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MLK Day celebration set for Monday By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
The 26th annual Martin Luther King Day Parade through the streets of Alexander City and the celebration at the Cooper Community Center adjacent to N.H. Stephens Elementary School are set for Monday with the parade beginning at 9 a.m. and the celebration at 11 a.m., according to Audrey Colvin, a member of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Committee, which sponsors the event each year.
Colvin said the events actually begin this morning at 8 a.m. at the Cooper Community Center with the annual scholarship prayer breakfast at which the MLK Jr. Day Committee annually awards two $1,000 scholarships to deserving local students. The speaker this morning will be Rev. Richard Taylor of New Style Baptist Church in Cottage Grove and “a good, country breakfast” is available for purchase. Monday’s parade will be one of
the biggest yet, according to Colvin and will feature the “Benjamin Russell High School Marching Band, city leaders, a lot of church groups, BRHS Miss Homecoming and a Sylacauga group that comes down every year with a number of old, vintage cars.” Colvin said during the parade and the celebration, the members of Omega Psi Phi will also be conductFile / The Outlook ing a voter registration drive. Rev. Chadley Richardson, who The 2016 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade is set to begin downtown at 9 a.m. See MLK • Page 3
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Benjamin Russell’s “Pride of Alexander City” Marching Band is in the midst of a campaign to raise $25,000 to cover half the costs of new marching uniforms for the band’s approximately 160 members. According to Dale Bloodworth, director of Benjamin Russell bands, the group has already raised $25,000 of the approximately $50,000 from parents and other supporters of the band. “The Pride of Alexander City is a very visible representation of our community,” Bloodworth said. “Our students embody the ideals of hard work, leadership and commitment. Our
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Rebecca Hidbrader, the mother of fallen Animal Control Officer Kelly Cotney, presents a plaque provided by her graduation class at Horseshoe Bend to Kelly’s partner Ken Vernon and her dog Meme Friday. Mitch Sneed / The Outlook
Band member sDeja Russell and Conner Hall model the new look the school’s marching band will wear next fall.
Plaque to honor Cotney’s dedication to her job, animals By MITCH SNEED Editor
Alexander City Animal Control Officer Kelly Cotney had a love for animals that developed long before she became an officer. But it was in that role where she felt
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A federal lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center against the city of Alexander City and others over the practice of arresting or jailing those who were unable to pay fines and court costs for traffic tickets and misdemeanors will not see a trial for quite some time. According to a docket for U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the trial has been scheduled for the Aug. 2017 term. The trial would be on the matter of damages to plaintiffs in the case, after the city passed an ordinance last November that effectively ended the practice. SPLC senior staff attorney Sara Zampierin said while the trial is 18 months away, there could be movement prior to that date. “The city has filed motions to dismiss on certain aspects of the case and at some point I would think there would be hearings held on those motions,” Zampierin said. “We plan to file a motion to establish a class, to bring in all others impacted by this practice over the last two years. So that means there should be some movement along the way before 2017.” City Attorney Larkin Radney said the long wait for trial is not unusual in the federal court system. See LAWSUIT • Page 3
The Lake Martin Area United Way is at 96 percent of its 2015-16 annual campaign goal of $530,000 – standing currently at $522,873 raised – and needs the people in the communities it affects to dig deep and consider again giving in support of the 26 agencies United Way supports annually. “We’re not quite to our goal, so we want to ask those who haven’t given or haven’t been asked to give to think about giving,” said Sharon Fuller, executive director of the Lake Martin Area United Way. “By giving to the United Way, they have a chance to touch some 25,000 lives in our community with a single donation. That’s how many people are helped by our United Way and its
agencies each year. Every one of our agencies fulfills a need in the community. “We are closer than we’ve ever been before. I have two presentations (to potential partner businesses) left, one in the morning and one Friday morning. I’m just so proud of our community. Somehow, we always make our goal and it’s the generosity of our community that makes that possible.” Lake Martin Area United Way will reveal its final 2015-16 total raised at the annual Wrap-Up Celebration/ Annual Meeting set for March 10 at 5:30 p.m. at USAmeriBank. If you’d like to make a donation, you may do so online at unitedwaylakemartin.org (click the “Give” button) or call Lake Martin Area United Way at 256-329-3600.
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Obituaries Rev. Donald Perry Burke Funeral services for Rev. Donald Perry Burke, 69, of Ashland will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Bruce Willis officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. Rev. Burke passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Montgomery, but had been a resident of Clay County most of his life. Prior to his retirement he had been employed with Automatic Food Service as a vending service manager. He obtained an Associate’s Degree in Theology from Cornell University in 1986. He spent his life serving the Lord in Baptist church pulpits in Clay, Cleburne, Calhoun and Tallapoosa Counties. His last service as pastor was at New Prospect Baptist Church in Ashland. Rev. Burke is survived by
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Mr. Perry C. Brooks Mr. Perry C. Brooks of Selma, AL (formerly of Alexander City, AL) died on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Arrangements by Armour’s Memorial Services
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“I know that seems like a long way off, but that’s typical of federal court,” Radney said. “Unless a judge rules without a hearing on the motions we have filed, I would think that the motion hearings would be the next step. We haven’t had any settlement discussions at all since we reached an agreement on corrective action shortly after the initial suit was filed.” The initial suit names Alexander City and its police chief, Willie Robinson, as defendants. In 2014, an SPLC lawsuit ended a similar practice in Montgomery. The council voted Nov. 16 to hire the law firm of Lanier Ford to represent the city in the matter, citing that while insurance will take care of possible monetary damages that could result, the city would be responsible for injunctive damages. At the same meeting, the council also passed an ordinance that changes many procedures in the way the municipal court does business. It spells out specific fees and makes it clear that “no defendant shall be incarcerated by the municipal court for inability to pay any court-ordered fines, court costs or restitution.” Under the new ordinance, the munici-
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pal court can create alternatives, such as community service, for indigent defendants to pay their debt. The municipal court has also adopted new policies to ensure indigent defendants are treated fairly, and to prevent defendants from being charged an additional fee if they are placed on a payment plan. The suit was filed on behalf of plaintiffs D’Angelo Foster and Amanda Underwood. Both claim to have been victims of the practice where if they were unable to pay the entire amount of court costs and fines, they were incarcerated until the money was paid or credited at a rate of $20 per day toward their debt – or $40 per day if appointed as a jail trustee to do jobs such as laundry, cleaning and washing police cars. “This in reality ends the practice of people being incarcerated due to the inability to pay,” Radney said. Zampierin called the ordinance a “victory for the residents of Alexander City.” “The city should be commended for taking the corrective action and stopping the practice of jailing people for their inability to pay. That was a positive step. Now we move on to damages and we hope that we reach a similar solution.”
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“The bid process is ongoing,” Bloodworth said. “We will buy from one of three American manufacturers. Each uniform will cost $350$400. “We are setting aside funds from every fundraiser we do. We are excellent stewards of our resources, human and financial. Our current fundraisers support the day-to-day maintenance and operation of our program, including over $15,000 spent annually for the band to travel to away games in support of Wildcat
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onday is being celebrated across the country as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to honor the man who urged civil disobedience as a form of protest and helped African Americans throughout the country gain any number of rights and equalities. In fact, we are celebrating the life and remembering the death of this wise man right here in Alexander City with a parade and celebratory ceremony. The parade will feature city leaders, the Benjamin Russell High School Band, Benjamin Russell’s Miss Homecoming 2015, several church groups and vintage cars on the route through town. The celebration ceremony will feature young people who have done positive things in the city, including MLK Jr. Day Committee scholarship winners, music, and the headline speaker, Rev. Chadley Richardson of Montgomery. In addition to offering a day off and of celebration, Martin Luther King Jr. Day – and especially the activities planned for the city – offer the races a chance to come together in celebration of the freedoms we all enjoy. It should be a celebration for all of our nation’s ability to overcome strife, recognize struggle and right any wrongs that we encounter. Rev. King once told us, “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” The journey is not likely complete for any of us, regardless of color. We will likely continue to run into injustices, both personal and broad, that must be undone either individually or collectively. Even when the individual faces his or her own personal injustice, it behooves each of us to step into the fray and fight for what is right, fight for justice. King could foresee our continued struggle. We should collectively celebrate his foresight and his longing for what is right and remember his words: “Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”
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ometimes it seems as if life is less believable than a television show. This is one of those times. Maybe there were those who believed when he tossed his “Make America Great Again” cap in the ring that Donald Trump had a real chance at earning the Republican nomination for president of the United States. If so, I’d have to believe they were few. After all, Jeb Bush – an heir to one of the great political dynasties of our age – was sure to be in the field. He had not only his rep, but also tons of money and was poised to give Hillary Clinton a run for her money. Well, a funny thing happened on Jeb’s romp to the Republican nomination. Trump began to attract huge crowds at his rallies, including one of his largest assemblies at an affair in Mobile. Polls began to show that he’d jumped to a large early lead. “He’ll fade,” said the voices of the Republican establishment, still believing that Jeb, with the Bush name and the inexplicable exclamation point in his logo, would come roaring to the front of the pack. The crowds kept packing the Trump rallies. Trump kept leading the polls. And the media gave him all the free television time he could ask for, discussing the arc of his candidacy with experts – both supporter and foe – and, yes, the candidate himself.
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The other candidates found it hugely difficult to get a word in a newscast edgewise. Time passed. Little changed. Even when Trump began to say seemingly politically deadly things like how we should impose a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” he gained support. In fact, candidates who, in any other time, would likely have been more sensible, turned and embraced his fanatically anti-Muslim language. Even last night, when Trump was faced down by Sen. Ted Cruz about Trump’s “questioning” of Cruz’s qualification for the presidency because he was born in Canada, no less than a former law professor to Cruz, President Obama and others, Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe, came quickly to Trump’s side. “To his kind of judge, Cruz ironically wouldn’t be eligible, because the legal principles that prevailed in the 1780s and ’90s required that someone actually be born on US soil to be a ‘natural born’ citizen,” Tribe told CNN. And Tribe is right. To Cruz and others of his ilk, talk of the Constitution being a “living document” – and having assumed the kind of life that
would make Cruz constitutionally eligible in the current election – would most times be termed constructionist and deemed just a rung below blasphemy. So, here we are. Ben Carson, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee and Carly Fiorina stand no chance. All are very nearly flatlining in polls. Despite a Friday endorsement from Lindsey Graham, which could help him in Southern states, Jeb continues to struggle both in debates and in the polls. Cruz is struggling with demons related to campaign loans and his very presidential qualification. That leaves us with another Floridian, Sen. Marco Rubio, and Trump. Rubio is smart enough and a good debater, but his Gang of Eight immigration background where he sided with that darned liberal New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, is likely to hurt him. So, last night, no less than former George W. Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer said that Trump had a “60 percent chance” of earning the Republican presidential nomination. * Insert heavy sigh here * Yes, I laughed when Trump announced his candidacy. Now, I feel much more like crying. Not for any of the other Republican presidential candidates, but for my country. Granger is a staff writer for The Outlook.
Bobby Tapley represents District 1. His phone number is 256-3299671. His address is 1821 LaVista Road, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Safety committee. Sherry Ellison-Simpson represents District 2. Her phone number is 256329-0516. Her address is 2879 Old Dark Road, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Parks and Recreation committee. Bob Howard represents District 3. His phone number is 256-2342225. His address is 241 8th Street West, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Buildings and Property committee. Billy Ray Wall represents District 4. His phone number is 256-329-8060. His address is 101 Scott Road, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Works committee.
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James Spann represents District 5. His phone number is 256-329-9758. His address is 314 Auburn Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Finance committee. Thomas Goss represents District 6. His phone number is 256-749-3355. His address is 647 Shady Point, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Utilities committee.
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I am not against helping the poor and disabled and I am voting Republican Dear Editor, I am not trying to trade insults but I am voting Republican and am proud to say so. If we do not get the give away folks out of the White House, we are not going to have a country left. I am not against helping the poor and disabled but I am against people who will not work and people who go around sowing discord. There is no excuse for children going hungry in this country with food stamps and money, if these were used like they are supposed to be. Mothers and fathers would be made to be responsible for children. People who sell food
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Alexander City Council and Mayor need to listen to what they preach Open letter to the Alexander City Outlook, Mayor, City Council, City Clerk, Director of Finance. Time Out! Woe to the City of Alexander City Mayor, Council, Finance. Somewhere the focus of serving the citizens seems to be placed on the back burner. House divided (Council, Mayor, finance) will not stand! Election will be coming up in August and many if not all of you may be unseated or perhaps you may be elected again. It’s time for the governing body to come together or move out of the way of progress. It’s time to say what you mean and mean what you say at council meetings and work sessions. It’s time to go back and reread your policies and procedures and adhere to them. It’s time for you to stop bickering, griping and get on with city business. If you think a city manager is the solution to help Alexander City grow – well, maybe it will work; however, you will be paying for a manager and mayor. My questions are who will choose and will it be fairly done? It was stated in last work session that council persons should be paid in range with county commissioners. Read my writing council persons, you perform city duties and county commissioners perform more duties covering Tallapoosa County not just Alexander City. Really in my opinion, this council needs to let pay scales stay the same for council and mayor.
Remember, some of you froze the city’s finances blocking raises and increases. Remember city council, some of you said no increases or raises except for grade or those who are entitled to increases according to years of rendered service and you voted to wait until the Auburn study could be done. Yet some of you went right ahead and gave raises. My perspective on this is if the council don’t think enough to give those, who should have had grade changes pay; then you need to not want to raise council or mayor pay for the next elected officials. Some may be you if reelected. Servitude is something you do for the benefit of your city – elected officials should never run for positions just to get paid. Council, mayor, finance seems to me like you ought to review what you already have talked about in previous meetings and stick to what needs to be discussed and do right. To citizens and those of you who are running for offices for next council, mayor, you need to start attending council meetings, reading up on what your positions require. Read the newspaper but don’t just rely on it as your only source. If you are not willing to work with the citizens, work with council, work with the mayor, my suggestion is that you bow out and sit down. Enough said – woe unto us as a the City of Alexander City. Let’s do better! Abundant Peace, Evangelist Teresa Harrell Moten Alexander City
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The next PATH Trash Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23 at 9 a.m. We will meet at the fountain in front of Jake’s Restaurant to receive supplies and assignments. Come out and join your friends and neighbors for a healthy walk while removing unsightly litter from the roadways of the “most scenic� county in Alabama. For additional information contact John Thompson at jthompson@lmra.info
January 17
GOSPEL SINGING: Hillabee Baptist Church will host a gospel singing and concert with Adam Crabb and The Griffith Family Jan. 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A love offering will be taken.
January 18
MLK CELEBRATION: God’s House of Prayer Holiness Church in Camp Hill is hosting its 9th annual Dr. M. L. King Jr. Celebration Monday, Jan. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon. The guest speaker will be Bishop Nolan Torbert.
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MEETING: The Artist Association of East Alabama will meet Jan. 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the United Way Conference Room. RETIREE MEETING: Tallapoosa County Education Retirees (TCERA) meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. The program will be tornado awareness.
January 21
WINE TASTING: Emporium Wine will host a wine tasting event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 128 Calhoun Street, Alexander City. There is no charge for this event. PUBLIC MEETING: The Tallapoosa County Commission/Emergency Management Agency is scheduling a public meeting on January 21 at 10 a.m. to update its Hazard Mitigation Plan. The meeting will take place at the Tallapoosa County Courthouse, Dadeville in the Extension Auditorium downstairs. The public, private nonprofits, municipalities, school board, universities/colleges, utility/water/sewer boards, fire departments, and elected officials are among those invited and encouraged to attend. Participation is required in order to apply for federal hazard mitigation grants in the future.
January 22
MARDI GRAS AUCTION: St. James Episcopal Church will host live and silent auctions at this inaugural event to support the Feast of Sharing ministry, which provides free meals twice a week at First United Methodist Church to some 100 people in need. Auction items will include original art, a Russell Marine wakeboarding package, framed photography by Kenneth Boone, handmade pottery items, a vacation at the beach for the whole family, the Rev. Rob Iler’s handyman services for a day and more. There will be beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages, hors d’oeuvres, desserts and entertainment. Tickets are $25 per person and can be reserved by calling St. James Episcopal Church at 256-2344752. For information, contact Heidi Ross at 256-794-7010 or Susan Mange at 601-431-8239. FREE SPEECH AND HEARING SCREENING: The Auburn University NSSLHA and SAA are having a free speech and hearing screening Friday, January 22 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.. No appointment is necessary. All children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Please note that very young or handicapped individuals may not be able to respond to the speech hearing screening and may require a more formal evaluation at a later appointment date. Services will be provided by the Auburn University Speech and Hearing Clinic Room 1199 Haley Center.
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night Jan. 23 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. TRASH WALK: The next PATH Trash Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23 at 9 a.m. We will meet at the fountain in front of Jake’s Restaurant to receive supplies and assignments. Come out and join your friends and neighbors for a healthy walk while removing unsightly litter from the roadways of the “most scenic� county in Alabama. For additional information contact John Thompson at jthompson@lmra.info LAKE MARTIN POLAR PLUNGE: Lake Martin Young Professionals hosts its inaugural Polar Plunge, 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 23 at Kowaliga Restaurant on Lake Martin! Join LMYP as they take the PLUNGE to support the Lake Martin Resource Association and Lake Martin by diving in during the dead of winter. Tickets are $20 to take the plunge and $30 if you’re too chicken. Tickets include a LMYP Polar Plunge tee shirt, all-day access to live music, games, food/drink specials to Kowaliga Restaurant, and a whiskey warm-up tent. Everyone is encouraged to attend. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Sisters In Christ Gospel Singers Anniversary Celebration, Saturday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 24 at 2:30 p.m. at Sardis M.B. Church, Dadeville, Rev. William Perry Jr., Pastor. Guests include Voices of Faith, Pell City, Shiloh Spirituals, Eclectic, Greg & Joyful Experience, Columbus, GA, Proverbs 31, Talladega, Bishop Thomas Weaver, Roanoke, Gospel Voices, Hollins, Traveling Harrells, Alex City, Sister Alice Lewis, Wadley and many more! Special Guest MC Minister David Butler. All Groups, Choirs & Soloists are our “Special Guests� and everyone is invited to attend.
January 24
PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: New Hope Baptist Church in Camp Hill will celebrate its 12th pastor’s anniversary honoring Rev. and Sister Henry Cooper Sunday, Jan. 24 at 11 a.m. Rev. Jimmy Thomas and Mt. Zion East Baptist Church will be our guest minister.
January 25
HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Steve Flowers will be the speaker for Horizons Unlimited Jan. 25 at the Alexander City Board of Education from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
January 26
ANNUAL MEETING: The Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual meeting and awards banquet Tuesday, Jan. 26 for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 460 Camp Civitan Road in Dadeville. There will be an awards presentation, installation of 2016 officers, displays by chamber members, drawing for door prizes, dinner and a cash bar. For more information call the chamber at 256-825-4019.
January 30
ART WORKSHOP: The Artist Association of Central Alabama is hosting a Zantangle Art Workshop Jan. 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the United Way Conference Room. Cost is $35 for members and $45 for non-members, all supplies included. Call Martha McKnight at 256-8256503 or Dottie Holdren at 256-3774918 with questions or to register. PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Pine Ridge Mission team will have its’ annual Pancake breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 30 from 7 a.m. - 10 a.m. at the Alexander City Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall. The plates are $6 and include 2 big pancakes, sausage, fruit and drink options. The proceeds help fund the teams’ annual trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation including VBS and Community outreach projects.
January 31
BIG DAY: Lake Pointe Baptist Church invites everyone to celebrate a Big Day for the church on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, beginning at 10 AM. Lake Pointe is a new church and the new pastor will be introducing the church strategy of “Come! Let Us Build!� in the morning worship on January 31st. The worship music will be led by Anthony Counts, former pastor of Mountain View Baptist Church in Wetumpka. Faron Golden, pastor at Lake Pointe, will be sharing the church’s plan for serving the community and surrounding area through the message from God’s Word. Lake Pointe is located at 8352 Highway 50, Dadeville, Alabama 36853, and is just a short drive from Tallassee. Everyone is welcome.
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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Mark Conversino will be the speaker for Horizons Unlimited Feb. 1 at the Alexander City Board of Education from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
February 4
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL REGISTRATION: The Alexander City Baseball/Softball Registration will be at Radney Elementary School Thursday, Feb. 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $75. Late registration will be Monday, Feb. 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sportplex Baseball Tower at a cost of $100.
February 5
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL REGISTRATION: The Alexander City Baseball/Softball Registration will be at Radney Elementary School Friday, Feb. 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $75. Late registration will be Monday, Feb. 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sportplex Baseball Tower at a cost of $100.
February 6
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL REGISTRATION: The Alexander City Baseball/Softball Registration will be at Radney Elementary School Saturday, Feb. 6 from 8 a.m. to noon. Cost is $75. Late registration will be Monday, Feb. 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sportplex Baseball Tower at a cost of $100.
February 7
PASTOR ANNIVERSARY: New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Camp Hill will celebrate it’s 7th Pastor’s Anniversary honoring Rev. and Sister Melvin C. Kelley, Jr. Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m.
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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Troy Jones will be the speaker for Horizons Unlimited Feb. 8 at the Alexander City Board of Education from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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Mountain Springs Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Daviston
Pleasant Grove Church of Christ 1819 Bay Pine Rd, Jackson’s Gap
Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist 835 Valley Rd., Camp Hill 334-257-4442
Mt. Carmel Baptist 3610 Dudleyville Rd., Dadeville
Southview Church of Christ 2325 Dadeville Rd., Alex City 256-329-0212
Ridge Grove Missionary Baptist Alexander City, 256-234-6972
Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 63 South, Alex City 256-234-7748
Rocky Mt. Baptist New Site community
New Beginning Baptist 1076 Coley Creek Rd.
Seleeta Baptist Booker St., Alex City 256-329-2685
New Concord Baptist Off hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-5390
Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community
New Elkahatchee Baptist Elkahatchee Rd., Alex City 256-329-9942
CHURCH OF GOD Alex City No. 2 A.C.O.P. Church of God Local Street, Alex City Bread of Life A.C.O.P. Church of God Hwy. 280, Kellyton Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd. Alex City
The Great Bethel Missionary 520 Christian St., Alex City 256-234-5513
New Hope Baptist Lake Martin, off Hwy. 63 256-329-2510
Dadeville Church of God 425 Horseshoe Bend Rd. (Hwy. 49 N.) Dadeville 256-825-8820
Unity Baptist Robinson Rd., Alex City
New Life Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-6190 / 256-329-2635
Marshall Street Church of God 428 Marshall Street, Alex City 256-234-3180
New Pine Grove Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Perryville
New Faith Tabernacle A.C.O.P. Church of God “J” Street
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist 583 S. Broadnax St., Dadeville BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4433
New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City
New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331
BAPTIST – MISSIONARY Bethlehem Baptist New Site
Bethany Baptist Church Bethany Road
New Rocky Mount Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-794-3846
Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville, 256-329-9716
Bethel Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-5070
New Salem Road New Site Rd., New Site, 256-234-2932
Darian Missionary Baptist Church Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City 256-329-3865
Beulah Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-9882
Old Providence Baptist Off Hwy. 63 N., near Hackneyville
The Church of God 13th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1696
Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City
Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989
Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle 256-596-1873
Washington Street A.C.O.P. Church of God Washington Street
Orr Street Baptist 1000 “O” Street (Hwy. 63N) Alex City, 256-234-3171
CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941
Early Rose Baptist 201 E Street, Alexander City Flint Hill Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville
Calvary Heights Baptist Elkahatchee, Rd., Alex City 256-234-7224
Friendship Baptist Our Town Community, 256-329-5243
Camp Hill Baptist Downtown Camp Hill, 256-896-2811
Hollins Springs Baptist Hwy. 280, Goodwater
Comer Memorial 941 E. Church St., Alex City 256-234-2236
Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church 21 East Church St. 256-825-6814
Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327
Liberty Church 1034 Liberty Church Rd. Willow Point Alex City Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793 Marietta Baptist Goodwater Miracle Missionary Baptist 1687 “I” Street 256-215-9788, 256-215-9787 Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St., Alex City, 256-234-5631 Mt. Olive Baptist Hwy. 280 & Jct. 49, Goodwater Mt. Sinai Baptist Fish Pond Rd., Coosa County 256-329-2337 Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 22, New Site Mt. Zion East StillWaters Dr., 256-825-4991 Mt. Zion West Our Town Community, 256-234-7748 New Elam Baptist Hwy. 9, Burtonville, 256-234-2037 New Bethel Baptist Rock St., Dadeville, 256-825-7726 Peace & Goodwill Baptist Cottage Grove Community Alexander City, 256-377-4634 Pine Grove Baptist Eagle Creek Rd., Dadeville
Eagle Creek Baptist Hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-6048 Fellowship Baptist Buttston Community Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church on Claybrook Drive, Alex City 256-839-5339 First Baptist Court Square, Alex City 256-234-6351 First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232 Good News Baptist Church 10493 Hwy. 280, Jackson’s Gap 256-825-2555 Hackneyville Baptist Hwy. 63 N., Hackneyville Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798 Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville Jackson’s Gap Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4951 Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512 Kendrick Baptist Church Nixburg Lake Martin Baptist Hwy 34, Dadeville 256-825-7434 Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 Hwy. 50W, Dadeville Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd., Dadeville, 256-234-7541
Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588 Pine Grove Baptist Camp Hill Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609 River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971 Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327 Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263 Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town
Pentecostal Church of God 163 Franklin Street, Alex City 256-215-4055
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Road, Alex City (Corner of Worthy Place and Dadeville Road)
Flint Hill U.M., Alex City 256-234-5047 Goodwater U.M. Main St., Goodwater, 256-839-6661
Sixth Street Baptist Sixth St., Alex City, 256-234-2408
Fellowship Revival Center Mission 316 6th Ave., Alex City 256-329-1510 weekends
Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street
Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton
Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City
Liberty Life Christian Center 321 “S” Street, Alex City
Wayside Baptist 21 Wayside Circle, Alex City 256-234-5564
Passion Church 3340 Hwy. 63 N., Alex City 256-409-9590
Zion Hill Baptist Hwy. 79, near Horseshoe Bend
The Family Worship Center 365 Scott Road, Alex City
CATHOLIC St. John the Apostle 454 N. Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-3631
METHODIST – UNITED Alexander City Methodist 11th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1284
CHURCH OF CHRIST Alex City Church of Christ 945 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-234-6494
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Trinity United Methodist 280 By-pass, Alex City, 256-234-2455 Union United Methodist 4428 Hwy. 50, Dadeville 256-825-2241 METHODIST – INDEPENDENT Daviston Independent Methodist Daviston, 395-4207 PENTECOSTAL Pentecostals of Dadeville 115 West Columbus Street Dadeville, 256-596-3411
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Haven United Methodist 410 Christian St., Alex City 256-329-8394
PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian 371 Jefferson St., Alex City 256-329-0524
Sandy Creek Baptist Alex City
Meadows St. Church of Christ 306 Meadows St., Alex City
First United Methodist Dadeville, 256-825-4404
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dadeville Church of the Nazarene Corner Hwy. 280 and 49, 256-825-8191
FULL GOSPEL Dadeville Foursquare Gospel Church Old 280 By-pass
Dadeville Church of Christ East LaFayette St., Dadeville
First United Methodist 310 Green St., Alex City 256-234-6322
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Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Robinson Rd., Alex City
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UNITED PENTECOSTAL Alex City Apostolic 3708 Robinson Rd., Alexander City, 256-329-1573 INDEPENDENT Faith Temple Franklin Street, Alex City, 256-234-6421 Family Worship Center 1676 Sewell Street 256-839-6895 First Congregational Christian 11th Ave. South, Alex City GAP Fellowship Ministries P.O. Box 1571, Alex City God’s House 9334 Hwy 63N, Alex City Roger Green Sun. Service: 11:00 & 6:00 Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 Jehovah-Jireh Ministries 252 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-215-4211 Leap of Faith Outreach Ministry 886 Terrance Drive, 256-234-7119
Comer Memorial U.M. 427 East Church St., 256-329-3467
New Bethel Fellowship Church 5474 Rock Springs Road Jackson’s Gap 256-825-3367 The Baha’I Faith 740 Newell Street, Camp Hill 256-896-4007
Duncan Memorial U.M. 3997 Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6708
The Word Bible Church 161 Main St., Alex City, 256-215-5646
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Police Briefs Alexander City Police Department Jan. 11
• Angela Faye Hawkins of Alexander City was arrested for criminal trespass and theft of property. • Domestic violence was reported on Meadows Drive. • Domestic violence was reported on Parkway Circle.
Jan. 10
• Mark Dane McCloud of Columbia, S.C. was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, attempting to elude a police officer, and reckless endangerment. • Angela Faye Hawkins of Alexander City was arrested for criminal trespass, theft of property and public intoxication. • Joshua David Walker of Trussville was arrested for drug trafficking, two counts of possession on a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. • Domestic violence was reported in the 1400 block of 3rd Street. • Domestic violence was reported on Jefferson Street. • Domestic violence and burglary was reported in the 1600 block of Sandy Ridge Road. • Harassing communications was reported on Bethany Road. • Domestic violence was reported on Washington Street.
Jan. 9
• Brent Russell of Jackson’s Gap was arrested for attempting to elude. • Jeremy Corbridus McNeal of Alexander
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City was arrested for harassment. • Terri Nicole Pugh of Alexander City was arrested for theft of property. • Brittney Nicole Burroughs of Alexander City was arrested for appearance in public place under the influence, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. • Criminal mischief was reported on Dadeville Road.
Jan.8
• Burglary was reported on Cedar Creek Lane. • Domestic violence was reported at Robinwood Apartments. • Domestic violence was reported in the 1700 block of K Street.
Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Jan. 14
• A resident of Goldville Road in Daviston filed a report for theft. • A resident of Walls Road in Goodwater filed a report for harrassment. • A resident of Wildlife Road in Camp Hill filed a report for theft.
Jan. 12
• Terry Houston of County Road 103 of Woodland, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear for child support and was transported to the Tallapoosa County Jail.
Jan. 9
• A resident of Highway 50 in Dadeville, filed a report for suspicious activity. • A resident of Wicker Point Road in Alexander City, filed a report for burglary of a residence.
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Fatal crash victim identified by ALEA By MITCH SNEED Editor The victim in a Thursday afternoon fatal crash has been identified by authorities. According to a release issued by Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Trooper Cpl. Jesse Thornton, John Todd Hall, 46, of Sylacauga was killed when the 2012 Nissan Altima he was driving collided with a 1989 Peterbilt tractor trailer log truck on Alabama 49 near the 52 mile marker, which is approximately one mile north of Goldville. The crash occurred at 11:54 a.m. and a call for first-responders went out at 12:01 p.m., records show. The log truck, which was not loaded at the time of the crash, was traveling
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This Nissan Altima was invovled in the fatal accident on Highway 49 just south of the county line in Goldville Thursday.
south on Goldville Road, according to witnesses. Markings at the scene appear to show the Nissan traveled into the lane occupied by the oncoming truck. Hall, who was not using a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to
Thornton. The driver of the truck was transported for treatment with what were injuries that did not appear to be lifethreatening. Nothing further is available as Alabama State Troopers continue to investigate.
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Horseshoe Bend got together and wanted to do something to commemorate the spirit that Cotney brought to her job. So they had a plaque made and presented it to her family before her memorial service. It includes a quote that was dear to Cotney’s heart. The plaque reads: In Loving Memory of Kelly Cotney, Nov. 14, 1980-December 14, 2015 “Saving one animal will not save the world, but for that one animal the world will change forever” Horseshoe Bend Class of 1999 Friday, Cotney’s mother Rebecca Hidbrader delivered the plaque to the Alexander City Police Department to be placed in the Animal Control Office, the place that Cotney’s classmates felt could serve as a fitting memorial. “I thought it was so thoughtful of her graduating class to do that,” Hidbrader said. “We had it at the memorial service, but I believe that the animal control office is the perfect place for it. That way it can be a lasting memorial that people will see and
hopefully think of her and how much she loved her job when they see it.” Cotney’s partner Ken Vernon said he already had a perfect place picked out, next to a picture of Cotney in the office. He said it would help create her very own “wall of fame.” “That means so much,” Vernon said. “She was a special person and it’s no secret how I felt about her. She had a passion for what she did and she was a natural. This will be hung with love and then everyone who sees it can think of her and how much she meant to this place and all the people and animals she came in contact with.” Her mother said since Kelly’s passing she has been touched by all the support and stories of what her daughter meant to them. “We all knew she had a special love for animals,” Hidbrader said. “But I don’t think we as family understood how good she was at it. As we hear all the stories, it is just amazing the impact she had and the stories and memories she created through this job. “So this is the perfect place for it and we are honored to have it hang here.”
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AREA SCHEDULE Upcoming local high school basketball games: Monday, Jan. 18 Horseshoe Bend at Wadley, TBA (Girls)
Tuesday, Jan. 19 Benjamin Russell at Auburn, 5:30 p.m. (Girls), 7 p.m. (Boys)
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Benjamin Russell loses close home match to Prattville
Central-Coosa at Prattville Christian, 6 p.m. (Girls), 7:30 p.m. (Boys) Reeltown at LaFayette, 4:30 p.m. (Boys)
Thursday, Jan. 21 Opelika at Benjamin Russell, 5:30 p.m. (Girls), 7 p.m. (Boys) Dadeville at Wetumpka, 4:30 p.m. (Boys), 5:30 p.m. (Girls)
Saturday, Jan. 23 Booker T. Washington at Dadeville, 3 p.m. (Girls), 4:30 p.m. (Boys)
Monday, Jan. 25 Fayetteville at Horseshoe Bend, 5 p.m. (Girls), 6:30 p.m. (Boys)
Tuesday, Jan. 26 Montgomery Academy at CentralCoosa, TBA (Girls), 7 p.m. (Boys) Elmore County at Dadeville, 5:30 p.m. (Girls), 7 p.m. (Boys) Reeltown at Lanett, 4:30 p.m. (Girls), 6:30 p.m. (Boys)
Thursday, Jan. 28 Elmore County at Reeltown, 4:30 p.m. (Girls), TBA (Boys) Horseshoe Bend at Holtville, TBA (Girls), 5 p.m. (Boys) LaFayette at Central-Coosa, 4:30 p.m. (Girls), TBA (Boys)
Friday, Jan. 29 Dadeville at LaFayette, 5:30 p.m. (Girls), TBA (Boys) Beulah at Reeltown, 4 p.m. (Girls), TBA (Boys) Wadley at Horseshoe Bend, 4 p.m. (Girls), TBA (Boys)
Saturday, Jan. 30 Dadeville at Benjamin Russell, 1 p.m. (Girls), 3 p.m. (Boys)
Monday, Feb. 1 Randolph County at Reeltown, 5 p.m. (Girls), TBA (Boys) Childersburg at Dadeville, 5:30 p.m. (Girls), 7 p.m. (Boys)
Tuesday, Feb. 2 Auburn at Benjamin Russell, 5:30 p.m. (Girls), 7 p.m. (Boys) Randolph County at Horseshoe Bend, TBA (Girls), 7:30 p.m. (Boys) Holtville at Reeltown, 5 p.m. (Girls), TBA (Boys) Dadeville at Central-Clay County, 5 p.m. (Girls), 7 p.m. (Boys)
Wednesday, Feb. 3 Central-Coosa at Winterboro, 4:30 p.m. (Girls), TBA (Boys)
Friday, Feb. 5 LaFayette at Dadeville, 5:30 p.m. (Girls), 7 p.m. (Boys) Central-Coosa at Benjamin Russell, 5:30 p.m. (Girls), 7 p.m. (Boys)
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Benjamin Russell’s Thomas Coley, left, avoids a takedown attempt by Prattville’s James Gomer during the 170-pound match on Thursday at Benjamin Russell’s Gymnasium in Alexander City.
By Robert Hudson Outlook Sports Editor
The Benjamin Russell Wildcats narrowly fell at home to the Prattville Lions on Thursday night. The Wildcats fell 32-27 to the Lions on Thursday night. Benjamin Russell Coach Jeremy Stanford said it was a close defeat, but there were plenty of bright spots for the Wildcats. “We had another opportunity to wrestle them – we’d faced them previously at the Red Devil Duels – and it was good to have a home match and have a competition there,” Stanford said. “We ended up getting beat by five. We had a couple of guys that didn’t make weight, so that kind of hurt us there. But Daniel Bland had a really good match and Andrew Queen beat a guy I don’t think he’s ever beaten. That really was a lift for the team and a lift for Andrew individually. Ryan Green had a good match in the 182-pound match as well. That helped out a lot.” Benjamin Russell’s Saxon Coker won the 120-pound match by a 7-2 decision over Prattville’s Aaron Curry, while Benjamin Russell’s Andrew Queen defeated Prattville’s Reese Gann by pinfall at 138 pounds. In the 170-pound match, Benjamin Russell’s Thomas Coley defeated James Gomer by a 6-1 decision, and in the 182pound match Benjamin Russell’s Ryan Green defeated Prattville’s Kyle Mabry by a 7-3 decision.
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Benjamin Russell’s Saxon Coker, bottom, tries to pin Prattville’s Aaron Curry during Thursday’s home match in Alexander City.
And in the 285-pound match, Benjamin Russell’s Daniel Bland defeated Prattville’s Isaac Fellows by pinfall. “There were some guys who contribut-
ed that helped keep it close, but we’d like to win it as a team,” Stanford said. “Things didn’t work out for us there, but we’ve got bigger and better things to come.”
Dadeville shows improvement in home loss to Holtville By Robert Hudson Outlook Sports Editor
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Benjamin Russell’s Tyler Muniz, left, grapples with an opponent during the 152-pound match on Thursday at Councill Middle School.
DADEVILLE – The Dadeville Tigers lost their home match on Thursday at Councill Middle School The Tigers fell 60-24 to the Holtville Bulldogs on Thursday, but despite the loss, Dadeville Coach Ben Gross said he sees a lot of improvement from his team in the first year of the school’s wrestling program. “I think we performed very well. We did better than what we did the first time against them,” Gross said. “I was very pleased with how we performed. I just tell them to keep doing what they’re doing because we have seen improvement and that score shows we’ve improved. Several wrestling coaches have mentioned we’ve improved a lot. As long as we go forward instead of backward, that’s fine with me.” Dadeville’s Carson
McClendon won the 195pound match, while fellow Tiger Ab Abernathy won the 220-pound match. “I’m extremely proud of the few that we had win, but I’m not disappointed in the rest because we’ve seen a lot of improvement out of them, too,” Gross said. One thing Gross said he has been pleased to see is a growing interest from his team’s enthusiasm to learn the sport that extends beyond matches and practices. “The guys are starting to learn a lot more techniques now. It’s not just conditioning and getting in shape for wrestling, they’re starting to also pick up on technique,” Gross said. “They’re going home and looking up moves on their own and not just what I’m showing them at practice.” Dadeville’s next match will be Tuesday at Beulah with weigh-ins at 4:30 p.m.