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Radney says annexation no issue By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Alexander City municipal attorney Larkin Radney said he sees no issue with the city annexing lakefront property between Sturdivant Road and the Central of Georgia Railroad despite past Alabama Supreme Court rulings that cast doubt on the procedure.

The map city officials prepared for the Tallapoosa County Probate Judge’s Office to set up fee and tax collections, if the annexation request is approved by the Alabama Legislature, shows the proposed area unconnected to any property already annexed into Alexander City. In the 2012-13 term, the Supreme Court ruled Irondale could not annex property across the Cahaba River because

the only way for residents to get to the property was by traveling through Leeds. The City of Leeds filed suit saying it was improper to annex across a body of water because it would suffer harmful consequences. “I did some really in-depth research several months ago into the issue but not for this annexation,” Radney said. “The legislature can annex by constitutional

authority.” Radney said there is a difference in the Leeds case and Alexander City’s situation. “In that (Leeds) case, they would have to travel through another municipality to get there,” Radney said. “Here, no one would have to travel through another municipality to get there.” See ANNEXATION • Page 3

Municipal site ‘a jungle’

City BOE hears from children, backpack program

Crews begin cleaning property at complex

By GABRIELLE JANSEN Staff Writer

By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor

Workers pounced on Alexander City’s new municipal complex with chainsaws, backhoes and bulldozers Wednesday to begin the task of eradicating a forest of trees and overgrowth before renovations to the building start in August. “It’s a jungle,” public works director Gerard Brewer said. “We’ve taken probably 10 to 15 truckloads out of here already.” The city bought the former Russell Sales Office, Russell Guest House and 56 acres of property for $9.11 million and the loan is scheduled to close April 22, according to Alexander City Mayor Jim Nabors. Workers weren’t thinking about the mathematics of the financing Wednesday as they swarmed over the property and began clearing away years of unsightly growth encroaching on the building and the grounds. “Everybody’s been chomping at the bit to get in here and now that we own it everybody’s ready to go,” Brewer said. “They even put me on a mower today thinking I would wreck. I enjoyed it.” The crews will clean up the property each Wednesday until the work is done. “Every Wednesday it’ll be ‘Workday Wednesday,’” Brewer said. “We are See CLEANING • Page 12

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Small trees lie on the ground in front of the new Alexander City municipal complex Wednesday as work began in earnest to beautify the property. Landscaping work will continue at the site each Wednesday until it is completely cleaned, public works director Gerard Brewer said.

Tuesday’s Alexander City Board of Education meeting was all about the students with showcases from multiple Stephens Elementary groups and a presentation on the local Backpack Buddies program. The school board meeting was held at Stephens Elementary, and students said the opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. The show choir performed “Hallelujah” and “Set it Free” from the movie “Sing.” Media class students Molly Moncrief and Tariq Carter gave a presentation on wildfires. Science students told the audience about bacteria in the school and After the Bell art students gave their pieces to members of the school board. Students from the Beta class and the Peer Helpers Group also presented. After all presentations, Jamie Dark, who runs the Backpack Buddies program at Alexander City Schools, talked to the audience about the group’s work. Dark said the group started six years ago and now feeds 104 children. Dark said the program See BOE • Page 5

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Theron Livingston and R.D. Pointer with Safe-T-Shelter of Hartselle install electrical conduit before pouring a slab at the Daviston storm shelter Wednesday.

Contractors are at work installing a community storm shelter in Daviston. Tallapoosa County EMA director Jason Moran said the shelter will have a capacity of 89 to service those in the Daviston community and most of the funding comes from a federal grant. “The total cost of the project is $108,352,” Moran said. “Seventy-five percent of the funding is federal and 25 percent is local funds.” A large concrete slab was being prepared Wednesday to accommodate the shelter to be installed later. The slab will be 12 inches thick and the footing is 24 to 26 inches and will be a monolithic pour. The shelter includes a generator and chemical toilets. Contractors with Safe-T-Shelter of Hartselle installed reinforcements Wednesday morning for the concrete to come later in the day and also installed wire to ground the benches and shelter. “It will take between 38 and 40 yards of concrete,” Moran said. “It will then have to cure See SHELTER • Page 9

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Hard-working wife unloads on husband at day’s end DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have demanding jobs neither of us is crazy about. I sell insurance; she manages a hairdressing salon for a large company. At day’s end I keep the events of the day -- good or bad -- to myself. I have heard the saying “Don’t bring your family problems to work, and don’t bring your work problems home,” so I don’t carry any “baggage” home with me. If something positive happens, I may mention it. How do I get my wife to leave her work problems at work? It’s the last thing I want to hear about. If I offer an opinion or respond to her, I get criticized and accused of not appreciating how hard she works. She has actually said, “No one else in this world works as hard as I do!” I would like to have an enjoyable evening or weekend with her and not have to hear about HER work problems. -- BAGGAGEFREE DEAR BAGGAGE-FREE: There is another saying that may help you to be more

DEAR ABBY Advice understanding: A joy shared is twice a joy; a burden shared is half a burden. If your wife can’t discuss her frustrations with you, who else can she safely confide in? A word to the wise: Women often just need someone to LISTEN. Because this is getting to you to the point that you would write to me about it, rather than offer suggestions or opinions, it’s time you tell her exactly what you have conveyed to me. Maybe you can agree on a time when these issues can be discussed -- once you both have decompressed from your demanding jobs. DEAR ABBY: This is my suggestion for “Unfulfilled Grandma in Minnesota” (Jan.

15), the senior citizen looking to help young children. Schools need help! Contact the local elementary school. Speak with the principal. If the administration agrees with your intentions, you may be required to pay for the background check and fingerprinting. My story: Our youngest daughter sent me a text. She indicated my grandson’s kindergarten teacher was asking for help in the computer lab. Being a retired geek, I showed up the following Thursday, working for just an hour. After three weeks the teacher asked me if I would be willing to help her in the classroom for four hours every Thursday. I agreed. It didn’t take my grandson long to figure out he got faster help if he addressed me as “Mr. ----.” After three months, I told my wife it was the best four hours of my week. Without blinking an eye, she smiled and said, “You know, it’s the best four hours of MY week, too!” Wait? WHAT? --

FULFILLED GRANDPA OUT WEST DEAR GRANDPA: Thank you for writing. Other readers also suggested that volunteering at a school can be a rewarding way for seniors to put their time to good use and help children. I heard from a “camp grandma” who volunteers at a YMCA summer camp, another who is a reader for 3- and 4-year-olds at a Head Start program, a child care worker in the nursery at a church, and a man who helps to make the children of Afghan refugees feel welcome in their new country through the No One Left Behind organization. Thank you all for these important acts of service, and for sharing the information with me and my readers. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Obituaries Mr. James Eric Luster 1971 - 2019 Funeral Service for Mr. James Eric Luster, 47, of Alexander City, will be Friday, April 19, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Dr. Albert Pike will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 19, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mr. Luster passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Chapman Healthcare Center. He was born on

Mrs. Mattie C. Gates Funeral Service for Mrs. Mattie C. Gates will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2019 at Corinth Baptist Church with interment following in the Church

December 11, 1971 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama to Lamar Luster and Deborah Mims Holman. He was a member of West End Baptist Church and loved the Lord. In his younger years, Eric enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was an avid Auburn fan and enjoyed reading the newspaper and keeping everyone abreast of the news and weather. Eric was a very special person, and he touched a lot of lives. He is survived by his mother, Deborah M. Holman (Brent); father, Lamar Luster (Carol); brothers, Dr. Bryan T. Holman and Jason Luster;

Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 18, 2019 from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m.

sister, Tara Roberson; nephews, Zachary Holman and Silas Holman; aunt, Charlene Douglas (Charles); uncles, Willie Lee Luster (Roxie) and Bobby Luster; and a host of other family members and friends He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James Austin and Mozell Mims. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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Local student to compete in national pageant By GABRIELLE JANSEN Staff Writer

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Rihanna Greathouse, center, helped lead an anti-bullying awareness effort at Radney Elementary at the beginning of the school year.

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Greathouse has competed in pageants since she was 5 years old.

adney Elementary sixth-grader Rihanna Greathouse will represent Tallapoosa County at the National America Miss Alabama pageant in Birmingham in May. Greathouse, 12, said she was recommended by a person in the community and interviewed with the pageant’s directors before getting chosen. “I’ve always loved pageants and it helped me build my self-confidence and esteem,” Greathouse said. Greathouse began entering pageants when she was 5 and said this is the first time she’s entered the National America Miss Alabama pageant. “We travel as far away down to the Gulf Coast by Mississippi,” her mother Danielle Depasque said. “We’ve been up there to Atlanta. We’ve been all around here in Alabama.” At the competition, Greathouse will compete in four overall categories of formal wear modeling, personal introduction, interview and community service project. If Greathouse wins, she’ll promote her platform of antibullying. Greathouse started an anti-bullying campaign at Radney Elementary at the beginning of the school year where she sold T-shirts. Greathouse said she is also currently collecting items to donate to recent tornado victims. “I think it’s great,” Depasque said. “It’s wonderful coming from a small town and making a major move like this. It definitely puts Tallapoosa County on the map.” Greathouse currently plays the saxophone in the school’s —Danielle band and is a member of the beta club. Depasque Depasque said she Greathouse’s mother recommends every girl compete in pageants. “We’re hoping that we’ll have young girls as well want to step out of their comfort zone and try beauty pageants because you gain life skills, you build your self-confidence and self-esteem,” Depasque said.

Annexation The Alexander City City Council in March voted to ask the legislature to annex the Miner’s Cove area, which is owned by River Cove II LLC, for future residential development. Most of the proposed annexation would occur on a peninsula connected by a bridge. City revenue manager Ward Sellers said the city could see up to $360,000 a year in economic development at complete buildout, which would take 17 years, and public works director Gerard Brewer said it would cost $91,000 annually to maintain the infrastructure in the newly annexed area. Sellers said the city does not want to connect Miner’s Cove to the current city limits because it would extend the police jurisdiction. The Outlook researched court documents and state code to see if Alexander City can annex property that is not contiguous to the current city limits and found a case that may apply. After Leeds filed suit against Irondale in 2011, the Jefferson County Circuit Court and the Supreme Court sided with Leeds. “Leeds argued that Irondale’s annexation of Land Trust property would

“We’re hoping that we’ll have young girls as well that want to step out of their comfort zone and try beauty pageants because you gain life skills, you build your selfconfidence and self-esteem.”

continued from Page 1 adversely affect the proper and efficient function of the Leeds city government,” the Supreme Court wrote in its 24-page ruling from the 2012-13 term. For the River Cove development, the only access is by Sturdivant Road which Alexander City is not annexing. Brewer said it would cost about $500,000 to repair the base and pave the approximately 1-mile section of road that would remain in the county. The development would also dramatically increase traffic on Sturdivant Road. Currently there are areas near the proposed annexation where Alexander City residents must travel outside the city limits to receive city services. Residents of six homes that front Lake Martin on Forest Hills Lane must travel county portions of Forest Hill Lane and File / The Outlook Sturdivant Road to gain access to those Attorney Larkin Radney said he sees no issue services. with Alex City’s annexation plans. Other cities and counties have taninvolving similar situations dealing gled legally over annexation. with contiguity in Daphne and along In 1989, Marshall County resiBattleship Parkway between Mobile dents filed suit over liquor licenses and Spanish Fort. being issued to property annexed by The Supreme Court ruled for Leeds the City of Guntersville across Lake while considering the other cases. It Guntersville. Suits were also filed

said: “We must agree with the trial court that Irondale’s purported annexation of the Land Trust property does not meet the (Alabama Code) 11-42-21 requirement of contiguity because it is impossible to travel by automobile from the annexing municipality (Irondale) to the proposed annexed land without crossing into a neighboring municipality (Leeds). The evidence in this case indicates that the Land Trust property would be on the far edge of Irondale, isolated from the core of the city’s residential and commercial areas and without access to existing city services offered by Irondale unless those services were routed through Leeds … annexation of the Land Trust property was improper and void because of a lack of contiguity between the Land Trust property and property within the corporate limits of Irondale … because the Land Trust property is separated from property with the corporate limits of Irondale by a public waterway and because of factors set forth in the City of Spanish Fort and Johnson for finding contiguity across a public waterway are not present.”

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Annexation should be put on hold

ome residents who might be annexed into New Site are up in arms about the prospect and it seems the town government is wise to table any action until it has had more time to study it. The annexation is an outgrowth of the necessity of drawing council districts for the 2020 elections, as New Site has been out of compliance with at-large districts. More than 40 residents who would be annexed into New Site attended the town council meeting Monday and made it known they are not happy. Many felt they were blindsided. “It looks like you guys are trying to be sneaky,” Gwen Bishop said. “People didn’t know about it. It looks bad.” John Burgess said he got 150 signatures on a petition opposing annexation. “We want transparency,” he said. “We don’t want to be swept under the rug.” Others questioned the town’s motives, saying it merely wants to raise more revenue, which Mayor Phil Blasingame denied, although said if the population increases the town would qualify for more grants. Some want assurances they won’t have to pay additional taxes and fees if they are annexed, a promise Blasingame can’t make because he doesn’t know what future administrations will do. Most of those in attendance said they don’t want to abide by new ordinances. “There are those of us that choose to live outside the city limits,” Bishop said. “We have the county and state over us. We don’t want any more regulations.” The bottom line is there are too many unanswered questions about the annexation in New Site. More information is needed and the only way the correct decision can be made is if the town government is totally transparent.

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Tiger and the redemptive nature of America

iger Woods, who became his own cautionary tale, made his redemptive comeback earlier this week and won the Masters after 3,950 days since his last major win. His son Charlie and daughter Sam hugged him emotionally on 18. It’s probably the best comeback story in sports and one the nation universally cheered. It has been a tough decade for Tiger. You will remember that his Swedish wife, Elin, divorced him citing irreconcilable waitresses. She chased him out of their driveway with a 9-iron (she felt an 8-iron was too much club). Elin did miss with the 9-iron; thank goodness Charles Barkley was her swing coach. Tiger fled out of his driveway in his car and hit a tree; seven more bimbos fell out. Then Tiger hurt his back (perhaps by picking up too many pancake waitresses). He had his back fused and his knee redone. He went to sex rehab, drug rehab and maybe drunk camp. He’s been to sex rehab in Mississippi so many times the cafeteria named a sandwich after him. A couple of years ago he started dating gold medal skier Lindsey Vonn, so I guess he went back to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and got his sex rehab treatments reversed. When Tiger staged his first comeback, he played terribly. Harrison Ford hit more fairways with his plane than Tiger did during that year. Adolf Hitler spent less time in a bunker in 1945 than Tiger did in 2016. Why wouldn’t Tiger want to return to playing on the PGA Tour? It’s a great life: You make the money of a

injury; he handled maladies in isolation like a man. He admitted his mistakes and this RON time he seemed sincere. There HART are no winners when our sports heroes whimper. Columnist In the last few years during his comeback, by all accounts Tiger was more approachable, Republican, have as much kind and appreciative; in short, sex as a Democrat and fly likable. In his previous 80 wins around in $60 million private on Tour, he was perfunctory Gulfstream jets like an FBI and cold. This Masters victory director. Tiger got his DUI-ish while saw him emotional and happy. We have a new Tiger. Yes, he was on pain meds. Back he is like all of us, flawed then he couldn’t drive a golf and complex, but striving for ball or a car. The charge was redemption. dismissed because he said he Not too long ago, what is was just swerving to miss a now called womanizing was tree. It turned out the tree was the air freshener hanging on his romanticized. James Bond, The rear-view mirror but the excuse Rat Pack and the like burnished their reputations by being ladies held up in Florida. men. That has all changed. I do Then he cheated on not totally fault Tiger; rich and Vonn and, like her, things famous men often get shaken went quickly downhill. She down by opportunistic women suspected something when in search of notoriety and/or a Tiger started playing better dollar. My guess is that much golf. Then he won the FedEx of what was made of this was Championship at East Lake and made steady and inspiring false. Yet supposedly racist progress leading up to winning white America cheered Tiger the Masters. on Sunday and he has the Will Tiger ever command support of the Augusta golfing the moral high ground to endorse the past sponsors who community in his comeback. dropped him, such as Buick or Augusta even installed his own water fountain for him a while AT&T? Most of his sponsors dropped him after his sexploits. back. The crowd at Augusta AT&T dropped him (as quickly as one of their cell phone calls) cheered loudly for Tiger on Sunday. We have not heard a from his $15 million contract crowd screaming that loudly for — still the most expensive roaming charges ever assessed a womanizing billionaire golfer, well, since the last Trump rally. on a man. To its credit Nike On Sunday, Trump tweeted stayed with him. And Lasik Eye Clinics is still with him — a picture of Tiger and him playing in a charity golf event. until ugly mistresses show up, My guess is that it was to raise he should be good there. money for the Boys Will Be Tiger handled it all with Boys Club. class. He didn’t go crying to Oprah, Gayle King, Robin Ron Hart is a syndicated Roberts or Dr. Phil. We never columnist. knew the severity of his back

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Eric Brown represents District 4. His phone number is 256-3972011. His address is 1421 Parrish Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Works committee.

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Tommy Spraggins represents District 5. His phone number is 256-234-3609. His address is 1539 College Street, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Finance committee.

Tommy Spraggins

Tim Funderburk represents District 6. His phone number is 256-825-2993. His address is 1431 River Oaks, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Utilities committee.

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n my international politics class, students learn about hard power and soft power. It’s an important lesson for many in this world about what really matters. Power is defined as who gets what, when and how. It’s about getting someone to do something they might not otherwise do or getting them to continue behavior when people want to change their actions. Hard power is about physical, tangible assets — instruments of coercion. They can be weapons of war, evidence of economic might or masses of population. “If you can take a picture of it then it’s hard power,” I tell my students. Soft power is a little harder to figure out. It involves intangibles. Because you can’t easily take a picture of it, it’s not always quantifiable. Some dismiss it because it’s not readily observable. Others scorn it because it doesn’t seem as strong and mighty as its harder counterparts. But is soft power really weaker? An example can be seen in sports. You can observe the muscles and size of one team backed by a large budget. The other side may be just a little smaller and appear a just little slower without the same school resources but it’s got the motivation and the heart that makes it fight like tigers

their temples. With a snap of His fingers, He could have inflicted painful and deadly JOHN diseases upon the zealots TURES who so preferred the violent response to the more moderate Columnist message Jesus was proposing they joined the chorus of instead of preening for the “crucify Him.” sports highlights show. History Some reading this would shows there are many of these say, “Of course Jesus Christ is inexplicable upsets in sports powerful, He cheated death! but don’t always identify soft What could be more powerful power as the reason. than that?” But that kind of It’s the same in conflict too. misses the point. He didn’t On paper, the British Army do it for Himself; what would and its Hessian and Loyalist be the point of proving what allies should have flattened you could always do? It was the Continental Army and its about going through incredible Navy and their French friends torture and a painful execution completely. Although the to give a chance to sinners like United Kingdom won a lot of me who don’t deserve that battles, it didn’t win the war sacrifice. when hard power showed it But an all-powerful deity, should have won easily. That’s humbling and suffering the power of soft power. Himself for others, doesn’t just Throughout his life, Jesus give us a chance to be saved Christ utilized soft power in ourselves. It was a rallying trying to spread the message of cry for us to do the same, to helping others. He was born in help others and learn from His a stable, riding into the capital example sometimes soft power on a donkey, being praised can triumph over hard power by palm fronds, hanging out when all odds seem against with the folks who often get such an outcome. We can, and overlooked or passed by in life. should, make a difference for I’m sure He could have others. compelled a more powerful army to crush the Romans John A. Tures is a professor with a wave of His hand or of political science at with a flick of His wrist, could LaGrange College in Georgia. have destroyed the Pharisees He can be reached at jtures@ and Sadducees with natural lagrange.edu. His Twitter calamities, crushing them in account is @JohnTures2.

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Stephens Elementary School After the Bell art students show their pieces before giving them to members of the school board Tuesday.

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started after she was told a student at Stephens Elementary was attending school hungry Mondays. After sending food home with the child and realizing it was being eaten by the parents, Dark said she decided the group would send food children would be more interested in eating instead of adults such as instant grits and mac and cheese. Dark said the program had 12 children the first year it launched. “Now that we serve 104 children I have about 16 volunteers who come together in the basement of Trinity Church and we pack every Wednesday,” Dark said. Dark said the students are chosen after being identified by their school counselors. Dark said the program costs more than $30,000 a year and is funded by private donations. “We don’t get any money from the school system,” Dark said. “We get no money from the churches. We get no money from anyone except private citizens. I have been able to write two grants this year and those grants have provided $10,000 worth of funds for this.” Dark said the group helped give Christmas presents to 29 teenagers last year with separate funds from the backpack program. Dark said Backpack Buddies has also started summer and holiday feeding programs. “Anytime we are asked to do anything for any of the students all of you teachers out there just have to get in touch with me and we will help you do whatever you need as far as clothing for your students or shoes,” Dark said. “Let us know and we will make it happen for your kids.” Dark said she wants the program to give leftover meals to the children who need it. “Instead of throwing it away, I want us to be able to give that food out every afternoon to the children in our school system,” Dark said. “I’m going to start looking into that over the summer.” Dark said anyone who wants to help the program should contact their child’s school counselor. School board member Dorothea Walker was not present at the meeting. In other action, the school board: • Unanimously approved phase 2 of the capital project for Hamp Lyon Stadium. • Heard from superintendent Keith Lankford about the Helping Families initiatives. Lankford said the schools have already entered the five-year contract that partners them with the local district attorney’s office. • “We’re looking at attendance, social situations and anything within that partnership to prevent future crimes or future situations,” Lankford said. • Unanimously hired Jeremy Freeman as the Benjamin Russell boys basketball coach. • Unanimously hired Beverly Price as a deputy superintendent. • Heard the monthly financial report.

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Top: The Stephens Elementary show choir performed at the Alexander City Board of Education meeting Tuesday. Above: Stephens Elementary student Emma Brown, right, says the opening prayer at the meeting.

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TENEBRAE SERVICE: Red Ridge United Methodist Church is hosting a Tenebrae service “I am the Lord of the Dance” by Joel Raney. The service begins at 6:30 p.m. April 19 and ends with a congregational dedicatory song to follow the piper then a silent exit. GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE: St. James Episcopal Church is hosting a Good Friday service at 6 p.m. April 19.

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COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning April 20. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com. TRADE DAY: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends Association is hosting a trade day April 20. There is free setup outside for vendors, yard sale, flea market and swap meet items. No food vendors. If you do well, a small donation is appreciated. There is also park and sale for cars, trucks, motorcycles, RVs, boats, 4-wheelers, side by sides and utility trailers. There is no charge to setup but a $20 donation is requested with a successful sale. For more information contact Bruce Lowery at 205-522-5794. EGG HUNT: GAP Fellowship Church is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt from 2;30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20 on the church grounds. It is for children in grades kindergarten through 12th grade.

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EASTER SERVICE: First Presbyterian Church at 371 Jefferson Street is hosting an Easter Service at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 21. The church is located at 371 Jefferson Street. EASTER MUSICAL: The Faith Temple Choir will present an Easter musical “The Tomb is Empty Now” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 21. The musical includes solos by Kathy and Frank Carpenter, Forrest Forbus, Julie hayes and Faith Anne McClellan. EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE: Campground United Methodist Church is hosting an Easter Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. Sunday, April 21. A fellowship breakfast will follow. EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE: Church of Living Waters has been updated and expanded over the winter. It will have its Easter Sunday sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. Rev John Mann will deliver the Easter message and a few members of the Auburn University Singers will provide special music. Guests will notice an expanded seating capacity, new ceiling fans, an improved sound system, new metal roof, a stone walkway as you enter the seating area along with a stone cross rock sign, an updated larger stage, and a newly renovated boardwalk for boat docking.

Child service and refreshments will not be provided for this service. EASTER SERVICE: New Hope Baptist Church off of Highway 63 South is hosting an Easter sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, April 21. There will be a breakfast following the service. Worship service starts at 10:30 a.m. Lunch at noon and an egg hunt at 1:30 p.m. For more information please contact Lou Ann Fuller at 256-392-5218. EASTER SERVICE: St. James Episcopal Church is hosting Easter service at 8 and 10:30 a.m. with an Easter brunch at 9 a.m. EASTER SERVICE: Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is hosting an Easter service at 10:30 a.m. April 21. The drama ministry will present “Good, Good Father.” Total Praise Dancers will present “ God Made Me and children and youth will have recitations. Rev. Fredrick Young is pastor of Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.

Monday, April 22

BOARD MEETING: The quarterly meeting of the Lake Martin Industrial Development Authority is at 10 a.m. Monday, April 22 in the board room of the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center of the campus of Central Alabama Community College.

April 22-24

SPRING REVIVAL: The Almighty God Baptist Church in Goodwater is holding spring revival at 7 p.m. nightly April 22 - 24. The guest minister will be Rev. Tommy Carwell, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church in Five Points. Rev. Lorenzo Caldwell is pastor of Almighty God Baptist Church.

Tuesday, April 23

YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD: The Adelia M. Russell Memorial Library is hosting a Youth Advisory Board meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 23. Transportation is provided. Contact Ashley Williams at 256-373-3538. VOTER REGISTRATION: The Tallapoosa County Board of Registrars is holding a voter registration drive at Central Alabama Community College from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 during CACC’s Spring Fling.

Wednesday, April 24

MEETING: There will be a town meeting at 5 p.m. April 24 at the New Site Town Hall to discuss annexation.

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FISH FRY: Calvary Heights Baptist Church will host its sixth annual fish fry Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A $15 donation will include two farm-raised catfish filet, Mississippi recipe hush puppies, homemade slaw and pound cake along with a large tea, tartar sauce, ketchup and a utensil packet. Proceeds benefit the CHBC building fund. Tickets are expected to sell out so interested parties must buy their tickets early to ensure a plate. Tickets are available at Kennedy Service Center at the corner of South Central and Lee Street. BOOK SALE: Friends of the

Dadeville Public Library are hosting their spring book sale at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 27 in the basement of the library. Hardback books are $1 each, paperbacks are 50 cents each or you can buy a bag of books for $5. All proceeds go to the library’s children’s and community programs. For more information call the Dadeville Public Library at 256-825-7820. MULE DAY: The Weogufka Center is holding its annual mule day Satruday, April 27 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entry is $5 per car and concessions will be sold. The old school and history museum will be open. There will be a chance to ride a mule. GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville is hosting family game night and bingo April 27 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The night will start with hotdogs, pizza, chips and drinks.

April 27 - 28

PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: Macedonia Baptist Church in Goodwater is honoring Dr. and Sister Melvin Ervin. The pre-anniversary program is at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 27. The speaker is Dr. Eddie L. Hunter. The anniversary program is at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 28. The speaker is Minister Stracy Stroud.

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SPRING CONCERT: The Central Alabama Community College/ Community Concert Band will have its spring concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28 in the Betty Carol Graham Auditorium. The guest conductor will be Dr. Quincy Hilliard of University of Louisiana-Lafayette. HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: The Tallapoosee Historical Society will meet on the fourth Sunday, April 28 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dadeville Recreation/Senior Citizen Center at 116 Kids Court, near the school. The Center is scheduled to house the Alabama Bicentennial Traveling Exhibit celebrating 200 years of Alabama Statehood on April 23 through May 2. The historical society members will view and discuss the exhibits during the business meeting. Guests are asked to come and view the exhibit comprised of a number of interactive visual/audio panels. This is an opportunity to learn more about the history of our state. The public is invited, and tasty refreshments will be served. PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating the pastoral anniversary of Rev. and Sister Melvin Keelly Jr. at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28. The guest minister is Rev. Justin Freeman of New Cannan Missionary Baptist Church. CONCERT: Red Ridge United Methodist Church is hosting “SonRise,” a Christian vocal band, 4 p.m. Sunday, April 28 in the church sanctuary at the corner of Highway 49 and County Road 34. Vicki Cater is pastor. FIRST SERMON: Rev. Michael Strong is giving his first public sermon at Kellyton Chapel United Methodist Church at 4 p.m. April 28. SINGING ANNIVERSARY: Coger Hill Church in Daviston is hosting the 39th singing anniversary of Alice Lewis at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28. All choirs, groups and soloists are welcome.

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Shelter for at least for 30 days. The shelter will come as one unit. They will use a crane to set it in place. Then some more sidewalks will have to be poured to make it (American with Disabilities Act) compliant.â&#x20AC;? According to Moran, the money for the Daviston shelter came about through mitigation funding from the December 2015 flooding. He also said inspections for the shelter fall under the state fire marshal and the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission.

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same will be barred. Richard Duck, Executor, Deborah Ballard Duck, Execturix, 9140 Green Chase Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117 Alexander City Outlook: Apr. 11, 18 and 25, 2019 EST/DUCK, K. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE OF HUGH MASON, JR., DECEASED PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2019-0066 Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 2nd day of April, 2019 by the Honorable Talmadge East, Judge of the Probate Court of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Michael Randolph Mason, Personal Representative of the Estate of Hugh Mason, Jr. Robin F. Reynolds, Attorney for Personal Representative Alexander City Outlook: Apr. 11, 18 and 25, 2019 EST/MASON, JR., H. PUBLIC NOTICE

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Ready, set, playoffs

Tigers have high hopes for postseason

HBS to have hands full with Thorsby

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Having entered the top 10 of the Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 3A rankings, Dadeville’s baseball team is right where it wanted to be entering the postseason. The Tigers, who had some ups and downs this season, seem to be playing their best ball and are heading into the playoffs riding a seven-game win streak. Dadeville (19-8) will host Montgomery Academy (12-9) in the first round of the state playoffs beginning Friday. The teams’ first game is scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday with the second of the doubleheader to follow. The if-necessary game will be noon Saturday. “We’ve been talking about this since back in the early fall,” Dadeville senior Jake Outlaw said after the regular-season finale. “We’re just trying to get a championship at the end of May. We need to work on our situational hitting and our pitching needs to get just a little bit better and we’ll be good.” Dadeville will be going up against a strong hitting team in the Eagles, who have a team batting average of .327. Of players with more than 40 plate appearances, Landon Meadows and Trey Lindsey both are batting over .400. Meadows leads the way with a .481 average and he’s got 25 hits, 20 RBIs and 14 runs scored. Lindsey has driven in 22 runs on 15 hits this season. Britton Kohn

It’s going to be no easy task for Horseshoe Bend in the first round of the AHSAA Class 2A baseball playoffs. Not only are the Generals hitting the road for a long trip, they’re also facing off against the No. 2 team in the state. HBS will visit Thorsby today for a doubleheader scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. An if-necessary game is set for 2 p.m. Friday if the teams split tonight. “All I know is they’re pretty good,” Horseshoe Bend coach Jason Johnson said. “They have three arms who throw pretty hard. All of them are pretty good pitchers, so we’ve got our work cut out for us there. At the plate, I think they’re just solid. I don’t think they have a lot of power guys but they do a good job of putting the ball in play. “From everything I’ve heard they’re just a solid team. They don’t do a lot to beat themselves. They play the game well.” Heading into this playoff series, Johnson said his No. 1 focus has been hitting. In addition to going up against a trio of strong pitchers, the Generals (9-12) have also struggled offensively of late. Horseshoe Bend has had just three hits in its last two outings. It was one-hit against Dadeville on Friday and managed only two singles Monday versus Elmore County. The Generals have been less than stellar offensively throughout the season and

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Benjamin Russell is hoping its pitching depth, including Huell Lumpkin, will be a huge strength going into postseason action today.

Wildcats face familiar foe in Round 1 series By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Benjamin Russell is no stranger to Wetumpka on the baseball diamond. The teams were in an area together for years and even though they split up this year, they still opened their seasons against one another. But that game was so long ago, Benjamin Russell isn’t letting a 5-1 loss to the Indians give it a defeatist attitude heading into today’s firstround playoff matchup. “The first game of the year was so long ago, we didn’t even do a scouting report on it,” BRHS coach Richy Brooks said. “Our lineup has changed so much since then, but it does give you a chance to gauge yourself and see how far you’ve come.” With BRHS and Wetumpka being very evenly matched, Brooks said the formula for today’s series which has a doubleheader beginning 2 p.m. in Wetumpka is

LOCAL PLAYOFFS MATCHUPS Thursday, April 18 Class 6A First Round Benjamin Russell at Wetumpka (2), 4:30 p.m. Class 2A First Round Horseshoe Bend at Thorsby (2), 4:30 p.m.

p.m. Class 3A First Round Montgomery Academy at Dadeville (2), 4 p.m. Class 2A First Round If necessary: Horseshoe Bend at Thorsby, 2 p.m.

Friday, April 19 Class 6A First Round If necessary: Benjamin Russell at Wetumpka, 5

Saturday, April 20 Class 3A First Round If necessary: Montgomery Academy at Dadeville, noon

very simple. “The team that plays the best in this series is going to win this series,” Brooks said. “Very seldom do you play poorly and get to play in the next round, especially as you get deeper. Maybe you just outclass an opponent, but I don’t think we’re in that situation. I just think it’s going to be about whoever goes and takes care of business.” The Indians are sitting just outside of the top 10 in

the Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 6A rankings, while the Wildcats are No. 10. Wetumpka boasts a 23-11 record and should present a lot of young talent. The Indians’ biggest strength is likely their defense where their errors are few and far between. Benjamin Russell should look out for a solid pitching staff of Seth Johnson and Mason Elmore as likely starters with a handful of See WILDCATS • Page 12

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A farewell to the AAF

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Benjamin Russell’s Baylee Adkins connects with a pitch against Opelika on Wednesday.

BRHS clinches area with win vs. Bulldogs when I first got here so I’ve been with them the whole time. This is a very special class so it’s good to know Benjamin Russell never wanted its we’ll still get to see them at home a few more times.” softball Senior Night celebrations to The Wildcats (19-17, 4-0) got be the final game of the year at Pam things started in the second inning Robinson Field. The team’s three when Na’Skia Russell knocked in seniors played a big part in helping the first run of the game with an the Wildcats to a 7-1 win against Opelika on Wednesday night to ensure RBI double. Senior Baylee Adkins followed it with a two-run double more home games after clinching from the No. 9 hole in the lineup, the right to host the Class 6A Area 6 helping bring the big hitters up to tournament. continue the inning. “It made it a little easier for us,” “I use it as an opportunity to BRHS coach Jessica Johnson said. roll over the lineup,” Adkins said. “This group was in seventh grade By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

“I’m giving the top of the lineup an opportunity to come up with baserunners.” Haylee Hunter added an RBI groundout but the next big blow came from another senior. After a strikeout with a runner on third in the first inning, Taylor McVey brought in two more runs with an RBI single to put Benjamin Russell ahead 6-0 after two innings. “That’s like the icing on top,” Johnson said. “It makes it even better for them to step up on a night that’s so special to them.” See SOFTBALL • Page 12

no matter how pril much I tried to 2, the avoid it. But Alliance with a little of American creativity and Football dedication, I announced it managed to get was suspending out of it and operations, build a serious bringing to DONALD D ONALD that a premature CAMPBELL contender had a chance to demise what Columnist win it all year could have in and year turned into a out. I know a truly competitive football league during the video game and reality are two very different spring months. things, but the general Although a lot of principle is the same. It people have chimed takes determination and in with their thoughts patience to get out of the on what went wrong, hole and begin turning I worked on my own a profit in a brand-new opinion regarding what took place. Granted, some endeavor. Similar to this, the of these thoughts I also AAF ended up making heard from others, but I still think they ring true in virtually the exact same critical mistake the their analyses. XFL of 2001 did. The One issue I know a lot Alliance announced of people have pointed itself in March 2018, out was how the league just under a year before was not making money like it was estimated could teams would first take the field. This amount of happen and, in some time may not have been cases, could even have enough for the league to had a negative balance fully cement everything on the books. It is true needing to be done before the revenue totals may play began, as it may have been overestimated take more than two years going into the season, (initial development plans but that does not mean began in 2017) to have potentially heavy losses should have been ignored everything squared away properly. as a possibility. FifteenThere were some year-old me figured that concept out over a decade things the league did get right, though. Just like ago. Owner Mode in “MVP what the United States Football League of the Baseball 2005” taught See CAMPBELL • Page 11 me that the hard way,

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1980s tried, the AAF chose to play its games in the spring thus avoiding the major issue of having to compete with both the NFL and the NCAA for viewers. Sure, the AAF was seen somewhat as a developmental league for the NFL and was thus not in true competition with it, but still, not having to go directly up against that pair of juggernauts was definitely beneficial. Another positive point was where the league chose to locate its franchises. Six of the eight teams played their home games in cities where they would not have to share the stage with an NFL team. Only Atlanta and Arizona ran into this issue, while Orlando, Florida, Birmingham, Memphis, Tennessee, San Antonio, Salt Lake City and San Diego had no such worries. In fact, after the Chargers snubbed San Diego for Los Angeles, putting the Fleet there was probably one of the best ideas the league had. Third, the league brought in some pretty big names. The Birmingham Iron had former Alabama standout Trent Richardson in its backfield. None other than Steve Spurrier signed on to be the coach for the Orlando Apollos. When Memphis needed a quarterback to replace the injured Christian Hackenberg, the Express signed big name Johnny Manziel. Like him or not, Manziel was definitely a big name for the league to have around. So, while the AAF may have met the same fate as many other startup leagues, we can still be glad we had it for the time we did. The league truly was pretty fun while it lasted. Donald Campbell is a former staff writer for The Outlook.

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paces the Eagles with 27 runs scored, and Jennings Lawson is also a big threat as he’s plated 21 runs. Luckily, Dadeville boasts some serious pitching depth with Tripp McKinley, Slade McCullers, Alex Walker and Outlaw all having spent quite a bit of time on the mound. “Pitching wise, I think we’re going to be fairly deep,” Dadeville coach Curtis Martin said. “(Outlaw) has come in to relieve and has closed out some really close ballgames, but he proved (against Horseshoe Bend) that he can start too.” McKinley will likely get the start in Game 1. As for Montgomery Academy, the Eagles have six different pitchers who have thrown at least 13 innings this year. The Tigers will most likely see either Meadows or Cam Holmes. Meadows has started nine games this year and has an ERA of 4.610. He’s allowed 30 hits and 16 walks but also struck out 31. Holmes’ ERA is just 3.370, and he has a 2-3 record on the year. He’s struck out 29, and Kohn is also one to be wary of as he’s fanned 28 batters in 23 2/3 innings of work. Offensively, Dadeville has gotten better and better throughout the season. Three regular starters are batting over .400, and McKinley isn’t far behind with a BA of .397. Outlaw leads the way with 41 hits while McCullers has contributed 33; they’ve both had 14 doubles. Cooper Childers is batting .409 with 27 hits, including seven doubles and three triples. He’s struck out only twice all season. After starting the season just 8-6, Dadeville has won 11 of its last 13, and the only two

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Tripp McKinley has been the go-to pitcher for Dadeville throughout the season.

losses were walk-offs against rival Reeltown. The Tigers are hoping to ride that streak into the postseason. “I think we’re playing our best ball right now,” Martin said. “I think we’re seeing the ball, and we’re playing with confidence. We’re not cocky but we’re confident, and

there’s a big difference. “I think we can play with anybody in 3A. However, if we take a team lightly and we just go through the motions, anybody can beat us. But if we play with a chip on our shoulder, I think we have a good chance of winning.”

Generals are batting just .256 as a team. Only two players have batting averages above .300. Grant Taylor will be leaned upon to get the job done offensively, and he’s done just that all season. He’s 34-for69 on the year and leads the team in doubles (11), triples (4), home runs (1) and RBIs (19). Chandler Lewis is the only other General batting above .300. His batting average sits at .356, and as he’s coming back from an injury, Johnson is hoping Lewis will be a big catalyst for the General offense. “We’ve gotta get the top of the order back going,” Johnson said. “Our Nos. 1 through 4 hitters have struggled the last couple games. If they don’t go, we don’t go, so we gotta get them swinging their bats better. Luckily Chandler Lewis is back. He’s had (an injury) so he’s been limited the last four or five games. He hits leadoff for us and he’s a sparkplug, so he’ll be full speed (today).” Lee Norrell has also had some clutch hits this year with 14 RBIs,

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Horseshoe Bend’s Grant Taylor has not only been the leader on the mound for the Generals this season but he’s also the team’s top hitter.

while Holt Tidwell and Justin Phillips have both plated 11 runs.

Because the Generals haven’t played since Monday, Johnson

said he’ll have his full pitching staff available. Taylor will get the start in Game 1 then Johnson will play it by ear from there. “Grant is going to throw Game 1 then it’ll just be a gut feeling on what I think they need to see after seeing Grant,” Johnson said. Taylor boasts a 2.520 ERA and has struck out 55 batters in 41 2/3 innings. He allowed only 15 earned runs. Lewis, Cole Johnson, Tidwell and Norrell have all spent significant time on the mound as well this year, and all four have at least 13 strikeouts. Another big focus for HBS will be playing solid defense. Of the 114 runs the Generals have given up this season, 44 have been unearned. “We need everybody to play well (defensively),” coach Johnson said. “If we give outs away, we’re not going to have a chance. That’s the honest truth. And that’s been the story of our season. When we make routine plays, we’re usually pretty good. If we kick it around, we’re going to get beat bad.”

ALABAMA SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION SPRING RANKINGS BASEBALL CLASS 7A 1. Bob Jones (34-7) 2. Oak Mountain (26-7) 3. Vestavia Hills (25-7) 4. McGill-Toolen (21-7-1) 5. Hoover (28-11) 6. Hewitt-Trussville (28-6) 7. Auburn (17-8) 8. Prattville (29-7) 9. Central-Phenix City (19-12) 10. Huntsville (20-9) Others nominated: Austin (24-9), Mountain Brook (24-10), Thompson (19-16), Fairhope (23-12), Smiths Station (209), James Clemens (19-16), Florence (17-17) CLASS 6A 1. Russell County (32-3) 2. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (24-4) 3. Hazel Green (22-14) 4. Spanish Fort (19-10) 5. Saraland (22-11) 6. Faith Academy (20-6) 7. Cullman (20-11) 8. Hueytown (28-10) 9. Oxford (22-9) 10. Benjamin Russell (21-10) Others nominated: Chelsea (18-11), Wetumpka (24-11), Athens (22-11),), Buckhorn (19-12), Muscle Shoals (17-9), Gardendale (17-8), Homewood (18-9), Helena (18-15), Hartselle (15-16), Pell City (199), Northview (17-12) CLASS 5A 1. St. Paul’s (22-4) 2. Charles Henderson (26-6) 3. Jasper (24-8) 4. Southside-Gadsden (21-12) 5. Chilton County (21-8) 6. Springville (24-5) 7. Etowah (24-10) 8. UMS-Wright (16-10) 9. Bibb County (19-10) 10. Scottsboro (16-8) Others nominated: Alexandria (18-12), Ardmore (17-9), Briarwood (11-13), Corner (20-14), East Limestone (1414), Jackson (20-7), Mortimer

Jordan (24-13), Parker (218), Shelby County (21-10-1), Sylacauga (17-7)

CLASS 1A 1. Millry (24-4) 2. Brantley (21-6) 3. Athens Bible (18-6) 4. Mars Hill (24-6) 5. Sweet Water (16-10) 6. Covenant Christian (18-3) 7. Spring Garden (19-4) 8. Victory Christian (17-5) 9. Lynn (12-4) 10. Red Level (12-6) Others nominated: Donoho (12-7), Falkville (14-9), Gaylesville (10-11), Heritage Christian (11-9), Holy Spirit (114), Ragland (9-11), Waterloo (12-8)

CLASS 4A 1. Hokes Bluff (19-3) 2. North Jackson (20-4) 3. Mobile Christian (17-8-1) 4. Trinity (22-7) 5. Andalusia (21-8) 6. Haleyville (19-5) 7. LAMP (20-8) 8. American Christian (19-11) 9. Oak Grove (16-11) 10. Brooks (17-7) Others nominated: Alabama Christian (19-11), Elmore County (19-7), Headland (12-9), Holtville (18-9), Montevallo (18AISA 11), Oneonta (15-6), Priceville 1. Morgan Academy (24-0) (18-12), West Morgan (16-8), 2. Autauga Academy (36-8) Wilson (15-12) 3. Lee-Scott Academy (19-9) 4. Tuscaloosa Academy (19-8) CLASS 3A 5. Bessemer Academy (25-10) 1. St. James (19-8) 6. Lakeside Academy (21-6) 2. Winfield (29-6) 7. Pike Liberal Arts (20-10) 3. Gordo (22-5) 8. Hooper Academy (26-9) 4. Providence Christian (20-8) 9. Macon-East (25-11) 5. Piedmont (27-7) 10. Patrician (18-5) 6. Phil Campbell (27-6) Others nominated: 7. Bayside Academy (17-9) Cornerstone-Columbiana (188. Dadeville (19-8) 4), Chambers Academy (14-7), 9. T.R. Miller (18-5) Glenwood (14-7), Jackson 10. Opp (15-7) Academy (17-7), Monroe Others nominated: Hale Academy (14-7) County (14-7), Geneva (1611), Hanceville (12-7), Houston SOFTBALL Academy (20-10), Randolph CLASS 7A County (15-7) 1. Fairhope (29-3) 2. Spain Park (33-6) CLASS 2A 3. Sparkman (28-6) 1. G.W. Long (24-5) 4. Thompson (30-3) 2. Thorsby (21-3) 5. Hewitt-Trussville (27-9) 3. Decatur Heritage (18-6) 6. Bob Jones (28-5) 4. Luverne (18-8) 7. James Clemens (21-15-1) 5. Highland Home (17-4) 8. Central-Phenix City (27-13) 6. Cottage Hill (19-7) 9. Vestavia Hills (21-16) 7. Westbrook Christian (15-12) 10. Huntsville (28-10) 8. Ariton (20-14) Others nominated: Austin (139. Leroy (17-10) 15), Hoover (22-16), Prattville 10. Red Bay (16-9) (28-13-1), Others nominated: Cedar Bluff (14-8), Fyffe (18-5), Ranburne CLASS 6A (15-8), Southeastern (14-4), 1. Buckhorn (30-5) Sumiton Christian (15-11) 2. Northview (31-10)

3. Gardendale (32-5-1) 4. Hazel Green (22-8) 5. Brookwood (26-7) 6. Saraland (32-7) 7. Baldwin County (23-13) 8. Daphne (18-12) 9. Hartselle (19-10) 10. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (23-11) Others nominated: Athens (20-12), Chelsea (19-11-1), Helena (13-11), Pelham (1913). CLASS 5A 1. Hayden (26-4) 2. Tallassee (34-5) 3. Springville (28-8) 4. Rehobeth (25-8) 5. Mortimer Jordan (25-10) 6. Ardmore (21-7) 7. Alexandria (22-8) 8. Corner (23-11) 9. Satsuma (31-7) 10. Moody (22-20) Others nominated: Brewbaker Tech (21-14), East Limestone (22-8), Marbury (15-16), Scottsboro (14-13), Shelby County (16-6). CLASS 4A 1. Alabama Christian (23-9) 2. Holtville (30-8) 3. North Jackson (22-5-1) 4. White Plains (23-7) 5. American Christian (22-6) 6. LAMP (22-8) 7. Wilson (26-5) 8. Good Hope (23-6) 9. Curry (25-11) 10. Leeds (16-5-1) Others nominated: Ashford (19-12), Danville (16-11), Elkmont (18-8), Madison Academy (17-7). CLASS 3A 1. Prattville Christian (31-4-1) 2. Pisgah (31-8) 3. Plainview (27-9) 4. J.B. Pennington (21-5) 5. Winfield (27-9) 6. Pleasant Valley (22-8) 7. Colbert Heights (18-3) 8. Locust Fork (14-7)

9. Providence Christian (19-8) 10. Wicksburg (28-9) Others nominated: Carbon Hill (16-14-2), Geneva (19-16), Piedmont (18-12), St. James (20-5). CLASS 2A 1. G.W. Long (32-1) 2. Hatton (28-10) 3. Sumiton Christian (25-18-1) 4. Sand Rock (20-8) 5. Leroy (25-7-1) 6. Red Bay (18-5) 7. Tharptown (16-10) 8. Collinsville (20-12-1) 9. Cedar Bluff (12-11) 10. Vincent (16-7) Others nominated: Reeltown (11-15-1), West End (12-10-1). CLASS 1A 1. Brantley (21-9) 2. Mars Hill Bible (25-9) 3. Spring Garden (17-7) 4. Appalachian (16-6-2) 5. Kinston (19-10) 6. Falkville (17-9) 7. Millry (23-7) 8. Belgreen (15-9) 9. Skyline (9-18-1) 10. Holy Spirit (12-9) Others nominated: Berry (12-9), Gaylesville (9-9), Lynn (13-9), Sweet Water (9-12-1). AISA 1. Autauga Academy (37-9) 2. Macon-East (39-15) 3. Glenwood (36-8-1) 4. Edgewood (38-11) 5. Clarke Prep (22-5-1) 6. South Choctaw (18-8) 7. Pickens Academy (19-8) 8. Marengo Academy (22-9) 9. Bessemer Academy (28-11) 10. Pike Liberal Arts (24-15) Others nominated: Cornerstone Christian (15-31), Hooper Academy (15-8), Lakeside (10-18), Lowndes Academy (15-11), Tuscaloosa Academy (12-7).

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Cleaning

continued from Page 1 asking 50 percent of public works manpower to be used every Wednesday until further notice.” The city is saving money by using its own employees for the cleanup. “There’s no contractor,” Brewer said. “The only expense is our labor. All this equipment is ours. Coblentz Equipment brought a skid steer with a grinding head over to demo. That thing is a clearing machine.” Wednesday’s cleanup involved about 35 workers from all six divisions of the public works department, the light department and the parks and recreation department, according to Brewer. “It’s enhancing working between departments which we don’t get the chance to do much,” Brewer said. “The light department volunteered to help us. We’ve been talking to them about coming out the day before we do and felling the big trees then we’ll come along and clean it up. After we get it cleared out and the beds come out, we’ll let the landscaper tell us what we need to do.” Brewer said it may require a month depending on the weather to clean the property and prepare it for new landscaping. “I think in three to four trips over here we’ll have a handle on it,” he said. “All the trees close to the building have got to come out.” Bids will be submitted from June 20 to July 11, a contract with the general contractor is expected to be concluded by Aug. 1, construction is scheduled to commence Aug. 8 and the building should be ready for occupation by March 2020, according to a timetable from project architect JMR+H. At that time, city government will move from downtown Alex City and all operations will be consolidated in the new 85,000-square foot complex near U.S. Highway 280. The city bought the property for $2.55 million which was transferred from the electric fund to the general fund. When the $9.11 million loan closes, the $2.55 million will be repaid, leaving $6.5 million for renovations. The major expenses will be a new roof and HVAC system and the city has said the loan will not increase its debt service.

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The first ‘Workday Wednesday’ began this week. The $9.11 million loan to buy the former Russell Sales Office and 56 acres of surrounding property is expected to close on April 22, renovation of the building is expected to start in August and the project is expected to be complete by March 2020.

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reliable relievers. But if anyone can match the Indians’ strength on the mound, it’s BRHS. The Wildcats have a staggering 1.957 ERA as a team, and although Brooks said Wednesday night he still wasn’t sure who would get the starting nod today, he didn’t seemed worried. “I don’t know if I’ve ever had a team under a 2.000 ERA through 30 games, and I’ve had guys go on to be drafted,” Brooks said. “We feel good about any of our starters, and we feel good about our depth. In a series, that usually comes in handy. But we’ve gotta play behind it; we can’t put them in bad spots.” Most likely, Cade Brooks, Brock Elliott or Ryan Slaten will start. All three have started seven games this year. Slaten has an ERA of 1.707 followed by 2.100 for Elliott and 3.170 for Brooks. The Wildcat pitching is staff is averaging more than a strikeout per inning with those three plus Brett Pitts and Huell Lumpkin fanning at least 33 batters. Benjamin Russell will have to play strong defense behind them though, as the Wildcats have allowed only 59 earned runs out of 97 total this season. Offensively, BRHS will look to get its top hitters going again. Pitts leads all hitters with a .427 batting average, and Lumpkin is also batting just over .400. Wilson Hays, Nick McGhee and Brooks Vardaman have also been consistent threats. “The big thing is at this time of year high school playoffs are no different than the NCAA basketball tournament and things like that,” coach Brooks said. “It’s about who gets hot. It doesn’t matter now what you’ve done the entire year; it’s what we do in the next two or three ballgames that determines where we get to play again next week.” Benjamin Russell and Wetumpka’s if-necessary is scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday.

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Benjamin Russell did not need any more runs with Taylor Harris on the mound. She allowed just four hits and one run while striking out six in her fifth complete game of the season. Adkins, who spent time as the team’s catcher prior to her senior season, returned to the position for her senior night. Getting the chance to catch Harris one more time was something Adkins asked Johnson for before the game began. “She got a strikeout on a changeup and that was our thing when I used to catch her,” Adkins said. “That was when I knew we were good.” Wednesday’s win was the third game in three days for the Wildcats. After getting blown out by Tallassee and Auburn in back-to-back road games, Benjamin Russell wanted to get some momentum back with the postseason looming. “I think that was very important,” Johnson said. “You come back from being outscored 28-4 in two games to winning 7-1 and winning the area. We still have to do better and be more consistent but it’s always good to win the area and get to host.” While the date has not been set yet, the preparation for the area tournament has already begun. The Wildcats have two more regular season games on the road but the focus is on staying undefeated against the area opponents moving forward. “It’s tough to beat a team that many

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Benjamin Russell’s second baseman Ryann Ruffin makes a throw to first during Wednesday’s game against Opelika.

times,” Johnson said. “It’s about finding that fine line in knowing we’re good enough but not being overly confident.” The seniors still have more games to play at their home field but that did not diminish the significance of the celebrations Wednesday night. The

players were recognized on the field after the game. “I am so grateful for the opportunity to represent my school out here,” Adkins said. “Coming out here to clinch the area and getting to host means a lot to me.”

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Benjamin Russell’s Brooks Vardaman has been a sparkplug for the offense near the bottom of the lineup this season.

Thursday, April 18 High school baseball Class 6A First Round Benjamin Russell at Wetumpka (2), 4:30 p.m. Class 2A First Round Horseshoe Bend at Thorsby (2), 4:30 High school softball Reeltown at Woodland, 5 p.m. Fayetteville at Central Coosa High school boys golf Benjamin Russell at Chelsea, 2 p.m. High school girls golf Benjamin Russell at Chelsea, 2 p.m. High school track and field Reeltown at Troy College softball Central Alabama at Southern Union

(2), 4 p.m. Friday, April 19 High school baseball Class 6A First Round If necessary: Benjamin Russell at Wetumpka, 5 p.m. Class 3A First Round Montgomery Acad. at Dadeville (2), 4 Class 2A First Round If necessary: Horseshoe Bend at Thorsby, 2 p.m. High school softball Dadeville in Beauregard Tournament at Auburn Softball Complex Horseshoe Bend in Lady Tiger Classic at Oxford Lakes Reeltown in Randolph County

Tournament at Oxford High school boys soccer Benjamin Russell at Pell City, 7:30 High school girls soccer Benjamin Russell at Pell City, 5:30 Saturday, April 20 High school baseball Class 3A First Round If necessary: Montgomery Academy at Dadeville, noon High school softball Reeltown in Randolph County Tournament at Oxford High school track and field BRHS at Opelika Invitational, 9 a.m. Dadeville in Hornet Invitational at Beauregard, 8:30 a.m.