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Renters given 2 months to vacate Nabors says owners want duplexes vacant before city closes on $2.55 million deal By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor

Strings attached Road life and drugs taught gifted guitarist hard lessons By RON COLQUITT For The Outlook

reddie Lynch lost his first true love, Cindy Lou, in a fiery car crash but to this day keeps her neck brace as a reminder of his early years in rock and roll bands. Cindy Lou was a beige-colored Fender Telecaster guitar he bought for $300 when he was in his 20s. Lynch, now 66, still plays an occasional gig in the Alexander City area, although he is modest about his command of the strings. “I don’t claim to be now, or to have ever been, a great guitar player,” Lynch said. Longtime friend and occasional bandmate Kenny Dean thinks otherwise.

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Alexander City’s Freddie Lynch poses in front a downtown mural of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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Families living in duplex apartments on property the City of Alexander City is preparing to buy have been given formal notice to vacate their homes in two months after officials had earlier expressed hope of giving them more time. On Jan. 7, the city council voted 4-2 to buy 56 acres of property, including the former Russell Sales Office, which it will convert into a new city hall. Four duplex homes formerly owned by Russell Corp. are also on the property, which is still owned by private individuals. The city plans to close on the $2.55 million sale in April, according to Mayor Jim Nabors, and the current owners want the duplexes vacant by then. Earlier this month, several city officials, including Nabors, council president Tommy Spraggins, and councilmembers Buffy Colvin and Scott Hardy, expressed a willingness to consider giving the renters more time to find other places to live. But the city has no legal authority to do that or help them with rent and security deposits elsewhere, according to city attorney Larkin Radney. “The city has agreed to close on the condition the present owners will be totally responsible for any issues regarding the vacating of the rental property,” Radney said. “The city can’t give individuals money for relocation unless it’s a relocation program authorized by (the Department of) Housing and Urban Development. More importantly, the city is not authorized as a municipality to See RENTERS • Page 5

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Kiwanis to honor E. Paul Jones at dinner, auction Jones tried civil cases in private practice. He also learned to sail, to fly and even wrote The Alexander City Kiwanis a book about Rev. William Club is holding its annual steak Maxwell titled, “To Kill A Preacher.” dinner and auction on Feb. 7 Tomlin said Jones helped but with a special twist this Kiwanis with auction items year. like use of his beach condo “We are doing it in memory of E. Paul Jones,” Kiwanis Club and home in France along with other contributions. member Stephan Tomlin said. This year’s auction is no dif“He has always been so generferent. ous to Kiwanis.” “In the live auction we have Retired Fifth Judicial Circuit a cabin in the mountains up for District Attorney Jones died in grabs,” Tomlin said. “We also November after a battle with have two beach condos and a cancer. Colleagues and friends Russell Lands package.” remembered Jones as a great, Tomlin said there will other jovial friend who served with distinction in the courtrooms of things up for auction in both the live and silent auctions. Tallapoosa, Macon, Chambers See KIWANIS • Page 2 and Randolph counties. By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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Last rites for dying wife were comfort to her family DEAR ABBY: My wife, a convert to reform Judaism, died this past year. The day before she passed, while she was in a coma, Roman Catholic family members asked if they could bring in a priest. I said OK because I knew it meant a lot to them. A priest came and administered last rites. (My wife was born and raised a Catholic.) I have been having serious second thoughts about my decision. Nobody outside my family knows about this. Did I make the right call, or should I have politely told my wife’s family that I could not agree to their request? -- TROUBLED REFORM JEW DEAR TROUBLED: Your wife, who had converted to Judaism, was comatose. What happened at her bedside made no difference to her at that point. It was kind and generous of you to allow the priest to come for the sake of your in-laws. You did it for the right reasons, so please do not second-guess yourself

DEAR ABBY Advice now. What happened does not impugn the authenticity of the Jewish rites that you used to bury her. DEAR ABBY: A year ago, my friend “Stephanie” decided to stop cutting hair as her second job. She had done mine, my husband’s and our son’s hair for years. We switched to a stylist she referred us to and have been satisfied with the service. We just found out Stephanie is going to start cutting hair again, and my husband and I want to switch back to seeing her. The sticky part is, we already have appointments with the new person, and Stephanie’s going to be working at the same

salon where she referred us. Is it rude to call and ask to switch our stylist knowing that we will be seeing both of them in the same place? -- TENTATIVE IN THE MIDWEST DEAR TENTATIVE: No, it is not rude. Tell your new stylist that you have decided to go back to Stephanie in light of your long relationship. Make the switch as cordial as possible. Explain that it has nothing to do with the quality of the stylists’ work. When you visit the salon, be friendly to both stylists. That way, if Stephanie decides to quit cutting hair again or even takes a vacation, you will have someone to fall back on. DEAR ABBY: I have read your column for years and notice that many of the letters come from people who let others run roughshod over them or do things to them they are not happy with. My suggestion is a simple adage that has helped me through life:

“People can only do to you what you ALLOW them to do to you.” I realize this may not be a panacea for all situations, and for those who have difficulty asserting themselves it may not come easy. But folks will continue doing to you what you allow them to do until you say no. What do you think, Abby? -- KIP IN AUSTIN, TEXAS DEAR KIP: I think your mantra is a helpful reminder for those who need it. However, many individuals need more support than that, and for them I would recommend assertiveness training because one of the hardest words in the English language to say is NO. 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 Mrs. Jane McDaniel 1930 - 2019 Funeral Service for Mrs. Jane McDaniel, 88, of Alexander City, Alabama, will be Friday, February 1, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Randy Anderson will officiate. Entombment will follow in the Hillview Mausoleum. The family will receive friends on Friday, February 1, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Radney Funeral Home.

Mrs. McDaniel passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at her residence. She was born on December 29, 1930 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama to Ollie Lee Mayo and Henrietta Harris Mayo. She was a member of Hillabee Baptist Church. She was a talented seamstress and enjoyed sewing for her family. Mrs. Jane was an excellent cook and everyone enjoyed her dumplings. She enjoyed keeping her yard and picking blueberries. Her greatest joy was her family and keeping her grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughter, Ginger M. Spann of Alexander City; grandsons, John David Spann (Charity) and Christopher Michael Spann (Kelsey); and her great-grandchildren, Grace Spann, Alexa Spann, and Victoria Spann. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gaither Verbon McDaniel; her parents; and sixteen siblings. Radney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

The Fans Reeltown’s Miss Valentine Hear You! Pageant set for Feb. 16 kindergarten beginning at 10 a.m. and girls in grades 1-6 at 2 p.m. Registration is set for Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. until noon in the Reeltown Reeltown’s annual Miss Valentine band room, which is adjacent to NixPageant is scheduled for Feb. 16 at Webster-O’Neal Stadium. Reeltown Elementary School’s gym. Feb 2. is also the deadline to enter According to pageant director the pageant. Jennifer Jarvis, it’s one of the longestThe basic fee to enter is $35, which running pageants in the Reeltown area. includes one free admission and a “It has been around for decades,” she said. “We had this pageant when I photo package, Jarvis said. Sibling discounts are available and optional was in school. And it had been going categories will have additional chargon years before that.” es. This year, the Miss Valentine General admission is $4 per session Pageant will consist of 12 age divithe day of the event. sions for girls from birth up to sixth “You may sign up before registragrade. tion day by submitting applications “Girls will compete for the crowns found at either of Reeltown School’s and a variety of other awards,” Jarvis main offices or on the link posted said. There are no residency restrictions; on the Reeltown Valentine Pageant Facebook page,” Jarvis said. contestants can reside from Reeltown For more details, contact pageant and all surrounding communities. directors Tammy Merrett at 334-415Pageant time will be divided into 9939 or Jarvis at 334-415-3635. two schedules, with newborn through By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

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continued from Page 1 always done. Programs the club support include Reading is Fundamental, scholarships to Central Alabama Community College, the JROTC program at Benjamin Russell, the special needs program at BRHS and the Alexander City Education Foundation. The dinner and auction are 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at The Mill Two Eighty. Tickets are $40 and include a steak dinner

and are available at River Bank & Trust, Caldwell Electronics and Tapley Appliance. “Scott Blake is cooking our steaks,” Tomlin said. “Ocie & Belle’s will have a cash bar.” For those interested in going, Tomlin said they need to act quickly. “We are almost sold out,” Tomlin said. “We will cut off ticket sales Monday so we can get an accurate count for food.”

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Lynch “I’d say Freddie Lynch is not just a great musician but Freddie Lynch is a great guy,” Dean said. A giant mural of Stevie Ray Vaughan, one of Lynch’s guitar heroes, is painted on a wall near the pawn shop in Alexander City where he works. Lynch is well aware he never was as big as Vaughn, although it’s possible he could have been. He bought his first guitar with Top Value stamps, practiced 12 to 16 hours a day, used The Allman Brothers Band as his template, went on the road with The Joshua Stone Band and worked as a roadie for famous singers, including David Allan Coe. He enjoyed the adulation that came his way and found the guitar was a powerful aphrodisiac for the opposite sex. “I didn’t think they would be attracted to me but it’s different when you hang a guitar around your neck,” Lynch said. But he became worn down by life on the road and cocaine became the albatross around his neck. While he eventually got clean, it sidetracked his career. “That’s all I woke up for, if I went to sleep,” Lynch said of cocaine. “I was doing it off and on for about 25 years before I ever had a problem with it. And one day it just got a hold of me.” At first, he got high on the adulation of fans and recalled the first time he performed before an audience in the early 1970s at a high school graduation party. “It’s the greatest feeling you can imagine,” Lynch said. “It takes you to a different level. It takes you somewhere a drug can’t take you, a woman can’t take you. I wish I could describe it to you but I can’t. It’s like leaving Earth but still being here.”

It started at Piggly Wiggly

Like millions of other boys, the successes of Elvis Presley and The Beatles piqued Lynch’s interest in music. That fascination and admiration led to the purchase of his first guitar. “Everybody knew that when you shopped at the Piggly Wiggly back in those days, you got Top Value stamps,” Lynch said. “And we saved up enough and my family let me get a guitar with them. Being a dumb, 11-year-old kid, I thought I would be able to play it.” But that initial excitement and enthusiasm soon turned to disappointment when he tried to play his mail-order acoustic guitar. Eight years passed before he finally got serious again, that time in Atlanta, Georgia. “About 75 yards from my front door where I lived was Piedmont Park,” Lynch said. “On Sundays, bands came down there to play. One particular Sunday, everybody said, ‘The Brothers are coming, The Brothers are coming.’ And there they were in all their glory, The Allman Brothers Band, and I was standing close to them.” Lynch said he was mesmerized by Duane Allman. “Duane just blew my mind,” he recalled. “And I said, ‘That’s what I want to do.’ He was a guitar player. He played lead, rhythm and slide.” Lynch said he returned to Alexander City with renewed hope and bought a cheap Keystone electric guitar for $13. “I got obsessed with it,” he said. “The bug bit me then.” The brother of a girlfriend taught him the basics of how to play the guitar and he was determined to master it.

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Freddie Lynch has loved music since he was a child.

hooks in him for several years during his glory days. “The first time, I was about 18 or 19,” he said of cocaine. “I just wanted to try it then. I just wanted to try it. It was everywhere.” A string of one-night performances can wear you down fast, he said, and he — Freddie Lynch thought cocaine helped him Local longtime guitarist recover. “Cocaine gives you energy and you fool with “I stayed in my room from the car. It burned, I it off and on with no and I practiced at least 12 mean really burned.” problems for years and yours a day, sometimes About the only thing that years and years,” Lynch 16,” he said. remained of Cindy Lou was said, “and all of a sudden Lynch said he listened to the metal rod that braced that’s all you are craving. The Allman Brothers Band the guitar’s neck. … Bad. That’s all I records over and over until Being in a band is a fun wanted.” he mastered their style. He trip but the road can be a Lynch said he kicked the played in several bands “monster,” Lynch said. He cocaine habit many years over the years and clearly was in The Joshua Stone ago but it wasn’t easy. remembers the names of Band off and on for about “I looked in the mirror some bandmates: Ronnie four years when he was one morning and I said, Flourine, Ed Cook, Phillip much younger and stronger. ‘No more,’” Lynch said. Futral and David Alford. “We did hundreds of “And that was it. That was shows,” Lynch recalled about 12 or 15 years ago. of the good and bad times Road life takes a toll No. 1, you’ve got to change with that band during the Despite the attention where you are going and 1990s. “I want you to he got as he progressed in you’ve just got to stay understand how difficult his profession, Lynch said away from it. Under no the road is, especially when circumstances would I put his first love was Cindy you are doing one-nighters. Lou. And with Cindy Lou With Joshua Stone, I think dangling from his neck, Lynch said he was ready to we did 17 one-nighters in 23 days in two or three rock and roll. But then disaster struck. different states. You’ve got to live together. With the He and Cindy Lou had Joshua Stone Band, I think been together for about a it was a Plymouth Voyager year when he wrecked the Volkswagen Beetle his was van we traveled in. We wore that one completely driving. She was tucked away in a guitar case in the out.” Life on the road takes back seat. “The last time I saw her a toll physically, mentally and personally, according to was the case laying in the back seat and burning up,” Lynch. And like many rock he said. “I had to run away and rollers, cocaine got its

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A time to mellow

These days, Lynch said he drinks a cold beer or two after work and enjoys

reminiscing about the glory days. He said Bruce Leighton, who once played guitar in Coe’s band, called him recently. “He just called me out of the blue,” Lynch said. “I hadn’t talked to him in two years. He is a good friend of mine. It meant a lot to me for him to call. It felt real good.” Lynch said he’s still in touch with local singer Rachael Wilson. “She’s really good,” he said. “I played with her for a while about three years ago and she’s good. She’s playing with a lot better musicians than me now. That’s what she does for a living. She’s working hard. You have to if you are going to make a living with it.” After all the highs and lows of his life and career, Lynch looks back with few regrets. “I took a lot of wrong turns … but I wouldn’t take anything for playing as much as I did at one time,” he said. “I lived to do it. It is either the greatest job you’ll ever hate or the worst job you’ll ever love.”

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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.

Eric Brown represents District 4. His phone number is 256-3972011. His address is 1421 Parrish Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of the Public Works committee.

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Tommy Spraggins represents District 5. His phone number is 256-234-3609. His address is 1539 College Street, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Finance committee.

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Tim Funderburk represents District 6. His phone number is 256-825-2993. His address is 1431 River Oaks, Alexander City, AL 35010. Chairman of Utilities committee.

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The trade deficit with China is getting worse

T Growing pains being felt in Alex City I t’s a sticky situation. On one hand, the City of Alexander City is going to buy property and, after an impressive renovation, move city hall to the former Russell Sales Office. Despite criticism from some in the community, including valid concerns by downtown business owners, many people in the community seem to feel it’s a good idea and will help spur business development along the U.S. Highway 280 corridor. Russell Marine has already announced a multi-million dollar investment to renovate another abandoned building into a spectacular marine superstore next to the new city hall. It’s likely to have a positive domino effect; in fact, other projects are in the works. But an unfortunate result of this good news is bad news for families living in duplex homes on the property — they have been given two months to vacate before ownership transfers from private individuals to the city. Residents in the duplexes said they were blindsided when the city announced plans in December to buy the property. Considering the fact such large projects usually have to stay quiet because they involve sensitive negotiations with numerous parties, it’s doubtful the residents could have been contacted directly by city officials when the plans were in their formative stages. However, it seems the city could have done a better job of communicating with the residents to be prepared to move. There is no way the city can legally help these renters relocate with financial assistance or give them more time, although officials at one point had hoped they could. The fact of the matter is renters face this dilemma all the time when ownership changes. But perhaps this will spur the development of more apartment units in Alexander City because it seems we need them now and we’ll surely need them if the city grows. That will be good news all the way around.

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he overall U.S. trade deficit is growing, not shrinking. And it’s getting worse with China. The United States trade deficit with the People’s Republic of China just set a record, at $43.1 billion. It turns out tariffs are making the deficit worse, not better. It’s not an accident either. And such numbers will get worse with a trade war too. Despite promises slapping tariffs on Chinese exporters was going to reduce the trade deficit, the U.S. trade deficit with the world reached its highest mark in ten years, topping $55 billion. And our trade deficit with China rose to its highest level ever. We were told that putting taxes on China would reduce that deficit. It would weaken the Chinese economy. And that seems to have happened. So why did the deficit go up? Contrary to outdated economic thinking, hurting another country’s economy means that their consumers can buy less of our products. That’s what’s hurting Apple and others who do business in China. With less economic buying power, the Chinese are buying less of our stuff. That’s why these companies have turned in such poor fourth quarter numbers, jolting investors and giving our stocks the worst drubbing since the Great Depression. Our president labeling himself “tariff man” only made things worse.

“Tariffs are simply taxes that raise prices for everyone,” chamber of commerce JOHN CEO Thomas J. Donohu said. TURES “Tariffs that beget tariffs that beget more tariffs only lead Columnist to a trade war that will cost American jobs and economic growth.” With the Chinese economy After the disastrous tariffs in trouble, their companies have to cut prices, making their and trade wars of the 1930s ruined America’s economy and products more of a bargain those of West Europe, it gave than our products. This is why rise to fascism in Germany Democrats and Republicans and Italy as democratic counwere trying to make China tries were initially too weak to revalue their currency…to resist. That’s why during the make Chinese goods more expensive, and giving American Cold War, Republicans and Democrats came together to companies a chance to compete. That wisdom’s gone now, support policies that reduced tariffs, or taxes that American along with a lot of sales. people and companies pay on Others are starting to notice imported goods. Tax-free trade this. The American Enterprise helped strengthen all of our Institute, a conservative free market think tank, criticized our countries to combat the Russian pro-tariff policies as hurting 6.5 regime and Chinese government enemies. million jobs from productions Those who never learned and trade, just to protect 140,000 those lessons from free market jobs in the steel industry. economics or history cling to Moreover, the Chamber their tariffs, promising that they of Commerce, already diswill help us “win” by reducing gusted with our government trade deficits. Today’s trade shutdown and our broken immigration system (their posi- deficit numbers have exposed those faulty big government tion has moved closer to the policies for the empty promises Democratic Party) published an article titled “Tariffs are the that they are. wrong approach.” They have John A. Tures is a profesalso published a score showing how tariffs hurt each state; sor of political science at LaGrange College in Georgia. Alabama, South Carolina and Pennsylvania are facing billions He can be reached at jtures@ lagrange.edu. His Twitter of dollars of exports being hit account is JohnTures2. with retaliatory tariffs.

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Howard Schultz and the Frappuccino Syndrome Opinion?

oly chestnut praline latte! There was Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, making a case Wednesday for why Americans would flock to him if he decides to run for president as an independent. “They’re not going to vote for a left-wing Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris candidate,” he explained. The crashing you heard just then was the sound of thousands of caramel macchiatos hurled at televisions broadcasting “Morning Joe,” where the coffee king appeared. Was I alone in wondering why the man who thinks he will save our nation yoked together two very different female candidates as the collective image of all he sees wrong with the Democratic Party? Was it really just about their views on healthcare or taxes? First, let’s put the most sympathetic spin on Schultz’s exertions: He’s hawking books. I’ll even help him here: His memoir is called “From the Ground Up.” His toying with the presidency might thus be another illustration of the marketing genius that persuaded so many to believe (wrongly, in my view) that Starbucks is better than Dunkin’. We’re all talking about him! Promote, Howard, promote! But if Schultz is serious about throwing some small share of his billions into a presidential campaign, the backlash against him is appropriate -- and the rebukes aren’t just a response to the arrogance of thinking that selling us on drinks like “Cold Foam Cascara Nitro” or on the idea of saying “venti” rather than “large” qualifies him to be president of the United States. The primal response to Schultz among so many Americans who believe that defeating Donald Trump should now be the country’s main priority reflects a considered and intelligent judgment: Things

remaining “pure” independents who decline to lean either way account for only 8 percent E.J. of adults, and many of them DIONNE rarely vote. Second, enabling the synColumnist drome depends on the claim the two major parties are equally “extreme.” It’s a word are way too serious to go soft Schultz loves. But this, too, on a vanity candidate. The case Schultz would help is false. Polarization, as my political scientist friends (and, Trump by splitting the opporecently, co-authors) Thomas sition vote has already been Mann and Norman Ornstein made well by many, includhave been arguing for years, is ing Eugene Robinson in The “asymmetric.” The Republicans Washington Post, Michelle have, objectively, become sigGoldberg in The New York nificantly more extreme than Times, and William Galston the Democrats. (who, by the way, leans to Exhibit No. 1 for GOP the center) in The Wall Street extremism is the man in the Journal. Schultz should read White House. And just comthem all. pare the House intakes from the But the reaction against Republican landslide in 2010 Schultz is also a pushback and the Democratic landslide against the deep misunderlast fall. The 2010 Republicans standings about our politics were swept in by the tea party. that animate his candidacy. What the heck: Let’s call it the The Democrats’ Class of 2018 is chock-full of very moderFrappuccino Syndrome, after ate progressives elected from my own favorite Starbucks very moderate districts. And concoction. First, this syndrome pretends if the Democrats are equally “extreme,” why are moderate that because calling yourself Republican state legislators “independent” is more popuswitching to the Democrats in lar now than in bygone years, states as different as California, these voters must constitute a Kansas, Hawaii and New large, coherent group looking Jersey? for a “centrist” alternative to I get why billionaires the two parties. Indeed, there was Schultz Wednesday morn- don’t like progressive taxes. But high marginal tax rates ing touting the “42 percent” were the law under Dwight who are independents as his Eisenhower — nobody’s idea potential base. of a socialist. Also: notice that This is nonsense. I asked Scott Clement, the Post’s poll- Schultz is directing most of his fire against Democrats. That’s ing director, to run the numstrange behavior from someone bers. More than 6,000 interviews in Post/ABC News polls who claims beating Trump is a priority. between January 2018 and But, hey, maybe you have January 2019 found the country to understand the appeal of a split 36 percent Independent, Cinnamon Shortbread Latte to 32 percent Democratic and 25 grasp Schultz’s political genius. percent Republican. We Dunkin’ folks like our cofThe Independent share fee simple. seems impressive until you consider the follow-up quesE.J. Dionne is a syndicated tion, which found 46 percent columnist. His column is proof Independents lean toward vided by The Washington Post the Democrats and 33 perNews Service & Syndicate. cent lean Republican. So: (1) Follow him on Twitter @ Independents are divided like EJDionne. the rest of us, and (2) The

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Ponder given lifetime achievement award By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Local historian Bill Ponder was honored with the Laeman Butcher Lifetime Achievement Award by the Dadeville Chamber of Commerce at its annual awards banquet last week. Ponder is well-known around Dadeville but few know he is a native and has been successful at many things. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He never missed a day of school,â&#x20AC;? the chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s G.W. Warren said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was voted most likely to succeed. He has degrees in pharmacy and horticulture.â&#x20AC;? The chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kurt Pfitzner added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bill Ponder made Dadeville not just a little better but a lot better. He served on the hospital board, was a founding member of the beautification committee, started a recycle center, helped start the humane society. He is an active member of the Tallapoossee Historical Society. He is responsible for most of the historical markers in Dadeville. He even put in some of his money to have some of them installed.â&#x20AC;? Ponder humbly accepted the award. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am the one no one has probably never heard of,â&#x20AC;? Ponder said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am most likely to be found in the library reading books. I feel so inadequate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just to be named in the same sentence with Mr. Butcher is great.â&#x20AC;? The award is named after longtime Dadeville businessman Laeman Butcher and is given by Butcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter Karen White. The name of the award was changed to the Laeman Butcher Award to reflect the lifetime of community work Butcher did in the community and to reflect the lifetime of work its winners did to get the award. The first winner of the award was chamber president Michael Carter. Cheryl Haggerty received the Citizen of the Year award for her efforts in establishing the local art guild, restarting the Dadeville tree lighting ceremony and for starting the Raining Dogs Art Gallery on Tallassee Street behind the courthouse in Dadeville. Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marina, owned by Jane and Greg Harris, received the Business of the Year award. Warren said the owners and business have been involved in the community for a long time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce is delighted to honor two great individuals for all that they do for our business community, the city of Dadeville and Lake Martin area,â&#x20AC;? Warren said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greg and Jane Harris are great contributors to the overall success of the Lake Martin area in addition to their numerous charitable contributions throughout the area.â&#x20AC;? In addition to honoring businesses and individuals, the chamber awarded the proceeds from the annual Hometown Christmas Parade to Dadeville Elementary and the proceeds of the Denim and Diamonds Ball to the Lake Martin Event Center. The center has hosted the event for seven years. Carter swore in board members for their yearlong term in front of almost 200 chamber members and guests at White Acres in Camp Hill.

Above: Bill Ponder, right, smiles as Karen White hands an award named for her father to Ponder, the Laeman Butcher Lifetime Achievement Award, as Michael Carter looks on. Left: Cheryl Haggerty speaks after being named the Dadeville Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. Cliff Williams / The Outlook

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be in the residential leasing business. The city has no authority to lease property to individuals as residences and the city cannot use public funds to help residents move from one place to another.â&#x20AC;? Nabors said earlier this month the city would entertain the possibility of leasing the duplexes back to the current owners in the short term to allow any remaining long-term rental agreements to be honored. But officials said all the tenants have month-to-month leases, making that a moot point. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; decision,â&#x20AC;? Nabors said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re cooperating with us and they want to get it done on their watch. â&#x20AC;Ś People who rent know how it works. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s typical of the landlord-tenant environment. This is an opportunity for the city and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had plenty of time to prepare to move out. The city does not want to be in the residential business.â&#x20AC;? While Nabors, Colvin and Hardy acknowledged the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation could be bruised â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The No. 1 mission was to avoid a bad PR situation,â&#x20AC;? Nabors said â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Colvin noted the city has no legal power to change the outcome. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is nothing the city can do,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The families there are between a rock and a hard place. I am praying for

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Residents in these duplexes near the former Russell Sales Office have been given 60 days to vacate by the current owners before the city buys the property. The duplexes are being sold to the city, along with other property, including the former Russell Sales Office and Guest House, for $2.55 million.

them.â&#x20AC;? Duplex resident Gwen Hatton, 65, who has lived for four years in one of the units with her disabled daughter and 8-year-old granddaughter, said in December the city should pay for them to relocate and added residents were surprised to learn of their fate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We found out right before Christmas,â&#x20AC;? Hatton said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody is shocked. We all had a horrible Christmas. â&#x20AC;Ś I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t budget for a $2,000 move. I think the city should find us a place to move, pack up my stuff and move me. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for this.â&#x20AC;? But Nabors said taxpayer dollars canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be used for those circumstances. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand the city canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spend other

peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money to help them move,â&#x20AC;? he said. Colvin said several families are already moving out and Hardy said he has experienced the same thing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start out with the intent to remove anyone from their home,â&#x20AC;? Hardy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But this has happened to me. When you are renting and the owner sells to

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somebody else, you usually have to move.â&#x20AC;? Colvin and Hardy continue to feel the city could have done a better job of informing the duplex residents they might have to move. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was something Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m surprised more attention wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t brought to,â&#x20AC;? Hardy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think people were aware of it. But at the end of the day, this is typically how any transaction would take place when ownership changes. I hope people understand from a liability standpoint the city canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be involved in the leasing business.â&#x20AC;? Colvin said one of the reasons she voted against immediate consideration of the project in December and on the final vote Jan. 7 was because of how school-aged children in the duplexes would be affected. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awful for them,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God bless them. That puts them in April and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still two months of school left, so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to move kids. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really sad. It bothers me. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the city forcing them out but the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions are putting undue stress on those seven families. I think the city should have been up front with them when we were thinking of purchasing the property. They had no warning. They have no recourse. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a good look for the city.â&#x20AC;?

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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 Afro-American 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.

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 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.

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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.

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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.

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.

Thursday, March 21

Monday, Feb. 18

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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Saturday, April 6

BIKE RIDE: There will be a “Ride for the Children” charity event Saturday, April 6. It is a Bike ride around Lake Martin to support the children of the Brantwood Children’s home in Montgomery. There will be a car and motorcycle show, silent auction, music, prizes and awards. There is a free lunch for all registered participants. it is $20 per rider and $5 per passenger The ride begins at the Alexander City Walmart. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. The ride leaves at 10:30 a.m. and the show judging starts at 1 p.m. For more information call 256-827-9857.

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Sports figures lost in 2018

he Auburn Tigers’ men’s basketball team has lost three in a row and fallen out of the Top 25 bringing its Southeastern Conference record to 2-4 on the year. It’s a stark contrast to a season ago when the Tigers opened league play 5-1 through the first six games. It’s certainly not time to panic, but the next three games are crucial if Auburn has serious designs on the NCAA Tournament. Auburn Arena will play host to Missouri, Alabama and Florida which are all very beatable, but nothing is guaranteed. Last January, I took notice of all the sports figures we lost in 2017. It just seems appropriate to make this a yearly column, so here it goes.

March 3, 2018 – Roger Bannister

I doubt many people even recognize the name, but Sir Roger Bannister, born in Harrow, England, accomplished a pretty incredible feat. He was the first human being to ever run a recorded mile under four minutes. On May 6, 1954 during a meet between British AAA and Oxford University, Bannister ran one mile in a time of 3:59.4 in front of 3000 spectators. His world record lasted only 46 days. He was 88 when he died.

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BACK TO THE DIAMOND CACC looks for consistency on the mound this season By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

With a young roster in 2018, it turned out to be an up-and-down season for Central Alabama Community College’s baseball team. But the Trojans have matured since then and have a lot more sophomores on the roster, so they’re hoping to find more leadership and consistency this season. “We’re definitely upgrading from last year in terms of our quality of play,” CACC coach Larry Thomas said. “Coming from the fall to the spring, everything has looked sharp. The guys are getting what we’re teaching them, and the hitting has taken off since we got back, which is a good sign.” The Trojans used an overabundance of pitchers last year as 22 different guys took the mound for at least one pitch. But last season, they were working with mostly freshmen. Although Thomas said there will be some younger guys who will have the opportunity to get their feet wet

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Benjamin Russell graduate Connor Brooks (14) has been named the Opening Day starter for Central Alabama Community College’s baseball team, which kicks off the season Friday against Pensacola State.

on the mound, he’ll rely mostly on his seasoned sophomores to carry the Trojans to the playoffs.

Earning the No. 1 spot as CACC’s Opening Day pitcher is Benjamin Russell graduate

Connor Brooks. Although he threw only 9 1/3 innings last See TROJANS • Page 10

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One of the greatest collegiate baseball coaches in the history of the sport, Garrido won five College World Series titles and was the runner-up three more times. He took Cal State Fullerton and Texas to the CWS 15 times and amassed a career record of 1975-951-9. His 1,975 wins were the most all time until Florida State’s Mike Martin passed him last year. He also played the Yankees manager in the Kevin Costner movie “For See GRAHAM • Page 10

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Dadeville’s Tripp McKinley (14) has been a key player off the bench this season, and the Tigers will continue to rely on all their top players during the Class 3A Area 6 tournament, which begins Wednesday.

Both Dadeville’s boys and girls basketball teams have been rewarded for their hard work this season, as they both earned the right to host the Class 3A Area 6 tournament next week. Dadeville’s boys finished undefeated in the area with their only loss coming against Randolph County by just one point. Aside from that, the Tigers were unblemished in area play. They’ll take on Beulah in the first round Wednesday; they easily

swept Beulah in the regular season by scores of 80-53 and 69-53. On the girls side, the Tigers also went 5-1 in area play during the regular season. Their only loss was to Beulah, 44-37, but they also beat the Bobcat, 42-37, in early December. Dadeville will take on Randolph County in the first round, a team it beat by a combined score of 88-50 during two regular season meetings. The 3A Area 6 championships are set for Friday night. See the area schedules for all local teams on Page 10.

ALABAMA SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RANKINGS GIRLS CLASS 7A 1. Hoover (27-1) 2. McGill-Toolen (24-2) 3. Sparkman (23-4) 4. Austin (23-5) 5. Spain Park (24-5) 6. Davidson (23-4) 7. Grissom (18-5) 8. Auburn (20-4) 9. Foley (22-6) 10. Hewitt-Trussville (16-9) Others nominated: Vestavia Hills (17-9). CLASS 6A 1. Hazel Green (26-3) 2. Eufaula (23-5) 3. Blount (21-4) 4. Hartselle (22-4) 5. Huffman (21-8) 6. McAdory (21-7) 7. Carver-Birmingham (20-8) 8. Cullman (22-7) 9. Opelika (21-5) 10. Muscle Shoals (15-11) Others nominated: Albertville (18-7), Athens (13-12), ClayChalkville (14-10), Dothan (165), Fort Payne (19-8), HillcrestTuscaloosa (16-9), Mae Jemison (15-10), Northview (14-10), Park Crossing (21-4). CLASS 5A 1. Ramsay (22-7) 2. Charles Henderson (20-6) 3. Madison Academy (22-6) 4. Central-Tuscaloosa (20-3) 5. Shelby Co. (25-1) 6. Wenonah (19-8) 7. Brewer (20-7) 8. Brewbaker Tech (24-3) 9. West Point (23-4) 10. Pleasant Grove (17-8) Others nominated: East Limestone (19-7), Faith Academy (19-8), Jackson (224), Mortimer Jordan (17-6), Scottsboro (18-10), SouthsideGadsden (17-5), Vigor (16-6). CLASS 4A

1. Priceville (20-5) 2. Sipsey Valley (23-1) 3. Childersburg (26-1) 4. Greensboro (17-1) 5. Sumter Central (22-3) 6. Rogers (23-3) 7. Anniston (21-4) 8. Cherokee Co. (20-5) 9. Oneonta (22-5) 10. West Limestone (19-6) Others nominated: Danville (16-7), DAR (16-11), Deshler (18-8), Handley (21-4), St. John Paul II (13-11), Trinity (15-8), Wilson (19-9).

4. Phillips (18-10) 5. Talladega Co. Central (21-7) 6. Florala (22-5) 7. Mars Hill Bible (16-8) 8. Brantley (19-7) 9. Belgreen (19-5) 10. R.A. Hubbard (17-7) Others nominated: Covenant Christian (16-5), Decatur Heritage (17-6), Falkville (16-9), Marion Co. (17-5), St. Luke’s (17-9), Westminster-Oak Mountain (15-7),

AISA 1. Tuscaloosa Academy (19-2) CLASS 3A 2. South Choctaw Academy 1. Pisgah (26-1) (21-1) 2. T.R. Miller (20-2) 3. Abbeville Christian (24-4) 3. Winfield (26-1) 4. Lee-Scott (17-4) 4. Midfield (18-8) 5. Northside Methodist (16-7) 5. Phil Campbell (21-3) 6. Fort Dale Academy (15-4) 6. Geneva (23-3) 7. Macon-East (12-6) 7. Montgomery Academy (23-2) 8. Sparta Academy (15-5) 8. Susan Moore (23-5) 9. Monroe Academy (11-5) 9. Locust Fork (18-6) 10. Evangel Christian (18-9) 10. Glencoe (16-8) Others nominated: Lakeside Others nominated: (12-10), Pike Liberal Arts (11Lauderdale Co. (13-13), 14), Southern Academy (17-5). Oakman (12-3), Plainview (1612), Prattville Christian (19-8), BOYS St. James (16-7), Slocomb (17CLASS 7A 8), Weaver (16-8). 1. Mountain Brook (24-3) 2. Hoover (20-7) CLASS 2A 3. Sparkman (19-7) 1. Sand Rock (25-2) 4. Lee-Montgomery (23-3) 2. Sacred Heart (21-3) 5. Oak Mountain (18-8) 3. Collinsville (22-4) 6. McGill-Toolen (20-6) 4. Central-Hayneville (17-4) 7. Florence (26-3) 5. Cold Springs (21-6) 8. Fairhope (19-6) 6. Geneva Co. (20-5) 9. Vestavia Hills (18-9) 7. Fyffe (23-5) 10. Austin (13-7) 8. Samson (21-6) Others nominated: Baker 9. G.W. Long (21-4) (15-12), Enterprise (21-7), 10. Calhoun (13-6) Theodore (15-10), Thompson Others nominated: Ariton (15- (18-10). 7), Cedar Bluff (12-13), Hatton (19-7), Winston Co. (17-6). CLASS 6A 1. Lee-Huntsville (20-6) CLASS 1A 2. Eufaula (24-4) 1. Pleasant Home (16-3) 3. Columbia (20-7) 2. Spring Garden (19-6) 4. Jemison-Huntsville (20-8) 3. Skyline (23-5) 5. Muscle Shoals (19-6)

6. Pinson Valley (18-7) 7. Oxford (21-4) 8. Carver-Montgomery (18-8) 9. Hartselle (20-6) 10. Sidney Lanier (15-6) Others nominated: Albertville (18-7), Buckhorn (22-5), Helena (17-7), Homewood (21-7), McAdory (21-5). CLASS 5A 1. Wenonah (22-4) 2. LeFlore (20-8) 3. Pleasant Grove (21-6) 4. Fairfield (18-8) 5. Hamilton (22-4) 6. Russellville (17-6) 7. Brewbaker Tech (18-9) 8. East Limestone (17-5) 9. Charles Henderson (17-8) 10. Sylacauga (20-7) Others nominated: Etowah (16-7), Jackson (19-6), Tallassee (20-5), Vigor (14-9).

Others nominated: Mobile Christian (15-9), Oakman (144), Weaver (17-8). CLASS 2A 1. Fyffe (22-5) 2. Abbeville (18-5) 3. Red Bay (22-5) 4. Tanner (21-6) 5. Section (16-9) 6. Barbour Co. (17-7) 7. Calhoun (21-7) 8. North Sand Mountain (16-6) 9. Sacred Heart (16-9) 10. Central-Coosa (15-4) Others nominated: Collinsville (15-9), Cottage Hill (14-6), Daleville (15-6), Houston Co. (14-6), Sumiton Christian (186). CLASS 1A 1. Decatur Heritage (24-4) 2. Cornerstone-Birmingham (19-6) 3. Georgiana (21-4) 4. Skyline (20-8) 5. Spring Garden (17-6) 6. R.A. Hubbard (16-8) 7. Covenant Christian (19-5) 8. Francis Marion (17-3) 9. Mars Hill Bible (16-7) 10. Holy Spirit (20-5) Others nominated: Elba (135), Florala (16-6), Marion Co. (14-9), Meek (20-7).

CLASS 4A 1. Hillcrest-Evergreen (20-2) 2. Williamson (20-7) 3. Brooks (23-3) 4. Sumter Central (22-3) 5. Talladega (19-6) 6. Escambia Co. (17-5) 7. Deshler (20-6) 8. Good Hope (20-5) 9. Anniston (18-7) 10. Cherokee Co. (18-5) Others nominated: Childersburg (17-8), Dale Co. AISA (15-10), Headland (19-6), UMS- 1. Lakeside (18-3) Wright (15-11), West Morgan 2. Success Unlimited (13-3) (17-8). 3. Pike Liberal Arts (16-5) 4. Evangel Christian (23-4) CLASS 3A 5. Edgewood (19-4) 1. Plainview (25-4) 6. Morgan Academy (14-4) 2. Westminster-Huntsville 7. Bessemer Academy (14-2) 3. Prattville Christian (24-3) 8. Tuscaloosa Academy (16-5) 4. Lauderdale Co. (17-9) 9. Lee-Scott (12-9) 5. Sylvania (17-7) 10. Monroe Academy (14-2) 6. Piedmont (18-3) Others nominated: Escambia 7. Hanceville (20-5) Academy (12-8), Lowndes 8. Pike Co. (15-6) Academy (11-6), Northside 9. Winfield (19-8) Methodist (11-10), Southern 10. Houston Academy (17-7) Academy (18-4).

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Tiffany Rices signs with Point University

The Love of the Game.â&#x20AC;? He was 79.

Wednesday morning, Dadevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tiffany Rice, seated second from left, signed her letter of intent to play softball at Point University, an NAIA school in West Point, Georgia. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I have heard great reviews from my sisters, and I just love playing softball,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rice said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I wanted to further my career by playing softball there.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rice is a center fielder for the Tigers but said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be willing to play at any position for Point. She plans to major in business administration. Joining her at her signing were, front row, from left, her father Jeff Rice, her mother Whitney Rice, her brother Jackson Rice; back row, Dadeville principal Chris Hand, Dadeville softball coach Jordan McGuire, Point University assistant coach Sarah Warren, Point University head coach Jennifer Tyler and Dadeville assistant principal Pam Holloway.

May 16, 2018 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mike Slive

The Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference from 2002 until 2015. Slive oversaw a huge expansion in growth and was a driving force in the establishment of the SEC Network. I had an opportunity to meet and interview Mr. Slive at SEC Media Days several years ago. He was a very humble and gracious individual. To be in such a position of power, that speaks highly of his character. He was 77.

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May 20, 2018 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Billy Cannon

The SEC legend and 1959 Heisman Trophy winner led the LSU Tigers to the national championship in 1958. He famously returned a punt 89 yards for a touchdown on Halloween night against Ole Miss in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;58 and made a game saving tackle on the final play. The Tigers defeated the Rebels 7-3 and went on to go undefeated. Cannon also led the AFL (American Football League) in rushing in 1961 and won three AFL championships with the Oilers and Raiders. After his playing days, he was arrested in 1983 for involvement in a counterfeiting operation and spent three years in prison. Coincidentally, he was also elected to the college football Hall of Fame in 1983, but the honor was rescinded because of his conviction. However, Cannon was eventually inducted in 2008. He was 80.

June 4, 2018 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dwight Clark

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Wednesday, Feb. 6 High school boys basketball Class 3A Area 7 tournament B.B. Comer vs. Randolph County at Dadeville, 4:30 p.m. Beulah at Dadeville, 7:30 p.m. High school girls basketball Class 3A Area 7 tournament Beulah vs. B.B. Comer at Dadeville, 3 p.m. Randolph County at Dadeville, 6 Class 2A Area 8 championship Central Coosa-Thorsby vs. Reeltown-Fayetteville winner, 6 Thursday, Feb. 7 High school boys basketball Class 6A Area 6 championship Benjamin Russell-Russell County

winner at Opelika, 6:30 p.m. Class 2A Area 8 championship Reeltown-Thorsby winner vs. Fayetteville-Coosa winner, 7 Class 2A Area 9 championship HBS-Ranburne winner vs. Woodland-LaFayette winner, 7 High school girls basketball Class 6A Area 6 championship Benjamin Russell-Russell County winner at Opelika, 5 p.m. Class 2A Area 9 championship HBS-Ranburne winner vs. Woodland-LaFayette winner, 5:30 Friday, Feb. 8 High school boys basketball Class 3A Area 7 championship Comer-Randolph Co. winner vs. Beulah-Dadeville winner, 6:30 p.m. High school girls basketball Class 3A Area 7 championship Beulah-Comer winner vs. Randolph Co.-Dadeville winner, 5 p.m.

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