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Grant application could develop workforce

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Tallapoosa County commissioners Emma Jean Thweatt, left, T.C. Coley and John McKelvey speak before Tuesday’s meeting.

Tallapoosa County might be getting a grant that would help bring industry to Tallapoosa, Coosa, Randolph, Chambers, Lee and Bullock counties.

Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance executive director Chad Odom told the Tallapoosa County Commission at its Tuesday meeting there is a grant

application due Oct. 19 he would like to see Tallapoosa County apply for.

“We have been going back and forth in the Lake Martin EDA deciding on projects to apply for,” Odom said. “It’s one of those long shot grants and will be great if we get it.”

Odom said in checking with the Alabama Extension Service at Auburn University saying he would be applying for a grant, another opportunity came up.

“We ended up getting included in a regional submission that would create, if funded, a regional transit for workforce development, money for broadband, money for site improvements on industrial parks and other things,” Odom said. “It was fortuitous that I made the call because with Auburn University being the applicant we might have a shot at getting some projects funded.

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to be showing I could write a grant. I’m happy to inform you that we will be applying for this.”

Commissioners approved a non-committable letter of support for the application.

Odom said the grant, if approved would be in multiple phases. The first round would be between $200,000 and $500,000 for a feasibility study See GRANT, Page A2

Camp Hill passes $100 employee vaccine incentive

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usicians in Dadeville have a new home today.

The Dadeville Performing Arts Center had its grand opening Thursday to the sound of Appalachian dulcimers and washtub bass.

“Our slogan is ‘create

music with friends,’” said board president Kim Walls, a former music education professor at Auburn University. “I think it’s a wonderful way for the community to come together.”

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TOP: Mickey Tarpley, Kim Walls, Jeri Looney and Jim Cahoon cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Dadeville Performing Arts Center.

ABOVE: Kim Walls plays Appalachian dulcimers at the grand opening of the Dadeville Performing Arts Center. MIDDLE: Kim Walls, Jeri Looney and Jim Cahoon cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Dadeville Performing Arts Center

Woodyard-Hamilton honored by school board association

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter The Tallapoosa County Board of Education congratulated one of its own Monday on her selection onto the Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB) All-State school board,

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Matilda WoodyardHamilton was nominated and elected from a pool of three other candidates — Gail Holley in Lanett, Joey Holley in Elmore County and Clare Weil in Montgomery County See HONORED, Page A2

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Board vice president Michael Carter (left) and president Carla Talton (right) congratulate Matilda WoodyardHamilton on being named an AASB AllState board member at the Tallapoosa County Board of Education meeting Monday.

Employees of the Town of Camp Hill will be paid $100 for getting vaccinated for COVID-19 after the town council voted to approve the incentive last week.

Mayor Messiah Williams-Cole made the recommendation after bringing up the idea at a previous council meeting last month, stressing the community’s vulnerability to even a few cases of COVID-19 given its size. The town is the first municipality in Tallapoosa County to incentivize coronavirus vaccination.

In a letter recommending the resolution to the council last week, Williams-Cole also emphasized — underlined, in bold and italics — his decision is “not political in nature.”

“My responsibility as mayor, first and foremost, is to ensure and promote the public welfare,” he wrote. “My responsibility as a supervisor to the town’s employees is to ensure that in the course of their jobs they have all the tools to succeed in a safe environment, so that they can make it home to their families ... here lies an opportunity for us to influence and prayerfully mitigate the effects of this virus.”

Under Camp Hill’s Resolution 2021-12, an employee is eligible for the $100 incentive when they’ve been fully vaccinated for two weeks. The one-time pay increase also extends to those vaccinated for COVID-19 before the resolution was passed.

Camp Hill joins the Alabama cities of Mobile, Foley and Fairhope, all of which passed similar resolutions within the past two months. By incentivizing the COVID-19 vaccine rather than punishing the unvaccinated, the laws are able to get around Alabama’s “vaccine passport ban,” enacted by the state legislature earlier this year, which prevents state entities and municipalities from requiring vaccination as a condition of employment.

While paying those who get vaccinated, Camp Hill’s resolution does not change anything for those who refuse. In his letter to councilmembers, Williams-Cole promised to “ensure that no employee is discriminated against, punished, fired, and/ or negatively (affected) by this resolution.

In addition, employees will not be asked to show vaccination status as this program will be strictly voluntary on the behalf of the employee.”

The next Camp Hill Town Council meeting will be held Monday, Oct. 18 via Zoom.

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of businesses and non-profits which have opened in Dadeville in recent months.

“Anytime a town starts to boom like Dadeville obviously has nowadays. One of the first things they need is a venue for music and the performing arts,” Jim Cahoon said.

The Dadeville Dulcimer Club performed at the opening and Walls joined in with the ensemble.

“They are going to be one of our anchor groups which rehearses here weekly,” Walls said. “This is a group of retirees, took up a new instrument, some had never played an instrument before. We just enjoyed it and wanted to keep making music together.”

Musician and Patron Memberships are $120 and offer invitations to jam sessions, rehearsals, lectures and concerts.

Student Memberships are $10.

“We are going to have classes, presentations and concerts,” said Walls. “Our idea is to keep it low cost and affordable for everybody.”

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— to represent District 4 for the honorary board.

In Superintendent Ray Porter’s absence, deputy superintendent Casey Davis made the recommendation that the Tallapoosa County school board publicly honor Woodyard-Hamilton at its regular meeting Monday.

“Ms. Hamilton, your hard work and love for Tallapoosa County Schools and students has gained recognition and appreciation statewide,” Davis read from a statement. “You make us proud each and every day. We appreciate your hard work for the children of Tallapoosa County.”

AASB is a membership organization representing local school boards across the state. Its All-State school board is a recognition of “five past or present school board members across the state who exhibit exemplary boardmanship,” according to its website. Honorees were nominated in September.

Board of education vice president Michael Carter and president Carla Talton both commended Woodyard-Hamilton on her recognition.

“No need to make a motion in congratulating Ms. Matilda,” Talton said.

In other Tallapoosa County Board of Education news: • A Horseshoe Bend School family residing in western Chambers County requested exemption from the new outof-district tuition fee for their daughter, owing to a previous understanding that has allowed them to send their children to Tallapoosa County Schools. Davis said the family will receive a letter with the superintendent’s decision.

• A Dadeville High School student is being expelled for one year, following an hour-long executive session and vote by the school board with Woodyard-Hamilton casting the sole opposition vote. Carter said such decisions were “the hardest part of being a school board member that I can honestly tell you.”

POLICE REPORTS Dadeville Police Department Oct. 12 Bruce Ellard, 39, of Trussville was arrested for possession of a controlled substance on U.S. Highway 280. Jessica Whetstone, 35, of Dadeville was arrested for distribution of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana first, and possession of drug paraphernalia on U.S. Highway 280. Adrian Glenn, 34, of Alexander City was arrested for distribution of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana second, and possession of drug paraphernalia on U.S. Highway 280. Carnealus Stowes, 46, of Alexander City was arrested for distribution of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana second, and possession of drug paraphernalia on U.S. Highway 280. A charge of promoting prison contraband was later added. Jeffery Smith, 41, of Alexander City was arrested for distribution of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana second, and possession of drug paraphernalia on U.S. Highway 280.

Oct. 11 Rhonda Morgan, 55, of Dadeville was arrested on two warrants for menacing. A report was filed for breaking and entering a motor vehicle that occurred on Freeman Drive.

Oct. 9 Jason Ard, 34, of Alexander City was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear. Scarlett Morgan, 31, of Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for assault third.

Oct. 8 James McInvale, 58, of Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for harassment. A report was filed for harassment that occurred on Davis Circle.

Oct. 7 Grady Sellers, 53, of Dadeville was arrested for attempting to elude law enforcement on Mullican Road.

Troy Ray of Colonial Drive in Alexander City was arrested on two outstanding warrants for failure to appear child support.

Oct. 5 Juan Perez of Alexander City was arrested on grand jury indictments for rape first degree and dodomy first degree.

Oct. 4 James Colley of New Site was arrested on four grand jury indictments. Tracey Strickland of Opelika was arrested on four grand jury indictments.

Oct. 3 Jason Smith of Horseshoe Bend Road in Jacksons Gap was arrested for grand jury indictment for willful abuse of a child. A resident of Mine Ridge Road in Dadeville filed a report for criminal mischief.

Oct. 2 Alissa Blitch of Lett Street in Dadeville was arrested for driving under the influence. A resident of Rock Springs Road in Jacksons Gap filed a report for criminal mischief third. Markee Wilkerson of Carver Hill Road in Camp Hill was arrested on a grand jury indictment for possession of marijuana first.

Oct. 1 Tamra Sanford of Nelson Road in Jacksons Gap was arrested for three grand jury indictments trafficking morphine, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence.

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Oct. 7 Samureal Raphael Leonard, 31, of Sylacauga was arrested for two counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Isaac Flores Gonzalez, 37, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. Possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance was reported in Alexander City. Failure to appear was reported in Alexander City.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle was reported in Alexander City.

Oct. 7 Domestic violence was reported in Javarse Williams of Coosa County Road Alexander City.

52 was arrested on an outstanding warrant for Oct. 6 failure to appear child support. Domestic violence was reported in A resident of Lovelady Road in Dadeville Alexander City. filed a report for domestic violence. Criminal mischief was reported in Oct. 6 Alexander City. Bo Evans of Coosa Road 77 in Theft was reported in Alexander City.

Goodwater was arrested on two outstanding Larceny was reported in Alexander City. warrants for failure to appear possession of Oct. 5 drug paraphernalia. A dog bite was reported in Alexander Joseph Grigsby of Hillabee Street in Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding City. Theft was reported in Alexander City. warrant for failure to appear arraignment. Theft was reported in Alexander City. Scotty Dye of Sanders Road in Unlawful breaking and entering and Alexander City was arrested on an outstanding warrant for probation violation receiving stolen larceny was reported in Alexander City. property. Domestic violence was reported in

Alexander City. Theft was reported in Alexander City. Burglary and theft was reported in Alexander City. Theft was reported in Alexander City.

Oct. 4 Terrance Lamar Abston, 39, of Alexander City was arrested for three counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Latoya Pounds, 37, of Alexander City was arrested for three counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Harassment was reported in Alexander City. Animal running at large was reported in Alexander City. Theft by deception was reported in Alexander City. Possession of a controlled substance was reported in Alexander City. Theft was reported in Alexander City. Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City.

Oct. 3 Archavious Dreon Lawson, 21, of Alexander City was arrested for three counts of domestic violence. Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City. Leaving the scene of an accident was reported in Alexander City. Financial exploitation of the elderly was reported in Alexander City. Theft and harassment was reported in Alexander City. Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. Assault was reported in Alexander City.

Oct. 2 Clint Andrew Thomas, 32, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, illegal possession of prescription drugs, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Making a false report to law enforcement was reported in Alexander City. Theft was reported in Alexander City. Possession of a controlled substance was reported in Alexander City. Menacing and vehicle versus dog was reported in Alexander City.

Oct. 1 India Dechristan Hamilton, 26, of Auburn was arrested for bail jumping. Harassment was reported in Alexander City. Leaving the scene of an accident was reported in Alexander City. Harassment and criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City. Fraudulent use of a credit or debit card was reported in Alexander City. Theft was reported in Alexander City.

Stargazing event open to the public

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

on as other planets and celestial objects should be able to be viewed.

Carr said the stargazing event can Just what does the surface of the help build bonds in a family. moon look like? How about Saturn and “You talk about formative experiences its rings?

— this is one of them,” Carr said. “My Central Alabama Community College daughter and I several years ago, this is (CACC) and the Auburn Astronomical in 2017, we have a small telescope at Society (AAS) are teaming up offering a our house. We were able to visualize the free, collaborative event Saturday to let sun during Mercury’s transit. It looked the public see. like Mercury cast a shadow on the sun.

“We are going to be focusing on We got an image of it on my cell phone. getting a good image of what the Eventually one of them turned out.” moon looks like,” CACC instructor The event is designed to spark interest Jeremy Carr said. “It is going to be a in science. waxing gibbous. We want to be able to “My hope is that this event see in pretty good detail. A full moon encourages the public to fall in love won’t give you too much detail. It will with science,” Carr said. “That’s the key illuminate the whole moon but it is the to STEM education — capture their shadows you want to be able to start to attention and the learning will follow.” see a lot of those geographic features in Carr said AAS members will have a lot of more detail. It is the exact same a half-dozen or more telescopes of thing Galieo did when he was making different sizes and types to view the sky. his observations of the moon with the “Some of the astronomers who first telescopes he invented.” are coming are bringing pretty heavy The CACC-AAS stargazing event duty telescopes,” Carr said. “They coincides with the Apollo 11 lunar are encouraging people to bring their mission anniversary and the international cellphones too. You can actually take “On the Moon Again” public astronomy pictures through their telescopes with weekend. The event starts at 6 p.m. cell phones.”

Saturday at the CACC track. It’s the best Carr said CACC students will be time to view the celestial sky. The moon there to help and to answer questions isn’t the only object Carr has his sights about the school.

“We will be printing out a bunch of star maps too or sky maps so people can identify what they are looking at in the sky,” Carr said. “The Auburn society will be there to show people how to use their telescopes and offer guidance.”

Carr said he and others at CACC have been working for a while to get next week’s program organized.

“Since taking the helm last year, (CACC) president (Jeff) Lynn has encouraged our faculty to build creative community relationships,” Carr said.

“We’ve wanted to work with AAS for a while, and now we have the opportunity to collaborate and encourage STEM education, all for the public’s benefit.”

AAS president Allen Screws is happy the organization can help educate the public on the skies.

“Our club members are excited to join CACC in presenting an educational public stargazing program for residents of Alexander City,” Screws said. “We plan to offer close-up views of the heavens. It’s more fun to see the solar system with your own eyes than through a computer screen. We appreciate CACC inviting our members to share in this fun learning opportunity with the community.”

Those attending the stargazing event are encouraged to bring folding chairs.

Commissioners approved allowing the Tallapoosa County Continued from A1 Sheriff’s Department to apply for a reimbursement grant for the installation of machinery and equipment to clean, to be awarded in December. The second deep clean, and sanitize the Tallapoosa application would bring the possibility County Jail. The grant is only available of being part of a $25 to 100 million to confinement facilities in the State grant through the area. Odom said of Alabama. Another item available Auburn University would be connected for reimbursement is UV lights in the to the regional grant. jail’s HVAC system to help mitigate the County administrator Blake Beck transmission of COVID-19. asked the commission to approve The commission approved to start the accepting a yearly grant for the Wall bidding process for a total of $400,000 Street Nutrition Center. Beck said the in capital improvements across the annual grant is for Title III federal funds county shops. The funds were budgeted and is about 20% of the total program for fiscal year 2022. funding. Beck said the amount is lower In other action the Tallapoosa County than last year because COVID-19 relief Commission: funds were made available.

• Approved minutes of the Sept. 13

and the reconvened Sept. 13 meeting • Approved warrants and purchase orders • Approved a retail beer and retail wine on or off premises license for 34 Market LLC • Approved a resolution for a longevity bonus for participation in the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Fund • Approved a resolution adopting the East Alabama Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan • Appointed Beck to serve as a representative on the IAC Operations Council to stay apprised on how funds from the American Rescue Plan can be used The next meeting of the Tallapoosa County Commission is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8.

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Tallassee comic shop opens during pandemic phone call from a wife asking if her husband is here — hold on, it has already happened.”

It’s still a new business and Rogers understands it has to make a profit to stay open but he isn’t trying to gouge either. It’s more about the new friends he’s made and even hosted a birthday party for in his first months.

“We are still kind of

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Anybody into comics knows Steve Rogers is a veteran from WWII and Captain America in comic books. But Steve Rogers, a veteran of Afghanistan, Bosnia and Iraq, has been operating Dreamcatcher Comics and Collectables as a storefront for almost four months in downtown Tallassee.

Rogers loves his comics, keeping up with all the villains, superheroes and more, but opening a comic book store wasn’t on his radar. Then the COVID19 pandemic hit.

“If you would have asked me about opening a comic store two years ago I would have laughed at you,” Rogers said.

“Everyone rediscovered their childhood during the pandemic. We all went to our computers looking for things to do. Collectors in general started looking, ‘I wonder how Beanie Babies are doing?’

People started buying back their childhood.

“I was also watching.

I bought a tape for $5 and yesterday it was $3 and tomorrow it was $10. I started buying a few things I wouldn’t ordinarily buy.”

Rogers saw an opportunity and took a risk opening a store during a pandemic selling of all things comic books in downtown Tallassee.

“I started looking into more and said this is a viable option,” Rogers said. “If you have been in quarantine and something opens in your backyard, you are going to go.”

Rogers opened Dreamcatcher Comics and Collectables for the June sidewalk prematurely as his store wasn’t quite ready.

“We were going to be the only business not open,” Rogers said. “We had vendors on either side of us. We opened up not expecting many folks in a place that looked nothing like it does now.

There were very few new comics. I was nervous.

I have spent time in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, I was more nervous here on opening day than there.”

The customers have arrived and Rogers hasn’t taken a day off since.

“It went well,” Rogers said. “A lot of good stuff was said on social media and it has continued every single day.”

Some of Rogers’ customers had traveled to Montgomery and other cities to buy comics.

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Customers look over the most recent comics to be delivered to Dreamcatcher Comics and Collectables in Tallassee.

Some customers are getting back into comics after leaving for a few years because there was nowhere local to buy them. It is those customers that keep Rogers motivated to stay a viable business.

“When we opened up some customers started collecting again and we helped them get stuff they missed,” Rogers said. “If we closed, that affects him, they would have to go back to Montgomery.”

The comic books are not the cheaply print newsprint issues of the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Now comics have new story lines, some tied to movies and television shows. Most have the stories inside but publishers have figured out variant covers trigger more sales.

“We do have a lot more variants than when we first opened,” Rogers said. “Someone might not buy Spiderman but there may be an artist they follow and will want that cover. By offering more covers, people may want more.”

The weekly shipment of comics has created a feeding frenzy only superheroes, villains and comics can quell. Rogers chums the water on social media previewing on Tuesdays soon to be stocked comic books.

“For some of these guys, it’s the night before Christmas,” Rogers said. “I used to put out photos of comics the day they are available but have started doing it the night before. We get phone calls, emails and texts wanting this one or that, I’ll ask ‘is that all?’ A few minutes later comes the text wanting something else.”

Rogers figured out there was a need to expand his offerings in the first four months.

Quickly Rogers assembled an anime/

manga room.

“I got tired of watching money walking out the door,” Rogers said. “Nowhere in Alabama is there an Anime/manga store.

Most stuff is at book stores. Traditionally about one shelf and that is it. Comic stores traditionally don’t carry a lot of it.”

Those customers were buying online. Those customers now come to Rogers’ shop for more than just a book or movie.

“We had Demon Slayer chopsticks,” Rogers said. “They sold by the end of the day. We have anime/manga facemasks, backpacks, tshirts, as long as it is connected to their favorite anime/manga, they buy it. That is why we got involved. They had nowhere to go.

We had room here. If it works, great. It has worked into our favor.”

Rogers has expanded to include tabletop games such as Magic and Dungeons and Dragons (D&D).

“These guys have to drive to Montgomery,” Rogers said. “Some are married and their wives are are not letting five or six or their buddies come over to 3 or 4 in the morning to play.”

Now Rogers has tables set up in the back for games on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

With space starting to be at a premium in Dreamcatcher Comics and Collectables, Rogers has a plan for expansion but not necessarily with comics or anime/manga.

There is a vacant space next door but Rogers isn’t ready to take it on just yet.

“We are going to keep going here until we are bursting at the seams,” Rogers said. “As much as I would like to do it right now, as much as they would like us to do

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it right now, I can’t rely on 9 to 10 people to open it up, plus you open up another can of worms.”

Customers have already started to congregate at Rogers’ shop. One customer referred to the comics as his drug and enjoying meeting others into comics and more. And Rogers is fine with the customers learning more about each other.

“There have been times when customers finish paying and go to the table and discuss stuff,” Rogers said.

“The running joke is this is Tallassee’s bar.

I’m waiting for the first

hand to mouth, it’s a brand new business,” Rogers said. “Closing, you let a lot of people down. Unlike Walmart and some other stores, you do build a rapport with your customer.

If this were to close tomorrow, I wouldn’t like the fact we failed in business but I would be more hurt because I have customers I feel I would have let down.”

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supply-chain breakdown affecting school districts across the nation has now hit Alexander City Schools.

After food vendor Southern Foodservice missed several deliveries in the past few weeks, Alex City Schools asked parents in a post on Facebook post to send their kids to school with breakfast or a snack, because “breakfast may be more affected than lunch.”

Such supply-chain breakdowns seem to be becoming more and more common lately, owing to the effects of the COVID19 pandemic, compounded by worker shortages and receiving no help from natural disasters like Hurricane Ida. Either way, the issue is out of Alexander City Schools’ control and is not helped

by Facebook comments like “my mama always made me breakfast.” More than 60% of Alex City Schools students are on the free and reduced meal program; in Alex City, school breakfast is the norm, not the exception.

A homemade breakfast isn’t just a matter of cash in the bank and food in the pantry, but parents’ availability. In a blue-collar town where not everyone’s shift is 9-to-5, this isn’t a given. Of all the parties that can be blamed for a supply-chain breakdown, parents living below the poverty line are not the one.

Instead, The Outlook applauds those who asked, “How can I help?”

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Who should be the new nominee for the GOP?

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he best thing that could happen to Republicans would be the presence of a new nominee at the top of the ticket in 2024, as the GOP moves on from the past. Republicans are likely to find new competent leadership from their strong pool of GOP Governors, just not the ones that typically make the headlines.

We’ve been treated to a steady drumbeat of liberal and conservative pundits insisting that Trump will be the nominee, or should be the nominee. But when you ask the voters, or even Republican officials themselves, they’re already casting their nets around for new leaders.

Perhaps that’s why media personalities and bloggers were stunned to see that a GOP poll of Republican voters found “Republican support for former President Donald Trump has quickly declined, leaving him in a virtual tie with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, according to a new poll of 2024 GOP presidential candidates.”

Once the choice of 46% of GOP voters, Trump’s fallen to barely one in four backing him. Moreover, the same Republican poll finds that nearly 60% of the GOP agree with the statement “to move forward, we need new leaders and fresh faces,” according to Newsweek.

Florida Governor DeSantis may be new to presidential races, but he’s been in the national

JOHN TURES Columnist spotlight since his surprise primary win in 2018.

But he may not be the best choice. Research by the Los Angeles Times shows that just this summer alone, Florida had 70 deaths per 100,000 residents this summer, while California only had 12 deaths per 100,000 residents. Moreover, Florida had 10,000 more deaths than California, despite being about half the population size. And California’s economy outperformed Florida’s, according to a study by UCLA economists using Oxford University data on NPIs. Mike Pence, Chris Christie and Nikki Haley were also in the surveys, but those were the choices given which prompted the majority to look for someone else. I’ve interviewed Haley and she made a great speaker, but can’t seem to decide if she’s independent of Trump, or an ally of his, something plaguing Pence and Christie as well.

Republicans should take advantage of their deep bench in governor’s mansions when looking for a candidate competent enough with executive experience and understands politics well enough to do the job, finding those who can

balance public health with economic growth.

Among the examples the GOP should consider include Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, as well as New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu and Vermont Governor Phil Scott. Each has shown the ability to balance COVID-19 restrictions and keep economic growth. By winning in blue states, each has shown an ability to expand the Republican Party base, while other members seem intent on shrinking the Republican Party base with insults and wild claims. And if a red state GOP Governor is needed, then Republicans should consider at Wyoming’s Mark Gordon, North Dakota’s Doug Burgum, Ohio’s Mike DeWine, and Indiana’s Eric Holcomb.

With Trump’s legal woes and declining public support, even among Republicans, it’s time for the party to think of its future. And there’s evidence that party leadership should not be at the whim of one man, one who finished second in the popular vote in 2016 and 2020, and cost the party the House of Representatives in 2018 and the Senate in 2020.

John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@ lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is JohnTures2.

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he problem of overcrowded prisons is a dilemma that has been facing Alabama for close to a decade. It was not something that Kay Ivey created. She simply inherited the situation and the chickens have some home to roost during her tenure.

To her credit, she did not hide from the issue. She has tackled it head on and with gusto and resolve. She and the legislature were and are under the gun because the U.S. Justice Department is breathing down their necks to resolve the inequities and unconstitutional conditions in our prisons.

When you get into a scenario where the Justice Department adamantly demands some concrete resolutions, you have to act.

Otherwise, they will take over the state’s prison system, mandate the resolutions, and hand you the bill. Just ask California. The Justice Department is not only building new prisons at the Golden State’s expense, but also releasing a good many of their prisoners. The bottom line is if the Justice Department will mandate and take over the California Prison System, you can bet your bottom dollar that they will do the same to Alabama.

We have been down this path before. Years ago in the 1960s during all the segregation and civil rights wars raging in the Heart of Dixie, the federal courts took over Alabama’s prison system.

Governor George Wallace and Justice Frank Johnson were law school classmates and friends. Johnson was married to his lovely wife, Ruth Jenkins while in law school. Ruth was an excellent

STEVE FLOWERS Columnist cook, and they would have George over for dinner. Their friendship ended when they clashed over civil rights and integration. Johnson handed down most of the rulings that integrated schools and other institutions throughout the state, while Wallace lambasted Johnson daily as a scalawaging, carpet bagging, integrating liberal.

Wallace won the demagogic battle and rode it to being governor for eternity.

However, Johnson and the federal courts won the war.

Judge Johnson took over the state prisons and the bill was so costly that it took the State of Alabama 25 years to dig out of the financial hole.

Kay Ivey is old enough to remember this disastrous solution for Alabama. That is probably why she took the bull by the horns and declared boldly in her State of the State address over two years ago that this is an Alabama problem and we need to find an Alabama solution.

Governor Kay Ivey and probably more importantly the state legislature has worked to resolve this imminent and pressing problem. This current Special Session called

by Governor Ivey to address the need for new prisons will more than likely resolve the issue for at least the next 25 to 30 years.

The legislative leadership and governor have worked prudently and harmoniously to implement a solution to this prison overcrowding issue.

This joint success follows months of negotiations between Ivey and legislative leaders in determining the scope and scale of the project.

The two General Fund Budget Chairmen, Representative Steve Clouse and Senator Greg Albritton deserve a lot of credit and accolades for orchestrating the pieces of the puzzle. Ivey and legislators knew that the gravity of the situation required the governor calling a Special Session.

The solution will be to build two new men’s prisons with at least 4,000 beds, one in Elmore County and one in Escambia County, in addition to a new 1,000-bed women’s correctional facility in Elmore County. The new Elmore men’s facility will provide enhanced medical and mental health, substance abuse and educational programming as suggested by the Justice Department.

The two new men’s prisons will cost an estimated $1.2 billion and the women’s prison and renovations of existing prisons will cost between $600 to $700 million.

The prisons will be paid for by a $785 million bond issue. The salvation for the plan was the state receiving $400 million from the federal American Recovery Plan ACT (“ARPA”), which was like manna from heaven.

The heroes for their area and constituents were Senator Greg Albritton of Escambia and Senator Clyde Chambliss of Elmore, who won the new prisons for their people.

These prisons are an economic bonanza for Elmore and Escambia. Chambliss got two.

Hopefully, this will resolve this issue for at least a few decades. We will see.

See you next week.

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Bigger, costlier Alabama Graphite plant is a go Area Economic Development Alliance (LMAEDA) which helped recruit the company to Westwater Resources is Coosa County. expanding the scope of its “This is a huge deal for Coosa Alabama Graphite Products plant, and Tallapoosa counties and the but sticking to its timeline. whole Lake Martin area,” Odom On Monday, the mining said. “They’re expanding their company released its definitive footprint and operation based on feasibility study — the official higher-than-expected demand for “running of the numbers” — for their product.” the graphite processing plant, According to the news release, revealing a final sticker price of Westwater subsidiary Alabama $202 million for phase one of Graphite products still expects construction, about $75 million to break ground on the Kellyton higher than the initial figure quoted facility by the end of the calendar earlier this year. In a simultaneous year, with production to start in announcement, Westwater said its early 2023. The total construction board of directors have given the time is 17 months. go-ahead for that first phase.

In a statement, Westwater Judging by its stock price president and CEO Chris Jones — up 10% Tuesday morning said the project is “well-timed to — investors reacted well to the take advantage of surging demand announcement. So did Chad for lithium-ion batteries and the Odom, director of the Lake Martin graphite that makes them work

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter

... We could not be more pleased with this effort and result.”

In addition to construction, Westwater also intends to purchase two vacant buildings at Lake Martin Regional Industrial Park. The buildings, to be used for offices, warehousing and a laboratory, sit beside the 73 acres of industrial land for the plant itself, given to Westwater virtually for free by the LMAEDA’s industrial development authority.

Westwater first announced it would be coming to the Alexander City area in June, selecting the Kellyton industrial park as the site of its multimillion-dollar graphite processing plant, 30 miles from its Coosa Graphite Project in western Coosa County.

The Colorado-based company is in the running to make Alabama the first American source of graphite, a strategic mineral — as

declared by the U.S. government — for its use in the lithium-ion batteries found in electric vehicles.

With gas-powered engines being phased out worldwide, graphite demand is expected to increase 25 times over by 2040, according to the International Energy Agency.

At present, China controls all battery-grade graphite production, and only two American companies, Westwater and Graphite One in Alaska, have graphite mines in development.

However, Westwater doesn’t plan to tap into to its 42,000 acres of mineral rights in the Coosa Graphite Belt until 2028. Until then, it will process graphite in Kellyton from an undisclosed, “non-Chinese” source.

Earlier this year, the company said Alabama Graphite Products would put out only 7,500 metric tons of graphite per

TREE FALLS AT DADEVILLE ELEMENTARY

CLIFF WILLIAMS | THE RECORD

A tree fell from across a fence and parts of the driveway at Dadeville Elementary School early Wednesday morning before staff arrived. No one was injured and the only damage was to a fence.

Cleanup has started and did not impact the school day.

City leaders trying to restart litter education and cleanup efforts pouring down rain.

“It worked and we were able to do some good.

The Clean Community COVID comes along and it Partnership was a great idea. pretty much took us out of Through its efforts the it.”

3rd Saturday Cleanup was Baird sees the restarting born and in the cleanup’s of the program as a chance first seven months, 133 to get the monkey from volunteers picked up more always falling on the back than 11,000 bags of trash of the same people and and placed it nearly 300 bags organizations. to be properly disposed of.

“We are hoping to get It was litter thrown from churches, Boy Scouts and cars, blown from the back others to help,” Baird said. of pickup trucks and left “We want to have a really behind. But the COVID-19 massive turnout on the next pandemic hit and cleanup 3rd Saturday cleanup. Going efforts waned, not for the forward, we have got to lack of effort of a few steady figure out how to have a volunteers. Now city leaders really good turnout.” are trying to reorganize the The idea is simple. An effort so no one person or organization takes on the task organization has the burden for the cleanup one month of keeping the monthly and hands it off to another pickup going. organization for the next “The Third Saturday month. cleanup kind of fell out of Baird and Thompson popularity,” Alexander City agree getting more Mayor Woody Baird said. organizations and more “It seems we don’t have that people involved will help many people showing up with Alexander City’s litter anymore. We were thinking problem. if we could get enough “Getting the community people together we could involved is the answer,” reinitiate it to get more Thompson said. “You get people involved and get more the same folks over and over people out.” picking up. It gets old.”

Volunteers from Lake With limited volunteers Martin Resource Association often the same main streets such as John Thompson and and areas are getting picked the Alexander City Chamber up. The hope is by getting of Commerce have been more organizations involved active in the 3rd Saturday those volunteers will also cleanup. take more responsibility and “It was created with pride in the city and their one thing in mind, to do neighborhoods picking up something about the litter in litter all the time. the community,” Thompson It’s not that the area has said. “We first met in 2018, a huge issue with litter, it’s we didn’t have an agenda, we confined to certain areas but just wanted to talk about the the same volunteers are the litter issue. We put together ones picking it up.

Jacob (Meacham’s) idea of “We want to have a a regular pickup and Third bigger turnout and a wider Saturday came about. We area covered,” Baird said. met regardless unless it was “We need to get this Third

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Saturday Cleanup cranked back up and have a broader based effect especially around Alexander City especially with the number of people coming in right now.”

Meacham and Henry Foy want to see property and business owners take some responsibility too. In some cases it’s loose garbage not in a bag blowing from an open dumpster or garbage can.

Other incidents of littering are occurring as employees return from lunch break and the litter escapes the vehicle.

“It’s personal responsibility for their property that is contributing to making it look like it’s a larger problem,” Meacham said. “I think a lot of it could be nipped if there are tighter controls on how these people are managing their own properties.”

Russell Lands CEO Tom Lamberth said he participates in many cleanups and not just on the lake. Lamberth said what he has noticed is a lack of residents from Alexander City volunteering to clean up in their own neighborhoods.

He is pleased to see Baird getting involved but said an effort to build community pride is also needed.

“Who wants to live in a trash dump environment?”

Lamberth said. “I don’t care how much money you make, if you only make minimum wage you don’t have to live in a trash dump environment.”

Baird said this past weekend visitors to the Lake Martin Invitational band competition and to the MOPAR reunion at the Wellborn Musclecar Museum noticed how clean parts of the town were.

“Thank goodness they didn’t go to some places,”

Baird said.

Baird agrees citizens need to take it upon themselves to do something to clean up.

“Look around your area and pick up and try to get some of these groups involved,” Baird said. “We need more people involved.

We get more people involved and there is an education process, we can try to keep it from happening. If we can keep it in the cars we will do something.”

Until the public does more to keep litter from hitting the streets, leaders will keep the 3rd Saturday Cleanup going.

Thompson and LMRA have agreed to organize the Oct. 16 cleanup. The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce has volunteered to organize the 3rd Saturday cleanup in November.

Now they challenge other organizations and churches to help organize cleanups.

As always the 3rd Saturday Cleanups start at 8:30 a.m. at the Broad Street Plaza on the 3rd Saturday of each month where supplies are issued and if needed suggestions on where to pick up litter in Alexander City.

year, eventually ramping up to 15,000. After delaying the release of its feasibility study, however, according to Monday’s announcement, that final output goal appears to have increased to 32,400 metric tons per year in 2024. Half of that graphite will be used for lithium-ion batteries.

According to Odom, Westwater is only a jumping-off point in the recruitment of industry to the area, especially potential graphite customers down the battery supply chain.

“We fully intend on leveraging our relationship to attract more customers to the area,” he said.

“Any natural resource you have, you want to keep in your community as long as you can.

It’s the same with trees, same with water, same with everything. We want to maximize its value while it’s with us.”

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ELECTRIC CARS

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Electric cars are vehicles that run on battery power, as opposed to gasoline. Sometimes called EV’s, electric cars are becoming more common today to reduce fossil fuel emissions and help the environment. Some electric cars are called hybrids—they run on electric power or can be switched to gas power. EV’s do not require fuel, but instead they are charged with electricity by being plugged into an outlet. Most people probably think of electric vehicles as a very modern invention, but they were actually first used in the late 1800’s! In 1890, a chemist from Des Moines, Iowa, by the name of William Morrison created the first electric vehicle. It could carry six people and went 14 miles per hour. By 1900, electric vehicles were more popular than gas-powered cars. New York City had 60 electric taxis. Many people preferred electric cars, as they were DR KIDZ easier to drive than gas-powered cars, they did not create exhaust that smelled, and they were much quieter than the alternative. Because the roads in the early 1900’s were not well-paved and did not work well for cars past the cities, the small range that an electric car had was not a problem. As cities and road systems grew, the need for cars that went further grew and by the 1930’s, EV’s were no longer used. In the 1960’s, interest in electric cars began to grow again. In 1976, Congress passed the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act which supported the United States Energy Department to research new technology for electric vehicles. In 1990, the Clean Air Act further pushed companies to develop electric car technology. Today, the interest in EV’s has grown exponentially. Some popular electric cars are the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, and the Nissan Leaf. Tesla is a manufacturer that produces only electric vehicles. In order to help the environment, many other automakers are creating their own line of EV’s. Better charging technology and further range have made electric cars here to stay.

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e live in a different today’s young people worship in a world than has ever been different way than we did growing up experienced this lifetime! and we have to provide them with their Some of the differences are simple, kinds of worship music and facilities! we just call it change. From walking, It is said that change is the only to animals carrying us on their backs, constant in our world, and we feel that to Model T automobiles, to gasolineon a daily basis. Some of us thrive on powered cars, to electric transportation, change but sooner or later we all get jets, monorails, space vehicles, and the weary of it if there is constant change.

JACKIE list is infinite. Most change involves should long for stability and WILBOURN We evolution of better ways of doing predictable. We desire some sense of Columnist things and making life much easier. normalcy. Trusting people many times Change is inevitable and most is for our leaves us disappointed because we fail betterment. each other. Trusting institutions and While stopped at a traffic light, my husband said, human authority can leave us wanting. We can’t “look over to your left and see if you see anything trust wealth because it is fleeting. strange?” There were people going in and out of a But there is One entity and One person who bank with masks over their faces. Masked people never leaves us guessing. He never changes. He is going in banks have always indicated someone faithful loving, and we can count on Him to be the was about to rob the facility. A little further down same yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and forever the road was a sign in front of a hospital, “We are more. (Hebrews 13:8) under Code Red, No Visitors.” Isn’t it strange that If the world around us changes, we will adjust. If people can’t go in a building known for housing the Houses of Worship change, that is your choice, the sick because we might make them sick! Then I but remember that we worship in Holiness, the read the neatest story about the modern-day church Creator, who has not changed for over two thousand with acoustic guitars ringing so loud it would have years. We sing hymns and lift His name in praise, awoken the dead and the drums beating so loud that honor, and obedience. The message of Jesus Christ Satan himself would have a headache. But the part is preached from His Word and not from the “the that really got my attention was the “smoke effects” book of sermons for today’s living.” rising from the stage; better known to us older folks as behind the pulpit. Supposedly, this was to get Jackie Wilbourn is a member of Bethel Baptist God’s people in the mood to praise and worship!

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Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609 River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971

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ABOVE: This 1971 Road Runner was driven 850 miles from Hersey, PA to Alexander City for the reunion.

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Pennsylvania couple drive ‘71 Superbird 850 miles to reunion

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer The Wellborn Musclecar Museum is at it again.

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Challengers are prowling the streets of Alexander City for the weekend.

And just because the cars are old doesn’t mean they are run down. John and Louise Rubenstein. of Hersey, PA drove their 1971 Roadrunner 850 miles one way to Alexander City.

But the Rubensteins were prepared.

“Well, I did go through a quart of oil on the way,” John said. “It’s 850 miles, so I’m not complaining.

“I put a set of tires on it.

I have an extra alternator, extra water pump, extra hoses and belts. I’m trying to reduce my risks.”

Like many homes of the 1970s air conditioning was optional. Temperatures are cooler now but it’s still warm during the day.

“It was nice and relaxing,” Rubenstein said.

“We had air conditioning at 6 in the morning. It went away around 10, 11 o’clock and came back at 9 o’clock at night. Nice and cool air.”

Just like most old car owners, the Superbird has its own story connected to the owners. Rubenstein was introduced to cars by his father who was an antique car judge and car enthusiast.

“It has been in our family since 1978,” Rubenstein said. “My dad bought it. We just kept it and maintained it. We put about 400 to 500 miles a year on it, except this year.

I figure we’ll put about 2,000 miles on it. It turned 60,000 miles on it coming down on this trip.”

The car was about to be auctioned off but a $20 deposit and deal was made.

“The next weekend, my dad and I got into a bus overnight from the Philadelphia area bus station,” Rubenstein said.

“My dad had a case of cash and this guy had keys and a piece of paper. I was too young to drive it.

About two minutes, the transaction took place. The guy opened the bag looked around. Closed it up. We got a set of keys and the title and off we went.”

Now the car has been on the track at Pocono with the Rubensteins and in the

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The Wellborn Musclecar Museum hosted a reunion of 1970 and 1971 Mopar last weekend, and many of the cars were part of a private event at Tim Wellborn’s home.

front and three children in the back. As their kids were growing up, car seats frequented the rear seat.

“At least two,” she said.

Now the Rubensteins enjoy sharing the car with others including a child on a bicycle who admired the car as Rubenstein was checking the oil during a stop on the way to Alexander City.

David LaRussa volunteers at the museum and has a special connection to MOPAR just like many of the car owners in town for the reunion.

“My Dad bought a ‘71 Barracuda new,” LaRussa said. “We still got it. It’s very special to me.

“One time we had an opportunity to sell it. There was this guy, of all places is here from Sweden.

I’m at a car show in Birmingham. He was too.

He wanted to buy the car. I took him home to meet my dad to see if he wanted to sell it. He said no.”

LaRussa said he isn’t sure about the Rubenstiens and their trek.

“You would have to give me a bottle of valium to drive this car from Pennsylvania here,” LaRussa said. “It is very valuable.”

Louise said the car got attention on the way.

“We got thumbs up honking horns, thumbs up from motorcycles and truck drivers,” she said.

John said it wasn’t for the car though.

“I get this all the time regardless of the car, I’m just that good looking,”

Rubenstein said. “On my way to work too.”

And Louise got a little worried with the onlookers.

“People would get their phones out driving next to you and trying to get a picture sometimes swerving,” Louise said.

“We were like, stay in your lane.”

John wasn’t too worried about it.

“You are making a decision to just slow down or take off,” John said. “I usually choose to take off.”

Rubenstein didn’t get too carried away even though a stretch of U.S. Highway 280 tempted him Wednesday night coming into town.

“It was straight and with bright lights on you could see and there was nothing,” Rubenstein said. “I mean there’s trees on either side. I was very tempted to put my right foot down and keep it there for a little while.

“Then I’m thinking if something breaks and I don’t have a part in the trunk to replace it. It would also be my luck there would be a police officer somewhere.I like 70 to 75 mph and the car is right at home with that.”

The Rubensteins will take their time getting back, but John does have to judge the Hersey show next weekend. But for now, the ‘71 Superbird will join others around the Wellborn Musclecar Museum Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the public is invited.

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Andy Anders Regional Sports Director (256) 414-3180 andy.anders@alexcityoutlook.com

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Benjamin Russell meets Chilton County Friday

“You know that both teams are gonna go out there and lay it on the line, and they’re gonna work hard and go after it” — Dadeville coach Roger McDonald

If you’re going to play in Texas

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

Benjamin Russell coach Aubrey Blackwell has reiterated the same point on a few occasions this week: The Wildcats are the best 1-6 team in the state.

Their schedule has done them no favors, with few breaks scattered among a difficult region and D-1 running back and quarterback prospects to handle in several contests.

Benjamin Russell lost to Huffman by two points and trailed Central of Clay County by the same margin in the fourth quarter before a lategame touchdown to ice it.

Star sophomore quarterback Gabe Benton went down early against undefeated Helena and the team had to rely on its third-string option in Ty Williams, a converted defensive back, in both that game and against Wetumpka.

Chilton County’s season reflects a similar vein of struggle.

The Tigers are 2-5 with an eight-point loss against Helena and a defensive 21-7 defeat at Wetumpka included among the five. Both teams could possibly be better than their record. Both can prove it in some small way Friday.

“It’s a group that’s playing hard, and they’ve had a lot of chances to win a lot of games.

A lot like us,” Blackwell said. “They’ve been in a lot of games. Just haven’t quite caught the breaks yet to get more in the winning column.

Benjamin Russell has put its best results together when its entire team is healthy.

That may be as obvious as saying a bird flies best when its wing isn’t broken, but health has been less of an expectation and more a luxury this year for the Wildcats.

Their full starting lineup has only been available for two games this year, their lone win at Smiths Station and See BRHS, Page B2

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DeMarcus McNeal runs through a Pelham tackle last week.

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RIGHT: Dadeville’s Lane Smith celebrates a two point conversion against Lafayette. LEFT: Reeltown ’s Gabe Bryant passes against Trinity.

RIVALRY RENEWED DADEVILLE AND REELTOWN MEET WITH SIGNIFICANT PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS

out in region play, which would include beating undefeated Trinity Presbyterian.

Childersburg is a 2-5 team with losses to adeville and Reeltown don’t need both the Tigers and Rebels on its record, added motivation to beat each other. both of whom lost to Trinity.

Meeting for the 56th time, the Tigers Then, the loser of the Reeltownand Rebels have a heated rivalry that Dadeville matchup would have to lose its existed long before they joined the same final region game. For Reeltown this is region for the AHSAA playoffs. winless Pike County. For Dadeville it’s Friday’s renewal brings more than one-win Beulah, who Reeltown beat 48-7 just bragging rights with it, however. earlier this season.

Dadeville and Reeltown have locked Setting aside those circumstances, the down the final two playoff spots from difference between seed three and seed Class 3A Region 4, barring some major four could be significant. Whichever upsets next week. Who’s seeded third and team is slotted fourth will likely have who’s seeded fourth, and therefore has to to play T.R. Miller. T.R. Miller is 6-2, play the top team from Region 1, will be its only two losses by one score against determined this weekend. teams that also boast records of 6-2 or An already high-stakes game just better. doubled its buy-in.

“You don’t even have to get them fired “It’s one of those things you don’t have up,” McDonald said. “You know that to stress, because regardless of playoff both teams are gonna go out there and seeding, it’s a huge rivalry between these lay it on the line, and they’re gonna work kids and these communities,” Dadeville hard and go after it.” coach Roger McDonald said. “It’s a huge Both Dadeville and Reeltown will game for both of these communities.” work to establish the run from early on Looking at the AHSAA’s regional Friday, but while Reeltown features an standings, it would take an extraordinary array of passes with starting quarterback set of circumstances for either Reeltown Gabe Bryant and his receivers, the Tigers or Dadeville to miss the playoffs at this are more likely to stick with the ground point.

First, Childersburg would have to win See RIVALRY, Page B5

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s the famous song says, ‘if you are going to play in Texas, you’ve got to have a fiddle in the band.’ The much, much, much less famous song is a little more specific when its lyrics read, “if you are going to play football in Texas, you need a better game plan (than the one the Crimson Tide drew up last Saturday.)’

Hey, I didn’t say it was a catchy song.

Alabama the unsinkable finally did the unthinkable in College Station, Texas: it lost to an unranked, overmatched, heavy underdog who happened to be coached by a former Nick Saban assistant. The Tide had dispatched of so many teams with those qualities in the past 15 years that a comeback seemed inevitable. And the comeback did occur. Texas AM just had a comeback answer to the comeback.

So now what? It seems the college football world is pretty settled on the idea that ‘Bama will simply win out and make the Playoffs again. That all Texas A&M did was ‘awaken the beast’ and force UA to back up for a running start towards repeating as national champs.

In the immortal words of Lee Corso: Not… So… Fast.

This Alabama team has some serious issues. Anger and embarrassment have been motivating factors for eventual single-loss Tide champs in the past, but the 2021 ‘Bama team appears to be missing the leadership of those previous.

The 2011 squad had a defense made of enough NFL talent to make the Falcons squirm and used revenge as a motivator in the white-washing of LSU in the title game rematch. In 2015, Derrick Henry was an unstoppable force who carried the team on his rather large back after dropping a close one to Ole Miss mid-season. The 2017 team really hit its stride when Saban unleashed the corps of young alpha- athletes at halftime of the natty versus Georgia. Alabama has proven that one loss doesn’t necessarily mean its title hopes are completely dashed.

However, where are the vocal leaders for ‘Bama in 2021? Where’s the senior mentorship? Where is the ‘crazed dog’ mentality of a defender who simply will not let his teammates underperform? Those traits have been omnipresent during Saban’s historic tenure, but if they are there this season, they are more well-hidden than a forgetful pirate’s treasure chest.

I want to believe that the lastsecond loss to the Aggies was Alabama’s wake up call. That the defeat will galvanize the team. But there are so many questions from talent level to strategy that make me wonder if ‘Bama’s loss column may not fill up more than usual in 2021.

Pam Robinson holds legacy as women’s athletics trailblazer

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

Pam Robinson powered her car down a desolate road, thinking back on her latest frustrations trying to grow Benjamin Russell’s softball and volleyball programs.

It was 1995. The WNBA wouldn’t be founded for another year. Local softball teams still played slow pitch.

Women’s athletics sat on the backburner in the eyes of the public, and as such, raising even the most basic of funds for her teams presented an infuriating challenge for

Robinson.

“When you’re trying to raise funds for volleyball, it’s football season,” Robinson said. “I used to say that people will throw money at football and then go, ‘What?

You need 25 dollars?’ Then in softball you’re trying to raise money and people would say, ‘We already gave money to baseball, isn’t that the same thing?’”

On that road, for some reason, on this day, after coaching women’s sports for almost a decade, she reached a boiling point.

She contemplated her

A tiny arm rose through the pane of her rear-view mirror, that of her then 5-yearold daughter Paige. “What,” Robinson inquired.

“I know,” Paige said.

“You know what?”

“I know why you do it.”

“Why?” “For me. And for people like me,” Paige replied.

Robinson then told herself to JAKE ARTHUR | THE RECORD Alex City councilman Scott Hardy hands Pam Robinson an official declara- quit ranting because she knew the kindergartener was right. tion of “Coach Rob Day” Thursday at the Wildcats’ game against Pelham.

There are few people career choice aloud, shouting like taking your head and in Tallapoosa County, and a question she thought was beating it against a brick wall. perhaps Alabama in general, rhetorical. The quandary rang Nothing ever happens except who have done more to out, “Why do I do this? It’s you get bloodied up.” pull women’s high school

sports from a practically non-existent entity to the organized, competitive environment it enjoys today.

Robinson’s immensely successful career as a coach and administrator spans more than three decades, and in the words of colleague and Benjamin Russell baseball coach Richy Brooks, the honor she received at the Wildcats’ football game against Pelham Thursday doesn’t do nearly enough to capture what she’s done for local girls’ sports programs.

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Central Alabama Community College reopened its tennis courts Thursday after a series of renovations.

CACC holds reopening ceremony for revamped tennis courts “It’s always wonderful to live in a community where everybody comes together for the benefit of the youth Central Alabama Community College and everyone else in their community,” and Benjamin Russell’s tennis teams both Benjamin Russell superintendent Dr. received a facility upgrade Thursday.

Keith Lankford said at the reopening.

The Trojans reopened their tennis “Our tennis team, CACC’s tennis team, courts at their Alexander City campus this is something that was thought of after completing an extensive round of a year or two ago, and the partnership renovations that has the surface looking it’s created amongst the city, the junior brand new. college and the high school, the school

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entering the contest.

“It’s gonna be a war,” Blackwell said.

“Especially if we aren’t last week’s game against 100% healthy.”

Pelham, where they very Speaking on Chilton nearly pulled an upset win. County itself, Blackwell This week, health first spoke to the effort, is again of concern to energy and discipline the Blackwell. Undisclosed team plays with under key players are day-to-day coach Tal Morrison, a Continued from B1

LEGACY

colleague and friend of Benjamin Russell’s head man.

Of the players, the best of them could be sophomore outside linebacker and tight end DeMarcus Riddick, who already holds collegiate offers from the likes of Georgia, Florida, Florida

divisions above its current Class 2A placement. Robinson’s second softball team for the Cougars featured a hodge-podge of girls from In his mind and that of many three combined high schools, some others, she deserves a spot in the of which hadn’t even picked up a AHSAA Hall of Fame. glove before.

“I don’t want to make it sound They made it all the way to the like she only cared about women’s state championship game before sports, she certainly didn’t. She was losing in the finals. a supporter of all of them,” Brooks Kim Moncrief, now the head said. “But she was the leader as far volleyball coach at Elmore County as making sure that women’s sports High School, played third base on had a voice.” that Coosa team. She still vividly A graduate of Reeltown, when remembers the miraculous nature of Robinson took up softball as a that season. teenager, she didn’t even have the “We just came together even option to do it for her high school. though we were from different That was in the 1970s. The only schools,” Moncrief said. “I was high school sport-related activities from Rockford, then coach Rob offered to her at that time were came from Goodwater, then we cheerleading and marching band, had some girls from Weogufka.

Robinson said.

The three communities were able to “I actually started playing softball come together our senior year, this with a women’s travel team right out team.” of high school,” Robinson said. “I Robinson led Coosa to two more wanted to play stuff. I used to shoot state elite eights before departing basketball in the yard, but there just for Benjamin Russell in 1992. She weren’t many opportunities for girls coached year-round at that time, at the time I came through.” overseeing the Cougars’ softball, As her playing career concluded, volleyball and girls basketball she completed her degree at programs.

Auburn University-Montgomery.

“She just had an influence on my She married and moved back to life in that I knew she enjoyed what Alexander City to start teaching at she did, she always looked like she Goodwater High School. She didn’t was having a good time, and I knew originally plan on coaching, but that’s what I wanted to do one day the administration said they were too,” Moncrief said. “I have a lot of looking for a girls’ basketball coach, very fond memories and I respect so she took the opportunity and her coach Rob in every aspect.” coaching career began in 1987.

Hired in 1992 to coach softball That spring, high schoolers began for Benjamin Russell, Robinson calling for a softball team. picked volleyball up again in 1993 The school said it would be and began expanding the school’s possible but that it didn’t have programs from there. Softball any money to spare for the team. wouldn’t move to fast pitch for Robinson volunteered to coach for another couple years. free to make it happen.

Brooks entered around the Goodwater would consolidate same time. Her immediate impact with Central Coosa the following reverberated around the Wildcats’ year, but its only ever softball team athletic circles. posted a winning record under “She took a really strong role in Robinson at 7-6, one of the few women’s athletics and the promotion records she remembers from her of women’s athletics,” Brooks time as a coach. said. “I think at the time Benjamin “Probably one of the most fun Russell didn’t do as good a job years I’ve ever had coaching,” having things equal for women’s Robinson said. “Once I started athletics and someone promoting coaching, it was just — you know women’s athletics, and it was very when you start doing something and needed that you had someone like you just know, ‘This is what I want her. She really stood up a lot for our to do?’ The first time I stepped on a girls’ sports around here.” field or court coaching, I was like, Robinson coached softball for ‘Yes, this is what I want to do. This the Wildcats for 19 seasons, retiring is what God meant for me to do.’” in 2011, and volleyball for 25, After consolidation, Central retiring from that sport in 2017.

Coosa was a Class 5A school, three She’s recently been coaxed back

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system, these are things coming to life and coming to fruition through community effort.”

Both Benjamin Russell and CACC will utilize the courts for practice and any tournaments or duels they host, giving their players a better place to improve their craft.

Coaches and players from both the Trojans’ and Wildcats’ teams were present at the ribbon cutting ceremony

State and Arkansas among others.

“He’s a tough kid on defense and plays tight end for them; they’ll try to get him the ball at tight end,” Blackwell said. “Overall, those kids play hard and we’re gonna have to play really well to beat them.”

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into becoming Benjamin Russell’s bowling coach this season.

She accumulated more than 600 wins in her days as a coach.

Benjamin Russell made the state elite eight for softball every single season from 2000 through 2006 under Robinson’s stewardship, grabbing a couple runner-up finishes in the process.

Paige, who has since married and is now Paige Bierman, got the opportunity to play for her mom on a couple of those teams.

“Definitely as a freshman, I just wanted to blend in with everyone else,” Bierman said. “I didn’t want to be known as the coach’s daughter or anything like that. I remember for a couple volleyball practices actually calling her coach Rob, I’d be like ‘Coach Rob, coach Rob,’ to get her attention. Then one time not getting her attention, I was like ‘Mom!’” Bierman said being Robinson’s daughter won her no special treatment. She’d get the same criticism or praise other players got.

The mother and daughter used to watch the state volleyball tournament after Benjamin Russell’s team had been eliminated. One time, Robinson pointed out a mother coaching her daughter at the championship event.

Several years later, Robinson coached her own daughter’s team to the state tournament.

“It was just really cool when, my freshman and sophomore year, we made it to the state tournament in volleyball and softball,” Bierman said. “I remember being like, ‘We get to do this. You’re gonna coach me at state. That’s what we always dreamed of.’”

Robinson was named Benjamin Russell’s athletic director the summer after she stepped down as softball coach. She only retired from that role this past spring.

“I see the role of athletic director as, ‘I’m gonna do what I can to help the coaches in their job, to be able to do their job better,’” Robinson said. “To clear paths for them. To help them secure things they need to be successful.”

Getting equal treatment for her athletes was of paramount importance for Robinson. She cited how involvement in athletics has been shown to benefit high schoolers in many areas of life, athletes tend to see their grades improve, have lower rates of drug use and lower rates of teen

Thursday, as were a few local officials and Alexander City mayor Woody Baird.

Representatives both from Benjamin Russell and CACC expressed gratitude toward the community and city for helping fund and complete the project.

CACC tennis coach Steven Corley also expressed his thanks, and said it’s nice to see his players get an improved playing surface after seeing the work they’ve put in in practice.

quarterback Cannon Miller plays point guard for a few productive receivers around him, including junior Jakeveon Bolding and senior Taveus Good.

Blackwell said Bolding single-handedly “took over” the Tigers’ game at Helena Oct. 1.

“He made four or five

pregnancy.

It started within her own locker room.

Robinson’s players were never coddled, even in the earliest pioneering days at Central Coosa.

She held them to a high standard of excellence, demanding the same commitment an elite coach of any sport would.

“She always made us feel, as it should be, that we were just as important as the guys’ sports were,” Moncrief said. “We felt, and she made it clear that we should get the same treatment. We needed to compete. We needed to put forth the effort. But she proved that we were athletes too.”

That’s not to say she wasn’t caring.

Every former player The Outlook spoke to echoed the same sentiment about what made Robinson such a great coach. While she was a phenomenal competitor with a desire to win, she also stood by her players and was there for them when needed.

One great example of that is Amanda Bryant, still saved in Robinson’s phone under her maiden name, Amanda Reed.

The two have remained inseparable even after Bryant’s playing days were over, her kids even call Robinson “Granny” and their families often go on vacation together.

“She took me under her wing, and she just kind of became family to us,” Bryant said. “She’s been a great friend for my mom, she’s been a mentor for me. Sometimes things happen in high school and you might steer off that path a little bit, she was there for me to help keep me focused.”

Bryant added that playing for Robinson taught her a great deal about discipline and to always represent the team you play for, whether it’s in athletics or in your future career.

“Those are the main things that I can think of, being close to her, playing under her, knowing her for so many years, that I wake up every day and am able to apply those things,” Bryant said.

Robinson’s coaching tree has sprouted more branches than a giant sequoia.

Scattered among her former players are a litany of current area high school coaches, including head volleyball coaches such as

catches in that game that were as good as any you’ll see in high school football in Alabama,” Blackwell said. “He just made play after play.”

Benjamin Russell and Chilton County kick off at 7 p.m. Friday at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex.

Moncrief, Benjamin Russell’s Magan Ford, Reeltown’s Kelli Hilyer, Holtville’s Alison Franklin and Alex City Middle School’s Deshunda Whetstone.

Benjamin Russell softball coach Jessica Johnson, Ford’s sister, is another former player of Robinson’s. Both played on multiple state tournament teams for softball in the early 2000s.

“The amount of women who have come back to give back in the way that coach Rob did, that just shows the impact coach Rob had,” Ford said. “She was so important in our lives, and we have made the commitment to try to do the same thing that she has done.”

Ford and Moncrief both stated Robinson had an immeasurable impact on their own respective coaching styles, each adopting some of her demanding yet caring style.

She’s also there as a mentor and they often call on her for advice.

“She showed me that every single athlete has something to give, and it’s our job to find that in them, what can they give,” Ford said. “It may not be the same thing. One athlete may give something on the field, the other may give something in the dugout or on the bench. So it’s really about helping the athletes find their role and embrace their role. She does an amazing job of reaching her athletes and bringing the best out of them.”

Oct. 7, 2021 was declared Pam Robinson day by Alexander City.

Many of those former coaches looked on as Robinson was honored at Benjamin Russell’s football game against Pelham Thursday, likely planting their own trees of players who will coach one day.

“I would say I did it for the kids, but I did it for me too because it was absolutely fun,” Robinson said of her career.

“Especially when you look back, you forget all those times you had to count money or wait on rides or all that other stuff. But looking back it was fun. It was fun being with the kids, the kids become like your family.”

It’s been 26 years since that conversation Robinson had with her daughter in their family car. All the frustrations and troubles have faded from her mind.

There’s little doubt she’s helped clear a path for Paige and others like her.

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The Dadeville Record

ANDY GRAHAM Columnist

Next five games will make or break AU season

AUBURN

FALLS TO GEORGIA

CLIFF WILLIAMS | THE OUTLOOK

TOP: Auburn’s Tank Bigsby scores against Georgia. LEFT: Auburn’s Bo Nix scrambles against Georgia. BELOW: Auburn’s Demetris Robertson is unable to come up with a Bo Nix pass against Georgia.

Georgia’s Kearis Jackson looks for help with Auburn’s Shedrick Jackson.

Georgia’s Stetson Bennett tries to escape Auburn’s Colby Wooden

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game every play save for a few.

The player McDonald said he’s accounting for most is Reeltown center and defensive end Dee Griffin. Griffin, nicknamed “Alpha Dawg” by teammates, who The Outlook profiled earlier this season.

“As soon as you turn the film on he jumps right out at

you,” McDonald said.

“He’s an outstanding player.”

McDonald said it will also be important for the Tigers to stop the Rebels’ top two running backs, Dakarian “Juicy” Hughley and SeDarico “Scooter” Brooks.

Dadeville’s own by-committee backfield push is led

by Christian Nelson, Daquan Doss and Ja’Vuntae “Juicy” Holley.

Wide receiver Philstavious Dowdell

adds an extra element to watch for on the offensive side, a recipient of some of the Tigers’ rare pass attempts and perhaps one of the state’s most lethal punt and kick returners, having accounted for three return touchdowns in three games to open the season.

Common opponents can sometimes be a way to evaluate games such as these, but McDonald noted that’s not the case here.

Reeltown, who is

3-4 in 2021, came closer than anyone to handing Trinity its first loss of the season in a 17-14 game, while Dadeville lost a 28-0 snoozer to the Wildcats. But then there’s Childersburg, who the Rebels beat 22-21 on a last-second two-point conversion while the Tigers demolished the same team 33-6 a couple weeks later.

“You can’t look at Reeltown’s record because their two region losses are the

same two we have, and their no-region losses are to Tallassee and St. James,” McDonald said. “You can’t go by that. I think they’ve gotten everybody healthy and they’re playing really well. They’ve got a good football team.”

Previous trends tend to go out the window in a rivalry like Dadeville and Reeltown anyway.

Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Friday at Tiger Stadium.

I

f the Georgia Bulldogs are the measuring scale in the SEC and they appear to be, the Auburn Tigers have been weighed in the balance and found wanting. I don’t think that’s a surprise to very many people. It’s true, the Tigers turned the ball over on their own 26-yard-line. They dropped numerous passes in critical situations that would have extended drives and they squandered two possessions inside the Georgia 10-yardline only netting three points. Those miscues and missed opportunities were devastating to the upset bid, but ultimately would not have changed the outcome of the game. The score could’ve been much closer and the game far more interesting in the 4th quarter, but the Bulldogs were simply the better team. Their defense bottled up the Tigers running game and had Bo Nix running for his life most of the game.

I actually thought Nix played pretty well considering the constant duress. He certainly could have made some better decisions at times, but the receivers have got to catch the ball. Overall, Georgia’s incredible depth of talent was just overwhelming. The Dawgs had six possessions in the first half. Outside of the AU turnover, Georgia had a six-play drive and a seven play drive that both resulted in touchdowns. The other drives were three plays, three plays and five plays all resulting in punts. The Dawgs only had five possessions in the second half, but four of them consisted of 10 plays.

The other possession was a one play drive of 60 yards for a TD. They wore Auburn down and simply had their way in the final 30 minutes.

Auburn’s deficiencies have been evident since the Penn State game and they’re obviously more glaring the better the competition. The Tigers receivers aren’t going to get any faster, taller or more explosive in the last six games. However, they can catch the football instead of dropping it if it hits them in the hands. That most certainly is in their control and, unfortunately, in their heads at this point. When I watch the offensive line, I definitely see a unit that is receiving far better coaching than last year. They didn’t fare too well against Georgia, but not many will because they’re probably the best defense in the country. The communication and technique on the AU line is night and day different from a season ago. They got physically beat Saturday by a superior team.

Of course, that’s nothing to celebrate, but at least it gives me some confidence in OL coach Will Friend.

Everyone knew coming into the year Georgia and Alabama were going to be extremely difficult games. I believe the Tigers are capable of beating the next five teams (@Arkansas, Ole Miss, @ TX A&M, Miss State & @S Carolina) on the schedule.

I also believe the Tigers are capable of losing to the next five teams on the schedule.

Auburn’s run defense has been impressive this year, but it would dramatically improve their chances if they actually figured out how to defend the forward pass.

Every possession will be important and every scoring opportunity will be critical.

These games will ultimately determine the success or failure of Bryan Harsin’s first season on the Plains.

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The Dadeville Record

Mini Art Show SIRI HEDREEN | THE OUTLOOK

Dadeville Public Library patrons of all ages turned in decorated canvases earlier this month for a LEGO-sized art gallery. The mini gallery will be on display throughout the month.

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Oct. 15-17

FALL BOOGIE: Standard Deluxe will host three days of music at the 9 annual Fall Boogie. The lineup includes Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Seath Walker and Joshua Ray Walker on Friday; Maggie Rose Blue Mountain, Lee Bains III and the Gloryfires, EArly James and Janet Simpson on Saturday, and Jon Spencer and the Hitmakers with Lee Bains III solo for brunch on Sunday. Visit standarddeluxe.com for ticket information.

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TRADE DAY: The Bibb Graves Community Center in Millerville is hosting a Trade Day from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. There will be great merchandise inside the old school a the Shoppes of Millerville.

There is free vendor set up outside.

Food items will be available inside.

Oct. 19

TALLAPOOSA COUNTY EDUCATION RETIREES: The Tallapoosa County Education Retirees will meet Tuesday, Oct. 19 at the Chamber of Commerce (next to Valley Bank on US Highway 280), at 10 a.m. Program: Silver Sneakers.

Oct. 26

Today’s Anniversaries

Daisy Albritton ,Nellie Jo Jones, Payton Windsor, Mike Jackson, Roxanne Munsey

WOMEN OF THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT:”Women of the Montgomery Bus Boycott” will be on display at Adelia M. Russell Library in Alex City Oct. 4-30 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Some of us have to paddle before we can swim.

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

TRUNK OR TREAT: Live music sponsored by area 51 entertainment, candy for kids and food trucks for adults. Come learn about municipal vehicles at this Halloween themed event starting at 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 26 at the Alexander City Municipal Complex.

VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE: The Tallapoosa County Board of Registars is holding a voter registration drive at Central Alabama Community College in Alexander City from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26.

Nov. 6

POTTERY SALE: The St. James Episcopal Church will be having a pottery sale from 9 a.m. to noon at 347 South Central Ave.

Nov. 18

7 BRIDGES BAND: THE ULTIMATE EAGLES EXPERIENCE: Since their first appearance in Alexander City a few years ago, the community has eagerly awaited the return of 7 Bridges Band to the Benjamin Russell High School Auditorium. This group delivers a stunningly accurate tribute to the music of The Eagles using no backing tracks or harmonizers. Visit alexcityarts.org for details and tickets.

Ongoing Events

ARTISTS ASOCIATION 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,

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Moe Jr.

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 for arts and crafts such as rock painting, wine glass painting, canvas painting, painted a door hanger and created greeting cards.

The Lake Martin area is welcome as well as those in StillWaters. We only charge $5 per month to help pay for the space to have fun and stimulate our creativity. Come and share what you like to do.

For further information please call Suzie Ham at 334-464-2882 or Kay Fincher 256-825-2506.

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

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

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