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Russell Medical ICU 157% full as hospital relies on flex beds

By SIRI HEDREEN and JAKE ARTHUR Staff Writers

An average of 9.4 patients were hospitalized in Russell Medical Center’s sixbed ICU at any given time last week, as the latest COVID-19 surge has the Alexander City hospital filling up even its temporary beds.

Of those patients, 5.7 of them on average were COVID-19 positive. The data, reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on a weekly basis, represents a seven-day average and is current as of Monday.

Russell Medical is not the only Alabama hospital to have more intensive care patients than its normal ICU capacity. Last month, HHS reported the state was down to a net

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Tallapoosa County exceeds December peak for new daily COVID cases

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter

Tallapoosa County residents are contracting COVID-19 faster than ever.

In the past two weeks, an average of 30 to 40 residents have tested positive each day, according to Alabama

Department of Public Health data last updated Saturday.

On Aug. 25, the county tallied 53 new COVID19 cases, surpassing its Jan. 5 record by one case.

Taken as a seven-day moving average, however, Tallapoosa County’s August peak has now exceeded the previous

In the past two weeks, an average of 30 to 40 residents have tested positive each day, according to Alabama Department of Public Health data last updated Saturday.

winter’s for several weeks now; at most, Tallapoosa County was averaging 34 new cases per day just before Christmas.

The effects of the fastspreading Delta variant are already being seen in the Alexander City school system, with Jim Pearson Elementary See CASES, Page A3

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A long line of cars await their turn at Russell Medical’s drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic last week, held at the Mill Two Eighty in Alexander City.

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CACC to forgive student debt through American Rescue Plan STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Central Alabama Community College will forgive the balances of 102 students thanks to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF).

HEERF was authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) in March providing $39.6 billion in support to institutions of higher education to serve students and ensure learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CACC will use special institutional funding received from the U.S. Department of Education’s HEERF to forgive the balances totaling $83,687.27. This debt forgiveness will pave the way for students to continue their education if they so desire.

“We are glad to be able to help our students with debt relief through this grant,” CACC president Jeff Lynn said.

“This has been an extremely difficult year for everyone. This grant will allow these students to continue their educational paths without putting themselves in a financial bind.”

In addition, CACC will be distributing approximately $1.7 million additional See CACC, Page A3

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GIVING BACK

he owners at Mortgage Pro and Big Fish Real Estate were at it again. This week they bought lunch from Chickfil-A and Chicken Salad Chick for the healthcare workers of Ivy Creek Wednesday. “It’s just a small token of appreciation for all that they have done and do,” Mortgage Pro owner Erick McKinley said.

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Staff at Russell Medical wave to Travis Barnett as he is transported from Russell Medical to a rehab facility after being admitted July 27 with COVID-19. Barnett is the 12th patient to recover at Russell Medical after being placed on the ventilator for COVID-19.

Russell Medical has another successful COVID-19 recovery

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

there is no particular reason, but one thing stands out.

“The monoclonal antibody is a huge game changer,” Goldhagen Travis Barnett makes one said. “If you can get it early enough dozen Russell Medical COVID-19 intubated patients to now be released before you get hypoxic it can do amazing things.” from their care.

Barnett was admitted July 27 to “He is the first of this surge,” Russell Medical and Tuesday he was Russell Medical director of released to go to a rehab facility to marketing Susan Foy said. “He recover more. makes one dozen successfully “I hope we can get the baker’s extubated cases we have had.” dozen soon,” Goldhagen said.

Russell Medical chief medical The Alexander City Fire officer Dr. Michele Goldhagen has Department assisted Barnett as he been with many of the COVID-19 left the hospital to a parade. patients who have been admitted Foy said the drive thru COVIDto Russell during the pandemic, some of which have been intubated. 19 testing center at The Mill 280 has been busy.

Goldenhagen said in some cases

“We did 227 tests (Monday),” Foy said. “We have been averaging about 150 per day. Luckily the positivity rate is about 14% right now.”

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reported 190 cases of COVID-19 in the last week.

Positivity rate at Russell Medical has recently been about 20% or slightly higher. ADPH has reported a positivity of 17% over the last week.

The statewide moving average is 20.1%. More than 12,000 Alabama residents have died due to COVID19.

ADPH is reporting 158 deaths due to COVID-19 in Tallapoosa County, 44 in 2021.

POLICE REPORTS Dadeville Police Department Aug. 30 Caron Culberson, 43, of Roanoke was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear.

Randall Williams, 32, of Dadeville was arrested for public intoxication on Old Millers Ferry Road.

Aug. 29 A two vehicle motor vehicle collision occurred on Woodyard Street resulting in minor damage and no injuries.

Joshua Bolan, 28, of Alexander City was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear.

Maronica Johnson, 50, of Dadeville was arrested for driving under the influence on U.S. Highway 280.

Bonnie Muniz, 56, of Dadeville was arrested for public intoxication on U.S. Highway 280.

A 17 year old juvenile was arrested for possession

of a forged instrument on U.S. Highway 280.

Graeson Clanton, 18, of Birmingham was arrested for possession of a forged instrument on U.S. Highway 280.

Maddox Akins, 18, of Birmingham was arrested for possession of a forged instrument on U.S. Highway 280.

Aug. 27 Jon Tyler, 31, of Springville AL. was arrested for public intoxication on Hatcher Street.

Aug. 26 Melissa Schutt, 36, of Roanoke was arrested for possession of a controlled substance in the Dadeville area.

Road in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support.

Randall Lee Overton, 43, of Roanoke was arrested for two counts of failure to appear.

Ryan Deanthony Nix, 27, of Alexander City was arrested for Alexander City failure to appear.

Police Department Michael Dewayne Heard, Aug. 27 59, of Jasper was arrested for Demetrius Ancheuz possession of marijuana.

Burroughs, 32, of Alexander Serena Carmella Arnold, City was arrested for failure to 18, of Alexander City was appear. arrested for domestic violence.

Possession of marijuana Possession of marijuana and possession of drug and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in paraphernalia was reported in Alexander City.

Alexander City.

Harassment was reported Driving under the in Alexander City. influence of a controlled Aug. 26 substance and possession of Gary Lyn Bump, 38, of marijuana was reported in Alexander City was arrested for Alexander City.

Tallapoosa County failure to appear.

Fraudulent use of a credit Deshaun Lamar Sheriff’s Department or debit card was reported in Patterson, 20, of Alexander Aug. 25 Alexander City.

City was arrested for minor Steven Abercrombie of Possession of marijuana consumption of alcohol.

Dadeville was arrested on an and possession of a controlled Heather Danielle Tucker, substance was reported in outstanding warrant for domestic 28, of Alexander City was violence third degree.

Alexander City.

Aug. 24 arrested for driving under the Aug. 24 A subject on Bear Lane influence of alcohol.

Joshua James Adair, 38, in Dadeville filed a report in Evelynn Kaneshia Golden, of Alexander City was arrested for reference to theft.

31, of Alexander City was domestic violence.

A subject on Papoose arrested for possession of drug Nicholas EJ Lewis, Drive in Jacksons Gap filed a paraphernalia and failure to 19, of Phenix City was report in reference to a domestic appear. arrested for possession of incident.

Domestic violence was marijuana, possession of drug Aug. 23 reported in Alexander City. paraphernalia.

A report was taken for Possession of a Ryan Deanthony Nix, 27, domestic violence on Lightsey controlled substance was of Alexander City was arrested for Road. reported in Alexander City. using false identity to obstruct A report was taken for Driving under the justice. trespassing on Dudleyville Road. influence of alcohol and minor Shannon Joel Varden, 49, A report was served at in consumption of alcohol was of Alexander City was arrested for the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s reported in Alexander City. failure to appear.

Department for failure to appear Running at large Marcus Anthony McNeal, child support. prohibited and vicious dog was 38, of Alexander City was Aug. 22 reported in Alexander City. arrested for domestic violence William Watkins of Possession of drug and interference with a domestic Freeman Avenue in Tallassee paraphernalia and bail jumping violence emergency. was arrested on two outstanding was reported in Alexander City.

Possession of marijuana warrants for failure to appear Aug. 25 and possession of drug arraignments.

Bryan Allen Curlee, 30, paraphernalia was reported in A resident of Buttston of Alexander City was arrested Alexander City.

Road in Dadeville filed a report for driving under the influence Possession of marijuana for domestic violence. of a controlled substance and and possession of drug Aug. 21 possession of marijuana. paraphernalia was reported in Jeremy Maske of Barrett Eric Marquis Clayton, 35, Alexander City.

Road in Alexander City was of Montgomery was arrested Domestic violence was arrested on an outstanding for possession of marijuana, reported in Alexander City. warrant for probation revocation. possession of drug paraphernalia Using false identity to Bobby Moore of Worthy and criminal trespass.

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School going virtual within two weeks of school starting. As of Tuesday, 29 students and four staff members at Jim Pearson were COVID-positive, and 66 students and staff district-wide.

The county has also now seen more confirmed COVID cases since the introduction of the Pfizer vaccine than before it. To date, more than 5,500 Tallapoosa County residents are known to have tested positive for COVID19, or 13.5% percent of its population, and 2,939 of those cases were contracted in 2021.

Over 1,400 Coosa County residents are known to have contracted COVID-19 to date, 13.6% of its population.

Meanwhile, daily vaccinations in Alabama have been on a steady rise since July 7, though with only 38.1% of its population fully vaccinated, the state still lags well below the national average. As of Saturday, Alabama ranked 49th for its vaccination rate, finally surpassing Mississippi after months of ranking 50th.

Tallapoosa and Coosa counties fall even further behind, with a respective 36.9% and 33.4% of their populations fully vaccinated, according to ADPH. Last week, ADPH released new data showing 9 out of 10 people who contracted COVID19 between April 1 and Aug. 18 were unvaccinated. Among those who died from it, 94.1% were unvaccinated.

As of Tuesday, 2,866 Alabamians are currently hospitalized with COVID-19.

Last week, an average of 9.4 out of six ICU beds were filled at Russell Medical as the number of intensive care patients exceeds ward capacity.

About six of those patients were COVID-19 patients.

Christian author returns to Tallapoosa County to promote latest novel ‘And Troubles Rise’

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter Alexander City native Morrisa Tuck was back in her hometown Tuesday evening to promote her second novel, “And Troubles Rise” at Adelia M. Russell Library.

“I’m proud to be a writer of faithfilled fiction,” Tuck said, describing the genre as fiction in which Christianity plays a central role in the main characters’ lives. “These books come from (my own) conversations and experiences over the years.”

But as Tuck draws on her own faith and upbringing, her debut novel “Times Like These,” takes place in the fictional Oak City, not Alex City, about Rachel, “the first lady of the most prominent church in the African-American community.” Rachel’s life is turned upside-down when her husband is found murdered in the home of his former lover.

Her latest novel, a Christian love story, “is much lighter,” Tuck said, explaining she didn’t want to be pigeonholed to one storyline.

Both stories still have an uplifting tone. Tuck includes discussion questions with her books, and has participated in a few author Q&As in readers’ book clubs.

Recalling one reader’s praise, “One of the women told me that Rachel inspired her in terms of her prayer life,” Tuck said. “That meant so much to me just to know that.”

Tuck, who now lives in Millbrook with her husband and three sons, practices a different type of writing in her day job as a grant-writer at Baptist Health hospital in Montgomery.

“I am so inspired (by) you,” a fan said at Tuck’s book-signing Tuesday.

“You’re a mother and wife and you’re homeschooling, and then you can write a book.”

Tuck’s fiction can be found on Amazon or at For Heaven’s Sake bookstore in Alexander City.

basis, (we) run our ICU with an average of six Continued from A1 beds,” Russell Medical chief medical officer Dr. Michele Goldhagen told The Outlook last week. negative in available ICU “However, when we knew beds. we needed to expand we The confusing statistic opened our doors to the does not mean patients ICU and we extended down sharing beds — rather, into our regular floor area hospitals are likely having to temporarily expand their that’s just outside the ICU.” The nearest hospitals ICUs or provide intensive offer no respite. According care in their emergency to the same HHS data, rooms, Alabama Hospital Coosa Valley Medical Association president Dr. Center’s ICU is 103% Donald Williamson stated full with 70% of patients at the time.

COVID-positive, while Last month, Russell East Alabama Medical Medical was one of those hospitals as it had to expand Center’s ICU is 114% full with 62% of patients its ICU into the hallway.

COVID-positive. Lake “On a day-to-day

Martin Community Hospital does not have an intensive care unit.

What differentiates ICU beds from regular emergency department beds, Goldhagen said, is the presence of extra staff equipped to manage the ventilators, drips and different medications.

However, that care varies as not all current ICU patients are there for COVID-19.

“We have to be able to provide for the COVID cases that require an ICU setting but we also have to require beds and availability for people who are not COVID(-positive),” Goldhagen said. “Our ICU make-up really changes

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guidelines. CACC will use existing enrollment information to allocate funds, which will be automatically distributed to all qualified students, including high school students taking classes with CACC through the Dual Enrollment Program. Students do not need to contact CACC to request the funds.

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HEERF stimulus payments to students in the coming academic year.

Students who are enrolled and who qualify under ARP will receive these additional funds during the semester(s) in

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which they are enrolled.

This additional money will be paid directly to students and may be used for any aspect of their education — tuition, food, housing, course material, technology, healthcare, childcare, and other expenses.

The majority of CACC students will be qualified for the award under federal

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Alexander City native Morrisa Tuck was back in her hometown Tuesday evening to promote her second novel, “And Troubles Rise,” sign copies and visit with friends and family at Adelia M. Russell Library.

every day; it may change every hour.”

Tallapoosa County’s daily COVID-19 caseload has now exceeded its December 2020 peak, with an average of 30 to 40 new cases per day in the past

14 days. To date, 13.5% of county residents are known to have contracted with COVID-19, more than half of which were infected in 2021.

“Our goal is to stabilize these patients in the

emergency department, move them to the appropriate bed upstairs (and) stabilize them as soon as we can because we know we have others right behind,” Goldhagen said.

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Back to school, back to square one

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couple of weeks ago we wrote here about how good it felt to see schools opening back up and were hopeful that we could return to some sense of normalcy after the disruption of last year.

Just over a week in and we unfortunately have signs that may not be the case.

By Thursday, Jim Pearson Elementary had 26 Covidpositive students and more than 200 absences, forcing the school to switch to remote learning from Aug. 30 through Sept. 3 in accordance with its “Our Journey Forward” plan. Even more students could be positive as multiple tests were still pending when the school made the announcement.

Fortunately, there were fewer Covid cases across the other four campuses combined at 20 cases while only three staff members were Covid-positive districtwide.

The switch comes at a time when Covid-19 cases continue to be considerably higher than in previous months as the Delta variant continues to spread.

It’s impossible to say how much of the spread was through school or at home, but it is clear that the virus is spreading rapidly through children.

What this does reinforce is that we have remain vigilant right now and realize the gravity of the situation we are in.

As the Delta variant spreads, we are not far off from the worst of times back in early January, and yet people still seem to be riding the wave of the “post-pandemic” summer we had.

Clearly we are not postpandemic yet.

Until we get the Covid-19 situation under control, children will continue to face uncertainty in the classroom and parents will have to constantly wonder whether they may be imminently responsible for administering their children’s education.

We owe it to the kids to do our best.

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More summer political happenings Mission

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llow me to again open my political notebook for more summer political happenings in the Heart of Dixie.

As Labor Day approaches it looks as though the state constitutional officeholders, all Republicans, are going to escape serious or even any opposition. Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, Attorney General Steve Marshall and Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate are running unopposed. However, all three are running aggressive campaigns or, as the old saying goes, are running scared.

It looks as though State Treasurer John McMillan will not run for reelection and may opt to be head of the new State Cannabis Commission. Waiting in the wing to run for treasurer is former State Treasurer Young Boozer. He will be a prohibitive favorite. He did an excellent job as Treasurer and remains very well thought of in Montgomery circles.

The Secretary of State and Auditors jobs are open with no incumbents able to run.

Surprisingly, state representative Wes Allen is the only one running for Secretary of State.

He dodged a bullet when Birmingham businesswoman, Laura Johnston Clark, opted to not run.

The State Auditor’s race has attracted several candidates. A recent entry is Mobilian Rusty Glover. He is a popular former state representative and state senator who ran statewide for lieutenant governor last time.

He will be the favorite. I have never seen anyone who has ever met and visited with Rusty oneon-one who does not like him.

The big money in next year’s election will be on the state legislative races. All 105 State House seats and all 35 State Senate races will be on the ballot. All 140 seats will have new lines. They may all be similar, but all will have to

STEVE FLOWERS Columnistt deviate to some degree.

They will be drawing these new lines in a special reapportionment legislative session in late October or early November. The final census numbers just arrived within the last few days. This redistricting session is vitally important to all legislative incumbents. It is about political self-preservation.

Redistricting also impacts the impending race for Speaker of the House, which will be determined shortly after the November 2022 General Election during the January 2023 organizational session.

Current House Speaker Mac McCutchen announced during the summer that he was not running for reelection. This immediately set in motion a jockeying for position to be the next Speaker. The two candidates that are emerging are Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) and Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Dekalb County). The race will be decided within the Republican House caucus. The House currently has a super majority with 75% of the body being Republican. This GOP dominance will continue or may even be enhanced after reapportionment.

Steve Clouse is a 27-year veteran of the House. He is the powerful Chairman of the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee.

Nathaniel Ledbetter is a popular, folksy, keen, secondterm representative, who is the House Majority Leader.

Both candidates start with a hard-core base of votes from legislators from their neck of the woods. Ledbetter has a rock-solid base from the

northeastern corner of the State and Sand Mountain. Clouse has the steadfast support from southeast Alabama and the Wiregrass.

The race will probably be determined by the more populous delegation of legislators from the metropolitan areas of Jefferson/ Shelby and Mobile/Baldwin.

Ledbetter has the backing of retiring Speaker McCutcheon of Huntsville and probably has an advantage in the Madison/Limestone delegation.

However, Ledbetter’s acein-the-hole may be that as Majority Leader, he is helping raise campaign money not only for incumbents, but more importantly the 20 to 25 new members who are being elected next May. If it comes down to a straight, all north Alabama versus south Alabama race, that gives Ledbetter a leg up because there are more people and legislators from north Alabama because that is where the population is as the current census numbers reveal.

However, if a geographic war develops, look for the Montgomery River Region Republican legislators to side with south Alabama and Clouse.

Again, the Jefferson/ Shelby and Mobile/Baldwin delegations may very well be where the race is decided. The Jefferson/Shelby legislators from the upscale urbane districts will favor Clouse’s experience in a private vote.

This same advantage will accrue to Clouse in the silkstocking Mobile/Baldwin districts. Veteran Mobile legislator Victor Gaston, who is also Speaker Pro Tem of the House, is running for reelection probably to help elect Clouse as Speaker. They are very close and dedicated friends. Victor is very respected and may very well bring some Mobile legislators with him.

See you next week.

Leaving people behind in Afghanistan is un-American

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’m sure like me, you’ve seen the horrific photos, videos and reports from Afghanistan.

The helicopter on the roof of our retreating embassy.

Those desperately seeking refuge clinging onto a plane for dear life… and then falling from the sky.

These tragic images are a direct result of the Biden Administration’s lack of a plan and a president who has demonstrated weakness to our enemy, the Taliban.

It’s a sad day for the country we know and love. I’m embarrassed. I’m angry.

And I’m hurting thinking about America’s military families, like the ones I grew up with near Fort Rucker, who are now questioning whether their sacrifice was in vain.

I cannot emphasize this enough: the sacrifice and service of our brave men and women in uniform mattered. It saved lives.

It helped keep us safe and free.

And we will never forget it.

Today, my heart is with our Gold Star families and our service members who came back from Afghanistan wounded, whether visible or invisible. I think of the old saying, “Wars begin where they may but they do not end as you please.” I pray that there is peace and healing brought to every single soul that left a piece of who they were in foreign lands, surrendering their youth for the greater good.

The failure here is one of career politicians and bureaucrats, not of our incredible military.

According to Obama’s own Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, Joe Biden has been on the wrong side of seemingly every memorable foreign policy

KATIE BRITT Guest Columnist decision for the past half-century.

And what we’re seeing now is no different. Why? Simply because he is a weak president, and we know strength deters war and weakness invites it.

We all wanted our service men and women to come home.

But this was not the way to go about it.

Make no mistake: the Biden Administration has created a hotbed of national security and humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan. The American flag has been evacuated from Kabul, while the Taliban’s flag will fly high on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Our weapons, vehicles and military technology have now fallen into the hands of our enemy. This was entirely avoidable and foreseeable.

At the end of the day, Joe Biden’s feckless foreign policy has put the lives of Americans still trapped in Afghanistan at great risk and the safety and security of every American in danger in the place where the plot to kill thousands of Americans on 9/11 was hatched.

The Trump Administration had embarked on a strategic, conditions-based withdrawal and made clear to the Taliban that if they attacked, they would pay a heavy price. Biden’s precipitous exit is not what the previous administration had planned or set in motion.

Now, the people of Afghanistan have gone from the hope of freedom back to the

oppression of the Taliban in the blink of an eye. Before we ran them out of power last time, the Taliban routinely stoned and executed women in the streets.

And for what? Because these women wanted freedom. The Taliban doesn’t allow women to get a meaningful education, work, drive, or vote.

Likewise, thousands of Christians in Afghanistan are now faced with the very real possibility of death at the hands of the Taliban, simply because of their faith.

The Biden Administration has failed them, just as they’ve failed all of the civilians left behind in Afghanistan who aided our military in the country.

From interpreters to vendors to missionaries spreading the gospel, there are thousands of our allies and their families abandoned on the battlefield right now. Leaving people behind is the most un-American thing we could do, and it’s a stain on everything we stand for as a nation.

We must end Biden’s weakness before it causes great harm to many more Americans.

Please join me in continuing to pray for the Americans remaining in Afghanistan; for the people of Afghanistan, especially those who aided our fight against terror; and for our incredible veterans and military families.

God Bless them, and God Bless the United States of America.

Katie Britt is a Republican candidate to serve as the next U.S. Senator for Alabama.

An Enterprise native, Katie resides in Montgomery with her husband, Wesley, and their two children, Bennett and Ridgeway.

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MEMBERS OF THE TEAM Alexander City Schools stokes teacher ‘signing class’ pride

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For years, school administrators have intuitively known — and at least one study, albeit backed by a high school athletics wholesaler, confirms — the link between school spirit and student performance.

Now Alexander City Schools is hoping to rally that pride among its personnel.

Last week, teachers, administrators and staff showed up to work Friday in Wildcats jerseys customized especially for them. But instead of 300-plus unique jersey numbers, employees wore the year they joined the school system.

The tradition began this school year. And earlier this summer, superintendent Dr. Keith Lankford piloted what he hopes to be another Alexander City Schools tradition — an NFL-style “teacher draft,” as he put it to the Alexander City Board of

Education, in which new employees all received jerseys with the number 21, their signing class. A key difference, of course, was there was only one school system to sign with.

The point, Lankford said

ahead of the event, is to instill pride not just in their career choice, but their employer.

“The motto is ‘the name on the front is much more important than the name on the back,’” Lankford said,

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referring to the “Wildcats” emblazoned across the top of the jersey.

As far as he knows, Alex City Schools is the first to come up with such a tradition.

This past summer, Alabama public school employees retired at the highest rate in nearly a decade following a year of pandemic-driven challenges, in a field that was shrinking even before COVID-19. Neighboring Tallapoosa County Schools superintendent Ray Porter described the hiring competition between school systems as “actual bidding wars.”

In a school system of 336 employees, at least 60 of those joined Alex City Schools for the 2021-2022 school year. Some hires were approved by the board as late as Aug. 17, SUBMITTED | THE RECORD one day before the first day Alexander City Schools teachers don jerseys with numbers representing the years they joined the system. of school.

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ith the weather we have had this past week, Hurricane Ida producing so much havoc and lots of rain, I began thinking about what about the wind that was created by the storm.

I have a little “hang up” about the wind!

Often times we observe the flag blowing as it sits high atop the flagpole or what about as we see the trees bending low to the ground. We might even be out on the lake and see the waves begin to whitecap. I will take this opportunity to challenge each one of you with this question, “have you ever seen the wind blow?” The answer is a definitive NO! Granted, individuals see the results of the wind blowing, but never see the wind! Wind is caused by differences in atmospheric pressure which is mainly caused by temperature differences. The wind is not visible, the result of wind is visible.

As a Christian, the Holy Spirit dwells within each believer. What is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is defined as the “third person of the triune” (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit).

The Holy Spirit helps the Christian in their weaknesses, as it intercedes on our behalf.

To the Believer, the Holy Spirit has great powers. We are saved. We are filled. We are sealed. We are sanctified. The Holy Spirit also reveals God’s thoughts, teaches, and guides believers into all truth including giving us knowledge of what is yet to come.

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CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941

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The Holy Spirit comes to live within the individual who accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and as their Savior.

Goodness will not do it and certainly church JACKIE JA ACKIE membership does not WILBOURN invite the Spirit to live with us!

Columnist Similar to the wind analogy, I can’t see the Holy Spirit, but I know the results of the Holy Spirit living within me. Galatians 5:22-23 says that the Spirit causes faith to grow in us.

The term used is fruit, or fruits of the Holy Spirit, that grows within a Christian. The list includes love, joy, peace, long-suffering (patiently enduring lasting offense or hardship, or tolerance), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Scripture continues by saying that if we live in the Spirit that we must also walk in the Spirit. There are two old sayings that come to mind, “practice what you preach” and “just because you don’t see, doesn’t mean it’s not there.” The next time you see the results of the wind blowing, ask yourself, have you seen the results of the Holy Spirit living in you?

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Brief power outage, minimal damage Tuesday

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter

Tallapoosa County residents were largely spared the severe weather forecasted for Monday and Tuesday morning as the dwindling effects of Ida, downgraded to a tropical depression Monday afternoon, swept the region.

Thousands of Alabama Power customers were without power as of 7 a.m.

Tuesday, including about 600 in Tallapoosa and Coosa

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counties due to downed trees, the majority of which were restored by mid-morning.

The Alexander City Light Department said it had only four outages Monday night, also quickly restored.

Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm, made landfall at Power Fourchon on the Gulf Coast Sunday on the 16-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. More than a million homes and businesses were still without power as of Tuesday in Louisiana and Mississippi.

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A dramatic cloudscape could be seen across the old Russell complex Tuesday morning in the dwindling effects of Tropical Depression Ida.

Sav-A-Life celebrates 30 years of service STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

where they spend earned credit, called “mommy money,” to purchase diapers, wipes, bottles, clothes, car seats, baby furniture Sav-A-Life of Tallapoosa and more. Most of the items sold County celebrated a milestone anniversary this summer, marking are donated by the community, cleaned, and priced reasonably 30 years of service to the for mothers to purchase with their community. It serves the needs mommy money. of women and families facing In its 30-year history, Sav-Acrisis pregnancies and those who without assistance might be unable Life has performed more than to purchase items needed for their 5,000 pregnancy tests and is aware of almost 1,000 confirmed births. babies.

Moore noted that while there have In July 1991 former local certainly been many more births, it pediatrician Dr. Jeff Brassart saw a need for practical assistance and is hard to follow up due to privacy concerns and once mothers have ministry to women experiencing been helped, they often don’t a crisis pregnancy. Sav-A-Life report back. Another statistic saw only seven clients in its first five months of operation but since Moore is proud of is the 130 clients who have received Christ that time it has served more than through their involvement with the 21,000 clients.

“The purpose of our ministry is ministry.

“This is what drives us to do to support these mothers in such a way that, first, they can see past what we do,” Moore said. “To abortion as a solution and, second, be the hands and feet of Jesus, love on these women, and share to give them the needed training, the true life-giver with them in encouragement and practical hopes they choose life for their assistance to raise and love their children.” babies,“ said executive director Funding for Sav-A-Life comes Sharon Moore. from private donations, banquet Sav-A-Life offers free fundraisers, United Way allotment pregnancy testing, spiritual and a portion of the sale of Choose counseling, and encourages Life car tags. “Financial support participation in ‘Earn While You from our community through Learn’ video training programs successful banquets in recent years which teach mothers everything has been phenomenal,” Moore from prenatal care to raising toddlers. Through participation in said. “We were able to have our last banquet just weeks before the video programs, clients have the March 2020 covid shutdown access to the “baby boutique”

and, unlike many non-profits that weren’t so fortunate, we were able to secure our funding.”

In their 30 years of operation, more than $1.5 million has been donated to Sav-A-Life.

“Our supporters have been so consistently generous,” Moore said, “and even in the lean years when we thought we could not pay the bills, they always came through…just enough, just at the right time. That’s God!” The Sav-A-Life ministry also impacts the community by teaching Abstinence Education classes in local schools where more than 18,000 students have participated. They also have an Abortion Recovery Ministry, which Moore said is a “powerful experience of grace and healing for women struggling with issues related to their abortion.”

Located for 19 years at the corner of Lafayette Street and North Central Avenue, the center moved to their current location at 5 Lee Street in 2018, a building provided rent-free by First Baptist Church.

“We have been so blessed to have the opportunity to help vulnerable women and through what is truly a crisis, and in my 26 years as executive director I have witnessed countless women and young girls enter our doors in fear and anxiety but leave with hope,” Moore said. “That makes it all worth it.”

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Alexander City Schools' COVID-19 case count has nearly doubled in six days, up from 37 cases on Aug. 25 to 66 cases as of Tuesday.

In that time, Jim Pearson Elementary School has had to switch to virtual learning as more than 3% of its students are COVID-19 positive and more than 20% were absent last week, many of whom due to COVID-19 exposure. At present, students are still slated to return to face-to-face learning Sept. 7.

Another four students and two employees have tested positive since going remote, however, bringing up Jim Pearson Elementary's totals to 29 students and four employees.

Other schools are also on the rise but have yet to meet the 3% positive or 20% absent thresholds. Among students, Stephens Elementary School had four cases, Radney Elementary School had eight cases, Alexander City Middle School had eight cases and Benjamin Russell High School had eight cases as of Tuesday.

Five employees outside the four at Jim Pearson were also COVID-positive as of Tuesday.

Wednesday marks two weeks since the first day of school.

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obstruct justice was reported in Alexander City.

Assault was reported in Alexander City.

Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Aug. 23 Harley Wayne Johnston, 23, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

Meghann Cook Laney, 37, of Birmingham was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Leaving the scene of an accident was reported in Alexander City.

Aug. 22 Elizabeth Nettie Green, 37, of Dadeville was arrested for failure to appear.

Possession of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence was reported in Alexander City.

Duty upon striking an unoccupied vehicle was reported in Alexander City.

Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

Aug. 21 Jeremy Clayton Maske, 39, of Alexander City was arrested for criminal trespass.

Aug. 20 Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City.

Theft was reported in Alexander City.

Identity theft was reported in Alexander City.

Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle was reported in Alexander City.

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Rebecca Rasbury running toward high finish at state

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

One otherwise plain cross-country meet changed everything for Horseshoe Bend’s Rebecca Rasbury.

The Volunteer Spirit Classic hosted by Central High School of Clay County featured 76 local runners in its girls 5k competition in September 2020. Rasbury,

then a freshman, came in eighth.

Her previous run at the 2019 cross country state championships saw her finish 83rd.

From there, as Rebecca Rasbury’s mother and Horseshoe Bend cross country head coach Emily Rasbury puts it, it was as though a switch flipped.

Rebecca’s approach at

practice changed. Her times at meets began plummeting.

The multi-talented Rasbury took 23rd as the sole representative for the Generals’ girls cross country team at the AHSAA championships in 2020, and her gaze is fixed on a much better finish in her sophomore season.

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Horseshoe Bend sophomore Rebecca Rasbury at the Yellow Jacket Invitational Aug. 21, 2021.

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COUNTY CHAMPS Dadeville takes down Horseshoe Bend, Reeltown to claim tournament crown

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

fter taking an 11-7 advantage in the third set of a best-ofthree against Horseshoe Bend, Dadeville’s volleyball team found itself on the backfoot in a 12-12 game.

At that crucial point, it was none other than D’Aja Caldwell who found space on the attack for the Tigers, spiking a kill into the hardwood court at Dadeville High School and giving her squad a 13-12 advantage. Two errors by the Generals sealed a 15-12 third-set win and match victory for the Tigers.

Having already beaten Reeltown to start the three-team Tallapoosa County Championship tournament, Dadeville secured a bit of hardware just two weeks into its young season at its home gym Saturday.

“I had some of the girls push forward, some push back. Communication was

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TOP: Dadeville’s Layla Grace (3) goes up for a block against Reeltown. ABOVE: Reeltown’s A’Iyonna Kimble (6) makes a block at the net.

always key,” Dadeville head coach Ashley Henderson said about the victory over Horseshoe Bend. “Serves are what really cost us, so I told them when we were breaking, ‘Hey ladies, we’ve gotta get these serves in.’”

“Other than that, they just pulled it together. They’re really good about that.

There’s a lot of leaders on that team.”

Caldwell was joined by middle blocker Layla Grace and all-around stud Tess McKinley as the primary drivers behind Dadeville’s tournament win, with Grace and McKinley taking home firstteam All-County honors for their play across both matches.

Brekia Riley and Lauren Mask took home first-team All-County honors for Reeltown, who finished 1-1 in the tournament, while Cara Johnson and Greenleigh Key grabbed the same recognition for Horseshoe Bend.

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Consistent Reeltown attack downs Horseshoe Bend

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

One word defined Reeltown volleyball’s 2-0 victory over Horseshoe Bend: consistency.

There wasn’t much flash to the Rebels’ play during the match Saturday. Impenetrable blocks and emphatic spikes didn’t litter their game.

The match was part of the Tallapoosa County Championship tournament, and as much was reflected in head coach Kelli Hilyer’s picks for the All-County team. Two back-line heavy players were recognized in libero Lauren Mask and left-side hitter Brekia

Riley.

Regardless, the steady play of Reeltown’s six secured 25-12 and 25-20 game victories over the Generals to grab the Rebels’ second win of the season.

“I’m trying to come up with some good words other than ‘consistent,’ because I feel like that’s just what they played like,” Hilyer said. “They were very consistent out there.”

Reeltown’s day started with a 2-0 loss against Dadeville, knocking them out of title competition at the three-team tournament.

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Bend’s Reagan Taylor (5) keeps the ball in play during a match against Reeltown.

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It’s game week and not a moment too soon

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here’s a lot going on right now on planet Earth. A catastrophic hurricane has, yet again, bludgeoned the people of Louisiana among others. Chaos still reigns in Afghanistan from an extraordinarily poorly planned exit and Covid-19 continues to sweep across the country leaving uncertainty and sadness in its wake. Yet, life goes on.

It’s a big country. It’s an even bigger planet. While we all collectively share the passage of time, we also all have our own individual lives. I feel a great deal of compassion for all those who just lost their homes. I feel despair for those desperately trying to flee an increasingly dangerous country. I weep for those who continue to lose loved ones to the virus. Yet, life goes on. With so many deeply troubling things going on right now, it’s difficult to think about anything else at times. I don’t know about you, but I could definitely use a distraction right about now. I think we all need something to take our minds off the cruel reality of the present and forget about all of our troubles if only for a few hours.

For me and millions more like me, that great distraction has finally arrived.

The college football season will begin in earnest on Saturday and the Auburn Tigers will take on the Akron Zips at Jordan Hare Stadium at 6 pm.

As usual, the Tigers are a bit of a mystery heading into the season especially with a new coaching staff. However, the first two games will provide an excellent opportunity for Bryan Harsin and his squad to figure out their strengths and weaknesses. Akron has a record of 1-17 over the last two years.

They have statistically been one of the worst offenses and defenses in the entire country.

Last year, they averaged scoring 17.2 points a game and averaged giving up 41.3 points

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ANDY GRAHAM Columnist a game. They were outscored a combined 171 to 38 against Western Michigan, Ohio, Miami-Ohio and Buffalo. In other words, Auburn is going to win the football game on Saturday. In fact, the Tigers will win the game handily. That is not in doubt, because the Zips are a substantially inferior opponent. There’s a reason Auburn is a 38-point favorite.

While I’m not sure how much we’ll be able to glean from the final score of Saturday’s game, I’ll be looking very intently at a few specific things within the game. The Tigers should be able to physically push around the Zips, but communication was a big problem last year.

I want to see how the o-line picks up different blitzes and stunts. Consistently unblocked defenders, regardless of the outcome of the play, is a bad sign. Are the majority of AU’s passes completed around the line of scrimmage or are they down the field? Are the receivers running precise routes and getting open? Does the defense make plays behind the line of scrimmage? Is Tank Bigsby breaking tackles at the line of scrimmage or five yards downfield? Finally, I want to see how comfortable Bo Nix is in the pocket. If he’s not comfortable against Akron, he’s never going to be against anyone. Whether you’re an Auburn, Alabama or fan of any other team, I hope Saturday provides you the distraction you need. I fully intend to block everything else out and completely indulge in the sport I love all weekend long. Either way, life will go on.

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“We’re claiming it, that it’s going to happen,” Rebecca Rasbury said.

Rebecca Rasbury didn’t enjoy the course in Clay County for the Classic.

But as she was running, people were shouting at her from outside the course, pushing her to keep fighting. Why? She was in the top 10 runners.

Her mind ran wild. If she could be in the top 10, she thought, she could be even higher.

“She figured out that she was competitive,” Emily Rasbury said.

After passing two more competitors, she grabbed the eighth-place finish mentioned above.

“I kept on trying hard, and then I realized, ‘I can do this every single race.’ I felt good about how fast I went. I wasn’t completely dead. I thought, ‘I can do this next time.’ So I did.”

Her entire demeanor changed after that day.

What was once a strenuous daily activity became one she looked forward to.

“She didn’t whine,” Emily Rasbury said, laughing. “When we would go out there, it wasn’t ‘Can we just do three miles? Please, can we just do three miles?’ It wasn’t that anymore. She didn’t say anything. If I said today’s five miles, she did it. She would look at the other people and say, ‘Y’all quit whining.’ She stepped up and she became a leader.”

With the increase in work ethic, the runner’s production kept climbing.

Emily Rasbury was speaking with thenassistant coach Jimmy Aulner during the sectional race that year, preparing to get the boys team ready for its run. As the duo were preparing to head to the one- and two-mile markers of the girls event, Aulner noticed something as the runners came through the treeline.

“All of a sudden,

he looked and he said, ‘Becca’s in the front.’

And I said, ‘What?’ By the time they came out of the woodline, about half a mile in, she was far ahead of everybody.”

The distance athlete had gone faster than usual out of the gate, seeing how many competitors she could hold off over the course of the race. Only three opponents caught her.

Rebecca Rasbury’s time at the Volunteer Spirit Classic was a personal record of 24 minutes 15.14 seconds.

By the state meet, it was all the way down to 23:02.64.

Rasbury’s got three more seasons to shave more and more seconds off that best. She’d like to get under 20 minutes before her high school career concludes. The ultimate, ultimate goal, she said, is to get to 19.

For context, 20:43.55 was the winning time for Rasbury’s classification at the state championships in 2020.

Her mileage per week has continued increasing since last year.

“We used to have mostly boys on our team, and I’m very competitive toward boys,” Rebecca Rasbury said. “I don’t have a brother. So I’m always like, ‘Boys always seem to be stronger than me.’ I always want to be stronger than them mentally and physically.

So I’m just like, ‘I’ve gotta be under 20 minutes by the end of this.’

Because that’s what all the boys do.”

She’ll try to get there while juggling a cavalcade of other extra-curricular activities.

Rasbury’s also competing in volleyball for the Generals, factoring into the team’s varsity rotation after the departure of six seniors from last year’s squad.

On Friday nights she can be seen playing trumpet for Horseshoe Bend’s marching band. In the

spring she’ll run distance events for track and field.

Her biggest interest outside running and her faith, however, is in agriculture, Rasbury said.

She’s the vice president of Horseshoe Bend’s FFA and a member of 4-H. “I have a very big planner,” Rasbury said.

That interest in agriculture is what Rasbury plans to pursue in college down the road.

Her current plan is to start in junior college and later transfer to Auburn University.

It’s unclear if she’ll run for the Tigers, but it will always remain part of her life. It’s turned into a stress-relieving endeavor.

“It’s become a therapy session for me,” Rebecca Rasbury said. “It didn’t used to be, it used to be very stressful. But now I enjoy it. It’s a time I can be myself. I’m Christian, so I love to talk to God in that time and talk about my day. I’ll have some music on.”

For now, she’ll focus on climbing the ladder at this year’s state meet in November.

One advantage Rasbury will have over last year is her health. All the progress she made last year was done with a strained hip flexor and nagging knee pain.

A change to more minimalist running shoes and a thorough regimen of stretching have rectified the issue, Emily and Rebecca Rasbury said.

A big growth spurt could have also contributed to some of the problems.

“That worked the knee problem out,” Emily Rasbury said. “If she doesn’t stretch or roll, we have a big roller that we use, she still will have some little twinges.

But last year she had significant pain. She hasn’t had that this year.”

The season continues for Rasbury and the Horseshoe Bend cross country team at none other than this year’s Volunteer Spirit Classic Sept. 11.

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LEFT: Reeltown’s A’Tyonna Kimble (6) hits the volleyball against Horseshoe Bend. RIGHT: Horseshoe Bend’s Olivia Hanson (1) keeps the ball alive.

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well.”

Senior opposite hitter Dasia Continued from B1 Keith grabbed momentum by the handful for Reeltown in its first set against Horseshoe her team to rally together.

Bend, giving the team an initial “I said, ‘Y’all need to come lead with a kill early on before together and decide what it is collecting three service aces you need to do on the court to during an eight-point run for the turn this around,’” Hilyer said.

“At the beginning of the season, Rebels.

They led 17-7 after the we lost a few matches and at one of our practices I and coach outburst.

“It always helps when you Monroe sat down with them and said what we felt, then had have somebody back there them turn around and say what that gets the serve in and is consistent and strong with they felt about it. Then they turned around and won the next it,” Hilyer said. “It tends to match they played. So I had that allow our girls to feel more approach with them this time as comfortable, because you get a

little cushion to play with.”

Outside a number of other aces on serve, Reeltown’s approach mainly centered around keeping rallies alive long enough for Horseshoe Bend to make a mistake.

The Generals lost six seniors from 2020 and don’t have any on this year’s squad. A few passes hit the floor due to miscommunication, and issues on serve receive hurt their efforts both against Dadeville and Reeltown.

“It’s just something that we’ve gotta continue to work on in practice, continue to get game experience,” Horseshoe Bend

head coach Julie Turner said.

“One of the things that we need to work on is communication. A lot of these girls have not been together, working on the court together in game-like situations.

They’ve gotta learn how each other plays.”

Keeping rallies alive was the foundation of what Mask and Riley did for the Rebels Saturday.

As the team’s defensive specialist, Mask served as a nuisance to enemy hitters, digging out spikes at all areas of the floor.

“She’s done great this year, leading our back row and

stepping up and making sure the defense is locked down,” Hilyer said.

Riley’s versatility, service game and similar levels of defensive acumen to that of Mask’s have been an asset to the Rebels, Hilyer said.

“Brekia recently, and today, she’s been a left-side (back), and she’s played all the way around for us,” Hilyer said.

“Every now and then we’ll sub in for her, but she’s been consistent with her serving as well.”

Reeltown hits the floor looking for its next victory at Central Coosa Tuesday.

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The Dadeville volleyball team gathers for a cheer during their tournament against Reeltown and Horseshoe Bend for the county championship. ball alive.

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we’re hustling, that makes a difference.”

Caldwell and McKinley gave Grace plenty of support, both against Horseshoe Bend and in Grace stood as a thunderous the team’s earlier match against powerhouse throughout the Reeltown. tournament for Dadeville.

Caldwell recorded three aces She gained momentum in an opening set win against early for the Tigers in the the Rebels as Grace warmed up first set against Horseshoe her hitting with four kills and Bend, collecting two kills two blocks. and two aces across a span of “She’s just a natural-born six Dadeville points to help athlete,” Henderson said boost her side to an early 12-7 of Caldwell. “She’s good advantage.

After the Tigers rattled off six at everything. She’s one of those versatile players I can straight points, including three put anywhere, I can expect aces by Kaniyah Wilkerson, anything, and she’s gonna get their 25-17 set win was a the job done.” foregone conclusion.

McKinley was all over the Grace also made big impacts floor for Dadeville, digging out with her blocking, stuffing opposing attacks, setting her several shots throughout the teammates up on second hits, contests. providing an effective service “As long as the pass from the setter is good, she’s making game and even knocking home those attacks,” Henderson said. a few kills for herself.

“Her serves were on point, her “She’s pulling her weight. passes were on point, she just We’re getting those passes in, Continued from B1

brought the energy,” Henderson said. “Really we won that first set (against Horseshoe Bend) because of her serves.”

Speaking of the service game, it seemed to be one of the main factors behind Dadeville’s results Saturday.

The Tigers’ lone set loss came in a service-error-filled 25-21 defeat at the hands of Horseshoe Bend, while all four of their set victories seemed to feature a cavalcade of aces.

“I think the best way to keep the consistency is not to get too excited, not to get too down,” Henderson said. “Maintain that moderate area of consistency.

Kaniyah just came back, so she’s a little nervous, but after she warmed up, she was in her groove.”

Dadeville continues its season Thursday against Vincent.

Reeltown plays at Coosa Tuesday, while Horseshoe Bend will return home for a matchup with Benjamin Russell.

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MAIN STREET FARMERS MARKET: Visit Broad Street Plaza in downtown Alexander City from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. every Saturday for farm-fresh produce, delicious homemade baked goods and unique arts and crafts.

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LABOR DAY WEEKEND NORA MUNGER REGATTA: This annual race at Dixie Sailing Club celebrates women in sailing. Spectators are welcome on land and water, so check out the details at dixiesailingclub.com.

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CASHBACK: Alex City Arts will present this popular Johnny Cash tribute band at 7 p.m. at the Benjamin Russell High School Auditorium. The band, featuring six professional musicians, will perform classics from the “Man in Black᾿s” 51-year career. Visit alexcityarts.org for details and ticket information.

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CAR SHOW: Bibb Graves Alumni and Friends in Millerville will hold their annual car show from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. Car Registration fee $20. Spectators get in free. There will be games, including a 50/50 drawing, Wipe out, door prizes and money tree. for details, email Ben Wood at wood1950@centurylink. net.

DADEVILLE FALL FESTIVAL: Dadeville’s 8th Annual Fall Festival will be held at the Dadeville Courthouse Square from 8am to 4pm. Activities for Children, Live Music, Auburn Raptors show, Arts & Crafts Vendors, Food Vendors and

FALL BOOGIE: Standard Deluxe will host three days of music at the 9 annual Fall Boogie. The lineup includes Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Seath Walker and Joshua Ray Walker on Friday; Maggie Rose Blue Mountain, Lee Bains III and the Gloryfires, EArly James and Janet Simpson on Saturday, and Jon Spencer and the Hitmakers with Lee Bains III solo for brunch on Sunday. Visit standarddeluxe.com for ticket information.

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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.

ARTISTS GATHERING: The Lake Martin Creativity Group continues to meet at 1 p.m. every Monday at the StillWaters Residential Building for arts and crafts such as

1. UCLA will give LSU a great game. I cannot pull the trigger on the Bruins upsetting the Tigers given my SEC bias, but given the facts that UCLA has played a warm up game against Hawaii and that LSU is dealing with the aftermath of yet another devastating hurricane, it stands to reason that the Tigers may not be as mentally ready for Saturday night’s contest. The caveat is that LSU may just have the LA home field advantage; LA in this case meaning Louisiana even though the game is at the Rose Bowl. UCLA’s crowd for the match up with Hawaii was made up of seven people. I am barely exaggerating.

2. It’s a week and a half away, but Mac Jones will be facing off against Tua Tagovailoa in week one of the NFL season since new England released Cam newton Tuesday. That’s an amazing turn of events. Alabama has rarely had so much as a professional quarterback at back up much less two starters.

3. Don’t be surprised if Bowling Green defeats Tennessee Thursday night (oh God, please let this article be in Wednesday’s paper and not Saturday’s). Tennessee just lost too many players to the transfer portal for me to feel confident in any game they have this year.

4. For the ‘Bama/ Miami game, I am going with a score of 37-14 in favor of the Tide.

Running back Jase McClellan has over 100 yards, Bryce Young is shaky at first but throws for over 250 and the defense gets one score for UA. I also predict freshman WR JoJo Earle looks really sharp as a receiver and a punt returner.

5. Georgia versus Clemson is the true headliner though. This game could literally bookend a fantastic season as both will be favored to make the College Football Playoff regardless of this game’s outcome. I am going with Clemson because UGA has some injury issues at the moment, but it should be an awesome game \as both teams are loaded.

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

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The Lake Martin area is welcome as well as those in StillWaters. We only charge $5 per month to help pay for the space to have fun and stimulate our creativity. Come and share what you like to do.

For further information please call Suzie Ham at 334-464-2882 or Kay Fincher 256-825-2506.

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.

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