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County breaks ground on new DHR building The new building is much needed according Alabama Department of Human Resources Commissioner Nancy Buckner. “This is a wonderful day and you can’t It was an exciting day for the Tallapoosa appreciate it until you go through the building County Department of Human Resources as where these wonderful people currently they broke ground Monday morning on a new work,” Buckner said at the groundbreaking building in Dadeville. ceremony. “We are pleased to have had it all The current building has been in service for these years but it is certainly time to make nearly 50 years and for former DHR employee some improvements for our clients and for our Sharon Gaither the new building is much employees.” needed. The need for a new building was first raised “I am really excited about this,” Gaither said. Cliff Williams / The Record in July 2015 and the commissioners began the “I went to work in that building in Sept. 1970. We moved out of the courthouse into the current search for a piece of property. After one site was Area dignitaries break ground on the new Department of Human Resources See DHR • Page A3 building in Dadeville Monday morning. building. They are in desperate need of this.” By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Task Force arrests three Dadeville residents, seizes drugs, cash, cars

Mayor says new businesses, changes coming to Dadeville By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

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Three Dadeville residents were arrested last Thursday after a search of a residence found meth, regular and synthetic marijuana and prescription drugs. The Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force, Chambers County Drug Task Force and K-9 Unit, Alexander City Housing Authority and McCormick the Alexander City Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence off Booger Hollow Road in Dadeville Thursday. “Investigators Beck had received numerous complaints of illegal narcotic activity taking place at this location,” Sgt. Fred White of the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Buchanan Task Force said. “After weeks See ARRESTS • Page A3

JOIN THE TEAM Team United campaign kicks off with a lofty goal

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Top: United Way Director Sharon Fuller announces as door prizes from pace-setter Russell Brands are given to children in attendance. Middle: Camp Fire Girl Sophie Pike carries around Molly Moncrief at the event. Above: BRHS cheerleaders performed with area squads.

A capacity crowd gathered at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center on the campus of Central Alabama Community College to help kick off the 2018 Lake Martin Area United Way campaign, “Team United.” Guests chowed down on hot dogs and cupcakes while listening to United Way Director Sharon Fuller give a presentation about how important the work United Way does is. “I’m overwhelmed. This is probably the biggest crowd we’ve ever had,” Fuller said, estimating around 250 people had filled the Graham Center’s auditorium. The fundraiser thermometer was officially unveiled during Tuesday night’s event, with a goal of $550,000 for this year’s campaign. With 28 agencies the United Way

County schools push back first budget hearing By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

A special called meeting of the th Tallapoosa County Board of Education Monday night lacked a E majority of the members needed to m hold the session, causing the board h to reschedule their initial budget hearing for fiscal year 2018 and h make it a part of their regularly m scheduled work session on Tuesday, s Sept. 5. S Board members Randy Anderson and a Matilda Woodyard-Hamilton were w absent due to sickness, while Michael Carter was on vacation M See BUDGET • Page A3

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Search teams recover Georgia man’s body from Lake Martin

Family and friends remember Spence for the way he lived, not how he died

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The body of a LaGrange man who had been missing since Monday evening when he was last seen in the waters of Lake Martin has been recovered. After an exhaustive search by countless agencies and volunteers, the body of 44-year-old Thomas Heulan Spence of LaGrange, Georgia was recovered at 4:11 p.m. Sunday in the same general area where he was last seen. Alexander City Police Department Chief Jay Mitch Sneed / The Record Turner said the 44-year-old man had no known Search teams return to shore after recovering the body of 44-year-old Thomas Heuhealth problems and was physically fit, but at lan Spence of LaGrange, Georgia Sunday. An exhaustive six-day search by multiple about 6 p.m. Monday, the pontoon he and four See RECOVERY • Page A5 agencies led to the discovery.

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Library Notes The first Labor Day parade in the United States was held on Sept. 5, 1882, with approximately 10,000 New York workers participating. The participants were on unpaid leave. Although Labor Day is meant to pay tribute to American workers, many also use the day to celebrate the end of summer. If you haven’t seen the news from New Mexico, a 16 year old boy went inside Clovis-Carter Public Library and starting shooting a handgun at staff and patrons. He killed two librarians, wounded one librarian, and injured three patrons. This happening in a library, which is considered a “safe” place, has really shaken the library community across the country. Our thoughts and prayers go to the

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New Releases in Adult Fiction:

• Need to Know by Fern Michaels • The Proving by Beverly Lewis • The Right Time by Danielle Steel • Texas Fierce by Janet Dailey • Thief’s Mark by Carla Neggers Story Time is still on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. each week. Bring your kids to a free, fun filled event to help foster a love of reading. The Library will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4, for Labor Day. Library Notes are provided by Dadeville Public Library Director Abbi Mangarelli.

Ike Britton Dec. 13, 1926 – Aug. 25, 2017 Ike Britton, age 90, passed away on August 25, 2017. He was pre-deceased A by his loving wife Faye Russell Britton b with whom he lived for many years at w tthe home they built by hand on Lake Martin in Jackson’s Gap, and before M tthat for many years in Midfield, AL near Birmingham. He leaves two sons, Isaac B Ripon Britton, Jr. (Vera Smith T Britton) of R Birmingham, and Robert Russell Britton B ((Beth Walden Britton) of Dunwoody, GA; grandsons, Rip Britton, III (Jennifer), g JJohn Harris Britton, Robert Davis Britton, Samuel Powers Britton and Scott Smith S T Britton. Ike was born on December 13, 1926 in Charleston, SC, to William 1 JJoseph Britton and Lottie Powers Britton. He was the sixth of ten children and H is survived by his younger siblings, Kenneth Wilson Britton and his wife K Brenda, of Hollywood, SC, Lois Britton B Boyles of Winter Garden, FL, Charles B Edward Britton and his wife Roma Lee of E Georgetown, SC, and Ann Britton Dodd, G of Jacksonville, FL, as well as a host of o loving and fun nieces and nephews and lo great nieces and nephews on both the g Britton and Russell sides of the family. B Ike graduated from Rantowles High School in South Carolina at age 17 ½. S Being too young to join the Army and fight B iin World War II, he joined the Merchant

Marines and spent time in who have one of his tables, the Pacific and later in the checkerboards or cutting Atlantic. He served in the US boards. Faye and Ike loved to Army during the Korean War collect things: antique clocks, era and then attended the bottles, string holders, and University of South Carolina signs. But most of all he loved where he received a BS to collect friends, of whom he in Civil Engineering. He had many, of all ages and all then moved to Birmingham walks of life, who looked after where he worked for the him very well as he got older. Tennessee Coal and Iron He was sometimes jokingly Company and later United referred to as the Mayor of States Steel for many years Powell Point or as the Oldest until his retirement. He later Man on Lake Martin. He loved Britton worked for the City of Midfield nothing more than to sit and as the City Inspector and talk and laugh with his friends for the Hoover Board of Education as a or to help his neighbors fix things. He construction supervisor. He was active loved his breakfast club who for many for many years and took on various years met at his house everyone morning leadership roles in the Alabama Dahlia for breakfast and to discuss the politics Society, The Southern States Dahlia of the day. The site of him in his paint Society, the Alabama Chapter of the stained sweat shirts, old hats, and ever National Association of Watch and Clock present boat shoes, but never with socks, Collectors, the Alabama Bottle Collectors was a familiar and welcome site to many. Club, and the Midfield Lions Club. Ike He will be missed. was a member and Deacon for many After a private family burial at Elmwood years at Ensley Baptist Church and Cemetery in Birmingham, there will be then since moving to the Lake a mema visitation at 1:00 p.m. followed by a ber at First Baptist Dadeville. He loved Memorial Service as Dadeville First to garden and then pass out tomatoes Baptist at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August and pickled okra to his friends. He spent 29, 2017, at which all friends are welmost of his time outside or in his shop. come. In lieu of flowers, memorials He loved to build things, including the may be made to the Auburn University house he lived in on the lake, various Foundation for the Ike and Faye Britton barns and sheds, and he loved to work Scholarship fund or the First Baptist with wood. Lucky and many are those Dadeville Benevolence Fund.

Police Reports Dadeville Police Department August 28

• A report was filed for harassment that occurred on Grismill Court. • A Dadeville woman, age 45, was arrested on a warrant for Prohibited Acts. • A report was filed for theft of property that occurred on E. South Street. • A Dadeville woman, age 45, was arrested for driving under the influence on Freeman Drive.

August 27

• A Dadeville man, age 40, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. • An Alexander City man, age 26, was arrested for public intoxication on Highway 280.

August 25

• A Dadeville woman, age 40, was arrested for obstructing government operation on Wink Drive. • A Dadeville woman, age 46, was arrested for obstructing government operations on Wink Drive. • A Dadeville woman, age 43, was arrested for making a false report to law enforcement and disorderly conduct on Wink Drive. • An Alexander City man, age 46, was arrested on three warrants for failure to appear. • A report was filed for domestic violence and Interference with a domestic violence call that occurred on Cass Street.

August 24

• A two motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 280 at Woodyard resulting in minor property damage and minor injuries. One driver was cited for driving revoked. • A two motor vehicle collision occurred on

Eastview Drive resulting in no injuries and minor property damage. • A report was filed for domestic violence that occurred on Freeman Drive.

August 23

• A Camp Hill man, age 32, was arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia on Henderson Street. • A Camp Hill woman, age 40, was arrested for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and obstruction of justice on Henderson Street.

Tallapoosa County Sheriffs Department August 29

• Christopher Clardy of Jacksons Gap was arrested on a warrant for probation violation possession of a controlled substance and was transported to the county jail. • James Phillips of Phenix City was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear public intoxication while incarcerated in the county jail. • A resident of Churchill Road in Camp Hill filed a report for theft of property. • David Kaufman of Alexander City was arrested on warrants for probation violation and probation revocation burglary third and was transported to the county jail. • Obbie Davis of Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for probation violation possession of marijuana first while incarcerated in the county jail. • Kendrick Fallin of Tallassee was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear unlawful distribution and was transported to the county jail. • Chad Moore of

Jacksonville was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear fraudulent use of a credit/debit card and was transported to the county jail.

August 28

• Steven Hendrix of Alexander City was arrested for public intoxication and was transported to the County Jail. • Page Allen of Midfield was arrested o warrants for failure to appear obtain controlled substance by fraud and attempt to commit controlled substance crime, probation violation/ revocation possession of controlled substance and was transported to the County Jail.

August 27

• A business on Highway 280 East in Camp Hill filed a report for theft. • A resident of Camp ASCCA Drive in Jacksons Gap filed a report for criminal mischief. • A resident of North Thornton Road in Dadeville filed a report for assault. • Alvin McBride of North Central Avenue in Alexander City was arrested on a grand jury indictment for theft of property first. • Ramona Heard of North Central Avenue in Alexander City was arrested on a grand jury indictment for theft of property first. • James Tucker of N Place in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear for possession of marijuana second.

August 25

• Patrick Wells of North Ashurst Avenue in Tallassee was arrested on an outstanding warrant for assault second. • Michael Langston of

Sunset Point in Dadeville was arrested for driving under the influence. • Christian Hurt of Slaughter Mill Road in Ashland was arrested on a grand jury indictment for theft of property fourth.

August 24

• Laura Johnson of Goodwater was arrested was arrested on nine grand jury indictments for illegal possession of precursor and was transported to the county jail. • Tony Mancilla of Alexander City was arrested on a failure to pay child support and was transported to the county jail. • A resident of Fern Ridge Court in Dadeville filed a report for harassment. • Felica Goggans of Alexander City was arrested on four grand jury indictment for assault second degree, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and public intoxication and was transported to the county jail. • A resident of Vista Wood Drive in Dadeville filed a report for domestic violence harassment. • Mekeldric Shealey of Larayette was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear child support and was transported to the county jail.

August 23

• A resident of Tiger Lane in Dadeville filed a report for domestic violence. • A resident of Notasulga Road in Tallassee filed a report for domestic violence. • Javaris Griffin of Birmingham was arrested on two failure to appear warrants for possession of marijuana first and possession of paraphernalia and was transported to the county jail.

Alexander City Police Department August 28

• Waymon Odell Corbin, 32, of Alexander City was arrested for bail jumping. • Angela Faye Hawkins, 51, of Alexander City was arrested for burglary and

public intoxication. • Harassment was reported on Laurel Street. • Menacing was reported on S Street. • Criminal mischief was reported on Highway 280. • Burglary was reported in the 1500 block of Mill Square. • Harassing communications was reported on County Road. • Domestic violence was reported on Washington Street. • Theft was reported on Jefferson Street.

August 27

• Bianca Mi’ele Moon, 25, of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of failure to appear and firing a firearm into an unoccupied vehicle. • Richard Anthony Williams, 52, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. • Terrance Audrae Golden, 31, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. • Treon Tirez Banks, 18, of Alexander City was arrested for discharging a firearm into an unoccupied vehicle. • Ida Lakecia Crowe, 39, of Sylacauga was arrested for public intoxication. • Two incidents of discharging a firearm into an unoccupied dwelling or vehicle were reported. • Burglary was reported on Highway 280. • Criminal mischief was reported on Pineview Drive. • Domestic violence was reported on Jefferson Street. • Harassment was reported on 10th Avenue.

August 26

• Assault was reported on Hillabee Street. • Domestic violence was reported on Carolyn Road. • Criminal trespass was reported on Cribb Road. • Domestic violence was reported on Cribb Road. • Theft was reported on Highway 280. • Criminal trespass was reported on Barrett Road. • Domestic violence was reported on Pamela Drive. August 25

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• Jimeya D. Higgins, 22, of Kellyton was arrested for disorderly conduct. • Zachary Kenneth McCoy, 27, of Jackson’s Gap was arrested for possession of marijuana. • Domestic violence was reported on K Street. • Domestic violence was reported on Fish Pond Road.

August 24

• Ronald Delanfort Johnson, 56, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence alcohol. • Jasmine Shaurice Corbin, 28, of Alexander City was arrested for contempt of court and failure to appear. • Bartone Letrel Jones, 42, of Childersburg was arrested for violation of family violence protection order. • Driving under the influence of alcohol was reported on Jefferson Street. • Disorderly conduct was reported on Mason Street. • Theft was reported on Mask Avenue. • Theft was reported in Market Place. • Domestic violence was reported on Iris Avenue. • Harassment was reported in Alexander City. • Harassment was reported on Mason Street.

August 23

• Felicia Antoinette Goggans, 43, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and public intoxication. • Roderick Derrell Kelley, 46, of Alexander City was arrested for robbery. • Possession of drug paraphernalia and public intoxication was reported on Jefferson Street. • Missing person was reported on Hillabee Street. • Domestic violence was reported on Highway 280. • Robbery was reported on Highway 280. • Domestic violence was reported on Campground Road.

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DHR turned down, the focus moved to the Highway 49 parcel. After being given the thumbs-up from the state, the commissioners purchased the property in May 2016. Since that time all the hurdles and steps have been taken to get the process rolling. The county commissioners had to set up a Public Building Authority, then secure bonds using the state’s credit rating. In March, the Dadeville City Council rezoned the property so it would be appropriate for a public service building. When all is said and done, the county will actually own the building, but will lease the building back to DHR and the rent paid by the agency would repay the bonds. Keeping the building in Dadeville made many elected officials happy. “We are just glad to have a new DHR building in Dadeville,” said Dadeville Mayor Wayne Smith. “This is an important day for us in the community, not only for the new building but for the services that are provided through this facility by DHR,” Tallapoosa County Commissioner T.C. Coley said. “I think this is one thing we have that other countries don’t have – we have mechanisms in place to take care of the less fortunate.” DHR provides services for many in the community like family assistance, food assistance, family services and childcare services. The groundbreaking could not come soon enough for Tallapoosa County DHR County Director Brenda Floyd. “Folks, this is very exciting,” Floyd said. “This is a wonderful thing for Tallapoosa County and the Tallapoosa County DHR.”

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o surveillance and traffic of stops, investigators were st able to develop enough ab pprobable cause and obtain a warrant.” w White said during a search of the suspected se “trap house,” investigators “t recovered about 30 re ggrams of crystal methamphetamine, 50 m ggrams of marijuana, 116 grams of synthetic marijuana or Spice and m Lortab pills. L Task Force investigators also seized $1,294 in cash, al a 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse and a 2014 Toyota Camry, an White said. W Investigators also took three suspects into custody. th Arrested were: • Troy Wayne McCormick, 30, of M Dadeville on charges D oof trafficking in methamphetamine, two m counts of possession of co controlled substance, co

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possession of marijuana first degree, illegal possession of prescription drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Lindsey Beck, 30, of Dadeville on charges of trafficking in methamphetamine, two counts of possession of controlled substance, possession of marijuana first degree, illegal possession of prescription drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Philip Buchanan, 27, of Dadeville on charges of trafficking in methamphetamine, two counts of possession of controlled substance, possession of marijuana first degree, illegal possession of prescription drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. No information on bond or court appearances has been released.

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with his family. w Despite this, the two board members present bo along with Superintendent al Joe Windle held an Jo informal discussion, in thinking about some th objectives they might like ob to see achieved through the upcoming budget. These up ideas included renovating id sections of Reeltown se Elementary School, El updating the gymnasium up at Dadeville and pushing towards achieving the to 1:1 initiative, where each 1: county school would be co able to issue technological ab devices to every student de individually. One issue in also mentioned Monday al night was the concerns that ni had been raised regarding ha

overcrowding at Dadeville Elementary School. Windle said this would be slightly alleviated once work in the lunchroom area added a new dry storage room, freeing up a classroom for instructional usage. In the meantime, however, he suggested aides would be the best solution for this. The initial fiscal year 2018 budget hearing will be held as part of the Sept. 5 board work session, beginning at 5 p.m. in the boardroom of the Board of Education building. The next regular meeting of the Tallapoosa County Board of Education, including the second budget hearing, is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 11 at 5 p.m.

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Top: Alabama DHR Commissioner Nancy Buckner shakes hands with retired DHR employee Sharon Gaither at Monday’s groundbreaking. Middle: The crowd gathers for the ceremony for the new DHR building. Above: Brenda Floyd, center, director of the Tallapoosa County DHR speaks at the ceremony.

Kiwanis and the Creation Plantation, the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony for the new DHR building and other communitywide events. “The soap box derby last Saturday was a rousing success,” he said. “The fall festival on Sept. 23, it’s going to be something.” Smith also discussed several of the meetings he has recently had with representatives of government agencies and businesses looking to possibly set up shop in Dadeville. “There are five spots on the Lafayette Street project left. I met with two representatives from both ALDOT and the contractor recently. We had our meeting in the middle of Lafayette Street, so it was a short

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meeting,” he said. In addition, Smith said he had met with representatives from Hyundai, who were interested in setting up a plant in Dadeville. The town was working with Alabama Power in getting a new building constructed in the industrial park that would meet the needs of Hyundai or any other industry interested in coming to Dadeville. The demolition of buildings around town had ground to a halt, due to the grant writer essentially quitting. However, another group had stepped up to help them finish the first group of houses on the list. Following his talk, several of the Kiwanians had questions for Smith, including if traffic signals

would be re-installed at the intersection of Broadnax and Lafayette Streets, when work might begin on the Courthouse Square project and what was going on with a number of sites around town. “The documentation came in this week, telling us what’s under the concrete at the courthouse square. It’s pretty much just dirt,” he said. “We’re looking at next spring for starting the next phase of work there.” Despite initially not receiving a response from ALDOT about returning traffic lights to the intersection in front of Bob’s Fine Foods, Smith said he followed up with the local legislators, which led to ALDOT contacting him and setting up a meeting with the

mayor in the next couple of weeks. “We’ll stay with it until we get a resolution. The city may have to pay for it, but we will keep going after it,” Smith said. Elsewhere, the mayor announced there were plans for the old Piggly Wiggly building, while Auto Zone is moving in next to Dollar General and another group is looking at redoing the truck stop on Highway 280 and adding either a Waffle House or a Huddle House at the location. In addition to being the special guest speaker Thursday, it was announced that Smith was submitting an application to join the group and become part of the Kiwanis family, which was met with applause from those in attendance.

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OurView

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Celebrating ‘The Big Red One’

Let Harvey be a L lesson for us all

he impact of Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent rains have been devastating. Countless lives have been lost and there is telling how extensive the damage may eventually be. Record rainfall amounts have cause flooding that some people may never recover from While we here in Central Alabama don’t often see the kind of consequences that our neighbors in places like Mobile, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach see, that doesn’t mean that all of us shouldn’t take steps to make sure that we are prepared. Experts are predicting that this may be a below average year for tropical storms, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were predicting nine tropical storms, five hurricanes and one major hurricane. While ‘rare’ may be the word that describes catastrophic tropical activity here, you don’t have to dig too deep to find big problems caused storms like those coming from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan on Sept. 16 2004. When Ivan struck the Lake Martin area that day, winds knocked over trees, downed power lines and caused other structural damage throughout the city. It took nearly a month for to clear debris that piled on the side of area roads. More recently in 2009, Tropical Storm Claudette dumped 9.7 inches of rain on Tallapoosa County over 48 hours, with flash flooding causing damage to homes as well as culverts in the area. So if nothing else, let the footage we are seeing from Texas serve as a reminder to be prepared for anything. Don’t waste another day. Take time to think about what your family would do in the event of a hurricane or the kind of flooding we are seeing in Texas. Good questions to ask include: Are you near a flood zone? Do you have proper insurance coverage? Do you have non-perishable food and a first aid kit? Do you have a family emergency and communication plan? Where would you go if you had to evacuate? What should are the essentials to take with you? Those are simple questions that need to be answered now, not when disaster is upon you. A few minutes of preparation now could help save lives and property should a hurricane or any severe weather strike. While you are planning, pray for the folks whose lives have been torn apart by this storm. They need all the help they can get.

ast weekend, I flew into Kansas City for a gig at Fort Riley, Kansas. I’ve been through KC a few times, but I’d never stopped to spend any time there. I had seven hours to kill before P.J., my partner in crime, flew in from LA, so I took a Lyft to downtown KC and feasted on some of its best BBQ. All was good in the world. I needed to walk off some of those tasty calories, so I walked around the World War I Memorial and park for a couple of hours. April marked 100 years since the U.S. entered the Great War, so there are many displays commemorating the anniversary. Later, I meandered on down to the beautifully renovated Union Station. P.J. rented a car and picked me up from this historic building. It was a brief but enjoyable trip to the “City of Fountains.” Fort Riley is home to First Infantry Division. They, too, were celebrating their one hundredth anniversary and were doing so in a big way. I would expect nothing less from the unit known as The Big Red One. The outdoor festivities included performances by Lit, The All American Rejects, and The Eli Young Band; however, there was another performer in the lineup and his name was Charlie Daniels. He brought his band and his fiddle. I was stoked to see Charlie. The drive to Fort Riley took a couple of hours. We talked about a lot of things, including our role at the allday concert. I didn’t know what it was and neither did he.

Bo picked us up the next day for the big show. We still had no idea what our role was. The man in charge handed us over to another JODY guy who gave us something FULLER to read. I’m good at winging Columnist things but really had no desire We were not in the loop. We to read a script to a couple stopped at a gas station for of thousand people. I stutter, some snacks before heading and P.J. is dyslexic. You to post. After being turned can’t make this stuff up. We away at one gate, we went adapted. We overcame. We to another to get a visitor’s made it happen. pass. Usually, when we, as The stage manager was comedians, go on military under a lot of pressure, but installations, we have an that’s no excuse to be a jerk. escort meet us at the gate, He yelled at me one time— but it was one-thirty in the just once. I didn’t let it happen morning and no one was again. At one point, in his there. The gate guards were mind, I wasn’t where I was not in the loop either. supposed to be. He showed We slept in the next day me a handwritten schedule before the driver came to pick showing I was supposed to us up to take us to a meet and give a soft introduction to greet. We do meet and greets one of the acts at a certain often but they are usually after time. This was news to the show. Meet and greets are me. He apologized and awkward when those you are said, “I’m sorry. I made an meeting have no idea who assumption…I thought you you are. P.J. said it best when were in the loop.” I just he described them as “hellos laughed. There was no loop. and let me explain.” The There never was. driver had no idea what our I did get to meet Charlie role was either. She was not in Daniels and the other bands. the loop. They were all very nice. I also The meet and greet took got to chase away a skunk. place at the Soldier and Yep, I never saw that coming. Family Assistance Center. Most important, I got to While we had a good time, spend time with soldiers and the man in charge over there families celebrating 100 years had no idea what we were of The Big Red One. Loop doing either. “I’m not in the or no loop, I had a darn good loop on that. I just knew you time. guys were coming here,” he said. By this point, we Jody Fuller is a comic, realized there was no loop. speaker, writer and soldier That evening, another with three tours of duty in driver picked us up for yet Iraq. He is also a lifetime another “hello and let me stutterer. He can be reached explain.” His name was Bo at jody@jodyfuller.com. For and was a nice guy but you more information, please visit guessed it—not in the loop. www.jodyfuller.com

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Disastrous storm serves to bring us together

ET OUT NOW!” That was the message Tuesday morning to residents of Brazoria County south of Houston after the levee at Columbia Lakes in that county had been breached. It’s just the latest in a series of dire warnings that have been issued to residents in south Texas since Harvey roared onto the coast as a category 4 hurricane and then seemingly stopped, dropping rain on the south Texas coast – particularly the Houston area – that has been measured in feet rather than inches. Harvey has given us a glimpse of polar opposites. First, it has shown us the worst of what weather can do, bringing the nation’s fourth largest city to a soggy standstill. On the other hand, it has shown us some of the best we have within ourselves as hundreds of people have responded to calls for boats and vehicles that can traverse the high waters. On Saturday, a man brought his boat to join in the rescue efforts. When asked what he planned to do, his answer was simple. “I’m going to save lives,” he said. He is not alone. There are many who have demonstrated selflessness in the face of this disaster (the word doesn’t seem to do this situation justice) but there is still much

DAVID GRANGER Managing Editor

to be done. As late as Monday night, individuals were still trapped in their Houston-area homes, held hostage by the high water. There is no way of knowing how many have been rescued nor how many remain in their inundated homes. We can only pray that the second number is small. So far, the reported loss of life is shockingly low in what, to the viewer’s eye, has been the worst of weather nightmares. But one can’t help but believe the death toll is going to go up. Way up. And Harvey isn’t done with his devastation yet. From Houston, he’ll move into east Texas and from there into Louisiana. He has cities like Lake Charles and, yes, New Orleans in his sights. As the scope of the disaster becomes better known, there will be a multitude of relief efforts undertaken. Already, Eclectic United Methodist Church is taking part in the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s Cleaning Kit and

Hygiene Kit Drive, collecting materials for flood victims to clean their homes as well as hygiene items for the victims themselves. Pastor Rob Gulledge at Eclectic United Methodist says he will be reaching out to other churches for their participation. In the wake of Charlottesville and the division that it fomented among us, isn’t it strange that a natural disaster can serve to bring us closer together? It seems Americans can’t help it: When we see our brother or sister in need, we are moved to whatever – be it a large gesture or small – to help out. It seems a shame that it takes such a time of great need to bring us all together and realize the most important gift of all – life. Please, do what you can, be it large or small, to help our fellow Americans in Texas who are in the midst of great suffering. Rests assured the ways that you can help will be made widely known. Remember, to us it may be just an image on television, but to thousands it’s their reality. #HelpForHarvey. #PrayForTexas. David Granger is the managing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers Elmore County newspapers. He can be reached at david.granger@ thewetumpkaherald.com

Betty Adams represents District 1. Her phone number is 256-8256211. Her address is 268 Adams Street, Dadeville.

Betty Adams Brownie Caldwell represents District 2. Her phone number is 256-825-4749. Her address is 480 East LaFayette St., Dadeville.

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Spence remembered him for the way he lived, not the way he passed. Spenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother Connie West thanked all those involved in the search for their hard work and wanted people to know how kind her son was. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My son was my confidant,â&#x20AC;? West said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I needed someone to talk to, he was there. He would comfort me and console me when I was down. Tommy was always thinking of others instead of himself. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the way he was. He was my son, but he was my buddy and my friend, too.â&#x20AC;? She said that Spenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caring spirit showed in everything he did. He was a firefighter and an EMT for many agencies across Georgia, was a part of a team that started an EMS company and owned a store with his wife in LaGrange, Georgia for awhile. But she said he loved his work as an EMT at the emergency department at St. Francis in Columbus, Georgia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The job is very stressful, but he was

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such a special and kind person,â&#x20AC;? West said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to be in that field, but he went above and beyond. He was so gentle and knew just what to say to make people feel better. He loved what he did, but the stress took its toll. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why he and some of the others took trips like this just to decompress and clear their head. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what they were doing on Monday.â&#x20AC;? Ashley Lopez-Gonzalez was one of Spenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s co-workers at St. Francis. She said Spence was the kind of person who made all those around him better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just want everyone to know that he was an amazing person who has touched so many lives and pretty much lived to help and take care of others,â&#x20AC;? Lopez-Gonzalez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The world lost a wonderful man with the most kind and loving spirit. I feel blessed to have known him.â&#x20AC;? Lopez-Gonzalez said Tom loved to travel and talked often about trips to Costa Rica where he

swam unprotected with hammerhead sharks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He lived life and he loved to make people laugh,â&#x20AC;? Lopez-Gonzalez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were telling me earlier that day he was clowning with them and pulling on fishing lines, making them think they had a fish on the line. He loved his wife and kids and talked about them all the time. He was just one of the best human beings that I have ever been around. â&#x20AC;? Joey Overton worked with Spence at the Hapeville Fire Department almost a decade ago. He said Spence was a great firefighter and one of the most intelligent EMTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s he ever met. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a very good guy and was very good at his job,â&#x20AC;? Overton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a smart guy and as an EMT, he just had a knack of knowing exactly what to do and helped pass that on to others. We were all shocked to hear the news. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just hard to believe.â&#x20AC;? Lopez-Gonzalez had praise for the search teams who helped bring

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Co-workers were saddened by the loss of their friend, Thomas Spence, left, and said he was a caring person who went out of his way to help others.

Tom home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you to all those who worked tirelessly over the last week to find

Tom,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your efforts are appreciated in helping bring this closure to his family and us, his

work family.â&#x20AC;? No arrangements or memorial services have been set at this time.

Recovery others were in was parked in a part of the north end of the lake near Camp ASCCA swimming. His friends told officials that he was in the water and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resurface. Friday, dogs trained in cadaver recovery alerted to a presence not far from where the initial search began and teams restricted traffic in the area all weekend while diving and dragging for the body. Turner said that a presence was located using sonar and that led to the recovery on Sunday. Spenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body was taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for an autopsy. No results were available Monday. Turner said while the outcome was not what all had hoped for, it does bring to a close a very painful week for the family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are thankful that now the family can have some sense of closure,â&#x20AC;? Orr said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been a very trying week for them and has taken a toll on everyone. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say enough about the outpouring of support and the help from so many agencies, volunteers and individuals. There is no way that we can thank them all enough.â&#x20AC;? Those who assisted included: ALEA Marine Unit, the Alexander City / Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad, the Alexander City Police Department, the Tallapoosa County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department, Alexander City Fire Department,

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Alabama Conservation Officers, Tallapoosa County EMA, the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s State Trooper Aviation Unit, the Montgomery Police Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Search and Recovery Dive Unit, the Elmore County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department Dive Team and the North Alabama Search Dog Association all played roles in the effort. Groups including the Kellyton Fire Department and Our Town Fire Department, Childersburg Search and Rescue, Etowah County Search and Rescue, Lake Martin Search and Rescue, Blount County Search and Rescue, Attalla Search and Rescue and the Daphne Search and Rescue all joined the search in the last few days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was an incredible effort and no one ever gave up hope and literally searched non-stop,â&#x20AC;? Turner said. Turner said a specialized sonar th brought in by the team from Daphne was what ultimately led to the discovery of Spenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body. Ken Cowart of the Alexander City / Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad said the sonar that Daphne used was one that was submersible and reaches out and then is able to draw in at various distance intervals. The images captured are 3-D and are recorded on a laptop and can be reviewed closely to make sure what each image is.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our sonar is mounted on the back of the boat,â&#x20AC;? Cowart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The one they have is on a tripod that is lowered into the water. It goes out to 120 feet and then comes in at 30 feet at a time. That gives you greater detail. It located an object on the bottom at about 37 feet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They suited up and went down and got him. He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hung up, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that the water was so cold that he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expanded and floated up. With no visibility, it was impossible to see. The site was in the same basic area, but a little further back towards the opening of the slough closer to the river. We were just glad that he was found and now the family has some answers.â&#x20AC;? Cowart, who rarely left the area during the six-day search, said the way everyone worked unselfishly for a common cause was incredible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had so many people who offered to help,â&#x20AC;? Cowart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know we always go and help other folks when we can, and this time when we needed help, they were here. So many folks just came and asked what they could do to help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Salvation Army fed folks almost every meal. People like Lynnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quick Stop, Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Curb Market, Russell Do It Center donated some plywood for dog platforms, the city and the county stepped up, River North let us use some boats, Andy Tucker at

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An exhaustive six-day search by multiple agencies led to the recovery of the body of 44-yearold Thomas Heulan Spence of LaGrange, Georgia Sunday.

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‘The student always comes first’ George Littleton / Auburn University

Dadeville Elementary’s Christi Jones is the 2014 Alabama School Counseling Association Elementary Counselor of the Year. Jones said she was inspired by the example of her counseling colleague Julianne Freeman.

Auburn Counseling grad Christi Jones says she was ‘born to serve’ By GEORGE LITTLETON Auburn University College of Education

Christi Jones, the 2014 Alabama School Counseling Association Elementary Counselor of the Year, grew up in the tiny town of Hollins, in rural Clay County, Alabama. Her parents embodied these rural roots: her dad worked at the paper mill, her mom co-owned a beauty shop in nearby Sylacauga. There weren’t any red lights in Hollins, but there was one store. “I loved growing up there,” said the 1990 Bibb Graves High School graduate. “It was a great place where the teachers cared deeply for the students. For my graduating class of 32, we saw our teachers come early and stay late. I saw clearly how that benefited us, but I know they were working hard behind the scenes. It was their dedication, talent, and caring that led me into a career in education.” After winning a church scholarship to Faulkner, and a brief flirtation with prelaw, Jones volunteered in a Montgomery school and the light came on. “It was a paradigm shift,” she said. “I knew almost immediately that I would become a teacher. I graduated from AUM in English and History Education and began teaching at Elmore County High School in Eclectic. I then moved on to Charles Drew in Lincoln in Talladega County before they got the Honda plant. From the start I was drawn to students who I knew needed special help. That was always my interest.” Her desire to focus on children who had problems both in and out of school led Jones back to Auburn, where she earned her Master’s in Counseling. “Dr. Jamie Carney was a great mentor and friend,

who has done so much to help me grow as a person and as a counselor,” Jones said. “That relationship continues to this day as I work toward my doctorate in Counseling. I began working at Dadeville Elementary after graduating with a Master’s in School Counseling, and I can honestly say that coming here has been the best thing ever. I get to do what I love every day with lots of support from colleagues, our administration, and our Board of Education.”

Poverty is prevalent, but so is the pride As a new counselor, Jones was inspired by the example of her counseling colleague Julianne Freeman. “She taught me so much,” Jones said. “The most important thing she taught me was that the student always comes first. I had seen rural poverty as a teacher, but usually just up close in two or three students. As a counselor you get to see it all. The problems associated with poverty follow our kids to school every day. If a student doesn’t have security at home, or doesn’t have clothes or food, it’s hard for them to focus on school.” This is one area where her education at Auburn made the difference. “The American School Counseling Association tells us that we are poised as leaders,” she said. “To get support in the community you must go to the stakeholders, and how to do that – and do it properly – was drilled into us at Auburn. Counselors help students develop in the areas of academic, career, and personal/social development. Once I developed a comprehensive counseling program, it was apparent that poverty was at the root of

many issues facing students. To that end, I believe Dadeville Elementary speaks to the experience of many public schools in our state.” Dadeville Elementary has over 70 percent of its students in the free and reduced lunch program. Jones, with lots of support from throughout the extended community, has developed an excellent weekend food backpack program for her students and their families. Like many caring counselors, she worries that her students might go hungry over weekends and school breaks. The school system provides free lunches in the summer. “In pretty much all of the Southern states, poverty incidence in public schools is over 50 percent, but federal programs do not seem tuned into that,” Jones noted. “Auburn’s land-grant mission emphasized service, which is also part of your evaluation in the Counseling graduate program, so what you learn at Auburn you carry over into your life. Plus, you get to meet people like Dr. Randy Pipes who just inspire you to do good. While I was there I know he quietly ran an annual Thanksgiving food drive for DHR clients.”

Desire to impact other counselors As she works toward her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision, Jones is inspired to share with other counselors what she has learned first-hand, “I am receiving excellent instruction from my professors, including Drs. Carney, Iarussi, and Evans,” she said. “School counselors must be prepared to work in diverse settings, and learn to use data-driven research to best serve those in need. The need will be great wherever

school counselors work. It certainly is here.” In spite of the high rates of poverty, Jones appreciates that her school has strong community support. “The teachers here are terrific, and the community is really invested in what we are doing. They see these students as the future of our town. When I go to them for help, they always say yes, which is especially rewarding since they themselves are struggling with the loss of all the good textile jobs in our area. And this community definitely extends to some of the more affluent families who have retired to Lake Martin. We depend on these volunteers and they always respond. A school must continually build relationships with the community.”

Legislation doing schools no favors Jones, like many of her colleagues in our public schools, sees recent state and national education legislation as problematic. “When you get right down to it, many of these bills we see being passed represent an effort to promote the privatization of public education. This does very little to help poor kids, though it does much to enrich a few wealthy business people. It’s the same I think with private prisons. The same young people get caught up in both situations.” Jones said the best way to educate legislators is for them to come to the schools so they can see what really goes on every day. “They should talk to us before passing legislation!” she exclaimed. “They don’t understand.” In spite of these obstacles, Jones and her colleagues at

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Dadeville Elementary press on. The school recently achieved Lighthouse status as part of the Seven Habits program. Dadeville is a “Leader In Me” school that emphasizes leadership to the students and celebrates successes. “A lot of our students just didn’t understand the concept of leadership, and how that can help make them successful,” Jones said. “This is true in both the classroom and the community. We emphasize soft skills, and try to get them to think about their futures. In spite of our struggles with poverty, our teachers work hard and use innovation to emphasize excellence in reading and math. They model great leadership through their own actions.” The Truman Pierce Institute from the College of Education recently led the faculty of Dadeville Elementary through a poverty simulation, which Jones said was very helpful and insightful. It was especially relevant to her, as she is doing her dissertation research on counselor perceptions of rural poverty. “It comes down to this,” she said. “Students can’t learn if they’re hungry. It is a challenge to counsel students when their basic needs are not met. Sometimes those issues must be attended to as well as providing counseling. If they are in poverty, they arrive behind. I’m fortunate that I learned this both through my experiences, and through the spot-on service orientation in the Counselor Ed program at Auburn. I just wish that more of our elected officials could see our teachers working here on Sunday afternoons. Then they might realize what I learned on my first day from Julianne Freeman: the student always comes first.”

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CAMPAIGN KICKOFF

The Boy Scouts present the colors at the kickoff, top left, while Russell Brands Allan Cutts, top center, announces the companies efforts as the pacesetter. Top right Sharon Fuller speaks about the what the United Way does. Above, a crowd files into the Betty Carol Technology Center, and right, Sandra Fuller marks the efforts of Russell Brands. Bottom, cheerleaders perform during the event while mascots greet each other.

The Lake Martin area celebrated Independence Day with music, friends and fireworks.

Campaign works with on a regular basis, reaching this goal means each organization would receive nearly $20,000. Joining the festivities were cheerleaders from Reeltown, Benjamin Russell, Central Coosa and Horseshoe Bend, the Horseshoe Bend majorettes, and the mascots from Central Coosa, Dadeville and Horseshoe Bend. Members from Boy Scout Troop 169 presented the flag, Mary Bella Pemperton of the Camp Fire organization led a blessing, and the Dadeville High School Choir sang the national anthem. Around the walls of the

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auditorium were displays from each of the 28 agencies involved with United Way, from Meals on Wheels and Camp ASCCA to The Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity of Alexander City. Guests were invited to wander through the displays and learn more about the organizations being showcased. Russell Brands was chosen to be this year’s pacesetters, and reported they exceeded their expectations during this year’s company fundraiser for United Way. “It’s always been easy for us to raise money for United Way,” said Allan Cutts of

Russell Brands. “Our goal last year was $25,000, and we kept it at $25,000 for this year.” Giving its employees several ways to donate, including a small donation taken out from each paycheck, and providing incentives like a drawing for a 50-inch television set, Russell Brands and its 320 employees in Alexander City surpassed the goal they had set. “This year, Russell raised $30,405.54,” reported representative Lasaua Willis. In addition to this, other fundraisers from small businesses and organizations like the Red Feather Leadership Society, the

Alexander City and Coosa County Boards of Education and Radiology and Imaging brought the current total to $85,394, approximately 16 percent of United Way’s goal for the 2018 campaign. “It’s a great start. It’s all about these agencies,” Fuller said. “It takes a community to raise the $550,000.” The excitement of the night concluded with door prizes and awards for Best Display and Best Decorated Table. Meals on Wheels was named the top display winner and Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama finished second, while the Camp Fire and the

Alexander City Rescue Squad were awarded first and second place, respectively, for their table decorations. With plenty of time left to be a part of the 2018 “Team United” fundraiser, Fuller wanted to take the time to thank those businesses and organizations taking part. These include Russell Medical Center, Russell Lands, the Tallapoosa County Commissioners, USAmeriBank, Stillwaters Golf Course, Central Alabama Community College, the city of Alexander City, the Coosa and Tallapoosa County Courthouses, and many more.

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The Dadeville Record

Murder suspects indicted by grand jury rap video entitled “Pistol In My Lap” that had been posted on YouTube. The video was shot two days before The suspects in two Alexander City the killing and posted the day before murder cases have been indicted by a Hart was murdered. But after the Tallapoosa County Grand Jury. story circulated, the video was Indictments were handed down this removed from the site and is no longer week charging Dadeville residents available. Edward Rashun Thomas, 20, and It is believed a copy of that video 20-year-old Bobby Lee Ponds Jr., that was preserved by The Outlook murder in the Jan. 18 shooting death of after it was discovered was part of the 27-year-old LaDarrell Lamar Hart in presentation to the grand jury. his Third Street home. In a statement to police, Ponds Testimony by Det. George Long said that the gun shown being held and statements taken from witnesses by Thomas in that video was the that were read at a May 9 preliminary murder weapon. It has been sent to hearing allege that Thomas was the the Alabama Department of Forensic triggerman, shooting Hart once in Sciences along with the two bullets the chest and once in the head. Ponds taken from Hart’s body for ballistics helped take items from the scene and testing. Those results have not been helped take evidence from the house, finalized, Long said on the stand on according to testimony. May 9. The Outlook reported shortly after Thomas said in a statement read by the arrest of Ponds and Thomas that Long in court that he did shoot Hart, the two men were seen featured in a but claimed he didn’t intend to shoot

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him. But contrary to Ponds’ statement, he said that Hart had groped him and he reacted by shooting the 27-year-old Walmart co-manager. Long testified that two Emerson televisions and a 2010 blue Dodge Charger were taken in the incident. Bond was set at $100,000 Friday. Also indicted on charges of murder, attempted murder and marijuana possession is Alexander City’s O’Hennessey Diomonta Wright, who is now 19 years old. Wright is accused of killing 28-year-old LaBrandon Lamar Herron of Kellyton. Reports indicate that Herron was shot multiple times in the early morning hours of Oct. 30, 2016 and died from his injuries. A second victim was also shot and Wright was also indicted on one count of attempted murder. Alexander City Police Department personnel received a call reporting that a shooting had occurred in the 2100 block of County Road at 3:36 a.m. on

Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. When officers arrived they found Herron, of Coosa County Road 91 in Kellyton, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced dead. Judge Tom Young has ordered a mental evaluation in the case, but court records do not indicate if the evaluation has been performed or list any potential findings. Bond was set at $300,000 Friday. Wright is represented by attorney Michelle Perez. Wright is no stranger to Alexander City Police. On Oct. 16, 2016, just two weeks before the shooting, Wright was arrested and charged with four counts of assault. He was out on bond at the time of the murder, records show. Indictments are not an indication of guilt in a case, just that the grand jury found sufficient evidence that a crime was committed and that it should be heard in court.

State GOP announces candidate qualifying dates By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

The 2018 general election for Governor of Alabama, a number of state and local offices may be more than a year away, but the Alabama Republican Party is already preparing for the June 5 primary election. Within the past week, the state party’s office in Birmingham has officially set the qualifying window for the June 5 primary between Jan. 8 and Feb. 9. “The state Republican Party office sets the dates, and the county will follow along,” Tallapoosa County GOP Chairwoman Denise Bates said. “They choose these dates relative to the date of the primary.” During this month-long span, anyone interested in running for office would be able to obtain a qualifying form,

fill it out and return it, along with the qualifying fee, in order to officially be on the ballot. For more localized elections, Bates said office seekers could get the qualifying form from either her or one of her designates in the county party. However, those looking at shooting for a state office, such as the legislature or governorship, would need to get their form from the Alabama GOP office. While the form would not be available until Jan. 8, Bates said anyone aspiring to fill one of these positions could go ahead and announce their candidacy for office. “People can go ahead and announce, but it won’t be made official until they have submitted their qualifying form and have qualified to run,” she said. Though the qualifying fee is based on a percentage of the office in question’s

annual salary (with the exception of unpaid offices, which have a flat qualifying fee), possibly preventing some from running, the form is not a lengthy document, meaning that anyone who submits the form and pays the fee would be considered a candidate for the office. “There is no limit on those who want to run, and no limit on the ballot,” Bates said. For those interested in considering running for office as a Republican, Bates said she and others in the local party would be happy to talk with potential candidates. “If you’re thinking about it, talk to us. We can help you make a decision,” she said. To contact Bates and the Tallapoosa County Republican Party, feel free to email the organization at tallagop@ outlook.com.

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LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

This area will always be home for athletes

ecently, I’ve been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and love I’ve heard and seen from area athletes around the Alexander City and Lake Martin region. I spoke with Benjamin Russell’s new wrestling coach on Friday morning, and he talked about why he returned to Alex City after leaving for quite some time. He said simply, “Home is home.” Some of the area’s best and most famous athletes have called this area home, and I’m always pleasantly surprised with how their hearts still remain in the region. It started a couple months ago when I attended the Benjamin Russell vs. Central Coosa alumni basketball game, where the likes of Terrell Owens, Adalius Thomas and Scottie Vines were in attendance. Two weeks ago, the auction to benefit the Dream Field was a huge success, and so much of the sports memorabilia auctioned off was donated with the help of Kendall Graveman. Then last week, Justin Tuck, a Coosa graduate who didn’t even attend the University of Alabama, went to the Lake Martin Bama Club fall kickoff dinner just to “show his support” for kids in the area. One thing’s for certain: These athletes haven’t lost appreciation with the people and town who gave them their starts. “I love when I get to go back to the Sportplex and enjoy fall practices and tryouts and be able to go see the high school coaches that influenced my life,” Graveman said earlier this summer. Many of these athletes have become role models to kids in the area; they prove that despite being from a small town or a seemingly unknown area, you can still make your dreams come true. “I hope if there’s a kid around here that’s saying he’s from a small town and no one will give him a shot, he can look at us and see that in a lot of ways, we had it rougher than they do because these small towns weren’t on the map,” Tuck said. “Now, when you talk about Coosa County and Tallapoosa County, those names up come up. People know about these areas now, so college recruiters are looking here. Over time, I hope it can get even better for kids that want to come out of these small towns like I did.” But being from the same towns as Owens and Graveman or Tuck and Thomas doesn’t guarantee you a spot in the big leagues. And all these athletes will tell you, it takes hard work. Luckily, we seem to be in an area that heavily supports its sports programs and young athletes, so between dedication from the player, his or her family and the surrounding community, the sky is the limit. “Jamario Moon (Central Coosa graduate) used to shoot basketballs when the gym was closed,” Tuck said. “Adalius Thomas was running bleachers and I know Terrell Owens is one of the hardest workers I’ve ever been around. No one ever talks about that side of things; they talk about their successes, but they don’t talk about how diligent they worked to get to where they are.” Graveman said, “There’s no shortcut. It’s always going to take hard work. I would tell parents to invest in your kid’s life, on and off the field, and lastly, always appreciate the community of Alex City for putting me in this position. Without the Sportplex and the facilities we had, I don’t think I’d be where I am today.” But regardless of where these athletes end up, they always seem to find their way back home.

BATTLE OF HIGHWAY 49 Reeltown, Dadeville prep for rivalry game By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

For weeks, the talk of the town has been Reeltown versus Dadeville. The teams have met 51 times on the gridiron, and this week will bring yet another battle. On Thursday night, Reeltown hosts Dadeville at 7 p.m. in the cross-county rivalry. “Through the years and in past history, there have been some great games,” Reeltown coach Matt Johnson said. “There have been some great players and great coaches on both sides and there’s a lot of history to the game, so the excitement is there for many reasons. Not to mention, it’s right up the road.” Although it’s natural for players, fans and the community to want to win a rivalry game even more than other contests, it’s really just another football game, and both teams are in preparation mode. “Right now, our preparation is to correct the mistakes we made Friday See RIVALRY • Page B2

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Reeltown’s Eric Shaw (6) and RJ Woodard (3) defend a pass intended for Jalen Sullivan, of Dadeville, during last year’s game. The Rebels host the Tigers on Thursday.

Athlete of the Week Qua Tucker lives up to expectations from the start By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

QUA TUCKER, DADEVILLE

When Qua Tucker first started playing football, he actually didn’t like the sport. “I always thought I was going to get hurt,” Tucker said. But now, it’s obvious he’s a natural on the field. Tucker was a force to be reckoned with for Dadeville in its season-opening victory against LaFayette, racking up

Grade and position: Senior, running back/safety Measurements: 6-foot-1, 185 pounds Other interests: Tucker is also a track star and plays basketball for the Tigers. Favorite team: University of Alabama Statistics: Tucker finished Dadeville’s season opener with 146 yards on 17 carries. He also had touchdown runs of 66 and 49 yards in the Tigers’ 28-14 win over Tucker LaFayette. nearly 150 yards and scoring two touchdowns. He is the Outlook Athlete of the Week.

Most of Tucker’s yardage came on his two scores. He had touchdown runs of 66

and 49 yards and had 31 yards on his other 15 carries. See TUCKER • Page B2

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Jamboree gets out kinks for BRHS By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

With the season officially kicking off for Benjamin Russell’s football team on Friday, it was nice for the Wildcats to get a taste of competition during a jamboree game last week against Stanhope Elmore. Despite playing its starters during only the first half, the Wildcats defeated the Mustangs, 28-12, and showed off some of their defensive prowess with a defensive touchdown and holding Stanhope Elmore to just two scores. But the game also gave BRHS coach Danny Horn some things to work on before the Wildcats’ first game against Central Clay County. “Offensively, we’ve got some work to do on several things I noticed we didn’t do well tonight,” Horn said after the game. “I was wanting to throw the ball a little bit more and we’re going to have to. It just seems the whole first half we stayed backed up the whole time and really couldn’t get any field position. But I was proud the second half. Our second and third team, it gives them a chance to play, and I thought they played fairly well.”

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Benjamin Russell’s Hezekiah Hunter (23) runs through a Stanhope Elmore player during last week’s jamboree.

Hard-nosed standout Reeltown’s defense didn’t play as well as it had hoped in its season opener, but there was one player who was particularly strong. Chandler Gray had a fumble recovery and two tackles for a loss against Notasulga. “Chandler is a bulldog,” Reeltown coach Matt Johnson said. “He’s probably our hardest practicer, day in and day out. He’s a great kid with a great motor. He’s got a bright future ahead of him, and he plays a lot of different positions for us.” Gray played both inside linebacker and on the defensive line Thursday night.

Low numbers are gonna hurt

From the getgo, Central Coosa’s football team knew it was going to be a rough season with less than 20 players on the roster. Things looked rough on Friday night against Catholic Montgomery, and it’s going to be tough for the Cougars to avoid injury. Although they had good conditioning over the summer, the majority of the Central Coosa Cougars are playing every snap. At one point, starting quarterback Jamichael Chambliss and Donta Daniel, who had entered as QB, both went down with cramping. And there’s See EXTRA • Page B2

Ab Abernathy, Dadeville: Touted as a preseason all-star, Abernathy got off to a strong start in Dadeville’s 28-14 victory over LaFayette. He finished the game with seven tackles, including four assists, and was also a staple on the offensive line. Parker Branch, Horseshoe Bend: Branch was the top tackler for the Generals’ in their shutout jamboree game against B.B. Comer. Branch finished with a total of nine tackles, including six solo tackles, and had one for a loss. Donta Daniel, Central Coosa: Both offensively and defensively, Daniel was a standout for the Cougars. He finished with 114 yards and Central’s only touchdown of the game. He also had four tackles for a loss. Cameron Faison, Reeltown: Faison was a workhorse for the Rebels against Notasulga, getting his named called 18 times. He finished with a total of 84 yards and one touchdown. Deshaun Gonzalez, Benjamin Russell: Gonzalez had a defensive highlight during the Wildcats’ jamboree win over Stanhope Elmore. He scored a 57-yard pick-6. Davede Herron, Benjamin Russell: Herron scored the opening touchdown in Benjamin Russell’s win against Stanhope Elmore in a jamboree game. He finished the game with nearly 75 yards and two touchdowns. Makevon Hughley, Reeltown: Despite some nagging injuries that kept him out for a bit of the game, Hughley managed 75 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Most impressive was Hughley’s average yards per carry of 7.5. Joe Railey, Horseshoe Bend: Railey had a bit of a breakout game during the Generals’ jamboree against B.B. Comer. While much of the preseason focus was on running back Trace Meadows, Railey was the leading rusher with 89 yards on 12 carries. Jalen Sullivan, Dadeville: In the secondary, Sullivan had a standout game for the Tigers. He finished with five knockdowns.

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Rivalry SCOTT HARDY Columnist

Football allows us to set aside our differences

want to first relay my gratitude for the overwhelming encouragement and support of my inaugural column. I’ve gained an entirely new appreciation and perspective for those who are tasked with transcribing their thoughts into written word for others to judge. It’s quite humbling. However, I find great delight in the fact people would be interested in what I have to say on a weekly or in this case, bi-weekly basis. With that in mind, on to this week’s topic. Today marks the beginning of my favorite time of year: football season, particularly high school football. I want to preface that I’m a complete homer when it comes to Benjamin Russell High School and an unforgiving apologist and supporter of its athletic programs, especially Danny Horn’s Wildcats. I’m entering my 10th season as a sideline reporter/correspondent for the Wildcat and AHSAA Radio Networks. I’ve spent the previous nine seasons preparing for each respective year by watching old football movies and TV shows to get me in the right frame of mind. Earlier this week, I watched one of my all-time favorite movies, “Remember the Titans.” I found the film and today’s current societal climate eerily similar. The movie is set in segregated Virginia during the early 1970s where two schools were being federally mandated to integrate. As I viewed the movie for the umpteenth time, I was reminded of newly inducted NFL Hall of Famer, LaDainian Tomlinson’s Canton speech. “Football is a microcosm of America,” Tomlinson said. “All races, religions and creeds, living, playing, competing side by side.” To remix Craig Morgan’s country hit, that’s what I love about Fridays. For two and a half hours each week, players, coaches and fans have one common goal and that’s to win. More specifically, the color of one’s skin becomes irrelevant, only the color of their jerseys. One of the more inspiring and moving scenes in the movie comes after one of the team’s star players, Gerry Bertier, was involved in a car accident that leaves him paralyzed. When his new found best friend Julius Campbell, who owns a different hue than Gerry, comes to visit, the nurse informs Julius that “only kin’s allowed in here.” In a response as hard hitting as Wildcat linebackers Benjamin Hendrix and Jaden Tuck, Bertier asked “Alice, are you blind? Don’t you see the family resemblance? That’s my brother.” That quote has always resonated with me. Football has the ability to highlight our similarities, despite perceived discrepancies. I’ve spent many a Friday night in admiration for how teams are able to put aside their differences and eclipse distractions to work in one accord. The same applies to the thousands of fans that attend games each week. That begs the question, if we can do this on Friday night, why not on a daily basis? Scott Hardy is a digital marketing coordinator for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.

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night,” Dadeville coach Richard White said. “We had some blown assignments on both sides of the ball, so we gotta make sure we’re communicating. (Tuesday), we’ll put in our game plan for them, go over some things and figure out what’s the best three or four plays they run and what they like to do in their passing game.” Reeltown is coming off a narrow 37-33 loss to Notasulga, while the Tigers began their season with a 28-14 victory over LaFayette. Against the Blue Devils, Reeltown trailed for almost the entire game, but it battled back to make a contest out of it. Although it ended in a loss, Johnson was impressed with the way his team persevered. “It showed me that our young guys are starting to grow up a little bit,” Johnson said. “There was definitely a lot to learn from and grow from, which is something you want. You want to be able to evaluate yourself and get better. You don’t want to waste a failure. You want something good to come out of it.” One thing Johnson said he’ll change is moving around some personnel. Although the Rebels’ conditioning was up to par, there are some players banged up and a few who will miss this week. The main

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focus for Reeltown going into Thursday night will be to shore up some missed assignments on the perimeter. Dadeville plays a very strong outside game, and the Rebels had a lot to be desired in that area last week. “We have to keep leverage, that was a key for us last week,” Johnson said. “They’re really good on the perimeter, and we haven’t been, so we’ve gotta strengthen up our perimeter. Also, keeping Qua (Tucker) contained will be a huge part of our success.” While Reeltown will be focused on the outside, the Tigers will look inside to stop the Rebels’ run game. Against Notasulga, 197 yards of Reeltown’s 282 total came on the ground. Cameron Faison had 84 yards on 18 carries, and Makevon Hughley totaled 75 yards on 10 carries. “We’re gonna have to be prepared defensively for their running game,” White said. “They throw it just enough to keep you off balance, but they want to run the football so we have to do a better job with gap integrity. “Our linebackers can’t overrun plays, and the secondary has got to keep people in front of them.” Because Dadeville’s game was on Friday last week, Johnson had a chance to

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only so much coach Shane Rary can do. “The easy answer would be we’re going to give guys rest, but we don’t have that option,” Rary said. “We’re pushing water. We’ve got stuff all over our field house about how much to drink, and we’ll keep pushing that. We’ve got some options that we can start working on here on our end, because we can’t give them the rest that they need.”

Century club

Each week in Extra Points, we’ll take a look at players from around the region who hit the 100-yard mark either on the ground or through the air. Qua Tucker, the Outlook Athlete of the Week, was the leader in Week Zero with 146 yards and two touchdowns for Dadeville. For Central Coosa, Daniel racked up 114 yards and a touchdown. In Horseshoe Bend’s jamboree, two players hit the mark. Quarterback Cade Worthy threw for 118 yards and two scores, and Trace Meadows was a dual threat with 68 rushing yards and 65 receiving yards for a total of 133.

DADEVILLE VS. REELTOWN Game date: Dadeville Tigers at Reeltown Rebels ... Non-region game ... Thursday, 7 p.m. Media coverage: Follow @liziarbogast on Twitter ... Tune-in to the premier of Inside the Lines Live with Lizi Arbogast and Scott Hardy on the Outlook Facebook page at 6 p.m. Teams: Dadeville (1-0) is coming off a 28-14 victory over LaFayette, while Reeltown (0-1) lost its season opener, 37-33, to Notasulga. Series: The Tigers lead the series, 36-15-0, and have won the last two in a row. Outlook prediction: Dadeville by 7.

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Dadeville’s Kadore Glenn runs the football against Reeltown last season.

scout the Tigers and saw many people he wants to key in on. Although Kadore Glenn didn’t play the first half, Johnson thought he ran

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But his two big ones were more than enough. t “Coach (Jesse) Foster always told me if I see any daylight to t just j turn on the jets,” Tucker said. Heading into the season, the expectations were high for Tucker. e He’s H a state champion sprinter for the t Tigers, so it was obvious that when Tucker gets into some space, w he’s h going to take advantage of it. And A because he’s been on the big stage before, he typically doesn’t s let l the pressure get to him. “He wants to play well and do well w in every game,” Dadeville coach Richard White said. “he c goes out every game and tries g to t play the best he can. On one touchdown, he hit a seam one time t and a it opened up like the Red Sea. When he hits his seams, they’re W not n going to catch him. On the other, he made a great cut inside, o kicked it back outside and out-ran k everybody by 10 or 15 yards.” e

Tucker’s offensive game wasn’t the only thing that stuck out to White, either. At safety, Tucker was had a strong defensive prowess as well. “He’s so quick back there that it’s hard to beat him deep,” White said. “He’s almost like having two safeties because he can roam the field. He can get from side to side so quick. He almost had a pick on Friday, but it was a great play for him to knock the ball away.” As Tucker’s resume continues to grow, it will likely be even harder for him to keep up the success. Defenses will start keying in on him, but White said that’s OK. “If defense do target him, we have two more than can run the ball too,” White said. “We can use him as a decoy and it can end up hurting a defense in the long run if you can’t just take away the one guy.”

ALABAMA SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL Week 1 – Aug. 30, 2017

(First-place votes and current record in parentheses)

Class 6A

1. Ramsay (21) (0-0) 304 2. Austin (3) (1-0) 235 3. Blount (1) (1-0) 233 4. Oxford (1) (1-0) 199 5. Opelika (1) (1-0) 189 6. Pinson Valley (2) (1-0) 169 7. Daphne (1-0) 109 8. Muscle Shoals (1-0) 91 9. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (0-1) 60 10. Park Crossing (1-0) 45

Class 5A

1. Beauregard (27) (0-0) 342

2. Briarwood Chr. (0-0) 256 3. St. Paul’s (2) (1-0) 240 4. Alexandria (1-0) 186 5. Carroll (0-0) 154 6. Central Clay Co. (1-0) 130 7. Vigor (0-1) 102 8. Eufaula (1-0) 91 9. Wenonah (0-0) 90 10. Brooks (0-0) 41

Class 4A

1. Handley (28) (0-0) 345 2. UMS-Wright (1-0) 250 3. Rogers (1-0) 209 4. Leeds (1) (1-0) 196 5. Andalusia (0-1) 157 6. Fayette Co. (1-0) 127 7. Hokes Bluff (0-0) 118 8. Madison Acad. (0-1) 94

9. Tallassee (1-0) 46 10. St. James (0-1) 35

Class 3A

1. Mobile Chr. (21) (1-0) 324 2. Piedmont (8) (0-1) 263 3. Ohatchee (1-0) 223 4. Montevallo (0-0) 185 5. Gordo (0-1) 159 6. Opp (0-0) 129 7. Oakman (0-0) 118 8. Weaver (1-0) 81 9. Pike Co. (0-0) 78 10. Randolph Co. (0-0) 47

Class 2A

1. Fyffe (25) (0-0) 334 2. Aliceville (2) (0-0) 255 3. Lanett (2) (1-0) 235

4. Elba (0-0) 208 5. G.W. Long (0-0) 160 6. Tanner (1-0) 152 7. Leroy (0-0) 118 8. New Brockton (0-0) 80 9. Sand Rock (0-0) 54 10. LaFayette (0-1) 42

Class 1A

1. Maplesville (28) (0-0) 345 2. Sweet Water (0-0) 250 3. Linden (1) (0-0) 227 4. Pickens Co. (0-0) 197 5. Brantley (0-0) 176 6. Addison (1-0) 138 7. Cedar Bluff (0-0) 112 8. Spring Garden (0-0) 77 9. Notasulga (1-0) 52 10. Marengo (0-0) 50

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Eclectic pair making doe-nations to food banks have a full freezer of deer meat to donate their harvest to the local food banks through DoeNation Outdoors Ministries. What do you get when you take The pair joined with the Elmore two good ole boys from Eclectic, County Food Pantry last year and add in some hunting, good deeds and donated over 1,300 pounds of venison religion? throughout the season. In order to You get a hit television show. donate the harvested deer meat, a Brett Williams and Steven certified meat processor must process Caudle, stars of the television show, the harvest. In a twist of fate, another “DoeNation Outdoors,” were born pair of Eclectic men stepped up to that and raised in Eclectic in the Fleahop challenge. community. The two have been “A+ Deer Processing, AKA the friends since childhood and their Meat Barn, is owned by Arnold longtime camaraderie can now been Oliver, an Elmore County deputy seen every Tuesday night on Selma’s sheriff, and his business partner, WBIH. Lane Jones,” Williams said. “I was The show developed after the at an Eclectic football game and I two took part in a guided hunting was telling Lane Jones about what trip at Hurricane Creek Lodge in we were doing and our need for Russellville. During that excursion, a processor. Turns out he had a the hunting guide filmed their hunt. processor. Turned out Arnold Oliver That got the two men thinking. was at that same game acting as “It was that footage that they gave security. I went ahead and went to talk us on a thumb drive that inspired Brett to him and right there, that night, they and I to start filming our own hunts,” both agreed to process the meat for Caudle said. “It’s something that you free.” can cherish and keep forever. That It may seem like the name, hunt will always be special to you DoeNation, was perfectly thought-out because you can relive that memory and strategized. However, the pair every time you watch it.” admits donations were not the original Since that time, the two have filmed plan behind DoeNation. many of their hunts with intentions Since partnering with the Elmore of distributing the recordings to other County Food Pantry, the pair of likeminded shows. However, those hunters and television hosts have plans did not come to fruition. extended their reach into Tallapoosa “We actually had a different County. vision,” Caudle said. “The good Lord “Starting this year, we are turned that plan around 180 degrees. partnering with Carrville Baptist When we first started out we wanted Church,” Caudle said. “We have a to be a field staff. We were recording processor on that side of the river our hunts and sending the recordings now.” out to different hunting shows. It Gene Grant, owner of the Skinning wasn’t until two years into DoeNation Shack on Macedonia Road, has that we started the ministry of giving partnered with DoeNation to serve the back.” Carrville Baptist Church Food Bank The pair believes strongly in Acts this season. Carrville Baptist opens 20:35, which says, “It is more blessed its door on the third Saturday of each to give than to receive.” This verse month to serve those in need. is the inspiration behind DoeNation’s “We want to reach out to the tripledge to donate 100 percent of its county area and feed everyone in harvested deer meat. However, the need,” Williams said. pair admits this was not their original Both processors will accept plan. donations from any hunter who would “We already had the name like to give their harvest to a local DoeNation, with no intention of ever food pantry. Simply drop the deer off donating meat,” said Caudle. “That at the Skinning Shack on Macedonia never crossed our mind until a few Road in Tallassee, or the Meat Barn in years into this. Now it seems like we Eclectic and let the processor know it have the greatest play on words that is a donation for DoeNation Outdoors you can have.” and the processor will process it free The food bank donations have of charge and send the meat to the become the driving passion behind local food pantry. DoeNAtion Outdoors. The pair The pair hopes to reach out to Lee encourages other hunters who may County Food Pantry next to serve By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

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Steven Caudle and Brett Williams donated over 1,300 lbs. of harvested deer meat to the Elmore County Food pantry last season through their television ministry, DoeNation Outdoors. This season, the pair have partnered with a processor in Tallapoosa County to serve even more people in need.

even more people in need. “That is our long-term goal right now,” Williams said. DoeNation was recently picked up by WBIH, Christian TV for Selma. WBIH TV has broadcast to the Central Alabama since 2001. “There’s another show that airs on that channel called Adventure Outdoors,” said Williams. “Those guys have been doing this a long time. So I reached out to Don Day, host of Adventure Outdoors, and he told us that we needed to talk to their editor,

Kurt Gant. I called Kurt and he put me in touch with Clarence Thompson. He’s the general manager for WBIH.” DoeNation’s editor is Bryden Legg with Playlist Productions out of Millbrook. With a broadcasting tower in Prattville the show is broadcast every Tuesday night to 250,000 homes. WBIH will air 13 episodes of DoeNation this season and the shows will loop following the original airing. So if you missed DoeNation last Tuesday, don’t worry you will be able to catch the rerun.

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LET THE GAMES BEGIN While players on the field play the game, the others in attendance make football an event

Above left, the horns in the Coosa band blast sound, while above right kids at the Dadeville-LaFayette game pose for a picture after a game of tag. Left, the Coosa drum major leads the squad at halftime of the season opener Friday night. Above, you may ask what pickle juice and mustard have to do with football, but the two items are used to help players with cramps and could be found on the Dadeville sideline Friday. Right, drummers from Coosa keep the beat Friday night.

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Top, the hill adjacent to the home stands at Dadeville’s Tiger Stadium has long been a playground for children during the games and Friday night several rolled and slid down the hill. Above, the Horseshoe Bend Generals take the field at the start of Friday’s jamboree game with B.B. Comer. Left, our Donald Campbell caught the side of Dadeville’s runthrough ritual that fans rarely see – the backside. Players poked holes in the paper before breaking through.

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Strange stuck to Trump Troopers to be out in force over holiday weekend to gain runoff STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

ost people would assumed as the race for the open U.S. Senate began Luther Strange, the appointed incumbent, was the favorite. However, polling indicated Roy Moore was the favorite and still is as we head towards the Sept. 26 runoff. The initial polling showed Moore had a hardcore 30 percent. It was and is as solid as a rock. He had 30 percent from the get-go. He had 30 percent midway in the race and he had 30 percent at the end. It was also a fact with a low voter turnout that his 30 percent would become accentuated because the final poll and the one that counts is election day and who actually shows up to vote? Moore’s supporters are more ardent and are going to show up to vote for him come hell or high water. They are also older, and older people tend to vote; 65-80-year old voters are always more likely to vote. The turnout on Aug. 15 was 18 percent and Moore’s vote total was 39 percent. Allow me to crow a little.The day before the election I predicted an 18 percent turnout and that Moore would get 39 percent. I missed Luther Strange by some six points. I had him at 27 percent. He did better than I thought. He garnered 33 percent. There was only six points separating Strange and Moore. This is not an insurmountable obstacle to overcome. My early handicapping of the runoff has it as a dead heat between Moore and Strange. As the race began, it was apparent it was a two-man race between Moore and Strange. Moore began with an immovable evangelical block and the Washington Republican Senate leadership made it clear that they were going to treat Strange as an incumbent and they were going to give him unlimited resources. They weren’t just whistling Dixie. They put their money where their mouth was. They must have spent $5 million. When you have that kind of money and the national powerbrokers and hierarchy dictating their choice, you not only have all the media ads available, you also have access to the very best hired guns, pollsters and media gurus in the country. They are the best gunslingers in the land. They do not lose many gunfights and they like to go negative. It was obvious that these pros saw that Donald Trump or at least his public policies are extremely popular among Alabama Republican primary voters. Therefore, their script for Luther Strange was to say he was on Donald Trump’s side and would be for the Trump agenda to make America great again. Luther stuck to the script and did a good job avoiding any

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negative questions about the questionable Robert Bentley appointment. Unlimited money washes away any unsavory scenarios and allows you to dictate the narrative. The early polling revealed the Bentley appointment was an albatross for Luther. I do not personally believe that Luther and Bentley ever discussed the Bentley investigation. However, to most people it looked as though the appointment was a brazen deal or at least collusion and in politics, perception is reality. Therefore, for this reason on Luther’s part and for obvious reasons on Moore’s part, they both began with high negatives. Internal polling showed that there was fertile ground for a third person to win this race. That third person emerged in the form of Tennessee Valley Congressman Mo Brooks. He is a firebrand arch conservative intellectual, Tea Party, Freedom Caucus, true believing ideologue. He was bold enough to take on the Mitch McConnell super PAC big money Washington establishment. He had $1.2 million in his Congressional campaign account and 20 percent statewide name recognition from his Congressional district. Mo did not plan on being shot at by a left wing socialist nut while practicing baseball for the Republican Party baseball team. However, the exposure gave him $2 million in free publicity. You could have no better introduction to Alabama GOP Primary voters. The Washington Luther Strange gunslingers saw the momentum that Mo had. He was about to catch Luther and they stopped him dead in his tracks with an ad that said he was not going to vote for Donald Trump last year. When Trump endorsed Big Luther it closed the deal. Luther had his place in the runoff and Mo has to fight to keep his U.S. House seat. The final results were predictable. Roy Moore led with 39 percent; Luther Strange got a strong 33 percent; and Mo Brooks finished with a respectable 20 percent. The runoff between Strange and Moore is too close to call at this time. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

MONTGOMERY – Labor Day weekend, summer’s season finale, typically draws heavierthan-usual traffic on Alabama’s roadways and waterways. “Safety is one of our top priorities throughout the year, but it’s especially important during extended holiday weekends, when so many want to enjoy one last seasonal road trip to the lake, beach or other warm-weather attraction,” Alabama’s Secretary of Law Enforcement Hal Taylor said. During Labor Day weekend, which runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, to midnight Monday, Sept. 4, Troopers in ALEA’s Highway Patrol and Marine Patrol Divisions will step up patrol and enforcement efforts across the state to promote safety and work to prevent crashes, injuries and deaths. Enforcement efforts include participation in the national campaign Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. During this final week, Troopers and their law enforcement partners across the state will conduct sobriety checks and do everything they can to remove impaired individuals from behind the wheels of vehicles and boats (or other water vessels). Grants administered through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will fund overtime for additional Troopers during this valuable safety campaign. Still, ALEA needs assistance

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Troopers in ALEA’s Highway Patrol and Marine Patrol Divisions will step up patrol and enforcement efforts across the state to promote safety.

from motorists and boaters to truly make a positive impact on DUIs/BUIs. Secretary Taylor would like to remind everyone to adhere to the following safety tips, ALEA’s Five to Stay Alive: • Avoid driving and/or boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. • If you are impaired, do not drive or operate a boat. Designate a sober driver in advance, call a cab, use public transportation or call a sober friend or family member to get you home safely. • Simply obey the law. • Avoid speeding, following too closely and other dangerous – sometimes deadly – behavior on Alabama’s roadways and waterways. • Buckle up – no matter how

short your trip. • Ensure all of the vehicle’s occupants are buckled up (or using a child restraint system) and those on your boat are using or have access to personal flotation device (PFDs are required at all times for ages 8 and younger.) • Avoid the water during inclement weather, particularly when it includes thunder and lightning. • Be even more cautious when traveling through construction zones. For the safety of the traveling public, construction industry workers and maintenance crews, ALDOT will have no temporary lane closures on Alabama interstates from noon Friday to midnight Monday.

Holiday weekend a big one for business people have a tendency to settle in, have gatherings and stock up on food and beverages for the night. An Auburn home football game This year the Russell Retail and what most consider on the last store will be closed for the first official Lake Martin weekend of time in recent memory, but other the summer have the potential to stores are stocked up for the make this Labor Day weekend a fans. There are all sorts of shirts great one for area businesses. and gear at Wal-Mart, Winn A check with local hotels, Dixie, Hibbett Sports and area retailers and stores showed that convenience stores. they are all prepared for heavy Need a Tiger or Tide crocktraffic over the next three days. pot? You can find yours right on Most all of the hotels on Highway Highway 280 at Wal-Mart. 280 were booked near capacity In Dadeville, Jack’s will see its and stores were fully stocked in first game-day weekend, having anticipation. opened earlier this year. General Ed Collari, president and chief Manager Matthew Pruitt said he executive officer of the Alexander expects a great weekend. City Chamber of Commerce, said “We saw a bump from just Friday that the kind of traffic this Friday night’s high school game weekend could bring means a lot so we fully expect a big Friday to the economy. and Saturday with the crowds “I think there is no doubt that going to Auburn combined with Auburn fans, the folks coming to the lake crowd,” Pruitt said. the game from Birmingham, can “Before coming here I ran a have a big impact here,” Collari store in Gadsden and the crowd said. “I think you will see people for a Jacksonville State game is coming down Highway 280, much smaller than what you see picking up tailgating supplies, at Auburn. So we anticipate big grabbing a bite to eat and picking things this weekend.” up last minute items.” The threat of lingering rain He said the fact that Alabama is from the remnants of Hurricane playing in Atlanta, could also be a Harvey may have an impact on good thing locally. Collari said that the lake crowd, but Collari said By MITCH SNEED Editor

traditionally it has been a busy one for area retailers. “It’s always hard to quantify, but with a holiday weekend when you have good weather in the forecast, you normally do see a big weekend on the lake,” Collari said. “The weather is a little iffy right now, but that could change. You watch and about anywhere you go Friday afternoon or Saturday morning you will see bigger crowds than normal. Those added people mean a bump to local businesses and the local economy.” Numbers from the holiday weekend won’t be available until early October, when sales tax reports are finalized. But already, this summer has been a good one for area businesses. According to numbers released by Ward Sellers, who handles business licenses and sales tax collection for Alexander City, the city has seen an 8.62 percent increase over 2016. “We’ve been up every month with the exception of October,” Sellers said. “That’s a very good trend and it shows the economy is growing. Labor Day traditionally has been a good weekend, no doubt about that.”

Reeltown Fire Department to hold 14th annual steak dinner fundraiser By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

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Dadeville High Class of 1952 holds reunion A reunion of the Dadeville High School Class of 1952 was held at Peggy Moran’s hunting lodge near Horseshoe Bend Aug. 12. The class has held 12 class reunions since graduating 65 years ago. Fourteen members were present in 2017. Front left to right, Barbara Brasell, June C. Machen, Lila C. Denny and Hesper C. Clemms. Back row left to right, Mary Jo Brown, Peggy B. Moran, Peggy S. Harrelson, Barbara W. Marchando, Joe Hardwick, Coker Lester, Nonie M. Huddleston, Billy Lester, Billie Nell Sanford and Belmont Nickerson.

The Reeltown Volunteer Fire Department has scheduled the 14th D annual steak dinner/cash drawdown to a be b held on Oct. 28 at Reeltown High School beginning at 5 p.m. with the S cash drawing at 6 p.m. c There are a limited amount of tickets available for this event. The fire ti department only sells 200 tickets. Each d of o those tickets goes into the drawing for fo total of $7,500 in prizes. With the cash giveaway this year, over $90,000 has been awarded back o to the participants of the dinner over the th years. The first ticket and the 100 1 th ticket drawn will both take a $500 cash prize. The 25th, 50th, 75th, $ 125th, 150th and 175th tickets drawn 1 will w receive $250 cash prizes. Finally, the th 200th ticket drawn will take home $5000. $ Each ticket cost $100 and, in addition to the drawing, is worth two a steak dinners. Extra dinners will be s available for an extra $15. This money a goes directly to the fire department g and a pays for most of the department’s insurance cost, which is close to in

$10,000 yearly. The Reeltown Volunteer Fire Department is an all-volunteer agency, covering much of southern Tallapoosa County and northern Macon County. In addition, to responding to fire emergencies, RFD responds to traffic accidents, medical emergencies and other service issues in the community. The RFD responds from two stations with a total of eight pieces of apparatus. Automatic and manual aid agreements with each adjoining department helps enhance the response capabilities of all involved, this lowering the insurance ratings in these jurisdictions. While RFD receives some financial support from Tallapoosa County and the State of Alabama, the bulk of expenses are paid through annual voluntary dues of $50 from residents of the fire district. In September, notifications of the yearly assessments will be sent to approximately 1,100 households. Last year, only 407 of the 1,100 households paid the voluntary dues. If you are interested in this upcoming event, contact any member of the RFD or call 334-257-4403.

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River goers must wear PFD or face hefty fine By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

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State Troopers investigate an accident where a suspect ran from an attempted traffic stop only to crash into a power pole. Rodraqus Tyson was taken into custody without further incident.

CHASE ENDS IN CRASH Driver in custody after leading Trooper on chase

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Rodraqus Tyson, 25, of Alexander City was taken into custody by ALEA State Troopers Tuesday afternoon following a brief chase and accident. “The incident stemmed from Tyson failing to stop for State Troopers for a speeding violation,” ALEA State Trooper Cpl. Jesse Thornton said. “He was taken into custody without incident.” While running from the state trooper Tyson crashed into a power pole on Midway Estates Road after losing control of his automobile. There were no injures. Tyson was charged with attempting to elude, reckless driving, reckless endangerment and driving while revoked.

The City of Tallassee passed ordinance 2017-537 during or Monday’s council meeting, which M allows law enforcement to issue a al citation to anyone in the Tallapoosa ci River from the dam to one mile R downstream from the AES boat ramp do on Highway 229 who is not wearing a personal flotation device. The misdemeanor charge will carry ca a fine of $250, plus court cost and an a possible 180-day jail sentence. “This ordinance will propose mandatory use of a Coast Guardm approved personal flotation device ap from fr Thurlow Dam to one mile below the city boat ramp for all be people utilizing the waterway,” said pe Matthew Higgins, chief of Tallassee M Police. “Whether they are swimming, Po wading, kayaking, powerboat or w whatever it might be would require w mandatory use of life jackets by this m city ci ordinance.” There are signs warning of the swiftly changing currents at both sw the th Thurlow Dam Boat Ramp and the th boat ramp located behind AES Industries. The signs are very large, In clearly marked and should be visible cl to everyone near the area. Despite the signage, two people have lost their si lives liv recently in the same area of the Tallapoosa River in Tallassee. Ta “It would accompany a fine if the th ordinance is violated of $250,” Higgins said. “I think this will help H us regulate the area a little better when there are people down there w swimming and hanging out. I hope sw this th will also encourage people who might not utilize a floatation device m to do so and in turn save some lives.” This ordinance comes just over a week after an 18-month-old boy lost w his hi life when rapidly rising waters swept sw the child from the arms of an adult ad who was making their way back ba across the river. Prior to last week’s tragedy on

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“Safety is one of our top priorities throughout the year, but it’s especially important during extended holiday weekends, when so many want to enjoy one last seasonal road trip to the lake, beach or other warmweather attraction,” Alabama’s Secretary of Law Enforcement Hal Taylor said. “Troopers and their law enforcement partners across the state will conduct sobriety checks and do everything they can to remove impaired individuals from behind the wheels of vehicles and boats or other water vessels.”

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First United Methodist prayer breakfast program to begin Sept. 8 First Presbyterian Church News: Service at the Presbyterian Church last Sunday was great. The feast prepared by our ladies after the service was even greater! The sermon’s title was “The Politics of Church Survival” with scriptures from Isaiah 51, Psalm 138, Romans 12 and Matthew 16. The church is not just a building. So much of the church’s survival is made up of many parts: Simon Peter confesses “you are the Christ; the son of the living God!” The church is beginning to look like an institution. The church consists of those who have special gifts. If one is gifted with service, then serve! If one is gifted with teaching, then teach! “Giving” can mean time, talent and leadership. One who is gifted to show mercy, show it! The message here is that we are gifted by our Creator! Go and make disciples of all nations! Think about how the Holy Spirit has gifted you! Come visit us at the Presbyterian Church and Rev. Ben will make you feel most welcome. First United Methodist Church News: New meeting time for our

youth is on Sundays from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Sign-up sheets will be in the Narthex for ways to help with the Children’s Ministry. We are asking church members to help in the following areas: AWANA as a teacher or listener, Sunday School as a teacher back up, Music, Christmas program and/ or bells. Please prayerfully consider how you can be a blessing to the children of our church and community because you know they will be a blessing to you! Our prayer breakfast program will start on Friday, Sept. 8. We provide a breakfast feast for our DHS students, but more importantly, we pray for them and with them. Please make plans to join us and help out where you can. Set up is at 5:30 a.m., serve at 6:30 a.m. and clean up at 8 a.m. Future prayer breakfasts will be held at our church on Sept. 29 and Oct. 27. Plans are in the making for a Church Fun Day to be held Sunday, Sept. 24 at Camp ASCCA. Festivities will begin at 1 p.m. Stay tuned for more information! A youth director is needed. It is a part-time job available

choir’s anthem is “Be Thou Our Vision.” We are proud to announce Tyler Scott of Alex City as our new audiovisual director. RR is starting a children’s ministry. Please contact Mary Rush Embry if you are interested in helping. A new Sunday School class begins Sept. 10 on the history of religion in American starting at 8:30 a.m. with Dwayne Cox, the teacher. The hospitality committee is asking for your school memorabilia items to decorate the Fellowship Hall for football season. RR cookbooks are available on the welcome table at church and at Pearson’s Gift Shop in Dadeville at a cost of $10. RR is located at 8091 County Road 34, corner of 49 and 34, Dadeville, 256825-9820, redridgeumc.org, Vicki Cater is pastor. Visit on facebook. OLLI: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, will start it’s 28th year in Auburn on Monday, Sept. 25. OLLI offers classes for the young at heart, those over 50, to learn, exercise and socialize. An open house will be held on Monday, Aug. 28 at Sunny Slope, 1031 South College

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now. Description: teach youth grades 7-12 Sunday School, lead Sunday evening youth activities, lead Wednesday evening Bible Study, organize and lead special youth trips and activities. It is a 12 month job with part-time income of $10,000/year. Please contact Rev. Michael Carver at 256-825-4404 or Jesse Cunningham at 256-8250919. Happy Birthday this month to Geneva Hewett, Ashley Jackson, Bob Embry and Jake Outlaw. Happy anniversary to Bill and Suzy Farrington! Red Ridge United Methodist Church: Rev. Cater’s sermon Sunday is “You Are What You Eat.” 1 Corinthians 15: 42-44. Our present bodies are perishable and prone to decay. Our spiritual bodies will not be weak, will never get sick and will never die. Worship service begins at 9:30 a.m. The

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PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: The Mt. Zion East Baptist Church on Stillwaters Drive is celebrating the 14th pastoral anniversary of Rev. Sis. Jimmy Thomas Sunday, Sept. 3 at 2 p.m. Guest minister will be Rev. J.C. Fryer of Pine Hill Baptist Church in Phenix City. Everyone is invited. ANNUAL HOMECOMING EVENT: Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church will be hosting their Annual Homecoming Event Sunday, Sept. 3 at 10:30 a.m. There will be no evening services on this day. Mountain Community Amazing Grace Minister will provide the music and lunch will be served following morning services. Everyone is welcome to join for this special occasion of worship, music and fellowship. Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church is located in Mountain Community in Clay County. PASTORAL APPRECIATION: St. John A.M.E. Church in Socapatoy is hosting the 22nd Pastoral Appreciation of Rev. and Sister James R. McCoy Sunday, Sept. 3 at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Minster Kelvin Woods of St. Mary Baptist Church in Lincoln.

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DIVORCE CARE: Marijean Hadley is hosting a women’s divorce care workshop starting Sept. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The 13-week study is designed for women who are dealing with divorce or separation. It will be a Biblical approach to deal with many issues such as pain, loneliness, depression, anger, the effects on children and much more. The meeting place is campsite C72 at WindCreek State Park and is not associated with park events. The only cost is associateed with the workshop is a $15 workbook. For more information contact Hadley at marijean.hadley@gmail.com or 224-657-4809. USHER MEETING: The Early Rose District is holding an usher meeting Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. at the Early Rose District Center.

Wednesday, September 6

GRIEFSHARE: The Trinity Campus of First United Methodist Church, next door to Russell Medical is hosting GriefShare. GriefShare is a grief recovery support group to find help and healing for the hurt of losing a love one.

Michael and Anita Watts, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Tapley, The Rev. and Mrs. Ron Lukat, Jerry and Shelia Bice and Janet and Wayne Carr are celebrating their anniversaries today.

The 13 week curriculum uses videos and workbooks led by experts in the field of recovery. Meetings start Sept. 6 and continue on 13, 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8, 15 and 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. To register or for more information call 256-234-2455, MONTHLY LUNCHEON: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville is hosting its monthly luncheon Wednesday, Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring a covered dish and a small donation.

Thursday, September 7

DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUP: The Trinity Campus of First United Methodist Church is hosting a divorce support group Sept. 7 from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. to focus on helping separated and divorced individuals get through the difficulties of a broken marriage. The group will meet every Thursday through Oct. 19. PTSD SUPPORT GROUP: The Trinity Campus of the First United Methodist Church is hosting a post traumatic stress support group starting Sept. 7 and every Thursday through Oct. 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The group is for anyone who needs support in dealing with post traumatic stress.

September 7-28

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Haven Memorial Baptist Church at 354 Christian Street in Alexander City is hosting a women’s Bible study “Battlefield of the Mind” by Joyce Meyer Thursdays Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 from noon to 1 p.m. Bring your own lunch. For more information contact Joanne Finley at 334-332-5970 or Pastor Nolan at 256-682-3810.

Saturday, September 9

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Comer Methodist Men’s Club is hosting a pancake breakfast Sept. 9 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eat in or carry out for $6 a plate. FLEA MARKET: The Town of Camp Hill is offering a free flea market day to all vendors that would like to come and sell at the new flea market in Camp Hill at the old airport. There will be no charge to vendors for a spot for the month of September. Vendors please call James Woody at 256749-8270 to register for a spot

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and information. Free parking to all consumers and vendors. The market will be open on the second Saturday of each month from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, September 10

CHURCH HOMECOMING: New Style Baptist Church is celebrating its 121st Homecoming Service Sunday, Sept. 10 at 2:30 p.m. The church is located at 294 Coosa County Road 20 in Equality. There will be fellowship and dinner after the service. Guest minister will be Pastor Cameron Thomas of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Cropwell. Pastor Richard Ellis Taylor is minister. YOUTH EXPLOSION: Hatchett Springs Baptist Church is hosting its annual youth explosion, Saturday, Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. Guest speaker and performer is D Hal. Special guests are the Greater New Hope Youth Choir, Daughters of Destiny and more. All surrounding youth are invited.

Monday, September 11

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dolores Hydock will present “The Red-Headed Woman meets Mr. Death and Southern Comfort in a Cast-iron skillet” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Sept. 11 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education Building at 375 Lee Street Alexander City. Membership is $20 per person or $30 per couple per semester. Registration for the fall quarter begins at 1 p.m. Sept. 11.

September 11-13

EMPOWERMENT SERVICES: New Style Baptist Church will be hosting Christian education empowerment services Sept. 11-13 at 7 p.m. nightly. Guest speaker will be Pastor Carlos Wilson of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Additional guests include Malcom Cooper and the Soulful Voices of Birmingham and Nicholas Jemison.

Tuesday, September 12

COMMUNITY BAND: The CACC Community Band Inaugural Rehearsal will be Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. For more information contact Conductor Ivory Brock at 256-215-

Street, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, go to www.olliatauburn.org or call Sue Mason at 865-2742493. Wellness Center News: We are so proud of all of those who have committed to healthier lifestyles for this year! We can help you reach your goals, whether it is a short term or long term goal. We have a wonderful staff who can help you with your fitness needs. Call us today for more information at 256-825-2304 or come by and visit! We are open Monday WKURXJK Friday 5 a.m. WR 8 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to noon. Line Dancing News: Betsy Keown’s line dancing class is happening at the Dadeville Recreation Center, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. until noon for a fee of $1 per class. For questions, call Betsy at 256-825-3985. Thought for Today: It’s nice to know that when you help someone up a hill, you’re a little closer to the top yourself! Hayes is a community columnist for The Record. She is a resident of Dadeville and writes about the events and people of the Dadeville area.

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Saturday, September 16

BLOOD DRIVE: Kingz United is hosting a blood drive Saturday, Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 332 East South Street in Dadeville.

September 17-20

CHURCH REVIVAL: Old Providence Baptist Church in Hackneyville is hosting revival services Sept. 17-20. The Sunday service will be at 6 p.m. with Monday through Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Rev. Tim Harris from Comer Memorial Baptist Church. Rev. Don Polston is the pastor.

Sunday, September 17

SACRED HARP SINGING: Smyrna Primitive Baptist Church is hosting its annual Sacred Harp Singing Sunday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. The church is located at 2582 Coosa County Road 83 just east of Goodwater. Bring a covered dish for lunch and there will be more singing in the afternoon. For more information call Jack Nelson at 256-839-5344 or William Futral at 256-839-6670.

Monday, September 18

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Paul Harris will present “The Berlin Airlift and Operation Kinderlift” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Sept. 18 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education Building at 375 Lee Street Alexander City.

Sunday, September 24

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: Wayside Baptist will celebrate 70 years of ministry on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 10:30 a.m. Special music will be provided by Eric and Whitney Miller and also the gospel trio Justified. The speaker will be Gerry Tapley. Everyone is invited to join with us for the service and a covered dish lunch afterward.

Monday, September 25

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Terry Robbins will present Merle Haggard, The People’s Poet” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Sept. 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education Building at 375 Lee Street Alexander City.

Friday, September 29

GARDENING EXTRAVAGANZA: The Tallapoosa County Extension Service is hosting its Fall Gardening Extravaganza Friday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center at Central Alabama Community College. Speaking will be Chris VanCleave, Sara L. Van Beck, Felder Rushing and Carol Reese. Cost is $25 and you can register by call the extension service at 256-825-1050.

Sunday, October 1

CHURCH HOMECOMING: New Elkahatchee Baptist Church is hosting homecoming services Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m. with Diane Sherrell.

Monday, October 2

Thursday, September 21

DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEETING: The Tallapoosa County Democratic Party will host a meeting Sept. 21 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to learn more about the Dec. 12 special election to fill the Senate seat formerly held by Jeff Sessions. The meeting will be held at the Charles Porch Center. For more information call Carol Gowan at 256-794-7432.

Saturday, September 23

STARGAZING: The Auburn Astronomical Society will set up telescopes to look at the night sky Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. on Hospice Point near the silo at Wind Creek State Park.

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Sarah Bliss Wright will present “Ida Quilt Project” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Oct. 2 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education Building at 375 Lee Street Alexander City.

Saturday, October 14

CAR SHOW: The 37th Annual Custom Car Show at Oktoberfest will be Oct. 14 with registration from 8 a.m. to noon. It is an open show format with a money tree. All cars will be parked on asphalt. For more information contact Danny Pike at 256-496-0024 or danny.pike@alexandercityal.gov.

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Dadeville’s Qua Tucker takes on a 49-yard touchdown run as he led the Tigers to a 28-14 win over LaFayette. Tucker finished the night with 147 yards on 17 carries.

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Dadeville 28, LaFayette 14

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Left: Richard White talks to the team on Friday night. Right: Dadeville’s Tykeem Holley shows off the ball after a big fumble recovery in the second quarter of a 28-14 win over LaFayette Friday night.

Dadeville speeds by state-ranked LaFayette, 28-14 By MITCH SNEED Editor

The Dadeville Tigers used a recipe that included blinding speed and a swarming defense to pull off what some would call an upset of the stateranked LaFayette Bulldogs Friday night in Dadeville. Dadeville showed speed kills and rode the fleet feet of speedster Qua Tucker and Joshua Taylor to a 21-14 lead at the half. Then it was the defense that took over, collecting three secondhalf turnovers and pitching a second half shutout on the way to a 28-14 win

over No. 7 ranked LaFayette. “Speed kills, there’s no doubt about that,” Dadeville coach Richard White said. “You just got to feed them the ball and something big might happen. But that defense really came together when it had to and I was proud of the way they got after it. They didn’t play great, but they played assignment football. When you can throttle the kind of athletes that they have, you’ve done something.” Tucker finished the night with 146 yards on 17 carries with touchdown runs of 66 and 49 yards. While it ended well for the Tigers,

it looked at first like it could be a long night. Just a minute and a half into the game, Lafayette had marched to the Dadeville 11 on three plays. From there Zarion Moore scooted around the right end for a score. The kick was good and the Bulldogs led 7-0 with 10:30 left in the first quarter. Midway through the quarter, Tucker showed the speed that made him a state champion sprinter. He took a snap in the Wildcat formation, made two men miss, then found daylight and 66 yards later he was celebrating a tie game and a touchdown.

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A Dadeville fumble set the Bulldogs up the red zone. Four plays after recovering at the Dadeville 14 with 3:04 left in the period, Robert Houston scored on a 6-yard zigzagging run to make it 14-7 with 1:00 left in the first quarter. On the ensuing kickoff, the Bulldogs tried a night kick to keep the ball away from Tucker. The ball hit the ground and Taylor scooped it up and took off down the right sideline and didn’t stop until he had an 86-yard touchdown. Alex Sims nailed the extra point and it was tied 14-14. See DADEVILLE • Page 3

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Tucker made it 21-14 early in the second quarter when he took a direct snap and raced untouched 49 yards for a score with 9:07 left in the period. “I saw it open up, when I got that one block, then I knew when I turned the corner they wouldn’t catch me,” Tucker said. “Then it was just turn on the jets.” Dadeville added a 4-yard touchdown by Kadore Glenn with 3:48 to play in the third quarter, then relied on the defense. The Tigers defense was led by Glenn with nine tackles and three passes broken up. Zander McClendon had a big interception late to LaFayette Dadeville

kill a LaFayette drive. Jalen Sullivan broke up four passes and had a fumble recovery for the Tigers. Ab Abernathy played both ways and finished with seven tackles and four assists. White said conditioning played a big role. “When you are small in numbers like we are, you have to be tough and be able to dig deep in the fourth quarter,” White said. “I’ve been telling them that since Day 1. It was a hot night and we had a few with some cramps too, but they stepped up and got it done when it counted.” The Tigers will face rival Reeltown Thursday night.

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First Quarter LAF — Zarion Moore 11 run (Julius Bullard kick), 10:30 DAD — Qua Tucker 66 run (Alex Sims kick), 5:42 LAF —Takeem Holley 6 run (Bullard kick), 1:00 DAD — Joshua Taylor 86 kickoff return (Sims kick), 0:47

Mitch Sneed / The Outlook

Above: Dadeville’s Joshua Taylor, left, picks up a kickoff then begins to pick his way to an 86-yard touchdown Friday night in a 28-14 win over LaFayette. Below: Coaches and fans swarm Qua Tucker to celebrate a 66-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of Friday’s win over LaFayette.

Second Quarter DAD — Tucker 49 run (Sims kick), 9:07 Third Quarter DAD — Kadore Glenn 4 run (Sims kick), 3:49 Team Statistics First downs Rushes-yards Passing Passing yards Total yards Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards

LAF 9 38-262 5-19-1 77 329 3-33.3 4-2 13-84

DAD 9 33-188 3-5-0 74 262 4-35.3 3-2 6-29

Individual Statistics Rushing — LAF: Houston 17-154, Jaelin McCurdy16-124, Moore 4- minus 12. DAD – Tucker 17-146, Glenn 8-57 Passing — LAF – McCurdy 4-15-1 42, Cameron Tai 1-4-0 35 DAD Rice 3-5-0 74. Interceptions — Zander McClendon 1.

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Wetumpka 47, Prattville 29

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Senior quarterback Deandre Ezell (5) breaks through the Prattville defensive line during Wetumpka’s 47-29 win over Prattville.

Indians shrug off sluggish start, rout Prattville By EVAN DUDLEY Herald Sports Editor

The anticipation of the 2017 football season may have gotten to a few players but Kavosiey Smoke and Jadarious Martin pulled the team together and overcame an early deficit Friday night. The Wetumpka Indians (1-0)

defeated the Prattville Lions (0-1) in three-hour long contest filled with penalties and a lot of running from Smoke and Martin. The two combined for six touchdowns and more than 250 rushing yards. Martin knew the Lions would be salivating at the thought of revenge after last year’s shootout but the junior quar-

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terback and his team kept their poise and rallied for a 47-29 victory over the visiting Lions. “We started off slow but we had to bounce back,” Martin said. “We knew it would be a hard game so we had to put all of our hard work we’ve put in over the summer to get the victory.” The Lions took an early 14-point

lead by way of two Traair Edwards passing touchdowns to Malik Smith and Ryan McDaniel but Smoke and his boys were not fretting in the least bit. Smoke scored twice in the second quarter on 3- and 5-yard runs to pull the Indians within one point of Prattville. The Lions managed to tack on a 25-yard field goal near the end of the first half and led Wetumpka 17-13 at halftime. The second half began with the first of two picks by senior Trey McCreary which resulted in a quick three-play drive capped with a one-yard touchdown run by Smoke. Prattville scored on another Edwards in the third quarter, sandwiched between two Martin touchdown runs of 80 and 75 yards. Entering the final quarter, the Indians led 34-23 and would extend their lead and final margin to 47-29 off another Smoke touchdown run, a 38-yarder, and a Deandre Ezell 1-yard plunge. “Feels good to win our first game,” said Smoke, who finished the game with 164 yards rushing and four See INDIANS • Page 6

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Montgomery Academy 42, Elmore County 14

David Granger / The Herald

Elmore County captains Terrence Head (1), D.J. Patrick (4) and Donovan Jones walk to the center of the field for the pregame coin toss.

Montgomery Academy wins over Elmore County in season opener By DAVID GRANGER The Wetunpka Herald

MONTGOMERY – A pounding running game led by seniors Keefe White and Kevin Doh and the opportune passing of quarterback Daniel Lindsey led the Montgomery Academy Eagles to a convincing 42-14 win over the Elmore County Panthers in the season opener for both teams here at McLemore Field Friday night. White ran for 74 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries and Doh added 46 yards on 11 totes and a score as the Eagles jumped out to a 35-0 halftime lead before cruising to the victory. Lindsey completed four of only six passes for a total of 182 yards and two touchdowns – one for 80 yards and another for 75 – to speedy wideout William Meacham. While the superlatives were numerous for Montgomery Academy, Elmore County head coach Norman Dean had to dig a little deeper to find positives on the night. “There’s always positives,” Dean

said. “We’re out here playing with a couple of seniors and ninth-graders and 10th-graders. You know, just hanging in the game this long and not giving up, playing hard the whole game. There’s always some positives in there. It’s the first game of the year. You build and you try to get better as the season goes on.” Elmore County failed to score in the contest until its first possession of the third quarter, but even that came after a Montgomery Academy bolt of lightning. The Eagles received the second-half kickoff and on their first play from scrimmage, Lindsey hit Meacham on their second scoring hookup of the night, this one the 80-yarder. With Bradley Westhauser’s extra point, the Eagles lead 42-0. Elmore County’s D.J. Patrick brought the ensuing Montgomery Academy kickoff back to the Eagles’ 48 and the Panthers put together two first down runs by Patrick and another by Donovan Jones to drive to the Eagles’ 2, where Jones scored over the right tackle for Elmore See PANTHERS • Page 8

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touchdowns. “It’s a good start to the season and we’re going make some big moves.” Wetumpka coach Tim Perry was pleased with the victory but knows there were several mistakes made that can be corrected in practice. “I thought our guys did a great job of staying focused and not losing their composure when things didn’t go well for us early in the game,” he said. “We won’t be able to continue to win

if we don’t clean up those penalties and mistakes, and I’ll take responsibility for that. The effort was there but we scored quickly and our defense was on the field for far too long.” The Indians hit the road next week when they travel to Eufaula for an interclass contest with the Tigers (1-0), who trounced the Early County Bobcats of Blakely, Georgia, 42-20, last night in a Border-War contest.

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First Quarter Pratt — Malik Smith 21 pass from Traair Edwards (Perine kick), 11:06 Pratt – Rodchavius Jackson 34 pass from Edwards (Perine kick), 0:26 Second Quarter Wet — Kavosiey Smoke 3 run (Grindle kick), 9:25 Wet – Smoke 5 run (kick failed), 9:07

Brian Tannehill / For The Herald

Top: Senior runningback Kavosiey Smoke strides across the field during Wetumpka’s 47-29 win over Prattville. Bottom: Junior quarterback Jadarious Martin scampers on his way to a 80-yard touchdown against Prattville.

Pratt – Perine 25 FG, 3:18 Third Quarter Wet — Smoke 1 run (Grindle kick), 11:22 Wet – Jadarious Martin 80 run (Grindle kick), 5:37 Pratt – Deangelo Jones 20 pass from Edwards (kick failed), 2:01 Wet – Martin 75 run (Grindle kick), 1:43 Fourth Quarter Pratt — Jones 17 run (kick failed), 8:16 Wet – Smoke 38 run (Grindle kick), 5:50 Wet – Deandre Ezell 1 run (kick failed), 1:42 Team Statistics Prattville

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Individual Statistics Rushing — Pratt: Jones 21-101, Edwards 16-50, Smith 2-1 Wet: Smoke 15-164, Martin 9-189, Ezell 8-71, LaPrade 8-32. Passing — Pratt: Edwards 17-33-3-3, Kramer 2-2-0-0 Wet: Ezell 3-8-0-0, Martin 2-6-0-0. Receiving — Pratt: Smith 10-123, McDaniel 4-69, Washington 3-34, Jones 1-10, Pettway 1-7. Wet: Adams 2-33, Martin 1-24, Ezell 1-15, LaPrade 1-4. Interceptions — Wet: Trey McCreary 2, Tyquan Rawls 1.

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Preseason jitters reason for jamboree loss 28-12, coach says, looks forward By COREY ARWOOD The Wetumpka Herald

The Stanhope Elmore High School Mustangs Fall Jamboree proved to be a case of the preseason jitters, or that’s what Coach Bryan Bradford chalked the 16-point loss to Benjamin Russell High School Wildcats up to Friday after the game. With five minutes to go in the second quarter BRHS held a one-point lead 7-6, but the Mustangs fought ahead at the 2:30 mark with a front-flip hit touchdown by #16 Johnny Montgomery that brought the score to 12-7. With a failed two-point conversion, that would be the only lead the Mustangs held for the rest of the game, and the last points they would get on the board while the Wildcats drove up the eventual lead. Just before the half, with just under two-minutes remaining BRHS returned a shallow SEHS punt, and on the second play BRHS’ Da’vede Herron ran a touchdown. At 14-12, the Wildcats kept the fighting Mustangs at bay, while Montgomery suffered one sack but rebounded with a long pass to #14 Tyler Bradford for a first down and 36 seconds remaining. Another pass to Bradford brought the brought them to BRHS 23-yard line and three-seconds remaining, Montgomery attempted a failed 10-yard rush to close the half. Being a jamboree, there were no punts in the second half and BRHS started with a 10-yard handoff by AJ Thompson to the SEHS 33-yard line. The Mustang defense held steady throughout the second half, seemingly picking up the slack the offense dropped. But Thompson pushed through, and a few plays later Jacorious McNeal ran into the SEHS end zone from their 15-yard line, with a touchdown at 7:43

BRHS 28, Stanhope Elmore 12

left in the third quarter bringing their lead to 12-20. A few short runs by Mustangs’ Logan Swindle gained about a dozen yards, but little else happened in the third. And possibly less happened by way of the offense in the fourth. A Mustang long pass attempt picked off by BRHS’ Deshaun Gonzalez resulted in a 40-yard touchdown run. A good field goal brought the score to the final 28-12. Stanhope tried to battle back, but a series of high snaps lost them substantial yardage. However successive pass interferences at the tail-end of the fourth by BRHS gained it right back. But it wasn’t enough and the last play of the night was an incomplete Mustangs last-ditch touchdown attempt. First-year Head Coach Bryan Bradford reacted to the night’s loss, saying it was only a case of the pre-season jitters. “This here’s a practice game, you know it’s a good warm up got to work out a lot of kinks got to work out a lot of jitters and stuff, you know I thought the kids played hard, we made a lot of mistakes that cost us the outcome,” Bradford said. Going forward into the regular season he said his strategy was to improve the team overall. “You know now we get to out of our base and actually do what we want to do, this is just a warm up to get rid of jitters and stuff,” Bradford said. “We got to get better stopping people, and we got to score more points, 12-points is not good enough and we got to stop them from scoring, basic simple football tackling better and blocking better.” Asked about his time so far, he said Corey Arwood / The Herald he was not at all new to the team, or the Mustang quarterback Johnny Montgomery was knocked for a loop by the BRHS area, just new to the position. “I was here for nine years before as a defense, but flipped in the end zone scoring the final points of the night in their fall jamboree Friday night. coordinator, this is back home for me.”

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Panthers County’s first touchdown of 2017 with 6:53 left in the third quarter. On their final possession of the game, the Panthers put together an eight-play, 80-yard drive for their second score, Patrick doing the honors around right end from four yards out. Both Joseph Stockman PATs were good for Elmore County. From the beginning, the Eagles served notice that they were set on revenge for last season’s 35-28 loss to the Panthers at Elmore County’s BurtHaynie Field and they would likely

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be a force to reckon with in Class 3A, Region 3. The Eagles drove 57 yards on 10 plays with their first possession before White scored from five yards out. Westhauser kicked his first of six successful PATs on the night. Elmore County managed three first downs on its ensuing drive, but was eventually forced to punt. Three plays later Lindsey and Meacham hooked up for the 75-yard scoring strike with 3:15 left in the opening stanza. The Eagles put together a 10-play, 74-yard drive with their first drive of

the second quarter, Cedrick Paymon scoring from 30 yards out with 5:35 left in the half to become the third of five Eagles who scored on the night. Three plays later, the Eagles got a recovery by William Davis of a snap over the head of Elmore County quarterback Terrence Head. Three plays and a pass-interference call against Elmore County later, Lindsey plunged over from the 2 with 3:18 left in the half. On Elmore County’s first play after the ensuing kickoff, Head was inter-

cepted by Paymon and four plays later Doh scored his touchdown from six yards out to give the Eagles the 35-0 halftime lead. Head rushed for 69 yards to lead the Panther attack. Jones added 64 and Patrick 62. Elmore County hosts Alabama Christian next Friday night at BurtHaynie Field. Montgomery Academy hosts intracity rival St. James.

Montgomery Academy 42, Elmore County 14

Elmore County 00 00 07 07 — 14 Montgomery Academy 14 21 07 00—42 First Quarter Montgomery Academy — Keefe White 2 run (Bradley Westhauser kick), 5:27 Montgomery Academy – William Meacham 75 pass from Daniel Lindsey (Westhauser kick), 3:15 Second Quarter Montgomery Acadeny — Cedrick Paymon 30 run (Westhauser kick), 5:35 Montgomery Academy – Lindsey 2 run (Westhauser kick), 3:18 Montgomery Academy – Kevin Doh 6 run (Westhauser kick), 1:02 Third Quarter Montgomery Academy — Meacham 80 pass from Lindsey (Westhauser kick), 11:46 Elmore County – Donovan Jones 2 run (Joseph Stockman kick), 6:53 Fourth Quarter Elmore County — D.J. Patrick 4 run (Stockman kick), 2:44 Team Statistics MA ECHS First downs 19 11 Rushes-yards 38-220 35-195 Passing 4-6-0 1-4-1 Passing yards 161 07 Total yards 381 202 Punts 00 04 Fumbles-lost 1-1 3-1 Penalties-yards 0-0 3-35 Individual Statistics Rushing — MA: Cedrick Paymon 5-80, Keefe White 15-74, Kevin Doh 11-46, Daniel Lindsey 4-17, Jonathan Woodward 2-5, Bradley Westhauser 1-(-2). ECHS: Terrence Head 10-169, D.J. Patrick 11-62, Donovan Jones 12-64. Passing — MA: Daniel Lindsey 4-6-194-0 ECHS: Terrence Head 1-4-7-1. Receiving — MA: William Meacham 3-159, Keefe White 1-2. ECHS: D.J. Patrick 1-7. Interceptions — MA: Cedrick Paymon 1.

David Granger / The Herald

New Elmore County defensive coordinator Rodney Taylor talks to his troops during Friday night’s 42-14 loss to Montgomery Academy.

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Tallassee 21, Russell County 14

Carmen Rodgers / The Tribune

Tallassee’s Markevious Mathews (5) brings down Russell County’s Gary John (2) during Friday night’s game between the Tigers and the Warriors at J.E Hot O’Brien Stadium.

Tigers gut out 21-14 victory against Russell County By TIM HORTON For The Outlook

The Tallassee Tigers opened the 2017 campaign Friday night at home against Russell County. Senior quarterback Casey Baynes led his squad out to begin what they hope will be a deep playoff run again. It was a struggle against a senior-laden Russell County team that was determined to get a win, but Tallassee proved supreme in a 21-14 victory. Tallassee began the game in familiar fashion as Baynes led the Tigers 54 yards in eight plays,

scoring on a 1-yard push. Senior Jacob Burton scampered into the corner of the end zone for the two-point conversion and Tallassee was up 8-0 with 6:33 left in the first quarter. The Tigers ripped the ball free from the Indians on their next drive and quickly struck paydirt again in three plays as Baynes threw his first touchdown pass of the year to Kalvin Levett who caught it on the sideline and streaked down the sideline from 51 yards out. Quiton Jeter connected on the point-after, 15-0 Tallassee. Russell County took the ball with 1:58 to go in the quarter and ran five plays with quarter-

back Gary Johnson throwing 26 yards to D’Andre Hartwell for six points. The Indians scored a twopoint conversion on a gadget play to cut the deficit to 15-8. The teams battled back and forth until Baynes was heavily pressured on the last play of the first half, had his pass tipped and intercepted. Baynes tried desperately to make the stop but to no avail as the Indians ran it into the end zone for a 53-yard interception return. The Indians came out in the third quarter and stuffed Tallassee holding the Tigers to 36 yards of offense. See TALLASSEE • Page 11

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Horseshoe Bend 28, B.B. Comer 0

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Left: Horseshoe Bend’s Cody Massey (40) and Jace Rodriguez (4) bring down B.B. Comer’s Reggie Seals Jr. Right: Horseshoe Bend’s Joe Railey recovers a fumble on the opening kickoff against B.B. Comer inside Comer’s 5-yard line.

Horseshoe Bend performs well in jamboree STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

SYLACAUGA — With expectations flying, Horseshoe Bend lived up to the hype — at least in its jamboree game against B.B. Comer. After building up a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, the Generals started to use some substitutes and get a feel for who’s going to be best in which positions. It all seemed to work for Horseshoe Bend, which claimed a 28-0 win. “(The scrimmage) definitely benefits

us,” Horseshoe Bend coach Josh Averett said. “Donoho, who we’ve got next week, didn’t play a fall jamboree, so I think we’ll be a little ahead of them next week. It lets you get some of the kinks out, see who’s going to be able to play a little bit and answers some of those questions. Someone may look good against our own guys, but when you put them out against someone else, it might be a different story.” Defensively, the Generals performed extremely well in the shutout. Parker Branch was the leading tackler with six solo and three assisted, and one for a

loss. Grant Taylor had two solo tackles, one assist and one for a loss, while Jase Jacques and Nywanski Russell each contributed three tackles. “Defense was good,” Averett said. “There’s always things you want to work on or you want to do better, but you can’t argue with no points.” As expected, Trace Meadows carried a lot of the workload offensively. He totaled 133 yards, including 68 on the ground and 65 receiving. He scored two rushing touchdowns and added another receiving one. “He’s going to be a big producer for

us,” Averett said. “He’s a good runner and can catch it, too. He caught one wheel route down the sideline. He didn’t get a whole lot of touches tonight (five carries) because we were up early.” Nalijah Heard was the next best receiver, hauling in two catches for 32 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Cade Worthy finished 5-for-9 for 118 yards and threw both TDs. After taking out the starters for most of the second and third quarters — the junior high team played all of the fourth — Joe Railey had a breakout game. He racked up 89 yards on 12 carries.

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Tallassee The Indians played determined and hard but couldn’t break through as the Tigers defense began to gel. The Tigers bent but never let Russell County threaten again, thanks to the hard play of the entire defense — in particular sophomore Tavarious “Truck” Griffin who asserted himself in a big way as he pressured the Indians quarterback every time he attempted to drop back or roll-out. This group of young Tigers found fresh legs and new drive in the fourth quarter as they dug deep and went on a 13-play, 84-yard drive to seal the game. Junior Jalen Johnson carried the rock eight times for 64 yards on this drive finishing it off from 8 yards out. The extra-point went wide left, but Tallassee set the final score with 6:08 to go.

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Russell County had two more possessions but the young Tiger defense smelled it now and kept the Indians in reverse gear for the rest of the game, intercepting the Indians last desperate gasp on a deep pass at the Tallassee 11-yard line. Tallassee took over and ran out the clock. Tallassee really began to find itself in all areas in the fourth quarter and as fans saw last year, that’s where good teams dig deep if they want to prevail. Tallassee finished with 41 carries for 219 yards on the ground and nine completions from 14 passes for 145 yards. The Tigers finished with a total of 364 yards of offense, while holding Russell County to 179 yards. Tallassee travels to W.S. Neal next Friday night.

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Top: Tallassee’s Kalvin Levette (1) out runs the Russell County’s defense to make a 56-yard drive for a touchdown during the first quarter. Above: Tallassee’s Jamarcus Miller (23) put a halt to Russell County’s Tyrelle Anthony (9) attempt to drive the football down field during Friday night’s battle between the Tigers and Warriors.

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STATEWIDE SCORES WEEK ZERO SCOREBOARD Thursday’s Games

Abbeville Chr. 41, Northside Methodist 10 Appalachian 21, Southeastern-Blount 12 Bessemer Aca. 56, Cornerstone-Columbiana 13 Carver-Birmingham 48, Sumter Central 6 Cherokee 34, R.A. Hubbard 8 Daphne 3, Davidson 0 Fayette Co. 18, Gordo 14 Homewood 29, Pelham 22 Mobile Chr. 43, Lighthouse Private (Fla.) 14 North Jackson 21, Walter Wellborn 20 Notasulga 37, Reeltown 33 Sidney Lanier 28, LeeMontgomery 13 West Blocton 46, Brookwood 41 Wilson 27, Sheffield 0 Winfield 14, Sipsey Valley 13

Friday’s Games Interclass

Addison 40, Elkmont 20 Alabama Christian 42, Providence Christian 12 Ariton 42, McKenzie 6 Auburn 27, CarverMontgomery 0 Bayside Academy 15, St. James 12 Bessemer City 20, CentralTuscaloosa 7 Bibb County 14, Jemison 7 Blount 27, Vigor 6 Brewer 24, Randolph 18 Cedartown (Ga.) 41, Cherokee County 14 Central-Clay County 21, Munford 20 Central-Florence 34, Lexington 18 Chickasaw 66, McIntosh 6 Clements 14, Danville 7 Colbert Heights 14, Red Bay 6 Cottage Hill Christian 14,

Satsuma 13 Curry 25, Berry 0 Dadeville 28, LaFayette 14 Dale County 60, Headland 28 Darlington (Ga.) 50, Gaston 0 Decatur Heritage 28, Falkville 19 Dora 29, Corner 6 Edgewood Academy 47, Hope Christian 14 Enterprise 24, Dothan 17 Etowah 17, SouthsideGadsden 3 Eufaula 42, Early County (Ga.) 20 Flomaton 36, Jay (Fla.) 7 Fort Payne 30, Chattooga (Ga.) 28 Geneva County 33, Houston Academy 18 Glencoe 40, West End 13 Grayson (Ga.) 35, Hoover 26 Grissom 35, Arab 12 Hanceville 36, Cold Springs 20 Holly Pond 28, Coosa Christian 6

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Houston County 27, Cottonwood 12 Jackson-Olin 35, Woodlawn 8 Lanett 28, Valley 7 Leeds 38, Lincoln 27 Mars Hill Bible 48, Vina 0 McCallie School (Tenn.) 44, Madison Academy 7 McGill-Toolen 27, Spanish Fort 20 Minor 48, Greensboro 12 Montgomery Academy 42, Elmore County 14 Montgomery Catholic 51, Central-Coosa 6 Mortimer Jordan 38, Cordova 6 Mountain Brook 56, Gulf Shores 21 Mt. Zion (Ga.) 43, Ranburne 14 North Sand Mountain 28, Dade County (Ga.) 27 Northside 17, American Christian 13 Northview (Fla.) 14, J.U. Blacksher 7 Oak Mountain 21, Chelsea 10 Ohatchee 21, Ragland 6 Opelika 51, Smiths Station 0 Park Crossing 53, Jeff Davis 20 Phil Campbell 54, Tharptown 6 Pisgah 29, Section 14 Plainview 31, Sardis 30 R.C. Hatch 52, A.L. Johnson 0 Rehobeth 17, Ashford 0 Rockmart (Ga.) 36, Piedmont 22 Rogers 56, Loretto (Tenn.) 14 Shades Valley 56, Andalusia 42 South Lamar 40, Lamar County 19 St. Paul’s 24, Fairhope 21 Sulligent 55, Marion County 16 Sylacauga 42, Chilton County 26 Tallassee 21, Russell County 14 Tanner 32, West Limestone 20 Theodore 32, Northridge 13 Thomasville 29, Demopolis 18 Thompson 21, Hapeville Charter (Ga.) 20 Thorsby 32, Prattville Christian 7 Tuscaloosa County 27, Paul Bryant 24 UMS-Wright 35, Mary G. Montgomery 6 Vincent 14, Pleasant Valley 13 Weaver 32, Hayden 24 West Morgan 56, St. John Paul II Catholic 0 West Point 23, Hamilton 13 Westminster Christian 48, New Hope 0 Wetumpka 47, Prattville 29 Wilcox Central 33, Ellwood Christian 8 Williamson 19, LeFlore 6 Winterboro 21, Keith 14 Foley @ Robertsdale

Class 7A

Baker 26, Murphy 15 Central-Phenix City 33, Bob

Jones 7 Spain Park 31, Gadsden City 19

Class 6A

Albertville 56, Columbia 13 Austin 47, Jasper 7 Baldwin County 22, Northview 11 Clay-Chalkville 31, Florence 27 Hartselle 31, Cullman 25 Hueytown 30, Center Point 8 Muscle Shoals 39, Gardendale 28 Oxford 21, HillcrestTuscaloosa 0 Pinson Valley 47, McAdory 13

Class 5A

Alexandria 37, Talladega 0 B.T. Washington 32, Marbury 20 Mae Jemison-Huntsville 29, Calera 27

Class 4A

Deshler 31, Haleyville 12 Trinity Presbyterian 31, Jacksonville 24

Class 3A

Carbon Hill 46, Locust Fork 35 J.B. Pennington 50, Brindlee Mountain 14

Class 1A

Georgiana 42, Loachapoka 6 Holy Spirit Catholic 51, Fruitdale 0 Lynn 47, Brilliant 6 Meek 35, Phillips 18 Sumiton Christian 27, Victory Christian 20 Waterloo 50, Alabama School for the Deaf 8

AISA

Autauga Academy 38, Tuscaloosa Academy 19 Chambers Academy 45, Coosa Valley Academy 0 Crenshaw Christian 26, Lakeside School 20 Escambia Academy 42, Resurrection Catholic (Miss.) 21 Fort Dale 48, Evangel Chr.Montgomery 30 Glenwood 56, Calvary Christian (Ga.) 7 Jackson Academy 15, South Choctaw Academy 7 Lowndes Academy 19, Southern Academy 12 Macon-East 6, Hooper Academy 0 Monroe Academy 27, LeeScott Academy 13 Morgan Academy 57, Marengo Academy 6 Patrician Academy 8, Evangel Christian-Alabaster 0 Pickens Academy 39, North River Christian 12 Pike Liberal Arts 28, Clarke Prep 6 Springwood 48, Kingwood Christian 14 Wilcox Academy 42, Sparta Academy 28

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Catholic Montgomery 51, Central Coosa 6

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Left: Central Coosa’s Donta Daniel is brought down by Catholic Montgomery’s Derrick Parker Friday night in the third quarter. Right: Coach Shane Rary speaks with substitute Chaz Nickolson.

Coosa can’t keep up with Catholic Montgomery By LIZI ARBOGAST Managing Sports Editor

Right from the get-go of Friday night’s game, the Central Coosa faithful had to know it was going to be a long night. On the very first play of the night, the Cougars had a bad snap and lost seven yards. On the next, Catholic Montgomery’s Dennis Parker sacked JaMichael Chambliss in the end zone for a safety, and the Knights never looked back. They walked away with a 51-6 victory. “We let their size get to us early,” Central Coosa coach Shane Rary said. “The mental game, they definitely took

advantage of it in the first half.” After a dismal first half, during which the Cougars managed negative-70 yards of offense due to several fumbled snaps and a handful of sacks, things started to look up for Central Coosa in the second half. It started the third quarter with a decent drive that got the Cougars past midfield for the first time all night, but an untimely fumble at the Knights’ 45 ended any hope of a score. The Cougars finished with three turnovers, all three of which led directly to Catholic Montgomery scores. Finally, mercifully, Central Coosa got a spark. Down 44-0 nearing the end of the

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fourth quarter, Donta Daniel, who was solid on both sides of the ball, found a hole and went off to the races. “I saw the hole and it opened up for me,” Daniel said. “I ran through it and my blocks were right at that time. I went midfield, hit my cut and just gave it all I got and really gassed it. I push through the pain and just try to do my best.” Daniel, who was cramping all evening after playing practically every single snap, had to take two plays off after the 77-yard run. It looked like Central Coosa might not capitalize, but Daniel reentered the game to finish off the drive with a four-yard score. Although Daniel has been touted

throughout the preseason for his offensive prowess — and for good reason; he finished the game with 114 rushing yards — it was actually his defense that was most impressive. Donta finished with four tackles for a loss. “Every week, we try to plan for everybody to come out and put them in the best position to give us a chance to win,” Rary said. “Donta just seems to find a way to break out of what we’re doing, read a play and make it happen. He’s smart enough to be let go sometimes and let him do his thing; he did that a lot tonight. He ran and tackled all over the field, and that’s why he’s hurtSee COOSA • Page 15

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Notasulga 37, Reeltown 33

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Top left: Reeltown’s KeKe Hughley (#4) makes a 74-yard drive during the second quarter. Bottom left: Reeltown’s Tre Hughley (#24) tries to stop Notasulga’s Kildrick Adams (#6) during Thursday’s game. After a long fought battle the Blue Devils defeated the Rebels 37-33. Right: Notasulga’s defense proved to be a tough match.

Reeltown falls in season opener, 37-33 By LIZI ARBOGAST Managing Sports Editor

Reeltown showed such promise in the second half of its season opener against Notasulga. After a first half that left a lot to be desired, especially defensively, the Rebels seemed to be clicking on all cylinders. But it just wasn’t enough. The Blue Devils scored with 3:35 to go, and although Reeltown answered, the game was out of reach and it ended in a 37-33 defeat for the Rebels. “(Notasulga) has a great football team over there, and I’m superbly proud of our guys for fighting,” Reeltown coach Matt Johnson said. “We had some injuries early in the first half, and our guys just kept fighting, so I’m very tickled with that.” Down 29-19 heading into halftime, it looked like the tide might turn in Reeltown’s favor early in the third quarter. On Notasulga’s first drive of the half, Chandler Gray recovered a fumble

at the Blue Devil 19, setting the Rebels up in prime position for a score. Tre Hughley delivered with a 16-yard touchdown two plays later. Over the course of the next eight minutes, Reeltown looked like a new team. Gray and Leo Lewis hit back-toback tackles for a loss and an incomplete Notasulga pass forced it to punt, then the Rebels’ ground game took over. “That drive was exactly what we want to do,” Johnson said. “That’s our identity and our brand of football, but we got to finish those drives.” Reeltown was pinned at its own 11, but the Rebels just kept pounding the football. They drove nearly 60 yards with Makevon Hughley, Eric Shaw, Tre Hughley and Cameron Faison all getting in on the action. The drive took the Blue Devils all the way into the fourth quarter, and had they scored, they would’ve taken their first lead of the game. But an untimely sack ended the pos-

session, and Notasulga scored its final touchdown four minutes later. “That kinda brought us down a little bit,” Faison said. “But we’ll get better next week. We’re still good, it’s just the first game and it’s a long season.” Despite being down by 10 with under four minutes to go, Reeltown still didn’t quit. A couple pass interference calls against the Blue Devils seriously helped Reeltown along, and Makevon Hughley scored an eight-yard rushing touchdown to pull within four points. Twice in a row, it looked like the Rebels would have another chance offensively, as the Blue Devils struggled to get clean snaps off in the victory formation. “I think we set the bar good for high school football this year,” Notasulga coach A.J. Jones said. “Coach Johnson and I are real good friends, and I told him that we gave the people what they wanted. We went back and forth, and I wish two people could win, but I’m

a little better that my blue was on top this time.” Although Gray and Lewis were both defensive standouts — each recovered a fumble and Gray had two TFLs — the Rebels simply didn’t look up to par defensively. Several missed tackles allowed Notasulga to gain some long yard plays, and the Blue Devils used the jet sweep frequently to take advantage of Reeltown’s miscues. “With a team like that you, gotta play assignment football,” Johnson said. “We knew they were going to attack us out on the edge. We needed to keep them contained out on the jet. If you’re an outside linebacker losing containment, that’s one of the most frustrating things as a coach because that’s your primary concern.” Faison was a workhorse for the Rebels, gaining 84 yards on 18 carries, while Makevon Hughley had 75 yards on 10 carries. Logan Hunt started at quarterback and went 9-for-20 for 85 yards.

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Cath. Montgomery 51, Central Coosa 6

Cath. Montgomery 23 14 7 7 — 51 Central Coosa 0 0 0 6—6 First Quarter M — Safety (Dennis Parker tackle in end zone), 11:14 M — Daniel Ferrall pass from Kamryn Jackson (Jacob Flowers kick), 6:14 M — Jackson 13 run (Kyriacos Philippou kick), 3:35 M — Tyler Price 7 run (Flowers kick), 1:04 Second Quarter M — Price 2 run (Flowers kick), 11:35 M — Price 47 pass from Ferrall (Philippou kick), 0:26 Third Quarter M — Cephus Cleveland 38 run (Zack Pappanastos kik), 3:35 Fourth Quarter C — Donta Daniels 4 run (run failed), 11:10 M — Luke Whetstone 77 run (Flowers kick), 10:29

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ing a little bit now.” Daniel even spent some time at quarterback, as Chambliss also suffered with some cramping, which is to be expected with such a low roster number. Overall, Central Coosa’s defense looked decent. Although Catholic Montgomery finished with 377 yards of offense, 202 of those came in the first half and another 77 were contributed by a single touchdown run from Luke Whetstone. “What we did well defensively was we got back in the backfield a couple times,” Daniel said. “We did all right on coverage; we just have to work on some things with our coverages, blitzes and all that.” Although Daniel was the workhorse for Central Coosa, eighth-grader Jashaslin James gave the Cougars a little something to celebrate late in the game. He finished with 26 yards on five carries, all of which came in the fourth quarter. After the first game, it’s obvious Coosa is going to have some growing pains to start the season, but Rary certainly isn’t hanging up his hat just yet. “We just gotta get a lot tougher mentally,” Rary said. “We don’t get to do a lot of full speed in practice because our numbers, and I think the size and the speed kinda woke us up a little bit. I think it’ll set the tone for the rest of the year, and we’ll be prepared.”

Team Statistics

Cliff Williams / The Outlook

Top: Coosa Central’s Drake Catchings brings down Catholic Montgomery’s Braxton Rogers. Above: Catholic Montgomery’s Dezhion Carter is unable to come up with a catch in front of Coosa Central’s Dawson Duncan.

Cath. Mont. Coosa First downs 11 5 Rushes-yards 28-246 35-69 Passing 5-10-0 0-5-1 Passing yards 131 0 Total yards 377 69 Punts 3-21.7 5-23 Fumbles-lost 0-0 8-2 Penalties-yards 11-90 3-21 Individual Statistics Rushing — Cath. Montgomery: Whetstone 3-95, Price 7-58, Cleveland 3-44, DJ Carter 4-17, Ferrall 1-13, Jackson 1-13, Robert Johnson 1-8, Braxton Rogers 1-0, Team, 2-(-2), Darrell Gibson 1-(-4); Central Coosa: Donta Daniel 20-114, Jashaslin James 5-26, JaMichael Chambliss 7-(-31), Team 3-(-30). Passing — Cath. Montgomery: Farrell 5-10-123-0, Cleveland 1-1-8-0; Central Coosa: Chambliss 0-3-0-0, Donta Daniel 0-20-1. Receiving — Cath. Montgomery: Price 2-57, Rogers 1-27, Jackson 1-23, Carter 1-16, Myles Butler 1-8. Interceptions — Cath. Montgomery: Austin Wilkinson.

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Edgewood wins for the first time under Folmar

AUGUST 26-27, 2017

Edgewood 27, Hope Christian 14

STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

The Edgewood Academy Wildcats (1-0) routed the Hope Christian School Eagles (0-1) in a n offensive explosion, 47-14. Two Wildcats rushed for more than 100 yards and two touchdowns each and new signal-caller Christian Ivey threw a touchdown to Kam Burleson in the first win for Edgewood since Eric Folmar was hired last year. The Eagles were outgained by more than 300 yards and could not stop the ferocious rushing attack of the Wildcats. Edgewood also doubled the amount of first downs by Hope Christian and recorded two turnovers. Edgewood returns home next week where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll host the Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors. Team Statistics First downs Rushes-yards Passing Passing yards Total yards Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards

Edgewood Academy 47, Hope Christian 14 Edgewood 21 298 13-18-0 198 496 1-45 0-0 8-75

Hope Christian 9 144 3-8-0 29 173 6-30.2 2-2 4-30

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Left: Freshman Undrez Crawford caught six passes for 101 yards Friday night in Edgewoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 47-14 win against Hope Christian. Above: Senior Matt Williams hauled in 56 yards on three catches and had 3.5 tackles Friday night against Hope Christian.

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