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By Zach Hester Reporter USA ­— If you ask anyone around my age (mid-twenties) "What year did we go to the moon?," I can almost guarantee that a song from the Disney Channel original television series Even Stevens is likely what pops into your head.

The lyrics go like this: “We went to the moon in 1969 / Not 1968 but the year after...we went to the moon in 1969 / Not 1970 but a year sooner.�

The song may be a corny way to remember the day that our world grew a little bigger, but regardless, it’s a solid reminder of the day that the United States of America, the greatest country in the entire world, placed a man on the moon.

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RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full LIVE Video on our Facebook) At this week’s meeting of the Rainsville City Council, Council Pro Tem Ricky Byrum conducted the meeting in the absence of Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt.

In the workshop, City Engineer Sam Phillips explained the expanded paving project for Rainsville city roads. The Council approved Wiregrass Construction as the low bidder at $278,971.10. The roads to be resurfaced are: 1st, 2nd,

3rd and 4th Streets SW, along with Harrison, Oak Drive and Massingale Lane.

The Council approved a lease agreement between The Public Building Authority of the City of Rainsville (PBA) and the City of Rainsville. The lease began on July 1, 2019 and ends on June 30, 2020. The monthly lease payments will total $220,000 to be paid by the City.

In addition to the lease payments, the City will pay $120,000 annually for the operation and maintenance of the Agricenter as required by the Code of Alabama, Section 42-25A-140.

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The agreement also stipulates that the City will pay the power bill for the facility, liability insurance for the property, property insurance and accounting

Officer-Involved Shooting in Fort Payne

By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On July 16th and approximately 9:25 pm Chief Randy Bynum stated a call about a Domestic Violence situation came into the Fort Payne Police Department.

Officers were dispatched to the area of the 4100 block of Fischer Road NE. The caller stated that there was a male subject attempting to pour gasoline on a female subject who was the home owner. Bynum stated when officers arrived on

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the scene, the suspect, later identified as Jeffery Scott Johnson, age 40 of Fort Payne, had stolen a white minivan and left the scene.

While officers were gathering information on the domestic call Mr. Johnson came back by the residence. The victim and

the officers identified the van and officers attempted to stop the vehicle Bynum said. Mr. Johnson turned onto Dean Road and traveled approximately a mile turning off his lights and traveling at a high rate of speed attempting to elude officers before turning into a driveway.

Mr. Johnson backed out of the driveway and attempted to ram a Fort Payne Police vehicle. Mr. Johnson’s vehicle ended up

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ALL-STAR WEEK

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Several DeKalb County & Fort Payne City athletes had the honor of being selected to play in the North-South All-Star week hosted by Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) in Montgomery.

The 23rd AHSAA North-South All-Star Sports week was introduced in 1997 as part of the AHSAA's summer conference.

"Our selection committees worked hard to select these all-stars from a strong list of nominations," said Jamie

Lee, Director of the Alabama High School Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA).

The students selected were: Grant Atchley (Sylvania Basketball), Maggie Crow (Fort Payne Cross Country), Haven Hall (Geraldine Volleyball), Kaleb Jones (Collinsville Basketball), Jason Perez (Collinsville Soccer), Dawson Garrett (Fort Payne Golf), Harrison Davis (Fort Payne Golf), Kenneth Toledo (Fort Payne Soccer) and Kenzie Traylor (Plainview Softball).

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By Zach Hester Reporter FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full LIVE Video on our Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 16.

At the meeting, the Council passed Resolution 2019-28 in support of the United States Census, and

Resolution 2019-29 creating the City of Fort Payne “Complete Count Committee� for the 2020 U.S. Census.

In other business, Fort Payne Parks and Recreation Director Robin Brothers announced a ribbon cutting for the newly installed giant swing at the City Park on Monday, July 22 at 1pm.

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stated that the next council meeting would likely address rule changes at Glenwood Cemetery that was discussed in the Council’s July 2 meeting.

The next meeting of the Fort Payne City Council will be held on Tuesday, August 6 at 12pm in the council chambers on the second floor of Fort Payne City Hall.

GERALDINE, Ala. — State authorities have begun an investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred after a police chase began in Blount County and ended in DeKalb County.

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SHOOTING from Page 1 in the ditch along side Dean Road.

Chief Bynum stated a Fort Payne Police Officer attempted to get Mr. Johnson to put his vehicle in park and exit the van, instead Mr. Johnson refused officers commands and accelerated toward the officer. The Fort Payne Police Officer fired his service weapon at Mr. Johnson’s vehicle as he was in fear of being struck

by Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was struck by gunfire and treated at the scene by Fort Payne Officers, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Officers, Fort Payne Fire and Rescue Personnel and DeKalb County Ambulance Service Personnel. Chief Bynum stated Mr. Johnson was transported to DeKalb Regional where he was

treated for his gun shot wounds and later airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. At the present time Mr. Johnson is being charged with Theft of Property in the first degree and Domestic Violence in the second degree, each charge has a $100,000 bond for a total of $200,000. The investigation continues with more charges forthcoming Bynum stated.

Bynum stated investigation teams consisted of Fort Payne Police Department Detectives, State Bureau of Investigation, Jacksonville State Center for Applied Forensics Unit and Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office.

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AG CENTER from Page 1 management of the facility will remain with the PBA and the PBA will retain all revenue collected through the operation of the facility.

Byrum stated, “It’s a separate entity. We’re basically putting it back in their hands.�

Councilmember Marshall Stiefel stated that he had several concerns regarding this agreement. “Due to problems in the past, I feel that transparency with the PBA Board and Agri-Business Center needs to be a top priority.

There is a lot of tax money being used to fund this facility and the City should have oversight over how the money is spent.� said Stiefel.

All meetings are posted in Rainsville City Hall for every third Thursday at 5pm.

Mayor Lingerfelt was contacted for comment and failed to return our call.

In other business: • Rainsville Police Chief Kevin Smith honored two officers (Asst. Chief Josh Wigley, Patrolman Dean White)

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for their assistance with a local veteran affected by PTSD • Closed out the sewer expansion account at First Southern State Bank • Agreed to take bids on a 2015 Chevrolet truck on July 26 at 1pm • Approved the purchase of 1993 Ford F150 in the amount of $14,000 for the Fire Department (City will be reimbursed from the sale of another vehicle) • Approved the purchase of headwalls on 1st Street and Harrison at a cost of $2,500 The next meeting of the Rainsville City Council will be held at 5pm on Monday, August 5 with a work session beginning at 4:15pm.

CHASE from Page 1 Department, the chase began in Blount County and the vehicle traveled on Highway 75 through Douglas and into DeKalb County where officers from both the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and Geraldine Police Department joined them.

After evading spike strips, the driver hit a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office vehicle after attempting to hit officers in Geraldine. The driver was

ultimately shot when the officers fired multiple rounds into the vehicle.

The driver was taken to Marshall Medical Center South in Boaz before being airlifted to Huntsville Hospital, where at last report, he remains stable.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation is in charge of the investigation and officers with the Albertville Police Department are on paid leave as part of the department’s protocol.

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COMMUNITY DeKalb BOE Holds Readiness Exercise Special July Meeting

WBS to Hold Auditions NACC to Host FEMA

for Noises Off! Contributed by Katherine Brewer GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — The Whole Backstage Community Theatre will hold auditions for its fall show, Noises Off!, on Thursday and Friday, August 8 and 9, at 6:30 p.m., and Saturday, August 10 at 10:00 a.m., with callbacks, if needed, on Sunday, August 11 at 2:00 p.m.

With the generous support of season sponsor, Sonny Lewis, performance dates are October 25 through November 3, 2019.

Whole Backstage veteran Johnny Brewer will direct this 1982 British farce with a cast of nine requiring 5 males, and 4 females. This high-energy comedy is non-stop in which lovers frolic, doors slam, clothes are tossed away, and embarrassing hijinks ensue.

Noises Off! is a play within a play by the English playwright Michael Frayn, with dilemmas that develop early in the story. The plot centers around an ambitious young director and his company of mediocre actors in rehearsal for a potential flop, Nothing’s On. With hilarious situations and dialogues, the story takes the audience through action from behind the scenes, and then to witness the troupe’s performance.

For more information on Noises Off!, visit the Whole Backstage website at www.wholebackstage.com to download audition forms and facts sheets. For additional inquiries, e-mail: noisesoff@wholebackstage.com or visit the WBS office at 1120 Rayburn Avenue/Dot Moore Way in Guntersville, or call 256-582-7469.

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Dr. David Campbell, President, Northeast Alabama Community College (center), and Brenda Stringer, Executive Assistant to the President, welcome FEMA Region 4 IMAT to Northeast Alabama Community College during the IMAT’s annual readiness exercise. (NACC)

By Staff Reports POWELL, Ala. — Last month, members of the Atlanta-based FEMA Region 4 Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) visited Northeast Alabama Community College to participate in a readiness exercise ahead of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane season.

During the two-day exercise, team members evaluated their level of disaster-response readiness and ability to properly utilize all individually and team-issued equipment ranging from laptops and satellite phones to iPads and cell phones.

“FEMA is so important in time of crisis and we certainly have benefited from their work in our area with the weather issues that we have had in recent years,” stated NACC President Dr. David Campbell. “We are very pleased to be able to host them for their training.”

NACC serves as the Division E Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.

For more information about NACC, go to www.nacc. edu or download the free App at the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Follow NACC on social media.

DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County Board of Education held a called meeting on Friday, July 12.

The following retirements/resignations were accepted: • Cyndy Smith – Network Manager (12 month) at Central Office (retirement, 9/1/19) • Crestah Taylor – Pre-K Teacher at Plainview High School (resignation, 7/8/19) • Tina Lyles – Assistant Director at DCTC (resignation, 7/22/19) • Jimmy Childers – Science Teacher at Ider High School (9/1/19) The following transfers were accepted: • Ashley Conde – Pre-K Teacher at Valley Head to Pre-K Teacher at PLainview (2019-100) • Leigh Ann Stalvey – Elementary Teacher at Ider High School to Counselor (10 month) at Valley Head (2019-112) • Heather Conkle – Pre-K Teacher at Crossville Middle School to Pre-K Teacher at Ruhama (2019-136) • Joseph Blackwell –

Half Day Assistant Principal/ Half Day PE Teacher at Crossville Middle to Principal at Crossville Middle Principal (2019-121) – 2 Year Probationary Contract (July 12, 2019-June 30, 2021) The following placements were accepted: Certified • Nicole Callahan – Elementary Teacher at Collinsville High School (2019-126) • Anna Adams – Middle School Math Teacher at Ruhama Jr. High School (2019-137) Support • Sherry Pettis – Pre-K Auxiliary at Crossville Middle (2019-128) Ashlyn Benefield – Itinerant Special Education Paraprofessional at Ider High School Special Service Center • Misty Shelton – Itinerant Paraprofessional at Ider High School Special Service Center • Amy Banks – Itinerant Special Education Paraprofessional at Geraldine High School The next meeting of the DeKalb County Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, July 30 at 5pm with a work session at 4:30pm.

UPCOMING EVENTS Every Monday, By His Hands Outreach Ministry - The By His Hands Outreach Ministry will host a soup kitchen beginning on Mondays at 6pm. The Clothes Closet will be open Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm. Both are at 2494 Church Avenue in Rainsville. Donations are greatly appreciated!

Every Monday, Sons of Confederate Veterans - The Sons of Confederate Veterans meets the 2nd Monday of each month at Burnt Church at 6pm in Sylvania.

Every Monday, Sons of the American Revolution - The Sons of the American Revolution meets the 3rd

Monday of each month at Western Sizzlin' in Fort Payne at 6pm.

Every Wednesday, Parents of Addicted Loved Ones - A new support group for Parents of Addicted Loved Ones is starting in Fort Payne at Word of Life Ministry, located at 3610 Gault Avenue North. The meeting will be held every Tuesday from 6pm to 7:30pm. Any adult family member over 18 is welcome to attend these PAL meetings, however, for insurance reasons, no one under the age of 18 may attend and child care will not be provided. For more information, visit palgroup. org.

Every Wednesday, Breakthrough Church free meal - Come and enjoy a free meal and hear the Word of God on Wednesday nights starting January 3 at 5:30pm. If you need a ride, please contact: Lynn Haas at (256) 605-7854 or Connie Holdem at (256) 605-1776.

Every Third Thursday, Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group - The Alzheimer's Association will begin hosting a caregivers support group solely devoted to those who provide care for people with Alzheimer's on the third Thursday of every month from 11am to 12pm at the Rainbow City First United Methodist Church.

For more information, please call Olivia Kendrick at (256) 454-4375.

July 19-21, 26-28, NACC Theatre presents "Driving Miss Daisy" Northeast Alabama Community College Theatre will present "Driving Miss Daisy", a play based on the highly acclaimed film on July 19-21 and July 26-28 at the Tom Bevill Lyceum on NACC's campus. For more information regarding tickets and showtimes, please visit nacc.edu/ theatre.

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Women's Ladies Lunch - The DeKalb County Republican Women will host a Ladies Luncheon on Saturday, July 20 at 11:30am at the Ider Baptist Church Life Center at 1695 Dogwood Drive in Ider. $25 per ticket, dressy casual attire. Join for food, fellowship and door prizes!

July 24-26, Geraldine Bulldogs Basketball Camp - Students from any school in grade 2-6 are welcome to participate in Geraldine High School's basketball camp, which will be held from Wednesday-Friday, July 24-26 at the new gym from 8:30am-11:30am each day! $35 fee includes the camp and a tee shirt. A baseball camp is being held on Monday, July 22 and Tuesday, July 23. If you wish to attend both camps, the fee is $50. Contact Joey

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July 27, Fyffe Half-Century Club Meeting - The Fyffe Half-Century Club reunion will be held at 12pm (doors at 10am) on Saturday, July 27 at the Fyffe Senior Center. Attendees should bring a covered dish or finger food, drinks will be provided. The hosts will be the Fyffe Class of 2019, who

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July 27, Gravel Hill Baptist VBS - Gravel Hill Baptist Church's Vacation Bible School will be held on Saturday, JUly 27 from 9am to 3pm for ages K-6th!

July 28, Gann Family Reunion - The Gann Family Reunion will be held on Sunday, July 28 from 10am to 2pm. Please bring a dish to pass around. For any questions, please call Vicky at (256) 638-1908 or (256) 601-9727.

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MOON from Page 1 This Saturday, July 20, 2019 is the 50th anniversary of that legendary event in modern history. Back in 1969, an estimated 530 million people watched the broadcast.

President Kennedy said in 1962, “We choose to go to the moon in this

decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win.�

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may have been at Houston’s Johnson Space Center here on the face of the Earth we know so well, the real triumph was taking place on the surface of a brand new world. The long-awaited goal was achieved. A man was walking on the moon.

As we dare to dream of what the next great voyage into the vast expanse of space (Mars, perhaps) will be, it’s important to remember those words from one of our greatest commanders-in-chief. On the anniversary of this feat of modern science, we need to remember this goal that inspired us to a higher calling and let it encourage us to achieve the impossible once again.

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LEGALS IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY

required to present the same within the time allowed by law of the same will be barred.

Joseph N. Hocutt II, J.D., Executor

Case No.: CS-19-900044

To be published: July 5, 12, 19

GABRIELA JAQUEZ BAZAN, Plaintiff/ Mother v.

HIMER ESCALANTE BRAVO, Defendant/Father

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NOTICE OF CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS HIMER ESCALANTE BRAVO, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the VERIFIED PETITION FOR PATERNITY DETERMINATION AND CUSTODY and other relief, by the 25th day of August, 2019, or thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Case No.: CS-2019900044, in the District Court of DeKalb County, Alabama.

Attorney for Plaintiff: GABRIELA WATSON, Esq WATSON & WATSON P.O. Box 1068 Albertville, Ala. 35950 To be published: July 5, 12, 19, and 26

LEGALS IN THE PROBATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY Case No. DR-2019-195 Estate of Kenneth Ray Clement, deceased TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary having been granted to THE BAPTIST FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA, as Executor of the Estate of KENNETH RAY CLEMENT, deceased on the 20th of August, 2014, by the Honorable Ronnie Osborn. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY Case No. DR-2019-197 Estate of Margaret Jewell Carroll, deceased EXECUTOR'S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Margaret Jewell Carroll, deceased, having been grated to the undersigned on the 28 day of June, 2019 by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate, are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.

John Maddox To be published: July 5, 12, 19

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LEGALS IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY Case No.: CS-19-16 MARIA ANDRES FRANCISCO, Plaintiff/ Mother v.

FRANCISCO MENDEZ FRANCISCO, Defendant/Father NOTICE OF CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS NOTICE TO: FRANCISCO MENDEZ FRANCISCO FRANCISCO MENDEZ FRANCISCO, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Petition for Paternity Determination and Custody and other relief filed by Maria Andres Francisco/ Plaintiff, by the 25th day of August, 2019, or, thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Case No.: CS-2019-900016, in the District Court of DeKalb County, Alabama.

Attorney for Plaintiff: GABRIELA WATSON, Esq WATSON & WATSON P.O. Box 1068, Albertville, Ala. 35950 To be published: July 5, 12, 19, and 26

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By Steve Flowers Political Columnist MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The 2020 Presidential Election year has already begun. It usually begins on Labor Day of the year prior to the Election. However, in recent decades the parade has started early.

They really are four-year caravans. They begin the day after the President is sworn in.

Indeed, President Trump never shut down his campaign organization. He essentially has never stopped campaigning. He loves to campaign. He loves to entertain. That is really what he was before he was President and that is what he has been as President, an entertainer.

He treats the Presidency as though it is an extension and continuation of his television game show. As long as he is the center of attention he is happy.

Trump is amazingly

similar to our two most colorful and prominent Alabama political icons, Big Jim Folsom and George Wallace. He is just as uninhibited and disarming as Big Jim was with the same irreverence for protocol and decorum. He is similar to Wallace in that he really likes campaigning and prefers campaigning to governing. Wallace really didn’t want to govern, he just liked running and getting elected governor.

Speaking of Wallace, he liked to run for President also. He ran several times. He usually ran under some third-party banner. As he ran around the country running as a third-party state’s rights candidate, he would proclaim that there is not a dimes worth of difference in the national Democratic and Republican parties.

However, even Wallace could not say that with a straight face today.

Folks, there are a lot of

philosophical differences in the national Republican and Democratic parties.

They really should change their names to the Conservative and Liberal parties. The Republican Party is extremely conservative and the Democratic Party is very liberal. This extreme philosophy by each party is what has driven people into different political corners and is the reason for the political polarization of American politics.

The electronic media and news networks have further driven and enhanced this polarization.

Fox News Network is simply the network that Republicans watch. CNN and MSNBC could be and people assume they are appendages of the national Democratic Party. The CBS Stephen Colbert show is unashamedly the hate Donald Trump show. They should change the title to

that name.

The two-party machinery and nomination process is designed to choose a presidential contender as their nominee that is from the extreme segment of the party. This is especially true in the Democratic ranks. Therefore, the probability of a left wing socialist like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren being the nominee is likely.

This does not bode well for our anomaly junior Democratic U.S. Senator Doug Jones. He will be running along with one of his liberal Democratic buddies. Jones has organized and voted lockstep with the Democrats since his arrival last year, which is what most folks who know Jones expected. He is a real national, liberal Democrat.

He has always been and will always be a Democrat.

In Jones’s defense, he

is not a demagogue. He will not change his stripes or beliefs to get elected.

That was evident with his vote against the conservative Trump Supreme Court appointee, Brett Kavanaugh. Jones was the only Southern Senator to vote against Trump.

Indeed, Jones is the only Democratic Senator in the Deep South. His being on the ticket with the Democratic Presidential candidate in November 2020 in the Heart of Dixie, makes his chance of being elected slim-to-none. It would be a surprise if he gets 40% even with a ton of left-wing money pouring into the state on his behalf.

Last year’s General Election proved we are a Red Republican State. One of the most Republican in the Nation. Donald Trump, or for that matter any Republican, will carry Alabama next year. Mickey Mouse would carry

Alabama 60 to 40 if he were the nominee.

However, Donald Duck would carry California and New York if he were the Democratic nominee.

Folks, I hate to break it to you, but California and New York have more electoral votes than we do.

It was just as much an anomaly that Donald Trump carried Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and even Ohio and Florida, as it was that Doug Jones won in Alabama. As we look to the 2020 elections, it is evident that Alabama is a Republican state.

However, the United States is probably a Democratic nation.

See you next week.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www. steveflowers.us.

at Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Anthony Dickerson, Mrs. Angie Smith and Mrs. Karen Liles officiating. Burial followed in Trinity Cemetery.

CORNER STONE

DEATH NOTICES GERALDINE James Lynwood “Red�

Nelms - 81 of Dawson, passed away on Tuesday, July 9 at his residence.

Funeral services were held at 2pm on Friday, July 12 at Geraldine Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Danny Kidd officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery.

Larry David Cline Sr. - 73 of Crossville, passed away on Saturday, July 13 at Crossville Health Care.

BURT Dillard Levon Patterson - 75, passed away on Thursday, July 11.

Funeral services were held at 2pm on Monday, July 15 at Burt Chapel-Fort Payne with Revs. Anthony Patterson and Clay Gilbert officiating. Burial followed in Fischer Cemetery with military honors.

WT WILSON Angela Green Bowman - 54 of Fort Payne, passed away on Tuesday, July 9. A graveside service was held at 11am on Saturday, July 13 at Green’s Chapel Cemetery.

Jeffrey Culbert - 54 of Chattanooga, passed away on Wednesday, July 10.

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at WT Wilson Funeral Chapel with Bro. Andy Brown officiating. Burial followed in Piney Grove Cemetery.

Barbara Gail Oswalt Norsworthy - 68 of Fort Payne, passed away on Wednesday, July 10. A graveside service was held at 5pm on Thursday, July 11 at Wesley’s Chapel Cemetery.

Ricky Stanfield - 68 of Grove Oak, passed away on Friday, July 12 at his residence. Funeral services were held at 2pm on Sunday, July 14 at WT Wilson Funeral Chapel with Revs. Jeffrey Carroll and Steven Sanders officiating.

Burial followed in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Phillip Lynn Nixon - 59 of Boaz, passed away on Friday, July 12 at Crossville Health Care. A graveside service was held at 2pm on Sunday, July 14 at Pleasant Hill #1 Cemetery.

Timmy Lane Walker - 58 of Boaz, passed away on Saturday, July 13. A graveside service was held at 2pm on Tuesday, July 13 at Memory Hill Cemetery in Albertville.

Barry Kent Dollar - 53 of Fyffe, passed away on Sunday, July 14. Funeral services were held at 2pm on Wednesday, July 17 at WT Wilson Funeral Chapel with Bros. Jimmy Dan and Cates Noles officiating.

Burial followed in Piney Grove Cemetery.

Ronald Paul Stone - 58 of Grove Oak, passed away on Monday, July 15. Funeral services were held at 2pm on Friday, July 19 at WT Wilson Funeral Chapel with Bro. Wendell Godwin officiating. Burial followed in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

KERBY Hugh Arnold Royal - 65 of Henagar, passed away on Monday, July 15 at Erlanger. Funeral services were held at 11am on Thursday, July 18 at Kerby Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial followed in Smith Chapel Cemetery.

June S. Plemons Clifton - 92 of Albertville, passed away on Wednesday, July 10 at Albertville Rehab Select.

Funeral services were held at 2pm on Saturday, July 13 at Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Steven Cornelius officiating. Burial followed in Pisgah Cemetery.

WILSON Brownie Akins - 93 of Fort Payne, passed away on Friday, July 12 at her home.

Funeral services were held at 2pm on Sunday, July 14 at Walkers Chapel Church with Revs. Ben McCurdy and Darrell Morgan and Chaplain Joel Williams officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery.

Andrea “A.J.� Jurid Boydston - 34 of Flat Rock, passed away on Tuesday, July 9 at DeKalb Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held at 3pm on Saturday, July 13 at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel with Bro. Robert Elliott officiating. Burial followed in Pilgrim’s Home Cemetery.

Grace Jenkins West - 93 of Higdon, passed away on Sunday, July 14. Funeral services were held at 2pm on Wednesday, July 17 at Corner Stone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Bales officiating. Burial followed in Payne Gap Cemetery.

RAINSVILLE Kathy Carol Moss - 70 of Sylvania, passed away on Wednesday, July 10 at Ochsner Medical Center.

Funeral services were held at 2pm on Sunday, July 14

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By Marla Jones Sports Editor CROSSVILLE, Ala. — For our second stop on this season of Inside The Huddle, we stopped in to see the Crossville Lions.

The Crossville Lions’ motto comes from Head Coach Dusty Darnell, “Quit being satisfied with just being enough.� The Lions are putting in the time to be more than enough this season through camps, workouts and endless hours of practice time.

The Crossville Lions Varsity Football team is no stranger to adversity.

The team has made it through rough times and

adapted the developing changes in their leadership.

Block by block, the Crossville Lions are rebuilding their foundation back. They have 25 former guys that wore the black and gold that have given back to the team thus far. Their goal is to get 100 former Lions to donate $100 to be a Lion Pride donor. Their support will go to support pre-game meals, upgrades to the field house and stadium, and equipment needs.

Donations can be made to the Crossville Athletic Club.

The Lions finished their 2018 season with a

2-8 record, with 1-5 in region play.

Coach Darnell begins his second season as Head Coach for the Lions with two returning seniors. His returning starters on offense include: • OL: Ben Fountaine (Jr.), Alfonzo Lopez (Jr.), Chris Lopez (Jr.) • WR: Kolby Lesley (Soph.), Trace Allen (Jr.) • RB: Harley Hicks (Jr.) His returning starters on defense are: • DL: Ben Fountaine (Jr.), Chris Lopez (Jr.), Alfonzo Lopez (Jr.) • LB: Harley Hicks (Jr.), Ernesto Lopez (Jr.), Hunter Haston (Jr.)

• DB: Alex Chacon (Jr.), Colton Adkins (Jr.) The coaching staff includes Head Coach/ Co-Offensive Coordinator Dusty Darnell, Co-Defensive Coordinator/Asst. Head Coach Chuck Dutton, Co-Defensive Coordinator Ian Richards, Co-Offensive Coordinator Michael Davis, Brian Pool (WR), Danny Smith (DL), David Hinton (OL), Jonathan McGill (OL), Johnny Chacon (OLB), and Ty Cole (QB).

After observing the Crossville Lions in action, I look for the team to go the distance.

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•SPOTLIGHT ON COACHES•

By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com

CROSSVILLE, Ala. — The Southern Torch Coach of the Week is Dusty Darnell, Head Coach of the Crossville Lions!

Darnell is an alumnus of Crossville High School and graduated in the Class of 1997.

He went on to attend Jacksonville State University and graduated with a degree in physical education.

He is married to Holly Darnell and they have three children: Dirks, Lynley and Dax. Darnell served as an offensive coordinator at Sardis High School for eight years before returning home to help at Crossville. This is his second year to serve as a head coach. Good luck to Dusty Darnell and the Crossville Lions this season!

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