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Tallapoosa County Schools goes virtual through MLK Day

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Students at Horseshoe Bend School in New Site line up on the first day of the fall semester, Aug. 20, 2021.

Tallapoosa County Schools students are being asked to stay home for the rest of the week due to an “increasing number of COVID-related issues,” the school system announced Tuesday.

As of Monday evening, 80 students and staff were COVID-

positive, with another 205 students and six employees absent due to exposure.

Faculty and staff are still to report to work Wednesday through Friday, the school system said, with students learning remotely.

As of the announcement, faceto-face learning is expected to resume Tuesday after Martin Luther King Day.

Tallapoosa County Schools recently reinstated its mask mandate last week after 48 students and staff were COVIDpositive a mere two days into the semester. Meanwhile, the county’s new case rate has exploded from about 10 new cases per day Dec. 17, the day students got out for winter break, to more than 100 as of Friday.

Tallapoosa County residents caught with drugs, AR-15 in Delaware traffic stop

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THREE COUNTY CHASE

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aw enforcement started pursuit of Willie Mabson of Tuskegee in Talladega County but authorities say Mabson didn’t stop until Dadeville.

Coosa County Sheriff Michael Howell said the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office had received reports to be on the lookout for a gold Ford Focus that was seen in Talladega County.

“Our deputies saw a vehicle matching the description speeding [on U.S. Highway 280],” Howell said. “They attempted a traffic stop.”

The pursuit passed through Alexander City across the River Bridge. The pursuit continued to Dadeville where Mabson was met by officers from the Dadeville and Camp Hill police departments.

The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department was also involved in the pursuit. Social media reports

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A suspect wanted by the Childersburg Police Department in Talladega County driving a Ford Focus with a Macon County license plate did not stop for deputies with the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office.The suspect vehicle hit at least three Coosa County Sheriff’s Office vehicles and possibly others. No one was injured.

had Mabson turning around on U.S. Highway 280 returning westbound. Some reports had the vehicle with flat tires. The pursuit ended in the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 280 just west of Highway 49 North. The incident had one lane of traffic blocked.

Howell said Mabson hit three Coosa County Sheriff’s Office vehicles in the pursuit.

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Daily COVID-19 update: Wednesday, Jan. 12 STAFF REPORT TPI Staff Here’s the latest on COVID19 in Tallapoosa, Coosa and Elmore counties, updated every weekday: Tallapoosa County Positivity rate — 24.5 percent Seven-day caseload — 714 new cases (as of Saturday*) Average daily caseload — 102 new cases per day (as of Saturday*) Current one-day record — 161 new cases on Jan. 3 Coosa County

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Positivity rate — 29.8 percent Seven-day caseload — 161 new cases (as of Saturday) Average daily caseload — 23 new cases per day (as of Saturday) Current one-day record — 44 new cases on Jan. 4 Elmore County Positivity rate — 41.5 percent Seven-day caseload — 969 new cases (as of Saturday) Average daily caseload — 138 new cases per day (as of Saturday) Current one-day record — 251 on Aug. 11

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Alabama Positivity rate — 41.1 percent Hospitalizations — 1,925 as of Jan. 11 Source: Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). *Note: seven-day caseloads and seven-day moving averages represent the most recent week of data, with a two- to four-day lag depending on the county. The number of COVID-19 cases on each calendar date represents the cases that occurred that day, not the cases that were reported that day, and is therefore subject to change as new data is reported.

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Two Tallapoosa County residents are facing felony charges after a traffic stop in Newark, Delaware, turning up 30 grams of marijuana, 11 grams of methamphetamine, an AR-15 rifle and two loaded magazines in their vehicle.

Margo Yother, 37, of Dadeville and Roger Reardon, 32, of Alexander City were taken into custody, the Newark Police Department said in a statement Monday. Their charges include possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a deadly weapon by a person prohibited, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The Alabamians were intercepted shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday, when Yother was pulled over for driving without a license plate. Reardon was passenger. It was then the officer “observed packaged methamphetamine on the floor of the vehicle.” The marijuana, firearm and magazines were revealed in a subsequent search.

Both Yother and Reardon have criminal histories at home.

In 2020, accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend’s dog in the head, Reardon was arrested for aggravated animal cruelty at a home in New Site where law enforcement also noticed narcotics in plain view. A later search warrant yielded 73 grams of synthetic marijuana wax, 57 grams of marijuana, 12 strips of LSD and a .40-caliber pistol, adding the charges of two counts of chemical endangerment of a child, two counts of controlled substance possession, marijuana possession, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was released on a $75,000 bond.

One week after Reardon was booked, Yother was arrested in a separate drug bust in Dadeville and later indicted with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and promoting prison contraband.

She was released on a $5,000 bond, according to court documents.

Yother has since been turned over to Delores J. Baylor Women’s Correctional Facility in New Castle, Delaware with a $96,401 cash bail, according to local police. Reardon was transferred to Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington, Delaware with a $45,200 cash bail.

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Margo Yother, 37, of Dadeville and Roger Reardon, 32, of Alexander City were arrested after a traffic stop in Newark, Delaware Saturday.

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Police Reports Dadeville Police Department Jan. 11

• Quindarius Boone, 28, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and on a warrant for failure to appear on U.S. Highway 280.

• A report was filed for domestic violence third that occurred on Wink Drive.

Jan. 10

• Willie Mabson, 32, of Pell City was arrested for three counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, driving under the influence, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, and attempting to elude law enforcement on U.S. Highway 280.

• Radashia Riley, 20, of Tallassee was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

• A report was filed for theft of property first that occurred on Jah Street.

Jan. 9

• A report was filed for reckless endangerment that occurred on Old Millers Ferry Road.

• Anthony Cox, 25, of Dadeville was arrested for two counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, possession of marijuana second, possession of drug paraphernalia, and attempting to elude law enforcement on South Tallassee Street.

Jan. 8

• Hunter Collum, 22, of Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

• Kesha Burnett, 46, of Dadeville was arrested for violation of a protection order on Old Scout Road.

• A report was filed for domestic violence third that occurred on Herren Street.

• William Mosley, 40, of Dadeville was arrested for possession of marijuana second, possession of drug paraphernalia, and tampering with physical evidence on U.S. Highway 280.

Jan. 6

• Aljerious Thompson, 21, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana second, possession of drug paraphernalia, and tampering with physical evidence on U. S. Highway 280.

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

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Jan. 11

• A subject of Garden Drive in Camp Hill filed an information report.

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• A resident of Lakeview Lane in Dadeville filed a report in reference to harassment.

• Willie Mabson of Bibb Street in Tuskegee was arrested after a high speed pursuit and charged with three counts of second degree assault, driving under the influence, attempting to elude and reckless endangerment.

• A resident of Industrial Park Drive in Dadeville filed an information report.

Jan. 9

• Quanderious Phillips of Tyner Road in Dozier was arrested for second degree bail jumping.

Jan. 8

• Christopher Roach was arrested on an outstanding failure to appear warrant first degree bail jumping.

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• Richard Crain was arrested on outstanding warrants failure to appear child support.

Jan. 6

• Aaron L. Jackson of Booker Street in Alexander City was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear child support.

• A resident of Highway 49 South in Tallassee filed a report for domestic violence harassment.

Jan. 5

• A resident of Hicks Store Road in Tallassee filed a report in reference to assault.

Alexander City Police Department Jan. 6

• Arron Lynard Jackson, 44, of Alexander City was arrested for bail jumping.

• Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City.

• Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Jan. 5 • Burglary and theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Unlawful breaking and entering and theft was reported in Alexander City.

Jan. 4

• Possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Jan. 3

• Lagestar Tyrese Goggans, 20, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

• Jeffery Braden Welcher, 28, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.

• Stalking was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft and criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Possession of a controlled substance was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Jan. 2

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Cruelty to animals was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Jan. 1

• David Cornelius Mosley, 27, of Alexander City was arrested for bail jumping.

• Kimberly Nicole Wainwright, 29, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana and failure to appear.

• Tristian Renee Shaw, 25, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Possession of marijuana and failing to appear was reported in Alexander City.

• Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was

reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Driving under the influence of alcohol was reported in Alexander City.

Dec. 31

• Antonio Jorvonne Sligh, 43, of Roanoke was arrested for public intoxication.

• Lia Veronica Butler, 55, of New Site was arrested for theft.

• Stalking was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• A cat bite was reported in Alexander City.

Dec. 30

• Naszier Hasan Napoleon, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for bail jumping.

Dec. 29

• Samuel Quameel Billingsley, 25, of Jacksons Gap was arrested for possession of marijuana.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Menacing was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and fraudulent use of credit or debit card was reported in Alexander City.

• Possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City.

Dec. 28

• James Robert Bonner, 51, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Dec. 27

• Yo’Naski Tyquon Cunningham, 22, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana.

• Kayla Renae Tharpe, 30, of Alexander City was arrested for bail jumping.

• A racoon bite was reported in Alexander City.

• Possession of a forged instrument was reported in Alexander City.

• Possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in Alexander City.

• Possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City.

Dec. 26

• Michael Wayne Cleveland, 54, of Alexander City was arrested for theft, resisting arrest, public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

• Vondale Nichole Silmon, 29, of Alexander City was arrested for disorderly conduct.

• Zole Raquel Cleveland, 21, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft and resisting arrest was reported in Alexander City.

• Attempting to elude a police officer was reported in Alexander City.

• Disorderly conduct was reported in Alexander City.

• Driving under the influence of alcohol was reported in Alexander City.

Dec. 25

• Solomon Lamar Thomas, 36, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.

• Curtis Brown III, 32, of Alexander City was arrested for public intoxication.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Thursday, January 13, 2022

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Tax credit available to build storm shelters

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer Alabama is no stranger to dangerous storms and the destruction that follows those storms.

Residents of the state can now get some help with construction of protection from storms through the Alabama Storm Shelter Tax Credit.

Tallapoosa County Emergency Management Association (EMA) director Jason Moran said the Alabama EMA and the Alabama Department of Revenue are in

charge of the tax credit.

“You can get 50 percent of the cost up to $3,000 of the total cost of a storm shelter,” Moran said. “Every [Alabama] citizen is eligible to make an application.”

Alabama EMA is in the process of creating a website where documentation can be submitted to apply for the tax credit.

“The total costs for qualification of the tax credit will exclude any costs reimbursed or expected to be reimbursed by any other reimbursements, grants or other government subsidies or incentives,” Alabama EMA said

in a statement.

The state legislature authorized up to $2 million annually to be reimbursed to Alabama citizens through the tax credit. The credit can not be used to make a taxpayer’s liability less than zero.

“Tax credit certificates will be first-come, first served until the annual cap is met,” Alabama EMA said. “The tax credits allowed will be effective Jan. 1, 2022 for the 2022 tax year and will continue through the 2025 tax year unless continued by the legislature.”

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Sheriff opposed to eliminating gun permits

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer Alabama House Bill 6 has been prefiled and likely to get its first reading as state legislators meet this week.

“This would authorize individuals to carry a pistol or other firearm concealed or in a vehicle without a permit,” the proposed bill states.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett is opposed to the bill, but he – and other sheriffs across Alabama – are not opposed to constitutional rights to carry arms.

“If you take away the permits, you are unable to check a background on any of these individuals that comes in, you are not checking on mental status,” Abbett said. “They can go on school grounds or anywhere – or on private property.”

Abbett said not having conceal carry permits puts the lives of law enforcement officers at stake.

“Without a permit we can not ask about the guns on private property; they can go on private property carrying a gun without a permit,” Abbett said. “We feel like it is a bad bill in regards to safety of the officer and the safety of citizens.”

Abbett said if the bill passes

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The Sure Shot in Alexander City saw the sale of more than 100 handguns in December 2020 compared to 77 sold in December 2018. Many purchasers at The Sure Shot said they were buying guns for their wives or daughters.

there would still be no firearms allowed in places such as courthouses and sheriff’s offices.

Abbett said some legislatures have questioned the fees that sheriff ’s departments charge citizens to obtain conceal carry permits. Sheriffs have said it covers the cost of staff to run the needed background checks and to produce the permit. Abbett said the remaining funds are accounted for.

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“We do have funds that come in from [conceal carry permitting] and are used for law enforcement purposes,” Abbett said. “Those funds are audited by the [Alabama Department of] Examiners of Public Accounts.”

Abbett said there are several proposed bills to do away with the permits but in all cases he is opposed to them as they put the safety of law enforcement and the public at harm.

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LettertotheEditor Stop telling women how to run their lives In response to the Dec. 29 letter to the editor, ‘Roe. v. Wade’ by Joe Bialek Life does not begin at conception. It is a cell... just as we have epidermal cells, brain cells, heart cells, etc. and cells die naturally. In the first week after the sperm penetrates the egg, cleavage division occurs.

More divisions occur in the zygote just as in other cells throughout the body. On or before the 10th day, the placenta is formed. At the third week or somewhere during that time, a neural tube is formed in which other tissue develops. These are called somites. By the end of the fourth week, the organs are developing and the heart is forming. So until this week, these cells are not alive — just reproducing as any other cell reproduces.

And women don’t even know they are pregnant until this time so they can’t have a choice in the timing.

Now to get to the letter, Texas is banning abortion for rape and incest (can you imagine being raped by your father and having to keep that child?!). Some girls are eight; how does that make you feel? I was raped at nine and still have nightmares. Had I gotten pregnant, I only hope my parents would have loved me enough to rid me of the filth of the person that impregnated me!

There is no way we would have known by a month because periods are not always on time. Good grief, whoever thought periods are always on exact time needs their head examined. Some women have periods for most of the pregnancy.

Abortion is usually not used for birth control.

Oftentimes, a woman doesn’t have the luxury of taking time off for several months. You blame the woman stating that they are too self-centered; nope, false too. If you are sick and take an antibiotic, the pill doesn’t work anymore. It takes two to tango, not one. Why isn’t he at fault? It is a woman’s body and her choice because she has to put up with pregnancy for nine months. If Roe v.

Wade ends, more women will die because they WILL find a way to end the pregnancy regardless of the law.

Oh and adoption. How many kids need adoption now? If you are so worried about the death of a child, what about war? What about COVID vaccines? People aren’t letting their children have the vaccines, so are they murderers if their children or elderly parents die?

What do you think about pollution killing people?

What do you think about people starving all over in the richest country in the world? All of these things should be crimes as well if you want to consider abortion a crime.

I do agree with you about life being cherished. I don’t believe in machine guns that are pulled to murder kids in schools. Republicans think that is OK for everyone to have them. This country has the worst gun crime rate than any country all over the world and over twice the highest of any other country on the list. You are worried about cells, how about worrying about the living now? Let’s work together to make this country one to be proud to live in, one that is kind and cares about one another. Stop trying to tell women how to run their lives because we have lots more to worry about.

Judy Palfrey Dadeville

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U.S. Senate race is 2022 election premier T his year’s midterm congressional elections will be the political story of the year in STEVE American politics. The U.S. FLOWERS House of Representatives will be in play big time. Columnist Whichever party has the majority has all the power.

Currently the Democrats have a very small majority. Polling and history reveal that Republicans are poised to pick up a large number of seats and gain back a majority in the House and will more than likely gain a slim majority in the U.S. Senate where there is currently an even 50 to 50 split, with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris having the tie breaking vote that gives the teetering majority to the Democrats.

History has portended without deviation to a clear historical political fact that the party that wins the White House and concurrently House seats loses those seats in the next midterm elections. It is usually a significant pickup, especially when there is a Democratic president.

Early polling indicates this will happen this year. President Joe Biden’s approval ratings are abysmal, which will spill over into the swing House districts throughout the country. The first revealing salvo occurred in November in the Democratic State of Virginia when voters elected a Republican Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General and the majority of Virginia House delegates. A Republican takeover of the U.S. House will affect Alabama favorably because our House delegation is made up of six Republicans and one lone Democrat.

The marquee event for this year, politically, in Alabama will be for the open seat of retiring Senior Senator Richard Shelby.

The race has been ongoing for almost a year and will be decided in a few short months from now. The election is May 24.

The runoff will be June 21. The winner of that runoff will be our next U.S. Senator.

The favorites to capture the seat are either Katie Britt or Mo Brooks. Recent reliable polling reveals a close dead even contest between Brooks and Britt.

Mo Brooks is the current congressman from the 5th Congressional District, which encompasses Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley. There is probably not a congressional district in the entire country that has benefited more from federal spending than the Huntsville Redstone Arsenal.

Brooks has not been helpful in this attraction of federal dollars to his district.

The heavy lifting towards Huntsville’s growth has fallen onto the shoulders of Senator Richard Shelby. Brooks has been an obstacle to Huntsville’s federally fund-

ed prosperity. Brooks is seen in Washington as a right-wing gadfly nut that is more interested in finding a Fox News camera than helping his District or State. His claim to fame is that he is currently the endorsed candidate of former President Donald Trump.

Katie Boyd Britt is the mainstream, rational, conservative candidate. She is the choice of the pro-business, pro-growth Republican establishment in the state. She is the former CEO of the Business Council in the state. She has received the endorsement of most business groups as well as the coveted Alabama Farmers Federation.

The business community sees her as a stable, reliable, and youthful successor to Shelby.

Katie Britt and Mo Brooks will both be well funded. Britt has outdistanced Brooks in fundraising. However, Brooks will be bolstered by the right-wing Washington conglomerate Club for Growth and may be able to match Britt dollar for dollar. It will be an expensive race.

The wildcard in the contest is the entry of one Mike Durant. He announced his entry about two months ago and immediately began a bombardment of excellent television and radio ads. Durant is a decorated war hero and POW, who came to Huntsville from New Hampshire and built his own successful business from scratch.

He has a real story that if told well, will sell. In fact, it already has begun to sell.

The hidden fact in the recent polling, which shows Britt and Brooks knotted at about 30 percent each, reveals that Durant is polling at 15 percent after only one month in the race. Durant is the wildcard in this race.

Katie Britt’s polling numbers are good.

They show her trending upward. She is also the only candidate with a grassroots organization. She has campaigned in every county in the state, while Brooks’ handlers have worked to keep him off the campaign trail in fear that he will go off script and implode which he has tendency to do.

It would not surprise me that if Durant can sustain his ads for four months, which will be a heavy lift of his personal assets, that when the votes are counted on May 24, you may have a Katie Britt vs. Mike Durant runoff on June 21. It will be fun race to watch.

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.

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emocrats control the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives, but they still are unable to pass their unpopular agenda through the legislative.

The Build Back Better scheme is on life support, and Congress seems to be incapable of doing much more than going after President Trump, who has not been in office for over a year. But that legislative stalemate hasn’t stopped their power grab.

The vaccine mandates being pushed through by the Biden administration are incredibly unpopular and could never pass Congress. In fact, after Republicans forced a vote in the Senate, a bipartisan majority of Senators voted to revoke some of Biden’s mandates. But the Administration is exploiting its authority to advance its agenda, including by invoking an emergency provision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act to force those who employ more than 100 people to require vaccinations or weekly COVID testing.

That is not how accountable government is supposed to work.

Rightly, these vaccine mandates are being challenged in the courts, but arguments last week before the Supreme Court demonstrate what our freedoms are up against.

Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, nominated by the Obama-Biden White House, betrayed a shocking misunderstanding of the facts of the case before her.

Sotomayor falsely claimed, “numbers show that omicron is as deadly and causes as much serious disease in the unvaccinated as delta did.” She also said, “we have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition and many on ventilators.”

Even the liberal Washington Post fact

checker gave Justice Sotomayor “Four Pinocchios” for these whoppers! The highest court in the land is charged with protecting our constitutional rights. But when its Justices let their political agendas and partisan pandemic hysteria come before facts and our constitution, our freedoms are endangered.

Last week, January 6 came and went without the security issues in Washington Democrats predicted without evidence. I have been clear that the violence one year ago has no place in politics, and all those who broke the law must face the legal consequences of their actions through our judicial system. But it is clear that Democrats are exploiting January 6 for political theater.

Last week Speaker Pelosi held what resembled a one-year anniversary party, inviting CNN and celebrities to the Capitol to bash Republicans and even including a performance by the cast of the musical Hamilton.

This is no surprise. Speaker Pelosi last year used a Congressional Gold Medal bill, meant to honor our fallen officers, to suggest an officer who was tragically killed in an unrelated event months later was somehow associated with January 6, and her sham January 6 Committee has made clear it is more concerned with attacking President Trump than legitimate investigations. Speaker Pelosi may hold the gavel for the remainder of the year, but that won’t stop me from serving my constituents.

Last year, I responded to over 17,000 letters, calls, and emails from constituents, and my office resolved over 750 cases, returning over $1 million to constituents.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a civil rights activist, and a Christian minister, just as his father was before him. He became the Pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1953. Dr. King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, married and had four children. He began his non-violent, civil rights activism in the 1950’s. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott which began when Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man. King emphasized the use of non-violent protest using boycotts and sit-ins and through rallies and speeches. His most famous moment as a public speaker was the “I Have a Dream” speech made during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

His words from that day have echoed through history and are still taught to children today. King was also well-known for his written works, such as the piece “Letters from Birmingham Jail” written during an incarceration after his arrest at a non-violent protest. He helped bring about changes such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, as well as the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the American Liberties Medallion in 1965 for his efforts to create equality among all races. Dr. King was assassinated

by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968, while organizing a local march in Memphis, Tennessee. On January 20, 1986, the first Martin Luther King Day was observed after being signed into law as a national holiday by President Ronald Reagan. Each year since, Martin Luther King Day is celebrated every third Monday in January to honor the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For over 50 years, his words have been an inspiration to millions of people, and his legacy will live on through history. In 2011, a monument to his legacy was opened in Washington, D.C. His birthplace in Atlanta is a museum for all to visit and learn about his legacy.

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Growing into maturity 3:13, “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended, but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.” This scripture certainly could relate to the game on Monday night.

Neither team should look back at their previous meeting this year because it was in the past, they had to press forward to the game at hand. In observing the scripture, it is interesting that Paul uses the personal pronoun at least 15 times in verses 4-15.

Perhaps it was to remind us that becoming a Christian is a lifelong process of growing into maturity. As Paul addressed the Philippians as “brethren” he was drawing them in to his experience by saying that neither himself nor any other Christian has arrived in his/her growth in their time on earth. Growth is a continuing process in the spiritual life. It is similar to an army that must keep moving to keep the enemy from targeting its position and getting wiped out.

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Reeltown wrestling completes eventful weekend

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director Playoff season has arrived for wrestling and Reeltown has begun its late-season push.

The Rebels qualified for the state dual playoffs, coming in second in their region, before competing in the 15-team St. James Invitational Saturday.

It’s bringing confidence to Reeltown coach Josh Taylor about the team’s chances in the state dual playoffs and later individual championships.

“We’ve only had to forfeit one weight class all year, for the most part, and that’s 220 [pounds],” Taylor said. “So we’re really strong as a duals team and we’re getting better as individuals.”

In regional duals, it was a tight 42-37 win over Montgomery Catholic that gave Reeltown the edge it needed to advance. The way wrestling duals are scored, if the Rebels had lost any of the matches they won, it would have flipped the score in the Knights’ favor.

Carleton, Adam Ward, Omor Ponds and Devin Bragg each recorded pins for the Rebels.

Taylor wasn’t in attendance for the regional duals due to a SUBMITTED | THE RECORD family emergency.

Reeltown wrestling advanced through the regional stage of state dual meet competition and posted some solid results at the St. James Elite competition awaited Invitational this weekend.

Reeltown at the St. James Invitational, which featured Senior 160 pound wrestler in his weight class at the St. James Bacheler was the only victory teams from Class 3A all the Collin Carleton posted perhaps Invitational and recording pins in the Rebels recorded not by way up through 7A. The Rebels the biggest set of days of any both his dual meet matches. forfeit against the Trojans in dual Reeltown wrestler, taking second His pin of St. James’ Brooks competition.

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Sizzling second quarter drags Dadeville past Reeltown

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

Dadeville forward D’aja Caldwell drives toward the rim against Reeltown guard Dasia Keith Friday.

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Banks, Caldwell and Wyckoff deal out area win for Dadeville

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director In pivotal area games, sometimes the contributions of a few key players make all the difference.

Such was the case for Dadeville girls basketball Friday.

The Tigers received 94 percent of their scoring from the trio of Nhylee Banks, D’aja Caldwell and Janiya Wyckoff to land a 32-21 road victory against Reeltown to open area play.

That all despite a bevy of travel and foul calls raining down on both them and the Rebels.

“They kept their composure, they worked hard,” Dadeville coach Pam Holloway said. “I think they worked through a lot of things, calls that were good calls but things we had to work through that could have frustrated them.”

Banks, Caldwell and Wyckoff each finished with exactly 10 points for Dadeville, leading all scorers.

Senior center Makayla Langston led the Rebels with five.

“We had open looks at the basket, we just missed a lot of shots,” Reeltown coach Will Solomon said.

“I felt like they kind of outworked us too, on the boards. Then I think we were 3-of-10 from the free throw line, a lot of those were the front end of one-and-ones. I think the difference in the game was that they hit a lot more open 3s than we did and made more free throws.”

The 11-point margin of victory for the Tigers in such a low-scoring game can appear deceptively comfortable.

Dadeville entered the final period ahead just 19-17, and a midrange

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Reeltown forward Makayla Langston (45) goes up for a layup against Dadeville Friday.

jumper from Reeltown junior forward Yonna Kimble tied the score in the early stretches.

From there, though, the Tigers embarked on a 10-1 run to seal their victory.

Reeltown boasts a trio of starters standing at or near six feet, matching with two similarly measured forwards that start for Dadeville — Caldwell and senior center Layla Grace — making for an interior slugfest that played out for the first 24 minutes.

But it was Banks and Wyckoff, both guards, stepping outside to hit back-to-back triples that took a 21-19 lead to a 27-19 foregone conclusion for the Tigers.

“That helped us out a lot, especially knowing that they had such large girls inside,” Holloway said. “We were going to have to keep the floor spread and we were going to have to work hard for

pretty much every shot. I think they did a good job of working well together.”

Turnovers were a major issue for both sides in the contest, but particularly the Rebels, who had trouble both creating passing lanes to get the ball to their bigs down low and dealing with Dadeville’s relentless press.

The Tigers closed the first half on an 8-0 run, with Banks, Caldwell and Wyckoff each scoring.

“We’ve just got to take care of the ball better,” Solomon said. “I thought defensively, particularly before we got in foul trouble, we looked really good. A little bit of foul trouble right before the half kind of took us out of what we were doing, and we didn’t make good enough adjustments right there before halftime.”

Holloway credited senior point guard Kaniyah Wilkerson as the main catalyst behind both their press and half-court takeaways Friday, as her on-ball defense at the top of the key frustrated many Reeltown ball handlers.

She also did a good job running the Tigers’ offense, Holloway added.

“I know she doesn’t always score a lot but she brings a lot to us as far as her composure and her defense and being a smart player,” Holloway said.

Dadeville and Reeltown will rematch at Dadeville Jan. 24, but several games await both sides in the meantime. Dadeville takes on Notasulga at home Tuesday while Reeltown plays at Beulah in another area match-up.

Dadeville’s attack attracts the eyes of its viewers when it starts to find its stride.

For five-and-a-half minutes of second-quarter basketball action at Reeltown Friday, the Tigers were in a free-flowing offensive groove, bolting down the floor for transition buckets and draining triples from the outside.

It was a stretch strong enough to effectively end the night’s contest, even though Reeltown showed plenty of will in the game’s waning minutes.

Dadeville took home a 65-54 win to open area play.

“That’s what we want to do, push that ball up the floor and take the first good look we get, whether it’s a three or a two,” Dadeville coach Jesse Foster said. “We want to take it. That’s the way we practice it, getting up and down the floor.

That’s what we want to do.”

Antojuan Woody, Philstavious Dowdell and Jordan Rambo piled up 15 points each to set the pace for Dadeville scoring the ball.

Blake Smith led the way for the Rebels with 15 of his own. Demetrius Brown and Finley Henderson each finished in double figures.

“We played well. Had a bad second quarter, the pressure got to us,” Reeltown coach Jonathan Gardner said. “We went into halftime, made some adjustments. I told the boys to keep fighting and they did that.”

The Tigers failed to record a single point in six minutes of game action leading into its explosive second-quarter sprint.

They carried a 12-8 lead into the end of the first quarter but an early layup from Henderson cut the edge to two.

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Reeltown forward Gabe Bryant elevates for a floater against Dadeville Friday.

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By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director It only took a quarter for Horseshoe Bend basketball to get back into striking distance with area rival LaFayette, but the Generals couldn’t gain the separation necessary for a victory.

The Bulldogs beat Horseshoe Bend 50-48 in a back-and-forth battle in the Generals’ gymnasium Monday.

“I thought we showed some resiliency,” Horseshoe Bend coach Chad Kison said. “I know stuff wasn’t falling but we just kept plugging away at it.”

Junior Klark James tallied 13 points while senior Holt Tidwell followed closely behind at 12, all coming on four 3-pointers.

Senior Gavin Brazzell picked up nine points of his own for the Generals while sophomore Luke Jones added eight, a more even scoring distribution than Horseshoe Bend has been accustomed to this season as James and Tidwell have done most of the squad’s scoring.

“If I can take the pressure off the top two and spread it around a little bit, get some easy looks, stuff that those other guys can finish,” Kison said. “That helps out the scoring big time.”

Senior Antavious Woody led the way for LaFayette, scoring

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Horseshoe Bend forward Jacob Turner (10) lays the ball in against Reeltown Dec. 16.

14 points.

The contest was night and day from the first time the two sides met in area play.

LaFayette dominated

Horseshoe Bend in a 70-32 affair on the Bulldogs’ home floor that opened area play for the two sides Dec. 6.

“I thought our defense

kept us in the game the whole night,” Kison said. “We played four quarters of really good defense. I was very impressed by our rebounding, we were

keeping everybody in front of us, contesting shots.”

It looked as though that might not be the case early on, however, as the Generals struggled to accumulate points and fell behind 10-3 after the first quarter.

“We couldn’t shoot the ball in the first quarter,” Kison said. “We missed a bunch of easy ones, a couple layups and some open looks from 3. We just couldn’t put anything down.”

The second period belonged to Horseshoe Bend, though.

It broke through for 15 points and sliced the halftime deficit to 20-18. Brazzell and James each picked up four points in the frame.

“After the first quarter I said, ‘Boys, if we’re going to score, we’re going to have to do some things to move the ball around, get to the rim and finish our opportunities,’” Kison said.

Both sides swapped between small leads in the second half. In the final minute, LaFayette hit a triple to extend its lead to 50-45, Horseshoe Bend responded in kind to make it 50-48. But there was only one second to play and the Generals couldn’t tie or win the game with such little time left.

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Then Rambo nailed a 3-pointer and takeoff commenced.

Rambo found space for a layup and got fouled off a steal by Woody, then hit both free throws to make it a 22-13 advantage for the Tigers.

Smith hit a triple to stem the tide, but those waters came flooding over after a floater and a 3 from Dowdell coupled with two transition layups from Rambo pushed the score to 33-19 Dadeville.

When Reeltown’s Sedarico Brooks hit a layup of his own, five free throws made it 38-21 Tigers entering halftime.

“The first half, first three quarters we played pretty good defense,” Foster said. “[In the fourth] we got a little lax on the pick-and-roll, they got some easy baskets.”

Dowdell hit another outside shot a few minutes into the third to make it a 20-point lead for Dadeville. That lead never fell below single digits.

All that being said, there were still some things Gardner saw that he liked from his team.

The Rebels outscored the Tigers 26-18 in the final period.

“I love that they did that,” Gardner said. “We’ve just got to keep working hard. [Dadeville is] a very quick team, so we’ve got to make better decisions with the ball when we’re getting pressed and be able to make our foul shots and open shots as well.”

Dadeville and Reeltown will rematch at Dadeville Jan. 24, but several games await both sides in the meantime.

Dadeville takes on Notasulga at home Tuesday while Reeltown plays at Beulah in another area matchup.

WRESTLING

state’s top wrestler at 145 pounds in the consolation bracket semifinals after going 3-1 to that point in landed at the bottom of that the tournament. He lost by spectrum at 3A. fall.

Tanner Hill faced the Ponds reached the Continued from B1

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Dadeville forward Jordan Parker goes up for a shot against a pair of Reeltown defenders in a basketball game at Reeltown High School Jan. 7, 2022.

winner’s bracket semifinals at 154 pounds and met Westminster Christian’s Brendan Steder, the No. 1 wrestler in the state at that weight. He lost by a mere 4-2 margin, but an

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injury he sustained during the match affected him in the consolation bracket semifinals and he was pinned. He’ll return for Reeltown’s next meet.

“I’m confident he can beat him,” Taylor said.

“And now Omor has jumped to No. 4 in the state as far as rankings go.

So that’s really good.”

No wrestlers outside Carleton placed but several had standout performances in consolation bracket play beyond the ones listed above.

Brody Ledbetter

reached the consolation bracket semifinals at 122 pounds after defeating teammate Justin Thomas in consolation round two.

Ward won multiple matches to make the consolation semis at 108 pounds, as did Bragg at 187 pounds.

“I thought we did really well overall, especially for a smaller school that doesn’t have a long history of wrestling,” Taylor said. “Obviously we’d have liked to finish some of those a little bit better but we did really well overall.”

Carleton rattled off three consecutive pins to reach the championship match at 162 pounds in the tournament before getting pinned with four seconds left in the first period by Stanhope Elmore’s Connor Russo.

He lasted longer on the mat with Russo than any other wrestler the Mustang faced in the bracket.

The Rebels finished 10th in the team standings with 56 points.

Reeltown opens the state dual meet playoffs against Bayshore Christian Academy Friday.

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US 280 collision sends 2 to hospital by air ambulance

BY SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter At least two were transported to the hospital by air ambulance Friday evening following an apparent head-on collision at the intersection of U.S. Highway 280 and Dadeville Road.

Alexander City police

and fire departments and the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 280, just north of the river bridge.

The rush-hour accident left eastbound traffic at a standstill for about 30 minutes, with some slowdown in the westbound lanes.

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At least two were transported to the hospital by air ambulance Friday evening following an apparent head-on collision at the intersection of U.S. Highway 280 and Dadeville Road.

Alabama abortion ban author cautions against following Texas’ example

BY JACOB HOLMES Special to The Record The author of a 2019 bill banning almost all abortions in Alabama is urging lawmakers to drop a new bill taking a different angle to accomplish the goal.

The new bill mirrors a Texas law that has been in effect since Sept.

2021. It would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, but instead of enforcing that ban through criminal penalties, the law creates the ability for anybody to sue a person or organization who performed or aided in the abortion.

With a $10,000 minimum reward for successful suits, some critics have called the law a “bounty hunting scheme.”

Birmingham attorney Eric Johnston, president of the Alabama Pro-Life Coalition, has written more than 12 of the state’s anti-abortion laws, including the 2019 overall ban.

He says the new law “violates the basic tenets of legal procedures in this country.”

“There are proper ways to do things and improper ways to do things,” Johnston said. “In order to sue someone, you have to show some sort of injury that gives you a right to sue. Under this law, anyone can sue abortion clinics and get a $10,000 judgment.”

Opponents of the bill have argued the bill was written to be enforced by private action as a way to sidestep Roe v. Wade.

Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, said he is sponsoring the bill as a “stop-gap” measure while the 2019 bill makes its way through the courts.

“The 2019 bill is currently being appealed and is not in effect,” Kiel said.

“The Texas bill is in effect in Texas.

There are 16 abortions in Alabama every day … My only concern is saving the lives of those who cannot protect themselves. If it stays on the books one day, that’s 16 lives in Alabama.”

Kiel pointed to the law’s success in Texas, where it has been able to remain in effect even after being reviewed by the Supreme Court.

However, Johnston said the Supreme Court’s 8-1 opinion is merely a procedural issue and not based on the merits of the law.

“Basically, the court was saying it could not address the merits of the case on appeal “pre-enforcement” of the law and based only on a motion to dismiss the case, that is, the earliest stage of pleading,” Johnston said.

Although the Supreme Court did not block the law, Johnston said the opinion provides “the road map” for challenging the law on its merits and would mean the law would never have a chance to be enacted in Alabama if the Legislature passed it.

“The case has a long ways to go and a lot of potholes in it,” Johnston said.

Although the 2019 abortion ban is still “held up in Judge Myron Thompson’s court,” Johnston said the bill is progressing through the courts exactly as expected. It was designed to be immediately blocked and work its way up to the Supreme Court to challenge Roe v. Wade.

Johnston said the fetal heartbeat laws don’t directly make the case for the personhood of the fetus, which is the key element that anti-abortion-

choice advocates seek to argue before the justices.

The Supreme Court’s opinion on Roe v. Wade explains: “[Texas] argues that the fetus is a ‘person’ within the language and meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment… If this suggestion of personhood is established, the appellant’s case collapses, for the fetus’

right to life is then guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.”

The House Republican Caucus did not list the bill as part of its agenda Wednesday, but House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, said the caucus would consider supporting it. The bill has 23 Republican co-sponsors.

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TOURISM

CLIFF WILLIAMS THE RECORD

Alexander City Mayor Woody Baird addresses the Tallapoosa County Commission wanting it to wait as the Alexander City City Council considers combining the city’s and county’s tourism efforts.

Sign of working together

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer The Tallapoosa River has presented challenges to county residents in the past.

“Which courthouse does this? Why do they have a “fill in the blank” on that side?” are all questions that have been asked before.

The Tallapoosa County Commission and Alexander City are trying to bridge the gap between the two sides of the river more and want to use tourism and Lake Martin to do it.

The last several weeks the two governmental bodies have been talking about combining efforts for tourism for which each has an entity. Tourism unification is likely close.

Alexander City Mayor Woody Baird was at Monday’s commission meeting to inform commissioners on the city’s

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County sheriff Jimmy Abbett said no one was injured in the incident.

Mabson, 31, Tuskegee was charged with three counts of second-degree assault, driving under the influence, reckless endangerment and attempting to elude by Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department.

Abbett said Dadeville had charges against Mabson and that Mabson faces charges in Coosa County.

“He will face attempting to elude

efforts to join a combined tourism effort.

Baird said he knows some are frustrated at the time it has taken but is hopeful the end is in sight.

“It will take us at least two more weeks with the next council meeting,” Baird said. “I just would ask y’all to hang with us and wait for us to get this done. I do believe and see Lake Martin as a county asset. It’s not an Alex City asset. If we work together and combine our assets we will have a much greater opportunity to take advantage of the growth that is coming.”

The county commission established Tallapoosa County Tourism with Sandra Fuller as its director in 2018. Alexander City established the Lake Martin Tourism Association. It’s most recent director Brandy Hastings resigned late last year.

Baird said the move started discussion about a combined tourism effort to help

better unify all of Tallapoosa County for growth potential.

“Y’all know it on this side of the lake, the growth is coming,” Baird said.

“We have been discovered and we are going to explode. I truthfully believe that if we combine our efforts, no matter how much time it takes, I think it will benefit all of us. I think we will all reap the benefits, the revenue that will be brought in from that.”

Commissioners are fine with waiting a little longer to see what Alexander City officials will do.

“We are comfortable with what we have in place,” Commissioner T.C. Coley said. “We are very open to the dialogue about combining tourism organizations.”

The delay is now fine with county officials once it was determined the combined tourism authority would not have to go before the state legislature.

State officials already have statues in

law enforcement and several traffic violations at the least,” Howell said.

It is unknown what Mabson might be charged with in Talladega County.

Currently, Mabson is in the Tallapoosa County Jail with no bond available to him as there has not been a 72-hour hearing yet.

Mabson did speak before he was put into a patrol vehicle.

“I’m sorry,” Mabson said, handcuffed, lying on the ground.

“I’m not that person. I don’t do that type stuff.”

CommunityCalendar Today is

Thursday January 13, 2021 Jan. 13 – Jan. 19

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, nonperishable 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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Both the commission and Alexander City officials believe a combined tourism effort is the tip of the iceberg on future cooperation.

“I’ve been there supporting you the whole time through this,” Commissioner John McKelvey said. “I think this is a great idea. I think it will lead to other combinations of us and the cities doing things in future.”

Baird said working with other entities in Tallapoosa County and beyond has been something he has wanted Alexander City to be a part of.

“I know we have always had that river that divides us in things going on,” Baird said. “I’m doing my best to breach that and bridge it and come together and do more things together. I think working together will do us good. The growth we will see around this lake is going to reap huge benefits for us all.”

TRADE DAY: The Community Center in Millerville will host a trade day on January 15 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Merchandise will be sold inside the old school at the Shoppes of Millerville. There will be a free vendor set up outside for items you want to sell. The Bibb Graves community center is located at 334 School House Rd. in Ashland.

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

Today’s Birthdays Davis Pemberton, Tonya Magouyrk, Lurlene Tapley and Polly Hardman celebrate their birthdays today.

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 334313-7533.

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 205535-5974.

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.

CHARITY BINGO AT NIFFER’S: At 6 p.m. every Tuesday, Niffer’s Place at the Lake hosts bingo benefitting rotating charities. Cards are $1 each and there are eight total rounds. The first seven round winners receive Niffer’s Bucks and the eighth round is the jackpot round for cash.

AL-ANON MEETING: Al-Anon is a free support group for family and friends of alcoholics. Meetings are Mondays noon to 1 p.m. at United Methodist Church in Dadeville, 140 W. Lafayette St. Meeting room is down the steps on the right side of the church. You will be welcomed.

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