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Tallapoosa County Schools reinstates mask mandate 144 students and teachers absent Tuesday

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A Russell Medical Center employee speaks to a person in line for drive-through COVID-19 testing at the Mill Two Eighty, where more than 60 vehicles were lined up by 11:15 a.m. Monday.

Tallapoosa County sets COVID record, 1% of residents positive since Christmas

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ust over one in 100 Tallapoosa County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since Christmas, with the county recording new cases at the fastest rate since the coronavirus pandemic began.

From Dec. 27 to Jan. 2, the most recent week of Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) data, 543 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Tallapoosa County. The omicron variant has wasted no time in beating the delta variant’s previous record, vaulting the average daily caseload to 78 new cases per day as of Sunday, up from 20 the previous Sunday.

Tallapoosa County has hit a new peak not just in average daily case-

load, but absolute daily caseload.

Dec. 28 saw 102 residents testing positive, surpassing the county’s Aug. 30 peak by 28 patients.

As of Monday morning, the drivethru COVID-19 testing line at Russell Medical Center exceeded 60 vehicles, wrapping around the urgent care center on three sides and nearly spilling into Elkahatchee Road. Just under one in four COVID-19 tests are coming back positive in Tallapoosa County, according to ADPH, despite a statewide positivity rate of 41 percent.

But where cases have exploded, hospitalizations are rising at a much slower rate. As of Tuesday, 1,249 Alabamians were in the hospital with COVID-19, the highest in three months but one-third the previous peak.

Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, state health officer Dr. Scott Harris said Alabama has set a new record for average daily caseload with the omicron variant “spreading like wildfire.”

Given the rate of spread of the omicron variant — including among vaccinated people — “It will infect everyone in this state at some point, probably, or most of them,” he said.

However, the CDC and ADPH are continuing to urge COVID-19 vaccination and booster shots to lessen the severity of the illness.

“With what we’ve seen in other countries and what we’re seeing right now, vaccination remains the single most important tool we have to prevent serious illness or death,” Harris said.

Tallapoosa County Schools students and staff will once again be required to wear masks indoors Thursday following a decision of the superintendent and board of education Tuesday evening, less than two months after voting to rescind it.

Superintendent Ray Porter said the decision was based on the COVID-19 case numbers in “all surrounding counties and, well, for that matter, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Tennessee line.”

The reinstated policy comes after one percent of Tallapoosa County tested positive for COVID-19 in the week since Christmas, with a current average caseload of about 60 new cases per day countywide. While the mask policy does not require a decision of the board, school board members gave an informal vote of approval at their monthly work session Tuesday, rather than waiting six days until the next meeting to enact the policy.

“Our numbers are not tracking favorably at all,” Porter told the board.

According to Porter, 144 students and staff were absent Tuesday, 96 of whom due to closecontact exposure during the holiday break and the rest due to showing symptoms or testing positive for COVID-19. When school got out in December, there were 19 COVID-related See MANDATE, Page B6

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Dadeville High School math teacher Sujindren Selvanayagam wears a mask while teaching class last school year.

Commentary

Not the Christmas break I wanted

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer It was just days before Christmas and all it brings.

I was looking forward to time off from work. I was looking forward to time with my son and family. I was looking forward to the food — mainly mom’s red velvet cake.

I know I have been around the coronavirus. Several subjects at events or stories I covered have tested positive in the days after but I have been lucky — even before becoming a Moderna man.

After reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic for two years, I knew the symptoms: fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath,

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fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, sore throat, congestion, nausea, diarrhea and loss of taste or smell.

Fifty and sixty hour work weeks will lead to many of these symptoms as will circulating the community to cover stories. It’s kind of like a child at school or daycare, you will pick up whatever the common bug is.

Two years in and I have been tested for COVID-19 more times than I can count — always negative.

I’m used to holding my head slightly tilted back against the wall when at the doctor’s office to allow the swab to scratch my brain.

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Camp Hill makes New Year’s resolutions a 2021 recap and a projection of the year ahead, from everyday improveCamp Hill’s State of ments, like patching potthe Town talk was both holes, to a few moonshot

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A sign advertises ongoing improvements at Camp Hill Park in May.

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Mayor Messiah Williams-Cole delivered the address via Facebook livestream Monday on the heels of his first full calendar year in office.

In that time, Camp Hill has embarked on several new initiatives, including downtown revitalization, the make-over of Camp Hill Park and the town’s purchase of a 130-yearold church, to be converted into a new municipal complex. The following year will be one to see See RESOLUTIONS, Page B6

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Police Reports

Thursday, January 6, 2022

lost property that occurred on U.S. Highway 280.

Dec. 26

Dadeville Police Department Jan 4.

• Ashley Schuffert, 31, of Greenville was arrested for possession of a controlled substance on U.S. Highway 280.

Jan. 3

• Terrill Coleman, 29, of Gadsden was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear.

Dec. 24 • Orlando Robinson, 22, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with physical evidence in U.S. Highway 280.

• A report was filed for discharge of a weapon within city limits that occurred on East Hewsten Street.

• A report was filed for criminal mischief third that occurred on East South Street.

• Kayla Pearson, 26, of Dadeville was arrested for domestic violence third on Pear Street.

• Kowon Little, 19, of Birmingham was arrested for possession of marijuana first and possession of drug paraphernalia on U.S. Highway 280.

• A report was filed for harassing communications that occurred in the Dadeville area.

Jan. 1

• A one vehicle motor vehicle accident occurred on U.S. Highway 280 resulting in major property damage. Emergency personnel responded to the scene and transported one person.

• Roderick Daniel, 35, of Dadeville was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, public intoxication, promoting prison contraband, and a warrant for failure to appear on College Street.

• David Mosley, 27, of Dadeville was arrested for resisting arrest and an outstanding warrant for another agency on College Street.

• Curtis Brown Jr., 58, of Dadeville was arrested on four warrants for failure to appear and public intoxication on College Street.

• A report was filed for assault third that occurred on College Street.

Dec. 30

• Naszier Napolean, 24, of Alexander City was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

• A report was filed for theft of property first that occurred on U.S. Highway 280.

Dec. 29

• A two vehicle motor vehicle collision occurred on U.S. Highway 280 resulting in major property damage and no injuries.

• Justin Woody, 32, of Dadeville was arrested on four warrants for failure to appear.

Dec. 28

• A report was filed for domestic violence third that occurred on U.S. Highway 280.

Dec. 27

• A report was filed for theft of

Dec. 25

Dec. 23

• A two vehicle motor vehicle collision occurred on U.S. Highway 280 resulting in major property damage and no injuries.

• Sylvia Gossett, 28, of Jacksons Gap was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

Dec. 22

• A report was filed for found property that occurred on South Tallassee Street.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Jan. 4

• A resident on Denver Road in Dadeville filed a report for theft of property.

Jan. 3

• Tamekia Russell of Adams Street in Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear arraignment.

• Kenneth Moon of Brighton Road in Birmingham was arrested on six grand jury indictments.

Jan. 1 • William Knox of Weoka Road in Wetumpka was arrested for domestic violence third.

• Dakota Gaither of Heatherwood Drive in Alexander City was arrested for giving a false name to the police.

• Deodrick Harris of J Street in Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

• A resident of Lakeview Drive in Dadeville filed a report for domestic violence and criminal mischief.

• A resident of Williams Drive in Jacksons Gap filed a report for harassing communications.

• Michael Wyckoff of Horseshoe Bend Road in Jacksons Gap was arrested for obstructing government operations.

• Melissa Hutchins of Horseshoe Bend Road in Jacksons Gap was arrested for attempting to elude.

Dec. 29

• Labrenikin Hutchins of Lindsey Road in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for probation violation identity theft.

Dec. 27

• Andre Moore of Muskogee Trail in Tallassee was arrested on a warrant for probation violation.

• Jacoby Lawson of Old Kellyton Road in Alexander City was arrested for probation violation.

• Elizabeth Snow of Sylacauga was arrested on warrant for failure to appear attempt to commit a control substance crime.

Dec. 26

• A church on Highway 50 filed a report for criminal mischief.

• A resident of Buttson Road in Dadeville filed a report for theft of property.

• Von Dale Silmon of Washington Street in Alexander City was arrested on two grand jury indictments for possession of marijuana second and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Dec. 24

• Latoya Chisholm of County Road 24 in Auburn was arrested for probation revocation.

Dec. 23

• A resident of Moonbrook Drive in Dadeville filed a report of domestic violence harassment.

• Dannie Corley of East Church Street in Jacksons Gap was arrested on two counts of failure to appear child support.

Dec. 22

• Michael Ray Caldwell of Tower Street in New Site was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear child support.

• Latoya Kelley of North Central Avenue in Alexander City was arrested on a grand jury indictment.

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The emergency department staff at Russell Medical in Alexander City issued Cliff Williams a N95 mask to wear while I received the monoclonal antibody infusion and waited for observation. The observation included a heart monitor and oxygen saturation.

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I’m used to the at-home tests too.

The clock was already ticking for the Christmas break.

My body was telling me it needed the rest too.

My smell was shot already.

I knew I had a sinus and ear infection issue from a visit to the doctor just days earlier. But this morning, just two days before a glorious 10 days off from work, something prompted another visit for medical care — I couldn’t taste my eggs scrambled with cheese.

I knew to go ahead and get medical help.

A few hours later I heard the dreadful words I already knew were coming.

“I’m sorry. You are positive for COVID,” the nurse said.

I wasn’t worried. Two years of reporting on the pandemic I knew the medical professionals would take care of me — they’ve been in the trenches fighting it almost everyday.

COVID-19 is now normal enough there is almost a standardized list of treatment for it.

I can tell you the list of pills.

I can tell you I didn’t react to the monoclonal antibody infusion.

But the list doesn’t answer all the questions.

“Where did I get it?” I asked myself.

No one in my family got it.

Not one of my friends. Not one of my co-workers. No one I associate with outside of work had it about the time I got COVID-19.

It left one place — the community I cover on a daily basis — much like the child who brings home a bug from school.

I know there is much debate about COVID-19 and the debate extends much beyond our corner of Alabama. Numbers are hard to dispute. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has been keeping up with them for the pandemic.

So far in the pandemic ADPH tells us 921,175 of Al-

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The staff at Russell Medical in Alexander City prepared Cliff Williams for the monoclonal antibody infusion. In all, the process took about three hours for the infusion and the waiting period to see if there were any adverse reactions.

abama’s 5,024,279 residents or 18.3 percent have tested positive for COVID-19. In Tallapoosa County almost 19 percent of the county’s 41,311 residents have contracted COVID-19.

That’s just for those who have tested at a medical facility. It doesn’t account for those positive tests for those brave enough to swab at home.

ADPH tells me I’m one of 18,187 residents of Tallapoosa County to have at least two shots of vaccine or 44 percent. It’s a similar situation across the state.

The only thing the COVID-19 treatment list had in common with what I wanted to do for Christmas was rest.

Gone was the family gathering and making memories with my son.

ADPH tells me there were 22 others in Tallapoosa County to test positive the same day as me. ADPH tells us since I have tested positive more than 500 others have tested positive in Tallapoosa County.

It was a lonely Christmas but I know others went through the same thing too.

There are only so many ways to lay on the couch and in the bed. As large a selection as Hulu and Amazon Prime have, there are still not enough for more than a week alone.

It’s been more than two weeks and my brain is still trying to figure out what is the normal COVID-19 experience.

I wonder if others in isolation felt as stir crazy as me?

I wonder if others have coughed up the pasty congestion?

I wonder if others slept as much as me?

I wonder if others missed the taste of the food?

The new year has started and I’m out of isolation.

I’m fine now — back at work and rested.

But I wonder if others are missing the Christmas that could have been too.

Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.

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Tallapoosa County great- great-grandmother turns 100 on New Year’s Day

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter Willie Mae Edwards was born New Year’s Day, 1922, on the heels of a global flu pandemic.

The lifelong Alexander City resident has now lived to see history repeat itself, finding herself back in the year ‘22 in the middle of a global coronavirus pandemic.

That didn’t stop Edwards from celebrating her 100th birthday from her front porch Saturday behind a screened-in door marked “MASK REQUIRED FOR ENTRY.” Four generations of family, from Edwards’ children to great- great-grandchildren, along with countless friends who considered her a mother or grandmother drove by to wish Willie Mae a happy birthday.

An Alexander City Police car escorted the procession.

“She took care of a lot of

kids,” said Mary Wallace, one of Edwards’ 12 children.

Also in her charge was neighbor Dorothy Heard, who stopped by Saturday, and William and Paul Winslett, who Edwards helped raise working for their mother and father. The parents have since passed, but William was back in town Saturday to wish his surrogate mother a happy birthday.

As for Edwards’ secret to longevity, it’s nothing not already known to science, but laudatory nonetheless.

“I don’t drink. I didn’t smoke.

I didn’t go to parties,” she said. “The main thing, I treated everyone right.”

The healthy lifestyle has allowed the centenarian to see 10 decades of change in Alexander City, change she describes as “for the better.” When Edwards was born Jan. 1, 1922, Alexander City — population 5,498 — was only

two decades out from the great fire that razed its downtown, after which Benjamin Russell set out to build Russell Manufacturing Company. It would be another two decades before World War II, five decades before the desegregation of Alexander City Schools and nine decades before Russell Corp. left for good.

In all that time, Edwards has belonged to the same congregation — Great Bethel Baptist Church — and has spent 73 years in the same house near the Cooper Community Center.

“When I moved here my daughter was nine days old,” she said.

Despite her entrenchment in the community, Edwards said she was pleasantly surprised by the length of the procession Saturday.

“I didn’t know it would be that many people but I enjoy them; I love all of them,” she said. “I love everyone. I don’t hate nobody.”

Sewer presents issues for grocery development Cliff Williams Staff Writer A proposed development at the intersection of U.S. Highway 280 and Highway 63 is being affected by a decision from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT).

Incentives for the 100,000 square foot development anchored by a grocery store were approved in June 2021. But ALDOT is only allowing developers one entrance from U.S. Highway 280 according to Alexander City officials.

That entrance affects the layout of construction on the property and the needed fill dirt. Alexander City Public Works director and city engineer Gerard Brewer said the current plan would make it nearly impossible to make repairs on a main trunk sewer line.

“The gravity sewer would end up covered up,” Brewer told the Alexander City City Council. “It would be about 35 feet deep. It would be about 15 to 20 feet away from the building.”

Covering a sewer line is normal but the depth of the line and the proximity of the building means the city wouldn’t be able to perform needed repairs to the line after construction of the development. Brewer said it would take specialized equipment from a contractor to do the work.

“It would be a very technical repair if we ever had to go in to fix an issue there,” Brewer said. “What we are requesting is a bond, some type of warranty so if there was a problem there we have some type of financial mechanism to be able to get a little help in repairing this.”

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A sewer barely visible crosses under U.S. Highway 280 where the Alabama Department of Transportation is allowing an entrance for a grocery anchored development. The sewer line services a large section on the other side of the road and would be covered by nearly 40 feet of dirt presenting issues for future repairs.

Mayor Woody Baird said the line is already about eight feet underground and the additional covering of the line would put it nearly 40 feet deep. For the city to dig down to the line a large ditch would be required.

“A one-to-one [safety] ratio means a 70-foot wide opening would need to be made to work there, Baird said. “It takes out the parking lot; it takes out the entrance and not to mention the danger to the building. We don’t have ditch boxes. We would have to get a contractor to do it.”

Brewer said he is in conversations with the engineers of the development to determine how to proceed to protect sewer service for citizens and allow the development to proceed.

Brewer said many things such as a redundant line, moving the line or adding pump stations or emergency pumps in case of issue have been thought about.

“We keep putting it back in their engineer’s lap,” Brewer said. “They can’t come with a fail proof system so we are saying some type of guarantee on it.”

The sewer line goes under U.S. Highway 280

and goes between Aliant Bank and Huddle House.

Brewer said it services an area that goes over to Bice and many of the offices and shops along Cherokee Road and back to the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce.

Even before construction of the development begins, inspections of the lines are being done by city employees before explo-

sive blasting of rock on the site is done.

“We checked it,” Brewer said. “We have [videoed] it and it looks good. We did that because there will be blasting around there and this way we have a recording of what the condition is before they start.

We will continue checking it through the process — especially during blasting — to make sure it’s OK and has no movement.”

Currently the project is still on the drawing board and no construction permits have been issued for the development. Baird said developers will have to come up with a plan to protect the sewer service through a bond type agreement or the city couldn’t permit it.

“We wouldn’t be at this stage if ALDOT would allow an entrance at another point,” Baird said. “We have to protect the city’s infrastructure including the sewer.”

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Willie Mae Edwards celebrates her 100th birthday, New Year’s Day, with a drive-by procession in front of her home in Alexander City Saturday.

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Willie Mae Edwards poses with Tikeathon (top right), Ja’ziah (center left), Taquilla and Jariyah Harvey (bottom left) at her 100th birthday party on New Year’s Day Saturday.

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The struggle between consumerism and sustainability

BY SEBASTIAN SANTOS With the holiday season winding to a close and the world moving forward into another New Year, it may be the perfect time to reflect on our way of buying and using goods.

The majority of the world’s economy is based on the concept of consumerism. On the surface this does not seem to be a bad thing, as we need to consume goods and services in order to live. However, the excess acquisition of goods may lead to extremely harmful practices.

Sustainability, or going green is doable, even for manufacturers. Tips to the business- SANTOS people making or trading in goods from author Sandra Goldmark (Fixation: How to have stuff without breaking the planet): · Develop multiple revenue streams—not only from selling new stuff but also from resale, repair, upgrade, rental, and service models. · Move away from the “race to the bottom” on pricing. Sell fewer items but make money from the same item multiple times by offering resale and repair. · Create stronger relationships with customers based on quality, transparency, and service.

As concerned consumers, what can we do to be more sustainable? There is a growing awareness on what a conscious consumer is and how one can become one. None of these are too tough or expensive for the majority of us: · Buy only what is needed ·Avoid excess packaging on products (sorry, Trader Joe’s, we are heading for the unbagged section of the grocery store and we are bringing our own bags) · Consider the product’s life span · Reduce, reuse, repair, recycle · Think quality, not quantity · Take good care of products to extend their lifespan ·Align with companies that incorporate more sustainable practices Though the holidays have come and gone, we will inevitably fall back into this consumerist trap unless we start becoming more conscious about our own consumer practices. These suggestions, we hope, prompt us all to think more about how we can enjoy stuff and do so in ways that enhance our sense of satisfaction, save us money, preserve the planet, and help business be good and do well.

Sebastian Santos, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a graduate of Portland State University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree at Lewis and Clark College.

Dr. Tom H. Hastings, PeaceVoice Senior Editor, contributed to this column.

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Election year is here

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appy New Year. It is election year in the good ole Heart of

STEVE Dixie.

Alabama, like a good FLOWERS many southern states, has our monumental political year in Columnist what the nation refers to as the off-year or midterm election year cycle. This reference is, of course, to the presidential election being the main political event. Thus, the last presidential race being 2020 and the next main presidential race being 2024.

Most states have their gubernatorial election year at the same time as the presidential contest. We are different, we have our big year in off-years.

This new year of 2022 will see our constitutional offices up for election, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner, State Treasurer, Secretary of State and State Auditor. Not only does the governor and all constitutional offices run this year, but so do all 67 sheriffs and all 140 legislative and state senate seats.

The governor’s race has historically been the premier political race in Alabama politics. It is the pinnacle or brass ring of our political world. Therefore, we old time political folks refer to this year as the gubernatorial year.

Qualifying began January 4 and ends January 28. The GOP and Democratic Primary elections will be May 24. The runoff election is set for June 21. The winner of the Republican Primary will be elected governor. Winning the GOP nomination for statewide office in Alabama is tantamount to election. No serious candidate would run as a Democrat.

It was thought that Governor Kay Ivey would coast to reelection with only token opposition. After all, polling reveals that she is one of the most popular incumbent governors in the country. She has done a good job as governor and will be tough to beat.

However, in recent weeks two viable candidates have announced that they are running for governor. Lynda “Lyndy” Blanchard and Tim James are attempting to outflank her on the right. These two are viable candidates for one reason – they have individual wealth, which allows them the ability to acquire name identification and voter approval.

Lyndy Blanchard launched a campaign for our open senate seat in early 2021. However, by year’s end she flipped a switch and moved to the governor’s race. Her only claim to being qualified to run for governor is that she bought an ambassadorship to Slovenia in

the administration of former president, Donald Trump.

Her only hope for the governor’s race is that she can wish for Trump to endorse her. Although this would probably not be enough. As a lame duck, who has been out of the White House for over a year and who’s popularity is waning, his nod may not be as important as once thought. Blanchard’s only calling card is that she flashed $5 million on her senate campaign filing reports. It remains to be seen if indeed she spends that much of her own money on an uphill race for governor.

Tim James is making his third race for governor. He is the son of two-time governor Fob James. Tim is a likeable fellow, is extremely conservative, and harps on fringe social issues like outlawing Yoga in schools. He, like Blanchard, possesses the main ingredient to make himself a viable candidate. He has some personal wealth and if he indeed spends some of his money, he can garner a certain segment of the vote.

If Kay Ivey sticks to her knitting, stays home and governs, and looks gubernatorial and does not beat herself, she will more than likely prevail.

The big question is can this full field of candidates, including Tim James, Lyndy Blanchard, Stacy George and Dean Odle, force Kay Ivey into a runoff or will she defeat the field without a runoff like she did in 2018? That question will be answered on May 24.

The power of incumbency will be omnipotent in the other statewide constitutional offices. Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth will be reelected with no or token opposition.

The same applies for Attorney General Steve Marshall. He will be reelected to another four-year term unscathed. Interestingly, Ainsworth and Marshall are from the same North Alabama County of Marshall.

Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate will escape opposition and will be reelected to that important state post for another fouryears. State Treasurer Young Boozer will coast to reelection, probably unopposed.

The power of incumbency prevails in the Heart of Dixie in 2022. However, we will have a doozy of a contest for our open United States Senate Seat, which we will discuss next week.

See you next week.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.

America needs you to survive the next January 6

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year ago, we witnessed the horrors of January 6, 2021. We’ve been treated to a host of actors, JOHN pundits, and other arm- TURES chair experts who insist that America is “coming apart” or Columnist “ready for a Civil War.” It isn’t, though there are some angry people who wish it so. Our goal as citizens of the United States should remain to resist the authoritarian urges of ideologues on both sides.

It was traumatizing to see mobs overrun the U.S. Capitol, chanting death to politicians, many waving non-USA flags, a few thousand extremists who thought their narrow opinions should override the will of the millions who participated in the democratic elections.

But I stayed up that night to watch those same politicians who eluded death because of the bravery of many Capitol Police and security, come right back into the chambers, and do the job they were elected to do. Meanwhile, there were those in the House who sought to overturn the results on charges that haven’t been supported by a single election audit in Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Texas, Idaho…the list goes on and on.

I also saw our judiciary, full of conservative, liberal and moderate judges, who have weighed the evidence and refused to cave to the pressure to make rulings on scant results, wild conjectures, adding rulings that reveal how unsupported the charges are.

And there were members of the executive branch, from the Defense Department, the Justice Department, and other institutions who resisted the intimidation and demands to make up a result that didn’t exist, to carry out a coup which we are learning more about in plans revealed by investigative bodies.

Opponents of the rules are still around, hoping to convince you it was just a peaceful stroll through the Capitol, or, in a complete perversion of the truth, an expression of democracy.

And there are those on the left who use the entire Trump Presidency as a rationale to

argue that democracy is bad, and we need to replace it with a complete rule by their side.

I read a professor’s argument for stopping climate change with authoritarian governance, despite the horrible track record authoritarians on both wings have had for treating the

environment.

History is littered with the bones of democracies which could not stand up to the pressure of authoritarians and even totalitarians.

The Weimar Republic, Taisho Democracy, the French Third Republic, Italy’s Democratic Regime from the World War I era, the Spanish Republic, and democratic hopes of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen in China. I’ve had the fortune, or misfortune, to visit several countries in East Europe whose brand-new democracy that overcame the scourge of Communism couldn’t outlast the autocratic nationalists. I’ve been to Boris Yeltsin’s Russia, with all of its flaws, but still far freer than whatever Vladimir Putin offers. I’ve been to a Turkey during an election where the voters repudiated the country’s president and longtime ruling party, only to have the country’s leader engineer the means to rule as he pleases, taking away the civil liberties of its citizens and jailing those who disagree with him.

America’s republic proved it could survive the kill shot that was attempted last year. But small, well-organized extremes on both sides will do their best to take away your freedom and replace it with their own viewpoint whenever they can. It’s not just up to the Capitol Police, Congress, the Courts, or even Colonels and Captains to protect this country’s liberty, enshrined in our Constitution. It’s primarily your job as well to resist these undemocratic impulses. Each of those other free societies fell because too many left it up to someone else to do that job.

John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia.

He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is JohnTures2

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Found throughout scripture, God is shown to be omniscient, meaning God is all knowing.

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As we grieve over the earthly loss of those whom we loved, let us remember what the Psalmist David spoke when his infant son died. “I will go to him, as he can’t return to me”. David believed in life after death and the resurrection, so when he spoke of going to be with his son, he implied his son was in

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Each day begins with an opportunity for each of us to put aside our hate, our bitterness, our selfishness, our deceit, and all those other sinful attitudes that each of us carry around at one time or another. The new day has begun, and it is time to love others, put others first, forget what is behind us and press forward to the goal before us. There is only one eternal goal worth attaining and it is to live with Jesus forever. We are not saved by the good deeds we do, but by believing and acknowledging Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.

Embarking on a New Year with a new day before us, remember that “the fat lady has not sung yet” and God is still giving us one more opportunity to punch that ticket to Heaven.

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Catching Fire Quez Thompson racking up points for BRHS

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director The cold stretch Quez Thompson faced a few weeks ago seems far in the past.

Before winter break he crossed the 30-point threshold in a road game. Two games later, he did it again.

Hitting looks from all three ranges, Thompson is beginning to realize the potential he has as a versatile scoring authority for Benjamin Russell basketball, gaining a feel for when to use each skill in his bottomless

tank of moves.

“He was trying to find himself going into that stretch,” Benjamin Russell coach Jeremy Freeman said.

“He finally got into a groove and he’s really been putting buckets in the basket. It’s something that he works at a lot, trying to score. He has a variety of shots that he takes and makes, and that makes him difficult to guard.”

Thompson found varied success in the season’s early stretches, with a 25-point performance at Dadeville Nov.

23 following slower scoring outputs against Auburn and Briarwood Christian.

Coming off of Thanksgiving break, however, the heat in his game started dropping.

The junior managed 17 points in a tight win against Opelika and came short of 20 again against Auburn the following night, then finished with 14 after three overtimes against Dadeville.

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Quez Thompson has scored 30 points in two of his last three games for BRHS.

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Starting off on the right foot Wind Creek State Park encourages healthy 2022 with New Years Day hike

By JAKE ARTHUR Chief Videographer A few dozen hikers set off on Saturday morning for a New Year’s Day hike at Wind Creek State Park.

The group, led by park superintendent Bruce Adams and district naturalist Scottie Jackson, hiked nearly two miles.

The January 1 hike was part of a nation-wide campaign led by the National Association of State Park Directors.

“This is the first time for Wind Creek to participate in See FOOT, Page B2

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Hikers participate in a New Year’s day hike at Wind Creek State Park in Alexander City on Saturday, Jan. 1. The 1.7 mile hike was part of a nation-wide campaign by the National Association of State Park Directors for people to start the new year with a hike.

ANDY GRAHAM Jordan Rambo is elevating both his play and the community of Dadeville in 2021-22.

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director Many teammates and fellow students were asked by Ruskin Gold if they wanted to volunteer working with kids at Dadeville’s First United Methodist Church.

Few ever went. Still fewer kept going consistently.

But one who continued giving back to the youth of the community with him was Dadeville basketball star Jordan Rambo.

“He’s somebody you can rely on.

Just an honest and good guy,” Gold said.

Rambo not just provides Dadeville with a rare inside-outside presence and has the athletic skill set required

to draw attention from D-1 college basketball schools, he’s also a person others gravitate toward off the floor.

“Everybody loves him on the team, everybody loves him in the school. He’s got a great personality,” Dadeville coach Jesse Foster said.

“He just loves being around people and people love being around him.”

Talk to any teachers or coaches about Rambo and “great kid” always seems to be the first two words out of their mouths.

Even in his adolescent days he had a certain magnetism with his peers.

“He’s always been a people person,” Reggie Rambo, Jordan’s father, said. “He loves hanging out with his friends, going fishing and hunting and different things like that.

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Riding 4-wheelers and side-by-sides, stuff like that. Outside [of basketball], his outside activities, he likes to keep himself busy in a positive way.”

One of the high school junior’s favorite things to do is get involved in the community.

That’s partially why he started going with Gold to help out at United Methodist despite it not being his home church. The duo are there many Sundays and Wednesdays, playing sports with and helping to guide local youth. They even helped put on a chili sale to raise money for the kids they work with.

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Sports legends we lost in 2021

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s we head into this new year of 2022 full of possibilities and promise, I always like to look back and pay homage to those that won’t be joining us. We lost some alltime greats in 2021. One little blurb can’t begin to do these legends justice.

Tommy Lasorda (Sep 22, 1927 - Jan 7, 2021) – When someone mentions the Dodgers, I can’t help but think of Tommy Lasorda. He was the embodiment of that organization for decades. He managed the Dodgers from 1976-1996 See LEGENDS, Page B2

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Dadeville Clean Community Partnership shifts to second Saturday

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer Dadeville has a Clean Community Partnership (CCP) but a few changes are being made to hopefully make the effort more successful.

The CCP has been successful in the past in encouraging volunteers to help remove litter from the streets of Dadeville but Elaine Balint-Forbus and her husband Mickey Forbus are hoping the Dadeville Beautification

Board can improve the effort.

“We are moving it to the second Saturday of every month,” BalintForbus said. “In looking at the calendar, the second Saturday works out better because it doesn’t fall on a holiday weekend as much. We believe participation can and will be better with the second Saturday.”

The husband and wife team started picking up litter as a way to get outside together before the CCP ever started in Dadeville. After seeing a presentation

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Freeman and Thompson both felt the shooting guard had.

“Early on he struggled with consistency,” Freeman said. “That’s part of being up at this level, being consistent night in and night out. Also being a marked man, if people have you on the radar, the defense is different. You have to adjust to that. He’s learning on the fly, and that’s the whole team. We’re learning how to play this game.”

A few things were off, according to Thompson.

Many of his 3s weren’t falling in those contests, often just short or just long.

His mindset felt off-kilter too.

“The day before the game my focus wasn’t where it should be,” Thompson said. “Then I was forcing it. I was forcing it a lot in those games that I didn’t do well in.”

Thompson countered these problems with a more dedicated routine during game days and the day before game days.

The key is to always strive to improve, Thompson noted.

“After a game, I just always tell myself not to be satisfied with that game. Just come out and do better than what you did in that game.”

In the Wildcats’ past four games entering Tuesday Thompson scored 25, 34, 25 and 32 points, respectively.

His 34-point outburst at Central Coosa included a 20-point second quarter unlike many Freeman had seen before.

He repeated such a quarter against Montgomery Catholic in Benjamin Russell’s last game Dec. 28.

“It’s very, very difficult to score more than 10 points in a quarter,” Freeman said. “He had 20 twice. That’s very impressive.”

Thompson’s triples started trickling in, yes, but his uptick in production has also been marked by a better feel for the sport, Freeman said.

In basketball the term “bag” is often an informal way to refer to a series of moves and skills a player has learned to generate offense for himself, whether it’s ways to get open or ways to finish around the rim.

All those techniques are useless if used at the wrong time, however. That’s the feel Freeman speaks about. Knowing when to pull up from midrange or when

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the national registry.” said Jackson. “The idea is to get outside, enjoy fresh air and get a little physical activity in.”

Saturday saw a

at a Dadeville City Council meeting, the pair started helping with the Saturday cleanup. They also help with activities and the programs of the Dadeville Beautification Board and believe the organization can help promote litter pickup and help educate the public on the importance of proper disposal of trash to prevent litter from getting to the street in the first place.

The Dadeville Beautification Board already does several things in Dadeville to help improve the town’s

to create space or when to use certain dribble moves.

“Right now he’s just learning what bag to use,” Freeman said. “That’s been the hardest part, he’s got all these bags and he wasn’t comfortable at the beginning, knowing which one to use. I’ve always told him, ‘Just let it come. And once the game comes to you, you’ll know which moves to use. Sometimes it doesn’t take a move, you just shoot it.’ He works at it. He spent a lot of time this summer.”

He’s an ambidextrous finisher and can finish through contact, which helps a lot, Freeman added. His pull-up and midrange game are also go-tos.

With his scoring firing the way it has been, the next step for Thompson is in creating for others.

Freeman noted his court vision is good, but there’s still plenty of room for him to grow as a passer.

“That will be another facet to his game that will take him to another level, being able to get other people involved easily as he scores,” Freeman said. “And again, when you’re a great scorer, the attention comes to you. So somebody’s going to be open. And it’s going to be your job to find that guy.”

He has options to throw the ball to, options that will be around with him next year.

Sophomore Chris Foster and fellow junior Corri Milliner have each rattled off multiple 20-point games of their own this year. Eighth grader Cederian Morgan has quickly developed into a consistent double-double threat at center.

“We all used to play together when we were little,” Thompson said. “Rec games and stuff, we’ve always played basketball. So we were already used to each other, we just had to get used to coach Freeman and I think we are getting there.”

His goal is to compete for a state championship by the time he and Milliner graduate after next season. He hopes to be recruited to a college program in the meantime.

Nothing much has come up on that front yet, but if Thompson keeps stringing these kinds of scoring performances together — he could find his way onto a major collegiate roster.

“Like I told him, ‘Be patient on that.

As you go along, it’s going to get better with the people coming in,’” Freeman said. “We’re playing [Class] 6A ball.

Somebody’s watching somebody else.

That’s how it all starts, you’re watching somebody and then they catch your eye.”

momentary suspension in the rain. Clear skies and temperatures in the 70s made for perfect hiking conditions.

“We could not have asked for better weather.” said Jackson “You never know what you are going to get on the first of the

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appearance through helping care for planters around the town, mainly around the courthouse square, caring for the gazebo on Tallassee Street and by recognizing homeowners and businesses for efforts in cleaning up their properties.

Balint-Forbus is hopeful individuals, businesses and other organizations will support the scheduled cleanups to help rid Dadeville of litter.

“Mickey and I will do what we can, but we want to encourage the public

to help us too,” Balint-Forbus said. “If we all work together we can make a difference.”

The CCP Second Saturday Cleanup starts again at 8 a.m. this Saturday at the Dadeville City Hall and will continue every second Saturday of each month.

“We will have pickers, bags and vests for everyone,” Balint-Forbus said. “There will also be a dump truck at city hall to help properly dispose of the picked up litter.”

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things,” Jordan Rambo said. “I feel like that’s why I do it, because I have people to help me, and if people don’t have people to help them, then why not help?”

He’s certainly helped the Tigers’ basketball team. Foster has been called to Dadeville’s gym by his star at 9 or 10 p.m. to get extra work in.

“He’s been working his tail off this year, and it’s been showing for us out on the floor,” Foster said.

“He’s been calling me at all times of night wanting to get in the gym. I just gave him a key so he could come in and work on his own.”

Rambo’s basketball acumen begins with his bloodline. His abovementioned father played three seasons of SEC basketball at Alabama.

Following his high school days at Peabody in Lena, Louisiana, his best season with the Crimson Tide was his sophomore year. He averaged 7.2 minutes and 2.3 points per game.

Now he’s encouraging his son to become the best player he can.

“He’s slowly but surely continued to grow,” Reggie Rambo said. “Every time he came home with me on the weekends we went to different gyms and worked

“I feel like I can do better than my

dad, and that’s what he wants from me is to do better than him. I don’t think there’s any pressure. I just think the harder I work, the better I can be.”

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on individual workouts, like my college workouts and things like that. He took it into consideration, took it to heart and grew from that.”

The younger Rambo feels no anxiety about living up to his father’s crimson-colored past, however. It’s just a matter of putting the time in to reach his own potential.

“I feel that I can do better than my dad, and that’s what he wants from me is to do better than him,” Jordan Rambo said.

“I don’t think that there’s any pressure. I just think that the harder I work, the better I can be.”

Now that he’s reached his own high school playing and recruiting journey, Rambo has carved out an interesting role for the Tigers in 2021-22.

Despite standing 6-foot2 he’s been called upon to play forward as well as guard, his play on the defensive side and on the boards every bit as critical

to the team’s success as his scoring.

He hasn’t faltered in that regard. Rambo is averaging a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds per game. “ H e ’s pretty fundamental,” Foster said.

“He can shoot it, he can do it all.”

It’s been enough to garner collegiate attention.

From several mid-major D-1 programs and, to a lesser extent, his father’s alma mater.

“I’m still feeling options out,” Rambo said. “I really like Jacksonville State. I talk to Alabama but that’s high-grade, high-level basketball. But JSU, Alabama State, schools like that.”

For now, he’s got a year and a half left at Dadeville, where he says his goal for this season is to make the state tournament with his team.

Dadeville continues its campaign Thursday at LaFayette.

of them all. He was 87.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler (May 23, 1954 - Mar 13, 2021) – Pound for pound, one of the greatest boxers of all time winning two World Series (81 & 88). His and definitely my favorite. He was the undisputed middleweight champion from affable nature and colorful personality made him one of the most popular figures 1980-1987. His bouts with Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard in baseball during his long and stellar were legendary. Oh, and by the way, he career. He was 94. legally changed his name to Marvelous Mike Henry (Aug 15, 1936 - Jan 8, Marvin in 1982. He was 67.

2021) – He might not be legendary, but Howard Schnellenberger (Mar 16, 1934 he was most certainly memorable. Henry was a co-captain of the 1957 USC Trojans - Mar 27, 2021) – He was an assistant coach at Alabama in the 60s famously and went on to play four years in the NFL before getting into acting. He played recruiting Joe Namath and Ken Stabler, before moving to the NFL. He was also Tarzan in three movies during the 1960s, the OC for the 1972 undefeated Miami but I’ll always remember him as Sheriff Buford T Justice’s dimwitted son Junior in Dolphins. Schnellenberger became head coach at the University of Miami in 1979 Smokey and the Bandit. He was 85. and built a juggernaut in South Beach that Don Sutton (Apr 2, 1945 - Jan 18, dominated the 80s. He was 87.

2021) – I grew up listening to Sutton Bobby Bowden (Nov 8, 1929 - Aug 8, broadcast Braves games during the early 2021) – What else can I say about Coach 90s on radio and TBS long before I ever Bowden that hasn’t already been said. He knew how great a player he was. He had a smooth delivery and a wonderful insight was an icon in college football and one of the pillars of the sport. His legacy at FSU into the game of baseball. He pitched for will never be forgotten. He was 92.

23 years during his Hall of Fame career John Madden (Apr 10, 1936 - Dec winning 324 games and striking out 3574 28, 2021) – He was the most unique batters. He was 76. and recognizable NFL broadcaster since Hank Aaron (Feb 5, 1934 - Jan 22, Howard Cosell, but, unlike Cosell, was 2021) – Books have been written and almost universally loved. Madden also will continue to be written about this had an exceptional coaching career in the incredible ballplayer and human being.

NFL never having a losing season and I regret never having been able to winning Super Bowl XI with the Raiders. watch him play live, but his impact on He never tried to be anybody but himself baseball and American culture cannot be overstated. With all due respect to the all- and it was obvious he loved life. He was time greats, Hank is probably the greatest 85.

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By Personal Representative ESTATE OF JEANETTE M. PARKER PROBATE COURT CASE NO.: 2021-0287 Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 27th day of December, 2021 by Hon. Talmadge East, Judge of the Probate Court of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

STACY P. FURMANEK Executrix/Personal Representative for the Estate of Jeanette M. Parker BARNES & RADNEY, P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative Dadeville Record: Jan. 6, 13 and 20, 2022 EST/PARKER, J. PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NUMBER: 508 ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER: 480 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 480 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DADEVILLE, ALABAMA, AS IT PERTAINS TO AMENDING THE ZONING WHEREAS, the City of Dadeville passed a comprehensive zoning Ordinance No. 480 on or about October 8, 2012; WHEREAS, property located at Highway 280 E just north of Chatasofka Creek, 25 acres, is zoned as AG-1; and WHEREAS, the description of the area is:

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WHEREAS, the Dadeville Zoning Board has recommended this property at Highway 280, 25 acres, be rezoned from AG-1 to C-3; NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council and the City of Dadeville, Alabama, as follows: That Ordinance No. 480 be amended and that property located at Highway 280, 25 acres, be rezoned from AG-1 to C-3.

ADOPTED this 28th day of December, 2021.

Jimmy F. Goodman, Mayor ATTEST: Debbie M. Minor, CITY CLERK

Dadeville Record: Jan. 6, 2022 A strip of land, varying in width, ORD 508 which lies within the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Raise your hand if you Quarter (NW ¼ of the NE ¼) of Section 10, Township 21 North, want your business Range 23 East, Tallapoosa to make LESS money County, Alabama, such strip being more particularly described next year. as follows: We didn’t think you would. Do you To reach the point of beginning need to successfully market on a of said strip, commence at the tight budget? Tallapoosa and Elmore Northeast corner of Section 04, County Classifieds has customizable Township 21 North, Range 23 programs available to fit any budget.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF THE SELL OF PROPERTY FOR PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND COSTS OF ADMINISTRATION IN RE: ESTATE OF SADIE RUTH GOODNER, DECEASED Case No.: 2020-0144 Petition For Approval of the Sell of Property on the estate of said deceased having been made on the 20th day of December, 2021 by Tenisha Gordon, Personal Representative of the estate, notice is hereby given as required by §43-2-445 and §43-2-446 Code of Alabama 1975; that the court shall hear said petition on the 27th day of January, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

E. DAINE SHARPE Attorney for Personal Representative

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The Dadeville Record

‘Best Christmas present ever’ Johnny moves into a new home just days before Christmas

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer Johnny Nolen got a new home just before Christmas — what some would consider a great Christmas gift, but those who helped make a dream come true for Johnny, got something more.

Johnny received the keys to his new home just four days before Christmas.

There was no moving in. No furniture needed to be moved. No appliances needed to be installed. No sheets to be put on beds. And no food to be put in cabinets.

It was all there thanks to individuals and businesses who know what Johnny means to Alexander City.

Alexander City Parks and Recreation Department director Sonny Wilson has been around Johnny more than most and recognizes Johnny’s attitude and willingness to help others. Just before Christmas, Wilson and a team of Johnny’s friends received a gift when they thought they were giving one.

“It is perfect timing — Christmas, it makes your heart full,” Wilson said.

“There are very few things you do in life that you are proud of. This is one of those things that God put you here for, to help other people. He’s been doing it for other people. Finally we got to do it for him.

It’s very touching.”

Wilson handed the keys to the new home to Johnny who toured his new home already stocked. One of the first doors Johnny opened was to a closet full of his favorite Dr. Pepper.

“You think that will last you a while?”

Wilson asked jokingly. “Why did you close the door so fast? You don’t want to share?”

Wilson also got to see Johnny’s reaction to his bedroom, now adorned with memorabilia connected to Alexander City sports. Wilson pointed out the No. 1 Benjamin Russell Jersey with Johnny’s name on the back.

“You are No. 1 in our hearts,” Wilson said.

Wilson also pointed out autographed items from Alexander City native and former Wildcat pitching phenom Kendall Graveman.

“He wanted you to have something,” Wilson said. “He’s happy for you.”

The always humble Johnny played down the gift.

“I’m happy for him,” Johnny said.

“I’m happy he made it to the major leagues.”

Johnny has known humbleness his entire life — it’s a lesson he said he learned from his father. Even when receiving the gift of a lifetime, Johnny like always, gives credit to others.

“I always say be humble,” Johnny said. “I appreciate what everybody done.

I’m saying that from the bottom of my heart. They didn’t have to do this but they did. I appreciate it.”

Leading by example For years Johnny has been Alexander City’s biggest cheerleader — most often seen at sports complexes including the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex cheering on and helping coach youth sports. Sammy Teel came to Alexander City in 1987.

Johnny was one of the first people he met and the two have been almost inseparable.

“I’ve known him ever since,” Teel said. “We have been down a lot of roads,

Johnny Nolen opens the door to his new home for the first time.

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Johnny Nolen tours his bedroom in his new home with Sonny Wilson for the first time. The home was built by friends and supporters in the community.

slept in a lot of hotels.”

Johnny and Teel have shared moments on the football field, soccer pitch and wrestling mat.

“Johnny knows more about the game and all the sports than people give him credit for,” Teel said. “Johnny knows what is going on. I couldn’t have coached without him.”

Johnny even helps Benjamin Russell coach Deshunda Whetstone with volleyball, softball and basketball.

Whetstone loves having Johnny on the sidelines and it provides fodder for stories to make the legend of Johnny more human.

“It’s amazing,” Whetstone said. “I had gotten sick one time and Johnny had to coach the girls. On a fast break Johnny called a time out. I was like, ‘Oh no,’ but it’s great. The girls respect him fully. I’ve enjoyed every moment of him being by my side.”

Everyone agrees they have never heard Johnny say anything bad about anything. The closest thing might be considered a warning with the hopes it brings someone back to reality. The strongest words Johnny has been known to say are “They are just knuckleheads” or “You better watch out.”

“I’ve never heard him say anything bad about anybody,” Alexander City

Johnny Nolen hugs Sonny Wilson as Chris Brown looks on.

Parks and Recreation director Sonny Wilson said.

Johnny gets his Benjamin Russell attire to help coach the Wildcats but it’s always more than one team at a time.

“I watched Johnny leave the Sportplex for soccer and go down to baseball or softball,” Teel said. “I watched him leave the middle school gym for basketball and go down to Benjamin Russell for high school basketball.”

But Johnny supports children who are not yet eligible to be on a school team roster.

“Johnny put in more hours than we ever did,” Teel said. “He left all our school sports and would go over to rec sports.”

Wilson said in youth sports Johnny’s team was always a winner.

“He ain’t never finished anything but first place in rec every year.,” Wilson said. “About halfway through the year he will say, ‘I need to go to this team.’ He has more trophies than anybody else, but he is always right because it’s an Alex City team.”

Ty Brown isn’t a native to Alex City, but it didn’t matter to Johnny as Brown was starting youth sports.

“When I first started playing ball, I didn’t know anybody,” Brown said. “I didn’t have to ask anyone to throw with

me. Johnny already had his glove. He would say, ‘Come on. You’re throwing with me today.’ That’s how I met Johnny.

He has always been that same way.”

Teel said Johnny helps coaches without pay — “because he loves Alex City, loves every kid.”

“He has kept kids straight, sometimes displiciparian,” Teel said. “He was whatever the kids needed. Johnny has always been there for other people.”

Johnny can often be found wearing something related to Alexander City youth sports or Benjamin Russell sipping on his favorite Dr. Pepper and eating a hot dog or three. It’s often the only pay Johnny demands.

But Wilson and others wanted to do something more to serve not only Johnny but others to come in future generations.

The idea started two years ago to build a home for Johnny and those who follow him.

Wilson said it’s Johnny’s home — now.

“From this day forward, even after Johnny is gone from this Earth, this will always be the Johnny Nolen House,” Wilson said. “There will be other families to enjoy this through the years.”

The idea is for Johnny to live in the home until he can’t. When the time comes, a trust will be on the lookout for another deserving individual or family.

“Hopefully with a kid involved like Johnny,” Wilson said. “We want it to be where we can always use it for that.”

Property was purchased adjacent to the Sportplex for the special home.

Johnny’s trips to coach his teams on the competitive fields will now be shorter.

Teel said Johnny worked for the recreation department in the past.

“He was paid for 40 hours but probably worked 80,” Teel said.

Wilson jokingly said he questions the location of Johnny’s home.

“Ask me in about a year,” Wilson said.

“I may tell you it’s the worst thing we’ve ever done.”

Wilson said he may add a fence to the home to help keep Johnny home some.

But Johnny said nothing will keep him from ‘work’ with Alexander City’s youth.

“They tried to cut my hours back, but it didn’t work,” Johnny said. “I’ve always said I will come early or late.”

More than a gift While the home was an obvious gift, Johnny’s home was stocked with more than just what was needed to live. It was stocked with love.

Johnny was taking possession of the home just days before Christmas. A Christmas tree had been installed and of course gifts spilled from under its boughs.

“These wrapped gifts are from students at Benjamin Russell,” Chris Brown said.

“You have to wait til Christmas to open them though.”

The love that went into building the home and providing its contents was just evidence of what Johnny means to Teel and everyone else ever having the pleasure of meeting Johnny.

“Johnny means everything,” Teel said.

“Johnny is special cause he loves Alex City, loves every kid. Johnny gave us more help than anything we did or can do for Johnny. If the world had more people like Johnny Nolen, the world would be a lot better place.”

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Thursday, January 6, 2022

The Dadeville Record

COVID cases on the rise Medical professionals wait for the next antibody infusion

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer The omicron variant of COVID-19 is affecting many. Not only are cases rising steeply, use of the monoclonal antibody infusion used for the delta variant has been suspended by many medical organizations.

In Tallapoosa County alone, lines have developed at most medical offices offering COVID19 tests and Russell Medical is no different.

“Since we have had the drive-thru testing center open again on Dec. 30 we have had 401 positive cases come through — that is through 5 p.m. Tuesday,”

Russell Medical director of marketing Susan Foy said. “Everytime you look right now at the testing center it is backed up.”

Foy said the positivity rate is up as well, floating at approximately 30 percent for Russell Medical. Statewide the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is reporting a positivity rate of approximately 38 percent.

Russell Medical’s testing results don’t necessarily equate to cases in Tallapoosa County. Russell Medical sees patients from Clay, Coosa, Elmore and Lee counties as well. Patients who test positive would

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for how those recent announcements will be executed, starting with the municipal complex, which WilliamsCole hopes to have open by spring.

One of the town’s biggest coups in 2021 was the clean-up of Camp Hill — a.k.a. Bear — Park, a joint effort by volunteers and the parks and recreation department. The town has since purchased a four-acre expansion to the park, which has yet to be developed.

In his State of the Town presentation, Williams-Cole proposed a football field and more community gathering space, conceding the town was still in the planning stages. Last year,

see their cases reported in the county of residence.

ADPH is reporting a spike for Tallapoosa County. Since Dec. 27 the state health agency is reporting 431 new cases of COVID-19. ADPH’s numbers do not reflect cases Russell Medical tested on Tuesday and some from Monday.

State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris updated the public Tuesday on the COVID-19 pandemic as the state’s seven-day average for new cases rose to more than 6,000 per day Monday. The 6,139 average is the highest during the pandemic in Alabama.

“The take-home point

a Lee County youth football program approached the town about placing its home field in Camp Hill.

The town is also growing its retail footprint on U.S. Highway 280, which currently consists of one Dollar General. In October, the Lake Martin Economic Development Alliance said an unnamed developer would be bringing a gas station, restaurants and convenience store to an old airstrip on U.S. 280, promising jobs and tax revenue to the town.

“It’s going to be a lot of jobs there,” Williams-Cole said Monday.

But where Camp Hill seeks to tap into U.S. 280, it hasn’t given up on its long-dormant South Main Street. Last summer, downtown property owner and volunteer Emberly Zellars suc-

from what’s going on right now is that the omicron variant that is becoming the predominant variant in this country is incredibly contagious,” Harris said. “It is much more contagious than the delta variant. It is many times more contagious than anything we have seen before, many orders of magnitude more contagious than the original strain that we had almost two years ago.

And it is just spreading like wildfire. It will infect everyone in this state at some point, probably, or most of them.”

The holidays traditionally see employees from business

take time off to be with their families. This past holiday season was no exception. Even medical facilities schedule fewer elective medical procedures as staff takes time off. But with the rise of the omicron variant, it’s even affecting staff at medical institutions.

“COVID appears to be everywhere right,” Foy said. “We have some staff out because they tested positive.”

The omicron variant is also affecting a favorite treatment — monoclonal antibody infusion.

With previous variants, patients receiving the treatment have had good success in recovering.

cessfully petitioned the state to declare it a historic district, making it eligible for certain grants and tax credits aimed at revitalization. Most of the buildings are privately owned — including some by the Zellars family — and have sat dilapidated for decades.

In his State of the Town address, Williams-Cole proposed converting one into a business incubator with flexible office space, though “this is just, right now, theory,” he cautioned. The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce operates a similar program through its Lake Martin Innovation Center.

“I think that we should provide opportunities for our citizens,” WilliamsCole said. “The only place that cares about Camp Hill, for the most part, is Camp Hill.”

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DONATION DRIVE: Marshall Street Church and West End Church are collecting items and cash donations for victims of the tragic tornado outbreak in Mayfield, Kentucky. Items needed are: Bottled water, flashlights and batteries, tarps, generators, gas cans, ready to eat meals, non-perishable snacks, new sleeping bags, new blankets, baby wipes and wet wipes, toiletries and toilet paper, new coats and sweatshirts, extension cords, gloves, cleaning supplies and financial donations.

Donations can be dropped off at either church in Alexander City and financial donations can be made online at www. marshallstreetchurch.com or www.westendchurch.com. When making financial donations online, use the drop-down option to select “Storm Relief.” All proceeds go directly to victims. Donations can also be mailed to P.O. Box 2009, Alexander City, Alabama, 35011. Make checks payable to Marshall Street Church. When dropping off donations, please call ahead before coming. To contact Marshall Street Church, call 256750-1899. To contact West End Church, call 256-596-0779.

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PERFORMING ARTS: “For Heaven’s Sake”, our first gospel group to perform at Dadeville Performing Arts Center, will be in concert Sunday afternoon, January 9, at 2 p.m. The DPAC is located on Broadnax Street, directly in front of Tallapoosa County Courthouse.

Admission is by donation at the door.

Children and teens are Free! This is one of our local groups who willing be singing southern gospel music and hymns.

Jan 10

MINISTERIAL MEETING: The Alexander City Area Ministerial Association will have their quarterly

But the monoclonal antibody infusion isn’t very effective against the omicron variant.

Like many other health institutions in Alabama, such as East Alabama Health, Russell Medical has suspended the antibody treatment for the time being until more is shipped.

“We are awaiting the newer version,” Foy said. “Sotrovimab is the new infusion treatment effective against the omnicron variant and we hope to have some soon.”

Harris said Tuesday Alabama is expected to get 420 doses of the new infusion treatment next week.

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absences.

Masks are still optional for outdoor, on-campus activities, according to a letter sent to parents Wednesday.

“The Tallapoosa County [Board of Education] will continue to monitor the local COVID data in hopes that the local conditions improve and the mask requirement will become optional in the near future,” the letter stated.

“It is important for everyone to follow the guidelines and do their part to help us have a safe and successful school year with face-toface instruction.”

Alexander City Schools also reinstated its mask mandate Monday, with students returning from winter break Thursday.

Churches and non-profits can submit items to the calendar at editor@thedadevillerecord. com and calendar@alexcityoutlook.com.

Today’s Birthdays Elener Wyckoff, Morgan Jones, Beth Nicholson, Molly Joiner and J.T. Mann celebrate their birthdays today.

meeting on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Promise Land Family Worship Center located at 3159 Highway 63 N. in Alexander City. They will be discussing the national day of prayer as well as the baccalaureate service, while having a time of fellowship.

Jan. 11

COMMUNITY CHORUS: Tuesday, January 11, the Community Chorus, will begin practicing at the Dadeville Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Anyone who enjoys singing and is dedicated to our group practices are invited to join our “angelic chorus”. Our plans are to present at least two concerts this semester.

Our chorus will be under the direction of Dr. Kim Walls, Mr. Dennis Floyd, and Mr. Jamie Hutcherson. This is your opportunity to enjoy fellowship and meet new friends, have fun, sing and learn more about music, and most importantly to present concerts and give back to our community. For additional information, go to our facebook page or web page, Dadeville Performing Arts Center.

Ongoing Events

ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA: AACA is Back!

Club dues for a year are $20. We meet on the third Wednesday at the Alexander City Sportsplex Senior Center. Come to a club meeting which is followed by our Open Studio program which AACA sponsors for the public. The upcoming artist workshop is Tuscany, Oils taught

by Elaine Western. The cost of $75 includes pallet, canvas, paints, instructions and much more. If interested, call June Dean at 334-313-7533.

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Clean Community Partnership in Dadeville will host first Saturday cleanups every month at 8:30 a.m. Meet at Dadeville City Hall to sign in and receive trash picking supplies and routes. There will be a

trash bag drop-off on site and sanitized pickers. For more information, contact Dianna Porter at 256-750-0075.

ARTISTS GATHERING: The Lake Martin Creativity Group continues to meet at 1 p.m. every Monday at the StillWaters Residential Building.The purpose of the group is to explore all mediums of creativity. Anyone in the Lake Martin area who is interested in arts and crafts is welcome to be a part of the group.

The charge is $5 per month to help pay for the space to have fun and stimulate our creativity. Come and share what you like to do.

If anyone has questions should contact Christine Glowacki at 205-535-5974.

CCP THIRD SATURDAYS: Clean Community Partnership will host its Third Saturday cleanups the third Saturday of each month. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Our Town Volunteer Fire Department for pickup supplies and area assignments to help clean up the streets within Alexander City. For more information call John Thompson at 334-399-3289.

DADEVILLE BEAUTIFICATION BOARD: The Dadeville Beautification Board meets the second Thursday of each month beginning at 5:00 PM. Meetings are held at the Tallapoosa Historical Society Museum. New members are always welcome.

SCOUTING OPPORTUNITIES: Cub Scouts, second through fifth grade, and Boy Scouts, 10 to 17 year olds, meet 6 p.m. every Monday at St. James Episcopal Church at 347 South Central Ave. Alexander City. Everyone is welcome to stop by to learn about scouting and its values.

SOUP AND SANDWICH MINISTRY: St. James Episcopal Church will hold Soups To-Go from 5:30 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday. The program is open to everyone and will supply a cup of hot soup and a half-sandwich by curbside pickup or walk-ups.

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