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Roadwork starts in Dadeville

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Drivers need to be patient while traveling through Dadeville the next few weeks as Highway 280 is resurfaced. “The project will take about six to seven weeks, assuming the weather is good and we don’t find any surprises,� Gary Ingram’s Jeff Harte said. “It will be done in three to four phases.�

The project started last week as crews

Crews with Gary Ingram Paving work to remove gravel from the roadway on Highway 280 in Dadeville Monday morning.

from Gary Ingram Paving staged equipment and started work. “We started where East South Street comes into Highway 280 and have milled about two inches off of 1.7 miles of roadway,� Harte said. “We then applied a surface treatment. We should start putting down asphalt tomorrow (Tuesday).�

Harte explained the work will continue west all the way to Horseshoe Bend Road (Highway 49 North). The reason for the See ROADWORK • Page 9

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Deadline nears for Sun Festival Art Contest

Vandalism of political signs reported

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By MITCH SNEED Editor

If you want a chance to see your artwork displayed on T-shirts and promotional material for this year’s Sun Festival, you need to act fast.

The deadline for the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Sun Festival Art Contest is 4 p.m. on Friday, April 27, Kim Dunn with the Chamber said hopes are to have a winner selected no later than a week after the entry period is over, in order to have plenty of time for the shirts to be prepared and printed.

The winning art will be featured during the sixth annual Sun Festival to be held between June 1 and June 9. “We just started the contest and opened the window for submissions this week,� Dunn said in March. “We’ve always done it like this, opening the contest up for anyone to submit designs.�

The art contest is open to anyone interested in wanting to submit an artistic design, and can be done either by hand or on a computer. However, there are certain guidelines all submissions have to meet in order to be considered

Regardless of your political preferences, damaging someone else’s property is a crime – and that includes political campaign signs.

It’s the time of year when campaign signs pop up like weeds all over the area and Tallapoosa County Commission candidate Tony Harris was called to Wind Creek Farm Road Monday morning after someone had drawn horns on his picture that was featured on the sign. “I called the police and they made a report, but I plan to prosecute if they are able to See VANDALISM • Page 3

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HELPING HANDS Weekend trash walk harvests 83 bags of waste; nearly 50 volunteers assist in effort

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Volunteers gathered in downtown Alexander City Saturday morning for the first in a monthly series of trash walks, working to clean up areas throughout town littered with trash on the side of the road. “We had 47-plus participants involved in the trash walk,� John Thompson with the Lake Martin Resource Association said. “We had 18 volunteers working on Highway 280. They picked up at least 48 bags of trash along the road.�

In addition to the concentrated effort on Highway 280, Thompson said other volunteers scattered and tackled other Mitch Sneed / The Outlook areas throughout town, including Airport Road, Elkahatchee Road, downtown and Volunteers work alongside Highway 280 Saturday in the Clean Community Partnership’s weekend trash walk where 83 bags of Dadeville Road, among other places. waste were collected. Lake Martin Resource Association presi- With all of these individuals attacking the See CLEANUP • Page 3 dent John Thompson said more than 47 people participated.

Annual Mule Day set for this weekend

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ACPD has started an initial investigation after filing a report where Tallapoosa County Commission candidate Tony Harris’ campaign sign was recently vandalized.

Boys and Girls Club students get feel for ‘real world’ with visit to local Piggly Wiggly

Wagon train trail rides to be Wednesday through Friday

Have you ever wondered what travel was like before automobiles?

Have you ever wondered how food might have been grown before tractors were able to plow hundreds of acres?

Grandmothers and grandfathers might be able to recall but if not, the Weogufka Center is offering the chance to learn next weekend with its annual Mule Day. “People like to show off their See MULE • Page 3

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Students from the Lake Martin Area Boys and Girls Club took a field trip to the real world Monday afternoon.

Teen Unit Director Crystal Freeman explained the idea of the visit to Piggly Wiggly was to start the education to the students of what it means to work for a wage. “What I have come to realize with this generation, is one they think everything is supposed to be given to them,â€? Freeman said. “The concept of earning money is foreign to them and that you will have to be able to work See PIGGLY • Page 9

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Obituaries can be submitted to The Outlook from funeral homes by email at obits@ alexcityoutlook.com or by fax at (256) 234-6550.

For more information, call (256) 234-4281.

DEAR ABBY: I recently started dating a man who, until now, has been everything I wanted -- respectful, kind, caring, funny, the list goes on. He’s recently divorced, and from what I know, he was unfaithful to his wife with many long-term side partners.

Later, he started having onenight stands.

He travels a lot for work, and because I had a relationship where I was cheated on, his travel already is a concern for me. Since we have decided to be an official couple, he has disclosed more detail about his one-night stands. They were with prostitutes.

He says he has found peace with himself and knows what a poor decision it was, and how much damage he did to his wife because of it. He claims redemption, that he has disclosed all this to his pastor and will never be that self-destructive man again. He told me because he didn’t want to have

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any lies of omission walking into a new relationship.

I want to believe he’s the man I thought he was and that he would never disrespect me, but this was a huge blow.

Should I try to move past this by giving him credit for his honesty? -- DUMBSTRUCK IN CHICAGO DEAR DUMBSTRUCK: I can’t blame you for wanting to be cautious in light of this man’s track record. Considering the number of women he has slept with, it’s important you have a discussion with him about any STDs he may have contracted, as well as make an appointment with your OB/GYN to be checked for them because

these days they are rampant.

After that, if you are really serious about each other, go as a couple for relationship counseling so you -- and he -- won’t bring any baggage from the past into this current relationship.

DEAR ABBY: A woman I worked with years ago recently moved to the city where I live.

We are both in our mid-60s, retired and unattached. After she contacted me on a social website, we met and have continued seeing each other for lunch, movies, sporting events, etc.

I misinterpreted her attempts to become friends with me. I liked her very much and became attracted to her.

Recently a situation arose in which a missed communication, an irrational act by me as well as an insensitive comment I made, upset her and now she no longer wants to talk with me.

I understand her feelings.

I don’t know how long I should wait to contact her to attempt to renew our friendship -- a month, two months, six months or more? Or should I just walk away and hope she has a change of heart, decides to let bygones be bygones and contacts me to renew the friendship? -- UNFRIENDED IN NEW MEXICO DEAR UNFRIENDED: If apologies are in order, do not wait to make them. When you do, make clear that you didn’t mean to upset her or make her uncomfortable, and you would still like to be friends -- on her terms -- if she is willing. From there on, the ball is in her court.

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 Mrs. Judy Woodard 1937 - 2018 Funeral Service for Mrs. Judy Woodard, 80, of Alexander City, will be Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Dr. Steve King and Dr. Gerald Hallmark will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Woodard passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at her home.

She was born on November 8, 1937 in Alexander City to Obie and Mozelle Gooden.

She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church where she attended the Joy Sunday School Class and participated in the Partners in Mission WMU. Judy attended Russell School and graduated from Benjamin Russell High School. She was a graduate of Huntington College and received her Masters of Elementary Education from Auburn University. She taught school in Alex City for 25 years and was selected

Outstanding Teacher at Radney School.

Judy traveled the world and enjoyed spending time with friends and playing bridge. She was a lifelong learner and member of the Twentieth Century Study Club and Five Points Garden Club.

She is survived by her daughters, Elysa W. Gordon (Johnny) of Alexander City and Julianna W. Robinson (Stephen) of Alabaster; son, Toliver Ralph Woodard, Jr. (Kelley) of Eagle, ID; grandchildren, Griff Gordon, Paige Gordon, Paxton Gordon, Kelyn Woodard, Micah Woodard, Wicks Woodard, Paulos Woodard, Wesley Robinson (Morgan), Zachary Robinson and LeAnna Robinson; sisters, Betty Moore (Jim) of Pine Mountain, GA and Cherie Gooden of Birmingham; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Toliver Ralph Woodard, Sr.; and her parents.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Coosa Valley Hospice, 315 W. Hickory Street, Sylacauga, AL 35150 or to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 400, Alexander City, AL 35011.

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

Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Charles Dennis Pike 1951 - 2018

James Thomas “Tom” Patton, Sr. 1933 - 2018

Funeral Service for Charles Dennis Pike, 66, of Alexander City, Alabama, will be Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Radney Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at Radney Funeral Home.

Dennis passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at UAB. He was born on July 16, 1951 in Alexander City, Alabama to Merriman Pike and Mary Lou Riley Pike. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. He was the owner and operator of Alexander City Glass Company and loved his family dearly. He also enjoyed Auburn Football, NFL, golf, traveling, and gardening.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Vicki Irvin Pike; mother, Mary Lou Riley Pike; sons, Sawyer Pike (Daisy), and Riley Pike (Felicia); brothers, Darrell Pike (Kathy), and Mark Pike, grandchildren, Sandlin Pike, Alese Pike, Sophie Pike, and Deacon Pike.

Honorary pallbearers will be Nick Fuller, Freddy Thompson, Dr. Herbert Shivers, and Jerry Scott. Active pallbearers will be Isreal Morgan, Bill White, Josh Sims, Brian Tate, Sawyer Pike, and Riley Pike.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 3918 Montclair Rd. Birmingham, Alabama 35213 or www.diabetes.org.

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

Funeral Service for James Thomas “Tom” Patton, Sr., 85, of Alexander City, Alabama, will be Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Orr Street Baptist Church.

Rev. Turk Holt will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home.

James Thomas “Tom” Patton, Sr. passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Chapman Healthcare Center.

He was born on February 24, 1933 in Alexander City, Alabama to James William “J.W.” Patton and Nellie Pearl Coker Patton. He was an active member of Orr Street Baptist Church and served for many years at his church as deacon, Sunday school teacher, and on various committees. His hobbies included: spending time with family, fishing, gardening, traveling, and watching Auburn football.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Barbara McEachern Patton; sons, James T. Patton Jr. (Rita) and John M. Patton (Sandi); daughter, Stacey Patton Wallace (Mike); grandchildren, Lindsay Knight (Luke), Ryan Patton (Brittney), Brittney Patton, and Tyler Patton; great-grandchildren, Patton Knight and Thomas Knight.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Virginia Daugherty and Betty Templeton; and brother, William Floyd Patten.

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

Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Kristy Ray Fuller 1967 - 2018 Funeral Service for Mrs. Kristy Ray Fuller, 50, of Alexander City, Alabama, will be Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home.

Rev. Larry Cummings will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home.

Mrs. Fuller passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Russell Medical Center. She was born on April 24, 1967 in Alexander City, Alabama to Lofton L. Ray and Rudine Sherrer Ray. She was a member of Wayside Baptist Church. Kristy loved her family dearly and enjoyed

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spending time with them. She enjoyed being outdoors, beach trips, fishing, collecting butterflies and frogs.

She is survived by her husband of 33 years, William T. Fuller; father, Lofton L. Ray; sons, Will D. Fuller (Jessica) and Blake Fuller (Jenna); daughter, Missie B. Moler (Christopher); grandchildren Cheyenne E. Fuller, Amanda B. Martinez, and Cooper Davis; sister, Judy Thornell; brothers, Mickey Ray, Ronnie Ray; and special Friend, John Moler.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Rudine Sherrer Ray and sister, Faye Neese.

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problem with as much force as they could muster, Saturday’s trash walk picked up 83 bags of trash from local roads. Alexander City Police Department Code Enforcement Officer Steve Morgan added to this, saying there were also a handful of volunteers who worked in the area around Comer and Maple Streets.

“I would definitely say this was a very good first effort,” Thompson said, “especially with 280 being such a visible part of our community.”

Thompson wanted give special recognition to some of those involved in Saturday’s trash walk, including the Alexander City Police Department and especially Captain James Orr and Morgan for being instrumental in organizing registration and handing out supplies to participants, the Boy Scout troop from St. James Episcopal Church for unloading bags being brought in and handing out lunch tickets, Sonny’s Hot Dogs for providing lunch to those who picked up trash and companies like SL Alabama for recruiting employees to participate in the event.

Morgan added that he wanted to thank Advance Disposal for providing a dumpster, as well as Tallapoosa County Commissioner Steve Robinson for covering the cost of having Sonny’s Hot Dogs provide lunch for the participants.

“It was absolutely successful,” Morgan said. “It all worked out really well.”

Thompson said the next monthly trash walk will be Saturday, May 19.

During the May walk, he said there will be some volunteers hitting parts of 280 they were unable to reach Saturday, while other areas to be given attention will be determined within the next couple of weeks.

“We are working with the city and road crews to determine other locations to focus on in May,” Thompson said. “We will be announcing a meeting location hopefully within the next two weeks.”

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by Patriot’s Point, above, and other areas alongside Highway 280 Saturday in the Clean Community Partnership’s weekend trash walk where 83 bags of waste were collected.

Lake Martin Resource Association president John Thompson said more than 47 people helped out in the effort.

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Mule mules,” Melvin Palmer said. “It is interesting to see them, how obedient they are and how well trained they are.”

Palmer said the mules are judged while plowing a field back behind the Weogufka School in Coosa County, where they will plant some things like cane sugar that will be harvested at farm day later in the year.

“We have Mule Day the last Saturday of April,” Palmer said.

“Then we have Farm Day in October.

Instead of plowing the field, the mules will help grind the cane to

Vandalism find the person responsible,” Harris said. “I will even offer a reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible.”

Alexander City Police Department Deputy Chief James Easterwood said they do have the report and have started an initial investigation.

“We do see this from time to time during the campaign season,” Easterwood said. “I know some people think of it as a prank, but it’s criminal mischief and that’s a crime.

I know in the past we’ve had reports of stolen signs and even had some set on fire. If they are properly placed on private property, to have someone go on that property and cause damage – that’s something we take seriously.”

This is at least the fourth report this campaign season that resulted from either theft or damage to campaign signs.

Other specifications detail when signs may be placed and how many signs can appear in a certain location.

Contest for the contest. According to a release from the Chamber of Commerce, all art must be in a vertical format, no larger than 16 inches by 20 inches. If produced through electronic means, it must be in an .eps, .ai or .psd format on a minimum of 65-line screen. All submissions must have “Alexander City Sun Festival June 1-9, 2018” in the design, and can consist of no more than four separate colors. There is no cost to submit an entry, but artists can only submit a maximum of three entries to the contest. The winning artist will receive a $200 prize for the design.

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make cane syrup.”

Those interested in entering a mule team need to contact Donald Ellison at 205-294-0062, Ricky Talley at 205-646-1640 or Edwin Petty at 205389-0236.

In addition to the mule plowing, plenty of other things will be going on.

“We will have vendors with food and crafts,” Palmer said. “We will have games and competitions like corn hole and horse shoes.”

Things get started Saturday with a biscuit breakfast from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

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Two of those were found to be signs that had been removed because they were on the right-of-way and were creating issues for mowers.

Political signs or any other type of sign cannot be posted in the right-ofway, mounted to utility poles or light posts.

In other reports, the Alexander City Police Department is investigating theft from a storage unit from a business located on Highway 280. Easterwood did not elaborate on the items taken, but said investigators are reviewing security camera video in hopes of identifying a suspect.

“If you have items in storage, it’s always a good idea to double lock the space and check on it frequently,” Easterwood said. “Many of these businesses have added cameras and other security features, but if something were to happen it helps to know when the theft occurred.

Always have a list of what’s inside so we know for sure what we are looking for.”

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public excited for Sun Festival and have them thinking about it a couple months ahead of time,” Dunn said.

On average, the Chamber of Commerce receives between 10 and 15 artistic submissions each year, and Dunn said the artists submitting works are excited to potentially have their work featured in such a manner.

Entries can be submitted as either a JPEG or PDF via email to kim. dunn@alexandercitychamber.com, sent through the mail to Alexander City Chamber of Commerce, Sun Festival Contest, 175 Aliant Parkway, Alexander City, AL 35010, or by being dropped off at the Chamber of Commerce offices.

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Stop lurking, T get involved H ave you ever seen a problem that you felt elected officials should address?

Most of us have.

But how did you handle it?

The truth is, most of don’t handle it. Faced with these situations, most people either do nothing or they gripe about it. Some prefer to vent on social media.

What do those three approaches accomplish? Not much.

We often hear people griping and complaining in public and on social media about what’s being done, or being done too much, not being done enough, or being ignored by our local government.

Here’s the deal: a truckload of gripes doesn’t have any weight.

But one person who stands up in a public meeting and makes a well thought out request to one of our local governing bodies can pull a lot of weight. More people, working together for the same cause have even more influence.

Why do so many choose to gripe and so few speak out?

In order to stand up and plead your case you’ve got to know what you’re talking about. Often complainers are simply parroting what they heard from another – they are not personally involved.

It takes personal initiative to research and fully understand a situation and individual thought to outline steps to make a positive change.

Also, it takes courage and conviction to put your reputation on the line and take a stand in public.

If you think about it, none of that is required to complain, gripe or gossip … which means complaining is simply an easier response to something that strikes you wrong.

Next time you feel the urge to gripe, complain or gossip about an issue, we’d like to respectfully suggest that instead, you spend some energy thinking about what you can do to get involved, how you can speak out with honor and good intent, and what you can do to make our community a better place.

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he primaries are quietly creeping up on us in Alabama. Aside from perhaps a few local races, there doesn’t seem to be any hotly contested battles to grab the state’s attention. There are unlikely to be any Congressional changes and apparently no shake-ups in the few open state legislative seats. With an incumbent governor running for reelection, even that looks like a yawner at the moment, so the status quo looks safely intact. Or is it?

And who is happy with the status quo? For all the conservative talking, there ain’t much conservative walking. While Alabama has enjoyed some economic success, it is still hamstrung by woefully inadequate infrastructure, a flat broken budget process, and state government badly in need of reform. A few folks were indicted, some convicted, and others removed, but the culture of corruption remains tacitly ingrained.

Governor Kay Ivey deserves a mountain of credit for restoring normalcy and stability to a licentious, loony, lying governor’s office. Her single greatest accomplishment was getting the governor off the front pages and out of the tabloids. Scandal weary Alabamians were exceedingly grateful and relieved some modicum of decorum and dignity was returned to the governor’s office.

A career politician with a life long record of public service, Gov. Ivey should be commended for being in the right place at the right time to right the ship of state. However, she’s not a reformer or visionary; she’s a place holder. And we needed a place holder at the time. But according to Montgomery insiders, she is

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PETE RIEHM Columnist a place holder for a recycled Bob Riley staff and now the default guardian of the status quo.

Other than rightly calling for a special election for Senator Jeff Sessions’ seat, she has not rocked the boat, so it seems she is skating to reelection. Or is she? While the Republicans gingerly treat her like Aunt Bea and the media sidesteps any serious scrutiny, does anyone think the Democrats will be as deferential in the general election? Or that the press will not turn on her like rabid hyenas if they smell Republican blood?

Not that old at 73, she is obviously frail in her rare public appearances. There is still lingering doubt about her health from an episode a few years ago when she had to be hospitalized in Colorado. Many suspected a stroke, but her campaign vehemently denies it as only altitude sickness.

Nevertheless, she still appears very scripted and stilted when speaking publically. Her handlers move her about carefully and yet there are rumors of embarrassing public incidents.

There is also ample gossip about her legendary imbibing and even tales of sordid lifestyle choices.

The point here is not to repeat nasty chitchat, but highlight that Ivey is a vulnerable candidate not undergoing proper vetting in the Republican primary.

Whether any of it’s true, you can bet Democrats will pounce on her.

Oh, but in deep red Alabama, Republicans are a

sure thing, right? Ask Roy Moore. Certainly always controversial, Moore ran a flawed campaign in the general election and was beset by unforeseen accusations.

Every weakness was fully exploited by Democrats to narrowly and unexpectedly win a US Senate seat in Alabama!

While Alabamians are dutifully waiting for college football to resume, Democrats are gleefully awaiting Governor Ivey in the fall. They are gearing up to replay a Doug Jones upset. If Governor Ivey wins the Republican nomination, blue lightning will strike Alabama twice.

We will have a Democrat governor on the heels of a Democrat US Senator.

Dynamic and young, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox looks poised for the win.

Republicans need to take off the kid gloves and the media must give voters an opportunity to properly vet Ivey in the primary. Is she healthy enough to serve another four years or are we looking at another default governor moving up from the Lieutenant Governor’s office? Her health is important, but there is a larger issue. Alabama needs vigorous visionary leadership to reform the state apparatus and move us beyond the stale status quo. Any of the other Republican candidates offer that and more. Let’s have a real Republican primary before Democrats scuttle the ship Ivey righted.

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Facebook CEO’s testimony should scare us all

Dear Editor,

Steve Marshall

Mark Tuggle

Tom Whatley

Over the past month, we have heard hours of news coverage about Facebook (FB) trafficking in our personal information. FB CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony contained scary revelations that apply to virtually every single American — even if you have never used Facebook! Near the end of Zuckerberg’s week-long testimony, Senators pressed him on whether FB tracks info on consumers offline or if they don’t even use FB. His answer was a flat yes. More troubling is the fact that of all the major media reporting on these hearings, only one, CNN, carried this story April 21.

Simply stated, Facebook is intruding in our most private intimate moments. Literally, they are aware of every keystroke on your phone or computer, monitor your every movement 24/7, they actually “map your facial features” as part of their

“facial recognition” app and they track your sleep habits as well your infant children’s activities.

I became angry when CNN reported that when you or your family have a customer courtesy card (member rewards for discounts, etc.) your personal data ends up at FB to be sold (multiple times) without your knowledge.

Ever wonder, as I do, how pharmaceutical companies know of your medical issues to solicit your business even with Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) protection? When the local chain pharmacy fills my diabetic medication and requests our family courtesy card, that medical information ends up at Facebook and is sold.

Mark Zuckerberg’s excuse or “reasoning” for these intrusions into our most personal part of our lives is for “security purposes” to allegedly screen out hackers and bad guys. I

found his answer so absurd it would be comical if it were not so outrageous!

Exactly who are the bad guys here, anyway?

Congress’ response is as predictable as the sun rising in the morning! We are a reactionary society. We sit on our duff until the damage is done then react by imposing overkill restrictive regulation that gradually whittles away at our basic freedoms. The time to have regulated the likes of Facebook and other social media was when they began operations February 2004 — not years down the road!

Be very alert the next time a retailer asked you for your phone number, address, zip code or date of birth on a cash purchase or debit card transaction. Just remember, they are profiting off your personal info.

James W. Anderson Talladega

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FAIR: The Alexander City Kiwanis Fair will be in the main football parking lot of the Sportplex beginning this evening at 5 p.m. until close and will continue Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

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There is a $20 application fee and event organizers ask none of the vendors bring clothing or shoes to sell. Deadline for registration is April 30.

For more information on the event or registration, contact MainStreet Alexander City at 256-329-9227.

April 25 - 28

TRAIL RIDES: The Weogufka Center for Arts is hosting trail rides April 25 at 10 a.m., April 26 at 9 a.m. and April 27 at 9 a.m. with the Annual Mule Day April 28. For more information contact the Chuck Wagon Guys, Edwin Petty at 205-389-0236, Donald Ellison at 205-294-0062 or Ricky Talley at 205-646-1640.

MainStreet Alexander City is hosting Junque Jubilee in downtown Alexander City Saturday, May 12 starting at 8 a.m. with shops opening at 10 a.m. April 30 is the last day for vendors to register. There is a $20 application fee. Event organizers ask none of the vendors bring clothing or shoes to sell.

For more information on the event or registration, contact MainStreet Alexander City at 256-329-9227.

Tuesday, May 1

USHER MEETING: The Early Rose District Usher’s meeting will be Tuesday, May 1 at 5 p.m. at the Early Rose District Center.

Thursday, May 3

DAY OF PRAYER: The Alex City Ministerial Association is hosting the National Day of Prayer at the First Baptist Church sanctuary Thursday, May 3 at noon.

DAY OF PRAYER: Hackneyville will be hosting its third annual National Day Prayer from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Hackneyville Community Center. Everyone is invited to attend.

Thursday, April 26

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BENEFIT DINNER: The Alexander City Rotary Club Foundation is hosting its Imagination Library Annual Benefit Thursday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the T.C. Russell Hangar.

Friday, April 27

WORKSHOP: The Alabama Extension Service is holding a class “Managing Fire Ants” Friday, April 27 at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The workshop will feature fire ant biology, research based control techniques, recommended pesticides and product demonstrations. It is ADAI approved for re-certification points.

Contact the Tallapoosa County Extension Office at 256-825-1050 to register. Cost is $5 and is due by Wednesday, April 25. Lunch is not provided.

Saturday, April 28

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REUNION: The annual New Site High School reunion will be Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m. in the Horseshoe Bend High School Commons area.

Please bring a covered dish.

MULE DAY: The Weogufka Center is hosting its annual Mule Day Saturday, April 28. There will be buggy rides and trail rides. A sausage biscuit breakfast is from 6:30 to 10 a.m. The Train Man will be there as will an antique car and truck show. For more information visit the weogufkacenter.org of the Weogufka Center Facebook page.

GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game Night Bingo from 5 until 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 28. Begin with hot dogs, pizza, chips and soft drinks.

DRUG TAKE BACK: Local law enforcement will be at Walgreens in Alexander City Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to collect old and unwanted prescription and over the counter medications. The service is free and without questions.

Sunday, April 29

BRHS SPRING CHORAL CONCERT: The Benjamin Russell High School Choral Department will present its Annual Spring Choral Concert Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Campus of Alexander City First United Methodist Church on Highway 280 next to Russell Medical.

Everyone is welcome to attend and admission is free.

Monday, April 30

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Friday, May 4

PRODUCTION: The Mt. Vernon Theatre In Tallassee is hosting “The Firemen’s Training” Friday, May 4.

Saturday, May 5

FACEBOOK SOCIAL: Do you have friends on Facebook that you’ve never met? Here is your chance to spend some time with them face to face. The first Alexander City Facebook Social Mixer will be held at Strand Park from noon until 5 p.m. Hot dogs will be for sale and you can bring your own refreshments. Come out and invite your Facebook friends.

BAKE SALE: The First United Methodist Church UMW is hosting a baked and frozen foods sale Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Trinity Campus on Highway 280. Proceeds will benefit local and global mission projects.

CHORAL REUNION: The Alexander City State Junior College Reunion Singers present “Songs from Our Past” Saturday, May 5 at 6 p.m. at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center. Admission is free but donations to the Central Alabama Community College are appreciated.

CLAY SHOOT: The Annual Alexander City Kiwanis Club Sporting Clays Competition will be Saturday, May 5 at the Five Star Plantation.

Registration deadline is Friday, April 27. For more information contact Phil Blasingame at 256-307-4004.

Sunday, May 6

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: County Line Baptist Church in the Dudleyville community is celebrating its 183rd anniversary Sunday, May 6 at 10:45 a.m. The speaker will be Brother Jimmy Allen. There will be dinner on the grounds following the service.

MEN AND WOMEN DAY: New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Camp Hill is celebrating Men and Women Day Sunday, May 6 at 2 p.m. Guest minister is Rev. Otis James Tyner Jr. Pastor of New Harmony is Rev. Melvin Kelley Jr.

Saturday, May 12

JUNQUE JUBILEE: MainStreet Alexander City is hosting Junque Jubilee in downtown Alexander City Saturday, May 12 starting at 8 a.m. with shops opening at 10 a.m.

FISH FRY: The Hackneyville Fire Department will be hosting its annual fish fry Saturday, May 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the HVFD in Hackneyville.

Bring your family and friends to enjoy some fresh, fried catfish. Fish

plates will be available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $10 per plate. This is the HVFD annual fundraising drive to help keep the department active and to help pay for a new fire department.

Wednesday, May 16

LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL: The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department and the Alexander City Police Department is hosting the 22nd Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Wednesday, May 16 at 11 a.m. at the department. The key note speaker will be Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

Lunch will be served afterwards in the Alexander City Police Department.

Friday, May 18

PRODUCTION: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is hosting “The Hoppers,” Friday, May 18.

Saturday, May 19

CONCERT: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is hosting the Central Alabama Wind Symphony Saturday, May 19.

ARMED FORCES DAY PICNIC: The Bill Nichols Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans will be holding a Picnic in the Park Saturday, May 19 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Strand Park to celebrate Armed Forces Day. Veteran service organizations like the DAV and American Legion will be on hand to pass out information, and the Alabama National Guard will also have a display set up.

There will be a military vehicle show, kids activities and food vendors set up in the park as well. The event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend.

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Sunday, May 20

BACCALAUREATE SERVICE: The Benjamin Russell Baccalaureate Service is May 20 at 7 p.m. at the BRHS auditorium.

Saturday, May 26

CONCERT: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is hosting Bama Breeze in concert Saturday, May 26.

Friday, June 8

MOVIE: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is showing “The Sandlot” Friday, June 8.

Saturday, June 9

PRODUCTION: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is hosting Andy Griggs Saturday, June 9.

Tuesday, June 12

DELORES HYDOCK: Friends of the Dadeville Public Library are sponsoring a moment in history, “It’s the Little Things: Five small objects that shaped the world of the Dutch Golden Age” with storyteller Delores Hydock Tuesday, June 12 at Red Ridge United Methodist Church at 12:30 p.m.

The church is located at the intersection of County Road 34 and Alabama Highway 49 just south of Dadeville.

July 16-17

THROW AWAY DAYS: The Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership and the Tallapoosa County Commission are holding Throw Away Days July 16-17.

Dumpsters will be located at the Alex City Annex at 395 Lee Street, Double Bridges on Highway 63, the Old Daviston School on Highway 22, the Camp Hill Town Hall at 309 Holley Ave. and the Union Community Center at 4191 Highway 50. Dumpsters will be available at no charge to residents.

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Piggly more than just social media to make a living is a foreign concept to them.”

Freeman said she is trying to introduce the seventh and eighth graders to work so that they know what the real world is like.

“A lot of them keep expressing interests when they turn 15 or 16, they will get a job at McDonald’s,” Freeman said. “What they don’t realize is how much work it is. They really don’t understand.”

Piggly Wiggly Manager Tom Hayden took questions from the students like how much money does he make.

“Not much,” Hayden responded while bagging groceries. “I make a little more than I did in the ‘70s but everything else has gone up. We don’t make much money here.

“You always bag the bread by itself so it doesn’t get squished. We always put the cold items together.”

Other students asked about the hours or being on salary.

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“I am full time and work 50 hours or more,” Hayden said. “You don’t want salary, that is the reason I work as much as I do. I don’t get paid overtime.”

One student asked about missing work a lot.

“Most of the time you don’t have a job,” Hayden responded. “If you have someone working for you and they don’t show up, what are you going to do? That is one thing you have to do is work, remember that.”

Hayden also offered two great pieces of advice for the students who one day will be entering the workforce.

“Always remember the boss may not always be right, but as long as you make him happy, do it his way whether you want to not, he is going to take responsibility for it,” Hayden said. “The reason they brought you Cliff Williams / The Outlook up is to give you the right idea and get your education so you don’t have Crystal Freeman of the Boys and Girls Club and Tom Hayden of Piggly Wiggly speak to the to bag groceries.” students about what all would be expected of them if they were to work.

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Crews with Gary Ingram Paving work to remove gravel from the roadway Monday morning. Asphalt should start going down in the next few days.

phases is that different areas will require different work before a final layer of asphalt can go down.

“It will be a few weeks before you see us pave from one end to the other,” Harte said. “That will be the final wear layer.”

The project is under the direction of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT).

Dadeville Mayor Wayne Smith is happy to see the project underway.

“These improvements on (Highway) 280 will make things go more smoothly,” Smith said. “This is progress on making Dadeville a better place.”

Smith was a little surprised the project was already starting.

“They (ALDOT) gave us a notice during one of the meetings on the Lafayette Street project,” Smith said. “They said they were going to change out the traffic lights too.”

Smith was happy to see new traffic lights.

“These lights are so much better,” Smith said.

“The state had handed over the maintenance of the lights to the towns. They were still maintaining them but were handing us the bill. This should help with that.”

Harte wants drivers to be patient while the resurfacing project takes place. Harte would also like drivers to be cautious as they travel through the work zone.

“As with most of the resurfacing on four-lane roadways over the last several years, the state has not lowered the speed limit,” Harte said. “There should always be a lane open and businesses will stay open. The disruptions should be minimal.”

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Former Miss America and Alabama Third District Congressional Candidate Mallory Hagan addresses a meeting of the Tallapoosa County Democrats Thursday night at the Bud Porch Center, explaining her platform and plans for when she gets to Congress.

Hagan discusses plans with county Democrats

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

A crowd of around 40 people filled the Bud Porch Center Thursday night for the monthly meeting of the Tallapoosa County Democratic Party, eager to hear from Mallory Hagan, a Democratic candidate for the Alabama Third Congressional District in Congress.

Having grown up as the daughter of teenage parents, Hagan said she knows what it is like to work hard in order to succeed, but also wants to be sure that everyone has a chance to grow and be successful in life.

“I believe everybody deserves a shot,” Hagan said. “I had my first job at 14, working at Jim Bob’s. I was overly involved in high school.”

After taking classes at Auburn for a year, Hagan said she was still indecisive about what she was doing in life, so she left school and took off to New York. Attempting to study and receive a degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology, Hagan took part in the Miss America pageant in order to earn the scholarship money that would help put her through school. After winning the 2013 crown, Hagan used her position to advocate for arts education and promoting self-esteem among young people.

However, this did not come without issues, Hagan said. She explained how some of those involved with the Miss America pageant were less than thrilled with her stance, secretly passing e-mails back and forth in an attempt to discredit her. After the messages came to light, Hagan took a strong stand in getting all of those involved with this matter removed from the competition, tearing down and rebuilding the Miss America organization.

“Taking responsibility is incredibly important,” Hagan said. “Deep down, no matter which party someone supports, they all want the same thing. Healthcare is my top priority.”

In addition to an emphasis on rural care centers and a single-payer universal system, Hagan is also an advocate for technical education, believing that there are more paths to success than a traditional degree from a four-year institution and changing the state’s culture to be more inclusive in order to bring new industries into the state and the district.

“If we don’t have industry coming in, we won’t have the tax dollars to be able to support everything,” Hagan said.

As she continues to put in 18- and 19-hour days during her campaign, Hagan said she knows this is a long and difficult process, but she is not giving in.

“I’ve never met a challenge I didn’t like,” she said “I want to win, but even if I don’t, I hope that my campaign gets more younger people involved in the process.”

Along with this, the party discussed important business, including getting voters registered in time for the June 5 primary and having volunteers excited and ready to work the polls during elections.

“We are growing, we are doing, and people are seeing that we are a force to be reckoned with,” Interim Chair of the Tallapoosa County Democratic Party Carol Gowan said. “A Democrat can win in this state, we saw that with Doug Jones, but we have got to get off of our rears and work.”

She added that she had heard on the way to the meeting, since Trump took office in January 2017, legislative seats from 39 states have flipped from Republican to Democrat, which gave the crowd an added boost of energy during the meeting.

A representative from the campaign of congressional candidate Dr. Adia McClellan Winfrey was on hand and briefly reminded everyone of Winfrey’s five-point platform, the key things she wants to accomplish if elected to Congress.

In order to get people registered to vote and help get the word out that the county Democratic Party is building itself up again, it was suggested having information tables set up at events like Blues in the Park and JazzFest.

Along with this, Gowan said she and Tallapoosa County Republican Party Chair Denise Bates were working on plans to go out and help in places like the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home, assisting those who may need help with things like voter registration and filling out absentee ballots.

Judge Tom Young brought up that there will be a meeting on May 17 in order to help get more people interested in becoming poll workers, as well as working to determine the poll workers for the June 5 primary.

“Party aside, we just need good poll workers,” Young said. “It may be a thankless job, but it’s an important job.”

“I consider this to be an important public service, just like jury duty,” Gowan added.

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SPRING FOOTBALL IS IN THE AIR

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Benjamin Russell football coach Kevin Smith directed his first spring practice as head coach on Monday afternoon.

Smith, Wildcats adjust to first day with new head coach

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

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here was one thing missing on the first day of Benjamin Russell’s spring football practice, and it was probably the most essential thing the Wildcats needed: footballs.

New head coach Kevin Smith was so excited to hit the field and hit the ground running. He planned his practice schedule out down to the minute. He got all the pads and jerseys ready to go.

But when he got up the hill to Benjamin Russell’s practice field, Smith realized he forgot the footballs.

“I ran back down, and not only that, but they were all

flat,” Smith said with a laugh.

Being a first-year head coach and a longtime assistant, Smith hasn’t always had to worry about those things. But once his assistants rallied around him and got the footballs to the field, the Wildcats got to work.

“The effort was great,” Smith said. “It’s hard to really tell the intensity because basically we’re playing with two JV teams with some starters sprinkled in. We had to get them used to the structure then get them used to the calls and things like that. Once they get that down and get some confidence, that’s when you’ll start hearing the thumps and things will start moving a lot more efficiently.”

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Horseshoe Bend ‘runs out of gas’ in Game 3

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

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Reeltown’s Reed Baker follows through on a swing against G.W. Long on Saturday.

Reeltown falls apart in deciding game

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

It just wasn’t Reeltown’s day Saturday.

Nothing seemed to go right for the Rebels in a deciding Game 3 against G.W. Long in the first round of the AHSAA Class 2A playoffs. Reeltown was defeated, 13-2, in five innings.

“The ball just didn’t go our

way,” Reeltown coach Mike Jones said. “Most Game 3s come down to hitting, and they hit it in the gaps and we hit to folks a lot of times.

That’s the make or the break of it. Their pitcher threw a pretty good game, and he kept us off balance.”

For the second game in a row, G.W. Long got a gem from one of its pitchers, this time it was sophomore Caison Long. In 94 pitches

— just six shy of his pitch count — Long shut down the Rebels, allowing just three hits while striking out four. Although he walked four, three of those came in a single inning, and Long managed to get out of the jam by inducing an inningending groundout.

“He’s started coming into his own,” G.W. Long coach Andrew Miller said. “He had See REELTOWN • Page 12

Starting off so well, Horseshoe Bend seemed to lose steam throughout its three-game series with Ariton in the first round of the AHSAA Class 2A baseball playoffs.

The Generals captured a 5-4 extrainnings victory in the first game, then lost a narrow defeat, 8-6, to force a Game 3. Saturday’s deciding game didn’t go Horseshoe Bend’s way at all, and it lost, 7-0.

“We just didn’t play very well Saturday,” Horseshoe Bend coach Jason Johnson said. “We just kinda ran out of gas. We had two really good ballgames Friday night. Saturday, we just didn’t really show up and we just ran out of gas.”

In the first game, Horseshoe Bend led 4-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, only to see its lead slip away as the Purple Cats put three runs across in the home half of the frame.

But the Generals stayed composed and took a lead in the top of the eighth.

Nalijah Heard led off with a single and was sacrificed to second by a Jordan Argo bunt. After the second out was put on the board, Chandler Lewis played hero with a run-scoring single to drive in Heard for the eventual winning run.

Cade Worthy then shut down Ariton in order in the bottom of the eighth, including a pair of strikeouts.

Reeltown goes 3-1 at weekend softball tourney STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Reeltown had four intensely close games over this weekend’s tournament, and the softball team proved it can work through some adversity, winning three of the four. The Rebels defeated Handley, 4-2; Sylacauga, 2-1; and Weaver, 3-0 before losing to Pell City, 2-1.

Ayriana Stoneback pitched a heckuva tournament, throwing a total of 21 1/3 innings for the Rebels. She finished with an ERA of 0.656 over the course of the four games by allowing just two earned runs the entire tournament. She gave up nine hits and walked two but also struck out a staggering 37 batters.

Although the Rebels’ offense wasn’t quite as prolific as usual, they still managed to put up some pretty solid numbers. Marlee Knox led

the way with five hits, including a triple, and four runs scored. Morgan McGuire also had four singles and a double and drove in two runs.

Katlyn Jaye and Makenzie Baker each had three hits.

Dadeville drops three

It wasn’t such a strong outing for Dadeville at the Lady Tiger Classic in Oxford this weekend, as the Dadeville Tigers fell in all three of their games. They lost to Beauregard, 4-2; John Carroll, 7-1; and Tallassee, 7-3.

By scoring a pair of runs in the top of the first inning against the Hornets, the Tigers started well enough. Sandwiched by two outs, Isis Johnson walked in the first inning and Pearl Huff made it hurt with a home run to centerfield. But it all went downhill from there.

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In Game 2, it looked like the Purple Cats might run away with it after a tight first inning. After Ariton scored three runs in the top of the first, Horseshoe Bend immediately responded with a trio of its own due to a costly Purple Cats error.

Lewis led off with a single, and after one out, Jace Rodriguez and Lee Norrell both walked to load the bases.

On a throwing error attempting to catch Norrell leading off, both Lewis and Rodriguez scored, and Grant Taylor hit a sacrifice fly to plate Norrell and tie the game.

Ariton put up a run in the third and four in the fourth, though, and Horseshoe Bend couldn’t respond until the third when it scored three runs to make it an 8-6 ballgame.

Lewis led off with a walk, and Worthy followed with a fielder’s choice. Jace Rodriguez then smashed a double to put two in scoring position, and Taylor capitalized with a three-run home run.

“Even in the playoffs, we were really playing our best baseball the last two weeks of the year,” Johnson said. “They tied it up (in Game 1), but we had enough about us to win. Grant threw the best game he’s thrown all year, Cade made a really good play defensively in the seventh to get out of it. Second ballgame, we were down 8-3 and had a chance to win it in the See HBS • Page 12

LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday, April 24 High school softball Central Coosa at Horseshoe Bend, 1 p.m.

Dadeville at Saint James, 5 p.m.

Reeltown at Fayetteville, 6:30 p.m.

High school boys soccer Russell County at Benjamin Russell, 6 p.m.

High school girls soccer Russell County at Benjamin Russell, 4 p.m.

College baseball Central Alabama at

Coastal Alabama North, 2 p.m.

College golf Central Alabama in District IV Championship at Duran Country Club (Melbourne, Florida) Thursday, April 26 High school softball Benjamin Russell at Dadeville, 4:30 p.m.

Childersburg at Horseshoe Bend, 5 p.m.

College baseball Central Alabama at Snead State (2), noon Friday, April 27

High school girls soccer Class 6A First Round Playoffs Benjamin Russell at Northridge, 5 p.m.

High school softball Reeltown in Pleasant Home Lady Eagles Tune Up Tournament at Andalusia, TBA Central Coosa at Talladega, 6 p.m.

High school track & field Benjamin Russell in sectional meet at Mountain Brook Dadeville, Reeltown in sectional meet at Beauregard

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LUKE ROBINSON Columnist

UA spring game gives fans some certainties

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he final spring game for a college football team can be so misinterpreted. Every year there is some scrimmage hero who turns out to be the polar opposite of that moniker when the fall rolls around.

However, we can make a few quick judgments and place them on a “certainty spectrum” based on the spring games we have seen so far from around the SEC. Oh, you have never heard of a “certainty spectrum?” Me neither; but if the term takes off in popularity, just remember you heard it here first.

I am 99.9 percent certain Tua Tagovailoa will be Alabama’s starting quarterback in the opener against Louisville. After Jalen Hurts’ performance in Alabama’s A-Day game last weekend, I am not even sure he is the second best quarterback on the roster anymore.

Mac Jones, who has been little more than an afterthought so far in his career, threw with more accuracy, precision and confidence than Hurts despite Jones’ lack of experience. Jalen Hurts has had an amazing run as the Tide’s leader, but he appears to have hit his ceiling as a passer — and that ceiling looks lower and lower the more we watch him.

Since his game-winning touchdown pass to Devonta Smith against Miss State, Hurts has led the ’Bama offense to 14 points against Auburn, 17 points against Clemson and 0 points against UGA in a half of action for a total of 31 points in 2.5 games. Granted, all three of those teams have elite defenses, but UA has elite receivers, blockers and backs at its disposal, too. Oh, and Tua put up 26 points in one half against Georgia.

The only reason I am not 100 percent certain Tua starts next season is because nothing in life is 100 percent certain.

I am 83.5 percent certain Alabama football made a deal with the sports gods.

A trade was made this past weekend: Alabama would get several top-notch football recruits, but in exchange would have to see its baseball and softball teams lose embarrassingly to two of their arch rivals.

I am also 99.999999 percent sure Alabama fans are OK with that trade.

I am 51 percent certain LSU will be a little better than we all thought.

The Bengal Tigers have some serious dudes on that squad and I liked the way Myles Brennan slung the ball. He wasn’t perfect, but he has great potential. The defense looks aggressive and fast, too. The issue is LSU’s head coach; I just can’t buy into coach Ed Orgeron.

Maybe that’s why I am 76 percent sure LSU will be coached by current defensive coordinator Dave Aranda or, God forbid, Lane Kiffin in 2019.

I am 89 percent certain Tennessee has a losing record in 2018. Coach Pruitt has his work cut out for him in Knoxville.

If you are optimistic about UT’s chances next season, it’s only because you didn’t watch the Georgia spring game. Or the Auburn spring game, or the Florida spring game, or (gulp) the Alabama spring game.

Or, for that matter, any other spring game.

Pruitt can recruit well, which is awesome, because the Vols need help at every position.

I am 95 percent certain Georgia wins the SEC East and meets Alabama for the league title in Atlanta.

UGA, like Alabama, has two young quarterbacks who are capable of winning titles. They also have a lot more horses than any other stable on that side of the conference. If it’s not “The Tide and Dawgs Part 2: The Fromm-pire Strikes Back” (Sorry… I thought I needed a pun there… that was the best I could do), it will be shocking.

I am 99.998723 percent certain Alabama running back Ronnie Clark was recruited

by Bear Bryant. I follow ’Bama football religiously. I read about the team every day. I follow anyone with “Tide” in their handle on Twitter.

Despite all of that, I totally forgot Ronnie Clark was still on the team. Not because he isn’t a good player (and an even better guy; he’s a tremendous ambassador for the program), but he just has that Lorenzo “Whammy” Ward feel about him.

You remember “Whammy” right? He played at Alabama from 1975-2006 I think.

It’s the same thing with Auburn’s Shayne Wasden; he was in Shug Jordan’s first recruiting class then played until Tuberville held up the thumb if memory serves.

Anyway, Ronnie Clark has been on this team a long time. But if I had the chance to stay in college, play in front of hundreds of thousands of cheering fans and collect jewelry than Thanos (it’s an Avengers joke), I would stay in school too.

Luke Robinson is a regular columnist and contributor to Lake Martin Living and BMetro.

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

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zero varsity starting inning before this year, and he’s a basketball kid. So with him coming out in February, that puts him kinda behind arm-care and arm-strength wise, so we had to bring him along little by little. He is starting to come into his own.”

It seemed like it might be another close affair, similar to the first game, which Reeltown won, 11-9.

After G.W. Long went up 4-0 midway through the second inning, the Rebels started to chip away at it with a run in the bottom of the frame.

But G.W. Long blew things wide open in the third inning.

Slade Simmers led off with a single and was followed by a bunt single from Kam Faria. Carson Dunlap reached on an error, and Jake Oglesby laced an RBI single to keep things going. Long and Braeden Paramond both walked, Christian Collier hit a sac fly and Matt Snell smashed a two-run double before the inning’s end.

“I thought we were a lot more disciplined,” Miller said. “We hit pitches in the zone and didn’t get out of the zone much. It doesn’t really matter who’s pitching if you show a little discipline, stay in the zone and just attack the baseball. We did a good job of that, and we’ve been working on that the last few days so it was nice to see that hard work pay off.”

G.W. Long scored six runs on four hits and an error in the frame and continued its onslaught with three runs in the top of the fifth. Reeltown seemed like it might thwart the 10-run mercy rule by fighting back in the fifth.

Hayden Solomon led off with a single and was moved to second on a Logan Hunt flyout. Landon Hunt then hit a groundout straight up the middle, putting Solomon at third with only one out. Ardarious Woods followed by reaching base on an error, giving

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Reeltown’s Logan Hunt, right, calls out for a ball to attempt to catch G.W. Long’s Kam Faria leading off second base during Saturday’s playoff matchup.

Solomon time to score. But that was all Reeltown could muster, as Long fired a pair of strikeouts to end the game.

“I told (our seniors) they had a real good season,” Jones said. “They accomplished more than people thought we were going to accomplish. They thought after everything we lost last year, we weren’t going to be very good and we proved everyone wrong. It’s because of their work ethic.

“Our young guys got to see that these seniors worked this year. I’m hoping that’ll carry over to next year because we do have a real young class coming.

We have only three juniors. But our underclassmen have practiced with us all year, so they saw what this group did and maybe that’ll carry over for next year.”

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bottom of the seventh.”

Despite the loss, Johnson is proud of how far his Generals came this year.

They went from a seven-win team a year ago to 16 victories this year.

“We had a great year, I thought, especially with this team only losing one (starter) from last year,” Johnson said.

“Our biggest thing we did well this year was hitting. I had four guys hitting over .400.

Offensively we really improved from last year to this year. We had a strong senior class that did a really good job of turning things around for us.”

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In the three games, the Tigers totaled just 11 hits, led by Tiffany Rice who had three singles. Johnson and Zoe Veres had two hits apiece, and Huff finished with a team-leading three RBIs.

Horseshoe Bend goes 1-3 at tourney

Also performing in the Lady Tiger Classic in Oxford, Horseshoe Bend’s softball team had slightly more success, picking up one victory in four outings.

After falling to Randolph County, 4-1, and

Clay Central, 11-10, the Generals bounced back with a big 7-0 win over Wadley on Saturday. But then Pleasant Valley turned the tables with a 7-0 victory of its own to end Horseshoe Bend’s run.

In the victory, the Generals got a complete-game victory from Danielle Mitchell, who allowed just two hits in the six-inning shutout. She didn’t walk any and struck out seven. She was backed by an offense that broke things open with five runs in the fourth inning.

Throughout the tournament, Horseshoe

Bend had a fairly strong hitting performance, finishing with a team batting average of .365. Mitchell led the way by going 7-for-10 with four runs scored an RBI. Hannah Adcock drove in a teamleading four runs with six singles, and Cheyanna Howard had five hits and three RBIs. Sydnie Catrett had a pair of doubles and a pair of singles, and Leighann McWhorter also contributed three hits.

McWhorter, Ivy Vickers and Lily Combs were all credited with two RBIs apiece.

Football On the first day of spring practice, Smith already implemented a big change, which came in the form of the structure of practice. Each Wildcat was practicing only one way, in order to give him more individual time with his position coach. Smith also was focused on developing some depth.

Although there are some returning players who are obvious starters, Smith wanted everyone to focus on only one position to really figure out where some of the newcomers or non-starters may fit in.

Smith also looked to spread out the offense a bit more on the first day. Benjamin Russell has become known as a run-first team, but at the first day of spring practice,

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the Wildcats seemed to spread things open a bit more. But upon second glance, Smith was just trying to work out some new terminology.

“It’s actually more the language than anything,” Smith said. “The actual concepts and plays are the same things we did two years ago back when Tyre (Gray) was here. We have an H-back, and the H-back is really a tight end that can go out there and be a space player as well or be a fullback. We’re changing the language a little bit to be able to be extremely multiple.

“Some years we may have a pure tight end, so we want to have a language that allows us to without changing anything to just call it that.”

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Benjamin Russell began spring football practice Monday afternoon.

Benjamin Russell will continue spring practice

throughout the next three weeks.

AHSAA STATE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS First-Round Results CLASS 1A Millry (15-13) 6-1-3, Brantley 1-3-1 Houston County (13-12) 15-811, Red Level 5-9-9 Victory Christian (10-14) 0-1311, Wadley 1-3-1 Sumiton Christian (21-10) 7-10, Isabella 0-2 Kinston (12-4) 4-3, Pleasant Home 1-2 Sweet Water (21-9) 10-5, Highland Home 0-3 Ragland (21-4) 11-11, Winterboro 0-0 Maplesville (18-2) 5-8. Heritage Christian 3-7 Marion County (18-6) 6-15-10, Holy Spirit Catholic 7-4-6 Spring Garden (19-7) 12-15, Coosa Christian 5-6 Athens Bible (18-9) 3-8-11, Cedar Bluff 4-4-5 Shoals Christian (11-19) 16-15, Belgreen 6-1 Southeastern (13-10) 2-15, Donoho 1-2 South Lamar (15-7) 16-10, Lynn 1-2 Decatur Hertiage (21-7) 8-16, Gaylesville 0-3 Hackleburg (23-7) 14-14, Waterloo 4-1 CLASS 2A J.U. Blacksher (18-8) 6-0-7, New Brockton 4-11-1 Leroy (24-7) 11-16, Geneva County 1-0 Luverne (13-12) 19-17, Francis Marion 2-0 G.W. Long (23-11) 9-6-13, Reeltown 11-0-13 Cottonwood (22-6) 0-2-12, Washington County 4-1-11 St. Luke’s Episcopal (16-10) 11-15, Zion Chapel 0-0 Goshen (7-15) 11-12, Keith 4-2

Ariton (21-9) 4-8-10, Horseshoe Bend 5-6-0 Westbrook Christian (22-7) 31-13, Verbena 0-0 Vincent (18-11) 11-14, Cleveland 2-4 Phil Campbell (24-9) 8-3, Fyffe 3-1 Mars Hill Bible (22-8) 11-15, Cold Springs 0-3 Fayetteville (16-9) 9-12, West End 4-11 Thorsby (21-4) 4-8, Collinsville 3-5 Section (17-8) 6-12, Red Bay 5-0 Falkville (21-7) 6-19, Sheffield 5-12 CLASS 3A Wicksburg (20-9) 3-11, Bayside Academy 0-1 Excel (18-5) 10-2-12, Slocomb 0-3-2 Gordo (23-3) 16-3, Randolph County 3-0 Montgomery Academy (11-12) 12-10, Indian Springs 2-0 Opp (20-6) 10-11, T.R. Miller 0-0 Mobile Christian (20-8) 6-8, Providence Christian 2-6 American Christian (18-14) 11-12, B.B. Comer 1-2 Prattville Christian (21-10) 17-12, Fultondale 1-0 Oakman (16-7) 8-6, Weaver 0-2 Piedmont (20-9) 11-18, J.B. Pennington 1-12 Plainview (14-6) 9-9, Clements 3-8 Lauderdale County (16-11-1) 10-9, New Hope 2-0 Locust Fork (17-14) 4-8-10, Pleasant Valley 5-2-6 Ohatchee (15-13) 809, Carbon Hill 2-7 West Morgan (21-9) 10-6, Sylvania 0-3

Lexington (15-10) 12-11, Geraldine 0-6 CLASS 4A Saint James (27-5) 8-4-10, Satsuma 4-5-0 Dale County (15-13) 3-5-5, W.S. Neal 4-4-2 Bibb County (20-10) 3-2-4, Sipsey Valley 2-3-1 Munford (19-13) 4-9, Tallassee 0-4 Andalusia (22-4) 18-27, Monroe County 0-0 Trinity Presbyterian (21-9) 5-73, UMS-Wright 9-6-0 Oak Grove (21-10) 13-9, Hale County 3-6 Holtville (24-6) 8-10, Handley 1-0 Hokes Bluff (20-5) 3-5, Leeds 1-2 Winfield (19-18) 10-5, Cordova 0-1 Madison Academy (17-18) 11-6, Danville 1-3 Wilson (24-6) 2-17, North Jackson 0-0 Haleyville (19-9) 10-9, Dora 5-1 Oneonta (19-8) 12-5, Cherokee County (13-11) 0-0 West Limestone (19-13) 0-1210, Randolph 4-4- 5 Sardis (15-14) 7-3, Rogers 1-1 CLASS 5A St. Paul’s Episcopal (22-7) 15-12, Charles Henderson 7-0 Headland (24-6) 3-11, Jackson 1-9 Calera (23-6) 10-16, Dallas County 0-0 Briarwood (22-4) 1-4-9, Beauregard 5-2-8 Rehobeth (19-6) 3-2-4, Citronelle 1-3-1 Faith Academy (26-3) 9-6, Brewbaker Tech 1-1 Demopolis (19-7) 2-4-6, Marbury 9-3-5 Sylacauga (21-5) 4-10, Valley

3-2 Hayden (19-9) 23-17, Wenonah 0-0 Springville (22-10) 9-10, Cleburne County 0-2 Lee-Huntsville (16-11) 6-2-2, Guntersville 2-6-1 Russellville (24-12) 7-7, Etowah 3-3 Mortimer Jordan (27-12) 10-314, Central Clay County 4 West Point (20-13) 3-12, Pleasant Grove 2-2 Ardmore (19-12) 7-14, Arab 2-1 Brooks (19-13) 9-16-10, Boaz 10-10-5 CLASS 6A Carver-Montgomery (11-12) 24-19, B.C. Rain0-8 Spanish Fort (26-8) 5-4, Northview 3-0 Opelika (22-14) 2-1-4, Northridge 1-2-1 Helena (20-12) 2-5, Chilton County 0-1 Russell County (34-3) 1-4, Daphne 0-1 Saraland (25-10) 11-11, Park Crossing 1-4 Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (22-10) 4-4, Wetumpka 0-2 Chelsea (20-10) 10-10, Stanhope Elmore 9-0 Gardendale (21-9) 4-12-4, McAdory 6-4-2 Homewood (27-9) 16-15, Minor 0-3 Cullman (26-8) 5-4, Hartselle 3-1 Pell City (13-17) 2-2-10, Athens 5-0-2 Jasper (22-13) 10-7, Shades Valley 0-5 Hueytown (27-7) 11-11, ClayChalkville 7-4

Austin (31-7) 7-13, Albertville 1-1 Hazel Green (24-10) 1-3-6, Oxford 1-5-5