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Man found dead on roadside Kellyton man dead; Coosa County Sheriff’s Office investigating Sunday homicide By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Comin’ down from the mountain Local dulcimer club reflects on growing popularity of folk instrument By RON COLQUITT For The Outlook

ulcimers are stringed instruments mainly designed for mountain music but when Lake Martin Dulcimer Club members gather, everything from “Amazing Grace” to Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” can be heard. “It’s really amazing,” club song leader and former Auburn University music teacher Kim Walls said. “I did not realize it but there are dulcimer festivals all over the country, people getting together with mountain dulcimers, jamming and having a good time. “I retired two years ago and there were about four ladies who had dulcimers and wanted to learn to play them. I said, ‘Do y’all really want to learn to play?’ They did and so we started.” Walls said dulcimers originated in the Appalachian Mountains as a folk instrument and it’s simple learning to play. “Nowadays they use three strings,” she said. “Some of them have five or six. Mine has three. I sort of learned on the internet.” Walls said she and several other club members took a sixweek dulcimer course at Loachapoka and while the dulcimer originated in the Appalachians, she said the instrument isn’t See DULCIMER • Page 11

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The Lake Martin Dulcimer Club, top, works on a tune during a recent practice. Above, Donna Hebson made her own colorful dulcimer out of cardboard. ‘It’s decoupaged on top. It plays just as well. I just love it,’ she said. George Curley said the club started with about three people but has grown to 30 people.

The Coosa County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the Sunday evening death of Andre Davis as a homicide following what first appeared to be an automobile accident. “The Coosa County Sheriff’s Department received a call about a vehicle accident on Coosa County Road 111 around 9:30 p.m. Sunday,” Coosa County Sheriff Michael Howell said. “ALEA State Troopers were called as well because it was assumed there was an automobile accident.” Coosa County Road 111 is just north of Goodwater but outside the city limits. Howell said law enforcement found a car when officers arrived, but things were different from what they were initially prepared for. “We found the vehicle in the road,” Howell said. “The victim, Andre Davis, was located near the car in the edge of the woods with what is believed to be a gunshot wound.” At the point Davis was discovered, Howell said the department called ALEA’s State Bureau of Investigation. “They are assisting the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office with a homicide investigation,” Howell said. Howell said Davis, 29, of Kellyton was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday evening. He also said the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help in the case as it has limited leads in the case so far. “We are asking anyone with any information about the incident to contact the Coosa County Sheriff’s Office,” Howell said. Investigators can be reached by calling 256-377-4922.

Stone’s Throw Landfill to continue operations as usual Residents say ruling a blow to Ashurst Bar and Smith communities By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

After a federal court ruled the Environmental Protection Agency had ignored complaints of racial discrimination connected with a landfill operating in a predominantly black neighborhood in Tallassee, the EPA closed the complaint, allowing the Stone’s Throw facility to remain open. “In a nutshell, what it means is (Stone’s Throw Landfill) will continue business as usual,” said Ronald Smith, a member of the Ashurst Bar/Smith Community

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Three’s too crowded for wife in ‘shades of grey’ marriage DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to my best friend for nine years. We have our ups and downs, but we’re generally happy. When “Fifty Shades of Grey” came out, I told him I was interested in exploring that scene. He was thrilled because he’s always been in the lifestyle but was afraid to scare me away. Fast forward four years: I no longer wish to be part of it. It’s not for me. I agreed to have a live-in submissive with the understanding that she leaves if I say so. But he’s now calling me selfish for suggesting it be only the two of us. He has no intention of ever changing it. She helps him with his company, which is also lifestyle-related, and claims he can’t do it without her. Their relationship is nonsexual. Am I selfish for wanting a normal marriage again? He gave me the master bedroom to myself and says that’s the compromise and I need to let him be him. What’s your opinion? -- WRONG TURN IN HOUSTON DEAR WRONG TURN:

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DEAR ABBY Advice Wait a minute! If your husband can’t run his company without this woman, then I have to wonder who is the submissive. If sleeping in an empty master bedroom while he sleeps in another and has a “nonsexual” relationship with this person is what you want for your future, you wouldn’t be writing to me. You asked for my opinion, and here it is: Let your husband be himself, permit yourself to be YOURSELF and while you’re doing that, consult a divorce lawyer. DEAR ABBY: I have a really bad fear of babies and toddlers. My brother’s wife just had a second child, and I can’t stand being around them. I get really bad anxiety, so I avoid them. His first

child is 8, but she is disabled and is like a toddler. I get freaked out around her, too. When they come over, I go outside or into my room and hide. On top of that, my sister is pregnant and living here with me and our parents. I’m only 17, so I can’t move out. It’s hard enough when my brother visits with his kids, but if one lives with me, I know I’m gonna lose it. I’m too afraid to talk to my parents about this. -LOSING IT IN THE WEST DEAR LOSING IT: You are NOT going to lose it. You ARE going to talk with your parents about this because you cannot keep hiding in your room forever. The longer you do, the higher your level of anxiety will become. Have you any idea why you feel the way you do about babies and toddlers? Is it their size, their fragility, the sound of their voices? You may need help from a licensed therapist to get past this. (Some individuals do.) It’s important that you understand what is driving this panic because, if you don’t,

you will find yourself increasingly isolated as your friends and relatives start families. DEAR ABBY: Our high school-age daughter has a great group of friends. They often spend the night at each other’s houses for sleepovers. It’s usually two to four girls sharing rooms and beds. My dilemma is that one of her friends is a gay boy. She asked if he could stay over. After some thought, our response was that he could, but in a separate bed. What would your answer have been? -- NOT IN THE PARENTING HANDBOOK DEAR NOT: Mine would have been the same as yours, if only for the sake of “propriety.” 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 Jerry Holley 1/22/1952 – 1/22/2019 Mr. Holley, 67, formerly of Alexander City, Alabama will be memorialized at Cathedral of Faith Church of God in Christ Atlanta, Georgia 1 p.m. EST Saturday, February 9, 2019.

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Severe weather supplies not taxed in Tallassee Feb. 22-24 By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Tallassee residents can take part in the 2019 severe weather preparedness sales tax holiday Feb. 22-24, although East Tallassee residents must pay a county tax. During the two-day event, shoppers can purchase tax-free generators, flashlights, lanterns, tarps, plywood, radios, batteries and many more household items used during severe weather. No state tax will apply in Elmore or Tallapoosa counties, and the City of Tallassee and Elmore County are also not charging a tax. But Tallapoosa County is not participating, which

means consumers in East Tallassee, in Tallapoosa County, will be charged a county tax. “If you need any of those items, they will be tax-free that Friday, Saturday and Sunday,” Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock said. “That would be a good time to get those supplies.” Alabama’s tax holiday is the earliest among the four states with severe weather preparedness sales tax holidays. The Texas tax holiday is in April, Louisiana’s is in May and Virginia’s is in August. The sales tax holiday began in 2012. For a full list of tax-free items, go to alabamaretail.org/ alabamasalestaxholidays.

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continued from Page 1 and is buried daily, the website said. The facility has current disposal contracts with Tallapoosa, Montgomery, Elmore and Macon counties, the cities of Notasulga, Alexander City and Tallassee, and accepts waste from Advanced Disposal subsidiaries and multiple third-party haulers, according to its website. In 2006, monitors reported high E. coli levels in a couple of streams in the watershed, according to Alabama Water Watchers, two volunteer groups that have been observing streams in the Auburn-Opelika area for several years. The highest E. coli levels were found at Chewacla Creek at Nixon’s Farm above Lake Ogletree at the County Road 27 bridge (site No. 10, 900 E. coli per 100 mL of water), and at Parkerson Mill Creek at Thach Avenue near the rugby field (site No. 25, 1,233 E. coli per 100 mL of water), according to Alabama Water Watchers. Several citizen monitors were trained and certified by AWW in bacteria monitoring. “Blitz” monitoring across the Saugahatchee and Chewacla creek watersheds began in January 2007, and 10 to 12 volunteer monitors certified by AWW in bacteriological monitoring tested about 30 sites in and around Auburn and Opelika. “There is nothing of quality or improvement from having that landfill situated in our community,” Gosa said. The landfill was started more than 40 years ago and has grown since then. “It came in the latter part of the 70s or early

80s,” Gosa said. “From what I have been told, the people didn’t think it would become what it is now. I think to begin with, the City of Tallassee was bringing in yard trash and eventually it expanded to take household waste. Once we realized they were bringing in household garbage, there were people in the community who got involved and started raising their voice but it made no difference. The Tallapoosa County Commission eventually ruled totally against the people in the community who tried to stop it and have tried to stop it since the very beginning and we have been completely ignored.” Gosa said fees Advanced Disposal pays Tallapoosa County to operate the landfill haven’t been used to help the Ashurst Bar and Smith communities. According to a report in The Outlook last October, Advanced Disposal paid $651,495.05 to the commission in 2017. Tallapoosa County administrator Blake Beck said the money received from Stone’s Throw, which is referred to as a tipping fee, varies based on the tonnage the landfill brings in. Commissioners received $88,000 each in discretionary funds from the tipping fees in the 2018 fiscal year, Beck said. “The sad thing is none of it has made its way back to our part of the county,” Gosa said. “No recreation, poor housing, lack of sewage and water treatment.” Many residents in the Ashurst Bar and Smith’s community can trace the ownership of their property back

to newly freed slaves who established the land not long after the Emancipation Act in the 1860s. “People there do not want to leave,” Gosa said. “Those are ancestral roots where we grew up. That’s where our people have been for years, as far back as the 1870s. That’s how far back we can track and we do not want to be moved away. But it’s almost impossible to live there.” Gosa issued a plea to the landfill’s owners. “Give us back our life, give us back the right to exist on land that we have had for over a hundred years, and get out of there,” she said. “You’re going to continue to destroy the landscape and once it’s destroyed, you can’t reclaim it. It is damaged forever.”

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of Environmental Management had caused “adverse harms” to the people of the Ashurst Bar and nearby Smith’s communities by reissuing a permit to the Stone’s Throw Landfill, which accepts garbage from all 67 Alabama counties and from three Georgia counties. The ruling is the latest episode in a longstanding battle to preserve ancestral land in the communities and the quality of life there. Members of surrounding communities have contested Stone’s Throw Landfill in the courts for many years. “With respect to ADEM’s method of administering its monitoring and inspection process regarding daily cover at Stone’s Throw Landfill, we find by a preponderance of evidence that a lack of enforcement did result in adverse impacts but, because the evidence does not support that the enforcement was carried out differently at Stone’s Throw Landfill than at other landfills, the adverse impacts were not disparate based on race,” the EPA said in case documents. Representatives of Advanced Disposal and ADEM did not return repeated messages from The Tallassee Tribune asking for comment. In 2017, ABSCO filed a complaint claiming ADEM discriminated against the community on the basis of race. ABSCO member Phyllis Gosa filed a civil rights complaint against ADEM in 2003 charging ADEM was discriminatory by modifying the landfill’s permit to expand its services to each county in the state and the three counties in Georgia. The EPA also dismissed that earlier complaint. In April 2018, ABSCO members welcomed a federal court ruling from California which said the EPA ignored complaints of racial discrimination in connection with the landfill. Alabama was one of five states involved in the 2018 suit. Gosa warned ADEM and the EPA of potential contamination to nearby water systems. “We initially got involved with the EPA, I warned them that I was told that the aquifer is situated there,” Gosa said. “There are a lot of perch springs, a lot of water in that area. Glenn Branch originates on my great aunt’s property. Glenn Branch comes off of that spring, goes down through some other residents’ property and empties into the Euphabee Creek. I warned them in 2003 that that was a concern. They paid no attention. “We were told if (Stone’s Throw Landfill) would comply with ADEM and the EPA, it shouldn’t be a problem. Well guess what? The Euphabee Creek is allegedly contaminated with leachate and industrial chemicals coming off of that landfill.” The landfill is located at 1303 Washington Blvd. in Tallassee and began accepting waste in 2002. According to the landfill’s website, the landfill currently accepts an average of 1,050 tons of waste daily and at current tonnage won’t reach full capacity until 2053. Waste is delivered to the landfill by direct haul and transfer trailer

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he residents of the Ashurst Bar/Smith communities in Tallassee have been dumped on again. After years of fighting the operation of the nearby Stone’s Throw Landfill on the grounds it is contaminating the predominantly black neighborhood, those who live there celebrated a federal court ruling last April which held the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ignored complaints of racial discrimination in connection with the landfill. Alabama was one of five states involved in the 2018 suit. But the EPA closed the complaint Dec. 10, which had the effect of allowing Stone’s Throw to remain open. In its ruling, the EPA admitted “adverse harms” had been done to the neighborhood when the Alabama Department of Environmental Management reissued a permit to Stone’s Throw, which accepts garbage from all 67 Alabama counties and from three Georgia counties. However, the EPA reasoned the harm was not caused because the neighborhood’s residents are black. So there is an official admission harm was done. It makes no difference if the people affected are black, white or presumably blue, if they have been holding their noses for a long time. Representatives of Advanced Disposal, which operates the landfill, and ADEM did not return repeated messages from TPI asking for comment but both should be held accountable in light of the EPA’s finding harm was done. According to its website, the landfill currently accepts an average of 1,050 tons of waste daily and at current tonnage won’t reach full capacity until 2053. Alexander City and Tallapoosa County are among the entities using the landfill. Closing the landfill would cause adverse harm to Tallapoosa County’s financial coffers. According to a county official, Advanced Disposal’s tipping fees provided each commissioner $88,000 in discretionary funds in 2018. Residents of the Ashurst Bar/Smith communities want the landfill closed or cleaned up before it is too late. The government admits harm has been done to those residents and they deserve positive action to resolve their plight.

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he Alabama Legislature has held its organizational session and leadership in both the House and Senate remain essentially the same. Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston) remains in his post, Sen. Greg Reed (R-Jasper) remains majority leader, Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia) continues as rules chairman and Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) is again chairman of finance and taxation/education. The only new leader will be Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Escambia), the chairman of the general fund committee. The House leadership is completely intact — Mac McCutcheon (R-Madison) remains House speaker, Victor Gaston (R-Mobile) is the speaker pro tem, Rep. Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) is chairman of the general fund ways and means committee, Rep. Bill Poole (R-Tuscaloosa) is chair of the education budget committee, Rep. Mike Jones (R-Andalusia) will set the House agenda as rules committee chairman and Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Dekalb) will serve as majority leader. Rep. Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) is the House minority leader and Sen. Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) is the Senate minority leader. Approximately 30 percent of the House is comprised of new members and freshman class of state senators has 13 new members, making up one-third of the 35-member body. There are 11 new Republicans and two new Democrats in the Senate. This new class of legislators has some potential stars. First on most lists in the Senate is Sam Givhan from

STEVE FLOWERS Columnist Huntsville, the grandson of legendary Black Belt Sen. Walter C. Givhan. He comes to the Senate with not only a strong pedigree but extensive leadership experience. He is a successful economic developer and attorney, and has been chairman of the Madison County Republican Party. Sen. Will Barfoot of Montgomery will be an able replacement for Dick Brewbaker in his Montgomery, Pike Road, Autauga, Elmore and Crenshaw district. He is an attorney by profession and is open, affable and likeable, in fact maybe even as popular as Brewbaker. He carried every box in his district against a viable opponent. Young Garlan Gudger will be a quick study and a stalwart bulldog for his Cullman and northwest Alabama district. He has deep roots in Cullman County and has a bright future. Sen. Donnie Chesteen moves over from the House to the Senate; his Wiregrass district encompasses all of Dothan and Houston and Geneva counties. He is a native of the area and very popular. He is a former coach, knows his people and has not become aloof. He is humble, accessible and a thoughtful, decisive legislator who will fit in well in the Senate and probably stay awhile. Sen. Chris Elliott of Baldwin will be immensely effective. He has been a Baldwin County commissioner and will be a

fierce advocate for the coastal area. Sen. David Sessions from Mobile also moves from the House to the Senate. He is a successful farmer and will be an effective voice for the Gulf Coast region. Sen. Andrew Jones of Centre is sincere and will be an ardent worker for his Etowah/Cherokee district. Newly elected Sen. Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook) is a successful businessman who has been active civically in Jefferson County for years. In the House, Rep. David Wheeler from Vestavia has been around Alabama politics for 40 years and this will be a small learning curve for him. Young Will Dismukes of Autauga appears on most lists of potential rising stars and Wes Allen from Troy has been probate judge of Pike County. Tracy Estes from Marion County will be a diligent and effective representative for his northwest Alabama district. Several of the freshman House members have governmental experience. Jeff Sorrells has been mayor of Hartford, Rhett Marquis from Coffee County comes from the Enterprise City Council, Rex Reynolds from Huntsville has a lot of law enforcement experience and many observers point to Ginny Shaver of Cherokee County as a leader to follow. When it comes to young legislative stars, the two brightest are still Bill Poole of Tuscaloosa on the Republican side and Anthony Daniels from Huntsville for the Democrats. Steve Flowers served 16 years in the Alabama Legislature and may be reached at www.steveflowers. us.

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MONTHLY LUNCHEON: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have their monthly luncheon Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please bring a covered dish and small donation.

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Today-Feb. 8

AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY FELLOWSHIP: The Early Rose District Congress of Christian Education is hosting the AfroAmerican History Fellowship Week Feb. 4-8 at 7 p.m. nightly at the Early Rose District Center on E Street in Alexander City. Speakers will be Rev. Develkio Wilson, Pastor Ann Staples, Sister Joetta Maxwell, Dr. Emerson Ware, Jr. and Rev. Kelvin Brown.

Thursday, Feb. 7

STEAK DINNER: The Alexander City Kiwanis Club is hosting its annual steak dinner and auction Thursday, Feb. 7 at The Mill 280. Tickets are $40 and Ocie & Belle’s will have a cash bar. There will also be a live and silent auction.

Feb. 8-Feb.9

SOCCER REGISTRATION: The Alexander City Youth Soccer Registration is Feb. 8 from 5 - 7 p.m. and Feb. 9 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Arbor at First United Methodist Church. Registration is $65

Saturday, Feb. 9

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Dadeville Kiwanis Pancake Day will be Saturday, Feb. 9 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Dadeville Elementary Cafeteria. It is all you can eat pan-

cakes, sausage and ham for $6. VALENTINE BANQUET: Calvary Heights Baptist Church in Alexander City is hosting a Valentine Banquet with dinner and entertainment Saturday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The cost is $10 and proceeds benefit the youth events and camps. Tickets can be purchased at Kennedy Service across from the Post Office. CONCERT: The New Kandu Band will be in concert at the Weogufka Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 Tickets at $15, $25 for a couple and children 12 and under are free. the valentine sweet shop will be open with treats like pie, cake, cookies and candy.

Monday, Feb. 11

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Elnora Spencer will present “Jazzy BluesHer Way” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 11 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Tuesday, Feb. 12

USHER MEETING: The Early Rose District Usher’s meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Cooper Recreation Center. AUTHOR TALK: John Evans will be at the Dadeville Public Library at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 to speak about his book “In the Shadow of Cotton: Memories of a Mill Village Kid.”

Wednesday, Feb. 13

LIBRARY PROGRAM: The Adelia M. Russell Library is Tom Ward at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. Ward will present “To Treat and to Train: Tuskegee’s John A. Andrew Clinic.” Ward is a member of the Alabama Humanities Foundation’s Road Scholars Speakers Bureau.

Thursday, Feb. 14

“LOVE LETTERS”: For one night only, ACT II will host this Pulitzer Prize finalist in dinner theater for Valentine’s Day at 7 p.m. Tickets are $70 each and include a three-course seated dinner, wine and a rose for the ladies. Purchase tickets at www. actheatre2.com or call 256-7488073.

Friday, Feb. 15

“LOVE LETTERS”: ACT II will host this Pulitzer Prize finalist 7 p.m. at the ACT II Fine Arts Center, 216 Tallapoosa St. Tickets are $15 each. A wine and cheese reception will follow the performance. Purchase tickets at www.actheatre2.com or call 256-748-8073.

Saturday, Feb. 16

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning Feb. 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.

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CHURCH REVIVAL: Union Methodist Church at 4428 Hwy. 50, is hosting a revival, “ Revive Us Again.” Feb. 17, Brother Tim Thompson will be the guest preacher

at the morning service at 11 a.m.. Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m., there will be a covered dish supper followed by the service at 6:30 p.m. lead by Brother Mark Wells. Monday night, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m., Brother Jay Woodall will be the guest preacher. Tuesday, Feb. 19 night at 7 p.m., Brother Eddy Kelsey will wrap up this exciting revival event.

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Sunday, Feb. 17

ANNUAL MEETING: The Lake Watch Annual Meeting is Sunday, Feb. 17 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the StillWaters Residential Association Center. The meeting will be followed by a social from 3:30 to 4 p.m. “LOVE LETTERS”: ACT II will host this Pulitzer Prize finalist at 2 p.m. at the ACT II Fine Arts Center, 216 Tallapoosa St. Tickets are $15 each. Purchase tickets at www. actheatre2.com or call 256-7488073.

Monday, Feb. 18

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Marty Olliff will present “The Great War In the Heart of Dixie” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 18 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Tuesday, Feb. 19

BOARD MEETING: The Alexander City Board of Education will meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the Board of Education Building.

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.

Saturday, Feb. 23

BENEFIT SINGING: There will be a benefit singing for Brandon Fuller at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Dadeville High School Auditorium. It will feature 49 North of Dadeville and Fellowship Quartet of Alexander City. Ronnie Betts will be the emcee.

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.

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Check out the Valentine’s feast at Equality United Methodist Church

appy belated birthday greetings to Blake Galloway of Hayden, who turned 11 on Jan. 31. Blake has the good luck to be the grandson of our Mack and Lynda Moseley living on Coosa County Road 14. Lynda’s brother John Collier, who celebrated his birthday Feb. 1, lives in Millbrook and visits here on the weekends. We missed the snow here locally last week but through an email from my sister Sally in England learned the greater London area got a large blanket of snow last Friday. She sent several snow photos showing the local park and snow-topped roofs. There will be a Valentine community banquet dinner Feb. 14 at the Equality United Methodist Church. Tickets

ROSIE MORGAN Columnist are $8 if you pre-buy and $10 at the door. Pre-buy your tickets by Feb. 12 from Jackie Dean at 256-329-9300 or Martha Jane at 256-541-4321 and enjoy the meal, karaoke, photo booth and good fellowship. The menu consists of roasted pork loin or baked marinated chicken, loaded baked potatoes, green bean bundles with bacon, fresh cauliflower, broccoli and grape tomato salad served with homemade salad dressing, fresh rolls, tea, coffee, water and sodas.

Desserts will be made by some church ladies. You may want to call and reserve your places today. Sharon Coffman is a fairly new resident in the Equality area and, like most of us, has had trouble getting decent cell service at her home. Many of us know we must walk to the main road, or up a hill, around a corner, or even get in the car and drive to get more than one bar for decent service. That means keeping our landlines for emergencies and the prices continually increase. Sharon set to work calling Verizon and finally got them to agree to put up a portable cell tower. We shall see if and when that occurs. My Ron finally saw a “Dr. House”-type neurologist in Montgomery who wants to

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Columnistt account is also the best way to: • Get your benefit verification letter. • Check your benefit and payment information. • Change your address and phone number. • Change your direct deposit information. • Request a replacement Medicare card. • Report your wages if you work and receive Social Security disability insurance or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. If you’re a noncitizen who lives outside of the United States and you received or repaid Social Security benefits last year, we will send you form SSA-1042S in the mail. The forms SSA-1099 and SSA-1042S are not available for people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). With a personal my Social Security account, you can do much of your business with us online, on your time, like get a copy of your SSA-1099 form. Visit www. socialsecurity.gov to find out more. Kylle’ D. McKinney is a public affairs specialist with Alabama Social Security.

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special guest, Rosa Sallas of Rockford, and she was just a delight, fitting right in with us as she also loves to talk. Rosa was kind to offer cooking for us at our next gathering on Feb. 28 at her home. We all feel quite honored. Keep those who need prayers in your hearts, including Beverly Griggs, and Bill and Betty House, and let’s hope Probate Judge Rick Dean is over his bout of illness. Sometimes a good scare is worth more than good advice. Until next week, keep smiling. Morgan is a community columnist for The Outlook. She is a resident of Nixburg and writes about the events and people of the Equality and Nixburg areas.

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sort out his headaches and painful neck and legs. We are thrilled about this as Ron’s future was looking mighty gloomy for any kind of relief. The new doctor doesn’t understand how the other two doctors could have missed the major problems of neuropathy and treatment of the severe stenosis. The Chit-Chatters Ladies lunching group met at the Triple RRR Café in Rockford last Thursday for good food and delightful company. I had the good fortune and luck to properly meet Audrey, who does most of the cooking and is the sister of the owner. Ladies attending this month were yours truly, Lynda Moseley, Yvonne Myers, Janice Moses, Donna Blake, Barbara Brown, Jackie Dean and Rachel Fuller. We had a

’m sitting in the passenger seat in my vehicle at the VA in Tuskegee writing this. I come down here at least once a week for something. It’s always something and the older I get, the more somethings there are. I don’t mind, though. I actually like it down here. It feels a lot like home. As I walked through a door, another veteran was coming out. He stepped back and held the door for me. “How you doing?” I asked. “Come on in, man,” he replied. “Thank you, sir,” I said. “Alright, have a good one, sir,” he answered. So simple. So kind. No hate. Mutual respect. So real. So easy. I love it down here. It’s funny watching folks when they arrive here on campus. I don’t know what it is but when some people get out of their cars, they walk just fine or with a slight limp but as they get closer to the building, they break out the cane and commence to limping with a purpose. It must be some kind of unseen force surrounding the hospital. One dude just jumped over the sidewalk, did two cartwheels and four backflips, but somehow found his limp just before walking through the front door. I don’t know. It’s just funny. I mean, who doesn’t cough a little more when you have a cold and go see your doctor? Better yet, who doesn’t conveniently start to feel worse when their mother or significant other is around? I had an occupational therapy appointment today for my neck. I have all kinds of neck issues which derive from my

JODY FULLER Columnistt first tour in Iraq, so it’s been hurting for 15 years. This was just my third session. That’s not the VA’s fault; that’s totally on me. They were here and I just didn’t take advantage of my benefits, which is not at all uncommon with respect to veterans. We can be hard-headed at times. Yes, I’m talking to you. My therapist is awesome. She’s from Louisiana and does a great job. I wonder if she makes a mean pot of gumbo. It’s worth asking. I do stretching exercises at the start of each session. Who knew stretching could cause me to be sore the next day? I am so out of shape right now. She also hooks me up with jumper cables and runs some kind of electric current through my body. The leads are placed somewhere on my hairy back, so it’s always fun when she rips them off. Today, I got hooked up to another electrical current thingy that was clipped to my ear lobes. I’m not sure what it did but it may have cured my stuttering. Late last year, I attended a class for 10 to 12 weeks with a bunch of other veterans suffering from PTSD. I’ll just put it bluntly — I was the only Caucasian in the class. Did that matter? Not one bit. In the military, we are all brother and sisters, whether we served together or 40 years apart. We tend to love and respect each other in ways most people can’t relate to. It’s a camaraderie like nothing

else. We can find the humor in things, too, without getting all bent out of shape. Our instructor, a Vietnam veteran, joking referred to me as “token.” Some people might have taken offense to it but that’s not how it should be. We should love and respect each other but that doesn’t mean we can’t occasionally laugh and pick on each other. During discussions, I figured out I was the highest-ranking guy in the class but that didn’t matter either. Neither did skin color. We were brothers. We were all equal in there, as it should be. We had a great crew. Our class was our instructor’s last one before retirement and I’m thankful for his honest, straightforward approach. He was real. I love coming to the VA. Unfortunately, the Tuskegee campus received very negative ratings in a recent article I read — only a one out of five. Yet I think they do a great job. I can’t imagine what a five-star facility would be like. The sun is starting to set, the busses are starting leave and the limps are becoming less obvious as folks make it back to their cars. People could learn a lot by spending a little time at their local VA: love, respect and humor, just to name a few. It’s been a good day. I love it down here. I’ll be back next week. Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www. jodyfuller.com

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Police Reports Alexander City Police Department February 5

â&#x20AC;˘ Quintae Quontez Howard, 39, of Alexander City was arrested for robbery.

February 4

â&#x20AC;˘ Deborah Ann Carter, 64, of Alexander City was arrested for harassment. â&#x20AC;˘ Rodney Devante Banks, 25, of Alexander City was arrested for three counts of failure to appear. â&#x20AC;˘ Possible scam was reported in Alexander City.

February 3

â&#x20AC;˘ Sabrinski Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keem McElrath, 20, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana. â&#x20AC;˘ Yasmine Sharquan Whetstone, 21, of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of failure to appear. â&#x20AC;˘ Deangelo Denzell McWilliams, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for harassment. â&#x20AC;˘ Vicious dog was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Reckless endanger-

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ment was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Harassment was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic violence and burglary was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Criminal mischief and theft was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Burglary and theft was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

February 2

â&#x20AC;˘ Kenneth Lee Hardnett, 54, of New Site was arrested for possession of marijuana. â&#x20AC;˘ Larry Doneil Moore, 60, of Alexander City was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. â&#x20AC;˘ Possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported in Alexander City.

February 1

â&#x20AC;˘ David Sean Hugaboom, 51, of Rockford was arrested for failure to appear. â&#x20AC;˘ Brandon Scott Pike, 23, of Alexander City was arrested for criminal trespass. â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Vehicle fire was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Violation of domestic violence protection order was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle was reported in Alexander City.

â&#x20AC;˘ Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City.

January 31

â&#x20AC;˘ Theft was reported in Alexander City. â&#x20AC;˘ Burglary and theft was reported in Alexander City.

Tallapoosa County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department February 4

â&#x20AC;˘ Chester Ballard of 11th Avenue South Alexander City was arrested on two grand jury indictments for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. â&#x20AC;˘ A resident of Powell Drive in Jacksons Gap filed a report for attempted burglary.

January 31

â&#x20AC;˘ A resident of Hilltop Road in Jacksons Gap filed a report for burglary third.

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LUKE ROBINSON Columnistt

Pretty good is not good enough for Alabama hoops

labama men’s basketball coach Avery Johnson has done a pretty good job in his four years in Tuscaloosa. He promotes the program well, his record against top-25 teams is more than adequate, the scheduling has been pretty difficult and recruiting has been above average for sure. Yep, coach Johnson has done pretty well indeed. But, as evidenced by Auburn’s beatdown of Johnson’s Tide team Saturday, there is certainly room for improvement — maybe a lot of room based on the circumstances. After all, Alabama unquestionably has talent and, because of the aforementioned scheduling, has experience too. So why is Alabama still facing many of the issues of a team without those luxuries multiple times throughout the year? Forget the Auburn game; not many teams outside of the top 10 would have walked into that viper pit and won Saturday based on Auburn Arena’s ferocious atmosphere. Forget the Tennessee game last month when a lackadaisical first half (and a questionable travelling call in the last seconds) cost the Tide a huge upset. Forget the end-of-game collapse at Baylor. Forget a pretty cold-from-the-floor night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that made a late charge comeback insurmountable. Individually forget the headscratching losses to Texas A&M, Central Florida, Northeastern and Georgia State. Taken on each loss’s surface, they all have their various explanations. It’s the grouping of all eight losses in this season that is rather baffling. Let me be clear: Auburn, Tennessee and LSU are all better teams than Alabama, especially on their respective gyms. If those losses along with, say, two of the other five made up ’Bama’s loss total for the season, I doubt anyone would be complaining. But fans are complaining— at least a little. Despite the good things Johnson has done, Alabama fans are ready for more after a sample size of four years. It should be noted Johnson is paid pretty well, too. Well more than $3 million per year (with the bonuses included) makes him one of the top-15 highest paid coaches in the country. That’s more than Jay Wright at Villanova and more than Bruce Pearl at Auburn, just FYI. Given that news, it doesn’t seem unreasonable Alabama fans should expect a little more in return. The 2018-19 season is far from in the tank. The remaining SEC schedule is favorable. ’Bama has a very strong shot of making the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, Johnson’s recruiting efforts have, once again, been very good. The question is I wonder how many fans have faith in Alabama’s ability to go to Nashville and get a must-win against a bad Vandy team. How many think the Tide can legitimately win its remaining home games (when it will most likely be favored in each)? How many believe Johnson can secure the signature of Mountain Brook’s five-star wunderkind Trendon Watford? If Johnson were to accomplish just two of those three feats, the fanbase would certainly have more confidence going forward. For now, though, Johnson is doing just pretty good. With his salary and improved roster, how much longer will “pretty good” be enough? Luke Robinson is a regular columnist, contributor to BMetro, AHSAA Radio Network Broadcaster and Sportzblitz Team Member.

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TITLE ON THE LINE Reeltown to meet Thorsby in area championship

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

As expected, Reeltown’s girls basketball team will go toe to toe with Thorsby tonight for the Class 2A Area 8 championship. The Rebels of Reeltown defeated Fayetteville, 59-21, while the Thorsby Rebels beat Central Coosa, 52-33, on Monday night, setting up a rematch for the title. Both went 5-1 in the area during the regular season with their only blemishes coming against each other. Reeltown fell to Thorsby on Jan. 14, 42-35, but just 11 days later, it earned a 37-25 victory. The right to host the area championship came down to a coin toss, which Reeltown won. “Of course you’d rather play at home than on the road,” Rebel coach Will Solomon said. “But I can guarantee you once the ball tips off, Thorsby will be focused on what’s going on on the floor. So we appreciate the fan support, but it’s gotta be won between the lines.” Solomon said Thorsby’s biggest attribute is something he also prides about his Rebels, and that’s playing well as a team. “They have a couple real outstanding players,” Solomon said, “but when they sub, you really don’t see much of a drop off because they’re disciplined and coached well. They’re going to be in the right places and they’re not going to make little mistakes that hurt them.” Like Thorsby, Reeltown has a strong team concept. The Rebels have four players averaging more than six points per game, and three of those four are also averaging more than six rebounds per game. Taniya Haynes had led the scoring all season with 12.9 ppg; she’s also stuffed the score sheets with 6.1 rebounds, See REBELS • Page 12

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Reeltown’s Taniya Haynes (3) has been a leader both on and off the court this season, and the Rebels need that to continue tonight in the area championship against Thorsby.

Tigers look to defend home court in area tourney By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

This time a year ago, Dadeville’s boys and girls basketball teams were on very different tracks. The Tiger boys were the obvious favorite to win their area championship, while the girls were expected to lose quickly and easily. Neither of those two things happened, as Dadeville was ousted by Tallassee in the boys championship last season on its home floor and the Tiger girls made a run at things and finished second in the area to advance to the sub-regional. Fast forward a year, and now the two have more similar expectations. In their first year returning to Class 3A, both Dadeville squads went 5-1 in area competition and earned the right to host the Area 7 tournaments, which begin tonight. On the boys side, they’ll be using last year’s bitter taste as extra motivation to get a tournament win. “We aren’t going to let this one slip away,” Dadeville coach Jesse Foster said. “We’re going to try to take advantage of it this year, and we’ve been telling the guys all week that we wanna play three more games at home.” Although the Tigers have been hit with the flu bug this

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Dadeville will rely heavily on sophomore PJ Eason (34) during the area tournament which starts today.

week, Foster said he expects his squad to be at full strength when they play Beulah at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Dadeville will need to be wary of the Bobcats’ defense. The first time around, the Tigers scored an 80-53 victory, but in the second meeting, Beulah clamped down defensively and held Dadeville to just a 69-53 win. Dadeville will rely heavily on forward PJ Eason and Jamauri Chislom as well as sharpshooters Jamarion

Wilkerson and Jay Patrick to get the job done tonight. If the Tigers win, they will take on the winner of B.B. Comer versus Randolph County in the championship at 6:30 p.m. Friday. On the girls side, Dadeville faces off against Randolph County at 6 p.m. to open the tournament. Dadeville boasts just a 6-13 record on the season but won when it needed to, including a pair of victories over Randolph County. The

Tigers won, 39-29 and 49-21 — the second meeting was their biggest margin of defeat this year. Although Dadeville won the chance to host the tournament, Tiger coach Pam Holloway is preaching to her team not to overlook anyone. “We definitely don’t think it’s a given, and I’ve put that in the girls’ heads,” she said. “Even though they are young, they still know that. I told them See TIGERS • Page 12

Cunigan’s pair of bronzes leads locals at state meet STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

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Lance Cunigan won two third-place medals at the AHSAA Class 6A Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Only one local athlete placed higher than third at this weekend’s AHSAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, but it was Benjamin Russell’s Lance Cunigan who took home two third-place medals in Class 6A to pace the area. Getting ready to enter into his final track season, Wildcat senior Cunigan was third in both the 800and 1,600-meter runs. In the 800, Cunigan clocked in at 1:59.85, which was just one one-hundredths of a second behind the secondplace finisher, Homewood’s Logan Justice. Cunigan was also extremely close to the taking second in the 1,600. His time of 4:28.84 was

less than a half second behind Wetumpka’s Cory Anthony. Homewood’s Will Stone, whom Cunigan has been chasing for years, won both events. There was one placewinner higher than Cunigan though, and that was Dadeville’s Jamauri Chislom. Despite spending most of his time on the basketball court this winter, Chislom still took home a second-place medal in the Class 1A-3A shot put. He hurled the shot 45-3, which was only 1-2.5 behind winner Luke McKinney, of Winfield City. The Tigers also had a strong showing in the boys relays. In the 4x200, Dadeville took fourth overall with a time of 1:39.66, and in the 4x400, the Tigers clocked in See TRACK • Page 12

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New Site council gets updates on water, paving projects By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

New Site Mayor Phil Blasingame gave members of the council good news about roads in the small town and provided an update to the ongoing water system upgrades and expansion at Monday’s town council meeting. Blasingame said he spoke with personnel at the Alabama Department of Transportation about two weeks ago about paving projects in New Site. “They gave us an update on projects,” Blasingame said. “They will resurface Highway 22 from Alex City to the Hillabee bridge in 2019. They will also resurface Highway 22 from the end of the four lane to the Chambers County line. In 2020 they will resurface Highway 22 from the Hillabee bridge to the end of the four lane, but the four lanes will go to three lanes.” The water system is being upgraded to provide better service to water customers all the way to Daviston and Goldville. “They should finish the

water meters this week except the 2-inch and 4-inch meters,” Blasingame said. “Work is finished at the Goldville pumping station; they just need to finish the electrical and they are putting in fire hydrants.” Blasingame asked for a work session on water rate study for sometime in the spring after the effect of the new meters has been determined. Currently residents pay a base rate of $17.51, a rate that has been in place since 2011. Before then it was $17, a rate put in place in 2006. Customers also pay $5.50 per 1,000 gallons of water used. Agricultural rates are lower for farmers. New Site purchases water from Alexander City at a rate of $1.58 per 1,000 gallons. Councilmember Toby Hanson was absent from the meeting. In other action: • Blasingame declared the council seat held by Bree Walton vacant. Walton resigned the position effective Feb. 1 as she was moving out of the town limits of New Site. He said applications for seat

will be accepted through 5 p.m. Feb. 13 and would be limited to a one-page letter of introduction. Blasingame said he thinks the council can vote on Walton’s replacement at the next council meeting. • Senior programs director Jan Kennedy said seniors highly enjoyed Debbie Railey’s program in January lip synching Patsy Cline. She said 18 seniors are attending the Alabama Shakespeare Theatre production of “Steel Magnolias” April 26. “I just got to figure out how to get them there,” Kennedy said. She also said the center will be having a Valentine’s party Feb. 14 th at noon following the normal games. • Blasingame asked for a work session at 5 p.m. Feb. 26 to discuss issues surrounding the medical clinic. “I would like to talk about the rough draft with leases to the hospital and pharmacy,” Blasingame said. “I would also like to talk about the financing.” Part of the financing is a grant Blasingame said was held up in Washington, D.C., recently due to the

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Above: A member of the Lake Martin Dulcimer Club plays during a recent practice. Right: Kim Walls plays the dulcimer.

Dulcimer just for mountain musicians, as club members learned to play “Ode to Joy.” “It’s a piece by Beethoven,” Walls said. “It’s one of the simple songs that instrumentalists learn at the very beginning. But it’s a pretty song.” Dulcimer aficionado George Curley said the club started with about three people but soon discovered there were several people in the Dadeville area who owned the instrument but hadn’t learned to play it. “We got together and practiced a little bit and went to Loachapoka and worked with that group down there for a while,” he said. “We took some lessons from a lady and the next thing you know, we’ve got about 25 to 30 people in this thing here. I always enjoyed playing. I’ve played all my life on something, since I was in the first grade.”

continued from Page 1 Club member Cathy Deloinback said she has a music background and also plays the clarinet. “I can read music,” she said. “I’ve never played a stringed instrument but I came and listened to them play and I said, ‘I can probably do that.’ I do like the sound of the dulcimer. It just reminds me of Appalachia, Gatlinburg (Tennessee) and that area.” A professionally made dulcimer can cost hundreds of dollars but Donna Hebson, another club member, made her own very colorful dulcimer. “It’s made out of cardboard and it’s decoupaged on top,” she said. “It plays just as well. I just love it.” For those who want to hear the dulcimers, club members Larry and Elaine Conger have scheduled a concert Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Red Ridge United Methodist Church in Dadeville.

government shutdown but is now moving along. • Voted to allow Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative to change out 37 street lights to newer, brighter LED models. The new monthly rental is $652 a month and previously was $516.10. The council previously approved similar upgrades for 47 lights with Alabama Power. • Blasingame told councilmembers Brent Vickers submitted the low bid for work on the life safety plan at they old gym. Blasingame said the city could save money by purchasing the needed materials as the city had a tax-free status and that Vickers would be submitting a material list. • Blasingame also told the council town attorney Mack Clayton is working on documents for council districts and will present information for the council’s review as needed. • The council approved guidelines for the town’s temporary storm shelter at the fire department similar to what Tallpoosa County has for when it opens the

courthouse as a storm shelter. The issue arose over allowing pets in the temporary shelter. The new policy does not allow pets in the shelter. • The council approved purchasing 25 911 address signs similar to what has been going on in Alexander City. Blasingame said an estimated cost for the signs for residents is $10. • Learned the new storage building at the ball field for parks and recreation should be completed by the end of next week. Councilmember Mickey Carter said repairs for the fields’ P.A. system came in at $1,700 and Tallapoosa County Commissioner John McKelvey provide the funds for the repairs from discretionary monies. “I think if you see commissioner McKelvey, you need to thank him for the funds,” Carter said. • Was reminded town hall would be closed Monday, Feb. 18 in observance of Presidents Day. The next meeting of the New Site Town Council will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19.

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as Fayetteville put up a strong defensive front early on, but they started to pull away in the second quarter. Langston, just a freshman, once again had a strong outing, leading the team with 17 points and 12 rebounds. “Makayla has really worked hard on her game,” Solomon said. “I think the biggest thing with her is she really enjoys playing. She’s usually the last one to leave the floor in practice, and she’s just a bundle of energy. I wouldn’t say she’s been a total surprise but she’s really been a great addition to our team.” Against Fayetteville, the Rebels also got double-digit performances from Haynes and Jones, who had 15 and 14 points, respectively. Both Thorsby and Reeltown have already secured their spots in the subregionals, which are Monday.

Tigers that basically everything starts (today) and if you lose (today), it’s over. We can’t take anyone for granted because at this point everyone should have the same goal in mind.” Like the boys team, Holloway’s girls have also been hit with some sickness but she said she’ll be relying on point guard Nhylee Banks to run the offense and really direct things defensively. Janiya Wyckoff has done a majority of the scoring this season, and Holloway is hoping Natori Giles and Ka’Niyah Wilkerson will both kickstart things defensively. She’s also hoping for some senior leadership out of Nena Pearson, who is the lone senior on the team.

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3.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Behind her are Makayla Langston, who averages 8.9 ppg and leads the team with 10.9 rpg, Mikaya Jones (8.3 ppg) and Diyanna Newtown (6.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg). Defensively, the Rebels are averaging more than seven steals per game this season. “Thorsby shoots the ball well and plays good defense, but our thing is all about us playing together as a team,” Solomon said. “We’re going to try to work really hard on defense and do the little things like blocking out and rebounding well, which are actually big things. We need to play within ourselves and just play good basketball.” En route to the championship, Reeltown easily knocked off Fayetteville after a slow start Monday night. Solomon said the Rebels needed to settle into things

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Track at 3:50.76 to earn sixth place. Josh Taylor also collected a pair of medals for Dadeville. His best performance came in the 60, where he went from sixth in the preliminaries to fifth in the finals with a time of 7.36 seconds. Taylor also was seventh in the 60 hurdles, finishing in 9.98. The only other placewinner for the Tigers was Christian Newlson, who took seventh in the 60 with a time of 7.52 seconds. Reeltown also competed in the state championships, but its best finisher was just kept off the podium. Rhasheed Wilson had the best performance for the Rebels, taking 10th in the 60 dash after clocking in at 7.68 seconds. The Rebels’ girls relay team also placed 10th in the 4x200 with a

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WRESTLING Reeltown picks up win in regular-season finale

Reeltown’s wrestling team earned a narrow one-point win over Brewbaker Tech on Monday night, winning by tiebreaker. The teams were tied at 30-30 after all the bouts were finished, but because the Rebels had more victories on the mat, they were awarded the win. In fact, Reeltown won the only two matches that happened on the mat. At 138, Collin Carleton picked up a pin against John Talley, and at 170, William Gantt flattened Dallas Brown en route to the Reeltown victory.