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• Go Inside The Huddle with the Sylvania Rams • Spotlight on Coaches with Matt Putnam!
• See who's featured in our Business Spotlight! • CONTINUED: Rainsville Allocates Gas Tax Funds
• Ider Homemakers Present Grant to Library • Check out what's going on in our upcoming events
• Go Inside The Statehouse with Steve Flowers • ALGOP Resolution Calls for Omar's Expulsion
Rainsville Allocates Gas Tax Funds to Infrastructure
Fugitive Taken into Custody on Friday Night
By Marla Jones Managing Editor RAINSVILLE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The Rainsville City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, August 19, 2019. On March 12, 2019, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law Act 2019-2, also known as the “Rebuild Alabama Act�, which levies an additional excise tax on gasoline and undyed diesel effective on September 1, 2019. The taxes will increase by $.06 per gallon from $.18 to $.24 cents for gasoline and to $.25 per gallon for undyed diesel. Two cent raises will follow in 2020 and 2021. Beginning in
Blake had previously been arrested for breaking into Henagar Junior High School and stealing $3300 that the Beta Club had saved for a trip in 2017, and was also charged with breaking into several churches in Jackson County. (DSCO)
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Resolution 8-19-2019, which allocates money from gas tax funds to the City's bridges and roads, was unanimously passed at Monday's Council meeting. (File Photo)
2023, the gas tax will be adjusted annually according to the national highway construction cost index, which is a quarterly estimate of the rising cost of domestic highway construction
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By Marla Jones Managing Editor FORT PAYNE, Ala. — (Full Video on our Facebook) The Fort Payne City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 20, 2019.
Councilmember Lynn Brewer presented the Council with handmade thank you cards from Fort Payne City School students who received school supplies from the Council.
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and maintenance over time. In Monday's meeting, the Rainsville City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 8-19-2019, allocating the money
received from this tax to be used on the improvement of City of Rainsville’s roads and bridges only. In other news, the Council approved a fifteen member board,
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"NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE" By Staff Reports SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — In a world full of voices, the ones you should be listening to every weekday morning belong to a tall shiny jokester named Joe and his bright and clever co-host named Jenna Sue. He’s not your Average Joe. A great storyteller, who enjoys reeling you in like bass from Lake Guntersville, Joe is an avid motorcyclist and thinks college football is the sport of the gods. At 18, Joe was framing houses in Tennessee and had a nasty accident where he almost cut his leg off. A neighbor, the legendary Dave Walton, who lived
up the street from Joe in Nashville, was a huge influence. Faced with the decision of keeping both his legs or possibly building a career handing out free tee shirts, working in radio was the obvious choice for Joe. You could say the music scene in Nashville runs two generations deep. His mother was a Country Music singer. His dad was the Postal Carrier on Music Row for 30 years. Joe and his wife Lori have two fantastic children who share their parents’ love for fun, humor, and acting a fool. Joe’s favorite personal saying is, “Ignorance is a relative question, now just who are your relatives?�
called the Public Athletic Board (PAB) to aid in the transfer of the Coliseum to the DeKalb County Board of Education. The
FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: On Friday night, deputies and agents with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics and Criminal Interdiction Unit apprehended fugitive
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One of the things that drives Joe is helping in his community. He loves that about this industry: broadcasters are at the forefront of helping communities. “Radio’s responsibility is to the community,� says Joe. “We should be stewards of our fellow man, and radio has allowed me to be a part of on many different and most meaningful levels.� In addition to his
Morning Show, Joe also serves as the new Operations Manager of WKEA and WMXN. The entire staff is excited about some of the positive changes he has already implemented. Sharing the mic in the mornings is his co-host Jenna Sue. She has been waking people up for over twenty years in Northeast Alabama, mostly her neighbors because she’s knocking about trying to find hot coffee. Jenna serves as the Director of Sales for Southern Torch Media. “We are looking to create a positive energy in our show that gets people up and going and ready to face the day!
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FRIDAY — AUGUST 23, 2019
Johnson Receives
FFA's Highest Honor
Kailee Johnson, pictured with her high school FFA Director Joey Haymon. (Submitted Photo)
By Marla Jones Managing Editor SYLVANIA, Ala. — Kailee Johnson, a Sylvania alumna and current Auburn University student, recently received notification that she had earned the highest honor awarded by the Future Farmers of America (FFA), the American Degree. According to ffa.org, "As the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization, the American FFA Degree
shows an FFA member’s dedication to his or her chapter and state FFA association. It demonstrates the effort FFA members apply toward their supervised agricultural experience and the outstanding leadership abilities and community involvement they exhibited through their FFA career. American FFA Degree recipients show promise for the future and have gone above and beyond to achieve excellence." The requirements to earn the American FFA Degree are set forth in
the National FFA Constitution. To be eligible to receive the American FFA Degree, members must meet qualifications such as receiving a State FFA Degree, holding active membership for the past three years, completing secondary instruction in an agricultural education program and operating an outstanding supervised agricultural experience program. Community service, leadership abilities and outstanding scholastic achievement are also required.
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Joe’s laughter is contagious,” said Jenna Sue. Joe and Jenna Sue are looking forward to bringing laughter and information to your mornings. They also want to bridge communities together, and help the local business owner share their stories. If you’re looking for something totally different, gut-grabbingly funny, and more informative than the average talking heads, check them out on Monday through Friday mornings. Joe and Jenna Sue invite you to the ALL NEW 98-3 WILD COUNTRY MORNING SHOW, weekdays beginning at 6am until the government shuts them down.
Earlier this year, the Council presented two checks to the Fort Payne Board of Education to purchase school supplies for every student in the school system. The amount of this year’s donation was a total of $200,000. In other business, the Council adopted the following resolutions: • 2019-33, authorizing the City Attorney Rocky Watson to file validation proceedings with the DeKalb County Circuit Court for the Development Agreement with Valley Joist, LLC. • 2019-34, naming signatories for the City’s bank accounts. • Resolution 2019-35, naming the City’s annual paving list, as their municipal plan, for the ReBuild Alabama Act. The City approved an activity permit for the Fort Payne High School Homecoming Parade beginning at 3rd Street
South and running to 8th Street North on Thursday, September 12 from 5pm to 7pm. An alcohol license for F.C. Weiss on 213 Gault Avenue North was forwarded to the Council from the Alcohol Committee. This license was approved by the Council. Bids for the construction of the interior portion of the public works building were opened August 12, 2019. Only one bid was received from SAM Construction in the amount of $559,000 and the price was open for negotiation. Public Works Director Tim Williams discussed the scope of the bid and negotiated the price to $473,072 with materials being bought through the City’s tax exempt status. The next meeting of the Fort Payne City Council will be held at 12pm on Tuesday, September 2 on the second floor of Fort Payne City Hall.
CRIME FROM PAGE 1 Billy Blake (42 of Fort Payne). Blake was taken into custody after he led deputies on a brief pursuit in a motorhome on County Road 732 (near Ider). He then abandoned the motorhome and attempted to flee on foot when he was apprehended a short distance from the road. The suspect had been a fugitive after most recently walking away from Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Blake was admitted for treatment after he allegedly swallowed an unknown amount of suspected methamphetamine and had slipped into a coma. He had just led Jackson and DeKalb County on a pursuit that ended near Rainsville. Blake had previously been arrested for breaking into Henagar Junior High School and stealing $3300 that the Beta Club had saved for a trip in 2017, and was also charged with breaking into several churches just across the county line in Jackson County. After being released from jail after a short
stay, Blake was caught again after breaking into multiple storage units in Fort Payne. Before his apprehension last night, Blake had led Jackson County on several other chases. At the time of his arrest last night, Blake had existing warrants in DeKalb County of Criminal Mischief 1st Degree, Attempt to Elude, Assault 3rd Degree, Resisting Arrest, and Reckless Endangerment. The suspect also had existing warrants in Jackson County of Attempt to Elude (x2), Resisting Arrest, Tampering with Physical Evidence, Failure to Register a Vehicle, No Proof of Insurance, and Reckless Driving. After last night’s chase Blake is facing new charges of Reckless
Endangerment, Possession of Controlled Substance, Resisting Arrest (x2), Attempt to Elude (x2), Drug Paraphernalia, Criminal Mischief 1st Degree, Reckless Endangerment, and Assault 3rd Degree. DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden said of the arrest: “I’d like to thank our guys for working hard and getting this fugitive off the streets. Blake has stolen an untold amount of goods and money from citizens in two counties.” “While it can be frustrating having to arrest suspects like Blake multiple times, we can only do our job as law enforcement and get them in custody. These guys do this job well,” said Sheriff Welden. “God Bless,” he concluded.
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FRIDAY — AUGUST 23, 2019
COMMUNITY Rainsville Chamber Tees
Off at Golf Tournament!
PICTURED: Ryan Jones, along with his team of Cody Hurley and Derrick Blevins, won the Rainsville Chamber of Commerce's Scholarship Golf Tournament. They are pictured with tournament chairperson, Chip Rucker. (Submitted Photo)
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor RAINSVILLE, Ala. — The Rainsville Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 17. The team of Ryan Jones, Cody Hurley and Derrick Blevins were the first place winners. The second place team consisted of Trevor Gibson, Trey Gibson and Jody Higdon. The team of Bill Murphree, Greg Bowman and Richard Murphrey came in third place. The Rainsville Chamber had over $20,000 in profits and will be able to award 13 scholarships for $1,500 each to graduating seniors at Plainview High School and Cornerstone Christian Academy (CCA). 12 scholarships will be awarded at Plainview, and one will be awarded at CCA.
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Ider HCL Presents Grant to Library Contributed by Carolyn W. Boatner IDER, Ala. — The Ider Homemakers and Community Leaders applied for a grant from the DeKalb County HCL and the Alabama State HCL for use in the Ider Public Library. We were awarded the grant and were excited to present it to the Ider Library on August 9,2019. Along with the original grant the Ider HCL added funds which we do each year. The grant money will be used for extra shelving which is needed in the ever-expanding library. The new location is filled with books just waiting to be checked out and enjoyed. Sandy Roberts and Teresa Hatfield are doing a superb job as did the now retired Jan Hatfield. We all miss Jan, but know she is enjoying her retirement. Many programs are being
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presented there including local authors, music, painting and other very interesting programs. Many more activities are being planned as the summer gives way to autumn. All the board members work very hard to provide this outstanding service to the Ider community. The Ider Library is very near and dear to our hearts in the HCL since some of our original members originated the idea for a library and worked diligently to see it come to be. We were extremely honored to have Mrs. Charles Berry (Louise) one of the original founders of both the library and the
Ider HCL present at the grant presentation. Louise is nearing 100 and still is an avid reader. She is an inspiration to all who meet her with her cheerful, helpful, non-complaining attitude. It would not have been the same without her presence there. If you get a moment send her a card to let her know how much you appreciate her contributions to the town of Ider and its surroundings. Thank you for all you do, Louise. The Ider HCL has been busy in the last few months. We have picked the quilt winner: Mr. J.A. Bates. Mr. Bates has been a long-time contributor, always buying tickets from
us. We are so happy he is the winner, and wish everyone who bought a ticket could have been the winner. The quilt this year is very beautiful. Thanks to all of you who purchased tickets from us at Foodland and other venues. We appreciate and will put the money to very good use. We donate to the library, as mentioned,. St. Jude Hospital, Shriners Hospital, the American Cancer Society, local fire and rescue departments and other worthy causes locally. Along the way we find time to take donations to the homeless shelter in Chattanooga, Tn, sew little dresses for Africa, pillowcases for the Indian reservations, and other things we hope make a slight difference. We are fortunate to have two members this year and hope to add more. If you are interested in joining our group, please call 256-632-2037 or check on our Facebook page.
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. August 23, BeYOUtiful BCOG Womens Conference - The 2019 Breakthrough Church of God Women's
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Conference will be held at 7pm on Friday, August 23 in Sylvania. For more information, please call Wanda at (256) 899-9479 or Lynn at (256) 605-7854. August 24, Smoking for a Reason - The Smoking for a Reason BBQ Competition & Car Show will be held from 10am-4pm on Saturday, August 24 at the VFW Fairgrounds in Fort Payne. All proceeds will benefit the special needs class of DeKalb County at Ider. Find them on Facebook at fb. me/smokingforareason. August 24, Fyffe UFO Day - Enjoy this unique family outing on Saturday, August 24 at 10am at Fyffe Town Park! The festival includes arts & crafts, children's games, food vendors, antique tractors, live entertainment, street dance and so much more! Bring a lawn chair or a blanket to sit and enjoy the day! August 29-30, Ider Library Yard Sale - An inside yard sale will be held on August 29-30 from 8am-5pm & 8am-12pm on Saturday, August 31 at the Ider Public Library on Highway 75 in Ider. August 31-September 2, Collinsville Mule Days - Mule Days will begin on Saturday, August 31 with a parade through the Town of Collinsville and end with a Saturday night barrel race, on Sunday, there will be roping and on Monday, it's Mule Day, complete with concession stands, a tack trailer, pony rides,
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September 9, FSB Identity Theft & Cybersecurity Discussion - First State Bank will host a discussion on Identity Theft & Cybersecurity on Monday, September 9 at 2pm and/or 6pm at the DeKalb Theater in Fort Payne. FBI Special Agent and Senior Cyber Counterintelligence expert Darren J. Mott will be the guest speaker. All are invited to take advantage of this free training!
September 15, Gold City at Rainsville FBC Gold City, Southern Gospel's premiere quartet will perform at Rainsville First Baptist Church on Sunday, September 15 at 10:15am. For more information, please call (256) 638-3141 or visit www.rainsvillefirst.com.
September 13-14, Vintage Pickin' Barn Sale - Shop from some of the best vendors from around the South at the Fall Vintage Pickin' Barn Sale! Located at White Oaks Farm in Fyffe, this vintage marketplace features primitives, rustic junk, industrial, farmhouse, shabby & French country, repurposed goods and more! For ticket information and times, please visit
September 21, Boom Days 5K - Come enjoy a Saturday filled with fun! The Fort Payne Three Arts Club will be hosting our annual 5K Walk/Run and a fun run for the kids! Come cheer on your family and then enjoy the annual Boom Days celebration with various art vendors,
entertainment, food and fun! Prizes will be awarded to the overall 5K winners. Cost is $30 per person for 5K and $15 for the Fun Run (12 and under). October 5, Rainsville FBC Fall Festival Rainsville First Baptist Church will be held on October 5 from 10am to 2pm on the Upward Field located behind the church property! The event includes a car show with a LS motor & transmission being given away, a performance by the Hope Puppets, live music, BBQ competition, Corn Hole tournament, inflatables, kids' games, art vendors and much more! For more information, please call (256) 638-3141.
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FROM PAGE 1 members are as follows: Chris Hampton, Sandy Goff, Joey Graham, Rodney Williams, Melissa Ledbetter, Arlan Blevins, Scott Timmons, Sammy Smith, Kelly Bunch, Scott Kirk, Donnie Fraiser, Steve Bowman, Eric Samples, Bubba Johnson, and Skeeter Logan. The Council gave authorization to participate in the Taser 60 Program, which updates and replaces tasers and batteries used by the Police Department. The City’s contract will be payable
over a five year span at a total cost of $19,773. This will be paid out of the Police Savings fund. The Council approved the following items: • $2,000 to repair the sewer line on Vista View Drive • Changed the date of the first council meeting in September to 9/5/19 • Accepted a bid of $21,473.00 on a truck for the WasteWater Treatment Plant • Approved the Drive Thru renovation project at a total of $14,330 with $4,000 being paid this year and the remainder in the next fiscal year
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• Replacement of culvert at Mockingbird Lane in the amount of $2,200. • Repair of culvert at Everett Street in the amount of $1,500.00 • City Clerk Training in Tuscaloosa, August 28-30 • Revenue Officer Conference October 2-4 • Promoted Sgt. Stephen Malone to School Resource Officer at Cornerstone at current pay • Accepted the resignation of Jacob Owens from the Police Department • Opened a position for a police officer • Hired Ryan Hambrick and Taylor Casey as part-time firefighters. • Rejected a USDA Loan for Sewer Upgrade in hopes of obtaining a Federal Grant The next meeting of the Rainsville City Council will be held on September 5, 2019. The meeting was moved due to Labor Day on September 2.
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NACC Is A Popular Destination for Nontraditionally-Aged Students
By Staff Reports POWELL, Ala. — According to the Office of Institutional Planning and Assessment, approximately 20 percent of the students at Northeast Alabama Community College last fall were nontraditionally-aged students. Nontraditionally-aged students are defined as students who are over 25 who are returning to college to complete an undergraduate degree or undertake an undergraduate degree for the first time. There is a national trend to get away from a defining age and to consider the following criteria in defining the non-traditional student: not having a traditional high school diploma, having one or more dependents, delaying postsecondary enrollment, attending school part-time, stopping out of a degree program for different reasons, being employed full time, and being a single caregiver (aacu.org). According to https://www.CommunityCollegeReview.com it is becoming more common for high school graduates to delay their college entry. Some will choose to work to get experience before pursuing a degree, and even to make money to pay for getting a degree. Northeast has classes day and evening, as well as many online. Advisors will help students with just the right schedule to fit a busy lifestyle. The College and Career Planning Center will help with career choices, as well as transfers to four-year universities after Northeast. Prospective students have many options and our staff will help students find one that fits career/education goals. The Office of College and Career Planning is located in the George C. Wallace Administration Building, Office 112. Should tutors be needed, students have access to many and it’s free. Contact Juliah Sanford, Director of the Developmental Studies Support Programs and College Retention in the Student Center, Office 113. Financial aid is available for those who qualify and meet the requirements. Prospective students are encouraged to complete the free FAFSA online at FAFSA.gov to see if they qualify. Scholarships and student loans may also be available. The Financial Aid Office staff will help. They are located in the George C. Wallace Administration Building, near the lobby. If you are a nontraditionally-aged prospective student, please contact our Admissions Office today. You will receive help each step of the way. The Admissions Office is located in the Student Center, Office 115. Fall semester registration is going on now. Classes begin August 22 and registration ends on August 23.
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POLITICS
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE
Hot Political Summer in Montgomery
By Steve Flowers AL Political Columnist
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — It has been a long hot summer in Montgomery, and I do not mean at the Capitol or Statehouse, but in the City of Montgomery itself. There is a heated and pivotal mayor’s race. It has been considered a foregone conclusion that Montgomery will elect their first African American mayor this year. It is probably about eight years later than expected. Montgomery has been a majority minority city for a decade. It is well over 60 percent today. A good many Montgomery citizens have moved to suburban enclaves, like Prattville, Wetumpka, Millbrook, and now Pike Road. Most of the young families with school age children have fled for a school system. However, there are still a significant number of older people living in the
Capitol City. It is a tried and true fact that older folks vote. These older Montgomerians probably will not vote for a black person for anything, much less for the mayor of their beloved city. Essentially, a very weak school system is the main ingredient for the death of a city. It is the driving force for real estate values. Montgomery home values have dropped in the last decade as much as any city its size in America. The racial division in Montgomery is also more pronounced than other cities in Alabama because of the decades long feud between former mayor, Emory Folmar, and longtime African American and AEA/ADC and former City Councilman, Joe Reed. This daily racial media battle raged for years with both men feeding their popularity in their communities by the barrage of racist rhetoric.
The demise of the school system has been enhanced by the abysmally low local property tax. They do not have the funds to have a decent school system if they even wanted one. Therefore, Montgomery is slowly dying. The mayoral candidates will all talk about the education and crime problems in the city, however, the problems are probably too pronounced to resolve. All of the candidates are well-qualified. They are all male. This is surprising since the largest group of voters in the city are black females. Artur Davis, the former congressman, is making his second run for mayor. He ran against current mayor, Todd Strange, four years ago. Veteran Montgomery County Commissioner, Elton Dean, is offering to move from Chairman of County Commission to Mayor. However, his campaign seems lackadaisical and he may be ambivalent about making an almost lateral move. J.C. Love is a young Montgomery attorney who is running a
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Omar's Expulsion from Congress By Staff Reports MONTGOMERY, Ala. — State Rep. Tommy Hanes (R-Bryant) plans to introduce a resolution at the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee meeting that calls for the expulsion of controversial Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for what he calls her “anti-American” sentiments. The resolution takes issue with Rep. Omar’s language regarding U.S. war veterans, the 9/11 terror attacks, her comments regarding ISIS, and positions she has taken on Israel. “I along with most Alabamians are tired of Rep. Omar’s anti-American sentiments. I’m calling upon the Alabama delegation in Washington to start proceedings to expel her from her seat in the House of Representatives.” Hanes continues, “I believe she has broken her oath of office with her anti-American sentiments. Any member of congress that chooses to break their oath to defend the U.S. constitution should be removed from office.” The proposed resolution reads in part, “WHEREAS, Rep. Omar has engaged in rhetoric that explicitly runs counter to American
values and patriotism by falsely accusing U.S. armed forces of committing war crimes while on mission to liberate her home country of Somalia WHEREAS, Rep. Omar dismissed the 9/11 terror attacks waged by radical Islam on the World Trade Center by stating “some people did something” WHEREAS, Rep. Omar sympathized with a convicted terrorist and member of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria by advocating a U.S. District Judge for sentencing leniency WHEREAS, Rep. Omar has a disturbing record of using anti-Semitic language that includes alleging Jewish money is used to buy American influence regarding its policy toward Israel; Rep. Omar is also a supporter of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Alabama Republican Party urges its elected congressional delegation to proceed with the expulsion process in accordance to Article 1, Section 5 of the U.S. Constitution to expel Rep. Ilhan Omar from the United States House of Representatives." It concludes by
stating “the Alabama Republican Party urges its elected congressional delegation to proceed with the expulsion process in accordance to Article 1, Section 5 of the U.S. Constitution to expel Rep. Ilhan Omar from the United States House of Representatives.” This serves as a companion resolution the Young Republicans of Northeast Alabama unanimously passed earlier this month. Dylan Smith, YRNEA Chairman and author of the resolution says, “We felt as if it was time to take a stand against this unabashed radicalism. Her animosity toward our nation and hatred of American identity uniquely disqualifies her from serving as a U.S. Representative.” Smith continues, “The United States is a nation that welcomes those who wish to assimilate to our freedom loving culture. Rep. Omar is an ungrateful socialist ideologue who is ashamed of the country she represents. I am proud of Rep. Hanes for his courageous leadership in this effort.” Members of the ALGOP State Executive Committee will consider the resolution when they meet Saturday, August 24th in Auburn during their summer meeting.
sophisticated modernday social media campaign. He is attracting millennials. Unfortunately, young people do not vote. Retired General, Ed Crowell, is a distinguished erudite gentleman that the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce crowd would like to see lead Montgomery. They believe, and rightfully so, that Crowell would project a good image for Montgomery. The aforementioned Joe Reed’s son, Steven Reed, is the current Probate Judge of Montgomery County. He is quieter and more deliberative than his father. Most political observers point to young Steven Reed as the front runner in the race. Montgomery Businessman and television station owner, David Woods, is a white candidate who is giving the race his full commitment. He is spending a good amount of his personal money and as I said earlier, the older folks vote. This probably assures him a place in the runoff. My guess is that when the votes are counted on August 27, David Woods
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and Steven Reed will be pitted against each other in an October 8 runoff. Ironically, on the day of the August 27 Montgomery mayoral primary, there will be a runoff vote for the State
Legislative seat in Montgomery held by the late Dimitri Polizos. House seat 74 in the City of Montgomery has been vacant since the death of the popular restaurateur, Polizos. Former school board member, Charlotte Meadows, and Montgomery attorney, Michael Fritz, are headed for a runoff on that same day. Charlotte Meadows led the six-person field in the first primary garnering 44 percent of the vote to Fritz’s 24 percent. She is expected to waltz to victory. See you next week.
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LEGALS LEGALS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY Case No.: 2016-900176.01 CLEM HAWTHORNE, Plaintiff v. SHARRON CARROLL HAWTHORNE, Defendant AMENDED NOTICE OF COURT ORDERED SALE OF REAL PROPERTY This notice is hereby amended to include a new sale date for the real property which is the basis for this court action due to publication not being ran as requested. This sale of real property having been ORDERED under and by virtue of a Court Order in the above-styled cause dated May 31, 2018 and rendered by Honorable Shaunathan Bell, Circuit Judge of DeKalb County, Alabama, notice is hereby given by Todd Greeson, Circuit Clerk of DeKalb County, Alabama that on September 20, 2019 at 11:00 o'clock a.m., the DeKalb County Circuit Clerk shall proceed to sell the following described real estate with the sale being conducted on the front steps of the DeKalb County Courthouse: Commencing at a point on the North section line which point is 23.76 chains (1,568.43 feet) East of the Northwest corner of said Section 1, Township 7 South of Range 9 East in DeKalb County, Alabama, which said point is 190 feet West of the East margin of the public road loading South from Fischer's Crossroads and from said point run South 4° 49' West and parallel with the East margin of said public road for a distance of 3,132 chains (206.8 feet) to the point of beginning. (hence continue South 4° 49' West and parallel with the East margin
of said public road for a distance of 1,566 chains (103.4 feet), thence West and parallel with the North line of the Northwest Fourth of said Section 1 for a distance of 1,008.4 fect; thence North and parallel with the said public road for a distance of 1,566 chains (103.4 feet), thence run North 89°34' East and parallel with the North line of the Northwest Fourth, said Section 1 for a distance of 1,008.4 feet to the point of beginning, and lying and being in the Northeast Fourth of the Northwest Fourth Section 1, Township 7 South of Range 9 East. In DeKalb County, Alabama. The above-described property shall be sold for cash to the best, highest and last bidder for cash. This sale is subject to confirmation by the Court.
NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Steven Christopher Flannigan, personal representative, on the 31st day of July, 2019, by the Honorable Ronnie Osborn, Judge of Probate Court of DeKalb County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
To be published: August 9, 16, 23 & 30
To be published: August 9, 16 & 23
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LEGALS IN THE PROBATE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY Case No.: 2019-223
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF CHARLES FLANNIGAN, deceased
Steven Christopher Flannigan, Personal Representative
Case No.: DR-19-900164 NOTICE OF DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS JUANA CRISTINA DOMINGO, Plaintiff v. CESAR AGUSTIN FELICIANO, Defendant NOTICE TO: CESAR AGUSTIN FELICIANO CESAR AGUSTIN FELICIANO, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Complaint for Divorce and other relief by the 30th day of September, 2019, or, thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Case No.: DR-2019-900164, in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County, Alabama.
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Gabriela Watson, Esq. WATSON & WATSON P.O. Box 1068 Albertville, Ala. 35950 To be published: August 9, 16, 23 & 30
LEGALS IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY
LEGALS IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY ORDER OF PUBLICATION To Angel Fraley, mother to the minor child, F.B., DOB: 6-24-13, and to any known and whose whereabouts are unknown, you must answer the Petition
for Custody and other relief by October 29, 2019 or thereafter a judgment of default may be rendered against you in the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County, Alabama. Glenn A. Shedd P.O. Box 681105 Fort Payne, AL To be published: August 16, 23, 30 & September 6
Case No.: CS-19-900096 NOTICE OF CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS PETRA TOMAS FRANCISCO, Plaintiff/Mother v. EPIFANIO JOSE TORRES, Defendant/Father NOTICE TO: EPIFANIO JOSE TORRES EPIFANIO JOSE TORRES, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Petition for Paternity and Custody Determination and other relief filed by Petra Tomas Francisco/Plaintiff, by the 23rd day of September, 2019, or, thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Case No.: CS-2019-900096, 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: August 2, 9, 16, & 23
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Mary Imogene McAnelly - 85 of Fort Payne, passed away on Friday, August 16. Funeral services were held at 2pm on Sunday, August 18 at WT Wilson Funeral Chapel with Bro. Charles Hilley officiating. Burial followed in Brown’s Chapel Cemetery. Jennifer Anthony - 53 of Fyffe, passed away on Saturday, August 17. Funeral services were held at 2pm on Tuesday, August 20 at WT Wilson Funeral Chapel with Bros. John Mayes and Jeremy Guinn officiating. Burial followed in Greens Chapel Cemetery. Virginia Jones Helton - 91 of Powell, passed away on Saturday, August 17. Funeral services were held at 2pm on Monday, August 19 at WT Wilson Funeral Chapel. Burial followed in Kirk Memorial Gardens. Patricia Ann Gant - 69 of Fyffe, passed away on Sunday, August 18. Funeral services were held at 12pm on Wednesday, August 21 at WT Wilson Funeral Chapel. Burial followed in Gant Cemetery.
CORNER STONE Robert “Bob� John Cross - 63 of Trenton, Ga., passed away on Friday, August 16 at CHI Memorial. Funeral services were held at 11am on Tuesday, August 20 at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel with Bro. Charles Smith officiating. Burial followed in New Home Cemetery near Henagar.
CROSSVILLE Brittney Michelle Cantrell - 19 of Crossville, passed away on Monday, August 12. Funeral services were held at 11am on Friday, August 16 at Crossville Memorial Chapel with Bro. Jeff Stanford officiating. Burial followed in DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
KERBY Jimmy Reed - 70 of Pisgah, passed away on Saturday, August 17 at Highlands Medical Center. A graveside service was held at 11am on Monday, August 19 at Rosalie Baptist Cemetery with Rev. Eugene Crawford officiating.
WILSON Claud Christopher Bence Jr. - 72, passed away on Saturday, August 17. Funeral services will be held at a later date.
RAINSVILLE Juel Liles - 90 of Rainsville, passed away on Thursday, August 15 at DeKalb Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held at 2pm on Sunday, August 18 at Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Paul Long officiating. Burial followed in Mountain View Memory Gardens.
Wilfred “Will� Donald Michaud - 75 of Flat Rock, passed away on Sunday, August 18 at his residence. Funeral services were held at 11am on Wednesday, August 21 at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel with Bro.
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SYLVANIA, Ala. — For my latest stop on this season of Inside The Huddle, I was able to return to my old stomping grounds and visit with my alma mater, the Sylvania Rams! I graduated from Sylvania, my kids played ball there and hopefully one day, I will see my grandsons play on the field where their dads played. Football is a way of life for people in
Sylvania. We begin talking about next year's season as soon as one season is over. You can be a Monday morning quarterback at the gas station almost anytime. In Sylvania, we love our team. It is quite evident, when you drive by the practice field and see the fans lined up watching the boys practice. We are waiting for that year‌. the year when our team gets to shine. The Sylvania Rams have the talent, speed and skills to be a big
contender in Class 3A football this season. As I walked to the field, I was amazed at the size of the team. After watching the team go through agility drills, I can say without doubt that Sylvania will be the team to watch this season. After graduating several seniors last year, the Rams have four seniors ready to pick up their slack. They have eight players returning on offense, and eight on defense as well.
Coach Matt Putnam is returning for his fifth season as Head Coach of the Sylvania Rams. Returning coaches are Ryan Clark and Zach Hart with Bentley Ray, Dillon Mitchell and Evan Richards joining the staff for the first time this year. The Rams have the determination and talent to succeed in 2018. I am betting that they will be on the hunt for that blue trophy come December.
•SPOTLIGHT ON COACHES• By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com
SYLVANIA, Ala. — The Southern Torch Coach of the Week is Matt Putnam, Head Coach of the Sylvania Rams Varsity Football Team. Coach Putnam graduated from Sylvania High School in 1996. He attended Snead State Community College where he played baseball. Putnam transferred to Jacksonville State University where he played on the rugby team. Putnam graduated from Jacksonville with a major in Composite Science. Putnam has been married to his wife, Lindsay for fourteen years. They have two children, Luke and Kaylee. Before coming back home to Sylvania, Putnam held the head coaching position at Hazel Green for four seasons. He led the Trojans to back-to-back winning seasons in 2011 and 2012 and a playoff appearance. Putnam stated that his favorite quote would have to be “Championships are not won overnight. Everything is done with a purpose. Southern Torch would like to wish Coach Putnam and the Sylvania Rams the best of luck in their upcoming season.
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