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Moratorium of certain businesses in historic district could lead to rezoning By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor
The Alexander City City Council unanimously approved Monday night a one-year moratorium on certain new businesses coming into the downtown historic district, a move that signals rezoning could come in the future. The council voted 6-0 to approve the resolution calling for a moratorium on new vape/tobacco shops, payday loans businesses, advance car title loan businesses, check cashing or cash-and-go businesses, liquor/ beer package stores, pawn shops, tattoo parlors and arcades. Community development director Al Jones told the council the downtown historic district is currently zoned the same as the U.S. Highway 280 corridor — B-3 for high-density retail businesses. “Anything that comes into 280 could also come into downtown,� Jones said. The one-year moratorium will give a group including Jones, the Alexander City Planning and Zoning Commission, the Historic Preservation Commission, Main Street Alexander City and the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce time to evaluate businesses in the historic district. “Do we have enough of these, too much of these, not enough?� Jones said. “Then we could figure out what our zoning (should be), should we change our zoning to limit certain types of businesses.� Jones emphasized businesses already in the historic district would not be affected, although there seems to be confusion if a business would lose its grandfather status if it
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Boats taking part in the Alabama Bass Trail event on Lake Martin fish and travel farther up Elkahatchee Creek on Saturday. See the sports section inside to read more about the tournament. Chamber president and CEO Ed Collari said tourism connected to Lake Martin is a must for Alexander City’s prosperity.
Tourism the key to economic development, Collari says By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor
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of about $32,000 and that’s not too attractive to national retailers,â€? Collari said. “That’s why a dedicated focus on tourism is so important too. Whether people want to admit it or not, the lake is our economic engine.â€? Collari said Alex City’s shift from a manufacturing center following the demise of Russell Corp. to a thriving tourism destination is essential. “Tourism is an untapped asset,â€? he said. “We call it ‘R and D,’ ripoff and duplicate. We’ve visited See TOURISM • Page 3
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One nice offer grows awkward when friend asks too much DEAR ABBY: About a year ago, a good friend, “Beth,” went through a violent tragedy that destroyed her family. My husband and I own a small waterfront property, so during the months following, I took Beth away for the weekend to hopefully allow her some healing and emotional recovery. She then asked me to go again and, when I couldn’t go, asked if she could go with her friend (whom I had met but don’t know well). She asked again to go with her new boyfriend. I agreed to both of these trips, even though this is our private vacation home. We never rent it. No one has ever used it without us, not even family. Now she’s asking again to use our place with her friend. I feel like a heel to refuse if we’re not using the place, but I’m starting to feel a little used. Is it OK for me to tell her no because I am uncomfortable with her repeated requests, or am I just a bad friend? --
DEAR ABBY Advice TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF? DEAR T.A.O.: You have been generous to Beth. Unless you have explained it to her, she may not realize what a special favor you did her by letting her use your waterfront house. From what you have written, your friend appears to be getting on with her life, so if you decline now it shouldn’t shatter her. To do so is NOT being a “bad friend.” DEAR ABBY: Please settle this between my sister and me. My sister carries about 25 credit cards in her purse. Recently she replaced the cardholder she keeps in her purse. I use an RFID wallet and
1 killed in accident near Wind Creek State Park By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Police said one person was killed after a collision between a motorcycle and a log truck on Alabama Highway 128 Monday morning. “It is a fatality,” Alexander City Police Department Capt. Mario Hodge said. “The gentleman driving the motorcycle passed away.” The accident occurred about 6:45 a.m. on Highway 128 between Wind Creek State Park and Alabama Highway 63. “The motorcycle was topping the crown in a hill,” Hodge said. “He was not able to stop in time and struck a log truck.” Hodge said the police department could not release anything else Monday. “We are still working it,” Hodge said. “It is still under investigation.”
purse, and I explained to her why I chose them. These products protect my identity from scammers. She says I’m being obsessive and worry too much. In today’s world, you can’t be too cautious. Abby, what are your thoughts on this? -PROTECTING MY IDENTITY DEAR PROTECTING: I agree you can never be too security conscious. Why your sister would carry 25 credit cards with her at once is surprising, and I’m not sure it’s wise. If something should happen to her purse -- Radio Frequency ID-blocking wallet or not -- she would be up a creek. I hope she keeps copies of her cards and numbers in a separate, secure location in case she needs to cancel them. DEAR ABBY: A woman I know has ALS, and I want to help. I write medical articles, so reading and explaining new research is a useful skill I have. She has told only a small num-
ber of friends that she has the condition, and I learned about it by accident. It seems silly to me to keep pretending I don’t know when everyone else around her does. When I showed her a summary of a research article on ALS, she said she didn’t know why I was showing it to her. As long as I know anyway, I wish I could be let in on the secret so I can be helpful. Any ideas? -HELPER IN CALIFORNIA DEAR HELPER: Yes. You may be well intentioned, but you need to back off. When you put your foot in the door, it was shut firmly in your face. Now it’s time to respect her privacy. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Obituaries Carolyn Sue Whaley 1940 - 2019 Funeral Service for Carolyn Sue Whaley, 78, of Alexander City, Alabama, was on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Randy Anderson officiated. Burial followed in the New Providence Cemetery. The family received friends on Sunday, February 17, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mrs. Whaley passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 at East Alabama Medical Center. She was born on March 31, 1940 in Alexander City, Alabama to Cole Carlisle and Alva Colley Carlisle. She was a member of New Providence Baptist Church. She also enjoyed word puzzle books, her cats, and spending time with her great grandson. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Whatley (William); grandchildren, Kenneth C. Whaley, William Whatley (Brittany) and Allison Adams (Jeff); greatgrandchild, Colton Adams and her sister, June Nelson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Whaley; son, Gary Kenneth Whaley; parents, and her sister, Dorothy Yarbrough. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Lake Martin Humane Society, 2502 Sugar Creek Rd., Alexander City, AL 35010. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www. radneyfuneralhome.com. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
The Main Event set Feb. 23 to benefit Russell Medical Women’s Center STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
The Russell Medical Foundation will hold The Main Event to benefit the Russell Medical Women’s Center on Feb. 23 at The Mill Two Eighty. Instead of a dance band for the third annual winter fundraiser, the husband-and-wife duo who form The Crescent Circus, Nathan Kepner and Morgan Tsu-Raun, will entertain with their expertise in magic and circus arts. Kepner and Tsu-Raun started their act in New Orleans, the Crescent City, and their original stage work has earned them six international titles, performances at London’s prestigious Magic Circle Theater and an appearance on The Tonight Show. Two professional roving acts during the reception from 6 to 7 p.m. will
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perform magic and mind reading. Larcus Fuller will be the DJ for the evening. Tickets are $100 per person and include an open bar, the reception,
dinner from 7 to 8 p.m. and The Main Event at 8 p.m. Individuals tickets are available as well as reserved tables for eight and 10.
To make reservations, contact Tammy Jackson at 256-215-7459 or tjackson@russellmedcenter.com; or Emily Williams at 256-3297177 or ewilliams@russellmedcenter.com. For more information on the Crescent Circus, visit www.crescentcircus. com.
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Cleanup out.” The Third Saturday Cleanup was started last year in an effort to help rid the streets of Alexander City of trash left behind by careless drivers and residents. This weekend, groups went out on Jefferson Street, Airport Road, Old Dark Road and others to pick up litter. The litter crew from the City of Alexander City was on hand to pick up bags filled with trash to dispose of them, something they have done since the program started. A group of Camp Fire girls joined in Saturday’s efforts. “They needed community service hours both for the Camp Fire girls and for school,” Sabrina Forbus said. “We are trying to do both, but I think they are learning a lot. Hopefully by picking up someone else’s trash they will learn not to throw theirs on the ground.” The Camp Fire girls tackled the stretch of Recreation Drive from U.S. Highway 280 to the soccer complex. It was littered with cups, sacks, cans and even an uneaten banana. “It’s amazing what you can do with a little time,” Forbus told the girls of their efforts. “Look at how good this looks now. I’m so proud of y’all.” The volunteers picked up 101 bags of litter Saturday. “This was the most productive cleanup we have put together since we started the Clean Community Partnership,” Thompson said. Even the girls saw how their efforts could help the community and encourage others to join in on the efforts to keep Alexander City clean. “I think that it is very beneficial,” Camp Fire girl Lynley Forbus said. “I believe a lot of other people should do it also to help our community.”
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Top: Sabrina Forbus takes a photograph of the Camp Fire girls who volunteered for the Clean Community Partnership’s cleanup Saturday. Above left: Camp Fire girls and leaders pick up litter along Recreation Drive while volunteering for the Third Saturday Cleanup. Above right: Lynley Forbus picks up trash.
Tourism with other communities and one thing that’s happened over and over on those visits is they ask about tourism in Alexander City because of the lake. I’d have to answer, ‘We don’t have a dedicated tourism organization to help market our community.’” That’s why the nonprofit Lake Martin Tourism Association has been created. Its first board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday. “We’re establishing a 12-person board and it has a diverse representation throughout the community,” Collari said. “We’ve got a chamber presence, the city council, Main Street (Alexander City), the city, Wind Creek State Park, Russell Lands, the hotels, restaurants and three floating positions.” Collari couldn’t accurately estimate how much money a focus on tourism centered around Lake Martin would bring to the city but knows it’s enormous. “I don’t know how much money we’re missing out on but it’s a lot,” he said. “Look at Wind Creek State Park. Last year, 319,000 visitors went through the front door and that doesn’t count the boats. There’s Lake Martin, the (Charles E. Bailey) Sportplex, Jazz Fest, Russell Lands doing things all the time, the Smith Mountain Fire Tower. It would be nice to have one organization that can maintain a calendar of events, attracting fishing tournaments, sports tournaments.”
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continued from Page 1 In January, when Russell Lands announced it will build a marine superstore on U.S. Highway 280 in Alexander City, CEO Tom Lambeth said an economic impact study conducted in 2018 by RCLCO showed fulland part-time Lake Martin residents generate retail demand of $200 million a year. “Only a fraction of that is spent locally,” Lamberth said. The chamber recently revealed its 2019-23 strategic plan and added tourism, partnering with Alexander City schools and engaging with the community as pillars. That led to some bold goals within the next five years, Collari said. “Based on our strategic plan, we want two major retail developments on 280, including restaurants and shopping,” he said. “(We want to) continue to recruit to our available space downtown, although it is near full capacity, make it more vibrant, make it a destination. And for tourism to grow, (we need) to bring tourism dollars to Alex City. I’d also love to see us work toward a new high school in Alex City, to show an invest-
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Alexander City Chamber of Commerce executive director Ed Collari said the city must heavily tap into Lake Martin as a tourist destination to bolster future economic development.
ment in your youth. Recruiting young families to this community will always be a significant step.” The chamber has even played a part in employing people through leasing space in its Lake Martin Innovation Center. Eight full-time businesses have rented office space there and created 50 jobs, Collari said. Collari conceded it’s frustrating to hear residents say they don’t see any effort being made to attract new businesses to Alex City but said that could soon change. “The list of projects we’re discussing is more than I’ve seen in the three years I’ve been here,” he said. “We have
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a lot of retail projects. We’re a hot community. We’ve got a major project where we are hoping a national retailer will select our market; we’ve been working on it for
years. “We need the big one. Once the first piece of the puzzle falls into place, it will be a catalyst. I think Russell Marine and city hall moving out to the 280 corridor will be catalysts. “We see the 280 corridor as regional and national and downtown as local. Downtown now compared to what it was five or 10 years ago, it’s seen a significant change. We’ve got to make it an experiential place for young couples.” While Collari said attracting young people and families is paramount for Alex City’s future, he respects what
Russell Corp. did for the community in its glory years and knows diversification of the economy is crucial. “I think it is so unique that a Fortune 500 company was in a rural community this size,” he said. “It’s part of the DNA here. Generations worked at Russell. It’s emotional for people. Overcoming it will naturally take time. I don’t think we’ll ever get away from it. We shouldn’t erase it. I didn’t live through (the closure) but something that substantial, in its heyday, it pretty much employed half the people in this town. It funded roads, schools and communities.”
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Volunteers, CCP O deserve praise hile out and about, you may notice some of the roadsides of Alexander City are cleaner than they were last week. The Clean Community Partnership and an outstanding group of volunteers are to thank for that, as they worked tirelessly Saturday to clear litter from our streets and roadsides. Over the weekend, groups cleaned up Jefferson Street, Airport Road, Old Dark Road and others to clean up trash. A group of Camp Fire girls also joined in the efforts Saturday. They earned community service hours and also learned valuable life skills. They see the importance of not littering and also what good volunteering can do. According to the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Business Development Jacob Meacham, the CCP has never had a larger turnout than those who showed up Saturday. We’d like to applaud the volunteers for deciding to get up early and spend their Saturday doing something that benefits the community. Most people don’t have the selflessness to get out and volunteer; they make excuses for one reason or another why they can’t go when in reality almost all should be able to get out and volunteer every once and a while. It takes a special person to say “no excuses” and get out there and show up for their community when it needs them. And the CCP isn’t thankless either. The group was organized last year in an effort to clean roadsides in Alex City and, while its first year wasn’t full of participation, a lot was accomplished. Meacham said around 14,000 pounds of trash were picked up in 2018. Things are already looking up this year as participation is growing. The next CCP Third Saturday Cleanup will be March 16 and we encourage you to get out there and volunteer. You’ll be proud you did and our community will shine a little brighter because of it.
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ne of the swampiest places in the federal government since 2009 has been the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation. The upper echelons of these and other intelligence agencies were packed with multiple layers of politically driven appointees. Nevertheless, the house of cards President Barack Obama built is beginning to quiver. Several news sources have reported after President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe became acting director and met with other senior law enforcement officers to discuss how to remove Trump from office. In these meetings officials discussed how many cabinet members might vote to declare the president unfit for office under the 25th Amendment. McCabe has said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein repeatedly offered to secretly record his meetings with President Trump. Rosenstein has continually denied he ever seriously considered wearing a wire but has said any related comments he may have made were merely jokes. Nevertheless, isn’t it astonishing a group of DOJ and FBI officials at the highest levels would hold multiple meetings to conspire to overthrow a newly elected president? At least McCabe has said and written as much respectively in his interview with Scott Pelley on CBS’ “60
DANIEL GARDNER Columnist Minutes” and in his new book, “The Threat.” McCabe has admitted he pressured Rosenstein to appoint a special counsel to continue the investigation into whether Trump or his campaign colluded with the Russian government to win the 2016 election. Rosenstein appointed special counsel Robert Mueller nearly two years ago and we’re still waiting on his findings. Since then the original charge to Mueller has been amended with other secret charges presumably regarding activities of Trump and those associated with his campaign. President Trump fired Comey for leaking classified information and lying. Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired McCabe for lying to authorities and the inspector general referred McCabe for criminal prosecution. In all, nearly 30 high-level officials in the DOJ/FBI swamp have been fired, demoted or have retired since May 2017. How dependent is Mueller’s investigation on all these former officials who have been fired or demoted for cause? Will Mueller’s findings document any of the shenanigans inside the DOJ/ FBI that targeted President
Trump? If Mueller finds no collusion with Russia, will his final report document the history of the FBI’s initial investigation including the Steele dossier paid for by the Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee? Will the report document details of the FISA warrants that approved spying on some associated with Trump’s campaign? Coincidentally, as part of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, Judicial Watch, an independent government watchdog organization, has received the first of many pages of email traffic within the FBI just weeks before the 2016 election documenting concerns about classification status of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails regarding Benghazi. When did Clinton, Obama, et al know Benghazi was a planned Islamic terrorist attack and not a spontaneous reaction to a YouTube video? What role did the FBI play in covering up Benghazi in 2012 and 2016? Why didn’t the FBI investigate the hundreds of millions of dollars Russians poured into the Clinton Foundation while Clinton was secretary of state? Why was the FBI’s investigation into the Clinton campaign dropped? Will anyone investigate those who plotted to overthrow the president? Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist from Mississippi. Contact him at PJandMe2@gmail.com.
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I sincerely hope Americans in general are paying close attention to stories coming out of Washington this week regarding efforts to force President Donald Trump from office. Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe’s new book hits the newsstands this week and McCabe made a splashy appearance on CBS’ “60 Minutes” to obviously sell his book. McCabe, as you will recall, was fired as acting FBI director just one day shy of collecting his pension for lying to Congress about press leaks. I have watched his “60 Minutes” interview twice and remain unsure of what exactly is going on. There are possibilities of selling his book or a bureaucrat seeking revenge for being fired or maybe genuine concern of the direction the country is headed. McCabe candidly admitted he and assistant attorney general Rod Rosenstein
met on multiple occasions discussing wearing a wire to entrap President Trump and protracted discussions originated by Rosenstein about removing the president from office using powers of the 25th Amendment, going so far as to tabulating cabinet members’ votes they could rely on. Understandably, this admission has set off a firestorm in Washington. Senior Republican senators led by Lindsey Graham say this behavior constitutes an attempted coup and are declaring yet another investigation. With obviously unexpected blowback, both Rosenstein and McCabe are trying to back off their original statements with Rosenstein refuting and denying McCabe’s claims. Both men are lifelong Republicans. This places our national government in precarious uncharted territory. We have non-elected government employees (bureaucrats) plotting to unseat a duly elected
president of the United States. Even to the common guy on the street, this is in direct violation of Title 18, Section 2381 of the United States Code: Treason. What these people have done is much more than “giving aid and comfort to an enemy” in the code; they have schemed to thwart the will of the voters by removing a head of state and that under the code is high treason. The penalties for high treason range from a minimum of five years in prison to death. Just listening to this garbage makes me nauseated. How could anyone in their right mind be party to such behavior? Regardless of political party affiliation, surely you will agree the never Trumpers who are trying to hound the president from office have crossed the line this time. Surely our Department of Justice will administer justice evenly, blindly and firmly in this case to two of their very own. James W. Anderson Talladega
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THE GRAND CANYON
One of the greatest natural treasures in the United States is the Grand Canyon. It is the largest canyon in the Country measuring at 277 miles long and a mile deep. It is located in the Northern region of the State of Arizona. In February 1919, Grand Canyon National Park was formed to preserve the canyon. This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the park. Through the Grand Canyon runs the Colorado River which is responsible for creating the canyon. The sediment ¿OOHG ZDWHUV RI WKH ULYHU FXW WKURXJK WKH PDQ\ OD\HUV RI URFN RYHU D period of six billion years to create the canyon. Some rocks in the Grand Canyon are over four billion years old. The rich bold colors of the canyon are breathtaking. Mostly red rocks adorn the landscape within in the canyon, but you will also see layers of orange, gray, pink, and violet. The erosion that created the canyon began over six million years ago to create the expanse. It is easy for scientists to study the JHRORJLFDO UHFRUG ZLWKLQ WKH FDQ\RQ <RX ZLOO ¿QG WRZHUV DQG SHDNV within the canyon, each one unique. There are also ancient, manmade dwellings which show that people once called the area home. There are plants and wildlife that live in the canyon. Many people visit the Grand Canyon each year. You can view the canyon from several points, called rims. The canyon is split into North and South by the river. The North and South rims are operated by the National Park Service. The West Rim is located on the Hualapai Indian ReservaWLRQ DQG LV RSHUDWHG E\ WKH 7ULEH 7KH FDQ\RQ LV VR YDVW WKDW GLႇHUHQW DUHDV KDYH GLႇHUHQW IHDWXUHV 0DQ\ SHRSOH REVHUYH WKH FDQ\RQ IURP the rims by riding mules into the canyon, overhead helicopter tours, and even rafting the Colorado River from below. The site is an amazing experience for people of all ages. Crossword Ans: Across1)geological 5)one 7)erosion 8)Arizona Down2)one-hundred 3)Colorado 4)mules 6)West
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Sunday, Feb. 24
TAX ASSISTANCE: Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama is providing free tax and electronic filing assistance Jan. 28 to April 15. The program is to assist seniors 60 and over with no income limit, taxpayers under 60 with incomes less than $54,000 and disabled taxpayers. Taxpayers will be assisted in the order they are registered. From Jan. 28 through February, assistance will be available Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. March assistance will be available Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 1 to April 15 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following information is required by the IRS: last year’s tax return, photo ID/drivers license for taxpayer and spouse, Social Security cards, W2s, 1099s, SSA 1099 and 1095A if you have health insurance through the government marketplace. For more information call 256-2340347.
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BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM: Bread of Life ACOP is holding a Black History Program nightly Feb. 18-20 at 7 p.m. Speakers will be: Monday night Pastor Jason Whetstone, Tuesday night Pastor William Russell and Wednesday night Pastor James Blackmon. For more information contact prophetess Alisa Norris at 256-329-8674 or 256496-0189. The church is located on Highway 280 in Kellyton.
Wednesday, Feb. 20
HOLOCAUST EXHIBIT: BRHS is hosting the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center’s traveling exhibit “Darkness into Life: Alabama Holocaust Survivors through Photograph and Art. It will be open to the community Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 - 3 p.m. Students will serve as docents. The exhibit will also be open to students with students teaching labs on the role of rhetoric and propaganda in genocide.
Thursday, Feb. 21
SENIORX: Debroah Jones with SeniorRx will be at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Feb. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to help seniors determine if they are eligible for assistance with diabetic supplies, liquid supplements and medications.
Friday, Feb. 22
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT MEETING: The Lake Martin Area Industrial Development Authority is holding a special called meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at the Betty
FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY: Kellyton Chapel United Methodist Church is hosting Family and Friends Day at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. Guest minister will be Rev. Emerson Ware. Rev. Michael Strong is pastor of Kellyton Chapel United Methodist Church. BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM: Friendship Baptist Church is hosting a celebration of Black History, “Stay in the Race..Finish the Course,” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. The guest speaker Dr. Randy B. Kelley of Goodsell United Methodist Church in Lanett. Rev. Roosevelt Gregory is pastor of Friendship Baptist Church. FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY: Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is holding friends and family day 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. The guest minister is Rev. Fredrick Young, associate pastor of Beulah Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia.
Monday, Feb. 25
HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Thomas Ward Jr. will present “To Treat and To Train Tuskegee’s John Andrew Clinic” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 25 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.
Feb. 25-26
THROW AWAY DAYS: The Tallapoosa County Commission is holding its quarterly Throw Away Days Feb. 25 -26. Dumpsters will be at the Alexander City Courthouse Annex, Double Bridges, in Jacksons Gap at the intersection of Eagle Creek Road and Main Street, at the intersection of Youngs Ferry Road and Gibson Road and at the Union Community Center. Liquids including paint, paint thinner, and pesticides, appliances with compressors including air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, tires, batteries, light bulbs, televisions, computers , propane tanks, and hazardous or medical waste are not allowed.
Tuesday, Feb. 26
FRAUD CLASS: The Adelia M. Russell Memorial Library is hosting a fraud class “How to Protect Yourself from Fraud” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. The class is presented by Mutual Savings Credit Union. For more information call 205-682-1156.
Thursday, Feb. 28
BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM: Bread of Life ACOP is holding a Black History Program at 7 p.m. Thursday Feb. 28. The speakers is apostle Billie Crawford of Holy Faith Temple in Childersburg. For more information contact prophetess Alisa Norris at 256-329-8674 or 256496-0189. The church is located on Highway 280 in Kellyton.
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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Suzannah Solomon Wilson will present “Alabama Cemeteries and Other Things” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, March 4 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.
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CHAMBER OPEN HOUSE: The Coosa County Chamber of Commerce is hosting an open house at the E-911 building in Rockford from 3 - 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. Snacks will be provided and everyone is welcome. UNITED WAY ANNUAL MEETING: The Lake Martin Area United Way will have its 2018 Campaign Celebration and Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 12. It will be at The Mill Two Eighty and beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served at 5:30 p.m. while the awards presentation will begin at 6 p.m.
Saturday, March 16
COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning March 16. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.
Thursday, March 21
SENIORX: Debroah Jones with SeniorRx will be at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce March 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to help seniors determine if they are eligible for assistance with diabetic supplies, liquid supplements and medications.
Saturday, March 23
ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park will host the 20th anniversary of the Battle of the Horseshoe on Saturday, March 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All demonstrations, which will be both entertaining and educational, will be presented multiple times throughout the day. Guests can visit traditional hunting camps and watch demos of cultural skills such as hide tanning, cooking and finger weaving. Children will have the opportunity to participate in an authentic Creek stickball game throughout the day. Guests can also watch Tennessee militia fire smoothbore cannon and flintlock muskets, learn how soldiers cooked their meals, see displays in the museum, see wool being dyed and learn to spin wool and more. The program is free to the public and there will be refreshments.
Thursday, March 28
CONCERT: Alexander City Arts is hosting “The Charlestones in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at the BRHS Auditorium. “The Charlestones” are a professional male a cappella quartet.
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The moratorium approved by the council Monday includes the historic district, which encompasses most of downtown including Main, Broad and Calhoun streets.
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is sold to another owner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to discuss,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. Mayor Jim Nabors, who was not at Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting, said Friday Hoover and Decatur have passed similar moratoriums. Main Street Alexander City executive director Stacy Jeffcoat, who was at the council meeting, said earlier her organization supports the resolution to give officials time to evaluate how they want the downtown historic district to appear. City attorney Larkin Radney, who is also the president of the Main Street board, said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible the moratorium will result in a rezoning of the historic district. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to take some time to do some studies on what kind of businesses we want downtown, especially in the historic district,â&#x20AC;? Jeffcoat said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are certain standards we want
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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by JAMES R. LANGFORD, A MARRIED MAN, to PRIMESOUTH BANK on JUNE 11, 2014, said mortgage being UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of TALLAPOOSA County, Alabama, at DOCUMENT NUMBER 290922, the undersigned PRIMESOUTH BANK, as ( f )
to maintain as far as the facades and the type of businesses there. This will give everybody time to do things in the correct way.â&#x20AC;? The historic district, which was created in 2011, is part of a downtown renaissance as it transitions into a center of entertainment, arts and eateries; it encompasses most of downtown, including Main, Broad and Calhoun streets. The city is moving its operations out of its longtime downtown home to the former Russell Sales Office near U.S. Highway 280 and the old courthouse, where council meetings are held, will be torn down. The resolution might be the first step toward a rezoning of the historic district. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could see a zoning ordinance that has the historic district in mind,â&#x20AC;? Radney said. In other action at the 28-minute
Public Notices mortgagee (or 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, at the entrance of the Courthouse of TALLAPOOSA County, at DADEVILLE, Alabama, on MARCH 14, 2019, between the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate situated in TALLAPOOSA County, Alabama, to wit: FIVE ACRES OF LAND IN THE NW CORNER OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 18, RANGE 22, TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA, SAID 5 ACRES BEING THE ONLY FIVE ACRES PARCEL OF LAND OWNED BY R.W. RUFF PRIOR TO JULY 19, 1950, IN SAID SECTION AND HAVING BEEN GIVEN FOR TAXES BY SAID R.W. RUFF PRIOR TO JULY 18, 1950 FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS. Subject to all zoning, easements, restrictions, restrictive covenants and reservations appearing of record. Said sale will also be made subject to any Federal Tax Liens, Ad Valorem Real Estate Taxes and<\\>or Special Assessments of any nature, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the property. The property is being sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as is, where isâ&#x20AC;?. Said property is sold without warranty or recourse, expressed or implied as to title, use, enjoyment or condition. The mortgagee or transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. All bidders will be required to execute a bidding agreement prior to sale. Copies of the bidding agreement may be obtained prior to the sale. The successful bidder will be required to pay the bid amount at the time of sale in FDVK RU FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV $ODbama 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 attorneys fees and expenses of foreclosure. This sale is subject to cancellation or postponement. PRIMESOUTH BANK, Mortgagee-Transferee
Public Notices Leonard N. Math, Chambless Math Carr, P.C., P.O. Box 230759, Montgomery, Alabama 36123-0759, 334-2722230 Alexander City Outlook: Feb. 19, 26 and Mar. 5, 2019 FC/LANGFORD, J. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE TALLAPOOSA COUNTY Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Barbara F. Rivers, a single woman, originally in favor of &LWLÂżQDQFLDO &RUSRUDWLRQ RQ February 28, 2001, said mortJDJH UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH of the Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Recorded Card 158580, the undersigned WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A, 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 or FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV LQ IURQW RI WKH main entrance of the Courthouse at Tallapoosa County, Alabama, on March 6, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Parcel I. That certain house and lot situated in the Town of Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of the E. E. Clark lot which is the intersection of the extension of Broadnax Street and Bryant Street and run thence Northerly along the East side of Bryant Street 85 feet to the point of beginning and the lot hereby conveyed; run thence Northerly along the East side of Bryant Street 45 feet; thence East 160 feet; thence South 45 feet; thence West 160 feet to the point of beginning, being a part of Section 9, Township 21 North, Range 23 East, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Parcel II. Commencing at the NE corner of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 East, thence due West 930 feet to a point, thence due South 420 feet to a point; thence South 16 degrees 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; West 420 feet, thence due East 57 feet to a point, thence South 42â&#x20AC;? 00â&#x20AC;&#x2122; East 247 feet, thence South 54 degrees 00â&#x20AC;&#x2122; East 67.7 feet, thence South 65 degrees 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; West 300 feet to S f
meeting, the council: â&#x20AC;˘ Authorized Nabors to amend an agreement with Garver LLC, which rehabilitated 2,450 feet of taxiways at Thomas C. Russell Field airport. Garver estimated the project would be finished in August but weather delays pushed completion into November, causing engineers to work longer. The project was completed $26,000 under budget and Jones said the engineers are asking for roughly $1,100 more. â&#x20AC;˘ Authorized spending $2,500 for advertising and lodging for FLW staff for the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League tournament March 9 on Lake Martin. A breakdown provided to the council shows the expected economic impact on Alex City would be $242,000. â&#x20AC;˘ Authorized amending the budget to include $13,337.50 more for a fulltime Grade-4 water plant operator to adequately cover all 12-hour shifts.
During American Heart Month in February, Russell Medical is offering three important heart screenings to help assess changes in the heart, including calciumscore screening heart tests. The test involves a non-invasive CT scan which provides enhanced 3-D images of the heart to detect calcium deposits found in atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries. These types of CT scans are the most sensitive approaches to early detection of coronary artery disease before symptoms develop. This screening tool takes just a few minutes to conduct. A copy of the test will be sent to one of the four cardiologists on staff at Russell Medical, in addition to the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary care physician. The cost is $90. Another simple yet important test is the stroke prevention ultrasound screening for $75. This carotid artery ultrasound can spot the subtle thickening due to plaque on the artery walls that can lead to stroke. In addition, Russell Medical also offers a limited echocardiogram screening which uses ultrasound waves to generate 3-D moving images of the heart, the chambers and valves and assesses how well the heart muscle and valves are functioning. The cost for this screening is $125. To schedule and register for these screenings, please contact Russell Medical scheduling at 256-329-7826. Please note these screening tests are not covered by insurance. Appointments are required and payment for the screenings must be made prior to the tests.
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a point on the South right of way of a paved road, this being the point of beginning of lot herein described; thence along said right of way South 67 degrees 00â&#x20AC;&#x2122; West 300 feet to a point, thence leave said right of way along the East side of a Dirt Road South 7 degrees 00â&#x20AC;&#x2122; West 240 feet to a point; thence leave said Dirt Road North 77 degrees 00â&#x20AC;&#x2122; East 425 feet to a point, thence North 24 Degrees 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; West 290 feet to the point of beginning. The lot described herein lies in the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 East, in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Parcel III. Commencing at the NE corner of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 East, thence due West 930 feet to a point, thence due South 420 feet, thence South 16 degrees 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; West 420 feet, thence due East 57 feet to a point; thence South 42 degrees 00â&#x20AC;&#x2122; East 247 feet, thence South 54 degrees 00â&#x20AC;&#x2122; East 67.7 feet to a point on the North right of way of the Thornton to Roxana Road, this being the point of beginning of lot herein to be described; thence along said right of way South 65 degrees 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; West 300 feet to a point, thence leave said right of way South 24 degrees 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; East 290 feet to a point, thence North 55 degrees 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; East 312 feet to a point, thence North 27 degrees 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; West 200 feet to the point of beginning. The lot described herein lies in the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the Section 24, Township 20 North, Range 23 East, in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Property street address for informational purposes: 350 S West Street, Dadeville, AL 36853. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD 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 cash or FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH to Aldridge Pite, LLP at the time and place of the sale. Aldridge Pite, LLP 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. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A, Mortgagee/Transferee ALDRIDGE PITE, LLP 3575 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30305. Attorney for Mortgagee/ Transferee www.aldridgepite. com. THIS OFFICE IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
est in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot #4 of McGill Subdivision Plat Book 10 Page 36 as recorded at the Judge of 3UREDWH 2IÂżFH LQ 7DOODSRRVD County, Alabama. Property Street Address: 1466 Warren Circle North, Alexander City, AL 35010 (provided for informational purposes only). Said property will be sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;?. Said property will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto. NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AS TO THE TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY. Said property is VXEMHFW WR DQ\ WLWOH GHÂżFLHQcies including but not limited to: any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior WR WKH 0RUWJDJH ÂżUVW VHW RXW above. The debt secured by said Mortgage has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Mortgage. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in said Mortgage and by Alabama law. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. 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 part of the foreclosure process. United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, USDA, f/k/a the Farmers Home Administration, Mortgagee or Transferee
Alexander City Outlook: Feb. 5, 12 and 19, 2019 FC/RIVERS, B. PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Melissa Ray Ellison, to United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, USDA, f/k/a the Farmers Home Administration, dated June 24, 2005, said mortgage recorded in WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, as Instrument Number 205204. Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, USDA, F/K/A THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse in the City of Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama on March 13, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interf
Attorney for Mortgagee or Transferee, Stern & Eisenberg Southern, PC, 1709 Devonshire Drive, Columbia, SC 29204, AL201800000066, This foreclosure sale may occur at any time between 11:00am-4:00pm. On the morning of the sale, please call the following number for an estimated auction time: (410) 635-5127 Alexander City Outlook: Feb. 12, 19, 26 and Mar. 5, 2019 FC/ELLISON, M.
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Coosa looks to take final step to Birmingham By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
After the show Central Coosa put on Friday night in the Class 2A Southeast Regional semifinal, it’d be hard to imagine a team that could beat the Cougars. Central Coosa was dominant both offensively and defensively; the Cougars had the crowd on their side; and they made a serious statement. But last game goes out the window tonight, as Coosa isn’t about to overlook anyone. Now, it turns its attention to Daleville, which knocked off No. 2 Abbeville in the semifinals. “We know we have our work cut out for us because they’re one of the final eight, so everybody belongs,” Central Coosa coach Jeremy Freeman said. “You can’t look over anyone and think that one opponent is going to be easier than another opponent. Everybody has to be treated with top priority.” Coosa got a chance to scout out the Warhawks in their game against Abbeville, and Freeman said they’re fairly similar to Houston County, which the Cougars defeated 85-64 in Friday’s game. There are two players in particular Freeman said he’ll be keying in on, and those are Shemar Dixon and Kentayvis Valrie. “They have a big man in the middle (Dixon), and he really can get up and down the court,” Freeman said. “He’s pretty much perimeter oriented, which is good for us. He does a great job of blocking shots, coming from behind and erasing good opportunities. “They also have a very difficult young man to box out (Valrie). He does a great job of getting rebounds, and he can really fly.” Defensively, Central Coosa knows what to expect, as Daleville typically runs a 1-2-2 set or a 2-3 zone. That’s something the Cougars are accustomed to, as most teams play a zone against them in hopes of keeping them from driving to the basket. What Coosa is hoping will work to its strength is there aren’t one or two Cougars to key in on. Especially after last Friday’s game, See COOSA • Page 12
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Benjamin Russell coach Michael Ransaw embraces Ryan Spradley after he won the AHSAA Class 6A 160-pound state championship.
‘IT’S SURREAL’ Ryan Spradley wins state championship; BRHS takes 3rd at state By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
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hroughout his entire high school wrestling career, Benjamin Russell’s Ryan Spradley has fallen short of the ultimate goal. For the past two years, Spradley has climbed the podium at the AHSAA Class 6A Wrestling Championships, but he’s climbed it only
a few steps. Saturday, though, Spradley finally took that final leap. He defeated Pinson Valley’s Tracy Reed, 11-8, to become the 6A 160-pound state champion. “It’s surreal,” Spradley said just a few minutes after his winning bout. “I still have chills right now. But later on, it’ll sink in and I’m going to enjoy it.” Spradley accomplished a lot of feats in his final season as a Wildcat, including surpassing the 50th win mark for a
single season. But climbing to the top of that podium once and for all was easily the highlight of the year for Benjamin Russell. “It’s well deserving,” BRHS coach Michael Ransaw said. “He’s been on the podium in the fifth spot two years in a row. He did the work this year. He had some heartbreaks and some losses, but he came back this year. He came focused. He had a game plan and he See WRESTLING • Page 11
Benjamin Russell blanks Valley, falls to Wetumpka on Day 1 By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
Not allowing an earned run all day didn’t translate into a pair of wins for Benjamin Russell’s baseball team on Opening Day. After blanking the Valley Rams, 2-0, in the opener Monday afternoon, the Wildcats faced off against Wetumpka and had the tables turned on them. Benjamin Russell made one bad mistake which allowed the Indians to prolong an inning that should’ve been over quickly. Wetumpka took full advantage, scoring five runs in the frame and going on to win a 5-0 victory. “They had the inning where they scored five runs, and they scored them after a two-out walk See BASEBALL • Page 12 Lizi Arbogast / The Outlook
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Benjamin Russell’s boys soccer team went 3-0-1 to win the Southern Shootout in Foley this weekend.
Benjamin Russell boys win Southern Shootout By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
With 15 seconds remaining in the Southern Shootout championship game, Lucas Roberts played hero for Benjamin Russell’s boys soccer team. After an all-out battle with Spanish Fort for nearly 80 full minutes, BRHS sharpshooter Luke
Harvey broke free and had a breakaway. He collided with the Toros goalie, and the ball sailed back to the feet of Roberts, who shot into a wide-open net to ultimate clinch the victory. The Wildcats won 1-0 to claim the Foley tournament’s boys title. “Just from the get go, we were really playing the soccer that we’ve been practicing for four weeks with
our new formation,” BRHS boys coach Austin Teel said. “We were very pleased with that. The guys are playing real good soccer right now, and we have good chemistry going on.” Benjamin Russell (4-0-1) racked up the goals in two of its games. It started out Friday afternoon with a 7-1 defeat of Citronelle then capped See SOCCER • Page 11
Benjamin Russell’s Brock Elliott fires a pitch against Wetumpka during Opening Day on Monday.
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Elmore County anglers take top spot on first stop of Alabama Bass Trail
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Many anglers on Lake Martin Saturday competing in the Alabama Bass Trail South Division caught fish all day, with some boating nearly 100 fish, but not Josh Pollard of Eclectic and Dallas Weldon of Tallassee. The pair brought a 17.63-pound fivefish bag across the scales at Wind Creek State Park Saturday afternoon to win the tournament but they started their day wondering if fishing for the big bite was going to cost them. “At 11 o’clock we had one fish in the live well,” Weldon said. “We were like, ‘This might be really bad.’ We had a bunch of spot holes that just weren’t producing quality.” Instead of being skunked, Pollard and Weldon changed things up a little. “The good Lord was good to us, “ Pollard said. “We picked a couple areas that have been good to us in the past and fished a jig in shallow brush piles.” Weldon said, “Dallas got a 3, 3½-pounder, then I got a five,” Weldon said. “We got some good bites.” Weldon said they made their last cull about 2:45 p.m. as the first flight of boats was pulling into docks at Wind Creek for weigh-in. The pair of Elmore County anglers took home the $10,000 first prize along with other sponsor prizes for the win. Pollard and Weldon also landed the biggest fish of the tournament at 5.49 pounds netting them another $500. Going to familiar spots did not work out as well for Caiden Sinclair and Ethan Flack, who won on Lake Martin in 2016 with 16.66 pounds. “We went to the same places we did when we won it,” Sinclair said. “That just didn’t work for us today.” The pair finished near the bottom at 215th with a five-fish bag weighing in at 5.88 pounds. Anglers reported catching fish pretty much every way, every depth and everywhere by fishing drop shots, shaky heads, spinner baits, crank baits and jigs. The Alabama Bass Trail pays out through 40th place. Daryl Crenshaw of Roanoke and Barry Chaffin of Wadley eked out 40th place with a 12.09-pound five-fish bag. Just losing out on a paycheck was Ronnie Faulkner and Michael Johnson of Georgia with 12.08 pounds of bass. It took 10.13 pounds to land
SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday, Feb. 19 High school boys basketball Class 2A Southeast Regional Final Central Coosa vs. Daleville at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, 5:45 p.m. High school baseball Winterboro at Central Coosa, 4:30 p.m. High school softball Benjamin Russell at Chelsea, 4:30 p.m. Dadeville at St. James, 5 p.m. Reeltown at Beauregard, 6 p.m. High school boys soccer Smiths Station at Benjamin Russell, 7 p.m. High school girls soccer Smiths Station at Benjamin Russell, 5 p.m. High school girls golf Benjamin Russell at Auburn Tournament, TBA College softball Lurleen Wallace at Central Alabama (2), 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 High school softball Tallassee at Benjamin Russell, 4:30 p.m. Dadeville at Beauregard, 4:30 p.m. Sylacauga at Horseshoe Bend, 4:30 p.m. Elmore County at Reeltown, 6 p.m. College softball Enterprise State at Central Alabama (2), 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 High school baseball Stanhope Elmore at Benjamin Russell, 4 p.m. Randolph County at Horseshoe Bend, 4 p.m. Prattville Christian at Reeltown, 5 p.m. High school softball Central Alabama Classic at Charles E. Bailey Sportplex Pool Play Field 4 Benjamin Russell vs. Beauregard, 4 p.m. Dadeville vs. Woodland, 5:30 p.m. Benjamin Russell vs. Dadeville, 7 p.m. Pool Play Field 3 Valley vs. Tallassee, 4 p.m.
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Above: The winning team of John Pollard and Dallas Weldon show off part of their catch on stage for the Alabama Bass Trail stop on Lake Martin Saturday. Below: Boats leave Wind Creek State Park at the start of the Alabama Bass Trail event.
100th place. The smallest five-fish bag weighed was 5.22 pounds from David Sneed of Clanton and Clint Carter of Alabaster. While the big large and spotted bass were missing from many teams’ bags, some teams reported boating more than 50 fish and only a couple of teams did not bring a five-fish limit. “If you did not bring in a limit today, you were doing something wrong,” Alabama Bass Trail’s Kay Donaldson said. “They caught a lot of fish.” Other locals who did well on Lake Martin this weekend were: • Seth and Donnie Johnson of Alexander City finished in sixth place with a five-fish limit of 14.79 pounds. • Myles Palmer and B.J. Barnett of
Alexander City finished in ninth place with a five-fish limit of 14.17 pounds. • Jimmy and Jeremy Miller of Eclectic finished in 12th place with a five-fish limit of 13.61 pounds. • Alexander City’s Brett Pritchard and Brad Pitts finished in 21st place with a five-fish limit of 12.90 pounds. • Steven Yearkey and Scottie Carr of Alexander City finished in 24th place with a five fish limit of 12.71 pounds. Anglers in the South Division of the Alabama Bass Trail return to the water on Lake Jordan March 30. The North Division takes to the water for the first time this season Saturday on Smith Lake. The 2019 Championship of the Alabama Bass Trail is Oct. 25-26 on Lake Guntersville.
Wrestling went out there and executed. Ryan beat some very good people to put him in a position where he was (Saturday).” Early on in Saturday’s championship bout, Reed kept things close as Spradley led just 2-1 after the first period. But then Spradley started to employ the strategy of allowing Reed to escape so he could then take him down again and collect more points. Spradley did this on five separate occasions during the bout, and the only time Reed collected more than escape points was with a reversal in the second period. “The game plan for this whole tournament was pressure,” Spradley said. “I wanted to score a lot of points. I would give up one before two. Whenever he was trying to reverse, I would just let him up but I could get that point back for us.” Over the course of the tournament, Spradley did a lot of point scoring. His closest victory was a 5-3 decision in a tiebreaker over Columbian’s Zaquerius Harris. Spradley also picked up a 5-2 decision against Gulf Shores’ John Paul Uter and knocked off Chilton County’s Camryn Kornegay, 15-5, in the opening round. “He did a great job,” Ransaw said. “Once again, we had a game plan and one thing he did was he came out and went at him. He stayed with the game plan.” Spradley’s victory helped Benjamin Russell stay alive in the team standings, but the Wildcats eventually had to settle for third place overall after their other four finalists captured second. In all but one of their matches, a critical error caused their downfall. “We stress aggressive, aggressive, aggressive,” Ransaw said, “but in the state tournament, you have to be aggressive while at the same time knowing that any mistake you make, it could be a crucial mistake. I still feel great about (third). It’s not first or second, but in this arena, with the caliber wrestlers that we have, it means a great deal. I think it’s a great accomplishment for Benjamin Russell and the city of Alexander City.” At 132 pounds, BRHS senior Robert Graham collected second after he fell by pin to McAdory’s Steven Bell. Graham
off the night by tying with Alma Bryant, 2-2. The Wildcats then smoked Demopolis to the tune of 10-0 to advance to the championship against Spanish Fort. “As you can tell, we were really clicking on all cylinders on the offensive side,” Teel said. “We actually had a lot of missed opportunities as well where we could’ve scored some more goals against some teams. That’s what we’ll be working on this coming week.” Defensively, Teel said Deshaun Gonzalez was a big standout. As a returning starter, Gonzalez anchored the defense and ensured the rest of his teammates were playing the way he was. Roberts had a strong performance in the midfield, and Harvey led the way in goals. On the girls side, the Wildcats didn’t fare quite as well as the boys, going 1-3 on the weekend. Their only victory was a 2-0 defeat of UMS Wright. Benjamin Russell (1-4) suffered losses to Faith Academy, 4-1; Spanish Fort, 5-1; and Baldwin County, 4-1. “In the UMS Wright game, we came out with a little bit more intensity than we did the first game,” BRHS girls coach Lee Wagoner said. “Going into the UMS Wright game, we came with high intensity and we were really focused. I changed up some personnel on the field, and what you learn in this tournament is who can play where. It allows you to change some things, and that really helped us.” Carolyn Yearkey had a strong tournament performance, according to Wagoner, and there was also a pair of youngsters who really stood out to him. “Laura Tims is a ninth-grader, and she came in and she has earned a spot on the field,” Wagoner said. “She’s never played defense before; in JV, she was in the midfield and even forward, but I saw an opportunity to get her in and I felt that she could handle it. She really excelled with it. “Also, Fariah Khan, she just gave tons of energy in the midfield and at the forward position, and that’s what I was looking for. Constantly if we would lose the ball, she was the first to press it. She was active and just trying to create.” Benjamin Russell is supposed to host Smiths Station tonight with the girls starting at 5 p.m. and the boys following at 7 p.m.
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Benjamin Russell’s Pokey Norris, right, battles with Clay Chalkville’s Jack Jones during the AHSAA Class 6A Wrestling Championships on Saturday.
trailed just 2-0 heading into the second period, but Bell flipped him in the early seconds of the frame to grab a 2:39 pin. Bell finished the season 91-0, setting a new state record for victories in a season. “For our senior, I asked that he take this as a part of life,” Ransaw said. “You’re going to win some and you’re going to lose some close ones, but just like in life, you gotta get back up and get going and continue to work and do your best.” At 152, Saxon Coker suffered a heartbreaking loss. He was scoreless with Oxford’s Reed Hill with only 10 seconds left in the match when Coker aggressively attempted to escape, hoping to avoid overtime, and Hill took advantage. He turned Coker and scored three back points for the victory. At 285, Pokey Norris also seemed to be in a good position before a costly mistake allowed Clay Chalkville to flatten him in 1:33. At 170, Benjamin Russell’s Hezekiah
Hunter fell to Wetumpka’s Mason Blackwell in a rematch of last week’s sectional tournament. Blackwell won, 8-1. “For the other three (second-place finishers), we come back in when springtime hits and we start over again,” Ransaw said. “We’ll work during the summer. We’ll initiate some other workout programs in the offseason. We’re going to get them stronger, get them better and we’ll be back next year. That’s what I’m going to tell them — now they’re working for next year.” Spradley is the Wildcats’ only other senior, and even he knows he’s leaving the program in good hands. “We’ve worked really hard and we have a great group of guys,” Spradley said. “I’d be lying to you if I said I wasn’t going to miss them. I know they are going to do great things. We have a great senior class coming up, and they’ll be state champs next year — both team and we’ll have a bunch of individuals too.”
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and then a two-out error,” Benjamin Russell coach Richy Brooks said. “That’s the thing we try to preach for us not to do. I hate for us to learn a hard lesson, but hopefully we can figure out that you don’t do that.” With two outs, Wetumpka’s Stephen King drew a walk and was followed by Trey Jones, who reached on an error that would’ve gotten the Wildcats (1-1) out unscathed. But from there, the Indians ignited offensively. Seth Johnson got the Indians (2-0) on the scoreboard with a one-run single, and starting pitcher Mason Elmore helped his own cause by driving in two runs of his own with a single. Kyle Johnson and Jackson Ray kept up the momentum with runscoring hits to give Wetumpka a 5-0 lead before the Wildcats finally got out of the inning with a strikeout from Colby Riddle. “Hitting is contagious so when you have that big inning, nobody wants to let it down,” Wetumpka coach Michael Dismukes said. “Everybody wants to keep it rolling so the focus is probably at higher level at that point. That’s what happened, and we kept rolling. Our pitching and defense kept us going to get two wins (Monday).” The Indians had a similar outcome in their game prior with Valley, as a big inning allowed them to overcome a two-run deficit and win 9-2. “One big inning in both games kinda broke the game open,” Dismukes said. “I thought we pitched it very well. We took some time hitting, but of course the pitching is going to be ahead of hitting early in the year. I thought our guys really battled at the plate
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Central Coosa’s Jovon Richardson did a great job distributing the ball during last week’s regional semifinal, and the Cougars will need more of that tonight against Daleville. Lizi Arbogast / The Outlook
Wetumpka’s Stephen King, left, chases down Benjamin Russell’s Dawson Trapp during Monday’s season opener.
and took advantage for some walks and a couple errors then we got some hits and the merry-go-round started.” Benjamin Russell’s offense didn’t have the same luck, as the Wildcats finished with just nine hits in the two games combined. Against Wetumpka, they left the bases loaded and stranded nine total runners. “I was very disappointed in our offense both games,” Brooks said. “We didn’t do a very good job at the plate. We had an opportunity to score more runs (in the first game) and didn’t. We also had an opportunity in this game (against Wetumpka) several times to either cut the deficit or early in the game take a lead, and we just didn’t do it.”
The good news is, Benjamin Russell will likely be in a lot of games this season if it can keep up the strong defense and pitching it showed Monday afternoon. The Wildcats had just one error in both games combined, and on the mound, five BRHS pitchers combined for 21 strikeouts. In three innings of work, Brock Elliott led the way with six strikeouts, while Cade Brooks fanned five in four innings. During Ryan Slaten’s three innings, he struck out four, and Riddle and John Hayden Johnson each had three strikeouts in two innings apiece. Offensively, Brett Pitts led the Wildcats with three doubles, and Huell Lumpkin and Nick McGhee each had two hits during the doubleheader.
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during which three Cougars had at least 16 points, and all five starters have plenty of double-digit performances to their names, it’s not going to be an option for opposing defenses to stop just one guy. “I saw that we were really doing a great job of sharing, and that’s what I’m emphasizing down the stretch,” Freeman said. “If we’re sharing the ball, then they’re going to have a hard time trying to defend one person.” Point guard Jovon Richardson did a fine job distributing the ball during Friday’s semifinal, racking up seven assists. Omar Gaddis also had four helpers. But Freeman and the Cougars know it’s going to be difficult to repeat the shooting performance they had Friday night. It’s not every day a team shoots 55 percent from the field and 37 percent from beyond the arc. So in addition to a strong offense, Freeman is still going to put his chips on his defense’s shoulders. “I would love to see the intensity again,” he said. “The way that we were playing defense as far as everybody was moving was great. Everyone was running the lanes after the fastbreak. I also tell the guys that the free-throw line is a defender too because people keep seeing free throws going in, and it makes them hesitant to play good defense. That gives you more opportunity offensively.” Coosa is also hoping to have a good crowd supporting it, as that seems to ignite the Cougars on the court. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, and if the Cougars win, they’d advance to the Final Four in Birmingham. “We need that support from the community and the school to give those guys that extra boost,” Freeman said. “It was really apparent that we were in the house.”