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Spectators take pictures as a fishing team shows off its catch on the final day of the Bassmaster College Series Southern Conference Regional Fishing Tournament.
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With more than 200 boats around last week for the Bassmaster College Series Southern Conference Regional, area merchants are hoping for
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more multi-day tournaments to come to Lake Martin. Tournament officials say that tournaments like this one with half the participants have brought $1 million to the economy of the host city. Final numbers aren’t complete, but $2 million is not out of
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the question on the recently completed event. “It was awesome,” Leigh Yearkey of Alex City Marine said. “I wish we could get more of the three-day tournaments here.” To give you an idea of how good See ECONOMY • Page 6
Indictments issued in animal cruelty cases Two separate suspects facing more than a dozen counts
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If you’re planning to attend the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Lead Forward Women’s Conference and Business Expo, now is the time to secure your tickets. According to Ann Rye, president and chief executive officer of the Chamber, a few tickets remain for the event, which is set for March 11 at Central Alabama Community College’s Betty Carol Graham Technology Center. “There is a deadline to get the tickets and get the shirt size that you want, which is March 3,” said Rye. “Tickets are $20.What a lot of women do is buy a table for $160, put their name on it as sponsor for that table and invite their See TICKETS • Page 7
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Alexander City Teacher of the Year Susan Green teaches reviews a math concept with her eighth graders at Alexander City Middle School. Green is in her ninth year at ACMS
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Susan Green loves math. Even more, she loves passing along her love for numbers and their role in the world to her eighth-grade students at Alexander City Middle School.
“I love it,” Green said, sounding a bit like one of her eighth graders talking about an adolescent crush. “I’ve always loved numbers. Since I was in third grade and I moved from Anniston to Dadeville and was the new kid, I had a teacher there (Martha Faye Black) who made me feel like I’d always See TEACHER • Page 5
A woman accused of leaving multiple animals alone without sufficient water, food or shelter last summer has been indicted on multiple counts, including seven counts of first-degree animal cruelty. Linda Browning Stewart, 52, of Andrew Jackson Road was arrested in July after Alexander City Animal Control officers completed an investigation on a call that took place on June 16. The Tallapoosa County Grand Jury also indicted Stewart on four counts of second-degree cruelty to animals, one count of misdemeanor cruelty to animals, six counts of failure to immunize an animal and one count of tampering with public utilities. Officers Kelly Cotney and Ken Vernon responded to a call from a neighbor who said that animals were being See CRUELTY • Page 6
New fire station taking shape in Hackneyville By MITCH SNEED Editor
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Crews from Renegade Construction carry a beam to be lifted in place at the site of the new Hackneyville Volunteer Fire Department station. The building could be done in about a month.
Chief David Jones was chilled to the bone Tuesday as he watched the final piece of steel be locked into place on the site of what will be the new home to the Hackneyville Volunteer Fire Department. After four years of fundraising and a year and a half since breaking ground, Jones said the building could be ready within a month. “It’s been cold out here, but it was well worth it,” Jones said. “It has been a long time coming. It is so nice to see it starting to take shape.’ Jones said the concrete pad was poured a week ago and crews from Georgia-based
Renegade Construction started erecting the steel beams on Monday. By the end of the day Tuesday, the last beam was in place on what will be an 80 foot by 80 foot metal, drivethrough building. “They will start putting the skin on it (Wednesday)” Jones said. “We already have the plumbing roughed in, so we will have the electricians in as soon as this bunch has the bones of the building done. “If everything goes well, they say it could be ready in about a month.” For almost four years, the department has been working to raise funds to build See BUILDING • Page 5
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DEAR ABBY: My son, “Chad,” is being married in June to “Jenny,” a girl his sister “Madison” introduced him to. Madison feels she should be a bridesmaid in their wedding because she introduced them. Madison had sex with Jenny’s boyfriend “Axel” before she met Chad, got pregnant and had Axel’s baby. Jenny feels Madison screwed up her life and, even though she’s about to marry my son, she doesn’t want to reward Madison by asking her to be in the wedding. My daughter says if she’s not in the wedding she won’t attend, and won’t allow her son (by Axel) to be the ring bearer, either. I feel Chad and his fiancee should be able to have their wedding the way they want. I do not want to miss my only son’s wedding because my daughter feels slighted. What should I do and say? -- COMPLICATED IN WEST VIRGINIA DEAR COMPLICATED: While it’s unfortunate that Jenny can’t let bygones be by-
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gones in the interest of future family harmony, you must not allow your daughter to dictate the plans for her brother’s wedding. When the big day arrives, you should definitely attend and celebrate with Chad and Jenny. If Madison chooses not to attend as a guest, that’s her decision, and you should not allow her to make it your problem. DEAR ABBY: My mother married a man, “George,” a few years ago. They met online, and he makes her happier than I’ve ever seen her. Our entire family adores George and is supportive of their marriage. My husband and I had our first child, “Ella,” this year. This
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Funeral service for Mrs. Lessie Lee Ottey 77 of Ft. Lauderhill, Florida (formerly of Alexander City, AL); Thursday, February 11, 2016; 11:00 a.m., Armour’s Memorial Chapel, Alexander City, AL Burial, Armour’s Memorial Garden, Alexander City, AL. Armour’s Memorial Services in charge of arrangements.
Mr. James Morgan Funeral service for Mr. James Morgan of Dadeville, Alabama will be Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Springhill Primitive Baptist Church (Camphill, Alabama) at 11:00 a.m. Body will lay in stake one hour prior to service. Burial will follow at Springhill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Wright Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Tuggle’s taxpayer advocate bill passes house STAFF REPORT TPI Staff On the first day that bills could be brought to the chamber floor for consideration in the 2016 regular legislative session, the Alabama House on Tuesday approved legislation sponsored by State Rep. Mark Tuggle (R – Alexander City) that would strengthen and broaden the duties of the Taxpayer Advocate in the Department of Revenue. Tuggle’s bill was included in the House Republican
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Few competitive state races on primary day W e are only a few weeks away from our March 1 primary. We have an early primary date this year because we are in the SEC Presidential Primary. Therefore, we will have some say in who will be the GOP and Democratic nominees. Indeed, the presidential fray, especially on the Republican side, has been the center of attention. However, we do have some statewide races on the ballot this year. Albeit they are not very interesting or competitive. Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh should waltz to reelection to her post. She has served six years on the PSC, the last four as president of the utility regulatory panel. Only one member of our super Republican State Supreme Court is up for election and has opposition. Justice Tom Parker should coast to reelection. In the second congressional district, Rep. Martha Roby is running for her fourth term. She is facing a challenge from Becky Gerritson, the founder of the Wetumpka Tea Party, as well as Bob Rogers. The winner will face Nathan Mathis of Houston County in the fall. However, this is a Republican seat. The primary could offer a challenge for Roby but probably not. In the third district, Rep. Mike Rogers is being challenged by former Phenix City School Superintendent Larry DiChiara.
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The winner of the Republican primary will have a Democratic challenger, Jesse Smith, also of Phenix City. Alabama’s lone Democratic U.S. Representative, Terri Sewell, has no Democratic challenger. She has a token Republican opponent in David Williams. In the South Alabama Mobile/Baldwin first district, Congressman Bradley Byrne will face a familiar primary opponent in Tea Party activist Dean Young. Our senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby, is running for his unprecedented sixth six-year term in the Senate. He has been in the Senate for 30 years and the U.S. House for eight years prior to his election to the Senate in 1986. Shelby’s seniority is invaluable to Alabama. Seniority equates to power in Washington. Sen. Shelby is Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He is also Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, which includes NASA. Shelby has been a stalwart appropriator for Alabama, showering the state with federal money to finance buildings and
biomedical research centers on college campuses. He has been the primary advocate for the Marshall Space Flight Center and defense community around Huntsville. He still holds a public meeting in each of Alabama’s 67 counties each year. Shelby has a campaign war chest of over $18 million to ward off his unknown opponents. There are four folks brave enough to challenge him – ex-State Senator Shadrack McGill of Jackson County, Jonathan McConnell of Birmingham, John Martin of Dothan and Marcus Bowman of Fairhope. Sen. Shelby and junior Senator Jeff Sessions have teamed up with Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson to try to put a final resolution to the decade-long battle with Georgia called water wars. These four senators, led by Shelby, have asked a senate panel to intervene in the Army Corps of Engineers mismanagement of the ApalachicolaChattahoochee-Flint River Basin. They have asked the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development to protect users of the River Basin in Florida and Alabama from disproportionate water use by Georgia. This water war with Georgia has been ongoing since 1990. Since then, the three states have argued and battled over the river system as metro Atlanta’s need for drinking water has
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ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE: Red Ridge United Methodist Church will observe Ash Wednesday on Wednesday Feb. 10. Re. Messer will be at the church 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE: Ash Wednesday and Communion Service will be held Feb. 10 at 6:00 p.m. at Comer Methodist Church located at 427 E. Church Street, Alexander City, Alabama.
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Horseshoe Bend hosted a FAFSA workshop for students and parents in observance of ‘FAFSA February.’ Pam Jones from SUSCC lead the working workshop for parents and students and took time to answer all their questions. Everyone was able to complete their forms for aid while at the workshop. February 11
BASEBALL SOFTBALL TBALL REGISTRATION: Dadeville Dixie Youth will have registration for baseball, softball and t-ball Feb. 11 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Dadeville Recreation Center. 7-12 year old baseball and softball is $60 and 3-6 year old T-ball is $45. Payment and a copy of the child’s birth certificate must be presented at registration. PATH FINDERS: The next meeting of PATH FINDERS will be on Feb. 11 at noon in the United Way conference room, Main Street, downtown Alexander City. Please join us and help us make strides in 2016 to improve the lives of individuals dealing with dementia in the Lake Martin area.
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February 12
SOCCER REGISTRATION: Alexander City Youth Soccer will host registration Feb. 12 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m at the Sportplex Gym. VALENTINE GALA: Bridge Builders of Alexander City is hosting a Valentine Gala. Feb. 12 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Cooper Community Center. It is $20 per couple or $80 a table. Raffle tickets will be sold at $1 ticket with a $50 first prie and Valentine’s Gift basket for 2nd. Contact Hudson R. Hinton at 256750-1140 or Mike Goggans at 256749-2556.
February 13
VALENTINE�S DAY SEMINAR: There will be a seminar Feb. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Arbor to celebrate marriage. The night will include dinner, door prizes and the Date Night Challenge. The video by comedians Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley will allow couples to learn how to recognize why marriage is valuable, to invest in their marriage and join a community that is for their marriage. There is no cost. If you are interested, call Megan Sanders at 256-827-9127 or Angelia Windsor at 256-827-9226. SOCCER REGISTRATION: Alexander City Youth Soccer will host registration Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Sportplex Gym. BASEBALL SOFTBALL TBALL REGISTRATION: Dadevile Dixie Youth will have registration for baseball, softball and t-ball Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Dadeville Recreation Center. 7-12 year old baseball and softball is $60 and 3-6 year old T-ball is $45. Payment and a copy of the child’s birth certificate must be presented at registration. VALENTINE’S BANQUET: Sixth Street Baptist Church is having it’s annual Valentine’s Banquet on Saturday, February 13, at 6:00 p.m. in the church gymnasium. Special entertainment for the evening will be comedy by Mutzie, a clean Christian comedian from the New Orleans area. Cost for dinner is $10 per person and includes your choice of steak, chicken breast, or hamburger steak along with sides, salad, and dessert. Space is limited and all registrations must be
received by Sunday, February 7. To register, please call the church office at 256-234-2408 or email Ginger Young at gyoung@sixthstreetbaptistchurch.com.
February 16
MEETING: The Artist Association of East Alabama will meet Feb. 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the United Way Conference Room.
February 18
FREEDMEN’S BUREAU PROJECT: The Adelia M. Russell Memorial Library will be hosting a project on the Freedmen’s Bureau Project Feb. 18 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call or stop by the library for more information and to register. Learn how to index rare Freedmen’s Bureau records from 1865-1868. These records, which include the names of millions of freed slaves, will be available to the public for the first time when the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture opens this fall in Washington DC. The records will be online and free for everyone to learn about their family histories.
February 19-20
MINGLING OF SOULS: A simulcast will be shown at the First Baptist Church Chapel called The Mingling of Souls Simulcast with Matt and Laren Chandler. It will be from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $10 per couple and focuses on building healthy relationships in marriage. Contact Bill Stinson at bill @fbc-ac.org for more information.
February 20
PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Alexander City Kiwanis Club is hosting its annual pancake breakfast Feb. 20 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the BRHS Lunchroom. The breakfast is all you can eat and there will be Conecuh Sausage. Tickets are $6 each. TRADE DAY: The Bibb Grave School will hosts a trade day Feb. 20 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
February 21
ANNUAL FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY: Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is hosting its annual friends and family day Sunday, Feb. 21 at 10:30 a.m. Special guest and church is Rev. Wayne Cowhick, pastor of Alexander City Methodist Church.
February 22
HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Julie Williams will be the speaker for Horizons Unlimited Feb. 22 at the Alexander City Board of Education from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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FAMILY BINGO NIGHT: The Bibb Graves School is hosting a family bingo night Feb. 27 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. POLAR PLUNGE: Wind Creek State Park will host its Polar Bear Leap for Leap Year Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. Participates should meet at the beach. Park entrance fees apply to non-campers. For more information call 256-3290845.
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the new station. The volunteers have been housed in an old school building, but now that they have six vehicles and more than 20 firefighters, an update was needed. One of the new trucks that the department has wouldn’t even fit inside the station that is being used currently. Jones thanked the countless people who have donated over
the years, but said they still need some money to complete the project. Jones also praised the county and Commissioner John McKelvey for all the help they offered on the project. “They helped us with site work and hauling fill dirt,” Jones said. “They have been very good to us.”
Jones said they hope the new building will be something that the community can be very proud of. “When we have our Memorial Day Fish Fry, we hope we can do it right here and let the community see it for themselves,” Jones said. “Like I said, it’s been a long time coming.”
Teacher been in Dadeville and I thought, ‘I want to do what she does.’ “I’ve always loved it. It’s always come natural to me. So I’ve always wanted to make math fun, for people to enjoy it like I did. I think it is fun, how everything fits together, how math exists in our world and how we interact with it.” Green is in her 21st year of teaching, having made stops in Northport for a year, Prattville for eight years and Auburn for three before arriving in Alexander City, where she is now in her ninth year. Recently, Green was named Alexander City’s Teacher of the Year at the Alex City Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting. It’s an honor she cherishes, though not a spotlight she necessarily enjoys. “I was surprised because there were some really good teachers that were nominated,” Green said. “I am very humbled. I don’t really like attention. I love attention from – like from parents. If you were a parent and told me how much I meant to your child, that would bless my heart. But to be spotlighted, it’s humbled me because there are so many people that are amazing. I love to spotlight my students, but I’m not really comfortable in the spotlight.” After graduating from Dadeville High School as her class valedictorian, Green earned both her bachelor’s degree in math and her master’s in math
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education from Auburn. She has also taught night classes at Southern Union and at Central Alabama Community College. But even after experiencing classrooms of college students, it’s her eighth graders that most incite her passion for teaching. “I thought when I graduated from college that I would teach calculus,” said Green. “But then I fell in love with the middle schoolers – the eighth grader who can’t hardly sit still but has the energy and the excitement and if you can turn that excitement toward math, you’ve really got something.” And over the years, Green has found ways to spark that excitement about math in her middle-school students. She tries to bring math off the page and into the students’ lives. “I’m all about groups because eighth graders like to talk,” Green said. “And if you can get them talking about math then they don’t realize that if you can explain something then it’s yours, you have it. No one can take it away from you if you know it well enough to verbalize it. “I’m also visual. I am a unique math learner, because I am very visual and a lot of people that math comes easily to are auditory learners. But I am very visual. So I try to give them something to touch, feel, move if I can, if it’s available. And do activities that are engaging like rotating around
the room and doing something or playing a game. Not just here’s a worksheet like I was taught. I try to engage the students in games. Like there are numbers on the desks and I’ll tell them to slide and turn in to their group or maybe they’re just with a buddy or all the green people are doing something, all the blue people are doing something so that it is engaging and not necessarily taught the way I was taught. We’ve learned more about how students learn and that we do need to provide them opportunities to touch, feel and move things and think about it.” In addition to being an outstanding teacher, Green is also a wife and a mother. She and her husband, Earle, have two children. Laney, 17, is a senior at Benjamin Russell and a top 10 student who loves drama. Ryan, 15, a freshman at BRHS, is active in wrestling and football. In addition to the inherent joy of being a mom, Green thinks her “mom experience” has also made her a better teacher. “I am a mom now, so I understand who a teenager is because now I have a senior and a freshman of my own and I know a lot more about a teenager than I did when I first started out,” Green said. “I know when I first started out I had parents who would say, ‘You don’t have children. You don’t understand.’ And to some extent they were right. So I do think I have a
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team,” Bethel Coach Garry Mason said. “Of that, $2,000 went to hotels. That does not get into what was spent by them individually.” Weldon did not have final numbers for last week’s tournament as far as what was spent on food, gas and other things, but did give a hint to its impact. “For a tournament with 120 boats, we estimated at another event that it put $1 million into the local economy,” Weldon said. “With 214 boats, the largest collegiate field ever, that number should be higher.” The area already hosts many one-day tournament’s but the Yearkeys say it does not do as much for the area as the multiday tournaments. “The one-day tournaments are OK,” Steven said. “But they come in with their boats already gassed up and usually stay at most one night. With the multiday tournaments, everyone here benefits. They stay in the hotels. They eat out. They buy gas.”
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Fishing boats wait for the start of the Bassmaster College Series Southern Conference Regional at Wind Creek State Park Thursday. A total of 214 boats took part in the event that brought as much as $2 million to the area.
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Police reports indicate that Stewart told officers that she didn’t intend to abandon the animals, but had “unforeseen circumstances” arise that kept her away. The case is expected to be in court on the plea docket on March 1. Stewart’s wasn’t the only case of animal cruelty that the grand jury dealt with in the recent term. Ronnie Lee Russell Jr. was indicted on two counts of first-degree animal cruelty and two counts of failure to immunize by the grand jury. The indictment alleges that Russell subjected two animals to inhumane treatment that caused injury. Russell, 31, of Alexander City is set for an arraignment on Friday, and is on the plea docket for March 1.
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Thrill of victory, Coosa tops BRHS, set for area tourney agony of defeat By ROBERT HUDSON Sports Editor
ANDY GRAHAM Sports Columnist
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ne of the most iconic sports shows in history was undoubtedly ABC’s Wide World of Sports that usually aired on Saturday afternoons from 1961 to 1998. It’s opening sequence addressing “the thrill of victory” and “the agony of defeat” has indelibly become part of the American lexicon. No matter how hard some in society try to push the “everybody gets a trophy” mentality, the nature of athletic competition demands there be a winner and a loser. I know, there are exceptions, but at its root effort is exerted to gain victory. That’s the whole point. There’s great value in participation, but that’s not what we’re discussing today. The two age-old concepts wonderfully articulated by Wide World of Sports are never more clearly on display than at an event like the Super Bowl. 111.9 million people witnessed on full display “the thrill of victory” and “the agony of defeat.” The Denver Broncos celebrated the night away and will, no doubt, continue to celebrate for weeks to come their victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50. It is the ultimate achievement for a football player and should be acknowledged with congratulations and jubilations. Peyton Manning holds the NFL record for career passing yards, single-season passing yards, career passing TDs, single season TDs among a host of others. With the Broncos victory Sunday night, Manning also became the first NFL QB to win 200 games as a starter. The level of Peyton Manning’s greatness on the gridiron can hardly be debated, but losing three Super Bowls would have put an unseemly blight on an otherwise brilliant career. I know it sounds silly, but there’s an enormous difference between 2-2 in the big game and 1-3. Peyton Manning has always been a class act and I consider myself fortunate to have witnessed his career from beginning to end. Yes, I said end. As I write this, he hasn’t officially retired, but I feel sure that announcement is forthcoming. As I said in the beginning, the nature of competitive sports demands that every thrilling victory be counterbalanced by agonizing defeat. Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers begrudgingly played the role of those in agony on Sunday night. The Panthers played one of their worst games of the season offensively and never got on track. The Broncos deserve the credit for Carolina’s poor play because they were the better team on that particular night. As amazing as the high is for winning the biggest game of the year, the crushing misery of losing it is just as potent. It’s common to see grown men shedding tears and nearly impossible to hide their dismay. Cam Newton has taken a lot of grief for the way he handled his press conference after the game. I think that criticism is well-deserved. Newton was petulant and showed some definite immaturity. I just so happened to catch an episode of Andy Griffith today. It was the one where Opie trained really hard for a race and desperately wanted a metal, but came in fourth. He was pouting and being a very sore loser. Andy told him winning was easy, but it was just as important to be a good loser and it took courage to do so. It has to be incredibly difficult to answer a barrage of questions after playing terribly and losing the game you’ve dreamed about your entire life. However, that’s what being a grown-up man is all about. Maybe someone can get Cam a copy of that episode. Graham is a sports columnist for The Outlook.
With the area tournament on the horizon, the Central-Coosa Cougars pushed their winning streak to four straight on Friday. The Cougars defeated the Benjamin Russell Wildcats 88-80 on Friday in Alexander City. Coosa Coach Shane Smith said the Cougars (16-9) climbed back from a deficit in Friday’s win. “At halftime, we were down five, and after opening the third quarter Ben Russell went on a 15-2 run. They got up 50-32, and I knew we had to do something different,” Smith said. “So, I put two of my subs in that normally don’t play a whole lot, but they’re very good defensively. They came in and started picking up full-court, man-to-man and really disrupted what they were doing. We were down 18 points, but by the end of the third quarter we had cut that to 10 at 59-49.” Smith added the Cougars played up to their potential in the final quarter. “We just went into another zone in the fourth quarter and scored 39 points and we shot 18-for-21 from the free throw line. We don’t shoot that sometimes for an entire game,” Smith said. “Once we started making that comeback, the kids were playing on a level I knew they could play.” Jaylan Street led the Cougars with 22 points off the bench, going 12-for-12 at the free throw line. David McKinney had 19 points and Tyus Evans had 18 points for Coosa on Friday. The win marked the fourth straight for Coosa, which includes two victories over ranked opponents and defending 2A state champ LaFayette. With the Cougars opening the Class 3A-Area 5 tournament hosted by Montgomery Academy on Thursday, Smith said the Cougars are peaking at the right time. “You definitely want to be playing your best basketball at the end of the season, and that’s exactly what we’re
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Central-Coosa and Cedarius Askew (24) will face Prattville Christian on Thursday in their area tournament. Coosa split the season series with PCA.
doing. The past two weeks, we’ve had four games in two weeks and won all four,” Smith said. “We’re just playing really good basketball right now. We’ve got a lot of confidence going into the area tournament.” Coosa will open Thursday’s tournament against Prattville Christian Academy at 7 p.m. Smith said the Cougars have been focused on defending PCA’s shooters for the past couple of weeks. “We’re going to have to play our best. They’re a very good team. They are beat-
able, but we’re going to have to play our best,” Smith said. “We don’t really match up with them really well, but the past two weeks we’ve looked at every team we’ve played saying ‘this is Prattville Christian.’ Prattville Christian has two guys that can really shoot the ball, and every team we’ve played has had two really good shooters. We’ve kind of, in our mind, focused on Prattville Christian as the next team we play. I’m hoping we can carry on one more time to Thursday night.”
Local squads begin area tournaments tonight By ROBERT HUDSON Sports Editor
While a few area tournaments began Tuesday night, some area squads are getting set to begin action starting tonight. In the girls Class 6A-Area 5 tournament, the Benjamin Russell Lady Wildcats will travel to Opelika High School where they will face Valley tonight at 5 p.m. Latreisha Moon, head coach of the Lady Wildcats, said the Lady Wildcats will have to have an all-around effort in tonight’s game. “We know that they’re going to play us hard. We just have to buckle down and play defense,” Moon said. “Everybody has to pull their own weight tomorrow (Wednesday). Whoever is out there for us, you have to be contributing in a positive way because if they’re not the game could be bad.” In the two regular-season matchups, Benjamin Russell fell to Valley 50-40 on the road and 56-43 at home. Moon said the Lady Wildcats are capable of winning against Valley, but need to be sound in their fundamentals tonight. “When we’ve played Valley, we’ve played them pretty close, so I really feel like we can beat them,” Moon said. “We’ve been working on layups and free throws, which has been kind of rough for us all season. If we can do better in those areas, I think we can beat them.” In the boys Class 6A-Area 5 tournament, the Wildcats will head to Russell County High School on Thursday to face rival Opelika High School at 5:30 p.m. Benjamin Russell Coach Jeff Hines said the Wildcats ( have to play good defense and establish their offense in order to continue their season. “We’re going to play a really, really good Opelika team, and I can tell you right now that if we don’t defend for 32 minutes we’ll have a hard time winning the game,” Hines said. “They’re terrific in what they do offensively as far as trying to beat you off the bounce. They do a good job of screening, so we’ve got to be prepared for that. On the other end, we’re going to have to play inside out and try to get the ball inside offensively to get easy baskets. Hopefully, we’ll shoot well enough from the perimeter to give ourselves a chance to win.”
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Jaaliyah Caldwell (23) and the Benjamin Russell Lady Wildcats will try to continue their season tonight in the area tournament opener against Valley.
In two regular-season meetings, the Wildcats lost 92-69 at Opelika and defeated Opelika 81-79 in overtime at home. Hines said the Wildcats are simply looking at the game as the next one on the schedule, which is always important. “I try to focus on us playing a team for the third time of the year. We’ve split with them already – they beat us at their place and we beat them at our place – and now we’re going to a neutral site,” Hines said. “It’s the next game. It’s the biggest game of the year simply because it’s the next game. That’s the way we want to look at that. You can’t look at it as do or die or whatever. You’ve just got to look at it as the next ball game.” The girls and boys Class 4A-Area 5 tournaments will be held at Lanier High
School in Montgomery with Booker T. Washington Magnet playing host. For the girls side, Dadeville will play BTW on Thursday at 4 p.m., while the Dadeville boys will face Elmore County on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. In two area meetings, Dadeville’s boys lost 63-45 at ECHS and won 54-52 in overtime at home. The Dadeville girls lost 46-27 and 53-18 to BTW in both area meetings. The Class 3A No. 8 Central-Coosa girls will travel to Montgomery Academy tonight and face Prattville Christian Academy at 7 p.m. in the Class 3A-Area 5 tournament. Coosa won both area meetings over PCA by scores of 52-40 and 62-35. Coosa is coming off an 81-77 win on the road at Benjamin Russell on this past Friday.
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her husband was very ill. They had replaced her roof and it leaked badly right over her husband’s chair. They came to ‘fix’ it, tracked in tar onto the carpet, and the roof still leaked. Another was hired to make repairs. Ms. Margaret was feisty when she needed to be, especially when she had been done wrong. I know how it can be, we used the same roofing company, and they lied about coming to make repairs until the 9-year warranty was up, the roof still leaked. Margaret Buzbee will be missed by so many, surely she is watching over those she loved so dearly, at peace from Heaven. Another sad note was the passing away of Harry Rawlinson (91), always spry, so friendly and educated in Historical things; his funeral was February 1st in Prattville. Harry was husband and superb caregiver to Katie Jo Scroggins since 2002. Katie Jo was a Thornell and her Papa was born down the road from our home in Nixburg. Katie Jo’s Papa was brother to Ms. Jane who married Pete Richards and raised his children in our home after the Civil War. So Katie Jo and I had a great connection, and talked about the history locally, she is a special lady. Sincere sympathies to family and friends who have lost loved ones, there is never a good time or age to lose those we
love. Equality’s Performing Arts Center has a ‘Valentine’s Day Special’ planned for Friday February 13th; with a program of uplifting gospel and heart-warming love songs perfect for the weekend. Opening the show, the Zach Channel Band to uplift your heart with contemporary and Old Southern Gospel, including his original songs. The ensemble features; Zach Channel (guitar and vocals), Joe Hudson (bass), Mike McDaniel (harmonica), the performance will be the Band’s debut at EPAC. Then romantic tunes by Piano virtuoso, Peggy Glenn Shores, and trumpeter Gary Taunton, reported to be a match made in heaven. So don’t forget the Valentine’s Day special evening at EPAC on Highway 9, downtown Equality, Feb. 12; doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show begins at 7 p.m. The Wetumpka Depot Players are offering “Steel Magnolias” and you can join the unforgettable ladies of Chinqapin Parrish, LA for an evening of theatre as delicious as Truvy’s famous Cupa Cupa Cupa. Playing at the Depot Theatre February 11-13, 18-20,30-27 at 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 14 and 21 at 2 p.m.; tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Happy Valentine’s Day ya’ll, and until next week, keep smiling.
T
he Horseshoe Bend School Legend Pageant for 2016 last week was won by Kensly Rae Blasingame. Kensly Ray Blasingame is a lovely, kind, intelligent, and deserving young lady. Her daddy, Phil Blasingame was so proud of her. Her grandmother Peggy Blasingame is still talking about the 2016 Legend Pageant and Kensly Rae Blasingame winning the outstanding title. Aren’t we all proud for her and all the lovely girls who participated. Also, Sherri Blasingame, Kensley Rae Blasingame’s mother was happy. Kensley Rae Blasingame won Miss Photogenic and is a H.B.S senior this year. Please keep Donna Hill in your prayers. Her husband, Richard Hill appreciates everyone’s kindness bestowed upon her. We love you, Donna Hill! Coy and Margaret Powell had a sweet 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary in the New Salem Baptist Church Social Room. A host of friends and relatives enjoyed celebrating with this great couple. They are special to all of us. Smile and let God know you are proud. He made everyone. Jesus is always the answer for everyone. New Salem Baptist Church Revival is Feb. 18-21. Come and enjoy good messages. Our pastor, Bro. Tom Drake is a Rosie great person to hear. Morgan is a The Women’s community columnist for Brunch in New Salem The Outlook. Morgan Fellowship Hall was held is a resident of Nixburg on Saturday morning at and writes about the 10 a.m. events and people of Many younger women Equality and Nixburg areas.
VIRGINIA YATES New Site
told of a person or people who had helped them in growing up as a devoted person to pattern after with Jesus. Many lovely quilts and old lamps were used in the decorations. Everyone had an awesome time and thanks to the group responsible for this great morning. Stacey Crowe headed the program and did a great job. Happy birthday to Olha Cotney, Lurviva Hand, Carolyn Gay, Cole Davison, Brady Fuller, Bartly Kennedy, Clap Bishop, Linda Meadows, Shannon Gay,
David Harry, and Mike Jennings. Randy Jones is one of New Site’s favorite young men. We are happy you are feeling better. William Vickers is one of New Site’s young men who is improving somewhat. You are in our prayers daily. Desiree, Keegan and Paislee Sharpe of Daviston visted us on Saturday morning. they are always a pleasure to be with anytime. Clint and Penny Moody of Alex City stopped by on Saturday morning to say hello. Yates is a community columnist for The Outlook. She is a resident of New Site and writes about the events and people of the New Site area.
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