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Six arrested in drug sweep Drugs, paraphernalia, cash and vehicles seized as multiple warrants are executed By Mitch Sneed

to Sgt. Fred White of the Tallapoosa County Drug Task Force. “This is part of an ongoing operation that we have been involved in for more than a month,” White said. “This is still an active investigation and we do anticipate additional arrests.” Operatives from the U.S. Marshal Joint Fugitive Task Force, Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department, Alexander City Police Department and Russell Lands Security cooperated to

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Six people were arrested and drugs and cash were seized as the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force and officials from multiple agencies conducted a series of search warrants Tuesday evening. Investigators recovered approximately 27 Xanax pills, 5 grams of crack cocaine, 260 grams of marijuana, more than $1,700 in cash and two vehicles in the operation, according

execute the simultaneous search warrants at residences in the Alexander City area. Arrested as a part of the operation were: • Eric King, 29, of Alexander City was charged with three counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substance, two counts of possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. See BUST, Page 3

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Educators prep at Teacher Institute for today’s opening day By David Granger Outlook Staff Writer

Students in Tallapoosa County Schools may be a little envious of those who will attend classes in Above, Tallapoosa Alexander City Schools. County Schools While classes don’t begin until Monday in Director of PersonAlexander City, summer break is officially over nel Nancy Hatcher for students who attend the county system’s speaks to teachers six schools. School opens today for the county about changes in school system and teachers have been working to insurance at Wednesmake sure today’s opening goes smoothly. day’s Teacher InstiTo make sure everyone was on the same page, the Tallapoosa County Schools held their annual tute. Right, Dadeville Elementary School Teacher Institute at the Dadeville High School Auditorium on Wednesday – one day prior to kindergarten teacher today’s first day of school for the county system. Teri Stephenson Tallapoosa County Superintendent Joe Windle goes through paper and various department heads – including work Wednesday Technology Coordinator Joel Padgett, Director of afternoon as she gets Personnel Nancy Hatcher and Special Education ready for students to Coordinator Lisa Heard – used the time to provide arrive today. motivation for and go over certain “housekeeping” measures with teachers in the Tallapoosa County system.

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Ashley Kean, a native of New York who comes to Alexander City from Childersburg High School, is the new assistant principal at Radney Elementary School. The hiring of Kean for the position was approved Wednesday morning in a specially called meeting of the Alexander City Board of Education. “I’m very excited to serve in this position,” said Kean. “I’ve heard lots of wonderful things about Radney and the teachers I’ll be working with there. I’m excited to work with and learn from (Radney Principal) Mr. (Andy) Caves, too.” Kean taught English in grades 7-12 at Childersburg and served as Childersburg High School’s digital learning specialist for 18 months. “I can sleep a lot easier now,” said Caves, who has been without an assistant principal since new Alexander City Middle School Principal Reginald Clifton left the position vacant in early July. “We’re excited to have Ashley on board. She brings a lot of experience and a special expertise in technology in instruction.” Kean is a native of Medina, New York, near Buffalo and attended Medina High School where she earned a full See HIRES, Page 3

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Department and Alexander City Parks and Recreation are inviting citizens to celebrate National Night Out at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex in the parking lot by the football stadium on tonight from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. There is no admission charge for the department’s second annual celebration of the event. The idea is to further develop those strong community relationships. “We have all sorts of things planned,” said Lt. James Orr of the Alexander City Police Department. “But the big thing is that we really want a big crowd to come out. It’s a great opportunity to network and See POLICE, Page 3

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Those attending last year’s National Night Out event at the Sportplex were treated to all sorts of activities including archery.

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DEAR ABBY: I have been married to “Ken” for 10 years. He is a successful business owner. It has been a struggle to stay married to him because he has control issues and when he doesn’t get his way, he begins a verbal assault on his victim -usually me. He has no friends because he runs them off, claiming they did him wrong (not true), and his employees don’t like him and talk badly about him behind his back. They stay because he pays well. He uses his money to control people. I love Ken, and life can be normal at times, but once he thinks I’m getting out from under his thumb, his destructive behavior begins. He treats me like his worst enemy. The pain is becoming unbearable. One minute he tells me he loves me, and the next he is punishing me for not coming home from the store on time. I researched online and learned he has many of the

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 Brandon Anthony Lowery, 18, of Opelika was arrested and charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol.  Latisha Gayle Payne, 35, of Alexander City was arrested and charged with four counts of fraudulent use of a credit card.  A mountain bike and a Green Machine Big Wheel were reported stolen from a residence on Mason Street in Alexander City.

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traits of a narcissist. It scares me because he doesn’t know he has a problem. He thinks the rest of the world is messed up instead of him. How can I approach him in a way that won’t send him over the edge? When I say anything to him he thinks is an attack, he comes back at me viciously. I don’t know whether to stay, hoping he’ll see the light one day, or get out before I’m emotionally damaged beyond repair. -BROKEN IN TEXAS DEAR BROKEN: Your husband may have a personality disorder, but YOU are a victim of emotional and financial abuse. Much as you might want to, you can’t “fix” him because he appears to be  A John Deere brand weed cutter was reported stolen from a residence on County Road in Alexander City.

comfortably in denial about having a problem. It is important, however, that you get some help for yourself. Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline and talk to someone there about what has been going on (thehotline.org, (800) 7997233). They can help you formulate a safe plan of escape, should you need one. Next, consult a lawyer about what your rights are as a wife in the great state of Texas. If you can find out what the marital assets are, do that as well -- but do it quietly, because if your husband realizes, he will likely try to move/hide them or retaliate to get you back under his control. I don’t have to tell you how unhealthy his behavior is, but it may take your leaving to make him take a look at himself. DEAR ABBY: A bus station I was waiting in had two clearly marked men’s and women’s single restrooms.

What do you say or do when the women’s bathroom is occupied and there are two women waiting ahead of a man to use the men’s restroom? Who has priority for the men’s room in this case? The two women ahead of me in line, or me, the male who came after them? I’d like to point out that they were young women who were clearly not in an emergency. -- WAITING IN LINE IN CALIFORNIA DEAR WAITING: The person whose gender matches the sign on the door should take precedence -- although a gentleman probably wouldn’t insist upon it if a lady seemed to be in distress. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. to appear.

 Alexis Shanice Moore, 22, of Alexander City was arrested and charged with four counts of failure to

appear.  Ronnie Lee Russell Jr., 30, of Alexander City was arrested and charged with two counts of cruelty to animals and two counts of failure to immunize.  Angela Faye Hawkins, 49, of Alexander City was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and theft after an incident at Walmart.  Jerome Turner, 52, of Alexander City was arrested and charged with unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle.  Courtney Lashaun Davis, 24, of Alexander City was arrested and charged with three counts of failure

Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Bro. Randy Anderson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 7, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mr. Loyd passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at his residence. He was born on February 13, 1937 in Brundidge Alabama to Aubrey Loyd and Verdelle Ruth Causey Loyd. He

attended Goodwater United Methodist Church. “Red” was a graduate of Benjamin Russell High School. He was an outstanding athlete and was part of the 1st state championship football team in 1953. “Red” was an avid Alabama football fan and a friend to everyone. He is survived by his wife, Martha Binell Dark Loyd of Alexander City; sons, Michael Lynn Loyd of Rock Hill, SC and Mitchell Glynn Loyd (Julie) of Alexander City; grandchildren, Jordan Jones and

Carter Jones; and brother, Jimmy Loyd (Sue) of Alexander City. He was preceded in death by his parents. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be given to the BRHS Quarterback Club or to the renovation of Hamp Lyon Stadium. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Mary Nell Meadows 1936-2015

Friday, August 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Radney Funeral Home. Bro. Randy Anderson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Alexander City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, August

7, 2015 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mrs. Meadows passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at University of Alabama Hospital. She was born on May 30, 1936 in Tallapoosa County to Charlie Kirk and Lorene McDaniel Kirk. Mrs. Meadows retired from Russell Mills and was a friend to everyone. She is survived by her sons, Charles Eugene Meadows (Mary), of Kellyton and Wilbur Leon Meadows (Melinda), of Eclectic; granddaughters, Crystal Taunton, Courtney Carden, and Beth Ashworth; great-grandsons, Austin Taunton and Bryson Carden; and sisters, Gladys Goss (Tommy), of Columbus, GA and Charlene Sims (Nathan). She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur J Meadows and her parents. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com.

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 Andrew Ayers Hay, 31, of Montgomery was arrested and charged with auto theft.  The rook of a Chevrolet Impala sustained $200 worth of damage as criminal mischief was reported on Center Street in Alexander City.

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 A resident of Wynndy Road in Dadeville filed a report for criminal littering.  A resident of Flournoy Road in Dadeville filed a report for harassment.

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 A resident of Northside Circle in Dadeville filed a report for theft.  A resident of Highway 63 North in Alexander City filed a report for domestic violence harassment and domestic violence criminal mischief.

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Bust • Natalie Wilson, 36, of Alexander City was charged with two counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substance, possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Robin King, 49, Pembroke Pines, Florida was charged with possession of a controlled substance. • Jamorris “Jap” Crayton, 29, of Alexander City was charged with four counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substance, possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Joy Ingram, 41, of Alexander City was charged with four counts of conspiracy to commit a controlled substance crime, possession of con-

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The group also heard from Kylie McKinney, a public affairs specialist in the Montgomery office of the Social Security Administration and received mandatory training on the subject of child abuse from the Autumn White of the Tallapoosa County office of the state Department of Human Resources and Jonathon Floyd, an investigator with the Dadeville Police Department. Windle also took the opportunity to have each of the system’s principals introduce new faculty and staff at their schools. Finally, the group of approximately 150 heard an inspiring message from Shadrack Boakye, a young entrepreneur born in Liberia during a civil war that claimed approximately 200,000 in the early

trolled substance, possession of marijuana 2nd degree and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Evan Blackman, 19, of Hoover was charged with possession of marijuana 1st degree and possession of drug paraphernalia. White would not comment of what led them to these suspects, but thanks all the agencies involved for their cooperation and effort. “It was a situation where were had people in place in multiple locations and made the arrests at virtually the same time,” White said. “Having the manpower to do that was essential and we appreciate all who participated in getting these warrants executed and these suspects into custody.”

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Police build relationships with the people who are out in the community working to keep it safe.” On Thursday night at the Sportplex, the police department as well as other public safety and first responder groups in the city and county – including the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department and the Alexander City Fire Department – will be on hand with booths, some giveaways and to answer questions from the community. There will also be a demo by the Alexander City Police Department’s K-9 unit. “We had a great time last year and we even have more to do and see this year,” Orr said. “We have a train for the kids and costumed characters coming. We have

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ride to Jacksonville State University as a member of the Marching Southerners Band. She was a member of the band’s color guard for four years and also played clarinet in JSU’s wind ensemble. Her husband, Nicklaus, was her college sweetheart at JSU. The couple currently lives in Chelsea. Kean earned her bachelor’s degree in music from Jacksonville State in 2008, her master’s degree in secondary education English language arts from Jacksonville in 2011 and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Samford University in 2014. She taught four years at Winterboro High School before her time at Childersburg. Kean’s hiring approved as part of a consent agenda with several other personnel actions, including two additional new hires, a Family Medical Leave Act request, athletic supplements, a contract employee and a contract termination. The board also approved bids from

Flowers Foods and Borden Dairy Co. for bread and milk, respectively, for the system’s child nutrition program. Flowers was the sole bidder for the bread contract and Borden won the milk contract over Barber’s and Mayfield. The board also had a request for proposals for an ice cream contract, but had no bidders. The calls for bids on all three contracts were advertised in The Birmingham News for two weeks. Finally, the board approved a onestep raise for the single returning lead pre-kindergarten teacher at Jim Pearson Elementary School. The increase is required by the grant that is used to pay for the pre-K program. In other action, the board: • Approved the addition of two early dismissal/professional development days on the 2015-16 calendar; and • Approved the 2015-16 ParentStudent Handbook.

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Recent police I headlines are old news hy are the words of an Alexander City Police officer from more than two years ago news again now, especially to a publication based half a world away? It’s a question that our readers, city leaders and those on social media have been asking after a story on the handling of a recording where Alexander City Police Officer Troy Middlebrooks was heard telling another person how they could kill Vincent Bias and make it look like self-defense was published online Tuesday by the London-based newspaper The Guardian. No question the words were troubling. The profane language is bad enough, but the very idea that a police officer would give instructions on how to make a killing look like self-defense to anyone is bizarre to say the least. The story, written by Jon Swaine of The Guardian and now rehashed by several other news outlets, seems to question why Middlebrooks is still employed. The Outlook reported on this two years ago and by all indications the matter was over. Attorneys for Bias reached a settlement with the city’s insurance carrier, with the city only paying a small deductible. Bias, who has more than 60 criminal charges on his record, never even filed an official complaint. Instead, he turned the tape over to authorities and asked them to look into it. Alexander City Police Chief Willie G. Robinson had just taken over as the department’s top cop. He conducted an investigation and even released the recording to the media after a request was made. Then Robinson disciplined the officer. It may not have been as harsh as some would have wanted, but who better than the man who conducted the investigation, the city’s first black police chief, to make that determination? No one is happy about the words and the actions of Middlebrooks. Alexander City Mayor Charles Shaw may have said it best. “It was a very poor choice of words at a time when he was obviously frustrated and pumped up from some of the events that had happened at that time. I will never accept that kind of language. But this is a matter that has been handled through the proper procedures and we have moved forward. It’s a bit strange as to why it comes up again now,” Shaw said. Which leads us back to the question: Why now? While not in the headlines daily, a civil suit involving a 2014 shooting where Emerson Crayton Jr. was killed by Officer Tommy Maness in the parking lot of Huddle House on Highway 280 is headed to the deposition phase next week. The ACPD and the city’s handling of the Bias case is mentioned very prominently in filings by Montgomery lawyers representing Crayton’s family. Any loss of life is tragic, regardless of the circumstances. The behavior and language by Officer Middlebrooks was not professional and unbecoming as an officer. With that said, this story by The Guardian, at this time, serves no purpose other than to dredge up an old incident to score a win in the court of public opinion.

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n recent weeks, the controversy surrounding the Confederate flag has been the subject of heated debates throughout the country; however, the flap surrounding the flag is nothing new. Several years ago, my first cousin once removed was playing a round of golf with an acquaintance when the issue of flying the flag atop the South Carolina state capitol was brought up. For this story, we’ll refer to my cousin as Lenny and his golfing partner as Squiggy. Lenny was always a little smarter than Squiggy anyway. Squiggy was in full support of the flag flying high for all to see. After deep thought, Lenny expressed his opinion that he didn’t feel the flag belonged atop the capitol building. At the time, he had no problem with it being on state grounds but for many reasons felt that it was inappropriate with its placement alongside Old Glory and the South Carolina state flag. He also understood that it was offensive to many. The conversation soon became heated and Squiggy did the unthinkable; he questioned Lenny about his pride in his southern heritage. Lenny threw down his golf

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club, walked over to Squiggy, got in his face, and said, “Don’t you ever question my pride in my southern heritage. My great grandfather fought valiantly for the South against the North in The War of Northern Aggression. Our family was poor. We had very little land and certainly owned no slaves. He simply fought for what he thought was right. He has long been a hero to our family.” The golf marshal then cited them for slow play. He was no doubt a Yankee. Our grandfather was a hero. Everyone in the family knew this to be fact. His legend had been passed down from one generation to another. My great, great grandfather was in fact a hero — or was he? In spite of his decision to attend the University of Alabama, Lenny is and always has been an intelligent man. He’s very inquisitive and has a love of learning, so shortly after the aforementioned golf

outing, he visited the archives in Tallapoosa County to dig a little deeper into the military record of Joel Abraham Green Fuller, my great, great grandfather. Joel Abraham Green Fuller did in fact sign up with the Confederate States of America to go to battle with the Union. He did. We give him credit for that and much like Ernest T. Bass of Mayberry, he got his uniform; we think. You see, he signed up to fight in late March of 1865. Well, the war ended on April 9, 1865. I’m not sure he ever made it out of Tallapoosa County. Perhaps he fought in the Battle of Peckerwood Road, but I’m not sure. I still have great respect for my great, great grandfather. He didn’t know the war was in its final days when he signed up. It could’ve lasted another four years, but I applaud Cousin Lenny for his effort in discovering the real story of our hero. There are very few things in life as pure as the truth. Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@jodyfuller. com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller.com.

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ov. Robert Bentley convened the legislature back to Montgomery to raise taxes. His tax bills were introduced Aug. 3 along with a bill to take money from education to throw at the Medicaid abyss, prison no-bid contracts and $12.5 million for Pardons and Paroles to let out thousands of convicts. It appears that if Governor Bentley does not get his way in raising taxes, that he is going to try to raid hundreds of millions of dollars from the Education Trust Fund to pour money into Medicaid and caring for inmates or letting them go. Education funding has already been cut $1 billion over the past seven years and Alabama has had more education funding cuts than any state in the country. If Alabama wants to attract high paying jobs to grow, then Alabama doesn’t need to take away education money. Putting money in education is an investment into Alabama’s future. Taking away money from education to put into Medicaid and prisons is throwing good money after bad. Gov. George Wallace told me in 1983 when I was in the legislature that Medicaid is a black hole that can never be filled. Swiping money from education to throw down a black hole is backward thinking. The state already does not provide needed textbooks and classroom supplies to the point that parents and grandparents have to shell out money of their own pockets for basic classroom supplies like copy paper and markers to assure our children and grandchildren get a decent education. Taking almost $200 million from education is the equivalent of over $250 per

JOHN RICE Guest Columnist

school child which is more money than the state provides for textbooks, classroom supplies, technology, libraries, career tech, the math, science, and reading initiatives, and school nurses combined. Taking $200 million from education would be equal to two-thirds of what the state spends on the two-year college system. Maybe if Governor Bentley managed Medicaid spending better the legislature would not be meeting this week to raise taxes or take money from our schools, colleges, and universities. Medicaid needs to get a handle on the bloated use of emergency rooms and five prescriptions per month per adult Medicaid recipient. And what about co-pays? Medicaid co-pays range from 65 cents to $3.90 for everything from prescriptions to office visits to medical equipment. There is no Medicaid co-pay for “emergencies.” Inpatient hospital Medicaid co-pay is $50. No wonder Medicaid spending in Alabama is over $6 billion a year, which is now more than Alabama spends for all of public education including schools, colleges, universities, and workforce development. Maybe if Bentley managed the prisons better Alabama would not have had over 700 prison escapes last year. Instead of putting needed money into prison guards, the Governor proposed spending $150 million

on prison crony no-bid contracts. The state spends $190 million on pay for prison employees in comparison. The governor proposed just putting $4 million more into prison guard pay but $28 million more for no-bid contracts. Where are the priorities? And then, the governor proposes to increase Pardons & Paroles spending by almost 50 percent to let convicts go. Is something wrong with this picture? The out of touch tax-andspend mentality in Montgomery has got to get under control. The Governor and his minions in the legislature need to get their heads out of the sand and talk to people back home on Main Street instead of talking to one another and wringing their hands to figure out how to wring more money out of Alabama taxpayers to throw good money after bad. There are plenty of answers to the perceived woes in state government without raising taxes or stealing money from education. Alabama taxpayers need to voice their concerns to Bentley and legislators now or more taxes and more bad spending decisions will be made. As important, Alabama taxpayers concerned about the state’s future need to tell Gov. Bentley and legislators to keep their hands off education money. No new taxes, less government, more jobs. That is what Bentley promised, and now it seems he is breaking each and every one of his promises and selling Alabama’s future down the river. John Rice is a local businessman and president of the Alabama Foundation for Limited Government.

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Today is August 6, 2015 Today’s Events BLOOD DRIVE: LifeSouth Community Blood Center is host-

ing a blood drive at Lake Martin Community Hospital from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 6. BLOOD DRIVE: LifeSouth Community Blood Center is hosting a blood drive at Walgreen’s of Alexander City from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 6.

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Today’s Birthdays Cory Broome, Rev. Donald Bailey, Rev. Martin Greer, Randy Anderson, Melody Hanson, Libby Rogers, Bruce Moseley, Rosenia Payne, and Cecily Lauderdale are celebrating birthdays today.

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The Lake Martin Amateur Radio Club meets from 6 to 7 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at the Alexander City Airport Terminal Building with dinner and fellowship following at a local area restaurant. Amateur radio license exams are available after the meeting by prior arrangement. The club also meets on the air (Alabama Emergency Net Victor) on the first, third, fourth and fifth Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on the club sponsored K4YWE repeater at 145.33 mhz with the 146.96 repeater as backup. All interested can attend our meetings or contact Tim Mayfield K4CWL at 256-329-1172 or John Phillips WI4P at 256-212-4063

August 8 BLOOD DRIVE: LifeSouth Community Blood Center is hosting a blood drive at Walmart of Alex City from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 8.

August 8-9 SECOND SATURDAY SINGING: The Joymasters will be hosting a Second Saturday Singing Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. and Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. at the Family Worship Center in Alex City at 1676 Sewell St. The pastor is Tony Harris. Everyone is welcome.

August 9 CHURCH HOMECOMING: Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church of Goodwater is hosting a homecoming service Sunday, Aug. 9, at 3 p.m. Rev. Rodney Looney of Greater New Hope Baptist Church in Sylacauga will be the guest speaker. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Liberty United Methodist Church in Hackneyville is hosting homecoming Sunday, Aug. 9 at 10:30 a.m. Guest speaker will be Ken Corson, a former pastor. Special music will be provided. Lunch will follow. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Sardis U.M. Church in Dadeville is celebrating its 178th Homecoming Sunday, Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon with the Proclaimers’ Quartet. Everyone is welcome to enjoy music praising our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with a covered dish lunch to follow. PASSION CHURCH: Evangelist Danny Johnston will be at Passion Church Aug. 9 at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. OPEN HOUSE: Dadeville Christian Academy Open House this Sunday, Aug. 9 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Pentecostals of Dadeville. Refreshments will be served. For more information call 256-794-1546.

August 10-16 ANNUAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY: New Covenant Ministries of the World is hosting the annual Christian General Assembly Aug. 10-16 at the Liberty Life Christian Center. Each day is a prayer breakfast at 9 a.m., Bible scriptures at 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. worship and praise service.

August 12-14 REVIVAL SERVICES: Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church is hosting revival services Aug. 12-14 at 7 p.m. nightly. Minister Maurice Wright is the guest speaker.

August 15 SUMMER BAZAAR: Vendor spaces are available for the Aug. 15 Annual Summer Bazaar at the Lake Martin Laubach Literacy Program and Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama, Inc., to be held in the back of the Karen Channel State Farm Building. For vendors selling handmade or new items, spaces will be located inside the back of the building. There will be some flea market spaces available outside and along the parking lot perimeter. If you are talented and would like to set up a table with your goods contact Rita at literacylakemartin@yahoo.com or Carley at carleyatvcca@gmail.com or 256-234-0347 by July 13. CAMP FIRE GIRLS: Registration and a pool party for those entering grades K-6 interested in joining Camp Fire Girls will be Saturday, Aug. 15 at the City Pool from 10 a.m. to noon. Food and drink will be served. Registration fee is $75 for the first child and $45 each for the second and third child. Vests are $20.

For more information call 256-4963888. BIRD WALK: The Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is hosting a bird walk Aug. 15 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The first hour is for more experienced birders with the second hour set as more of an interactive educational experience for younger visitors. The program will begin at the Battlefield Overlook.

August 16 CHURCH HOMECOMING: New Home Baptist Church in Rockford is hosting Homecoming Sunday, Aug. 16 at 2 p.m. Guest speaker is Rev. Dr. Mario McDaniel of Canann Baptist in Roanoke.

August 17-21 CHURCH REVIVAL: New Home Baptist Church in Rockford is hosting revival services August 17-21 at 6:45 p.m. A Friday fellowship will be from 6 p.m. to 7:05 p.m.

August 22 CLASS REUNION: The BRHS Class of 1970 is holding its 45th year reunion at the Alex City Elk’s Lodge on Aug. 22 from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Dress is casual. Finger foods and soft drinks are catered by the Lodge. Cash bar. Bring 60’s and 70’s music. Send RSVP and check to Herbert Shivers at 939 S Gay Street, Auburn, AL 36830 by Aug.12 or email RSVP by Aug. 12 to hshivers2@charter. net A group photograph will be taken at 7 p.m. Cost is $50 per couple or $30 per individual.

August 23 CHURCH HOMECOMING: River Road Baptist Church will celebrate Homecoming Sunday, Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. with Rebecca Futral and ‘Just One.’ The church is located at 148 Dean Road in Alex City. Dr. Albert Pike is pastor. Everyone is welcome.

August 30 GOSPEL SINGING: Hillabee Baptist Church is hosting a gospel singing Aug. 30 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Daugherty’s will be singing and Love Offering will be taken.

September 18-20 ORCHID SHOW: The Alabama Orchid Society is having their 31st annual Orchid Show and Sale in the auditorium of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens on Sept. 18 – 20. Free admission. Show times are Friday – Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. for sales only, Saturday –Sept. 19 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. with sales open at 10 a.m., show opens to public at Noon, Sunday – Sept. 20 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. sales and show open at 11 a.m. Contact for more information at 205-447-5285 or www.facebook.com/ alabamaorchidsociety

Ongoing Events BEYOND TRANSFORMATIONS: Meetings every second Saturday for Beyond Transformations, Inc. Have you been wanting to give back, work with youth, or be a part of a group that makes a difference? Please Email iamtransforms@gmail.com or Call at 334440-6539. Donations of clothes, food, books, computers, school supplies. A building and donations are needed. BIBLE STUDY: Please come join the Auburn Woman’s Satellite Day Bible Study Fellowship. We are currently registering ladies who are interested in studying the Book of Revelations.

The course, study guides, seminars, and lecture notes are free. This is interdenominational and open to all women. The location is Parkway Baptist Church Holliday Hall, 766 East University Drive in Auburn. We meet on Thursdays from 10 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. We will love to have you there. Bible knowledge is not required. Come learn, share, and fellowship. For further information, contact Tricia at 334-546-1386. For further information on Bible Study Fellowship go to https://www.bsfinternational.org. AMATEUR RADIO CLUB: The Lake Martin Amateur Radio Club meets from 6 to 7 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at the Alexander City Airport Terminal Building with dinner and fellowship following at a local area restaurant. Amateur radio license exams are available after the meeting by prior arrangement. The club also meets on the air (Alabama Emergency Net Victor) on the first, third, fourth and fifth Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on the club sponsored K4YWE repeater at 145.33 mhz with the 146.96 repeater as backup. All interested can attend our meetings or contact Tim Mayfield K4CWL at 256-329-1172 or John Phillips WI4P at 256-212-4063 CAR SHOW: Lake Martin Street Rods and Classic Cars meet every 3rd Saturday at Buck’s Dairy Quick in Alexander City from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Call Danny at (256) 496-0024 for more information. TALLAPOOSA PATRIOTS: The Tallapoosa Patriots meet the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Professional Commons. For more information contact Sherry Sellers at thyra899@gmail.com or at 256-2342528. DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP: The Emily Gilbert Dementia Support Group for family and caregivers meets the third Monday of every month in the community room at Russell Medical Center from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. It is sponsored by the Russell Medical Auxiliary. For more information call volunteer services office at 256-329-7177. FREE SUPPORT GROUP: GriefShare, a grief recovery support group, will meet each Tuesday from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Reception Center of Radney Funeral Home in Alexander City. There is also a meeting on Tuesday at the Tallapoosa County Baptist Association from 10 a.m. to noon. This seminar is offered without cost to participants, and sponsored by Radney Funeral Home and Rocky Creek Baptist Church. For further information and registration, call Larry Cummings at 256-397-2511. WEIGHT WATCHERS: The group meets each Monday evening in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church on Green Street in Alexander City. The Fellowship Hall is located behind the sanctuary. Registration is 5- 5:30 p.m. Meeting is 5:30-6 p.m. New members will want to stay after the meeting for a 15-minute Weight Watchers orientation. MUSIC AT EQUALITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: The Equality Performing Arts Center hosts music and other events on the second and fourth Friday nights of each month at 6:30 p.m. on Alabama Highway 9 in Equality. Country/Western, bluegrass, Southern gospel and instrumental music featured. For more information, contact Wayne Glenn at 334-541-3302. HOUSE OF RESTORATION PENTACOSTAL, INC.: Pastor Doris Patterson, 519 Slaughter Road in Camp Hill. Prayer is Monday at noon every week. Wednesday Bible Study at 6 p.m. and Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. For more information, contact 256-749-7666.

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COOL UNDER PRESSURE Jennings meets high expectations by setting them higher Robert Hudson / The Outlook

JaTori Leonard, right, spikes the ball at the net during practice on Tuesday.

Lady Wildcats open first week of practices By Robert Hudson Outlook Sports Editor

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Dadeville senior Shawn Jennings is looking to add another state title to Dadeville High School’s collection as he enters his senior season. He will play quarterback and safety for Dadeville in 2015.

By Robert Hudson Outlook Sports Editor

Many players might cringe at the thought of playing under high expectations, but not Dadeville senior ShawnDarius Jennings. Whether it is living up to the hype of being a University of Alabama commit or performing to the best of his abilities on Friday nights, Jennings responds to the idea of pressure with anxious anticipation to lead the Tigers to great things in his senior season. “It’s just been exciting knowing I’ve got to lead the team in my senior year,” Jennings said. “Since I’m already committed to ‘Bama, people are going to expect a lot from me, so I know I’ve got to get out here and work hard to be ready on Friday nights.” With the pressure of making his decision on where he will play his college football out of the way, Jennings has been tuned in on helping the Tigers win in 2015. And regardless of what pressure comes his way, he knows he has the best support system behind him in his fellow Tigers. “I think I’ll be all right. I’ve just got to go out here each day and do what I do,” Jennings said. “I have to know that I’ve got a whole team behind me that I can count on as teammates to be there for me. I know with them I’ll be all right.” Along with high expectations

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Height: 6’2” Weight: 218 lbs Year: Senior Position: Quarterback/ Safety Player synopsis: Versatile, athletic ball hawk. Committed to Alabama. 40 time: 4.58 seconds come new responsibilities. As last season’s primary starting quarterback, and Alabama baseball commit, Cal Jones opted to focus on baseball in his senior year, Jennings will be taking even more snaps behind center for Dadeville this season. Jennings said it has been a tough adjustment, but the same versatility that landed him on the second

team for All-State as an athlete last year will prove helpful to him at the quarterback position. “It’s been a difficult adjustment, but it helps me that I also play defense,” Jennings said. “I know what the safety can do and most of the defensive coverages, so that helps me as a quarterback to read defenses pretty good. I know a lot of the places people line up on defense, so that helps a lot.” Jennings will also be one of the key players in a stacked secondary for Dadeville. He will play safety in a unit that could be one of the state’s best, highlighted by an All-State corner in Isaiah Hicks, and experienced safety in Tyreke Stone and cornerback Margarius Buchanan. Jennings said the unit is looking to be the high school version of the Seattle Seahawks’ Legion of Boom. “I think we should be a lockdown unit. We should be the No. 1 defensive backs in the state or the nation or something,” Jennings said. “We’ve just got to go out there and grind, and be like the LOB.” And for his senior year, Jennings has high hopes for himself and his team. “For myself, I want to be the player of the year or something, but as a team I think we want to go 15-0 and win a state championship,” Jennings said. “We’ve just got to go out there and work. Rely on your teammates and trust them and know that they’ve got your back.”

The Benjamin Russell Lady Wildcats volleyball team returned to the court as fall practices opened this week. Benjamin Russell Coach Pam Robinson said she would like to see the intensity increase in practices, but added she has been pleased to see improvement throughout each practice. “They’re working really hard. It’s been a little bit sluggish and we’ve got to get quicker, but I told them yesterday we saw improvement,” Robinson said. “They improved from the beginning of practice to the middle of practice and to the end of practice. That’s what you want to see. In every drill, from the beginning until the end, we got better.” One change to this season’s practice routine has been an emphasis on competition. In many drills the Lady Wildcats do in practice, Robinson said a competitive edge has been added. “During the summer with our conditioning stuff we worked on some of our skills. So, this year we start off each practice with some kind of competitive drill,” Robinson said. “We’re really stressing that our kids compete with each other and want to win. We’re doing a lot of competitive drills where they keep up with score and winners celebrate and losers get to do pushups or run, etc.” The Lady Wildcats have also been working individually on their passing, setting and hitting during the first week of practices. “After our competitive drills, we break up into individual sections and work on skills, passing, setting and hitting,” Robinson said. “Then we do some group drills working on our defense, transition and our offense and then throw another competitive drill at the end. We try to keep the energy up.” As the first game gets closer, Robinson said the focus will shift more to team skills, but added that right now the Lady Wildcats are working on improving their game as opposed to preparing for their first opponent. “Right now, probably until we start playing, it will shift from individual skills to more team skills as we get closer to playing,” Robinson said. “But we’ll just continue to work on what we do and not necessarily what other teams do.” In the process, Robinson added that she hopes to see a quicker pace in practice that could help in games. “We’re trying to get them to play quick. Like we tell them ‘we want you to play like your pants are on fire,’” Robinson said. “I told them that if we can make our practices fast, then the game will feel slower.”

Auburn’s 2001 upset win over Florida larger than some realize

hecking out the programming lineup on The SEC Network’s recent “Auburn Takeover” day, I couldn’t help but scratch my head. The Tigers have far more memorable wins over Alabama than the 2003 game between an average Auburn team and a bad Alabama one. Auburn and Georgia have played tons of classics. None of those were re-aired. Auburn’s 2006 win over national champion Florida was certainly a biggie, and was part of the day’s lineup. But the Tigers have more memorable, meaningful wins over the Gators. In 1989, Reggie Slack’s heroic, late touchdown pass to leaping Shayne Wasden on fourth down lifted the Tigers to victory and ultimately helped propel Pat Dye’s last great Auburn team to a share of the

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SEC Championship. Perhaps even more dramatic was Patrick Nix’s fourthquarter touchdown pass to Frank Sanders in 1994 – giving the Tigers a 36-33 win at the Swamp over the No. 1 Gators and preserving Auburn’s 17-game perfect streak. It also added an exclamation point to the unbeaten season before (1993) and made America realize this team was no fluke. Maybe The SEC Network didn’t have access to this footage. No, it was televised by ABC. I believe Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil called the game.

But I’d never seen Auburn fans explode with sudden crazed pandemonium until the night of Oct. 13, 2001. The Tigers were unranked. The Gators were No. 1. The Tigers were badly unsettled at quarterback. Florida’s Rex Grossman was All-SEC and had an NFL future (albeit not a good one) ahead of him. The Tigers were a M.A.S.H. unit on defense, with a number of starters either watching from the sidelines or hobbling on the field. The Gators were a machine. Grossman even joked before the game about playing Auburn’s “second-string.” Phillip Pate, a young linebacker from Birmingham, tore his ACL that spring and barely played in the fall. Pate summoned up the strength to play – and even intercepted a pass, deflected another and recorded

three tackles that night. Not bad for a second-stringer. Casinious Moore entered the season as Auburn’s No. 1 tailback. Carnell Williams was No. 2. Few heard of Chris Butler. It’s appropriate that Butler, a transfer from Nebraska, scored a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. Tied at 20 with the wind swirling and rain falling, Damon Duval kicked the game-winning 44-yard field goal to beat the Gators, ending the Tigers’ eight years of futility against Steve Spurrier, who hasn’t won at Jordan-Hare Stadium since Bill Clinton was president. What followed was a mob scene on the wet field. Fans – mostly students – stormed to the turf and celebrated in Kick Six fashion though this party didn’t cover the whole 100 yards. The south goal post

was either taken down or bent. I’d never seen that happen here before. To sum up: Auburn fans were jubilant because the Tigers were massive underdogs, beat the top-ranked team in America and did so in dramatic fashion. Auburn wins when it isn’t given a chance and this game was a perfect microcosm of that. This should have been showcased on The SEC Network because the victory is forever treasured on the Plains. The 2006 win over Florida was big, and a great game in itself, but the 2001 David vs. Goliath storyline wins out. Joe McAdory is former sports editor at the Opelika-Auburn News and is Communications Editor at Auburn University’s Raymond J. Harbert College of Business. He can be reached at jem0040@auburn.edu