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Lake Thurlow back to full pool By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

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The historic Mt. Vernon Theater was renovated and reopened after 50 years in January 2018.

Looking back Theater, snow, taxes among top 10 stories in Tallassee By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

ere is The Tribune’s list of the Tallassee area’s top 10 stories of 2018, from the promise of new streetscapes to snow on existing roads, new taxes to old venues being upgraded.

1. Mt. Vernon Theater reopens after 50 years Members of the Mt. Vernon Theater Group, along with the Tallassee Chamber

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Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock has been in office for just over two years and in that time, he and the city council have many made changes. However, at the midpoint of his term, Hammock said there is still a lot in store for the Tallassee. The Tribune sat down with Hammock to find out about his future plans for the city and how he feels about his accomplishments thus far. See HAMMOCK • Page A7

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of Commerce and the Tallassee Historical Preservation Society, gathered at the newly renovated Mt. Vernon Theater to celebrate the grand opening with a ribbon cutting on Jan 15. “Dear Mama: Letters and Music from World War II” debuted on Jan. 19. Despite cold weather, the theater was full of people who wanted to part of the special moment. The theater has hosted several events over the past 12 months and the theater board is now holding a fundraiser, “Make a Donation, Make a Difference,” which will help offset the cost of operating the historic theater. See TOP 10 • Page A6

The water level on Lake Thurlow has returned to full pool following completion of the first phase of a project to replace the spillway gates at Thurlow Dam. Lake levels began rising on Dec. 16 and by Dec. 18 the reservoir was back to normal levels. According to Alabama Power Company hydro plant superintendent Joel Johnson, the 2018 drawdown was tentatively scheduled to end Oct. 31 and a similar drawdown is planned from June through October 2019. The drawdown is needed to replace the dam’s spillway crest gates, known as flashboards, which were installed in the 1920s. “The new gates will allow us better control of the flow over the spillway,” Johnson said. The steel replacements, called Obermeyer gates, will be more efficient than the old 36-gate flashboard system. Obermeyer gates use adjustable, inflatable bladders to control the gates and more accurately manage water resources. Alabama Power worked with the Alabama Historical Commission and the University of Alabama to research Thurlow Dam when designing the new gates. The dam was built on the site of an early 19th-century textile mill. The new design will feature only four spans that operate independently across the top of the dam but also mimic the historic look of the original dam. Decades ago, local boosters promoted Thurlow Dam as the “Niagara of the South” for the way the Tallapoosa River spills over the dam when all the gates are open. “We wanted to do our best to make sure the improved Thurlow Dam looks like it does now,” Johnson said. “This will look and feel like the Thurlow we all know and remember.” The work is being done during the summer months due to better weather. See THURLOW • Page A2

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“While the timing does conflict with the summer recreational season, the summer is when we get the least rain, meaning the work will be done more efficiently than if attempted during our rainy season from November to May,” Johnson said. Earlier this summer, local anglers who frequently fish Lake Thurlow complained about the low water level leaving them without access to the lake’s only public boat ramp but it is once again accessible. However, anglers should take advantage of this because water levels will be lowered again once the 2019 work Carmen Rodgers / The Tribune season begins in June, allowing The water level on Lake Thurlow has returned to full pool, following completion of the first for at least six months of lake phase of a project to replace spillway gates at Thurlow Dam. access.

LEC seeking sponsorships for 2019 By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Staff Writer

Leadership Elmore County is currently reaching out to residents and businesses for sponsorships for the upcoming year. According to board of directors chair Jenifer Glover, LEC accepts anything from $25 sponsorships from individuals to $1,000 sponsorships that grant access to the organization’s annual retreat. While some sponsors are LEC alumni or have employees who are, Glover said any sponsorships are welcome. “It can be anybody in Elmore that is interested in supporting the program,” Glover said. Usually, Glover said LEC gets between 10 and 15 sponsorships

a year. However, Glover said they are aiming to receive as many sponsorships as they can get. For some members, Glover said their participation was made possible through sponsorships. “By becoming a sponsor, you could be helping provide a person to participate in the class at a discounted rate,” Glover said. “So if someone wants to participate, and they have to pay the fee themselves because their employer doesn’t pay it or they are self-employed, it would go to help reduce their costs.” Additionally, Glover said the sponsorships help LEC cover monthly class sessions or other expenses. Through sponsorships, Glover said, a diverse group of people

are able to serve the county. “The sponsorships help us be able to build the program and help develop leaders in Elmore County. That helps the county as a whole,” Glover said. “The people who go through this program work on a class project, something that’s going to benefit the county in one way or another.” Many of those projects, Glover said, still benefit people throughout Elmore County today, including the Elmore County Food Pantry and the Elmore County Economic Development Authority. “There are several projects of LEC that have gone on and continued,” she said. “It benefits Elmore County in more ways than I could possibly explain.”

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Mr. Charles Frank Golden, III Mr. Charles Frank Golden, III, 53, of Auburn, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 surrounded by his family. Chuck was born on April 24th, 1965 in Montgomery, Alabama and graduated from Tallassee High School in 1983. Chuck then left to join the Marine Corps and proudly serve his country for four years. As he returned home to be close to family and friends, Chuck immersed himself in a variety of interest and hobbies ranging from motocross racing to woodworking. Chuck always saw the good in others and made the world a better place for those who knew him. Chuck was a beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend. He is survived by his mother, Diane (John) McInnish, father, Charles (Debra) Golden, Jr. , his siblings Alecia Grantham, John (Jennifer) McInnish, Jr., Michael (JoJo) Golden, Holli (John) Thomas, and Nicole Golden, and his aunt Peggy (Don) Johnson and uncle Chris (Hytza) Golden who will long cherish his memory. He adored his nieces and nephews, Braxton and Peyton Grantham, Tripp and Elle McInnish and Mariah Thomas who will always remember him for the motorcycles stories, the pet iguana, and the way he found joy in even the smallest things. A visitation is scheduled for December 22, 2018, 10:30am until 12:00pm at Jeffcoat Funeral Home, 255 Friendship Road, Tallassee, Alabama, 36078. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Chuck’s favorite charity, Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org/donate. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com.

Tallassee Community Hospital mourns death of Widhani By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Tallassee mourned the death of well-respected area doctor Dr. Nitin Widhani this week. Widhani was an internal medicine specialist at Tallassee Community Hospital. He graduated from Vijayanagara Institute Of Internal Medicine with his medical degree in 1997 and had more than 21 years of experience in the field of medicine. “The community hospital board, medical and hospital staff extends our deepest sympathy to the entire Widhani Widhani family,” community hospital administrative assistant Vickie Spivey said. “Mere words are not sufficient to express the sadness we feel over losing such a devoted staff member and colleague. Dr. Widhani will forever remain in our hearts and will always be part of our healthcare team. We are honored to have called him our physician, our friend and our family.” According to Spivey, a community memorial is planned for the near future. The Tribune will release those details as soon as they become available.

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Mock interviews prepare THS students for success correct it.” The mock interview process is a group effort and several members of the community participate in it. “I always try to use local parents and our community leaders and community business to help with the interviews,” Cole said. “That can include former teachers, state and federal workers.” The volunteer list is long and includes local business owners, former THS teachers, and more. “We could not do this event without coach Mask organizing things from the high school end,” Cole said. “I could not have pulled off the mock interviews without his support, and principal Matt Coker for allowing us to use the space in the school to help prepare our students for the future.” In the future, Cole plans to reach out to students prior to their senior year, perhaps as early as middle school, to begin learning the interview process. “We have realized that we need to start earlier with the students than their senior year,” Cole said. “We have already started plans to hold interviews with the juniors and we plan to go to Southside Middle School to interview the eighth-graders. It’s never too early to prepare the students for success.”

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Students at Tallassee High School are one step closer to life after high school upon completing mock interviews last week. “The mock interviews are a two-day event that we do with the seniors at Tallassee High School,” Michelle Cole, the event coordinator with Auburn University and THS, said. The event started several years ago with an invitation from coach John Mask to come into his classroom and talk to the students about career readiness. Senior year is a time when students are looking to the future. For many students that includes college, and the mock interview process prepped students who plan on furthering their education. “We talk about the interview process, whether it’s for a job or for a scholarship,” Cole said. “It’s their senior year, and I stress it’s scholarship season, and students need to be ready.” During the mock interview, coaches go over several guidelines and instructions with students. These tips and techniques aim to improve a student’s chance of success during a real interview. “We speak on time management, speaking correctly, resume tips, let your resume speak for itself and don’t lie,” Cole said.

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Students are taught to dress for success and the do and don’ts of social media. “We give students clothing tips,” Cole said. “Wear correct sizes, and what to wear, what not to wear, from makeup, jewelry, shoes. I talk to them about attitudes, cellphones, and we talk about when they should be and not be on Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter.”

According to Cole, students have plenty of time to prep for the interview process. First, they provide her with a resume, which she takes back to her students at Auburn University for review. Once the student resumes are evaluated, the next step in the process is the actual mock interview. While the interview is “mock,” students and coaches take the process very seriously.

Afterward, the students are graded for their efforts. “We take note if they are dressed correctly and have enough resumes for everyone,” Cole said. “This is a graded assignment for them. We interview them for about 3 to 5 minutes, close out the interview and then provide them with feedback for 2 to 3 minutes. They need to know what they did right or wrong so they may

Girl Scouts of America’s cookie campaign begins today By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

The holidays are almost over and soon girls across the community will be selling an American classic, Girl Scout Cookies. With favorites such as Thin Mints, Caramel deLites and more, many look forward to the annual cookie drive, which also serves as the organization’s largest fundraiser. The Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama is celebrating with a tasty new way to support young female entrepreneurs with the recently debuted Caramel Chocolate Chip cookie, which joins classics such as Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Shortbread, Lemonades, Thanks-ALot, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut

Butter Sandwich and S’mores. Caramel Chocolate Chip features rich caramel, semi-sweet chocolate chips and a hint of sea salt in a chewy, gluten-free cookie. New this year, GSSA is paying for half of the shipping when buying from a Girl Scout online. The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the nation’s largest girl-led business and the leading financial literacy program for girls. Through the Girl Scout Cookie Program, girls learn five essential skills to leadership: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics. From Dec. 26 to March 3, Girl Scouts will be showing off their cookie-selling skills by participating in booth sales, door-to-door sales,

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cookie drive-thrus and digital sales. 100 percent of the net revenue stays local. The more cookies girls sell, the more earnings they have to power impactful community projects and personal enrichment experiences, such as STEM activities and traveling. STEM is a curriculum based on educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. This campaign also addresses the inadequate number of teachers skilled to educate in these subjects. To learn more about the Girl Scout Cookie Program, and to find out when Girl Scouts will be selling near you, visit girlscoutssa.org.

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Tallassee Elementary School’s Purple Ambassadors made a trip over to City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 18 to sing Christmas carols to Mayor Johnny Hammock and the municipal employees. While there the group sang ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas,’ ‘Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer,’ ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town.’ The Purple Ambassadors are all in the fourth grade at TES. Pictured are, from left, Santoria Ronoakes, Addie Grace Patterson, Olivia Hammonds, Marlee Osborne and Owen Strickland.

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veryone has favorite movies for numerous personal reasons. Certain films may have been viewed at an important juncture in someone’s life and perhaps the flick made a (hopefully positive) difference. Or perhaps the concept, plot, script, acting and special effects made a particular film a permanent favorite. 1979 saw a disproportionate number of diverse and memorable releases. Oftentimes, such fare would be cited years or even decades later when the history of cultural trends was being discussed. Several movies were sequels (Rocky II, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Airport ’79), and several would beget sequels. Among those were Alien (monster loose on a spaceship) and The Amityville Horror (haunted house). A new genre called “prequels” germinated when Butch and Sundance, the Early Days debuted. What seemed to be another new type of genre evolved in ’79 when several movies proffered somewhat low-key but memorable performances and/or storylines. There was Being There (Peter Sellers in his last film as a simpleton gardener who passively influences politicians and power brokers in Washington), and a couple of family-centric films, Breaking Away (Indiana teen aspires to be a pro bicycle racer) and The Great Santini (tribulations of the family of a Marine fighter pilot). Flicks that had unique historybased plots included Norma Rae (unionization of factory workers, filmed in Opelika), The Onion Field (California murder of a cop and the ensuing legal machinations) and Escape from Alcatraz (self-explanatory title

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about the 1962 event, the last of its kind). While Sally Field won the Best Actress Oscar for Norma Rae, that movie was the first of her hat trick of performances that featured her elocution of one of the phoniest Southern accents ever heard in cinema. And The China Syndrome seemed to borrow directly from real life. Released on March 16, this thriller about a nuclear power plant on the verge of a meltdown got a bizarre boost when a similar event occurred in Pennsylvania on March 28. There were some other excellent performances in other memorable dramas. As failed marriages began to increase in the country, Kramer vs. Kramer chronicled a divorce and child custody battle. Bette Midler channeled Janis Joplin in The Rose. The Electric Horseman envisioned a has-been rodeo star stealing a corporate- abused megastallion (Willie Nelson was a hoot in a supporting role). Al Pacino shone in And Justice For All, which dissed the legal profession. A token tearjerker for that annum was The Champ, a remake of a memorable 1931 movie about a down-and-out boxer and his son. Take Down was a token “Rocky syndrome” sports drama about a high school wrestling team. The Black Stallion was an adaptation of the classic children’s novel. The Wanderers and The Warriors were about New York gangs (1963 for the former, contemporary times for the latter).

There were riots in some theaters where The Warriors was screened. 1979 wasn’t all drama-centric, however. Screwball comedies that featured modern twists — The In-Laws and The Jerk — were popular, while 10 was a funny diversion about a famous songwriter dealing with his middle-age crisis. Steven Spielberg’s slapstick 1941 was basically It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World in an early World War II scenario in Los Angeles. Back then, its original working title (The Night the Japs Attacked) was criticized by some observers, so these days P.C. police would probably protest its broadcast on television, considering how such sanctimony has evolved. One wonders what football fans thought about North Dallas Forty because it was an obvious allusion to the Dallas Cowboys. Moreover, it was difficult to determine if it was a comedy or drama. Science fiction had a few entries in 1979 besides Alien. There was Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which was basically a display of familiar TV characters in search of a plot (and STTMP generated a plethora of sequels). The Black Hole was a Disney production that didn’t seem to gel. An unusual scifi romance called Time After Time envisioned a real-life H.G. Wells chasing Jack the Ripper across several decades, and it worked. In the ensuing decades, several 1979 films have been selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress. I’ve got a few favorites from that very diverse year. How about you?

Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus for The Tribune. His column appears here each Wednesday.

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Never forget those who served H

ow lucky can you get? I was a boy from a cotton-mill town who got to see a lot of the world through 27 years of regular military service and National Guard combined. One Sunday at church, we were going to celebrate the veterans. We had a guest preacher and his daughter scheduled for the services; he was in his 80s but when he was a boy he lived about a half-mile from our church. His daughter is a great musician and vocalist, and listed patriotic music for our church service. I was asked to emcee the program after I got to the church that morning. I have never been at a loss for words and especially when you are talking

RONALD BRANTLEY Columnist about the love of my country and respect for our military. I have seen a lot of countries and I have seen a lot of people who don’t like us but I have never been to a country and met anyone who wouldn’t like to live in the United States of America. They may show their flag and burn ours but look at the lengths they will go just to get in. At our church service that morning, when we asked for servicemen to stand, I could plainly see the faces of the men

who proudly served and where they usually sat but they were no longer there. I turned to face the flag, said the Pledge of Allegiance and everyone put their hand over their heart. None of this sitting or squatting because we were honoring our servicemen. I hope when I walk into our church there will always be three things — the American flag, the Christian flag and the Holy Bible, all on display for the world to see.

Ronald Brantley is a regular columnist for The Tribune. His column appears here each Wednesday. He can be reached by email at Rbrantley1@elmore. rr.com

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STEVE FLOWERS Columnist

Many great men left us in 2018

s is my custom at the close of the year, I like to memorialize great Alabamians who have appeared and lived legendary lives upon the stage of political history in the Heart of Dixie. This year we have had some real legends. I have expanded the geographical limits outside of Alabama to include two of the greatest men in American history — America’s greatest preacher and one of the nation’s great presidents passed away. One of my favorite men I ever had the privilege to know, Mr. John “Bubba” Trotman, died in February at age 93. Mr. Bubba was born and raised in Troy but spent his entire life in Montgomery. He was the best-known cattle farmer in Alabama and served a stint as president of the National Cattleman’s Association. Bubba played football at Auburn and loved the Loveliest Village on the Plains. Trotman epitomized a true Southern gentleman. My mama grew up with Bubba in Troy and they graduated high school together. One day I told mama Bubba was one of the finest gentlemen I had ever met and she said he was just that way growing up in Troy. A lot of people in Montgomery loved Bubba but a lot of people in Troy did too. Billy Graham died in February at the age of 99 at his beloved mountain home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. He was probably the greatest preacher in American history. He was America’s preacher. Speaking of great preachers, Dr. John Ed Mathison, the legendary Methodist minister in Montgomery, did not pass away this year but he made his mark as one of the greatest preachers in Alabama history. Mathison gave a masterful eulogy for his friend, Milton McGregor, who passed away in March at age 79. McGregor had a lot of friends throughout the state. He was born and raised in Hartford, and spent his early adult life in the Wiregrass. Alabama lost one of its greatest entrepreneurs and charitable benefactors when Milton passed away. He created thousands of jobs and generated hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes for Macon County and the state. There are untold stories of people he helped who were down on their luck. He used his personal jet to transport people he did not even know to hospitals all over the country for medical care more than he used it for himself. He and his wife, Pat, donated millions to charitable organizations as well as their church, Frazer United Methodist in Montgomery. McGregor was the ultimate family man. He was devoted to his wife, to whom he was married for 50 years. He loved their two daughters, Cindy and Kim, better than life itself. He was an intensely loyal friend to those he called his friends. Congressman John Buchanan Jr. of Birmingham passed away in March at age 89. He was one of Alabama’s and Jefferson County’s first Republican Congressman, having been elected in the 1964 Goldwater Republican landslide in the state. His father was the longtime pastor of the legendary, prominent Southside Baptist Church. His congregation included most of the city’s wealthiest and most powerful businessmen. It was where Liberty National Life founder Frank Samford went to church along with his friends and associates. Samford University was built with Liberty National money. C.C. “Bo” Torbert passed away in June at age 88 in his beloved Lee County. He served eight years in the Alabama House and served two four-year terms in the Alabama Senate. He was elected chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 1976 and was chief justice for 12 years. He was a great Alabama leader and a gentleman. Our 41st president, George H.W. Bush, who was in the White House from 1989 to 1993, passed away at the age of 94 in Houston on Dec. 1. Bush was a true statesman and gentleman. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and later as a Congressman, U.S. ambassador, our CIA director and vice president. Steve Flowers’ weekly column appears in more than 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the legislature and may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

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Withdrawing from fight against ISIS a huge mistake P

resident Donald Trump announced he intends to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria but to do so would breathe new life into ISIS, hand a win to dictators in Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran, and sell out one of our best allies in the Middle East. It would also wreck one of the best foreign policy successes of Trump’s presidency. Back in October 2015, President Obama began a policy of having 2,000 military personnel team up with the Kurdish group the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to destroy ISIS. The plan showed immediate benefits, as both groups tag-teamed ISIS, transforming this terrorist organization from its once huge holdings in Syria and Iraq to a mere shadow of itself. “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump presidency,” Trump tweeted. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders doubled down, claiming ISIS had been defeated. It reminded many of George W. Bush’s ill-fated “Mission Accomplished” banner on the U.S. aircraft carrier during the Iraq War. But the job’s not done. On Dec. 10, ISIS sympathizer Damon Joseph was arrested along with a woman who was a fan of Dylann Roof. Both were plotting to shoot up a synagogue, as Joseph (who is white) is also a fan of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, showing a new ISIS-right wing terrorist alliance, with Jews as the target.

JOHN TURES Columnist Also, if someone checked with the Defense Department, they would know U.S. soldiers were teaming up with the SDF to attack an ISIS stronghold near Hajin, a city in the Middle Euphrates River Valley. According to the DoD, “The campaign against ISIS is not over.” That’s why Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and National Security Adviser John Bolton argued vehemently against Trump’s serious blunder. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) likened this mistake to Obama’s decision to withdraw from Iraq (although Obama had a better reason to do so because we weren’t going to let Iraqis prosecute our military, which led to our withdrawal). Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) similarly criticized the move. There are a lot of reasons such a withdrawal is the worst idea we’ve had for the Middle East. It would be a clear win for the Syrian regime, led by President Bashir al-Assad (the one Trump attacked for using chemical weapons against his people) and Assad’s allies, which include the Iranian regime, as well as Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile our Middle East presence will be severely weakened.

Turkish dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who demanded Trump pull out his military, will also benefit, as he’s planning to slaughter those very Kurds who gave their lives to help us badly weaken ISIS. Now, no one will ever trust being in an antiterrorism coalition with the U.S., as it just means our government will sell out our allies. A number of Turkish reporters who uncovered Erdogan’s secretive weapons shipments to Syria are now languishing in jails, as the Turkish leader de-policed his border, enabling ISIS fighters to spread into Europe with little problem. Meanwhile, Erdogan bombed the Kurds as they were battling ISIS fighters. There’s a reason Senate Republicans are aghast at Trump’s inexplicable decision to flee from Syria. As the near tragedy at the Toledo synagogue and the shooting in Strasbourg’s Christmas shopping area have shown, the fight against ISIS is not over. But pulling out our troops and leaving our Kurdish allies against ISIS to be butchered, while allowing several authoritarians to emerge as winners, means every terror attack by an ISIS member, or sympathizer after our troops leave, will be on Trump’s hands. I pray he’ll reverse the worst idea of his presidency. John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is JohnTures2.

Jesus is the Prince of peace C

hristmas is the season Christians celebrate God putting on human flesh to save us from our sins. From man’s point of view, the story begins in the Garden of Eden. God created a perfect world and placed man over creation to tend to it. As Creator, God pronounced certain do’s and don’t’s, including warning Adam not to eat the fruit of a particular tree. Forbidden fruit has been the bane of mankind ever since! Eve and Adam sinned and ate the fruit, condemning all their descendants. Nevertheless, God had not been taken unawares by their sin, and told the couple God would redeem mankind through the seed of woman. From the beginning, all children have been the product of man’s seed impregnating woman’s eggs, producing 100 percent human offspring. At a point in time, God told a young virgin Israeli girl that the Holy Spirit would impregnate her with a 100 percent Holy seed, and she would have a baby boy. Of course, the boy was 100 percent human, having a human mother. But, the boy was also 100 percent Holy since God was the father. A couple has a baby. Is the baby half of the mother’s son? Half of the father’s son? Does each parent introduce the child as half his or her child? Ridiculous! Both are needed to produce a child, and thus the child is

DANIEL L. GARDNER Columnist 100 percent child of each parent. From God’s point of view, the story began long before creation. John wrote in his gospel: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.” (Jn. 1:1-3) John further clarifies, “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14) “No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s side — he has revealed him.” (John 1:18) Jesus is the Word, the Creator of all “that has been created.” John wrote, “He was in the world, and the world was created through him, and yet the world did not recognize him.” Why did the world not recognize its Creator, Jesus? The world has never sought the Creator, choosing instead to be masters of our own fates. All religions and philosophies

essentially teach adherents and practioners how to find peace. On the other hand, God knowing that no one could ever find peace through his or her own human endeavors not only became human to explain God’s original everlasting love for creation, but also redeemed mankind from eternal self destruction. To be sure, the Bible is a very deep, complicated and complex book. Nevertheless, the Christmas story teaches us God became 100 percent man while remaining 100 percent God, so that Jesus could redeem us from our selfish sins and delusions of being masters of our own fates. Since the Garden of Eden, mankind has always sought ways to master his or her fate, thus rejecting God. Not in spite of mankind’s rejecting God, but because of God’s limitless love for mankind and, indeed, all of creation, Jesus came to seek and to save all that was lost. No other religion, god, or philosophy has ever provided the peace mankind lost in the garden. Jesus, God in the flesh, is the one and only source and Prince of peace. Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist who lives in Starkville, Mississippi. You may contact him at PJandMe2@gmail.com or interact with him on the Clarion-Ledger website at www.clarionledger.com.

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2. TAP grant upgrades downtown In late October, Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock announced the city had been awarded a $580,000 grant through the Department of Transportation to create an updated downtown streetscape Hammocks hopes will attract retail and grow jobs. “This is the big one,” Hammock said when he made the announcement. Since taking office in 2016, the current administration has been awarded over $1 million in grant funding.

3. Work begins at Thurlow Dam Thurlow Dam got new steel gates to replace the dam’s spillway crest gates, known as flashboards, which were installed in the 1920s. The steel replacements, called Obermeyer gates, will be more efficient than the old 36-gate flashboard system. Obermeyer gates use adjustable, inflatable bladders to control the gates and more accurately manage water resources. “The new gates will allow us better control of the flow over the spillway,” Thurlow Dam superintendent Joel Johnson said. The new design will feature only four spans that operate independently across the top of the dam but will mimic the historic look of the original dam. Decades ago, local boosters promoted Thurlow Dam as the “Niagara of the South” for the way the Tallapoosa River spills over the dam when all the gates are open. “We wanted to do our best to make sure the improved Thurlow Dam looks like it does now,” Johnson said. “This will look and feel like the Thurlow we all know and remember.”

the city. Immediately after the sales tax increase was passed, the council established an ad valorem tax on property in the city. Tallassee was one of only 11 cities in the state without an ad valorem tax, which could bring in $250,000 in added revenue, officials said. Hammock said the funds were desperately needed to repair the city’s crumbling infrastructure.

4. Osceola was a Tallassean

8. Ansley given key to the city

The Talisi Historical Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution from Opelika held the official unveiling of the Osceola Monument on April 21 after much debate over the Native American’s birthplace. The Tallassee area has a deeply rooted background in Native American culture, was once the location of the Creek capital city, Tuckabatchee, and was recognized as the birthplace of Osceola, an influential leader of the Seminole tribe in Florida. According to Bill Goss of the Talisi Historical Society and Talisi Falls Museum, Osceola’s birthplace had long been debated. Some said he was born in Georgia; however, the Smithsonian Museum said it had evidence he was born in the Creek village Talisi, which makes Osceola a native Tallasseean. Local artist Charles Chambers, who is also the fire chief of the Red Hill Volunteer Fire Department, created the monument.

On Jan. 21, Hammock and the council honored Derrik Ansley, a defensive backs coach for the Oakland Raiders who graduated from Tallassee High School in 2000 and also coached at Alabama. Ansley was an assistant coach at Kentucky from 2013-15, a defensive backs coach for Tennessee in 2012 and a graduate assistant coach at Alabama from 2010-11. Hammock said children in the community could look to Ansley as a positive role model. “I think this shows the children in Tallassee that if they work hard and stay on the right path, good things can happen,” Hammock said.

9. Airport closing Reeves Airport is set to close on Dec. 31 as Tallassee’s municipal airport after the Alabama Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Bureau found multiple violations during its most recent inspection. Hammock said it would have cost an estimated $63,000 to make repairs in 2017 and expected them to go higher. With no incoming funds from the airport, the city council agreed closing it was in the best interest of the city with a unanimous vote on Aug. 21.

5. Snowpocalypse After missing most of the December 2017 snowfall, Tallassee and surrounding areas were walloped with about 3 inches of snow on Jan. 16. Local forecasters had warned snow was coming beginning early that week. With 3.2 inches of snow reported in Auburn and 3 inches reported in Montgomery, it’s safe to say Tallassee received right around 3 inches of the white stuff. However, ice created the most serious hazards. With temperatures below freezing, some areas did not completely thaw out until late in the week, when temperatures reached into the 60s. The Elmore County EMA deemed roads and bridges in the area impassable and several roads in the area remained closed for days due to ice that lingered long after the snow had melted.

6. New facilities coming to THS According to Tallassee schools superintendent, Wade Shipman, plans for a new performing arts building and a parking

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The city’s TAP grant, rare January snowfall and moves toward a new high school building are all big things that happened in Tallassee in 2018.

area at Tallassee High School are coming along and construction on the project could begin as soon as January. “We have our students who are in band and music, and this gives us a chance to have a place for everyone,” Shipman said. According to Shipman, the plan is to construct a new performing arts center and create new parking areas first. Once those are complete, the construction process will shift to the next logical area of the school. “Logistically, it makes sense because we’re building a building in a place where we don’t have to tear anything down,” he said. “Let’s build it, shift and do something in the next area. It also lets us work on some of the parking areas. We can go ahead and begin with those because there will be no

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7. New taxes In April, the Tallassee City Council voted 6-1 to increase the sales tax only in the Elmore County region of the city, which officials said could usher in up to $750,000 of new revenue for the city. Councilman David Stough cast the lone no vote. Because the Tallapoosa County side of Tallassee already charged a 10-percent sales tax, the increase did not apply to that area of

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Q. Looking back on 2018, what are you proudest of accomplishing as a mayor and council and what didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you do that should have been done? A. I am most proud of the TAP grant that we were recently awarded for downtown street-scaping. That will give the city $580,000 in grant money with a 20-percent match. This will be a last-ditch effort to revitalize our downtown. It will be a gem for a town our size. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not one who lives in my regrets. I learn from my mistakes. I wish I had taken more steps to have some town hall meetings this year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something I plan on implementing next year. I plan on asking the council if we can have a town hall meeting at least once, maybe twice, a year. Anyone who wants to come ask any questions, no questions barred. Ask me anything you want to. Now, they may not like the answer.

Q. What is your personal vision for where the city should be in 10 years? A. A place where people have a job and live in a more urban-style city, combine small-town living with big-city amenities. Now, this will take money and we have to fix our infrastructure. We are working on not only the things underground, like gas and sewer, but we are also focusing on sidewalks, the downtown streetscaping and things that make it pleasing to the eye â&#x20AC;&#x201D; beatification. The school is working on new facilities and with the troubles that Montgomery schools are facing, that could attract people to our city. We also want safety in our schools. We have a top-notch police force now that we can be proud of. We have things heading in the right direction but it may take several years before we see the results. By the end of my term, you will see.

Q. What are your top 10 goals for the city in 2019 and please explain why. A. 1. I think we need to figure out what we are going to do with the airport because it will shut down Dec. 31. We just do not have the funding to maintain it. It has no economic impact on the city. 2. We need to continue to replace the cast-iron pipes in the city. We have to replace it. We are one of a handful of cities that still have cast-iron pipes in the ground. It cost about $250,000 to replace about a linear mile. We have 60 miles of cast iron in place. 3. We are in the final

Q. What are the chances of executing these plans? Good or bad and why?

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stages of the EDA grant for the wastewater treatment facility. We have to build this no matter what and the EDA grant would cover 50 percent of it, $2.4 million. 4. Grow jobs. I hope the work that takes place downtown will help grow jobs. I think the upcoming improvements will attract new business and in turn that will create new jobs for the city. 5. I would like to replace more water lines. I would like to take the data from the GSI mapping and have that data accessible via a phone or a computer in a vehicle. So, when we have a water leak they can see exactly where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running and how to shut it off. 6. We just finished a CGBD grant in East Tallassee and, next, we will be eligible for another and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something we are hoping for again. We will work closely with CARPDC and apply for another. 7. I plan on continuing to press Tommy Hudson about cleaning up the mill site. We will continue to push that lawsuit for as long as it takes. 8. I plan on continuing to push for a traffic light in front of Walmart. The Alabama Department of Transportation will be conducting a traffic study and, hopefully, it will show that we need a traffic light there. 9. We are finishing the hotel feasibility study. That will be one in about six weeks and get a game plan to try to find the most suitable hotel. It depends on what this city can support. 10. Fiber. I am working with several different companies and trying to see if we can get fiberoptic internet access at our industrial park. That will help attract business to the area.

Q. What are the top five long-term projects for the city over the next 10 years? A. 1. TAP grant, that will take over a year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 for the city right now. 2. The wastewater treatment plant has to be done by 2021. This new wastewater system will carry the city 50-plus years

TALLASSEE Founded: 1872 Population: 4,671 (2017 census) Budget: $9.5 million (fiscal year 2017) Mayor: Johnny Hammock Councilmembers: Jeremy Taunton, Sara Hill, Damian Carr, Darrell Wilson, Terrell Brown, Bill Godwin, David Stough

into the future. 3. Fiber. We need that to be competitive in the business market. I hope that comes well before 10 years. 4. The city needs the SCATA system. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a system of software and hardware elements that allows industrial organizations to control industrial processes locally or at remote locations. Monitor, gather and process real-time data. 5. I would like to see upgrades to the Rec Center and the recreation facilities around town. The Dixie Youth baseball field, a soccer field. We have 140 children who play soccer. We hope to make upgrades to the recreation center so that seniors can go there and walk in a controlled environment, and possibly, maybe, once finances are headed in the right direction, we can work, in stages, on some upgrades to the swimming pool.

Q. What things need to be done in the city that has never been done before? A. Increase utility rates consistently. Water

and sewer rates need to break even and not under recover. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never been done before. Utilities need to break even. We are losing over $800,000 in the utilities. We are so far behind that will take years to get where we need to be. The cast-iron pipes have never been replaced. They have been in the ground since the 1940s and beginning this year we are taking them out. Online bill payment, that will be a first for the city.

Q. Which parts of the budget need to be increased and which parts need to be cut? A. I think the building department needs more funding. We increased it this year but I think it needs more. Andy Coker, the building inspector, and his department do the best that they can with they are working with. We also need more money in the street department for tree trimming. That can get really costly and there is only $5,000 in the budget for that. You never want to cut anything. We had a lot of appropriations and we have cut some of those. We reduced the IDB (Industrial Development Board) but they were sitting on a million dollars. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to cut out the chamber of commerce; they are making strides and adding new members. I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where to cut, and right now I do not see us cutting anything else. We try to come in under budget and trim budget everywhere we can. We watch the spending year-round.

A. If you mean the top 10, we already have plans in place to get there. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long-term, and we are talking multiple years. We are planning ahead, setting goals, following through. We are heading in the right direction. You will first see the work in downtown. At the Dixie Youth field, you will see a new concession stand over there. You will see the improvements at the rec center. We are getting there.

Q. Do you believe in term limits for the mayor and council? Why or why not? A. Great question. I believe in term limits if that said person becomes stagnant in the position, if they get too comfortable and lose their appetite for doing the right thing and making the city a better place. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only about a job and a paycheck, then I am against that. The day that I feel like I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have it in me anymore, then thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the day that I need to wrap it up. Term limits? Possibly. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think someone should keep this position if they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prepared for a full-time job. Do I think I need, or the council needs, more than one term to get things done? Of course I do. But I would not be opposed to a two- or three-term limit.

Q. What are the most significant questions you hear from your constituents? A. The run-down houses. Sixty percent of the homes in this town are rental houses and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard when you have lived in a house your whole life and the house across the street used to be owned by good friends, your neighbors. Now, every three to six months you have new neighbors and they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taking care of the yard and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not their house. It frustrates people and they tend to

call me about the run-down houses. That and the mill because of the way it looks right now. The traffic light at Walmart, I get a lot of phone calls about that. Those are the main things.

Q. What does the city government do well and what could it do better? A. I think this administration is doing what is in the best interest of Tallassee without regards for reelection. I am so pleased with this city council and the tough decisions that they have made without too much worry of getting reelected. I am very vocal about it. Bill Godwin, the mayor pro-tem, is very vocal about that. I think it all starts at the top. I am not trying to pat myself on the back. Bill Godwin does a great job as the financial chair and does things because it is the right thing to do. What can we do better? We can also do everything better. Perfection is impossible but chasing perfection creates excellence. We can always do things better. We can do some forward thinking a little better. Long-range planning. We have done a comprehensive plan, now letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take the next step and begin a strategic plan. We have never really had a lot of planning in this city. It has been a lot of patch and pray mentality.

Q. If you could change anything about the city, what would it be? A. Wow, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great question. A tough question. If I could change anything, I would go back and keep the water rights to Kent, Friendship and Wall Street. We wholesale them water but we are producing it. I wish we still had those water rights. That way, we could annex easier. We should have a larger population. Instead, we let other utility companies come and set up shop at our doorstep decades ago. A larger population would attract retail and things like that.

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Church Briefs outreach of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Tallassee, Father Mateusz Rudzik and Knights of Columbus Council 15093, Andy Lacey, grand knight. It airs on WACQ-AM 580 and FM 101.1 each Sunday from 8-8:30 a.m. Listen online at www.wacqradio.com or on a smartphone using the TuneIn app.

First United Methodist Church

New worship times are 9 a.m. for contemporary and 11 a.m. for traditional, with Sunday School for all ages at 10 a.m. Programs for children and youth on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. All are welcome. We also have a few openings left in our Lighthouse Afterschool program, for children in kindergarten through seventh grade. Afterschool care includes devotions, fun activities, mission projects and help with homework. For more information, contact our church office at 283-2195.

Liberty Baptist Church

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church holds mass at Lake Martin every Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Church in the Pines in Kowaliga. For more information, call the church at (334) 283-2169. “Our Life’s Journey” is an

Everyone is invited to join us in worship at 574 Liberty Road, Tallassee. Interim pastor Lamar Duke will be presenting a message from Matthew 2:112 entitled “Exploring Christmas Gifts”. Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. and Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m. Discipleship Training begins at 5:00 p.m. and Evening Worship follows at 6:00. Wednesday night services for all ages begin at 6:00 p.m. For more information please call 334 2836338.

Living Water Worship Center

Revival nights will be held on the last Sunday of each month beginning at 6 p.m. at 45 Main St. in downtown Eclectic.

East Tallassee United Methodist Church

The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors are welcome: new items, old items, crafts, youth groups, ball teams, baked goods, produce and food. The flea market is sponsored by the East Tallassee United Methodist Church and is located across from city hall. We will offer variously priced booths. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at (334) 312-4913. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.

Calvary Baptist Church of Tallassee

If you are looking for a church to worship and praise the Lord,

join us at 293 N. Wesson St. in Tallassee. We offer 10 a.m. Sunday School, 11 a.m. morning worship service and 6 p.m. evening service. Also join us at 7 p.m. Wednesday for our prayer and fellowship service. If you have any questions call (334) 283-2366.

Word of Life Baptist Church

Tallassee Church of Christ

Sunday School begins at 10 a.m., worship service begins at 11 a.m. and the Sunday evening service begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6 p.m. Visitors welcome at all services. Call us at (334) 283-5437 or drop by 209 Gilmer Ave.

Carrville Baptist Church

On Sundays we offer 9:15 a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. morning worship, 5 p.m. discipleship and 6:15 p.m. evening worship. For more info call the church office at 283-2221, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or visit our website www. carrvillebaptist.com.

Word of Life is affiliated with Carrville Baptist Church and is located in the old church building at 501 Sims Ave. On Sundays, Sunday School is at 9 a.m. and morning worship at 10 a.m. The Pastor is Ronald L. Williams. If you would like more information, contact Williams at (334) 2831010.

Rock Springs Baptist Church We welcome any and all guests to join us.

First Baptist Church Reeltown

We have worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Sundays. Between those services, we have Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. with a class ready to welcome you. Sunday night service begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6:30 p.m. with Bible study classes for all ages.

Tallassee Churches BAPTIST Bethlehem East 7561 Upper River Road Calvary Baptist Church 293 N Wesson Street Word of Life 501 Sims Avenue Carrville Baptist Church 2436 Notasulga Road East Tallassee Baptist Church 314 Central Boulevard Elam Baptist Church 4686 Notasulga Road First Baptist Church 1279 Friendship Road Flatrock Missionary Baptist Church 1024 Flat Rock Road Friendship 4345 Friendship Road Liberty Baptist Church 574 Liberty Road Mount Zion Baptist Church

64 Log Circle Providence Primitive Baptist Church 4850 Chana Creek Road Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road River Road 239 Lower Tuskegee Road Riverside Heights Hispanic Mission 495 Little Road Rock Springs 375 Rigsby Road Rock Springs Baptist Church 2810 Rock Springs Drive Tallassee First 1279 Friendship Road Tallaweka Baptist Church 1419 Gilmer Avenue Westside Baptist Church 1825 Gilmer Avenue CATHOLIC St Vincent De Paul Parish

620 Gilmer Avenue CHRISTIAN/OTHER Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ 1072 Muskogee Trail East Tallassee Church of Christ 501 Central Boulevard Light of Jesus Outreach Ministries 140 Gin Street Macedonia Christian Church 2685 Macedonia Road Mount Olive Congregational Christian Church NACCC 492 Kent Road Oak Heights Church of Christ 74 Manning Circle Tallassee Church of Christ 209 Gilmer Avenue Wind Rain & Fire Ministries International 1201 Gilmer Avenue Vessel Church

84632 Tallassee Highway, Eclectic, AL 36024 God’s Church, Campfire Ministries 209 Barnett Bouelvard Tallassee, AL 36078 The Lord Our Righteousness Center, Inc. 4566 Claud Road Eclectic, AL 36024 Tallassee First Assembly of God 185 Friendship Road, Tallassee, AL 36078 EPISCOPAL Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Avenue METHODIST East Tallassee United Methodist Church 101 Central Boulevard First United Methodist Church 1 Jordan Avenue

New Zion 3523 Ashurst Bar Road St. Paul Tallassee 101 Herren Hill Road Wall Street 71 Zion Street INDEPENDENT Abundant Life Church 2634 Lower Tuskegee Road Saint Mark All Nationals Pentecostal Foundation Church 30 Stewart Street Tallassee Church of God 134 Adams Street Tallassee Holiness Church 194 Honeysuckle Lane God’s Congregation Holiness Church 508 Jordan Avenue Claud Independent Methodist Church 81232 Tallassee Highway in Eclectic

Surrounding Area Churches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231, Wetumpka 567-9143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 5675754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 285-5545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 5692825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church 2520 Lynwood Dr., Millbrook 285-5213 Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 514-2881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 5674325 Brookwood Baptist 3111 Grandview Rd., Millbrook 285-6792 Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist

20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-4417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-5191 First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-4178 Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist 1554 Hwy. 143, Millbrook 285-0094 Grace Baptist 304 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist 346 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook 285-5125 Green Ridge Baptist 288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 567-2486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Titus 514-7304 Millbrook Baptist Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441

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Mt. Herron East Baptist Church 4355 Mt. Herron Rd. Eclectic, Al 36024 334-857-3689 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 5674458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 3121878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Light-wood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic 541-3460 Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic 567-5837 Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka 567-8649 Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road Tallassee 334-857-2638 Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rifle Range Rd., Tallassee 567-9801 Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic 541-2418 Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka 567-6209 Saint James Baptist 101 Gantt Rd., Deatsville 569-3006 Santuck Baptist 7250 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2364 Seman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville 569-2482 Springfield Baptist

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2018 All-County Football Team Offensive Player of the Year

Rawls exceeds expectations in first year as QB By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

There was a big question mark on Wetumpka’s offense at the beginning of the season. Junior Tyquan Rawls entered the year with no experience as a varsity quarterback but it did not take long for him to showcase his skills. “Our expectations for him was really to just go out and manage the offense,” Wetumpka coach Tim Perry said. “He went above and beyond that. To go in and play quarterback in a spread offense, that’s a tremendous challenge. He made that transition like he had been there the whole time.” See RAWLS • Page B2

Coach of the Year

Perry leads Wetumpka back to semifinals By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

Defensive Player of the Year

Career year by Adams leads improved defense By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

Wetumpka all-state linebacker Colton Adams set high expectations for himself entering his final high school season, wanting to not just improve his own game but make the Indian defense better. “He’s a fierce competitor,” Wetumpka coach Tim Perry said. “He practices Monday through Thursday like he plays on Friday night. It motivates his teammates to See ADAMS • Page B3

xpectations were sky-high for Wetumpka after last season’s appearance in the Class 6A state championship game. The Indians were coming off the most successful season in the program’s history and had key pieces returning for the 2018 season. However, a lot of those high hopes went out the window when the news of quarterback JD Martin’s injury got out. Players and coaches knew the talent they still had available but the sense of expectations fell around the community. Coach Tim Perry was entering his seventh season at Wetumpka but it may have been the biggest challenge he has faced during his 27-year career as a head football coach. He needed to replace an all-state quarterback and running back

from the most successful offense in the state. Perry called on Tyquan Rawls to fill the role as the team’s quarterback. He accounted for 3,265 yards of offense and 29 touchdowns while turning the ball over just three times. Wetumpka’s read-option offense was run to perfection by Rawls and a duo of running backs. De’Angelo Jones and Terrance Thomas each ran for more than 1,000 yards and combined for 29 touchdowns. “We accomplished a lot,” said Rawls, whose team finished 11-3 after a loss to Saraland in the semifinals. “A lot of people didn’t think we were going to make it this far. They didn’t even think we’d make it past the first round, and we made it past that and knocked everybody off. We played as a team.” See PERRY • Page B2

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback: Braxton Buck, Soph., Holtville

Running back: DJ Patrick, Sr., Elmore County

Holtville’s season appeared to be in jeopardy when quarterback Drake Baker went down with an injury early in the year. Buck stepped into a role filled with high expectations and the sophomore was up to the task. Buck threw for 1,854 yards while completing 57 percent of his passes as the Bulldogs won seven games in 2018. He was responsible for 27 total touchdowns and led Holtville to its first playoff appearance since 2010. “The guys really believed in him,” Holtville coach Jason Franklin said. “He was admirable about stepping in and taking charge of the offense.”

Despite defenses stacking the box against the Panthers, Patrick put together another huge year in his final high school season. He finished with 1,390 rushing yards and scored 20 total touchdowns. Patrick set school records during a game against Leeds when he rushed for 310 yards and five touchdowns on just 19 carries in the victory. Patrick finished his career with 44 total touchdowns. “He’s a special athlete,” Elmore County coach Jordan Cantrell said. “He’s had a lot of success here and that’s because he was devoted in the weight room and on the practice field every day.”

Running back: Kolby Potts, Jr., Edgewood

Running back: De’Angelo Jones, Sr., Wetumpka Jones was one of three Wetumpka players to rush for at least 1,000 yards this season but Jones became the team’s go-to back in short-yardage situations. He led the team with 20 total touchdowns, all of them coming in the rushing game. Jones finished the season with 1,056 rushing yards and averaged 7.9 yards per carry. “He’s so strong and physical,” Wetumpka coach Tim Perry said. “Very rarely does the first defender bring him down. He runs with a lot of passion and takes it personal. He plays that way, he practices that way.”

Before the season, Edgewood coach Darryl Free said Potts was going to be a player to be keep an eye on and he was right. Potts was the top offensive weapon for the Wildcats, rushing for 1,360 yards and 16 touchdowns as Edgewood returned to the state semifinals. Potts set a season-high in the final game of the season, rushing for 286 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries. “He was going to give you 100 percent on every rep,” Free said. “Every time he touched the ball, you knew he would give it all he had. It was fun to watch.”

Wide receiver: Dajon Reeves, Sr., Holtville

Wide receiver: E.J. Rogers, Sr., Wetumpka

When Drake Baker went out with an injury, Holtville’s offense needed to find some leadership. Reeves came to life in Week 4 with 163 receiving yards and three touchdowns in a loss to Elmore County. Reeves finished the season with 12 touchdown receptions, scoring in each of the final eight games. “He wants the football and he knows what to do with it when he catches it,” Franklin said. “You know if he catches it, he can score. That definitely helps you as a quarterback.”

Wetumpka’s offense was all about the rushing attack but Rogers was the clear go-to receiver for Tyquan Rawls. Rogers led all of Class 6A with 13 receiving touchdowns and led Wetumpka with 587 receiving yards on 37 receptions. Rogers had two touchdowns in the postseason, including one in overtime in Tuscaloosa as the Indians defeated Hillcrest 20-17. “I was proud of the progress he made this year,” Perry said. “He became a better route runner and wanted the ball in big situations. He surpassed our expectations.”

Offensive lineman: Torey Loftin, Sr., Wetumpka

Offensive lineman: Matthew Whitman, Sr., Stanhope Elmore

Loftin was often used as a lead blocker for the team’s strong rushing attack and was also a key to the pass protection for Wetumpka. Loftin, who served as one of the team’s captains, allowed no sacks in 564 offensive snaps. “He started all 15 games his junior year and 14 games his senior year,” Perry said. “He emerged as a leader on the offensive line. He has a very high football IQ.”

Whitman graded out at 91 percent this season, the highest of any offensive lineman in Elmore County. He recorded 48 pancakes and was a reliable force for the Mustang offense during his senior season. “He was an animal for us,” Stanhope coach Brian Bradford said. “He was the anchor for our offensive line. We designed most of our running plays to the right so we could run behind him.”

Offensive lineman: Sam Jackson, Sr., Holtville

Offensive lineman: Jake Justiss, Sr., Tallassee

Jackson was Mr. Dependable for the Bulldog offense this season. He spent most of his time as the blindside tackle for Buck and graded out at 89 percent. Jackson moved around on the line when needed, often lining up against the top opposing pass rusher. “There was never an uncertainty running to his side of the line,” Franklin said. “It didn’t matter who he was lined up against. He was steady and consistent for us.”

In its jump to Class 5A, Tallassee played against several teams which were bigger up front. That did not stop Justiss from having a strong season on the offensive line. He played as an offensive guard for the Tigers despite being listed as only 6-foot and 210 pounds. “He plays the game like it’s supposed to be played,” Tallassee coach Mike Battles said. “He was undersized for a lineman but he plays like he’s 6-3, 260. He plays aggressive and it doesn’t take long to figure out what the game of football means to him.”

Offensive lineman: Garrett Moseley, Sr., Elmore County

Athlete: Kalvin Levett, Sr., Tallassee

Elmore County needed its rushing attack to have success this season and that started at the line of scrimmage. Leading the way more often than not was Moseley, whose job was to make sure Patrick could get into space and use his speed for big plays. “He’s just a hard-nosed dude,” Cantrell said. “He’s always there and ready to work. He stepped it up and played strong tackle for us this season.”

After making the move from wide receiver to quarterback, Levett’s playmaking ability was on display on every snap for the Tiger offense. Levett finished with 1,099 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground while throwing for another 1,113 yards and six scores. Levett even added a receiving touchdown in the team’s season finale at Elmore County. “To ask a guy who was an all-state receiver last year to change positions because it will help the team, that’s special,” Battles said. “That speaks to the kind of guy Kalvin is and how good of an athlete he is.”

Kicker: Robert Stewart, Jr., Edgewood The Wildcat offense did not give Stewart many opportunities but he took advantage of the chances he got. He scored 7 points in Edgewood’s 13-12 victory over Northside Methodist to start the season. He also kicked a 42-yard field goal for the team’s only points at Autauga Academy. Stewart made 7 of his 10 field attempts this season and 45 of his 49 extra-point attempts. “He was a weapon for us on offense,” Free said. “Having him on our sideline helped open our playbook because we knew we could take chances with him on our team.”

All-Purpose: Ali McMillian, Soph., Stanhope Elmore The Mustangs had a handful of versatile weapons this season but McMillian may have stood out the most. He finished the season with 652 yards and three touchdowns on 35 receptions, including a 157-yard performance against Saraland in the postseason. McMillian’s biggest performances came on special teams, where he returned three kickoffs for touchdowns and averaged 29.3 yards per return. “He’s very dynamic,” Bradford said. “To be able to do what he did as a 10th-grader in 6A football is impressive. He just has the natural ability to do it all.”

Punter: Peyton Coburn, Jr., Holtville Holtville saw improvements in every part of its game this season and that included special teams. Coburn averaged 43.4 yards per punt, including a long of 60 yards. He pinned opponents inside their own 20-yard line 15 times on 34 punts. “He had to split his time with the offense but he did a really good job of punting the ball,” Franklin said. “That was big to have a kid be able to flip the field and he did that for us numerous times.”

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FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE Defensive lineman: P.J. Lucas, Sr., Wetumpka

Defensive lineman: Ladorian Leonard, Sr., Stanhope Elmore Stanhope Elmore’s defensive line made plenty of noise this season and Leonard was always the first name mentioned. He finished with 68 total tackles, including 31 for a loss, and led the Mustangs with 11 sacks. “He is so quick off the ball,” Bradford said. “He could make so many plays because he was a step ahead of everyone else. He would be in the backfield before the other guy would be out of his stance.”

Lucas, an Ole Miss signee, made a big impact in his only season at Wetumpka. Just his presence on the defensive line was enough for opponents to adjust their playbooks to avoid Lucas. He led the Indians with 21 quarterback hurries and four sacks, and finished the season with 45 total tackles and two forced fumbles. “When he came in, it was like he had been here the whole time,” Perry said. “He was not afraid of hard work and that gained him respect. He pushed himself and his teammates saw that.”

Defensive lineman: Hunter Martin, Sr., Holtville

Defensive lineman: Cade Bazzell, Jr., Edgewood Bazzell was a force at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball for the Wildcats. His ability to read the game made him stand out from the competition. Bazzell finished the season with 43.5 tackles and 14.5 tackles for a loss. “He was one of the smartest guys we had on the team,” Free said. “When he was on defense, we knew whoever he was lined up against would have trouble with it because of his knowledge of the game.”

Martin spent more time in the backfield this season than most players do in their careers. He finished with 32 tackles for a loss and 13 total sacks. In Holtville’s playoff-securing win over Talladega, Martin had four sacks and a blocked punt. He finished the season with 64 total tackles and forced two fumbles. “The majority of his sacks came in the third and fourth quarters,” Franklin said. “Other people were getting tired but his motor kept going. He was able to come through for us in those big moments.”

Linebacker: Trey Hardy, Sr., Stanhope Elmore

Linebacker: Hayden Bass, Sr., Elmore County

The Mustang defense revolved around Hardy and his versatility, as he could line up at the line of scrimmage or in the middle of the defense. Hardy finished the season with 81 tackles and made plays for Stanhope in crucial moments. He recorded 27 tackles for a loss, forced two fumbles and had a blocked punt. “He was our best all-around player this season,” Bradford said. “We could put him on the edge or put him into coverage and he could do it all. He has a very high football IQ.”

Bass was everywhere on the defensive side of the ball for the Panthers. He finished the season with a team-high 107 tackles in 10 games. Bass intercepted two passes, including one at Dallas County which he returned 45 yards for a touchdown. “He’s performed very well even before his senior season but this was a breakout for him,” Cantrell said. “There were some games that he was banged up but he was still able to make big plays for us.”

Defensive back: Marlon Hunt, Sr., Stanhope Elmore

Defensive back: Hezekiah Nowden, Jr., Wetumpka

Hunt moved from cornerback to safety this season, and recorded 37 tackles, two interceptions and seven pass breakups. Hunt’s season will be remembered by one specific play though. After a swing pass in the backfield, he collapsed on the line of scrimmage, stripped the opposing receiver, then took the ball 85 yards for a touchdown with less than a minute to go to defeat No. 1 Wetumpka. “He was our quarterback on defense,” Bradford said. “He called out all of the coverage and is another guy with a high football IQ. And he plays at 100 percent every single time.”

Wetumpka’s secondary was filled with playmakers this season but Nowden may have shown the most consistency throughout the year. The junior tied with Trey Jones to lead the Indians with three interceptions, including two in the postseason. “We knew he was a talented athlete but he worked extremely hard to get stronger and more physical,” Perry said. “We put him in there and he started making plays on Friday nights. He made plays we needed him to make and we’re proud of the progress he made.”

Defensive back: Shakwan Bickley, Sr., Elmore County

Defensive back: JaDarius Carter, Sr., Holtville Carter found a new way to play the safety position and the Bulldogs benefited from it this season. His aggression often brought him to the line of scrimmage to make big plays and he was also reliable in pass coverage. Carter led the team with 109 tackles and forced three fumbles, made two interceptions and had 16 pass deflections. “He has come a long way since joining the team before his junior year,” Franklin said. “We felt comfortable with him on the back end of our defense and with him coming up to the line of scrimmage to make plays.”

Bickley used an aggressive playstyle which allowed him to make a big impact on the game defensively for the Panthers. He finished with 91 tackles and was a ball hawk from the secondary. He forced five fumbles, recovered two of them and intercepted three passes. “This was his breakout year for us,” Cantrell said. “He was an absolute force on defense. He was making plays at the line of scrimmage like a linebacker from the safety position.”

Athlete: Trent Cochran-Gill, Sr., Tallassee There was not much Cochran-Gill missed out on this season, as he was on the field for nearly every play. The senior finished with 572 yards of offense and eight total touchdowns. His impact on defense may have been more impressive, recording 72 tackles, two interceptions and a blocked punt. “We knew he would have to have a good year for us to be successful this season,” Battles said. “He can do a lot on the field. He’s got great speed and moves to the football really well. You can plug him in anywhere.”

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Wetumpka’s offense may not have matched that of the prior season but Perry’s schemes and play calling continued to work for the Indians. Wetumpka averaged 32.4 points per game, including a 61-point performance at Selma in the final region game. After the team’s win over Fairhope in the season opener, Wetumpka was ranked No. 1 in Class 6A in the ASWA poll for the first time in the program’s history. Wetumpka spent six weeks as the top-ranked team before losing at Stanhope Elmore. This season also marked the first time Wetumpka won consecutive region championships. The Indians clinched the title with their win over Selma, finishing region play with an 8-1 record. Despite winning the region, there were File / The Tribune concerns surrounding Wetumpka as the Wetumpka coach Tim Perry took the Indians back to the regular season came to Class 6A semifinals and is also the ASWA’s Class 6A coach a close. Muscle Shoals of the year. took a 24-0 lead over Wetumpka in the first “We wanted them 2 Spanish Fort for the half of the regular-season second consecutive to know how much we finale before holding off loved and cared about season. a late comeback by the “The people who have them,” Perry said. Indians. “When you have those been a part of it in the Wetumpka entered high expectations but past are very proud of the postseason with an didn’t quite make it, you the tradition they have 8-2 record but had a bye have the sense you didn’t built,” Perry said. “For week in place to recover accomplish everything. the current players, and correct its mistakes. They represent the most we hope they can look Perry said the purpose successful senior class in back at this season of the scheduling was the history of the school. with a tremendous to help prepare for the We’re proud of what they amount of pride. For playoffs and he always have accomplished.” the community, we knew the team would be Wetumpka’s season appreciate the support ready once the playoffs included victories over and that they want our started. expectations to be high.” rivals Opelika, Prattville The Indians dominated and Benjamin Russell. Wetumpka fell to Daphne in the first Wetumpka’s opponents Saraland 22-21 in the round before traveling to semifinals but after combined for an 88-71 Tuscaloosa and knocking the loss, Perry said he record, which was the off Hillcrest in overtime. toughest overall schedule wanted the players to Wetumpka followed in Perry’s seven years in focus on the good things that up by beating No. Wetumpka. they accomplished.

HONORABLE MENTION QB: Alex Johnson, Soph., Edgewood QB: Kerenski McGhee, Sr., Stanhope Elmore RB: Terrance Thomas, Jr., Wetumpka RB: Alex Gibbons, Jr., Holtville WR: Kaleb Varner, Jr., Edgewood WR: Malik Davis, Jr., Wetumpka OL: Cody Tucker, Sr., Wetumpka

Rawls Wetumpka finished 11-3 and returned to the Class 6A semifinals. Although the offense did not match last year’s production, Rawls led the Indians to 32.4 points per game and was responsible for 29 total touchdowns. Rawls made an impression in the season opener, being responsible for 256 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Fairhope. However, a play that did not count in the stats made Perry realize he had something special. “It really happened on our second play of the season against Fairhope,” Perry said. “Even though we had a penalty and it was called back, we had a QB read play and he made the right read. He pulled it and went 60 or 70 yards for a touchdown. At that point, we knew.” Despite the positives, Rawls was not perfect in the first week of the season, throwing two interceptions in the game. However, he turned the ball over only once for the remainder of the season. “He’s an outstanding athlete and he’s also very coachable,” Perry said. “If he makes a mistake and you correct it, he won’t make that mistake again. He’s a fierce competitor.” Rawls went on to complete 55.1 percent of his passes while throwing for 1,487 yards and 18 touchdowns, with 13 of them going to senior E.J. Rogers.

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“Over the summer, we were running the same play in the red zone and it worked every time,” Rogers said. “It clicked in our head that no one can stop this play, so me and Ty just clicked. He knows where to put it and I told him I would catch.” The offense quickly bought into Rawls and his ability as a quarterback. Rogers and other seniors stepped up to take pressure off Rawls and help him evolve into a leader. “When everything happened, I knew Ty was an amazing athlete, so when he had to step into the position, I told him I had his back,” Rogers said. “He did what he had to do and took us to how far we made it.” When starting quarterback JD Martin went down with an injury before the season opener, Wetumpka’s read-option offense was in danger of losing its key component. Rawls was able to learn the offense and became the team’s top rushing threat. Rawls finished with 1,778 rushing yards and scored 11 touchdowns on the ground. He averaged 9.1 yards per carry, which ranked second in Class 6A among players with at least 100 carries. Rawls had already drawn attention from college recruits as a safety before taking over as quarterback, and Perry said he may still move back to defense full-time next season. “I think he has a future wherever he wants to play,” Perry said. “He’ll work very hard at whatever position he’s at.”

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be better … You can build your defense around this young man.” Adams set the school record for career tackles after leading Wetumpka in total tackles for the past two seasons. He recorded 144 tackles during his senior campaign, including 29 for a loss and five sacks. “He pushes himself extremely hard,” Perry said. “Over the last two years, if we needed someone to make a play, he’s been the one to make the play.” Adams stood out not only for his tackling ability but also his ability to recognize plays in pass coverage. Adams intercepted two passes and had three deflections. At the beginning of the season, Perry

said the work off the field also made Adams stand out. Adams was always invested in the film room and it made him a smarter player. “He understands the game because he studies it,” Perry said. “I’ll get a phone call or text message on Saturday morning and he has already watched film on our opponent. He’s picked up tendencies and he’s texting me to let me know.” Unlike the 2017 season, Wetumpka relied on its defense to make the big plays in the 2018 postseason. The Indians allowed only six offensive touchdowns in the four games. Adams finished with 23 tackles, eight tackles for a loss and three sacks in the

final two rounds. Perry said the rest of the defense stepped up its game when Adams showed how much he cared about winning. “They have a ton of respect for him because he’s earned it,” Perry said. “They see his work ethic and how he pushes himself. He demands perfection from himself and that’s contagious. They see that and they don’t want to let him down.” Perry said teammates begin to realize Adams’ work ethic on the practice field and elected him one of the team captains this season. “He’s going to be the first one to show up and the last one to leave,” Perry said. “He doesn’t want to lose a drill in

practice. He’s got that kind of drive and that’s how he’s inspired his teammates.” Adams wrapped up his career with two appearances on the all-state team. He has a few offers to play at the college level but he’s waiting for the right offer before deciding on his future. Perry said it’s a mystery as to why Adams hasn’t received offers from bigger schools but he knows Adams can succeed anywhere. “I’ve been fortunate enough to coach some outstanding young men on the defensive side of the ball but I think he’s going to have to rank up there at maybe the best,” Perry said. “He’s gone above and beyond anything we’ve ever asked him to do.”

2 Tallassee seniors earn all-state football team honors Sr., 6-3, 230 LB: Doug Sullivan, Saraland, Sr., 5-11, 195 DB: Chauncey Andrews, Hazel Green, Jr., 5-9, 165 DB: A.J. Finley, St. Paul’s, Sr., 6-2, 185 DB: Elgin Nabors, CarverBirmingham, Sr., 6-0, 180 DB: Carson Ware, Muscle Shoals, Sr., 6-1, 185 P: Diego Guajardo, Daphne, Sr., 6-1, 186 Athlete Demarion Holloman, Pinson Valley, Sr., 6-2, 190 Nicholas Parnell, Selma, Jr., 6-0, 190 Jaylen Stinson, Opelika, Jr., 5-10, 175 C.J. Young, Daphne, Sr., 5-9, 175

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All six Elmore County programs were represented on the Alabama Sports Writers Association all-state football team released last week, with coach Tim Perry and four Wetumpka players leading the charge. Perry was named the Class 6A coach of the year for the second consecutive season after leading Wetumpka to its second straight region title and another semifinal appearance. Junior Tyquan Rawls earned first-team honors as an athlete. He accounted for 3,265 yards and 29 touchdowns in his first season as the team’s quarterback. P.J. Lucas and Colton Adams were both named to the first-team defense. The two seniors were leaders on Wetumpka’s defense, which allowed just 20.1 points per game. Adams led the team with 144 tackles. Running back De’Angelo Jones scored 20 touchdowns on the ground this season to earn honorable mention. He rushed for 1,056 yards in his lone season at Wetumpka. Stanhope Elmore was represented on the first-team defense by senior Ladorian Leonard. Wide receiver Ali McMillian was honorable mention after accruing 1,150 all-purpose yards, including three kick-return touchdowns. Tallassee had two seniors earn all-state honors as an athlete. Kalvin Levett was on the first team after accounting for 2,212 yards of offense and 16 touchdowns. Trent CochranGill packed the stat sheet on both sides of the ball, finishing with 8 offensive touchdowns and recording 72 tackles on defense, to earn second-team honors. Holtville’s Peyton Coburn was the secondteam punter for 4A after averaging 43.4 yards per punt this season. Seniors Dajon Reeves, Sam Jackson and JaDarius Carter were named honorable mention for the Bulldogs. Elmore County’s DJ Patrick scored a career-high 20 total touchdowns this season and rushed for 1,390 yards to earn honorable mention. Edgewood’s Robert Stewart was the firstteam kicker in AISA after making 70 percent of his field goal attempts, including a 42-yard kick against Autauga. Kolby Potts was a second-team running back after scoring 16 touchdowns for the Wildcats. Wide receiver Kaleb Varner had 489 yards and 7 touchdowns on 32 receptions to be named honorable mention.

The 2018 Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football All-State teams and honorable mentions: CLASS 7A FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Taulia Tagovailoa, Thompson, Sr., 6-0, 205 RB: Larry McCammon, Hoover, Sr., 5-11, 203 RB: Te’Darrian Murray, LeeMontgomery, Sr., 6-0, 208 RB: A’Montae Spivey,

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Tallassee’s Trent Cochran-Gill (14) and Kalvin Levett (1) each earned all-state honors as an athlete in the ASWA all-state football team. Central-Phenix City, Sr., 6-1, 200 WR: Ja’Varrius Johnson, Hewitt-Trussville, Sr., 5-11, 175 WR: George Pickens, Hoover, Sr., 6-3, 207 WR: John-Michael Riley, Bob Jones, Sr., 5-10, 180 OL: Kevon Carr, Auburn, Jr., 6-4, 310 OL: Josh Jones, CentralPhenix City, Jr., 6-5, 305 OL: Amari Kight, Thompson, Sr., 6-7, 310 OL: Pierce Quick, HewittTrussville, Sr., 6-5, 285 OL: Zach Taylor, James Clemens, Jr., 6-5, 305 PK: Will Reichard, Hoover, Sr., 6-2, 185 Defense DL: Ledarrius Cox, McGillToolen, Sr., 6-0, 305 DL: Daevion Davis, James Clemens, Sr., 6-2, 305 DL: Mohamoud Diabate, Auburn, Sr., 6-4, 225 DL: Brandon Mack, Jeff Davis, Sr., 6-4, 225 LB: Sawyer Brady, McGillToolen, Sr., 6-1, 210 LB: Will Conner, Thompson, Sr., 6-2, 225 LB: Jacobye Green, Bob Jones, Sr., 6-1, 210 LB: Demouy Kennedy, Theodore, Jr., 6-3, 205 DB: Brandon Butts, Prattville, Sr., 5-8, 155 DB: Cally Chizik, Auburn, Sr., 5-10, 190 DB: Malachi Moore, HewittTrussville, Jr., 6-0, 170 DB: Reddy Steward, Austin, Sr., 6-0, 170 P: Miles Tillman, Sparkman, Jr., 5-11, 180 Athlete Jerwuan Thomas, Grissom, Sr., 5-11, 170 Cadarrius Thompson, Florence, Sr., 6-3, 180 Hunter Tillman, Theodore, Sr., 5-8, 165 Jamontez Woods, Gadsden City, Sr., 6-0, 210 SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Paul Tyson, HewittTrussville, Sr., 6-5, 218 RB: Kolbe Blunt, Davidson, Sr., 5-10, 175 RB: Shadrick Byrd, Thompson, Sr., 5-11, 212 RB: Armoni Goodwin, Hewitt-Trussville, So., 5-9, 180 WR: Austin McGhee, James Clemens, Sr., 5-10, 190 WR: Mike Pettway, Thompson, Jr., 6-0, 175 WR: Dazalin Worsham, Hewitt-Trussville, Sr., 5-10, 170 OL: Ellis Adams, Hoover, Sr., 6-4, 312 OL: Javion Cohen, CentralPhenix City, Jr., 6-4, 255 OL: Fernando Diaz, Enterprise, Jr., 6-3, 260 OL: Will Ryland, Fairhope, Sr., 6-0, 250 OL: Taylor Thompson, Prattville, Jr., 6-3, 225 PK: Bay Cummings, McGillToolen, Sr., 5-8, 158 Defense DL: Jeremiah Alexander, Thompson, Fr., 6-2, 210 DL: Bernard Miles, Central-

Phenix City, Sr., 6-1, 235 DL: Kevin Penn, Austin, Sr., 6-3, 300 DL: Rodney Thompson, Prattville, Sr., 6-3, 235 LB: Zach Boerner, Prattville, Sr., 6-0, 210 LB: Clark Griffin, Mountain Brook, Jr., 5-9, 210 LB: Cade Jenkins, Austin, Sr., 5-11, 185 LB: Greg Russell, Hoover, Sr., 5-11, 202 DB: Kameron Brown, Theodore, Sr., 5-10, 185 DB: Jelen Lee, Florence, Sr., 6-0, 170 DB: Dell Pettus, Sparkman, Sr., 6-0, 190 DB: Alex Washington, Mountain Brook, Sr., 6-1, 185 P: Parker Colburn, HewittTrussville, Sr., 6-0, 170 Athlete Dallas Daffin, McGill-Toolen, Jr., 5-11, 170 D.J. Douglas, Thompson, Sr., 6-0, 205 Joshua McCray, Enterprise, So., 6-1, 207 Caden Rose, Bob Jones, Jr., 5-10, 170 HONORABLE MENTION QB: Robby Ashford, Hoover, Jr., 6-4, 215; Jamil Muhammad, James Clemens, Sr., 6-1, 212 RB: Cooper Bishop, Vestavia Hills, Sr., 6-1, 207; Mel Dantzler, Grissom, Sr., 5-10, 205 WR: Ramone Bradley, Fairhope, So., 5-9, 170; Eddie Williams, CentralPhenix City, Jr., 6-3, 175 OL: Michael Moncuso, Mountain Brook, Sr., 6-1, 275; Jordan Valrie, Murphy, Sr., 6-2, 295 PK: Tylan Perine, Prattville, Sr., 6-1, 190 DL: Jerry Bethea, Fairhope, So., 6-1, 270; Eric Taylor, Hewitt-Trussville, Jr., 6-5, 280 LB: Colton Higgins, Theodore, Sr., 6-1, 200; Zach Hopkins, James Clemens, Sr., 6-0, 220 DB: Will Brooks, Vestavia Hills, Sr., 6-2, 180; Jabari Moore, Hoover, Sr., 6-1, 189 P: Zach Johnson, CentralPhenix City, Jr., 6-2, 160; Grant Thornton, Enterprise, Sr., 6-1, 182 ATH: Khalil Griffin, Bob Jones, Sr., 6-0, 190 COACH OF THE YEAR Tyrone Rogers, LeeMontgomery CLASS 6A FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Bo Nix, Pinson Valley, Sr., 6-3, 210 RB: Jordon Ingram, St. Paul’s, Jr., 6-1, 200 RB: Tyetus Smith-Lindsey, Oxford, Sr., 5-7, 165 RB: Roydell Williams, Hueytown, Jr., 5-10, 205 WR: Kris Abrams-Draine, Spanish Fort, Jr., 6-0, 165 WR: Keyonteze Johnson, Pinson Valley, Jr., 5-11, 153 WR: Cameron Morson, Decatur, Sr., 5-10, 160 OL: Kannon Biggs, Athens,

Sr., 6-4, 275 OL: James Dawson, Opelika, Jr., 6-1, 282 OL: Cade Gothard, Eufaula, Jr., 6-1, 275 OL: Jackson Hall, Decatur, Sr., 6-2, 295 OL: Clay Webb, Oxford, Sr., 6-4, 285 PK: Matthew Quinn, Spanish Fort, Sr., 5-10, 160 Defense DL: DJ Dale, ClayChalkville, Sr., 6-2, 315 DL: Carlos Johnson, Spanish Fort, Jr., 6-0, 280 DL: Ladorian Leonard, Stanhope Elmore, Sr., 5-11, 265 DL: P.J. Lucas, Wetumpka, Sr., 6-5, 290 LB: Colton Adams, Wetumpka, Sr., 6-0, 220 LB: Vonta Bentley, JacksonOlin, Sr., 6-1, 220 LB: Jackson Bratton, Muscle Shoals, Jr., 6-3, 225 LB: Keon Fomby, Oxford, Sr., 5-10, 195 DB: Cordale Flott, Saraland, Sr., 6-1, 170 DB: D.J. James, Spanish Fort, Sr., 6-0, 170 DB: Marques JohnsonMason, Bessemer City, Sr., 6-2, 195 DB: Christian Williams, Daphne, Sr., 6-2, 175 P: Jay Bramblett, HillcrestTuscaloosa, Sr., 6-2, 175 Athlete GaQuincy McKinstry, Pinson Valley, So., 6-2, 175 Tyquan Rawls, Wetumpka, Jr., 6-2, 190 Keondre Swoopes, Hartselle, Sr., 6-0, 165 AJ Toney, Jackson-Olin, Sr., 5-9, 175 SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Trentin Dupper, Decatur, Sr., 5-11, 185 RB: Jacob Dendy, Albertville, Sr., 5-10, 195 RB: Rashawn McAlpine, Saraland, Jr., 5-11, 195 RB: Jacory Merritt, Sidney Lanier, Sr., 5-10, 165 WR: Edward Gipson, Pelham, Sr., 6-3, 190 WR: Tre Ross, HillcrestTuscaloosa, Sr., 6-2, 210 WR: Jay Williams, Saraland, Sr., 5-11, 180 OL: Grayson Kelley, Homewood, Sr., 6-7, 320 OL: Brevyn Jones, Huffman, Sr., 6-5, 280 OL: Kobe McCovery, Blount, Sr., 6-3, 330 OL: Chris Turberville, Spanish Fort, Sr., 6-0, 310 OL: Quintodd West, Dothan, Sr., 5-11, 280 PK: Trey Finison, Northridge, Sr., 5-9, 170 Defense DL: Cortlin Martin, Blount, Sr., 6-1, 265 DL: Antoine McGhee, Homewood, Sr., 5-9, 220 DL: Ethan Rinke, Athens, Sr., 6-3, 245 DL: Jaylen Swain, Oxford, Jr., 5-9, 245 LB: Xavier Morrow, Paul Bryant, Jr., 6-3, 230 LB: Tyler Olds, Calera, Sr., 6-1, 215 LB: Stone Powell, Hartselle,

HONORABLE MENTION QB: Willie Miller, ClayChalkville, Sr., 6-0, 185; Brett Nezat, Saraland, Jr., 6-5, 210 RB: Brantan Barnett, Opelika, Sr., 5-8, 185; De’Angelo Jones, Wetumpka, Sr., 6-1, 218 WR: Noah Hart, Sidney Lanier, Sr., 5-8, 160; Ali McMillian, Stanhope Elmore, So., 5-10, 170 OL: Jaylen Hatcher, Pinson Valley, Sr., 6-2, 273; Jake Spivey, Oxford, Sr., 6-1, 190 PK: Zach Ford, Calera, Sr., 5-9, 160; Mohammad Nakhleh, Buckhorn, Jr., 5-10, 155 DL: Braxton Dyer, Northview, Sr., 6-0, 215; Jamar Mason, Daphne, Sr., 6-0, 270 LB: Ke’Shun Brown, Carver-Montgomery, Sr., 6-1, 215; Kendall McCallum, Oxford, Sr., 6-2, 230 DB: Taeshawn Grant, Baldwin Co., Jr., 6-0, 190; Yates Grehan, St. Paul’s, Sr., 6-2, 190 P: Garrett Cross, Hazel Green, Sr., 6-4, 225; Jack Martin, Northview, Sr., 6-0, 200 ATH: Jayden Sullins, Cullman, Jr., 5-11, 195; KeiAndre Sanders, Shades Valley, Sr., 5-9, 170 COACH OF THE YEAR Tim Perry, Wetumpka CLASS 5A FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Michael Crear, Jasper, Sr., 5-8, 195 RB: Zaye Boyd, Russellville, Sr., 6-1, 210 RB: Christian Collins, Boaz, Sr., 6-1, 205 RB: Javonta Leatherwood, Central-Tuscaloosa, Jr., 6-0, 190 WR: Artel Howell, Vigor, Sr., 5-9, 175 WR: Isaiah McKissic, Beauregard, Sr., 6-3, 180 WR: CJ Yarbrough, East Limestone, Sr., 6-4, 200 OL: Jordan Flack, Brewer, Sr., 6-4, 285 OL: Russ Green, Jasper, Sr., 6-3, 275 OL: Jackson Sarratt, Boaz, Jr., 6-2, 315 OL: Trey Ware, Carroll, Sr., 6-4, 325 OL: Bradford Womack, Scottsboro, Sr., 6-2, 268 PK: Noah Nall, Briarwood, Jr., 5-10, 165 Defense DL: Fred Austin, Vigor, Sr., 5-10, 290 DL: Jaylon Bass, CentralClay Co., Sr., 6-2, 290 DL: Jamin Graham, Etowah, Sr., 6-6, 220 DL: Jeremiah Williams, Ramsay, So., 6-3, 215 LB: Mark Hand, Briarwood, Sr., 6-2, 200 LB: Joshua Myrick, Corner, So., 5-11, 190 LB: Hunter Schrader, Madison Academy, Sr., 5-10, 170 LB: DeAnthony Walker, Vigor, Sr., 6-3, 205 DB: Damien Miller, Fairfield, Sr., 6-1, 185 DB: Tori Mulkey, Carroll, Sr., 5-10, 190 DB: Nehemiah Pritchett, Jackson, Sr., 6-2, 180 DB: DeRickey Wright,

Etowah, Jr., 6-4, 208 P: Brady Spradlin, Dora, Jr., 6-0, 230 Athlete Garek Hall, Mortimer Jordan, Sr., 5-10, 170 Joeffrey Hutcherson, Citronelle, Sr., 6-0, 215 Kalvin Levett, Tallassee, Sr., 6-2, 185 Shamari Simmons, CentralClay Co., Sr., 6-2, 185 SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Luke Nail, Madison Academy, Jr., 6-4, 190 RB: Kenneth Bothwell, Southside-Gadsden, Sr., 6-0, 180 RB: Jonathan Fells, Carroll, Sr., 6-0, 200 RB: Quinton Knight, Central-Clay Co., Jr., 6-0, 190 WR: Lee Battle, Ramsay, Sr., 6-2, 185 WR: Devin Buckhalter, Russellville, Sr., 6-1, 190 WR: Deion Pickens, Satsuma, Sr., 5-9, 170 OL: Corey Belcher, Mortimer Jordan, Sr., 5-11, 250 OL: Heath Gillard, Pleasant Grove, Sr., 6-3, 305 OL: Thomas Issacs, Corner, Sr., 6-3, 265 OL: Trent Howard, Briarwood, Jr., 6-3, 270 OL: Edward Smith, CentralTuscaloosa, Sr., 6-3, 260 PK: Michael Herron, Jasper, Sr., 6-0, 160 Defense DL: Trey Cole, Etowah, Sr., 5-11, 310 DL: Ikeyah Jackson, Greenville, Jr., 6-0, 205 DL: Jamarcus Lewis, Vigor, Sr., 6-0, 305 DL: Reginald Perry, Fairfield, Jr., 6-7, 250 LB: Daniel Franklin, Mortimer Jordan, Sr., 5-11, 210 LB: Dwayne Garrett, Central-Clay Co., Sr., 5-10, 190 LB: Gerry Marshall, Center Point, Jr., 5-10, 180 LB: Grant Peacock, Rehobeth, Jr., 5-11, 177 DB: Dedarius Evans Busby, Vigor, Sr., 5-9, 160 DB: Christopher Holifield, LeFlore, Sr., 5-10, 175 DB: Triston Schmidthorst, Chilton Co., Sr., 5-7, 164 DB: Tyland Simpson, Greenville, Sr., 5-11, 189 P: Nolan Johnson, Southside-Gadsden, Jr., 5-10, 160 Athlete Trent Cochran-Gill, Tallassee, Sr., 5-11, 190 Myles Kornegay, Bibb Co., Sr., 6-0, 190 Hunter Persall, West Point, Sr., 5-10, 200 J.R. Tran-Reno, Briarwood, Sr., 6-1, 210 HONORABLE MENTION QB: Zyquez Perryman, Pleasant Grove, So., 6-1, 175; Javion Posey, Greenville, Sr., 6-1, 186 RB: A.J. Besteder, Demopolis, Sr., 5-6, 170; Jordan Embry, Ramsay, Sr., 5-11, 190 WR: Kyle Minor, Madison Academy, Sr., 5-8, 185; Taylor Smith, Boaz, Sr., 6-0, 175 OL: Walker Courtney, Demopolis, Sr., 6-2, 290; Will Rushing, Russellville, Sr., 6-0, 205 PK: Wiley Henshaw, Madison Co., Sr., 5-11, 175 DL: Wil Clardy, Madison Academy, Sr., 5-11, 190; Cody Reed, Citronelle, Jr., 6-1, 225 LB: Pernell Mitchell, Munford, Sr., 5-11, 220; Jarren Wright, Etowah, Sr., 5-11, 175 DB: Collin Chappel, Hayden, So., 5-11, 140; William Elom, Parker, So., 6-0, 175 P: Nikoli Jones, CentralTuscaloosa, Sr., 6-2, 205 ATH: Paul Garrett, CentralClay Co., Sr., 5-10, 190

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All-state COACH OF THE YEAR Danny Horn, Central-Clay Co. CLASS 4A FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Malik Inabinette, Montevallo, Jr., 5-10, 150 RB: Darrian Meads, Hokes Bluff, Jr., 5-11, 215 RB: Lee Witherspoon, North Jackson, Sr., 5-11, 185 RB: Rontarius Wiggins, Jacksonville, Jr.`, 6-0, 175 WR: JJ Evans, Montevallo, Jr., 6-3, 185 WR: Brayden Lewis, DAR, Sr., 6-0, 165 WR: Tre’Darion Walker, Fayette Co., Sr., 6-2, 180 OL: Jack Busch, Hokes Bluff, Sr., 6-3, 250 OL: Cole Gaddy, Jacksonville, Sr., 6-1, 250 OL: Ronaldo Marmolejo, North Jackson, Sr., 6-2, 235 OL: Hunter Middleton, UMSWright, Sr., 6-1, 250 OL: James Waller, American Christian, Jr., 6-1, 313 PK: Brooks Cormier, American Christian, Sr., 6-5, 198 Defense DL: Dalton Boswell, Sipsey Valley, Sr., 6-3, 330 DL: Deondre Freeman, Escambia Co., Sr., 6-2, 184 DL: Isaiah Green, Good Hope, Sr., 6-1, 205 DL: C.J. Person, CatholicMontgomery, Sr., 6-2, 290 LB: Will Breland, UMSWright, Jr., 6-2, 195 LB: Kendrick Fife, Cherokee Co., Jr., 5-10, 175 LB: Jackson Tubbs, American Christian, Jr., 5-11, 181 LB: Travis Woodall, North Jackson, Sr., 6-0, 227 DB: Zion Black, Rogers, Sr., 5-10, 175 DB: Ja’Cobee Bryant, Hillcrest-Evergreen, Jr., 6-0, 151 DB: Cam Reynolds, Lincoln, Jr., 6-1, 205 DB: Edwin White, UMSWright, So., 6-0, 172 P: Reece Solar, Alabama Christian, Sr., 6-2, 210 Athlete Will Bailey, DAR, Sr., 6-1, 175 Matt Dixon, Good Hope, Sr., 5-10, 192 K’Shun Stokes, Headland, Sr., 6-0, 175 Noah Turbyfill, Brooks, Sr., 5-10, 185 SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Lake Spurgeon, Brooks, Sr., 6-2, 180 RB: Darrell Gibson, CatholicMontgomery, Jr., 5-7, 168 RB: Andray Pope Jr., Hillcrest-Evergreen, Jr., 6-0, 200 RB: Symon Smith, UMSWright, Jr., 5-5, 150 WR: Hayden Stutts, Deshler, Sr., 6-2, 185 WR: JQ Wilson, Talladega, Sr., 6-0, 175 WR: Keyshawn Woodyard, UMS-Wright, Jr., 6-2, 180 OL: Nick Canfield, Rogers, Sr., 6-0, 260 OL: Seth Faison, Headland, Sr., 6-2, 280 OL: Jackson Hancock, Good Hope, Sr., 5-9, 180 OL: Andrew Holmes, Andalusia, Sr., 6-2, 230 OL: Chance Latty, Cherokee Co., Sr., 6-3, 190 PK: Nick Pope, Lincoln, Sr., 5-5, 115 Defense DL: Dylan Brooks, Handley, So., 6-5, 225 DL: Teondre Goodloe, Deshler, Jr., 5-9, 240 DL: Will McKinney, Cherokee Co., Sr., 6-0, 255 DL: Jody Moore, North Jackson, Jr., 5-10, 240 LB: Omarion Adams, Jacksonville, So., 5-10, 160 LB: Jeb Barber, UMS-Wright, Sr., 5-8, 182 LB: Ethan Bozarth, White Plains, Jr., 6-1, 195 LB: Gerry McCarron, St. John Paul II, Sr., 6-0, 200 DB: Preston Bagwell, Good Hope, Sr., 5-9, 155 DB: William Bradley, Escambia Co., Jr., 5-10, 180 DB: Dalton Hanback, Central-Florence, Jr., 5-7, 165 DB: Xavier Trotter, Deshler, Sr., 6-0, 190 P: Peyton Coburn, Holtville, Jr., 6-3, 175 Athlete Richard Cantrell, Cleburne Co., Sr., 5-11, 155 Ashton Gulledge, Hokes Bluff, Jr., 5-11, 186 Braydon Hill, Hokes Bluff, Sr., 6-3, 205 Dan Parker, American Christian, Jr., 6-0, 163 HONORABLE MENTION QB: Seth Brown, St. John Paul II, Jr., 5-6, 140; Jake Corkren, Northside, Jr., 6-2, 210 RB: Luke Alison, Randolph,

continued from page B3 Sr., 5-8, 165; DJ Patrick, Elmore Co., Sr., 6-1, 175 WR: Jewels Gray, Jacksonville, Sr., 5-10, 160; Dajon Reeves, Holtville, Sr., 6-1, 175 OL: Samuel Jackson, Holtville, Sr., 6-2, 265; Cash Wallace, Deshler, Sr., 6-2, 265 PK: Martin Maer, Cherokee Co., Sr., 5-10, 157; Walter Perez, Good Hope, So., 5-11, 140 DL: Carlos Coleman, Williamson, Sr., 6-2, 270; Davonte Green, Leeds, Sr., 6-0, 185 LB: Jeremy Dees, HillcrestEvergreen, Sr., 6-2, 235; Demetrius Inge, Williamson, Sr., 6-2, 215 DB: JaDarius Carter, Holtville, Sr., 6-0, 185; Jesse Kinsey, Headland, Sr., 6-0, 185 P: Luke Stripling, Northside, Sr., 5-9, 170 ATH: Dayne Black, Fairview, Sr., 6-1, 200 COACH OF THE YEAR David Lloyd, St. John Paul II CLASS 3A FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Ian Thies, Westminster Christian, Sr., 5-10, 170 RB: Tony Amerson, St. James, Sr., 5-10, 212 RB: Johnathon Cobb, Saks, Sr., 5-10, 170 RB: Wise Gordon, Providence Christian, Sr., 5-10, 175 WR: Cole Littleton, J.B. Pennington, Sr., 6-1, 175 WR: Nate Meacham, Montgomery Academy, Sr., 6-1, 170 WR: Brooks Reinhardt, Westminster Chr., Sr., 5-10, 180 OL: Hunter Bryant, Beulah, Sr., 6-0, 265 OL: Jaylen Childs, Saks, Sr., 6-4, 285 OL: Hayden Parker, Providence Christian, Sr., 5-9, 219 OL: Nathaniel Pride, Westminster Christian, Jr., 5-11, 250 OL: Ricky Samuel, T.R. Miller, Sr., 6-3, 300 PK: Anthony Cornejo, Saks, Sr., 5-11, 170 Defense DL: Bailey Bass, Flomaton, Sr., 6-2, 225 DL: Marcellus Boykin, Mobile Christian, Sr., 5-11, 290 DL: Sean Smith, Piedmont, So., 6-1, 235 DL: Marreo Thomas, Saks, Sr., 5-10, 280 LB: Caden Best, Westminster Christian, Sr., 6-1, 220 LB: Ja’Len Sims, Fultondale, Sr., 6-2, 215 LB: Jett Smith, Walter Wellborn, So., 5-11, 170 LB: Hernando Wheeler, Pike Co., So., 5-8, 185 DB: Collin Duncan, St. James, Sr., 5-11, 170 DB: Kaedon Jenkins, Piedmont, Sr., 5-11, 175 DB: Carl Myers, Piedmont, Sr., 6-2, 170 DB: David Warren, Providence Christian, Sr., 6-0, 142 P: Mac Douglas, Bayside Academy, Sr., 6-2, 220 Athlete Caleb Allison, Weaver, Sr., 6-0, 225 T.J. Fairs, Piedmont, Sr., 5-7, 150 Daquan Johnson, Flomaton, Jr., 6-1, 175 Eric Poellnitz, Mobile Christian, Sr., 5-11, 190 SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: KaRon Coleman Jr., Greene Co., Sr., 6-1, 185 RB: Atario Hester, Randolph Co., Sr., 5-9, 180 RB: Christian Hubbard, Oakman, Jr., 5-11, 210 RB: Shamar Spinks, Weaver, Sr., 5-10, 175 WR: Jackson Billings, Westminster Christian, Jr., 5-9, 170 WR: Carson McGinnis, Carbon Hill, Sr., 6-0, 145 WR: Zeric Wilson, Greene Co., Sr., 6-1, 170 OL: Brayden Banner, Providence Christian, Sr., 6-3, 188 OL: Alan Brown, Excel, Jr., 6-3, 285 OL: De’Vandrius McCollum, Winfield, Jr., 5-7, 200 OL: Kato Morgan, Thomasville, Sr., 6-3, 280 OL: Ta’Darrius Thomas, Oakman, Sr., 5-8, 290 PK: Henry Beckett, Houston Academy, Sr., 6-2, 175 Defense DL: Jamonte Burrell, Holt, Sr., 6-1, 270 DL: Jimbo Cassity, Bayside Academy, Sr., 6-2, 220 DL: Bryson Ingram, Piedmont, Jr., 6-0, 225 DL: Isaiah Woods, Weaver,

Sr., 6-1, 250 LB: Alex Atkins, Carbon Hill, Jr., 5-10, 160 LB: Joshua Darling, Gordo, Jr., 6-1, 220 LB: Deontae Lawson, Mobile Christian, So., 6-3, 209 LB: Quanta Watkins, Thomasville, Sr., 5-9, 180 DB: Walker Junkin, Winfield, Sr., 5-10, 170 DB: Gabino Morin, Slocomb, Sr., 5-7, 165 DB: Rayshawn Reynolds, Pike Co., Jr., 5-10, 190 DB: Spencer Smith, Providence Christian, Sr., 5-11, 140 P: Preston Cox, Prattville Christian, Sr., 5-9, 175 Athlete Anthony Brown, Midfield, Sr., 6-4, 240 Caden Dowdell, Beulah, Sr., 6-1, 210 Dante Jordan, Randolph Co., Jr.`, 5-8, 150 Cedric Nichols, Bullock Co., Sr., 5-9, 185 HONORABLE MENTION QB: Eli Musso, Locust Fork, Fr., 5-10, 200 RB: Troy Garner, Gordo, Jr., 5-10, 170; Jayla Tolar, Thomasville, Sr., 6-0, 180 WR: T.J. Hall, Mobile Christian, Sr., 5-11, 194; Jace Stewart, Slocomb, Sr., 5-10, 160 OL: Kolby Bolton, New Hope, Sr., 6-2, 220; Carson Brazier, Pleasant Valley, Sr., 6-3, 290 PK: Aubrey Grace, Pike Road, Jr., 6-0, 150 DL: Bendarius Myhand, Pike Co., Jr., 5-9, 220; Logan Rios, Gordo, Sr., 6-0, 260 LB: Dashun Odom, Flomaton, Sr., 6-2, 180; Alex Parris, Pleasant Valley, Sr., 5-10, 180 P: David Mejia, Plainview, Sr., 5-11, 230 ATH: Noah Allison, J.B. Pennington, Sr., 6-1, 185; Lonzie Portis, Beulah, Sr., 5-9, 190 COACH OF THE YEAR Doug Vickery, Flomaton CLASS 2A FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Cory Alexander, Cottage Hill, Sr., 5-10, 180 RB: Payton Anderson, Fyffe, Sr., 6-0, 210 RB: K.J. Hall, Highland Home, Sr., 5-10, 190 RB: Domonique Thomas, Ohatchee, Jr., 5-8, 193 WR: Austin Hill, North Sand Mountain, Sr., 5-6, 160 WR: Jaquon Kincey, Abbeville, Sr., 6-1, 175 WR: Samario Rudolph, Cottage Hill, Sr., 5-9, 175 OL: Caleb Lyles, Fyffe, So., 6-2, 265 OL: Jackson Miller, Luverne, Jr., 5-10, 220 OL: Hayden Ray, Addison, Sr., 6-2, 250 OL: Matthews Spencer, Ariton, Sr., 6-0, 295 OL: Calvin Willingham, Collinsville, Jr., 6-0, 240 PK: Jason Perez, Collinsville, Jr., 5-10, 155 Defense DL: Karron Daffin, Leroy, Sr., 5-9, 250 DL: Chandler Gray, Reeltown, Sr., 5-9, 175 DL: Ross Johnson, Cedar Bluff, Sr., 6-3, 280 DL: Jackson Luttrell, Westbrook Christian, Sr., 6-3, 255 LB: JaQuavian BostonGaines, LaFayette, Sr., 5-9, 180 LB: Arian Gregory, Luverne, Jr., 6-1, 190 LB: Gunner Hollis, Ranburne, Jr., 6-0, 190 LB: Cam McCombs, Ohatchee, Sr., 6-0, 185 DB: Grayson Alward, Ohatchee, Sr., 6-2, 180 DB: John Tyler Hoffman, Highland Home, Jr., 6-0, 165 DB: Mason McKinney, Collinsville, Sr., 5-10, 170 DB: Jordan Walker, LaFayette, Jr., 6-1, 185 P: Jordan Coachman, Cottonwood, Sr., 6-3, 215 Athlete AJ Cherry, Sheffield, So., 6-1, 185 Zayne Guthrie, Addison, Sr., 6-0, 185 Bryson Peavy, Ariton, Sr., 6-3, 200 Kaleb Jones, Collinsville, Jr., 6-0, 185 SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Daquon Kincey, Abbeville, Sr., 5-11, 185 RB: Kelston Fikes, Leroy, So., 5-11, 190 RB: Austin Owens, Winston Co., So., 6-0, 175 RB: Ethan Smith, Colbert Co., Jr., 5-9, 165 WR: Parker Gilliland, Cleveland, Sr., 5-10, 160 WR: Jeremiah Roberson, West End, Jr., 5-10, 145 WR: P.J. Wells, Westbrook

Christian, Sr., 6-3, 175 OL: Chance Butts, Leroy, Sr., 6-5, 275 OL: Austin Hebert, Highland Home, Jr., 6-1, 250 OL: Zayne Peterman, Abbeville, Jr., 5-10, 215 OL: Ethan Teague, Cedar Bluff, Sr., 6-0, 250 OL: Brock Young, Ranburne, Sr., 6-3, 270 PK: Trey Sullivan, Leroy, Jr., 6-0, 230 Defense DL: Lio Lewis, Reeltown, Sr., 5-11, 235 DL: Japeth Long, Fyffe, Sr., 5-11, 255 DL: Keven Mills, Abbeville, Sr., 6-1, 205 DL: Rasean Thomas, Cottage Hill, Jr., 6-0, 180 LB: Jacob Elliott, Winston Co., Jr., 6-0, 175 LB: Tabarious Horton, Colbert Co., Jr., 6-0, 215 LB: Tony Pope, Cottage Hill, Sr., 5-11, 180 LB: Blake Sparks, Collinsville, So., 5-10, 210 DB: Luke Chambers, Addison, Jr., 6-2, 185 DB: Fred Freeman, Leroy, Sr., 5-9, 155 DB: Ellian Harris, Luverne, Sr., 5-11, 175 DB: Stone Yates, North Sand Mountain, Sr., 6-1, 165 P: Russell Weeks, New Brockton, Jr., 6-4, 223 Athlete Tae Brantley, Luverne, Sr., 6-2, 185 Kavon McGraw, Aliceville, Sr., 5-10, 161 A.J. Phillips, Chickasaw, Sr., 6-0, 215 Christian Smith, Ranburne, Jr., 5-10, 200 HONORABLE MENTION QB: Landon Green, North Sand Mountain, Jr., 5-10, 180; Daniel Phillips, Highland Home, Sr., 5-10, 165 RB: Zavien Wilkins, Aliceville, Jr., 5-9, 164; Satyler Wilson, Luverne, Jr., 5-9, 170 WR: Edward Thomas, Luverne, Jr., 5-8, 160 OL: Elijah Ingle, Red Bay, Sr., 5-10, 245 PK: Aubrey Reeves, Highland Home, Sr., 5-7, 140 DL: Barry Davenport, Chickasaw, So., 6-3, 225; Trevor Vines, LaFayette, Sr., 6-1, 289 LB: Jacob Higdon, Ider, Sr., 5-9, 175; Bill Nelson, Asbury, Sr., 6-2, 220 DB: Kolby Bragwell, Red Bay, Sr., 6-1, 208 P: Krishaun Hamilton, Luverne, Sr., 6-1, 185 ATH: Keke Hughley, Reeltown, Sr., 5-8, 160 COACH OF THE YEAR Scott Rials, Luverne CLASS 1A FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Jermaine Brown, St. Luke’s, Sr., 5-9, 165 RB: Daryl Brown Jr., Notasulga, Jr., 5-8, 170 RB: Bernard Dixon, McIntosh, Jr., 6-0, 205 RB: Richmon Singletary, Elba, Sr., 6-0, 175 WR: Jimmy Pitts, Notasulga, Sr., 5-10, 150 WR: Christian Irons, Waterloo, Sr., 5-10, 135 WR: Jaylon Stevenson, Holy Spirit, Jr., 6-3, 200 OL: Bradley Adkins, Elba, So., 6-1, 272 OL: Kendall Long, Georgiana, Jr., 6-1, 190 OL: Justin Presswood, Linden, Sr., 6-0, 225 OL: Carter Sample, Decatur Heritage, Jr., 6-2, 220 OL: Noah Walls, Maplesville, Jr., 5-11, 215 PK: Braden Pyron, Marion Co., Sr., 6-5, 200 Defense DL: Ronald Bouler, Marengo, Jr., 6-1, 247 DL: D’terrion Glaze, Lanett, Sr., 5-10, 180 DL: Jah-Marien Latham, Pickens Co., Jr., 6-3, 280 DL: Ca’ni McCoy, R.A. Hubbard, Jr., 6-0, 285 LB: Jaheim Greer, Notasulga, Jr., 6-0, 175 LB: Dezmion Roberson, Elba, Jr., 6-3, 174 LB: Colt Smith, Mars Hill, Sr., 6-0, 205 LB: Tristen Thetford, Maplesville, Sr., 5-11, 215 DB: Tyler Booker, Brantley, Sr., 5-10, 165 DB: Trikweze Bridges, Lanett, Sr., 6-3, 180 DB: Kevin Green, Linden, Sr., 6-0, 180 DB: Joseph Hanson, Mars Hill, Sr., 6-1, 205 P: Parker Driggers, Brantley, Sr., 6-0, 187 Athlete Graderius Brown, Linden, Sr., 5-8, 165 Peyton Higgins, Mars Hill, So., 5-10, 160 Chris Mixon, Georgiana, Sr., 5-11, 160 Kristian Story, Lanett, Jr., 6-2, 205

SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: Aaron Dove, Falkville, Sr., 5-10, 175 RB: Dartavious Britton, Coosa Christian, Jr., 5-5, 160 RB: Fred Walls, Falkville, Sr., 5-10, 180 RB: Luke Welsh, Spring Garden, So., 6-0, 205 WR: Christian Angulo, Falkville, So., 6-0, 165 WR: Noah Holmes, Falkville, Sr., 6-1, 180 WR: Gaines Petty, Spring Garden, Sr., 5-8, 165 OL: Christian Crider, Spring Garden, Sr., 6-1, 275 OL: Demondre Robinson, Winterboro, Sr., 5-11, 340 OL: Brooks Thompson, Mars Hill, Sr., 6-2, 260 OL: Grant Williams, South Lamar, Sr., 5-10, 225 OL: Jontravious Wright, Notasulga, Sr., 6-0, 295 Defense DL: Christin Brown, Maplesville, Sr., 6-2, 240 DL: Nathan Fulgham, South Lamar, Sr., 6-3, 190 DL: Lavantae McCullough, Lanett, Sr., 6-2, 315 DL: Alex Wright, Elba, Sr., 6-6, 223 LB: KJ Byrd, Pickens Co., So., 6-0, 170 LB: Xyron Giles, Pickens Co., Sr., 5-8, 215 LB: JahDarius McIntosh, Sweet Water, Sr., 5-9, 178 LB: Jay McKenzie, Maplesville, Sr., 6-2, 160 DB: Phelix Hosea, Marengo, So., 5-8, 150 DB: Trey Lewis, Millry, Jr., 5-10, 170 DB: Carlton McCary, Billingsley, Sr., 5-8, 155 DB: Kareem Spruill, Pickens Co., Sr., 5-10, 145 P: Colby Scott, Gaylesville, Sr., 6-3, 165 Athlete Buster Griffin, South Lamar, Sr., 5-11, 165 DJ Lee, Gaylesville, So., 5-7, 130 Kaleb Moore, Hackleburg, Sr., 6-3, 220 Bryce Palmer, Waterloo, Sr., 5-9, 145 HONORABLE MENTION QB: Deuce Belk, Marion Co., So., 6-2, 210; Caiden Lipscomb, Coosa Christian, Sr., 6-2, 180 RB: Jacory Brown, Sweet Water, Sr., 5-9, 233; Ryan Morrow, Maplesville, Sr., 5-11, 200 WR: Evan Delp, Coosa Christian, So., 6-3, 170 OL: Cannon Alexander, Hubbertville, Sr., 6-2, 270; Carson Jones, Brantley, So., 6-1, 240 PK: None. DL: Jalen Nettles, Georgiana, Sr., 5-10, 185; Nealand Stone, Florala, Sr., 6-3, 285 LB: Jackson Eubanks, Decatur Heritage, Sr., 5-11, 210; Jacob Richardson, Linden, Jr., 5-7, 215 DB: None. P: Brandon Hill, Lynn, Jr., 5-7, 135 ATH: Rod Elston, Donoho, So., 5-11, 160; Riely Evans Jr., R.A. Hubbard, Sr., 6-2, 200 COACH OF THE YEAR Darrell Higgins, Mars Hill Bible AISA FIRST-TEAM ALL STATE Offense QB: Tripp Carr, Autauga Academy, Sr., 5-11, 170 RB: CJ Lyons, Chambers Academy, Sr., 5-10, 175 RB: Patrick McGhee, Escambia Academy, Sr., 6-0, 208 RB: Grayson Stacey, Monroe Academy, Jr., 5-11, 175 WR: Cody Eades, Coosa Valley, Sr., 5-9, 165 WR: Jake Kinney, Northside Methodist, Sr., 5-11, 175 WR: Mason Sikes, South Choctaw Academy, Sr., 6-1, 185 OL: Steven Dyess, Monroe Academy, Sr., 6-1, 285 OL: Seth Fuller, Tuscaloosa Academy, Sr., 6-3, 220 OL: Eli Richy, Southern Academy, So., 6-4, 265 OL: Adarius Tolliver, Autauga Academy, Sr., 6-7, 330 OL: Nathaniel Trzpuc, Glenwood, Sr., 6-5, 320 PK: Robert Stewart, Edgewood, Jr., 5-11, 175 Defense DL: Elijah Elmore, Autauga Academy, Sr., 6-2, 315 DL: Durante Johnson, Jackson Academy, So., 6-3, 305 DL: Coleby Jordan, MaconEast, Jr., 6-1, 185 DL: TJ Lewis, Northside Methodist, Jr., 6-2, 225 LB: Max Carter, Monroe Academy, Sr., 5-10, 215 LB: Braxton Griffin, Bessemer Academy, Jr., 5-11, 210 LB: Carson Tate, Autauga

Academy, Sr., 6-1, 240 LB: Grant Tyson, Hooper, Jr., 5-10, 180 DB: Bryce Black, Monroe Academy, Jr., 5-10, 150 DB: Justin Hogeland, Bessemer Academy, Jr., 6-2, 190 DB: Reid Maddox, Coosa Valley, Sr., 6-1, 160 DB: Shannon Wheat, Escambia Academy, Jr., 6-0, 175 P: Micaiah Overton, Bessemer Academy, Sr., 6-5, 230 Athlete Carter Ledkins, Monroe Academy, Jr., 5-11, 175 Jeremy Lee, Morgan Academy, Jr., 5-9, 165 Micah Roberts, Jackson Academy, Jr., 6-0, 180 Brock Taunton, Macon-East, Sr., 5-9, 160 SECOND-TEAM ALL-STATE Offense QB: P.J. McDonald, Bessemer Academy, So., 6-0, 165 RB: Cameron Chambers, Tuscaloosa Academy, Sr., 6-0, 200 RB: Wood Hollinger, Wilcox Academy, Jr., 5-9, 170 RB: Kolby Potts, Edgewood, Jr., 5-9, 160 WR: Thomas Thompson, Wilcox Academy, Sr., 6-2, 180 WR: Dominique Webster, Autauga Academy, Jr., 6-4, 215 WR: Ed Williams, Morgan Academy, Sr., 5-10, 180 OL: Reid Compton, Crenshaw Christian, So., 6-3, 275 OL: Chasen Earnhart, LeeScott, Sr., 6-3, 300 OL: Kendall House, Autauga Academy, Sr., 6-4, 305 OL: Alston Knox, Chambers Academy, Sr., 5-10, 245 OL: Nolan Linam, Escambia Academy, Sr., 6-2, 280 PK: Jake Gracey, MaconEast, Sr., 5-10, 150 Defense DL: Dijon Darden, Chambers Academy, Jr., 5-11, 245 DL: Tristan Jordan, Crenshaw Christian, Jr., 6-3, 220 DL: Micah Norris, Monroe Academy, Sr., 6-0, 230 DL: Grant Wilkes, Pike Liberal Arts, Sr., 6-0, 230 LB: Justin Hall, Crenshaw Christian, Sr., 6-3, 260 LB: John Walker Horton, Monroe Academy, Sr., 6-1, 190 LB: Hunter Parker, Wilcox Academy, Jr., 5-11, 180 LB: JP Sanders, Tuscaloosa Academy, Sr., 6-0, 200 DB: Jackson Ceman, Macon-East, Sr., 5-10, 160 DB: Colton Hand, Chambers Academy, Sr., 5-11, 170 DB: Cody Hollis, Pike Liberal Arts, Sr., 5-9, 170 DB: Shemar Pettaway, Autauga Academy, Sr., 6-1, 195 P: Logan Johnson, Crenshaw Christian, Sr., 6-3, 250 Athlete Kaleb Allen, Coosa Valley, Sr., 6-1, 210 Jordan Gillespie, Chambers Academy, Sr., 5-11, 170 Jamari Smith, Success Unlimited, Jr., 6-4, 200 Hardin Utsey, Morgan Academy, Sr., 5-10, 175 HONORABLE MENTION QB: Payton Allen, Chambers Academy, So., 6-3, 170; Tucker Neven, Macon-East, Sr., 6-0, 175 RB: Justin Jones, Bessemer Academy, Sr., 6-1, 190; OJ Tolbert, Springwood, So., 5-10, 165 WR: Kaleb Varner, Edgewood, Jr., 6-1, 165; Barry Womack, Autauga Academy, Sr., 6-2, 185 OL: Chase Little, Lowndes Academy, Jr., 6-6, 300; Kenneth Nichols, Morgan Academy, So., 5-8, 220 PK: Chambers McGillberry, Wilcox Academy, Jr., 5-8, 160 DL: Taylor Henderson, Morgan Academy, Sr., 6-2, 310; Chris Ramseur, Springwood, Sr., 6-3, 290 LB: Max Copeland, Pike Liberal Arts, Sr., 6-1, 195; Jason Davis, Escambia Academy, Jr., 5-11, 240 DB: Dawson Clark, South Choctaw Academy, Sr., 6-1, 175; Daughtery McGhee, Escambia Academy, So., 5-10, 165 P: Taylor Tover, Lakeside, Sr., 6-3, 205 ATH: Christian Holloway, Crenshaw Christian, So., 5-10, 170; Jared Kelly, Hooper, Sr., 6-2, 180 COACH OF THE YEAR Mitchell Turberville, Monroe Academy

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Friends and family joined Kimberly Hammock to celebrate the grand opening of Urban Tails Pet Salon Spa recently with a ribbon cutting, which was hosted by the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce.

Urban Tails opens in downtown Tallassee By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Tallassee First Lady Kim Hammock held a ribbon cutting Thursday to celebrate the opening of her new pet spa in Tallassee. Urban Tails Pet Salon Spa is located at 11 South Ann Avenue downtown. Hammock said she is an animal lover and all signs led her to this new journey

in the pet-grooming profession. Over the past few months, she has been busy preparing the facility for its opening and studying the art of dog grooming. “Gretta Golden Headley is also my instructor,” Hammock said. “She is awesome.” Headley is familiar to many in Tallassee because she operated Corky’s Pet Grooming for several years in the same location before closing last

May. Afterward, many Tallassee pet owners were forced to make a trip to Montgomery or Auburn for grooming services, which is part of Hammock’s motivation behind Urban Tails. “I saw a need for this type of service,” Hammock said. “I was having to take my own dog to Montgomery to be groomed. Now, people can save time and have their dogs groomed here in town.”

Urban Tails also travels to board animals. “We will go on site,” Hammock said. “We feed them and give them 20 minutes of playtime. That’s $15 a day.” Urban Tails offers daycare services for $10 if done weekly, Hammock said. For more information about Urban Tails Pet Salon Spa call 334-991-4592 or visit its Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/urbantailstallassee.

’Tis the season for giving blood STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

At a time of year when blood supplies dwindle, the American Red Cross urgently needs donors to make an appointment now to give and help ensure patients can get the treatment they need at a moment’s notice. In November 2016, a 100foot maple tree fell on Mike McMahon, causing life-threatening injuries. He needed 11 units of blood during emergency surgery and another seven units to treat complications after. Six weeks following the accident, McMahon was released from the hospital just in time to spend the holidays with his family. “I’m grateful for the donors who gave me such an amazing gift — the gift of life,” McMahon said. “I was an occasional blood donor before the accident. Today, I donate as often as I can to help ensure

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others receive blood when they need it most.” Now is an important time to give blood. A seasonal decline in donations occurs from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, when donors get busy with family gatherings and travel. In addition, severe winter weather can cause blood drive cancellations and negatively affect the blood supply. Patients such as McMahon can’t afford a shortage of blood. Give the gift of life and make an appointment to donate blood by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800733-2767). As a special thanks for helping meet the urgent need, those who come to give Dec. 20 through Jan. 6 will receive a long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt while supplies last. Here are local blood donation opportunities from Dec. 20 to Jan. 15.

Alexander City area

• Dec. 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Eastdale Mall, 1000 Eastdale Mall, Montgomery. • Dec. 31, noon to 6 p.m., Montgomery Blood Donation Center, 5015 Woods Crossing. • Jan. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alexander City Community Drive, United Way, 17 Main Street. • Jan. 7, noon to 6 p.m., Montgomery Blood Donation Center, 5015 Woods Crossing. • Jan. 10, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., RSA Union Building, 100 North Union Street, Montgomery. • Jan. 11 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lurleen B. Wallace Building, 501 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery. • Jan. 14, noon to 6 p.m., Montgomery Blood Donation Center, 5015 Woods Crossing. • Jan. 16, 1 to 6 p.m., Pike Road Volunteer Fire Department.

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Director of the Tallassee Senior Center, Jahazel Hooks, took a moment to pose with the seniors and staff at the center last Thursday. Dec. 31 is Hooks’ last day as director of the senior center.

Hooks retires from Tallassee Senior Center By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Tallassee Senior Center director Jahazel Hooks recently announced she is stepping down from her position. Hooks, who has directed the senior center since 2014, said she will miss the people more than anything else. “The seniors, I will miss talking to them every day,” Hooks said. Before taking on the director’s role, Hooks worked for Neptune Technology for 36 years. “I was retired for four years and it looked like God was calling me to do this job,” she said. “Now it’s time for me to do some other things.” Hooks said the experience she gained at Neptune Technology prepared her for the director position, from which she has overseen many improvements at the center. “We have made some capital improvements, including the new roof, the kitchen floor was redone, this office was redone,” she said. “We have rearranged some things to make it more inviting.” Once Hooks took on the role, she implemented several changes at the center. Now that she is leaving, she hopes her

replacement will continue what she began. “I started birthday celebrations once a month,” Hooks said. “We bring in cake and ice cream on the last Friday of the month and we celebrate everyone’s birthday. With some of the homebound seniors, I send birthdays cards to them. We plan a shopping trip once a month and we try to plan an activity trip once a month.” Hooks had one last outing to attend as director of the senior center and admitted it will be bittersweet. “(Dec. 21) will be my last function as director,” she said. “We are going to Wetumpka to the annual Christmas party and dance that we have where all the centers get together.” While no one has been selected to succeed her, Hooks believes there is one characteristic he or she must have — “a heart for people.” Hooks will officially retire from the center on Dec. 31. However, she plans to begin her next journey as a mediator in the near future. “A lot of people don’t know that I do mediations for the courts in Wetumpka under Judge (Patrick) Pinkston,” she said. “I am ready to get back in involved in that. I truly enjoy it.”