February 3, 2021 Wetumpka Herald

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Elmore Community Hospital begins employee vaccinations

By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

Nina Browning, who works in accounting at Elmore Community Hospital, was the first person to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination at the hospital on Thursday.

“A lot of employees went to Lake Martin Community Hospital to get the vaccine, but I really wanted to get it here,” said Browning, who has worked at the hospital since 1990. “I just feel more comfortable here with my work family.”

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Hospital began vaccinating healthcare workers and first responders in December.

Browning said she was a “little excited” as she sat in a chair waiting to receive the shot from nurse Renee Easterling.

“I’m so glad I got it,” Browning said. “Now it can go ahead and get in my system and start working. I never had any doubts about the vaccine.

I figure scientists know a lot more than I do. I also take the flu shot every year.”

After receiving the vaccine, patients have to undergo a 15-minute observation period to watch for any adverse reactions

to the vaccine, Easterling said.

Browning is set to receive her second dose of the vaccine in 28 days.

Elmore Community Hospital pharmacist Allison Johnston said there’s a four-day grace period if a person does not receive the second dose in 28 days.

Ivy Creek marketing director Heidi Smith said the hospital received its shipment of Moderna COVID vaccines on Monday. It took a couple of days to convert the hospital’s surgery waiting room into See VACCINES • Page A3

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Nurse Renee Easterling administers the COVID vaccine to hospital employee Nina Browning.

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County not impacted by CARES Act funds transfer

By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

Elmore County teachers engage in robotics training

In March 2020, state legislators passed legislation for the distribution of funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. However, as the result of a transfer in early January, some Alabama municipalities are left holding the bag for expenditures expected to be reimbursed under the legislation.

A committee of six Alabama legislators unanimously voted to shift unclaimed portions of local government money over to state’s unemployment fund.

The diversion of funds prevented an increase of 91% in the unemployment tax paid by businesses. That means local governments that had not yet applied for reimbursement can no longer do so, according to Elmore County Commission Chairman Troy Stubbs.

Fortunately, both the the city of Wetumpka and Elmore County already applied for the reimbursement of funds spent related to COVID and have received the funds.

By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

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Elmore County teachers participate in the mini-tournament for the VEX IQ game called Rise Above.

Twenty teachers from throughout Elmore County Public Schools gathered at the system’s central office on Monday for a day of robotics training.

From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., teachers who serve as robotics coaches at their respective schools engaged in training through an Auburn University program called S.C.O.R.E. — Southeastern Center of Robotics Education.

The goal of the day was to help the teachers feel comfortable leading their robotics teams. The teachers learned about the resources available to them, VEX IQ competition basics, how to choose their competition teams, what to do at practices and goal setting. At the end of the day, they participated in a See ROBOTS • Page A7

County campaign aimed at reducing litter

By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

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The Elmore County Commission partnered with county schools to name the critters.

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The Elmore County Commission has partnered with local schools on an educational program aimed at teaching students and residents about the impact that littering has on the community.

Elmore County chief operations officer Richie Beyer said the purpose of the Anti-Litter Critters program is to bring attention to the county’s littering problem.

The county had six different signs made featuring critters commonly found in the county, and students were tasked with naming the critter assigned to them.

Beyer said some schools made it into a competition to see which class could come up with the best names. Airport Intermediate School named the doe Ms. Litter Quitter, while Coosada Elementary School named the buck Bucky.

Eclectic Elementary School named the raccoon Rascal,

while students at Holtville Elementary School named the skunk Flower the Trash Devour. Redland Elementary School named the fox Foxy Loxy, and Wetumpka Elementary School named the owl Dr. Owl B. Clean.

Beyer said residents can soon expect to see these signs at intersections and on county right-of-ways as a reminder to dispose of trash properly.

The Elmore County Commission initially launched See LITTER • Page A3

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Obituaries Kelly Thomas Mrs. Kelly Thomas, a resident of Eclectic, Alabama, passed away Monday, January 25,2021, at the age of 44.

Graveside services will be Saturday, January 30, 2021, at 11:00AM at Mt. Gilead Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Eclectic, Alabama, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing.

Mrs. Thomas is survived by her husband, Bobby Thomas; son, Jason Thomas; daughter, Samantha Thomas and step-father, Ron Robertson.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Francei Lanier Robertson.

Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama

Cathy Hill Traywick Mrs. Cathy Hill Traywick passed away in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Saturday, January 30, 2021 at the age of 66.

Graveside services will be Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Carrville Cemetery, Tallassee, Alabama with Pastor John Jenkins officiating. There will also be a Celebration of Life on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. from Northport Baptist Church, 1004 Main Street, Northport, Alabama, 35476. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Roy Traywick; son, Lance Traywick (Michelle); daughter, Christi Franklin (Stephen); grandchildren, Tyler and Brody Traywick, Cora Hudson and Ford Franklin; brother, Jimmy Hill. She is preceded in death by her father, Robert Howard Hill and mother, Martha Owens Hill. Mrs. Traywick was raised in Tallassee, Alabama and former long time resident of Wetumpka, Alabama. She loved her church, her grandchildren and Alabama softball. For those who wish to attend, we strongly urge that you please follow CDC guidelines by wearing your mask and practice social distancing.

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Police Reports Jan. 26

Fourth-degree theft of property from the first block of Pemrose Trail; oil filter stolen.

Sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old and first-degree sodomy from Taylor Court.

Possession of drug paraphernalia from Walgreens, 795 Wilson Street; syringe and scorched spoon recovered.

Possession of controlled substance from Walgreens, 795 Wilson Street; narcotics recovered.

Fourth-degree theft of property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; $32.64 stolen.

Jan. 25

Second-degree theft of property from the 1000 block of W Osceola Street, firearm and holster valued at $225.

Third-degree burglary from Snow Biz; 925 Company Street.

Jan. 24

Fourth-degree theft of property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; steam cleaner and fishing line stolen and recovered, valued at $83.94.

Fourth-degree theft of property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; consumables stolen valued at $228.96.

Fourth-degree theft of property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; consumables stolen valued at 41.93.

Fourth-degree theft of property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; flashlights stolen and recovered valued at $122.85.

Information only from McDonald Drive; 9MM shell casings recovered.

Fourth-degree theft of property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; assorted food items valued at $95.19.

Jan. 23

First-degree theft of property and unlawful breaking and entering vehicle from Title Cash, 613 S. Main Street; Chevy Silverado stolen valued at $3,000.

Second-degree possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia from the Institute for Total Eye Care, 8007 U.S. 231; 26.2 grams of e-marijuana, cigarillos, grinder and digital scale recovered.

Fourth-degree theft of property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; miscellaneous items stolen and recovered valued at $107.96.

Carrying concealed weapon, giving false I.D. to police from

Owens Optical, 6255 U.S. 231; firearm recovered valued at $450.

Jan. 22

Third-degree burglary and fourth-degree theft of property from the 2300 block of U.S.231; air compressors and brass clock pieces stolen valued at $300.

Jan. 21

Third-degree burglary and third-degree criminal mischief from Antiques and Stuff, 2931 U.S. 231; rear door damage valued at $100; pry bar and gloves recovered.

Jan. 20

Fouth-degree theft of property from the Dollar Tree, 4634 U.S. 231; vehicle parts and accessories stolen and recovered, valued at $130.

What you need to know this tax season

By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

Most taxpayers have become accustomed to the IRS beginning tax season in late January, but things are different this year.

The IRS stated in a Jan. 15 press release that the start of the nation’s tax season has been delayed and will now start on Feb. 12. The IRS will not accept or process 2020 tax returns until that date.

When it is time to file, the IRS is also offering a free way to do so for those with an income of $72,000 and below. The IRS Free File Program is a public-private partnership between the IRS and many tax preparation and filing software companies that are providing their products for free.

To take advantage of the free service, go to IRS.gov/freefile.

According to the IRS, the Feb. 12 delay gives the agency time to do additional programming and testing of IRS systems following the Dec. 27 tax law changes that provided a second round of stimulus payments and other benefits.

Jeannine Roberts, tax preparer with Wetumpka-based Lenny’s Tax Service LLC, said almost all of the clients she’s spoken with were unaware of the change.

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This year, the IRS will begin accepting tax returns on Feb. 12.

“I’m preparing tax returns right now, but I can’t file them until Feb. 12,” she said. “A lot of people don’t know the date was pushed back and they are disappointed when they find out.”

There are a few other changes that taxpayers should be aware of this tax season, Roberts said.

Those who are eligible and still have not received the second stimulus payment need to complete a form requesting the money to be added to their tax return. The money received from stimulus payments cannot be taxed, Roberts noted.

Also, the 10% penalty is being waived for people impacted by COVID who withdrew up to $100,000 from their employeesponsored retirement accounts like 401(k)s and 403(b)s, as well

as personal retirement accounts, such as traditional individual retirement accounts.

The penalty exemption is outlined in the CARES Act that allocated $2 trillion toward economic stimulus and relief in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last year also marked a time when some Americans may have received unemployment benefits for the first time ever. Roberts said it’s important for those who received unemployment benefits to know that the money is considered taxable income.

Recipients can choose to have the taxes withdrawn from each unemployment disbursement or to defer tax payments. Those who chose to defer tax payments will owe money to the government,

Roberts said.

“If you opted to have the taxes taken out, you will still likely owe money to the state because they only withdraw federal taxes, not state taxes,” Roberts said.

Although the tax season doesn’t begin until Feb. 12, the April 15 deadline to file has not changed.

“You can file an extension to extend your tax return deadline to Oct. 15, but an extension to file is not an extension to pay,” Roberts said. “That’s a common mistake that people make.”

To get the extension, taxpayers must estimate their tax liability on the form and should also pay any amount due.

“If it’s likely that you’re going to owe, then go ahead and pay something on it,” she said. “It seems crazy because if you haven’t filed then you don’t know exactly what you’re going to owe, but its best to send something to avoid a penalty.”

Roberts also urged taxpayers to file their taxes electronically and opt for direct deposit.

“If you file a paper return, it could take up to a year to get your money back because the IRS is so backed up,” she said.

For more information about this year’s tax season, go to IRS. gov.

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the COVID vaccine clinic according to state guidelines.

Elmore Community Hospital will be administering vaccines in phases, Smith said.

Right now, vaccines are only being given to Ivy Creek Healthcare employees. First responders and law enforcement will be next, followed by those 75 years and older and then teachers.

The pace at which the hospital moves from one phase to the next will depend on its vaccine inventory.

“We’ve heard that once you get the first shipment, it starts to come regularly,” Smith said. “Hopefully that will be the case here.”

Johnston said the hospital received 500 doses of the vaccine, which are frozen when they arrive and must be kept frozen at -13 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. It takes about two and a half hours for the vaccines to thaw in a

refrigerator, at which point they are good for 30 days in the fridge.

One vial contains 10 doses of the vaccine.

Johnston said once a vial has been opened, it’s good for six hours at room temperature. An unopened vial is good for 12 hours at room temperature.

“We’re closely monitoring inventory and keeping track of dates and times to ensure the proper storage of the vaccines,” Johnston said. “We’re also encouraging all Ivy Creek employees to go ahead and register to get the vaccine to protect themselves and the community.”

Smith said the community can follow along with the hospital’s vaccination phases by going to IvyCreekHealth.com and clicking on the COVID Vaccine Clinics link at the top of the page.

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this new anti-litter campaign in February 2020, but it was put on hold when COVID-19 hit and schools were shut down. The project was reignited near the end of 2020.

“We actually got the idea from the Redland Community,” Beyer said. “A resident put up signs in that community with anti-littering messages and we built on what she did. We worked with the school system to help us name the critters because it was a way for the kids to feel some ownership of the program, which makes them less likely to litter themselves.”

For the past 10 months, the county has not had access to the Alabama Department of Correction’s inmate litter collection program. The DOC halted the program in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to lower the risk of inmates being exposed to the virus.

Beyer said eight to 10 inmates helped keep public right of ways clean.

“The county does not have the manpower to dedicate to litter clean up,” Beyer said. “Safety and maintenance related issues have to take precedent over aesthetic issues like littering. We’re not ignoring it. There are just no real resources to dedicate to it. We can’t pay 10 more people to pick

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Nurse Renee Easterling draws the Moderna COVID vaccine into a syringe

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Students at Coosada Elementary School named the buck Bucky.

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Beyer said right after Christmas is always when littering is the worst.

Even large items like couches and other pieces of furniture are left on the sides of roads. He said county work crews try to pick up big items when they can.

The county is also looking at other ways to address the problem, such as creating an anti-litter committee made up of Elmore County residents. Beyer said the group would be charged with organizing clean-up efforts throughout the county. Items like bags, reflective vests and gloves would be provided.

The county would also dispose of the collected litter.

“Community members who are willing to serve are needed,” Beyer said. “Littering is a behavioral issue.

We have to get into the community and change the mindset of people.”

The Commission is also working with the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office to come up with a program that allows the county to work with county jail inmates.

“There are behind-the-scenes efforts happening right now,” Beyer said.

“There are a lot of different angles we’re working to address the problem.”

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Dakota Steed, Wetumpka safety and inventory control manager and assistant to Mayor Jerry Willis, said the city has already been reimbursed $5,632.71 and is expecting $111,656 to be reimbursed soon.

Steed said the city received word from the state on Jan. 29 that the more than $111,000 reimbursement would be paid in two to seven business days.

The city was able to spend up to $420,163, according to the state’s CARES Act legislation.

“The mayor and city council were trying to be really conservative with spending just in case something major came up that we had to have,” Steed said. “The money we did spend was used to purchase medical equipment for the fire department and supplies like thermometers, cleaning supplies, personal protective equipment and plastic barriers.”

The Elmore County Commission has received just over $2.7 million in CARES Act funding, which includes allocations from the Alabama Department of Corrections, FEMA and funds received during to help make the voting process safer for residents, said county Chief Operating Officer Richie Beyer.

“We are one of four counties that secured all of our allocations and actually got more than our allocation because of the different pots we went after,” he said. “I appreciate the hard

work of the staff – EMA, operations, sheriff’s department and finance – they’ve done an excellent job tracking all of our costs and I think that’s something the Commission and citizens ought to be proud of. We were able to recoup what we have expended.”

“As a county, we did a great job and our staff did a great job of fulfilling those obligations and ensuring that everything was done in a timely manner,” Stubbs said. “We actually have that money, so that money is secure.”

Although Wetumpka and Elmore County are not facing the possibility of not being reimbursed for money spent, several other municipalities are.

“There was never a deadline given on reimbursement, but that committee voted unanimously to take over $50 million of money that was allocated to counties in Alabama and reallocate that money to the unemployment benefits pot,” Stubbs said. “So, many of our fellow County Commissions across the state – Baldwin County with $5 million that was taken from them – they can no longer apply for reimbursement for COVID-related expenses. The point being, there was no notice given of this. It’s important for us to recognize the exceptional job our staff did with being ahead of the game.”

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here has been a lot of debate about a potential minimum wage increase. There are a lot of varying opinions on the subject.

My thoughts: yes, let’s do it. I think it will strengthen and level the economy.

Some argue that raising the minimum wage will cause small business owners to fold. It will be the nail-in-the-coffin for many mom-and-pop shops. The cost of operating would be too much and it would cause small businesses to perish.

Yes, I understand that raising the minimum wage will raise the cost of living, but I do not believe commodities like milk will skyrocket to $15 a gallon,

CARMEN RODGERS Tallassee Bureau Chieff $5 maybe. Inflation is inevitable with or without a minimum wage increase. And the cost of an item will always be determined by supply and demand.

But, what if raising the minimum wage causes sales to go up? Simply put, more people will have more money to spend. This will help businesses both large and small.

The old saying, “the more you make, the more you spend,” is true.

In addition, I believe it would show that our country is in fact a great place to live.

I think it will also raise workplace morale and people may take more pride in their workmanship.

The more you pay someone, the better they will perform at work.

So, I do think that a minimum wage increase would be overall helpful. I know many will disagree with this and that’s okay.

I don’t write this to take a side, only to give my opinion on the subject.

I was recently told that there is no such thing as a wrong opinion.

We are all individuals with a unique perspective. It is okay to think differently.

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he PBS series “Masterpiece Theatre” turns 50 in 2021, and in January the program began airing a new British series that is well worth your time. In fact, it just may be the salve we need in these troubled times.

Dr. James Herriot (a pen name for Alf Wight) wrote his first memoir of adventures as a young veterinarian in his original book, “If Only They Could Talk,” in 1970. This series of books continued throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Herriot began his career in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s.

The dales are comprised of gently rolling hills and valleys, so picturesque that they are as identified with England as the more familiar scenes of London.

The dales are generally an agricultural area. Most of the people who live there are farmers.

In the books and in the television series, Dr. Herriot leaves his home in Glasgow for the prospect of a job working under an eccentric veterinary surgeon named Dr. Siegfried Farnon, who is also the proprietor

MICHAEL BIRD Columnist of Skeldale House. Farnon is one of those characters whose bark is worse than his bite, so to speak. Dr. Farnon is portrayed

by Samuel West, an experienced character actor, while newcomer Nicholas Ralph plays Dr. Herriot.

Dr. Farnon has a live-in housekeeper in the series named Mrs. Hall, played by Anna Madeley. Callum Woodhouse plays Dr. Farnon’s younger brother Tristan, who has recently flunked out of veterinary school again and has come back home in an apprentice role, one he shares with Dr. Herriot. Other characters rounding out the cast include Rachel Shenton as farmer Helen Alderson, and Matthew Lewis (known to “Harry Potter” fans as Neville Longbottom) in the role of the wealthy Hugh Hulton.

The series is directed by Brian Percival, who also served in that role on the successful TV program “Downton Abbey” several years ago.

The good nature of the main characters is very refreshing. In the first episode, Herriot treats an abcess on a horse’s hoof and delivers a calf, but after a night of drunkenness mixes up cats on their way to being neutered – realizing his mistake just in time!

Later episodes have had Dr. Herriot misdiagnosing a cow with milk fever, and later getting into some trouble for euthanizing a racehorse with twisted bowels which causes Dr. Farnon to have his application to become the official vet of the racecourse be declined.

The plots are like the books – quiet. Yet there is something incredibly comforting about the adventures of a kind rural veterinarian in 1930s England that we need now more than ever.

“All Creatures Great and Small” airs Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. on Alabama Public Television.

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State expands eligibility for COVID vaccines starting Feb. 8 STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health recently announced that starting Feb. 8, the ADPH will extend eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to include people 65 or older, and additional groups of frontline workers.

• Frontline critical workers listed in the plan are as follows: • First responders • Corrections officers • Food and agriculture workers • U.S. Postal Service workers • Manufacturing workers • Grocery store workers • Public transit workers • People who work in the

education sector (teachers, support staff, community college and higher education) • Childcare workers Judiciary (including but not limited to) circuit judges, district judges and district attorneys The additional priority groups will add over 1 million people that are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination in Alabama. While just under 2 million people total will qualify to receive the vaccine, the state continues to only receive around 100,000 doses each week.

As of last week, 148,549 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 175,326 doses of the Moderna vaccine had been given out to first responders, residents and staff of Alabama’s nursing homes and individuals 75 and older. A total of 772,275

vaccines have been delivered to Alabama, meaning that 42% of what has already been delivered to the state has been administered.

“We have all been frustrated that the supply of vaccine coming from the federal government hasn’t kept up with the demand,” Ivey said. “To be blunt, we simply haven’t gotten the vaccines that we’ve been promised, and this has created a major backlog of aggravation.

Today’s announcement will ensure that as more vaccine is released, we will have a plan in place to get the vaccine in people’s arms more quickly.”

Covered in this expanded group are people at high risk for work-related exposure and persons in identified age groups at risk for COVID-19 associated morbidity and mortality. These

include people working or living in congregate settings including but not limited to homeless shelters and group homes.

“Alabama is expanding its guidance despite the limited vaccine in order to accelerate the vaccine uptake in our state,” Dr. Scott Harris said. “I want to reiterate that any remaining vaccines that have not been administered are either someone’s first dose and they are waiting on their appointment or they are waiting on their second dose. Any vaccine currently in the state has someone’s name on it.”

As a courtesy to others, healthier people age 65 and older and workers who fall in these groups are encouraged to consider delaying their vaccination so that more vulnerable people can access the vaccine ahead of them.

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PRE-K REGISTRATION: First Class Pre-K is preparing for another school year in Elmore County.

Pre-registration for First Class Pre-K for the 20212022 school year is now open to children 4 years of age on or before Sept.

1, 2021. The First Class Pre-K program is offered at Eclectic Elementary, Holtville Elementary, Coosada Elementary and Wetumpka Elementary Schools. Children may be pre-registered for any/all schools, and parents/guardians are responsible for transportation. The cost to participate in the program is $40 per month per child.

Pre-registration closes on March 17. All needed documents must be submitted

by March 17 for the child to be included in the drawing.

For assistance, contact the Board of Education at 5671200.

THE KELLY: The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery debuted its Home and Hearth exhibit on Friday.

The exhibit features handmade items, such as quilts, crocheted tablecloths, clothes and more. The art will be on display until April 28. The gallery is located at 110 East Bridge Street in downtown Wetumpka.

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MAIN STREET WETUMPKA: A meeting will be held for the organization’s Economic Vitality Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at noon. The committee will meet at the Main Street Wetumpka office, located at 114 Company Street.

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MAIN STREET WETUMPKA: A meeting will be held for the organization’s Design Committee on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 5:30 p.m. at the Main Street Wetumpka office, located at 114 Company Street.

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MAIN STREET WETUMPKA: A meeting will be held for the organization’s Promotion’s

Committee on Monday, Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m. at SMI Advertising, 173 Hill Street.

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ECLECTIC TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS: Eclectic Town Council meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at Town Hall. Council meetings begin at 7 p.m. with work sessions taking place prior to the meeting at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the Dr. M. L. Fielder Municipal Building, 145 Main Street.

NAACP MEETINGS: The Elmore County Branch No. 5026 of the NAACP meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Tuesday (executive committee) and every fourth Tuesday (full membership) at the Martin Luther King Center at 200 North Lancaster St. in Wetumpka.

LIVING WORD: You belong here. You and your family are always welcome here. We are located at 1826 Kowaliga Road Eclectic, across from the Dollar General. Call 334492-0777 for more information.

OPEN MIC: The Equality Performing Arts Center hosts an open mic jam session from 7 to 9 p.m. every second Friday of the

Observer by calling 256-234-4281, faxing them to 256-234-6550, sending your event to the.editor@thewetumpkaherald.com or logging on to http://www.thewetumpkaherald.com/.

month at 560 Highway 9 in Equality. There is no charge but donations are welcome as they keep the center running. Bring a snack or finger food to share during the intermission.

EPAC FOURTH FRIDAY: The Equality Performing Arts Center hosts a free concert put on by community musicians on the fourth Friday of each month at 560 Highway 9 in Equality. The next performance will be June 26 from 7 to 9 p.m.

RED HILL COMMUNITY CLUB MEETINGS: Red Hill Community Club Meetings are held every second Monday of the month.

Join the Red Hill Historical Preservation Association in the auditorium of the Old Red Hill School, located off state Route 229 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss upcoming events.

MOUNT HEBRON CHURCH OF CHRIST: Come join us at 4530 Mt. Hebron Road in Eclectic.

Our Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10:30.

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CELEBRATE RECOVERY GRACE POINT: Celebrate Recovery meets at Grace Point Community Church at 78223 Tallassee Highway in Wetumpka each Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. All are welcome to the meetings which provide a safe and loving environment for individuals seeking to conquer their hurts, habits and hangups.

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CELEBRATE RECOVERY SANTUCK: Celebrate Recovery meets each Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Santuck Baptist Church at 7250 Central Plank Rd. This is a Christ-centered, 12-step program for anyone struggling with hurts, habits, and hangups. Call 334-5672364 for more information or contact jyates@santuckbaptist.org.

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AA MEETING: Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held Mondays at 7 p.m. located at 105 Tuskeena St. in Wetumpka.

RED HILL GALLERY: The Red Hill Gallery on Highway 229 in the Red Hill Community in Tallassee is open Fridays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for local live music performances. No admission is charged but donations are welcomed to maintain the building and pay for refreshments.

MASTER GARDENER HELPLINE: If you have gardening questions you can call the Master Gardener Helpline at 1-877252-4769. The helpline starts March 1 and ends in August.

CHILDREN’S HARBOR: Children’s Harbor Treasures and Thrift Store Located on state route 63 just south of Lake Martin Amphitheater, the Children’s Harbor Thrift Store is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. proceeds are used to help fund the activities at the Lake Martin campus of children’s harbor and the Family Center at Children’s Hospital. Call 334-857-2008 for more information.

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mini-tournament for the VEX IQ game called “Rise Above.”

Tracy Wright, the district’s STEM director, said the robotics professional development training aligns with the district’s initiative to have at least two robotics teams at each of its middle and elementary schools.

“Right now, we have robotics teams at all of the high schools and some of the middle schools,” Wright said.

“Now we’re becoming more uniformed and offering robotics teams at all elementary and middle schools. Each school will have at least two teams consisting of at least four students per team.”

Wright said the teams can exist in the form of an after-school club or an in-school enrichment opportunity. It is up to each school to decide what works best for them.

The district was able to expand its robotics team offerings thanks to two grants, the Alabama Robotics Competition Grant and the Google Buddy grant. It was through the Google Buddy grant that the district gained access to the training offered by

S.C.O.R.E. Each grant offers STEM-related professional development opportunities, as well as robots, robot parts, a curriculum and chances to compete.

The teachers present at Monday’s training will participate in the VEX IQ Challenge through the Google Buddy grant.

Through Google Buddy, teachers also have access to Google employees and can arrange to talk to them for advice and guidance. Eclectic Middle’s library media specialist Amy Harrell is set to speak with a Google employee on Wednesday.

“I have a Zoom meeting with Conrad from Switzerland on Wednesday,” she said. “He’s going to coach me on how to be a better coach. This is program is literally connecting us to people around the world.”

Holtville Middle School eighth grade science teacher Stacy Chancellor said one of her favorite things about the program is that all of the needed materials are provided.

“You are supplied with what you need, so every team comes into the

competition on the same playing field,” Chancellor said. “It’s not about how much money a school has.”

Matthew Buckley, S.C.O.R.E. program administrator, and Jennifer Spencer, S.C.O.R.E. assistant director explained that although the robots are provided, they are very customizable.

There are certain preset robot designs that teams can use or they can come up with their own design.

Throughout the competition season, Spencer said it’s common for teams to tweak their robots to make them work better. Sometimes, teams end up with a robot that’s a lot different from the one they started with, but that’s precisely the point.

“Our overall vision for the robotics teams is that we want our students to be able to define and solve their own problems versus simply solving ones in textbooks,” Wright said. “Students who can do this come up with innovative and creative ideas. We’re trying to help them develop 21st-century skills and we’re preparing them for jobs that haven’t even been invented yet.”

Aside from improving problem-

solving and critical thinking skills, robotics teams also help cultivate soft skills like teamwork, collaboration and respect for each other’s ideas, which can be a constant battle with middle school students, according to Chancellor.

After playing Rise Above, where the objective of the game is to use the robot to move cylindrical structures into designated squares, Eclectic Elementary teacher Emily Wells she has a new appreciation for the tasks that students take on.

“This was my first time participating in any sort of robotics competition and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be, but the kids are going to be so much better than us,” she said.

Harrell added that playing the game helped her get a better understanding of the game and its rules.

“Playing the game gave me a better understanding of how to help the kids,” she said. “Seeing all of this will also help me make my goals more clear for my students. My robotics teams are set and we’re preparing to start competing this spring.”

Ivy Creek Healthcare opens palliative care clinic

By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

Ivy Creek Healthcare is expanding its palliative care services through its newest facility, Ivy Creek Palliative Care.

A ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday for Ivy Creek Palliative Care, which is located on the Elmore Community Hospital campus at 500 Hospital Drive in Suite B. The suite sits next door to Ivy Creek Family Care of Wetumpka.

Nurse practitioner Leslie Pendergrass said palliative care is specialized care provided by an interdisciplinary team of professionals including doctors, nurses, social workers, religious/spiritual advisors and other professionals. The team works together to manage the symptoms of a patient’s illness.

“Our goal is to improve the patient’s quality of life,” Pendergrass said. “We discuss the symptoms causing distress and we come up with a plan to alleviate those symptoms.”

Ivy Creek Palliative Care manager Linda Segrest said

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Ivy Creek Healthcare cut the ribbon on Wednesday to officially open its newest facility, Ivy Creek Palliative Care.

there’s often some confusion about the difference between palliative care and hospice care.

“Palliative care is similar to hospice care, but they are not the same,” she said.

“Palliative care can start at the time of diagnosis and can

continue while the patient is undergoing curative treatment.

It’s for people with a serious or chronic illness. We focus on making you feel better while you get better.”

A palliative care program may treat pain, depression, fatigue, shortness of breath,

nausea, constipation, sleep issues, anxiety, can ease the side effects of treatments and many other symptoms.

Palliative care patients can be seen at the clinic, at home or a long-term care facility.

“You do need to ask your health care provider

for palliative care,” nurse practitioner Christina Allen added. “A referral from a provider is necessary.”

Hospice care is specifically for people who have a life expectancy of six months or less. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering. Segrest said hospice care becomes available when the patient no longer has curative options or has chosen not to pursue treatment.

During the ribbon cutting ceremony, Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis expressed his appreciation for Ivy Creek Healthcare.

“I really appreciate Ivy Creek and what you all are doing to meet the needs of the community,” Willis said.

Ivy Creek Healthcare CEO Mike Bruce thanked the crew at Ivy Creek Palliative Care and employees throughout the Ivy Creek network for their hard work.

“What an amazing crew that’s stepped up to help during these uncertain times,” Bruce said. “I can’t say thank you enough.”

Ivey signs lease agreements for the Alabama Prison Program STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Alabama Department of Corrections will staff and operate two correctional facilities to be constructed and owned by CoreCivic.

Ivey and the Alabama Department of Corrections on Feb. 1 signed agreements to lease two new men’s correctional facilities to be constructed by CoreCivic’s Developer Team (CoreCivic; Caddell Construction; DLR Group; and R&N Systems Design).

The state signed one lease agreement with Government Real Estate Solutions of Central Alabama, LLC, a CoreCivic entity, for Facility Two (Elmore County facility), which will be constructed

on Rifle Range Road in Tallassee and will specialize in the inmate population’s medical and mental health needs.

The state signed a second lease agreement with Government Real Estate Solutions of South Alabama, LLC, a CoreCivic entity, for Facility Three (Escambia County facility), which will be constructed on Bell Fork Road near Atmore.

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“I am pleased that we have reached this important milestone in the Alabama Prison Program, the cornerstone of a multifaceted strategy to address the ADOC’s longstanding challenges and failing prison infrastructure,” Ivey said. “ADOC’s existing dilapidated infrastructure is failing at a rate of one facility every two years, exorbitant deferred maintenance costs are rising by the day, and the Courts may act imminently if real progress is not made

soon – given all these risks, there is not one minute to spare.”

“Leasing and operating new, modern correctional facilities without raising taxes or incurring debt is without question the most fiscally responsible decision for our State, and the driving force behind our Alabama Solution to an Alabama Problem,” Ivey added.

“We are improving public safety, providing better living and working conditions, and accommodating inmate rehabilitation all while protecting the immediate and long-term interests of the taxpayers. This is simply the best path forward.”

The lease agreements were signed after engaging in confidential negotiations with CoreCivic to ensure the state secures the best possible value.

Negotiations with Alabama Prison Transformation Partners

(Star America; BL Harbert International; Butler-Cohen; Arrington Watkins Architects; and Johnson Controls, Inc.) for the lease of Facility One, proposed to be built at a site located near AL-139/ CR-2 in Bibb County, are progressing, and the State continues its diligent work on this component of the process.

“It is no secret that, due to decades of inaction and a lack of resources, our correctional system is at a crossroads,” said ADOC Commissioner Jeff Dunn. “Thanks to Gov. Ivey’s vision, tenacity, and leadership, we have reached an important step in our continued work to chart a transformative new course for the department. Leasing, staffing, and operating modernized prison infrastructure that is owned and strictly maintained by

the private sector minimizes our shortand long-term risk for an initiative of this necessary magnitude.

These facilities will provide a safer, more secure environment in which our heroic staff can better deliver effective, evidencebased rehabilitative programming to our inmate population.”

The ADOC anticipates construction of the Elmore County facility and the Escambia County facility to begin in 2021.

The two facilities will provide approximately 7,000 beds and are expected to be ready for occupancy in fiscal year 2025. While the ADOC will operate and staff the facilities, CoreCivic will provide ongoing facility and infrastructure maintenance and is responsible for lifecycle replacement costs through the duration of the lease term.

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Elmore County comes away with close win over Reeltown

By JOE ADGIE Sports Writer

The Elmore County Panthers’ boys basketball team may be in the middle of a tough stretch, but they’re making the most of it.

Elmore County took down the Reeltown High School Rebels on Tuesday night, winning by a final score of 46-40, a day after defeating Horseshoe Bend over in New Site.

Rodney Taylor, Elmore County head coach, said the win was not a pretty one, but he was more than happy to take it.

“It was a good win. Any time you get a win is a good one,” Taylor said. “We played last night at Horseshoe Bend. We’re in a four game in five day stretch. We had a big injury yesterday with Garrett Allen going down, one of our starting guards, and we’re still trying to find our way.”

The team is scheduled to play four times this week and three times next week – on Thursday at the Saint James School in Montgomery, Friday against Dadeville High School, on Feb. 1 at home against Saint James, Feb. 4 traveling to Tallassee and Feb. 5 against the Alabama Christian Academy.

The win is Elmore County’s seventh straight win, with victories over Thorsby, Holtville, two over Marbury, Jemison, Horseshoe Bend and now over Reeltown.

The team’s last defeat, in fact, was December 14 of last year, when they lost 55-40 on the road to Jemison.

The Panthers were led in scoring by guard Payton Stephenson, who scored 20 points in the winning performance, one day after scoring 21 points in a win over Horseshoe Bend.

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Guard Payton Stephenson, who scored 20 points on the day, sizes up a free throw.

Area softball teams to open season with annual round robin tournament

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The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs girls’ bowling team eliminated the four-time defending state champions from Southside-Gadsden High in the AHSAA state bowling tournament.

Stanhope Elmore Girls’ bowling team takes down defending state champs

By JOE ADGIE Sports Writer

The Stanhope Elmore girls bowling team knocked off the four-time defending state champions SouthsideGadsden High School in the quarterfinals of the State 6A/7A Bowling Championships Friday.

The team, led by coach Bridget Wilson, defeated Southside-Gadsden in the quarterfinal, 1,493 to 1,418 at Oak Mountain lanes in Pelham.

However, the Stanhope Elmore girls bowling team was narrowly defeated by the team from Thompson

High School, with a final score of 1,388 to 1,351 soon after.

Thompson went on to face the team from Sparkman High School, who knocked off Spain Park in their semifinal match.

In the first round, four of the top 10 individual games came from members of the Stanhope Elmore girls team. Alyssa Ward topped the list with a 245. Meghan Best scored a 202, Kacey Marshal was fifth with a 187 and Samantha Wilson was seventh with a 180.

In the semifinals, Ward was third among individual

bowlers with a 203, while Best was fifth with a 181.

Wilson was very proud of her team and how they did in Pelham.

“Aside from taking down the four-time State Champion team, Southside-Gadsden in the quarterfinals, I am so proud of how they functioned as a team,” Wilson said. “They kept their energy level up, positive attitudes going and worked so well together as a team.”

Wilson was also proud of the fact that four of her bowlers were among the top eight in the state.

Stanhope Elmore has

had a bowling team for the last seven years and had a co-ed team until the 201718 school year, when the girls’ team was formed. A boys’ team and/or a co-ed team has participated in every state tournament until this year, when COVID quarantine issues knocked the boys’ team out.

“It has definitely been a bittersweet time for our bowling program,” Wilson said.

Wilson said Stanhope Elmore is still shooting for a first-place finish.

“We’ll be back,” she said.

For most softball teams in the area, the annual varsity season gets started Feb. 12-13 with the Tallassee Round Robin softball tournament.

A number of teams will take part in the tournament, including most teams from Elmore County as well as a handful of teams from other areas.

Last year, the Tallassee Tigers went 3-1 in the tournament, dropping the first game to Prattville Christian but defeating Wetumpka, Benjamin Russell and LAMP to start off what turned out to be a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The loss to Prattville Christian turned out to be their only loss of the shortened season.

Elmore County also took part in last year’s tournament, losing to Wetumpka but defeating Beauregard and LAMP. Area teams expected to compete in the tournament include Stanhope Elmore, Elmore County, Tallassee and Wetumpka. Those schools have the Feb. 12-13 date listed on their calendars on the Dragonfly website.

The tournament is one of a handful of tournaments that will be played by area softball teams during the coming season.

Stanhope Elmore coach Virginia Barber said her team is excited for the season-opening tournament for a variety of reasons.

“We are ready to just play,” Barber said. “We want to see how much work we have put in come to fruition. We want to be able to see where we stand and what we need to work on for the remainder of the season.”

Barber said that early-season tournaments like the Tallassee tournament are about players playing different positions and working with different pitchers to determine the best starting nine for the team and where they can play most effectively.

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Saint James sweeps Elmore County

By JOE ADGIE Sports Writer

The Saint James Trojans came to Eclectic on Monday to take on the Elmore County Panthers in boys’ and girls’ basketball and swept them in both games.

The Saint James girls basketball team topped Elmore County 50-21 while the boys team bested the home squad 55-47.

The issue for the Elmore County girls was shooting. The team failed to complete a single field goal until just past halfway through the second quarter. The scoring problems allowed Saint James to pull away early in the game, with

Elmore County just scoring three points – all on free throws – in the first quarter.

By the end of the first half, Saint James led Elmore County 25-11.

Elmore County only scored two field goals in the second quarter.

Meanwhile, the boys’ team was able to keep pace with Saint James through the first part of the game.

After halftime, the Elmore County Panthers attempted a comeback, which led to a very entertaining third quarter as the team erased the deficit. There was even one point in the game where the Panthers led

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Left: Jazion Reed of the Elmore County Panthers takes to the air to defend a shot. Right: Courtney Bolton of the Elmore County See SWEEP • Page B2 girls’ team races down the court.

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Tae Collins of Tallassee rises above the fray and drives to the net on Friday.

March 5-6, the Wetumpka Softball Complex will host a tournament, while teams will travel to the Prattville Christian Academy for a tournament at the Prattville Softball Complex March 12-13.

The Florida/Alabama Spring Break Challenge is scheduled for March 20-23 in Pensacola, Fla., while teams will compete at a tournament hosted

by Beauregard High School at the Auburn Softball Complex April 16-17.

April 23-24, teams will travel to Hoover and the Hoover Met Complex for the last tournament of the regular season.

The Tallassee tournament will, for the most part, kick off the softball season, which, along with other spring sports, will run through midApril.

According to Alabama High School Athletics Association regulations, varsity teams are allowed 18 games plus seven tournaments between February and April.

The area playoff tournaments will start April 30 and run through May 8. Regionals will be held in Gulf Shores, Oxford, Tuscaloosa and Florence from May 12-15, and the state tournament will be held May 18-22 in Montgomery.

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after being down by eight at the end of the first half.

The way that Elmore County played in the third quarter excited those on hand. The Panthers trailed by three at the end of the third quarter, the fans on hand applauded the home team’s performance in that quarter.

Leading Elmore County with scoring was Payton Stephenson, who scored 18 points, including seven in the third quarter. Garrett Allen scored nine in the Panthers’ efforts.

The next game for the Elmore County Panthers takes them to Tallassee High School on Thursday.

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While the Panthers had their way in the first half, the Rebels attempted a comeback, starting the second half with a 3-pointer from senior point guard Carlos Trejo. In fact, the Rebels even led the game at one point before the Panthers came back to take the lead later on.

The Reeltown Rebels were able to stay within striking distance of Elmore County in part, Taylor said, due to an issue landing free throws. At one point in the game, the Panthers were 0-for-11 on free throws.

“We could have easily had a 16-17 point lead if we had just made the free throws. That let them hang around. They’re physical, strong kids, but when you let somebody hang around, shots start falling in.”

Elmore County’s and Reeltown’s girls varsity teams were scheduled to play on Tuesday night as well, but due to a COVID-related issue, that game was not played.

Tallassee cruises on senior night

By JOE ADGIE Sports Writer

The Tallassee Tigers boys’ varsity team had their way with the Beauregard Hornets on Friday night, easily defeating them 64-40 on a night where a selection of seniors were honored.

The Tallassee Tigers took the lead 30 seconds into the game and never looked back, to the cheers of the crowd on hand at Tallassee High School.

Tallassee’s scoring was led by Tae Collins, who scored 14 points, including nine points in the first quarter. Jamicah Humphrey scored 13 points, including a pair of threes, one in the second quarter and one in the fourth.

Throughout the game, it appeared

that the Tigers team had their way with Beauregard, moving the ball up and down the court almost at will.

Tallassee led by 10 points at the end of the first quarter, by 14 points at the end of the second quarter, and 18 points at the end of the third en route to a 24-point margin of victory.

Before the boys’ game, a handful of seniors were honored for their years of playing on the Tallassee basketball teams.

On the boys’ team, Tae Collins, Jamicah Humphrey, Denzel Crosby and Jake Manning were all honored.

The players were honored on center court along with their parents and other family members, and those in Tallassee found out what the players will be doing after they graduate.

Humphrey, with the team for four

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years, plans to pursue a degree in business management. In addition, Humphrey was honored for having surpassed the 1,000 point mark during his career at Tallassee.

For that, he has been added to the Tallassee High School wall of fame.

Collins has been with the team for two years and plans to pursue a career in finance.

Manning, on the team for four years, plans to attend fire training academy to become a firefighter while attending Southern Union Community College.

Crosby, a member of the team for four years, intends to intend college or take on a trade.

The next game for the Tallassee Tigers will pit them against the Elmore County Panthers on Thursday night in Tallassee.

Demetria Brown looks toward the bench after a call Thursday night.

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With the game on the line, Reeltown’s Demetria Brown splashed a three to finally take the lead in a 36-33 win on senior night against Wadley.

It allowed Reeltown to capture their third straight win and more importantly, build momentum towards their area tournament which begins in February.

“I really like the way the team’s improved since the first part of the season, everyone is dealing with having to quarantine sometimes and not knowing what players you’ve got and I think, looking across at all the teams, the athletes are really handling it really well,” coach James Solomon said. “We’ve been able to put some really good practices together here at the end.

We’ve been able to get some continuity and this is the time of

year you want to be playing the best.”

The Rebels spent most of the game trailing Wadley but when the opportunity came, Reeltown looked to cash in and made sure it was no doubt.

Reeltown trailed 6-0 after the first few minutes until Yonna O’neal hit a free throw that gave the Rebels their first points of the night.

Despite Wadley’s attempts to put the game away, the Rebels exited the first quarter down 13-7.

Considering the long hiatus that Reeltown has gone through due to the pandeimc, Solomon said the program was better conditioned than he expected them to be.

“We did go 30 days without having a game and we were able to get in five practices; it was just bad timing because we took the week of Christmas off anyway,” Solomon recalled. “Then you turn around and you’re quarantined. It set us back

some, but I’ll tell you this, we came back physically in better shape as far as conditioning was concerned.

I thought it would’ve hurt us more.

We’re all having to deal with it.”

Just one score for the Bulldogs came in the second quarter of play at the line. Unfortunately, the Rebels only scored four points themselves.

As the third quarter got underway, Reeltown was facing a 14-11 gap but still had plenty of time to make something happen.

Wadley scored nine points in the quarter while the Rebels put eight on the board. Reeltown’s Makenzie Hornsby started the fourth off at the free throw line. Draining both shots closed the game down to 23-21.

The Rebels continued to knock on the door against the Bulldogs.

Wadley managed to keep the lead at just a possession, but the Rebels kept coming.

With 3:30 remaining in the fourth, Reeltown looked poised to grab the lead, but a mishandled ball down by their goal led to the possession changing hands once more.

A pass from Hornsby to Dasia Keith came up good later in the quarter. Reeltown had finally tied the game up. But they were still in need of solid possessions to grab the lead.

That possession came as Brown lined up a good shot from beyond the arc.

The fans on the Reeltown side went silent as the ball spun through the air. It dropped in to the back of the net for a huge three-pointer that gave the Rebels their first lead of the night.

With the lead, the Rebels never looked back as Wadley’s on-floor numbers diminished due to fouls.

The Rebels finished with the 36-33 win against a three-person Wadley program at the final buzzer.

With Beulah winning the area and Reeltown in second, a crucial match is ahead on Feb. 8.

“Dadeville will come to us on February 8,” Solomon said. “We’ll play at five and the winner will go on to play Beulah. All the coaches talked about it and all three teams are really playing about even right now. So, I really look forward to a very competitive tournament.”

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An attor- right to bid for and purchase the ney should be consulted to help real estate and to credit its puryou understand these rights chase price against the expensand programs as a part of the es of sale and the indebtedness foreclosure process. This sale is secured by the real estate. This made for the purpose of paying sale is subject to postponement the indebtedness secured by or cancellation. U.S. Bank Nasaid mortgage, as well as the tional Association, as trustee, expenses of foreclosure. The on behalf of the holders of the successful bidder must tender a Asset Backed Securities Corponon-refundable deposit of Five ration Home Equity Loan Trust, Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) Series NC 2005-HE8, Asset LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH Backed Pass-Through Certifto Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the icates, Series NC 2005-HE8, time and place of the sale. The (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, balance of the purchase price P.A., 2311 Highland Avenue plus any deed recording costs South, Suite 330, Birmingham, and transfer taxes must be paid AL 35205 www.tblaw.com TB LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH File Number: 16-05481 next business day at the Law 2I¿FH RI 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ Wetumpka Herald: at the address indicated below. Feb. 3, 10 and 17, 2021 Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves 21-00067 the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should PUBLIC NOTICE the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. In accordance with Chapter The Mortgagee/Transferee re- 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, serves the right to bid for and 1975, as amended, notice is purchase the real estate and to hereby given that Frasier-Oucredit its purchase price against sley Construction and Engithe expenses of sale and the in- neering, Inc., Contractor, has debtedness secured by the real completed the Contract for Conestate. This sale is subject to struction of New Athletic Compostponement or cancellation. plex for the City of Wetumpka, Deutsche Bank National Trust Owner, and have made request Company as Trustee for GSR IRU ¿QDO VHWWOHPHQW RI VDLG &RQMortgage Loan Trust 2007- tract. All persons having any OA2, Mortgage Pass-Through claim for labor, materials, or &HUWL¿FDWHV 6HULHV 2$ otherwise in connection with (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, this project should immediately P.A., 2311 Highland Avenue notify McKee and Associates, South, Suite 330, Birmingham, 631 South Hull St., MontgomAL 35205 www.tblaw.com TB ery, AL 36104.

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE. Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Felicia H. Jackson and John E. Jackson individually and as husband and wife, originally LQ IDYRU RI &LWL¿QDQFLDO &RUSRration, LLC, on November 22, 2006, said mortgage recordHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, in RLPY 2006 Page 88003; the undersigned U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of CVF III Mortgage Loan Trust II, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama, on March 4, 2021, during the legal hours of sale, all of its rights, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Elmore County, Alabama, towit: Beginning at an ironstake located on the East side of the Dark Corner Road right of way, said iron stake being located about 300 yards South of the intersection of the Dark Corner Road with the Tallassee-Friends Hip Road; thence North along the Dark Corner Road right of way for a distance of 70 yards; thence East 70 yards; thence South 70 yards; thence West 70 yards to the Point of Beginning.

Said point of land being located in the West half of Northeast Quarter of Section 21, Township 18, Range 21, Elmore County, Alabama. -. Property street address for informational purposes: 173 Dark Corners Rd , Tallassee, AL 36078. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances.

Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH to Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price plus any deed recording costs and transfer taxes must be paid LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ QRRQ WKH next business day at the Law 2I¿FH RI 7LIIDQ\ %RVFR 3 $ DW the address indicated below. Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of CVF III Mortgage Loan Trust II, (“Transferee”) Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., 2311 Highland Avenue South, Suite 330, Birmingham, AL 35205 www.tblaw.com TB File Number: 20-03046 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 3, 10 and 17, 2021 21-00078 PUBLIC NOTICE A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Elmore County; to authorize the Elmore County Board of Education to insure school buildings and property either in the State Insurance Fund or with an insurance company.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. In accordance with Section 41-15-1, Code of Alabama 1975, the Elmore County Board of Education may insure school buildings and property in the State Insurance Fund or with an insurance company, whichever, in the opinion of the board, provides the best coverage for the school buildings and property.

Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2021 BILL/INSURANCE PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF The Adoption Petition of: MATT NIXON and CARMEN L. NIXON FOR THE ADOPTION OF K.A.C, A MINOR CASE NO.: A2020-012 NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR ADOPTION NOTICE TO: ASHLEY NICOLE COOPER, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN AND WHO IS THE MOTHER OF K.A.C., A MINOR; AND, NOTICE TO: THE UNKNOWN FATHER OF K.A.C., WHOSE IDENTIFY AND WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN;

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y p PUBLIC NOTICE as follows: sible for the county commission “§45-26-130. to employ an engineer, the comLAWN MAINTENANCE BID “(a) This section shall apply only mission shall employ a compeTake notice that a Petition for in Elmore County. tent road supervisor who need $GRSWLRQ ZDV ¿OHG LQ 7KH 3UR- PUBLIC NOTICE FOR LAWN “(b) The Elmore County Com- not be an engineer, but, when EDWH &RXUW RI (OPRUH &RXQW\ MAINTENANCE SERVICES mission shall appoint and so employed shall have all $ODEDPD RQ $SULO E\ FOR THE ELMORE COUN- employ a county engineer or the duties and authority of the MATT NIXON AND CARMEN TY BOARD OF EDUCATION chief engineer, who shall be a county engineer or chief engi/ 1,;21 DV 3HWLWLRQHUV IRU WETUMPKA, ALABAMA Sep- WKRURXJKO\ TXDOL¿HG DQG FRP- neer and shall be subject to this WKH DGRSWLRQ RI . $ & D PLQRU arate sealed proposals will be petent professional engineer. section. The emergency emFKLOG 6XFK PLQRU FKLOG ZDV ERUQ received for each of the below The county engineer or chief ployment of a competent road WR $6+/(< 1,&2/( &223(5 referenced projects by Mr. Rich- engineer shall possess all of the supervisor shall not continue RQ 2FWREHU %H DGYLVHG ard Dennis, Superintendent, TXDOL¿FDWLRQV DV VSHFL¿HG IRU longer than necessary to emWKDW LI \RX LQWHQG WR FRQWHVW WKLV at the Elmore County Board of county engineers or chief en- SOR\ D TXDOL¿HG HQJLQHHU ZKR DGRSWLRQ \RX PXVW ¿OH D ZULWWHQ Education, 100 H.H. Robison gineers under the general laws will accept employment by the UHVSRQVH ZLWK WKH $WWRUQH\ RI Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama, of the State of Alabama. The commission under the terms of Record of the Petitioners and opened and read aloud, with county engineer or chief engi- this section. It is the intention of ZLWK WKH 3UREDWH &RXUW RI (O- the following bid dates and neer shall be responsible for the this section to provide that the PRUH &RXQW\ $ODEDPD DV VRRQ times: Thursday, February maintenance and construction construction and maintenance DV SRVVLEOH EXW QR ODWHU WKDQ 18, 2020 @ 10:00AM. Bid # of the public roads, bridges, and of county roads, bridges, and WKLUW\ GD\V IURP WKH ODVW 21-008 Stanhope Elmore High ferries in the county and shall ferries shall be under the superGDWH RI SXEOLFDWLRQ RI WKLV QRWLFH School, Bid # 21-007 Millbrook perform other duties related to YLVLRQ RI D TXDOL¿HG HQJLQHHU 7KH 3UREDWH &RXUW RI (OPRUH Middle School, Bid # 21-006 his or her appointment as may “(l) Each member of the coun&RXQW\ LV ORFDWHG DW (DVW Coosada Elementary School, be assigned by the county com- ty commission shall inspect the &RPPHUFH 6WUHHW :HWXPSND Bid # 21-009 Millbrook Child mission. The county engineer or roads and bridges of his or her $ODEDPD Development, Bid # 21-005 chief engineer shall serve at the district, from time to time, hear )DLOXUH WR ¿OH DQ REMHFWLRQ ZLOO Holtville High School, Bid # 21- pleasure of the county commis- the suggestions and complaints of the citizens residents, and UHVXOW LQ WKH &RXUW SURFHHGLQJ WR 004 Holtville Middle School, Bid sion. consider such Petition without # 21-003 Holtville Elementary “(c) It shall be the duty of the report the suggestions or comSchool. Each project shall be county engineer or chief engi- plaints to the county commisIXUWKHU QRWLFH WR \RX bid excluding taxes. The bids neer to carry out the following sion with his or her recommen-2+1 7+251721 352%$7( -8'*( must be submitted on compa- as determined by the county dations. The members of the (/025( &2817< $/$%$0$ ny letterhead and the company commission: county commission shall also name, bid number, and proof of “(1) Employ, supervise, and di- assist in securing right-of-way $WWRUQH\ IRU 3HWLWLRQHU insurance are to be posted on rect all assistants necessary and assist in public relations 1DQF\ 0 .LUE\ the outside of the bid envelope. to properly maintain and con- generally.”

6WDWLRQ 'ULYH 6XLWH & **This is required for the bid struct the public roads, bridges, Section 2. This act shall become 3UDWWYLOOH $ODEDPD to be accepted and opened** and ferries of the county and effective immediately following No bid may be withdrawn after prescribe their duties and dis- its passage and approval by the :HWXPSND +HUDOG -DQ scheduled closing for receipt charge employees for cause or Governor, or its otherwise be)HE DQG of bids for a period of sixty (60) when they are not needed. coming law.

A2020-012 days. The Owner reserves the “(2) Perform engineering and right to reject any or all propos- surveying service as may be Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 20, 27, PUBLIC NOTICE als and to waive technical errors required and prepare and main- Feb. 3 and 10, 2021 if, in the Owners judgment, the tain the necessary maps and COUNTY ENG BILL STATE OF ALABAMA best interests of the Owner will records.

PUBLIC NOTICE ELMORE COUNTY thereby be promoted. A sep- “(3) Maintain the necessary acDUDWH FHUWL¿HG FKHFN RU %LG FRXQWLQJ UHFRUGV WR UHÀHFW WKH NOTICE is hereby given that a Bond payable to The Elmore cost of the county road system.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS bill substantially as follows will County Board of Education in “(4) Build or construct new OF ESTATE be introduced in the 2021 Reg- DQ DPRXQW QRW OHVV WKDQ ¿YH roads, or change old roads, but STATE OF ALABAMA ular Session of the Legislature percent (5%) of the amount of only when ordered to do so by COUNTY OF ELMORE of Alabama and application for the bid, but in no event more proper order of the county comCASE NO: 2021-010 its passage and enactment will than $10,000.00 must accom- mission.

IN THE MATTER be made: OF THE ESTATE pany the bidder’s proposal. “(5) Construct and maintain all OF JAMES WARREN All contractors bidding this proj- county roads on the basis of the A BILL BRAZELL, SR., DECEASED ect shall be required to visit county as a unit without regard TO BE ENTITLED the site and examine all exist- to any district or beat lines.

AN ACT ing conditions prior to submit- “(6) Employ, supervise, and Letters Testamentary in the Esting their proposal. A site visit direct any deputies and assis- tate of JAMES WARREN BRARelating to Elmore County; is scheduled for the Holtville tants necessary to assist the ZELL. SR., deceased, having authorizing under certain con- Community for Friday, Feb- county engineer or chief en- been granted to DONNA CAditions the sale of draft or keg ruary 12, 2021 at 9:00AM at gineer to properly perform all MILLE BRAZELL and BARBAbeer by properly licensed retail the Holtville High School. A duties of the county engineer or RA ANN BRAZELL on the 27 day of January, 2021 by John licensees of the Alabama Alco- site visit is scheduled for the chief engineer. holic Beverage Control Board Millbrook Campuses including “(d) It shall be the duty of the Thornton, Judge of Probate of in the county; and to authorize Millbrook Child Development for FRXQW\ FRPPLVVLRQ WR ¿[ IURP Elmore County, Alabama noadditional permit fees.

Friday, February 12, 2021 at time to time, in accordance with tice is hereby given that all perBE IT ENACTED BY THE LEG- 11:00AM at Stanhope Elmore prevailing economic conditions, sons and parties having claims ISLATURE OF ALABAMA: High School to discuss details the various scales of wages or against said estate are required, Section 1. The Elmore County of the project and receive a bid salaries to be paid for labor nec- within the time allowed by law, Commission, by resolution of package. Please make plans to essary in the maintenance and to present the same to the Court the commission, may autho- attend this meeting if your com- construction of public roads, or the same will be barred. rize, regulate, and permit the pany plans to bid the lawn care bridges, and ferries. The wage DONNA CAMILLE BRAZELL sale and distribution of draft or maintenance.

RU VDODU\ VFDOH VKDOO QRW EH H[- and BARBARA ANN BRAZELL keg beer in any size container All bidders shall have gen- ceeded by the engineer in em- CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF for on-premises and off-prem- eral liability of no less than ploying labor and assistants. ises consumption by properly $500,000.00 and a current busi- ³ H 7KH FRPPLVVLRQ VKDOO ¿[ JAMES WARREN BRAZELL, licensed retail licensees of the ness license. the amount of the salary of the SR., DECEASED Alabama Alcoholic Beverage The project shall be bid exclud- county engineer or chief engiControl Board in the unincorpo- ing taxes. No bid may be with- neer, payable in equal monthly Attorney of Record for such Perrated areas of Elmore County drawn after scheduled closing installments from appropriate sonal Representative: REGINA EDWARDS and within the corporate limits for receipt of bids for a period of road and bridge funds. of any municipality in the county sixty (60) days. The Owner re- “(f) Before entering upon his or EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. upon approval of the municipal serves the right to reject any or her duties, the county engineer 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET governing body of the munici- all proposals. or chief engineer shall make WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 pality. The Elmore County Com- Questions may be directed to and enter into a surety bond 334-514-1011 mission may set and charge an 0LNH &]HUSDN DW in the amount set from time to additional fee for a permit to sell H[W RU PLNH F]HUSDN# time by the county commis- Wetumpka Herald: draft or keg beer. Any proceeds elmoreco.com. sion, payable to Elmore County, Feb. 3, 10 and 17, 2021 from the fees shall be deposited conditioned on the faithful dis- EST/BRAZELL, SR., J. in the county general fund.

Owner: charge and performance of his PUBLIC NOTICE Section 2. Any municipality in Elmore County Board of Edu- or her duties as engineer, and Elmore County, by ordinance, cation for the faithful accounting of all NOTICE TO CREDITORS may authorize, regulate, and 100 H H Robison Drive monies or property of Elmore OF ESTATE permit the sale and distribution Wetumpka, AL 36092 County which may come into STATE OF ALABAMA of draft or keg beer in any size his or her possession or custoCOUNTY OF ELMORE container for on-premises and Wetumpka Herald: G\ 7KH ERQG VKDOO EH H[HFXWHG CASE NO: 2020-334 off-premises consumption by Feb. 3 and 10, 2021 by a surety company authorized IN THE MATTER properly licensed retail licens- BIDS/LAWN MAINT DQG TXDOL¿HG WR GR EXVLQHVV LQ OF THE ESTATE ees of the Alabama Alcoholic Alabama and shall be approved PUBLIC NOTICE Beverage Control Board in the by the county commission. The OF WILLIAM A. CHAMPION, DECEASED corporate limits of the municipremiums shall be paid by the NOTICE TO CREDITORS pality. The municipality may set county.

OF ESTATE and charge an additional fee for “(g) The county commission Letters Testamentary in the EsSTATE OF ALABAMA a permit to sell draft or keg beer. shall furnish the county engi- tate of WILLIAM A. CHAMPION, COUNTY OF ELMORE Any proceeds from the fees neer or chief engineer with an deceased, having been granted CASE NO: 2021-014 shall be deposited in the municRI¿FH ZLWKLQ WKH FRXQW\ DQG to HEATHER D. CHAMPION IN THE MATTER ipal general fund. Any action by DOO QHFHVVDU\ RI¿FH VXSSOLHV on the 11 day of January, 2021 OF THE ESTATE the municipality under this secequipment, communication, util- by John Thornton, Judge of OF JOHNNIE MAE BLACK, tion shall supersede any prior ities, and necessary transpor- Probate of Elmore County, AlDECEASED approval related to the sale of tation to accomplish his or her abama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties havdistribution of draft or keg beer duties under this section.

Letters Testamentary in the Es- “(h) The county engineer or ing claims against said estate under Section 1.

Section 3. The provisions of this tate of JOHNNIE MAE BLACK. chief engineer shall be the are required, within the time act are cumulative and supple- deceased. having been granted custodian and accountable to allowed by law, to present the mentary and shall not be con- to MARY THERESE ALSTON the county commission for all same to the Court or the same strued to repeal or supersede on the 29th day of January, road machinery and equipment, will be barred. any laws or parts of laws not 2021 by John Thornton, Judge tools, supplies, and repair parts HEATHER D. CHAMPION, of Probate of Elmore County, owned by Elmore County. The PERSONAL REPRESENTAdirectly inconsistent herewith.

Section 4. This act shall become Alabama, notice is hereby given county commission shall es- TIVE OF THE ESTATE OF effective immediately following that all persons and parties hav- tablish necessary policies and WILLIAM A. CHAMPION, DEits passage and approval by the ing claims against said estate regulations governing account- CEASED Governor, or its otherwise be- are required, within the time ability and relief therefrom. allowed by law, to present the The county commission shall Attorney of Record for such Percoming law. same to the Court or the same furnish the necessary stor- sonal Representative: GERALD Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 20, 27, will be barred. age and repair facilities for the A. DANIEL, JR., JOHNSTON & MARY THERESE ALSTON, tools, machinery, supplies, and DANIEL ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Feb. 3 and 10, 2021 PERSONAL REPRESENTA- equipment, and the county en- LLC, PO BOX 1207, MILLBEER BILL TIVE OF THE ESTATE OF gineer or chief engineer shall BROOK, ALABAMA 36054, JOHNNIE MAE BLACK, DE- NHHS RQ ¿OH LQ KLV RU KHU RI¿FH 334-285-1033 PUBLIC NOTICE CEASED an up-to-date inventory containSTATE OF ALABAMA ing a list of all tools, machinery, Wetumpka Herald: Attorney of Record for such Per- equipment, parts, and supplies Jan. 20, 27 and Feb. 3, 2021 ELMORE COUNTY sonal Representative: ED PAR- owned by the county.

EST/CHAMPION, W. NOTICE is hereby given that a ISH, JR, THE PARISH LAW “(i) Unless otherwise deterbill substantially as follows will FIRM, PO BOX 52, MONT- mined by the county commis- Do you have available jobs? be introduced in the 2021 Reg- GOMERY, ALABAMA 36101- sion, the authority of the county ular Session of the Legislature 0052, 323 ADAMS AVE, MONT- engineer or chief engineer shall Call 256.414.4250 to let others of Alabama and application for GOMERY, ALABAMA 36104, EH OLPLWHG WR WKH H[SHQGLWXUH know about job opportunities its passage and enactment will 334-263-0003 of funds appropriated by the at your business. be made: county commission for engiWetumpka Herald: neering functions described in PUBLIC NOTICE Feb. 3, 10 and 17, 2021 A BILL this section. The county comEST/BLACK, J. TO BE ENTITLED PLVVLRQ VKDOO ¿[ DQG GHWHUPLQH NOTICE TO CREDITORS AN ACT the amount of funds which will OF ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE be available for the purpose of STATE OF ALABAMA Relating to Elmore County; to building, maintaining, and conCOUNTY OF ELMORE STATE OF ALABAMA DEROLVK WKH RI¿FH RI FRQVWDEOH structing public roads, bridges, CASE NO: 2020-125 ELMORE COUNTY BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGand ferries of Elmore CounIN THE MATTER ISLATURE OF ALABAMA: W\ IRU WKH HQVXLQJ ¿VFDO \HDU OF THE ESTATE 6HFWLRQ ,Q (OPRUH &RXQW\ NOTICE is hereby given that a beginning on October 1. That effective at the end of the cur- bill substantially as follows will amount, other than the sala- OF MAMIE LEE ROBINSON, DECEASED UHQW WHUP RI RI¿FH WKH RI¿FH RI be introduced in the 2021 Reg- ry of the county engineer or constable provided for in each ular Session of the Legislature chief engineer, and his or her election precinct pursuant to of Alabama and application for QHFHVVDU\ H[SHQVHV VKDOO QRW Letters Testamentary in the Es&KDSWHU 7LWOH &RGH RI $O- its passage and enactment will EH H[FHHGHG H[FHSW WKDW WKH tate of MAMIE LEE ROBINSON, deceased, having been granted be made: DEDPD LV DEROLVKHG county commission, from time to FRED W. SCHOFIELD on 6HFWLRQ $Q\ DVVHWV PRQH\ to time, within any period, may the 20th day of January, 2021 A BILL SURSHUW\ HTXLSPHQW DQG VXSincrease the amount allowed to by John Thornton, Judge of TO BE ENTITLED SOLHV EHORQJLQJ WR DQ\ RI¿FH RI EH H[SHQGHG E\ WKH FRXQW\ HQAN ACT Probate of Elmore County, Alconstable shall be transferred gineer or chief engineer during abama, notice is hereby given to the Elmore County Commisthe period, provided that the ausion for use or disposition as Relating to Elmore County; to WKRUL]DWLRQ GRHV QRW FRQÀLFW ZLWK that all persons and parties having claims against said estate the county commission deems amend Section 45-26-130 of other provisions of law. are required, within the time the Code of Alabama 1975, as DSSURSULDWH “(j) The county engineer or 6HFWLRQ 7KLV DFW VKDOO EHFRPH amended by Act 2019-90 and chief engineer shall make writ- allowed by law, to present the effective immediately following Act 2019-205 of the 2019 Reg- ten requisition for all materials, same to the Court or the same its passage and approval by the ular Session, to further provide machinery, equipment, and nec- will be barred. *RYHUQRU RU LWV RWKHUZLVH EH- for the employment of the coun- essary supplies needed for the FRED W. SCHOFIELD PERSONAL REPRESENTAty engineer.

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CRAIG ERWIN THOMPSON, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-007 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of CRAIG ERWIN THOMPSON, deceased, having been granted to TYLER MIKAEL CRAIG THOMPSON on the 15 day of January, 2021

by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

TYLER MIKAEL CRAIG THOMPSON, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF CRAIG ERWIN THOMPSON, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: WILLIAM D. AZAR, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 800 S MCDONOUGH ST SUITE 105, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104, 334-2699700 Wetumpka Herald: Jan. 20, 27 and Feb. 3, 2021 EST/THOMPSON, C. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE STATE OF ALABAMA CASE NO: 2021-018 COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL KEVIN WALSH, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of MICHAEL KEVIN WALSH, deceased, having been granted to AUTUMN DAWN GUTHERY on the 27 day of January, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

AUTUMN DAWN GUTHERY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL KEVIN WALSH, DECEASED

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JOHN THORNTON JUDGE OF PROBATE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Name and Address of Attorney for Petitioner: GERALD A. DANIEL, JR., LAW OFFICE OF G.A. DANIEL, JR., LLC, PO BOX 638, MILLBROOK, ALABAMA 36054 334-285-9444 Wetumpka Herald: Feb. 3, 10 and 17, 2021 LWT/WIGGS, J. PUBLIC NOTICE

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Eclectic Observer The

WEDNESDAY • FEBRUARY 3, 2021

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Vol. 30, No. 5

Town’s water, sewer rates under review

By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief

Water rates are currently under review in the town of Eclectic by the Alabama Rural Water Association.

Mayor Gary Davenport said the agency suggested several years ago that the

town needed to review its water rates, but the action was never taken. Since then, other municipalities in the tri-county are have increased their water rates,and Davenport said it is time for the town to see where it stands.

“We have not changed our water rates since about 2000,

close to 20 years,” he said.

“We did raise the new account fee about four years ago but that has nothing to do with the actual water rate.”

Davenport said it may be a couple of months before the town hears back.

“We need educated feedback,” Davenport said.

“We don’t know if we are underpriced in one area or overpriced in another.”

The town has a flat rate fee of $16.50 (plus taxes) for the first 2,500 gallons of water used. After that, an additional 70 cents is added per 100 gallons.

The residential sewer rate is

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$20 for the first 2,500 gallons and an additional 40 cents per 100 gallons for those who use 2,501 to 20,000 gallons.

If changes are made to the town’s water and sewer rates, Davenport said it would be months down the road and plenty of notice would be given.

One dead, one injured after Saturday wreck STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

A wreck on Saturday claimed the life on an Eclectic woman and injured another, according to reports from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Janice J. Randolph, 81, was killed in a three-vehicle crash at about 3:43 p.m. on Saturday. According to reports, she was killed when the 2000 Dodge Caravan she was driving collided with a 2008 Chrysler 300 and a 2019 Toyota Corolla before overturning.

Randolph, who was wearing a seat belt, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver of the Chrysler, Sonya D. Buckhanon, 36, also of Eclectic, was transported to an area hospital for treatment.

The driver of the Toyota, a 17-year-old from Wetumpka, was not injured during the crash that occurred on Alabama 14 at the 176 mile marker, about 1.5 miles east of Wetumpka.

Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.

Briana Wilson / The Herald

The 2020 Cotton Fest was a record event for Eclectic despite the COVID-19 pandemic and town officials are hard at work at planning for an even more spectacular success for this year’s festival in October.

First 2021 Cotton Fest committee meeting set

By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

Mark your calendars because the first Cotton Festival committee meeting has been set.

Town events coordinator Carmen Winslett announced at a recent Town Council meeting that the first meeting for the popular annual event will be at 6 p.m. on Feb. 23 in the courtroom located at Town Hall.

Winslett said vendors are already calling her about the event that takes place every year in October.

In 2020, more than 200 vendors from all over the southeast participated in the event. Vendors traveled from places such as North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Florida and Mississippi.

Roughly 11,000 people were in attendance.

“I’ve got vendors calling me left and right and it’s January,” Winslett said. “I get an average of five phone calls a day, every day of the week – including Saturdays and Sundays.”

At the meeting, Winslett requested a town-issued phone to use to conduct town business. She said she’s been using her personal phone for the past two years and it’s getting to be too much.

“I need to set some boundaries,” Winslett said. “I use my cell phone for my paying jobs as well so I don’t ever cut this phone off. So when they’re calling or texting or sending messages on Facebook from midnight to 5 a.m., I answer my phone or at the very least it wakes me up.”

The council authorized Mayor Gary Davenport to proceed with adding a line to the town’s cell phone account for Winslett to use.