Dec. 29, 2018 Alex City Outlook

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Arrest made in church incident Dadeville man charged with harassment, denies making threat By RON COLQUITT For the Outlook

A Dadeville man was arrested and charged with harassment on Wednesday in connection

with a Dec. 19 incident in which witnesses said a man entered Lighthouse Baptist Church in rural Tallapoosa County and threatened to return and kill everyone there.

Dadeville mayor likes position of city

Frank Steven Craven, 66, was arrested and released on $500 bond, Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett confirmed Friday. “The investigation is still ongoing,” Abbett said. “If there are any other individuals we feel merit warrants, we will execute those also.”

“I am a man of God, that’s why I went there to talk to, I thought, another man of God,” Craven said. Multiple witnesses told The Outlook last week at least three loud gunshots were heard just before two

When reached by The Outlook, Craven denied the charge, which is a misdemeanor. However, he said he went into the church, Craven located in the Buttston community.

Boat in troubled waters

Dadeville Mayor Wayne Smith said he and the city council are continuing to make progress, which includes reasonable annexation, improved infrastructure and taking better advantage of the city’s proximity to Lake Martin. Smith expanded on those views and more during a recent questionand-answer session with The Outlook. Q. Looking back on 2018, what are you proudest of accomplishing as a mayor and council and what didn’t you do that should have been done? A. 2018 has been a wonderful year here in Dadeville. I’m proud we were able to have a balanced budget. We were able to make some improvements throughout town and I’m proud of that. There is a feeling of optimism in the air here. People are proud to live in Dadeville. I can’t think of much we didn’t get done other than maybe getting some more demolition (of dilapidated property throughout town) done.

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Flood waters washed an aluminum jon boat over the spillway at Russell Pond at about 4:15 p.m. Friday. The boat appeared to be empty when it hung nose-up on the dam face for more than 30 minutes. Shortly after this photo was taken the boat fell into Elkahatchee Creek and was last seen floating toward Lake Martin.

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

When Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida on Oct. 10, the storm brought with it widespread destruction and devastation throughout the Florida panhandle, including the areas around Panama City, Mexico Beach, Port St. Joe and Apalachicola. Two and a half months later, See RELIEF • Page 3

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With devastation from Hurricane Michael still rampant throughout the Florida panhandle, several Tallapoosa County residents with ties to the Panama City and Mexico Beach areas are working to help clean up and asking for the public’s help in providing supplies residents of the affected areas are in need of.

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Lines have formed outside the Tallapoosa County Revenue Commissioner’s office as residents have waited to the last minute to pay property taxes. “It’s been busy,” Tallapoosa County Revenue Commissioner Eva Middlebrooks said Friday. “Taxpayers are pouring in.” Middlebrooks said her office mailed more than 22,000 property tax notices See DEADLINE • Page 3

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The state’s employment rolls continued to rise in November, according to the Alabama Department of Labor. In November, 2.1 million people were counted as employed, an increase of 46,330 from November 2017, according to the ADL. Wage and salary employment, which measures the number of jobs Alabama’s economy is supporting, grew to 2.069 million, representing a yearly increase of 35,400 jobs, the state said. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 4 percent, down from October’s rate of 4.1 percent and above November 2017’s rate of 3.8 percent, the state said. November’s rate represents 87,757 unemployed persons, compared to 89,745 in October and 81,970 in November 2017. “We are continuing to shatter employment records month after month,” Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington said. “Jobs are growing at a record 1.7

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Q. What is your personal vision for where the city should be in 10 years? A. I think we need to grow at a good pace. I’m excited for the new tourism director. There are so many things around here that are still somewhat hidden. I certainly would like to annex more people and land

men entered the church on Dec. 19 while children were practicing for their Christmas program. No one was injured and no one said the men were armed when they came into the church. One of the men was about 30 years old and

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Husband takes pact to split house expenses to extremes DEAR ABBY: I have been married for seven years and have two young boys. My husband, “Cliff,” and I earn approximately the same amount and contribute equally to our household expenses. It bothers me that if we’re on a family excursion, and he’s driving my minivan and we get low on gas, he will fill the tank up only halfway. Additionally, when we met my friend recently for a birthday celebration, when we were leaving the parking garage, Cliff demanded my credit card to pay for the parking. (The fee was $13.) Unlike his past girlfriends, I have never used his credit cards to buy fancy clothes at expensive boutiques. I pay for house renovations that I feel are important -- porch repair, wallpaper, bedroom furniture for our children, recessed lighting, etc. out of my own pocket. For our upcoming anniversary, when I asked Cliff where we would be going so I could plan accordingly, he asked me why

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I wasn’t taking him out to celebrate our anniversary. What do you make of all of this? Frankly, it saddens me. -- MONEY’S THE ISSUE IN VIRGINIA DEAR ISSUE: You are short-changing yourself. If you and your husband agreed to split expenses equally, you should not be paying out-ofpocket for repairs and decoration. That your husband is so determined not to be taken advantage of financially that he would fill the gas tank only halfway saddens me, too. However, on the subject of anniversaries, he does have a valid point, so why not alternate anniversaries with him? One year he’ll do the planning and take you out to celebrate, and the next year you’ll do it for

DEAR ABBY: My son moved back home after college two years ago. He had major surgery on his leg two weeks after his graduation and a 14-month recuperation, which I helped him through. He hasn’t been able to find work in his field of study. He did work for about three months, then quit. He bought an expensive rottweiler puppy while he was working, but now he’s unable to pay for the shots, food and general care of this puppy. I’m struggling financially and cannot afford to help with the expenses. The puppy is destroying my house, pulling my sofa cushions from the sofa, gnawing on my woodwork, etc. My son is accusing me of being “materialistic and selfish.” I feel he should have waited until he had his own place before he got a dog. I already have one, “Siggy,” that was my son’s when he was 10 years

old. He no longer wants Siggy because he’s old now. I love Siggy as my own, and one dog is enough for me now. Please advise. -- CARELESS IN TEXAS DEAR CARELESS: Your son may be chronologically an adult, but he’s acting like a spoiled child. Rather than call you names, he should be grateful you have supported him to the degree that you have. Start talking to him like the grown-up he is and tell him if he can’t support his rottweiler, he must contact a rescue group that can find it a loving home with a responsible guardian who will ensure it receives the care it deserves. Unfortunately, your son does not qualify. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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

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

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

at the community center in Kellyton. • New Site City Council meets the first and third Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Conference Room in the Town Hall. • Ray Water Authority meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Ray Water Authority Office. All customers are invited to attend. • Rockford Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 7 p.m. • Tallapoosa County Board of Education meets on the second Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the new central office at 679 East Columbus Street, Dadeville, AL 36853.

Police Reports Alexander City Police Department December 27

• A domestic incident was reported in Alexander City. • Harassment was reported in Alexander City. • Theft of property was reported in Alexander City. • Criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City.

December 26

• Hoperia Stevece Johnson, 33, of Alexander City was arrested for simple assault. • Danielle Elizabeth Moorer, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for disorderly conduct. • Jeffery Monkentee Hill, 39, of Camp Hill was arrested for possession of marijuana, possession of a pistol by a violent felon and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Disorderly conduct and criminal trespass were reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and theft were reported in Alexander City. • A dog bite was reported in Alexander City. • Unlawful breaking and entering and theft were reported in Alexander City. • Unlawful breaking and entering and criminal mischief were reported in Alexander City. • Possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City. • Property damage was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

December 25

• William Christopher Jackson III, 39, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.

• Allen Albert Golden, 50, of Alexander City was arrested for public intoxication and failure to appear. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Harassment was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Public intoxication and failure to appear were reported in Alexander City. • Identity theft was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

December 24

• A domestic incident was reported in Alexander City. • Harassment was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Harassing communications was reported in Alexander City. • A domestic dispute was reported in Alexander City. • Property damage was reported in Alexander City. • A civil dispute was reported in Alexander City.

December 23

• Zakedria Juashay Moten, 21, of Alexander City was arrested for four counts of failure to appear. • Colethia Patrice Jones, 45, of Alexander City was arrested for theft. • Corie Darius Burns, 38, of Sylacauga was arrested for two counts of failure to appear. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • A domestic incident was reported in Alexander City. • Identity theft was reported in Alexander City. • Harassment was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City.

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• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

December 22

• Christopher Brandt Snider Jr., 26, of Alexander City was arrested for theft. • Kristy Ann Black, 31, of Tallassee was arrested for public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. • Angela Dianne Odom, 47, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. • A domestic incident was reported in Alexander City. • Criminal tampering was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • Disorderly conduct and public intoxication were reported in Alexander City. • Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City.

December 21

• Leticia Sheree Hollenquest, 33, of Dadeville was arrested for harassment. • Ashley Joyce Weaver, 28, of Wadley was arrested for failure to appear. • Tiara Maiona Black, 22, of Alexander City was arrested for assault. • Bryan Allen Curlee, 27, of Alexander City was arrested for making false report to law enforcement. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported in Alexander City.

December 20

• Andrew Gerwin Myer, 21, of Jacksons Gap was arrested for public intoxication. • Billy Dewayne Jones, 45, of Kellyton was arrested for domestic violence. • Elizabeth Jane Arbogast, 29, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. • Burglary and criminal mischief were reported in Alexander City. • Harassment was reported in Alexander City. • Public intoxication was reported in Alexander City. • Making a false report to law enforcement was reported in Alexander City. • Driving under the influence of alcohol was reported in Alexander City.

December 19

• Tommy Fitzgerald Ross, 54, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. • Brandon Scott Brown, 29, of Alexander City was arrested for theft. • Michael Brandon Tilley, 34, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. • Matthew Allen Green, 25, of Alexander City was arrested for possessing synthetic narcotic and drug paraphernalia. • Burglary and theft were reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Driving under the influence of alcohol was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department December 24

• Bennie Kelly of Coosa County Road 37 in Goodwater was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support.

December 23

• Willie Wyckoff of Agricola Road in Dadeville was arrested for failure to appear child support warrant. • A resident of Frog Hollow Road in Tallassee filed a report in reference to theft. • Michael White of County Road 38 in Notasulga was arrested for grand jury indictments for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

December 21

• Allison Wright of Jacksons Gap was arrested on two outstanding warrants for failure to appear possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. • A resident of Shoreline Drive in Dadeville filed a report in reference to theft. • Cornelius Lockhart of Grist Mill Court in Dadeville was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear child support.

December 20

• Jatavius Nelson of Elm Trail in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear burglary first.


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Deadline in October totaling about $24 million her office will collect for Tallapoosa County and the State of Alabama along with some other taxes for municipalities and fire and school districts. Friday morning, property owners were lined up as they have been all week, according to Middlebrooks. “Just Wednesday and Thursday we collected about $2 million,” she said. “We have about $10 million still outstanding.” Just two weeks ago Middlebrooks told the

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Tallapoosa County Commission only onethird of the property taxes had been paid. Middlebrooks said there is still time to pay property taxes and lines will likely be long if property owners pay in person, but said there is another way to pay taxes before the deadline. “Our office in the Tallapoosa County Courthouse will be open Monday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,” Middlebrooks said. “We will also honor taxes mailed in that are postmarked by Dec. 31,

but it will take us up to two weeks to get those posted.” Middlebrooks said the Tallapoosa County Revenue Commissioner’s office does not take payments at the Courthouse Annex in Alexander City. She advised those whose mortgage companies normally pay the notice to monitor things to make sure it gets done. She said property owners can check online to see if taxes have been paid. “All of the mortgage companies usually pay by

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the end of November,” Middlebrooks said. “Property owners can check on it through our website.” Property owners can go to www. tallapoosapropertytax.com and click on the “Search & Pay Taxes” tab to search for their property and the status of property tax payments. Property owners who do not pay their taxes by the Dec. 31 deadline will be subject to fees and Cliff Williams / The Outlook interests and if still unpaid Property owners line up at the Tallapoosa County Revenue the property will be sold Commissioners office Friday morning to pay property taxes. at auction. Taxes are due by Dec. 31.

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into town. This would allow the city to grow while providing them fire protection and limb pickup. However, we don’t want to overgrow. I would like to see our schools to continue to improve too. I would like to have more things going on in downtown Dadeville, things like a spring fling, similar to the fall festival we already have. Q. What are your top goals for the city in 2019 and explain why. A. My top goal is to have a balanced budget again. We need to grow and improve parks and rec. We would like to improve city services. We need to take better advantage of the lake. I want us to proceed on getting the new fire department (building). We are always looking for new businesses in town. These are things we’ve been working on and we’re just going to keep going on them. Q. What are the top long-term projects for the city over the next 10 years? A. Annexation and continuing to improve our infrastructure. We have improved our water, sewer and gas, and we need to keep going. I would like to get another industry to come to town, as well as seeing more commercial development. We’re also working hard to revitalize the courthouse square. Q. What things need to be done in the city that have never been done before? A. I want us to revitalize downtown.

DADEVILLE Established: 1837 Population: 3,200 (estimated 2018) Budget: $2.9 million (fiscal year 2018) Mayor: Wayne Smith Councilmembers: Betty Adams, Brownie Caldwell, Teneeshia Goodman-Johnson, Roy Mathis, Dick Harrelson

We’ve got a lot to offer here in town. During the Christmas parade, I got a lot of comments about the museum, people saying how nice it was and people who didn’t even know it was there. Q. Which parts of the budget need to be increased and which parts need to be cut? A. I’m not sure we have room for cutting back. We would like to continue improving city services and doing more there. More revenue begets more city services. I feel that we’re very diligent with our taxpayers’ money. We are always looking out for the future. Q. What are the chances of executing these plans? Good or bad, and why? A. I think there is an excellent chance. The reason I mentioned these is because they are things we want to do and things we’re gonna do. We set makeable goals. We want to grow at a good rate. Q. Do you believe in term limits for

Relief the damage caused by Michael is still relatively widespread throughout the area. Wanting to do their part, several residents of Tallapoosa County who have ties to the area are continuing to spearhead relief and cleanup efforts in the panhandle, including Kimberly Greenlaw. Greenlaw said, as the child of a parent in the Air Force, she grew up in the Panama City area at Tyndall Air Force Base. Like a number of other area residents, she would spend time during the summer at Mexico Beach to escape the crowds in Panama City. Having lived part of her life in the area affected by the hurricane, she said its destruction spurred her decision to engage in whatever relief efforts she could. “When the hurricane came through, I had friends who lost everything,” she said. After the storm passed and relief efforts began to pour into the panhandle, Greenlaw said she began her own relief drive, collecting items those affected desperately needed. Some of the items she has been collecting include foodstuffs, bedding, hygiene products and clothes, while she also gathered up toys for Christmas. While Greenlaw and those around her have been working hard to provide what they can to those in need, she is always looking for additional help from people in the Lake Martin community wanting to contribute. “We are taking donations at the First United Methodist Church in Alexander City, at the

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Arbor campus,” she said. “I don’t think a lot of people realize how much still has to be done.” Currently, Greenlaw said the items she is collecting include heaters, blankets, air matresses, diapers for children and the elderly, bedding, warm clothes, jackets and coats, deodorant, toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent, disposable washcloths and food that does not require preparation. For those wanting to contribute to Greenlaw’s efforts, she said donations can be left at the Arbor campus of First United Methodist Church in the care of Angela Windsor or Ashley Bradford. Greenlaw also said monetary donations will be accepted. Since starting, Greenlaw said her efforts have received a good response,

with a lot of supplies coming in for her to take down to Florida. “The last time we went, all of the vehicles we took were more than full of things,” she said. “We are working to get more people in and helping.” Even though there is still a great deal to be done before the devastation wrought by Hurricane Michael is completely cleaned up and life returns to a relative sense of normalcy for those in the Florida panhandle, people like Kimberly Greenlaw will continue to provide what help they can for those affected by the disaster. “Anything people want to donate is a good thing,” she said. “We’re also asking people for their prayers as we continue.”

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the mayor and council? Why or why not? A. I don’t believe in term limits. At the local level, if you’re satisfying the people, they’re more likely to vote for you. So, no, I don’t believe in them. Q. What are the most significant questions you hear from your constituents? A. ‘When are we getting another grocery store?’ That comes up every day. Also, d-o-g-s. I tell people you have the right to protect your property. I think we may have turned the corner on litter, since that one isn’t as frequent. I also have people ask about the traffic light at the intersection of LaFayette and Broadnax. That’s an issue we are going to have to address. Q. What does the city government do well and what could it do better? A. I think we work well and we work progressively. We are all moving in the same direction — onward and upward. You may never be satisfied with the job you’re doing but as long as you’re doing the best job you can, good things can happen. Q. If you could change anything about Dadeville, what would it be? A. I don’t know that I’d change anything. I like our small-town life. That’s what draws people here. We know we’ve got to have growth. I love our way of living.

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the other, about 60, accused the pastor, Carl Stokes, of taking legal action that could send the older man’s son to prison, witnesses said. As he was leaving, the older man threatened to return and kill everyone in the church, witnesses said. Craven referred to Lighthouse Baptist Church as “that snake den up there” and added, “They (the Lighthouse Baptist members) were already armed when I walked in there as one pastor to talk to another man of God. I’m the pastor that got threatened.” Craven said he ministers to many youths in his area. “I preach on this river bank a lot,” he said. “A third of the young people that come here is recovering addicts that I preach to.” Craven said he would serve as his own attorney if the case goes to court. According to the person who filed the warrant, dated Dec. 26, Craven said on or about Dec. 19 “he would come back and kill everyone here with the intent to carry out the threat toward another person … a reasonable person and target of the threat, causing him/her to fear for their safety.”


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“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.” — Washington Irving

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“Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28

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ith the new year approaching, many people make resolutions to make their lives better. Some keep them, some don’t. How about these suggestions? • Resolve not to personally attack those you disagree with. • Plan something that will help the Tallapoosa County area. It could be as simple as picking up trash along the road or cleaning out your closet and donating to United Way and Goodwill. • Pray more, if you are so inclined. • Pray more for those who don’t pray. • Go to a high school athletic event in your hometown. • Recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing the Star Spangled Banner with gusto. • Save money, even if it’s a few dimes and quarters a week. It will add up. • Attend council, school board and county commission meetings and let your voice be heard in a civil way. • Write letters, not emails, to those you love. • Keep the graves of departed family members and friends tidy. • Buy lunch for a policeman, firefighter or other first responder and tell them how much they are appreciated. • Tell veterans how much their sacrifices mean to you. • Visit your parents and tell them you love them. As coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once said in a famous telephone commercial, “Have you called your mama today? I sure wish I could call mine.” • Hug your children, tell them you love them and spend time with them without the interference of electronic gadgets. • Turn off your cell phone every day when you can, not just when it needs to charge. • Take in a sunset and a sunrise. Watch a full moon climb in the sky. • And thank God you are alive and breathing in the freest country in the world.

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T.C. Coley represents District 1, including half of Coley Creek, the Andrew Jackson subdivision, the southern part of Indian Hill, North Central Avenue, part of Pearson’s T.C. Coley Chapel Road, the Northside community and portion of Spring Hill community. His phone number is 256-212-9316. His address is 2316 North Central Avenue, Kellyton. Steve Robinson represents District 2, which includes the southern part of Steve Robinson Alexander City, the Cedar Creek area, Ourtown and Willow Point. His phone number is 256-6540047. His address is 300 Heritage Drive Alexander City. John McKelvey represents District 3, which includes Jackson’s Gap, Hackneyville, New Site and Daviston. John McKelvey McKelvey currently serves as chairman. His phone number is 256-794-4405. His address is 1285 Freeman Road, Dadeville. Emma Jean Thweatt represents District 4, which includes Dadeville, Pace’s Point, northern Camp Hill, Buttston, Emma Jean Thweatt Dudleyville and part of Eagle Creek. She can be reached at 825-4207. Her address is 585 Brookwood Circle, Dadeville. George Carleton Jr. represents District 5, which includes southern Camp Hill, Red Ridge, Walnut Hill, Union and Pleasant George Carleton Jr. Ridge. His address is 630 Turner Road Road, Dadeville.

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n affluent neighborhoods around Washington, New York and Los Angeles and, for that matter, Paris, London and Berlin – it’s common to denounce nationalism, to disdain supposedly mindless, angry populists, and to praise those with an open-minded, cosmopolitan outlook. Note that those involved are praising themselves. Lord knows, there is much to fear about nationalism. Extreme nationalism has led to fascism, war, the persecution and slaughter of minorities, and the undermining of democracy in the name of national unity. In regularly denouncing the give and take of party politics as a force dividing and corrupting “the people,” nationalists can open the path to rule by ruthless, cynical autocrats. But those who would save liberal democracy (along with anyone who would advance a broadly progressive political outlook) need to be honest with themselves and less arrogant toward those who currently find nationalism attractive. Across the democratic world, an enormous divide has opened between affluent metropolitan areas and the smaller cities, towns and rural regions far removed from tech booms and knowledge industries. Globalization married to rapid technological change has been very good to the well-educated folks in metro areas and a disaster for many citizens outside of them. This is now a truism, but it took far too long for economic and policy elites to recognize what was happening. It should not have taken the Brexit referendum victory, the election of Donald Trump and the nationalist surges in Hungary, Poland, France, Germany and Scandinavia to bring home the cost of these regional inequalities. This is a central theme of the political writer John Judis’ excellent and compact book, “The Nationalist

E.J. DIONNE Columnist Revival,” published this fall. A person of the left, Judis specializes in speaking truth to liberals, something he also did in his earlier “The Populist Explosion.” He thinks it’s important for progressives to understand why so many are drawn to Trump and the far right in Europe. Judis sees the rise of nationalism as a reaction to “the illusions and excesses of globalization.” By unleashing footloose capital and undercutting national and even international efforts to regulate the economy in the public interest, globalization “is incompatible with social democracy in Europe or with New Deal liberalism in the United States.” He proposes a useful distinction between “globalism” and “internationalism.” He’s against the first but for the second. Globalism, Judis argues, “subordinates nations and national governments to market forces or to the priorities of multinational corporations.” Internationalism, on the other hand, accepts that nations may sometimes have to “cede part of their sovereignty to international or regional bodies to address problems they could not adequately address on their own.” Trumpism is mistaken because it refuses to acknowledge that pooling sovereignty with other countries can actually make a nation stronger. But critics of Trumpism need to recognize the ways in which globalism undercuts the rights and fortunes of large numbers of democratic citizens. The dispossessed often turn to nationalism for relief against their own sense of powerlessness.

Thinking about powerlessness is also important for understanding the backlash against immigration. There is good reason to be horrified at the xenophobia and racism underlying Trump’s cruel policies toward immigrants and refugees. Opposing what Trump is doing is a moral imperative. But there is nothing new (or necessarily indecent) about citizens saying that nations have a right to control their borders and to decide what levels of immigration they want to accept at any given time. In truth, almost all of Trump’s critics believe this, and proposals for immigration reform that have advanced in Congress have always provided for border security and set limits of some kind on immigration flows. The challenge for the left and for all advocates of humane immigration policies is to move the debate from angry abstractions about “open borders” and toward a practical engagement with basic questions: What level of immigration is optimal at this moment for the nation as a whole? What will it take to reach a consensus for creating a path toward citizenship for immigrants who are here illegally? And how do we build a stronger civic culture that acknowledges the rights but also the duties of the native born and immigrants alike? For a variety of reasons I prefer to defend patriotism rather than nationalism. But words aside, friends of liberal democracy need to accept that worrying about the decay of national sovereignty does not automatically make someone a reactionary. And they should insist at the same time that American patriotism and the defense of constitutional democracy are one and the same. E.J. Dionne is on Twitter: @EJDionne.

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Wednesday, Jan. 2

MONTHLY LUNCHEON: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have their Monthly Luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 2 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Please bring a covered dish and a small donation.

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Wednesday, Jan. 9

GRIEF SHARE: Grief Share sessions will begin Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the Trinity Campus of First United Methodist Church. Sessions will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for 13 weeks. The seminar is sponsored by Radney Funeral Home and First United Methodist Church.

Saturday, Jan. 12

TEEN SUMMIT: The Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area will be holding its second annual Teen Leadership Challenge Summit Saturday, Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cooper Recreation Center in Alexander City. Guest speakers for the event include local high school science teacher Courtney Davis and former Miss America Mallory Hagan. The event will also include a college fair and an essay contest with a $500 scholarship prize. Essays must be submitted by Jan. 8, 2019.

Saturday, Jan. 19

PRAYER BREAKFAST: There is a Martin Luther King Jr. prayer breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Stephen’s Elementary School Gym. Tickets are $10.

Monday, Jan. 21

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Thursday, Feb. 7

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STEAK DINNER: The Alexander City Kiwanis Club is hosting its annual steak dinner and auction Thursday, Feb. 7 at The Mill 280. Tickets are $40 and Ocie Belle’s will have a cash bar. There will also be a live and silent auction.

Saturday, Feb. 16

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning Feb. 16. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

Saturday, March 16

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning March 16. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30

a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

Saturday, April 20

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning April 20. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

Saturday, May 18

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning May 18. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

Saturday, June 15

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning June 15. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

Ongoing Events

FERST READERS: The Dadeville Public Library hosts the Ferst Readers program every Thursday at 1 p.m. Children up to the age of five who live in Tallapoosa County are eligible for free books. FEAST OF SHARING: Alexander City United Methodist Church and St. James Episcopal Church host a Feast of Sharing meal Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at the fellowship hall of the Methodist Church on Green Street. It is a free dinner. OPEN STUDIO: The Artists Association of Central Alabama sponsors an open studio every Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dadeville Senior Center on Columbus Street. Come and paint your own project or join in special Christmas projects. Eliminate stress, laugh, share a love of painting. Call Kay Fincher at 256-825-2506. ALACARE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS: Become a friend when a friend is needed most! Alacare Hospice Volunteers visit to offer companionship and emotional support. Whether it is a listening ear, a smiling face, or a shoulder to lean on, a friendly visit from a hospice volunteer can brighten the lonely day of a patient and caregiver. Contact Sonya Bryan for more information at 256-329-0507. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Overeaters Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. on Thursdays at the Trinity Campus of First United Methodist Church next to Russell Hospital. There are no dues, fees or weighins. Contact Lisa at 256-749-0160 at ww.oa.org. GRIEF SHARE: Sessions for Grief Share will be at the Trinity Campus

of First United Methodist Church starting Jan. 9 and will be held on Wednesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The seminar is sponsored by Radney Funeral Home and First United Methodist Church. FIRST SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP: Duncan United Methodist Church is hosting First Sunday Fellowship starting July 1. There will be a meal filled with friendship, fellowship and lots of fun starting at 5 p.m. at the clubhouse adjoining the church. Rev. Wayne Hicks is the pastor. COMMUNITY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: This group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Trinity Campus FUMC next to Russell Medical. Meetings will resume in September. All cancer patients and family members are welcome. If you are interested, please contact Andrea Peacock 256-749-1134 or andreapeacock60@gmail.com. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Red Ridge United Methodist Church in Dadeville hosts an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting every Sunday at 6 p.m. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: The Bill Nichols Chapter 13 meets every third Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Charles T. “Bud” Porch Center in Alexander City. Chapter Service Officers are available every second and fourth Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m. for claims assistance. RECYCLING: The Alexander City Recycling Facility is located at the Public Works Department at 824 Railey Road. All materials should be dropped off behind the green storage shed on the Public Works lot. The facility is always open for unassisted drop off. Assistance with drop off is available between 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please call 256-409-2020 for more information. CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: Every third Monday at 10 a.m. the Trinity campus of First United Methodist Church will be a caregiver support group. Call 256-329-7177 for more information. TOPS MEETING: Take Off Pounds Sensibly is the short name for TOPS Club, Inc., the original nonprofit, noncommercial network of weight-loss support groups throughout the U.S. and Canada. TOPS offers tools and programs for healthy living and weight management, with exceptional group fellowship and recognition. Established in 1948 to champion weight-loss support and success, we’ve helped millions of people live healthier lives. Come out and visit us. Your first meeting is free. Meetings are held every Thursday at 6 p.m. at Comer Baptist Church, 341 E. Church St., Alexander City, AL. Call (256) 496-4210 for more information. VOLUNTEER: Southern Care Hospice is seeking volunteers. Please call Lizz Gillenwaters at 256234-1134 or 256-749-3717 for more information. WOMAN MEETING: Victory Temple Holiness Church hosts a women’s meeting every first Sunday at 237 Aster St. in Dadeville. Everyone is invited. The meetings start at 2 p.m.

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A.M.E. Saint James A.M.E. Goodwater, 256-839-1007 St. John A.M.E. Off Hwy. 280 on Hwy. 9 Socopatoy, (256) 215-3532 ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Cedar Street Church of God 703 E. Boulevard, Alex City Faith Assembly of God 590 Horseshoe Bend Rd., Dadeville 256-825-7741 River of Life Worship Center 407 Hillabee St., Alex City, 256-329-9593 INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Liberty Baptist 1365 Hillabee St., Alex City 256-329-8830 New Life Baptist County Road 14, Alex City, 256-329-2635 Victory Baptist 280 By-Pass, Alex City West End Baptist Off 280 West, 256-234-2130

Pleasant Home Baptist Clay County

Mountain Springs Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Daviston

Pleasant Grove Church of Christ 1819 Bay Pine Rd, Jackson’s Gap

Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist 835 Valley Rd., Camp Hill 334-257-4442

Mt. Carmel Baptist 3610 Dudleyville Rd., Dadeville

Southview Church of Christ 2325 Dadeville Rd., Alex City 256-329-0212

Ridge Grove Missionary Baptist Alexander City, 256-234-6972

Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 63 South, Alex City 256-234-7748

Rocky Mt. Baptist New Site community

New Beginning Baptist 1076 Coley Creek Rd.

Seleeta Baptist Booker St., Alex City 256-329-2685

New Concord Baptist Off hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-5390

The Great Bethel Missionary 520 Christian St., Alex City 256-234-5513

New Hope Baptist 1133 New Hope Church Rd. 256-329-5218

Dadeville Church of God 425 Horseshoe Bend Rd. (Hwy. 49 N.) Dadeville 256-825-8820

Unity Baptist Robinson Rd., Alex City

New Life Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-6190 / 256-329-2635

Marshall Street Church of God 428 Marshall Street, Alex City 256-234-3180

New Pine Grove Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Perryville

New Faith Tabernacle A.C.O.P. Church of God “J” Street

New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City

Bethany Baptist Church Bethany Road

New Rocky Mount Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-794-3846

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Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville, 256-329-9716

Bethel Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-5070

New Salem Road New Site Rd., New Site, 256-234-2932

Darian Missionary Baptist Church Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City 256-329-3865

Beulah Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-9882

Old Providence Baptist Off Hwy. 63 N., near Hackneyville

The Church of God 13th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1696

Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle 256-596-1873

Washington Street A.C.O.P. Church of God Washington Street

Orr Street Baptist 1000 “O” Street (Hwy. 63N) Alex City, 256-234-3171

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941

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Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City Early Rose Baptist 201 E Street, Alexander City

Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989

Flint Hill Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville

Calvary Heights Baptist Elkahatchee, Rd., Alex City 256-234-7224

Friendship Baptist Our Town Community, 256-329-5243

Camp Hill Baptist Downtown Camp Hill, 256-896-2811

Hollins Springs Baptist Hwy. 280, Goodwater

Comer Memorial 941 E. Church St., Alex City 256-234-2236

Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church 21 East Church St. 256-825-6814 Liberty Church 1034 Liberty Church Rd. Willow Point Alex City Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793 Marietta Baptist Goodwater Miracle Missionary Baptist 1687 “I” Street 256-215-9788, 256-215-9787 Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St., Alex City, 256-234-5631 Mt. Olive Baptist Hwy. 280 & Jct. 49, Goodwater Mt. Sinai Baptist Fish Pond Rd., Coosa County 256-329-2337 Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 22, New Site Mt. Zion East StillWaters Dr., 256-825-4991 Mt. Zion West Our Town Community, 256-234-7748 New Elam Baptist Hwy. 9, Burtonville, 256-234-2037 New Bethel Baptist Rock St., Dadeville, 256-825-7726 Peace & Goodwill Baptist Cottage Grove Community Alexander City, 256-377-4634 Pine Grove Baptist Eagle Creek Rd., Dadeville

Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327 Eagle Creek Baptist Hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-6048 Fellowship Baptist Buttston Community Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church on Claybrook Drive, Alex City 256-839-5339 First Baptist Court Square, Alex City 256-234-6351 First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232 Good News Baptist Church 10493 Hwy. 280, Jackson’s Gap 256-825-2555 Hackneyville Baptist Hwy. 63 N., Hackneyville Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798 Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville Jackson’s Gap Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4951 Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512 Kendrick Baptist Church Nixburg Lake Martin Baptist Hwy 34, Dadeville 256-825-7434 Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 Hwy. 50W, Dadeville Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd., Dadeville, 256-234-7541

Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588 Pine Grove Baptist Camp Hill Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609 River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971 Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327 Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263 Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town

Hillabee Campground UMC 120 CC Road, Alex City Sunday School 10am Sunday Service 11am Kellyton U.M., Kellyton, 256-329-1681 Liberty United Methodist Liberty Rd., Hackneyville Mt. Godfrey New Site New Site U.M. New Site, 256-234-7834

New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331

BAPTIST – MISSIONARY Bethlehem Baptist New Site

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Haven United Methodist 354 Christian St., Alex City 256-329-8394

Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd. Alex City

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Goodwater U.M. Main St., Goodwater, 256-839-6661

Bread of Life A.C.O.P. Church of God Hwy. 280, Kellyton

New Elkahatchee Baptist Elkahatchee Rd., Alex City 256-329-9942

BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4433

Pearson Chapel U.M. Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City Red Ridge United Methodist 8091 County Road 34, Dadeville 256-825-9820

Pentecostal Church of God 163 Franklin Street, Alex City 256-215-4055

Sunnylevel United Methodist 3202 Hwy. 63N, Alex City 256-234-6877 Trinity United Methodist 280 By-pass, Alex City, 256-234-2455 Union United Methodist 4428 Hwy. 50, Dadeville 256-825-2241 METHODIST – INDEPENDENT Daviston Independent Methodist Daviston, 395-4207

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Road, Alex City (Corner of Worthy Place and Dadeville Road)

PENTECOSTAL Pentecostals of Dadeville 115 West Columbus Street Dadeville, 256-596-3411

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dadeville Church of the Nazarene Corner Hwy. 280 and 49, 256-825-8191

PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian 371 Jefferson St., Alex City 256-329-0524

EPISCOPAL Saint James Episcopal Church 121 South Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-4752

First Presbyterian Okefuske, Dadeville, 256-825-4081

HOLINESS Alex City Emmanuel Holiness Hillabee St., Alex City House of Restoration Holiness 519 Slaughter Ave., Camp Hill, 256-749-2373, 256-896-2904 FULL GOSPEL Dadeville Foursquare Gospel Church Old 280 By-pass

Sixth Street Baptist Sixth St., Alex City, 256-234-2408

Fellowship Revival Center Mission 316 6th Ave., Alex City 256-329-1510 weekends

Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street

Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton

Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City

Liberty Life Christian Center 321 “S” Street, Alex City

Wayside Baptist 21 Wayside Circle, Alex City 256-234-5564

Passion Church 3340 Hwy. 63 N., Alex City 256-409-9590

Zion Hill Baptist Hwy. 79, near Horseshoe Bend

The Family Worship Center 365 Scott Road, Alex City

CATHOLIC St. John the Apostle 454 N. Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-3631

METHODIST – UNITED Alexander City Methodist 11th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1284

CHURCH OF CHRIST Alex City Church of Christ 945 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-234-6494

Bradford Methodist Hwy. 9, Goodwater

Meadows St. Church of Christ 306 Meadows St., Alex City

Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Robinson Rd., Alex City UNITED PENTECOSTAL Alex City Apostolic 3708 Robinson Rd., Alexander City, 256-329-1573

Sandy Creek Baptist Alex City

Dadeville Church of Christ East LaFayette St., Dadeville

INDEPENDENT Faith Temple Franklin Street, Alex City, 256-234-6421 Family Worship Center 1676 Sewell Street 256-839-6895 First Congregational Christian 11th Ave. South, Alex City GAP Fellowship Ministries P.O. Box 1571, Alex City God’s House 9334 Hwy 63N, Alex City Roger Green Sun. Service: 11:00 & 6:00 Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 Jehovah-Jireh Ministries 252 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-215-4211 Leap of Faith Outreach Ministry 886 Terrance Drive, 256-234-7119

Comer Memorial U.M. 427 East Church St., 256-329-3467

New Bethel Fellowship Church 5474 Rock Springs Road Jackson’s Gap 256-825-3367 The Baha’I Faith 740 Newell Street, Camp Hill 256-896-4007

Duncan Memorial U.M. 3997 Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6708

The Word Bible Church 161 Main St., Alex City, 256-215-5646

R H O D E S /K E Y CONSTRUCTION

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Flint Hill U.M., Alex City 256-234-5047

Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist 583 S. Broadnax St., Dadeville

First United Methodist 310 Green St., Alex City 256-234-6322 First United Methodist Dadeville, 256-825-4404

CHURCH OF GOD Alex City No. 2 A.C.O.P. Church of God Local Street, Alex City

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Employment Job Opportunities

Reaching more than 22,000 households in Tallapoosa and Elmore counties The Dadeville Record

Job Opportunities Full-Time Janitor/Housekeeping position available @ Hillabee Towers, a HUD Subsidized building for seniors. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. DRUG SCREEN AND BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED. Please apply @ Hillabee Towers 1001 Tallapoosa Street Alex City Monday-Friday 9AM-4PM

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Now Hiring for Full-Time Manufacturing Positions in the Alexander City Area. All Shifts Available. Overtime & some Saturdays may be required. Pay rates start at $9.00/hr & increase depending on the company. Your choice of two Health Insurance Plans available. Must pass drug screen & client background requirements. Apply in person at: 207 South Central Avenue Alexander City, AL 35010 or Online at www.asapply-ag.com

The Learning Tree, Inc. is Accepting Applications for 2nd, 3rd and Weekend shifts for Direct Care Applications can be picked up at: 101 S. Dubois Street Tallassee, AL 36078 Or contact Shatia Carr (334)252-0025 Ext. 101 Email: Scarr@learning-tree.org

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We Are Looking to Fill the Following Positions: 1. RN/LPN Nursing Supervisor 2. Caregivers Provide appropriate care and supervision to Elderly and Disabled individuals. Call us at 256-342-5222 or email: aohcs08@gmail.com

Oxford Healthcare hiring full-time & part-time day shift Home Health Aides/CNA’s in the Alexander City, Dadeville & Camphill areas Applicant’s must have ‡ PRQWKV H[SHULHQFH ‡3DVV EDFNJURXQG FKHFN ‡5HOLDEOH WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ ‡%H UHDG\ WR ZRUN Call:1-877-253-4055 To set up time to come in DQG ¿OO DSSOLFDWLRQ CARLISLE DRUG Full-Time position available for Soda Fountain. )RRG VHUYLFH FHUWL¿FDWLRQ accepted but not required Apply in person: 12 Main Street Alexander City 35010 No calls accepted! ‡&HUWL¿HG 1XUVLQJ $VVLVWDQWV DP SP SP SP SP DP VKLIWV ([FHOOHQW SD\ DQG EHQH¿WV $SSO\ LQ SHUVRQ DW :DVKLQJWRQ 6WUHHW $OH[DQGHU &LW\

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Job Opportunities NOW HIRING Nurses LPN’s RN’s Day & Night shift 5-star facility Recent pay upgrade. Extra pay for experience. Call 256-396-2104 or email judy.daugherty@nhsmgt.com susan.williams@nhsmgt.com Jones Contractors, LLC NOW HIRING: ‡6XSHUYLVRUV ‡/HDG 0HQ ‡&DUSHQWHUV ‡&DUSHQWHU +HOSHUV ‡3DLQWHUV ‡/DERUHUV $SSOLFDWLRQV ZLOO EH WDNHQ DP DP 0RQGD\ )ULGD\ 256-749-3293 Now Hiring Construction Laborers Construction Framing, 40-50 hours/week. Must have reliable transportation and like heights. Email constructionhardworkers@ gmail.com

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The Wetumpka Herald

PUZZLES & HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your mind Ă…oats to other matters that do not necessarily revolve around your daily life. You could be looking at the year as a whole and deciding when to visit an important person in your life. Others might be eyeing a workshop or seminar. Tonight: Enjoy a good movie. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your relating skills come forward. The time has come to have an intense conversation with someone. You have put oɈ this talk for a while. At this time, you see a situation from a diɈerent perspective. During this talk, opening up would be the smart move. Tonight: Don’t be alone! GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Others knock on your door with expectations that might surprise you. Examine new possibilities with care. You might not be ready to jump on any of your options just yet. However, if you don’t, you might lose one. Tonight: Be impulsive and host an impromptu get-together. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your emotions run high. Once you mellow out, you’ll Ă„nd a solution with ease. Meditate. Take a walk. Do what is necessary to chill out. Your ability to read between the lines emerges. Someone will approach you, and you might not be able to say “no.â€? Tonight: Till the wee hours. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You could be a little oɈ-kilter with all of the excitement happening around you. You like feeling as if you have some control over your life. You might have that for yourself, but it is unlikely that you can control others. Tonight: Sort through suggestions before responding. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Approach life with a one-step-at-atime attitude; otherwise, you could Ă„nd yourself running around in a chaotic frenzy. Someone in your immediate environment seems closed down. If you step back and think about it, this behavior has been a long time coming. Tonight: Easy works.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your playfulness cannot be curbed. You might choose not to verbalize everything that passes through your mind. Use caution with your Ă„nances and also with a personal matter, but remain lighthearted. You don’t need to be serious every day! Tonight: Instigate a party. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Be aware of what is going on with yourself, and try not to project your feelings onto others. If you’re feeling down, try to think about what would change your mood ... or better yet, what would remedy the situation. You will know how to proceed. Tonight: Out and about. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Take a hint from Scorpio. You might be able to move through some negativity just by getting out and going for a walk. Do not stay put. You’ll see a situation diɈerently because of your unpredictability. Think positively when facing the unknown. Tonight: With friends. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) How you deal with a troubled friend might aɈect your Ă„nances more than you realize. Your tendency to indulge others has more to do with you than what they need. Remember, everyone is diɈerent. A family member might be touchy. Tonight: You do not always need to treat. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The Moon shines on you and highlights your charisma. Lose the word “noâ€? from your vocabulary. An older person in your life might be very diɉcult. Avoid dealing with this person’s issues for now. You can’t always be there for everyone. Tonight: Whatever knocks your socks oɈ. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Take charge of a personal matter Ă„rst, then you can kick back and relax. Your responsiveness to life will be enhanced. You can be found smiling more often, and you willingly throw yourself into whatever you want to be involved with. Tonight: Take the lead for now.


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THE BORN LOSER ÂŽ By Art and Chip Sansom

GARFIELDÂŽ By Jim Davis

BIG NATEÂŽ By Lincoln Peirce

ALLEY OOPÂŽ By Dave Graue and Jack Bender

THE GRIZZWELLSÂŽ By Bill Schorr

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Job Opportunities

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Grants to help homeless Ogletree honored as elite economic developer in Florida STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $2.5 million in grants to help homeless Alabamians find immediate housing and to assist others who are in danger of becoming homeless. Tallapoosa and Coosa counties would get a share of $275,000 going to the Emergency Solutions Grant program, which supports organizations across the state that provide shelter, legal and health services and financial education for families and individuals without a residence. The grant program also can assist these families with moving costs, including rental and utility deposits. “While many of us gather with family and friends this time of year, it’s important to remember that there are

some Alabamians currently struggling to keep a roof over their heads and others who don’t have a home at all,� Ivey said in a statement. “I am pleased to award this funding to provide important aid to many families at a critical moment in their lives.� The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “The Emergency Solutions Grant program helps families dealing with very difficult times avoid homelessness and take important steps to becoming independent and self-sufficient,� ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said in a statement. “ADECA is pleased to join with Gov. Ivey in providing this vital assistance to local programs who help families in need.�

STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Kellyton native Shannon Ogletree has been named as one of the top 50 economic developers in North America for 2018. Ogletree, the economic development director for Santa Rosa County, Florida, received the honor from Consultant Connect, according to the county. Ogletree, who has worked in economic development on the Gulf Coast since 2000 and as the director of the Santa Rosa County Economic Development Office since 2013, will receive his award at Consultant Connect’s ECONOMIX event in Nashville. “Experience has taught me that growing a successful local economy is driven by investing in the businesses you have, engaging the community

and developing industry diversity,� Ogletree said in a release. “It’s an honor to be selected as one of this year’s top 50 Ogletree leaders in the industry and I look forward to engaging with the top location consultants across the nation next month to further market the county and bring high-paying jobs to our residents.� Ogletree earned his master’s degree in business administration from the University of West Florida and has completed training with the International Economic Development Council to become a certified economic developer. He has worked with a wide range of industries, from aviation/ defense companies and internet security to renewable

energy manufacturing and call centers. “This annual list of North America’s top 50 economic developers is designed to acknowledge the hard work of the top leaders in this field and elevate the conversation around economic development and job creation,� Ron Kitchens, the managing partner of Consultant Connect, said in a release. “Each of the leaders represented on this year’s list are beyond deserving of this recognition for their efforts in building our communities.� Consultant Connect is an agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants. The economic development professionals selected were nominated by colleagues in the economic development industry and site consultant community for excellent practices, innovation and success in building the communities they serve.

Unemployment percent yearly growth rate.� That 1.7 percent increase in wage and salary employment from November 2017 to November 2018 tied with October 2018 and July 2015 for the largest over-the-year percentage growth in state history, according to the ADL. Over the year, wage and salary employment increased 35,400, with gains in the professional and business services

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sector (+11,900), the manufacturing sector (+10,200), and the education and health services sector (+3,200), the state said. Wage and salary employment increased in November by 6,400. Monthly gains were seen in the trade, transportation and utilities sector (+6,000), the education and health services sector (+1,700), and the government sector (+1,200), according to

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to $838.89, up from $804.13 in November 2017, representing the second-highest level in history, surpassed only by September 2018’s average weekly wages of $849.89, the state said. Manufacturing earnings rose to their highest level in history, to $1,062.18 per week, according to the ADL. Based on state data, counties with the lowest unemployment rates are Shelby at

2.5 percent, Marshall, Madison, and Cullman at 2.9, and Morgan, Limestone, and Elmore at 3. Counties with the highest unemployment rates are Wilcox at 7.9 percent, Clarke at 6.4, and Dallas and Lowndes at 5.8. Major cities with the

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SEC wins big again on second early signing day

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t really is a beautiful, fun, heart-warming time of year, isn’t it? That special season when the family gathers ’round … and searches the internet to see how their football teams did in recruiting. It was also Christmas earlier this week, but I will let someone else write about that. Anyway, the SEC flexed its muscles yet again during what was the second early signing day last Wednesday. You want to know why it is so much harder to win in this league and why the SEC gets so much more respect that the other conferences? Well, try these factoids on for size while your children play with their new iPhones and X-Boxes and Stretch Armstrongs (do they still make those?). • The SEC currently has the top four signing classes in the country and nine of the top 20. By comparison, the Pac12 has only two teams in the top 25. • The lowest rated class in the league is Vanderbilt at No. 49 according to 247Sports. Considering the Commodores extraordinary admissions standards, that’s pretty salty. The next lowest is Missouri at No. 33. • Every single team in the SEC West finished in the top 23 nationally — even Ole Miss, which has been under all types of scrutiny. • Player-wise, SEC teams are set to sign or have signed 12 of the top 20 kids in the country, ncluding the No. 1 players at the following positions: Running back, defensive back, defensive end, offensive tackle, inside and outside linebackers, kicker, center and defensive tackle. • The SEC signed 14 fivestar players last Wednesday (with other potentially following in the late period); the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac 12 signed 10 combined. • Think it is not a grind to play in the SEC? Next year, Auburn — which is ranked 11th nationally in recruiting — has to face the teams ranked Nos. 1 through 5 in recruiting nationally (Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M, LSU and Oregon, respectively). • For the “stars don’t matter” crowd: I would say the five teams that have been most active in the College Football Playoff discussion the past five years are Oklahoma, Clemson, ’Bama, Ohio State and Georgia. These teams’ average recruiting rankings are Nos. 11, 10, 1, 5 and 3, respectively. Oklahoma’s and Clemson’s are even higher than I thought. But when you consider OU’s ranking doesn’t include a five star like transfer Kyler Murray and Clemson’s playing in the weaker ACC, it makes sense they are still always in the playoff mix. So, SEC fans, sit back, enjoy that spiked eggnog, put off checking your credit scores and try on those cheap slippers your in-laws gave you for Christmas. Just revel in the fact this league is not going anywhere any time soon because it has a plethora of new talent coming in faster than a drunk uncle to the dinner table. Merry Christmas everyone! Luke Robinson is a regular columnist, contributor to BMetro, AHSAA Radio Network Broadcaster and Sportzblitz Team Member.

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Benjamin Russell’s Qua Howell (10) drives past Dadeville’s Tripp McKinley during Day 2 of the BRHS Slam Fest on Friday night.

Dadeville edges Benjamin Russell, 59-57, in Slam Fest By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

With under a minute to go in Friday’s boys basketball game, both Benjamin Russell and Dadeville were firing on all cylinders. The Wildcats got a pair of clutch baskets from Za Stowes to take a late lead, but the Tigers responded with a 3-pointer from Jamarion Wilkerson. But just seconds later, Stowes came up big again, answering with a longball of his own. It was Dadeville’s Tripp McKinley who had the final say, though. With 18 seconds remaining, McKinley drained his fifth 3-pointer of the night, and this time, the Wildcats had no response. Dadeville walked away with a 59-57 victory on the second day of BRHS Slam Fest. “Tripp loves that 3-pointer,” Tiger coach Jesse Foster said. “We’re trying to get him to play the whole floor. It’s all right to make a layup too, but he hit a big 3 out there. He doesn’t have a bottom, so he needs to not lose that confidence in shooting. He can shoot the longball after longball because that’s what he likes.” Benjamin Russell (2-7) thought it had the answer, as it drew up a designed play to attempt a short jumper in the final eight seconds. But unfortunately for the Wildcats, the shot rimmed out and the Tigers (11-4) reigned supreme. “We had a scheme to take their bigs and move them out,” BRHS coach Lewis Daniel said. “We wanted to open up the front land and middle lane to have penetration and get a shot because we’ve had success at that at

practice. When we went over that shot, we had four options in it and that was the second option, so it was what we designed. We got the look, we got the defense we anticipated getting, and the kids put up a good shot. It just didn’t fall.” Despite Dadeville besting the Wildcats by 18 points earlier this season, the entire game Friday turned out to be a nail biter as Benjamin Russell did a much better job handling the ball and put up a better fight on the boards. The contest featured several ties and countless lead changes, and BRHS took a 35-33 edge into the locker room. Both teams kept up the energy in the second half as it came down to the wire. “Our turnover ratio was real low tonight, and the kids hustled and played harder (than the first game,” Daniel said. “I told them at halftime that when we came out in the second half, we had to match the effort that we put into the first half in order to have a chance to win and they did that. I think we had one or two things that could’ve gone one way or the other, but overall I thought we just played a better game.” In the final quarter, it came down to a strong defensive effort for the Tigers, as they started to slow the game down and made important stops when they needed to. Dadeville built up as much as a five-point lead on a PJ Eason layup with 3:05 remaining before things started to go back and forth once again. “I think we turned our defense up,” Foster said. “During a timeout, we expressed we had to play defense and we had to get

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Benjamin Russell’s Gavin Edwards (1) and Dadeville’s Jamarion Wilkerson battle for a rebound during Day 2 of the BRHS Slam Fest on Friday night.

stops. We had to give them one shot. They hit some big shots, and it was going back and forth there. Both teams were hitting big shots, and we just hit one more than they did.” For the second night in a row, Benjamin Russell got a fine effort from both Stowes and Qua Howell. Howell led all scorers with 21 points and also added four rebounds, three assists and two steals, and Stowes poured in 20 points, including nine in the fourth quarter. Dadeville put four in double figures. McKinley paced the Tigers with 15 points, while Jamarion Wilkerson added 13. Eason and Jamauri Chislom each scored 12 points, and Eason capped off yet another double-double with 12 rebounds to go along with five blocked shots. Despite the loss, Benjamin

Russell saw a lot of strides from its first meeting with the Tigers. But more importantly than that, according to Daniel, the game was another important learning experience for the Wildcats. “(Thursday’s) match and tonight’s match, we needed those types of games to get us into January going into area play,” Daniel said. “We would have loved to have a win tonight but the details of the game strengthen us to know what we gotta do in January against Opelika and Russell County as well as the rest of our scheduled. We got branded with an opportunity to see how well we can play in these situations.” Dadeville will face off against Marbury at noon today in its final game of the Slam Fest, while Benjamin Russell will take on Prattville at 1:30 p.m.

Tigers have record-setting day in defeat of Purdue STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Auburn won the coin toss, elected to receive and never looked back in a 63-14 win over Purdue in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl on Friday. “I’m real proud of our team,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. “They practiced extremely hard when we were at Auburn. When we got the bowl site, it was a business approach. That carried over. We talked about playing our best game of the year and we did that today.” The 63 points is a new SEC record for points scored in a bowl game, and the Tigers set a bowl record with 56 of those 63 points in the first half. With Malzahn calling the plays for the first time all season, the offense scored touchdowns on all seven of its first-half drives and finished with 586 total yards. “I think for us, there were some opportunities that presented themselves throughout the game,” Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham said. “They did a great job up front protecting. We just tried to make those explosive plays

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JaTarvious Whitlow (28) scores Auburn’s first touchdown during the Music City Bowl against Purdue on Friday.

that we’ve needed all year.” Stidham, who already declared early for the NFL, completed 15 of 21 passes for 373 yards and a career-best five touchdown passes, which tied the Auburn single-game record. His first touchdown toss came on the third play of the game when he connected with running back JaTarvious Whitlow on a 66-yard touchdown pass to put Auburn on the board first.

It was Whitlow who scored again on the next drive, plunging in from two yards out. And then after a Javaris Davis interception, Whitlow tacked on a third touchdown, a 1-yard run, in the first six minutes to give Auburn the early 21-0 lead. After Whitlow scored his three touchdowns, it was Darius Slayton’s turn to get into the action. He caught a 74-yard

touchdown pass at the end of the first quarter then scored on a 52-yard pass the very next drive to make it 35-7. He later added a third touchdown reception in the first half, hauling in a 34-yard reception over the top of a Purdue defender. “It was pretty exciting,” Slayton said. “I just wanted to come out here and help my team get a bowl win. Like Coach Malzahn said, we were looking to play our best game today.” With 160 yards receiving on the day, Slayton now ranks 11th among Auburn career receiving yardage leaders with 1,605 career receiving yards. This was the third 100-yard receiving game of his career. Not to be outdone by the offense, the Auburn defense held a high-octane Purdue offense to 14 points and 263 total yards. The Tigers finished with seven tackles for loss and three sacks, including a sack from Deshaun Davis, who led the way with nine tackles. With 266 career tackles, Davis now ranks fourth among Auburn career tacklers since 2000. He finished the season with a career-best 116 stops.


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