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‘THIS IS EMBARRASSING’ Letter reveals Dadeville parks and rec neglect By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter The Dadeville City Council was forced to address the apparent absence of its parks and recreation department Tuesday, after receiving a letter that described the McKelvey Park baseball fields in a state of neglect. The letter, sent by Dadeville
Dixie Youth board member Philip Moore, described rundown fields and facilities and a “urinal [that] hasn’t worked since the start of last baseball season,” councilwoman Teneeshia Goodman-Johnson read aloud at Tuesday’s council meeting. According to Moore, the volunteers have been forced to take matters into their own hands.
County leaders looking at an ag center By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Children are involved in agriculture all across Tallapoosa County – through clubs and organizations like 4H and FFA. More than 1,400 are participating in 4H programs and others take part in learning more about agriculture through programs of the FFA and showing livestock. The interest in agriculture stretches beyond Tallapoosa County, though. According to the University of Alabama Division of Agriculture Research and Extension, Alabama generated around $4.7 billion in agricultural cash receipts in 2020. See AG CENTER, Page B6
“I do not pretend to know the schedule of the parks department, but I spent an entire week of personal vacation pressure-washing the concrete to try and make the park look decent for visitors and did not see any staff working on the fields,” he wrote. Regarding the broken urinal, “If there isn’t a See PARKS, Page B6
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Dadeville’s Majors all-star team represents Alabama at the Dixie Youth World Series in North Carolina in 2019.
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Old Susanna Road and State Highway 49. The accident occurred shortly before 5 p.m. The patient was taken by ambulance to a helipad where she was taken away by helicopter for medical treatment.
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Rodent infestation spurs Family Dollar recall, Dadeville store not on list By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter Family Dollar issued a product recall across hundreds of stores in the southeast Friday following a warehouse inspection that turned up “live rodents, dead rodents in various states of decay, rodent feces and urine, evidence of gnawing, nesting and rodent odors throughout the facility, dead birds and bird droppings,” according to statement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). An initial FDA alert Friday warned products purchased Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee since Jan. 1, 2021 could be affected. Family Dollar followed with a voluntary recall affecting 404 stores including 14 Alabama stores; nearby Dadeville, Eclectic and Millbrook locations were not on See RECALL, Page A2
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Obituaries MRS. EDNA JUANITA “NITA” MARABLE
Karen Marable; her sister in law Jayne Marable Greene and husband Tom; 1930-2022 many cherished friends; and a host Funeral Service for Mrs. Edna of nieces, nephews, great nieces, and Juanita “Nita” Marable, 91, of great nephews. Alexander City, Alabama, will be She was preceded in death by Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at her husband, Bubba Marable; her 11:00 am at the First United Methodist mother, Flora Mae Leach Gillum; Church - Trinity Campus. Reverend her father, Cullen Thornton Gillum; Mike Densmore, Reverend Tim and siblings Louise Gillum, Thornton Harris, and Bishop Thomas Gillum Shaddix Gillum, Lynna Mae Gillum will officiate. Burial will follow in Sprayberry, Willodeen Gillum Sims, the Alexander City Cemetery. The Laura LaVerne Gillum Hudgins, family will receive friends on Tuesday, Robert Neal Gillum, and Joyce Gillum February 22, 2022 from 5:00 pm to Smith. 7:00 pm at Radney Funeral Home. Pallbearers will include Scotty Edna Juanita Gillum “Nita” was Carr, Brad Gillum, Don Gillum, born to Cullen Thornton Gillum and Howard Gillum, Al Hudgins, and Neal Flora Mae Leach Gillum on October Hudgins. 15, 1930 and died peacefully at home A special thank you to Dr. Rafai, on February 19, 2022 at 91 years of Dr. Popov, Dr. Hinkle, Darlene Baird, age. Nita graduated as salutatorian Elaine Russell, and Jessie Smith for from Bibb Graves High School in their excellent care. Millerville, Alabama and received Flowers will be accepted or her Cosmetology training in both memorial contributions may be given Birmingham and Atlanta. She met the to First United Methodist Church, 310 love of her life, Carey Alton Marable Green Street, Alexander City, Alabama “Bubba” at a dance and they married 35010., on April 4, 1953. Shortly after, they Memories and condolences may be welcomed a baby girl, Karen Anita shared at www.radneyfuneralhome. Marable, to the family. Nita lovingly com ran “Nita’s Beauty Shop” out of her Radney Funeral Home in Alexander home for 67 years, and for 45 of those City, Alabama is in charge of the years Karen worked by her side. She arrangements. trained aspiring cosmetologists with many going on to open their own MRS. BETTY GRACE EVERS shops. She treated her patrons as 1928 - 2022 friends and family, welcoming all with Funeral Service for Mrs. Betty her easy-going personality. Grace Evers, 93, of Dadeville, Nita adored her family, treated them Alabama, will be with great concern, and opened her Sunday, February 20, home to them. Laughter was such a 2022 at 2:00 pm at part of Nita’s life, and with her kind the First Presbyterian and compassionate spirit, she was Church of Dadeville. always ready to do for others. She was Rev. Dave Crosslin a member of First United Methodist will officiate. Burial Church of Alexander City and was will follow in the involved in the church for as long as Tallapoosa County EVERS she was able to attend. Memory Gardens. The She is survived by her daughter, family will receive friends Sunday,
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apply to other stores,” the company stated. The FDA-regulated products listed in the recall the list. “The recall does not include foods, supplements, Continued from A1
February 20, 2022 from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church of Dadeville. Mrs. Evers passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the age of 93, just 2 months from her 94th birthday at Dadeville Healthcare Center. She was born on April 5, 1928 in Dadeville, Alabama to Odie Lee Duffey and Ruby Blackwelder Duffey. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Betty enjoyed children, flowers, birds, and dogs. Betty was known to be a loving and compassionate person. Betty was a Club Scout den mother for 10 years, a life-long member of the Horseshoe Bend Garden Club and a founding member of the First Presbyterian Church of Dadeville. Betty was a 1946 graduate of Tallapoosa County High School and attended every reunion with her classmates. Some of her close friends included Colleen Davis, Anne Cleveland, Polly Willis, Jeanette Gilbert, Julia Berry, Lillian Adair, Lucille Scroggins, Nina Barron, and Tensi Rentfrow. She is survived by her two sons: Phil Evers (Debbie) and Jimmy Evers (Sharon) of Dadeville; five grandchildren; Matt Evers (Kelly), Brian Evers, Austin Evers, Jeremy Trowbridge, and Amanda Brooke (Hayden); and eight greatgrandchildren; Kamden, Kole, Katelyn, Mason, and Matthew, Jr. Evers; Bentley and Bodhi Brooke, and Jillian Trowbridge. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Belmont Lamar Evers; parents; infant brother, Amos; and sisters, Hilda Daniel, Josephine Littleton, and Lottice Welch. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.langleyfuneralhome. com Langley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
cosmetics, pet food, toiletries and over-thecounter regulations, all originating from Family Dollar’s West Memphis,
Arkansas distribution facility. According to the release, the FDA began an investigation in January in response to a consumer complaint and found that not only was the facility unsanitary, but the products were stored “in conditions that did not protect [them] against contamination.” A fumigation that month yielded 1,100 dead rodents. The FDA also stated that, upon review of the company’s internal records, more than 2,300 rodents were collected between March 29 and Sept. 17, 2021. Family Dollar halted shipment from the Arkansas facility within the first few days of the investigation, which concluded Feb. 11. “Families rely on stores like Family Dollar for products such as food and medicine. They deserve products that are safe,” regulatory affairs associate commissioner Judith McMeekin said in a statement. “No one should be subjected to products stored in the kind of unacceptable conditions that we found in this Family Dollar distribution facility. These conditions appear to be violations of federal law that could put families’ health at risk.” The FDA advised consumers to discard all pharmacy products, regardless of how they’re packaged, though food in non-permeable packaging may be safe if washed thoroughly. Consumers are also advised to wash their hands after handling Family Dollar products; rodent contamination may cause salmonella or infectious disease with infants, children, pregnant women, the elderly and immunocompromised people at greatest risk. “To date, Family Dollar is not aware of any consumer complaints or reports of illness related to this recall,” the company said in a statement Friday. The dollar store chain said affected stores are being notified by letter. Customers of affected products will be able to return them without a receipt.
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Malibu Boats takes over AmTech, plans to grow workforce by 50 percent By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter A boat manufacturer closed on its acquisition of Coosa County plant AmTech earlier this month and has set a target for 60 new employees, according to the subsidiary’s general manager. Malibu Boats, based in Loudon, Tennessee, had relied on AmTech’s wiring harnesses — a cluster of electrical cables that powers the various parts of a vehicle — for six years before deciding to purchase the facility just outside Alexander City limits. According to CEO Jack Springer, the unassuming bundles of cables have been especially difficult to source over the past nine months, which led to the decision to buy AmTech. The plant now exists under a new subsidiary, Malibu Electronics. “As we bring this Alabama based manufacturing operation in-house, we will be better positioned to control our own destiny and alleviate supply constraints in the near term,” Springer told investors in Malibu Boats’ quarterly earnings call earlier this month. Wiring harnesses for boats were not AmTech’s only product; about half the company’s production went to non-marine customers, Springer also stated during the call. That half of the company has since been liquidated, but according to general manager Brad Ditchfield, no workers were laid off. “We transitioned all those folks
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A Malibu Boats banner now covers the AmTech sign on State Highway 22, just west of Alexander City limits.The plant was acquired on Feb. 1.
over to the marine side,” said Ditchfield, who was sent to Alexander City by Malibu Boats. Meanwhile, Malibu Electronics will be hiring throughout the year, growing its current 120-employee workforce to about 180, Ditchfield said. His goal is five to six new hires per week. AmTech, a private business that was once family-owned, was registered in 1997. Ditchfield said the previous ownership had been struggling with supply constraints, employee turnover and a “change in
personal interests at the ownership level” and sought financial help from Malibu, which as of last year had purchased 60 percent of its wiring harnesses from AmTech. After accepting price increases and sending personnel and a “significant cash infusion,” the boat manufacturer ultimately bought its key supplier rather than risking its closure. Since then, Ditchfield said, Malibu has invested $1 million in the plant’s development and $1.5 million in employee pay, with a new starting wage of $13. Previous starting wages
ran between $8 and $10 an hour. “I think, no, I know, Malibu Electronics is going to be better for the employees than previous ownership ever was,” longtime employee Sandra White said. “I wish some of the previous employees could be here to experience these changes.” Malibu Boats will retain its other wiring harness suppliers but still plans to grow its new subsidiary’s production, while integrating other electronic products not yet produced there.
“The marine marketplace continues to grow and we need more capacity,” Ditchfield said. Malibu Boats was founded in 1982 and is currently the largest manufacturer of waterskiing and wakeboarding tow boats, according to its website, with plants in Tennessee, California and New South Wales, Australia. After six months in Alexander City, Ditchfield said he has yet to spend time on Lake Martin, but “I’ve seen a dozen [Malibu Boats] driving on roadways,” he said.
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A portion of the Pinhoti Trail leading up to the fire tower at Flagg Mountain, Coosa County.
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Alabama State Parks backs Appalachian Trail extension By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter Two state agencies have backed a campaign to bring the Appalachian Trail to Alabama, proposing Cheaha State Park, the state’s highest point, as the new southern terminus. While the Appalachian mountain range spans central Alabama — by some definitions, Coosa County — to Newfoundland, Canada, the famous hiking trail only spans Georgia to Maine. In a joint news release, the Alabama State Parks System and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) said they would support making Alabama the southern terminus, frontloading 314 miles to the current 2,190-mile trek. “There’s something magical about the idea of linking Maine’s highest peak with Alabama’s highest mountain,” ADCNR commissioner Chris Blankenship said in a statement. “Hikers who complete this feat would have the satisfaction of having traveled the entire length of the Appalachian Mountains in America, and it would also realize Benton MacKaye’s original idea of linking Maine with Alabama,” he said, referring to the forester who first proposed
the trail in 1921. Cheaha sits on the Pinhoti Trail, which starts even further southwest in Coosa County. From Cheaha, the trail continues into north Georgia where it connects to the Benton MacKaye trail. The MacKaye trail links to Springer Mountain, the current southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. The designation is not just nominal. As a National Scenic Trail, created by the federal government in 1968, moving the Appalachian trailhead into Alabama would take an act of congress. But according to the Alabama State Parks System, the number of thru hikers starting their journey in Alabama is on the rise. “We have worked over the years to buy missing properties in Alabama for the trail, like Indian Mountain, and see trail constructed, and now the word has gotten out and hikers are showing up and making independent decisions to start their thru hike in Alabama” state parks director Greg Lein said in a statement. “We simply want to support thru hikers who wish to attempt their start or finish their personal journey in Alabama, and Cheaha State Park is an easy and convenient place to support hikers.” Amending the trail has precedent. The southern terminus has changed several
times, from its original location at Mount Mitchell in North Carolina to its current location at Springer Mountain in Georgia. The northern terminus has also moved, from Mount Washington in New Hampshire to Mount Katahdin, Maine Last year, Coosa County resident M.J. “Sunny” Eberhart became the oldest to hike the Appalachian Trail at 83, having started in Alabama 10 months prior. Eberhart, known by his trail name “Nimblewill Nomad,” chose Flagg Mountain as his starting point, where he lives and volunteers as caretaker. But in a November 2021 interview, Eberhart said he strongly opposed converting the Pinhoti Trail into the Appalachian Trail, citing the foot traffic it would bring. Earlier proposals had suggested Flagg Mountain, not Cheaha, as the southernmost terminus. “The degradation is just staggering,” Eberhart said of the Appalachian Trail. “Some places it just looks like you’re walking a creek bed and there’s nothing left but rocks. The erosion is just incredible.” While promoting awareness of the Pinhoti Trail, touting it as the longest approach trail to the Appalachian, “people are hearing about our trail and more people are coming to hike it,” he told The Outlook. “I just don’t want that to get out of control.”
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Textile industry returns to New Site Cushion Source cuts the ribbon on 25-job facility By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter A custom cushion manufacturer celebrated the opening of its new facility in New Site Thursday, less than one month after announcing the arrival of 25 cut-and-sew jobs to the area. Cushion Source, based in Montgomery, has already set up production in the building that was once New Site Manufacture, a Russell Corp. contractor that shut in the ‘90s. In a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, Cushion Source owner Gerry Monroe joined local stakeholders in commemorating the expansion. As it happens, Monroe already has ties to the area. “My parents grew up in Alexander City; my grandparents are buried just across the road here,” he said. “The history of my family has been in this area for generations.” While not the primary reason for locating in Tallapoosa County — “I’m a businessman,” Monroe said after the ceremony — his fondness for the area was an added bonus. But for Mayor Phil Blasingame, who told attendees “I was born here, raised here and will die here,” Monroe’s choice was meaningful. Blasingame recalled New Site Manufacture during Tallapoosa County’s textile heyday. The company started in women’s apparel before it became a supplier of Russell Corp., and died when Russell Corp. left. “My Aunt Gaynelle was the first employee they hired,” he said. When New Site Manufacture finally shut, “She was the last to turn the light off.” While modest in size, the
facility looms large for a town the size of New Site, with 773 residents as of the 2020 census. In the meantime, the building was being used by a flea market vendor who was taking on inventory faster than it could sell. “Wall to wall, it was junk,” Blasingame said. “You couldn’t even imagine what it looked like.” Getting it leased meant joining the Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance (LMAEDA), an organization that attracts industry to Tallapoosa and Coosa counties, and paying its annual dues. Speaking at the ribbon-cutting, LMAEDA executive director Chad Odom described the site promotion process as a scattershot. “I kiss a lot of frogs,” he said. “You never know which one’s going to turn into the prince.” As of Thursday, Cushion Source’s New Site facility was already in operation, with cushions that had already shipped. But the company is still hiring, Monroe said. For workers that can sew, starting pay is $13 an hour, Monroe said. Wages are hourly, not piece rate. “We’re not a big volume operation because we’re custom,” Monroe said. News of Cushion Source was closely followed by another local investment; earlier this month, Malibu Boats acquired one of its suppliers, electronics manufacturer AmTech, and plans to expand the Coosa County operation with 60 more employees. Meanwhile, both Tallapoosa County commissioner John McKelvey and Blasingame hinted at Thursday’s ceremony that further announcements may be pending. Blasingame declined to elaborate but said he hoped to break the news within the next few months.
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Cushion Source owner Gerry Monroe, with Mayor Phil Blasingame standing to the right, cuts the ribbon on a new facility in New Site Thursday.
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Attendees mill around the factory floor of Cushion Source’s new New Site facility following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday.
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Ferst Readers president Elaine Toney (left) accepts a check from the Lake Martin-Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce, presented by chamber board member Chris Kizziah (behind), vice president Jim Cahoon (second left), president Peggy Bullard and treasurer Carol Sellers.
Dadeville chamber donates $250 to Ferst Readers of Tallapoosa County STAFF REPORT TPI Staff The Lake Martin-Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce presented $250 to Ferst Readers of Tallapoosa County, an early literacy charity, at the Dadeville Kiwanis Club earlier this month. The chamber makes many donations to local organizations including Ferst
Readers every year through its fundraisers, the next fundraiser being a chili cook-off on March 12. Chamber president Peggy Bullard, vice president Jim Cahoon, treasurer Carol Sellers and board member Chris Kizziah were at the Kiwanis lunch Thursday to present Ferst Readers of Tallapoosa County president Elaine Toney with a check.
Ferst Readers of Tallapoosa County is a chapter of Ferst Readers, a national organization based out of Georgia, and the only chapter in Alabama. The organization sends one free book a month to local children under the age of five. Lake Martin-Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural chili cook-off is being held at Pennington Park on March 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are $5.
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The future Alexander City site of Wharf Casual Seafood on U.S. Highway 280. Logo courtesy of Pam Griggs.
Wharf Casual Seafood coming to Alexander City By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter Wharf Casual Seafood plans to open a restaurant in Alexander City, its ninth location, with construction due to begin any day now in time for a grand opening in the fall. The fast-casual chain, with restaurants in Florida, Alabama and Georgia, opened its first free-standing restaurant in Wetumpka in September. The Alexander City location on U.S. Highway 280, beside Regions Bank, will be its second free-standing
location. After a few months of red tape, president and CEO Noah Griggs said the company is now waiting on its ALDOT permit, the last hurdle to clear before they can “start going vertical.” “It’s been a minute and a half,” he said. “When I get my permit, I’m going to start construction — I feel like any day, but I have been saying this for two to three months now.” Griggs, former executive at the company behind Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., partnered with chef and Wharf co-owner Stephen Duggar seven years
ago. Duggar’s parents Early and Eva opened the first Wharf restaurant in Tallahassee, Florida in 1986, after two hurricanes nearly sank their seafood business. “They were literally on the side of the road with a food truck; they had to build their business back from nothing,” Griggs said. In the years since, Early and his son Stephen evolved that original concept into what it is today, an order-at-thecounter restaurant chain serving shrimp and grits, po boys, tacos, salads and gumbo. Early continued to run the
restaurant until he passed away in 2020. Griggs, a Tallassee native, is back in his hometown where he owns another restaurant with his wife Pam, 1220 Cafe. The decision to bring Wharf Casual Seafood to Alexander City was helped by the connections he made catering in the area. “Through the years, we’ve built a great relationship with people in that area,” Griggs said of Alexander City. “That really convinced us that we really need to be in that market.” The U.S. 280 site, owned by Russell Lands chairman Ben Russell
Camp Hill man faces additional charges in sex case By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Alejandro Ortega Vazquez is facing more charges after being arrested last week by the Camp Hill Police Department for first-degree rape. Camp Hill public safety director Danny Williams said Vazquez, 40, of Camp Hill was arrested again at the Tallapoosa County Jail following further investigation. According to Williams, Vazquez is now also facing an additional count of first-degree rape, three counts of
first-degree sodomy and one count of sexual abuse of child under 12. Vazquez was originally arrested Feb. 16. “The arrest stems from an investigation that was opened on Feb. 15 in reference VAZQUEZ to sexual abuse,” Williams said last week. “This is still an ongoing investigation and more charges are likely.”
Williams said the Camp Hill Police Department was assisted by the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department and the Alabama Attorney General’s Office Anti-Human Trafficking Division. Williams said Vazquez is being held in the Tallapoosa County Jail on a $50,000 bond. First-degree rape is a Class A felony, if convicted, Vazquez could be sentenced to between 10 and 99 years in prison. No bond has been set for Vazquez in the new charges.
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Alexander City police and fire departments responded to a collision at the intersection of Scott Road and 6th Street Monday evening after two left the scene on foot.
One injured, two flee onfoot in literal hit-and-run sedan ran a stop sign and collided with a pick-up truck, sending the pick-up truck on its side and wedging the sedan against a pole. According to eyewitnesses, the sedan driver and a passenger Alexander City police and fire departments responded to a then took off running in two different directions, with a second collision at the intersection of Scott Road and 6th Street Monday passenger still in the car, injured. The driver of the pick-up evening, after two had left the scene on foot. emerged with no apparent injuries. The rush-hour accident occurred when the driver of a white The second passenger was transported for medical treatment. By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter
sits between Regions Bank and what’s soon to become a Sonic. “Ben came to the Wetumpka site last week and had lunch; he’s excited,” Griggs said. According to Griggs, Russell isn’t the only Alexander City resident to make the trip to Elmore County. “It’s unbelievable how many people are coming out of Millbrook, Alexander City, the lake, because it’s now the closest they can go for good seafood,” he said. Alexander City residents will have a much shorter drive in the future. The restaurant is slated to open by 2023.
Infant death investigation in Camp Hill By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer The Camp Hill Police Department is investigating an infant death. Camp Hill public safety director Danny Williams said the Camp Hill Police and Tallapoosa EMS were dispatched to MLK Street in Camp Hill just before 1 a.m. Tuesday in reference to an infant not breathing. “Once on the scene, officers were notified the infant was transported to Lake Martin Community Hospital by private car,” Williams said. “The infant
was pronounced dead by hospital staff a short time later.” Williams said the infant body was sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science for an autopsy. “It is normal for an autopsy in an infant death,” Williams said. “The case is in its preliminary stage and no other information is being released at this time.” Williams said the case is under investigation by the Camp Hill Police Department, the Tallapoosa County Coroner’s Office and the Fifth Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office.
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A state legume and Black History Month By BETH CHAPMAN So, one-third of the 2022 Regular Session of the legislature is now complete. What remains to be discussed are controversial things such as gambling, school choice, permit less carry and a transgender bathroom bill. All four are as controversial as can be. But legislation was introduced last week, which is much more educational and light-hearted, and Alabamians need something more educational and light-hearted. Legislation was introduced that would name the peanut the official state legume. So why not the state nut? We have plenty of those. Because the peanut isn’t a nut. It’s a legume. A legume is a seed, pod, or other edible part of a leguminous plant, used as food, especially grown as a crop. It’s a member of the pea family. Thus, the naming of the state legume should be a peanut since 50% of all peanuts grown in the entire U.S. are grown within a 100-mile radius of Dothan. This is important for Alabama because Americans consume 700 million pounds of peanut butter each year, not to mention tons and tons of peanuts eaten for snacks or mixed with your favorite chocolate and or caramel to create candy and confections. How much is 700 million pounds of peanut butter? It’s enough to cover the bottom of the Grand Canyon. So, here’s to Alabama’s 900 peanut farmers and the Alabama Peanut Producers Association. They deserve to have their crop officially recognized by our state. I was taught in school to believe that Alabama’s Tuskegee Institute Professor, and famous inventor, George Washington Carver invented peanut butter, but contrary to my education, he did not. However, he was the most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century and discovered over 300 uses for peanuts including chili sauce, shampoo, shaving cream and even glue. While teaching at Tuskegee Institute, Carver discovered how to improve soils depleted by repeated plantings of cotton. He encouraged poor farmers to grow non-traditional crops, such as sweet potatoes (now our state vegetable) and of course, you guessed it – peanuts. Carver wanted people to improve the quality of their lives by planting foods that were healthy for them that they could harvest themselves. He also published 44 practical bulletins for farmers, which had more than 100 recipes that used peanuts. Even though Carver didn’t invent peanut butter, he did invent so many other things that in 1941, Time magazine titled him a “Black Leonardo.” Now, this column may never win a Pulitzer Prize, but it did manage to explain what a legume is and marry the subjects of peanuts and Black History Month together. That’s not an easy thing to do.
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he marquee race in this big 2022 election year is for our open U.S. Senate seat. It is beginning to percolate. The race has been raging for over a year already and we are getting poised to begin the final full court press to the finish line. The GOP Primary is three months away on May 24 with a monumental runoff on June 21. The winner on that day will be Shelby’s successor. Early on, it appeared to be a two person race between Mo Brooks and Katie Britt. However, Mike Durant has surged out of the blue with a three solid month media bombardment and made it a three way race. All three candidates appear to be well-financed and ready for a three month battle to the finish line. It will be the most expensive race in Alabama political history. There are barrels of money flowing into the Heart of Dixie primarily out of the Potamic basin in Washington. In this modern day of national politics, a candidate’s individual war chest is not the all-telling story. We live in a world of third party political action committees (PACs). These third party PACs, based out of Washington, will more than likely spend more on their preferred candidate than will be spent by the candidates’ direct campaigns. The candidates’ individual campaign account dollars will go towards positive ads for their candidate. The third party PAC ads will be negative. These outside PACs are not supposed to work in conjunction or even correspond with their preferred candidate, but they do in actuality. They share polling and media strategy. These innocuous PACs have the meanest negative media gurus in America. These hired
by a third party PAC known as the Patriot PAC. This group’s primary donors are very anti-Trump. The primary contributor to this PAC is Columnist a wealthy donor named Harriman. His mission is to elect five independent guns relish attacking and senators who will be swing destroying their opposition. votes and not align or have Therefore, look for the next allegiance to any party. three months to be a barrage Harriman scoured the nation of negative ads against Mo to find the perfect military brooks, Katie Britt and Mike hero to win a Republican Durant. seat. He garnered the perfect It will be easy to find and candidate in Durant, who is exploit negative ammunition coming around the corner like on Mo Brooks. He has been nobody’s business. Durant in politics for 40 years. Katie would be likely to align with Britt and Mike Durant will be moderate Republicans like harder to ambush as they are Mitt Romney and Susan making their first races. It will Collins. In Washington, they be telling to see how Durant are referring to Durant as a and Britt react to negative RINO in uniform. attacks. Mo Brooks is backed by Therefore, if you the Club for Growth. He has really look into the three been their boy for the last 10 GOP candidates you see years. He fits in with them, a semblance of national ideologically. The Club for Republican circles vying Growth is an ultra-right wing for a candidate of their fringe group that funds right- persuasion to fill a guaranteed wing antigovernmental free Republican seat. trade candidates mostly in Brooks would be the Club smaller conservative states for Growth, right-wing, fringe where their money will go candidate that adheres to profurther. They supposedly China trade policies and has promised Brooks $5 million no concern for Alabama jobs of soft third party money to or federal projects vital to our commit to the race. That state. Durant is backed by the money is there and they are Harriman PAC. Katie Britt is spending it. However, a deep the mainstream, conservative, dive into the polling shows pro-business candidate who Brooks sinking. understands Alabama and her The wild card in the race is needs. In fact, she is the only one POW hero, Mike Durant. real Alabamian in the race. He has a really good story It will be an interesting to tell, and he is telling that and an expensive three month story with a well done media show. It will be fun to watch. buy. He makes no pretense I will keep you posted. towards campaigning or See you next week. meeting Alabamians. He probably could not tell you Steve Flowers is Alabama’s where Conecuh or Bullock leading political columnist. County are much less Samson His weekly column appears in or Slocomb. He is from over 60 Alabama newspapers. New Hampshire and moved He served 16 years in the state to Huntsville to build an legislature. Steve may be aerospace company. reached at www.steveflowers. Durant is being assisted us.
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n March 1, President Biden will give his State of the Union address. There isn’t much for him to crow about, but that won’t stop his speechwriters from trying to spin all the crises Americans are living through, and likely blame others for the problems created by a Democrat led Congress and Biden White House. Rising crime and border chaos, historic economic and inflationary problems, supply chain snafus, and brewing overseas conflicts all are incredibly troubling to me. How would you describe the state of our union? Give my office a call or send me an email through my website to let me know. Joe Biden ran for president promising to “shut down” the pandemic. He failed, and just a few weeks ago, he pushed aside blame by claiming it was the job of the states to end the pandemic. But that refusal to take responsibility
89.3 percent, seeds 29.1 percent and insurance 33.9 percent. did not mean Biden reversed The pain won’t end as course from the dangerous long as Democrats continue and tyrannical vaccine adding to inflation with their mandates he has imposed tax-and-spending spree. I’m on the American people. I continuing to help our farmers joined my House Freedom however I can. I recently sent Caucus colleagues to send all USDA Secretary Vilsack a GOP Senators a letter urging letter with a plan to improve them to oppose all funding hurricane insurance protection for the COVID-19 vaccine for farmers. I know firsthand enforcement on American the damage that a hurricane citizens in a recent spending can do to a farmer’s crops, bill. Unfortunately, too many and I will continue to push to of them caved, and Biden’s improve USDA’s programs. mandates remain funded, but My focus will always be that does not mean I will quit on doing the job I was elected fighting. This issue is too to do, not what is flashy. important. Helping constituents with The increase in prices federal casework may not that wholesalers pay just hit make the news, but it’s one a whopping 9.7 percent, the of the most important parts highest rate in decades. No of this job. My office has one is feeling the pinch of resolved around 900 cases inflation – and our broken for Alabamians who needed supply chain – more than our help with the VA, IRS, Social farmers. It is costing them Security Administration, and more money to run their other federal agencies. Please farms than ever before. The call my office if we can help cost of contract labor is up you too. 45.1 percent, fertilizer 18.8 Contact my office at percent, LP Gas an astounding barrymoore.house.gov or 334226.7 percent, maintenance 478-6330.
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Tardigrades are tiny, microscopic invertebrate animals that live anywhere on Earth there is water. They are often called water bears or moss piglets, due to their resemblance to the four-legged animals and because they are often found in areas that have damp mosses, lichens, and other wet plants and soils. They do not require a body of water to live in, but they must have a thin layer of water surrounding them in order to keep from drying out. The cute invertebrates are named from the Italian word, Tardigrada, which means slow walker. Most tiny invertebrate species move at very fast paces, but the Tardigrade waddles about slowly. They are plump, segmented creatures that have eight legs with claws at the end and a unique-shaped DR KIDZ head with a pharyngeal apparatus that allows them to suck water from plants. Sone tardigrades also eat other microorganisms. Their back legs are attached backwards to aid them in moving. There are over 1,000 different species of tardigrades, and they range in size from 0.5-1 millimeter. They are usually translucent and can sometimes be seen by the naked eye with the right conditions, but they are always easily seen under a microscope. The most fascinating fact about the Tardigrade is their ability to survive in almost any environment, both on Earth and in Space! When these animals encounter an environment that is not suitable, they voluntarily dry themselves out and go into a state called cryptobiosis. As they desiccate (dry out) themselves, they tuck in their legs and head into a tiny ball called a tun. When in a tun state, the tardigrade uses a special protein it makes to form a glass-like shell around its cells. This preserves the tardigrade for years, even decades. A tun has been reanimated after 30 years. Scientists have discovered that the tardigrade can survive extreme temperatures, as low as -458 degrees and hotter than the boiling point of water. They have been exposed to the vacuum and radiation of space and have been able to be reanimated. Tardigrades are quite possibly the most resilient animal on Earth! Across Clues: 1. A __ is an inactive tardigrade. 2. They need ___ when active. 6. They crash landed here! 8. They have a ___ body type. 9. Process where it dries out. 11. Can survive _____ conditions. 12. A nickname for a tardigrade.
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Down Clues: 1. A microscopic invertebrate. 3. Tardigrades have ___ legs. 4. They are ____ animals. 5. Another nickname for them. 7. Term that means to dry out. 10. Tardigrada is Italian for “___.”
Cryptobiosis, Dessicate, Extreme, Invertebrate, Microscopic, Moon, Moss Piglet, Protein, Reanimate, Segmented, Survive, Tardigrade, Tun, Waddle, Water, Water Bear
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Did you know that a group of Tardigrades crash landed on the Moon in April 2019? The Bersheet Lunar Lander carrying a library, which included Tardigrades in their tun state, crashed. Many people had hoped that the Tardigrades might be able to survive, but further tests show that the impact would have been too great, even for the mighty Tardigrade.
Crossword Ans: Across1)tun 2)water 6)moon 8) segmented 9)cryptobiosis 11)extreme 12)water bear Down-1)tardigrade 3)eight 4) invertebrate 5)moss piglet 7) dessicate 10)slow walker
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Benjamin Russell baseball moving pieces around as year opens By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director There’s always a bit of uncertainty at the start of any sports season, and that’s especially the case for Benjamin Russell baseball entering 2022. Several key seniors from last year’s team are gone, with injuries and other sports
interrupting much of the squad’s continuity going into spring. As the Wildcats kicked off their season with three games this past weekend, two against Boaz and one against Sylacauga, they entered with some answers on how this year’s team would look but are still working through some questions.
“We have 14 players on varsity and the JV has the same, we don’t have large numbers,” Benjamin Russell coach Richy Brooks said. “We’re just trying to figure out where it all fits right now.” Starting with the known entities, the squad’s four
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Benjamin Russell’s 2022 baseball team is ready to face the new season.
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Season-opening tournament win; state tournament aspirations for BRHS softball By ANDY ANDERS Despite Harris having Regional Spor ts Director to eat up 95 of the team’s 130 innings in the circle One starter. during that time frame, That’s all that’s she still posted a 3.32 gone from last year’s ERA with 118 strikeouts Benjamin Russell soft- against just 45 walks. ball team, one that not She earned an invitation only made last year’s to the AHSAA’s Northregional tournaments South All-Star game for but won a game there. her efforts. With a wealth of expeNo other pitcher surrience returning includ- passed 15 innings last ing one of Alabama’s season to take some of best ace pitchers, a line- the stress off her arm, up led by a quartet of but Johnson expects that phenomenal hitters and a to change this year with season-opening tourna- the offseason emergence ment win in the Central of junior Ryann Ruffin. Alabama Classic, the “I think [Harris] has team has more on its gained a lot more conmind than just a regional fidence throwing pitchtournament bid. es in different counts, “Obviously we were and just awareness of able to compete in our her game and what she area and go to region- needs to do,” Johnson als the last few years,” said. “And just being a Benjamin Russell coach leader. She’s somebody Jessica Johnson said. that people tend to lean “So definitely, it’s time toward and she’s defito start talking state nitely doing a great job championships and get- helping lead the team.” ting to the state tournaHarris also batted .406 ment again.” and clubbed four home For the Wildcats, it all runs from the dish in starts with senior pitcher 2021, as her and Ruffin Taylor Harris. will swap out at right Harris’ talents have field while the other one landed her a D-1 softball is pitching. scholarship to Samford, Whichever takes the and her stats back up circle will have a proven her abilities, though it asset behind the plate should be noted they in senior catcher Emma were only available for Tapley. 23 of the Wildcats’ 36 games last season. See SOFTBALL, Page B3
OVERTIME TIGERS DADEVILLE FALLS THREE POINTS BEHIND HOUSTON ACADEMY By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director
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adeville’s Antojuan Woody dove to the floor with a gaggle of Houston Academy defenders. The Tigers trailed by one point in double overtime as the whistle blew with 18.8 seconds remaining. Woody was yelling desperately for a timeout. As the official signaled a held ball, a glance to the scorer’s table revealed why. The possession arrow favored the Raiders. A quick foul from Jordan Rambo later and Houston Academy led by 3. A long heave from guard Daquan Doss went long. After making their third straight Elite Eight under coach Jesse Foster’s guidance, having lost by double digits in both previous appearances, Dadeville lost 56-53 in double overtime at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery Tuesday. Philstavious Dowdell scored a teamhigh 17 points and made several key defensive plays down the stretch. Woody followed with 16, including a gametying 3 with seven seconds left in the first overtime. Houston Academy entered with plenty of motivation, too, having been eliminat-
ed by Dadeville in last year’s Sweet 16. That didn’t stop Dowdell from driving the Tigers to an early lead. The speedster knocked down two firstquarter triples to push the initial edge to 10-3, then hit a transition layup which was followed by an Avontae Wilson finish to make it 15-4 as the first quarter expired. Guard Daquan Doss nailed a triple to open quarter two, giving the Tigers their largest lead of the game at 18-4. A few exchanges of baskets held the advantage at 22-9, but that’s when Dadeville’s pace slowed down. As the Tigers wound down the clock to take their edge into the locker room, including a one-minute stretch holding the ball directly before halftime, the Raiders scored four points to make the lead single digits at the break. That lead evaporated in the second half. Houston Academy hit a trio of triples in the third quarter before one final 3 from Mitchell tied the score at 28 to open the fourth, which bled into the final stretch of regulation. Dadeville’s student section was out in full force, occupying five rows of one section in Garrett Coliseum. With the loss, Dadeville said goodbye to senior forwards Jordan Parker, Xavier Alvies and Jordan Ford, alongside senior guard Ruskin Gold. ANDY ANDERS | THE RECORD
Dadeville junior guard Philstavious Dowdell shares an embrace with his sister after the Tigers fell to Houston Academy in double overtime Tuesday. SUBMITTED | THE RECORD
Benjamin Russell’s 2022 softball team poses with its trophy after winning the Central Alabama Classic this weekend.
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CACC’s golf team won the Coastal Alabama Invitational this past weekend and currently sits second in the nation.
CACC golf takes Coastal Alabama Invitational the Trojans won the Coastal Alabama Invitational in CACC’s golf team now Fairhope Tuesday. holds five tournament victoThey had to battle back from ries on the year. 11 strokes down on the second Bouncing back from a third- day of the two-day competiplace finish to open the spring See CACC, Page B3 season in Melbourne, Fl., TPI STAFF
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Crimson Tide signing day superlatives
By Luke Robinson Another ‘Bama signing day is in the books so it’s time for my recruiting class superlatives for the Crimson Tide! Biggest Get….Jahmyr Gibbs… It’s not cheating to put a transfer here. If it is cheating, a wise man once told me: “If you aren’t cheating, you’re cheating yourself!”. Regardless, Gibbs, the Georgia Tech transfer running back, is a MONSTER pickup even if he will be a one-year wonder as he surely will be bound for the NFL. ‘Bama needs an all-purpose star and Gibbs is just that. I honestly believe Gibbs will be the main reason quarterback Bryce Young doesn’t
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seniors are certain to play pivotal roles. Thomas Tate packs the most pop of the bunch, taking on the cleanup spot in the Wildcats’ lineup and playing third base. Daylen Maness failed to make the team as a freshman but has since developed into a consummate center fielder, possessing the speed to bat first in the order and keep a large defensive range to prevent fly balls from dropping in for hits. “He’s just a little scrapper,” Brooks said. “That’s the way I’d describe him. He can bunt a little bit, he puts the ball in play, he just gets after it. Daylen Maness plays hard all the time, that’s his strength is how hard he plays.” Senior Bradley Bolan returns to start at third base, with Sam Scales rounding out the team’s collection of seniors as a corner outfielder. Scales flashed some speed against Sylacauga Saturday by swiping two bases. Perhaps the other most established piece of Benjamin Russell’s puzzle is sophomore Gabe Benton, a talented two-way star who also quarterbacks the Wildcats’ football team. Benton’s been dealing with shoulder problems and thus did not pitch in Friday or either of
repeat as the Heisman winner because he will steal some votes--- and he may win the dang thing himself! Future Top 5 NFL Pick…... Tyler Booker… A 6’5”, 325 offensive lineman is always a threat to go high in the draft. One that also faced massive competition at the famed IMG Academy and then in the SEC has even greater chances. One that looks like he just found out he owes $625 in back taxes when he THOUGHT he was getting a $2,345 refund in his recruiting profile picture is a SURE FIRE #1 selection. Booker has the tools and size to be the next great offensive lineman at ‘Bama. Can’t Wait to See First Play of….
Saturday’s games, although he did go a gaudy 7-for-11 with six RBIs and five runs scored, adding two stolen bases from his designated hitter position. “He brings power and speed,” Brooks said. “He’s a large young ‘un and he started off real well this past weekend for us. We think he’s a prototypical three-hole hitter because he can run a little bit too, and hit for power.” Still, the Wildcats went 1-2 this past weekend with a 13-4 loss against Boaz, answered by an 18-2 win over the same team and followed up with a 16-14 shootout defeat at the hands of Sylacauga. Pitching beyond Benton is where some questions arise. Charlie Morgan served as the staff’s number one without Benton this weekend but is off to a somewhat shaky start on the year, allowing four runs in three innings against Boaz. Caleb Davis, Chance Lumpkin, Carter Macoy, Carter Bullard, Jaxon Hay, Scales, Maness and Bolan could all factor in according to Brooks. All but one of them saw game action this weekend. As a whole the pitching staff surrendered 31 runs this weekend in three games, 29 of them coming from the first two. “We didn’t do a great job of throwing strikes this past weekend, that’s what cost us,” Brooks said. “We won one, lost two — we
Aaron Anderson… This guy is so fast, a ‘Karen’ stopped him and told him he has to slow down in school zones. This guy is so electric, Elon Musk plugged a Tesla into his nose for a quick charge. This guy is so quick Frank Thomas sent him a free bottle of stamina pills. Anderson is fast by NEW ORLEANS standards y’all! He is going to set Bryant Denny Stadium on fire… and, with any luck, Coleman Coliseum, too, so that new basketball facility will come a little quicker. Glad We Signed….. Khurtiss Perry…. Dude…. I mean, I LOVE this kid from Pike Road High School. Is he undersized? Sure. Does he have
scored a lot of runs this weekend, and when you score a lot of runs like that you’re supposed to win. And we didn’t because we walked people and made errors. So that part we’re really trying to figure out.” Then there’s the in-transit infield. Hay received two starts at shortstop this weekend but when he started on the mound for game three Bullard took over at the 6 position. Multiple players have the ability to play multiple infield spots, Brooks said, and he wants his two middle infielders to have the ability to play either second base or shortstop. Macoy saw most of his action at second base but with 15 team fielding errors in just 14 innings across those first two contests, there’s definitely room to improve and try new things defensively, Brooks added. “We didn’t play defense the way we wanted to, we didn’t come close this past weekend,” Brooks said. “So we’ve got a lot of pieces we’re moving around.” Sophomore Caiden Hyde caught all three games for the Wildcats this weekend and turned in some solid hitting performances. Junior SaVon Spradley returns from wrestling this week and could be a factor moving forward. Benjamin Russell’s season continues at Beauregard Thursday.
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Will Anderson’s reach? Nope. But does he have the motor of a 747? Oh yes. This guy will be a NIGHTMARE to block. Get unrealistic about this player everyone because he will eventually ‘wow’ the crowd with his performance. Most Needed….. Ty Simpson… If the idea of Bryce Young’s getting hurt keeps you up at night, let Simpson be your pigskin Ambien. Simpson’s got a great arm (two of them actually), he’s accurate and he’s sneaky-slippery. He’s also a winner. While we all wait for the Arch Manning 2023 sweepstakes to end, don’t start sleeping on Simpson who will be Bama’s starter when Bryce departs.
Spring sports off to good start on the Plains
W
hile college football is ANDY undoubtedly GRAHAM my first love, I look forward to the spring Columnist sports every year. It means warmer weather is on the horizon and summer is right around the corner. I’ve always been a huge baseball fan and I’ve learned to really enjoy softball as well. The Auburn softball program began their season two weeks ago and the baseball team played their first series this past weekend. Both teams are coming off disappointing seasons looking for some redemption and both teams are off to a nice start. Butch Thompson, in his 7th season on the Plains, has resurrected the Tiger’s program on the diamond. After making the NCAA Tournament, Super Regional and World Series in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the season was canceled in 2020 due to Covid. Then, Auburn struggled in 2021 posting a losing record of 25-27 overall and 10-20 in the SEC. However, Thompson’s squad lost 10 games by one run and five more by only two runs. Mickey Dean, in his 5th season, has made the NCAA Tournament every year, but has been going in the wrong direction with the record getting a little worse every season. 2021 was his worst year by far going 27-24 overall and only 7-17 in the SEC. The softball program is off to a 9-1 start in 2022 after an impressive showing in Florida this past weekend against some really good competition. Dean inherited a very successful program, but one in disarray following the Clint Myers era. He has brought in three highly rated recruiting classes and it appears that hard work is beginning to pay off. Two very talented freshman pitchers, Shelby Lowe and Maddie Penta, were thrown into the fire in 2021 and impressively held their own in the SEC. However, neither got very much run support as the Tigers offense was anemic at best. This season’s roster has worked extremely hard to improve at the plate and been bolstered by some dynamic freshman. It’s very early, but the improvement is obvious and overwhelming. Auburn hit 22 home runs in 51 games last year. They already have 16 through the first ten games this season and have scored 77 runs. It remains to be seen how this team will matchup against the best in the SEC, but it has already made a giant leap forward from last season. The Auburn baseball program is far more difficult to judge. They have only played three games, but they did go 2-1 this past weekend and defeated No. 12 Texas Tech. It appears the Tigers have a very deep pitching staff, but the offense had mixed reviews. Auburn’s hitters only managed 6 hits and 2 runs combined in the first two games against Oklahoma and Texas Tech, but exploded for 13 hits and 12 runs against Kansas State in the final matchup. Again, it’s extremely early and far too soon to make any real judgments, but the SEC is a gauntlet for the best of teams. The Tigers in particular face a tough road ahead. Not to overlook the out of conference, but they will open league play in March against No. 6 Ole Miss, Texas A&M, No. 7 LSU, No. 2 Vanderbilt and No. 3 Mississippi State. The only way to survive that schedule is to be outstanding in all three phases of the game. Thompson and crew are off to a good start, but have a steep mountain yet to climb.
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Tapley won the team triple crown hitting through the abovementioned 23 games with a .420 batting average, five home runs and 26 RBIs. Her hose of an arm forces would-be base stealers to think twice, and she’s already thrown out four baserunners in just five games this year. That in addition to a grand slam she hit. Speaking of blasting home runs, junior third baseman Leah Leonard is back and already blasted one homer Johnson described as a “monster bomb.” She hit .305 with three long balls and 10 RBIs in 2021, though she’s expected to take a leap in production, reflected in her move to the leadoff spot in the order. “Huge, huge part of our defense,” Johnson said. “She’s so fast. She’s so fun to watch play softball.” Sophomore shortstop Macie Knox returns after a breakout freshman season in which she hit .370, the fourth and final Wildcat returning that hit above
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.300 in 2021. Senior Tiffany Roberts completes the middle infield at second base. Sophomore Morgan Phillips is another key returning piece, back as a dependable, rangy center fielder. Junior Chloe Davis returns as the starter at first base. One important addition to note for this year’s team is senior Naskia Russell. Russell played shortstop and center field for the Wildcats in 2020, batting .333 and swiping three bases. She missed last season, but now she’s back in the fold and working her way into a meaningful role. “She has surpassed my expectations, and I hope that she continues the path that she’s on right now,” Johnson said. “She came out hot, swinging, willing to do anything. Her sophomore year she was an integral part of our team, hardly came off the field, shortstop, center field. So coming back into a new role — kids this day and age can go either way. I don’t know that she expected to come back in and regain the role that she had, but she didn’t.
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tion to claim first prize. “This was a memorable win for a couple of reasons,” CACC coach Dave Jennings said. “To overcome an 11-stroke deficit is tremendous. It shows that the team has guts, talent and drive to overcome such adversity.” The win was Jennings’ 65th as head coach at CACC, with his first win coming at a tournament hosted by the same school who hosted this, his most recent victory. In that time the university has gone from being called Faulkner to Coastal Alabama. Tanner Brown led the way for the Trojans’ team with an individual score of 144, his best round being a first-round tally of 69, three strokes under par. He finished tied for third for the tournament.
“She has stepped into her role and embraced it. She goes in and out at left field for us, and when she’s not on the field, she’s in the dugout being a leader. She’s doing whatever she can to help.” Benjamin Russell went on a tear this past weekend outside a momentary 8-2 lapse against Holtville, dominating Central of Clay County twice by a combined score of 28-6 and Sylacauga, who later beat Holtville, by a 14-0 tally. The Wildcats’ only close game was one against Oakman — a team who made the Class 3A state tournament last year — in which they pulled off a 2-1 victory. “[Winning the tournament] definitely gives us a positive outlook on the season, and the girls put in so much work in the offseason,” Johnson said. “Just between working out, getting stronger, going to lessons, anything to get better. And I feel like we’re in a really good place to reach our goals this year.” Benjamin Russell’s season continued at Central High School in Phenix City Tuesday. That game was not completed before the deadline for The Outlook.
Right behind him was Dawson Farni who tied for fifth at 146, then Tanner Brown, Hayden Carner and Ken Goforth who finished tied for 12th, 15th and 31st, respectively. With the victory and previous results from the fall season, CACC golf currently ranks second in all three major polls for NJCAA D-1. Only Midland College in Texas ranks above them in the trio of rankings. “Polls are polls, they are opinions of a few people. Results are results,” Jennings said. “When we can compete with Midland and the other leading colleges in the NJCAA Division 1 head-to-head, then we will actually see which program is one, two, three and four. All of the teams at the top are special and could win the national championship should the ball bounce their way and putts fall for them. We have to prepare for good bounces and good attitudes for when we arrive in Odessa, TX for this year’s National Tournament in May.”
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The following vehicle has been abandoned at 3983 Rock Springs Rd., Jacksons Gap, AL and will be sold at a public auction on 4/4/22 @ 8:00 am: ’17 Kia Sorento, vin:5XYPH4A14HG277486. Dadeville Record: Feb. 17 and 24, 2022 AV/17 KIA PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY ADMINISTRATOR IN RE: ESTATE OF RALPH E. HEARD SR., DECEASED Case No.: 2022-0001 Letters of Administration on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 15 day of February, 2022 by Hon. Talmadge East, Judge of The Probate Court of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Muriel A. Heard-Collier Personal Representative of the Estate of Ralph E. Heard Sr. E. DAINE SHARPE Attorney for Personal Representative /DZ 2I¿FH RI ( 'DLQH 6KDUSH P.C. 134 N. Broadnax Street Dadeville, AL 36853 256.825.4631 telephone 256.8258825 facsimile Dadeville Record: Feb. 24, Mar. 3 and 10, 2022 EST/HEARD SR., R. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY DADEVILLE, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN PAUL STREETMAN PROBATE COURT NO: 20220004 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 7th day of February, 2022, by the Hon. TALMADGE EAST, Judge of the Probate Court of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. RHONDA HATHCOCK, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN PAUL STREETMAN, DECEASED. LINDA D. BENSON, P.C. Attorney for Personal Representative P.O. Box 780818 Tallassee, AL 36078 (334)283-5800 Dadeville Record: Feb. 17, 24 and Mar. 3, 2022 EST/STREETMAN, J.
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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Completion In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Schmidt Environmental Construction, Inc. has completed the contract for Lift Station #1 & #2 Rehabilitation for the WW&SB of the City of Dadeville, SRF No. CSO10867-02 and have made UHTXHVWV IRU ¿QDO VHWWOHPHQW of said contract. All persons having any claims for labor, materials or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC, 2660 EastChase Lane, Suite 200, Montgomery, AL 36117.
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y Case No. CV-2022-900008.00, seeking past due storage fees and condemnation of a certain vessel, a 2006 Cobalt 200, s/n FGE 20119 J506. Mike Lynch and Pam Lynch must answer said complaint within 30 days of this notice, or a judgment by default may be rendered against both Mike & Pam Lynch. Done the 10th day of February, 2022. PATRICK CRADDOCK CIRCUIT COURT CLERK TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA Dadeville Record: Feb. 10, 17, 24 and Mar. 3, 2022 CV-2022-900008.00 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY DADEVILLE, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SUZANNE CHERYL STREETMAN PROBATE COURT NO: 20220003 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 7th day of February, 2022, by the Hon. TALMADGE EAST, Judge of the Probate Court of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. RHONDA HATHCOCK, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SUZANNE CHERYL STREETMAN, DECEASED. LINDA D. BENSON, P.C. Attorney for Personal Representative P.O. Box 780818 Tallassee, AL 36078 (334)283-5800 Dadeville Record: Feb. 17, 24 and Mar. 3, 2022 EST/STREETMAN, S. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF BETTY A. PENZA Deceased Case No.: 2021-0123 NOTICE TO CREDITORS TAKE NOTICE that on the 14th day of May, 2021, Letters of Administration were granted by the Honorable Talmadge L. East, Probate Judge, to Richard F. Penza, Jr., as Administrator of the Estate of Betty A. Penza, who was deceased on the 26th day of March, 2021. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. /s/ Richard F. Penza, Jr., Administrator Estate of Betty A. Penza Charles E. Hall, Jr. Attorney for the Estate of Betty A. Penza P. O. Box 7 Dadeville, AL 36853 (256) 825-5900 Dadeville Record: Feb. 17, 24 and Mar. 3, 2022 EST/PENZA, B. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: ESTATE OF CHARLES OLIVER AARON, JR. Case No. 2022-0037 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR
Letters of Administration on the Estate of Charles Oliver Aaron, Jr., deceased, having been E. DAINE SHARPE Attorney for Personal Repre- granted to the undersigned on the 15 day of February 2022, sentative /DZ 2I¿FH RI ( 'DLQH 6KDUSH by the Hon. Talmadge East, Judge of the Probate Court of P.C. Tallapoosa County, notice is 134 N. Broadnax Street hereby given that all persons Dadeville, AL 36853 having claims against the said 256.825.4631 estate are hereby required to 256.825.8825 facsimile present the same within the time allowed by law or the same Dadeville Record: will be barred. Feb. 17, 24 and Mar. 3, 2022 EST/MITCHELL, E. Charles Oliver Aaron, III, AdPUBLIC NOTICE ministrator Mark Allen Treadwell, III NOTICE OF CIVIL ACTION Attorney for Administrator 129 West Columbus Street Mike Lynch and Pam Martin Dadeville, Alabama 36853 Lynch, whose whereabouts are XQNQRZQ DUH KHUHE\ QRWL¿HG Dadeville Record: of a complaint styled: GREG Feb. 24, Mar. 3 and 10, 2022 HARRIS, Plaintiff v. MIKE EST/AARON, JR., C. LYNCH and PAM MARTIN /<1&+ 'HIHQGDQWV ¿OHG LQ Put your ad here the Circuit Court of Tallapoocall 256.414.4250 sa County, Dadeville Division,
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crew that works over the parks, then where should I put in a work order to have that issue addressed?” With baseball tryouts scheduled for Saturday, city attorney Robin Reynolds said the state of disrepair could pose safety hazards and become a liability for the city. Parks and rec director Scott Baker was absent from Tuesday’s meeting. “This is embarrassing,” GoodmanJohnson said of the letter. Councilman Darryl Heard said if it came to it, he would fix the urinal himself.
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To help promote agriculture to youth and to help several other organizations in Tallapoosa County, the Tallapoosa County Commission approved the purchase of approximately 60 acres of property on U.S. Highway 280 in Jacksons Gap. The idea is to create a multipurpose facility and campus to serve agriculture, education, emergency management services, tourism and more. Alabama Cooperative Extension System Tallapoosa County extension coordinator Shane Harris said conversations about an arena for showing livestock has been ongoing and it’s where the idea of a multipurpose agricultural center came from. “We were looking at building back the animal science program following the [local] success of 4H and FFA,” Harris said. “We assembled the 4H and FFA teachers and other organizations across the county just to see what the interest is in building that program.” The conversations lead to the idea of an outdoor arena, something not currently available
It wasn’t the first time the city council showed frustration with the parks and rec department, but on Tuesday, councilman Tony Wolfe urged Mayor Jimmy “Frank” Goodman to take action. “Well, mayor, you handle the operations,” he said. “It’s up to you to get it straightened out.” According to Reynolds, the baseball fields are owned by the county but are the responsibility of Dadeville parks and rec under a long-term lease. Unlike the police or fire chief, the parks and rec director is appointed by the mayor, not the council; Baker was appointed under a previous administration. Goodman resolved to call Baker on Wednesday.
in Tallapoosa County. “The kids that want to show or do other events, have to go elsewhere to north or south Alabama to do the shows,” Harris said. “If you have a youth animal science program, it’s nice to have somewhere they can show and have those kinds of educational programs.” Further conversations expanded the idea to include multiple organizations, something that can be found in a couple other places across Alabama and Georgia including Clanton and Carroll County Georgia. “The biggest need in this county is a multipurpose facility for educational program events and conferences,” Harris said. “The organizations represented in the conversations liked that idea and united on building an agricultural and educational center for Tallapoosa County that is modeled in those places.” Harris said many of those currently involved in programs that would be served by a multipurpose arena are already traveling to the other facilities. “They are modern facilities and have multiple complexes and assets for the county,” Harris said. Discussions grew more and
“This is something that we have to get on and get taken care of. We have kids, some of your kids, some grandkids [that] we need to take care of,” Goodman said. “And if this doesn’t get done then I’ll have to go to a different measure to get somebody that will do it.” According to Moore, Dixie Youth ought to have several teams per age group, but this year they have one team across several age groups. He suspects the ballfields are a factor. “It is my belief that some parents choose to go to other cities and play, which is fine,” Goodman-Johnson read. “But the belief is that they go elsewhere because of the low turnout, condition of the complex and other economic factors.” Moore apologized preemptively if his
other partners started to support the idea such as tourism, the Tallapoosa County Commission and both boards of education in Tallapoosa County began to support the idea of a multipurpose facility. Jacob Hodnett is with the Tallapoosa County Farmers Federation and has children involved in many of the activities a multipurpose center could host. “We were in Dothan last week showing pigs,” Hodnett said. “We have to go outside the county. My brother is more involved than I am and has been looking the last couple years trying to find a place in Tallapoosa County to host a show.” Hodnett said shows can be hosted outside the county with Tallapoosa County in the name but it’s not the same. “When you start looking at all the groups that can benefit from having that multipurpose facility where you can come together to train, do shows, house meetings,” Hodnett said “There are a lot of different possibilities.” Harris, Hodnett and Tallapoosa County Commissioner John McKelvey have been trying to get the idea off the ground.
“We have been doing a lot of leg work at different venues that have already been set up,” Hodnett said. “Some have had issues, some have flourished. There are a lot of pieces to put together but one of the main ones is finding that piece of property where we can say this is our foundation. Where we can start and be very beneficial to the people of Tallapoosa County.” Harris said the groups are liking the idea of a multipurpose event center. “We want to have arenas, shows and festivals for the kids from the agricultural standpoint but one of the difficult things from extension is finding a multipurpose program facility,” Harris said. “We don’t have any training rooms. We don’t have conference centers. We are missing conferences that are going to other locations.” Harris said the state beekeepers go to Clanton’s civic center for meetings. “They have 600 people there every year,” Harris said. “From an economic standpoint we think it would be a great investment that could be utilized. The sky’s the limit. The ideas are unlimited, there’s lots of visions. One thing that has flourished in the last two
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months, is all these organizations are united in this effort.” Harris said other nearby counties have nothing like what is being proposed. “The Lee County Fairgrounds is used but they have no indoor facilities,” Harris said. “Chambers has a small indoor/outdoor area that is used sometimes. Elmore [County] is considering something similar. Blount County is in the process of constructing something right now.” Harris said a district level center is being envisioned that could house Extension, USDA, EMA, master gardeners and more, to go along with multipurpose space. “We are looking at Carroll County Georgia with its multipurpose complex and grounds with the different organizations housed there,” Harris said.. McKelvey requested the commission purchase 60 acres of property to use portions of it for this purpose. The commission approved spending up to $5,000 per acre pending appraisal at last week’s meeting. “You got to have property before you can start,” McKelvey said. “We are over the first hurdle.”
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requests were made at a bad time. But according to councilman Roy Mathis, if the books are correct, money should not be a limiting factor. “We’ve got $2,603.70 in parks and rec building maintenance,” Mathis said, referencing a balance sheet in front of him. “So that could take care of the bathrooms and the urinal. We’ve got that much money in the budget already.” Wolfe suggested the issue was not money, but workers. In 2014-2015, Baker served as the president of the Dadeville Dixie Youth board. In 2016, following a complaint by his successor, Baker paid $395.47 in restitution for money spent out of the organization’s bank account, allegedly for personal purposes.
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 256-234-0347 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.
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FAMILY GAME NIGHT - Family Game Night Bingo at Millerville Community Center is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cash jackpot for winning on the first five numbers called. Fifty dollar prize for blackout Bingo. Begin with hotdogs, chips, soft drinks and dessert for minimal charge.
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Maritha Bradford, Dot Vickers, Marie Vernon, Sherry Ford, Johnston Goodson, Cheyenne Moe, Jessica Brand, Tamisha Pearson, Evelyn Hawkins, Deryck Hodge, Gladys Tuck, James Patton and Tom Patton celebrate their birthdays today.
MUSIC MONDAYS - Dadeville Performing Arts Center will continue their Music Mondays on February 28 at 12:00 noon. George Curley, musician, singer and songwriter will be in concert sharing some of his original compositions. The concert is free but they ask for a small donation. Mr. Curley is guaranteed to entertain with his special type of music and the stories that go along with the songs.
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RUMMAGE SALE - The Alex City Methodist Church, 1020 11th Avenue N, is having a church-wide rummage sale on March 5 from 6 to 10 a.m. They will have clothing, home décor, small appliances, household items, toys, furniture, etc. Put it on your calendar and go check it out!
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HYMN SINGALONG - Dadeville Performing Arts Center will present the “First Sunday Hymn Singalong” on Sunday, March 6 at 2 p.m. with Dadeville’s own Tina Marie leading the audience in singing of some of the old time favorite hymns of the church. You will not want to miss this special day. Donations are appreciated.
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CHILI COOK-OFF - Dadeville’s Chili Cook-Off is brought to you by the Lake Martin Dadeville Area Chamber. They are looking for a few good cooks and their best chili recipe to compete in this event. They will have three live bands for you to enjoy. Chili contestants may also sell their chili according to the rules on the entry form. There will be a hotdog vendor on site for those who do not wish to taste the chili. Chili contestants entry fee is just $50 and form must be filled out and turned in with entry fee by no later than March 4, 2022. 1st place is $500, 2nd place $250, 3rd and 4th $100 each and 5th place is $50. $100 for the best decorated booth! $5 donation to test all the chili recipes and help vote for the best recipe! Event is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pennington Park 121
Spring Street, Dadeville. For questions or entry form, contact the Chamber at 256-8254019, chamber@dadeville.com or go to the calendar page for March 12 and download the forms.
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ART EXPO - The Coosa River Art Expo Spring 2022 show will be held Saturday, Mar. 26, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Gold Star Park in Wetumpka. Those looking to compete or be a vendor should contact Rhonda Sims at rsims.crae@yahoo.com.
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ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA: AACA is Back! Club dues for a year are $20. We meet on the third Wednesday at the Alexander City Sportsplex Senior Center. Come to a club meeting which is followed by our Open Studio program which AACA sponsors for the public. The upcoming artist workshop is Tuscany, Oils taught by Elaine Western. The cost of $75 includes pallet, canvas, paints, instructions and much more. If interested, call June Dean at 334-313-7533. COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Clean Community Partnership in Dadeville will host first Saturday cleanups every month at 8:30 a.m. Meet at Dadeville City Hall to sign in and receive trash picking supplies and routes. There will be a trash bag drop-off on site and sanitized pickers. For more information, contact Dianna Porter at 256-750-0075. ARTISTS GATHERING: The Lake Martin Creativity Group continues to meet at 1 p.m. every Monday at the StillWaters Residential Building.The purpose of the group is to explore all mediums of creativity. Anyone in the Lake Martin area who is interested in arts and crafts is welcome to be a part of the group. The charge is $5 per month to help pay for the space to have fun and stimulate our creativity. Come and share what you like to do. If anyone has questions should contact Christine Glowacki at 205-535-5974.
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