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A Horseshoe Bend School employee hangs decorations on the first day of school Aug. 20 2021.

All Tallapoosa County Schools campuses will be going virtual again due to “continuing staff and student absences,” the school system said in a Facebook announcement Tuesday evening.

Reeltown, Dadeville and Horseshoe Bend elementary

and high schools will be remote Thursday Jan. 20 through Friday, Jan. 28, and return the following Monday. The announcement comes after one day of faceto-face learning Tuesday, after three days of virtual learning last week followed by a three-day weekend.

Teachers and staff are to report to work as usual.

On Monday, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, Tallapoosa County Schools superintendent Ray Porter sent an email to parents, asking them to “have a contingency plan in case we need to return to remote learning.”

Alexander City Schools is also virtual as of Friday, with students expected to return Thursday.

JAMIE’S BRUNSWICK STEW: ‘JUST ADD A POUND OF MEAT AND A JAR OF WATER’

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Jamie Griffith stirs a pot of Brunswick stew at the Tiger Prowler Tailgate before the Auburn-Ole Miss game on Oct. 30, 2021. Photo courtesy of Michele Griffith.

ith overnight temperatures again forecast to dip into the 20s this weekend and seemingly half of Tallapoosa County in COVID-19 quarantine, what better time to cook up a simmering pot of Brunswick stew.

Or, support a Dadeville business and get yourself a pound of meat and a jar of Jamie’s Brunswick Stew for the same effect.

The single-product line, started in June 2021, does exactly what it says on the tin.

“It was just a recipe that I came up with, maybe going on 20 years ago,” business owner Jamie Griffith said. “I haven’t had anybody tell me yet they don’t like it.”

At the time, Griffith was stationed at the Kings Bay naval base in Georgia and took the stew to a church potluck, where it was an instant hit. The tomato-based, meat and vegetable stew —with possible origins in Brunswick County, See STEW, Page B6

Humane Society receives donations in honor of Betty White

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Humane Society, Tallapoosa but Hall would like them to go County’s main animal shelter, toward spay and neuters. has seen a wave of much-needed “I think it will help everything The Lake Martin Humane donations. in the future,” said Hall.

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Rapid antigen COVID-19 tests cost about $24 for an over-thecounter kit.

Feds launch free at-home COVID-19 tests Tallapoosa County at 29.8 percent positivity rate

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Repor ter American households can now order a set of four rapid COVID-19 antigen tests, which ship free starting in late January through the U.S. Postal Service. An online order form can be found here.

A website for the free testing roll-out, COVIDtests.gov, went live for “beta testing” Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, with a formal launch set for Wednesday. According to the website, orders will usually ship in seven to 12 days. “Order your tests now so you have them when you need them,” the website advises.

The White House said the first 20 percent of shipments each day will be prioritized for orders from ZIP codes with high rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Last week, President Joe Biden said his administration would be ordering one billion at-home tests for the purpose.

The earlier-than-expected launch comes one week after another Biden administration directive to private health insurers, to cover the cost of up to eight over-the-counter tests per individual per month starting Jan. 15.

There is no limit to the number of at-home tests covered if ordered by a healthcare provider following an assessment.

“This is all part of our overall strategy to ramp-up access to easy-to-use, at-home tests at no cost,” Department of Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement.

Meanwhile, cases locally continue to clog Russell Medical’s drive-thru testing line. Tallapoosa County is now at a 29.8 percent positivity rate.

Here’s the latest on COVID-19 in Tallapoosa, Coosa and Elmore counties, updated every weekday: See TESTS, Page A2

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Obituaries MRS. HATTIE LEE JONES Grave services for Mrs. Hattie Lee Jones will be held at 11:00 am Friday Jan 21, at Macedonia Memorial Gardens in Goodwater and Pastor Robert Russell officiating. Public viewing will be from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Zion Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. 256-245-1454 BARBARA JEAN “BOBBY JEAN” SEARCY John Michael Barnes of HiBarbara Jean Searcy (Bobby Jean) of Dadeville, Alabama passed away on 12/12/2021 at Princeton Baptist Medical Center at the age of 62. She was born on 4/14/1959 in Chambers County to the late Bobby and Imojean Searcy. She is survived by her sister Cheryl Milner (Eddie), brother Gary Searcy (Frances), and several nieces and nephews.

Barbara was a professor at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee where she was employed for 26 years. She was an

inspiration and touched many people’s lives.

Barbara loved her family with all of her heart. A celebration of life will be held on January 29th at 2:00 PM CST at the First Baptist Church of Dadeville, 178 South Ta l l a s s e e SEARCY Street.

Pastor Lestley Drake will be officiating.

MRS. SHIRLEY MARIE WILLIS PUGH 1935 - 2022 Funeral Service for Mrs. Shirley Marie Willis Pugh, 86, of Auburn, and formerly of Dadeville, will be Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 11:00 am at the Dadeville First United Methodist Church.

Burial will follow in the Dadeville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 22, 2022 from 10:00 am to 10:45 am at Dadeville First United Methodist

Church.

Mrs. Pugh passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 at her residence. She was born on October 31, 1935 in Dadeville, Alabama to Orum Randall Willis, Sr. and Hazel Marie Cotney Willis. She was a member of Dadeville First United Methodist Church.

Shirley was born and raised in Dadeville. She graduated from Dadeville High School and Auburn University, where she received two bachelor’s degrees. She spent 20+ years teaching science and home economics in Alabama and a brief stint in Georgia.

Shirley was a master gardener and could grow anything. She enjoyed traveling, reading, puzzles, watching her hummingbirds and her bird feeders. She was an avid Auburn fan and enjoyed talking to everyone.

She loved her family very much, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She is survived by her son, Michael Pugh of Opelika; daughters,

Melony Pugh-Weber (Jim) of Nashville, TN, Marie Parks (Bill) of Alexander City, Mary Jackson (Frank) of Thompson Station, TN, and Marsha Pace (Thomas) of Auburn; grandchildren, Katie McGregor (Brian), William Parks, Alex Weber, Mae PughWeber, Oli Jackson, Eli Jackson, John Pace, and Sarah Pace; great-grandchildren, Landon McGregor and Maggie McGregor; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Donald Bruce Willis, Sr. and Orum Randall Willis, Jr..

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Dadeville First United Methodist Church, 140 W. LaFayette Street, Dadeville, AL 36853.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www. langleyfuneralhome. com.

Langley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Police Reports Dadeville Police Department Jan. 18

• Jessie Yarborough, 39, of Dadeville was arrested for domestic violence third that occurred on North Hewsten Street.

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

Jan. 17

• Sabrina Clark, 20, of Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

Jan. 14

• Heidi Jacques, 19, of Alexander City was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

Jan. 13

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• Deidre Ware, 34, of Ashland was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana second on U.S. Highway 280.

• A two vehicle motor vehicle collision occurred on North Broadnax Street resulting in major property damage and no injuries.

Jan. 12

• Williams Burns Jr., 62, of Dadeville was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, tampering with physical evidence, and promoting prison contraband.

• Kayla Tucker, 25, of Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

• Heather Chisum, 39, of Columbus, Georgia was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Jan. 18

• Kandyce Lucas of Coosa County Road 93 in Kellyton was arrested for

bail jumping.

Jan. 12

Jan. 14

• Frankie Waldrop of HIghway 9 in Goodwater was arrested for failure to appear.

Alexander City Police Department Jan. 14

• Terry Olen Teague, 42, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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

Jan. 13

• Carlos Jose Escobar Nader, 47, of Alexander City was arrested for theft.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Assault was reported in Alexander City.

• Labrenica Alonzo Blackmon, 29, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana and driving under the influence of any substance.

• Christopher Michael Meadows, 37, of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of failure to appear.

• Driving under the influence of any substance and possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Animal running at large and vicious dog was reported in Alexander City.

• Identity theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Burglary and theft was reported in Alexander City.

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Coosa County Positivity rate — 50.4 percent Seven-day caseload — 186 new cases (through Sunday) Tallapoosa County Average daily caseload — 27 Positivity rate — 29.8 percent new cases per day Seven-day caseload — 718 Change (week-on-week) — new cases (through Sunday) 15.5 percent increase Average daily caseload — 103 Elmore County new cases per day Positivity rate — 46.2 percent Change (week-on-week) — Seven-day caseload — 944 0.6 percent increase new cases (through Saturday) Continued from A1

Average daily caseload — 135 new cases per day Change (week-on-week) — 2.6 percent decrease Alabama Positivity rate — 44.4 percent Hospitalizations — 2,566 as of Jan. 18 Sources: Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Governor Ivey calls special session for ARPA funds Staff report TPI Staff

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State officials plan to use record revenues to help offset debt and fill reserves.

State budget emphasizes retiring debt, funding reserves after unprecedented revenue

By JACOB HOLMES Alabama Political Repor ter State officials plan to use record revenues to help offset debt and fill reserves, pushing that abnormal and unsustainable levels of federal funding must be used wisely.

The proposed General Fund budget is $2.718 billion, a 1.52 percent increase over last year, and the Education Trust Fund budget would be $8.3 billion, a $627 million increase.

“Our current level of budget revenues are historical in nature, are generally unprecedented and we know they are not going to sustain at these levels,” Director of Finance Bill Poole said. “There

have been a couple of themes to make sure the state is stewarding budgets responsibly, thinking about the future, investing funds rather than casually spending them … The federal funding will dry up at some point, and economic factors on the horizon that could have negative impacts on budgets in years to come.”

Still, the state plans 4 percent pay raises for teachers and state employees as well as additional funding allocated in several areas including preschool expansion, mental health centers, prison staffing and more.

The pay raises equate to a $140 million increase in teacher pay and a $28 million increase for state employees.

It’s a bigger jump than the typical 2 percent that has been proposed in recent years, but Poole said finance officials believe the budget can sustain the increase “relatively easily.”

“We had the capacity, inflation is up and we have a teacher shortage, so we need to be competitive in salary,” Poole said.

“There’s a lot of stress on teachers right now. We need to make sure we are prioritizing teachers and compensation is part of that.”

The state is also proposing $10 million in grant funding through the State Department of Education to assist “failing elementary schools” although the See BUDGET, Page B5

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Dadeville High School class of 1960 held a reunion October 23, 2021 hosted by Raphord and Dianne Farrington. Graduates in attendance are shown. Seated: Raphord Farrington, Betty Monroe Hamby, Harold Patterson, Coach Reese Slaughter and wife Mary, Jane Pinkston Elliot, Mitchell Caldwell. Standing: Douglas Crouch, Ed Hamby, Ray Huey, Nancy Young Worth, Elsie Jo Washburn, Kenny Burnette, Joyce Patterson Robinson, Reggie Buckner, Mike Barnes, Jim Elliot, John Treadwell, Jerry Burnette and Carey Mullican.

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Governor Kay Ivey signed a proclamation on Tuesday calling the Alabama Legislature into a special session to handle the task of appropriating the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

The Alabama Legislature will convene for this special session Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.

“While states like Alabama are making record economic comebacks, Congress and the Biden White House are wanting our country to spend more and more federal dollars, and now we are tasked with allocating the American Rescue Plan Act funds,” said Ivey. “I have made clear, that unlike Washington, D.C., Alabama will be wise with these one-time, federal dollars.”

A new U.S. Treasury Department ruling on how COVID-19 relief funds can be spent declares the construction of correctional facilities “generally ineligible,” but falls short of issuing a clear verdict on Alabama’s prison plan.

The $1.3 billion prison overhaul, passed by the state legislature and signed by Ivey in October, makes use of $400 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding allocated to the state for COVID-19 relief. The plan includes the construction of two 4,000-bed men’s prisons, replacing facilities in Elmore and Escambia counties, with a new women’s prison to be built in a later phase that would replace the Julia Tutwiler Prison for women in Wetumpka.

“I again urge the members of the Legislature to direct these funds to meet some of Alabama’s biggest challenges like statewide broadband connectivity, water and sewer infrastructure, as well as investing funds in our hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers,” said Ivey.

“We must be smart with these one-time, federal dollars by wisely investing – not just casually spending them. This is not free money.”

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To nuclear-armed states: Nice talk, now walk the walk

BY PETER BERGEL On Jan. 3 of this year, the five nucleararmed states with the largest nuclear arsenals issued a joint statement declaring that they “consider the avoidance of war between Nuclear-Weapon States and the reduction of strategic risks as our foremost responsibilities.” The statement goes on to “affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.”

As the Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists stands at 100 seconds to midnight – “the closest it has ever been to civilization-ending apocalypse” – this statement would appear to be good news for the world.

However, all five of the signatories to the statement are currently engaged in maintaining powerful nuclear arsenals. Not only are these far larger than what would be required to destroy human civilization, and possibly most life on earth, but also these nations are planning huge expenditures to upgrade the “usability” and lethality of those arsenals.

The United States is leading the spending and spurring on the arms race, but the other nuclear-armed nations – apparently still under the illusion that these weapons make them safer – are joining the U.S. in pursuing this travesty.

Although most U.S. residents may not know it because the mainstream media has little noted it, nuclear weapons have been outlawed. A United Nations treaty was approved by 122 nations and has now been ratified by 59. As the 50th nation ratified the treaty, it came into legal force globally on Jan. 22, 2021.

This exciting treaty bans developing, testing, producing, acquiring, possessing, stockpiling, and threatening to use nuclear weapons.

But, you may ask, what good is the treaty if the nuclear-armed states won’t sign it? Good question, because none of the nine nucleararmed states has signed so far.

It will take a lot of work and will not happen overnight, but if we want to survive, it is up to the citizens of the nuclear-armed nations to demand that their governments conclude the nuclear disarmament agreements necessary to enable all of them to sign the nuclear ban treaty.

We will not know how much influence we can have until we build our movement and use it to demand nuclear abolition.

Peter Bergel was a co-founder of The American Peace Test, which brought tens of thousands to the Nevada Test Site in the late 1980s to offer civil resistance to nuclear weapons testing, which was subsequently stopped. He is also a retired director of Oregon PeaceWorks, a statewide peace, justice and environmental organization.

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Annual legislative session underway

he 2022 annual regular session of the legislature has begun. It began January 11 and con- STEVE stitutionally can last three FLOWERS and one-half months, which would have it ending at the Columnist end of April.

This is the last year of the quadrennium and an election year.

Therefore, the legislature will not address any controversial or substantive issues. This has always been the case in Alabama politics. This rule will ring true this year as it has in past years. They will come into session, pass the budgets, then go home to campaign. They may even adjourn early this year, probably the first part of April.

It will be an easy year, budget wise. The General Fund and Special Education Trust Fund will again have growth in revenue.

The economy is still percolating from the COVID recovery, especially because of the influx of federal dollars.

Alabama will have received over four billion dollars from the Federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) COVID relief money.

Almost half has been earmarked and given to schools, counties and cities and will not be allocated by the legislature.

The state received over $500 million in 2021. Most of that, over $400 million, went to build new prisons, which was the most significant achievement last year. There will be approximately $560 million of ARP money coming into Alabama for this year.

The legislature will be able to play Santa Claus in an election year. The General Fund Chairmen, Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) in the House and Greg Albritton (R-Escambia) in the Senate, are being lobbied heavily as might be expected. They will be looking at several ways to disburse these federal dollars. The feds like the states to focus on rural broadband expansion, water and sewage projects, and hospitals and nursing homes.

It will be a short and successful and noncontroversial session.

Governor Ivey will miss her right arm, Jo Bonner. He has served as a quasi-governor for the past three years. Kay Ivey and Jo Bonner have a lifetime bond. They are both from Wilcox County, and like family. This remote rural black belt, southwest Alabama county has spawned Jeff Sessions, Kay Ivey, Judy Bonner and Jo Bonner. Jeff, Kay and Judy are all about the same age. Jo

is about 15 years younger and like Kay’s little brother.

Kay has never not known Jo Bonner. He has been the most influential Chief of Staff to a governor in state history.

In November 2021, it was announced that Jo Bonner will become President of the University of South Alabama. He will be the fourth president of the University of South Alabama, which is the third largest university in the state. Jo Bonner is perfect for this position. His decade as a congressman from Mobile and his prowess as an economic developer and civic leader coupled with his winning personality will propel the university in Mobile to a regional educational and medical center for Alabama, Mississippi and Northwest Florida. He is revered in Washington. His political connections and persona will make the University of South Alabama a politically powerful institution.

The governor made a wise and prudent move to fill the void left by Jo Bonner’s departure from the governor’s office. She made her loyal, dedicated and extremely qualified ally, Liz Filmore, Chief of Staff.

Liz had already been functioning as a quasiChief of Staff to Ivey and Bonner.

A few months ago, Ivey adroitly convinced State Representative Bill Poole of Tuscaloosa to become her finance director.

Poole is immensely and uniquely qualified for finance director. He served over a decade in the House of Representatives.

Eight of those years he chaired the Education Budget Committee and wrote the State Education budget. He was and still is one of the most universally well-liked and respected legislators in the state. Bill will remain finance director and Liz will be Chief of Staff. They will be part of what Governor Ivey will rely on as her leadership team. The other two members of the fourperson team will be Brooks McClendon and Nathan Lindsey, who will be elevated to Deputy Chief of Staff. Governor Ivey along with Jo Bonner has run an exemplary Ship of State administratively.

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.

Kaitlin Fleming Managing Editor (256) 414-3179

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By Beth Chapman Guest Columnist

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o, what can be read in five minutes in a column that was said in a 30-minute, seven-page speech – the State of the State Address given by the governor? Here is my Cliffs Notes version. For those who never used them before, it is a short, condensed version of a much longer book or in this case, speech.

Here are 392 words in place of thousands.

Alabama has a lot of money right now, but it’s not permanent. The governor and Legislature will use it to continue to face the corrections problem, work on roads and bridges, expand broadband, enhance our port, assist our healthcare facilities and improve our water and sewer infrastructure.

Alabama’s economy is “rock solid.” New jobs and new businesses have come here in the past four years in record numbers. Our tourism numbers are up to an all-time high. We have one of the nation’s lowest unemployment rates.

State employees and teachers will receive a well-deserved 4 percent pay raise. Retired state employees will receive a bonus.

Our governor and Legislature have fought against federal mandates.

Approximately $12 million will be committed to mental health care with Gov. Ivey, doing more than any governor since Lurleen B. Wallace. Two million dollars will be spent on mental health crisis centers.

Rebuild Alabama will make it possible to expand Alabama’s Deepwater Port in Mobile where exports are up 25 percent.

The governor’s budget proposal will “fully fund our rainy-day accounts, pay down our debts and make robust investments . . .”

Our “single, most-important issue here in Alabama and in our nation is our children’s education.” There will be after school programs started to teach core curriculum – reading, writing and math. A math task force will be established to get our third graders up to par in math. We will recruit more third-grade teachers and work on retention. We will “no longer accept failing elementary schools in Alabama.”

There will be grants for failing elementary schools, and we will confront the COVID challenges to our education system.

The governor has done an excellent job and held true to her campaign promises. She continues to strive to make Alabama a better place to live and work. This is a condensed version of the State of the State. I hope you enjoyed the

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What Is space Junk?

space DebrIs crossWorD

Across Clues: 1. Junk is __ in space.

6. Most space junk is from ___.

9. It could take __ for some junk to re-enter.

10. Infamous piece of debris.

12. ___ fleck is small type of debris.

13. Space junk is ___ for astronauts.

Down Clues: 2. One of the largest items in space.

3. Stands for High Earth Orbit.

4. Another item lost in space.

5. Scientists are creating __ to clean it.

7. Stands for Low Earth Orbit.

8. Another word for junk.

11. Different agencies ___ the space debris.

Have you ever wondered what you might encounter if you traveled into space?

The thought of space travel probably creates images in your mind about planets, stars, and maybe, even aliens, but did you know that one of the first things you could potentially see while passing into Earth’s orbit is a bunch of trash? Space debris, or space junk, is all the man-made objects that are in orbit about the Earth.

These orbits fall into three basic categories: low Earth orbit (LEO), middle Earth orbit (MEO), and high Earth Orbit (HEO). Most of the space junk, like most of the satellites, are found closest to the planet in Low Earth Orbit. The junk is mostly comprised of old satellites that are no longer working, or parts of satellites that have either been intentionally destroyed or have collided with other satellites by DR KIDZ accident. In addition to the satellite debris, there are also many other items— some as large as rocket boosters and some as small as flecks of paint. Some other known items that have been lost in space by astronauts include a now- infamous spatula, a camera, a pair of pliers, and a tool bag. Different agencies, both governmental and commercial, work to track the space junk. This is important because the junk poses a threat in several ways. Even the smallest piece of space debris can cause catastrophic damage to the International Space Station. This is because in Earth’s orbit, this space litter can travel at speeds as fast as 17,500 miles per hour! Other complications include knowing when to launch astronauts and satellites into space; they need to make sure they do not collide with the debris. There are more than 23,000 pieces—larger than four inches—of debris being tracked. Half a million pieces range in size from half an inch to four inches in size, and around 100 million pieces that are even smaller. Eventually, most of the debris will fall back into Earth’s atmosphere and will burn up on re-entry; however, if the item is large enough, it can make it all the way back to the Earth’s surface.

Items in Low Earth Orbit sometimes re-enter within a few years, but the higher up it goes, the longer it will take. Some of the space junk will be in orbit for centuries.

Many nations around the World have begun to recognize the problems surrounding space junk. Many scientists have begun working on technology to clean up the debris, but like most conservation efforts here on Earth, the most important thing to do first is to prevent more debris from collecting around our planet!

space Junk WorD FInD

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Astronaut, Atmosphere, Camera, Collision, Conservation, Damage, Dangerous, Debris, Orbit, Paint, Planet, Pliers, Re-entry, Rocket On July 12, 2006, Astronaut Piers Sellers Booster, Satellite, Space Junk, Space Station, lost a spatula that he was using to apply Spatula, Tools, Trash adhesive to the International Space station. So, is there still a spatula floating in space? The answer is no; it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere 4 months later according to NASA. Most small items lost in this orbit re-enter the atmosphere quickly.

Crossword Ans: Across-1) Trash 6)Satellites 9) centuries 10)spatula 12) paint 13)dangerous Down: 2)rocket booster 3)HEO 4) camera 5)technology 7) LEO 8)debris 11)track

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Watching our steps you should follow in His steps”, (1 Peter 2:21, NIV).

Our heavenly Father is concerned about our steps just as an earthly father is for his children. With much confidence, Job points out that God is aware of his steps.

Do you watch your steps and make sure you are following in those of Jesus?

Follow means to carefully follow after someone with the goal to replicate what he or she does. It depicts a person so committed to imitating another person that he is willing to follow him exactly and do whatever he does. This is a picture of true discipleship. Although everyone will not do it, this call to replicate the life of Jesus is a call that God has given to every child of God. No one was ever more mistreated than Jesus. He was spat upon, he was scourged, religious leaders laughed at Him, and His disciples even betrayed Him, but Jesus continued to walk in love and forgave them all. He set the example of how we should respond when we

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HOLINESS Alex City Emmanuel Holiness Hillabee St., Alex City

FULL GOSPEL Dadeville Foursquare Gospel Church Old 280 By-pass

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

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

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

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Rebels eliminated in first round by three points

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director If one match had swung in Reeltown’s favor against Bayshore Christian, it would have been on to the state dual quarterfinals for the Rebels.

They lost multiple before even hitting the mat.

Two wrestlers were overweight and couldn’t compete in the weight classes they were supposed to, yet another didn’t show up to the competition.

Reeltown fell to the Eagles 36-33 — a one-decision difference — and was eliminated from the state dual tournament Friday. Individual and team state championships still wait in

February.

“Literally, we should have won,” Reeltown coach Josh Taylor said. “We should have won by at least three, probably more.”

Taylor added he remains proud of his team, though. It’s the first time the Rebels have even made the state tournament.

Typically first-round playoff dual losses are followed by a consolation dual against the other first-round loser at a given fourteam sectional, but W.S. Neil, who would have been the Rebels’ opponent in said consolation match, couldn’t make it due to an outbreak of COVID-19.

If all results had held the same from the first-round bout and

wrestlers made their weight, a double-forfeit in the match would have shifted to a forfeit in favor of Reeltown and handed the Rebels six points.

Again, they lost the dual by three.

“We’re still struggling with some personal responsibility. We were right on the verge there,” Taylor said. “What would we have done against St. James [in the quarterfinals]? I don’t know.

But it would have been nice to be at that point and see.”

That’s not to say Reeltown went bereft of quality performances.

Brody Ledbetter picked up a pin at 120 pounds, as did Tanner Hill at 145 and Devin Bragg at 195.

“Everyone who wrestled wrestled well,” Taylor said. “We had a lot of good matches, pretty much every one of our matches that we actually wrestled was good. I’m not taking anything away from them.”

The Rebels also competed in and won duals against Holtville and Elmore County in regular season play Monday, though Taylor said both opponents were depleted by COVID. Reeltown’s focus now pivots to individual tournaments. Super sectional and state meets loom next month and the team has several players poised to compete for Class 1A through 4A crowns.

Ledbetter, Hill, Bragg, 113pound wrestler Adam Ward,

145-pounder Logan Mask, 152-pounder Omor Ponds, 160-pounder Collin Carleton, 170-pounder Aidan Dunn, 182-pounder Cameron Price and heavyweight Logan Mask will be the main names to watch for, according to Taylor.

“Our focus is going to change a little bit, now that duals are behind us,” Taylor said. “I mean, we’re still doing duals but switching to the more individual aspect of it and trying to make sure that our wrestlers can get qualified for sectionals and state and get their seeding up. That’s kind of where we’re at right now.”

Super sectional tournaments open Feb. 11.

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SaVon Spradley drives his opponent into the mat during an AHSAA wrestling dual playoff match between the Benjamin Russell Wildcats and the Gulf Shores Dolphins at Tallassee High School in Tallassee, Alabama on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022.

BENJAMIN RUSSELL FALLS IN FIRST ROUND OF PLAYOFF DUALS

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director Individual and team state championship play still awaits, but the playoff dual-meet playoff run for Benjamin Russell came to an end Friday.

The Wildcats fell in the first round to Gulf Shores 49-21 at Tallassee High School before defeating Spanish Fort in consolation play by a 45-28 margin.

A string of forfeits hindered the team’s chances in the first-round defeat.

“That’s hard to come back from. But the guys did

exactly what we asked them to do. We knew we had a big task upon us but they gave it their best shot,” Benjamin Russell coach Michael Ransaw said. “We had a couple matches that we needed at the end to edge them out or at least tie them. But as a team we wrestled very well.”

Gulf Shores entered Friday’s competition as the No. 1 seed from its region.

The Dolphins swam by Tallassee in the state quarterfinals 59-9 immediately after beating Benjamin Russell in the first round, showing just how tall a task it would have been for the Wildcats

to advance.

It went from tall to skyscraper-esque after the Wildcats had to forfeit four separate weight classes, handing their opponents 24 points.

“A quality team like Gulf Shores, it’s hard to come back,” Ransaw said. “As much as we can map it out with numbers and points and things, we’ve still got to come to the reality that that’s 24 points that you’re trying to make up.”

Benjamin Russell wasn’t bereft of winners in the See DUALS, Page B2

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The Parade at a celebration for the Alexander City 10u softball and 11u baseball teams, who won their respective State Championships, at Charles E. Bailey Sportplex in Alexander City, Ala on Wednesday, Jun. 30, 2021.

Another spring is rolling around, and with it baseball and softball season comes tumbling in.

With the high school batted-ball sport calendar kicking off in February, Alexander City youth not yet at the prep age will once again have a chance to compete against each other.

Alexander City Parks and Rec (ACPR) announced its registration dates for youth baseball and softball Friday.

The league is for ages 3 through 15 and features T-ball, coach pitch and fast pitch leagues depending on age level.

Cost of registration is $85, cash or check only. Players will be sized for a uniform, included in the registration cost, at signup.

Parents can bring their children to sign up at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex on one of the four dates designated by ACPR. Those times are Feb. 9 through 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Feb. 13 from 8 a.m. to noon.

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AU denied No. 1 ranking a good thing?

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he Auburn basketball program is off to a roaring start in 2022 and even bordering on historic. The Tigers are 16-1 overall and 5-0 in the SEC with a No. 2 ranking in the AP and Coaches polls, which matches the highest in program history. Gonzaga, who was No. 2, moved up to the top spot with a record of 14-2 overall and 3-0 in the West Coast Conference. The Zags are certainly worthy of the honor being a perennial powerhouse and having some impressive wins over Texas, UCLA and Texas Tech. However, this Auburn team is more than worthy as well. They have a better record with just as many impressive wins over teams like Loyola-Chicago, LSU and

ANDY GRAHAM Columnist Alabama. The same Alabama team that beat Gonzaga in Washington and the Tigers defeated in Tuscaloosa. Don’t take my word for it. Auburn actually received 36 first-place votes by AP voters. Gonzaga only received 25 first-place votes. So, why were the Tigers denied the No. 1 spot? It’s actually quite simple. Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star voted Auburn No. 9 and Jon Wilner of the Mercury News voted them No. 6 which

dropped Auburn’s overall point total below that of Gonzaga.

Of course, everyone has the right to their own opinion no matter how dumb it might be and these two gentlemen have certainly proved that axiom. I know Bruce Pearl and a lot of AU fans were disappointed by the slight, but I want to publicly thank Mr. Newell and Mr. Wilner for their encouragement and motivation.

Coach Pearl has put together an extremely talented team through old-fashioned recruiting and the modern-day transfer portal. That, in itself, is not surprising or unusual considering the proclivity of Pearl as a recruiter. What is somewhat remarkable is how fast and complete the chemistry

has come together. Jabari Smith, Walker Kessler, KD Johnson, Wendell Green and Zep Jasper are all newcomers and have not only played extremely well together, but also with the veteran players from last year.

With the legitimate star power of Smith and Kessler, it’s also a very unselfish team which is rare in this day and age. I’m not sure if they would, but I don’t want this team to have any excuse to get complacent.

They play with a chip on their shoulder and that’s a good thing. A No. 1 ranking this early could be “rat poison” as another famous coach might say. The Tigers will have plenty of opportunities over the next month and a half to achieve the milestone ranking. In fact, if

they take care of Georgia in the midweek, they’ll host a red-hot Kentucky team this weekend. I don’t see how anyone in good conscience could not have Auburn in the top three if they win both of those games, which would boost them to No. 1.

Gonzaga probably won’t lose again considering the lack of depth in their conference, but basketball rankings are fluid and change regularly. Earning the top spot would be nice and certainly prestigious, but all that matters is the NCAA Tournament in March. If the Tigers can remain healthy and continue to improve, the rankings will take care of themselves and Auburn could very well be playing for a national championship.

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dual though. Jamarion Whetstone pinned his opponent at 145 pounds, as did Sandlin Pike at 126 and SaVon Spradley at 170.

Lee Leonard grabbed a decision at 132 pounds as well.

“That’s what I asked them to do, [record pins], and that’s what they went out there and did,” Ransaw said.

Benjamin Russell and Spanish Fort traded pins like body blows in a contiguous consolation dual following both teams’ first-round loss.

Spradley and LeBrandom Gamble forced back-to-back first-round falls at 170 and 182 pounds, respectively, but they were sandwiched between two pins for the Toros and the Wildcats trailed 22-15 through seven matches.

Trace McCaleb, one of the most dominant wrestlers throughout the course of the season for Benjamin Russell, sliced that lead to 22-21 with another first round pin at 220 pounds and heavyweight Tymon Belyew followed with an early-

third-round fall to make it 27-22 Wildcats entering the lowest weight classes.

Spanish Fort received a forfeit at 113 pounds to make the score 28-27 but it was yet another set of back-to-back pins at 120 and 126 pounds from Isaiah Stamps and Pike, respectively, that sealed the dual for Benjamin Russell at 39-28 with one match remaining.

“They responded exactly the way I wanted them to,” Ransaw said. “I said, ‘Let’s put Gulf Shores behind us. Let’s go into this consolation match here, let’s continue to wrestle.’”

Benjamin Russell’s season continues with the Blue Devil Brawl Monday.

The run to individual and team state championships begins Feb. 11 with super sectional tournament play.

“We’ve got a couple more big tournaments we’re going to, individual tournaments,” Ransaw said. “We’re going to try to keep everyone healthy and get everyone into sectionals.”

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Michael Ransaw (right) yells instructions from the sidelines in the first round of the AHSAA Class 5A/6A wrestling tournament between the Benjamin Russell Wildcats and the Gulf Shores Dolphins at Tallassee High School in Tallassee, Alabama on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022.

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A MUDDY GOOD TIME Lake Martin Young Professionals take the Polar Plunge CLIFF WILLIAMS | THE RECORD

A little mud made it difficult to just walk in at the 2022 Polar Plunge.

About 20 percent of those in attendance took part in the Lake Martin Young Professionals plunge Saturday.

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specifics of how that money will be spent would be administered through collaboration between the schools and the Department of Education, Poole said.

The determination of a failing school will be based on the letter grading system implemented by the state.

“This is not to be a one-size-fits-all … rather it requires the state department, in collaboration with local education leaders, to enter those schools and work together to assess what are the deficiencies,” Poole said. “It might be math, it might be literacy, it might be something else.

Each of these schools are going to be unique, so diagnose the issue.”

Poole said the program does not follow any other state’s specific example but instead focuses on creating unique solutions to address specific issues of the under-performing schools.

Poole said the debts can’t be simply “paid off” immediately, but the actions outlined in the budget would retire debt services as soon as the time permits.

“It will free up state appropriations in future budgets so legislators can devote future dollars to needs as opposed to debt,” Poole said.

The measures include setting aside $230 million to retire debt service in the Education Trust Fund, $177 million to pay off the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition program, $111 million to the ETF Budget Stabilization Fund and $24.7 million to fully fund the General Fund rainy day account to $100 million.

A major focus of Alabama House Republicans does not have significant increased funding in the budget: broadband.

Poole said that is because of expected revenues through

American Rescue Plan funds and the federal infrastructure bill.

“We anticipate other funding sources for broadband and did not address that in an aggressive fashion necessarily in the education budget,” Poole said, noting however that there are some increased investments in technology surrounding broadband.

Poole said it is also difficult for state officials to plan around federal assistance directly distributed to schools, but tried to take that into account.

“I’ve encouraged, as have others, for the last year or two or three … to ensure that locals are sending reporting up to the state department so we can at least have some situational awareness of the usage of funds,” Poole said. “As that federal funding down to the locals begins to taper I think we will learn more in terms of those outcomes, and the state will need to shift and fill some of those gaps.”

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Griffith, born in Jasper, has since retired from the military and moved back to his home state in 2016, settling in Auburn.

Once his son graduated high school, he and his wife Michele moved to the Lake Martin area.

It wasn’t until last year, at the suggestion of a friend — the Auburn man behind salsa brand Uncle Keith’s Red Sauce — that Griffith decided to “step out on a limb” and commercialize his famous stew. Until then, the recipe was only something he had published in a few church cookbooks.

Now, Jamie’s Brunswick Stew is produced at a food processing facility in Mobile and stocked by more than 50 vendors in Alabama and Georgia, including 34 Market and Floyd’s Feed and Seed in Dadeville, Cloud Nine and Catherine’s Market in Alexander City and about two dozen Piggly Wiggly locations.

More vendors are catching on. Bama in a Box, a monthly subscription service of Alabamamade products, selected Jamie’s Brunswick Stew to be included in one of their bundles. The stew was also selected by Publix, Griffith recently learned, for its local end cap program, promoting Jamie’s Brunswick Stew alongside other products grown or manufactured in Alabama. If successful, the stew may become a part of Publix’s regular stock rotation.

“I never anticipated it would do that well just to begin with,” Griffith said. “This Publix thing

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The Lake Martin Humane Society has received around $1500 in donations in honor of Betty White. There are dozens of cats and dogs in need of adoption at the humane society.

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Apart from the generous monetary donations in honor of White, the Humane Society has other needs as well.

“We need puppy and kitten food, we are good on adult food.” said Hall.

“We also need cleaning supplies like bleach and laundry detergent.”

They also need volunteers to walk with dogs, to interact with the animals and to do housekeeping tasks like folding laundry.

The biggest way to help, according to Hall, is to adopt an animal into a loving home, freeing up space for more animals.

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The product comes in a 32-ounce jar with satisfyingly simple preparation. Traditionally stewed with small game, like squirrel or rabbit, on his website Griffith suggests adding cooked pulled pork, shredded chicken or ground beef.

“It’s a meal in a jar. Just add a pound of meat and a jar of water to it,” he said. “That’s why it just kind of sells itself.”

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

Today’s Birthdays

Chermney Payne, Edna Thompson, Diana Shunkwiller, Lisa McCoy Flournoy, Diane Forbus, Jerald Mask and Sherry Hall celebrate their birthdays today.

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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A jar of Jamie’s Brunswick Stew, photographed in Jamie Griffith’s Dadeville kitchen. Courtesy of Michele Griffith.

TAX HELP: Beginning January 24, 2022, Free Tax and Electronic Tax Filing Assistance at Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama, Inc., 5030 Hwy 280, Alex City, AL, IRS certified volunteers will provide the free tax assistance and electronically file federal and state income tax forms. The free tax sites are designed to assist seniors 60+ (with no income limit), taxpayers under age 60 with incomes less

than $57,414, and disabled taxpayers. Due to Covid, we will once again utilize the drop off method

by APPOINTMENT. To make an appointment please call 256-2340347 between 9-5 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.

Please do not come to the site without an appointment. The following information is required by the IRS: last year’s tax return; photo ID-driver’s license-for taxpayer and spouse; social security cards for taxpayers and dependants; W-2’s; and 1099’s, B, R and SSA 1099. If you have health insurance through the government marketplace, bring your 1095-A. If you received a stimulus check please bring the IRS form 6475 (1444c letter)! if you received advanced child credit you should bring IRS form 6419. We must have this information to complete your return!

Feb 17

CLAUDE KING: Claude King, co-author of Experiencing God, will speak about the need for believers and churches to return to God on Thursday, Feb 17 from 11:30 a.m. 2:.30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Dadeville. The event is free & open to everyone. In King’s new book, Return to Me, he shares a scriptural process for personal revival and the revitalization of churches. A Chickfil-A box lunch and copy of his book will be provided free of charge to everyone who registers by 3:00 Monday, Feb. 14. To register, call 256-825-4441 or email office@tallapoosabaptist.org.

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.

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