Jan. 29, 2019 Alex City Outlook

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Pawn tales

City schools get an 80, state report card shows

Local pawn shop owner sees odd items come and go

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

The Alexander City School System improved two points from 2017 to 2018 in the annual report card compiled by the Alabama Department of Education.

New superintendent Dr. Keith Lankford said the outgoing administration of former superintendent Dr. Darrell Cooper deserves credit for the system’s overall grade climbing from 78 to 80. “I think Dr. Cooper, the teachers, parents and students should be commended for that,� Lankford said. “We had a lot of growth in some areas and we did see improvement. We want to build on that and continue to increase each year. The Alexander City School System has great opportunities to excel. I feel we have so much potential here.�

The highest score in the city school system is an 86 at Radney Elementary School, which received an 82 on the 2017 report card.

Alexander City Middle School was not far behind, increasing its score from 77 to 84. Benjamin Russell saw the largest jump of any of the city schools, going from the bottom of the pack at 69 to third with an 80.

Jim Pearson and Stephens elementary schools each received a 72, representing a decline of three points for Stephens; Pearson was not scored on the previous report card.

While Lankford is happy to see overall improvement, he said much work remains. “We want to celebrate our successes but we don’t want to get content and satisfied with mediocrity,� he said. “We should want to always be striving for success.�

To that end, Lankford said he and others in the city system are developing plans to address deficits in the schools.

This includes looking at an increased collaborative process for vertical alignment and asking instructional leaders to examine ways to cut absenteeism. “A strategic plan will address that,�

By R RON COLQUITT For TThe Outlook

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ndy Tucker has been in the pawn shop business for more than 20 years and has learned some hard lessons along the way.

One is don’t let anyone pawn w a live critter. ““I did take three horses one time,�

Tucker said with a grin. “I vowed that I c wouldn’t take anything that eats because u once cee you get them, you’ve got to feed them.� m Tucker, 54, owns Depot Gun & Pawn on T U.S. S Highway 280 and City Pawn Shop in downtown Alexander City. w The location on 280 is crammed with T both h usual and unusual items. Al, a large black c male cat, is a fixture there and has pretty t much taken over after wandering into o the shop about three months ago. “All he does is eat and sleep,� said “A Tucker, who added for some strange reason c people op who drop by are afraid of Al, posop sibly ly because he is a black cat and could ly bring n bad luck.

The shop has become a museum of oddiT ties,, including the torso of a male mannequin n with a gas mask attached to its head.

Then there is the Yeti cooler labeled T “zombie m body part containment case.�

Nearby is an artificial arm holding a beer N stein n and it’s not the only one to have been in the h building. ““The oddest things pawned were prosthetic t arms and legs,� Tucker said before conceding so many weird things have been nc pawned over the years he has trouble narw rowing down the list. w “Well, ““W W a pole-dancing pole was odd,� he ssaid. “We sold it, too. That took a few weeks. e And we got one of those slings, one of those swings that they do strange stuff h in the h bedroom with. We sold it two weeks

Ron Colquitt / For The Outlook

Andy Tucker, above, owns two pawn shops in Alex City and sees a lot of both usual and unusual things each day, like the arm holding a beer stein below.

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NWS warns of slick roads after today’s snowfall

By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor

Forecasters said it’s certain up to 1 inch of snow will fall on Alexander City this morning but the worst effects of the fast-moving winter storm will be ice clinging to local roads tonight and Wednesday morning.

Temperatures will plummet rapidly behind an arctic front today, falling to freezing in the late afternoon and to 21 degrees tonight, preventing a complete melting of rain and snow, according to Jason Holmes of the National Weather Service in Birmingham. “Our concern is the winter moisture staying on the roads, bridges and overpasses and it could turn into black ice,� Holmes said. “It will drop down to the low 30s by 10 a.m. and be freezing by around 3 or 4 p.m.�

After the snow ceases this afternoon, periodic sunshine and strong northwesterly winds could help dry the moisture but may not remove all of it.

Holmes added the wind chill could drop to 26 by See SNOW • Page 3

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Today’s snowfall could cause slick roads and officials are advising residents to take caution.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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Overserved party guest hides mishap on sofa under pillows DEAR ABBY: We need some advice. Recently we hosted our annual holiday party and invited all of our neighbors and friends. Our invitation stated that the party would run between 5 and 11:30 so our guests could also attend other parties that might be going on at the same time.

As our party was winding down, it was noticed that one of our guests -- who had been at a previous party -- had wet themselves on our sofa and covered the spot up with throw pillows. We served wine, punch, etc. at our party, but this couple arrived pretty tipsy already. In the future, should we just not invite these neighbors? We are very distressed about this. What do you suggest? -- OOPS! IN THE MIDWEST DEAR OOPS!: The guilty party should have owned up to what happened and offered to pay for having your couch professionally cleaned rather than try to cover it up. If you are 100 percent sure it was one particular couple, not invit-

DEAR ABBY Advice ing them to more gatherings would absolutely guarantee that it won’t happen again.

P.S. Covering your furniture in waterproof slipcovers when you entertain a crowd may be something you might want to consider in the future.

DEAR ABBY: I am a boarding school student, and I absolutely hate it here! I worked hard to get in, and I realize how lucky I am to have been accepted, but I just want to go home and go to school at my public high school with all of my friends and my brother. My friends understand, but my parents think I’m over-exaggerating.

I am sad all the time, and I cry at least once a day. How do I approach this to help my

parents understand? -- AWAY FROM EVERYTHING DEAR AWAY: You stated that you worked hard to get into this school, but you miss being with your friends back home. The quality of education you are now receiving will prove very important when you are getting ready for college. It’s possible that with some help you can make new friends at this school. Stop crying alone and talk about your feelings with a trusted teacher or administrator.

I’m sure it won’t be the first time the person has heard something like this, and the input you receive could prove helpful.

DEAR ABBY: I work at a job that requires I call several business people each day.

Often I need to leave a voicemail message. It has become more and more common for voicemail greetings to say, “I will call you back at my earliest convenience.” I find this very off-putting and rude, as if my call is an intrusion and

they will call back “whenever.”

I think the word “convenience” is best used when offering it to someone else, as in, “Call me at your earliest convenience.” I always try to return phone calls promptly, whether it’s convenient or not. Am I just old-fashioned or what?

-- NOT SO CONVENIENT IN SACRAMENTO DEAR NOT SO: The individuals you are calling have the right to put any message they wish on their voicemail greeting. He or she may be on another business call or away from the office. The voicemail message is not being addressed to you personally.

You ARE old-fashioned.

You also appear to be overly sensitive, and I think, for your own sake, you should get over it.

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Obituaries Mr. Joe ‘Ennis’ Berry

Abbie McDaniel Waldrop

Funeral service for Mr. Joe ‘Ennis’ Berry 94 of Alexander City, AL; Wednesday, January 30, 2019; 12 p.m.; GAP Fellowship Ministries, Alexander City, AL. Burial, Alexander City Cemetery Alexander City, AL Visitation: Tuesday, January 29, 2019; 1 – 7 p.m. at funeral home.

On January 25, 2019 Abbie McDaniel Waldrop went to be the Lord. Born April 19, 1920, she passed away a few weeks from her 99th birthday. She died quietly while surrounded by family and loved ones. Abbie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John R. and Edith I. McDaniel of New Site, AL, her husband Blake Thomas Waldrop of Sylacauga, her brother John Kendal McDaniel of Birmingham, sisters Omie Bryant of Beaumont, TX and Genell Benton of Groves, TX. Abbie is survived by her daughter and husband Judy and John Dill of McCalla, AL, son Blake Terrell Waldrop and wife Debra of Hoover, AL and son Richard E. Waldrop

Final arrangements entrusted to Armour’s Memorial Funeral Home.

Ms. Gustine Goggan Ms. Gustine Goggan passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at Brown Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Wright’s Funeral Home.

Jerry Walker Bynum III 1992 - 2019 A Celebration of Life Service for Jerry Walker Bynum III, 26, of Jacksons Gap, Alabama will be Friday, February 1, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the Dadeville First United Methodist Church. Rev. Michael Carver and Steve Davis will be officiating. A visitation will be held Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Dadeville First United Methodist Church.

Walker passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2019. He was born on September 24, 1992 in Opelika, Alabama to Jerry Walker Bynum Jr. and Cheryl Magoni Bynum. He was a member of Dadeville First United Methodist Church and the Central Alabama Emmaus Community. He was a 2011 Dadeville High School Graduate, Faulkner State Community College Graduate, and attended Auburn University. He was scheduled

to join the United States Air Force.

Walker lived life to the fullest and had a very precious free spirit which he shared with many friends, teammates, schoolmates, coaches, and teachers.

He always lived life on the edge; whether mountain hiking or climbing, wakeboarding, snowboarding, playing ball, surfing, fishing or exploring the outdoors; he was there! He loved to shoot guns and fireworks and to light bon fires. Walker never met a stranger. His love for people was on the edge of his sleeve and he would take the shirt off his back for someone in need. Walker was a very loving and protective brother and son. He loved God and he was always willing to share his testimony with others.

Walker had a “one of a kind” sense of fashion and one would never know what he would be wearing when. He owned more miss matched socks that anyone on earth. He was Walker!

He is survived by his parents, Jerry Walker Bynum Jr. and Cheryl Magoni Bynum; sisters, Brannon Lee

and wife Dorinda of Sylacauga.

Grandchildren include Lieutenant Colonel Steven Waldrop and wife Amanda, Major (ret.) Todd Waldrop and wife Laurel of Birmingham, Drew Waldrop and wife Ashley of Auburn, AL and Clay Waldrop and wife Alison of Chelsea, AL. Abbie is also survived by four great grandchildren Blake, Ethan, Benjamin, Banks Waldrop and numerous nieces and nephews.

Abbie enjoyed a close relationship with Jesus, reading the Bible daily, and attending church services as often as she could. She spent much of her adult life in Sylacauga, AL, retiring from Dixie Color Printing.

Graveside service will Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 2 p.m. at Bethany Cemetery in Clay County, AL In Lieu of flowers the family request donations to the Bethany Cemetery Fund, C/O Lenn Kennedy, 359 Kennedy Dr., Wadley, AL 36276 Online condolences can be made at www.curtisandsonfh.com Curtis and Son North Chapel will direct the services.

Bynum and Baxlee Alicia Bynum and his grandmother, Marilyn Brannon Magoni.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Rev. Jerry Walker Bynum and Permeillia Harris Bynum and his grandfather, John Charles Magoni.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Walker Bynum Memorial Scholarship Fund, PO Box 1944, Montgomery, AL 36102 or CRATA/ Cherokee Ridge Alpine Trail Assoc., PO Box 240503 Eclectic, AL 36024 or www.crata.org or Camp ASCCA, PO Box 21, Jackson’s Gap, AL 36861 or Central Alabama Emmaus, PO Box 241571, Montgomery, AL 36124-1571 or Dadeville First United Methodist Church, 140 W. Lafayette St., Dadeville, AL 36853.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome. com.

Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Public Meetings • Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5:30 p.m.

• Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month.

Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m.

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• Coosa County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford at 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday and at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday.

• Coosa County Industrial Development Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board

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• Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. with a pre-meeting at 5 p.m. in city hall.

• Daviston City Council meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Daviston Fire Department.

• Goldville Town Council meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall.

• Goodwater City Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held at the Caldwell Center at 6:30 p.m.

• Jackson’s Gap Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month.

Meetings are held in town hall at 6:30 p.m., all Jackson’s Gap citizens are encouraged to attend.

• Kellyton Town Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the community center in Kellyton.

• New Site Town Council meets the first and third Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Conference Room in the Town Hall.

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• Rockford Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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Alexander City is in the limited impact area of today’s forecast. This image was the current forecast as of Monday night.

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midday and will continue to fall.

“Our advice is to try to stay off the roads (today), (tonight) and Wednesday morning.” Holmes said. “(Alex City) should get above freezing after noon on Wednesday.”

With a winter weather advisory in place, Alexander City and Tallapoosa County school officials are not taking chances with student safety, deciding to close all schools today. Today’s athletic events in Tallapoosa County schools were moved to Monday and a decision on Wednesday’s schedule will be made at 3 p.m. today, according to Tallapoosa schools spokesperson Casey Davis.

Superintendent Dr. Keith Lankford said he expected conditions to improve enough Wednesday for Alex City schools to reopen then.

Holmes said the forecast for Alex City has not changed significantly since Saturday — a 100 percent chance of rain turning to snow with accumulation of up to 1 inch possible — but he warned of an abrupt changeover from rain to snow.

“A quick burst of heavy snowfall is possible anywhere in the advisory area which could lead to difficult travel conditions,” the NWS forecast said.

Holmes said rain will increase after midnight and the transition to snow should begin about 5 a.m.

“We don’t see any freezing rain, which is good,” he said. “With this arctic front, there will be an abrupt shift in the wind from the northwest and there should be fast transition to snow, probably within an hour. You should see snow from around 6 a.m. to noon, then the moisture will move out of the area.

You could see a little accumulation.”

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While this morning’s snowfall was not forecast to be as heavy as the one in 2018, Alexander City and Tallapoosa County schools both decided Monday to close schools today.

Holmes said the NWS does not expect enough snowfall to cause widespread power outages.

Tallapoosa County Emergency Management Agency director Jason

Moran said he met with county and school officials Monday morning and will continue to monitor the weather.

“It looks like the initial front will move through (this) morning between

7 and 10 o’clock, then the temperature will drop,” he said. “It just depends on how much moisture evaporates in the afternoon before it gets dark and freezes.”

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Lankford said. “We are also looking at instructional audits. We want to make sure what we’re doing is minimizing the gaps in data.”

Lankford said the state report card doesn’t measure all the positives in the school system, including an abundance of evidencebased learning (EBL) projects at Benjamin Russell and an emphasis on community service.

“This is just one aspect of who we really are as a school system,” he said. “The report card, it’s an accountability measure, but it’s only one thing that we do.”

After listening to civic groups, church groups and others, Lankford believes the schools can tap into additional resources in the com-

munity.

“This community is very giving,” he said. “I hear people saying, ‘Whatever you need, let me know.’”

According to the newest report card, the entire state received a score of 80. Four schools (W.H. Council Traditional School and the Eichold-Mertz School of Math and Science in Mobile County, Loveless Academic Magnet Program in Montgomery County and Cherokee Bend Elementary School in Mountain Brook City) received 100s, while the Limestone County Virtual School Center was the lowest at 47. There are 76 failing schools in the state, according to the new report.

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City schools superintendent Dr. Keith Lankford, center, said the state report card doesn’t measure all the positives in the school system.

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But if you do have the need to travel, remember these tips:

• Accelerate and decelerate slowly.

Applying the gas slowly, and remember that it takes longer to slow down on icy roads.

• Drive slowly. The normal dry pavement following distance of three to four seconds should be increased to eight to 10 seconds. Leave plenty of space between your vehicle and other motorists to allow reaction time for unexpected situations.

• Don’t stop if you can avoid it. If you can slow down enough to keep rolling until a traffic light changes, do it.

• Don’t power up hills. Applying extra gas on snow-covered roads just starts your wheels spinning. Try to get a little inertia going before you reach the hill and let that inertia carry you to the top. As you reach the crest of the hill, reduce your speed and proceed down hill as slowly as possible.

• Don’t stop going up a hill. There’s nothing worse than trying to get moving up a hill on an icy road. Get some inertia going on a flat roadway before you take on the hill.

Considering the forecast, don’t tempt fate if you can help it. If you don’t have somewhere you have to be, watch the snow from indoors.

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Be cautious if P roads are icy

n our area, and Alabama in general, forecasting winter weather is a guess at best. With that said, officials from the National Weather Service predicted as of Monday our area had strong potential to have freezing rain and likely up to 1 inch of snow today.

City and county school officials made a smart decision to go ahead and close schools today. While the weather could end up being nothing, it’s always better to be safe than sorry. It’s not worth the risk.

Our area doesn’t see snow or ice very often, so drivers are unaccustomed to driving in those kinds of conditions and government agencies simply don’t have equipment to deal with snow like they have in the northern part of the country.

For those reasons, we caution residents about the dangers of driving should frozen participation occur.

First and foremost, if possible, stay home. If you really don’t have to go out, don’t. Even if you can drive well in the snow, not everyone else can.

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resident Trump ended the partial government shutdown last Friday until Feb. 15. Hopefully, he and Congress can make a deal before Feb. 15 to strengthen border security and keep the government open.

Earlier that morning, 29 heavily armed federal agents in 19 vehicles with flashing lights, including two armored vehicles, arrested a pajama-clad and shoeless Roger Stone and raided his home before dawn. Stone has been charged with lying to Congress. Mueller’s team knows Stone’s passport has expired and he is no flight risk. Nevertheless, when Stone answered the front door, he faced the barrel of an assault weapon and was brought outside and handcuffed while CNN covered the raid with their cameras. Later that day, Stone appeared in court and was released on his own recognizance.

On Friday, Jan. 11, The New York Times headline read, “F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia.” Unnamed sources cited in the story claimed, “Agents also sought to determine whether Mr. Trump was knowingly working for Russia….” What is it with Friday news?

Late Thursday night, Jan. 17, just in time for Friday news, BuzzFeed posted this: “President Trump Directed His Attorney Michael Cohen

DANIEL GARDNER Columnist To Lie To Congress About The Moscow Tower Project.”

America’s leftwing Trumphaters went apoplectic claiming “the smoking gun” and “final nail in the coffin.”

Later that day Mueller’s team released a rare public statement rebutting BuzzFeed’s claim: “BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the Special Counsel’s Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen’s Congressional testimony are not accurate.”

If that were not enough fake news for a Friday, a group of high school boys from Kentucky got caught up in a national scandal, i.e. fake news.

Covington Catholic High School sponsored a field trip to the March for Life in Washington. Ordinarily, Catholic teens attending the national March for Life would not be news. But, these are not ordinary times.

America’s left continuously looks for any semblance of “news” for Trump-haters.

The teenaged boys represented nearly everything the left hates: white, male, Christian, Catholic, pro-life and wearing MAGA hats. Talk about

making yourself a target and inviting vile hatred and expletive-filled rhetoric that has become mainstream and unremarkable for lefties!

The boys were waiting for their school bus in the same area where black Hebrew Israelites were verbally assaulting Native Americans with such rhetoric as “You ain’t no child of God. You are the Indian. You are a blue-eyed demon. That’s the last Mohican.” The attackers were using a bullhorn, thus attracting a lot of attention, especially from curious teens on a high school field trip.

That’s when the attackers turned their attention to the boys, shouting racist insults.

One of the Native Americans stepped between the boys and the black Hebrew Israelites to try to keep the peace. Selected video of one of the boys facing the Native American went viral.

For the rest of the day, without knowing what actually happened, the left brutally, bitterly and hatefully launched an unrestrained attack on the boys in the national media and social media.

This is America today.

Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist who lives in Starkville, Mississippi. You may contact him at PJandMe2@gmail. com or interact with him on the Clarion-Ledger website http://www.clarionledger. com/story/opinion

Ed Oliver represents the 81st District covering Coosa, Chilton and Tallapoosa counties.

He can be reached on his cell phone at 334803-1889. His office is located at 11 South Union Street Suite 410-B in Montgomery.

Tom Whatley represents the 27th District covering Lee, Russell and Tallapoosa County. He was elected to the Alabama Senate on Nov. 2, 2010, and can be reached at 334-242-7865.

His office is located at 337 East Magnolia Drive, Auburn.

Clyde Chambliss Jr. represents Senate District 30, which includes portions of Elmore, Autauga, Chilton, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties.

He can be reached at 334-343-7883 or at clyde. chambliss@alsenate.gov

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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Technology invades daily life “I

feel like a 90-yearold man trapped in the future.”

My friend and I are standing in a hotel where so much technology is baked into the place you would swear you were standing in the cargo bay of Stanley Kubrick’s classic movie “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

We are not in the future, but rather a mainstream hotel off a generic highway exit 30 minutes north of Fort Worth, Texas. Blink and you would miss it.

“I can’t even figure out how to turn the lights on and off in my room,” he said.

There are moments when we realize the world is relentlessly marching forward, leaving us increasingly behind, holding on by only our fingertips.

We have everything from doorbells that double as video cameras to small connected devices on the kitchen counter capable of making a new television arrive on our doorstep the next day.

All of this, however, can leave some, like my friend, standing in the technological dark fumbling to turn on the lights.

My friend was not alone in over-connected funk.

LEONARD WOOLSEY

Columnistt “Why does my mirror in the bathroom have a power button and Bluetooth,” said another.

Technology is our friend.

But when it becomes a friction point, we should ask ourselves are we going too far.

Pining is an old-fashioned phrase of when one romantically longs for the simpler days of when what you got was what you saw. I’ve never used the phrase — until now.

The standard room greets me with an iPad device to adjust the temperature, brighten and dim lights, and speakers built into the mirrors. My keycard is required to operate the elevator, and I won’t be surprised if they ask me for my Amazon password when I go to check out. I can feel my fingernails coming into play.

I pine for a key that fits in a slot to open my door. I pine for a light switch I can feel with my hand as I fumble

across the room in the dark.

And I pine for a mirror that does one thing well — let me know whether my shirt is tucked in before I head out the door.

I pine for a rental car that does not ask my name, ask to connect to my cell phone and requires the keys to be stuck into the dashboard.

My friend shakes his head as we get ready to part. His frustration reminds me of the time my 90-year-old dad traded in his flip phone for an iPhone.

“I want to talk to the Google,” he said.

Holding it in his hand like a delicate flower, he stared at it wondering where to begin.

The same feeling came over me holding the small touchscreen in the hotel room. I did not know where to start, what to do or how to get something to happen.

I was, pardon the pun, left standing in the dark.

All I could do was walk back in the elevator and ask HAL to open the pod doors.

Leonard Woolsey is the president and publisher at The Daily News in Galveston, Texas.

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GROUNDHOG DAY The United States and Canada celebrate the fun holiday that is Groundhog Day on February 2. On this day, tradition states that if the groundhog sees his shadow when he emerges from his home and is scared back into his dwelling, then Winter will last for six more weeks. If he is not scared by his shadow, Spring is set to come. This holiday’s origins go back as far as the Roman Empire and began in North America around 1886. Soldiers in the Roman Legion would make the same prediction with a similar animal, the hedgehog. If the hedgehog cast a shadow, then what the Romans called “the second Winter” would start. The most famous of the weather-predicting groundhogs lives in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and goes by the name Punxsutawney Phil. His home, or burrow, in Pennsylvania is called Gobbler’s Knob. Phil was featured in the popular 1993 movie, Groundhog Day. There have been several other famous groundhogs that have “predicted” the weather over the years.

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Taxpayers will be assisted in the order they are registered.

From Jan. 28 through February, assistance will be available Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. March assistance will be available Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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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.

Monday, Feb. 4

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.

Feb. 4-8

AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY FELLOWSHIP: The Early Rose District Congress of Christian Education is hosting the AfroAmerican History Fellowship Week Feb. 4-8 at 7 p.m. nightly at the Early Rose District Center on E Street in Alexander City.

Speakers will be Rev. Develkio Wilson, Pastor Ann Staples, Sister Joetta Maxwell, Dr. Emerson Ware, Jr. and Rev. Kelvin Brown.

Wednesday, Feb. 6

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

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.

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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 Blues-Her Way” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 11 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Tuesday, Feb. 12

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

AUTHOR TALK: John Evans will be at the Dadeville Public Library at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12 to speak about his book In the Shadow of Cotton: Memories of a Mill Village Kid.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

LIBRARY PROGRAM: The Adelia M. Russell Library is Tom Ward at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13. Ward will present “To Treat and to Train: Tuskegee’s John A. Andrew Clinic.”

Ward is a member of the Alabama Humanities Foundation’s Road Scholars Speakers Bureau.

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.

Feb. 17-19

CHURCH REVIVAL: Union Methodist Church at 4428 Hwy. 50, is hosting a revival, “ Revive Us Again.”

Feb. 17, Brother Tim Thompson will be the guest preacher at the morning service at 11 a.m.. Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m., there will be a covered dish supper followed by the service at 6:30 p.m. lead by Brother Mark Wells.

Monday night, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m., Brother Jay Woodall will be the guest preacher. Tuesday, Feb. 19 night at 7 p.m., Brother Eddy Kelsey will wrap up this exciting revival event.

Sunday, Feb. 17

ANNUAL MEETING: The Lake Watch Annual Meeting is Sunday, Feb. 17 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the StillWaters Residential Association Center. The meeting will be followed by a social from 3:30 to 4 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 18

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

person or $30 a couple.

Tuesday, Feb. 19

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

Thursday, Feb. 21

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

Monday, Feb. 25

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Thomas Ward Jr. will present “To Treat and To Train Tuskegee’s John Andrew Clinic” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Feb. 25 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education. Membership is $20 a person or $30 a couple.

Feb. 25-26

THROW AWAY DAYS: The Tallapoosa County Commission is holding its quarterly Throw Away Days Feb. 25 -26.

Dumpsters will be at the Alexander City Courthouse Annex, Double Bridges, in Jacksons Gap at the intersection of Eagle Creek Road and Main Street, at the intersection of Youngs Ferry Road and Gibson Road and at the Union Community Center.

Liquids including paint, paint thinner, and pesticides, appliances with compressors including air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, tires, batteries, light bulbs, televisions, computers , propane tanks, and hazardous or medical waste are not allowed.

Monday, March 4

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.

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PUZZLES & HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 20-April 19) Once you get going, you see a situation very diɈerently. You often are overwhelmed by what is going on, but you could gain a new perspective quite suddenly. You also can identify more easily with what is going on and the responses of others. Discussions become lively. Many good ideas come forward. Tonight: Treat your mind to a movie or concert.

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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Michael A. Taylor and Wendy E.Taylor, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, on the 12th day of November, 2008, said mortgage recordHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Document No. 247177; the undersigned M&T Bank, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, on February 28, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, towit: For a point of reference, commence at the base of a square iron which marks the locally accepted perpetuation of the Southwest Corner of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 26, Township 22 North, Range 24 East, Tallapoosa County, Alabama: thence South 88 degrees 12 minutes East 124.4 ft. to a point on the

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South boundary of that same certain Tolbert property described in Deed Volume 230, 3DJH LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3UREDWH 7DOODSRRsa County, Alabama; thence continue South 88 degrees 12 minutes East 282.72 feet, along said boundary line, to an iron pin set, which is the Point of Beginning at the Southwest corner of parcel of land herein described; thence North 28 degrees 00 minutes West 151.88 ft. to an iron pin set on the Southerly margin, 30 feet from centerline of existing bituminous surface, of County Road No. 89; thence North 62 degrees 02 minutes East 15.0 feet along said road margin to an iron pin set; thence leave road margin South 51 degrees 57 minutes 04 seconds East 111.7 feet to a point in utility pole; thence North 72 degrees 00 minutes East 146.83 feet to an iron pin set; thence South 88 degrees 12 minutes East 154.11 feet to an iron pin set; thence South 30 degrees 16 minutes East 145.06 feet, along the common boundary with the adjoining Vines property, to an existing axle iron; thence North 88 degrees 12 minutes West 396.89 feet along the aforementioned South boundary of Tolbert property to the Point of Beginning; situated in the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 26, Township 22 North, Range 24 East; and being a part of the same certain property described in Deed Volume 230, Page 513, LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI Probate, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Property street address for informational purposes: 4272 County Road 89 N, Camp Hill, AL 36850 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;?

BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR (1-2<0(17 $1' :,// %( 62/' 68%-(&7 72 7+( RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.

The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in certiÂżHG IXQGV PDGH SD\DEOH WR Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale.

The balance of the purchase SULFH PXVW EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG funds by noon the next busiQHVV GD\ DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH of Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below.

Sirote & Permutt, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. M&T Bank, Mortgagee/Transferee

PUBLIC NOTICE

in the Zoning Map of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, which is made a part of said Ordinance by reference and description, as follows so as to zone certain property at the request of Prestwick Land Holdings for property parcels as described.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Alexander City, Alabama, be and is hereby amended by making certain changes in the Zoning Map of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, be and is hereby amended by making certain changes in the Zoning Map of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, which is made a part of said Ordinance by reference and description, as follows so as to zone certain property at the request of City of Alexander City for property parcels as described.

Elizabeth Loefgren, SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C., P. O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 35255-5727, Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee, www.sirote.com/foreclosures, 444857 Alexander City Outlook: -DQ )HE DQG FC/444857 PUBLIC NOTICE Tillman Infrastructure proposes to build a 345-foot guyed Communications Tower at the approx. vicinity of Parcel Account #22340, Alexander City, Coosa County, Alabama 35010. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Jessica, j.cilento@trileaf. com, 1051 Winderley Place, Suite 201, Maitland, Florida 32751 - 407.660.7840.

Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 29, 2019 BLACKMAN CREEK 648069 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS CASE NO: 2017-0211 THE STATE OF ALABAMA TALLAPOOSA COUNTY PROBATE COURT ESTATE OF: MICHAEL NORRIS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary upon the Last Will and Testament of said decedent, having been granted to the undersigned on the 3rd day of January, 2019, by the Honorable Leon Archer, Judge of the Probate Court of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate DUH UHTXLUHG WR ÂżOH DQ LWHPL]HG DQG YHULÂżHG VWDWHPHQW RI VXFK FODLP LQ WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH said Judge of Probate within six months from above date, or said claim will be barred and payment prohibited.

Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 15, 22 and 29, 2019 EST/NORRIS, M.

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Wendy A. Coleman, an unmarried woman, formerly known as Wendy A. Ta, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans, Inc., on the 4th day of January, 2013, said mortgage UHFRUGHG LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Document Number 279244; the undersigned Quicken Loans Inc., as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, on January 17, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Begin at the Southwest corner of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 11, Township 18 North, Range 22 East, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, which is presently marked by an iron spike near the middle of the paved public road; thence proceed South 87 degrees 28 minutes 18 seconds East 18.51 feet to the existing fence on the East margin of the right-of-way of said paved public road at the Southwest corner of the property; thence North 2 degrees 44 minutes 17 seconds East along the edge of the right-of-way of paved public road 210.00 feet to an iron pin in the Northwest corner of the property; thence South 87 degrees 28 minutes 18 seconds East 190.59 feet to an iron pin in the Northeast corner of the property; thence South 2 degrees 44 minutes 18 seconds West 210 feet to an iron pin in the Southeast corner of the property, thence North 87 degrees 28 minutes 18 seconds West 191.49 feet returning to the Southwest corner of the property.

Property consisting of a one acre square lot in the Southwest corner of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 11, Township 18 North, Range 22 East, less and except for that portion of the acre taken by the right-of-way of the paved public road, thus containing 0.9 acre more or less.

Property street address for informational purposes: 263 S Johnson St, Tallassee, AL 36078. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS, WHERE ISâ&#x20AC;? BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars

LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV made payable to Sirote & Permutt, P.C. at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must EH SDLG LQ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV E\ noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2IÂżFH RI 6LURWH Permutt, P.C. at the address indicated below. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due.

The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Quicken Loans Inc., Mortgagee/Transferee The above mortgage foreclosure sale has been postponed until 02/28/2019 during the legal hours of sale in front of the main entrance of the courthouse in the City of Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama.

Jahan Berns, SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C., P. O. Box 55727, Birmingham, AL 35255-5727, Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee, www. sirote.com/foreclosures, 442050 Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 29, 2019 FC/442050 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 2019-07 An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 2016-10, to Rezone Multiple Parcel Numbers 62 12 03 05 1 001 002.003.

Section 1. That Ordinance No. 2016-10 of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, be and is hereby amended by making certain changes in the Zoning Map of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, be and is hereby amended by making certain changes

To rezone from B-2 (General Business) to R-3 (High Density Residential) (with restrictions and limitations as provided by the Planning Commission), the following to wit: Parcel Numbers: 62 12 03 05 1 001 002.003 (4.35 +/acres) Property Address: unknown (HWY 22, adjacent to Sportplex Blvd., Alexander City, Alabama 35010) Section 2. That the City Building Inspector and the Zoning Administrator are hereby authorized and directed upon enactment and approval of this amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, to cause the said change on the City Zoning Map of said City as set out in Section 1 of this amendment to said ordinance and to make notations in ink thereon of reference to dates of passage and approval of this amendment of the City of Alexander City Zoning Ordinance.

Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and publication as required by law.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of January, 2019.

Thomas Sprains, Council President James D. Nabors, Mayor ATTEST: Amanda F. Thomas, City Clerk CERTIFICATE OF CLERK The undersigned, as City Clerk of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, hereby FHUWLÂżHV WKDW WKH IRUHJRLQJ LV a true, correct and complete copy of Ordinance No. 201907 which was adopted by the City Council on this 22nd day of January, 2019.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, as City Clerk of the City Alexander city, Alabama, under the seal thereof, this 22nd day of January, 2019.

Amanda F. Thomas, City Clerk of the City of Alexander City, Alabama SEAL YEAS: Tapley, Colvin, Hardy, Brown, Spraggins & Funderburk NAYS: None Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 29, 2019 ORD. 2019-07 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY AT ALEXANDER CITY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY EUGENIA CROWE, DECEASED CASE NO: 2019-0006 APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED

BY ADMINISTRATOR Letters of Administration on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 14th day of January, 2019, by the Honorable Talmadge East, Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Fredrick Baird, Administrator of the Estate of Shirley Eugenia Crowe Counselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Address: Derrick Blythe, [BLY 003], 151 Alabama Street, Alexander City, AL 35010, 256-234-4101 Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 22, 29 and Feb. 5, 2019 EST/CROWE, S. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALEXANDER GUNN WALTON, SR., DECEASED CASE NO: 2018-0164

ORDINANCE NO. 2019-08 An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 2016-10, to Rezone Multiple Parcels located at Cherokee Road and Airport Drive Section 1. That Ordinance No. 2016-10 of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, be and is hereby amended by making certain changes in the Zoning Map of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, be and is hereby amended by making certain changes in the Zoning Map of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, which is made a part of said Ordinance by reference and description, as follows so as to zone certain property at the request of City of Alexander City for property parcels as described.

To rezone I-1 (Light Industrial) to B-2 (General Business) (with restrictions and limitations as provided by the Planning Commission), the following to wit: Parcel Numbers: 62 12 02 03 3 001 021.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 0026.001, 62 12 02 03 3 001 026.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 027.001, 62 12 02 03 3 001 027.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 028.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 028.001, 62 12 02 03 3 001 029.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 030.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 031.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 025.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 032.001, 62 12 02 03 3 001 032.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 023.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 037.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 043.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 040.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 041.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 041.001, 62 12 02 03 3 001 041.002, 62 12 02 03 3 001 042.000, 62 12 02 03 3 001 019.000 (4.35 +/- acres) Property Address: unknown (Cherokee Road and Airport Drive, Alexander City, Alabama 35010) Section 2. That the City Building Inspector and the Zoning Administrator are hereby authorized and directed upon enactment and approval of this amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, to cause the said change on the City Zoning Map of said City as set out in Section 1 of this amendment to said ordinance and to make notations in ink thereon of reference to dates of passage and approval of this amendment of the City of Alexander City Zoning Ordinance.

Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and publication as required by law.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of January, 2019.

Thomas Sprains, Council President James D. Nabors, Mayor ATTEST: Amanda F. Thomas, City Clerk CERTIFICATE OF CLERK The undersigned, as City Clerk of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, hereby FHUWLÂżHV WKDW WKH IRUHJRLQJ LV a true, correct and complete copy of Ordinance No. 201908 which was adopted by the City Council on this 22nd day of January, 2019.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, as City Clerk of the City Alexander city, Alabama, under the seal thereof, this 22nd day of January, 2019.

Amanda F. Thomas, City Clerk of the City of Alexander City, Alabama SEAL YEAS: Tapley, Colvin, Hardy, Brown, Spraggins & Funderburk NAYS: None Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 29, 2019 ORD. 2019-08 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY MAE CLEVELAND, DECEASED CASE NO: 2018-0178 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED

BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Letters Testamentary as Personal Representative of the Estate of ALEXANDER GUNN WALTON, SR., deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on January 15, 2019, by the Honorable TALMADGE L. EAST, Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred. REBECCA ANN WALTON MCPHERSON CLAY SIMPSON WALTON, Personal Representative

Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of January, 2019, by the Honorable Judge of Probate, Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. David Lynn Cleveland, Personal Representative

Anna Funderburk Buckner, Esq., Anna F. Buckner, LLC, 1859 Ogletree Road, Auburn, AL 36830, Phone: 334-2465855, Fax: 334-246-5857, e-mail: abuckner@afblegal. com

Talmadge East, Judge of Probate

Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 22, 29 and Feb. 5, 2019 EST/WALTON, SR., A.

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Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 15, 22 and 29, 2019 EST/CLEVELAND, S.

ORDINANCE NO. 2019-09 An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 2016-10, to Rezone Parcel 62 12 02 04 1 001 001.000 Section 1. That Ordinance No. 2016-10 of the City of

To rezone I-1 (Light Industrial) to B-2 (General Business) (with restrictions and limitations as provided by the Planning Commission), the following to wit: Parcel Numbers: 62 12 02 04 1 001 001.000 (55 +/- acres) Property Address: unknown 6DOHV 2IÂżFH 'ULYH

Section 2. That the City Building Inspector and the Zoning Administrator are hereby authorized and directed upon enactment and approval of this amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, to cause the said change on the City Zoning Map of said City as set out in Section 1 of this amendment to said ordinance and to make notations in ink thereon of reference to dates of passage and approval of this amendment of the City of Alexander City Zoning Ordinance.

Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and publication as required by law. $'237(' $1' $33529(' this 22nd day of January, 2019.

Thomas Sprains, Council President -DPHV ' 1DERUV 0D\RU $77(67 $PDQGD ) 7KRPDV City Clerk &(57,),&$7( 2) &/(5.

The undersigned, as City Clerk of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, hereby FHUWLÂżHV WKDW WKH IRUHJRLQJ LV a true, correct and complete copy of Ordinance No. 201909 which was adopted by the City Council on this 22nd day of January, 2019. :,71(66 0< 6,*1$785( as City Clerk of the City Alexander city, Alabama, under the seal thereof, this 22nd day of January, 2019. $PDQGD ) 7KRPDV &LW\ Clerk of the City of Alexander City, Alabama 6($/ <($6 7DSOH\ &ROYLQ +DUG\ %URZQ 6SUDJJLQV )XQGHUburk 1$<6 1RQH Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 29, 2019 ORD. 2019-09 PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF PAUL MICHAEL SATTERFIELD, DECEASED CASE NO. 2019-0003 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary on the estate of said deceased having been granted tot he undersigned on the 7th day of January, 2019, by the Judge of Probate, Tallapoosa County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. ShirOH\ $QQ 6DWWHUÂżHOG 3HUVRQDO Representative of the Estate RI 3DXO 0LFKDHO 6DWWHUÂżHOG deceased G. Daniel Brown, Attorney for Personal Representative, 3RVW 2IÂżFH %R[ $OH[ander City, Alabama 35011,

$OH[DQGHU &LW\ 2XWORRN Jan. 15, 22 and 29, 2019 EST/SATTERFIELD, P. PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE 2019-10 An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 2016-10 to Rezone Multiple Parcels Located at Central Blvd. and Recreation Dr. Section 1. That Ordinance No. 2016-10 of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, be and is hereby amended by making certain changes in the Zoning Map of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, which is made a part of said Ordinance by reference and description,as follows so as to zone certain property at the request of City of Alexander City for property parcels as described.

To rezone from I-1 (Light Industrial) to B-2 (General Business) (with all restrictions and limitations as provided by the Planning Commission), the following to wit: Parcel Numbers: 62 12 02 04 1 001 001.004, 62 12 02 04 1 001 001.005, 62 12 02 04 1 001 001.006, 62 12 02 04 1 001 001.003 Property Address: unknown (Central Boulevard and Recreation Drive, Alexander city, Alabama 35010) Section 2. That the City Building Inspector and the Zoning Administrator are hereby authorized and directed upon

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IN LOVING MEMORY Photos by Cliff Williams / The Outlook Above: Bill Meadows prays for the families of the 39 patients who passed away in 2018 in Tallapoosa County who were treated by Ivy Creek Hospice. Ivy Creek invited the families to the Lodge at Creekside in Dadeville on Sunday for a memorial service for the families so all could share memories of their loved ones. Left: Ivy Creek Hospice marketing and volunteer coordinator Bridget Thornell lights a candle in memory of the 39 patients who passed away while being served by the company in 2018. Top: The staff of Ivy Creek Hospice pose for a photograph including Heather Glenn, Beth Wade (not pictured), Thornell, Karmen Leavins, Desiree Thomas, Mary Russell, Miranda Heard, Dr. Melvin Erwin, Jessica Fuller (not pictured) and Chasity Abram.

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ago, I guess.”

Tucker said his mind is a filing system and it stays full.

“A lot of times when stuff comes in the door, I’ll take it because I’ve got a customer in mind,” he said.

Tucker said the items people pawn the most include TVs, Playstation and Xbox gaming systems, guns and jewelry. Guns are his best sellers, he said.

Tucker said most of the guns are pawned and sold at the 280 location and a majority of the jewelry is pawned at the downtown shop.

His wife Melissa’s expertise is jewelry because she knows how to clean it, display it, price and sell it, Tucker said.

He said the pawn shop business picks up as Christmas approaches.

“The busiest time of year is going to be from November to March,” Tucker said. “You’ve got Christmas sales, layaway and then you’ve got income tax money coming in. A lot of people will pawn their stuff in November and December to buy new Christmas stuff for their kids. Then they will come and pay the loans back in January or February and March when they get their income tax refunds.”

Most of the customers,

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Andy Tucker said a cat, which the store has named Al, wandered in about three months ago and is now like a fixture at Depot Gun & Pawn.

those either pawning or buying, are easy to deal with,

Tucker said.

“I’ve had to call the police

a couple of times but most of the time I can handle it myself,” he said.

Tucker recalled a time when a man pawned his car and let him keep it while he paid off the pawn. The man reneged and hid the car so Tucker couldn’t confiscate it.

“He hid the vehicle from me for six to eight months,” he said. “When I finally found it, it sat up here at the shop for another six or eight months.”

A woman he knew needed a car to get to and from work, so Tucker sold it to her for a dollar. The man who had pawned the car saw her in it one day, forced her to pull over then demanded the car back, he said.

“I ended up selling it to her for a dollar right in front of him and he got mad,” Tucker said. “I don’t do big loans on cars because I don’t want to get them in a bind. I try not to get the customers in a bind. I want them to be able to pay the loan back. I tell them let’s not go that high because you can’t afford to pay it back. We usually do $200 or $300 on a car because that’s easy to pay back.”

The hit TV show “Pawn Stars” is staged and “not very realistic,” according to

Tucker, who said people often get the wrong impression of the pawn business because of the show, especially the haggling over price.

“It’s a show,” Tucker said.

“People come in here and say, ‘You aren’t going to do like they do on that show,’ and I say, ‘No, we don’t do it like the guy on there, just haggle back and forth too much.’”

Tucker said because of his 20 years of experience in the business, he knows how much he can get for an item when he buys it.

Tucker said some people have a low opinion of pawn shop owners and their customers but he feels like he is performing a good service.

“A lot of people may think that we are not legit or they look down on our type of business … but I love my customers,” he said. “I don’t care what they think about my customers. My wife will tell you I love my job.”

Tucker said he is not afraid some big pawn business will locate in Alex City and steal his customers.

“It’s a good business,” he said. “Can any of these big pawn companies come in and hurt me? I would say no because they don’t care about the customers and I do.”

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enactment and approval of this amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, to cause the said change on the City Zoning Map of said City as set out in Section 1 of this amendment to said ordinance and to make notations in ink thereon of reference to dates of passage and approval of this amendment of the City of Alexander City Zoning Ordinance.

der City, Alabama, hereby FHUWL¿HV WKDW WKH IRUHJRLQJ LV a true, correct and complete copy of Ordinance No. 201910 which was adopted by the City Council on this 22nd day of January, 2019.

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47-21 (1975, as amended).

However, the lease agreement attached to said Resolution stated that the Council had made that determination (see copy of lease agreement attached hereto); and

for any public use or municipal purpose pursuant to Ala. Code Section 11-47-21 (1975, as amended) and that the lease agreement which was the subject of Resolution LV KHUHE\ UDWL¿HG DQG that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the lease agreement with Aliquam Holding, LLC.

copy of Ordinance No. 201906 which was adopted by the City Council on this 22nd day of January, 2019.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of January, 2019.

Thomas Sprains, Council President James D. Nabors, Mayor ATTEST: Amanda F. Thomas, City Clerk CERTIFICATE OF CLERK The undersigned, as City Clerk of the City of AlexanC

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, as City Clerk of the City Alexander city, Alabama, under the seal thereof, this 22nd day of January, 2019.

Amanda F. Thomas, City Clerk of the City of Alexander City, Alabama SEAL YEAS: Tapley, Colvin, Hardy, Brown, Spraggins & Funderburk NAYS: None Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 29, 2019 ORD. 2019-10

ORDINANCE NO 2019-06 An Ordinance to Authorize Mayor to Execute Lease with Aliquam Holdings, LLC for the Old Recycling Building Located at 2168 Sugar Creek Road.

WHEREAS, the City Council of Alexander City, Alabama considered and passed Resolution #19-05 (see copy of Resolution attached hereto); and WHEREAS, inadvertently the Resolution nor the minXWHV UHÀHFW WKDW WKH &RXQFLO determined if the property to be leased was not needed or required for any public use or municipal purpose pursuant to Ala. Code Section 11( )

WHEREAS, the lease of property is a permanent act which should be adopted by Ordinance instead of by Resolution.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, as follows: The City Council has reconsidered the issue of leasing the Old Recycling Building to Aliquam Holdings, LLC and determines that the property to be leased which is located at 2168 Sugar Creek is no longer needed or required f

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of January, 2019.

Thomas S. Sprains, Council President, James D. Nabors, Mayor ATTEST: Amanda F. Thomas, City Clerk CERTIFICATE OF CLERK The undersigned, as City Clerk of the City of Alexander City, Alabama, hereby FHUWL¿HV WKDW WKH IRUHJRLQJ LV a true, correct and complete fO

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, as City Clerk of the City Alexander city, Alabama, under the seal thereof, this 22nd day of January, 2019.

Amanda F. Thomas, City Clerk of the City of Alexander City, Alabama SEAL YEAS: Colvin, Hardy, Brown, Spraggins & Funderburk NAYS: Tapley Alexander City Outlook: Jan. 29, 2019 ORD. 2019-06 Do you have available jobs?

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LIZI ARBOGAST SPORTS EDITOR (256) 414-3180 lizi.arbogast@alexcityoutlook.com

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LUKE ROBINSON Columnistt

9 random thoughts from the sports world

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t’s nine random thoughts because nine seems more random than 10.

1. Alabama’s basketball team is getting better. It’s been a slow ascension to “above mediocrity,” but the improvement is there.

The final hurdle will be for the Tide to begin to win these winnable games that keep slipping away on the road. Central Florida, Tennessee, Baylor — all of those games were there for the taking. Unfortunately, the next opportunity will be at Auburn Arena on Saturday night where AU fans will be more “geeked up” than a Star Trek convention on the top of Mt. Fuji.

2. While Alabama is getting better bit by bit, Auburn is … Welllll, I am not sure what Auburn is doing. I certainly would not have believed the Tigers would be sitting at 2-4 in the SEC through six games.

However, four of those contests were on the road and the lone home loss came to a hot Kentucky squad. If Austin Wiley comes back soon, logic dictates AU will be better immediately.

But when it comes to Auburn, throw logic out the window. The Tigers may be the most unpredictable team in the country — in every sport.

3. The SEC took it on the chin in the SEC vs. Big 12 Challenge. Kentucky clearly had the league’s best win (over Kansas), especially when you consider the other victories for the SEC were against the likes of Texas, Kansas State and West Virginia. Ole Miss’ loss was probably the biggest shock as just two weeks ago the Rebels were the talk of the basketball world. It should be noted LSU, Mississippi State nor Auburn took place in the event which definitely hurt the SEC’s chances.

4. In case you were wondering how old I am, I am officially as-I-am-writing-this-article-Sunday-night-I-am-already-freezing-thinking-about-how-cold(Tuesday)-will-be years old.

5. Football is awesome. But the NFL Pro Bowl? Not so much. I get that the league is See ROBINSON • Page 12

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Above: Benjamin Russell’s football team honored its senior class Monday night at its annual banquet. Below: Benjamin Russell players sign a football for the late Curtis Glaize’s parents.

Benjamin Russell hosts annual football banquet

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

The message was clear at Benjamin Russell’s annual football banquet at the Betty Carol Graham Center on Monday night. It wasn’t about recognizing individuals or determining who had been the best player for the Wildcats during the 2018 season. Monday night was all about honoring the team.

“For the last few years, we would give out individual awards but that’s not really what we preach,” Benjamin Russell coach Kevin Smith said. “We talk about team, so we’re going to get away from that.

We can all talk about who the best this or that is, but when it comes down to it, this is about these guys sitting right here.

Tonight is about all of them.”

All the classes of the football team were recognized as well as the cheerleaders and the dance team.

The only individuals honored were those named the 2018 team captains.

Throughout the season, Smith instilled a system where the captain duties were rotated each week. But at Monday’s banquet, he announced the official 2018 captains, as voted upon by the rest of the team. Earning those honors were Marquel Jackson, Kashari Ross, Kobi Crabb and Landon Cotney.

Smith also took time to talk about the senior class, defining it as a class of perseverance. He recollected the Wildcats’ game against Clay Central when BRHS trailed 10-0 at halftime and 17-0 after the Volunteers opened the second half with a kickoff return for a score.

“You’re thinking, ‘Oh Lord, I don’t know what’s going to happen,’” Smith said. “But that personality just persevered.

That perseverance carried us all year.

“Each group has their own personality as a collective. There was a lot of quiet leadership. A lot of times when I say quiet leadership, that means there was a lack

“So if I can leave this upcoming team with some motivating words, it would be this: Do not be No. 300.”

— Scott Hardy of, and that’s not true in this case. The leadership was basically in the way we hung around. There was not any kind of giving up.”

Scott Hardy gave some closing remarks, in which he talked about Smith’s journey as a first-year head coach.

“I have not met a more knowledgable coach in terms of X’s and O’s than him,” Hardy said. “I like to tout that I am the biggest Wildcat fan and supporter, but if I had to concede the title, it would be to coach Smith. He has a genuine love of Alexander City and he has shown his loyalty to not only this program, but to

Benjamin Russell athletics in general.”

Hardy closed with a plea to the 2019 football team, which also involved Clay Central. Former Benjamin Russell coach Danny Horn, who is now in charge of the Volunteers, is currently sitting at 299 career wins. His first attempt at No. 300 will be at Benjamin Russell in the second week of the 2019 regular season.

“Every great coach will tell you that the most important game is the next one,” Hardy said. “So if I can leave this upcoming team with some motivating words, it would be this: Do not be No. 300.”

Coosa avenges loss to LaFayette

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Submitted / The Outlook

Wildcats take 3rd at Darlington Duals Benjamin Russell’s wrestling team earned eight individual medals and took third place at the Darlington (Georgia) Duals on Saturday. Earning a gold medal was Saxon Coker at 152 pounds; Coker was 4-0 on the season with three pins and a major decision. He is now 56-7 on the season. Taking second were Ryan Spradley and Pokey Norris at 160 and 285, respectively. Robert Graham (132 pounds), Dimitri Johnson (195) and Damien Lawry (220) all earned thirdplace finishes, while Nyshad Hannon (113) and Hezekiah Hunter (170) took fourth.

Central Coosa’s boys basketball team avenged one of its only losses of the season Friday night when it defeated LaFayette, 78-69, in non-area action.

The Bulldogs were leading by a point at halftime before Coosa opened the third quarter on an 8-0 run and didn’t trail from that point on.

“It was definitely big for us,” Cougars coach Jeremy Freeman said. “We didn’t beat them the first time, so we wanted to make sure we had to play well against them. It meant a lot. They’re a (Class) 2A opponent, and other than our area, we don’t play 2A teams. It was just huge and See COOSA • Page 12

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’Cats sweep Tigers Wildcats easily take control in win over Tigers

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

It was business as usual for Benjamin Russell’s girls basketball team on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats held Dadeville off the scoreboard for more than five minutes to begin the game and built up a big advantage by the end of the first quarter.

From there, they never looked back and earned a 55-27 victory in non-area action.

With only a week left in the regular season, the Wildcats are focusing on developing some depth but it’s been tough to do so as they haven’t faced much excruciating competition. All but one of the Wildcats’ wins have come by at least 20 points, but on the flip side, their losses have come by 19 points or more.

“I know I won’t be able to play all of them in the postseason,” Benjamin Russell coach Latreisha Moon said. “But I still think they just have to keep working hard. We have to continue to focus and continue to work hard. I’m not trying to look past Opelika, but we need to get ready for the team after them. I’m really trying to get Mia (Graham) and (Timira Lawson) playing more because I’m going to need them.”

Benjamin Russell got some solid minutes from its bench players, namely Jay Agee who was inserted into the starting lineup Saturday and finished with six rebounds and four points. But it was the usual suspects who did most of the damage.

Jaaliyah Caldwell finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Brooklyn Edwards scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds.

Bre Smith has picked up her game lately, especially in distributing the ball. She scored seven points against Dadeville but also had three assists and three steals.

“I told them that everybody out there has to look to score,” Moon said. “We need everybody to look to contribute. We’ve got to have more than two people scoring.”

As for the Tigers, who are still in the hunt to host their area tournament, they seemed to take a step backward Saturday against Benjamin Russell but are hoping to learn from that experience.

“I don’t like that we don’t put the effort in because it doesn’t help them when they play us,” Dadeville coach Pam Holloway said. “But as far as us, it helps us with the pressure that they put on us and things that we could see when we’re playing other teams. It’s always good to play better teams.

It was good for us to see some things going into our last area game.”

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Dadeville’s Jordan Ford (22) takes a shot against Benjamin Russell’s Jaaliyah Caldwell on Saturday afternoon.

good to see how far we came.”

Not only did it avenge the earlier loss, it also was a signature win for the Cougars (14-4), as LaFayette was ranked No. 9 in last week’s Alabama Sports Writers Association poll.

Noel Jones, who was out with injury during the teams’ first meeting, made his presence known. He paced Coosa with 28 points.

Jovon Richardson and Omar Gaddis split 30 points evenly, and Quin Brooks added 11 points.

The Cougars closed out area play Monday against Reeltown and will finish the regular season Friday at Benjamin Russell.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Reeltown picks up key win over Thorsby

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Benjamin Russell’s Za Stowes (2) splits a pair of Dadeville defenders during Saturday’s game.

Third time’s the charm for BRHS boys vs. Dadeville

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

All season long, Benjamin Russell’s boys basketball team has been inching closer and closer to county rival Dadeville.

The first meeting, the Wildcats kept it close the first half but then suffered a 14-point loss after things fell apart in the third quarter. During the BRHS Slam Fest, the teams met again and the Wildcats lost a heartbreaker by just two points.

But on Saturday afternoon, Benjamin Russell put together a complete-game effort and proved that old saying, “It’s hard to beat a team three times.” The Wildcats had an eight-point run late then fended the Tigers off for a 64-51 victory. It was easily Benjamin Russell’s biggest win of the season so far, as Dadeville was ranked No. 9 in Class 3A in last week’s Alabama Sports Writers Association poll.

“They’re a good basketball team and they have some players,” BRHS coach Lewis Daniel said. “They are a lower class, but their ranking says a lot for them and their basketball program. For us to have struggled all year and to pick up this particular win in the way we did and at the time we did, I think it was huge for us.”

The game was nip and tuck the entire way through as the largest lead of the night for either squad was Benjamin Russell’s 10-point edge late in the game. The Wildcats led 36-31 at halftime and didn’t trail the entire second half, but there were several times Dadeville pulled it to a one-possession game.

Tripp McKinley’s 3-pointer at the midway point of the fourth quarter cut the Tigers’ deficit to 52-50, but then all of a sudden, Benjamin Russell looked unstoppable. The Wildcat defense got three turnovers in a row and held Dadeville off the scoreboard for nearly two minutes.

Robinson trying anything and everything to make that game viable, but maybe it has simply “jumped the ship.” I don’t want the Pro Bowl to go away, but where it falls in the season and the potential for injury make the game a tough watch. (Although, apparently, nine million people stomached it so perhaps the allure of any football is too great.)

6. Nick Saban is wired so much differently than everyone else. His coaching staff had more turnovers than Pepperidge Farm these past few weeks, but instead of draining his will to put up with the rigors of managing a program, these departures seemed to reignite Saban’s passion. At age 46, I give

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In that time, Benjamin Russell had built up a 60-50 lead and only 2:15 remained on the scoreboard.

“I think we kind of lost our concentration,” Dadeville coach Jesse Foster said. “We got a little frustrated and started feeling sorry for ourselves, and we can’t do that.”

Daniel said, “Our defense stepped up there. We got some key steals. We got to their shooters and got them out of their rhythm and we executed finally on some transition baskets.

Again, we hit some key free throws, and I think that made a big difference.”

Jaikobee Gamble added a big spark for the Wildcats during the run.

After spending most of the game on the bench, Gamble reentered and in the span of two minutes, he racked up two free throws, a layup, an assist, a steal and two rebounds.

Benjamin Russell’s Cory Johnson also had one of his best performances of the season and scored a layup and a short-range jumper during the eight-point run.

“That was by far his best game of the season, but that’s a good thing because we’re going into the area tournament in a couple weeks so we needed him to pick it up,” Daniel said. “He contributed pretty good on the boards, and I think his offensive game was good for us. That made a big difference.”

It was Za Stowes who made the biggest contribution offensively for the Wildcats; he poured in 31 points.

For the Tigers, Jamauri Chislom had a standout game finishing with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

“Chislom has been the catalyst for us in there,” Foster said. “Every team we play, the other coach says that No. 32 is a man in there. He makes a big difference for us, and he does a good job.”

PJ Eason also scored a doubledouble with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

continued from Page 11 up on my day when I realize my socks don’t match; at 67, Nick Saban becomes downright enthusiastic when he has to replace an entire staff.

It’s truly remarkable.

7. It’s Super Bowl week and I keep hearing how many people are boycotting the game. There are a litany of reasons given: They don’t like the players’ political stances; they think the sport is corrupt; everyone is overpaid, etc. Yet, according to many predictions, Americans will wager around $6 billion on the game collectively. For all of football’s follies lately, it is still the most popular kid in school by a longshot.

8. Perhaps Las Vegas is a prisoner of the moment, but if you are sick of the New

England Patriots and Tom Brady I have bad news. As of today, sportsbooks believe the four favorites to win the Super Bowl next year are the Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams and, yes, the Patriots.

9. My Super Bowl prediction: Patriots 30, Rams 29 in a classic… I haven’t liked the Pats since they derailed the potential Miami Dolphins versus Chicago Bears Super Bowl matchup in the 198586 playoffs by upsetting Miami, but I cannot bet against Brady anymore.

Luke Robinson is a regular columnist, contributor to BMetro, AHSAA Radio Network Broadcaster and Sportzblitz Team Member.

With a victory over Thorsby on Friday night, Reeltown’s girls basketball team remains in the hunt for the Class 2A Area 8 title. The Rebels defeated Thorsby, 37-25, to split with it for the season.

Assuming Reeltown can once again beat Central Coosa, which it defeated 46-30, earlier this season, the Rebels will tie with Thorsby and the right to host the area tournament would come down to a coin toss.

In Friday’s game, the Rebels got a strong game on the boards, led by Makayla Langston who had 16 rebounds. Kenzie Hornsby grabbed eight off the glass, and Taniya Haynes had five. Pacing the offense was Haynes with 11 points, and Langston earned a doubledouble with 10 points.

SOFTBALL CACC splits with Andrew College to begin season

Central Alabama Community College’s softball team didn’t get off on the best foot Saturday afternoon, as it lost its season opener, 2-1, against Andrew College. But the Trojans quickly got things back on track, defeating the Tigers, 6-1, in the second game of the doubleheader.

Although Andrew College racked up eight hits in the second game, the Trojans nearly kept it off the scoreboard completely. CACC (1-1) also matched the offensive effort by gathering 13 hits of its own.

Kayli Hornsby (Reeltown) had a fine effort in the leadoff spot, going 3-for-4 with a pair of runs. Sierra Easterwood and Chelsea Parker each had two hits, and Easterwood led the Trojans with two RBIs. Sawyer Martin smacked a home run, and Meredith McClellan hit a double.

In the first game, Easterwood took the loss despite giving up just six hits in the complete-game effort. She struck out five and allowed only one earned run. Offensively, Lauren Phillips and Parker each had two hits, while Ashlyn Perrin drove in the Trojans’ only run with a double in the top of the fifth.

SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday, Jan. 31 High school boys basketball Benjamin Russell at Stanhope Elmore, 7 p.m.

Notasulga at Dadeville, 7 p.m.

Horseshoe Bend at Randolph County, 6 p.m.

Reeltown at Beauregard, 7:30 p.m.

Lyman Ward at Chambers Academy, 5:30 p.m.

High school girls basketball Benjamin Russell at Stanhope Elmore, 5:30 p.m.

Notasulga at Dadeville, 5:30 p.m.

Horseshoe Bend at Randolph County, 4:30 p.m.

Reeltown at Beauregard, 5:30 p.m.

High school wrestling Dadeville at Alabama

School for the Blind, 4 p.m.

Reeltown, Tallassee at Pike Road, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 1 High school boys basketball Central Coosa at Benjamin Russell, 7:30 p.m.

High school girls basketball Central Coosa at Benjamin Russell, 6 p.m.

College baseball Pensacola State at Central Alabama (2), 1 p.m.

College softball Central Alabama at Lurleen B. Wallace (2), 2 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 2 College baseball Central Alabama at Pensacola State (2), 1 p.m.