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Disaster assistance approved for Elmore County By JOHN W. PEELER Managing Editor

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday that federal disaster aid has been made available to Elmore County and 38 other Alabama counties affected by the severe storms from Dec.

23-31, following the announcement of the president’s declared state of disaster for Alabama. What that means for residents of Elmore County is federal funding is now available to help offset repair or replacement of county and municipal facilities damaged by the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds

and flooding. “The recovery process is ongoing, and this federal aid help will ensure Alabamians have resources available to rebuild their lives from the December severe weather outbreak,” Governor Robert Bentley said in a press release Thursday. “I appreciate FEMA’s quick

response in approving the disaster assistance. We will continue to work to ensure Alabamians have every resource available to rebuild from the December storms.” Elmore County Emergency Management Agency Director Eric Jones said the news the affected counties, including

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Traffic accidents claim the lives of two

Board of Education to look at Redland crowding The Elmore County Board of Education will try to come up with short-term fixes for Redland Elementary School’s student crowding by their next regularly scheduled monthly meeting. After fielding several concerns from parents and Redland community members regarding the school’s current student population at Tuesday’s BOE monthly meeting held at RES, the board agreed to formulate a list of possible short-term fixes to bring up for discussion in February. “We’ll try to come back next month with ideas and solutions,” Andre Harrison, Elmore County board of education superintendent told the crowd in excess of 100. Opened for area kindergarteners through sixth-graders in August 2009, with eight classrooms added

Elmore County, would be eligible for assistance was both good and bad. “It’s bad we had a bad week (in December) and we sustained the damage … but, it’s great news for the jurisdictions that sustained the damage because it

Officials say both accidents are being investigated, no foul play suspected STAFF REPORTS The Herald Staff

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Carolyn Tyus told the story of her son’s death Wednesday to more than 500 11th- and 12th-graders in the gym at Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook. Her testimony was part of an Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s initiative to combat underage and binge drinking.

Two separate accidents Thursday claimed the lives of two motorists in Elmore County. In Millbrook, a 54-year-old woman was killed in a three-car crash in the 2500 block of Alabama Highway 14 around 4:30 p.m. The female victim was pronounced dead on the scene. A 48-year-old man and a minor in a second vehicle were transported to a Montgomery hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Millbrook Police Chief P.K. Johnson said injuries to the individual driving the truck that collided with the victim appeared to be minor in nature. “I believe he had some broken ribs and a laceration or two,” Johnson said. He said a vehicle traveling westbound crossed into the eastbound lanes and hit two vehicles, including the vehicle of the 54-year-old woman. Johnson said it took several hours to clean up the accident scene. “Right now the accident is still very much under investigation,” Johnson said. “Anytime you have a situation like this involving a fatality

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Program warns students of perils of underage drinking STAFF REPORTS The Herald Staff

For Carolyn Tyus, “the call” came about 2 a.m., while she was away in Orlando on a class trip with her daughter. Her son, Renota, a sophomore at the University of Alabama, was gone — killed by a drunk driver whose blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal level for intoxication. It’s a parent’s worst nightmare. “And the worst part, I have his best friend with me — my 12-year-old

daughter,” she said. “They were two peas in a pod. So now, I have to figure out how do I wake her up and tell her that her best friend in the whole wide world is gone — her big brother. The chaperones helped me wake her up to tell her. And she lost it. She just literally lost it.” Tyus, of Montgomery, told the story of her son’s death Wednesday to more than 500 11th- and 12th-graders in the gym at Stanhope Elmore High School See UNDERAGE • Page 2

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Construction worker dies in accident at Wetumpka Municipal Airport to install a drainage ditch, was fatally injured. “During that installation, An employee of a contract one of their crew was …fatalconstruction company doing ly injured … by one of the business under the name of concrete drain (pipes) striking David Bulger, Inc., died in a him,” Hafley said. work-related or industrial acciHafley said the incident dent Wednesday while working happened around 4:30 p.m. on a construction project at the Wednesday and more details Wetumpka Municipal Airport. would be released pending notiDetective Mike Hafley of the fication of family. Wetumpka Police Department Lindsey Williams, a said a worker for the construcpublic affairs officer for tion company, which was hired By JOHN W. PEELER Managing Editor

Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Atlanta, identified the construction company as David Bulger, Inc. who also does business as David Bulger Construction, Inc., out of Montgomery. Lindsay said an OSHA official was currently investigating the scene. Calls to contact David Bulger, Inc., of Montgomery for comment were not returned at press time.

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Assistance it will keep them from having to go and borrow money … or decimate the general fund,” he said. Jones said the public assistance declaration paved the way to help local jurisdictions with repairing disaster damage impacted by the December event. “It helps the local jurisdictions with repairing the infrastructure that the local governmental agency owns, whether (the agency is) the county commission, the city streets under the jurisdiction of the municipalities, the water systems … it’s for emergency protective measures, as well, any thing that was done in the response and stabilization of the event … .” Jones said since the

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county has gone through the event, completed the damage assessments and received a declaration, the next step is the applicants’ briefing. “(The applicants’ briefing) is where representatives from each of the applicants … the county highway department, the public works director … the City of Wetumpka street department, the managers of the water systems that were impacted … we sit down and have an applicants’ briefing with them and with the FEMA officials … that’s the next part of the process.” Jones said then there is a time period where other governmental entities that did not find the damage at or prior to the damage assessments, then those entities would

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have 30 days to turn in and request public assistance, as well. Jones stressed FEMA funds, known as public assistance, is not for individuals, but for publicly owned buildings, equipment and infrastructure-type items and should not be confused with individual assistance. “This funding, unfortunately, is not for individual assistance … for the needs of individuals,” he said. “This is only for the public infrastructure … buildings, parks, roads, water lines or government-owned equipment … this is only on the public assistance program … publicly owned assets.” Jones said there is still a process ahead, though. “No one needs to think when they show up FEMA is just going to get the checkbook out and write a check,” he said. “It isn’t that easy.” Counties included in the disaster declaration are Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Pike, Perry, Russell, St Clair, Walker, and Winston.

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Underage School in Millbrook. Her testimony was part of an Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s initiative to combat underage and binge drinking. The initiative, “Under Age, Under Arrest,” was launched by the ABC Board in 2013, under the leadership of ABC Board Administrator Mac Gipson. Since then, the ABC Board has presented programs in high schools across Alabama warning students of the dangers and legal consequences of underage and binge drinking, which claim the lives of nearly 5,000 young people each year. In this initiative, the ABC Board partners with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Students Against Destructive Decisions, the Alabama Citizens Action Program, law enforcement and local organizations. Other speakers in the program at Stanhope Elmore included Dr. Bill Day of the Alabama Citizens Action Program; Lt. Robbie Johnson of the Millbrook Police Department; Dean Argo, manager of communications and government relations for the ABC Board; and state Sen. Clyde Chambliss, R-Prattville, whose district includes Elmore County. This is the first “Under Age, Under Arrest” program presented by the ABC Board in Elmore County. Tyus is now a volunteer for MADD Alabama and regularly speaks to students and other groups about the consequences of drinking and driving. At the beginning of her presentation, she asked for five volunteers from the student audience. She instructed them to empty their pockets and put all of their personal possessions – wallets, cellphones, jewelry, even belts — into small plastic bags she gave the students. Later, when she returned the bags to the students, she told them the bag contents represent what a family receives from police after a son, daughter or other family member is killed. Tyus held up the plastic bag of personal items she received from police after her son’s death. “As a parent, you always want your children to bury you, not to bury your child,” Tyus said. “That is the hardest

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thing in the world to do: To pick out a casket, to get your child ready for a burial.” Johnson of the Millbrook Police Department asked students if they knew what the blood alcohol content level for someone under the age of 21 to be considered intoxicated. Under state law for those under age, he said, the BAC level is 0.02. “That’s just a sip,” Johnson said, asking students to think of the consequences. “After getting behind the wheel of a car after taking just one sip, I can get a DUI, or worse if I kill someone.” A DUI arrest, he said, will cost you thousands of dollars in fines and court costs. Plus, you lose your driver license for 90 days. For repeat offenders, the costs and penalties are more. “If you are over 18, you are going to jail,” he said. But worse than the financial costs, he said, is what happens if you are involved in in a drunk driving crash. “If you kill one of your friends, or someone you don’t know, you can be charged with murder,” Johnson said. “A lot of people say, ‘Murder? That’s kind of strict isn’t it?’ According to law, to be charged with murder, you have to have intent to kill that person. The precedent already has been set when you consume alcohol and get behind the wheel of a car. That’s your intent.” The ABC Board handed out cards for students to sign, pledging to obey state law and not consume any alcoholic beverage before the age of 21. In closing the program, Stanhope Elmore High School Principal Jamey McGowin said in his six years as principal, the school has held three graduations in which he had to recognize students who weren’t there. “I don’t mean them not getting to graduate and weren’t there. I mean they are not with us any more,” he said. McGowin said he has seen those things impact students at Stanhope Elmore High School. “I hope and pray that none of our students do anything that is going to take away the opportunity for them to live the rest of their lives,” he said.

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Lt. Robbie Johnson of the Millbrook Police Department speaks to students about driving under the influence Wednesday at Stanhope Elmore High School during the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s initiative to combat underage and binge drinking. Contributed / The Herald

Crowding shortly thereafter, RES’s maximum student capacity stands at approximately 910 and the scool has 918 currently enrolled. Bruce Christian, BOE superintendent assistant for special projects, said short-term fixes could include portable classrooms, plans for two to four more classrooms, among other options. Redland residents told the board they wanted to open the discussion for a future middle school, for which land is available, but the county doesn’t have the money. In other business, the board unanimously approved the 2016-17 aca-

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demic calendar that saw no major changes from the present school year. The Wetumpka High School commons project is on track to be completed by mid-March. Expansion to the Elmore County Technical Center automotive shop is set to begin within the next 30 to 60 days. The demolition of the visitors’ bleachers at both Elmore County High School and Holtville High School’s football stadiums is still out for bids and looks to begin in either March or April.

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for instance, just to give you an example, we don’t believe at this time that alcohol or drugs played a role in (Thursday’s) collision; however if we find out through tests and evidence that it was that could certainly impact on whether or not criminal charges would be filed. We don’t believe that to be the case at this time. Johnson added, “Our thoughts and prayers certainly go out to the victims’ family. It’s horrible anytime there’s a loss of life.”

we turn that over to our traffic homicide unit and they investigate that just like they would any death. All the facts and evidence will be presented to the grand jury at the conclusion of the investigation before the next meeting of the Elmore County grand jury. They will make the final determination as to whether or not any criminal charges need to be filed in the form of an indictment. “At this time, after speaking with my investigators, I do not anticipate criminal charges being filed unless … Pictured are Holtville High School’s kindergarten,first and second grade Students of the Month. Shown are (seated) Brook Findley, Kendal Jackson, Addison Van Houten, Kennedy Ingram, Bekah Darciprete, Melissa Benton, (middle row) Hallie Kate Mann, Kyleigh Benton, Jonathan Flores, Steven Blalock, Cy Barkley, Sarah Acre, Gracen DeVaughn, (back row) Dalton Wingard, Aiziahlynn Kjelstrom, Miracle Zeigler, Contributed / The Herald Hunter Wingard, Olivia Fitts, Hannah McCord and Pate Brock (Not Pictured is Anthony Singleton).

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* Resurfaced ~80 miles of paved roads; 19 roads in District 2 alone *Put into operation new dirt road resurfacing project with 5 dirt roads resurfaced in District 2 alone *Implemented BLUEPRINT 2020 plan totaling $36 million in road, bridge, and facility improvements including new Emergency Operations Center *Additional $9 million from ALDOT allocated for road and bridge projects *Partnered with St. of Alabama to expand water main to Madix, saving and creating new jobs in Eclectic *Partnered with Tallassee Industrial Bd. to expand GKN, saving jobs and creating new ones *Partnered with Eclectic and Tallassee on road projects within town/city limits including road widening project to Tallassee Elementary School *Allocated $100,000 to Elmore Co. Vol. Firefighter Assoc. to build training facility *Allocated funds to each District 2 school *Implemented new departmental and non-profit organization budget hearings for increased accountability and made open to the public *Began recording Commission mtgs. for improved public access and Commission transparency through Elmore County website *Maintained a balanced county budget entire term

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Looking inward, introspection comes with time and experience

few years ago one of my coworkers made a comment to me about my column. I was telling her how much I liked doing the column because it gave me the chance to write about things other than sports and how a longtime friend of the paper had made a comment to me at a wedding on how much he enjoyed the “softer side” of me. Carly’s comment to me — that happens when you are on the “other side.” The “other side” of what? Of course she went on to mention my age. We delved into a discussion of course and she explained what she meant by the comment by saying my age, and being on the “other side” had allowed me to be a bit more introspective about life. Introspective? I really never thought much about being introspective. What I thought I was doing was applying all I had learned and experienced over the years, but I guess I did have to look inward to put it all

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Dear John By John W. Peeler together and decide how I felt and thought about different things. I believe we all become a little introspective now and then, even those who want to be looked at as the “Rock of Gibraltar.” Many see someone being introspective as a weakness, but I actually find it as strength. The ability to be in touch with how you feel about particular things has nothing whatsoever to do with a physical strength, manliness or being looked at as a strong independent woman. In fact, I believe it takes an even stronger person to be able to show

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their feelings, say how they feel about something or take a look inside and be maybe a little philosophical. Why? Because it takes courage and inner strength to be different than the stereotypical male or female, as far as being able to be emotional goes. It would be like saying you cried when your team lost the Super Bowl, but you didn’t when Old Yeller died in the movie. While one type of crying may be acceptable to your peers, the other would not be — in some circles. Being able to look introspectively helps define who you are as a person, what your beliefs are, what you stand for and your particular ideas on certain things. An introspective outlook, and yes you can look outwardly at the inside, has helped me stay away from different types of people at different times in my life simply because their outlook on life is so much different than mine. Sometimes a look inside can change

your life, and at other times, give you validation of your belief system. Is there really a point and time in your life, when as my coworker said, age has a part in it? Maybe — maybe not. I believe there are points and times in our lives when we reach certain milestones that make us all a little more introspective, but I also believe there are times when circumstances cause us to look inside ourselves. As I get a little older I have become more introspective, but only because I can draw upon circumstances in my life that give me insight into myself. Yes, I cried when I was younger when Old Yeller died, and I probably would today, as well — but not because of age — because I know who I am from the inside, or as my coworker put it, the “on the other side.” I guess even that is being introspective.

Some sports documentaries are better than events

ver the year-end holiday season, viewers of cable or satellite television have come to expect marathons of certain programs on certain channels. The SyFy Channel’s non-stop New Year’s proffering of original Twilight Zone episodes just completed its 21st cycle (and “The Invaders” is still, arguably, the standout episode from that classic series, which ran from 1959-1964). Then there’s WTBS’s annual presentation of back-to-back broadcasts of A Christmas Story for 24 hours. That non-stop redundancy just completed its 20th annual cycle, and one wonders how many viewers have been able to memorize the entire movie’s dialogue. And this year, I noticed that more than one ESPN channel was running programs from that sports broadcaster’s redoubtable “30 for 30” series. Originally created for that network’s 13th anniversary in 2010, the programming has since expanded, and now totals some 90 documentaries (three “volumes” of 30 episodes each), as well as a 13-installment series called ESPN Films Presents, and an alternate series called ESPN 30 For 30 Shorts found on the sports channel’s website. Directors for “30 for 30” documentaries have included luminaries such as Barry Levinson, Spike Jonze and John Singleton, as well as actors like Peter Berg and Tate Donovan. Obviously, many viewers would have seen certain episodes previously, but here was a chance to revisit those programs, or check out a lot of new ones. And ESPN seemed to do a decent job of laying out documentaries in a “buffet-style” presentation, with appropriate scheduling. For example, “The U” and

The SoCalled Column By Willie G. Moseley “The U Part 2” were shown backto-back. Directed by University of Miami alumni Billy Corben, the two documentaries present a straight-on look at that college’s recent football history and the accompanying scandals and criminal behavior of players. In the mid‘90s, one periodical published an article titled “The Miami Record,” which chronicled the arrest records of football players instead of citing gridiron statistics. Things were so bad that in the mid-‘90s, Sports Illustrated called — on its front cover — for the termination of the Miami football program. Many of the “30 for 30” documentaries involve controversial behavior by famous athletes that has been investigated over time and has fractured many a legacy or legend. Oftentimes, performance-enhancing drugs are cited. Sprinter Marion Jones’ Olympic scandal gets examined, and “Brian and the Boz” asserts that former football player Brian Bosworth had a larger-than-life, steroid-fueled alter ego. There are also several decent boxing documentaries, including a 2013 effort called “No Más,” which chronicles the infamous end to the second match between Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran, and a journey by Leonard, decades later, to Panama to meet with Duran (the American fighter described the reunion as “awkward”). The title of “Chasing Tyson” concerns an elusive matchup

between Evander Holyfield and the so-called “Baddest Man on the Planet.” Put off for years by numerous roadblocks (including Iron Mike’s imprisonment), the resulting matches with Tyson — particularly the second, were, again, infamous. Moreover, Holyfield’s no role model himself, so a viewer probably can’t relate to his so-called frustration. As for documentaries concerning sports in this area, there’s “You Don’t Know Bo” (a biography of Bo Jackson), “Ghosts of Ole Miss” (about the University of Mississippi’s unbeaten football season, juxtaposed with the attempt of James Meredith to integrate that school the same fall), and “Roll Tide/War Eagle,” which does justice to this state’s fabled football rivalry and includes commentary from uber-fan Harvey Updyke, who poisoned the trees at Toomer’s Corner in Auburn. The same folks that created the “30 for 30” series have also made some 24 (so far) documentaries under the “SEC Storied” banner, and a lot of those were being broadcast on the SEC Network around the end of the year. Among the interesting ones were “In Search of Derrick Thomas (a bio of the late Alabama/Kansas City Chiefs player) and “The Book of Manning,” a nicely-done profile of the state of Mississippi’s first family of football (although the redundant scenes of Archie looking through a scrapbook are a bit tedious). I’m not particularly an intense sports fan, but almost anytime a documentary can do truth and justice to a particular subject (even if a lot of people root against such teams or athletes), it usually makes for decent viewing. The “30 for 30” programs and associated fare are always worth checking out.

Primary election day is March 1, get registered

he Primary Election March 1 is just around the corner. Anyone may register to vote if he or she resides in Alabama, is at least 18 years old on or before Election Day, hasn’t been barred from voting due to a disqualifying felony conviction and hasn’t been declared mentally incompetent by a court. MARCH 1, 2016 PRIMARY ELECTION DEADLINES Feb. 12 — Voter registration deadline (due to Monday Holiday) Feb. 13 — Deadline to postmark voter registration form Feb. 25 — Last day to apply for absentee ballot Feb. 29 — Deadline to hand-deliver or postmark absentee ballot Voter Registration forms may be picked up at the Board of Registrar’s Office in the Elmore County Courthouse in downtown Wetumpka. Forms can be

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downloaded from the Secretary of State’s website (alabamavotes. gov) and mailed to Elmore County Board of Registrars. All state and county offices providing public assistance (Medicaid, WIC, DHR, etc.) also have voter registration forms available. Absentee ballots may be obtained from the Circuit Clerk’s Office in the Judicial Complex at 8935 U.S. Highway 231 in Wetumpka. For questions regarding Absentee Ballots, contact the Circuit Clerk at 334-514-3116. In order to vote, Alabama requires voters to have a valid photo ID at the polls. Any voter

without photo ID is eligible to obtain a free Alabama Photo Voter ID card by visiting the Board of Registrars’ Office. For more information, visit www.alabamavoterid. com. By law, voters who fail to present valid photo ID will be allowed to vote using a provisional ballot. Individuals barred from voting due to a disqualifying felony conviction may request to restore their voting rights (if all terms of the felony conviction sentence have been fulfilled). Contact the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles at 334-242-8700 for assistance. Additional election information including polling place verification, ballot application status, sample ballots, etc. can be reviewed at alabamavotes.gov. Citizens may also contact the Elmore County Board of Registrars from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through at 334-567-1150.

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Religion Calendar • Living Word Church in Wetumpka will host a night of Youth takeover at 6 p.m. Jan. 24. There will be a worship band, a powerful youth-focused message with pizza and drinks to follow. It is all FREE! Call 334-498-4646 for more information. • Calvary Baptist Church will have a Men and Boys Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 24. This event is open to all Men and Boys. The special guest speaker will be Rev. Jeff Finklea. • New Home Baptist Church in Wetumpka will host SALT (Serving and Learing Together) Conference Feb. 4-5. To register and arrange lodging, contact Eric Sutton no later than Jan. 28. Call 334-567-5966 or 334-398-5697. • Calvary Baptist Church will have a Healthy Relationships Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29. The night will focus on the importance of building Godly relationships within couples whether you are married, engaged, dating, or looking for someone. Dinner is $9 per person and includes Chicken Cordon Bleu, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Rolls, and Cheesecake. Tickets are on sale in front foyer or by calling the church office.

Obituaries Glenn R. Robertson Millbrook businessman Mr. Glenn R. Robertson, age 41, a resident of Deatsville, Alabama, passed away January 12, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Nathan Attwood officiating. The interment will follow at Tri Community Cemetery. Mr. Robertson was a Home Builder and Commercial Realtor in Millbrook, Alabama. He is survived by his loving mother Mayrene Robertson Schram of Deatsville, Alabama, and many loving and devoted friends and other family members. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Elmore County Humane Society in care of Sylvia Watts, 3850 Rosehill Road, Millbrook, AL 36054. The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 23, 2016 from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the church. Brookside Funeral Home of Millbrook, Alabama, directing.

• Calvary Baptist Church will host a Healthy Homes Celebration Day beginning at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 30 with a family day of fun. This will be a time of teaching Faith at home as well as spending some quality time strengthening your own families. You will go out and enjoy an afternoon for fun with just your family. At noon, there will be a Senior Adult Potluck Lunch and at 6:30 p.m. Family Celebration Time. • Calvary Baptist Church will host a Healthy Churches Sunday Jan. 31. Soup and Chili Potluck lunch following morning service. •Claud Independent Methodist Church will host a Bible Conference at Wetumpka High School beginning with a Prayer Breakfast at 7 a.m. at Shoney’s in Wetumpka. The first session of the conference will be from 10 a.m.12:15 p.m. at Wetumpka High School with the second session from 6 p.m.-8:15 p.m., also at Wetumpka High School. Sunday School and worship service will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by the worship service at 10:45 at Claud IMC. The final session of the conference begins at 6 p.m. at Wetumpka High School. Speaker of the event will be Dr. Gareth (Gary) Cockerill. He is the academic dean and professor of Biblical Interpretation and Theology at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. • Shoal Creek Baptist Church will host “Eat Healthy! Live Healthy!” at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 in the main sanctuary. Registered dietitian Allan Higgenbotham will be the speical guest speaker. This is a free program sponsored by the Library Team of the church. It is open to the public. • Newsboys - We Believe, God’s Not Dead Tour will perform at 7 p.m. March 31 at Garrett Colisuem in Montgomery. Tickets start at $25. They may be purchased at ticketmaster.com or call 334-356-6866 for more information. • GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group will begin meeting at Calvary Baptist Church in Wetumpka. The group will meet on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. until noon and on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. There is a $25 registration fee to help cover cost of materials. The church is located at 504 West Osceola Street, Wetumpka. For more information, call the church office at 334-567-4729.

Chapel United Methodist Church every third Wednesday at 11 a.m. The gathering includes devotion, program, prizes and covered dish luncheon. Local pastors and families encouraged to attend. • Calvary Baptist Church offers a Bible study “War Room” Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Uncle Bob’s Doghouse in Wetumpka. Everyone is invited. Call the church office at 334-452-1931 for more information. •Mulder Memorial United Methodist Church hosts a noon salad luncheon the third Thursday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call 334-567-4225 for more information. •First Presbyterian Church of Wetumpka holds a fellowship lunch every third Sunday after worship. •Celebrate Recovery, which deals with life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups, holds meetings every Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Santuck Baptist Church. •Christians of all denominations are invited to participate in a cooperative Bible Study held each Tuesday 1-2 p.m. at 103 West Tuskeena St. in Wetumpka The group is self-led and selects a book of the Bible to read through and study together. All are welcome. •Friendship Closet, a ministry of Friendship Baptist Church, is open the first Tuesday of each month from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Those who need clothes, shoes, etc. for women, men and children, may visit. •Hope For Healing Grief Support Group meets the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Tallassee. •River’s Edge Flea Market is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. at East Tallassee United Methodist Church. All vendors welcome – new items, old items, crafts, youth groups, ball teams, baked goods, produce and food. Various booth costs available. For info, call Joan Wood at 334-313-4913 or Melanie Baker at 334-415-8314. All proceeds are used for churchsponsored programs.

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288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 567-2486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Weoka Millbrook Baptist Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 567-4458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 312-1878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic 541-3460 Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic 567-5837 Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka 567-8649 Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rifle Range Rd., Tallassee 567-9801 Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic 541-2418 Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka 567-6209 Saint James Baptist 101 Gantt Rd., Deatsville 569-3006 Santuck Baptist 7250 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2364 Seman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville 569-2482 Springfield Baptist Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-3665 Titus Baptist 6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka 334-531-2120 Tunnell Chapel Baptist

210 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2589 Victory Baptist 5481 Main St., Millbrook Wadsworth Baptist 2780 Hwy. 143, Deatsville 569-2851 BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 567-1141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787 First Missionary Baptist at Guilfield 412 Company St., Wetumpka 567-7455 Goodhope 1389 Willow Springs Rd. Wetumpka 567-7133 Lebanon 17877 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 514-1097 Mount Canaan 1125 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-2141 Mount Pisgah 16621 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 567-3668 Mt. Zion 371 AL Hwy. 14, Elmore, 567-2613 Mt. Zion #3 1813 Luke Paschal Rd., Eclectic New Home 5130 Elmore Rd., Wetumpka 567-5966 Second Missionary 760 N. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8601 Spring Chapel Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-6493 Sweetwater 163 Michael Lane, Wetumpka 334-538-9415 Tabernacle Baptist 1020 W. Tallassee St., Wetumpka 567-0620 BAPTIST - PRIMITIVE Bethel Old School 4625 Jackson Rd. (C.R. 103), Wetumpka Providence 4850 Chana Creek Rd., Wetumpka CATHOLIC Our Lady of Guadalupe 545 White Rd., Wetumpka 567-0311 CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ of Elmore 470 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6670 Church of Christ Grandview Pines 165 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook Cold Springs Church of Christ 5920 Alabama Hwy. 143, Deatsville Georgia Road Church of Christ 4003 Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-2804 Lightwood Church of Christ 251 New Harmony Rd., Deatsville 569-1510 Redland Road Church of Christ 2480 Redland Rd., Wetumpka 514-3656 Wetumpka Church of Christ W. Bridge St. At W. Main St., Wetumpka 567-6561 CHURCH OF GOD Elmore Church of God 10675 Rucker Road, Elmore

Gethsemane Church of God 705 Cotton St., Wetumpka 567-9886 Church at the Brook 2890 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Maranatha Church of God 2621 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6786 Victory Tabernacle AOH Church of God Hwy 143, Millbrook Wetumpka Church of God Hwy. 9 N. Wetumpka 215-3091 CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN Cedarwood Congregational Christian 10286 US Hwy 231 N, Wetumpka 567-0476 Seman Congregational Christian 15970 Central Plank Rd., Seman Union Congregational Christian 8188 Lightwood Rd., Marbury 569-2122 EPISCOPAL The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Ave., Tallassee 252-8618 Trinity Episcopal Church 5371 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-7534 St. Michael & All Angels Church 5941 Main St., Millbrook HOLINESS New Beginnings Holiness 865 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-9211 Summit Holiness 2050 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Temple of Deliverance Holiness 620 Alabama St., Wetumpka 514-3114 JEHOVAH’S WITNESS Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 9235 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-8100 LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1405 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-8339 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Cobbs Ford Rd., Millbrook LUTHERAN Christ Lutheran Church 2175 Cobbs Ford Rd., Prattville PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 100 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8135 Millbrook Presbyterian Corner of Main St. & Coosada Rd. Valley View Presbyterian - PCA 4125 Rifle Range Rd. Wetumpka 386-2386 SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST First Elmore Seventh Day Adventist 210 Lucky Town Rd., Elmore 514-1020 INDEPENDENT METHODIST Claud Independent Methodist Church 81232 Tallassee Hwy, Eclectic 541-2552 UNITED METHODIST Cain’s Chapel United Methodist 96 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-2375 Central United Methodist Church 11721 Central Plank Rd. Central

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Elmore United Methodist Church 40 Hatchet St., Elmore 567-8653 First United Methodist Church 306 W. Tuskeena St., Wetumpka 567-7865 First United Methodist Church 3350 Edgewood, Millbrook Harmony United Methodist Church 8000 Titus Rd., Titus Mulder Memorial United Methodist 3454 Fire Tower Rd., Wetumpka 567-4225 New Style United Methodist 64 Old Georgia Plank Spur, Wetumpka 567-9840 Oak Valley Station United Methodist 162 Parsonage Road, Tallassee 541-3924 Pierce Chapel United Methodist 1003 Pierce Chapel Rd., Santuck 265-6099 Providence United Methodist 1540 Providence Rd., Titus Robinson Springs Methodist Church 5980 Main St., Millbrook Trinity United Methodist 135 Little Weoka Creek Rd., Equality 567-9997 Union United Methodist 691 Central Rd. Eclectic Wallsboro United Methodist 11066 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Millbrook Church of the Nazarene 3251 Browns Rd., Millbrook PENTECOSTAL Faith Deliverance Church 475 Jackson St., Elmore 567-9209 OTHER Central Bible Chapel 3630 Edgewood Rd., Millbrook Chapel of Praise Hwy. 14, Millbrook Cornerstone Full Gospel 9301 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-9143 East Chapel MP Church Airport Rd., Millbrook Grace Bible Church 2251 Main St., Millbrook Gracepoint Community Church 78223 Tallassee Highway, Wetumpka 514-9292 New Life Church - Millbrook Sanctuary Worship Center 1688 Ceasarville Rd., Wetumpka Servant Fellowship Church P O Box 1423, Wetumpka 567-2190 servantfellowshipchurch@windstream.net The Worship Center 2705 Williams Rd., Wetumpka Time of Refreshing Fellowship 117 E. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-7750 Victory Temple (Pentecostal church) 1173 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-7779 Words of Life Church 105 Cousins Rd., Wetumpka 514-2730

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Area Calendar Community Live in Concert: Boyz II Men When: Jan. 23, 8 p.m. Where: Wind Creek Entertainment Center, Wetumpka Details: The four-time Grammy Award winning group will perform for the first time in Wetumpka. In addition to four Grammys, the group won nine American Music Awards and nine Soul Train Awards. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster.com Relay for Life Team Captains University When: Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Where: Faulkner University, Harris Building, Room 101; 5345 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery Details: Email Amber Voss, Community Manager, Relay For Life at amber.voss@cancer.org Blood Drive When: Jan. 23, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Walmart of Millbrook Details: Hosted by LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. Prattville Mardi Gras Celebration and Parade When: Jan. 23, 11 a.m. Where: Downtown Prattville Details: The celebration starts at 11 a.m. followed by the parade at 2 p.m. From the Heart Pocket...Letters and Music of the Civil War When: Jan. 23, 7 p.m. Where: Tallassee High School Auditorium Details: A theatrical production that takes audiences back to the time between 1861 and 1865 when Confederate soldiers were engaged in battles, marches and the trauma of war agsinst the Union. Advance tickets are $8 each and $10 at the door. Call 334-283-2722 or 334-283-6888 for more information. Taste of Elmore County When: Jan. 25, 6-8 p.m. Where: Wetumpka Civic Center Details: Tickets are $25 each and will benefit the Elmore County Food Pantry. Purchase tickets at the food pantry. Millbrook Relay for Life Kickoff When: Jan. 26, 6 p.m. Where: Millbrook Civic Center Elmore County Relay for Life Kickoff Battle of the Bands When: Jan. 28, 6 p.m. Where: Wetumpka Civic Center Details: Applications for the bands to enter can be found at www.relayforlife.org/wetumpkaal Mardi Gras Father & Daughter Dance When: Jan. 29, 6-8 p.m. Where: Southside Middle School Gym Details: Tickets are $30 per princess and her date and $5 for each additional princess. Tickets are $35 at the door. Tickets are available at Alabama Power, WACQ, Segrest Law, First Community Bank, Trustmark Bank, Tallassee City Hall, Suzannah’s Photography and Turf Tastics. Call 334-252-0036 for more information. Millbrook Revelers Mardi Gras Festival and Parade When: Jan. 30, 9 a.m. Where: Village Green, downtown Millbrook Details: Festival grounds with various rides for children

and vendors will open at 9 a.m. The parade will begin at noon. Petite and Little Miss Wetumpka Pageants When: Jan. 30, Noon Where: Wetumpka High School Commons Details: For children K-6 in the Wetumpka Public School System. Call Tracy Harmon at 334-425-0608 for more information. The Eclectic Boys Club When: Feb. 3, 10:30 a.m. Where: Kuntry Kitchen Restaurant in Eclectic Details: The Eclectic Boys Club winter meeting. If you are from or live in Eclectic or been thru Eclectic, you are welcome. Come and hear about a crime committed in Eclectic more than fifty years ago that made headlines in every newspaper in the United States and headlines around the world. Order of Cimarron Mardi Gras Celebration When: Feb. 6, 9 a.m. Where: Downtown Wetumpka Details: Vendors will be open at 9 a.m. in Gold Star Park. The parade, which runs from West Bridge Street down South Main Street will begin at 1 p.m. Kathleen Madigan - The Mermaid Lady Tour When: Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. Where: Montgomery Performing Arts Centre Details: Tickets start at $17. Purchase them at ticketmaster.com. FOWL present “Murder on the Menu” When: Feb. 7, Noon Where: Wetumpka Civic Center Details: Spend the afternoon with 14 mystery authors from around the country at an annual fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of the Wetumpka Library. Registration is $40 per person and includes a catered lunch and goodie bag. Visit the library website for author line-up www.wetumpkalibrary.com Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Dinner When: Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m. Where: Wetumpka Civic Center Details: Annual meeting and reception Roaring 20s style. Call 334-567-4811 for more information. Wetumpka Depot Players present “Steel Magnolias” When: Feb. 11-14 & Feb. 18-21 Where: Wetumpka Depot Theatre Details: Purchase tickets by calling 334-868-1440 or log on to www.wetumpkadepot.com Elmore County Relay for Life Committee and Team Camptain Meeting When: Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m. Where: Elmore County Firefighters Association (191 Red Eagle Drive), Wetumpka Artist reception at “The Kelly” When: Feb. 12, 5:30-7 p.m. Where: Kelley Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery (408 S. Main St.), Wetumpka Details: Meet and greet the artists of “Abandoned Rural America” and “The Land: God’s Gift” and enjoy an RC Cola and Moon Pie as well as other Southern delicacies made and grown in rural Alabama.

Valentine’s Day Blues Show When: Feb. 13, 7 p.m. Where: Garrett Coliseum, Montgomery Details: Show features Betty Wright, Willie Clayton, Wyndell “B,” J-Wonn and Vick Allen. Table seating is $45 and arena seating is $40. Tickets are available at www. ticketmaster.com Tuesdays with Kelly When: Feb. 16, Noon-1 p.m. Where: Kelley Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery (408 S. Main St.), Wetumpka Details: Event includes lunch and a short educational program about rural Alabama. This event features “The Holtville Story,” which is a movie made in the 1940s about Holtville High School. Eat Healthy! Live Healthy! When: Feb. 16, 7 p.m. Where: Main Sanctuary of Shoal Creek Baptist Church, Deatsville Details: Registered dietitian Allan Higginbotham will be the special guest speaker at the free event. It is sponsored by the church’s library team. Elmore County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s 19th Annual Hunting Heritage Dinner When: Feb. 18, 6 p.m. Where: Wetumpka Civic Center Details: Single, couples, sponsor and corporate table tickets available. A ticket includes an all “you can eat” ribs and chicken meal as well as a one-year NWTF membership. Other activities included with tickets: silent auction, live auction, raffles including a total of 19 guns to be given away. For other information and/or tickets, call Gene Calhoun 334-315-2636 or Phil Savage 334-850-7997. Millbrook Players present “Li’l Abner” When: Feb. 18-21 & Feb. 25-28 Where: Millbrook Community Theatre Details: Based on the classic comic strip, Li’l Abner is packed with one show stopping dance after another - pure entertainment for the whole family! Tickets are $8 for children ages 6-12. Tickets are $12 for ages 12 and up. Visit www.millbrooktheatre.com or call 334-782-7317 for more information. Tea Party at Seven Gables When: Feb. 20, 10 a.m. Where: Seven Gables, Tallassee Details: We’ll get dressed up and have some tea and hor d’oeuvres. Bring a friend. Special appearance from a princess. First child is $35 and additional siblings are $25 each. Call 334-283-2900 to reserve. Elmore County Humane Shelter presents: Getting Down with the Dawgs Drawdown When: Feb. 20, 5 p.m. Where: Wind Creek Wetumpka Entertainment Center Details: A $100 ticket gives you a 1 in 300 opportunity to win $10,000. Tickets include buffet dinner, chance to win door prizes. There will also be a cash bar. Tickets are now on sale. Call 334-567-3377 for more information. Montgomery Chamber Music Organization presents the Dover Quartet When: Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. Where: Wilson Auditorium, Montgomery Details: For more information or ticket information call 334-277-3505 or log on to www.montgomerychambermusic.org

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RECLASS REACTION Perry, Foshee talks plans to keep WetumpkaStanhope rivalry going

By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Longtime rivals Wetumpka and Stanhope Elmore arguably felt the largest ripple effect from the new reclassification Wednesday morning. The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board unanimously approved the 2016-17 and 2017-18 realignment, a reconfiguration that divided the Mustangs and the Indians, located 12 miles apart, into two separate regions. According to the Alabama High School Football Historical Society, Wetumpka and Stanhope have been in the same region since 1975. Wetumpka won last year’s meeting, 14-13. “We were surprised by (the reclassification),” Wetumpka head football coach Tim Perry said. “Obviously, our surprise was, I guess for the first time in I don’t know how many years, Wetumpka and Stanhope are not in the same region. And

(Stanhope Elmore head football coach Jeff Foshee) and I have talked and we’re trying the best we can to work out a non-region date.” Foshee said scheduling rival Wetumpka is a high priority heading into his 17th season with the Mustangs. “It’s very important, and we’re trying to do all we can do to make it happen. We need to,” Foshee said. “It’s a big rivalry game, it helps pay the bills and it’s been done for a long time. “Hopefully, us and Wetumpka can find a spot and continue playing. I don’t think there’s ever been a time where those two were not in the region together – I know not in my lifetime.” While both schools remained in Class 6A, Stanhope – who went 2-7 last year – stayed put in Region 2 with CarverMontgomery, Dothan, Northview, Park Crossing and Russell County, while Wetumpka – who made the playoffs in 2015 for the third consecutive season – moved

over to Region 3 with Benjamin Russell, Chelsea, Chilton County, Helena, Opelika and Pelham. Sidney Lanier replaced the Tribe in Region 2. In region play next season, the Indians will play a 2015 semifinalist in Benjamin Russell and a quarterfinalist in Opelika. “There are no such things as easy regions. We have quality teams in our region, but that’s what you expect,” Perry said. “We feel like we have a chance to compete. We’re going to be excited about it, we’ve already started our offseason program. We’re going to continue to work hard and start preparing for the upcoming season.” The Mustangs will line up in region contests in 2016 against a lot of teams they’ve played the last two years. While they’ll have that familiarity, and more than likely rivals Wetumpka and Prattville (Class 7A) remaining on the schedule, Foshee expects his team to have to navigate one of the toughest slates in the state.

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Wetumpka quarterback Keldon Washington (1) protects the ball as Stanhope Elmore safety Deante Gibbons tries to strip it out during last season’s region game at Hohenberg Field.

“We need to have a great offseason program and get ready for next year and win some games. Our region is tough and our non-region is going to be tough,”

Foshee said. “We don’t play a Mickey Mouse schedule. Class 6A, from top to bottom, is probably the most competitive class in the state.”

New possibilities for Stanhope Dawgs’ tough region gets tougher Wetumpka may reignite storied rivalry By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

h, just think of the possibilities. A lot of people – including me initially – were left scratching their heads, pulling out a map and a ruler to double check the distance and then scratching their heads with said ruler Wednesday, after the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s new reclassification had split Wetumpka and Stanhope Elmore into two separate Class 6A regions. How’s it possible for two schools 12 miles apart not end up in the same region? Well, the major domino here was Carroll-Ozark dropping back down to Class 5A, leaving the two Dothan schools (Dothan High and Northview) with next to no other option but to drive north for region games. And the bones fell from there, all the way up to the Tennessee line. I can understand the confusion and, for some, anger about the longtime Elmore County rivals not matching up regionally for the next two seasons. It’s true, the Mustangs and the Indians have played each other 45 straight years, 40 of those as regional opponents.

CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Through all those years, there have been blowouts and instant classics, county bragging rights won and lost, glory slipping through fingertips. No one wants to think about the flame of a great rivalry burning out. Let’s squash any concern right here, right now: Wetumpka and Stanhope will play in 2016. It’s just a matter of when – and that’s how the thrill of this matchup can exponentially grow. I’m not saying the county rivalry was handcuffed by an obligatory meeting every season, but in the aftermath of the new realignment, it seems as though the possibility of the rivalry flickering out just may rejuvenate the passion and the pride between the schools, teams and fan bases. Can you imagine Wetumpka and Stanhope opening up 2016 against each other? Talk about a season tone-setter. Jeff

Foshee and Tim Perry would have to hold their boys back in preseason practice they’d be so amped. Or what about the two old foes closing out the season, much like the Iron Bowl? I guess I should ask now if there is any IndianMustang divided households for some fun stories. How about this option: what if they met in the first or second round of the playoffs at FosheeHenderson or Hohenberg? Could you handle the tension of your rival potentially ending your season? For senior players, could you cope with your final high school game being a postseason loss to your bitter rival? To me, these potential scenarios are why Wetumpka and Stanhope no longer being region foes is arguably the best thing to happen to the rivalry in a long time. Perry and Foshee can now inject creativity into the game like never before, making it more meaningful for the schools, teams and fans than ever. Just think of the possibilities.

Elmore County dominates Holtville By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Elmore County outshot Holtville early and often en route to a dominating, 62-27, area victory Thursday at HHS. The No. 9-ranked Panthers (14-7) improved to 3-2 in Class 4A, Area 5 play, while the Bulldogs (3-11), who have already collected their highest win total since 201213, fell to 0-5. “We shot the ball well, the best shooting night for us, I thought, in a while,” ECHS boys basketball coach Warren Brown said. “We really shot the ball well from the outside, which is something we had been struggling with.” The Panthers jumped out early, but Holtville kept the score close in the first quarter, led by point guard Brant Evans, and forwards Dajon Reeves and KéBryant Sagers. Then, the flood gates opened for ECHS from the outside with senior Johnnie Jasper and junior Will Venable, who scored nine and seven respectively, in the first half as Elmore County went up, 30-13, by the break. “We kind of got cold,” Bulldogs boys

basketball coach Cortes Mitchell said. “We fought hard. Elmore County, they’re ranked No. 9 for a reason, they’re a pretty good team. I give that much to them. “They kind of beat us up tonight, they’re big, physical, they just outplayed us. They were hitting their shots, and we weren’t hitting our shots. We got a lot of good looks, but they were on and we were just off tonight.” The Panthers poured it on in the second half, outscoring Holtville 32-14. Jasper led all scores with 19, while Venable ended up with 11. Deontay Jackson paced HHS with seven points. Reeves had six and Evans added five. The Bulldogs traveled to Thorsby Friday and will host Booker T. Washington-Magnet Tuesday. The Elmore County girls drummed Holtville, 75-15, Thursday night at HHS. Lady Panther senior point guard Elissa Brown dropped 32 points and freshman guard Madison Traylor added 19, igniting the 60-point blowout. Point guard Ramona Bozeman led the way for Holtville with seven points, while Kayla Taylor scored six and Taylor Plymon had two.

Holtville didn’t think the football region its played the last two years could have gotten any tougher. After the release of the 201617 and 2017-18 reclassification Wednesday by the Alabama High School Athletic Association, the unthinkable happened. Not only did the Bulldog’s region from 2014-16 remain intact, retaining 2015 Class 4A state champion Leeds and semifinalist Munford, but county foe Tallassee fell into their schedule after dropping back down from 5A to 4A. The Tigers made the playoffs both years in 5A. “We essentially have the same region, and then you add a 5A playoff team to it,” HHS head coach Hunter Adams said. “Obviously, it makes if tougher, it that’s even possible. Our region truly teaches football character building and opportunities to overcome adversity and

how to fight through the toughest obstacles possible or imaginable.” Childersburg, Dadeville, Elmore County and Handley make up the rest of 4A, Region 3. The Bulldogs have lost 16 straight region contests, dating back to 2013, and currently have the state’s third-longest active losing streak at 20 games. Most of Adams’ team returns, with the departure of only five seniors. With 28 back, including quarterback Reece Burbage who accounted for 1,189 total yards, and the entire offensive line, the coach will look to his experienced players. “(This region) will take a huge stop forward by our upperclassmen. We have a lot coming back, but I know some say, ‘coach, who do you get back?’” Adams said. “But they know what to expect, they’ve seen this before, sans Tallassee. They’ve got to be the ones willing to have the wagon hitched to them, put everything on the table and fight to overcome adversity.”

Wetumpka senior pitcher and shortstop Cody Herring signs to play college baseball with Pensacola State Cory Diaz / The Herald College during a ceremony Thursday morning.

Indians’ Herring inks with Pensacola State By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Finishing his high school career the right way fuels Cody Herring. The Wetumpka pitcher and shortstop jumpstarted his senior season Thursday morning, signing a national letter-of-intent to play college baseball at Pensacola State College. “This means everything,” Herring said. “It’s a blessing. I can’t thank enough all the coaches that have coached me throughout the years, who put me through all the hard work and suffering. I couldn’t be more blessed.” With offers from instate junior colleges, Central Alabama Community College, Lurleen B. Wallace Community College and Wallace State Community College, Pensacola State felt like the place for him, Herring said. “I loved it down there. Everything was nice, the baseball field was nice, the school was nice, everybody was nice down there. I thought that was the place.”

Herring has garnered First-Team AllArea honors for the Indians the last two years at different positions, at pitcher as a sophomore and at utility as a junior. Last season, the right-hander led the Wetumpka pitching staff in strikeouts (62) and offensively in batting average (.388) and runs scored (29) from the leadoff spot. Herring said Pensacola State likes his versatility, as he’ll get an opportunity to play shortstop as well as pitch. One of two collegiate baseball signees on this season’s Indians’ club and a three-year WHS varsity veteran, Herring said there’s one thing left to accomplish to finish his prep career the right way. “It’s going to be fun this year. I would like to go to the playoffs one time in my high school career,” he said. “If not, it’s been a blessing. It would mean everything. I know it would mean everything to the players, too. “We’ve been going in a drought, not going to the playoffs and we can finally do that. It would be pretty special.”