by bringing back tax dollars we already pay to Washington, D.C. to help our old people have access to vital healthcare.”

“When I came to the Senate, I knew I wanted to work on this important issue: combating the opioid crisis. I talked about it last year, I talked about it in the fall, and I’ve talked about it since I was sworn in on January 3rd. Our local leaders are ultimately going to have to do much of the heavy lifting on the opioid crisis, I want to be a strong partner at the federal level to make sure they have the tools and resources necessary.”

This past Tuesday, I co-sponsored bipartisan legislation with (U.S.) Senators Lamar Alexander (R – Tennessee) and Patty Murray (D – Washington); two of the leaders of the Senate Health Committee.

That bill is a comprehensive package composed of 40 different proposals that is the result of 7 bipartisan hearings over several months and feedback from the public.

The “Opioid Crisis Response Act,” will authorize the department of labor to address the economic and workforce impact for communities affected by the opioid crisis.

They will be able to do this through grants; targeted at

workforce shortages among the substance abuse and mental health treatment work force.

It will also provide support for states to improve their prescription drug monitoring program. It will help make sure that folks aren’t getting prescriptions from multiple doctors, and that doctors aren’t prescribing more than necessary.

It will help increase access to mental health services in schools, community based settings, and substance abuse disorder services in underserved areas. And it will spur development and research in non-addictive painkillers.”

“I’m also proud to say that I am a part of bipartisan legislation that I introduced with Sen. Tim Kaine (D – Virginia) and Senator Todd Young (R – Indiana), to integrate job training into addiction recovery programs. That is going to be incorporated in to the overall Opioid Bill that we will introduce this week.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet with people from the White House and different agencies, and participate in a briefing on the White House’s efforts in the Opioid Crisis. They have also started looking at a number of things; funding through various departments of the administration, whether it is the Department of Justice, Agriculture, or the Department of Human Services. Across the board this is a very important issue for administration, as well as for the congress.

Altogether, we know that none of this is a final solution, but I’m happy to be part of a comprehensive, truly bipartisan step to confront one of the worst public health crisis of our time.”

Pruett: “Speaking from your experience as a U.S. Attorney and your current position as a U.S. Senator, are there measures that the

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Submit your political news to: tyler@southerntorch.com Federal Government could take to assist local law enforcement with the ongoing opioid crisis? Such as stiffer sentencing for doctors who overwrite prescriptions or those selling the drugs in our communities?”

Jones: “I obviously think there are things that the Justice Department not only can do, but they are doing. The Justice Department has a lot of tools right now. Most of the federal sentences in the federal court are governed by sentencing guidelines.

The guidelines for healthcare fraud and issues like this are already pretty significant.”

“I think the issue is getting to them to make sure that they focus both on the doctors; as well as anyone else who is assisting in the overprescribing of medications. Not everything is a doctor overprescribing, some of it is fraudulently done. There is a lot of things that we need to tighten up in the system.”

“I know that Attorney General Sessions has just recently named someone as the head of the Opioid Crisis Task Force. She was part of the briefing we were involved with yesterday. I think they are looking at this very strong on a local level. Working with the state force, I’ve met with folks there. They are going to be working with various folks to try to do as much of the prosecution that they can.”

But let me quickly say, that while law enforcement is a very important part of this, we cannot simply just prosecute our way out of the opioid crisis. This is a much bigger issue. It involves education, it involves potentially using drug take back programs; all manner of things to try to get the public educated on the dangers of opioid use, as well as getting the healthcare industry to start seeking alternatives to opioid type pain reduction techniques.”

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Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers AL Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Among the plethora of races on the ballot this year are the important seats on the Alabama Supreme Court. We have an unprecedented five out of nine seats up for election.

Our Alabama Supreme Court as well as our Courts of Criminal Appeals are extremely conservative, pro-business and all Republican.

This conservatism dates back to the 1980’s and 1990’s. During that two-decade run, the plaintiff lawyers controlled and dominated our State Supreme Court. We were known throughout the country as a Plaintiff’s paradise. It was like a fairytale jackpot justice system. It was not uncommon for ludicrous multi-million dollar verdicts to be upheld daily for all types of cases. We were called Tort Hell by “Time Magazine.”

Tort reform became the dominant issue in the Halls of the Legislature.

When you have unbridled monetary verdicts coming out of Alabama that gives a plaintiff millions of dollars for having a wreck in a General Motors vehicle, it affects the entire country.

General Motors does business in all 50 states.

Well the business community throughout the country and in Alabama decided enough was enough. They decided to close down tort hell.

They put their money where their mouth was and replaced an all Democratic plaintiff trial lawyer Supreme Court with an all Republican pro-business court. The pendulum has swung completely from left to right. If yesterday’s court was extremely liberal, today’s Alabama Supreme Court is extremely conservative.

These five open seats will be held by conservative Republicans when the dust settles at the end of the year and they begin their six-year

terms. It is just a matter of which Republican presides and decides the major cases that affect Alabamians.

Will Sellers, a very well respected Montgomery attorney, was appointed by Governor Kay Ivey last year to Place 3 on the high court. Justice Sellers is running without opposition and will have a full six-year term.

Popular Justice, Tommy Bryan, also has no opposition and will return for another six-years on the high tribunal.

Justice Jim Main who has had a distinguished career as a private lawyer, finance director and Supreme Court Justice, cannot run for reelection due to an antiquated law that disallows judges to run for reelection after they turn 70.

Main’s Place 2 is being sought by Jefferson County’s John Bahakel and Jay Mitchell, also of Birmingham.

Circuit Judge, Debra Jones of Calhoun County has been a judge for a decade and has run a get acquainted race for the court. She will be formidable.

This place was held by Justice Glen Murdock who is originally from the Wiregrass. Murdock retired a few months ago and Governor Kay Ivey did a good day’s work when she appointed another Wiregrass native, Brad Mendheim to replace him.

Mendheim has served a decade as a Circuit Judge in Dothan. He is very well respected in his hometown. He is seeking a full term. Sarah Stewart of Mobile is also in the race and should benefit from being from the vote rich Mobile-Baldwin area.

The battle royale will be for the Chief Justice post. The Chief Justice not only presides over the nine member Supreme Court but also oversees the entire Court System.

Justice Lyn Stuart currently presides as Chief Justice. She is running for a full 6-year reign.

When the business community orchestrated the takeover of the Court, they brought in the vaunted Karl Rove to mastermind the plan.

When he departed, victoriously, he left with this admonition, “The best candidate that you can put forward is a female Republican who has some experience as a Circuit Judge.”

Alabamians prefer females on the Bench. If you have a race for Judge in Alabama and you have two names on the ballot, one Sue Smith and one Sam Smith and neither spends any money on campaigns and neither is known, Sue Smith will win.

Lyn Stuart epitomizes this scenario perfectly.

She became a respected Circuit Judge in Baldwin County at a very young age. She was elected to the Supreme Court over a decade ago and is the longest serving member of the Court.

She will be pitted against another sitting member of the Court, Justice Tom Parker. He has excellent polling numbers.

He was Roy Moore’s closest ally on the Court.

Stuart is the sweetheart of the Business Council.

Parker is the darling of the social conservatives.

The race for Chief Justice will be one of the premier contests this year.

See you next week.

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Cade Willingham slings the heat as the Bears advance to the second round of the State Playoffs. (Marla Jones | Southern Torch)

By Marla Jones Sports Editor RAINSVILLE, Ala.— The Class 3A Plainview Bears defeated the Clements Colts in a doubleheader on Friday night in the first round of the AHSAA State Baseball Tournament.

In the first game,

Clements jumped to a early 2-0 lead in the top of the first. In the bottom of one, Zack Allen drove Cade Willingham in to cut the lead to one.

The Bears tied the game, in the third, when Allen had a RBI double, bringing in Willingham.

On a sacrifice fly by Kline DeWolfe, Kyle

Haymon scored from third to give the Bears the 3-2 advantage.

In the fifth, the Bears scored six runs on four hits. The Bears outscored the Colts, 9-3.

Clay Cooper took the win from the mound, pitching the last two innings of the game, only giving up one run, striking

out two and walking one.

In the first five innings of the game, Tristian Willingham struck out seven and walked one.

In the second game of the series, the Plainview Bears scored first in the top of the second when Timothy White brought in David Springer.

In the sixth innings,

Allen led off with double and scored on errors.

In the seventh, Allen brought home Clay Cooper on a single. Bailey Dukes drove in Cade Willingham with a sacrifice fly to broaden the Bear lead to 9-2.

The Colts mounted their comeback and loaded the bases. Jordan Wooten

took over pitching duties for the Bears and held off Clements to claim their spot in the second round of State playoffs.

The Plainview Bears will host Area 16 champion Lauderdale County (16-12-1) at Plainview (14-7), Rainsville, Fri., Apr. 27, 4:30 and 7 p.m. (Sat., if needed, noon)

First Round State Playoff Results Plainview and Section won their first round of ASHAA State Baseball Playoffs!

FIRST ROUND RESULTS •Thorsby (21-4) 4-8, Collinsville (10-14) 3-5 (Thorsby (21-4) wins series 2-0) •Phil Campbell (24-9) 8-3, Fyffe (20-6) 3-1 (Phil Campbell (24-9) wins series 2-0) •Section (17-8) 6-12, Red Bay (15-12) 5-0 (Section (17-8) wins series 2-0) •Plainview (14-6) 9-9, Clements (14-9) 3-8 (Plainview (14-6) wins series 2-0) •Lexington (15-10) 12-11, Geraldine (10-10) 0-6 (Lexington (15-10) wins series 2-0 •West Morgan (21-9) 10-6, Sylvania (8-18) 0-3, (West Morgan (21-9) wins series 2-0)

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COUNTY CHAMPS

The Lady Bears make a three-peat by winning the DeKalb County Championship last Saturday. (Submitted Photo)

By Marla Jones Sports Editor RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Class 3A, Plainview Lady Bears claimed the County Championship for the third year in a row on Saturday.

The Lady Bears earned

a bye in the first round of the tournament. Plainview went on the defeat Ider, 16-0 to advance. The Lady Bears then advanced to defeat the Collinsville Lady Panthers, 10-3. This win put Plainview in the championship game, where they once again faced the Ider Lady Hornets.

The Ider Lady Hornets took the early lead in the Championship Game with a solo, out of the park, homer by Crystal McElhaney. Bailey Smart tied the game for the Lady Bears, in the bottom of one, with a RBI double to score Kenzi Traylor.

In the second, Kenzi

Traylor drove in Crimson Wells to take the lead for the Lady Bears. Smart hit a grand slam to broaden the lead by five. Traylor and Kobi Trotter each doubled to increase the Lady Bear lead to 10-1. Smart walked and Krimson Kidd was hit by a pitch. Kennedi Traylor got on base due to error.

Elaine Puckett scored a 2-RBI triple to make the score 14-1. The game was called due to the mercy rule and the Plainview Bears won the DeKalb County Championship for the third year in a row.

Kenzi Traylor took the win from the mound in five innings; striking out four,

walking none and only giving up one run on two hits.

“It was a good win and a good team effort” said Head Softball Coach Babe Brooks. “We hit the ball well and hopefully it will carry over to the Area Tournament.”

was the second time in school history the boys have won their Section Tournament, the first being last year.

Second place was Saint Bernard Preparatory School, who scored 31 points. Third place was Decatur Heritage Christian Academy with 30 points.

Fourth Place was Whitesburg Christian

Academy with 22 points.

Tied for 5th place was Plainview High School and Westbrook Christian School. The Rams made it to the finals in all three doubles seeding, and all but one singles seeding. All seven starters for the Rams placed either first or second in their respective seeds. The awards for the Rams include:

No. 1 Singles: Alex Ivey- Runner Up No. 2 Singles: Jarred Higgins-Runner-Up No. 3 Singles: Josh Tinker-Champion No. 5 Singles: Mason Sanders-Champion No. 6 Singles: Jordan Johnson-Champion No. 1 Doubles: Alex Ivey and Josh Tinker-Champion

No. 2 Doubles: Jarred Higgins and Mason Sanders-Champion No. 3 Doubles: Kenyon Stover and Drake Justus- Runner-Up The Rams advanced to the State Tournament for the second consecutive season. The tournament was held at Jimmy John Tennis Facility at Point Mallard Park in Decatur on

Monday, April 23rd and Tuesday April 24th. The Sylvania Rams finished 7th overall in the State in all of Class 1A-3A schools.

The Sylvania Varsity Girls Tennis Team finished fourth in the Sectional Tournament. That is the highest finish for the team in around ten years.

Sylvania Tennis falls at State

By Marla Jones Sports Editor SYLVANIA, Ala. — The Sylvania Varsity Boys Tennis Team continued their record-breaking season in dominate fashion in the AHSAA Section 5 Tournament.

The Varsity Boys took the championship scoring a total of 52 points. This

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Fyffe fishing catches the big one

Fyffe Fishing Team catches a spot in the State Tournament on May 4-5 in Jasper. (Submitted Photo)

By Marla Jones Sports Editor FLORENCE, Ala. — The Fyffe Fishing Team qualified for the State Fishing Tournament this past weekend on Pickwick Lake.

Anglers, Cade Underwood and Hunter

Willingham finished with 11.74 pounds and placed thirteenth out of two hundred thirty-nine boats on Saturday.

“I am very proud of each angler and their boat captains for the effort and time they spend being dedicated to the sport of fishing” said Fyffe Fishing Team Coach Amanda

Woodall.

Fyffe’s fishing team placed sixteenth out of seventy-three schools that participated at Pickwick Lake. This placement qualified the team to make an appearance at the State Tournament on May 4-5, 2018 held on beautiful Smith Lake in Jasper, Alabama.

Sylvania Soccer advances to Playoffs

Cade Underwood and Hunter Willingham finished with 11.74 pounds and placed 13th out of 239 boats last Saturday.

(Submitted Photo)

FSB to host 5K this weekend

Hometown banking, wherever you are!

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Henagar 256-657-2200 Grant

RAINSVILLE, Ala. — 7th annual First State Bank 5K Run/Walk Fun Run is set for 256-728-8000 256-638-2200 Saturday, April 28th at 8am in Sylvania at DeKalb Lake. Cost to enter is $20 if postmarked before 4/6/18 $25 thereafter.

Race dayFirst registration is set for 7:15am.

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It’s Simple with State Bank Club Checking! ceremony will be held following the completion of the race, door prizes will be given out after the ceremony.

Free Bill Pay « » 15-30 Year Fixed Rate Proceeds go to the FSB Relay for Life team. Participants are encouraged E-Statements « to walk or » Home Mortgages run in memory or in honor of a loved one!

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(Marla Jones | Southern Torch)

By Marla Jones Sports Editor SYLVANIA, Ala.— Sylvania Soccer faced the Class 5A Douglas at home on Friday, April 20, 2018. The Lady Rams won 9-0. Gabriella Garcia, a freshman, led the Rams with three goals. Ambriel Stopyak, a seventh grader, had two goals, Isabella Shelley, a eighth grader had two goals, Lauren Bewley, a Junior and Mayra Bonilla, a sophomore, had one goal each.

The boys lost to the Douglas Eagles, 3-0.

On Tuesday, April 23, 2018, Sylvania faced the Class 6A Southside Panthers. The girls lost 8-0. The boys lost 9-3. Christian Andrade, a junior, had two goals and Jaxon Andrade, an eighth grader, scored one goal.

The girls finished their inaugural season, first in the area and will host the first round playoff game facing Mars Hill Bible School at Sylvania on Tuesday the April 30, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.

Catch of the Week

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Landon Bagwell caught this monster while enjoying the beautiful weather this past weekend.

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