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By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

As COVID-19 cases increase across the area, Russell Medical has made changes to better accommodate all patients.

Russell Medical is limiting visitors to the hospital to one per patient with very few exceptions.

It is also moving those seeking to find out if they have COVID19 to The Mill Two Eighty

where it stood up COVID-19 testing earlier this year.

“We have moved testing over there as of (Tuesday) morning,” Russell Medical director of marketing Susan Foy said. “The urgent care is seeing so many people. This will help with the need there.”

Like before, the process will see the medical providers moving around automobiles.

“They will drive up and be

registered and swabbed,” Foy said. “They will be given a number and park. We want to keep people in their car. We have a nurse practitioner and physician there that if you test positive, they can give you next steps, get you over to the hospital for the monoclonal antibodies.”

Foy said patients in the hospital will only be allowed one visitor. Pediatric patients and

birthing mothers will be allowed two visitors but only one at a time.

Other changes are also underway. Foy said the monoclonal antibody infusion will soon move back upstairs to help relieve some of the pressure in the emergency department and more ICU beds will likely be stood up on a temporary basis.

Drive-thru testing hours are

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

“We plan to keep the drivethru testing up through at least the end of September,” Foy said.

Russell Medical is administering the COVID-19 vaccine in Total Fitness by appointment. Appointments can be made by calling 256-3297138.

‘THEY SAVED MY LIFE’ COVID-19 vent survivor buys lunch for ICU, ER staff

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Rhonda Gaskins considers herself lucky.

Gaskins, a Dadeville real estate broker, found herself battling COVID-19 at Russell Medical just after Christmas. Less than two weeks later, including six days on See GASKINS • Page A2

A little color coming to Dadeville High School parking spaces

2020 CENSUS Dadeville among many shrinking communities

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interest is taking over the parking lot at Dadeville High School.

Members of the Class of 2022 took to the asphalt parking lot to add a personal touch to their parking spots. At least three used the online crafting tool to find or finish their idea.

Andie Rickman found something on the site related to her childhood.

“I have been obsessed with SpongeBob,” Rickman said. “It is the only cartoon I watched as a child. I typed in parking spot ideas.”

Rickman’s mother Dana agrees with her daughter’s obsession.

“I know it’s bad but it’s true,” Dana said. “She has always watched it.”

Next to Andie was Savanah Freeman.

“It’s very Beatles themed,” Freeman said while cooing off in a SUV parked next to her spot.

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Top: Lacey Coker works on her Pinterest inspired parking spot at Dadeville High School. Above: Brandon Wolfe paints his sheet music inspired parking spot.

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Dadeville plant volunteers to redo tennis courts

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter

After sprucing up Keebler Park in May, Dadeville manufacturing plant Hellas Fibers is now turn-ing its attention to the tennis courts.

“They’re coming in Sept. 1 and are going to redo our tennis courts for half of the price of what we had gotten bids for,” Dadeville councilmember Brownie Caldwell announced at last week’s meet-ing.

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School will be getting new paint, nets and a windscreen as well as a touch-up on the cracked clay surface for half the price previously quoted to Dadeville, Cald-well said.

“One of the tenets that Hellas is driven by is to be community-minded, so we really wanted to work to do a better job at displaying that,” Hellas HR manager Jordan Drummonds told The Out-look in May. See TENNIS • Page A5

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By population alone, the last decade was one of relative stasis for Tallapoosa County.

Of the seven incorporated areas in Tallapoosa County, not one saw greater than 1% population growth, according to the 2020 Census redistricting data released last week.

Alexander City, New Site and Camp Hill all plateaued in population, remaining within one percentage point of their 2010 headcounts, while Dadeville, Daviston and Jackson’s Gap fell.

Depending on where one places the goal posts, however, some areas See CENSUS • Page A3

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The Kiwanis Tennis Courts at Dadeville High School will be redone thanks to Hellas Fibers.

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Mrs. Martha Fay Black 1939 - 2021

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Martha Fay Black, age 82, passed away on August 16, 2021 at home in the loving company of family and friends. To all, she was known for her undeniable faith in her lord and savior Jesus Christ and her incomparable love of music. Whether you knew her as Martha Fay, Mrs. Black, Mother, or G-Mom made no difference in how she loved you - with her whole heart.

Martha Fay was born in Camp Hill, Alabama on February 9, 1939 where she attended Camp Hill Elementary and High School. She married her sweetheart, Donald Black, on May 18, 1958. She graduated from Auburn University with high honors in 1967 and faithfully followed her Auburn Tigers. Donald and Martha Fay resided in Dadeville, Alabama and were married for 63 years. Both noted members of the community, Donald - as elementary school principal - and Martha Fay - as 3rd grade teacher - taught at Dadeville Elementary School for 25+ years. Her students most remember her for playing the piano in the classroom and reading Bible stories. Martha Fay was recognized as the first lady of Dadeville in 1973.

To her family, Martha Fay was our guide - the prayerleading, piano-playing, hymn-singing, party- organizing lady that led us all to be better versions of ourselves - even when we thought we were too old to read the Christmas story in front of the family. She was a faithful member of Dadeville First Baptist Church for 63 years, active in choir and handbells, taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, willingly shared her piano talent for numerous occasions, and loved her church family as a humble servant of God. We are thankful for her leading us and loving us and for filling our lives with so much music that the notes still ring in our hearts - her hands still glide across the keys in our minds. We are thankful for her for praying for us with such dedication and love in moments when we ourselves could not find the strength.

Martha Fay joins in heaven her parents, M.J. and Nettie Fay Davis; her sister and brother-in-law, Merle and Gordon Merritt; her brother and sister-in-law, Huelon and Mary Davis; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Odell and Harry Black; her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ray and Robbie Black; and her brother-in-law, Jimmy K. Sanford. She is survived by her husband, Donald Black; children, Donna (Mark) Abernathy and Jay (Susan) Black; grandchildren, Matthew (Leigh) Abernathy, Andrew (Lindsey) Abernathy, Michelle Abernathy Hughes, Shane Black and Caroline Black (Nolan) Bauldree; and greatgrandchildren, Barrett, Fitz, Abe, Margot, and Briggs.

We invite you to join us in celebration of Martha Fay’s life at First Baptist Church of Dadeville on Thursday, August 19th at 11:30 a.m. Visitation will precede the ceremony from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary. The family asks that all visitors wear a mask for the safety of the congregation and community. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to First Baptist Church of Dadeville - P.O. Box 308, 178 South Tallassee Street, Dadeville, AL 36853.

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Rhonda Gaskins delivered lunch to staff of Russell Medical’s ICU and emergercy room staff Wednesday who were involved in her recovery from COVID-19 including Nancy Ammons, left, and Dr. Michele Goldhagen.

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the ventilator, Gaskins got a treat the night before discharge, Little Debbie Snack Cakes. Wednesday Gaskins returned the favor.

“I bought lunch for the ICU and emergency room staff,” Gaskins said. “They saved my life.

I’m one of the lucky ones to survive going on the vent.”

The first Little Debbie’s came from Gaskins’ good friend Nancy Ammons when staff broke into her office. Dr. Michele Goldhagen presented Gaskins more Little Debbies as Gaskins was discharged from the hospital. Ammons and Goldhagen were there again Wednesday but on the receiving end of 45 lunches.

“I was reading a Facebook post by Tammy Jackson last week,” Gaskins said. “She said hospital staff was again being called on again to serve in the trenches. She was saying there was a need for snacks, meals or whatever to provide a little relief to staff. I called right up and asked what I could do.”

Gaskins said it was the least she could do.

“I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for them,” Gaskins said.

Gaskins is now seven months removed from her battle with COVID-19 but she is still being cautious. Gaskins made an appointment to get the vaccine after consulting with her doctors.

“I’m going to get the shot (Wednesday),” Gaskins said. “I’m finally eligible. I still show a big spike of antibodies but I’m getting it to make sure I’m doing what I can.

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Parking Art “I like a wide variety of music. I found this on Pinterest. I liked it because it was colorful.”

Pinterest was also the source of inspiration for Lacey Coker.

Senior Brandon Wolfe’s spot is a little more personal. Wolfe is a drummer in the Dadeville High School band. It’s appropriate for his spot to be sheet music but,

continued from Page A1 Wolfe’s sheet music wasn’t from his days as a drummer or his time in the band.

“I’m also in all-state choir,” Wolfe said. “I knew I wanted to do sheet music but wanted something that is personal.

Choir means a little more to me than band. In 8th grade I was in the musical Grease and I sang a solo called ‘Mooning.’ That

was my very first solo.”

The idea started earlier this summer, according to Dadeville High School student council sponsor Katie Bergman. Six upcoming seniors were painting parking spots Saturday but Bergman is confident more will.

“These are the ones who checked their email,” Bergman said.

“We are going to try

to have another day at the beginning of the school year for others to participate who might not have known about it.”

One cluster of painted parking spots is at the bottom of the parking lot.

“They chose where they normally park,” Bergman said. “A lot of them wanted to paint spots near their friends.”

The seniors didn’t just

get to paint whatever they wanted. Bergman said sketches and ideas had to be submitted and approved before the painting could start.

Next to Andie was her grandmother Helen Harper, AKA Grammie Helen. She was there to help Andie Saturday and Harper had her own ideas.

“I want someone to do a Dr. Suess one,”

Grammie Helen said.

“I think ‘Oh the Places You’ll Go’ would be great.”

Andie was amiable to giving up SpongeBob. “Well, we can paint over this one and do it again,” Andie said.

But Andie’s mother Dana pulled rank.

“No, no, it’s too hot,” Dana said. “I don’t think we could pull off another.”

Census saw growth. While Alex City is down about three-dozen residents from the last decennial census, the city grew 1.6% in the last five years, judging by 2016 census estimates.

Meanwhile, the tiny town of Goldville — one of the largest cities in Alabama during the gold rush, reincorporated in 1973 — held on to 52 of its residents. While a three-person decline from 2010, the town has grown a respectable 16 residents since 2000.

Coosa County’s small towns, however, took the biggest hit as the county lost nearly 10% of its residents. Hissop, an unincorporated cluster of houses on Highway

continued from Page A1 22, saw the greatest population decline of any “census-designated place” in Alabama, falling 68.2% from 2010.

The towns of Kellyton, Goodwater and Rockford — Coosa County’s only incorporated areas — suffered double- to triple-digit losses.

But of all the cities, towns and censusdesignated places of Tallapoosa and Coosa counties, only Reeltown enjoyed any meaningful gain. The unincorporated community on the southern end of Tallapoosa County gained 28 residents from 2010 to 2020. While only a 3.7% gain, given the drainage of rural America revealed by the

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“We’re enrolling kids every single day; just yesterday we had 12 kids enroll,” Reeltown Elementary School assistant principal Rachel Martin said. “I think a lot of people

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“We have a lot to offer for families and kids here,” Martin said.

“The data speaks for itself.”

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n old advertising adage says that a consumer has to see or hear an ad three times within the purchasing cycle to be effective.

The same effect applies to any message being shared; the more you hear it, the more likely you are to take heed.

So although we have been down this track before recently, it is important to once again remind you of the situation we are in.

For the past few months, people have been talking about reaching a post-pandemic environment, or that we were coming up out of the pandemic.

That is clearly no longer the case, although businesses remain open and many of the other pandemic restrictions have not come down yet.

Russell Medical is making changes including limiting visitors to patients and standing up more ICU beds.

Hospitalizations are back at a peak. The Delta variant is more highly transmissible than the original strain of Covid.

It has begun to even affect children to a higher degree, a group that was largely safe during the first round.

This comes at a time when school is starting back this week.

There are multiple ways to prevent Covid-19: wearing a mask in public, social distancing — but the most crucial option is the vaccine, which has proven over many million vaccinations to be incredibly safe and effective.

Almost everyone hospitalized is unvaccinated. Almost everyone dying is unvaccinated.

It’s time to put an end to this pandemic, for ourselves and our neighbors.

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An insider's look in Afghanistan Mission

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s the Afghan government collapsed, almost overnight, I reached out to someone who had spent time in Afghanistan, and was familiar with the question. This source answered a lot of questions that you and I have about what happened.

And it sounds like the event was years in the making.

Q: Any thoughts as to why the Afghan Army collapsed overnight?

A: The Afghans are like everyone - opportunistic.

Their history is such that their focus has long been merely on doing what they need to survive. They don’t have the luxury of thinking much beyond that. Even while the US was present, there were a number of other groups that continued to threaten them. The government never established itself much beyond Kabul and there was little capacity to expand its control/ influence. As soon as the US military would complete a road to some provincial capital, one of the terrorist groups that were resident in Afghanistan would blow it up or take control of it.

The Afghans as individuals were never able to establish themselves either. We had staff working for us whose own family members were under threat (of death or worse for the women) if they themselves did not report back on USG activities. Most never lost their desperation or attained a level of comfort that would get them any stake in maintaining or supporting the nascent democratic institutions.

The women obviously prefer the system we tried to establish but they don’t

JOHN TURES Columnist yet have enough power and the ability to exert much influence. The USG poured money into the country, but it never really extended into society.

Those at the top simply siphoned off the money for their own gains. The corruption was endemic and certainly didn’t help us expand our efforts to establish democratic norms and institutions.

Q: There's a lot of talk saying that the Afghan people don't want democracy...they want what they are getting.

Is that true, or is there another side to the story?

A: It isn’t that the Afghans don’t want democracy. They want survival. Like Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, first things first. Unfortunately, too few got beyond simply meeting their basic needs to be able to focus on the luxury of democracy. From what we witnessed from elections, the Afghans want to participate in the selection of their leaders; they want to express their preferences and use their voices. Unfortunately, elections were often marred by violence by faction leaders who sought to intimidate and control the local populations.

Q: What could we have done better?

A: When we first went in 20 years ago, we made tremendous strides and were very close to securing a victory. Unfortunately, in early 2003, we changed our focus, withdrew most of our troops, and sent them to Iraq. That allowed the

Taliban and other groups to regroup and re-establish themselves, and start to regain territory. We didn’t turn our focus back for several years. The USG also didn’t seem to have much of a strategy. Initially we went in to hunt down bin Laden and replace the repressive Taliban with a government that favored the US and respected human rights. We needed to establish a presence there to counter the Russians who remained influential in the rest of the ‘stans and the Chinese who were establishing a foothold and gaining access to resources in the region, and of course, to fight terrorism.

And we seemed to be doing OK, showing some success.

Then in 2003, we got distracted and turned our backs on Afghanistan in favor of the oil in Iraq.

We could have established SMART goals at the outset, with regular checkpoints to assess our presence and correct our course, had a clear distribution of labor and responsibilities, and funded all the parties involved adequately, maintaining clear communication throughout and staying the course until we reached our final goals. But the nature of the beast that is bureaucracy means all the parties involved remained stovepipe and protective of their mandates, their resources, and their information. Also, they don’t call Afghanistan the graveyard of empires for nothing.

John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@ lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is JohnTures2.

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very once in a while, one sees or hears about a notable example of sportsmanship at some event, and it seems like such incidents are “notable” simply because they happen.

The era of huge crowds, huge egos, and huge paychecks for grown men who play games for a living has been undergoing profound changes since the pandemic changed a lot of scenarios for sports teams.

Before the COVID19 plague, occasional demonstrations of decency and humility in sports seemed to be relics from bygone days.

As of now, however, “bygone days” has a different connotation, particularly when attendance at sports competitions is being discussed, as exemplified by the recent Tokyo Olympics. Record athletic accomplishments seemed somewhat “hollow,” for lack of a better tern, as they happened in nearempty stadiums and venues.

That said, there also didn’t seem to be much look-at-me buffoonery by medal winners, which was refreshing (and nowretired G.O.A.T. sprinter Usain Bolt was seen lampooning himself in television commercials).

Classy behavior following a win should be the norm, and that pretty much

WILLIE MOSELEY Columnistt seemed to be the case in late July and early August in Japan.

The Olympics were staged, at the advent of (what will hopefully be a normal) American football season, and I was reminded of a heartwarming local “benevolent conspiracy” that occurred over 10 years ago, where a participant who was, er, “learning-challenged” was allowed to accomplish something worthwhile.

Similar incidents have happened at high schools nationwide. Usually, such a scenario involves two high school teams with an upcoming game that is predicted to be one-sided.

The challenged player is a member of the underdog team. The coaches from both teams agree in advance that if the contest transpires in the expected manner, the challenged player will be placed in the game at the very end and will be allowed to score a touchdown.

Most of us have seen video replays where the challenged player is practically escorted to the end zone by opposing team members.

The incident that occurred in my community was a bit

different, as it was a pre-season inter-squad showcase (“Tiger Night”) for teams from elementary school through high school. The conspiracy was actually the idea of other football players.

And the challenged player was actually handed the football on the first play of scrimmage.

“I’d told him to run straight to the goalpost and touch it,” one of the coaches recounted.

“Otherwise, he might have just stopped.”

Viewing a replay of the touchdown was fascinating, as some of the players made a show of acting like they were trying to tackle the runner.

And when he crossed the goal line, he spiked the ball.

That, ladies and gentlemen, is sportsmanship at its finest. A wonderful example of the possibilities that organized sports can still sometime offer.

Everybody involved in this memorable moment deserved an “atta boy,” including the player himself. It doesn’t get any better than this, and it was uplifting to see that kind of experience happen locally.

Willie G. Moseley is the senior writer for Vintage Guitar Magazine, and news editor emeritus for The Tallassee Tribune. He is presently working on his 15th book.

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COVID-19 vaccine presents no issues for fertility, pregnancy

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A Russell Medical obstetrician said there is plenty of evidence to support its safe to give pregnant mothers the COVID-19 vaccine.

Dr. Brian Dix has recommended soon-tobe mothers to get the shot.

“I’m getting a lot of women vaccinated,” Dix said. “I have seen several patients who are pregnant to get vaccinated. I think we have been an early adopter of getting people to do it. It was really nice for (The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) ACOG to come out and say if a woman wants to get it, let’s not create a barrier to getting vaccinated.”

Dix said the evidence the vaccine is safe is also there beyond his practice.

“You had to record all this information through V-Safe,” Dix said. “There are 147,000 pregnant women in that now.

They haven’t found any complications.”

Dix said about 20% of the cases have been reviewed but he doesn’t see any issues in stopping pregnant women from getting the vaccine. Dix said he understands why some are hesitant about the vaccine.

“I think in general people are skeptical of the vaccine,” Dix said.

“I think it is because of the way it was pushed

through, but they have been working on these mRNA vaccines for years in terms of trying to create vaccines or any kind of medicines.

I don’t think people should be skeptical about them. They have never had a chance to really utilize it.”

Dix said pregnant women have been getting vaccinated for other things for years.

“We do TDAP vaccines at 30 weeks,” Dix said. “Vaccinations during a pregnancy are not an abnormality.

That is something we do on a regular basis.”

Dix said the TDAP vaccine helps prevent whooping cough.

“The antibodies pass through the placenta.

The baby gets passive immunity. They don’t get that shot for like two or three months after delivery.”

Dix said a similar effect is happening with the COVID-19 vaccine.

“The babies actually have some antibodies which is really important,” Dix said. “I haven’t seen any infants really to have any issues with COVID19 but it’s an added bonus.”

There are some unvaccinated pregnant women who have given birth while COVID-19 positive. Dix said the babies are often fine.

Other women have had complications before giving birth.

“One of my friends from residency came from Charleston, (S.C.) to talk to a

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group of physicians in Montgomery and he has a woman who didn’t want to get vaccinated,” Dix said. “She got COVID and they delivered the baby at 34 weeks. She is now on a ventilator. She is going to die.”

Dix said since he has started recommending the vaccine, no pregnant women have turned down his offer of the vaccine.

Dix said pregnant women need to be on the lookout for symptoms of COVID19 so medical providers can begin treatment if needed.

“If you are developing a fever or having a hard time breathing, any of those signs or symptoms to go get tested,” Dix said. “If they are positive we tell them to quarantine and I have been getting my patients the monoclonal infusion. That is the recommendation for certain risk factors including pregnancy.”

Dix said the monoclonal antibody

infusion works the same for those who are pregnant as it does for everyone else.

“All it is is antibodies produced by people who have already had it,” Dix said. “It is antibodies to basically attack the virus to help prevent severe symptoms. It has done really well.”

But Dix said the monoclonal antibody infusion works best if administered within the first seven days of contracting the virus.

“You jump on it early and limit the amount of virus you have in your body,” Dix said.

“I’ve heard people say within two days they are feeling better. The more virus you have in you, the more your body reacts and that is when people almost get septic.”

Dix said the vaccine doesn’t present a risk to fertility.

“There is a protein in the placenta that they think will be attacked by the antibodies,” Dix said. “That has

been disproven. The recommendation is if a woman wants to get vaccinated, they should.

There is no reason for concern because of infertility.”

Dix said he highly recommends the COVID-19 vaccine for almost everyone as there is evidence to prove it helps prevent contracting the virus and if someone does get it, helps prevent severe symptoms.

“I don’t see too many in the medical field getting sick now and most have been vaccinated,” Dix said.

“I think it’s safe. I have been encouraging people to get it. I don’t want people getting sick and dying. Think through the years, if we didn’t have vaccines, half of us would be dead. We wouldn’t be around.

Tennis continued from Page A1 Hellas also intends to paint smaller court lines for pickleball, a paddleball sport invented in Bain-bridge Island, Washington in the ‘60s.

Caldwell described it as a “water-downed version of tennis.”

“So it’s a good thing for the community; it’s going to look good (and) it’s going to be available to just about anyone that wants to come there and play,” she said.

According to Caldwell, Hellas expects the courts to be complete by mid-October.

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Columnist pray for you” and most of the time, I remember walking up the steps at we never do! How many times do we a large inner-city church to begin the say “call me if I can help” but never day of renovation and the general show up at the door to lend the helping hand? clean up, lining themselves on the steps of the How many times do we give the “naked” our entrance were several homeless people with dirty old, worn, and tattered clothes yet we keep the clothes, unclean hair, and body odor. Our kind new clothes? What about prisoners? Do we visit Christian words were, “we love you” and “God prisoners or send cards? The weeks following a loves you.” Why did we not give them some of our McDonald biscuits, or offer the facilities of the death of a dear loved one are the loneliest days one will ever have; it is amazing what a card, text, or church to bathe, or even give them clean clothes phone call will do. from the clothes closet?

We are told in James that “faith without works Once at an airport in a nearby country, we is dead.” Words can be useless, deeds are priceless. were “starved” after the trip and were grabbing Reach out, help those who need help. Stay Holy a hamburger in the terminal while the homeless and stay close to God. Be a servant like Jesus at the airport were rambling through the garbage and serve each other. Let’s get a bucket and some cans to get a couple of French fries that were not water, and a few towels and begin to wash the feet eaten or the last bite of the hamburger that was thrown away! Are we like the Priest or the Levite of others like Jesus did and show the world we are His servants. who passed by the man who fell into the hands Jackie Wilbourn is a member of Bethel of robbers as he was going from Jerusalem to Jericho or like the Samaritan who stopped to help? Baptist Church, a Chaplain with Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief Team and a regular faith columnist The Samaritan showed mercy to the individual for The Record. who had been robbed. And who is my neighbor?

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Songwriter’s Festival begins Above: Tallapoosa County native Chad Wilson performs at a VIP event of the Lake Martin Songwriter’s Festival Tuesday night in Dadeville. Far right: Cameron Havens performs at the event. Near right: Lee Tucker sings and plays the guitar, The festival continues until Saturday with 17 songwriters performing at 10 venues around Lake Martin.

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ANDY ANDERS REGIONAL SPORTS DIRECTOR (256) 414-3180 andy.anders@alexcityoutlook.com

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Tallassee, Reeltown renew rivalry tonight

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

The Tallassee and Reeltown high schools are only separated by about nine miles.

Such a close distance fuels one of the area’s biggest rivalries.

The two schools took a 17-year hiatus from the fall of 2004 through 2019, before reigniting the feud with a 27-21 overtime thriller last year to start the season.

Reeltown hosts Tallassee this Thursday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. at Nix-Webster-O’Neal Stadium. The game will be one of only 24 on Thursday that will begin the 2021 high school football season in Alabama.

And after last year’s game, both Tallassee and Reeltown are ready for this one to be played.

“It’s a big rivalry game,” Tallassee coach Mike Battles Jr. said. “It’s Alabama-Auburn. It’s TexasOklahoma. It’s Michigan-Ohio State. It’s just big and it means a lot to these communities. It’s bragging rights for 365 days. It’s really one of those big rivalries that you hope kids get to face in high school football.”

While it is one of the bigger rivalries around the area, the two teams have not historically played that many times in school history. They’ve only met 17 times total.

Reeltown leads the overall series, 9-8, and has won five straight games dating back to 2000.

Reeltown has outscored Tallassee 303-259 during those 17 games.

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Tallassee defenders tackle a Reeltown player last season.

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Dadeville’s Lane Smith (1) tries to avoid the Reeltown defense in a game against the Rebels Oct. 16, 2020

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All in the Family Dadeville’s third-year QB ready to lead once again

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

L

ong before Lane Smith’s high school football career began, his father, David Smith, had a decision to make.

The family had been living in Opelika, Al., but their roots were in Dadeville. That’s where David grew up. That’s where the Smiths’ relatives were, where many of their friends were.

After a lot of consideration, Dadeville is where they moved back to.

“We made that decision when (our children) were little,” David Smith said. “We were in Opelika, and we

loved it, but we decided to move back home. There’s nothing like that hometown feel.”

David Smith may not have known it at the time, but he was setting the stage for an impeccable case of deja vu.

A couple decades after David started three seasons for the Tigers at football’s centerpiece position, quarterback, Lane Smith is entering his third and final year at the helm of Dadeville’s attack.

Both of them will have been Dadeville’s gunslinger their sophomore through senior years.

“It’s pretty cool,” Lane Smith said.

“I definitely ask him a lot about how he learned from his sophomore to

senior year and what he’s done, and I try to look at it, I guess, the way he did when he was a senior and realized how much easier it is.”

With lessons taken from his father, strong leadership traits and a proven work ethic, Lane Smith is trying to squeeze every victory he can from his senior high school football season — and beyond.

“Any time you have somebody that’s run your offense, that was in the huddle for you the year before, it just makes everything better,” Dadeville head coach Roger McDonald said.

“Terminology is a big thing when we had to make a change, and he’s See SMITH • Page B2

e are now only a little more than two weeks away from the beginning of the 2021 college football season. By almost universal agreement, the Auburn Tigers have the hardest schedule in college football second only to Arkansas. With that in mind, let’s take a look at Tiger’s opponents week by week.

9/4 vs. Akron – The Zips, from the MAC, were 1-5 last year and 0-12 in 2019. This is a good opportunity for AU to work out the kinks.

9/11 vs. Alabama State – The Hornets will cash a very large check that will help fund their athletic department for the rest of the year.

9/18 at Penn State – The Nittany Lions struggled in 2020 finishing with a disappointing 4-5 record. JR QB Sean Clifford is back and HC James Franklin is feeling a little pressure after last year.

PSU opens the season against Wisconsin in Madison, so the Tigers should get a preview of what to expect.

9/25 vs. Georgia State – Don’t dismiss the Panthers. They upset Tennessee in Knoxville in 2019 and went 6-4 last year.

Shawn Elliott has done a good job.

10/2 at LSU – The Bayou Bengals lost their starting QB, Myles Brennan, for the season. Max Johnson is a very capable backup and the team is full of talent, but they’re a mystery to me. Again, Auburn hasn’t won in Baton Rouge since 1999.

10/9 vs. Georgia – The Bulldogs are predicted to win the East and boast the closest talent level in the league to Alabama.

If JT Daniels stays healthy and consistent, Georgia could go undefeated. An opening game matchup against Clemson in Charlotte and a road trip to Jordan Hare may be all that stands in the way.

10/16 at Arkansas – The Razorbacks are extremely hungry after just a small taste of success in 2020. Sam Pittman has the program going in the right direction. The Tigers were fortunate to survive the game on the Plains last year.

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New BRHS outfit faces tough early test against Huffman

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

Benjamin Russell’s revamped football coaching staff and team doesn’t get an adjustment period this season.

The Wildcats open their campaign Friday, and on the docket to test the young squad is a team with multiple D-1 prospects in Huffman.

“We’re going to establish a lot of youth on this side of the ball, a lot of guys that haven’t played a lot of football,” Benjamin Russell head coach Aubrey Blackwell said of his offense. “It’s gonna be really important for us to just stay patient, they’re gonna blitz us a lot so we’re gonna have to do a really good job of

communicating.”

Huffman finished with a 4-6 record in 2020, but four of those losses came by 12 points or less including a 3-0 defeat against HewittTrussville, who went 9-3 last year, and a 35-34 overtime loss to Chelsea.

If Benjamin Russell hopes to beat the Vikings, Blackwell said, it will need to get Huffman senior running back Makhi Hughes to the ground consistently.

Hughes is a force out of the backfield, a physical, 195-pound downhill runner with college scholarship offers from Florida State, Kansas and Troy among several others.

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Defensive coordinator Kendall Lacey addresses the Wildcats' defense during the Benjamin Russell High School football scrimmage at Martin-Savarese Stadium.

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got all that down packed now, just the fact that somebody can run the offense and handle everything, that’s the big thing with having a returning starter at quarterback.”

Lane Smith’s been quarterbacking with many of his current teammates since their rec league and pee wee days.

Once at the prep ranks, Lane Smith got to work with a few of his father’s former coaches at Dadeville. Richard White was serving his 19th season as head coach when Lane arrived, and White was the defensive coordinator when David played. The head coach during David’s playing years, Phillip Baker, coached Lane in junior high.

“He’s always had a pretty good arm, strong arm, so I think that helped him,” David Smith said. “But he’s pretty smart too. So quarterback has just kind of been a fit for him.”

Few could have prepared him for the transition he’d undergo in the middle of his high school journey, though.

David Smith referenced Lane as a talented thrower of the football, saying

that his son is better at the position than he was. Lane got the chance to start demonstrating and developing that skill as a sophomore when he took over the starting job in Dadeville’s offense, which was a spread scheme at that time.

Following a 3-7 season, White retired after 20 years leading the program in 2019, and McDonald was introduced as head coach for the following year.

McDonald took an old-school approach with an I-formation offense and stout defense, guiding Dadeville back to a 6-4 record with many of its starters returning for even better prospects in 2021.

Of course, such a playbook meant Lane Smith was and is throwing the ball on far, far fewer occasions. His role in the offense simplified quite a bit.

“My big thing is, ‘Don’t throw it to the other team,’” McDonald said. “Get us in the right formation, what I call.

Handle the huddle, handle the no-huddle at the line and take care of that. And he does.”

It can be difficult for any competitor

to see their usage lessened within a team. David Smith said Lane was no exception, and that it was hard for him to transition for a while.

What got him through was a teamfirst mentality.

He took a backseat in terms of production for Dadeville’s offense and began embracing an ever-expanding leadership role in the Tigers’ locker room, taking plenty of advice from his father, who Lane relies on when he has questions about guiding people. “(He’s told me) don’t look down on anybody, keep your head up,” Lane Smith said. “Motivate everybody, do what you’re supposed to do and sometimes you’ve gotta do a little extra.”

Coaches have taken note of his commanding presence. McDonald praised his control of Dadeville’s huddle and overall ability to rally together the Tigers’ offense.

“He has a way of motivating with his words, and nonverbally as well,” Dadeville assistant coach Andrew

Padgett said. “He knows how to motivate his teammates, and I’ve even seen him in the classroom not being as vocal or something, but you can just tell he’s determined, and if he wants something done he knows how to get people that he needs behind him in order to get it done.”

Lane Smith is still working countless hours on his throwing skills though, putting in extra time outside Dadeville’s practices with Michael Taylor, another one of the Tigers’ coaches who was on staff when David played.

His first goal is team success, Lane said, but beyond that it’s to earn a college offer before his senior year is done. He’s open to going anywhere.

“He just decided that he was gonna put the work in, and I bet he went to 10 camps this summer,” David Smith said.

“Football camps, quarterback camps. I just wanted to mention how much work he’s put in himself just to get better.”

For now, Lane Smith and Dadeville’s focus as a team is set on its season opener at Elmore County Aug. 27.

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“It’s not always easy to face the best running back you’ll see all year in the first game,”

Blackwell said. “We’re just gonna have to grow up in a hurry and play fast. We’re gonna have

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to rally to the ball, that’s one thing we’ve talked about in our defensive meetings all week, is that we’ve got to be able to team tackle. It’s gonna be hard for one guy to get him on the ground.”

Tackling was the primary focus for Benjamin Russell’s defense in fall camp because of the threat Hughes presents. The Wildcats return just three starters on that side of the football, and Friday will be a test of where their development is for that critical skill.

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There’s also a couple dynamic weapons for Benjamin Russell’s secondary to worry about on the outside, primarily senior wide receivers Shamaur Gaston and Jamon Reed, a 6-foot-4 basketball star who’s new to the position, Blackwell said. “(Reed)’s a big, tall, long kid that’s gonna give us some issues on the outside,” Blackwell said. “(Gaston), he’s really talented, not an overly big kid but very shifty, very quick.”

One standout element about both offenses taking the field Friday is that it will be the first game with a new starting quarterback for both sides.

Sophomore Gabe Benton makes his debut for the Wildcats, while sophomore Mekail Johnson takes his first

varsity snaps for the Vikings.

Both are threats running the ball while being unproven passers.

Of course, being unproven also means there isn’t a lot of film for the opposition to study.

“It’s really hard (to prepare for),” Blackwell said. “We did exchange spring game film, so we did get a chance to watch him play in the spring. He’s very athletic. All we have is that one game, and it’s the same with us and Gabe. They only have one game off us, and there’s been a lot of changes made between last year and this year.”

Benjamin Russell’s offensive game plan involves keeping Huffman’s defense guessing with a mix of run and pass plays, Blackwell said.

Huffman’s defense is

anchored by linebacker Rodricus Jones, a fast, physical athlete who will line up in the middle of the Vikings’ defense for traditional linebacker duties or off the shoulder of an offensive tackle to bring additional pressure on pass plays.

“Offensively, we’re gonna have to be very balanced and disciplined,” Blackwell said. “We’re gonna have to protect the football, this isn’t gonna be a game where we can turn the ball over.”

Blackwell also emphasized the importance of physical conditioning for this weekend’s contest, being the team that’s still dictating the pace in the second and fourth quarters will be key for the Wildcats.

Benjamin Russell takes on Huffman at 7 p.m. Friday in MartinSavarese Stadium.

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Personal Representative of the The project shall be bid exclud- Estate of Robert Tyrus Bailey, ing taxes. Bids must be submit- deceased ted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies there- Ed Parish, Jr., Attorney for the of. No bid may be withdrawn af- Personal Representative, The ter scheduled closing for receipt Parish Law Firm, 323 Adams of bids for a period of sixty (60) $YHQXH 3RVW 2I¿FH days. The Owner reserves the Box 52, Montgomery, AL 36101right to reject any or all propos- 0052, (334) 263-0003, (334) als and to waive technical errors 263-0032 Fax if, in the Owners judgment, the best interests of the Owner will Dadeville Record: thereby be promoted.

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Letters Testamentary on the All bidders bidding in amounts Estate of said deceased havexceeding that established by ing been granted to the unthe State Licensing Board for dersigned on the 11th day of General Contractors must be August, 2021, by the Hon. Tallicensed under the provisions madge East, Judge of the Proof Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of bate Court of Tallapoosa CounAlabama, 1975, and must show ty, notice is hereby given that all evidence of license before bid- persons having claims against ding or bid will not be received the said estate are hereby reor considered by the Architect. quired to present the same withAll bidders shall show such evi- in the time allowed by law or the dence by clearly displaying cur- same will be barred. rent license number on the out- Scott Langford, Personal Repside of the sealed envelope in resentative which the proposal is delivered. Mark Allen Treadwell,III PDF’s of the project can be re- Attorney for Personal Repreviewed by going to our website sentative www.mckeeassoc.com and se- 129 W Columbus St lecting “Project Bid List”. Also, Dadeville, AL 36853 if you are not receiving NOTIFICATIONS from us, please Dadeville Record: register on our website, “Project Aug. 19, 26, Sept. 2, 2021 Bid List” by selecting manage EST/LANGFORD \RXU ELG OLVW SUR¿OH 7KH GRFXments may be viewed on-line PUBLIC NOTICE and printed by General Con- IN THE PROBATE COURT tractors, Sub Contractors and OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, Suppliers. Documents pubALABAMA lished thru this procedure are NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT the only documents endorsed TO BE PUBLISHED BY by the Architect. The Architect PERSONAL LV XQDEOH WR PRQLWRU FRQ¿UP REPRESENTATIVE and maintain other websites IN RE: The Estate of Richard that provide documents. AddenOsborn, Deceased dums will be provided to entities that have CONFIRMED bidding CASE NO: 2021-0202 for this particular project. The Letters Testamentary on the Architect retains ownership and estate of said deceased havcopyrights of the documents. If ing been granted to the underbidders require printed sets, the signed on the 9th day of August, following shall apply: Submit to 2021, by the Honorable Talthe Architect at mckeeplans@ madge East, Judge of the Progmail.com the companies bate Court of Tallapoosa CounQDPH ¿UVW ODVW QDPH SKRQH ty, notice is hereby given that all number, address, project name persons having claims against QXPEHU DORQJ ZLWK D GHSRVLW said estate are hereby required of $150.00 per set. The deposit to present the same within time shall be refunded for each set allowed by law or the same will returned in reusable condition be barred. within ten days after bid open- /s/ Donna Osborn ing.

Personal Representative of the All RFI’s and RFA’s regard- Estate of Richard Osborn ing the bid documents shall /s/ Robin F. Reynolds be sent and addressed thru Attorney for Personal Repreemails found on the RFI and sentative RFA forms in the project manual. NOTE: ONLY THE RFI AND Dadeville Record: RFA FORMS IN THE PROJECT Aug. 19, 26, Sept. 2, 2021 MANUAL WILL BE ACCEPT- EST/OSBORN ED. The Architect will not accept inquires via telephone or fax.

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10/30 vs. Ole Miss – Auburn will have an extra week of preparation to get ready for the Rebels and they’ll probably need it with one of the league’s better offenses. The Rebs, quite literally, had the worst defense in college football in 2020.

11/6 at Texas A&M – The Aggies had the league’s best defense last year and it should be as good or better in 2021. Jimbo will have to break in a new QB, but there is plenty of talent up-and-down the roster. Oddly enough, Auburn has yet to lose in College Station.

11/13 vs. Miss State – This is what makes the SEC so difficult. The Bulldogs were picked last or next-to-last in the West by pretty much everyone. However, they could and will beat an unsuspecting conference opponent they probably shouldn’t this year.

11/20 at South Carolina – Auburn lost at Columbia in 2020 as Bo Nix threw three picks and the Tigers played their worst game. Will Mustchamp was fired. Shane Beamer was hired and AU gets to go back to Carolina for a second straight year.

11/27 vs. Alabama – The Tide have run roughshod over college football for a decade, but Nick Saban has still never beaten an Auburn team that wins at least nine games. The Tigers have also won the last two Iron Bowls in the Loveliest Village.

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Reeltown and Tallassee will battle tonight to be crowned King of the Tallapoosa.

Rivalry Reeltown coach Matt Johnson, entering his sixth year at the helm of the Rebels, knows the rivalry.

Not only did he lead Reeltown to the overtime win last year, he also played in the rivalry and was a part of Reeltown’s 2001 state championship team.

“Just like with any rivalry, you know there’s the year-long bragging rights and what not,” Johnson said. “It’s kind of one community because we are all really right here geographically. You’re separated by a river but there’s a lot of kids who live on both sides of the river with family on both sides. There’s a lot of intersecting ties to both teams and communities.

It’s a fun game because of all the familiarities.”

Reeltown has held those bragging rights for the last year and really since Sept. 29, 2000. But the game is back up for grabs on Thursday.

Both teams are returning numerous key players to their rosters, and Tallassee is coming out with a chip on their shoulder.

Tallassee led the 2020 game 21-13 midway through the fourth quarter before Reeltown connected on a 71-yard touchdown pass and a 2-point conversion to tie the game at 21.

In overtime, Reeltown scored to go up 27-21

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Quarterback Tyler Ellis then attempted two passes on third and fourth down, but they both fell incomplete and the Rebels came away victorious on the road.

Battles believes his team will have to play for a full 48 minutes this year after leading most of the game last year and still losing.

“It’s very simple. We have to win,” Battles said.

“There is no other way around it. (…) Nobody really cares about the reasons why you did or didn’t win. The only thing

that matters is whether you did or didn’t win. I told our kids there are no excuses. I’m not going to have any and not going to make any up. That’s how it’s gotta be.”

Both teams are returning their quarterbacks from last year in Reeltown’s Gabe Bryant and Tallassee’s Ellis.

Tallassee returns eight other starters on the offensive side of the ball, including running back Jalyn Daniels. Daniels, was clocked running a 4.37 40-yard dash earlier this season and averaged over 10 yards per carry last year.

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On the defensive side of the ball, Tallassee returns eight starters on defense.

“They’re returning a load of talent this year,” Johnson said of Tallassee.

“They’ve got three or four guys walking around already with multiple scholarship opportunities and they have a lot of experience. We’ve got our hands full as far as their experience and talent goes, but we have a pretty good team too.”

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Reeltown volleyball striving for area title in 2021 season

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

Reeltown’s volleyball program has only been in existence a few years, but this season the Rebels are looking to take a big step.

After reaching a .500 record at 8-8 in 2020, their goal for 2021 is an area championship. Head coach Kelli Hilyer believes they have the pieces in place to make a run at it.

“That’s one of the big goals that we, the coaches and the girls, have this year,” Hilyer said. “Making it to super regionals. They’ve been working hard during practice and the open gyms over the summer to be able to do that.”

The coach feels confident in the experience on Reeltown’s roster to get there.

Several key rotational players are back from last season, including first-team All-Outlook setter Bella Studdard.

“This year, on our varsity team, we have a lot of seniors and a few juniors,” Hilyer said. “So they’ve had a lot of experience so far playing compared to past seasons, because we just started the program a few years ago.”

Studdard’s experience will be key to the Rebels’ attack. As a team that likes to go for kills as opposed to simply keeping a volley alive, putting hitters in the right position is a huge responsibility.

Studdard is joined at setter by Cameron Tubbs.

“We try to be more attacking on offense instead of sending free

balls over,” Hilyer said. “Our setter being able to get to the ball and set up our hitters is gonna be key this year, and we’re working on different types of sets and approaches for our offense that we haven’t done in the past, since they have some years of experience.”

The biggest overall strength for the Rebels may be on the front line, however, Hilyer said.

Yonna Kimble, Taylor Ward, Laney Futral, Emma Lowe and Dasia Keith will all factor in at attacking positions.

“All the way around we’re looking pretty good,” Hilyer said.

“I’m really excited for our blocking and our hitting this year.”

One of the Rebels’ biggest departures from last season is libero

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Today’s Birthdays

August 19, 2021

Ruth Melton, Ruth Johnson, Shelton “Little Man” Melton, Angelia Wright, Betty Jo Russell, Brad

Aug. 21

A LITTLE LOVE CONCERT: The Wilson Brothers band will return to Alexander City for another blowout concert on Main Street.

Bring a lawn chair and pick up a take-out meal from downtown restaurants. This is going to be a great night. Look for details on the Main Street Alexander City Facebook page.

Aug. 22

REVIVAL: The Pentecostals of Dadeville will host a revival at 6 p.m. with evangelist Logan Withworth speaking.

Aug. 24

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ALEXANDER CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION BUDGET HEARING: The Alexander City Board of Education will host its first public budget meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 24. The meeting will be at the ACBOE office at 375 Lee Street.

Aug. 27

FELLOWSHIP FRIDAY: The Pentecostals of Dadeville will host Fellowship Friday with games and refreshments at the church from 5 to 8 p.m.

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Aug. 29

LET’S DO IT AGAIN CONCERT: Miracle Baptist Church will host the Let’s Do It Again Concert Sunday, Aug. 29 with a variety of artists. The doors will open at 3 p.m. with the program beginning at 4 p.m.Guests include Roy and the Revs, Debra Snipes, Hubert Hale and Spiritual four, The Williams Borthers of Cedar Bluff, Ruth Black and The Harmonettes,

Kenzie Hornsby.

Her defense will be missed on the back line, but Hilyer believes Lauren Mask to be a capable replacement.

“She reads the ball well,” Hilyer said. “She knows the positions back there on defense, as well as offense, but she’s a good leader in the back row, and she hustles. She’s a positive leader as well, and that’s always helpful in volleyball. It’s easy to make a mistake. The other team earns a point off your mistake. So you need a positive role model back there telling you, ‘That’s okay, we’ll get them next time.’”

The remaining back line rotation will be filled in by Katie Hammonds, Abigail Packer, Emily Thigpen, Kinsley Sheflin and Debryia Hooks.

Churches and non-profits can submit items to the calendar at editor@thedadevillerecord. com and calendar@alexcityoutlook.com.

Nolen, AmyVickers, Gladys Hope Baker, Chris Goss, Donquavious Marshall, Larry Hill, Elaysha Easterwood and Billy Johnson are celebrating their birthdays today.

THe Leonard Brothers of Albany, Georgia, and Harold Holloway and Company of Atlanta. Emcees will be pastor Kenneth Grubbs and Apostle Joel Thomas. Tickets are $15 at the door. The concert is presented by J Platinum Records.

For more information, contact 706975-0722.

Ongoing Events

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Clean Community Partnership in Dadeville will host first Saturday cleanups every month at 8:30 a.m.

Meet at Dadeville City Hall to sign in and receive trash picking supplies and routes. There will be a trash bag drop-off on site and sanitized pickers. For more information, contact Dianna Porter at 256-750-0075.

CCP THIRD SATURDAYS: Clean Community Partnership will host its Third Saturday cleanups the third Saturday of each month.

Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Our Town Volunteer Fire Department for pickup supplies and area assignments to help clean up the streets within Alexander City. For more information call John Thompson at 334-399-3289.

DADEVILLE BEAUTIFICATION BOARD: The Dadeville Beautification Board meets the second Thursday of each month beginning at 5:00 PM. Meetings are held at the Tallapoosa Historical Society Museum. New members are always welcome.

FARMERS MARKET: Main Street Alexander City is hosting the Alexander City Farmers’ Market from 7 to 11 a.m. every Saturday June through September. The market in the Broad Street Plaza will have about 20 vendors from

Central Alabama with a variety of local produce, home-baked goods, jams and jellies and more. There will also be special events.

THIRD THURSDAY: Main Street Alexander City is hosting Third Thursday in downtown Alexander City every month through Septemeber. Each third Thursday will feature live music and an art walk with local vendors and specials in downtown shops.

SCOUTING OPPORTUNITIES: Cub Scouts, second through fifth grade, and Boy Scouts, 10 to 17 year olds, meet 6 p.m. every Monday at St. James Episcopal Church at 347 South Central Ave. Alexander City. Everyone is welcome to stop by to learn about scouting and its values.

SOUP AND SANDWICH MINISTRY: St. James Episcopal Church will hold Soups To-Go from 5:30 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday. The program is open to everyone and will supply a cup of hot soup and a half-sandwich by curbside pickup or walk-ups.

CHARITY BINGO AT NIFFER’S: At 6 p.m. every Tuesday, Niffer’s Place at the Lake hosts bingo benefitting rotating charities. Cards are $1 each and there are eight total rounds. The first seven round winners receive Niffer’s Bucks and the eighth round is the jackpot round for cash.

AL-ANON MEETING: Al-Anon is a free support group for family and friends of alcoholics. Meetings are Mondays noon to 1 p.m. at United Methodist Church in Dadeville, 140 W. Lafayette St. Meeting room is down the steps on the right side of the church. You will be welcomed.

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