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Alex City uses scientific method to pave 176 miles of roadways determines how best to stretch the available money to dispense underlayment, tar and sealant to maintain 176 miles of two-lane roads. “Our goal in preventive maintenance is to keep o wizard decrees when and our present condition (of streets) at an average of how a street will be paved in 80 or better,” Brewer said, correlating it to a traAlexander City. Instead, you ditional report card. “It’s on a scale of 100 being can thank the U.S. Air Force, new and zero looking like a bomb was dropped.” the dispassionate software As is true in most communities, some of Alex it created and a seemingly Brewer City’s streets are brittle but Brewer, who has innocuous half-cent sales tax worked for the city since 1997, said he learned long ago increase. repairing the worst streets first is a mistake. After that, Gerard Brewer, the city’s engineer and public works director, composes a list of streets and See STREETS • Page 3 By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor
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There are four methods of waste disposal — the landfill, brush pickup, recycling and garbage carts — for Alexander City residents, according to Alexander City Public Works’ Kristin Joiner All those services are free to citizens of Alex City except for a rental fee on the garbage carts. Joiner said the carts are rented when residents sign up for utilities. Alex City has policies on brush pickup and dumping in the inert landfill. No building debris is allowed in the brush picked up at curbside and brush pickup is allowed once per month per residence. It is asked all limbs be placed in the same direction. Leaves and pine straw are to be bagged. This is not a service for tree services and contractors seeking a way to dispose of material from building projects. The landfill on North Central Avenue will not accept treated lumber, household garbage, electronics, liquids or medical waste. It will accept most construction debris from Alex City residents. Tires can be disposed of at the landfill after paying See TRASH • Page 5
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Woman unsure how to approach colleagues at new job DEAR ABBY: I started a new job a month ago. It’s a well-paying job at a great company. My problem is I’m an insecure introvert. Making friends has always been hard for me. At this new job, my desk is away from everyone else, and no one has ever asked me to lunch. I’m sure if I reached out proactively and asked to tag along, I wouldn’t be rejected. But the thought of having to ask semistrangers to include me and having to make small talk during lunch makes me anxious. I’m also afraid people will label me as part of certain subgroups within the department. I don’t want to be in any clique. What should I do? -- INSECURE IN CALIFORNIA DEAR INSECURE: Not everyone makes small talk easily, so don’t fault yourself for finding it awkward. Ask your co-workers what places they recommend for lunch and tag along when the opportunity arises. I
DEAR ABBY Advice don’t think you need to “do” much more than slowly get to know them as you interact over work-related matters. A positive way to get attention would be to bring some pastries and a fresh fruit salad to share one day during the morning break. It’s a friendly gesture I’m sure would be appreciated. DEAR ABBY: My brother died 10 years ago. He was only 50. He was married for 15 years to a woman I’ll call Alice. A few years later, Alice became engaged but never remarried because she would’ve lost my brother’s benefits. Her fiance died a couple of months ago, and now she’s posting repeatedly on
Facebook that she has lost “the love of her life.” I think it’s extremely disrespectful to my brother. I understand she may feel that way, but to continue to post it is a slap in the face to our brother. I’ve read your column for years, and you are usually spot on with your advice, so I would appreciate your opinion. -- SAD SISTER IN THE EAST DEAR SAD SISTER: Alice’s outpouring of emotion is less a slap in the face to your deceased brother than biting the hand that has fed her all these years. She isn’t thinking about how her comments are affecting you and her other former in-laws, and there’s nothing to be gained by trying to shut her up now. You will be happier if you stop reading her Facebook posts, and that’s what I recommend you do.
and chest. I make no value judgments about this, but I am curious about what in today’s culture motivates people to get tattoos, and why many people can’t seem to get enough of them. -- CURIOUS IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR CURIOUS: People get inked for a variety of reasons. Among them: because they are currently in fashion, they think they are pretty, to mark milestones in their life, someone they admire has one or more, or because their friends are doing it. And I suspect that some individuals turn their bodies into canvasses because the practice is somehow addictive.
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Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held at the Caldwell Center 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 encouraged to attend. • Kellyton Town Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the community center in Kellyton. • New Site Town Council meets the first and third 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. • Tallapoosa County 911 Board will meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. in the 911 Administrative office at 240 West Columbus Street, Dadeville. Call 825-8490 for more information. • Walnut Hill Water Authority meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited. Call 825-9841 to inquire about the agenda.
Public Meetings • 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. • 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. • Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m. • Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the Central Office in Dadeville. • 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 a.m. on the second Tuesday and at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday. • 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. • Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. with a pre-meeting at 5:30 p.m. in city hall. • Daviston City Council meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Daviston Fire Department. • Goldville Town Council meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall. • Goodwater City Council meets on the second
Obituaries Rev. James L. Keel
Mr. James “Snoop Dogg” Hood Mr. James “Snoop Dogg” Hood of Goodwater, Alabama passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced later at Wright’s Funeral Home.
Rev. James L. Keel of New Site, Alabama passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Russell Medical. Funeral arrangement will be announced later by Wright’s Funeral Home.
Civil Rights Cold Case bill signed into law STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 was signed into law by President Donald Trump Tuesday evening, opening up government archives on officially unsolved crimes from the Civil Rights era to investigators and the public. Initially proposed by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), the bill was co-sponsored by former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) when first introduced. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) signed on as a
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co-sponsor shortly thereafter, helping Jones gain support for the bill from Republican senators. The Senate approved the bill and sent it to the House of Representatives on Dec. 17. The House approved it 376-6 on Dec. 21. All seven of Alabama’s representatives voted in favor. “This moment has been years in the making,” Jones said in a prepared statement. “I want to thank my colleagues Sen. Ted Cruz and Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) for their strong partnership throughout this effort, which started with a group of talented high school students who encountered a problem and wanted to find a solution. I am excited that their classroom idea and the solution we worked on together has
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now been signed into law by the President of the United States. “I also appreciate the comments the president made in his signing statement in support of our legislation and his encouragement that Congress appropriate funds for its implementation. This law sends a powerful message to those impacted by these horrific crimes and to young folks in this country who want to make a difference. I know how deeply painful these Civil Rights-era crimes remain for communities, so by shedding light on these investigations, I hope we can provide an opportunity for healing and closure.” In a release, Cruz added, “I am grateful to have worked with Sen. Jones on this important bill. The unsolved crimes committed against Americans seeking their rightful place in the American dream during the Civil Rights Movement casts a dark shadow on an important chapter of American history. It is my hope that, with additional sunlight to these cold cases, there will be revelation, justice and closure where it has long been lacking.” After signing the bill into law, Trump said he fully supports the goals of the law but has some concerns, including how certain documents could
potentially be required to be disclosed despite being covered by executive privilege, and certain aspects of how the board reviewing documents will operate. “Finally, the administration considers civil rights cold case records to be a matter of public importance,” Trump said. “I have, therefore, signed this act without generally endorsing the establishment of independent agencies to review and facilitate the declassification and release of government records. I also note that the act does not contain any authorization of funds to be appropriated for its implementation, which will likely place a significant strain on agency resources. I encourage the Congress to appropriate such funds.” Modeled after the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, the new law requires the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to establish a collection of cold case records about unsolved criminal civil rights cases which must be publicly disclosed. It also establishes a Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board to facilitate the review, transmission to NARA and disclosure of government records related to such cases.
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“When I first got here, my thought was to fix the worst first, to make them a 100, an A-plus repair,” Brewer said. “And that way, we paved about 2 or 3 miles in 15 years.” The reasoning is to use the city’s resources to repair more streets instead of completely restoring a few. “Worst first is not the most costeffective way to do it,” said Brewer, who noted the list of streets the city wants to pave in 2019 should be finalized by the end of January after the public works department coordinates with the utilities department. “We don’t want to pave a street and then they have to dig up a line. Then we have to let bids. We want to avoid digging up and repairing the streets from the ground up.” In Alex City, the smaller branch roads in residential areas need more attention, Brewer said. The main thoroughfares — Highways 280, 63 and 22 — are maintained by the state. Alex City’s main roads, or collectors, which have a higher volume of traffic, are Lee Street, Washington Street, Hillabee Road, Dadeville Road, Coley Creek Road, Scott Road and Sunny Level Cutoff. “Those are all in good shape,” Brewer said. Lee Street is probably the most heavily traveled street in Alex City with about 15,000 cars daily, Brewer said. Overall, the condition of Alex City’s network of roads averages 77 to 78, Brewer said, but he’d prefer that number to be higher. “I’d like for them to be better,” he said. “I’d like for us, if we had the money, to be in the low-to-mid 80s.” One example of deterioration likely to be repaired in 2019 is Calhoun Street next to Hamp Lyon Stadium. It won’t have to be stripped to the ground and rebuilt but large swaths of the surface are broken and sagging. “I don’t think it’s ever been (paved) that I can remember since I’ve been here,” Brewer said. Many of Alex City’s streets fell into disrepair when Russell Corp. began to struggle financially in the early 2000s, Brewer said. “Remembering back to when Russell started to pull out, there was a sense of panic, an emotional sense of urgency to get something done for economic development,” Brewer said. “It’s not that way anymore, of course, but for about five to seven years there, the mayor and council, I’d say 50 cents of
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Above: Calhoun Street, next to Hamp Lyon Stadium in Alexander City, is cracked and rutting and is expected to be on the 2019 repair list. Right: Alexander City public works director Gerard Brewer looks at the cracks on Calhoun Street.
every dollar went to economic development. Everything else was let go, at least everything else that wasn’t on fire, so the money to (maintain the streets) wasn’t there.” There still isn’t enough money to fix every street but using sophisticated MicroPAVER software helps the city determine which ones have priority and can be most efficiently repaired. “The software was developed by the Air Force to help maintain asphalt on
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Marine,” Whitson said. “They want to serve their country and leadership development comes with it.” Blakely graduated from Benjamin Russell at 17 and began considering a career in the military during her senior year. Blakely was in the BRHS Reserve Officer Training Corps, according to her grandmother, Mary Wyckoff, but was not prepared for what she ran into at boot camp. Blakely said it was a shock to her senses when she arrived at Parris Island, South Carolina, and was surrounded by female drill instructors. Men are separated from the women during boot camp. Her first thought? “What have I gotten into?” she recalled. “They were yelling and screaming and it was just chaos. It was just hectic, they were just screaming. I was kind of scared but then I’m not the type to get nervous and break down. I can think straight in crazy situations. … Oh they were hard, they were hardcore.” Blakely said she started out with 80 fellow recruits in her outfit and refers to them as sisters. “I would say the hardest part was the cold weather and dealing with 80 other girls in my platoon,” she said. “A lot of them dropped out. We ended up with 60 graduates.” The most difficult and scary part of boot camp was the rappel tower, Blakely said. “I can’t even remember how high it was,” she said. “I know it’s pretty high. The only way you were going down was to rappel.”
And then there were the “push-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, sit-ups, sit-ups,” she said. Blakely finished the three-week boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in mid-December. She was scheduled to leave Monday for advanced training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Blakely said she is proud to be a Marine and added she tries to encourage other young women to join some branch of America’s military. Many young women and young men her age fear being in the military but the Marine Corps “will take care of you,” she said. Blakely said she will be trained to either drive or repair military vehicles. She prefers driving but her dream is to become a pilot in the Marine Corps. Mrs. Wyckoff was wistful when thinking of her granddaughter’s future. “We didn’t think she might be mature enough to go away to college, the college life,” she said. “I just thought the discipline part of the military would be better for her. She’s been to boot camp but she is getting ready to leave to go to her job site before she gets her permanent location. It will be Japan or California, we don’t know yet. The East Coast, West Coast or Japan. We are already missing her and she’s still here.”
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runways,” Brewer said. “It samples about 100 feet of roadway, looking at potholes and cracks. The software has been tweaked over 70 years. It can tell you the type of failure you’ll see, a bottom-up or top-down failure.” In 2015, Brewer said data from the MicroPAVER software helped convince
the city council to pass a half-cent sales tax increase, which generates $1.2 million annually earmarked for paving. The city also receives $150,000 annually from the state through gasoline taxes for street maintenance, according to city finance director Sandy Stanbrough. According to Brewer, the public works department initially used 1,500 man hours to feed MicroPAVER the information it needs to help decide which roads should be repaired. “It’s amazing what it does,” he said. “I can ask it, ‘What if I want the streets to be an 85? How much money do I need to do that? What else do I need to do?’ It talks to politicians that way. The city council used that to pass the half-cent sales tax. The money from the state, we use that basically to buy tar.” Brewer said he advocated a full 1-cent sales tax increase, which would have provided $2.4 million annually for street care. “Nobody wants to hear that,” he said. “But we’d be able to do double what we’re doing.” Brewer justified the need for $2.4 million because he said that would give Alex City a cycle that could avoid even more expensive repairs. “Of that 176 miles, I know over 15 years, you’d need to overlay, you’d need to touch, 11.7 miles a year, so after 15 years you’d be back to the first street you worked on,” he said. “That’s about $175,000 per mile or a little over $2 million a year.” Without such a comprehensive plan, the cost to restore decaying streets would go up more than 300 percent. “If I repaired something that was a score of 40 or below, my cost would bbe $750,000 a mile, so our $1.2 milllion would get used up fast,” Brewer ssaid. “The software looks for anything bbetween a 55 and 85 — those are ffairly decent streets. The typical life oof an overlay stays flat up to about 15 to 20 years then the slope gets steep aafter that. Conditions change (rapidly) if nothing has been done.” To take action, Brewer defers to MicroPAVER and not public grousing M to guide him. “The software tells us what should be paved,” he said. “We have tried to educate the public. It is frustrating sometimes. Everybody will never be happy. But I want them to have the confidence that somebody is here trying to steer the ship.”
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ur schools and students are more than just a grade on a report. We know despite the grade a certain school may receive from the state, there are good things going on in Tallapoosa County schools. According to the annual report card recently released from the Alabama Department of Education, the Tallapoosa County School System as a whole received a 78, which is a threepoint increase over 2017’s score of 75. Although the improvement is small, any improvement is to be applauded. While the state report card may not be an all-inclusive indicator of the things happening in the county schools, we feel the general improvement shows they are getting better and better each year. At the same time, there are schools that deserve individual praise as well considering the improvement shown through the state report card results. Reeltown High School was once again the highest-scoring school in the county system, jumping its 2017 score of 78 to a 2018 score of 86. That is impressive and deserves plaudits. Reeltown Elementary was not measured on the 2017 report card, but scored a 75 for 2018. While not a perfect score, it’s above average. Dadeville High School also saw a great improvement, moving from a 73 to an 80. Congratulations to the staff and students at the high school for taking the necessary action to improve as a school. Dadeville Elementary, on the other hand, saw a huge drop. While it scored below average at a 70 in 2017, the recently released score is even lower at a 64. Although the report cards may not paint the best picture of a school’s success, this low score can only lead us to believe Dadeville Elementary School must do better. We hope the school will do what it takes to improve the score in 2019, for the students and school as a whole. Horseshoe Bend also saw an increase in its score, going from 75 to 77. Again, any improvement is to be celebrated. “We know that a single letter grade taken in a snapshot in time does not capture all the good work being done in our schools,” county superintendent Joe Windle said. “However, it does provide another picture and a target of opportunity for improvement.” While the county schools may not be where they want to be as a whole, Windle said, there is a plan in place to continue improving in all aspects. We believe striving for progress and continuing on a path for success throughout the county school system is a good plan and hope to see even better scores on 2019’s report card.
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merica’s oil and gas boom is responsible for lowering the trade deficit by about $250 billion over the last decade, according to a new report from research firm IHS Markit. Unfortunately, this economic success story might not last much longer. President Trump’s “Section 232” tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are already threatening our energy exports. The president has long promised to close America’s trade gap. If that’s truly his goal, he needs to call off his trade war before it does real damage to our most globally competitive industries. America’s surging oil and gas exports are the direct result of a historic domestic energy renaissance. New technologies have enabled the energy industry to extract previously inaccessible stores of fuel from shale rock formations through hydraulic fracturing, better-known as “fracking.” Thanks to these breakthroughs, domestic oil and gas production has increased by nearly 60 percent since 2008 — making the United States the world’s leading producer of petroleum and natural gas for the last five consecutive years. Not surprisingly, this glut of in-demand energy resources has spurred our export economy, as the IHS report makes clear. Between 2007 and 2017 — a period in which trade deficits for other goods exploded — the deficit for petroleum products
DREW JOHNSON Columnist actually plummeted by more than 75 percent, the report concluded. Over the next five years, the report projects the trade imbalance for petroleum exports will fall by another $50 billion. The Trump administration’s tariff policies threaten this progress. This is especially true of his import duties on steel and aluminum. In imposing these tariffs, the president claims he is exercising powers granted to him under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which authorizes the executive to levy import duties in the interest of national security. In reality, these tariffs run directly counter to our national interest by weakening some of America’s most competitive industries, including the energy sector. It’s often impossible for energy firms to “buy American.” Many pipeline projects require pipes so large and wide that not a single American steel firm can produce them. All told, over three-quarters of the steel used in oil and gas pipelines is imported. Thanks to 232 tariffs, “most oil and gas pipeline construction projects would be delayed or stalled,”
according to global consulting firm ICF. The administration’s protectionist tariff polices are also harming U.S. trade relations with some of our biggest petroleum customers — like China. In June, China threatened to impose a 25 percent retaliatory tariff on American crude oil. Although the country has yet to make good on that threat, it did suspend purchases of U.S. crude this August. China is buying less U.S. LNG and diverting shipments to other countries. Between January and April, 14 U.S. LNG vessels reached China. May and June saw just one. President Trump’s tariffs are also already jeopardizing energy investment in the United States. Worried it won’t be able to secure enough Chinese buyers, an Australian company is delaying its decision to invest in an LNG terminal project near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Instead of closing the trade deficit, Trump’s policies are weakening one of the few industries where net exports are on the rise. For now, the best way to bolster domestic industries, including energy, is to roll back the 232 tariffs and let the global market for U.S. goods continue to thrive. Drew Johnson is a senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research. This piece originally ran in FoxBusiness.com.
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GERALD HALLMARK Columnist the OB-GYN section. It didn’t take me but a minute to retreat from this forbidden zone. There was nurse who looked like a lady wrestler having a bad day, plus I knew deep in my heart I had no business there. The second clue I was lost was when I wandered into a broom closet on the second floor. This wasn’t the most dignified thing I had ever done, but I met a nice fellow who wandered in behind me. It seemed he, too, was lost, so I acted like I was supposed to be there, made a few comments about keeping things cleaner, gave him a look like only an idiot would get lost in a broom closet then left. Later that afternoon, I finally found the fifth floor and just an hour later I found the waiting room. Of course, by the time I found it no one was there. The surgery was over, the man was assigned a room and everyone had gone there. What that meant was I had to go to the receptionist and ask for new directions on how to get to this man’s room. You guessed it. He was now on the eight floor, east
wing, surgery recovery unit. So, I did the only thing I could do as a caring, loving pastor. I just gave up and found the lobby, called them on the phone, and told them I was praying for them and would see them when they got home. No one enjoys being in the hospital, but everyone wants to know they are being prayed for and remembered by their church family. There are so many times prayer lists are read aloud and afterward no thought is given to the ones on the list. Jesus said when we did something unto the least of His people, we did it unto Him. The ministry of encouragement is one of the greatest things we can do as believers. Putting feet and hands to our prayers often requires effort, but it is in the effort we find the joy of a job well done. Let’s hear our Lord say to us, “Well done thy good and faithful servant.” The good thing about visiting in Russell Medical is these folks are friends and neighbors. When they find me lost in a broom closet, they just shake their head, figure it’s that poor old Baptist preacher and point me in the right direction. Dr. Gerald Hallmark is a retired minister living in Alexander City. His column appears here each Friday.
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at city hall. Businesses can also purchase permits to dump at the landfill through city hall. The landfill is open from 7:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Monday through Friday. The recycle center is located at public works on Railey Road. It accepts cardboard, No. 1 and No. 2 plastics, aluminum and tin cans. No. 1 plastics include water bottles, soda bottles, dish detergent containers and hand sanitizer bottles. No. 2 plastics include milk jugs, kitty litter jugs, sour cream containers and detergent bottles. The recycle center is open 24 hours a day. Household trash is handled through Advance Disposal with weekly curbside pickup through carts. If residents feel they still have more garbage than a cart can handle, Joiner said there is another option. “If you know you will have extra trash on a regular basis, you need to rent an extra cart,” Joiner said.
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There is an option for household garbage in the county — paid cart service from Waste Management, according to Tallapoosa County Commissioner John McKelvey. The county has no landfill but residents can take debris to the Advanced Disposal landfill in Tallassee. McKelvey said the county shops have dumpsters for tire disposal and the District 3 shop has a roll-off for construction debris. The county commission also provides quarterly roll-offs at predetermined locations through a program called Throw Away Days. “The county commission provides these through discretionary spending,” Tallapoosa County Administrator Blake Beck said. The next dates for Throw Away Days are Feb. 25 and 26.
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Dadeville has several options available to residents for trash ranging from curbside pickup to brush pickup. “Waste Management picks up residential garbage Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,” Dadeville city clerk Debbie Minor said. “City crews pick up other household debris similar to construction debris on Wednesdays, and limbs and brush on Thursday and Friday. We just can’t pick up tires or items that have freon or had freon in them.” Minor said the city burns the limbs in a pile at an area where it collects them and the other household debris. The city also allows citizens to bring eligible items to the site by purchasing a permit at city hall. Minor said the debris is not burned but is placed in roll-offs disposed of at landfills. Cliff Williams / The Outlook
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TEEN SUMMIT: The Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area will be holding its second annual Teen Leadership Challenge Summit Saturday, Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cooper Recreation Center in Alexander City. Guest speakers for the event include local high school science teacher Courtney Davis and former Miss America Mallory Hagan. The event will also include a college fair and an essay contest with a $500 scholarship prize. Essays must be submitted by Jan. 8, 2019. ACT II AUDITIONS: Alexander City Theatre II will hold auditions for a February production of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” at 10 a.m. at the ACT II Fine Arts Center, 216 Tallapoosa St. Roles for one male and one female. Adults only. No memorization. Performances will be held Feb. 14-17. WOMEN’S RETREAT: Mt. Zion Baptist Church at 6577 Highway 63 South is hosting a women’s retreat Saturday, Jan. 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. Lunch will be provided. Please come for fellowship, food and surprises. Bring a friend.
Sunday, Jan. 13
ACT II AUDITIONS: Alexander City Theatre II will hold auditions for a February production of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” at 2 p.m. at the ACT II Fine Arts Center, 216 Tallapoosa St. Roles for one male and one female. Adults only. No memorization. Performances will be held Feb. 14-17.
Tuesday, Jan. 15
EDUCATION RETIREE MEETING: The next meeting of the Tallapoosa County Education Retirees Association (TCERA) is at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the Alexander City Board of Education. The program is “What’s new in special education” with special guest Jill Jackson, AERA Executive Director.
Thursday, Jan. 17
SENIORX: Debroah Jones with SeniorRx will be at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Jan. 17 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, Jan. 19
PRAYER BREAKFAST: There is a Martin Luther King Jr. prayer breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Stephens Elementary School Gym. Tickets are $10. TRADE DAY: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends are hosting the monthly trade day in Millerville on Highway 9 Saturday, Jan. 19 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments will be available.
Sunday, Jan. 20
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: The Tallapoosee Historical Society will meet on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Museum on the square located at 214 Broadnax Street in Dadeville. Dr. William Deutsch, professor emeritus at Auburn University, will open our year of celebrating Alabama’s 200th anniversary as a state by discussing the river system in Alabama. His book entitled, “Alabama Rivers, a Celebration and Challenge” will be available for sale. Our first state seal included a map showing the river system, and our current one has a more prominent map of Alabama detailing the river system. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited.
Monday, Jan. 21
MLK PARADE and PROGRAM: The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade is at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21. It will start and finish at Stephens Elementary School. The program will follow at 11 a.m. in the Stephens Elementary School Gym.
Thursday, Jan. 24
DADEVILLE CHAMBER ANNUAL BANQUET: The Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet will be held at White Acres Farm at 641 Ross Rd. in Camp Hill from 6 to 8 p.m. Dinner will be served, and a cash bar will be provided. There will be award presentations, the installation of 2019’s officers and business displays. Winners of the best display will be awarded a one-year membership to the chamber. Tickets are $50 each. For more information, call 256-8254019 or email chamber@dadeville. com.
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AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY FELLOWSHIP: The Early Rose District Congress of Christian Education is hosting the AfroAmerican History Fellowship Week Feb. 48 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.
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.
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, March 16
COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning March 16. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.
Thursday, March 21
SENIORX: Debroah Jones with SeniorRx will be at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce March 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to help seniors determine if they are eligible for assistance with diabetic supplies, liquid supplements and medications.
Saturday, April 19
COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning April 19. 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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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE ESTATE OF WILLIAM R. DUCK PROBATE COURT CASE NO: 2018-0186 Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 3rd day of January, 2019 by Talmadge East, Judge of the Probate Court of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Susan D. McSwean, Successor Personal Representative for the Estate of William R. Duck Barnes & Radney, P.C., Attorney for Successor Personal Representative Talmadge East, Judge of Probate Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 11, 18 and 25, 2019 EST/DUCK, W.
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88° 28 minutes 14 seconds W 626.253 feet to an iron pin set on the East right-ofway of a paved county road; thence run along the curved right-of-way chord bearings and distances as follows: N 3° 53 minutes 18 seconds W 276.397 feet; N 25° 27 minutes 28 seconds E 311.230 feet; thence N 48° 00 minutes 56 seconds E 305.750 feet to an existing iron pin; thence run S 71° 57 minutes 34 seconds E, 825.510 feet to an existing iron pin; thence run S 0° 00 minutes 00 seconds E, 941.00 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel being a part of and lying in the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 34, Township 24 North, Range 24 East, and contains 20.8 acres, more or less. The above described real property includes a 1997 Manufactured Home Make: Fleetwood, Model: Hickory, Serial #s: GAFLT35A11950HH11 and GAFLT35B11950HH11 and Size: 26.75 X 66.25, which LV SHUPDQHQWO\ DI¿[HG WR VDLG estate. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expense of foreclosure. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as part of the foreclosure process. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, Transferee
LQIRUPDWLRQDO SXUSRVHV Windsor Drive, Alexander &LW\ $/ 7+,6 3523(57< :,// %( 62/' 21 $1 ³$6 ,6 :+(5( ,6´ %$6,6 :,7+287 :$55$17< 25 5(&2856( (;35(66(' 25 ,03/,(' $6 72 7,7/( 86( $1' 25 (1-2<0(17 $1' :,// %( 62/' 68%-(&7 72 7+( 5,*+7 2) 5('(037,21 2) $// 3$57,(6 (17,7/(' 7+(5(72 Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain cirFXPVWDQFHV 3URJUDPV PD\ also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in certi¿HG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH WR 6LURWH 3HUPXWW 3 & DW WKH time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase SULFH PXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWL¿HG funds by noon the next busiQHVV GD\ DW WKH /DZ 2I¿FH RI 6LURWH 3HUPXWW 3 & DW the address indicated below. 6LURWH 3HUPXWW 3 & UHserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/ Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Mortgagee/Transferee
in Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, and known as a part of Lots 1,2 & 3 of Block â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fâ&#x20AC;? in Eastview, an addition to Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, map of which is recorded in Deed Book 47, Page 600 of WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, and more particularly described as follows: Begin at the intersection of Coley Street and Edgewood Avenue (also known as 11th Avenue) as shown on said map and run East along the North side of Coley Street 100`; thence North 150` to the North side of said Lot 3; thence West 100` to East side of Edgewood (11th Avenue)thence South 150` to the point of beginning. Property Street Address: 216 11th Avenue North, Alexander City, AL 35010 (provided for informational purposes only). Said property will be sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;?. Said property will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto. NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AS TO THE TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY. Said property is subject to any title GHÂżFLHQFLHV LQFOXGLQJ EXW QRW limited to: any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record VXSHULRU WR WKH 0RUWJDJH ÂżUVW set out above. The debt secured by said Mortgage has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Mortgage. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in said Mortgage and by Alabama law. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as part of the foreclosure process. United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, USDA, f/k/a the Farmers Home Administration, Mortgagee or Transferee
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN RE: The Estate of JERRY W. LYLE, Deceased. CASE NO. 2018-0183 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said deceased having been granted to DOROTHY IRENE LYLE, Executrix, on the 17th day of Dec., 2018, by they Honorable Talmadge East, Judge of the Probate Court of Tallapoosa, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. DOROTHY IRENE LYLE, Executor Dianne James Davis, Attorney for Personal Representative, 107 Main Street, Alexander City, AL 35010 Alexander City Outlook: Dec. 28, 2018, Jan. 4 and 11, 2019 EST/LYLE, J. PUBLIC NOTICE GARY INGRAM GRADING & PAVING, INC. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for the construction of Project No.STPNU-6217(250) in Tallapoosa County. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on December 21, 2018 thru January 11, 2019. All claims should EH ¿OHG DW *5,)),1 SHOALS RD, DADEVILLE, AL 36853 during this period. Alexander City Outlook: Dec. 21, 28, 2018, Jan. 4 and 11, 2019 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Denise Ellington Willoughby, a single person, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for The Mortgage Outlet, Inc., on May 22, 2009, said mortgage EHLQJ UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2I¿FH of the Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, at Document Number, 248723; and subsequently transferred and assigned to Pati Real Estate Holdings, LLC; and subsequently transferred and assigned to GMAC Mortgage, LLC; and subsequently transferred and assigned to Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC; Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Tallapoosa County Courthouse, in Alexander City, Alabama, on 01/16/2019, during the legal hours of sale, the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Commencing at the SE corner of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 34, Township 24 North, Range 24 East, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, and the point of beginning of the parcel herein described; thence run N 89° 29 minutes 00 seconds W, 458.223 feet to an iron pin set; thence run N 5° 29 minutes 00 seconds W 450.00 feet to an iron pin set; thence run S
Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC, 244 Inverness Center Drive, Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35242, 205 970 2233 THIS FORECLOSURE SALE HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO 03/20/2019 AT THE TIME AND PLACE SET OUT ABOVE Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 11, 2019 FC/WILLOUGHBY, D. PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Santiago Flowers, a single person and Santanna Dowdell, a single person, originally in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., on the 14th day of March, 2014, said mortgage recorded in WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Document Number 288860; the undersigned Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, on February 14, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot No. 5, Block C, Kingsland SubdiviVLRQ DV UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH RI Tallapoosa County, Alabama LQ 3ODW %RRN DW 3DJH 68%-(&7 WR WKH UHVWULFWLYH and protective covenants applicable to said subdivision as the same appears on record LQ VDLG 3UREDWH 2IÂżFH LQ 'HHG %RRN DW 3DJHV 3URSHUW\ VWUHHW DGGUHVV IRU
*LQQ\ 5XWOHGJH 6,527( 3(50877 3 & 3 2 %R[ %LUPLQJKDP $/ $WWRUQH\ for Mortgagee/Transferee, www.sirote.com/foreclosures, Alexander City Outlook: -DQ DQG FC/359773 PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Amerilis S. Gilliam a divorce woman , to United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, USDA, f/k/a the Farmers Home Administration, dated April 6, 1994, said mortgage UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Book Card 92415. Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, USDA, F/K/A THE FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse in the City of Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama on February 8, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: All that certain lot, tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being
Attorney for Mortgagee or Transferee, Stern & Eisenberg Southern, PC, 1709 Devonshire Drive, Columbia, SC 29204, AL201800000346, This foreclosure sale may occur at any time between 11:00am-4:00pm. On the morning of the sale, please call the following number for an estimated auction time: (410) 635-5127 Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 11, 18, 25 and Feb. 1, 2019 FC/GILLIAM, A.
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WILDCAT DEFENSE DOMINATES Gamble sets tone early in win over Rebels By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
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Reeltown’s Makayla Langston, center, is surrounded by Benjamin Russell’s Jaaliyah Caldwell, left, and Aaliyah Thomas during Thursday night’s game.
BRHS girls stifle Reeltown again By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
For the second time this season, Benjamin Russell’s girls basketball team was simply too much for Reeltown to handle. Although the Rebels have shown clear improvement since the teams’ first meeting, it still wasn’t enough to overcome BRHS. From the opening tipoff, the Wildcats used their defensive prowess to stifle anything Reeltown tried to get going, and they walked away with a 50-25 victory Thursday night. “I tell you what, their 1-3-1 half-court trap was throwing us off,” Rebel coach Will Solomon said. “I figured they’d run it a lot because when we played them the first time, they had some trouble with it so I figured they would run it some more. But their quickness and their size inside was really a problem for us.” Not only did Benjamin Russell keep the Rebels off the scoreboard quite a bit, it also caused turnover after turnover. The Wildcats (10-2) racked up 10 steals, led by Mia Graham’s three and two apiece from Aaliyah Thomsa and Janiya Martin. Reeltown (6-5) managed to keep it close early on and trailed just 14-5 after the first quarter, but it was all downhill in the second quarter when Benjamin Russell’s defense did the most damage. After the Rebels scored the first point of the frame on a free throw, the Wildcats reeled off 12 straight points, including three fast-break buckets. “A lot of the time when we got beat, we were beat on quickness and speed,” Solomon said. “I was a little disappointed we didn’t shoot the ball See GIRLS • Page 12
Jaikobee Gamble wasn’t even supposed to be in Thursday’s starting lineup. But when Gavin Edwards landed awkwardly on his ankle immediately following the opening jump ball, Gamble’s number was called. He answered that call extremely well, setting the tone for what was a dominating victory for Benjamin Russell’s boys basketball team Thursday night. Gamble scored six points and grabbed five rebounds in the opening four minutes, jetting the Wildcats out to a big lead over Reeltown. They went on to score a 58-29 victory in non-area action. “The last two ballgames, he’s done a much better job rebounding, and we actually got a little more scoring out of him tonight than we’ve had in a few ballgames,” Benjamin Russell coach Lewis Daniel said. “I was really impressed with his energy going into the opening quarter. That kind of set the tone for the finish. He was a big contributor tonight.” The big victory wasn’t all due to Gamble’s early dominance, though. That was thanks also to Benjamin Russell’s strong defensive effort and Reeltown’s dismal shooting. The Rebels (2-9) didn’t score a field goal until two minutes into the second quarter, and by that time, Benjamin Russell (3-10) already led 15-4. “We went real, real cold and started off slow,” Reeltown coach Jonathan Gardner said. “When you score two points in the first quarter, you’re doing a hole for yourself. It was rough getting out of that hole. Once we got started, the buckets still weren’t falling. We played good defense, but the defense got tired.”
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Above: Benjamin Russell’s Za Stowes (2) and Reeltown’s Keke Hughley compete for a loose ball on Thursday night. Below: Reeltown’s Rhasheed Wilson looks to make a shot in front of Benjamin Russell’s Colby Riddle (30)
While Reeltown was certainly cold from the field, Benjamin Russell played a fine defensive game, trapping the Rebels on several occasions and causing 23 turnovers. “I think for some reason tonight we actually finally actually executed the strategy behind our defense,” Daniel said. “We had guys in the places they were supposed to be when they were supposed to be there. Even when we got caught in bad positions a few times, we were able to hustle and get back into position. They had a good scheme to work against us, but that was the biggest thing for us.” Qua Howell led the Wildcats with a trio of steals. But after the opening See BOYS • Page 12
Is promotion and relegation a good idea for the MLS?
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Terry Roberts was the 2018 Early Morning Champion awarded by LakeWinds Golf. The Early Morning Group consists of six to 15 men who play a round at LakeWinds every Saturday and Sunday iin the rain, cold or extreme heat. Roberts racked up 23 wins during 2018 to earn the victor’s title.
SPORTS CALENDAR Friday, Jan. 11 High school boys basketball Benjamin Russell at Opelika, 7 p.m. Dadeville at Central Coosa, 7:30 p.m. Wadley at Horseshoe Bend, 6:30 p.m. High school girls basketball Benjamin Russell at Opelika, 5:30 p.m. Dadeville at Central Coosa, 5:30 p.m. Wadley at Horseshoe Bend, 5 p.m. High school wrestling Benjamin Russell in Thompson Duals, 5:30 Dadeville, Reeltown in Region 1 Duals at Tallassee, 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12
High school wrestling Benjamin Russell in Thompson Duals, 5:30 Dadeville, Reeltown in Region 1 Duals at Tallassee, 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14 High school boys basketball Benjamin Russell at Talladega, 2 p.m. Elmore County at Horseshoe Bend, 7:30 p.m. Reeltown at Thorsby, 7 p.m. Meadowview Christian at Lyman Ward, 6:30 High school girls basketball Benjamin Russell at Talladega, 3:30 p.m. Elmore County at Horseshoe Bend, 6 p.m. Reeltown at Thorsby, 5 p.m.
ple, in last year’s ajor Premier League, League Swansea City, Soccer Stoke City and is an interesting West Bromwich league. Albion finished Born after the at the bottom of United States hostthe league table ed the 1994 FIFA and found themWorld Cup, MLS DONALD D ONALD relegated, has slowly but CAMPBELL selves while Cardiff City, steadily grown in Staff Writer Fulham and the popularity over the Wolverhampton past two decades. Wanderers finWhile the ished high enough in the league abandoned its early English Football League experimentation with Championship to earn the “Americanizing” the game, right to compete in the such as a lack of stoppage Premier League. time (additional minutes Instead, MLS uses the added to the end of each same overall structure as half) and having penalty other leagues in North shootouts instead of allowAmerica, where new teams ing ties, there is still one come into a league by addthing setting MLS apart ing expansion franchises from other leagues around the world — promotion and when feasible. If the United States truly relegation. wants to be competitive on In a majority of the professional leagues around the the world stage, moving to a system of promotion and world, leagues are divided relegation is a good start. into several tiers, where Instead of the current teams with the worst finishstructure, MLS (hereafter es in each tier are relegated to a lower tier of play while referred to as the MLS Premier League) could conteams that are among the sider following the structure top finishers are promoted to a higher tier. For examSee CAMPBELL • Page 12
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as well, but a lot of that could be attributed to Benjamin Russell’s pressure and the way they play defense. They have two or three that are really quick, and they’ve got some good size so they play well.” A strength of Reeltown’s during its recent surge to above .500 has been on the boards with several Rebels contributing strong rebounding games. But that wasn’t the case Thursday night, as Benjamin Russell overwhelmed Reeltown on the boards. BRHS collected 32 rebounds — seven each from Jaaliyah Caldwell and Alexis Lambert and five apiece from Bre Smith and Brooklyn Edwards. Reeltown grabbed only 15 boards. With a big Class 6A Area 6 game coming up tonight at Opelika, Benjamin Russell got its entire lineup in on the action, and all but one Wildcat contributed in the scoring column. Caldwell led the way with 16 points, Edwards had nine and Graham added seven. Thomas, Lambert and Timira Lawson each had four points. “We wanted to get some other players some reps,” BRHS coach Latreisha Moon said. “Especially
currently used by the English Football Association and shrink to 20 teams, with each team playing home and away against the other 19 teams. The second tier (hereafter referred to as the MLS Championship) would comprise 24 teams. The top two teams in the MLS Championship would automatically receive promotion while the third- through sixth-place finishers would go through a one-off playoff to determine the third team promoted to the MLS Premier League. At the same time, the bottom three MLS Premier League teams would be relegated to the MLS Championship at the end of the season. If MLS were to adopt promotion and relegation starting this upcoming season, the three teams finishing at the bottom of the 2018 table (the Colorado Rapids, Orlando City SC and the San Jose Earthquakes) would automatically be placed in the MLS Championship, going up against teams like Reno 1868, the Ottawa (Ontario) Fury and the Charleston (South Carolina) Battery for the chance to move back up to the MLS Premier League and play against Atlanta, Seattle, Philadelphia and the like. Promotion and relegation would not only reward teams for outstanding seasons, but it would require teams at every level to work harder to remain competitive or suffer relegation. Clubs would need to invest more heavily in their youth academies to develop the next generation of players, more effectively scout potential international talent and be smart in researching players eligible for selection in the MLS SuperDraft. The additional investment in developing younger players in youth academies, on high school teams and even in parks and recreation leagues should mean the talent pool available in the future will be playing at a higher caliber than in the past. Therefore, MLS will have more qualified talent available for its rosters, as will the U.S. men’s national team when going up against other countries in international competition. This change may never happen and may not even lead to the U.S. immediately winning the World Cup, but putting promotion and relegation in MLS is worth a try. After all, change can sometimes be a good thing.
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Benjamin Russell’s Janiya Martin (1) is defended by Reeltown’s Trinity Jordan on Thursday night.
because you’re playing a team like Reeltown, we wanted to rest some people up. We have a big game (tonight), so if we didn’t need them, we weren’t going to use them. We wanted to let them get some time, but then we wanted to rest them up.” Despite the lopsided loss, Reeltown kept its energy
up throughout the game and actually outscored Benjamin Russell, 11-7, in the final frame. “We played a couple defenses tonight that we’ve been working on, and I was really pleased with the way we executed them,” Solomon said. “As far as late in the game, especially that fourth quarter,
I thought our half-court defense was really good. We just had a bad night shooting the ball. We’ve been really hot the last six or seven games, but if we had to have a night where we weren’t hot shooting, tonight was good one because we’ve got a big area game (against Thorsby) coming up Monday.”
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quarter and a half, Reeltown started to get into a groove of its own, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Benjamin Russell, which always seems to struggle with turnovers as well, had 19 miscues of its own. “I don’t know another way to address that fact,” Daniel said. “We do a lot in practice to make kids mentally aware of those type of errors, and sometimes we don’t pace ourselves well in pressure situations, which is a downfall. We’re still trying to get that taught and get them to understand
Donald Campbell is a staff writer for The Outlook.
that, and when we do that, we can effectively break pressure and have some success. We just have to get consistent with it.” And although Reeltown suffered a big loss, Gardner is trying to look at it as a learning experience. “I told the guys that when you’re playing a (Class) 6A team, you gotta work on the stuff that you need to use against your area teams and try to get better at that,” Gardner said. “Even when you’re down, you gotta work harder to get better.”
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Benjamin Russell’s Desmond Bishop makes a drive toward the basket against Reeltown on Thursday night.
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