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New Site approves gym use Bree Walton sat in her final New Site Town Council on Tuesday night but not before helping the council make an important decision about the old gym and hearing from town attorney Mack Clayton about the need to establish council districts. The council said again it wants to renovate the gym as a practice facility for Horseshoe Bend School, but some members had qualms over safety issues. Clayton told the council as long as certain issues such as closing the basement and bringing life safety measures up to code are addressed, the gym could be used for practice. “It is up to the town to determine if it is safe,” Clayton said. “The insurance company is satisfied.” Clayton said structural engineers had determined the building sound and the state fire marshal wants life safety issues brought up to code for the facility to be used for practice. Councilmember Toby Hanson was worried about the safety issue in regards to the balcony seating. It was decided the balcony will be blocked off and not used. Ultimately all members of the council approved the use of the gym as a practice facility for the school after the life safety issues were brought up to code and the balcony blocked off from use. Clayton said the town is in violation of state law since councilmembers are elected at large. “It is pretty plain,” Clayton told the council. “The statute says we have to have districts. We are not doing it.” Clayton explained the council would need to draw districts, approve them, pass them along to the county election officials and the next election run for office by district. Clayton said the issue needed to be resolved 60 days before the next election. Rep. Ed Oliver was at Tuesday’s meeting to award a proclamation to Virginia Yates in memory of her husband, coach Bryan Yates. See GYM • Page 3

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ith black skies cascading to the ground and a tornado threatening to suck the life out of her, Sharon Watson did the only thing she could do — she stretched out on her bedroom floor with her Chihuahua, Spook, pressed against her back as shattered glass hissed through the air like shrapnel. “I laid down on the floor next to the bed and didn’t know if I would live,” she said. “I felt glass hitting me. It was like knives being thrown at me.” She wondered about her “The Wizard of Oz” collectibles in another room of the house and if she would turn out like Dorothy, whose house was flung into another world by a Kansas tornado in the classic movie. “All I thought about lying on the floor before I blacked out was the house spinning in the tornado, like it did in ‘The Wizard of Oz,’” Watson said. “I could feel the house and the floor moving and I wondered if I would land in some other place.” The roof came off but she stayed put in Wetumpka, her Shangri La. As in the movie, the moral of the story for Watson is there’s no place like home. “I don’t want to leave,” she said. “I couldn’t be in a better city with more love.” Watson survived the tornado that wrecked See TORNADO • Page 5 Jimmy Wigfield / The Outlook

Wetumpka tornado survivor Sharon Watson regains her composure as she salvages what she can from her Tuskeema Street home Monday.

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New mom opts for day care instead of grandma’s care DEAR ABBY: I gave birth a month ago to a wonderful baby boy. My husband and I originally planned to put him in day care when I go back to work. I carefully researched and eventually found one I was comfortable with. When my mom found out, she said she had assumed she would be watching him, so I eventually told her she could. My parents watch my sister’s young children seven days a week. The children are very ill-behaved due to an absent, immature mother and absent father. I do not want my son subjected to their tantrums and violent behavior, nor do I want him to think that their behavior is acceptable. I love my mom very much, and I feel she deserves time away from children, but more than that, I don’t want my baby in that environment. How do I kindly tell her that I’ve changed my mind? I’m afraid it will hurt her feelings. -- AT A LOSS FOR WORDS

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“Breezy” was 12, and his owner had died. Gladys was fostering Breezy until a new home could be found. I told her I’d take him if she couldn’t find another good home. She ended up finding one. Breezy was living with his new owners for about a month when they called to tell Gladys the dog “wasn’t feeling well.” When she went to check on it, she decided the placement wasn’t working out and asked if I would take him. I agreed and told her I would give him a good home. A couple days later, Gladys called saying the previous owners had taken Breezy to a veterinarian and expected her to pay the vet bill because she had taken the dog back. Now she’s expecting ME to reimburse her for the $319 vet bill because I have him! I don’t think I should be responsible for the bill but offered to pay half. Gladys doesn’t agree, and it has turned into a huge

fight between friends. Am I responsible for that bill? Please help. -- DOG LOVER DEAR DOG LOVER: No, you are not responsible. You did your friend a favor by agreeing to take the dog off her hands. The folks who adopted Breezy should be paying the vet bill because they are the ones who incurred it. Further, it was very generous of you to offer to pay half so your “friend” wouldn’t be stuck paying the whole thing. You adopted an old dog. It’s likely that there will be more veterinary expenses in the future. I hope you have pet insurance because you may need it. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Obituaries Mr. James Truman Parkman 1945 - 2019 Funeral Service for Mr. James Truman Parkman, 73, of Dadeville, Alabama, will be Friday, January 25, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Dadeville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 25, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Langley Funeral Home. Mr. Parkman passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Goodwater Healthcare Center. He was born on June 23, 1945 in Alexander City, Alabama to Benjamin Franklin Parkman and Ruby Edith Washburn Parkman. He was a member of Dadeville First United Methodist Church. Mr. Parkman faithfully served in the U.S. Navy and the Army National Guard and was honorably discharged following 22 years of service. For many years, he owned and operated Jim’s

Bait Shop and also worked as an insurance agent with Liberty National and ALFA. He enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing in his younger years, making music with his guitar and harmonica and being a prankster. He loved his family very much and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife, Marsha Parkman of Dadeville; daughters, Becky Taylor of Dadeville, Katie Smith of Prattville and Melanie Clark of Dadeville; daughter-in-law, Laurie Parkman of Milledgeville, GA; grandchildren, Jessica Channell (Zach), Ben Kimbrel, Dennis Parkman, Maggie Parkman, Connor Clark, Logan Clark, Kaylee Clark, and Dylan Smith; greatgrandchildren, McKenzie Channell and Elijah Channell; mother-in-law, Clara Terry; sister, Betty Lyke (Robert); nieces and nephew, Robin Brown, Robbie Lyke, Jennifer Lide, Larry Holcomb, Bonnie Coker, Allen Holcomb, and Eric Lyke; great-nieces, Amylee Brown,

Claire Brown, and Isabella Brown; and a host of other nieces and nephews and family members. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Christopher Parkman; sister, Tiny Holcomb; brother, J.B. Parkman; and niece, Connie Jo Posey. The family would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Sharma, Southern Care Hospice, and the wonderful staff at Goodwater Healthcare for the amazing care that was given to Mr. Parkman and his family. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be given to the St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or www.stjude.org. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.langleyfuneralhome. com. Langley Funeral Home in Camp Hill/ Dadeville is in charge of the arrangements.

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“This is for someone special to everybody,” Oliver said as he handed Yates the proclamation. “This is what the legislature thinks about coach Yates.” New Site police chief Phillip Weddle told the council it is time to start looking at another police vehicle as the department’s 2014 vehicle is starting to have issues. “We just had a $1,600 repair on it,” Weddle said. “It is also in the rotation to be replaced this year.” Weddle also said the council should consider at least a part-time officer as the department’s comp time is building up with little time to use it. “I have 20 hours from just last week,” Weddle said. “We are acquiring it quicker than we can use it.” Weddle said the issue is the department is getting more calls than ever. With budgeting coming up soon, the council consented to start looking at a new vehicle but it was suggested to hang onto the older vehicle to have a backup vehicle and to have a vehicle for a possible part-time officer. Weddle said the fire department had 27 EMS calls since Dec. 15. “It is more than I can ever remember,” Weddle said. “The response time for an ambulance has been about 20 to 30 minutes.” The area has coverage from Tallapoosa EMS but it could be responding from almost anywhere. The area is also covered by Alexander City but the call volume there would keep the department from providing consistent coverage. Mayor Phil Blasingame said he would talk to Ivy Creek again about having an ambulance from Tallapoosa EMS stationed in New Site. He said the last time the company looked at it, there was not enough call volume for it to put an ambulance in the area full time. All agreed there is no clear answer to the issue. Blasingame told the council it would declare Walton’s seat open at the next meeting and review applications for her replacement at the second meeting in February. In other action the New Site Town Council also: • Voted to go into executive session to discuss an item listed under “old business” on the agenda. Clayton said the town had no pending litigation on the matter. The council returned to regular session after 15 minutes. • Learned the town is awaiting federal approval for grants to establish a medical clinic and pharmacy in New Site. “The state has approved us for $200,000,” Blasingame said. “We are waiting on the feds to approve it and we know what is going on in Washington.”

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Rep. Ed Oliver, second from left, presented the family of coach Bryan Yates a proclamation in memory of Yates. The Yates family invited Tallapoosa County Commissioner John McKelvey, left, to the presentation.

• Learned town clerk Shelia Fuller will be going to a workshop on a grant the town received. It will be used to change out the lights in the gym. • Blasingame told the council the new chairs and tables had arrived for the community room and quotes are being sought for painting and new floor covering. • Learned the storage building should be erected soon at the park

• Learned the water improvement project has started. The project changes out many of the water meters, makes improvements to increase water pressure and provides backup power for the pumps near Hillabee Creek. As part of the ongoing water improvements, Blasingame said information has been submitted to Alabama Rural Water for a water rate survey.

and cement will needed to allow the storage of equipment. The council also learned of an issue with the recreation field’s P.A. system. Councilmember Mickey Carter said county commissioner John McKelvey left a $500 donation from his discretionary funds for youth sports. The next meeting of the New Site Town Council is 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4.

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“This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say.” — Brenda Ueland

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“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.” — 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

lexander City music lovers have a rare opportunity tonight to see three legendary performers on the stage at Benjamin Russell’s auditorium. Alex City Arts is sponsoring “The Heart Behind The Music” featuring Teddy Gentry of “Alabama,” John Ford Coley of “England Dan and John Ford Coley,” and Lenny LeBlanc of “LeBlanc & Carr.” Alabama native Kirk Jay, a finalist on NBC’s “The Voice,” will join the trio for the songwriters’ showcase, which begins at 7 p.m. The evening promises to be a treat as the internationally known performers will sing and interact with the audience. Both Coley and LeBlanc credit their longevity to their conversion to Christianity. “A friend of mine called me; he was a smuggler,” LeBlanc said. “He said, ‘Lenny, I’ve been saved. I want you to go to heaven with me.’ And I had no idea what he meant. But something in his voice just struck me deep. He sent me a Bible and I started reading it for the first time — I’d never opened one before. And I was kind of disillusioned with the whole pop scene, the competition, I was just kind of tired of it. The Scriptures started tugging at my heart. I asked God if He was real and He just revealed Himself to me one day at my house.” Coley said he realized focusing on one chapter or verse in the Bible is “like starting on page 800 of a 1,000page book.” LeBlanc said aspiring musicians must listen to their heart. “A songwriter can only write what’s in his heart,” he said. “If you really feel that is what you’re supposed to do in life, give it all you’ve got and go for it. Never give up on writing.” Those attending the showcase tonight should listen closely for meaningful music and meaningful inspiration.

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Officials Jim Nabors is mayor of Alexander City. His phone number at city hall is 256-329-6730 and his home number is 256329-1320 His address at city hall is 4 Court Square; Alexander City, AL, 35010. His home address is 1695 Magnolia Street Alexander City, AL, 35010.

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Bobby Tapley represents District 1. His phone number is 256-3920344. His address is 1821 LaVista Road, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Safety committee.

Buffy Colvin represents District 2. Her phone number is 256-750-0663. Her address is 786 I Street, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Buildings and Property committee.

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Scott Hardy represents District 3. His phone number is 256-4962450. His address is 549 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Parks and Recreation committee.

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Trump shows leadership while Dems pander

ast week, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia offered President Trump some advice on how to end the current border wall standoff. “Always try to find a solution in which both sides come out ahead,” Warner told the president. It’s good advice. Trump is taking it. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., are not. On Saturday, Trump did exactly what Warner suggested, offering Democrats a win-win compromise. In addition to his 230-mile physical barrier, Trump said he would support three years of legislative relief for 700,000 recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, as well as a threeyear extension for 300,000 other immigrants whose temporary protected status is expiring -- 1 million people in all. These extensions, Trump said, would give Congress time to “work on a larger immigration deal, which everybody wants – Republicans and Democrats.” His offer, Trump said, was “straightforward, fair, reasonable and common sense, with lots of compromise,” adding that “both sides in Washington must simply come together … and find solutions.” The Democrats’ response? Pelosi called the offer a “non-starter” even before Trump delivered his speech. Schumer declared it “onesided and ineffective.” That’s ridiculous. Obviously, Trump’s proposal is only an opening bid. But instead of making a counteroffer and negotiating in good faith, Democrats are demanding unconditional surrender. That extremism is playing politics with not only the lives of the DACA and TPS recipients, who would benefit under Trump’s plan, but also the lives of the 800,000 federal

MARC THIESSEN Columnist government workers who are about to miss their second paycheck. Trump is being the adult in the room. He has stopped talking about invoking a national emergency. He’s showing flexibility on the definition of a wall, the number of miles, the amount of money – and adding immigration sweeteners. To demonstrate his support for immigration, he even held a naturalization ceremony in the Oval Office to personally swear in new citizens from Iraq, Bolivia, Jamaica, the United Kingdom and South Korea, telling them “our whole nation embraces you with open arms and joyful hearts.” But it seems Democrats’ objective is not to find a way out of the stalemate; it is to humiliate the president. Since Trump heeded Warner’s advice, maybe the senator should go to his own leadership and tell them the same thing: The only way this standoff ends is with a win-win solution. Trump is willing to let Democrats claim victory, as long as he can, too. Indeed, he is offering Democrats what should be a tantalizing possibility – that a small deal on the wall now could pave the way to a big deal on immigration. As Trump said in his speech Saturday, “If we are successful in this effort, we will then have the best chance in a very long time at real, bipartisan immigration reform. And it won’t stop here. It will keep going until we do it all.” Such a deal, Trump made clear, would include amnesty and a path to citizenship for millions of illegal

immigrants. Indeed, Trump took heat from the right for his Saturday offer, with immigration restrictionists attacking him for supporting amnesty. Trump didn’t flinch at the criticism. To the contrary, he declared, “Amnesty will be used only on a much bigger deal.” The Democrats’ refusal to negotiate is self-defeating. Just as only Nixon could go to China, only Trump can cut an immigration deal with Democrats. Trump is willing to push back on the immigration hard-liners in his own party to make such a deal. By contrast, Pelosi and Schumer are pandering to their party’s hard-liners. It is a pathetic display of political cowardice and opportunism. Their hatred for Trump is so all-consuming that they cannot bring themselves to accept his outstretched hand and make a deal that would give them many of their long-held immigration priorities. They could have enacted comprehensive immigration reform when, under President Barack Obama, they had control of the White House, the House, and a 60-vote, filibuster-proof margin in the Senate. They failed to do it then, and they are failing to capitalize on this opportunity now. It increasingly appears that Democrats don’t seem to want a solution; they want the issue. While Democrats are genuflecting to their base, Trump is showing leadership. If Trump continues on this path, the American people will eventually come to realize it. Polls show that the vast majority of voters want both sides to compromise. On Saturday, Trump openly embraced compromise. The Democrats rejected it. Their position is irresponsible and unsustainable. Time is on the president’s side. Follow Marc A. Thiessen on Twitter @marcthiessen.

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continued from Page 1 declaring Feb. 7 to Feb. 14 as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. • Approved a refund request for a business license. • Approved recreation center rentals. • Learned a speed limit study on

North Loop Road is still ongoing. • Learned discussions are still ongoing for cleanup of two nuisance properties on East Lafayette Street. • Learned discussion is still ongoing on the removal of weather sirens. Citizens are encouraged to register with Tallapoosa Alert in

addition to using other devices such as weather radios to get information about severe weather. The next meeting of the Dadeville City Council is Tuesday, Feb. 12 with a 5 p.m. pre-council discussion and regular meeting starting at 5:30 p.m.

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An EF2 tornado struck the city of Wetumpka on Saturday leaving a lot of destruction and debris.

Tornado parts of Wetumpka on Saturday but the 100-year-old house she and her husband rented did not. Fortunately, because they had no insurance, she and her family salvaged most everything inside the home but they must move. Watson is determined to stay in Wetumpka despite the trauma of her experience. Two days after the tornado, Watson looked at her house and sobbed, her cries absorbed by the crisp air and the monotonous cacophony of chainsaws gnawing through toppled trees. “Why? Why?” she asked between faltering breaths as she leaned against what was left of her front porch. Even Wednesday, Watson remained shaken as inclement weather closed in on Wetumpka. “I can’t handle this wind today,” she said. “I’m trying. It’ll take a while.” Ironically, she moved from Ohio to Wetumpka 11 years ago because of the weather, which she said would make her fibromyalgia more tolerable, and to live closer to her daughter Tabitha and her family. “The weather down here blew my mind,” Watson said. “I came down here and stripped clothes off. These people don’t know what winter is.” She and her husband Jim rented the century-old house on Tuskeema Street which was once the servants’ quarters for a much larger house next door. Watson was watching TV Saturday afternoon in the front living room when the weather grew ominous. “I had my little Chihuahua, my Yorkie and my cat,” she said. “They were all huddled around me. I knew something was up from the way they were acting. Then I heard the siren. Jim called from work and said, ‘Are you OK?’ and I said, ‘No, it’s getting bad.’” She said she saw a power pole across the street fall down and darkness fell upon her house — except for one room. “When the power went out, I saw a blue light in my bedroom,” Watson said. “I went in to see what it was. Jim was still on the phone, asking if I was OK. I said, ‘Something’s happening,’ and I saw things flying by the window. I know this — my dad is an angel and he led me into the bedroom. I saw that blue light. There was no electricity. How do you explain that? I know if I had stayed in that living room, I wouldn’t be telling you my story right now.” She stepped next to their new sleigh bed and looked out the window, which was mostly covered by the headboard, a fact she said may also have helped save her. “They tell you to get in a tub if one’s coming and I didn’t have time to get in the tub,” Watson said. “All I heard was glass and what sounded like shotguns. I told Jim, ‘Oh well, it’s here,’ and we lost the connection.” After the windows exploded, spraying shards of glass throughout the bedroom, the next thing Watson remembered was Wetumpka High School junior Jashay Kendrick, who lived across the street, trying to get into

continued from Page 1 and my brother went over there and I heard crying. We tried to get in. The front door wouldn’t open and I went through the window. She was in the living room on the side of the couch. I had to kick the front door out to get her out. She gave me a big hug. I was glad to see she was still alive.” Others in the immediate area were just as fortunate. On North Bridge Street, Kendrick said he saw a power line had fallen on a car with four people trapped inside and another house that looked split in half. “That whole block has been condemned,” Kendrick said. “But we’re going to make it all right.” Watson’s husband wasn’t sure of that after he left work and frantically tried to maneuver through the debris to reach the house. “I didn’t know if I would find a body or what,” Jim Watson said. “One or two minutes more of that sustained wind and it would have imploded.” The miracles continued the next day. Sharon Watson’s Yorkie and cat fled as the tornado struck but were found safe and alive. “We came back the next morning and heard a meow under the dresser and we found Hershel,” she said. “Sasha ran out of the bedroom before the door slammed shut and we found her behind the toilet. Spook stayed with me. He laid behind me when I was on the floor. I could feel him up against my back.” And her “The Wizard of Oz” collection was intact. “I had just finished a room in there with that,” Watson said. “I had a couple of things in there that came off the shelf and broke but that was it.” In her wizard room, as she calls it, Watson had figurines of “The Wizard of Oz” characters stored in a curio, along with other memorabilia from the movie, including watches, rings, books and even a photograph of herself with some of the actors who played the munchkins in the movie taken during a festival in New York City. She also has a shirt autographed by the munchkins actors which was sealed in a bag and not harmed. In the aftermath of the tornado, Watson said she told a friend in Ohio who also collects “The Wizard of Oz” items about living through the experience. “She told me Glenda the Good Witch must have been looking over me,” Jimmy Wigfield / The Outlook Watson said. Watson said she has been a fan of Wetumpka tornado survivor Sharon Watson, above right, shows where the headboard of her the movie for more than 40 years and bed sat when the bedroom window blew out, top. She laid on the floor next to the bed with vividly remembers the first time she her dog as the tornado struck. Above left: Watson hugs Wetumpka High School junior Jashay saw it. Kendrick, who checked on his neighbor Watson after the tornado. “I remember where the movie starts the back door of his house when he got in black and white and then Dorothy her house to check on her. lands in Munchkinland after the tornado “He’s my No. 1 angel,” Watson said. a message on his cell phone about the and then it turns to color,” she said. tornado warning. “He was the first face I saw. I’ll never A rainbow appeared in the sky over “I closed the door and then all the forget it.” Kendrick, 17, also survived while the lights went ‘Pop! Pop! Pop!’” Kendrick Wetumpka once the tornado passed and Watson, who said she is not religious, back of his house crumbled and it, too, said before he, his brother and two began to realize God protected her. is unlivable. But after his own moment sisters scrambled to take refuge on the “I didn’t have time to pray,” she said. floor in a front room until the tornado of terror, Kendrick thought first of his “I’m not a religious person. I believe in passed. neighbor. a higher power. I know there’s a God “I waited about 15 seconds and “I think I’m too young to be shook looked outside and the first thing I saw now. God kept me alive. I am definitely up,” he said. Kendrick said he was coming through was Mrs. Sharon’s house,” he said. “Me finding a church somewhere.”

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COPACE DISPLAY: There is a display in the lobby of the Alexander City City Hall on the history of Co-PACE, Concerned Parents for Academic and Community Excellence, The display will be up through Friday, Jan. 25.

Saturday, Jan. 26

FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have Family Game night with bingo from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. There will be hotdogs, pizza, chips and soft drinks. WINTER FIELD DAY: The Lake Martin Amateur Radio Club is participating in the 2019 Winter Field Day event Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Senior Center in the Sportplex in Alexander City. The club will practice the setting up and operating an amateur radio (HAM radio) in an emergency situation.

Sunday, Jan. 27

PASTORAL INSTALLATION: Marietta Missionary Baptist Church in Goodwater is holding a pastoral installation service for Pastor Kelvin L. Brown Sunday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. The guest speaker will be Pastor Eddie L. Hunter Miracle Missionary Baptist Church in Alexander City.

Monday, Jan. 28

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Frye Gaillard will present “A Hard RainAmerica in the 1960s” to Horizons Unlimited Jan. 28 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple. QUARTERLY MEETING: The Lake Martin Area Industrial Development Authority will hold its quarterly meeting on Monday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m. in the board room of the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center on the Alexander City campus of Central Alabama Community College. For agenda details, please contact Denise Walls at dwalls@ lakemartineda.com.

Sunday, Feb. 3

PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY: New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating the 10th Pastor’s Anniversary of Rev. and Sis. Melvin Kelley Jr. Sunday, Feb. 3 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Gary L. Dixon of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church is the guest minister. New Harmony is located at 234 New Harmony Road in Camp Hill.

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Thursday, Feb. 7

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

Saturday, Feb. 9

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Dadeville Kiwanis Pancake Day will be Saturday, Feb. 9 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Dadeville Elementary Cafeteria. It is all you can eat pancakes, sausage and ham for $6. VALENTINE BANQUET: Calvary Heights Baptist Church in Alexander City is hosting a Valentine Banquet with dinner and entertainment Saturday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The cost is $10 and proceeds benefit the youth events and camps. Tickets can be purchased at Kennedy Service across from the Post Office.

Monday, Feb. 11

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

Tuesday, Feb. 12

USHER MEETING: The Early Rose District Usher’s meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Cooper Recreation Center.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

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

Saturday, Feb. 16

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning Feb. 16. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

Monday, Feb. 18

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: David Alsobrook will present “Southside Eufaula’s Lost Cotton Mill Village and Its People, 1890-1945” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 4 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

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

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SENIORX: Debroah Jones with SeniorRx will be at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Feb. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to help seniors determine if they are eligible for assistance with diabetic supplies, liquid supplements and medications.

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

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THROW AWAY DAYS: The Tallapoosa County Commission is holding its quarterly Throw Away Days Feb. 25 -26. Dumpsters will be at the Alexander City Courthouse Annex, Double Bridges, in Jacksons Gap at the intersection of Eagle Creek Road and Main Street, at the intersection of Youngs Ferry Road and Gibson Road and at the Union Community Center. Liquids including paint, paint thinner, and pesticides, appliances with compressors including air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, tires, batteries, light bulbs, televisions, computers , propane tanks, and hazardous or medical waste are not allowed.

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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Suzannah Solomon Wilson will present “Alabama Cemeteries and Other Things” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, March 4 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Tuesday, March 12

CHAMBER OPEN HOUSE: The Coosa County Chamber of Commerce is hosting an open house at the E-911 building in Rockford from 3 - 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. Snacks will be provided and everyone is welcome.

Saturday, March 16

COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning March 16. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com.

Thursday, March 21

SENIORX: Debroah Jones with SeniorRx will be at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce March 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to help seniors determine if they are eligible for assistance with diabetic supplies, liquid supplements and medications.

Thursday, March 28

CONCERT: Alexander City Arts is hosting “The Charlestones in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at the BRHS Auditorium. “The Charlestones” are a professional male a cappella quartet.

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Flor to head workforce development at CACC Flor earned his doctorate degree in child and family development with specialization Dr. Doug Flor has been named the in the integration of statistics, dean of workforce development at psychometrics and research Central Alabama Community College, methodology. Flor earned a school president Dr. Susan Burrow double bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in psychology announced Wednesday. and child development â&#x20AC;&#x153;He brings a wealth of knowledge and family science with a Flor to the table when it comes to the needs concentration in human services, of the workforce and how we at the and also has a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in child college level can meet those needs development and family science with and demands,â&#x20AC;? Burrow said in a press a concentration in marriage and family release. therapy. Flor began with CACC in December Flor began working for electronic and has an extensive background in both data systems (EDS) in the late 1990s at business and industry and education. BellSouth in Atlanta and Birmingham, â&#x20AC;&#x153;After meeting with some employers where he was responsible for Y2K in the area recently, I heard how well the compliance across the 6,000 servers in students in the career technical areas are the midrange tower. well-prepared to meet the skill demands He moved up to manage a team of employers,â&#x20AC;? Flor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a great of project managers and technical story that needs retelling. I love telling writers on the BellSouth account and good stories and better stories but I from there went to the EDS East Hub really enjoy telling great stories.â&#x20AC;? project management office, where STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

he drove standardization and consistency in the use of project management processes and tool suites for the Eastern U.S. In 2007-08, EDS was acquired by Hewlett-Packard and Flor began to work in the Americas Project Management Office, where he managed two of integration programs. One was to develop and implement the standards and guidelines for how project reporting would be handled and the second was to get EDS and HP project managers in South and Central America, Canada and the U.S. to use Microsoft Project Server and new standards for reporting, as well as metrics associated with the projects. After 11 years in the IT industry, Flor left HP in 2010 to return to education. During work on his Ph.D., Flor said two experiences were formative for him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first was getting to manage research projects funded by NIH

(National Institutes of Health) in which we did multiple method, multiple perspective, longitudinal research in how parents and children interact with each other that enhance social and academic competency,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have numerous publications based on these research studies and have presented at regional, national and international conferences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The second was being selected by the dean to participate in a threeyear program funded by the federal government at the Fanning Leadership Institute. This is where I caught the leadership â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bug.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Since his return to education, Flor has held director positions related to institutional effectiveness and academic quality assurance at LaGrange College, Northeastern University and the Community College of Rhode Island, as well as serving as interim vice president of academic affairs at a small private college in the Boston area.

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Carnell ‘Cadillac’ Williams named running backs coach at Auburn STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Former Auburn AllAmerican Carnell ‘Cadillac’ Williams has been named running backs coach at Auburn, Tiger head coach Gus Malzahn announced Wednesday. Williams helped lead Auburn to an undefeated season in 2004 while earning All-America honors that year. The 2005 NFL Rookie of the Year, Williams had a seven-year NFL career before entering the coaching ranks. “I’m ecstatic, super excited and humbled to have the opportunity to return home to Auburn and coach at a place that helped me become the man I am today,” Williams said. “I’m very grateful and appreciative of coach Malzahn, the staff and the Auburn administration for this opportunity. Words can’t explain the emotions I had when I received the offer from coach Malzahn. “One of the main reasons I got into coaching was to give back and serve others. I want to help players reach their ultimate goal and steer them the right way on and off the field. I’m not sure there’s a better place I can do that than at Auburn, where I’m forever indebted. I’m excited to get to work. I can’t wait to meet the players and staff, get involved in the community and help get Auburn to the

championship level year in and year out that we know we are capable of.” A native of Gadsden and product of Etowah High School, Williams finished his Auburn career (2001-04) with 3,831 yards on 741 attempts with 45 touchdowns. He broke the Auburn career record of most running attempts, passing Joe Cribbs, and most touchdowns scored, passing Bo Jackson, while finishing second in total rushing yards and allpurpose yards. The 2004 SEC Special Teams Player of the Year, Williams received nine SEC Player of the Week honors in his career, while helping Auburn to a 37-14 record and three SEC Western Division titles. “Carnell Williams is one of Auburn’s all-time greats and we’re excited to welcome him home,” Malzahn said. “Cadillac is a great fit for our program. He understands and cares deeply for this university and the Auburn football program, while bringing a great knowledge of the game. He knows firsthand what it takes to be a successful running back at the highest level and has a tremendous work ethic. We’re glad to have him at Auburn and know he will be a great coach and mentor to our running backs.” The fifth pick overall

pick of the 2005 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Williams was named the NFL Rookie of the Year after leading all rookies in rushing yards with 1,178, while posting six 100-yard rushing games in 14 starts. Williams spent six seasons with Tampa Bay before spending his final season in 2011 with the St. Louis Rams. After being slowed by injuries for several years, Williams was narrowly edged for the AP 2009 Comeback Player of the Year Award by Tom Brady, finishing second after rushing for 821 yards on 210 carries with a 3.9 average and four touchdowns during the 2009 season. Williams finished his NFL career with 4,038 yards with 21 touchdowns and 148 receptions for 1,002 yards and four scores. Williams’ coaching career started at Henderson State in 2015 where he served as the running backs coach. After a stint at the University of West Georgia in 2016, Williams was the running backs coach for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for two season (2017-18). Williams most recently served as the running backs coach for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). Williams graduated from Auburn in December 2014.

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Carnell Williams runs the football against Louisiana Monroe in 2004. Williams was named Auburn’s running backs coach Wednesday.

ASWA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RANKINGS GIRLS CLASS 7A 1. Hoover (25-1) 2. McGill-Toolen (23-1) 3. Sparkman (22-3) 4. Austin (21-5) 5. Spain Park (22-5) 6. Davidson (21-4) 7. Grissom (17-5) 8. Auburn (19-4) 9. Hewitt-Trussville (14-8) 10. Foley (20-6) Others nominated: Vestavia Hills (17-8). CLASS 6A 1. Hazel Green (25-3) 2. Eufaula (22-5) 3. Hartselle (21-3) 4. McAdory (20-6) 5. Blount (18-4) 6. Huffman (20-7) 7. Cullman (20-6) 8. Opelika (20-5) 9. Dothan (16-4) 10. Carver-Birmingham (188) Others nominated: Albertville (17-5), Athens (11-12), Carver-Montgomery (10-9), Clay-Chalkville (139), Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (139), Mae Jemison (14-10), Park Crossing (20-4), Fort Payne (18-8). CLASS 5A 1. Ramsay (21-7) 2. Charles Henderson (186) 3. Madison Academy (21-6) 4. Central-Tuscaloosa (193) 5. Shelby Co. (22-1) 6. Wenonah (18-8) 7. Brewbaker Tech (22-3) 8. West Point (20-4) 9. Pleasant Grove (15-8) 10. Brewer (17-7) Others nominated: East Limestone (18-6), Faith Academy (16-8), Jackson (20-4), Mortimer Jordan (16-6), Southside-Gadsden (15-5). CLASS 4A 1. Priceville (18-4) 2. Sipsey Valley (22-1)

3. Childersburg (23-1) 4. Greensboro (16-1) 5. Sumter Central (21-2) 6. Rogers (20-3) 7. Anniston (18-4) 8. West Limestone (19-4) 9. Oneonta (21-4) 10. Handley (18-4) Others nominated: Cherokee Co. (18-5), DAR (15-11), Deshler (14-8), St. John Paul II (13-10), Trinity (13-7), Wilson (18-7). CLASS 3A 1. Pisgah (23-1) 2. Winfield (24-0) 3. T.R. Miller (18-2) 4. Midfield (17-8) 5. Susan Moore (21-4) 6. Phil Campbell (17-3) 7. Geneva (21-3) 8. Glencoe (15-7) 9. Montgomery Academy (19-2) 10. Locust Fork (16-6) Others nominated: Lauderdale Co. (12-12), Plainview (15-11), Prattville Christian (18-7), St. James (15-7), Slocomb (15-7), Weaver (15-6).

8. Mars Hill Bible (16-8) 9. Belgreen (19-5) 10. R.A. Hubbard (16-7) Others nominated: Covenant Christian (13-5), Decatur Heritage (16-6), Falkville (16-8), Lanett (11-6), Loachapoka (1410), Marion Co. (17-5), St. Luke’s (16-8), WestminsterOak Mountain (13-7). AISA 1. Tuscaloosa Academy (17-2) 2. South Choctaw Academy (19-1) 3. Abbeville Christian (21-4) 4. Lee-Scott (16-4) 5. Northside Methodist (157) 6. Macon-East (11-5) 7. Fort Dale Academy (13-4) 8. Sparta Academy (13-5) 9. Monroe Academy (9-4) 10. Glenwood (11-8) Others nominated: Evangel Christian (169), Lakeside (10-10), Pike Liberal Arts (11-12), Southern Academy (16-4).

CLASS 2A 1. Sand Rock (22-2) 2. Sacred Heart (19-2) 3. Collinsville (20-4) 4. Cold Springs (19-5) 5. Central-Hayneville (15-4) 6. Geneva Co. (16-4) 7. Fyffe (20-5) 8. Samson (18-5) 9. Ariton (14-4) 10. G.W. Long (18-4) Others nominated: Addison (13-8), Calhoun (15-5), Cedar Bluff (12-11), Hatton (17-7), LaFayette (15-5).

BOYS CLASS 7A 1. Mountain Brook (22-3) 2. Hoover (19-7) 3. Florence (24-2) 4. McGill-Toolen (19-5) 5. Sparkman (17-7) 6. Fairhope (18-5) 7. Lee-Montgomery (21-3) 8. Austin (12-6) 9. Oak Mountain (16-8) 10. Central-Phenix City (134) Others nominated: Baker (14-11), Enterprise (19-7), Thompson (17-9), Vestavia Hills (17-9).

CLASS 1A 1. Pleasant Home (14-3) 2. Spring Garden (17-5) 3. Skyline (21-4) 4. Phillips (17-9) 5. Talladega Co. Central (18-7) 6. Florala (20-5) 7. Brantley (18-5)

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CLASS 6A Lee-Huntsville (19-6) Muscle Shoals (19-4) Eufaula (23-4) Pinson Valley (17-6) Columbia (18-7) Sidney Lanier (13-5) Jemison-Huntsville (19-8) Carver-Montgomery (17-

6) 9. Oxford (18-4) 10. Hartselle (17-6) Others nominated: Albertville (17-6), Blount (16-8), Buckhorn (21-5), Gardendale (14-7), Helena (16-7), Homewood (20-7), Hueytown (15-4), McAdory (20-5). CLASS 5A 1. Wenonah (20-4) 2. LeFlore (17-8) 3. Fairfield (18-7) 4. Pleasant Grove (20-6) 5. Hamilton (20-4) 6. East Limestone (16-4) 7. Russellville (16-6) 8. Tallassee (19-4) 9. Brewbaker Tech (17-9) 10. Charles Henderson (1610) Others nominated: Jackson (17-6), Sylacauga (16-7), Vigor (13-8).

(14-6), Weaver (17-6), Winfield (17-7). CLASS 2A 1. Red Bay (21-4) 2. Section (15-7) 3. Fyffe (19-5) 4. North Sand Mountain (16-5) 5. Abbeville (15-5) 6. Tanner (18-6) 7. Barbour Co. (16-6) 8. Calhoun (20-7) 9. LaFayette (21-3) 10. Sacred Heart (14-8) Others nominated: Central-Coosa (124), Chickasaw (12-6), Collinsville (14-8), Cottage Hill (13-6), Daleville (11-6), Geneva Co. (13-7), Houston Co. (12-6).

CLASS 1A 1. Decatur Heritage (23-4) 2. Georgiana (19-3) 3. Cornerstone-Birmingham CLASS 4A (18-6) 1. Hillcrest-Evergreen (18-2) 4. Covenant Christian (18-4) 2. Talladega (18-5) 5. Skyline (17-8) 3. Williamson (18-7) 6. Mars Hill Bible (15-6) 4. Brooks (20-3) 7. R.A. Hubbard (15-8) 5. Sumter Central (20-3) 8. Spring Garden (15-6) 6. Anniston (17-6) 9. Elba (12-4) 7. Escambia Co. (16-5) 10. Francis Marion (15-3) 8. Deshler (18-6) Others nominated: Florala 9. UMS-Wright (15-9) (13-6), Holy Spirit (18-5), 10. West Morgan (15-7) Lanett (11-8), Marion Co. Others nominated: (14-9), Winterboro (14-7). Cherokee Co. (17-5), Childersburg (15-7), Good AISA Hope (18-5), Headland (16- 1. Lakeside (16-3) 5). 2. Morgan Academy (13-3) 3. Success Unlimited (11-3) CLASS 3A 4. Pike Liberal Arts (14-5) 1. Plainview (24-3) 5. Tuscaloosa Academy 2. Westminster-Huntsville (14-4) (19-3) 6. Edgewood (17-4) 3. Prattville Christian (22-3) 7. Evangel Christian (21-4) 4. Piedmont (17-2) 8. Escambia Academy (125. Hanceville (18-4) 6) 6. Lauderdale Co. (17-7) 9. Bessemer Academy (137. Sylvania (15-6) 2) 8. Oakman (13-3) 10. Lee-Scott (11-9) 9. Dadeville (16-7) Others nominated: 10. Pike Co. (12-6) Kingwood (15-5), Lowndes Others nominated: Academy (10-6), Northside Flomaton (16-6), Houston Methodist (11-9), Southern Academy (14-7), Straughn Academy (18-4).