March 23-24, 2019 Alex City Outlook

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Hearing set for April 23 Bond hearing continued for Burkhalter By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

20-YEAR CAREER Local veteran Shoemaker had ‘enough’ of combat

By GABRIELLE JANSEN Staff Writer

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our and a half months in Iraq in 2003 was enough combat for retired U.S. Army veteran and Dadeville resident Scott Shoemaker. As a member of the Army infantry for 20 years, Shoemaker finished his career after leaving Iraq. Shoemaker said it was the general experience of war and PTSD that made him ready to leave. “I was only there for four and a half months and the reason why that is was See SHOEMAKER • Page 3

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Peace, Russell Medical stumping for Medicaid expansion By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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David Burkhalter’s request for a bond hearing has been continued at his attorney’s request. Documents filed with the Randolph County Circuit Clerk’s office show Burkhalter has now hired Montgomery attorney Sherri Lee Mazur to represent him after he was arrested in February on numerous felony counts related to charges of a sexual relationship with a student at Randolph County High School. Burkhalter, 30, of Ashland was a teacher and coach at RCHS. Documents also show District Court Judge Amy Newsome granted Mazur’s request for continuance on several grounds. “…respectfully requests this honorable court continue the bond hearing set on March, 26, 2019,” the motion states. “As grounds therefore, defendant states as follows: Attorney Mazur was retained in this matter on March 20, 2019; Attorney Mazur will be out of town the week of March 25, 2019 through March 29, 2019; neither party will be prejudiced by this delay; and this continuance is not being filed for the purpose of creating unnecessary delay.” Newsome set April 23 as the date for a new bond hearing. The Wedowee Police Department responded to Randolph County High School Feb. 6 after it was alleged Burkhalter was having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old female student. Burkhalter, a former emcee and TV and radio co-host in Alexander City, was charged with two counts of second-degree rape, one count of sodomy, two counts of See BURKHALTER • Page 9

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Russell Medical CEO Jim Peace and the staff of Russell Medical are making stops around the area to talk about what Peace calls unique services the rural hospital offers and why Alabama needs Medicaid expansion. One of the first stops Peace made was with nearly 50 seniors gathered at the New Site Senior Center. Peace explained to the group Russell Medical’s idea of continuing to offer medical specialties in a rural setting, but it also needs their help to encourage officials to expand Medicaid in the state. He said in 2010 Alabama officials chose to make Alabama one of 14 states not to expand Medicaid and those are finding it difficult to make ends meet. “It’s not a problem – it’s a crisis,” Peace said. “We cannot afford to do nothing. Without Medicaid expansion, hospitals will be forced to cut services, reduce jobs and some will close. Seventy-five percent of Alabama hospitals are in the red and 88 percent of rural hospitals are in the red.” See MEDICAID • Page 9

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