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Chamber heads letter campaign YOUR ACTION NEEDED TODAY In today’s editorial, The Outlook asks its readers to write in support of making Alexander City the main campus and administrative headquarters of the new regional community college being developed in east central Alabama. See page 4 for our editorial and a sample letter.
Members urged to write letters to keep merged college hub in city By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce is urging its membership to write letters advocating for the current Central Alabama Community College (CACC) to be designated the main campus of the regional college being
formed through the merger of CACC with Southern Union and Chattahoochee Valley community colleges. Ann Rye, chamber president and chief executive officer, emailed all Alex City Chamber membership Thursday urging them to write their own letters or use a form letter that the Chamber provides. “I’m contacting you today requesting
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Election day is Tuesday in Tallapoosa County. Are you ready? Do you know when the polls are open? Where you vote? What you need to take with you to be able to vote? According to Clay Helms of the Elections Division of the Alabama Secretary of State’s office, polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. by state law. Anyone in line before 7 p.m. will be allowed to vote. Poll workers should identify the last person in line at 7 p.m. and no one should be allowed to vote after that person. Tallapoosa County does not list voting places online. However, residents who are unsure of where they vote should call the Board of Registrars at 256-8251081. Helms said polling places may also be located online on the Secretary of State’s elections website, alabamavotes.gov. State law also requires that each voter carry with them to their polling place a governmentissued photo ID. “There are a number of different forms of identification that are acceptable,” Helms said. “They are all listed on our website.” According to the alabamavotes.gov, a voter can use any See ELECTION • Page 3
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MOVING ON UP Children’s Harbor Thrift Store moving to new location By MITCH SNEED Ediitor
A favorite place for area bargain hunters is getting a new home and crews are busy making the move. The Children’s Harbor Thrift Store will open at its new location at 8842 Kowaliga Road in Eclectic March 4. For that to happen, both the old and new locations will be closed this weekend so the move can be completed, according to Myrle Grate, chief executive officer of Children’s Harbor.
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Nat King Cole came to life in Alexander City Thursday thanks to Daphne Simpkins. “I came to love Nat Cole because of my mother,” Simpkins explained. “My mom was quiet. But when Nat Cole was going to play, she would stand and make sure we were all quiet so she could hear.” Simpkins, who is a member of the Alabama Humanities Foundation’s Road Scholars Speakers Bureau, was in town to speak to a group gathered at the Adelia M. Russell Memorial Library Thursday for her program, “Alabama’s Own Nat King Cole.” Simpkins explained how Cole came to learn music and qui-
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“It took us a little longer than we thought, but we are excited about the new facility and all the additional space,” Grate said. “It should allow us to have more items and be more organized. In a store like that, you can never have enough room, but we think it will serve us well.” The new store is just south of the entrance to Lake Martin Amphitheatre, about a mile south of the old location inside the camp where it had operated out of two older buildings. The Children’s Harbor Thrift Store has See HARBOR • Page 3
Incumbent Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) is facing a primary challenge from a former Alabama Superintendent of the Year for his third-district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rogers is serving his sixth term. He was elected to replace Bob Riley in 2002, defeating Democrat Joe Turnham by a slim two percent margin. The 57-year-old DiChiara Calhoun County resident sits on the House committees on Armed Services and Homeland Security. Prior to his election to the U.S. House Rogers served eight years representing Alabama House district 36. Rogers is a graduRogers ate of Jacksonville State University and Birmingham School of Law. Rogers is being challenged by Larry DiChiara, who led Phenix City Schools for 9½ years before the board dismissed him in 2013 without a public explanation.DiChiara announced his candidacy in an October Facebook video in which he said, “‘I love my country See RACE • Page 3
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etly took part in the Civil Rights movement. “Well, he did not start out singing,” Simpkins said. “He started out playing the piano at four and had an ear for it. He learned to play it by listening to it on the radio.” It was not long he was playing the piano for his dad’s church and choir. “When he was 14 or so, his daddy was preaching,” Simpkins explained. “Nat and his brother would sneak out and go down the streets of Chicago sitting outside of night clubs listening to music, a different kind of music. He learns a different way of playing the piano.” This different style leads to problems at church. “He is listening to the music in the nightclubs,” Simpkins said.
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Daphne Simpkins speaks at the Amelia Russell Memorial Library about the life and career of Alabama’s Nat King Cole.
“Then on Sundays he is playing with the choir. There were times when he was playing, his mother
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Mr. Samuel J. Mason A memorial service for Mr. Samuel J. Mason of Alexander City, Alabama will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the First Presbyterian Church of Alexander City, Alabama, with Rev. William McElveen officiating. Mr. Mason passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Russell Medical Center. He was born January 17, 1927, in Alexander City, Alabama to Jefferson Marvin Mason and Mattie Grace Meadows Mason. He began his work career, at the age of 12, as an employee of Mr. Marvin Daniel at the Daniel Grocery, who he credited and honored his business education to. He was a Sergeant in the United States Army in World War II. He owned and operated S.J. Mason Construction Co. specializing in Commercial and Industrial Construction throughout the Southeast for 60 years. Many churches, commercial buildings and industrial plants were built by his efforts. He was a faithful member, elder,
Mrs. Virginia Geraldine Wall 1950-2016 Funeral service for Mrs. Virginia Geraldine Wall, 65, of Goodwater, will be Friday, February 26, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Rev. Tim Callaway will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bradford UMC Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Mrs. Wall passed away
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and trustee of the First Presbyterian Church. Sam’s greatest joy was found in loving and caring for his wife. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Marie Liles Mason, sisters Levis Whatley of Alexander City, and Sarah “ Totsie” (Lewis) Young of Hoover, nieces Lisa (Mike) Ray of Hoover, Julene (Brian) Wright of Redmond, WA, nephews Phillip ( Cheryl) Young and Mike (Cathy) Whatley of Alexander City, several great nieces and nephews and one great-great nephew. He is preceded in death by his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Jeff Mason, and sister Lois Capps Moore. Special thanks to the staff and doctors of Russell Medical Center and Southern Care Hospice. The family request in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Alexander City, P.O. Box 96, Alexander City, AL. 35011. Alabama Funeral Homes and Cremation Centers in Dadeville, AL. is handling the arrangements.www.alabamafuneralhomes.com on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Russell Medical Center. She was born on June 17, 1950 in Alexander City, AL to Thomas Heflin Winslett and Jewel B. Warren. Mrs. Wall loved to cook and to garden, and she would tell you like it was. She is survived by her daughter, Melissa “Lisa” Tate (Jim); sons, Henry “Joey” Wall of Goodwater, Tim Wall, and Kenneth Thomas Wall (Tara); grandchildren, Amber Wall, Coy Wall, Emily Wall, and Angel Wall; sister, Caroline Jeanette Mask; and brothers, Billy Wayne Warren and Wilmer Warren. She was preceded in death by her spouse, Henry Roland Wall and her parents. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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DEAR ABBY: I have just separated from my wife. I don’t plan on dating anytime soon, but I will eventually. I have a disease that caused my immune system to destroy my liver cells. There is no way to predict whether my liver will fail in five days or five years. Would it be wrong to date knowing I have this disease? There is no cure, just a liver transplant if my liver fails completely. Also, if it’s OK to date, when should I tell someone about my illness? I have no friends because at some point they will see me jaundiced and sick, and I would have to burden them with my health issues or lie. -- NEWLY SEPARATED IN MONTANA DEAR NEWLY SEPARATED: You are allowing your illness to rule your life, and that’s not a prescription that’s healthy for anyone. Many people suffer from health problems, but they
Obituaries Mrs. Carolyn Fuller 1941-2016 Funeral service for Carolyn Fuller, 74, of Dadeville, will be Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at the Radney Funeral Home. Bro. Wallace Mann will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 27, 2016 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mrs. Fuller passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Brown Nursing Home. She was born
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don’t cut themselves off from relationships as you have. Yes, you can date. If it looks like there could be a future, you should bring up the subject of your health at that time. But in the meantime, my advice is to make every effort to enjoy the time you have. DEAR ABBY: In my other’s opinion, I have a problem. I have prominent nipples that show through shirts. I wear a padded bra, but it doesn’t help. I don’t want to wear a heavier padded bra because I am big-busted already. Honestly, the situation doesn’t bother me. It’s part of being me and no different on September 20, 1941 in Tallapoosa County to Herbert Lee Fuller, Sr. and Mattie Lee Moon Fuller. She was an active member of Elder Congregational Christian Church. Mrs. Fuller enjoyed reading and liked getting together with her family. She was a wonderful cook and taught others to cook. She is survived by her daughter, Tammie Storey (Wesley), of Daviston; 5 step-children; grandchildren, Tanya Wilson and Jeremy Bressler; great-grandchildren, Madilyn Wilson, Natalee Wilson, and Jeremiah Wilson; sister, Mary Ellen Bryant; brothers, Herbert
than having a unibrow or ears that stick out. It’s not sexual. Should I worry about what others think about this? -- MY EYES ARE UP HERE! DEAR UP HERE: No. As you are probably already aware, anyone’s nipples can become rigid if there’s a change in the temperature. It doesn’t necessarily signal arousal. If you are comfortable, then keep dressing the way you do. This appears to be your mother’s problem. Do not let her anxiety rub off on you. DEAR ABBY: As an older male retiree, I frequently encounter people at social gatherings who tilt their heads back, narrow their eyes and ask, “Exactly what was it that you did at XYZ Corporation?” When they find out I was what they consider to be “just a paper-pusher,” they abruptly turn their backs and walk away. Can you suggest an Lee Fuller, Jr. (Shirley) and Joseph Glenn Fuller; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Judy Devine and Gary & Edna Ingram. She was preceded in death by her husband, George William Fuller; parents; sons, Kenneth Coggins and Ronald Coggins; sisters, Dorothy Ann Wallace, Willa Moore, and Sevilla Fuller; and brother, Randall L Fuller. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 3054-C McGehee Road, Montgomery, AL 36111, or the American Diabetes Association, 3918
appropriate response to this form of snobbery? -- PAPERPUSHER IN ARIZONA DEAR PAPER-PUSHER: When someone asks that question, you might smile and respond, “You know, I’m having such a great time in retirement, I can’t really recall what I did there!” Or, if you’re feeling mischievous, you could call out after the person, “Just kidding! I was the CEO.” And if the person turns to come back, turn YOUR back and walk away because, if your perception is correct, you have been conversing with someone who has terrible manners and no class. 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. Montclair Road Ste. 218, Birmingham, AL 35213. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Gary and Edna Ingram of Elder Community, the staff of Ingram Paving and Grading, the members of the Elder Community, Russell Medical Center Emergency Room, Temple Medical Clinic, the staff of Brown Nursing Home, Lake Martin Home Health, and Southern Care Hospice. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
ples and working at Accent on Beauty on Saturday mornings with Darlene Betts. Betty Jo was a member of Hillabee Baptist Church where she was church hostess, loved being in the Nolen choir, and decorating the sanctuary and the social hall for special events. Her favorite pastimes were watching Atlanta baseball games, attending out of town Auburn Football games for vacation, and loved to have her picture made with the Auburn players. She also loved politics and helping candidates get elected. Above all of her activities, Hillabee Baptist Church and serving God were her first priorities. No Sunday service was ever missed if any way possible. Her happiness was to lead people to God and church. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Jimmy Nolen of Alexander City; daughter, Christa Nolen Leonard
(David), of Land O’ Lakes, FL, Suzanne Nolen Brittendall of Acworth, GA, and Jamie Nolen Gandy of Yaphank, NY; grandchildren, Alison Aston (Dan), Dylan Leonard, Courtney Leonard, and Kaitlyn Brittendall; great-grandchildren, Tyler Rowe and Avery Rowe; sister-in-law, Brenda Nolen Ryals of Daviston; nieces, Shannon Clark and Donna Davis; and nephews, Shawn Dean, Rob Ryals, and Tracy Reed. She was preceded in death by her father, William Joseph Blankenship; mother, Mae Belle Reed Carlisle; brother, Raymond Reed; and step-father, Paul R. Carlisle. Family will accept flowers or memorial contributions may be given to Hillabee Baptist Church, 1781 Hialeah Circle, Alexander City, AL 35010. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome.com.
sewing and quilting and was an avid Alabama fan. Mrs. Spivey was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church in Roanoke. She is survived by her husband, William C. “Bill” Spivey of Cragford; two daughters: Shirley Salter (Steve) of Alexander City and Shelby Stephens of Cragford; two grandchildren: Rodney Towler and Pamela Stephens; two great-grandchildren; three sisters: Laverne Batitt of Alexandria, Maxine Redding of Stoval, Georgia and Margaret Brown of Roanoke and three brothers: Mack, Hulan and Thomas Rollins, all of Roanoke. She was preceded in death by
her parents: Levi Rollins and Macey Richardson Rollins; three sisters and two brothers. Pallbearers will be Wesley Spivey, John Starlin, Steve Salter, James McDaniel, Marcelo Hernandez and Eric Spivey. The family will receive friends at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville on Friday, February 26, 2016 from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Send online condolences to www.benefieldfuneralhome. com.
Mrs. Marjorie Louise Turner, 68, of Dadeville died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at Baskin Chapel A. M. E. Zion Church, 41 Baskin Chapel Loop, Dadeville on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. (CST) with Rev. Leon Henderson officiating. Interment will be at the church cemetery. The remains will lie instate at the church one hour before the service. Public viewing will be Friday, February 27,
2016 from 12:00 p.m. (CST) to 6:00 p.m. (CST) at Vines Funeral Home Chapel, LaFayette. Mrs. Turner is survived by two daughters: Klindra Turner, Birmingham and Katrena (Kenneth) Moon, Dadeville; one step daughter: Anita Parker, Alexander City; four granddaughters: LaBrittany Turner, Sharquetta Turner, Maniya Turner and Natori Giles all of Dadeville; one grandson: Braylon Turner, Dadeville; two sisters: Mary Canady, Dadeville and Julia (Billy) Terrell, Tallassee; two
brothers: James and Ocie Brooks both of Dadeville; one adopted sister: Mable Shealey, Dadeville; several nieces, nephews cousins, other relatives and friends and a special spiritual friend, Rev. J. W. Harris, Columbus, GA. To share your online condolences, please visit our website at www.vinesfuneralhome.com
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Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5 p.m.
Coosa County Industrial Development Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room in the courthouse in Rockford. All meetings are open to the public.
Mrs. Betty Jo Nolen 1937-2016 Funeral service for Mrs. Betty Jo Nolen, 78, of Alexander City, will be Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hillabee Baptist Church. Rev. Josh Sammons and Rev. Jerry Wheeles will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Friday, February 26, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mrs. Nolen passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Russell Medical Center. She was born on August 19, 1937 in Alexander City, Alabama to William Joseph Blankenship and Mae Belle Reed Carlisle. Betty Jo enjoyed keeping babies and children at ABC Daycare, and later at home on Old Dark Road. She worked at Russell Corporation as a receptionist in the Personnel Dept. and helped people to be hired. She enjoyed directing weddings for cou-
Mrs. Doris Jeannette Spivey Funeral services for Mrs. Doris Jeannette Spivey, age 75 of Cragford, will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with Rev. Mark Kytan officiating. Burial will follow in the County Line Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Spivey passed away February 23, 2016 at her residence. She was a native of Randolph County but had lived in Clay County for several years. Mrs. Spivey was a homemaker and retired from Russell Manufacturing after 37 years of service. She loved
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Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m.
Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. in city hall.
Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m.
Daviston City Council meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Daviston Fire Department.
Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa will holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the Central Office in Dadeville.
Goldville Town Council meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall.
Coosa County Board of Education holds called meetings at least once a month. Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford at 9:30
Goodwater City Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held upstairs in the courthouse at 6:30 p.m. Jackson’s Gap Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6:30 p.m., all Jackson’s Gap citizens are
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Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville in charge of the arrangements.
Vines Funeral Home, Inc. LaFayette, AL is handling arrangements.
Kellyton Town Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the community center in Kellyton. New Site City Council meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Conference Room in the Town Hall. Ray Water Authority meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Ray Water Authority Office. All customers are invited to attend. Rockford Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 7 p.m. Tallapoosa County Board of Education meets on the second Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the new central office at 679 East Columbus Street, Dadeville, AL 36853. Tallapoosa County Commission meets the second Monday of the month at 9 a.m. in the courthouse in Dadeville, with a pre-meeting also open to the public 30 minutes before each regular session.
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College,” Rye wrote in her email. The urgency of such a letter campaign is the result of efforts by constituents of Southern Union to have the main campus of the merged colleges located there. The Opelika-Auburn News stated in a Monday op-ed, “Any merger involving Southern Union should make the school the centerpiece of such a move, making it the administrative home and allowing it to keep its hard-earned reputable name.” The opinion piece was the latest in a number of articles in both the News and the Randolph Leader of Wadley that advocate in favor of Southern Union being the hub of the pending merger. Members of the Wadley City Council voiced their opposition to any name change in early February and one Southern Union alum has launched her own campaign to support the Wadley school with letters to representatives, the governor and the ACCS. “There’s nothing personal in this,” said Don McClellan, executive director of the Lake Martin Area Economic Development Alliance. “But you would imagine if you have three communities competing to be the home of this college, everybody has their opinion. We certainly want to inject our opinion in a positive way.” Rye’s letter to the Alex City chamber membership listed a number of reasons that Alexander City should be the site of the new college’s main campus. • Central location allows the college to serve the
region efficiently; • The Alexander City and Lake Martin communities historically have supported the college through The Gateway to Education Foundation and currently provide over $70K in student support to the college; • The Lake Martin community, its citizens and businesses, have invested over $1.3 million to establish the Gateway to Education Foundation as a workforce development initiative in partnership and support of the regional college and advocated for the self taxation of local tourism to support this program. • Citizens and businesses in the Lake Martin community have raised more than $1.2 million for Our Future Is Now, the chamber’s strategic plan, which outlines clear actions and expected outcomes for business recruitment, support to the existing business community, workforce and education, and public policy. The ability to partner with the college in pursuit of new industries and business sectors provides vast opportunity for the college through supportive curriculum, workforce development, and our region’s vision to forge new beginnings. “We need to show the chancellor and the board that we’re supportive of our community college and we want to be the site for that main campus,” added Tom Lamberth, president and chief executive officer of Russell Lands on Lake Martin. “We need to show support from the entire community, not just the elected officials, but the businesses and the public at large. If
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and my family, and I’m disturbed by what I see happening. Courageous servant leadership and statesmanship are in short supply. Therefore, leaders need to answer the call. Otherwise, who will?” DiChiara, who currently lives in Auburn, was named Alabama Superintendent of the Year in 2011. Two years later, the seven-member Phenix City Board of Education unanimously voted in a called meeting to place him on administrative leave and to seek a buyout of the 4½ years left on his contract. In 2014, after DiChiara sued for breach of contract, he settled with the board for $587,412 to end the 11-month controversy. A graduate of Auburn University, DiChiara has been a teacher, coach, principal, administrator, superintendent and adjunct college professor. In 1988 and 1989, DiChiara led the Loachapoka High School Indians to win the state championship for varsity boys’ basketball.
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we show that ground swell of support, I think we have a good shot of being successful.” Rye pointed out just how many of the local power brokers were supportive of the effort. “This is a united effort from Lake Martin Economic Development Alliance, the Tallapoosa County Commission, the City of Alexander City and businesses like Russell Lands, Russell Medical Center and Alabama Power to unite in a very strong way with the Chamber to advocate, to make sure that the Alabama Community College System knows that we want them here,” said Rye. “We want them to know they’ve got support from our businesses, our leadership – that we’re vested in them. We felt like it was important to proactively let them know that they matter to us.” Rye acknowledged that Southern Union’s making it known that they would like to be the new school’s hub played a role in the groups’ decision to go public and become more vocal. “Collectively, we couldn’t be silent because they weren’t going to be silent,” Rye said. “We had to make sure our voice was heard. One person can’t do that as well as the community as a whole.” Rye is asking that the letters be sent back to the Chamber. All of the letters will then be presented collectively to Chancellor Mark Heinrich and the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees.
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Cole rowdy. His daddy would say, ‘Son you’re playing a little hot.’” That style would be the beginning of the music legend. “He was playing on these rickety old beer stained un-tuned pianos in the middle of crowds of people who were drinking,” Simpkins said. “He would play all the way down the keys from left to right then come back on the black keys. He was figuring out which keys were really bad. When he performed, he would improvise around the bad keys.” Cole would form the Nat King Cole Trio and things would start to take off. “Nat is now performing ‘Nature Boy’ making a lot of money,” Simpkins said. “With the money and success, Nat goes to Hancock Park and buys a house. It was the one of the fanciest white neighborhoods.” Then the neighbors came knocking. “We have these ordinances in our neighborhood,” Simpkins said. “We don’t want rowdy
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low in our neighborhood.” Then the IRS came knocking. “He was delivered a letter that his business manager had not paid his tax bill,” Simpkins said. “Some think someone put the IRS up to it so they could take his house. Nat goes to Capital Records and borrows money to pay off the IRS.” This only makes Cole work harder. While on tour, Cole returns to his birth state of Alabama. “In 1956, he gets invited back to Birmingham,” Simpkins said. “There is an attempt by the Klan to kidnap him. He turns the other cheek. Forgives them. He gets chewed up for it, mainly by the NAACP.” Little did they know Cole was already supporting the Civil Rights movement. “They did not know that when he was traveling on the road and was unable to stay in a hotel because of the laws of segregation that he would systematically sue them get-
ting rights for others,” Simpkins said. “He was not an overt activist but he was not passive either.” Cole not only contributed to the desegregation movement and music of the time. “There are at least 1,000 songs in the Nat Cole library,” Simpkins said. “They make up the backbone of our lives, from birthdays and weddings, falling in love and out of love. He can sing it all.”
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Opinion WRITE TODAY Support Alexander City as head of new regional college With the announced consolidation of Central Alabama Community College, Southern Union and Chattahoochee Valley Community College into a single regional college, there will be changes. One that should be near and dear to all Alexander City residents will be the consolidation of administrative offices into a central headquarters. Central Alabama Community College in Alexander City is near the geographic center of the combined college region. Alexander City is the only city in the region that has a partnership with its community college to provide free scholarships to our high school graduates, paid for by citizens and local companies. How many other towns anywhere value their local community college enough to provide free scholarships for their high school graduates? Our economic development plans in Alexander City include multiple partnerships with our hometown community college. Central Alabama Community College has two beautiful, state-of-the-art facilities on its Alexander City campus, the Betty Carol Graham Tech Center and the new Learning Resource Center library and media center. For these and many other reasons, we believe the Alabama Community College System would be best served by designating Alexander City the main campus and administrative headquarters for the new regional college. And we believe the citizens of Alexander City need to take quick and sure action to let the Chancellor Mark Heinrich and the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees know how important it is that the new regional college administration and main campus is located in our town. On Monday, a group of Alexander City leaders will visit Alabama Community College System officials to tell that story. The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce is asking its members to write letters supporting Alexander City as the home campus and administrative headquarters of the new regional college. We would like to ask our readers to do the same thing – and do it quickly. Letters received by the Chamber of Commerce office by 9 a.m. Monday will be copied and sent to the Heinrich and the state community college board of trustees. If you have a question, call the chamber at 256-234-3461. If you would like a sample letter, here is a one you can follow: Date Alexander City Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 926 Alexander City, AL 35011 Dear Chamber: I strongly support making Alexander City the main campus and administrative headquarters of the new regional community college being developed in East Central Alabama. Central Alabama Community College is a cornerstone business here, one that we have partnered with and supported for years. Our community – through corporate and personal donations and self-advocated taxation of tourism dollars – raised over $1.3 million to support the Gateway to Education Foundation. Gateway provides free scholarships to graduating seniors from Alexander City’s Benjamin Russell High School covering 64 credit hours of tuition and fees to Central Alabama Community College. We do this out of our commitment to the Alexander City college and its impact on our future workforce. The Chamber has reinvented the future of our region by raising over $1.2 million in commitments from our business community via its strategic plan, Our Future Is Now, pursuing industry in the hospitality, retail and technical arenas. The college’s role providing skilled training and industry partnerships in these industries is a critical component of that vision. Assertive and ready, the Lake Martin business community embraces change necessary to serve the future. The two-year college system is an intricate part of that vision. Locating the administrative staff and main campus here forges obvious strengths and assists both entities in their pursuit of innovative markets. Our community has a deep desire to be home of the new community college’s main campus and administrative offices. The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce and the Lake Martin Economic Development Alliance pledge to advocate for any support necessary to make the new college’s main campus here a reality. Alexander City is ideally situated in the center of the new consolidated regional community college area, and the quality of life associated with Lake Martin is unparalleled. Please deliver this letter to Chancellor Mark Heinrich of the Alabama Community College System, its board of trustees, and our elected delegates showing my support for locating the main campus and administrative offices of the new regional community college in Alexander City. Sincerely,
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labama’s court system is facing a dire financial crisis. Forty-five years ago, Alabama courts faced a different kind of crisis. Up until then, Alabama’s judiciary was a hodgepodge. The types of courts and rules of court varied from county to county. Records were haphazardly kept. In some counties the judges had never even studied law. Even the rules that governed court procedures were often different in each county. Crime victims, small business owners, and individual citizens all felt the negative effects of Alabama’s ancient and bureaucratic court system. But in 1973, the people of Alabama went to the polls and approved a new Article to the State’s constitution that took our court system from one of the worst in the nation to one of the best. Gone were the mismatch of courts and rules, and in its place were a uniform structure of courts and uniform rules of court. The changes the people of Alabama implemented in 1973 to streamline our judiciary have allowed Alabama to make many advancements in its court system. In recent years Alabama has been a leader in the move to electronic filing and the establishment of specialty courts such as drug courts and veterans’ courts. The innovations that Alabama has made are today in danger, and those same crime victims, small business owners and individual citizens are on the verge of being impacted again. Over the past decade, Alabama’s courts have been woefully underfunded. This year, the budget for the entire court system currently makes up less than one percent of the entire State budget. The total appropriations for the trial and appellate courts have actually gone down for the past 8 years, with the 2016 budget being several million dollars less than it was even in 2009. The only way that the judiciary has been able to operate within the monies prescribed for it is by eliminating personnel, increasing efficiencies through technology, and extraordinary efforts by court personnel. Bailiffs who, among other duties, provide security during trials are essentially a thing of the past for many trial judges.
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Circuit clerks’ staffs are a mere shadow of what they once were. The staffing levels are so low for many circuit clerks that they have been forced to close their office to the public one day a week just to work on clearing the backlog without disruption. The staffs of the appellate courts, too, have been drastically cut. For example, the Court of Criminal Appeals (which hears every death penalty case in the State) has been forced to eliminate almost one third of its staff in the past decade. Our Courts are now at a point where we have less than even the essential staff to maintain operations. But eliminating staff and closing clerks’ offices does nothing to reduce the workload and demands of the court system. Criminal trials, child custody proceedings, and disputes between businesses must be handled regardless of how many people are employed in a courthouse. The right to a speedy trial in front of a jury of one’s peers is a Constitutional right, not a line item in a budget. Underfunding the courts simply creates a backlog that will have to be dealt with at some point in the future. The people of Alabama are the individuals most harmed when Courts are not adequately funded. Backlogs in criminal dockets mean that those charged with crimes sit in our county jails longer, meaning that the counties have to pay more for their incarceration. Crime victims and their families agonize longer waiting for justice to be served. Small businesses suffer when they cannot timely resolve open accounts and other business conflicts, thus stifling job creation. Children and their parents suffer when custody issues languish on backlogged dockets. The lives of the victims of domestic violence are at risk when they are turned away at the courthouse by a “CLOSED” sign when they attempt to obtain a protection from abuse order. Innovations such as drug courts and veterans’ courts provide tremendous cost savings to the taxpayers
compared to incarceration. On average it costs $44 per day to house an inmate in an Alabama prison, so every person who graduates from drug court instead of going to prison saves the State over $16,000 per year. Moreover, those who complete drug court are much less likely to return to criminal activity than those who are incarcerated. These programs, however, are not free. Inadequate funding for the judiciary will lead to the reduction and possible elimination of such programs. The irony of all this is that Alabama’s courts generate almost the entire amount that the legislature appropriates them with fees, fines, and other court costs. According to a study by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, the State’s court system is putting as much money in to the State’s general fund as it takes out of it. That means if the court budget is cut any further, Alabama’s courts would be putting more money into the State general fund than they take out. Article VI, Section 149 of Alabama’s Constitution mandates that the courts be adequately funded, stating “Adequate and reasonable appropriations shall be made by the legislature for the entire unified judicial system...” Former Colorado Chief Justice Michael Bender has aptly noted, “No matter how capable our judges, they cannot be effective unless adequate resources are provided.” We are asking you, the citizens of Alabama, to champion the cause to ensure that the courts of this great state have the resources they need to provide the justice to which you are entitled. In 1973, the people of Alabama voted to bring a 19th century court system into the 20th century. Today, we are not asking for help to maintain the status quo, but instead to make sure that the proper investment is made to take our 20th century court system into the 21st century. The voice of the people of Alabama in this endeavor is just as crucial today as it was forty-five years ago. Judge Liles Burke serves on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals and is the President of the Alabama Appellate Judges Association.
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Dear Editor The irony of the century: Obama’s Gitmo prisoner release announced as a previous detainee is arrested for terrorist activity. We all surely must have become numb to crazy bizarre events out of Washington DC. But I feel this issue is the ultimate in irony. Just as President Obama is making a big splash announcing that all Gitmo
terrorists detainees held at Gitmo will be released & the place closed, Spanish and Moroccan police were arresting four Arabs for ISIS recruiting. One of the four was a previously Obama released Gitmo detainee! Of the 91 or so bad guys still held there, some are the most notorious ever seized on the battlefieldthe brains behind terror attacks! While admitting that the majority of the prisoners
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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. PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Faith Christian Academy will host a pancake breakfast on Saturday, February 27 from 6:00 a.m. til 11:00 a.m. in the Faith Temple Gym on the corner of Franklin and Gorgas Streets. The proceeds will benefit the FCA Robotics Team who will go to New Orleans for Competition. All you can eat (in house) or take out is available. Price is $6. Plates include Pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee. Tickets are available from FCA students or at the door. PRO WRESTLING: The Weogufka Center at 145 Memorial Loop is hosing Saturday Nitro Live Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and kids 5 and under are free. For advanced tickets call 256-223-2021 or 205-5855449 or order via credit card at www.10dollarrasslin.com.
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FRIENDS AND FAMILY DAY: Kellyton Chapel United Methodist Church is hosting its annual friends and family day Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. Special guest pastor and church is Rev. Stanford Benson pastor of First Baptist Church of Rockford.
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MILITARY VEHICLE SHOW: Wind Creek State Park will host a military vehicle show March 4 and 5 all day.
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PASTOR APPRECIATION: Pleasant Home Baptist Church is hosting its 19th Appreciation services for Apostle Thomas E. Bullock, Sr. and Prophetess Margie N. Bullock March 4-6. March 4 at 7 p.m. Bishop Mary Ann Wilson will speak. March 5 at 7 p.m. Rev. Brian Thomas will speak. March 6 at 11 a.m. Bishop Douglas L. Varner Sr. and at 3 p.m. Rev. Anthony Anderson.
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BOSTON BUTT SALE: There is a Boston Butt sale to benefit Carley Blankenship and family with pick up March 5 at Alex City Methodist Church from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased by calling or texting Kristi at 256-596-2171 or Celia at 256-496-2745 and at JR’s Sports Bar and Grill or see Ashley Barker at City Hall. Cash or check only. RUMMAGE SALE: The Pine Ridge Mission team of the Alexander City Methodist Church will hold its annual Rummage Sale on Saturday March 5 from 6 a.m.- 10 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. We will have furniture, household items, clothes, toys and much more. The proceeds will benefit our annual mission trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation this summer. PASTOR ANNIVERSARY: New Style Baptist Church in Equality is hosting a first pastoral anniversary celebration for Rev. Richard Taylor Sat. March 5 at 4 p.m.
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PASTOR ANNIVERSARY: Corinth Baptist Church in Kellyton will honor the 24th anniversary of Pastor of Jimmy and Sister Patricia Brooks Sunday, March 6 at 11 a.m. Guest Minister will be Pastor Billy Simmons of Freewill Worship Center. PASTORAL APPRECIATION: Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church is hosting its 35th pastoral appreciation of Rev. G.H. Pulliam Sunday, March 6 at 2 p.m.
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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Susan Webb will be the speaker for Horizons Unlimited March 7 at the Alexander City Board of Education from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
March 12
CLASS MEETING: The Laurel High School Class of 1969 is meeting Sat. March 12 at 10 a.m. at Cooper Recreation Center. PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Comer United Methodist Church is hosting a pancake breakfast March 12 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Plates include pancakes, bacon and or sausage for $6. It is all you can eat dine only with to go plates available. PLANT A FLOWER: Wind Creek State will be hosting a plant a flower day at 10 a.m.
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MEETING: The Artist Association of East Alabama will meet March 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the United Way Conference Room.
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McKinney, Maxwell named to All-Tournament Team
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Above left, Coosa’s Tyus Maxwell (14) goes up for a shot over a Midfield defender during last week’s Central Regional Tournament in Montgomery. Above right, Coosa’s David McKinney (35) pulls up for a shot during the game against Midfield.
Coosa duo lands honors after performance in Central Regional Tourney By ROBERT HUDSON Sports Editor
A pair of Central-Coosa Cougars made an impression during last week’s game in Montgomery that carried over to this week. Central-Coosa senior forward David McKinney and junior guard Tyus Maxwell were named to the Class 3A Central Regional All-Tournament Team after their performance in last week’s 71-64 loss to Midfield. Maxwell was 8-of-11 shooting,
going 4-for-6 from the free throw line and 5-for-6 from three, scoring 25 points with four rebounds. McKinney scored 14 points on 5-of10 shooting, grabbing 12 rebounds and blocking three shots. “One thing that surprised me though is that we were the only team that lost on that first day that got two guys on All-Tournament Team,” said Coosa Coach Shane Smith. “That just speaks volumes about those two guys and our team as a whole. They impressed somebody somewhere.” In a season where Coosa finished
17-10 and won an area title, Smith said McKinney and Maxwell were two of the most important players on the team. “David and Tyus are huge parts of the puzzle that we tried to piece together this year. I told the kids at the beginning of the year that this team is like a puzzle and one piece missing would not make a complete puzzle,” Smith said. “They were two of the big pieces of the puzzle – David because he does so well at shooting the ball outside and rebounding and altering shots because he’s 6’6” with long arms.”
Smith said that as good as McKinney and Maxwell were on the court, they are even better people off of it. “Tyus Maxwell is just a quiet leader. Everybody kind of follows Tyus, but Tyus never says a word,” Smith said. “He’s probably the quietest guy on the team. But the best thing about both of those guys is that they’re good people. They’re very good kids, they don’t get in trouble, they’re good students at school, and a lot of the guys on the team look up to them because of the type of people they are. That’s what I love about them. They’re good kids.”
Dadeville searching for competitive edge County baseball team hosting tryouts for 11-U
By ROBERT HUDSON Sports Editor
The Dadeville Tigers are searching for their competitive edge early in the 2016 season. After splitting their season-opening doubleheader to rival Tallassee, the Dadeville Tigers fell 11-1 at Headland and lost 16-6 against Houston Academy over the weekend. Dadeville bounced back with an 18-14 win over Park Crossing on Wednesday in Tallassee. Landon Tidwell led Dadeville in the Park Crossing win, going 3-for-3 from the plate with three RBI and a home run. Dadeville’s Cal Jones was 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Landon Wilson, Slade McCullers, Kyle Atkins and Carson McClendon each had a RBI in the win. The Tigers’ record sat at 2-3 entering the second day of the Field of Dreams Tournament in Tallassee. While Dadeville Coach Randy Nolen said there are a lot of different things the Tigers could be doing better, he said the biggest thing he wants is his team to be more competitive. “I could make a list of things we can get better at. I don’t know that I can name very much that we’re doing well right now,” Nolen said. “We’ve just got to learn to compete. We’re just not competing individually or as a team.” One particular area Nolen highlighted is pitching. While the Tigers are playing well defensively, Nolen said he wants to see the pitching staff throw more strikes and rely on the defense. “Pitching has been a big, big disappointment so far, and it’s just the simple fact of competing and going on to walk too many people,” Nolen said. “Defensively, we’re pretty sound defensively and that’s kind of what I’m trying to get through to the guys
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Dadeville pitcher Landon Wilson throws during the Tigers’ season opener earlier this month against Tallassee.
who are pitching. I’m telling them we play pretty good defense, so let’s throw more strikes and see if we can’t help you out a little bit defensively.” Nolen said the talent and ability is there, and going into the tournament he is looking for the Tigers to relax and simply play baseball. “Right now, early in the season, that’s all you’re looking for is ‘let’s go play, let’s compete, let’s get better, let’s find out what we’re good at and where we need to get better,’” Nolen said. “I keep going back to the competitive part because it’s huge. As far as us having the talent or ability, I don’t have any doubt. These guys have the ability to play a whole lot better
than we’re playing right now.” Nolen added he is confident the Tigers will see improvement if they continue to practice hard and put in the work. “It’ll get better. I told them the other day, if we can go out and play like we practice – because we go to practice, and man, they get after it – we’d be OK,” Nolen said. “Then we get in a game and it’s like the total opposite of how it’s supposed to be. But it’s early and we’re working a lot of different kids on the mound to give them a chance and see if they can do better and compete a little bit more. “Hopefully, before area play, we’ll have some things ironed out.”
Tryouts for the Tallapoosa County Elite tournament baseball team are coming up this weekend. The 11-U county baseball team will host tryouts on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 2:30 p.m. at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex Field 4. Youth baseball players 11-and-under from Tallapoosa County and Tallassee are invited to tryout for the team, which will not interfere with players’ time in their respective city league. The tournament team will participate in 3-5 tournaments from March to May. Tournaments the Tallapoosa County Elite will compete in include the Playmaker March Madness Auburn on March 12-13, the Buffalo Wild Wings Florence Invitational on April 2-3, and the Auburn May AA Matchup on April 30 to May 1. The Tallapoosa County Elite are looking for the best players to tryout. Players are asked to call Cedric Buckner at 334202-0263 or Debra Hay at 256-749-0274 to confirm they will attend tryouts.