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Chamber hosts virtual Awards Night

By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief

The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce held the annual Awards Night on Thursday, Feb. 25, at Restoration 49. The event was held virtually via Facebook Live. This year’s banquet had to be canceled in light of COVID-19 safety precautions.

“We regret that we are unable to have the banquet,” said 2021 Tallassee Chamber of Commerce President Melinda Emfinger. “Hopefully we will be able to resume that next year.”

Only a few board members and the night’s award recipients were present for the ceremony.

“I would like to thank our Board of Directors, Restoration

49 for letting us use this beautiful facility, Jordan Cunningham for helping us with the Facebook Live and the sound system, and Johnathan Haywood for helping with that as well. Thank you to the Chamber members who are participating.”

Mayor Johnny Hammock delivered a prerecorded welcome speech.

“Welcome to this year’s 2021 virtual Chamber Banquet.

Jerry Cunningham and his Board of Directors have done an excellent job during these unprecedented times with COVID 19 and being able to have a banquet. We want to welcome everyone on behalf of the City of Tallassee to this year’s banquet and thank you for tuning in,” he said.

The silent auction, which is held yearly in conjunction with Awards Night was held virtually this year as well.

The Chamber office was also open for walk-in bidding on Wednesday, Feb. 24.

“Thank you all, the community, for participating in the silent auction yesterday and See CHAMBER • Page A6

TALLASSEE COMMUNITY REMEMBERS LACEY

By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief

Demolition of dilapidated structures to cost $275k

By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief

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embers of the Tallassee community came together Saturday to remember Lacey Brewer. Lacey had the heart of a volunteer and was a friend to so many.

Lacey was so loved that her memorial had to be held at J.E. Hot O’Brien Stadium, which is fitting because if anyone embodied Tiger Pride, it was Lacey Brewer.

She was a graduate of Tallassee High School. As a student, Lacey was very active in school. After she graduated, she remained active in the school system.

Classmates, Wayne Pitchford and Jason Hornsby spoke about Lacey on behalf of the Class of 1985.

“We want you to remember several things about Lacey,” Pitchford said.

“First off, she was very kind and loving.

She was very generous. She was a hard worker. She was a community leader. She was a leader amongst our class, and most importantly, she was Christian. She loved Jesus Christ.”

In November 2019, the city of Tallassee was awarded a $250,000 Community Development Block Grant through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). The grant requires a 10% match, which means the city will pay a total of $25,000 toward the demolition of dilapidated structures throughout the city.

The total cost of the project is $275,000.

Municipal building inspector, Andy Coker, delivered an update on the grant process. According to Coker, the city will begin to take bids on the project in the near future.

“At the next council meeting, there will be a packet, an actual bid packet,”

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Free trees given away for Arbor Day

By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief

Members of the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce, along with a couple of student ambassadors, were out early Saturday morning giving away trees in honor of Arbor Day. This year, Cherry Bark Oak trees and Mayhaw trees were given away.

The trees were provided by George and Rachel Barker.

The Barkers live in Tallassee

and operate Natural Resource Consulting, Inc. “We greatly appreciate them giving us these trees,” the Director of the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce, Jerry Cunningham, said.

Natural Resource Consulting specializes in a variety of urban and rural forest management services. Such services entail providing information about, and guidance for, the proper planning and management of natural resources.

Tallassee has participated in Arbor Day for many years and through the tree planting efforts of the city and its residents, it was recognized as Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management in 2016.

Tallassee achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements.

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Tallassee Chamber of Commerce director Jerry Cunningham shows Rick Dorley some of the trees available for this year’s Arbor Day celebration

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Scale Back Alabama’s 2021 program is virtual STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Scale Back Alabama, the state’s largest wellness program is extending the 2021 start date to Monday, April 5. Originally slated to start on Monday, March 1, the program will now kick off the following month to accommodate a bigger and better participant experience.

Anyone who lives or works in Alabama and wants to develop a healthier lifestyle is encouraged to register for the free program.

This year, Scale Back Alabama will be an entirely virtual program. Participants will register online and choose one to three goals to work on throughout the 10-week program. Each week, participants will receive a challenge and a health tip that will encourage them to reach their goals.

Weight loss is now optional, and participants will select their own wellness goals.

It is easy to register an individual participant. Twoperson teams are no longer required. To register, visit Scalebackalabama.com/ member/register.

To get started, participants will answer a few questions that will help them choose the best goals for them.

Participants will receive an email from Scale Back Alabama with instructions on how to access their personalized user dashboard and set wellness goals for the program.

Public weigh-in sites are no longer available; however, some workplaces or organizations may host private sites if they can do so safely. Weigh-ins and outs are no longer required to participate in the program.

All prizes are on an individual basis; there will be no team prizes. At the end of each week, participants will indicate on their user dashboard if they did or did not complete that week’s challenge. Participants that did complete the challenge on any given week will be entered into a drawing for that week’s prize. Each week, participants will indicate on their user dashboard if they did or did not meet their preset goal that week. For every week that participants meet at least one of their goals, their name will go into a prize drawing to be held at the end of the program.

All prizes will be in the form of an Amazon e-gift card.

Scale Back Alabama contest started in January 2007. Now, it is in its 15th consecutive year with 1.4 million pounds lost statewide,

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Scale Back Alabama will now start in April to accomodate a bigger and better participant experience.

and with 335,752 participants statewide.

Scale Back Alabama is a public awareness program hosted by the Alabama

Owen celebrates 50 years in business

By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief

State Farm insurance agent Ken Owen prides himself on the relationships he’s built within the community during his years of business. A testament to his dedication is the fact that he’s now insuring the third generation of an Elmore County family.

Monday marked Owen’s 50th year of business as a State Farm insurance agent.

“I’m just happy to have made it this far, to have met the people I have and to have done the things I’ve done,” Owen said. “I’m thankful that I got to come to Wetumpka and work with the people Elmore County, because it’s not just Wetumpka. I’m thankful for the work I’ve been able to do over the years.”

Owen, a Montgomery

native, moved to Wetumpka and opened his insurance agency at 24 years old. He was following in the footsteps of his father and brother who were both Sate Farm agents at the time.

“Back then when I started, all we had to work with was a rate book, a pen and a notepad,” Owen said. “A lot has changed over the years.

Now it’s all digital.”

Owen believes the key to his longevity lies in the way he treats people.

“I treat everybody the same regardless of it they’re driving a Cadillac or an old pick up truck,” he said. “It makes me no difference.”

He offers all types of insurance, from auto, home, life, health and bank insurance.

Owen said the hardest part of his job is when people die, especially children and

longtime customers.

“Other than death, the hardest part is when a person’s home is destroyed and there’s nothing left but ashes – their home is gone along with everything they ever had. We just try our best to get them back to a normal life.”

Being a State Farm agent has also afforded Owen some memorable experiences. He had an opportunity to work behind the scenes on the film Big Fish, thanks to one of his policyholders. He’s also traveled to Rome, Paris, Hawaii and Las Vegas to attend company-related events.

Owen has been recognized for his work many times throughout his career. He was Millionaire Club Qualifier twice, a National Convention Qualifier three times and a two-time Legion of Honor qualifier.

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City officials ponder more effective code enforcement

By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief

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Dilapidated structures like the one above on 2nd Avenue in the Jordanville community are the kind that city officials plan on demolishing with funds from the City Development Block Grant program offered through ADECA.

he said. “The actual bid packet that will go out for this first batch.”

The Tallassee City Council will have to approve the bid to demolish the dilapidated structures in the community.

“It will be a 10-day bid,” Coker explained.

There’s already some interest in the demolition project.

“We have three local people that are calling about it,” Coker said. “We are going to try to get as many people as possible to participate so we can get a better price.”

Councilman Bill Godwin asked if any of the rundown structures on the city’s main thoroughfare would be demolished.

“Not in this first batch,” Coker said.

The structures set for demolition are area neighborhoods.

“This is a health hazard. A lot of these are falling in and you can see through them,” Mayor John Hammock said.

One structure is on N. Dubois Street and the other is S. Dubois Street, the others set for demolition are located in the Jordanville community.

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In the future, there will be a few dilapidated structures on the main thoroughfare that will come down.

“We have two on the main thoroughfare but one has some stuff that the guy wants to get out, and the other will go the next batch,” Coker said.

An estimated 27 dilapidated structures will be demolished with the $275,000.

Since 1982, ADECA has administered the state’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The program is available to all NonEntitlement communities that meet applicable threshold requirements.

ADECA annually awards CDBG money for the large city, small city, and county categories. Applicants are scored based on several competitive factors including community need, cost efficiency, appropriateness, and impact. Applications deadlines are announced during the annual workshop in the first quarter of the year.

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These requirements include a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of a least $2 per capita, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

Trees provide multiple benefits to a community when properly planted and maintained. They help promote the visual appeal of a neighborhood, increase property values, reduce home

cooling cost, remove air pollutants and provide wildlife habitats, among many other benefits.

Tallassee is one of more than 3,400 Tree City USA municipalities, with a combined population of 140 million.

The Arbor Day Foundation in partnership sponsors the Tree City USA program with the U.S Forest Service and National Association of State Farmers.

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As city officials continue to work on an updated, stricter code enforcement, Tallassee building inspector, Andy Coker, informed the council on development of that project.

“We have been working on everything,” Coker said. “Myself, the mayor and Blake Moon, the thing that we have is public nuisance, as far as noise, smell, that type of thing, fire. It’s a little more tricky when we are trying to find the right definitions.”

According to Coker, his office has received numerous complaints from community residents but some of the complaints aren’t easily settled.

“We’ve got several complaints,” Coker said. “We have one on Hudson (Street) where a guy goes to work at 4:30 in the morning and he’s got glasspacks that rattle the neighbors.

They hate it. It’s hard to define things like that.”

The new code enforcement will emphasize harsher penalties for violations.

“We feel like we did really good on the penalty phase and that’s really where it’s going to matter,” Coker said. “We felt pretty good with what we have. We hope to have it to y’all in the next two weeks.”

Mayor John Hammock suggested holding a discussion with other city officials to get a better understanding what is needed and allowed in the new enforcements.

“We need to involve some of the police officers that work for Tallassee now that are retired from Montgomery, as far as noise ordinances and how we are going to enforce that. Maybe we all have a sit down with the chief, the captain, the magistrate and the judge.

We want to all be on the same page and get this thing right before we adopt it,” he said.

Again, Coker emphasized the penalty stage of the updated code enforcements.

“From my standpoint, if we can’t enforce it, then it’s really worthless.

So, we want to make sure that what we have, we can legally enforce it, and we have the means to enforce it,” Coker said.

Earlier this year, Councilman Bill Godwin first proposed creating a

nuisance ordinance that would have “more teeth” to stop the repeat code offenders in the city.

“I think it’s a priority to get the resources, whatever we need to enforce it,” he said.

According to Coker, under the current code enforcement, offenders will pay the penalty repeatedly without regard.

“The penalty phase, I think, is what’s going to change. Right now, it’s so minor. We’ve got people that every 30 days, they pay a $50 fine just like nothings happened. But we’ve got to end that,” he said.

Tallassee has a very large rental home populace. And the legalities of owner verses tenant will have to be further reviewed.

“There are some questions that I have too,” Hammock said. “We have a lot of rental properties. Are we going after the homeowner when we pull that property up? Are we going to go and see whose name the utilities are in and go after the renter?”

Those questions will be left for the city’s attorney to answer.

“We’ve got a list of questions for John Smith,” Coker said.

Simply put, quality takes time.

“I don’t want to prolong this with a bunch of what-ifs but I want to make sure we get this right,” Hammock said.

Because much of the unsightly debris is located along the city’s main entry points, Godwin suggested simply reminding, or asking, area residents and visitors to be mindful against littering, especially when traveling the roadways.

“Let’s get some signs,” Godwin said.

“I’d like to get some signs that would encourage people to quit throwing trash of the window. But we need to do it in a nice way, my wife tells me. So, we need to get some signs that say ‘please don’t throw trash out’ or ‘please keep our community clean.’ Some nice red and green signs. It’s not going to stop it, but it may cut down on it. Even a 10 percent stop is worth the price of the sign. And it shows we are trying to do what we can do.”

Councilman Damian Carr asked about the current burn ordinance. Right now, residents are allowed to burn fallen limbs and leaves. However, if the smoke form that fire is a problem, then it can be considered a nuisance. Absolutely, no burning of trash of any nature is allowed.

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Remembering my friend Kelly

am revisiting this column that originally ran in the spring of 2013. There has been an incredible amount of loss in our community over the past few months. This was written when I was younger and it was one of the first times I had experienced the death of someone my own age.

A recent CBS News poll showed that many Americans think there will be a cure for cancer within their lifetimes.

It is hard to be hopeful after attending the funeral for my 40-year-old friend, Kelly. She died last week after a nine-year struggle with a rare form of cancer called FHC (fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma). Her cancer diagnosis was so severe that in 2006, doctors told her she had just six months to live. Yet, she defiantly fought this disease until just a few weeks ago by living as she wished and experiencing all the things she’d ever wanted to do.

Clinical trials, chemotherapy, radiation, and treatments in Texas and New York followed, but in April, the doctors told her there was nothing more they could do – Kelly’s tumors were growing, and hospice would be taking care of

MICHAEL BIRD Columnist her.

Kelly Langford was the hub of a friendship wheel, if you will – she was the one who organized a peer group and was, in many ways, the leader of the “pack.” Becoming friends with Kelly was like joining a secret society, or perhaps the Mafia. Once you were in, you were in.

Strangely enough, Kelly had many Tallassee connections despite being from Bessemer. Her best friends were David Lawrence and Sallie Knight – who is married to Ed Lawrence. Beth Barber Herren and Missy Smith Waldrop were in Sigma Alpha Iota with Kelly. I dated Kelly once upon a time. Finally, she was serving as President of the Troy University Band Alumni Association, and had served with Scott Erb for the first part of her term. She talked me into running for President-Elect, and I won, so we looked forward to

working together for the next few years. Sadly, it was not to be.

David Lawrence and I were chosen to eulogize our friend.

David gave a powerful testimony of Kelly’s last days, sharing Bible verses and the victory in Jesus Kelly was now experiencing. I took a more humorous approach and told lighthearted stories and favorite memories. In the end, a band played at the graveside – and her father, a professional drummer, joined in as we bade farewell to our friend.

Hundreds attended the visitation and funeral. She was lucky to have made such an impression on so many people. I have never attended a funeral like hers. She said she wanted it to be unforgettable, and it was. While I have known plenty of people who suffered from cancer, most of them were older than me and certainly weren’t in my peer group. Not any more.

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he Chamber held Awards Night last Thursday and after the event was over, I was talking with Melinda Emfinger. We were just making small talk. Then someone mentioned things starting to get back to normal, whatever that will look like. Then someone mentioned a vacation. Both of our eyes lit up. “I’m ready for a vacation,” we said in unison.

Seriously, when can go on vacation again? If you’re like me, I tried to make the best of the mandates and guidelines that have been put in place to help curb the spread of COVID-19. That meant skipping that trip to St. Augustine to see family. That meant not going to the beach or the mountains. Not because I couldn’t but because I wasn’t comfortable with it. Too many people were and still are getting sick.

Last summer the only place my husband and I went to visit was Wind Creek on Lake Martin and

CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief we had plenty of room to social distance.

I had to make several trips to Illinois last year, but they were not for fun, and made sure to keep a safe distance from everyone I encountered. It was on those trips that I learned how serious the pandemic was. No one was traveling for pleasure, and few were traveling for business.

I do think we are starting to see the regress of this virus, knock on wood, again. I hope we are.

Earlier last year, not long after the pandemic hit the United States, I wrote a column asking how far will the pendulum swing. How much of this new normal will remain after the pandemic is long

gone? Will we go back to life as normal? I don’t think so. In fact, I am beginning to wonder, did that pendulum break or, like Alabama seasons, will we go from one extreme to another?

It has been 50 weeks since last March 13, when life seemed to turn upside-down thanks to the novel virus. We pushed through last spring, summer, fall and are now well into winter.

The weather is beginning to warm up again. Soon spring will be here again. The days will soon be longer and warmer, and the trees and flowers will start to bloom. That is encouraging.

But as we watch this new life emerge, hopefully, we will always remember those lives lost. All of them.

COVID-19 has hit this small town like a terrible storm. As life begins to turn to a fresh new season, let’s remember those we have lost and honor them as we move forward.

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Even the deer are bigger in Texas STEVE FLOWERS Columnistt

Will legislature allow vote on gambling revenue for state?

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n 1998 Governor Don Siegelman ran for Governor of Alabama on a platform of proposing that his administration would enact legislation creating a state lottery. It would be patterned after Georgia’s lottery, which gave the bulk of the proceeds to an educational fund. That was over two decades ago.

Our neighboring state of Georgia has reaped billions of dollars from their lottery in the last three decades, which has allowed them to outdistance us by a country mile in educating their children. A good many of those Georgia students attend college in their state free under the Hope Scholarship Program funded with these lottery dollars. A substantial amount of these funds going to Georgia students come from Alabamians who buy Georgia Lottery tickets.

Siegelman proceeded to push this lottery program through the legislature and placed on the ballot for a referendum in 1999. It was poised to pass. However, in the waning days of the referendum campaign, the Mississippi Choctaw Indian Gambling Syndicate placed millions of dollars of misleading information and ads into the state to defeat the referendum avoid competition.

They narrowly defeated the Alabama referendum.

The state has lost untold billions in revenues to our sister states of Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Florida in the last 20 years.

You can bet your bottom dollar that if a lottery referendum were put on the ballot now or in 2022, it would pass in a New York minute. Even the most conservative folks in our state would vote for it, if for only one reason – they are sick and tired of their money going to our neighboring states to fund their schools, roads, and prisons while we go wanting.

Last year, one of the legislature’s most respected and influential members, Steve Clouse (R-Ozark), offered a lottery bill. It might have passed, however, he acquiesced to Governor Ivey who wisely said let’s look at all the alternatives.

She did the right thing to look at the big picture. A simple lottery is outdated. We missed the boat 20 years ago. Gambling has evolved technologically like the rest of the world. If there was big money for the state to garner 20 years ago, it has multiplied by more than 20 times in those years.

Therefore, the Governor says, “Let’s look at the big picture and if we are going to do it, let’s do it right and get a really good bite of the apple.”

She appointed one of the most stellar blue-ribbon panel of Alabamians ever assembled to study all aspects, parameters, and revenues available from gambling.

Governor Ivey’s study group on gambling policy came back with their recommendations in December. Their study shows that Alabama could raise between $500 million and $700 million from a lottery, casinos, and sport betting if voters approved a constitutional amendment expanding gambling in the state. The group said that gambling will work in Alabama and their conclusion was that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

The advantage would be tremendous new revenue for the state plus creation of new jobs.

A disadvantage would be the costs surrounding mental health, social and legal problems from those that develop gambling disorders.

They found that 60% of Alabama’s adult population would likely participate in expanded gambling and about 3% would become compulsive gamblers which would cost the state.

The study group found that a lottery would raise an estimated $200 to $300 million. In addition, casinos could raise $300 to $400 million. The new gambling revenue could raise as much as onethird of the General Fund budget. The expansion of legalized gambling could create 19,000 jobs in Alabama.

In conclusion, they were adamant that there should be a regulatory authority to regulate, administer, and enforce the laws. This regulatory commission should make sure laws and regulations are adhered to and should be flexible, protective of consumers and responsive to technology and be competitive in payouts unlike the current Indian casino monopoly in the state. This Creek Indian Gambling Syndicate has garnered a lot of political muscle in the state legislature and they will be the largest obstacle that will stand in the way of a constitutional amendment reaching the voters in Alabama.

Hopefully, the legislature will see fit to allow the people of Alabama the right to vote on whether or not they want to reap the rewards of gigantic gambling dollars.

See you next week.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www. steveflowers.us.

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emember Bubba Blue’s infatuation with shrimp in Forrest Gump? He rambled off the likes of fried shrimp, steamed shrimp, boiled shrimp, shrimp stew, shrimp burger, and so on. It all sounds so good right now. I’d love to be eating some blackened shrimp, broiled shrimp, coconut shrimp, shrimp-ngrits..well, you get the picture. I love shrimp and maybe when things get back to normal, I’ll have some gigs down near the beach. That can’t come soon enough.

Until then, I’ll be eating on venison.

I killed a big ole buck a couple of years ago and had it processed by my friends at West Chambers Deer Processing. We went through it fairly quickly. I think that was the best meat I ever put in my mouth.

It’s much like growing your own vegetables. There’s just something special about growing and hunting your own food. It’s super fresh, and you know where it came from.

Speaking of vegetables, I’m tempted to go ahead and plant my garden, but I know this weather is playing tricks on me. I’m sure there’ll be another freeze before long. Still, I think I’ll plant something.

One of my best friend’s sons recently shot a deer and blessed us with several packs of meat. Later, Emily’s dad shot a deer and asked if I wanted to have it processed. Of

JODY FULLER Columnist course, I did, so he took it down to have it processed in Hurtsboro, which is a beautiful little town, by the way.

We drove down there one day last week to pick it up. Man, since then, we have gone full Bubba Blue: deer burgers, deer sausage, deer tacos, deer stroganoff, deer jerky, deer something. I’m not sure what that last something was, but it was good. I let it defrost too long in the microwave, so it started to cook a little. We wound up just breaking it up cooking it in the frying pan with olive oil, onions, brown gravy, and a splash of beer.

Maybe it was deer beer. Either way, it was good.

We have enough meat to last a while, but I’m about to add to the deep freezer. Next week, I will be going on a Veterans hunt in South Texas, and I cannot wait. I’ve only been hunting a couple of times in my life, so to be doing so in Texas is like playing a couple of games in the minors and going straight to the Major League.

I’ve seen big deer in The Lone Star State. I’ve even seen headless

carcasses on the side of the road.

The speed limit in some areas is 80-90 MPH, so I guess people drive so fast that upon impact, they knock the heads off the deer—that or some people carry hacksaws in their trucks.

I’ll write more about the organization and my experience when I get back, but it seems like the hunt of a lifetime. They provide and pay for everything from the departing flight to the return flight and everything in between. I simply have to show up. They even process the meat, have your kill mounted, and ship it back home, all at no cost to the Veteran.

This is going to be fun. It’s also needed. Combat Veterans with shared experiences need to be around one other. We understand each other. We get it. Others may try but never will, through no fault of their own. The camaraderie is like no other, and I feel it’s one of the top aspects of military life. Most Veterans really seem to miss it, too. I can’t wait.

They say everything is bigger in Texas, so I may need to get a bigger freezer.

Jody Fuller is from Opelika. He is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visitwww. jodyfuller.com.

Sex, religion and politics

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n 9th grade, Mrs. Sanders taught us biology. We studied flora and fauna, dissected a worm and a frog, and collected and identified tree leaves and insects. We also learned information, new to us, about boys and girls. It was basic biology. No political agendas or correctness was included. In other words, Mrs. Sanders taught us the science.

Science isn’t what it used to be. In fact, those who have ranted the loudest and the longest about following the science the past 20 years or so, have blatantly ignored biological science in favor of political science.

Right now in K-12 classrooms across America, children are being taught that gender is not necessarily biological, that children can decide what gender or genders they would like to be, and that in some communities doctors can physically transition children from their biological gender to their preferred gender. Why would elementary aged children be taught about any kind of sex, much less transgenderism and transitioning?

Last week the House passed the so-called Equality Act for the second time. This Act changes language of the 1964 Civil Rights Act from discrimination on the basis of “sex” to discrimination on the basis of “sexual orientation and gender identity.” Mrs. Sanders never taught us about sexual orientation and

DANIEL GARDNER Columnist gender identity.

No doubt, today’s ninth graders have already had a lot of lessons about sexual orientation and gender identity. K-12 years have always been emotionally rough on students, particularly those approaching puberty, going through puberty, and transforming into biological adults.

Imagine the confusion amongst those students today.

But wait! The Equality Act doesn’t just deal with sex and gender. It also deals with religion! Yep, in the wisdom of Washington politics, Representatives have decided to promote sex and gender while simultaneously assaulting the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom.

Somewhat related, way back in 1993, Congressman Chuck Schumer introduced The Religious Freedom Restoration Act that “ensures that interests in religious freedom are protected.” Maybe this Act could keep the Equality Act from adversely affecting the First Amendment?

Nope. The Equality Act specifically states, “The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 shall not

provide ... a basis for challenging the application or enforcement” of the Equality Act. Okee dokee, that was a slick move.

Who knew one could write an Act that made other Acts impotent?

So, how might the Equality Act affect religious freedom or safe places for women? Think of any faith-based organizations like adoption agencies, schools, shelters for homeless and battered women (real, biological women traumatized by biological men). Think of places and organizations that have traditionally been safe for women; the Equality Act accords no exceptions keeping biological men out of these places if they say they identify as women, even if they also admit they are sexually attracted to women.

How might houses of worship be affected, some of which are gendersegregated according to religious orthodoxy?

Once upon a time, we had a saying about not talking about sex, religion, or politics in public. Now we have all three mixed up in one Act of Congress! The House has sent the Act to the Senate where 47 senators are co-sponsors. Presumably, lots of Americans are going to be talking about sex, religion, and politics in coming weeks.

Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at PJandMe2@ gmail.com.

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March 1

Blakely’s Handprint Pottery Party hosted by Custom Creations by Lora and Blakely Taylor.

Citywide Easter egg hunt hosted by Southern Girl’s Outlet begins and runs through the month.

Scale Back Alabama 2021 all virtual campaign begins.

March 1

Make a Wish Alabama basket raffle begins and runs throughout

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March 13

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March 18

Tallassee High School Hall of Pride inductions at 10 a.m. in the school’s auditorium.

March 31

Elmore County Basket raffle for Make a Wish Alabama Trailblazer Challenge will be held. To donate an item or to enter the raffle, call 334-300-7724.

March 18-20

Southern Girls Outlet will be at the SLE Rodeo beginning Thursday, March 18, at 7 p.m.

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Chamber today,” Chamber Immediate Past-President, Cheryl Henderson said.

This year’s silent auction raised a total of $3,380, which will benefit a deserving area student through the Chamber’s scholarship fund.

Chamber Executive Committee member, Cory Eckstein, and Chamber Board of Directors member, Jennifer Crain, introduced the 2021 Chamber Ambassadors were also introduced during Awards Night. This year, Tallassee High School’s Taliyah Adams, Steele Segrest, Faith Nelson, Emma Kate Holly, Lexi Love, Carly Hornsby, Kennedy Taunton, Tristin Carter, Haleigh May and Will Smith will represent THS as Chamber Student Ambassadors.

In addition to Hammock, Chief of Police Matthew Higgins and several members of the Chamber spoke in prerecorded video segments during the event.

Higgins spotlighted the members of the city’s Public Safety Department. Pam Burton who has worked in communications at TPD for over 20 years, Senior Sergeant, Sergeant Chris Howard who has been a law enforcement officer for more than 20 years, and officer Perry Gilliland were honored with the Making a Difference Award.

Tallassee’s Debra Hughey was also honored with the Making a Difference Award for her dedication to the community throughout the years.

“Debra could very easily bear the moniker of ticket master, or the moniker box office for the Tallassee area,” Cunningham said. “Over the years, she has sold thousands of tickets for many different events. Events include the Community Development Corporation Barbeque, Mt. Vernon Theater, McCraney Cottle Arts Council, Historical Society, Sons of the Confederate Veterans, area schools, and many other nonprofit organizations. She is also a published author and has sold numerous books for local authors. Year after year, Debra continues to be the top seller of the Kiwanis Christmas ornament. She has also offered her expertise in Native American history and was instrumental in helping to set up the Native American exhibit in the Talisi Falls Museum.

Many of you have witnessed her theatrical parts in the Friends of Tuckabatchee play Tecumseh, which she helped to write.”

Sarah Covington with Tallassee’s Covington Healthcare was honored with a Making a Difference Award for her hard work and dedication to serving the community during the COVID-19 health pandemic, including the underserved in the community.

“In the past year, Covington Healthcare has been a different place,” Cunningham said.

“They decided that if someone has COVID symptoms, but no insurance or ability to pay, they would take care of them regardless. This was their way to slow the spread and the death toll.”

Covington and her dedicated staff have worked tirelessly to vaccinate the unserved communities in the area, and with minimal reimbursement for the service. They consider

Eclectic’s 3rd Annual Community Yard Sale & Vendor Market from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Yard sales will be held throughout the community and spaces are available to rent near town hall in the downtown area. For more info, call 334-201-0092.

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continued from Page A1 it volunteer work.

Longtime Tallassee resident, Michael Bird, was honored with the Chamber’s 2021 President’s Award.

“He and his family have been a part of the Tallassee community for nearly two decades. He spent many happy years as the band director for Southside Middle School and founded the annual Tallassee Jazz Fest in 2010. Later, he moved over to one of the Choral Director positions at Tallassee High School,” Emfinger said.

Bird is also a weekly columnist for the Tallassee Tribune since 2005 and has been a talk show host on Tallassee’s WACQ since 2011. He has also worked at SuperFoods since 2008 and served a partial term on the Tallassee City Council as the representative for Ward 5.

Bird was president of the Troy University Alumni Association from 2014-2016 and he authored a book about the Troy University band program.

Book sales raised over $20,000 for music scholarships at the university.

“Over the years, Michael has participated in community service activities with the McCraney Cottle Arts Council, the Knights of Columbus, and in Troupe 59 of the Boy Scouts of America,” Emfinger continued.

Bird and his wife Sienna have seven children, six girls, and a boy.

The Francis Wagnon Award went to Andrus Love, founder of the nonprofit organization S.O.A.R Inc., and a valuable member of the Tallassee community who has spent countless hours giving his time to help others. Tallassee native, Suzannah Wilson delivered Love’s introduction.

“I watched him grow from a kid into a teenager who thought he knew a lot, just like most of us do, into a man who really does know a lot,” Wilson said. “And he shares his knowledge with others. If your child has ever participated in youth league sports here in Tallassee or sent in an entry to the artistic expressions coloring contest or joined in on the 2019 nighttime swimming program at the Tallassee swimming pool, then you have probably met Andrus Love. Andrus is the director of a nonprofit called S.O.A.R. Inc., which stands for Serving Others, Accepting Responsibility. It was his brainchild, and he has taken that idea and nurtured it into a thriving community action organization. Andrus is passionate about his work with S.O.A.R, his motto is One Love, One Life, One Lesson.”

The nonprofit program serves people of all ages but focuses on transitioning young people into responsible adults.

“In addition to his artistic expressions competition.

He has coordinated gun safety classes, fishing trips, a summer swimming and feeding program at the Tallassee pool and an online discussion session called “Ask Andrus.” He has organized many cleanup days for elderly people and single mothers. In September, he announced a lifeline for suicide prevention, and in October some of his young chefs participated in a chili sampling at the rec department. His office on

Parker Street includes a snack center, a science place, a game room, a book center and an art wall. He is always available to discuss any topic,” Wilson said.

In addition to S.O.A.R. Inc., Andrus has been an adjunct professor of psychology at Southern Union State Community College. He is a 1995 graduate of Reeltown High School.

“He served as vice president of the Student Council, was elected Mr. RHS, and excelled in basketball, baseball, and football, in which he holds a punting record of 67 yards,” Wilson continued.

“Andrus holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology and counseling from Troy University, and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from UAB. His work experience includes juvenile probation, electronic monitoring counseling, and case management affiliated with the Department of Youth Services and the Department of Human Resources mental health activity therapist affiliated with the Alabama Department of Corrections. Working with incarcerated adults, adult group home residential treatment, and Clinical Health Management. Andrus served as former chairperson of the Macon County Head Start program and president of the male initiative program. He has continually mentored youth and young adults within the counties of Tallapoosa, Macon, Elmore, Lee, Chambers and Montgomery.”

Love is the author of several books and is often sought as a panel guest or motivational speaker. Additionally, he has served many years as a volunteer coach of soccer and baseball. He is married to his wife Beatrice and has four children and three stepchildren.

In November, Love didn’t feel well, and after undergoing tests, it was discovered that he has a rare aggressive form of cancer called Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Leukemia.

“Despite facing a year’s worth of treatment, many trips to UAB hospital, and hours of chemotherapy, sometimes around the clock, Andrus has maintained his faith and exhibited strength and optimism. He and his S.O.A.R. family helped make Christmas a little more joyful by providing Christmas dinner and gifts for a family of four,” Wilson said.

Before starting chemotherapy, Love was able to complete his 2020 artistic expression contest, awarding students in Tallassee Reeltown, and Dadeville with prizes for their artistic creativity. Even from the hospital bed, Love continues to inspire others through social media posts and even applying a recent mentoring session for adults on how to cope with depression, and anger during the pandemic.

“Unfortunately, he had to have some unforeseen medical procedures and was forced to cancel the session, but he plans to hold it as soon as he can,” Wilson said. “Even when Andrus himself is feeling physically bad and a little down and out, he finds a way to encourage others. Recently he posted some of his own words to offer hope and advice.

Some of his wise words are, “You got to change,” “Growth

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Andrus Love was honored as the Volunteer of the Year with the Francis Wagnon Award. Andrus is undergoing chemotherapy and his parents, Charlie and Cassandra Love, accepted the award on his behalf.

is everything,” “God is everything,” “The more you learn equates to the less you have to understand,” “Treat everyone with respect and overlook no one,” “Try to develop another pace,” “Look to see life from the other side,” “Run to assist those in need,” “Appreciate different opportunities,” “Evaluate life painted with color,” “Learn to seek understanding, balance both hands accordingly.” One of Anderson’s friends summed it up beautifully, ‘He is a gentle giant with the heart of gold, a man on a mission, and a plan.’ Andrus, I’m so proud of the man that the young boy has become, and we continue to pray for you. Thank you.”

Tallassee’s Community Hospital was honored as the 2021 Business of the Year.

“It’s my privilege to say congratulations to the Business of the Year,” Tallassee’s Don Bryant said as he introduced the organization.

“Thank you to the Chamber for recognizing, in a very deserving manner, this business. If 2020 was the year of COVID, I guess it appropriate that it’s the year of the hospital. I don’t know of any organization that has done more to persevere through this than the hospitals. The fact is until I joined the hospital board, I did not know what they had to contend with every year, even in a good year, and last year definitely was not a typical or a good year.”

According to Bryant, Tallassee is privileged to have a hospital such as Community Hospital in the small city.

“I don’t know if folks realize how fortunate we are to have a hospital in our town,” he said. “Most towns our size don’t have that. We are doubly fortunate to have a hospital that offers the services that it does, and, I guess, triply fortunately because we have administrators and staff that we do at our local hospital.”

COVID-19 changed the healthcare world.

“This past year, you hear

healthcare workers referred to as frontline fighters, and that’s not a loosely used term.

It comes directly from warfare and this past year, nobody has been in the combat zone more than the folks in the healthcare field,” Bryant said.

Community Hospital was founded in 1926 and has been serving the community for 95 years.

Last year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Lamar Godwin, owner of Godwin Flowers, introduced Mr. Joe Jeffcoat, owner of Jeffcoat Funeral Home, as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

“This year’s recipient of the award was not born in or educated in Tallassee but he got here just as quick as he could. He was originally from Ashford, Alabama, but now proudly calls Tallassee home having been here for over 50 years,” Godwin said.

“Joe Jeffcoat has served the citizens of Tallassee and the surrounding areas in numerous ways. He has been a member of the Tallassee Rotary Club, having served as president of that civic organization in years past. He was an active member of the Tallassee JC’s and served as president of that corporation when they were extremely active in our community. Joe served on the Board of Directors for the Chamber of Commerce for several years. And he is a longtime active member of the First Baptist Church of Tallassee. Some years ago, he was presented with the Francis Wagnon Award by the Chamber for his volunteer contributions in our city,” Godwin said.

Locally owned and operated since 1969, Jeffcoat Funeral Home serves families in the communities with quality care and compassionate service.

Emfinger closed the night’s ceremony with a thank you and a reminder about upcoming Chamber events, such as the Downtown Sidewalk Sale that is slated for March 13.

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Council talks tax abatement for potential new business

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

The Tallassee City Council discussed city tax abatement for a possible new business during the Feb. 23 work session.

Farmers Furniture has approached the owner of Patton Plaza on Gilmer Avenue about occupying a portion of the former Walmart store space.

The store space would have to be retrofitted for the furniture retailer at an estimated cost of over $300,000.

“The furniture store would not go in that large space,” Mayor Johnny Hammock said. “I think that’s the problem we have been running into, it’s such a large space, it’s hard to find someone to go in there.”

As it stands, sales tax from the Elmore County side of the city is 5 cents. Out of those 5 cents, 1 cent goes to Tallassee City Schools, an additional half cent goes to the new school fund, and half of a cent goes to infrastructure. That only leaves 3 cents of city sales tax remaining for negotiations.

“They want to split that to pay for about three-quarters of the buildout,” Hammock said.

Hammock laid out a list of reasons for this abatement.

“This is a brand new business coming to the market,” he said.

“It fills a vacant space that wasn’t

producing any sales tax. It’s not producing anything now. These incentive dollars are using new sales tax. This is not impacting our current dollars in any way, I don’t think. This helps fill the vacant space and attract other brands. Retailers want to be next to other retail brands. This will not only create a space for them (Farmers Furniture), but it will have a smaller spot left vacant that will entice someone else to come in.”

Currently, Tractor Supply Co. and TFit Gym occupy two retail spaces in the shopping center. A tax abatement was created for Tractor Supply when the retail chain was located in the city.

In May of 2016, the Tallassee City Council voted to approve an ordinance that offered a 1.5 percent tax incentive to the developer of Patton Plaza to allow for needed repairs and updates to the former retail outlet, which once housed Winn-Dixie.

According to Hammock, the new business would generate $16,000 to $18,000 a year, with the same amount going to the tax abatement.

“Those are very conservative numbers that they (Retail Strategies) gave me. I’m sure it’s going to be up to $20-plus-thousand. If Framers doesn’t perform, there is no risk for the city. This is a net positive for the city. New retail, new jobs, new sales tax,” Hammock continued.

Councilmember Bill Godwin

pointed out that there is no risk to other businesses because this type of retail would fill a gap in the market, and surrounding areas will offer an incentive for a new business.

“If we aren’t proactive they will go to another town,” he said. “This is what I call a clean sweep because there is no market share in town.”

Councilmember Bill Hall questioned the length of the possible tax abatement, which would be just over 18 years as it is proposed. Hall suggested negotiating with the owner of Patton Plaza over those terms.

Godwin pointed out that regardless of the terms, a little new revenue is better than no new revenue.

“50 percent of new money is more than 100 percent of nothing,” he said.

Councilmember Jeremy Taunton questioned the logic of the tax incentive.

“My problem is if a company doesn’t think that they are going to be profitable, does it need our help?” he asked. “Why come here? That’s just my business logic and I don’t have a business degree at all.”

Hammock pointed out that a new business would still pay the city’s ad valorem tax.

Councilmember Sarah Hill said a new business may deter littering in the currently vacant parking lot.

“It’s disgusting out there,” she said.

“People throwing trash all over the

Brewer If there was a need Lacey was there to help, yet she always remained humble.

“Lacey was generous,” Hornsby said. “She has done many things for this school and for this city, and all the stuff that she did, she didn’t want anyone to know about it. She was quiet, she was giving and she would continue to give no matter what.”

Last year, when the mask mandate was put in place, Lacey bought masks for the THS dance team.

She didn’t want anyone to know that she had done this. This is just one example of a long list of Lacey’s selfless acts.

Pitchford was also a coworker of Lacey’s at Neptune Technology Group.

“Lacey was a hard worker and valued member of the accounting team at Neptune Technology Group for over 30 years. According to the accounting department, a typical day would be her showing up at about 7:20, coming down the hallway saying, ‘Hey y’all. I’m here, I’m here.’ Then y’all know she carried big purses and big sacks, and she would get to her door and fumble around because she couldn’t find her keys. And she’d say, ‘Where did those keys go? I know they were here recently.’”

“In all seriousness, Lacey was a very dedicated employee she kept everyone on their toes all the time.

We never had to worry about what Lacey thought because she would let us know. You never had to worry about where you stood, if there was an issue, she would tell you what she thought about it.”

place, all over the side, all over the backside.”

Hammock used Tallassee business owner, Noah Griggs, as an example for a tax abatement.

“Chain businesses go where other businesses are. Right now, Noah Griggs, with The Wharf, I’m not going to tell you the amount, but he just got a good bit of money to go to Alex City with The Wharf. He just got a good incentive to go to Wetumpka with The Wharf. That’s just the way it is.”

Hammock also explained that compared to Auburn or other larger surrounding cities, Tallassee is not an A market, but more of a D market.

“It’s a gamble for them to come in and any incentive that we give to help sweeten the pot, to get them in the black sooner than later, that’s a decision-maker,” he said.

Hall also asked about the design and cost of the build-out.

City attorney, John Smith, said the tax incentive negotiations can continue with the councilmember’s apprehensions in mind.

“When it is built, it is what that number is,” Smith said. “The city would pay the amount, up to what they spend. We could word that in the agreement to reflect that.”

The council chose to table the agenda item to allow Hammock to continue negotiating.

continued from Page A1 Suzannah Wilson also spoke about her longtime friend during Lacey’s memorial.

“If I’ve said it once over the past few days, I have said it a hundred times, Lacey was a steadfast friend,” Wilson said. “She was responsible, dependable, smart, loyal, and a whole lot of fun to be around. She had the wisdom and intelligence of a woman and the heart and soul of a girl. To me, she will be forever young, cheering on her Tallassee Tigers and the Crimson Tide.”

Wilson coordinated the Purple for Lacey campaign when Lacey was in the hospital. The movement grew, even past the city limits. Many in Reeltown and surrounding areas also wore purple to show love and support for the cherished Tallassee community member.

“Lacey is the only person I know that could get them to shed the blue and white, and put on purple to show their support for her,” Wilson said.

“Lacey was a good friend. And Lacey mattered. And Lacey was loved. Lacey was loved because she loved,” Wilson continued.

Wilson co-founded the Tallassee High School Alumni Association in 2012 along with Lacey.

“We can think of a better way to honor Lacey than to induct her posthumously into the Hall of Pride,” Wilson said. “It’s an honor that she was bound to be given.”

The past 12 months have been tough on many and Lacey is among several souls that the city has lost.

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Wilson said these words about the “great” ones that have recently passed.

“Maybe because they give and give and give until they have given all they can. And then they rest,” Wilson said.

Lacey was a dedicated active member of Tallassee First Methodist Church, and Pastor Clint McBroom officiated Saturday’s memorial.

“One of the things about Lacey that I know we will all miss is she had a very unique laugh. It was kind of half of a giggle. I can’t reproduce it but you know it because she did it often, and it was contagious.”

James Bush, Jerry Cunningham, Ron McDaniel, and Mike McElroy sang Hallelujah and Amazing Grace during Lacey’s memorial.

Lacey helped raise funds for the Class of 1985 sign that is painted on the wall inside the stadium and fellow class members said they are committed to keeping the sign up for Lacey.

“To her, it shows the community that our class was the best,” Hornsby said. “We want to keep that legacy alive for Lacey.”

Pitchford announced that Neptune Technology Group along with the Tallassee High School Alumni Association will sponsor an annual $2,000 scholarship for a deserving senior in Lacey’s name.

The Class of ‘85 is also partnering with the alumni association to sponsor a second scholarship in Lacey’s name.

“All funds that are donated to the alumni association in Lacey’s name will go toward this scholarship. The class has already raised $8,000 for this effort, and I challenge all of you to donate to the alumni association in Lacey’s name,” Pitchford said.

To close the memorial, The Pride of Tallassee Marching Band played the Tallassee High School Alma Mater, followed by a purple and gold balloon release.

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Broken beyond healing He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing. - Proverbs 29:1

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I’m sorry. There’s nothing else we can do.”

I’ve been with several families and patients through the years when a doctor has told them that their loved one cannot recover from advancing illness or traumatic injury. The patient is too weak, there are too many complications, they can’t get well. I’ve heard it about my own father. 31 years later, I still remember the green scrubs, the surgeon’s cap, the tears in his eyes as he told us about Dad’s small cell carcinoma and his words,

“It’s very bad, and very fast.” I heard it about my Mom’s condition last year, and just lately again about a dear friend. It’s always heartbreaking, no matter how often you hear it. Maybe you’ve heard it, too. It’s a helpless feeling, isn’t it?

The sad news is made even darker when it’s accompanied by a statement something like this: “If only she had been diagnosed before the disease spread….” Or, “If he had listened to warnings, this could have been avoided.”

Our sadness about a loss is intensified when we learn that the loss was avoidable or preventable.

Our text for today is like a sad minor chord. The root of

MIKE MCELROY Columnist the chord is there: this person is broken beyond healing. And the minor third is present, too: the person who cannot be helped failed to heed the warnings. His irreparable ruin is the result of stubborn persistence along a forbidden path.

You probably know someone whose physical health is an example of this.

It’s likely that you are familiar with friendships, marriages and families that were

destroyed because of this, too.

It can also be the case when it comes to spiritual life and death. People do sometimes make “shipwreck of their faith” (1 Timothy 1:19) by following this model. As bad as ruined health, finances or relationships may be, spiritual ruin is infinitely worse and more tragic.

I am sabotaging my own life when wise counselors, loving friends or pointed words from God’s word warn me, and I stubbornly ignore the reproof. Why is this the road to ruin? When the long journey of denial comes to a sickening, sudden stop, it’s insolence, not ignorance that has caused the crash.

A hardened heart brings about a terrible possibility—to “fall from the living God” (Hebrews 3:12). Imagine the awful experience of reaching a place where “it is impossible

to restore them to repentance” (Hebrews 6:4). We do not want to become like profane Esau, who “found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears” (Hebrews 12:17).

That’s the ultimate “broken beyond healing” of our text.

The good news is that this dark tragedy is entirely avoidable. If your heart is stirred by this message, it is not too late. As God grants you the opportunity to repent, do not despise it! Seize it!

Repent and humbly confess your sin to God. Those who heed his reproof will find healing by his grace.

We should be aware of a real danger about reading this verse. It’s one of those that is easy to apply to people we know and not so easy to see how it applies to us. Dear friend, I appeal to you. Let’s be humble and healed, not defiant and destroyed.

Church Briefs Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

Please join us for Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. when the Rev. Lee Lowery will celebrate the Holy Eucharist at an outdoor service. The service will be live streamed on Facebook https://www. facebook.com/EpiphanyTallassee/ Please wear a mask and bring a chair. In case of inclement weather, check Facebook for updates.

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Carrville Baptist Church

Carrville Baptist church would like to let everyone know of our new hours and we invite you to join us every Sunday Morning in worship and praise to Our Lord.

Sunday School now starts at 9 a.m. and Morning Worship at 10 a.m. You can social distance and still serve the Lord, we do have mask and sanitizer available for all who need them.

Bethlehem East Baptist Church

Bethlehem East Baptist Church will have all Sunday school classes beginning at 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning followed by regular service at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary.

We will continue with Facebook Live Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 11 a.m.

Our Wednesday night services will begin this week, Oct. 7th at 6:30 p.m. meeting in person in the fellowship hall. We will also continue Facebook Live at 6:30 p.m.

East Tallassee United Methodist Church

ETUMC is holding services on Sunday at 11 a.m. and at 5 p.m.

The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. The flea market is sponsored by the East Tallassee UMC and is located at the side of the old East Tallassee Hospital,

across from the library. We will offer various priced booths. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913 or Melanie Baker at 334-415-8314. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.

First Presbyterian Church

The First Presbyterian Church of Tallassee welcomes everyone who is looking for a church family.

If you cannot attend our 11 a.m.

Sunday service, our church‘s weekly sermon can be heard on AM 1300 or FM 106.5 at 8 a.m. each Sunday morning. The current sermon series continues discussing the twelve tribes of Israel. Genesis 49 is the text used for this series of sermons.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “Most folks are about as happy they make up their minds to be.”

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First United Methodist Church

Due to the high number of COVID cases in our community, FUMC Tallassee has suspended all in-person gatherings and events through the end of January. We invite you to join with us in worship online Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. via our website: fumctallassee.com. Visit our website for the latest information about our services and ministries, and to watch Pastor Clint’s Daily Devotionals at 8 am each weekday morning. You can check out and “Like” our Facebook page for current updates and information: facebook.com/fumctallassee. Our church office remains open M-Th, 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. 334-283-2195.

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Panthers softball continues streak in week 2

By DARIUS GOODMAN Sports Editor

It was a busy second week of the season for Elmore County softball teams. The Panthers led the way, continuing their 10-game win streak.

Elmore County (10-1)

The Panthers have been rising to the occasion a lot this season and have managed

to win 10 straight. Five of those wins came last week.

Elmore County won over Wetumpka (10-2), Beulah (2-1), Russellville (7-0), Dale County (3-2) and Smiths Station (16-1).

It was a nine-inning game against Beulah. The Panthers were tied 1-1 after the fifth inning but the game came down to just a few batters.

After getting Anna Catherine Segrest on second via the

intentional tie breaker, Madelyn Becker doubled but Segrest was held at third base as Becker reached second safely.

Britt was walked immediately after. Emma Brown drove in the final run on a sharp single to short for the win.

The second close game against Dale County didn’t get to extra innings despite both teams being tied into the

sixth inning. The Panthers’ sixth inning featured a pair of doubles that drove the final run of the game.

Dale County’s last inning at-bat was a fly out and two ground outs as the game came to an end.

Edgewood (4-6)

The Wildcats faced five opponents last week and came out 2-3. The Wildcats managed to walk off with a win over

Macon-East Montgomery Academy. The teams matched each other in the first inning as they each put up two runs.

The sixth inning saw MaconEast jump ahead 4-2 but the Wildcats scored three for the 5-4 lead. In the top of the seventh inning, Macon-East tied and then pushed across the go-ahead run for the 6-5 See SOFTBALL • Page B2

Mustangs baseball remains undefeated

By DARIUS GOODMAN Sports Editor

In the second week of baseball in Elmore County, Stanhope Elmore stands out after remaining undefeated seven games in.

Stanhope Elmore (7-0)

The Mustangs have been on a roll to start the season. Through all seven games this season, the Mustangs have managed to avoid any losses. The Mustangs last week added three more wins against Charles Henderson (6-2), Lee (10-0) and Elmore County (8-3).

Through seven games played this season, Chase Williams has a .421 batting average while Caleb Rohrbach has a team-high three homeruns.

On the pitching side, Colin Woodham has pitched in three games and won all three, striking out 19.

Zach Stevens also has three wins in three starts and has struck out 28 so far.

Benjamin Russell downs Elmore County 7-3

By DARIUS GOODMAN Sports Editor

It wasn’t an easy win for the Wildcats Thursday evening, but they managed to pull it out, avoiding a basesloaded situation not once, but twice in the first two innings to seal a 7-3 win.

“We’re still in February and we hadn’t had a lot of time outside,” BRHS head coach Richy Brooks said.

“We have them Tuesday and Thursday for workouts and came over and basically had practice before we played because we’re trying to get time outside. Any time you win is big, it’s better than the alternative. We got off to a rough start cause we didn’t pitch well early, we walked people and hit people – after that, Sam Scales came in and did a really good job of settling us down by throwing strikes.”

The night started poorly for the Wildcats.

Back-to-back four-pitch walks put the game on the ropes early for Benjamin Russell as Carson Riddle struggled to find the strike zone, but it wasn’t all bad.

Benjamin Russell had some luck on their side as a fly out by Sean Darnell put the first out on the board.

With a runner at second and third, a hit batter loaded the bases, but the Wildcats found a rare

opportunity.

A fly out led to a double play. Zach Jones tagged up and scored and for the Panthers of Elmore County but an out at third ended the inning rather suddenly.

“We barreled a lot of balls hard early in the first inning. We had a chance to have a big inning, we started with the bases loaded. Eight straight balls, walks then we hit a first pitch fly ball and move up and then make a mistake at second base. I felt good we got a run in the first inning but the pitcher only threw three strikes in the first inning and we come away with one run. We had a chance to stretch it out there.”

Benjamin Russell’s first trip to the plate yielded a three-batter inning where a strikeout, ground out and fly out saw them back on the defensive.

Elmore County’s Brandon White was sharp to begin the game and the offense was able to bring in another run in the second inning. The first batter of the second inning was hit by a pitch to reach first. The Panthers stole second on the third pitch of Payton Hall’s at-bat but a dropped third strike allowed Hall to reach first safely.

In the very next at-bat, the Panthers stole third and then scored on an

Edgewood (2-3)

Edgewood has had a busy start to the 2021 season with close games in the past week. The Wildcats had three games last week and lost one of them via a walk-off run.

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Top: Benjamin Russell High chucks the ball to the plate during the game against Elmore County. Above: Tallapoosa Publishers An Elmore County player swings and misses a ball down low against Benjamin Russell.

error by Riddle.

Benjamin Russell made a switch at pitcher at this point to Sam Scales. The first pitch for Scales did bring in a run for a 2-0 lead but the following two pitches led to the program finishing the inning, where the Wildcats escaped without too much damage being done.

“It gave us kind of a chance to get back into the game with our bats and we did,” Brooks said. “We had some timely hits, did a good job. It’s still young in the year and we’re still trying to work on good quality at-bats. I thought we played well after the initial start.”

The Wildcats managed to tie the game in the bottom of the fourth inning scoring on a sharply hit single and a passed ball.

The third inning found the Panthers get back ahead once more on a sacrifice fly, but it all fell apart in the bottom of the fourth.

After a flyout by BRHS’ Dax Culligan, the Wildcats managed to load the bases. One reached base after being hit by a pitch, another after a seven-pitch walk.

A single by Tyler Brown loaded the bases.

Jaxson Hay managed to put the Wildcats up with an RBI-double. The sixth run for the Wildcats came on a hustle play as Hay scored from second after Owen Wilson singled to centerfield.

The Wildcats were on top 6-3 and never looked back.

Darnell led the Panthers in the loss at the plate going 3-for-4 while Wilson and Brown of BRHS each had two hits.

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Reeltown coach Trey Chambers knows that it’s not easy to adjust schedules all the time for the season.

Reetown baseball adjusts to learning when delays occur on the diamond

By DARIUS GOODMAN Sports Editor

There’s a lot for the Reeltown Rebels baseball team to work on when weather affects the programs’ schedule.

Much like how COVID-19 has forced many teams to change their schedules and the way they face other programs throughout the other sports seasons, none is affected more by weather than baseball and softball.

Reeltown didn’t have to wait for their season to start. Their first three games of the season haven’t yielded a win yet for the program but the Rebels have had to adjust practices because of the weather.

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CACC golf scores win in Fairhope

By DARIUS GOODMAN Sports Editor

The Central Alabama Community College Trojan golf program picked up a win at the Azalea Golf Course at Lakewood Golf Club over the weekend.

The 36-hole tournament was hosted by CACC and consisted of nine other teams from Alabama, Georgia and Florida. With a team make-up of Tanner Guthrie, Hayden Carner, Keith Watkins, Tanner Brown and Jarod Edwards, the opening scores were enough to propel them to a 10-shot win over second place Eastern Florida State College and Jeff State (11 shots).

Guthrie shot 69, Carner and Watkins each had 71, Edwards

came in with a 72 and Brown shot 73.

“Any event where we throw out a 73, we will be contending for the win,” head coach David Jennings said after the event.

“We had struggled in our first event in Melbourne, FL early in February, playing in 30-40 mph winds, but it helped to build character for our boys as they worked extremely hard to get their games in shape for the remaining spring tournaments.”

Putts weren’t falling as well as they were in the second round like they were in the first and Jennings says that he was concerned if Eastern Florida or Jeff State would catch fire as the Trojans were leaking oil.

“Patience as a coach is just

as important as patience is for a player,” Jennings said.

“I was proud in how the boys grinded out the second round.

They definitely were making lemonade out of lemons.”

Carner shot 72 in the second round to pick up a nine-shot win over second place teams Jefferson State and Eastern Florida.

CACC returns to action next week at Glenlakes Golf Club in Foley, Ala., March 15-16.

The Trojans are expected to host three tournaments this spring before traveling to Decatur, Ala to play in Calhoun’s Spring Invitational at Burningtree C.C. at the end of March.

April begins the post-season where CACC will host the Conference Championship

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CACC’s golf team picked up a win at the Azalea Golf Course over the weekend.

at Lagoon Park in mid-April then then the District-4 Championship at Arrowhead C.C, both in Montgomery,

Baseball

in late April. The year will conclude with Nationals being played at the Rawls Course in Lubbock, TX in May.

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The Wildcats opened the week with a 3-2 victory over Macon-East Montgomery Academy. The Wildcats scored first in the bottom of the first inning going ahead 2-0 before Macon-East responded with a run in the top of the second inning. The bottom of the second saw the Wildcats match the score to preserve a two-run lead but the score remained 3-1.

Macon-East knocked on the door once more in the top of the sixth inning with backto-back singles. A third single moved the runners up 90-feet and a ground-out to first drove in a run but a third out ground ball ended Macon-East’s rally.

The Wildcats dropped their second game of the week to Bessemer Academy 10-6, but the final game came down to a 8-7 loss. Abbeville Christian scored four runs in the sixth inning to pick up the win.

Elmore County (1-4)

The Panthers have been slow out of the gate this season but Elmore County picked up their first win of the young season last week against Reeltown.

Despite going ahead 3-1 in the top of the fifth inning, the Panthers managed to add another four runs in the bottom

of the fifth inning before capping the night off with an insurance run in the sixth.

The second game of the week found the Panthers fall to Benjamin Russell 7-3.

Despite managing to get the bases loaded numerous times, the Panthers didn’t cash in too much.

Elmore County found themselves in a tie 2-2 at the end of the second inning but the program managed to score their final run of the game in the third for the 3-2 lead.

Benjamin Russell came back to score five over the course of the final innings of the event for the win.

The Panthers fell behind in the first inning 5-2 and never regained their footing as the Panthers only managed one more run in the bottom of the fifth.

Holtville (5-1)

The Bulldogs managed to score three straight wins last week. The Bulldogs shut out Prattville Christian 11-0 on Tuesday to return back to the win column. Brewbaker Tech managed to put runs on the board in the final two innings of play but the Bulldogs posted eight through the first four innings to score the win.

In the second match against Brewbaker Tech Friday, the Bulldogs came away with a 10-0 shut-out win.

Tallassee (0-5)

The Tigers haven’t had a good start to the season but nearly won against Marbury last week. In the two games played for the Tigers, a 10-0 loss to Montgomery Academy showed a bit more of the program. Montgomery Academy managed to score eight runs in the final inning but Tallassee limited their opponent to two runs through the first six innings.

Against Marbury, the Tigers lost 6-5. To start the game, the Tigers scored the first two runs before Marbury matched the total in the bottom of the inning.

Marbury added runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings to take the lead but it was a 5-2 game when the Tigers went back up to the plate in the sixth inning.

The Tigers scored on a sac-fly RBI and then singled to score another run, but ran out of steam as their tying run was left on base following a strikeout.

A passed ball gave Marbury their sixth run of the game but

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Elmore County and the Wetumpka Indians softball programs are off to hot starts in the early part of the season.

the Tigers only managed one more run.

Wetumpka (1-1)

The Indians are 1-1 on the season so far as Spain Park jumped on the board early in the first inning, but the Indians matched the run in the bottom of the inning to keep it at 1-1.

Softball

Spain Park scored another run in the second and fourth innings to grab the 3-1 lead.

Wetumpka couldn’t match as the program only mustered just one more run in the sixth inning while Spain Park knocked in another three to end the game.

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lead, putting pressure on the Wildcats in the bottom half of the inning.

A tie would’ve been nice but the Wildcats managed to score enough to seal the win.

The first batter Lindsey Brown was hit by a pitch to put a runner on first. Faith Wheat singled to advance the runner to second and the Wildcats moved Brown with a steal of third base on what could’ve been a missed hit-and-run opportunity.

The Wildcats sacrificed their second out in the inning to score the tying run. The final run of the game came as an error. As Katelynn Shaner hit a ground ball, an error by the third baseman brought Wheat in for the final run of the game.

The second win of the week came against Springwood

as Edgewood won 16-0. On Friday, there were three straight losses to hit the board as the Wildcats dropped games to Macon-East Montgomery (5-3), Lee-Scott Academy (5-4) and Abbeville Christian Academy (6-3) to close out the week.

Wetumpka (10-4)

Wetumpka is on a mega-load this season as they’ve taken on seven opponents in the last week alone. Through those games, the Indians went 5-2 on the week. The first game found them fall to Elmore County 10-2. The next two games were won via shutouts. The Indians downed Holtville (11-0) and Prattville (12-0) for no-doubt victories. The next one was a 12-4 win over Beauregard.

The only other loss of the

week came against Auburn who won 5-2 but the Indians rallied back for a pair of wins over the weekend against Russellville (9-5) and Beulah (8-5).

Holtville (1-4)

The Bulldogs have been slow this season on the startup.

But that’s not too much of a concern as every program is just aiming at preparing for area play. The Bulldogs dropped both of their games last week against Wetumpka and Prattville Christian Academy.

The Bulldogs lost 11-0 to Wetumpka and 15-1 against Prattville.

Stanhope Elmore (4-4)

Stanhope Elmore faced a wave of extremes last week in their three games. A close victory followed by two blowouts led to the program

reaching a 4-4 record. The 11-10 victory over Tallassee was the biggest one.

Stanhope had the Tigers outscored 7-2 after three innings but the Tigers clawed back to a 7-6 deficit after the fourth innings. The lead changed hands briefly in the sixth inning as Tallassee managed to get ahead 8-7 but the Mustangs tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning.

The game remained tied in the seventh as a pair of doubles kept the game alive for extra innings. The Mustangs had a chance to win after getting the bases loaded but a fielder’s choice led to the go-ahead run getting cut down at home.

With the bases loaded, the Mustangs flew out to end the inning.

Delays

Tallassee scored the first run of extra innings via an error but the Mustangs managed to score more in the final inning of play.

After starting out with a double, the bases loaded with a walk. K Johnson was soon hit by a pitch to score the tying run. A single from Jones brought in the games final run to seal the game from near defeat.

The Mustangs dropped their next two games to Prattville (12-1) and Brewbaker Tech (16-4).

Tallassee (1-5)

The Tigers nearly had a win over Stanhope Elmore last week but a 4-1 win over Auburn should put wind into their sails. The Tigers get to rest on this win until March 9 when they host Pike Road.

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Just like last week’s snow flurry attack, or when it rains any other time, the Rebels take those rain days to reiterate strategy.

“We also watch film on our swings, our defensive and pitching mechanics etc.,” Reeltown coach Trey Chambers said. “Unfortunately we don’t have an indoor facility and we would like to get to that point in the near future but for now, we have to prepare mentally and continue to lift on days like that.”

If there’s a situation where the athletes have to go virtual, it’s not too much of an issue.

Chambers says the athletes have to go to school like normal and then meet at the field for practice. It’s as close to normal as one has grown to expect over the past few months throughout the ongoing pandemic.

On the scheduling side, it’s about the same. If it weren’t for the pandemic forcing schedule changes, the weather is an added element that the Rebels have to plan for and expect.

“By now our kids, coaches, and parents understand that during our season we can only control what we can control,” Chambers said. “They know that adjustments are

constantly having to be made for everything to play out. It’s just like the game itself. Making adjustments is vital. Everyone in our program is very anxious to play considering the loss of last year, so adjustments due to weather, games and the pandemic helps motivate them a little more and appreciate the times they do get to step on the field.”

Although just one game has been missed because of weather, the Rebels coaching staff knows that there’s a challenging aspect in rescheduling events. Most of the time, the changes won’t fit

their scheduling.

That’s a challenging aspect to Chambers.

“Once a game is postponed it doesn’t always fit into your schedule to reschedule because of other games that are already scheduled,” Chambers admitted.

“You end up losing games and not being able to make them up.

Especially when those games are at home, it could definitely hurt the program financially.”

Even so, the Rebels continue to forge on with their work when weather adjusts their practices. Without an indoor facility that some of the other schools have found or benefit

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from, the Rebels just sit back and study the game. Chambers makes a point to study the game with his players when practice is washed out.

“From a film aspect and from a strategic aspect, you could learn more about your team this way and get into their minds a little bit on how they think about certain plays and certain situations,” Chambers said.

“Cause let’s be honest, we have no idea what goes on in players’ heads sometimes. I would love to know, but days like that could help provide a little bit of insight on how they think about the game.”

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Did you know that March is National Peanut Month? People around the World love peanuts. Are they one of your favorite foods? Peanuts are not real nuts; they are legumes. Just like peas and beans, peanuts grow in pods. Peanuts are native to South America, but they are now grown in many places around the World. They need a warm climate and time to grow. The peanut plant is a small bush, about two feet high with small yellow ÀRZHUV 7KHLU EUDQFKHV VSUHDG RXW DV WKH\ JURZ :KHQ WKH ÀRZHUV ZLWKHU DQG GLH DQ XQXVXDO SHJ IRUPV DW WKH EDVH RI WKH ÀRZHU 7KLV SHJ JURZV LQWR WKH JURXQG DQG WKH SHDQXW SRG EHJLQV WR JURZ 3HDQXWV JURZ DQG ULSHQ XQGHUJURXQG 7KH\ DUH VRPHWLPHV FDOOHG JURXQGQXWV RU HDUWKQXWV IRU WKLV UHDVRQ :KHQ SHDQXWV DUH UHDG\ WR EH XVHG PDQ\ GLႇHUHQW products can be made from them. The most common, of course, is peanut butter. Other products, such as peanut oil, ÀRXU FDQGLHV DQG VRDSV DUH DOVR PDGH IURP WKHP 7KH\ FDQ EH VDOWHG URDVWHG RU HDWHQ SODLQ ,Q WKH ¶V *HRUJH :DVKLQJWRQ &DUYHU D IDPRXV DJULFXOWXUDO FKHPLVW IRXQG PDQ\ GLႇHUHQW XVHV IRU WKH SHDQXW 7RGD\ SHDQXWV DUH RIWHQ eaten at baseball games and other events. They are good roasted and boiled, but not all people can enjoy peanuts.

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Eclectic Observer The

WEDNESDAY • MARCH 3, 2021

TheWetumpkaHerald.com

Vol. 31, No. 9

Town seeking feedback on Spectrum services

By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief

Eclectic Mayor Gary Davenport is asking for the community’s input about the town’s cable, internet and phone services through Spectrum/Charter Communications as the town’s contract with the provider will soon be up for renewal.

Mayor Gary Davenport said the Town Council will

have to make a decision about renewing its contract with the company at its meeting in April.

“We want to know about any issues that residents are having and if the service they’re receiving is dependable and satisfactory,” Davenport said.

The town’s contract with the Spectrum comes up every 15 years. As stated in the contract, Spectrum pays

the town a percentage of the revenue collected from customers.

Davenport said the lengthy contract allows Spectrum to come in and make repairs and upgrades to infrastructure as needed because the company knows it’s guaranteed to service the area for a fixed number of years.

The town’s contract used to renew every 20 years, but the council renegotiated the

length of its contract during that last renewal process.

Davenport said his goal is to address concerns with Spectrum at the council’s March meeting, which takes place on March 15. It is unlikely that the town will terminate its contract with Spectrum because getting a provider to service the rural area can be difficult.

“We’re such a small community that we really

can’t entice companies to get into a bidding war,” Davenport said. “But we would like to sit down and talk to them about se things.

We’ve already gotten a few calls from residents about service.”

Customers are encouraged to contact the town with feedback about services from Spectrum by calling 5414429 or sending an email to Mayor@townofeclectic.com.

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Abby Traylor owns The Leopard Fox in downtown Eclectic

Leopard Fox boutique is the latest to crop up in Eclectic’s local business boom

By SIRI HEDREEN Mulitmedia Reporter

Downtown Eclectic is no longer the same Eclectic Abby Traylor, owner of The Leopard Fox boutique, was dying to leave in high school.

“I did not want to live in Eclectic,” Traylor said. “I wanted to live in New York or somewhere where fashion was a big deal because going to school here, I would dress up every day, I looked at Teen Vogue, and I would of course get made fun of sometimes because nobody else really got it.”

At the time, downtown Eclectic was largely empty,

save for one cafe Traylor would eat breakfast at. Since then, however, Traylor has seen a slow reversal with new shops, cafes and restaurants starting to populate the empty storefronts, including The Leopard Fox which moved into its own storefront last month after being a vendor at Simply Sassy across the street.

Traylor is also on the zoning and planning committee and is aware of another restaurant and a bar that have secured spaces.

“I think people really like to see it liven back up because it’s been dead for so long that they really come to support — and they want to support — the local

businesses,” she said.

And despite its initial halting of non-essential retail, the pandemic has been a boon for local business, Traylor said.

“People have been shopping local even more with the pandemic since they don’t want to drive to Montgomery or Prattville and be in a big group,” she said. “So, I think it’s actually helped.”

The Leopard Fox, which sells women’s clothing and gifts, is also helped by the fact that locals cannot simply “pop into Walmart.” They’d have to go to Tallassee, Alexander City or Wetumpka for the nearest bigbox retailer — the only chain

stores in Eclectic are a Piggly Wiggly and a Dollar General.

With everyone cooped up all of last year, Traylor said she can see people are dying to get dressed up again, even if only to go out for a meal.

“I think it’s great if you need something, an outfit or a gift or something, it’s so nice to leave school or get off work and get that (right here),” Traylor said. “It takes us an hour to get somewhere to really shop like Montgomery or Prattville. It’s just nice to be right here.”

While Traylor isn’t letting go of her day job at the bank, thanks to the help of a few employees, she’s able to do

both.

“They make it easy,” she said.

Traylor said she picks out clothing from wholesalers with a variety of customers in mind, from Elmore County High School girls to her mom, but her target demographic is young mothers. Luckily, she believes the town demographics are moving in her favor.

“We have a lot of people moving here for the school system and they’re building a new development over there by Madix (plant) with 140 homes,” Traylor said. “I feel like that’s probably going to be young families moving into those homes.”

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