09-08-2021 Dadeville Record

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Business thriving in spite of pandemic ‘We’ve done more ribbon cuttings in this little town than we’ve ever done’

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter The pandemic times have been busy for Lake MartinDadeville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber vice president Jim Cahoon spoke of the new business take-off at a Dadeville Kiwanis Club meeting

Thursday.

“Now this is going to surprise you — we’ve had 13 grand openings of new businesses this year,” he said. “In Dadeville, that’s probably a record. (And) we've had 30 new members come into the chamber. I think that's probably a record too."

Chamber president Peggy Bullard confirmed the record.

"We've done more ribbon cuttings in this little town than we've ever done," she said, adding there were several more to go.

The data is not scientific — ribbon cuttings used to be for chamber members only, Bullard said, but are now done for everyone — but local business owners speak to the trend.

Mitzy Hidding, co-owner of event venue Zazu's Verandah, points to all the new ventures just within the courthouse square — the Miller Hotel building, shuttered since the '80s, is being flipped into a restaurant, B&B and snack bar; Dadeville Performing Arts See BUSINESS, Page A3

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Dadeville schools out through Sept. 17 due to staffing shortage

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter Dadeville Elementary School and Dadeville High School are having to switch to remote learning Thursday due to a COVID-19-related staff shortage, the school system announced via Facebook.

Both schools will remain shut through Friday, Sept.

17 with students returning to classrooms the following Monday.

Ten Dadeville Elementary students and one employee were COVID-positive as of Tuesday, according to Tallapoosa County Schools.

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The crumbling back wall of an empty storefront on Dadeville’s courthouse square flanks the Dadeville City Hall parking lot.

Fast-growing downtown Dadeville intent on eliminating eyesores

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter Last week the Lake MartinDadeville Area Chamber of Commerce declared 2021 already a record year for ribbon cuttings.

As more and more storefronts start to shape up, however, there are a few remaining eyesores residents and business owners would like to see expunged

from downtown Dadeville.

"We do get complaints," building inspector J.D. Ayers said.

Last week, local representatives including Dadeville mayor Jimmy "Frank" Goodman met with state agencies including Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) director Kenneth Boswell, as well as Jason Hardin from the East Alabama Regional

Planning Commission, to discuss, among other project opportunities, a $500,000 grant for the demolition of 18 dilapidated structures.

This year marks the third year Dadeville has applied for the half-a-million-dollar grant which, if approved, won't kick in for another year. Until then, the list of structures is not available to the public but consists mostly — if not entirely — of residential properties, city

clerk Debbie Minor said.

As for the derelict commercial properties in and around Dadeville's courthouse square — a subject of ire at many a public council meeting — the city's only right of recourse is to declare them "nuisance properties," demolish them out of pocket and put liens on the properties in hopes of reimbursement.

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Body of Colorado firefighter recovered from Alabama’s Lake Martin

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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Members of the Alexander City Fire Department pray over the body of Zachary Dakota Lewis, a firefighter in Parker, Colorado.

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Lewis, 24, of Parker, Colorado went missing Thursday afternoon after a single-vessel accident near Willow Point in the Big Kowaliga Creek area on Lake Martin.

Lewis’ body was recovered as dark began to set in Sunday and taken to Alexander City — given a heroes parade as he is a firefighter with the See FIREFIGHTER, Page A3

The metal portions of the support structure of the Germany’s Ferry Bridge were painted thanks to a grant through the Rebuild Alabama Fund.The work added at least 50 years of life to the bridge.

Rebuild Alabama funds helping with road projects in Tallapoosa County

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

About 750 miles of Tallapoosa County roads are paved but keeping them up is not easy.

Thanks to Rebuild Alabama funding more maintenance to the county’s roads can be done.

Tallapoosa County engineer David Moore said the additional $900,000 in funding through Rebuild Alabama is great but Tallapoosa County has gotten great use of other gas tax funding and more.

“We are very thankful for Rebuild Alabama funding because it is getting us ahead at least twice the rate,” Moore said. “The commission is doing all it can with the funds it has, including using discretionary funds.”

None of the funding for roads includes all-out new paving with milling away inches of asphalt, sealing crackings, the application of a binding layer and finally a wear layer

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Obituaries MR. OLIN CUMBEE DABBS JR. 1945 - 2021 Funeral Service for Mr. Olin Cumbee Dabbs Jr., 76, of Jacksons Gap, Alabama, will be Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home.

Rev. Charlie Horton, and Minister Chris Tidwell will officiate. Burial will follow in the Eagle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, September 4, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Langley Funeral Home.

Mr. Dabbs passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021. He was born on January 3, 1945 in Lafayette, Alabama to Olin Cumbee Dabbs, Sr. and Lorene Cook Dabbs.

He was a member of Eagle Creek Baptist Church and attended Jacksons Gap Baptist Church. He loved his family, community, and his church. He was a loving husband that always carried his wife’s purse and was known as the “resident dishwasher emptier.” He was also a humble, kind, loving, and generous father and

Dadeville Police Department Sept. 7 A two vehicle motor vehicle collision occurred on South Street resulting in minor property damage and no injuries. A report was filed for theft of property second that occurred on Freeman Drive.

Sept. 6 A report was filed for menacing that occurred on Carnation Street.

Sept. 3 A report was filed for criminal mischief third that occurred on East Lafayette Street.

Sept. 2 A report was filed for criminal trespass third that occurred on Davis Circle.

Sept. 1 Jerry Nelson, 49, of Lincoln, was arrested on four warrants for failure to appear.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Sept. 2 Sykethrius Goggans of Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support. Steven Abercrombie of Dadeville was arrested for public intoxication. Justin Burns of Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support. Kyle Tapley of Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support. A subject on Elmwood Street in Dadeville filed a report in reference to harassment. Alicia Watkins of Dadeville was arrested on an outstanding warrant for negotiating with a worthless instrument.

Sept. 1 Dewayne Edwards of Alexander City was arrested on two outstanding warrants for failure to appear child support. Billy Mathis of Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support. Beverly Thornton of Owensville was arrested on two outstanding warrants for failure to appear

grandfather. He was an avid gardener that enjoyed growing and sharing his vegetables with all of his neighbors. Mr. Dabbs enjoyed fishing, the outdoors, livestock, and watching western movies while eating a bowl of ice cream. He graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Agricultural Education and taught for two years before entering the business world. He owned and operated Lake Martin Exterminators and Dadeville Real Estate.

He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Lynn Dabbs of Jacksons Gap; daughters, Laurie Downing (Mitchell) of Dadeville, Kathy DeFriese (Jon) of Charlotte, NC, and Kandy Morris of Opelika; son, John Morris of Radcliff, KY; grandchildren: Daniel DeVore, Katelyn DeFriese, Cameron DeFriese, Ryan Downing, and Caroline DeFriese; brother-in-law, Mike Clinton; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Emily Ann Clinton.

The family requests that anyone attending the visitation or service to wear masks.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.langleyfuneralhome. com.

bail jumping first degree. Nickalus Presley of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of possession of a controlled substance, one count of promotion of prison contraband and one count of possession of marijuana.

Aug. 31 A resident of Hamlet Mill Road in Daviston filed a report for harassment communications. A resident of Dudleyville Road in Dadeville filed a report for theft of property second. Christopher Kidd of Tanks Circle in Sylacauga was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana second and possession of drug paraphernalia. Justin Rushing of 54th Court East of Tuscaloosa was arrested on two outstanding warrants for probation revocation for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Joshua Pratt of Dudleyville Road in Dadeville was arrested for domestic violence third.

Aug. 28 Heather Williams of Lowe Road was arrested for domestic violence.

Aug. 27 A resident of Mullican Loop in Dadeville filed a report for assault. Demetrius Burroughs of North Central Drive in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support. Thomas McGowan of Holiday Drive in Dadeville was arrested on outstanding warrants for receiving stolen property first and criminal possession of forged instrument second.

Laurie Lynn Millien Turner, 50, of Alexander City was arrested for receiving stolen property. Sykethrius Quintez Goggans, 32, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear. Jerry Wayne Nelson, 65, of Lincoln was arrested for another agency. Harassing communications was reported in Alexander City.

Sept. 1 Christopher Lynn Yates, 36, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Nickalus Wade Presley, 40, of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Terry Scott Smith Jr., 30, of Tallassee was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Paula Jones, 54, of Alexander City was arrested for theft. Tarquetta Nashae Glenn, 36, of Alexander City was arrested for theft. Clarence Edward Cotton, 43, of Alexander City was arrested for assault. Dewayne Edwards, 38, of Alexander City was arrested for discharging a firearm into an unoccupied dwelling, menacing, reckless endangerment and harassing communications. Labrandon Rashad Robinson, 30, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear and possession of drug paraphernalia. Unauthorized use of a vehicle was reported in Alexander City. Possession of a controlled substance was reported in Alexander City. Possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in Alexander City. Harassing communications was reported in Alexander City.

Aug. 31 Bail jumping and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in Alexander City. Reckless endangerment and criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City. Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft was reported in Alexander City.

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Westbrooks, 42, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a pistol by a violent felon and drug paraphernalia. Lonesha Henderson, 27, of Anniston was arrested for receiving stolen property. Henry Lewis Pyles, 54, of Anniston was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and receiving stolen property. Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle was reported in Alexander City. Harassment was reported in Alexander City. Disorderly conduct was reported in Alexander City. Theft was reported in Alexander City. Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle was reported in Alexander City. Theft was reported in Alexander City. Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle was reported in Alexander City. Theft was reported in Alexander City. Receiving stolen property and possession of a controlled substance was reported in Alexander City.

Aug. 29 Harassing communications was reported in Alexander City. Harassment was reported in Alexander City. Harassment was reported in Alexander City. Leaving the scene of an accident was reported in Alexander City.

Aug. 28 William Todd Dobbs, 57, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Eugene Lewis II, 56, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement. April Elise Hawkins, 42, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. Driving under the influence of alcohol was reported in Alexander City. Harassment and criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City. Theft was reported in Alexander City.

clean up the town."

Before anything is razed unnecessarily, however, Ayers said he tries to settle things with the property owners first.

"If one's not on the (grant) list or anything then it would be up to me, as I understand it, to try to get them to do it," he said. "But a lot of people just don't want to do it. And when you start trying to force somebody to do something, you get

into a mess."

Earlier this year, Dadeville and the Tallapoosa County Commission went in on one courthouse square property. Once an elegant mansion belonging to a prominent local family, the house had since nearly fallen with piles of furniture household bric-a-brac sat rotting on the front porch. The property has since been paved over and will be used for parking.

Alexander City Police Department Sept. 2 Johnny Howard Spivey Jr., 41, of Alexander City was arrested for harassing communications. Terry Louis Kelly, 36, of Kellyton was arrested for three counts of failure to appear. Winston Ocie Hayes, 46, of Ashland was arrested for sodomy first degree, sexual abuse first degree and enticing a child.

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It used to be up to neighbors and residents to submit a complaint, but last month the mayor tasked Ayers with going about the complaint process.

"Our biggest thing is these buildings are not safe, plus they're eyesores," Ayers said.

"It's just an effort to

Langley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

JESSIE LOU LEDBETTER WHATLEY September 5, 2021 Jessie Lou Ledbetter Whatley, 88, of Tallassee, passed away September 5, 2021, one day shy of her 89th birthday. She was born in Reeltown on September 6, 1932.

Visitation will be held at Macedonia Christian Church on Wednesday, September 8 from 5 to 7 p.m., and also one hour before the funeral on Thursday.

Funeral service will be Thursday, September 9 at 1 p.m. at Macedonia Christian Church with Rev. David Hooks officiating. Pall bearers will be Joe Gober, Jamie Webster, Zach Whatley, Robert Chapman, Jonathon Webster and Bo Chapman. Burial will follow in Reeltown Baptist Church Cemetery.

She is preceded in death

by her parents, Oscar and Hazel Ledbetter; sister, Dean Flurry, her first husband, Ed Webster; her second husband, W. C. Whatley; step daughter, Lisa McCaulley and grandson, D. J. Whatley.

She is survived by her children, Charles Webster (Margaret), Debra Brown (Roger), Lisa Chapman (Bo), John Whatley (Christine), Jeff Whatley (Donna) and Cindy Hathorn (Buddy); brothers, Robbie Ledbetter (Angela) and William Ledbetter (Mary Ellen) and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Jessie Lou was a graduate of Reeltown High School and remained a Reeltown Rebels Football fan all her life. In fact, she was a big fan of both Reeltown and Auburn football, often engaging in friendly hijinks and lively debates about the Auburn Tigers with her coworkers at Neptune, from which she retired in 1995. Online condolences at www. linvillememorial.com.

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Chilton County commissioner wants out of Oliver's District

BY SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter As the Alabama legislature gets ready to redraw the lines, Chilton County commissioner Allen Williams, a 66-year resident who currently happens to fall into District 81, is asking the state to make his county whole again.

In a public hearing Tuesday, the commissioner said Chilton County voters were "disenfranchised" sliced into three neighboring house districts, none of which are represented by a Chilton County resident.

"Is there any consideration being given to make each county whole in this endeavor?" he asked redistricting chairs Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) and Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville), who were tuned in from Montgomery via videoconference. Despite about a dozen in-person attendees at the Clanton meeting, one of 22 public redistricting hearings, Williams was the only one to submit comment.

Based on the 2020 Census results released last month,

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Commissioner Allen Williams addresses Rep. Chris Pringle and Sen. Jim McClendon, chairs of Alabama’s house and senate reapportionment committees, on Chilton County’s split representation in the house.

the committee aims to give Alabama's 105 house districts a population of 47,850 plus or minus 2,393 residents, or 5% deviation from the target.

The committee has other inputs to juggle, however — in 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Alabama's 2011 house redistricting plan constituted racial gerrymandering, forcing the

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Center is moving in next door; Dadeville High School graduate Raven Tolbert has opened a dance studio on the corner, and smoothie shop Tallapoosa Nutrition celebrated the grand opening of its new location Friday. A yarn shop is moving into the old one.

"With all of those, you're hearing openings," Hidding said. "You're not hearing so-and-so is closing.

It's fantastic."

The trend belies Dadeville's 4.5%

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Rattlesnake Fire Protection District. Alexander City Fire Department chief Reese McAlister was part of the recovery efforts along with many of his firefighters who were assisted by many other agencies. About 8:30 p.m., Lewis’ body, draped in an American flag, was greeted by Alexander City Fire Department trucks and ambulances at Patriots’ Point at the intersection of U.S. Highway 280 and Highway 63.

“It’s been a hard few days,” McAlister said. “We were doing everything we could. It was the least we could do for one of our fellow firefighters.”

Lewis was also escorted by members of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Marine Patrol who also aided in the search

state to remedy the plan by the 2018 election.

Despite those constraints, Dorman Walker, the attorney hired by the reapportionment committee, told Williams the 5% population deviation between each district has widened from 2% in 2011, giving them more flexibility to keep counties intact.

"I think it's very likely

decline in population from 2010 to 2020, according to the 2020 Census released last month. Not captured in that decline, however, is the presumed pandemic-driven growth since April 2020, nor the explosion of Lake Martin homeownership; developer Russell Lands reports its waterfront property sales up 75% from 2019 to 2020. Lake Martin second homeowners are not counted in the Census, and most of that growth lies outside Dadeville city limits (nor is the Lake Martin-Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce bound by city limits).

Meanwhile, new business

efforts.

ACFD firefighters removed Lewis’ body from an ambulance, briefly praying over him before his body was delivered to staff at Radney Funeral Home.

The search for Lewis was in big water with water depths up to 60 feet.

“On sonar it would look like a small tree,” McAlister said. “You would get down there and it was huge.”

The mechanics of diving also made the recovery difficult.

“You could have bottom time but coming up took a while,” ACFD Capt. Jeff Brewer said. “You would have to stop coming up to decompress.”

Extra divers came in to make sure divers were always ready to go down.

A multitude of law enforcement and rescue agencies searched for Lewis until 2 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3 and then resumed the search again at 8 a.m.

that the plans passed in our legislature this time around will have many more whole counties than was the case in the last plan," Dorman said.

As it happens, District 81 is spread across three counties, Tallapoosa, the southern half of Coosa and a sliver of southeast Chilton, with no county covered in its entirety. The district is currently held by Rep. Ed Oliver (R-Dadeville), who has indicated he will run for re-election in 2022.

"Nothing against Ed," Williams said after the hearing, "but I shouldn't have to go all the way to Dadeville to talk to my representative.

"I think if (the legislature) really represents people in this state they'll need every county whole and to figure out how to do that."

Regardless of whether District 81 loses Chilton County, however, Oliver's district still has to gain a net 2,397 constituents if it's going to hit the reapportionment committee's 47,850-resident target. Camp Hill and the Wall Street community, both majority-Black and majority-Democrat, are possible contenders

applications in Tallapoosa County have soared with 353 applications in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than double its 2013 low point of 156.

At the Kiwanis Club Thursday, Bullard spoke of the fortunate problem of having too many businesses to support.

"We're inviting all these new businesses into Dadeville," she said. "And we're welcoming them and if they want to turn around and join (the chamber), we would accept them. But Dadeville is growing. Dadeville is growing so fast right now, it's hard for us to keep up with them."

Alexander City Rescue Squad, Alexander City Fire Department, Alexander City Police Department, Childersburg Rescue Squad, Daphne Search & Rescue, New Site Police Department, TowBoat U.S., Alex City Guide Service, Children’s Harbor, East Alabama Food Bank, Elmore County Sheriff’s Department, Houston County Rescue, Jacksons Gap Police Department,

Lake Martin Area United Way, Ourtown/Willow Point Fire Department, Russell Lands Security, Tallapoosa County Commission, Tallapoosa County Coroner’s Office, Tallapoosa County Emergency Management Association and Troopers with ALEA Marine Patrol Division and ALEA’s Aviation Unit have all assisted in search efforts to locate Lewis.

for annexation as the only areas of Tallapoosa County outside his district.

Meanwhile, Pebblin Warren (D-Tuskegee), current representative of Camp Hill and Wall Street whose District 82 also covers parts of Lee and Macon counties, stands to lose some of her geography as the AuburnOpelika metro area surges in population.

According to Pringle, the committee has told Gov. Kay Ivey it will be ready

by October, with a special legislative session expected by the end of the year.

"The legislators who sponsor a plan control when it becomes public, but at a minimum, they will all become public at the moment when they're introduced as a bill," Walker said.

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OurView County using road funding wisely

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or years, Alabama counties have had their hands tied when it comes to maintaining and paving roadways, while constituents wonder “where is our tax money going?”

The truth is, counties have very little funds to work with for maintaining roads, particularly in light of the exorbitant costs of paving.

This is why the Rebuild Alabama gas tax project is so crucial in the state, and Tallapoosa County is now reaping the benefits of that funding.

The $900,000 in Rebuild Alabama funding is going toward numerous projects including portions or all of Washington Street, Elkahatchee Road, Pearson Chapel Road, Goodwater Road, Germany’s Ferry Road, Concord Road, South Tallassee Drive and Gammils Store Road.

To make that money go as far as possible the county has focused on preserving roads instead of completely repaving roads.

At more than $1 million per mile to completely repave a road, the county could not come close to doing the necessary work, even with the state funding.

This is sadly the status of roads across the state and the years it took to bring in more revenue to maintain roads mean some have gotten in really bad shape.

But the county has taken the best measures, focusing on preserving roads with high traffic volumes and making the money stretch to really make a difference.

Not all counties have done so well in managing road resurfacing plans.

Sometimes we take for granted how much it costs to keep these roads we drive in shape, and too often we forget that the county has 750 miles of paved roads to maintain, not just the ones we travel most.

Everybody has a road they think should be paved first, but the county is taking the right steps to ensure the most preservation gets done to benefit as many constituents as possible.

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How the Doha deal doomed the Afghan Mission regime and our U.S. military mission

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s our Afghan government collapsed in August, Americans wondered aloud what happened. When you read the Doha Agreement from 2020, you’ll see exactly why our ally fell apart, imperiling our military mission and any successes our country built over the last 20 years.

The Doha Deal, signed on February 29, 2020, is actually known as “The Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan which is not recognized by the United States as a state and is known as the Taliban and the United States of America.” That is no joke.

It’s the real name of the agreement. We signed a deal with a regime that we don’t even recognize that based al-Qaeda on 9/11.

The deal called for the U.S. to end UN sanctions on the Taliban by May 29, 2020, enabling the Taliban insurgents to refinance themselves. The Trump Administration forced the Afghan government to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners by March 10, while the Taliban would release 1,000 government soldiers.

You can probably guess who benefitted from that uneven deal. It swelled the ranks of the Taliban fighters, helping them overwhelm the Afghan Army.

And, in Section F, “The United States and its allies will refrain from the threat or the use of force against the territorial integrity or

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JOHN TURES Columnist political independence of Afghanistan or intervening in its domestic affairs,” giving the Taliban the green light to overthrow our allies without opposition from us.

Trump backed this up by reducing our troop presence from 13,000 to 8,600 by the Summer of 2020, while other NATO members only cut a quarter of their troops.

The Doha Deal also closed five U.S. military bases by the Summer of 2020.

Meanwhile, the Taliban continued attacks, with a bombing that killed kids, and even an assassination attempt on an Afghan negotiator, nearly killing her.

Taliban attacks rose by 70% in 2020 over 2019, and the number of Afghans killed doubled after the Doha Deal was signed in 2020.

Our Afghan allies weren’t invited to the talks, or largely consulted on matters.

Some in Congress recognized the danger of the Doha Deal. More than 20 House Republicans wrote a letter condemning the agreement. The House Armed Services Committee voted in a bipartisan manner by a wide margin for an amendment that attempted to block any U.S. troop reductions below 8,600.

But in January 2021, before

Biden was even inaugurated, only 2,500 U.S. soldiers remained in Afghanistan, less than 20 percent of their total back in 2019.

In the last year of the Obama Administration, the U.S. killed Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the leader of the Taliban in a drone strike in Pakistan.

Six years earlier under Obama, U.S. intelligence was used to help Pakistan nab Taliban military leader Abdul Ghani Baradar. In mid-2018, U.S. negotiators pressured Pakistan to release him. Baradar not only signed the Doha Agreement, but is expected to be the Taliban’s new President of Afghanistan.

“Former President Donald Trump went on a radio show Monday and complained at length that some news outlets were covering the devastating Hurricane Ida more than what he called his ‘great agreement’ with the Taliban,” reported Business Insider.

I think Trump is on to something. We should focus a lot more on the Doha Agreement…and its role in undermining the Afghanistan government, as well as our U.S. military mission.

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.

September 11, 20 years on

he old phrase “shock and awe” is reappearing in the national mindset this week.

This Saturday, we commemorate the horrible anniversary of the worst terror attack in our nation’s history.

A generation or two have come and gone in those two decades. No one currently in our school system was even alive when it happened – and even among the teachers, some were barely toddlers when the event occurred.

For those of us who were around, the painful details of that morning are permanently etched in our memories like the names of the fallen carved in granite at the World Trade Center memorial.

Tuesday, September 11, 2001 began like any other school day. It was a beautiful fall morning.

I was working at Zion Chapel High School in Jack, Alabama. Every morning, part of my daily duty was assisting with the distribution of the news roundup program called “Channel One.” I was also responsible for raising the flag after playing the Channel One broadcast on all the TVs in the school.

That day, I was rewinding the videotape of “Channel One,” watching live news coverage on NBC’s “Today” show. I saw that one of the World Trade Center towers had been struck by an airplane, and that smoke was rising from the uppermost stories of the building.

I couldn’t look away, because while Matt Lauer and Katie Couric were talking, a second plane flew into the other WTC tower. Fear gripped me, as it did all of us, the moment we saw that second plane.

This was no accident.

Katie Couric and Matt Lauer were speechless. And our long national nightmare

MICHAEL BIRD Columnist was just beginning.

Shaken and in disbelief, I walked up the main hallway to let my principal, Wayne Vickers, know what had happened. I suggested he come take a look. When Dr. Vickers saw the television, he made a choice that I barely understood at the time but appreciate today.

“Make sure this doesn’t go out to all the classrooms,” he told me, aware of the school-wide hookup I was commanding at that moment.

“Why not?” I asked, incredulously. How could anyone not be drawn immediately to these horrible images?

“This is a K-12 unit school.

I don’t want the young students to be disturbed by this. They need to hear about it from their parents.”

The events that unfolded that day have marked an entire generation with raised terror threats, stricter airport security, enforced zerotolerance laws, and of course, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The departure from Afghanistan the past few weeks was an ignominious end to America’s longest war. We went there to track down the terrorists who attempted to destroy us, and in the process captured and/ or killed the masterminds of that horrible event. We also attempted to bring democracy to a part of the world that doesn’t seem to appreciate it.

Judging by the fact that the Afghans did not have the will to fight, the past few weeks have seen one sad image after another as the Taliban claimed province after province, city

after city. It’s as if we were never there at all.

As some military experts have opined, this was the ending everyone expected, it was just a matter of when.

There is plenty of credit and blame to go around, but nobody can dispute the bravery and heroism of our armed forces, who spent two decades serving multiple tours of duty in a radical, anti-American desert land.

We may not have converted them into the United States of Afghanistan, but we did what we said we would do: we tracked down the terrorists and kept them from attacking us again over these 20 years.

Twenty years. It seems like only yesterday, but yet it is somehow an eternity. For an earlier generation, Pearl Harbor changed their view of the world.

For people like me who grew up in peacetime, September 11 was a shock to the system and a horrifying realization that the United States was vulnerable to the types of attacks unleashed on less stable places around the globe.

That evening, when both houses of Congress joined on the Capitol steps and sang a spontaneous rendition of “God Bless America,” it seemed as if the world was coming to an end. And, to a degree, the world we knew before September 11, 2001 had indeed ended.

We will never forget the heroes of that day, of the firefighters in New York City or the passengers on United 93 as they stormed the cockpit and fought off the hijackers.

And I will never forget where I was that morning, watching it all happen, then fighting back the tears as I raised the most beautiful American flag I’d ever seen.

Michael Bird is a music teacher for Tallassee City Schools.

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SCHOOLS Continued from A1

Fourteen students and one employee were positive at the high school.

District-wide, a total of 41 students and three employees were COVID-positive Tuesday, with several more staff members in quarantine with coronavirus test results still pending.

"It isn't a student issue; it's a staffing issue," Tallapoosa County Schools superintendent Ray Porter said of the closure.

Dadeville is the first Tallapoosa County Schools campus to have to shut due to the coronavirus pandemic this school year; Alexander City Schools' Jim Pearson Elementary went remote last week.

Last school year, Tallapoosa County Schools' campuses went remote several times due to a combination of employees being in quarantine and difficulty attracting substitute teachers.

REBUILD Continued from A1

of asphalt as that costs above $1 million per mile. Instead Tallapoosa County chooses pavement preservation projects that include patching, leveling and surface treatments of paved roads to stretch funding as far as possible.

“Obviously we can’t afford to do full paving projects,” Moore said.

Pavement preservation projects for fiscal year 2022 include portions or all of Washington Street, Elkahatchee Road, Pearson Chapel Road, Goodwater Road, Germany’s Ferry Road, Concord Road, South Tallassee Drive and Gammils Store Road.

About 80% of the county’s pavement preservation is contracted out through bids. Requests for additional funding have been made for Camp ASCCA Road and Pearson Chapel Road.

“We have done some patching and leveling on Pearson Chapel but this would be for resurfacing,” Moore said.

Grants through Rebuild Alabama are making larger projects come to life. The bridge at Germany’s Ferry was cleaned and primed and all of the substructure and superstructure steel was painted.

“We know we added at least 50 years to the life of the bridge,” Moore said.

“It was needed. We have a couple of other bridges that need it and we are applying for grants for those.”

Another grant will see the widening and resurfacing of County Road 34 East between U.S. Highway 280 and Highway 49 this winter and next spring.

Projects on the radar include Overlook Road and County Road 34 West and requests for additional funding have been made for them.

Since the Rebuild Alabama Act began in 2019 Tallapoosa County has received almost $2 million.

“We receive the county portion of the Rebuild Alabama funds monthly,” Moore said. “It accumulates over time. The County Road 34 project is

a lump sum grant. We had to match it at 20%. It is a project we could not have afforded otherwise.”

Rebuild Alabama funds free up other gas tax revenues to allow the county to do even more work, but the older gas tax funds limit where the county can spend the monies. Most have been on the books for decades.

“It’s a job to keep it all separate,” Moore said.

“There’s different rules for each of these funds. We have to keep them separate and bid accordingly.”

The first is a 7-cent gas tax which handles equipment purchases, employees in the road department and for paying for utilities at shops. A 4and 5-cent tax, commonly referred to together as 3R funds can only be spent on paved roads and bridges.

And there is one more.

“The 2-cent gas tax is what is spent on unpaved roads,” Moore said. “It’s the smallest of the funds.

Most of those funds are used for grading unpaved roads, adding base and adding rock where necessary.”

Moore said over the years county commissioners have used discretionary funds to help improve county roads.

“The commissioners have done a great job over the years of putting surface treatment on unpaved roads that had a lot of houses,” Moore said. “That has been done throughout my tenure. The commissioners are the one to thank for that. It had nothing to do with us.”

Moore said the county is constantly looking for and applying for grants to allow even more road work. Moore said just because a road is in poor shape does not mean it gets to the top of the repair list at the moment.

“Once we get the higher-traffic volume roads done we will branch down to lower traffic roads and improve those as well,” Moore said.

“Higher traffic roads are a priority with county Rebuild Alabama funds.

Tallapoosa County has done a great job with the resources it has had and spreading it as far as it could.”

Gov. Ivey urges lawmakers to support draft bill for 3 new prisons, citing ‘urgent’ situation

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter A draft Department of Corrections (DOC) revamp proposing the construction of two new men’s prisons, followed by one women’s prison, is slated to come up in a special legislative session this month as Alabama senate and house lawmakers meet with their caucuses this week to get a tentative vote tally.

The bill backed by Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration has yet to be made public, nor has the governor called a special legislative session for the bill.

However, in a letter sent to state lawmakers on Tuesday, Ivey urged the Alabama legislature to act on the “urgent” state prison crisis. The plea cites more than $1 billion in overdue upkeep due to years of funding neglect.

The proposed plan lays out three phases for the construction of new men’s and women’s facilities and the renovation of existing facilities, followed by further study on the state of prisons in Alabama.

While the draft bill does not name a project figure, a previous attempt to build two men’s “megaprisons” would have costed the state $3 billion.

Phases two and three of the draft bill which includes a women’s prison and other renovations are likely to push that cost higher. The Outlook has learned legislators may be breaking up the project into three phases in order to lessen the sticker shock of the entire prison system overhaul.

Phase one of the bill covers the construction of two new men’s prisons on state-owned property in Elmore and Escambia counties. If passed, it will be the second piece of legislation this year to build two facilities

near Tallassee and Atmore. The first plan derailed, however, when private prison company CoreCivic (contracted to construct the prisons, while the DOC would lease, staff and operate them) failed to get financing by the June 1 deadline.

The latest plan proposes funding will come from a bond issue of up to $785 million, general fund appropriations and COVID-19 relief money allocated in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which DOC commissioner Jeff Dunn sought permission to use in a letter sent to the U.S. Treasury Department earlier this year.

Like any other public works project, construction contracts will be up for bidding.

However, the draft bill also allows for negotiation between the state and contractors already

vetted for the projects during the Department of Corrections’ “extensive competitive lease evaluation process.”

Neither CoreCivic nor any other contractor is mentioned in the bill’s specs.

Phase two outlined in the draft bill begins when prison construction in phase one is 60% complete and includes the renovation of existing correctional facilities in Limestone and Jefferson counties, construction of a new women’s prison and renovation of one more facility in either Barbour or Bullock counties. The draft bill does not propose funding sources for these projects, instead allowing them to be determined by the legislature on a payper-project basis.

Phase three begins when phase two is 75% complete, and proposes the commissioner of the DOC conduct a study on

the “status of all correction facilities, trends in the inmate population and all other relevant factors,” to be submitted to the governor and legislature.

According to the ACLU of Alabama, 31 state prisoners have died by homicide, suicide or drug overdose in 2021 so far.

An ongoing lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice alleges the DOC has repeatedly violated the constitution’s 8th Amendment, prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishment,” for the prisoner-on-prisoner violence caused by overcrowding and mismanagement.

Gov. Kay Ivey is expected to call a special legislative session on the bill by the end of the month. Depending on the mood of the caucus meetings, however, that special session may come sooner.

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Have you ever seen a Venus Flytrap? These unique, carnivorous plants are only found in nature in certain parts of North and South Carolina. They are called carnivorous because they capture and digest insects. The meat-eating Venus Flytrap lives in damp, mossy forests year-round. They harvest energy from the Sun, just like most plants, through the process of photosynthesis, but due to the lack of nutrients in the soil, they also eat insects. The green plants grow to be around 8-12 inches tall and have white flowers. At the end of their stems are the “traps.”

The mouth-like leaves of the trap open when the Sun is shining; the inside of the DR KIDZ trap is red, like a flower, and has a sticky substance that attracts bugs. There are three hairs inside a trap that detect when something is inside. When an insect triggers the trap, it closes in less than half a second. When a trap closes, the spines lock the insect in place. The Venus Flytrap then secretes an acid that digests the meal; it takes around 10 days for the plant to break it down for the nutrients.

A single trap only “eats” about three bugs in a lifetime before falling off the plant and regrowing a new trap from its roots. Venus Flytraps are listed as a vulnerable plant due to overcollection and habitat destruction. If you ever see one in the wild, do not attempt to bring it home. Venus Flytraps have fascinated people for centuries and have been portrayed in pop culture many times.

The Venus Flytrap as a giant villain-plant in movies and cartoons and an obstacle course in video games are just two examples of things that have been inspired by these unique plants.

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Loss hurts and no one else can know exactly how deeply it hurts. No one – except Jesus. Jesus hurt; his best friend Lazarus died. He was betrayed by one of his 12 closest friends over a few pieces of silver.

Jesus experienced the loss of his heavenly Father’s presence. He knew the pain of “loss.”

Jesus also knows the pain your losses bring, too. Jesus wants you to know He is grieving alongside you. Jesus is our friend and He wants to draw us close and shelter us in His arms of love. No matter the grief or how long it may last, Jesus is there for us to help.

As long as we live in this world, there will be pain and loss. But one day, all our losses will come to a glorious and permanent end.

Jesus promises “In this world you will have tribulation but take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 6:33.

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Russell Medical holds moment of silence remembering those lost to COVID-19

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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Russell Medical staff take part in a moment of silence Tuesday outside the hospital in honor of those lost to Covid-19.

Healthcare workers across the state took a moment to remember Tuesday.

Russell Medical CEO Jim Peace joined many employees of Russell Medical at noon as did other healthcare facilities across the state to hold a moment of silence and pray.

“It is a trying time for all hospitals,” Peace said. “Today, hospitals all across the state are standing as we are in their facilities in honor and memory of the over 12,000 Alabamaians who have lost their lives to date to COVID-19. Today, we want to take a moment of silence and honor them but also honor their families and in honor of all of you and your families.”

Russell Medical RN nurse manager Nancey Ammons has seen it all. Ammons has been there when patients were escorted from ICU after intubation for COVID19 and more. Ammons is also there when patients get the monoclonal infusion. The moment of silence was special

for Ammons.

“I was thinking about all the patients that we have lost and those we are still fighting for — it has been so many,” Ammons said. “I think we have had 13 that had been intubated that have walked out of here.”

The moment of silence came just in time. Area residents were lining up at The Mill 280 for drive-thru COVID19 testing. Russell Medical director of marketing Susan Foy said the testing center is seeing an average of about 200 people a day with slightly more on the days just after a weekend. Tuesday was no different as more than 20 cars waited to get to the canopy for testing.

Ammons knows more tough days are ahead but knows help is surrounding her and the rest of the staff at Russell Medical.

“My community, my fellow coworkers, my family and friends — the community here is just so supportive of us,” Ammons said. “They’ve done prayers, food, cards, text and emails, it keeps you going.”

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Volunteers assisting in the search discovered his body last Thursday in the Tallapoosa River at approximately 2:30 p.m. just south of Highway 49 at Horseshoe Bend Road Bridge near the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.

In addition to the volunteers, members of the Alexander City Rescue Squad, Alexander City Fire Department Dive Team, New Site Police Department, Jacksons Gap Police Department, Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office and ALEA’s Aviation Unit assisted in search efforts. Nothing further is available as Troopers with ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division continue to investigate.

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“I congratulate the men and women of the City of Dadeville for receiving this grant and hope it will ultimately help increase the safety for all local citizens. I am pleased to see the federal government is continuing to make these types of investments in the Third District.”

Rogers said the grant should be awarded under the 2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, an essential federal program which supports first responders across Alabama and the nation.

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t’s hard to label the debut of Bryan Harsin as the head football coach of Auburn University as anything but a raving success. The Tigers completely overwhelmed Akron in every possible way and the 60-10 score could have actually been worse if they wanted it to be. Auburn executed their offense with power, precision and a very refreshing proficiency. The defense was dominant against the run and unleashed a relentless pass rush. I don’t remember such a balanced performance since the days of Al Borges back in the early 2000’s. The Tigers did pretty much anything they desired rushing for 316 yards and passing for 297 yards. They had 14 first downs rushing and 14 first downs passing. Bo Nix was in total command and looked incredibly comfortable. He was an eyepopping 20 of 22 passing for 275 yards and 3 TDs. I actually would consider one of those incompletions a drop. Auburn did not turn the ball over and had very few penalties as well. They

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“They’re a young football team, but the deal with Pike County is they’ve got a lot of pride, tradition. They’ve won a lot of football games over the years.

They’ve won state championships. So you know when you play them you’re gonna play a tough, physical football team offensively and defensively.”

— Dadeville head coach Roger McDonald

ANDY GRAHAM Columnistt looked like a very well coached and well prepared team.

That’s the initial reaction, but now for a little reality.

Akron is not a good football team and they would struggle mightily against any decent team. Auburn has superior athletes at every single position and should absolutely dominate a team like the Zips. Bo Nix was, indeed, incredibly proficient and explosive, but he was under hardly any pressure all night and his receivers were wide open. The AU offensive line opened up holes for the running backs and protected Nix extremely well. They also outweighed the Akron defensive line by nearly 40 pounds a man.

They will see some of the country’s best defensive lineman in conference play.

The AU defense held the Zips to -3 yards rushing which is impressive against See WIN, Page B2

The problem with college football isn’t at the top t’s only been two official weeks of play in the college football season, but there are some who believe we are headed for four familiar teams in the College Football Playoff.

Some combination of Alabama, Oklahoma, Georgia, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Clemson seems like a certainty. That inevitability has some fans claiming that the dominance of those few are ruining the sport.

Those fans couldn’t be more wrong.

While the ‘familiarity breeds contempt’ idiom is applicable, it’s not the aforementioned teams’ success that hurts college football’s popularity. A much better argument can be made that the issues lie at the other end of the success spectrum where other Power 5 teams continue to disappoint.

Schools like Washington and Georgia Tech have won national titles since 1990.

Yet, both of them lost to obviously inferior opponents in the first two weeks of the season. Washington lost at home to FCS Montana as a

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LUKE ROBINSON Columnistt 23-point favorite Saturday night. Meanwhile, Miami was non-competitive versus a peer again on a national stage, California lost at home to Nevada and Duke and Vanderbilt can’t even beat the likes of Charlotte and East Tennessee State at home, respectively.

Upsets in all sports happen, but that’s a lot of Power 5 teams losing to teams with far fewer resources for one Saturday and there is a ripple effect felt throughout the sport when schools like that lose games they shouldn’t.

For instance, the Washington at Michigan game- the ABC national night game for Sept.11looked like an intriguing matchup a week ago. Now that the Huskies have lost to an FCS opponent, though, that game has all of the luster of corroded penny. Georgia See FOOTBALL, Page B2

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Dadeville’s Ja’Vuntae Holley (3) stiff arms Montgomery Catholic’s Will Belstering Friday night.

EXPERIENCE GAP DADEVILLE PREPARING TO SQUARE OFF WITH PIKE COUNTY

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

ff to a 1-1 start in its 2021 campaign, Dadeville football will have an opportunity to get back to a winning record this week against Pike County.

Against a young team with just six seniors listed on its roster, the Tigers’ veteran unit of 16 seniors hopes to grind out a victory over the Bulldogs in a region contest.

“They’re a young football team, but the deal with Pike County is they’ve got a lot of pride, tradition,” Dadeville head coach Roger McDonald said.

“They’ve won a lot of football games over the years. They’ve won state championships. So you know when you play them you’re gonna play a tough, physical football team offensively and defensively.”

Despite the fact that Alabama’s high school football season is entering its fourth week this week, Pike County has only played in one game.

The Bulldogs fell 14-12 at the hands of Beulah, a team who’s lost each of its other two games.

On offense, Pike County relies the most on running back Jhanauris King, who housed a touchdown run from 65 yards out last week.

“The quarterback and the tailback are two really good athletes,” McDonald said. “They

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Dadeville’s Ja’Vuntae (3) finds a hole against Montgomery Catholic.

play really well. Just gotta make sure you keep them hemmed up.”

Defensively the Bulldogs run a 4-4, the same scheme the Tigers employ when trying to stop opposing offenses.

“They look like us, do a lot of the same things, but you just know the type of kids they’re gonna have. They’re gonna show up and play hard,” McDonald said.

While this year’s Pike County squad may hold a certain level of inexperience, the program is one of the most tradition-rich outfits in Class 3A. The Bulldogs can claim five state championships, including three in a four-year stretch from 2003 through 2006. They won their — and Dadeville’s —

region as recently as 2019.

McDonald has said in the past the team’s gameplan of 3.4 yards per carry and tough, physical defense won’t change much based on its opponent, and that remains true against Pike County.

However, Dadeville’s leader said there could be a few twists in store on offense moving forward, as soon as this weekend.

“There are some things that we still have not shown on both sides,” McDonald said. “There hasn’t been a reason to show them. We have some other things that we’d like to work on and we’ll start doing a little more as the season goes on.”

Dadeville and Pike County kickoff at 7 p.m. at Dadeville High School.

Auburn offense showcases explosive abilities against Akron

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

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Auburn’s Tank Bigsby (4) runs through a hole against Akron at JordanHare Stadium Saturday.

Auburn not only winning, but dominating its Group of Five conference opponent was the expectation Saturday.

The Tigers were 37-point favorites according to the Caesars Sportsbook entering the contest.

Auburn, an SEC team, posted a winning record in 2020.

Akron, who plays in the meager

MAC, went 1-5.

But sometimes things don’t go according to plan in Week 1. Multiple top 15 teams were upset across the college football landscape Saturday, and many more had closer scrapes than expected with competition considered inferior.

That’s why it was good for Auburn fans to see the Tigers run roughshod over the Zips 60-10, and especially good to see Auburn’s

offense under the guidance of junior quarterback Bo Nix and sophomore running back Tank Bigsby post big gain after big gain.

“I thought our guys came out ready to play,” Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin said after his first win at the helm of the program. “We’ve had a lot of work, a lot of focus on what they’ve had to do over the last nine months to get themselves See AUBURN, Page B2

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anyone. However, a lot of that was due to six sacks and a snap over the punters head. Auburn dominated a team they should have dominated and the final score is somewhat irrelevant.

Initial reaction? Check. A little reality? Check. Now, let’s take an honest look at the results. Mike Bobo’s offense was noticeably different, even to the most casual observer, in formation, rhythm and design. The most blatant and obvious differences to previous years was the passing game. Forget the yardage and wide-open receivers for a moment and simply recognize that ten different receivers caught passes. TE John Shenker caught five passes! He caught nine all of last season. It’s true, Nix wasn’t under very much pressure, but he deliberately went through his progressions and found an open man.

He also checked the ball down to the running backs. It remains to be seen if he will be as patient under duress, but it’s a good start. Tank Bigsby is a powerful running back and he will have a huge year if he stays healthy.

There was some concern about the depth at running back behind Shaun Shivers, but freshman Jarquez Hunter and Sean Jackson showed a lot of promise Saturday. The Tigers obviously haven’t proven anything yet to anyone. They won’t prove anything Saturday, but they are 1-0.

According to Bryan Harsin, that’s exactly where they want to be.

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prepared, and today was an example of what we’re capable of doing.”

Auburn had posted 457 total yards and held a 46-0 lead when its starters exited the game with 10:59 remaining in the third quarter against Akron. The

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so much as threaten UGA later in the year?

I mean this as no shot at Montana and Northern Illinois; kudos to those two and the others who took advantage of their opportunities. But, seriously, college football’s eyes won’t be focused on those

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Tech against Georgia used to have some cache; now that the Yellow Jackets have already lost to Northern Illinois, why would anyone believe they can

Tigers blew open eight plays for 20 or more yards.

Nix finished 20 for 22 with 275 yards and three touchdowns through the air. Bigsby added 119 and two touchdowns in just 13 carries on the ground.

“I thought we ran the ball well, which allowed us to be able to throw against some one-on-one matchups,” Harsin said.

“The O-line protected our

quarterback well, and I thought Bo made good decisions.”

Bigsby’s talents were showcased from Auburn’s first drive.

The running back picked up 17 yards in three carries, then took a handoff left, slipped an arm tackle and burst up the seam of Akron’s defense for a 32-yard touchdown run.

The Tigers led 6-0 with

two teams nearly as much as the so-called powers they beat. Therefore, we need the Washingtons, Miamis and Georgia Techs to give us all reason to hope they can hold their own against the six to seven teams that are usually in the playoffs.

6:55 to play in the first quarter after a missed extra point.

“I was very excited, first one of the season, with my teammates,” Bigsby said. “It was a big moment.

It was a big moment for Auburn at the time. I had the energy and I just celebrated. I felt like I needed to celebrate.”

In the third quarter Bigsby broke off another

31-yard run around the right end.

Harsin felt the play of not just Bigsby, but senior running back Shaun Shivers and the offensive line blocking for them performed well against the Zips.

“I thought Tank ran hard tonight,” Harsin said. “I thought Shaun ran hard tonight. We took care of the football, it was good to see

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that. The O-line gave them opportunities.”

He even produced as a receiver when he had to. With Auburn ahead 6-0 in the first quarter, Nix sat in a clean pocket with eons to throw the ball, unable to find an open target. Eventually he checked down to Bigsby, who picked up 19 yards on a catch-andrun to set up Shivers for a similar 19-yard receiving touchdown jaunt.

Nix’s arm proved just as deadly as Bigsby’s legs.

With Auburn starting at its own 8-yard-line following a punt, Nix found senior wide receiver Shedrick Jackson streaking downfield off play action and hit him for a 42-yard gain.

“You saw the plays that he executed, everybody saw that,” Harsin said about Nix. “What I got to see was his presence and leadership in the huddle, his poise on the two-minute drive to get us into field goal range and to get points at the end of the half, and just some of the other things too that not everybody would know.

We called some shot plays that might not have been there and he made the right decisions.”

Sophomore wide receiver Kobe Hudson broke open in the endzone a few plays later to cap a six-play, 92-yard scoring drive with a 28-yard touchdown. The Tigers led 27-0 with 9:44 remaining until halftime.

Earlier in the quarter it was sophomore wide receiver Ja’Varrius Johnson who found space for a 34-yard scoring catch.

“I was excited to get out there and be consistent, be in control of the game and know where to go with the ball,” Nix said. “That’s the main thing you have to take care of when you’re at quarterback is just knowing where to go with the ball, the rest takes care of itself.

Our guys did a great job getting open today.”

Nix’s 91 percent completion rate was an Auburn record with a minimum of 20 attempts.

Tougher tests than Akron await the Tigers.

After another cupcake in Alabama State next week, they travel to Penn State to take on what may be a top 15 Nittany Lions squad.

In any case, Auburn’s offense is showing big-play ability right away in 2021.

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JAKE ARTHUR | THE RECORD

BANDS ROCK THE AMP AT LABOR DAY CONCERT The Vegabonds, Jonathan Bloom, and The Bank Walkers performed at The Amp on Sunday evening to celebrate the holiday weekend that wraps up the summer season.

Man tried using military service to lessen attempted murder sentence

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unit but Gann was not.

Stanton testified Gann never saw combat.

“I got sent to the 119th when I A Notasulga man was sentenced got back from Haiti,” Gann said. to 25 years in prison Friday.

“My squad leader told me (not Jody Gann was charged with turning in orders) would come four counts of attempted murder back to bite me.” and firing a gun into an occupied Gann’s claim of serving in vehicle. In June, a Tallapoosa Afghanistan could see more County jury only returned guilty verdicts on one count of attempted charges brought against him according to Fifth Judicial Circuit murder and the shooting into an district attorney Jeremy Duerr. occupied vehicle.

“We are incredulous that Gann tried to say he suffered in 2021 and in light of recent from PTSD caused by combat events that Gann persists in military service while military claiming a combat deployment records said otherwise. At trial Gann said he went to Afghanistan and seeing active combat when the Department of the Army and it was a story he held onto Friday as he spoke to Fifth Judicial denies any record of him being Circuit Court Judge Issac Wharton deployed to a combat zone, being under fire, or receiving any type during sentencing.

“I wasn’t able to turn my orders of combat award,” Duerr said.

“Such a false claim is despicable in when I got back,” Gann said. and we will cooperate fully “I didn’t turn in my records for with any investigation or further awards either.” prosecution.”

Tom Stanton, a civilian at Ft. In March 2016 Gann was Bragg in North Carolina is chief on a south Tallapoosa County of data correctness, testified he road. Wharton said he recalled searched through two military testimony and evidence of three databases that cover military people in a car being shot but the service and could find no records jury only found Gann guilty of one supporting Gann served in the count of attempted murder. Gann Middle East. Stanton said he saw where Gann was deployed to Haiti did apologize for his role in the incident. for two months in 2010.

“I wish things would have went “There were no combat citations, no combat action badge,” different,” Gann said. “I wasn’t trying to hurt anybody. I was just Stanton said by video conference trying to protect myself and my in the sentencing hearing. passenger.”

Gann said when he returned Gann said just a few months from Haiti he attached to another prior to the shooting he was unit to go to Afghanistan. Gann’s talking weekly with a psychiatrist attorney Mark Allen Treadwell about his PTSD when he asked if it were possible for his revealed at one point after his records to be classified. Stanton said he could see if Gann was part military service he had sat a table contemplating sucide. of a special forces or classified

“My wife left me, I was drinking and had a loaded 357,” Gann said. “I didn’t have the guts to pull the trigger. I went to the bedroom and took a whole bottle of trazodone.”

Gann said he wrote a two-anda-half page letter explaining why he was committing suicide. Gann said the psychiatrist sent him to the mental health unit of the Tuscaloosa VA hospital.

Gann could have been sentenced up to 99 years for the attempted murder verdict and up to 20 years on the shooting into an occuppied vehicle.

Wharton sentenced Gann to 25 years on the attempted murder charge and 15 years for shooting into the occupied vehicle. Wharton ordered the sentences be served concurrently meaning Gann will serve 25 years in prison.

Duerr believes the sentence fits the circumstances of the incident.

“First, we thank the Jury for their service and returning a just verdict for the senseless and needless actions of Gann that night on Hayes Mill Road,” Duerr said.

“What Gann did was wrong, and the verdict reflected that he was wrong. The investigation by the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office built an impressive case against Gann and we greatly appreciate the hard work of investigators Hilyer, Hough and Temple. Their hard work enabled us to present the jury with a clear case of senseless and inexcusable wrongdoing by Gann.

“We feel that the sentence is appropriate to the verdict and gives the victims some measure of justice for being repeatedly shot as they tried to escape Gann’s fusillade of bullets.”

Ashland man arrested for sex abuse in Alex City

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who is less than 12 years old.

First-degree sexual abuse is a Class C felony and The Alexander City person found guilty can Police Department has serve between one and 10 arrested and charged years in prison. A person Winston Ocie Hayes of commits first-degree sexual Ashland with multiple counts related to sexual acts abuse if they subject another person to sexual contact with a minor. by forcible compulsion or Hayes, 46, of Ashland subjects another person was arrested Thursday and to sexual contact who is charged with first-degree incapable of consent by sodomy, first-degree sex reason of being physically abuse and enticing a child.

“These acts are reported helpless or mentally incapacited. to have occurred over a Enticing a child is a Class period of time and reported in July,” ACPD deputy chief C felony and a person found guilty can serve between James Easterwood said. one and 10 years in prison.

“There is more than one According to Alabama occurrence.” law, “It shall be unlawful Easterwood said the for any person with female victim is 14 years lascivious intent to entice, old.

Hayes is currently in the allure, persuade, or invite, Tallapoosa County Jail with or attempt to entice, allure, persuade or invite, any a $200,000 bond available child under 16 years of to him. age to enter any vehicle, According to Alabama room, house, office or other law, first-degree sodomy place for the purpose of is a Class A felony and if proposing to such child found guilty a person can be sentenced to between 10 the performance of an act of sexual intercourse or an and 99 years in prison. A act which constitutes the person is guilty of sodomy when they engage in deviate offense of sodomy or for the purpose of proposing sexual intercourse with the fondling or feeling of another person by forcible the sexual or genital parts compulsion; engages in of such child or the breast deviate sexual intercourse of such child, or for the with a person who is purpose of committing an incapable of consent by aggravated assault on such reason of being physically child, or for the purpose of helpless or mentally incapacitated; or the suspect proposing that such child fondle or feel the sexual is 16 years old or older, or genital parts of such engages in deviate sexual person.” intercourse with a person

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The Dadeville Record

CACC softball focused on fundamentals in fall

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director As is the case for the vast majority of junior and community college softball programs across the country, Central Alabama Community College lost a significant portion of its production from last season.

The Trojans’ top two pitchers are gone. Many of its best hitters are gone, including All-American Jada Askew.

Due to injuries, COVID19 and a few question marks the team hasn’t had its full roster out for practice yet, and while trying to sort out who could be key players, CACC is zeroing in on its fundamentals and getting players acclimated to team culture.

“We do a lot of fundamental stuff in the fall,” CACC head coach Gregory Shivers said. “We use that time to get them to learn how we do things and whatnot. That’s what we’ve been doing, a lot of fundamental work. We haven’t really gotten into the team stuff yet.”

There’s a lot for the Trojans to figure out before their first games at the beginning of the next calendar year. It’s a symptom of being a oneor two-year stop for most players.

Askew blasted 22 home runs last season to lead all the squad’s hitters by a healthy 16-longball margin, also collecting more RBIs than any other Trojan.

Natalie Ritchey is also gone, the squad’s leading hitter in terms of batting average during 2021.

Shivers said there’s a core group of second-year players he’ll look to for an offensive spark.

Anna Kate Tyree put up the best numbers of anyone coming back for CACC, batting .356 with six home runs and 43 RBIs last year.

“She was one of our better hitters last year,” Shivers said. “We’ll be looking for her to get better.”

Jenna Bisharat was showing some pop midway through the season in 2021 with five home runs and a .333 batting average in 27 games, but an injury sidelined her for much

of the second half of the Trojans’ campaign.

“When she came back, you could tell she’d been out awhile,” Shivers said.

“She was having a really good year up until that point. One of our best hitters.”

On the flipside of her story, Shivers said Eleissia Everett and Alysa Newman were both players whose game improved significantly as the 2021 season progressed.

The duo posted batting averages of .290 and .293, respectively, well beneath the team’s impressive .350 mark but still certainly in

the range of productivity.

Chloe Wills batted .341 in 2021 and also returns as a position player for CACC. “She had an up-anddown year offensively,” Shivers said. “She batted leadoff and then ninth for us. We had her lead off the first half of the season, then the second half we moved her down to the nine hole and she did much better. It’s just one spot in the lineup, really, with nine and one together although they’re eight apart.”

Asia McWaters and Anna Calloway accounted for 76 percent of the Trojans’ total innings

pitched last season. Both have moved on.

One returner that could help replace some of that work is Kelsey Watson, who grabbed the third-most innings for CACC at 62.2.

She posted a 5.59 ERA in that time.

Outside her, Shivers is looking forward to seeing a whole gaggle of incoming freshman battle for work in the circle. Jenna Castleberry, Nikki Hammond, Hannah Marchman, Samantha Melton and Leah Patterson are all vying for spots.

“We’re just waiting to see who emerges from

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September 9, 2021

Chris Holley, Catrina Anne Clement, Robert Norwood,

Now through September

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.

Oct. 2

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 more. If you wish to be a Vendor, contact the Lake Martin Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce at 256.825.4019 or chamber@dadeville.com.

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The 2021 Central Alabama Community College softball team after winning its regional tournament to go to the NJCAA College World Series.

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.

Oct. 15-17

FALL BOOGIE: Standard Deluxe will host three days of music at the 9 annual Fall Boogie. The lineup includes Black Joe Lewis and the

that group,” Shivers said.

“They’ve all got different things they bring to the table. We expect to be good in the circle again this year.”

Shivers said such uncertainty is the reason why the Trojans are keeping things simple for now.

They’ve held two intrasquad scrimmages, with the hitters dominating one and the pitchers the other, he added.

“We’ve had a good start between the weather and everything,” Shivers said. “We’ve gotten out (to practice) a lot.”

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

Teressa Carpenter, Isiah Cox, and Brian Woods are celebrating their birthdays today.

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.

Nov. 18

7 BRIDGES BAND: THE ULTIMATE EAGLES EXPERIENCE: Since their first appearance in Alexander City a few years ago, the community has eagerly awaited the return of 7 Bridges Band to the Benjamin Russell High School Auditorium. This group delivers a stunningly accurate tribute to the music of The Eagles using no backing tracks or harmonizers. Visit alexcityarts.org for details and tickets.

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.

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 rock painting, wine glass painting, canvas painting, painted a door hanger and created greeting cards.

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.

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.

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