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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Current gambling bill only allows current operators

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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Electronic bingo machines at Victoryland are used in September 2016 after the facility reopened.

County Democrats looking to groom new candidates

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians and the operators of Victoryland and Greenetrack would be the only groups allowed to operate full-gaming casinos and sports betting if proposed legislation is approved by legislators and voters.

State Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston) stepped down from his role as president pro tem of the state senate this

year but has authored a state constitutional amendment authorizing charitable bingo, casinos and sports wagering to accompany a proposed state lottery. For gambling and betting operations, the bill lays out everything from the establishment of a state commission to taxing and licensing of bingo, gambling and sports betting. In all cases, only current gaming and track operators in Alabama would be allowed to operate slot

machines, table games and other gambling.

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians operations in Atmore, Montgomery and Wetumpka are federally protected, but the legislation would allow the Poarch to continue to operate the Mobile Greyhound Park and add a casino and sports wagering. The legislation would allow the Poarch to open a casino in the Huntsville See GAMBLING • Page 3

HERE COME THE BRIDES

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter

The Tallapoosa County Democratic Party (TCDP) has set its sights on 2022.

The TCDP executive committee voted to create a new committee Thursday to recruit and screen potential candidates for next year’s slate of local elections.

“Over the next several months the committee will reach out to current elected Democrats to offer support, as well as to potential new candidates in the area,” the executive committee said in a statement.

“The goal of the screening committee will be to not only identify potential candidates, but to offer training and support for those interested in serving the people of Tallapoosa County.”

Party chair Jeremy Jeffcoat brought up the 2022 races at the party’s regular meeting Thursday, held virtually via Zoom.

See DEMOCRATS • Page 3

Dadeville baseball to play full schedule after concerns voiced

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Families with upcoming weddings had an opportunity to visit with wedding vendors at the Wedding & Event Expo at The Mitchell House in Dadeville Sunday. The second annual event benefited the Lake Martin Area United Way.

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Dadeville High School’s baseball team will continue its full-season schedule with a fully-operational concession stand at home games, Tallapoosa County Schools confirmed Wednesday.

“Right now, with infection rates what they are county-wide and it being an outside event, baseball schedules will be normal,” Tallapoosa County Schools See BASEBALL • Page 3

Plane crash lands on Lake Martin CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

A pilot was not injured as a plane crashed on Lake Martin on Tuesday.

An Aircam registered to a Birmingham limited liability corporation crashed as it was making a landing on Lake Martin’s Parker Creek Tuesday

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afternoon.

A video by Tyler Machen and Joey Browning shows the experimental aircraft coming in for a landing.

The plane’s floats touch the water and the plane suddenly turns right and a wing tip enters the water.

The plane made it to a dock and Coosa County

Lake Martin

Lake Levels

483.81 Reported on 02/24/21 @ 8 p.m.

sheriff Michael Howell the pilot was OK. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency responded along with the Coosa County Emergency Management Agency, the Alexander City Fire Department, the Kellyton Volunteer Fire Department and the Real Island Jake Arthur / The Record Volunteer Fire Department. An Aircam Seaplane sits near the dock after crash-landing on Lake Martin Tuesday.

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Police Reports Dadeville Police Department Feb. 23

• David Eastridge, 36, of Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

• Danny Kelley, 50, of Alexander City was arrested on three warrants for failure to appear.

Feb. 22

• William Lee, 45, of Childersburg was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

Feb. 20

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

Feb. 19

• Mark Lucas, 59, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana first and possession of drug paraphernalia on U.S. Highway 280.

• A report was filed for criminal mischief second and theft of property fourth that occurred on U.S. Highway 280.

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

Feb. 18

• Thomas Cunningham, 41, of Lanett was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

Feb. 17

• A report was filed for criminal littering that occurred on South Broadnax Street.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Feb. 18

• Two subjects on Halls Folley Road in Dadeville filed a report in reference to

harassment.

• A subject on Halls Folley Road in Dadeville filed a report in reference to criminal trespassing.

• Richard Mann of Camp Hill was arrested on the charge of public intoxication.

Feb. 17

• A subject on South Moss Flat Road in Notasulga filed a report in reference to a domestic dispute.

• A subject on Port Road in Dadeville filed a report for criminal mischief that occured on Buck Creek Road.

Feb. 14

• A subject on Highway 280 in Camp Hill filed a report for criminal trespassing.

Feb. 12

• Hannah Taylor of Notasulga was arrested on an outstanding warrant for harassment.

• A subject on Quail Hollow Drive in Dadeville filed a report for theft by deception.

• A subject on Mackenzies Way in Dadeville filed a report for identity theft.

Alexander City Police Department Feb. 18

• Criminal trespassing was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle and domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Driving under the influence of a controlled substance was reported in Alexander City.

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Fraudulent use of a credit or debit card was reported in Alexander City.

• Criminal trespass was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

Feb. 17

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

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

• Duty upon striking an unoccupied vehicle was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

Feb. 16

• Virginia Foster Phillips, 54, of Alexander City was arrested for harassment.

• Harassing communications was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Identity theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Identity theft was reported in Alexander City.

Feb. 15

• Joshua Jay Mitchell, 37, of Roanoke was arrested for possession of marijuana.

• Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle was reported in Alexander City.

• Possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

Feb. 14

• Teresa Yvette Kent, 57, of Alexander City was

arrested for public intoxication.

• Cierra Lashawn Powell, 25, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Public intoxication was reported in Alexander City.

• Burglary and theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Harassing communications was reported in Alexander City.

Feb. 13

• Delon Matray Herron, 28, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a concealed weapon without a permit and resisting arrest.

• A dog bite was reported in Alexander City.

• Resisting arrest and firearms license required was reported in Alexander City.

• Menacing was reported in Alexander City.

Feb. 12

• Christian Nicole Stewart, 28, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

• Leaving the scene of an accident was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Permitting dogs to run at large was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence and theft was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

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area. Victoryland in Macon County and the Birmingham Race Course share the same ownership and would be allowed to legally open casinos too. Greenetrack in west Alabama would be allowed to do the same.

Net gaming revenues would be taxed at a rate of 20% but not on gambling at the Poarch’s operations in Atmore, Montgomery and Wetumpka.

Poarch Band of Creek Indians director of government relations Miriam Fry said the Poarch would still contribute funds to the state.

“A portion of revenue, as determined by a compact negotiated with the Tribe and governor, would be shared with the state from our table games, if this bill went into effect,” Fry said in a statement.

The lottery is estimated to generate more than $200 million for education. An estimated $260 - $393 million would be generated annually from gaming and the legislation earmarks much of the revenue. The gaming trust fund would retain 20%, 3% would go to counties

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with a gaming operation, 2% would go to municipalities with a game operation. If a municipality has no gaming operation, the 2% would go to the county in which it operates. The state’s general fund would get the remaining 75% but the bill spells out how the funds would be distributed.

Statewide development and expansion of broadband would receive 65%, 25% would go to rural health services and 10% to mental health services.

After $1 billion goes to broadband, the distribution

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“Candidate recruitment is going to be important,” Jeffcoat said at the meeting. “There are a couple that are really interesting. One, in the County Commission races we have two elected Democrats on the County Commission.”

Current Tallapoosa County Commission Democrats are District 1 commissioner T.C. Coley, representing Kellyton and the northern part of Alexander City, and District 4 commissioner Emma Jean Thweatt, representing Dadeville and Camp Hill.

“There is no reason that T.C. Coley’s district should ever go Republican,” Jeffcoat said. “It just shouldn’t happen.

Emma Jean Thweatt, her district’s a little bit different but again, she has a strong pretty strong hold on that seat.”

Incumbents have until January 2022 to decide if they want to run that November.

Thweatt and Coley have yet to announce bids for reelection.

District 2 commissioner Steve Robinson and District 3 commissioner John McKelvey’s seats are a “tough get” for Democrats, Jeffcoat said.

District 2 includes the southern part of Alex City, Our Town and Willow Point, while District 3 includes Jackson’s Gap, New Site, Goldville, Daviston and Hackneyville.

The executive committee instead sets its sights on District 5 commissioner George Carleton’s seat covering Stillwaters, the southern part of Pace’s Point, Walnut Hill, Wall Street, Reeltown, Liberty City, Union and East Tallassee.

“I do think that George Carleton’s seat could possibly be a little vulnerable,” Jeffcoat said.

Jeffcoat also pointed out the 5th Judicial Circuit district attorney race as a potential get for Democrats. District attorney Jeremy Duerr ran as Democrat in 2016 but switched to the Republican party in November, which he said was “more aligned with my conservative Christian values.”

“He put out a statement about ‘defund the police’ and blah, blah, blah, basically I’m sure just had the party write a statement up and release it,” Jeffcoat said. “I was very disappointed.”

Vice chair Vantrice Heard said she “told him (so) personally.”

Duerr’s 5th Judicial Circuit covers Tallapoosa, Chambers, Macon and Randolph counties. Jeffcoat said he thought Duerr made a miscalculation given the circuit’s Black population, the Democratic party’s strongest demographic.

“Those four counties are 39% African American,” he said. “Thirty-nine. If I were a young African American attorney in say, Tuskegee, that would be a very tempting thing for me to get into.”

However, Jeffcoat also stressed running a Democratic candidate in every race, even the long-shot races in a county that voted 71.3% Republican in the last presidential election.

“Running an aggressive race, even in a long-shot county, forces the other party to have to spend time and resources on a race that, if it’s unopposed, they can just put all their resources and time into other races that are more competitive,” he said.

“That’s not what we want. That’s the importance of having candidates in every race.”

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changes to 25% remaining in the general fund, 25% to rural healthcare services, 25% to develop and maintain IT infrastructure, 15% for mental health services and 10% for grants to be awarded for infrastructure improvements to counties and municipalities without the casinos.

The bill would put all bingo under control of the gaming commission. It would prohibit electronic bingo except at the five casinos and the three now operated by the Poarch, which are on tribal lands and not under state control.

Baseball superintendent Raymond Porter said. “It will be the same at all three campuses. There will be grilling and the concession stand will be open to the public.”

Games will continue with social distancing measures, Porter said.

The concession stand will also have multiple condiment stations for crowd control.

While the possibility of any further restrictions was never “up in the air,” Porter said, “apparently, it was communicated on Facebook.”

“It didn’t come from the central office,” he said.

Porter said he reached out to Dadeville High School principal Chris Hand as well as the author of the Facebook post.

On Jan. 26, Dadeville Diamond Club vice president Derick Robinson posted on the team Facebook page “it has been brought to my attention that leadership at DHS is wanting to cut the season for the varsity team from 31 games to 15 games,” urging parents to contact the administration and central office. The Dadeville Diamond Club is a booster club that fundraises for the Dadeville baseball team.

The next day, Robinson posted an update that all 31 games would

License fees for charitable bingo are determined by the market they are located in.

Jefferson County Race Track would pay $100 million over 10 years to be licensed for 30 years. Victoryland would pay $50 million over 10 years to be licensed for 25 years.

Greenetrack would pay $5 million over 10 years to be licensed for 10 years.

The last time any form of public referendum on the lottery or gambling was presented to voters was in 1999 with a statewide lottery.

It failed.

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Hand confirmed Wednesday the season would continue, barring any sudden surge in COVID-19 cases.

“It’s all very day-by-day right now,” he said.

Hand said the only COVID-related cancelations made so far have been with the softball team, which had to cancel a few tournaments due to the number of teams that would be attending.

On Monday, the DHS Baseball 2021 Facebook page shared a post from Derick Robinson, stating: “We have been told that we can’t cook on the grill, because it’s a ‘County Health Code’ violation. While other programs within the county are cooking hot food.” Once again Robinson urged parents to contact school officials.

According to a parent, concessions-stand purchases are technically donations and are not subject to county health codes.

On Tuesday, Robinson posted an update saying the booster club would now be selling hamburgers and cheeseburgers at the Dadeville High School baseball games.

Dadeville’s next home game is scheduled for Thursday, Mar. 4 against Horseshoe Bend.

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Limbaugh championed the ‘forgotten Americans’ Our Mission Beautification is

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an investment in Dadeville

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ast week, the Dadeville Beautification Board worked back-to-back on two different projects, one planting trees in the downtown area and the other laying plaques of sponsoring Dadeville High School alumni classes.

The work was no cakewalk — volunteers donated their funds, loaned out machinery, shoveled soil and offered to drive two and a half hours to a tree nursery and back. These projects were more than the culmination of two days’ labor; they took weeks of planning and coordination.

Not only will these projects make the town more beautiful for its current residents, they represent an investment in the longevity of Dadeville. Planting a tree is an expression of optimism.

There’s no point in planting young saplings unless you expect there to be townspeople one day to enjoy the shade of its fully-matured foliage. Similarly, there’s no point in laying plaques without a posterity to learn from and enjoy them.

Of course, these are just the two most recent of the many projects that the Beautification Board does to make Dadeville a more beautiful place to live. They also help keep the city decorated for the holidays and award residents and businesses who are leading examples of keeping the area looking good.

The Record applauds the Dadeville Beautification Board for investing in the future of its town. A town is only as good as its people.

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mericans of a certain age remember the days before Spotify when we made mix tapes of bands we loved. In college in the late 1980s, my friends and I would play them during long road trips, savoring the chance to expose each other to new artists.

On one particular trip, a friend popped a tape into the cassette player - but instead of music, a voice came on the radio. It was a scratchy recording of a talk show from New York’s WABC. “You have to hear this guy,” my friend said. The voice was that of Rush Limbaugh. My friend had recorded a week’s worth of shows, and we listened to them the whole trip.

For a budding young conservative at the dawn of the age of political correctness, Limbaugh was a revelation. He was funny, irreverent, iconoclastic and unapologetically conservative. Back then, those of us on the right had few places to turn.

National Review arrived in the mailbox twice a month, and we watched William F. Buckley Jr.’s “Firing Line” on PBS. But there was no Fox News and few alternatives to the left-leaning media. Then Limbaugh burst onto the scene, declaring himself “America’s anchorman.” He not only became the most successful radio talk-show host in the country, he launched an entire industry - creating the phenomenon of conservative talk radio and reaching an entirely new audience for conservative ideas.

How did he become such a sensation? First, he made conservatism fun. He feigned arrogance, declaring that he possessed “talent on loan from God” and that he spoke with “half my brain tied behind my back, just to make it fair.” And he made fun of the left. Just like his hero, Ronald Reagan, who told jokes to mock communism

MARC THIESSEN Columnist and big government, Limbaugh used humor as a powerful weapon in the battle of ideas. His adversaries wanted to be taken seriously; he made them the butt of the joke.

Second, he connected with millions of Americans who felt ignored, derided and marginalized by the political elites. Long before Donald Trump came along, Limbaugh rallied these “forgotten Americans.”

He understood that the conservative movement has always been populist at heart. In 1964, Reagan declared that conservatives refuse to “confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves.”

And Buckley famously said, “I would rather be governed by the first 2,000 people in the Boston telephone directory than the 2,000 people on the faculty of Harvard University.”

Limbaugh gave a voice to folks in the phone book and elevated them over that little intellectual elite. He rarely had guests on his show, choosing instead to give a platform to ordinary Americans who called in.

He gave them a voice in our political discourse and affirmed the validity of what they believed. He assured them that “our beliefs are not the result of a deranged psychology,” and they felt they finally had a champion.

“I am Rush Limbaugh . . . and I want anyone who believes in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to succeed. And I want any force, any person, any element of an overarching Big Government that would stop your success . . . to fail,”

he said.

He loved his audience, and they loved him back. They arranged their schedules around his show, doing their shopping so they would be in the car when he came on.

Long-haul truckers listened to him on the job, while workers gathered in “Rush Rooms” at local restaurants to listen to his show during their lunch hour.

The left hated him - in part because they didn’t like being the on the receiving end of his sometimes over-the-top approach, and in part because they could not replicate his success. Air America liberals’ would-be answer to conservative talk radio - crashed and burned. But Limbaugh kept succeeding - three hours a day, five days a week, for more than three decades. He did it while overcoming addiction and hearing loss that would have ended other careers.

He continued to broadcast to the very end, even while fighting the stage four lung cancer that finally took his life. He was unfailingly generous, leaving $5,000 tips in restaurants and ranking as high as fourth in Forbes’s annual list of most generous celebrities.

In 1992, Buckley invited him on “Firing Line” to talk about his success. The intellectuals dismissed Limbaugh, Buckley said, because they “assumed that nobody who really counts spends time listening to people talk over the radio.” They recoiled at his irreverent humor, but “only the humorless are really offended.” Like Julius Caesar, Buckley said, Limbaugh “came, he saw, and he conquered.”

RIP. Marc Thiessen writes a twice-weekly column for The Post on foreign and domestic policy. He is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

Conservatives cancel just as often as liberals

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he Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) has declared its 2021 theme is “America Uncanceled” to call attention the scourge of America’s so-called “Cancel Culture.” Imagine our surprise that CPAC chose to “cancel” one of their speakers because of his alleged anti-Semitic views.

Now I don’t blame CPAC for doing so. I wouldn’t invite a speaker who would rail against Jews to my class in the first place, and would disinvite such a speaker if I learned the truth after an invitation. But the notion

by CPAC that liberals are the only ones who “cancel” a speaker, and conservatives are somehow always standing up for the rights of any and all free speech cases just isn’t supported by the evidence.

Most if not all Republicans who voted for Trump’s impeachment and removal from office have been censured by GOP organizations from their state, if not the official state apparatus. Some have received the same treatment just for doing their job and certifying state results of the 2020 election. Fox News canceled the guy who correctly called Arizona for Biden, ahead of most other networks, and he turned out to be right. Speaking ill of Trump will get you a canceling.

When I started off as a College Republican, I was made aware of the term

JOHN TURES Columnist “political correctness,” something I never heard of in high school in El Paso, Texas. All freshmen were called “First Year Students,” at my college. Each change in term was new battle. To be perfectly honest, though I probably toed the line like everyone else, it wasn’t that big of an issue for me. I didn’t join the GOP because I was mad about being called “A First Year” instead of a “Freshman.” Perhaps that’s because our Catholic Church would often change lyrics like “let me walk with my brother…” from “Let There Be Peace On Earth” to “let us walk with each other…”

If that change in words was worth fighting over, you missed the point of the religious song.

Of course, some extremists tried to “cancel” Mike Pence by trying to hang him, along with a number of Republicans and Democrats, in the ultimate form of human censorship, on 1/6/21.

Of course, you’ll find progressives targeting moderates in the Democratic Party, and cry foul just as loudly when they feel they’re being targeted, just like conservatives do.

It’s been my experience that some on the extremes of both sides make a point of

saying the most outlandish things to get maximum media attention, daring others to “cancel” them, upping the ante when the response isn’t strong enough until one day a line is crossed, and then the person can be considered a “martyr” for free speech, deserving the same honors as a Founding Father!

Moreover, these “canceled” speakers never seem to lack for donations or wealthy benefactors.

I spoke with a professor at Middlebury College in political science, shortly after that tiny New England college got caught in the crossfire of the culture wars over a disinvited speaker. “I just want the whole thing to go away,” she managed, exhausted by the whole ordeal, having no role in the battle, but wanting just to go back and be a teacher to her students.

I think that’s what most of us really want. Though the agents provocateur swear that you’re next on the list of people to be “cancelled,” most of us don’t face such an unlikely fate. Instead, we’d prefer a little more media oxygen be devoted to those who focus on our commonalities, who seek to unite us, instead of dividing us or even canceling “the other.”

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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Volunteers with the Dadeville Beautification Board plant trees along Broadnax and Tallassee streets downtown.

Dadeville Beautification Board plants new trees downtown STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Dadeville residents seeking shady respite from the sun this summer are in luck.

A group of Dadeville Beautification Board volunteers met Friday to plant trees on Broadnax and Tallassee

streets downtown.

Beautification board members Raphord Farrington, Elaine Forbus and Mickey Forbus left Dadeville around 7 a.m. to drive over two hours to a tree farm in Statesville, Elaine Forbus said.

Once back in Dadeville, they were joined by volunteers Jerry McGukin, Janet Gittings and Patti Harris for

planting.

Mickey Forbus also volunteered the use of his Bobcat skid-steer.

Dadeville’s gas and water departments assisted by marking water and gas lines to avoid damage.

Eight trees were planted in total, including four willow oaks, two London planetrees and two autumn

blaze maples.

“These trees will not only provide beauty for all to enjoy, they will also increase the amount of natural foliage in our downtown area,” beautification board volunteer Anne-Marie Jones said. “Dadeville will be able to watch these trees grow along with the community.”

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Beautification Board places alumni plaques Saturday, the Dadeville Beautification Board worked toward completion of a project that began last year with the planting of 57 trees over the course of two days. The goal of the project was not only to beautify these areas by providing green foliage and shade trees, but also to provide opportunities for DHS Alumni classes to participate by donating funds to purchase commemorative granite plaques engraved with their class year.

The granite plaques were designed to be flush mounted into the ground beside each tree. Saturday’s work involved digging the holes and placing concrete forms (which Mickey Forbus made individually by hand and donated) next to each tree so the granite plaques can be mounted in place. Saturday’s volunteers included Dewayne Hodnett (back left), Tony Wolfe, Randal and Dana McClendon, Eddie Milner, beautification board president Mickey Forbus, Sharon Gaither, Patti Harris, Janet Gittings, Dana Harrelson, Stokes (front left) and AnneMarie Jones and Elaine Balint Forbus.

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New CACC president hopes to bring back community engagement ‘missing for years’

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter

This semester, Central Alabama Community College (CACC) opened its doors for face-to-face learning for the first time this academic year. Now newlyappointed president Jeff Lynn is looking for ways to open CACC’s doors to the community.

In an interview with Alexander City Chamber of Commerce president Ed Collari last fall, Lynn, then-interim president, said CACC had “missed the mark” on community engagement.

Earlier this month, Alabama Community College System appointed Lynn president of CACC, which will take effect March 1. With new COVID19 cases in Alabama continuing to decline, Lynn elaborated on his goals for community.

“I think it’s our role and responsibility as a college to really connect with all our stakeholders,” Lynn said. “They include our community partners.”

Community partners could refer to

the local industry that may hire from the college, local government and the local school systems.

“Most important, really, is our K-12 partners because that’s the biggest feeder,” Lynn said. “We’ve really got to make sure Lynn that we have the strongest relationships with all our stakeholders and make sure we’re listening to their needs as well.”

For high school students, CACC offers a dual enrollment program, in which students can earn community college credits alongside their high school degree.

After graduating, many continue to pursue their associate’s degree at CACC. A second category of community partners, Lynn said, is the community at large who may be interested in attending a play, concert, lecture or sporting event.

At present, Lynn finds that engagement to be lacking.

“We’ve got to create that sense that they could come to our colleges and I

think that’s been missing for years,” he said. “I want to bring that back to Central Alabama Community College.”

CACC is currently in the middle of theater renovations at its Alex City campus, which Lynn said has not been used in years. He’s also hoping to draw in spectators for their spring sports.

“We have sporting events we have great teams and we want to get the community to be able to come out — with COVID we want to be COVIDsafe obviously — and watch our kids play,” he said. “We’ve had some phenomenal seasons in the past.”

Another goal of Lynn’s is to tempt new industry into the area by meeting their human capital needs.

Lynn chairs the Lake Martin Economic Development Alliance’s workforce committee, a new committee designed to get local talent up to speed with some of the area’s high-growth industries.

For Tallapoosa and Coosa counties, that includes advanced manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality and construction, Lynn said.

“The number one reason that a company would want to locate in a certain area — there’s incentives coming from the state of course — but the biggest challenge for a company, regardless of industry sector, is the workforce,” Lynn said.

Lynn wants CACC to be able to meet that workforce demand.

“That’s something that really has been needed awhile for CACC and I think that’s something that we can deliver,” he said.

One career program the college is considering is a hospitality track, taking advantage of the Lake Martin tourism industry that’s exploded in the last decade. Students could earn hospitality credits alongside their high school degree, continue the program at CACC alongside work experience at Lake Martin and then transfer to Auburn University, which offers bachelor’s, master’s and now PhDs in hospitality.

“That’s a great way to feed that market and also bring back talent once they get their terminal degree,” Lynn said.

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A fire recruit gets ready to enter an office area to complete a nuts and bolts drill in the dark.

Hopeful firefighters search in the dark for nuts and bolts in training exercise

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Nuts and bolts are the basic building blocks to almost everything — even becoming a firefighter.

Fifteen soon-to-be firefighters learned that lesson this week searching more than 5,000 square feet of dark cold space filled with cubicles, offices, tires and wires to find two nuts, a bolt and three washers.

“There are six instructors in there,” Alexander City Fire Department Capt. Jeff Brewer said. “Each instructor has a part.”

The 15 fire recruits have to crawl on their hands and knees trying to find the instructors buried in shelves and desks.

“Until they find all six instructors, they can’t come out,” Brewer said. “They come up to an instructor and say, ‘I’m firefighter recruit X. Do you have something for me?’ They say their name because a lot of time they find

the same instructors. They miss people and have to go back.”

Just because the recruits have found all of the parts doesn’t mean they can leave the darkness yet. The parts have to be assembled in the order shown to the recruits earlier in the day.

“They have to come out with it in this order,” Brewer said. “That is the hardest part is — putting it together with gloves on. Every once in a while I will catch them cheating, putting it together without their gloves on. They aren’t supposed to be doing that. It has to be in order. It’s called nuts and bolts drill. It’s pretty tough.”

Deven Still is originally from Lafayette and is training to be an Opelika firefighter.

Still was one of the first in the dark office space for the nuts and bolts drill Thursday morning but an hour later was still in the dark. Still could be found crawling looking for one last part.

“Some do very good, some

just miss,” Brewer said. “They get so familiar with it they just start randomly crawling.”

Brewer laughed when Still knocked something over.

“You found a curtain round,” Brewer said. “You can have it for a souvenir.”

Still was still in the dark but took advantage of the curtain rod.

“I want to find the small washer,” Still said.

Still used the curtain rod like a fire pole. It extended her reach making the search in the dark easier. Minutes later she exited the dark office with curtain rod in hand.

“It is a mental thing,” Brewer said. “They get in there and can’t find it and get frustrated. They get every part but one. They know they have been through that thing twice but guess what, they have to go through it again because they missed it.”

Some recruits were able to complete the task in seven to eight minutes. The basic search and rescue is done while breathing through the

firefighter’s mask. It is all to help the recruits get over the anxiety of being in the dark in an unknown environment so when the recruits respond in a real situation they know the feeling.

The recruit school has firefighter hopefuls from Opelika, Lafayette and Alexander City — 15 in all this time around.

In the dark Brewer recognizes one of ACFD’s recruits Evan Williams and asks how he is doing near the exit door.

“I’ve got one,” Williams said.

Williams airpack was vibrating, not a good sign in a real fire.

“You’ve got a ways to go,” Brewer told Williams. “You are about out of air.”

The nuts and bolts drill helps the recruits work on breathing.

“You are supposed to breathe in through your nose and exhale through your mouth,” Brewer said. “It saves air but as you get tired, it’s all through the mouth. This is not

CommunityCalendar February 25, 2021 TRI-COUNTY CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER 5K COLOR RUN: The Tri-County Children’s Advocacy Center is thrilled to announce its first 5K Color Run. The run will take place on March 13, 2021 at Keebler Park in Dadeville. The race will begin at 10 a.m. The cost of registration is $30 for adults and $15 for children. This includes your race fee, event T-shirt and a free Chick-Fil-A lunch. For more information, go to www.tricocacrainbowrun.com

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a tiring drill, but mentally it’s tough.”

In a real fire, the vibrating airpack means trouble is ahead for the firefighter as they are running out of air.

“When his air alarm goes off they would come out,” Brewer said. “Here today, I’ve told them to take it off and flip back to the belt. Some will take three or four bottles to get through this.”

But the nuts and bolts drill is not a likely real world scenario where a firefighter goes into a fire alone.

“It’s not realistic because they are doing it by themselves,” Brewer said.

“In a real world environment, there would be a team doing it. It teaches you. It is pitch black just like in the real world. You are not allowed to use flashlights. In the real world you would have flash lights and thermal imaging.

They will have that kind of stuff to use. Today it is just them and the dark searching.

It teaches them to search every space.”

Lois Harmon, Calandra Harris, Jennifer Knox, Ricky Galloway, Donna J Baker, Devon Trong, Linda Giambrone,Riley Jackson and Laroy Grimmett celebrate their birthdays Thursday.

is at 10 a.m. on April 3. All church members and family members of the people buried in the cemetery to attend. Please wear your mask.

POSTPONED

DADEVILLE CHAMBER ANNUAL BANQUET: The Lake Martin Dadeville Area Chamber is postponing its annual meeting and awards banquet. The banquet was previously scheduled to be held today. The new date is still to be determined. There will be introductions of 2021 officers, celebration of the Business and Person of the Year as well as recognition of outstanding local individuals.

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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.

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 Broad Street Plaza for pickup supplies and area assignments to help clean up the streets within Alexander City. For more information,

email Jacob Meacham at jacob. meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

TAX HELP: Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama (VCCA) IRS certified volunteers are once again preparing and e-filing tax returns; however, all tax assistance is by appointment only. To make an appointment call 256-234-0347 or email vcca.al@ gmail.com. Please do not come to the site without an appointment, as they will not be able to accommodate.

SOUP AND SANDWICH MINISTRY: St. James Episcopal Church will hold Soups To-Go from 5:30 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday. The program is open to everyone and will supply a cup of

hot soup and a half-sandwich by curbside pickup or walk-ups.

CHARITY BINGO AT NIFFER’S: At 6 p.m. every Tuesday, Niffer’s Place at the Lake hosts bingo benefitting rotating charities. Cards are $1 each and there are eight total rounds.

The first seven round winners receive Niffer’s Bucks and the eighth round is the jackpot round for cash.

AL-ANON MEETING: Al-Anon in-person meetings have been temporarily halted due to COVID. Please call 205-903-0061 for information and support. Al-Anon is a support program for family and friends of alcoholics.

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Finding one big bite key to winning on Lake Martin

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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t was cold and icy as anglers backed their boats down the ramps Saturday morning for the Lake Martin stop of the Alabama Bass Trail. But the weather didn’t stop the fishermen.

As the old saying goes, “A bad day fishing is better than…?” played out Saturday. Only 29 of 221 boats brought 10 or more pounds of fish to the scales at Wind Creek State Park Saturday afternoon. The team of Larry Walters and Shane Patterson walked away with the win with a mixed-bag limit of 13.91 pounds

and the second biggest fish of the day at 4.96 pounds.

Like most every other angler on Lake Martin Saturday, the team finesse fished all day. A Ned rig landed the pair’s big fish.

“I missed fish after fish after fish,” Walters said. “We prayed those fish in. We went all the way south and just got lucky.”

Patterson said Walters carried the load for the team.

“I have a good partner,” Patterson said. “He caught everything we weighed in today.”

Patterson and Walters took home the first place prize of $10,000.

The 221 boats in Saturday’s

tournament brought 984 fish to the scales weighing just over 1,600 pounds.

The team of Jimmy Whaley and Terry Adams didn’t go far from the launch to catch their 5.5 pound largemouth. Whaley was a bit generic on how he and Adams landed 30 or so fish.

“A jig, a green pumpkin jig with a Zoom trailer,” Whaley said. “The rest came on a crankbait — Rapala DT10.”

Whaley and Adams’ 11.5 pound bag was good enough for eighth Cliff Williams / The Record place and an $1,100 cash prize.

Jimmy Whaley landed the big fish of the day at Alabama David Newman and Chris Bass Trail’s stop on Lake Martin Saturday/ The fish See FISHING • Page 10 weighed in at 5.5 pounds.

SEASON FINALE

Softball begins in Tallapoosa County

By DARIUS GOODMAN Sports Editor

Softball season is well under way in the Tallapoosa County area and a number of programs are looking for momentum as many teams started with mixed results.

One of the biggest winners of the weekend was Benjamin Russell who, despite a tie, managed to win three of their matchups.

Benjamin Russell (3-0-1)

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Dadeville’s Daquan Doss goes up for a shot against Montgomery Catholic while in traffic. Inset: Dadeville head coach Jesse Foster was presented another runner-up trophy following the loss.

Tigers come up short against Knights in Elite Eight

By DARIUS GOODMAN Sports Editor

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adeville’s season came with a lot of adversity.

Tuesday afternoon, the season ended with the program reaching the Garrett Coliseum but falling 76-58 to Montgomery Catholic’s Knights.

Throughout the game, the Tigers struggled from deep, missing five straight three-pointers; it was bad enough that the Tigers wound up missing 19 total from deep.

“That’s what we’ve been living by all year,” Dadeville head coach Jesse Foster said. “We’ve been shooting them all year. Just tonight we didn’t hit none.

That’s the nature of the beast. Sometimes you make them and sometimes you’re not. We just had a bad night at the wrong time.”

The Tigers struggled from the beginning but still managed to keep pace with the Knights. The first two scores of the game went to the Knights’ Daniel Jamerson and Johntarius Green. On the Jamerson score, it wasn’t from a lack of trying for Dadeville. The Tigers just missed out on two early rebounds that led to the first score.

The first points of the game for the Tigers came on a fast break by Antojuan Woody. Nearly 50 seconds later, Daquan Doss checked into the score book with a made jumper of his own to tie the game.

A foul by Jordan Parker put the Knights at the free throw line for the lead but things progressively began to get worse for the Tigers. The Knights turned a 7-6 lead into a 12-6 lead as the Tigers went cold offensively.

Getting out-rebounded was one thing; the Tigers also found themselves turning the ball over far more than expected.

Even through the adversity, the Tigers managed to keep a close 12-8 gap at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter was a different

The Wildcats took on four teams over the weekend and came away with three wins. The only tie came against Central of Clay County.

In their season-opening game, the Wildcats tied Central of Clay 4-4.

Benjamin Russell led 4-0 entering the top of the fourth inning. The game was ruled over in the fourth inning according to Gamechanger after Central scored four runs of their own. Against Sylacauga in a four-inning matchup, the Wildcats were behind early in the first inning.

Sylacagua scored two runs and a third in the second inning to push ahead 3-0.

The Wildcats scored in the bottom of the second inning after an error put a runner on first. A single via a bunt found the Wildcats with a runner in scoring position.

A ground out to the pitcher found a run cross the plate for the Wildcats.

It took until the fourth inning for another runner to cross the plate but it was enough to give the Wildcats a tie.

Horseshoe Bend breaks even in opening test

By DARIUS GOODMAN Sports Editor

story.

Both sides traded points in the opening minute but the Tigers went cold offensively.

Following a Jordan Rambo layup, the Tigers were unable to score for more than two and a half minutes. In that span, the Knights went on a tear, scoring another six points to extend the gap to 10 points. Despite efforts, the Tigers never closed the gap back to under 10 in the first half.

But the halftime buzzer brought relief and the Tigers woke up. Montgomery Catholic wasn’t out of reach as the program trailed 33-23.

Both teams traded shots back and forth to open the second half. The Tigers managed to hit both of their opening possessions with fast breaks to PJ Eason and Doss.

From there, it was a game again.

Eason made a jumper count and even drew the and-1 to help the Tigers’ cause, but it was a dunk on a putback that

got the Tiger fans at Garrett Coliseum cheering. The Tigers were back alive and the deficit was down to four points.

“That’s what I love about my hometown,” Foster said of the fan support. “I’m from Dadeville, I graduated from Dadeville and they travel well. We get a lot of support from the community and we appreciate that. That’s why we try to represent Dadeville and the community the best we can.”

The score was 35-31 with a little under six minutes remaining in the third, an ideal situation.

But as the Knights added more points over four minutes of play, the Tigers ultimately saw their hole grow deeper.

The Tigers once again found some momentum to get back in the game.

Eason dunked the ball for a score and Antojuan Woody cashed in with a layup of his own to chip the deficit

Horseshoe Bend softball has been on a pretty even roll to start the season as they hold a 2-2 record, but there is something there for the program to build off of.

In their first set of games, the Generals have been on each spectrum of the scoring side. The Generals have won big, lost big and won a close one. There were a lot of positives for head coach Hagen Whiteard in the early start.

“We definitely saw some positives this weekend, but it also revealed some of our weaknesses,” Whiteard said. “The good thing about playing in tournaments early is that it allows us to try different things and see what works and what doesn’t. It also allows the girls to get out earlyseason jitters. We can build off the positive and work harder to improve in our weak areas.”

The start to the season was a simple tournament that featured tough competition across the board. The 2-2 start may have been attributed to the level of competition they faced, but it’s a good thing for Whiteard’s squad.

“Any time you play a good team it makes you better,” Whiteard

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Fishers took to Lake Martin Saturday for the Alabama Bass Trail tournament. Above right: Fishermen bag their catch for weigh-in.

Fishing Patterson of Morris took second with a five-fish limit weighing in at 13.25 pounds and the third largest fish of the day at 4.82 pounds.

The Alabama Bass Trail pays through 40th place and Saturday 9.38 pounds garnered 40th place and a $500 prize.

Culling fish was key to earning a paycheck as 24 boats were within a half pound of 40th place.

“It is always key here on Lake

Softball Benjamin Russell’s Zaria Robertson singled to right field but it was enough to get Ryann Ruffin and Tiffany Roberts across the plate for the 3-3 tie.

Robertson scored one play later as Morgan Phillips singled to left, reaching second on the throw and Robertson scoring to end the game.

Benjamin Russell downed Sylacagua 4-3.

Saturday found the Wildcats playing two more games, their first against Horseshoe Bend. The victory was a 10-1, two-pitcher no-hitter.

The Generals scored via a passed ball in the fourth inning after catcher’s interference scored the run. The biggest play came in the bottom of the fourth as Emma Tapley drilled a three-run homerun.

The final game of the weekend for the Wildcats came against Holtville.

Benjamin Russell had to wait until the top of the fourth inning to score any runs after Holtville moved ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning.

The fourth inning started with a walk that led to a double for the first Wildcat run of the game. A sacrifice fly after a wild pitch advanced the runner to third put the Wildcats ahead.

A solo homerun from Davis added the third run of the inning.

A run crossed the plate from Holtville to bring the game to 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth but the Wildcats weren’t done scoring.

An error put a runner on base with a well-tied sacrifice bunt to advance the runner. A walk to Harris put runners at the corners before Bowden homered to propel the Wildcats to the 6-2 victory.

Dadeville (0-1)

Dadeville was unable to pick up the win against Beauregard in their season opener over the weekend. Dadeville fell behind in the first inning 3-0 and had to wait until the fifth inning to see any runs come across the plate. Beauregard led 10-0 after four innings, but the Tigers managed something in after an error put Jasmine Morgan on first.

A triple from Tori Giles scored Morgan for the program’s first run of the season before Tess McKinley singled to plate the second runner.

Horseshoe Bend (2-2)

Mixed results for the Generals over the weekend finds them with a .500 record.

Their first game of the season against Russell County was a 13-4 win. The win featured seven hits with 11 runs crossing the plate in the first inning alone.

Russell County’s only runs came from walks in the first inning.

The Generals struggled against Holtville; 10 runs crossed for their opponent in the first inning before Horseshoe Bend could score three in the second.

An error, single and walk allowed the bases to load and a double drove in all three off the bat of Kennedy Templeton.

In the second game against Russell County that weekend, the Generals were not able to put their foe away early.

Russell County opened the game with

continued from Page 1 Martin,” Alabama Bass Trail executive director Kay Donaldson said. “You have to make sure and weigh your fish as you make culls. A wrong decision by only an ounce can be crucial.”

The big bite was missing for most anglers as they landed the sub-2 pound Lake Martin smallmouth runners. The 10-pound bag of Justin and Chris Walton took 29th and a $500 prize check. Twenty-five boats netted 9-pound five-fish bags.

The smallest five-fish bag belonged to Mason Davis and Gunnar McCollough at 5.26 pounds. The pair finished 182nd.

The Tallapoosa County team of Cody Farr and Rusty Mask finished in the money with $1,100 for a seventh place finish. Mask said they landed about 15 fish.

“We caught these finesse fishing with a jig and a little shaky head,” Mask said. “We fished crankbait later

in the day but there was no size.”

Just about every angler crossed the stage for weigh-in disappointed in their efforts but not willing to give up. “There is Eufaula,” they all said.

“There will be a few lunkers there,” others said. Eufaula is the second stop of the south division of the Alabama Bass Trail. Saturday the north division kicks off on Pickwick Lake. A twoday championship will be held Oct. 22-23 on Smith Lake.

continued from Page 1 three runs as two singles and a walk loaded the bases. A single drove in the first run and a gutsy attempt to score two came up good with the program goingahead 3-0 over Horseshoe Bend.

The bottom of the first inning saw Reagan Taylor and Lily Moss both walk to start off the inning. An error on a Harleigh Moss pop fly allowed the bases to load once again.

A walk brought in the first run of the game for the Generals but it wasn’t over at that point. Horseshoe Bend scored two runs. An error brought in the first run of Marley Woodruff’s at-bat but it was a ground-out that drove in the second run.

Horseshoe Bend and Russell County were tied at 3-3. The second inning was another battle between the two programs.

The Generals gave up two runs in the top but scored three more in the bottom of the second. A tie was averted in the fourth inning. After Russell County tied the game at 6-6, the final inning found more excitement.

Horseshoe Bend found Taylor single, steal second and advance to third on a ground-out. A pop-out to short held the runner at third, but Brooke Milner singled to bring Taylor home.

The final game of the weekend was a 10-1 loss to Benjamin Russell.

Reeltown (2-4)

The Rebels had a packed weekend, playing six games over three days. Their first three were losses via shutout. Opelika won 7-0, Montgomery Catholic won 10-0 and Opp downed Reeltown 11-0.

The Rebels found a win against Park Crossing 19-0, but it was their fifth game that was interesting. Reeltown gave up 11 hits against Valley, but held on for the win.

The Rebels scored a run in the first inning and Valley matched. The third inning found the Rebels push ahead 4-1, but Valley’s response gave them the 5-4 lead. A run scored on an error in the fifth inning to tie the game.

The Rebels managed to get back ahead in the top of the sixth inning. A pair of singles from Rinaysha Brown and Bentley Baker gave them hope. A fielder’s choice saw the runners move 45 feet and put them into scoring position. A ground out scored Brown, but Baker couldn’t get around for insurance as a ground-out ended the inning.

Valley managed to tie the game once again in the sixth inning.

The tie-breaker came into play in the seventh inning. With a runner placed on second, the Rebels managed to bring the runner around in a unique way. First Lauren Mask advanced to third on a passed ball and then scored as Karlee Cotton reached second via error.

Valley was unable to plate their runner and wound up ending the game 7-6 for the Rebels’ second win of the weekend.

Reeltown’s weekend capped off with a 11-1 loss to Charles Henderson.

Central Coosa

Per MaxPreps, the Cougars haven’t seen action yet but the program travels on Feb. 25 to face Childersburg.

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Dadeville’s PJ Eason goes up to block a shot with both hands firmly on the ball.

Dadeville down to 44-40. Unfortunately, the Tigers made a mistake defensively and with it the momentum shifted tremendously.

The Knights made a three-pointer from the corner on the hands of Matthew Reardon and a steal led to Jamerson scoring on a jumper to go ahead nine-points.

“We got behind in the first quarter and at halftime we were down 10 I think,” Foster said. “But we got back to within four. I told them we gotta make our free throws. I think it was 44-40 and missed four free throws in a row. We had the opportunity – we just didn’t take advantage of it tonight.”

Eason managed a putback dunk but the Tigers weren’t able to stop Montgomery Catholic from adding four more points before the third quarter buzzer sounded.

The final quarter of play saw the Tigers defensively unable to stop their opponent; regardless of their made shots, the Tigers ultimately gave up the same on the other end. Montgomery Catholic’s lead fluctuated between eight and ten points but never under that mark.

It wasn’t a good end to the Tigers’ dream-like season but there’s always next season. All things considered, it was still a good year for the Tigers

HBS said. “We will use what we learned this weekend to improve and move forward into successful season.”

The Generals were able to pick up a crucial victory over Russell County. Reagan Taylor singled to start the inning. Two pitches later, she stole second and moved to third on a ground ball. It set up a walk-off single from Brooke Milner to seal the win.

Seeing important plays like that come together will be big for the Generals this season.

“Those types of plays are huge, and Reagan does well under pressure, so she was the perfect person to have on base in that situation,” Whiteard said. “I hope that as a team we can work to be consistently more aggressive in those types of situations and in normal

continued from Page 1 who saw their head coach battle back from COVID-19, play 11 games and even make it to this point in the season.

The area champions did have a grateful coach in Foster.

“I enjoyed the ride. I just told them in there that it wasn’t the end of the world,” Foster said. “It’s just a game. You win some, you lose some.

We just came up short tonight.”

It wasn’t bad for the two-time region runner-ups. But now the future starts, Eason is among the seniors graduating but the Tigers have a solid core returning, and with it a proclamation from Foster.

“We got talent coming back and we’re going to miss PJ, he’s been a great representative of the program. I’ve been coaching him since he started playing basketball at Dadeville and he did a great job,” Foster said. “I’ve got some young guys that are sophomores that will be juniors next year and we’ve got a great opportunity. We will be back. We’re going to quit being bridesmaids, I promise you that.”

Eason ended his night with 23 points and 14 rebounds. Doss was only able to put up 10 in the loss.

The Knights were powered by Green’s 23, Jamerson’s 19, Butler’s 12 and Reardon’s 10.

continued from Page 1 play.”

The Generals and many other programs had their seasons cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and emotions were high all over the place.

For Whiteard, seeing the first pitch thrown allowed her to see the excitement in the program.

“The way the season ended last year left so many heartbroken and just to be able to see them get to play the sport they love again was exciting,” Whiteard said.

Whiteard had her own emotions to sift through on opening day.

“The energy surrounding that moment was huge,” Whiteard recalled. “Our players were so excited and ready, and it showed. I hope last season taught them to not take one single at bat for granted.”

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA VALLEY NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, v. KEITH WATSON AND INNOVATIVE MARKETING LOGISTICS, INC., Defendants.

CASE NO. 62-CV-2020-900087.00 NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION

Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 3rd day of February, 2021, by the Honorable Talmadge East, Judge of the Probate Court of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given Defendant Keith Watson (“De- that all persons having claims fendant”), with a last known against said estate are hereby location in Tallapoosa Coun- required to present the same ty, Alabama, must answer within time allowed by law or the WKH &RPSODLQW ¿OHG E\ 9DOOH\ same will be barred.

National Bank (“Plaintiff”) for Margaret Caldwell breach of contract, unjust en- Personal Representative of the richment, and money had and Estate of Roger Mac Caldwell received by April 12, 2021 (thirty (30) days from the date of last Robin F. Reynolds publication), and serve a copy Attorney for Personal Repreof same to Hanna Lahr and sentative James P. Roberts, attorneys for Plaintiff, whose address is Dadeville Record: Burr & Forman LLP, 420 North Feb. 25, Mar. 4 and 11, 2021 20th Street, Suite 3400, Bir- EST/CALDWELL, R. mingham, Alabama 35203, or thereafter, a judgment by dePUBLIC NOTICE fault may be rendered against 'HIHQGDQW LQ &DVH 1R &9 Notice of Appointment 2020-900087.00, Circuit Court To Be Published of Tallapoosa County, Alabama.

By Personal Representative Done this 11th day of February, ESTATE OF DEBORAH 2021.

BARNETT EVERS Patrick Craddock PROBATE COURT Clerk of the Circuit Court of TallCASE NO.: 2021-0032 apoosa County, Alabama Letters Testamentary on the Hanna Lahr estate of said deceased havJames P. Roberts ing been granted to the underBURR & FORMAN LLP signed on the 12th day of Feb420 N 20th Street, Suite 3400 ruary, 2021 by Hon. Talmadge Birmingham, Alabama 35203 East, Judge of the Probate Attorneys for Plaintiff Court of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all Dadeville Record: Feb. 18, 25, Mar. 4 and 11, 2021 62-CV-2020-900087.00

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y g persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

JENNIFER V. WEBSTER, Personal Representative for the Estate of Deborah Barnett Evers BARNES & RADNEY, P.C., Attorneys for Personal Representative Dadeville Record: Feb. 25, Mar. 4 and 11, 2021 EST/EVERS, D. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: The Estate of DONALD R. HARRISON, Deceased Case No.: 2021-0022 NOTICE TO CREDITORS TAKE NOTICE that on the 3 day of February, 2021, Letters of Administration were granted by the Honorable Talmadge L. East to Donald R. Harrison, Jr., as Administrator of the Estate of Donald R. Harrison, who was deceased on the 30th day of June, 2017.

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/ Donald R. Harrison, Jr. Donald R. Harrison, Jr., Administrator Dadeville Record: Feb. 11, 18 and 25, 2021 EST/HARRISON, D.

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