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3 arrests made in Alex City break-ins By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor

Hours after police chief Jay Turner vowed to stop a recent spasm of vehicle break-ins, Alexander City officers made three arrests Tuesday night in connection with the crimes.

According to investigator Cpl. Sabrina Osborne, Vantavious Westbrook, 19, and Caleb Rodriguez, 19, both of Alexander City, were each charged with first-degree theft of property related to a vehicle stolen last week in the North Central Avenue area and six counts of breaking and entering — four from the

Parrish Hills area Monday night and Tuesday morning and two from the Avenue Street, Parker Avenue and Circle Drive areas. A bag of stolen goods was also found in their possession, Osborne said. Neither has a criminal history in Alabama as adults, according to court

records, but Osborne said authorities have video surveillance of the pair breaking into cars in Parrish Hills. A 17-year-old minor from Alexander City was charged with possession of a stolen firearm, Osborne said. “It was a firearm stolen in a breaking See BREAK-INS • Page 3

Quick arrest made in local robbery By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Just three minutes is all it took for the Dadeville Police Department to apprehend a suspect in an armed robbery, Tuseday afternoon. “We got a call of an armed robbery in progress at 1:42 p.m.,” Dadeville assistant police chief Chris Martin said. “We had a suspect in custody three minutes later.” Martin said it took the efforts of several officers to make it happen. “(Officer Ronnie Brown) was first on the scene and was able to get a good description of the suspect and direction of travel,” Martin said. “I was there quickly as well and saw someone walking away down Herren Street. He was trying to walk as not to bring attention to himself but he matched the description. He tried to flee when he saw the lights but didn’t get far.” Martin said the suspect, Lameico Darrien Black, 19, of Alexander City had dropped a handgun and a replica gun nearby that officers recovered. Martin said officer Colton Ankers also responded quickly to help provide backup during the apprehension of Black. Martin said Black used one of the weapons police recovered in the robbery that stemmed from a negotiated online sale of items. “Once we got to the bottom of it, Black and the victim met in a parking lot for the transaction,” Martin said. “Black tried to leave after getting the money from the victim. The victim tried to stop him when

Fire scare causes evacuation at First Baptist Church By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor

Firefighters determined burning blower motors triggered smoke alarms that forced the evacuation of about 120 students at First Baptist Church in downtown Alexander City Wednesday morning. Station No. 1 of the Alexander City Fire Department, which is across the street from the church, responded with 14 firefighters within a few minutes after alarms were reported shortly after 8 a.m., according to ACFD Capt. Chris Queen, who said two blower motors burned up in the basement of See FIRE • Page 5

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City’s annual spring cleanup set for Saturday By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

The City of Alexander City is hosting its annual spring cleanup Saturday and organizers are asking for volunteers. “We encourage everyone, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls and businesses to take part in the annual cleanup,” Alexander City Police Department Capt. James Orr said. “This is our annual cleanup we do every year along with Alabama PALS Cleanup.” PALS is People Against a Littered State. It is an organization Orr said the ACPD has worked with the last several years to help promote the annual cleanup but the cleanup got its start before that. “I’ve been involved with a cleanup day for several different groups over the years,” Orr said. “I believe I started with them in 1998.” Orr said volunteers are asked to be at city hall at 8 a.m. Saturday to get assignments where

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DEAR ABBY: My son attends an excellent public high school and has done very well. His class is scheduled to graduate in a few weeks, and “Brent” has been accepted to an excellent university. My concern is Brent routinely reports blatant and widespread cheating throughout the school. The valedictorian cheated his way to the top of the class, a neighbor will be attending Princeton even though she was repeatedly caught cheating on tests, and another neighbor cheated on the ACT to achieve a score disproportionate to her grades and SAT scores, which allowed her admission to a distinguished university. The school turns a blind eye to the cheating and provides only nominal punishment in cases too blatant to ignore. Brent has become disenchanted and cynical about the administration and maintaining his integrity. What advice can I give my

DEAR ABBY Advice son when all around there are examples of cheaters coming out on top? -- NOT A CHEATER DEAR NOT A CHEATER: The cheaters may have cut in line, but don’t view it as coming out on top. Point out to your son that sooner or later cheaters are usually unmasked when they arrive at college unprepared. The best advice you can give Brent would be to hang onto his integrity, resist the temptation to become bogged down in what others are doing, and study hard because -- sooner or later -- excellence and ethics are recognized. DEAR ABBY: My wife, “Stella,” and I have been

married 52 years. We have a daughter, “Candy,” who we adopted at 3 weeks old. By the time Candy was 12 or 13, she started having less-than-desirable friends and drinking alcohol with them. Long story short, she graduated from high school, got married, then divorced, married again and has two daughters she has never raised. We have taken our daughter to psychologists since she was 14 or 15, paid for educational opportunities she didn’t complete and bought her several cars. She got into drugs and wound up in prison. Once out of prison, Stella and I sent her to three rehabilitation facilities. She walked away from the last two. Our daughter is now 46. I am ready to stop trying to help her, but Stella, whom I love dearly, doesn’t seem to be able to stop. I feel we are being enablers and should let Candy deal with her choices without further sup-

port from us. Any thoughts or comments? -- OVER IT IN OKLAHOMA DEAR OVER IT: I agree with you. By now Stella should realize that whatever she does to help Candy won’t make her independent. Your wife may feel compelled to continue because she feels responsible for the way Candy has turned out, but the only person who can help Candy is herself. Because this is causing discord in your marriage, you and your wife should discuss this with a marriage and family therapist who may be able to help Stella recognize that she has done enough for the daughter she so clearly loves.

of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Daviston Fire Department. • Goldville Town Council meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall. • Goodwater City Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held at the Caldwell Center at 6:30 p.m. • Jackson’s Gap Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6:30 p.m., all Jackson’s Gap citizens are encouraged to attend. • Kellyton Town Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the community center in Kellyton. • New Site Town Council meets the first and third Monday of the month at

5 p.m. in the Conference Room in the Town Hall. • Ray Water Authority meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Ray Water Authority Office. All customers are invited to attend. • Rockford Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 7 p.m. • Tallapoosa County Board of Education meets on the second Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the new central office at 679 East Columbus Street, Dadeville, AL 36853. • Tallapoosa County Commission meets the second Monday of the month at 9 a.m. in the courthouse in Dadeville, with a pre-meeting also open to the public 30 minutes before each regular session. • Tallapoosa County 911 Board will meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. in the 911 Administrative office at 240 West Columbus Street, Dadeville. Call 825-8490 for more information. • Walnut Hill Water Authority meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited. Call 825-9841 to inquire about the agenda.

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Public Meetings • Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5:30 p.m. • Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m. • Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m. • Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the Central Office in Dadeville. • Coosa County Board of Education holds called meetings at least once a

month. • Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford at 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday and at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday. • Coosa County Industrial Development Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room in the courthouse in Rockford. All meetings are open to the public. • Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. with a pre-meeting at 5 p.m. in city hall. • Daviston City Council meets the third Monday

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and entering,� Osborne said. Westbrook and Rodriguez are being held in the Tallapoosa County Jail and the minor is in juvenile detention in Lee County, Turner said. The arrests were made about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after Alexander City Housing Authority officer Marcus Osborne saw the three males walking down County Road off U.S. Highway 280, according to Cpl. Osborne. When he approached them, they fled, she said. The suspects ran into a woman’s house on County Road, according to Turner. “Knowing that area, they know if they run in the front door and out the back door it puts you on another street,� Turner said. “They banged on her door and she stepped out. She started yelling when officer Osborne exited his car. She wanted them out of her house. She wasn’t going to hide them. Officer Osborne felt they were trying to get out the back door but they couldn’t get out so they came back out the front door and he was waiting on them and detained them.� Turner said authorities have solid evidence against Westbrook and Rodriguez and feels more charges and other arrests are likely. “We were canvassing Parrish Hills and we have a lot of video surveillance in that neighborhood,� he said. “We’ve got good video of them committing the crimes in Parrish Hills. They were still in possession of the clothing they were wearing in the video. I believe these were the main ones but there are probably more people involved because somebody had to get them through the area. “We have learned through the years with groups that on the first (interrogation) they try to be hard. Their loyalty to their friends is in place. But

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Police chief Jay Turner said he believes Vantavious Westbrook and Caleb Rodriguez, who were arrested Tuesday, were also involved in vehicle break-ins on the west end of Alex City earlier this month.

they’re being re-interviewed (Wednesday) after spending the night in the county jail and that loyalty will start fading away. There could be other arrests.� Police have investigated 22 reported vehicle break-ins this month and Turner said earlier Tuesday he would call in offduty officers to boost police presence in the affected areas and neighborhoods likely to be struck by thieves featuring dim or nonexistent nighttime lighting, woods, secluded driveways and scant traffic. “I have no doubt we’ll catch these people,� Turner said at the time. “We always do. We’ll put a stop to it.� Since April 1, 20 of the 22 reported break-ins were in residential areas, Turner said. In those, about a half-dozen firearms were stolen along with

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cash and credit cards. Four stolen vehicles were all recovered by police, two from businesses and two from residences, and all four had the keys left in them, according to Turner. Turner said police were alarmed by the number of guns stolen and said the three suspects were armed when they were confronted. “Two firearms were recovered that hadn’t been reported stolen yet,� he said. “One of the guns, the owner didn’t realize it had been stolen and the other was reported stolen while we were interviewing the suspects.� Turner believes Westbrook and Rodriguez were also involved in vehicle break-ins on the west end of the city earlier this month. “We do have forensic evidence and in our opinion it

will be these gentlemen here,� he said. “As we recover more property and as they cooperate more and we have the forensic evidence, there will probably be more charges.� Officer Osborne’s role in apprehending the suspects was praised by Turner. “The housing authority investigators and our investigators work well together,� he said. “They help us with crimes not even in the housing authority.� In the wake of the arrests, Turner continued to urge residents not to make it easier for thieves by removing valuables and locking doors. “We take crime personally,� he said. “We want to catch them. We want to give closure. We want this to be as crime free a city as possible.�

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(Black) pulled a handgun. That elevated it to firstdegree robbery.� Martin said Black was holding cash in his hands in the same denominations described by the victim to police. Martin said it is not often police can close a case in just three minutes. “It was good work by all,� Martin said. Martin warned the public about conducting online transactions and suggested meeting in a public

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volunteers will be picking up litter. Traffic vests, gloves and bags will be provided. Orr said those who return to city hall with bagged trash will get a special treat. “After the event, we will have Ernie’s Hotdogs for those who participate,� he said. This year’s event is being organized by Orr and Jan Jones in the city’s code enforcement department. Orr hopes many will see this as an opportunity to do something good in the community. “It is a great thing for students and other organizations to participate in to better our community,� Orr said. “We would love to see students young and old, businesses and churches taking part in the cleanup Saturday.� Orr said roadside litter is a never-ending battle. “Litter is something that happens every day,� he said. “There has to be a continued effort to help keep things clean.�

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“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” — Henry David Thoreau

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t’s important to look back to see where you came from to understand where you’re going. A ribbon cutting was held Tuesday for the traveling Alabama Bicentennial exhibit at the Dadeville Community Center. U.S. District 3 Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) cut the ribbon and various county and city leaders attended the event. The exhibit has eight panels and kiosks where visitors can scroll through timelines and read more on Alabama events. It’s exciting to have something like this in Dadeville and we encourage residents to visit this exhibit while it’s here. It shows various aspects of Alabama’s history that should not be forgotten, from the state’s involvement in secession to Huntsville participating in the space race. “I’m enormously proud to be from Alabama and our history is so rich and I want more people to know about it,” Rogers said. Additionally the Tallapoosa County Tourism Board and Dadeville Chamber of Commerce worked hard on getting the exhibit and setting it up. Tallapoosa Bicentennial Committee member Kurt Pfitzer said the committee worked on the project every day for about two or three months and the exhibit came in 15 boxes they had to put together. Dadeville Mayor Wayne Smith said previously he wanted the exhibit to come to Dadeville. Because history is worth celebrating there is going to be a community celebration Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring crafts, face painting, a blacksmith, soap making, pottery and more. “When we think about where we’ve been and where we are and how far we’ve come, it’s only appropriate we make a big deal out of it,” Pfitzer said. Pfitzer is right. We need to learn from the past but also appreciate how far we’ve come. To have the exhibit featured locally is a treat and privilege The exhibit runs through May 2 and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Dadeville Community Center is located at 116 Kids Court.

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Jim Nabors is mayor of Alexander City. His phone number at city hall is 256-329-6730 and his home number is 256329-1320 His address at city hall is 4 Court Square; Alexander City, AL, 35010. His home address is 1695 Magnolia Street Alexander City, AL, 35010.

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Bobby Tapley represents District 1. His phone number is 256-3920344. His address is 1821 LaVista Road, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Safety committee.

Buffy Colvin represents District 2. Her phone number is 256-750-0663. Her address is 786 I Street, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Buildings and Property committee.

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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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n Easter Sunday, the country of Sri Lanka was rocked by a series of bomb blasts at Christian churches and tourist hotels. Yet that was only one of the two disasters that day. The other was a demonstration of perhaps the most incompetent regime in history for fighting terrorism. If we want to avoid making similar mistakes, we had better pay attention to the Sri Lankan regime’s colossal failures. Not long after a series of coordinated bomb blasts rocked the island in the Indian Ocean, we learned intelligence agencies had warned the Sri Lankan president (who is also the defense minister) April 4 terror attacks were about to hit the country’s churches. The president did absolutely nothing. He didn’t even tell his prime minister, whom he dislikes. That prime minister was in charge of the country’s security council and would have prepared a response. Even inspector Clouseau might have thought it prudent to at least warn the country’s churches an attack was coming. Perhaps Easter Sunday might have even been a likely date for the terror attacks. Fewer in history received so many clues and did so little to act on them. Sri Lanka has a history of incompetent antiterrorism. The country’s Sinhalese Buddhist majority marginalized the minority Tamil population once the British left since the

JOHN TURES Columnist latter worked for the U.K. and was Christian. After decades of peaceful protests, which the Sri Lankan regime ignored, a rag tag terror group named the Tamil Tigers or LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) waged a brutal campaign of terror against the government after getting Hezbollah training. The men and women of LTTE invented and perfected the suicide vest, using it to kill a Sri Lankan president and former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his comeback tour. The Sri Lankan government patted itself on the back when it killed the LTTE leader (probably aided by Tamils tired of being just as victimized by their own cruel kinsmen), but they sure brutalized the Tamil population in the process and did very little restorative justice research on the many who “disappeared” in the fighting. Months ago, the Sri Lankan president tried to sack his prime minister and bring back a former president that presided over many of the human rights abuses. The government turned a blind eye to anti-Muslim riots that left several dead. And the Sinhalese majority regime did little to help keep Tamil Christians from being victims of Sunday’s

bombing attack. This regime that was too inept to even issue warnings was sure quick to blame a Muslim organization, the NTJ, even after numerous Muslim groups immediately condemned the attacks. It’s worth noting the NTJ has done little more than vandalize some Buddhist statues. That was a pretty well-coordinated attack for a group so inexperienced in terror. It reminds us of the Bush administration’s pre-9/11 failures with little security upgrades when the CIA reported Osama Bin-Laden was determined to strike within the U.S. almost a month before the attacks. And it reminds me of the Clinton administration allowing Saudi Arabia to conduct the investigation of the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996. The Saudis spent more time covering up what really happened instead of catching the terrorists, so we’ll probably never know if it was the Iranian Revolutionary Guards or al-Qaeda. Sri Lanka learned nothing from its experience with terrorism. The only question is whether we’ll learn from its utter incompetence and our history or not when it comes to terrorism. John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@ lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is @JohnTures2.

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Veritas students, left, sit outside in a parking lot after evacuating the First Baptist Church in downtown Alexander City Wednesday morning. Firefighters, above, responded as blower motors in the basement of the main building of the church apparently burned up, creating smoke and setting off alarms. Nobody was injured and there was minimal damage in the basement.

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the main building. “We had it under control in a matter of minutes,� fire chief Reese McAlister said. No one was injured and there was no significant damage but McAlister and senior pastor Steve King said the scare proved the

church’s fire procedures work. “I’m proud the church’s alarm system has zones which helped us determine where to look,� McAlister said. “With all those babies in there, that’s important. The kids evacuated like they should have and

it went like clockwork. That’s the way we like it.� King was pleased the church’s warning system functioned flawlessly. “Someone started to smell smoke and then all the lights and alarms started going off,� he said. “(Firefighters) pin-

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REPUBLICAN PARTY MEETING: The Tallapoosa County Republican Party will meet April 25 at The Elks Lodge in Alexander City. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

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SPRING CLEANUP: The City of Alexander City is hosting its annual spring cleanup from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27. Volunteers are asked to meet at city hall at 8 a.m. for assignments. Traffic vests, gloves and bags will be available. Volunteers can return to city hall for a hotdog from Ernie’s. 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 farmraised 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. RECITAL: “The Studio” is holding a recital titled “Expecting Great Things” at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the BRHS Auditorium. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.

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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 Stacy Stroud.

Sunday, April 28

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: Bro. Calvin Kelley 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. WOMEN WARRIORS CELEBRATION: Haven Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting a Women Warriors Celebration April 28. At 8 a.m. there will be men, women and children’s Sunday Bible school classes. At 8:45 a.m. a Laity Gospel message will be delivered by evangelist Teresa Harrell Moten. Percy L. Nolen Jr. is pastor of Haven Memorial United Methodist Church. WOMAN’S DAY: Haven United Methodist Church is hosting its annual Women’s Day program at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28. The guest speaker will be evangelist Colenthia Wright.

Tuesday, April 30

USHERS MEETING: There will be a meeting of Early Rose District ushers at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 at the Cooper Community Center. CHORAL CONCERT: The Benjamin Russell Choral Department is hosting its spring choir concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. The concert will feature the varsity singers, the gospel choir, the intro choir, the middle school choir and several soloists. The doors will open at 6:15 p.m. to the public. Admission is free but donations will be accepted.

Wednesday, May 1

GRAND OPENING: Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch is celebrating the grand opening of the Sabel Family Learning and Recreation Center May 1. There will be ranch tours at 11 a.m., a luncheon at noon and ribbon cutting at 12:30 Please RSVP to Sandra at 256-8964113 or by emailing tallapoosaranch@ gamil.com. MONTHLY LUNCHEON: The Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville are hosting their monthly luncheon Wednesday, May 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring a covered dish and a small donation.

Thursday, May 2

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER: The National Day of Prayer is May 2 with the theme ‘Love One Another.’ The local prayer meeting on that day will be at noon at the First Baptist Church of Alexander City. It is sponsored by the Alexander City Ministerial Association and all are invited. For more information, contact Michael Waldrop at 256-392-4950 or Bill Middlebrooks at 256-234-3371. DEMOCRATIC MEETING: There is a re-organizational meeting for the Tallapoosa County Democratic executive committee at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 2 at the Bud Porch Center. All inter-

ested Tallapoosa County Democrats are encouraged to attend and bring a friend. SENIORS ALIVE: A program will be held by the Lake Martin Dulcimer Club on from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Alexander City. It will be a time of prayer for the nation featuring gospel pianist Frank Jones as the worship leader and a message from Jim Pate. Lunch will be at noon. The event is free. For more information, contact the Tallapoosa Baptist Association at 256-825-4441 by April 25 or office@tallapoosabaptistassociation.org.

Saturday, May 4

CHILDREN’S EVENT: The Tallapoosa Baptist Association is hosting a children’s event for kids first through sixth grade. Featured guests Nathan, the Crazy Tie Guy Juggler, Puddinfoot and her clown friends will be on stage at 12:40 p.m. Nathan has performed at venues all the world and even for a president. Puddinfoot also has traveled the world showing the gospel through her clown ministry. The event starts at 10 a.m. at the Camp Hill Pavilion across from Langley Funeral Home. FISHING TOURNAMENT: The 10th annual Horseshoe Bend High School Cheerleaders Bass Fishing Tournament is May 4 at Wind Creek State Park. Registration begins at 6 a.m. with a Big Fish Pot of $20 per boat. There is a guaranteed payback of $3,000. For registration and more information call 256-749-4564. SUNDAY WORSHIP ON THE WATER: Dadeville First United Methodist Church and New Waters Farms are partnering to provide Sunday Worship On the Water services at New Waters Farms beginning May 4. Worship will begin at 8:30 am. The churches intend to hold these services every Sunday until the last weekend in September. All are invited to attend the Christian non-denominational services. New Waters Farms is located at 460 Civitan Rd. in Dadeville, and is on Sandy Creek just adjacent to Maxwell Recreation Area for boat access. YARD SALE: The women of Duncan United Methodist Church are sponsoring a yard sale Saturday, May 4 from 7 a.m. to noon. The church is located at 3997 Highway 22 East. YARD SALE: GAP Fellowship Church is hosting a yard sale, fish fry and bbq May 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be deals on designer clothes, hats, shoes, household items, furniture and more.

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MEN AND WOMEN DAY: New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating Men and Women Day at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Guest minister is Rev. M.A. Moss of Reeltown Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Kelley Jr. is pastor of New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church. CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: County Baptist Church is celebrating its 184th Anniversary at 10:45 Sunday, May 5. The speaker is Bro. Wade Fuller. There will be dinner on the grounds afterwards. CONCERT: The Kempters will be playing at Orr Street Baptist Church on Sunday, May 5 at 5 p.m. A love offering will be taken, and the public is invited. The Kempters are a multi-talented family of five that brings its own brand of unique gospel music from Slapout. They play a variety of music from hymns and bluegrass to contemporary and country and even classical.

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Thursday, April 25, 2019

BRHS goes undefeated in match play STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Benjamin Russell’s boys golf team wrapped up its regular season of match play Tuesday with a match against Phenix City. The Wildcats pulled out a 149-154 victory to end their season 11-0. The boys were led by Matthew Cush, who turned in a 35. Caziah Gilmore carded a 36, while Sawyer Parks followed closely behind with a 37. Also competing for the boys were Saxon Coker, Harrison Kelly, Kyle Mattox, Jacob Scott and Trey Shockley. On the girls side, Benjamin Russell put up a strong fight but fell to the Red Devils, 157-161. Balla Arami, Megan Harris, Hannah Henderson, Lainey Peters, Finlay Radney, Hadleigh Tidwell and Keegan Wendling competed for BRHS. Both Wildcat teams are now preparing for sectionals, which will be played at Willow Point on Monday.

SOFTBALL Wildcats fall to Beauregard despite strong hitting

Although Benjamin Russell’s softball team outhit Beauregard on Tuesday afternoon, it couldn’t put up enough runs and lost a 10-5 contest. The Hornets built up a 3-0 lead after three innings before the Wildcats could finally put a run across. Leah Leonard and Baylee Adkins both drew bases-loaded walks to cut Beauregard’s lead to just 3-2, but the Hornets immediately answered in the home half of the inning with a pair of runs of their own. Benjamin Russell finished with 10 hits led by two each from Taylor Harris, Bailey Underwood and Brooke Bowden. Haylee Hunter, Taylor McVey, Emma Tapley and Chloe Davis each had singles. Asia McWaters and Harris split time in the circle. McWaters threw the first four innings, allowing just four hits and three earned runs. She struck out one and walked on. Harris gave up four hits and five runs in the final two innings.

Horseshoe Bend dominates Central Coosa

Despite having only six hits, Horseshoe Bend took advantage of three errors and 15 walks to defeat Central Coosa, 19-0, on Tuesday night. Alyssa Whiteard led the General offense with two hits and four RBIs. Danielle Mitchell, Ivy Vickers and Erica Bryan each had one hit. Caly Carlisle tossed the three-inning nohitter. She struck out four and walked two.

Shelton State sweeps CACC

Central Alabama Community College’s softball team allowed 21 hits over the course of Tuesday’s doubleheader and was swept by Shelton State, 4-1 and 10-1. Madison Huston and Sierra Easterwood each had two hits and an RBI for the Trojans. Chelsea Parker, Elizabeth Burns, Keana Pearson, Lauren Phillips and Sawyer Martin recorded one single apiece. File / The Outlook

Emma Tapley had a single Tuesday afternoon.

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Benjamin Russell’s Deshaun Gonzalez (14) will be relied on a lot in tonight’s game, coach Austin Teel said.

‘Our brand of soccer’

Wildcats to focus on own strengths in 1st round to us; we set the tone and make them play against us.” Teel said the opening 15 minutes of tonight’s game should define a lot about the outcome. shering in the unknown is a typical occurCalera boasts just a 2-8-1 record with its only wins rence for the first round of the soccer of the season coming against Wetumpka and Madison playoffs, and that’s exactly what Benjamin County. Looking at this year’s only common opponent, Russell’s boys team will be up against though, it suggests tonight’s contest could be a close one. tonight. Calera lost to Stanhope Elmore by a combined score of After winning the Class 6A Section 5 title for the 7-1 while BRHS was bested by the Mustangs by a total second year in a row, the Wildcats will be playing host score of 5-0. to Calera at 7 p.m. tonight at the Charles E. Bailey But the Wildcats are hoping winning the area and Sportplex. And there’s very little BRHS knows about the being on their home turf will be a big advantage. visiting Eagles. “It means a lot,” Teel said. “You would definitely rath“To be honest, I don’t know much,” BRHS coach er be playing at home especially in the first round. It’s a Austin Teel said. “They came in second in their area, and very unfamiliar opponent, but playing at home makes you Stanhope won that area. So I know they did beat out a feel more comfortable. We also want to get a big crowd to familiar opponent in Wetumpka, which was in our seccome out and support us in a big game in the first round.” tion last year. But other than that, I really don’t know a lot Throughout practice gearing up for the postseason, about them.” Teel said his biggest focus has been testing his playBut in the playoffs, not knowing a lot about an oppoers’ mental toughness. The Wildcats have gone through nent isn’t the worst thing ever. intense conditioning prior to practice so they have an Benjamin Russell has found a lot of success on the “extra gear” once they’re tired during game time. boys soccer field this season, entering the game with a Teel said he’ll be relying on Deshaun Gonzalez, Lucas 14-4-2 record and having won six of its last seven. The Roberts and Luke Harvey to really step up their play Wildcats are ranked No. 10 in Class 6A, according to in their respective positions to lead the team to victory al.com, so instead of worrying about their opponent, tonight. they’ll be looking to keep the pedal to the metal. “Luke and Lucas have been playing exceptionally “The main object is to play our brand of soccer,” Teel well and leading our attack, and I’ll look for Deshaun as said. “We want to play to where we’ve implemented this a senior to shore up the defense in the back,” Teel said. new formation and this new system of how we play, how “To me, we just need to come out ready to play. Once that we attack and how we defend. We want to let them play whistle blows, we need to be ready.” By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

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LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday, April 25 High school boys soccer Class 6A First Round Calera at Benjamin Russell, 7 p.m. High school softball Benjamin Russell at Dadeville, 4:30 p.m. Central Coosa vs. Winterboro at Fayetteville, 4 p.m. College baseball Wallace Hancevillle at Central Alabama (2), 1 p.m.

Friday, April 26 High school baseball Class 6A Second Round Northview at Benjamin Russell (2), 5 p.m. High school softball Horseshoe Bend at Tallassee Tournament High school track and field Benjamin Russell in Class 6A sectionals at Mountain Brook Dadeville in Class 3A sec-

tionals at T.R. Miller Reeltown in Class 2A sectionals at Beauregard Saturday, April 27 High school baseball Class 6A Second Round If necessary: Northview at Benjamin Russell, noon High school girls soccer Class 6A First Round Benjamin Russell at Calera, 5 p.m. High school softball

Horseshoe Bend at Tallassee Tournament High school track and field Benjamin Russell in Class 6A sectionals at Mountain Brook Dadeville in Class 3A sectionals at T.R. Miller Reeltown in Class 2A sectionals at Beauregard College baseball Central Alabama at Wallace Hanceville (2), 2 p.m.

ASWA SOFTBALL RANKINGS CLASS 7A 1. Fairhope (33-3) 2. Spain Park (34-6) 3. Sparkman (30-6) 4. Thompson (34-3) 5. Hewitt-Trussville (31-9) 6. James Clemens (23-16-1) 7. Bob Jones (29-6) 8. Central-Phenix City (30-14) 9. Vestavia Hills (23-16) 10. Huntsville (31-10) Others nominated: Auburn (16-15), Austin (14-16), Hoover (23-16), Prattville (2914-1). CLASS 6A 1. Northview (39-10) 2. Buckhorn (30-7) 3. Gardendale (34-5-1) 4. Brookwood (29-7) 5. Hazel Green (23-9) 6. Saraland (32-8)

7. Baldwin County (25-13) 8. Daphne (19-12) 9. Hartselle (21-10) 10. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (2312) Others nominated: Athens (21-13), Chelsea (19-14-1), Helena (17-13), Pelham (2113), Stanhope Elmore (21-20). CLASS 5A 1. Hayden (29-4) 2. Springville (29-9) 3. Tallassee (34-7) 4. Rehobeth (28-9) 5. Mortimer Jordan (25-11) 6. Ardmore (24-7) 7. Alexandria (24-8) 8. Corner (24-11) 9. Satsuma (32-7) 10. East Limestone (24-9) Others nominated: Brewer (18-11-1), Brewbaker Tech

(23-14), Faith Academy (1710), Marbury (17-18), Moody (23-21), Scottsboro (15-15).

2. Pisgah (33-8) 3. Plainview (29-9) 4. J.B. Pennington (22-5) 5. Winfield (30-11-1) 6. Pleasant Valley (24-9) 7. Colbert Heights (20-3) 8. Providence Christian (22-9) 9. Wicksburg (33-12) 10. St. James (24-8) Others nominated: Carbon Hill (18-14-2), Geneva (2318), Lauderdale County (1613), Locust Fork (14-8), New Hope (17-9), Piedmont (1913), Sylvania (22-14).

CLASS 4A 1. Alabama Christian (25-9) 2. Holtville (35-9) 3. North Jackson (23-7-1) 4. White Plains (25-8) 5. American Christian (27-7) 6. LAMP (24-8) 7. Good Hope (25-6) 8. Wilson (27-7) 9. Curry (27-11) 10. Leeds (17-6-1) Others nominated: Ashford (21-14), Central-Florence (18CLASS 2A 8), Danville (19-11), Elkmont 1. G.W. Long (35-3) (20-8), Madison Academy (19- 2. Hatton (31-12) 8), Rogers (18-14). 3. Sumiton Christian (27-19-1) 4. Sand Rock (24-8) CLASS 3A 5. Tharptown (19-12) 1. Prattville Christian (36-5-1) 6. Leroy (26-7-1)

7. Red Bay (19-6) 8. Collinsville (22-12-1) 9. Cedar Bluff (12-13) 10. Vincent (18-7) Others nominated: Reeltown (12-16-1), West End (12-141). CLASS 1A 1. Brantley (29-9) 2. Mars Hill Bible (28-9) 3. Spring Garden (19-8) 4. Appalachian (18-7-2) 5. Kinston (19-10) 6. Falkville (21-9) 7. Millry (24-7) 8. Marion County (16-15-1) 9. Belgreen (18-11) 10. Skyline (10-19-1) Others nominated: Berry (14-11), Gaylesville (10-10), Holy Spirit (13-9), Lynn (1510), Sweet Water (10-12-1).

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