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ATRIP projects slowed by rail issues By MITCH SNEED Editor
Vehicles travel along Lee Street, a road that is set to get asphalt this year, but the project is on hold to deal with some issues involving rail crossing requirements. Mitch Sneed / The Outlook
Two state funded paving projects slated for this year in Alexander City have been delayed, but officials are hopeful they can cut through the red tape to get them back on track. Alexander City Engineer and Public Works Director Gerard Brewer said that members of the local leg-
islative delegations are working to make sure that Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program projects on Lee Street and also on Washington Street stay on track. “What has happened is that these are state projects, but recently the Federal Highway Administration has gotten involved and because these projects have
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railroad crossing ‘in or near’ the work we are doing, it has caused some delays,” Brewer said. “As far as the actual work, we aren’t doing the crossings, but as you know with both of those streets, there are plenty of crossings that fall into that near definition. “ Brewer said that Rep. Mark Tuggle, Sen. Tom See ATRIP • Page 7
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A rough rail crossing finally got a temporary patch Wednesday.
Rough rail crossing gets temporary fix
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The Dadeville City Council appointed six residents to its Board of Adjustments. Now the board can hear appeals from residents on zoning issues. “At the last council meeting, we had a few volunteers for it,” Councilmember Mickey Tarpley said. “We have six. I think we need to move ahead with it and legal counsel said all we have to do is appoint them and they can start.” City attorney Robin Reynolds explained the next step. “Once you appoint them, then give them the zoning ordinance,” Reynolds said. “You let them have an organizational meeting electing a chair and then they can start.” Appointed to the board were: Matt Campbell,
Delays in track work causing inconvenience for drivers By MITCH SNEED Editor Mitch Sneed / The Outlook
Jacob’s Ladder held its Easter Egg Hunt Wednesday and students found hundreds of brightly colored eggs awaiting them as they entered the area. In addition to hunting and finding eggs, parents and grandparents were busy hunting for that perfect Kodak moment of their little ones as well.
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One of the most traveled rail crossings in Alexander City has been giving motorists fits for more than a month, but now has been given a temporary fix. The road that links Lee and Washington streets and crosses Norfolk Southern tracks had been rough as rail officials took out asphalt and matting in advance of replacing rails that pass through the area. Delays in that track work mean that drivers crossing the cracks were bounced around and some drivers say their cars actually drug the rails as they maneuvered through crossing. “We had been getting a lot of calls about it and we had talked to See CROSSING • Page 7
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Holy Week wisdom Rev. Emerson Ware of Great Bethel Baptist Church delivers the message at Wednesday’s Holy Week gathering at St. James Episcopal Church. Steve King of First Baptist of Alexander City speaks today.
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At Monday’s meeting of the Camp Hill Town Council, members discussed job descriptions, a $35,000 grant for its sewage lagoon and demoted its utility superintendent. Council members spent nearly an hour in a work session Monday trying to sort out a job description for the town’s utility superintendent. “We are paying four different people a total of $51,000 that should be handled by our utility superintendent,” Councilmember Anthony Pogue said in the work session. “Nobody has a job description. I think that we need a utility superintendent with certifications.” After about 45 minutes discussion, it appeared the council would wait until a later meeting to See CAMP HILL • Page 7
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DEAR ABBY: I find myself sometimes wanting to commit the most heinous of crimes. The desire to do this has been with me my entire life. I was sexually abused by my mother and oldest brother. While that’s no excuse, I understand why I may be the way I am. At 51, I have never committed any act against a young girl, but the desire is clearly there for me. The issue before me is that if I seek help for this problem, those who can provide it are required by law in this state to report me. How am I to overcome these urges when no matter what I do I am considered guilty? -- ANONYMOUS IN AMERICA DEAR ANONYMOUS: You should be discussing these feelings with a licensed mental health professional. If fear that you will be arrested is what is holding you back, please be aware that if the urge or feeling is not directed at anyone in particular, a therapist is not required to
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national anthem is notoriously difficult to sing, as many professionals have discovered to their embarrassment when they tried to perform it publicly. At large events during which the anthem is played, it is not uncommon for many of the audience members to be so filled with patriotic fervor that they join in. If memory serves me, the volume is usually so loud that no one can hear what’s coming out of their mouths. To the best of my knowledge, no rule of etiquette forbids anyone from singing along with Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks or Renee Fleming -- if they have the nerve to try.
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Obituaries Michele Marie Manning Michele Marie Manning, 40, of Little Rock, Arkansas (formerly of Dadeville) passed away March 14, 2016. Mrs. Manning was preceded in death by her father: Norman Manning A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2016 at the chapel of Alabama Funeral Homes in Dadeville with Rev. Jimmy Sims officiating. Mrs. Manning is survived by her loving mother: Veronica Kimmel of
Mr. William Byron (W.B.) Hand 1927-2016 Graveside service for Mr. William Byron (W.B.) Hand, 88, of Goldville, will be Friday, March 25, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bethel South Baptist Cemetery. He will lie in state at Bethel Baptist Church from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Rev. Andy Kinman and Rev. Don Griffin will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 25, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Radney Funeral Home. Mr. Hand passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at University of Alabama Hospital
Arkansas, two children: Miranda Turner and Miriah Turner, their father: Vakail Turner of Dadeville, one grandchild: Audrey Grantham of Dadeville, two sisters, Tracy Perry and Tiffany Sanders of Dadeville, grandmother: Donna Lindsey of Dadeville, and a special friend Chris Haley of Arkansas . Michele was a loving and caring mother, daughter, sister, grandmother and friend. Alabama Funeral Homes and Cremation Centers in Dadeville are handling the arrangements. www.alabamafuneralhomes.com
Mrs. Desiree D. Green Funeral service for Mrs. Desiree D. Green of Jackson’s Gap, Alabama will be Friday , March 25, 2016 at Shady Grove Baptist Church at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Baptist Church. Wrights Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Betty Crabb Mrs. Betty Crabb of Columbia, South Carolina formerly of Jacksons Gap, Alabama died March 23, 2016 and arrangements will be announced later by Wrights Funeral Home.
at Birmingham. He was born on October 5, 1927 in Clay County, Alabama to William Elisha Hand and Grace Mathis Hand. He was an active member of Bethel Baptist Church South. Mr. Hand had a deep faith in God, loved his family, and liked antique cars. He served in the United States Army in Korea. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Kathryn Lorene Walker Hand of Goldville; daughter, Kathy Ann Hornsby (Bill), of Pike Road; son, William Neal Hand of Goldville; grandchildren, Matthew Blake Hornsby and Brian David Hornsby (Kayleigh); great-grandchild, Kathryn
Police Reports Talllapoosa County Sheriff’s Department March 22
• A residence on Ford Road in Notasulga filed a report for domestic violence reckless endangerment. • Classie Pogue of Horseshoe Bend Road in Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear driving under the influence. • Kelvin Mathews of Gilmore Avenue in Tallassee was arrested on two warrants for probation violation and probation revocation.
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• Willie Wyckoff of Agricola Road in Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear child support warrant.
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• A resident of Quail Run filed a report for burglary. • A resident of Cobb Road in Notasulga filed a report for vandalism. • A resident of Macedonia Road in Tallassee filed a report for criminal mischief.
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• A resident of Lowe Road in Tallassee filed a theft report. • A resident of Taylor Court in Auburn filed a report for a private property accident.
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• A business of Highway 50 in Dadeville filed a report for burglary of a business. • Stephanie Davis of Halloway Mills Road in Alexander City was arrested for a failure to appear warrant. • A resident of Sycammore Creek Road in Camp Hill filed a report for fraud.
March 17
• Wardariu Mobley of Freeman Drive in Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear burglary third degree. • A resident of Friday Point in Alexander City filed a report for burglary of a residence and theft of property.
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• A resident of Ford Road in Notasulga filed a report for theft from a residence. • A resident of Nevins Road in Jacksons Gap filed a report for harassing communications.
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Mae Hornsby; sister, Joyce Elizabeth Jackson of Trussville. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Lana Kay Hand. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Bethel Baptist Church, 1801 Bethel Circle, Cragford, AL 36266, or the American Cancer Society, 3054-C McGehee Road, Montgomery, AL 36111. 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 p.m.
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.
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.
Kellyton Town Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the community center in Kellyton.
Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m. 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 Room in the courthouse in Rockford. All meetings are open to the public. Dadeville City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month 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 upstairs in the courthouse at 6:30 p.m. Jackson’s Gap Town
New Site City Council meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Conference Room in the Town Hall. Ray Water Authority meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Ray Water Authority Office. All customers are invited to attend. Rockford Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 7 p.m. Tallapoosa County Board of Education meets on the second Monday of each month. Meetings are held in the new central office at 679 East Columbus Street, Dadeville, AL 36853. Tallapoosa County Commission meets the second Monday of the month at 9 a.m. in the courthouse in Dadeville, with a pre-meeting also open to the public 30 minutes before each regular session. Tallapoosa County 911 Board will meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the 911 Administrative office at 240 West Columbus Street, Dadeville. Call 825-8490 for more information. Walnut Hill Water Authority meets the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited. Call 825-9841 to inquire about the agenda.
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Ridge United Methodist Church will celebrate Maundy Thursday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m. This is a Christian feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the “Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.� Red Ridge is located at 8091 County Road 34, Dadeville. PUBLIC MEETING: The Tallapoosa County Emergency Management Agency public meeting on March 24 at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon to update its Hazard Mitigation Plan. The meeting will take place at the Tallapoosa County Courthouse Annex in the Grand Jury Room, the public, private non-profits, munici-
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LAST SUPPER: Flint Hill United Methodist Church will presenting a live and moving reenactment of Leonardo Di Vinci’s The Last Supper on Thursday March 24 and Friday March 25 at 6 p.m. Tickets will be available at Flint Hill UMC, from church members, Cloud Nine, Lake Martin Humane Society, The Coffee Corner and Lake Broadcasting. You will not be turned down if you do not have a ticket. For more information call 256-2345047.
March 25
TENNEBUE SERVICE: Comer Memorial Methodist is hosting a Tennebue Service March 25 at 7:30 p.m. CRUCIFIXION REENACTMENT: Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Highway 63 South will display a reenactment of the resurrection of Jesus Christ March 25 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., all day on March 26 and to noon on March 27. BAKE SALE: USAmeriBank is hosting a bake sale for Relay for Life at both Alexander City locations Friday, March 25. Sales will begin at 9 a.m.
March 26
FAMILY BINGO NIGHT: Bibb Graves School is hosting family bingo night March 26 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. ART WORKSHOP: The Artist Association of Central Alabama is hosting a watercolor bird on a branch workshop March 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Social Hall. Contact Dottie at 256-377-4918 to register. EGG HUNT: Men of Honor (MOH) will be hosting a Easter Egg Hunt on March 26th 2016 from 1pm to 4pm at the park in Camp Hill, Al. Bring kinds of all ages lunch will be provided to all Easter egg hunters everyone is welcome to come. EGGSTRAVAGANZA: Leadership Lake Martin is hosting Eggstravaganza in Strand Park March 26 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. with proceeds benefiting Outdoor Friends Forever. The Easter bunny will be available for pictures. There will be a cupcake contest with an entry fee of $10 per category. There will be a bake sale and games including a three-legged race, egg toss and egg on a spoon. EGG HUNT: The Sixth Street Baptist Church Easter Egg Hunt will be March 26 at 10 a.m. at 6th Street Park. Games, snack and candy-filled eggs.
Hunts for infants through 6th graders. EGG HUNT: Calvary Heights Baptist Church will host an Easter Egg Hunt March 26 from 9 a.m. til 11 a.m. There will be a magic show featuring Carl Kelly. Everything is for ages infant through sixth grade. The church is located at the intersection of Highway 280 and Elkahatchee Road. EGG HUNT: Kellyton United Methodist Church is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, March 25, 2016, beginning at4:30 pm. All children through 6th grade are invited. Prizes for each age category. Easter Bunny will make a surprise appearance, parents be sure to bring your cameras. Dinner will be served. Kellyton United Methodist Church is located one block from downtown Kellyton, 85 Smyrna Road. EGG HUNT: Community Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday, March 26th 10a.m. Wall Street AME Zion Church, 71 Zion Street, Tallassee, AL (334) 283-2594. Look us up on facebook www.wallstreetamez.com Event Coordinator is Mrs. Della Hayes, Pastor, Edwrin Sutton. Everyone is invited! EGG HUNT: Comer Baptist Church is hosing a community Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will be activities for all ages. RUN TO THE SON: The Children’s Ministry of Vertical Point Church is hosting a Run to the Son 5K Color Run March 26 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Sportplex to benefit VerticalKidz. Cost is $35.
March 27
SUNRISE SERVICE: Comer Memorial Methodist Church is hosting a sunrise service at 6 a.m. and an Easter Service at 11 a.m. EASTER SERVICE: Orr Street Baptist Church invites everyone to Easter Service on Sunday, March 27. Sunrise service begins at 6 a.m. with breakfast served at 7 a.m. Sunday morning service begins at 10:30 a.m. There will be no Sunday school or evening service. EASTER SERVICE: Calvary Heights Baptist Church is hosting an Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. followed by breakfast. EASTER SERVICE: Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Highway 63 South is having Easter Service at 11 a.m. Children’s church and nursery provided. SUNRISE SERVICE: Mt. Zion Baptist Church will host outdoor Easter Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. at the Wind Creek State Park Pavilion. Old fashion
BOSTON BUTT SALE Due to the High Risk of severe weather Thursday the Benjamin Russell High School baseball team Boston Butt Pick Up/Delivery Date has been changed to Friday 3/25 from 5-7 pm. The coaches parking lot at the Sportplex will be the site of the drive through. Please inform any of your customers of this change. There are unsold Boston Butts that may be purchased onsite during the delivery period of the pre-sold Boston Butts. The Boston Butts were cooked by “Good Ole Boys Bar-B-Que and may be purchased for $25 each. You may pay with Cash or a personal check. Please have any checks for additional Boston Butts already made out to BRHS, include a physical address and phone number on each check written. breakfast will follow. FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY: Centerview Baptist Church of Camp Hill is hosting friends and family day March 27 at 2 p.m. Rev. Gary Hardy is pastor and Rev. Eddie Hunter will be the guest. EASTER SERVICES: River Road Baptist Church is hosting a sunrise service at 7 a.m. Breakfast will follow. The Cantata will be at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited. EASTER MUSICAL: Hillabee Baptist Church is hosting its Easter Musical March 27 starting at 10:30 a.m. COMMUNITY EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE: There will be a community-wide Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday, March 27, at Strand Park at 7 a.m. The service is open to all in the community. Rev. Steve King, pastor of First Baptist Church of Alexander City will bring the message. Music will be by Scott Blake and Brian Bice. Please bring a lawn chair if you plan to attend. EASTER SERVICE: Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is hosting its annual Easter Program Sunday, March 27 at 10 a.m. Rev. Emerson Ware, Jr. is pastor
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ou know – Alexander City has some the most interesting and kind people around. Have you met one of them lately? Have you met several of them? Chances are, many of us have not. Why? In this day and time many of us spend hours behind the computer or with that touch screen in our hands looking to see what our neighbors next door are doing. It seems all of us are swiping a thumb across a screen, keeping up with who? It seems we are looking at the neighbors or worst yet, we are checking on the 347th post of the day from the person sitting across from us at the restaurant table. Look around next time you go out. See how many chins are pointed down to our chest with a hand-held device out front like hood ornament on a car. What happened to going outside and talking on the porch? Walking down the sidewalk, seeing Joe and stopping to catch up. With the weather warming up, lets all take advantage of it. Let that screensaver take over. Step out the front door and bring the family. Leave those thumb twisting devices on the table. Go down the street to the park. Hop in the car and head to Wind Creek. Who knows, you might actually talk to the neighbor you just saw on that little flat screen. You might loose a little of that winter insulation you developed along the waistline and get back on the road to fitness while walking. You might see a shooting star in the night sky at Wind Creek’s Astronomy Evening. You might find snowbirds Jeanne Morisstte and Johnnette Reed of Wisconsin fishing on a pier. You might meet a great new friend like Janie Hardy. She is one ARISE’s biggest supporters and rides too. Our community is filled with great people, places and things. Get out and enjoy them.
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nce again, Europe has been struck by a senseless act of violence, this time in Brussells, Belgium. ISIS quickly claimed responsibility for the attacks that killed 31 and were allegedly carried out by Belgian brothers Ibrahim el-Bakraoui, 29, and Khalid el-Bakraoui, 27. Ibrahim blew himself up at the Brussels airport and Khalid at the Maelbeek subway station in the Belgian capital. Attacks such as this one are becoming much too frequent in our world. The attackers have no regard for life, including their own. Yet it is difficult to stop zealots – religious or otherwise – whose radical commitment to their radical ways is so difficult to understand … Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders did their parts on Tuesday night. Cruz won the Utah Republican caucus and Sanders won Democratic caucuses in Utah and Idaho. Trouble is Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were the winners from their respective parties in the Arizona primary. As a result, Sanders will gain roughly five delegates on Clinton and Trump will widen his lead by 14 delegates over Cruz. With such little net change in the delegate count, it still looks as if we are running headlong into a Clinton v. Trump general election in November. … If you listen real hard, you just might hear the distant thwack of ash meeting horsehide. High school baseball season is well underway and the major leaguers are in Florida and Arizona get-
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ting ready for their season, which opens in less than two weeks. As a fan of the Atlanta Braves, I don’t expect much from the team this year, but things might be on the upswing, albeit a potentially long upswing. Most experts say, through trades of some of their best talent, the Braves have stockpiled a lot of young talent. Unfortunately, that means there are few recognizable Braves left on the roster. Freddie Freeman, Julio Teheran, Nick Markakis, A.J. Pierzynski and secondyear second-sacker Jace Peterson are about it. Gone are Andrelton Simmons and pitchers Craig Kimbrell, Alex Wood and Shelby Miller. Hopefully, the youngsters in the Braves’ system will grow up quickly and several of them will be ready for The Show when the team moves to Cobb County next year. I’m sure the Georgia taxpayers would appreciate some decent baseball for the $372 million they’re shelling out for the Braves’ new SunTrust Park. … If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Bill Clinton should be flattered by the recent reported sexual shenanigans of Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley. The website Yellowhammer reported Wednesday the
governor’s ex-wife made recordings of Bentley and his former communications director, Rebekah Mason, implicating them in a sexual affair. On one recording, the governor calls Mason “baby,” recalls intimate times spent with her and talks about how much he likes to stand behind her and touch certain parts of her body. There is no mention of cigars in the Yellowhammer account, however. The Bentley-Mason affair caused Dianne Bentley to file for divorce from the governor last year after a half-century of marriage. … As you read this, I am in Birmingham at the Kirklin Clinic having a heart catheterization. It’s just another step (I hope!) in getting approved and listed for a liver transplant. I appreciate all the prayers I have received from my readers and ask that you continue them. Hopefully, all will turn out well and you folks will be moved to read my jabberwocky for many years to come. Finally, remember this: Good manners, as Bennet Cerf once said, are the noises you don’t make when you’re eating soup.
David Granger is an Outlook staff writer who is occasionally moved to write a column. Obviously, the views reflected here are his own. Who else would want them? You can email David at david.granger@alexcityoutlook.com.
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‘Here we go again’: reader says mayor situation is old Dear Editor, When I was in the military and a group of soldiers were moving from one location to another we would march and the ranking NCO would call cadence. One of the cadences ran like this “ Here We Go Again !! Same Old S___ Again.” Sounds like city government in Alex City. For the last three years Charles Shaw, the mayor, has gone from one drama to another. We started with an ethics investigation. Then salary adjustments by decree. One of the most comical moments was watching Mayor Shaw argue law concerning the salary adjustments with the city attorney. The mayor fired the finance director after she blew the whistle over hidden statistics within the city records while working on the annual budget. Hmmm?? Hidden statistics missing money. Imagine that. The budget was finished and the mayor signed it. Then concerns over city workers salary adjustments which was in the budget and the mayor said he knew nothing about. Charles you signed the budget did you not read it?
Two weeks ago an article in the Outlook quoted the mayor talking about the bond payment reports and the Mayor said we didn’t need them. If the reports didn’t need to be done why are there reports on the bond payments? This golf course thing has been rolling around for a couple months. The mayor hired an accounting firm to do a forensic audit over the missing golf course funds and was billed $24,000 and then we find out the audit wasn’t forensic enough and another will have to be done. The investigation has moved at a snail’s pace and now the investigation won’t be complete until after the next mayoral election. How convenient. The one common factor tying all these events together is total incompetence and a lack of leadership ability by our Mayor Charles Shaw. Mayor or city manager? I don’t care either way if you have a strong, knowledgeable, educated, experienced individual with leadership ability in the mayor’s office, the city’s best interest would come first. Of course, what do you expect from someone who has no formal education, training or
experience. The really disturbing thing is Charles Shaw is planning to run for mayor again. Hasn’t Alex City suffered enough? I understand none of the city council will run for reelection. This is a good thing, so any civic minded citizen of Alex City who are tired of this backwards, hick town leadership need to step up. YPs you are on notice. A week or so ago a Ms. Payne wrote an editorial extoling the virtues of Mayor Shaw and demonizing the editor of the Outlook, Mitch Sneed. Ms. Payne if you were objective and looked into Mayor Shaw’s past as hard as Mr. Sneed you might find the mayor isn’t as virtuous as you want to believe. The truth is hard to cover up. The articles you read in the Outlook are the truth. If you don’t like what you read then maybe you need to check yourself to see if you are on the right side. As always thank you for your time. Woody Baird De Opresso Liber Alexander City
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Whatley as well as Rep. Clyde Chambliss have all been working with different entities to try to break the logjam. All three have met with and written state and federal officials and lobbyists for the railroad to make sure that the lines of communication are open and to see what can be done to make sure all the conditions are met. “I have to thank those guys because they have really been working on our behalf,” Brewer said. “No question it has been a problem, but we are seeing some signs that they are making some headway. So we are staying optimistic.” He said officials are asking for some additional engineering for what are called “passive rail crossings.” “This is something that has never been required, because those are not areas that we are actually paving,” Brewer said. “We have done everything they have asked, but right now it’s just wait and see.” Alexander City residents could also soon get a look at a long-range plan for projects to be funded by the halfcent sales tax, a fund that has been named the Alexander City Road Improvement Project or ACRIP. Brewer said that bids for some of this year’s projects should be in this week. In all about $800,000 in resurfacing is planned along with several other maintenance projects.
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Sharon Gaither, Mary Canady, Rhonda Gaskin, Jerry McGukin and Melissa Oliver. Dadeville Dixie Youth Baseball president Stacy Ayers invited the council and mayor to the program’s opening day on April 9. Ayers said games start at 8 a.m. with opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. Ayers also told council that participation is up this year again with 338 children signed up on 27 teams and 8 t-ball teams. The Dadeville City Council also: • heard that the city was one week late in getting information to the state on the demolition grant that is managed by Monroe and Associates. • heard that engineers are still waiting for information from the railroad before they can bid the A-Trip Lafayette Street paving project. • heard that the city is still waiting for the county’s grant application to go through before getting an update on the courthouse square project. • heard that the city had been granted an easement on property on East South Street so that drainage in the area could be improved. • approved minutes from the last meeting. • approved recreation center rentals. The next Dadeville City Council meeting is scheduled for April 12 at 5 p.m. at the Dadeville City Hall.
Camp Hill finalize but would restructure the utility department to contain a superintendent, followed by a utility worker 2 and utility worker 1 at the bottom that would help with grass cutting, meter reading and other things. The utility superintendent was also the subject of discussion in the regular meeting as the council voted to demote the current superintendent and reduce his pay back to the $11.50 an hour that he was making prior to the promotion last year. “We have asked him to come to meetings,” Pogue said. “He has not. He is not available to be on call 24/7 because of other employment, and he has not gotten the certifications we asked him to get within a year.” The council will wait until they finish the job description before posting the job position. The town will be getting a $35,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to help with immediate needs at the town’s sewage lagoon. “I spoke with Peblin Warren, our state representative today (Monday),” Councilmember Ezell Smith said. “She said we would be getting a $35,000 grant.” The grant will be used to help with replacing pumps and installing an aeration system at the sewage lagoon with help from consultant John Broadaway. The project will help with the lawsuit from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and help provide time to allow the town to get to a point to do a larger $3-5 million town wide sewage project. John Thompson spoke to the council about the countywide Throw Away Day next month when a roll off dumpster will be placed at Town Hall for residents to use. “We are never going to keep our roadsides clean without residents’ help,” Thompson said. “We are asking and encouraging everyone to take part in the clean up.” Thompson explained that dumpsters were going to
Crossing our contacts with the railroad,” said Alexander City Public Works Director and City Engineer Gerard Brewer. “We tell residents that it is out of our hands. We aren’t allowed to do any work involving crossings at all.” The Outlook placed a call to Norfolk Southern officials Monday and they took detailed information on the location of the crossing and said they would check on it. Early Wednesday an asphalt patch had been put down in the area. It’s not a permanent fix, but drivers say it is a lot better than what they had to endure for more than a month. “It is better than it was,” Mike Duncan said
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be placed countywide and that the county commission was picking up the cost. Councilmember Smith asked for help in organizing groups to pick up trash around town to coincide with the countywide event April 23. With the absence of Mayor Danny Evans the council put off approving a board to allow the issuance of tax-free financing for Lyman Ward Military Academy. The council also learned that Mayor Evans might not be able to vote in the matter because of a conflict of interest. Evans works at LWMA. Willie Dean inquired about renting the hangar building at the old airport on Highway 280 to relocate his marine and small engine repair business from Opelika to better serve his customers on the lake. The council asked him to come back with a proposal including how much he would like to rent it for, terms of the lease and how much sales tax he might generate. The Camp Hill Town Council also: • approved offering former town attorney Ben Hand $1,500 for services he has billed the town for in the amount of $3,000. • learned of a possible overtime issue stemming from a water leak on Highway 280. • approved minutes from the last meeting. • approved payment of bills. • approved joining in with the state for the Back to School Sales Tax Holiday in August. • learned the town is still trying to contact a lumber company about damage to a street from its trucks. • approved town attorney Charles Gillenwaters to go to a training seminar. • announced an April 1 application deadline for parks and recreation director. The next meeting of the Camp Hill Town Council is Monday, April 4, with a work session at 5 p.m. and the regular meeting at 6 p.m.
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Wednesday afternoon after driving through the crossing. “I drive through here at least twice every day and I’m here to tell you that the way it was would rattle your teeth. This is much better.” Brewer said he was told that there were some unexpected delays in getting to the rail work, which resulted in the exposed tracks for an extended period of time. “Initially they had put some gravel down, but that doesn’t last long with the volume of traffic that goes through there,” Brewer said. “It’s good to see that they addressed it and I now our citizens welcome it as well.”
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WILDCATS SWEEP RAMS ON THE COURT
Benjamin Russell tennis gets key sectional victories over Valley By ROBERT HUDSON Sports Editor
The Benjamin Russell Wildcats boys tennis team captured a key sectional victory on Tuesday. The Wildcats defeated the Valley Rams, 5-4, at Central Alabama Community College’s Cal Alison Tennis Complex. Louis Daniel, Benjamin Russell boys tennis coach, said it was a close match, but the Wildcats did well to get the key win. “We had a couple of tiebreakers for our No. 1 singles, which we won 11-10, and then we lost a tiebreaker in our No. 1 doubles,” Daniel said. “Individually, Joseph Schouten was our No. 1 singles winner, while our No. 2 singles player Trevor Gravette won 10-6, and our No. 6 singles player Jamarez Hall picked up a win at 10-1. Then our No. 2 doubles of Gabe McBride and Jamarez Hall won their match 10-8, and No. 3 doubles of Cameron Bice and Dylan Jackson won 10-6.” With a trio of sectional matches remaining, Daniel said the match puts the Wildcats in a good spot moving forward to the postseason. “We’re in a pretty good place right now. We still have to play Wetumpka and Carver. We have two matches left with them,” Daniel said. “We also have a match left with Opelika, so I feel pretty good that if we can find a couple of wins there we will be OK in a five-team section. We haven’t played Wetumpka or Carver in the regular season, though Wetumpka competed in our boys tournament and looked to be a pretty solid team. But I think we’re progressing and we will be OK.”
BRHS golf splits home match with Valley By ROBERT HUDSON Sports Editor
Lady Wildcats defeat Valley
The Benjamin Russell Lady Wildcats also captured a big 8-1 win over the Valley Lady Rams on Tuesday. Jesse Bouldin, head girls tennis coach of Benjamin Russell, said the Lady Wildcats won in every match except one. “The girls played very well on Tuesday. We won every court in singles and we won No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. The only one we lost was No. 3 doubles,” Bouldin said. “Adeline Treadwell, who is our No. 5 player, and Lucy Chae is our No. 6. Those two girls won their
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Benjamin Russell’s Joseph Schouten, right, serves while teammate Trevor Gravette waits during Tuesday’s doubles match against Valley at the Cal Alison Tennis Complex.
singles matches on Tuesday. This being their first year playing tennis they’ve certainly come a long way. It will help the team if they continue improving the way they have.” Bouldin said Tuesday’s win was a nice step in the right direction over a sectional opponent. “Our win on Tuesday put us in a very good position in the section. Valley is
one of the top two teams in our section, so with that win that’s going to help us get a good seeding going into the sectional tournament,” Bouldin said. “We still have several matches to play to help determine that, but that was a good first step for our girls on Tuesday.” Benjamin Russell will return to action at home on Tuesday against Wetumpka at 4 p.m.
Dadeville defeats Piedmont, falls at home to Auburn By ROBERT HUDSON Sports Editor
The Dadeville Tigers baseball team split its most recent matchups on the diamond. Last Saturday, the Tigers defeated Piedmont 10-9 at home, after also taking an 11-6 win over Gadsden City that snapped a 10-game losing streak. Against Piedmont, Dadeville was led by Carson McClendon,
who went 3-for-4 from the plate with a pair of RBI. Dadeville’s Landon Wilson was 3-for-5 with two runs scored, while Ethan Towne went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI. Cal Jones was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a run scored and a RBI. Dadeville’s Landon Tidwell, Slade McCullers, Kyle Harkins and Tyler Muniz each drove in one run during the win against
Piedmont. Jones pitched seven innings, giving up 11 hits, nine runs, five earned runs, walked three and struck out four Piedmont batters. In Tuesday’s home game, the Tigers fell 8-5 in game one to visiting Auburn High School, and lost game two 11-5. In game one, Jones was 1-for2 with two runs scored, two RBI and a home run. Harkins went 1-for-4 with a
RBI, Tidwell was 1-for-3 with a RBI, and Ab Abernathy also drove in a run during Tuesday’s game. Wilson went 1-for-3 with two runs scored against Auburn. Brady Claybrook pitched four innings, giving up five hits, four runs and four earned runs, while walking three. Dadeville will return to action on Friday on the road at Saint James High School at 4 p.m.
The Benjamin Russell boys golf team defeated Valley in 18-holes of competition on Tuesday at Willow Point Golf and Country Club. BRHS won 331-413 over Valley on Tuesday, led by Sawyer Scott, Dylan Moncus, and Kylee Reeder with a 75, 78, and an 82. Wilson Harris and Grady Alford also contributed. Wes Tate, head coach of Benjamin Russell boys golf, said the young players stepped up and played well in Tuesday’s match. “They played well. I was proud of them. I’ve got a couple of younger guys who got the opportunity to play and they responded well,” Tate said. “Their play bodes well for the depth of the team. I was proud of them.” Tate said it was the first 18-hole competition the Wildcats played this season, adding that his team stepped up to the challenge. “We played 18 (holes) and I think that was the first 18 we’ve played in a competition this year at Willow Point and the guys did well with it,” Tate said. “There are still some things we can definitely improve on, but overall I was proud of how they competed and got after it.” The Benjamin Russell girls narrowly lost 201-199 to Valley on Tuesday. The Lady Wildcats were led by Carly Royster, Logan Johnson, and Lorelei McFiggin. Tate said both teams will play in tournament action next week, but expects today’s match could be cancelled due to inclement weather. “We have a matched scheduled for Thursday, but it’s not looking very promising because the weather is probably going to get us,” Tate said. “But the boys are scheduled to play Tuesday at Sylacauga in a tournament and the girls will play Monday at Sylacauga in a tournament. It will be an 18-hole tournament, we’ll be there early and it will be an all-day deal.”
Wildcats fall 8-4 at home to Bulldogs in area opener TPI STAFF The Outlook
The Benjamin Russell Wildcats held a 4-2 lead, but a four run sixth inning lifted the rival Opelika Bulldogs to an 8-4 win on Tuesday at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex. Opelika’s Tommie Jackson was 3-for-4 from the plate with two runs scored, and three RBI that included a two-run homer Jackson belted to left field in the top of the seventh inning to seal the win for the Bulldogs. Opelika’s Thomas Manley also drove in one run on 1-for4 hitting in Tuesday’s key area matchup between Highway 280 rivals. Benjamin Russell (12-6, 0-1 in Class 6A-Area 4) was led from the plate by Connor Brooks, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a triple. Benjamin Russell’s Timmy Lawson went 2-for-4, while Sean Rape was 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Benjamin Russell’s Darius Jackson pitched five innings, giving up six hits, four runs, two earned runs and striking out six Bulldog batters. Benjamin Russell’s Austin Elliott took the loss, pitching two innings, giving up four hits, four runs, three earned runs and striking out three in the outing. Opelika’s Mitch Meyers pitched seven innings, giving up seven hits, four runs, one earned run and striking out 12 Wildcat batters. Benjamin Russell and Opelika faced off in an area doubleheader in Opelika on Wednesday. Results were not available as of press time. For more on Wednesday’s matchup, see the Friday edition of The Outlook.
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Benjamin Russell’s Austin Elliott delivers a pitch during Tuesday’s home game against the rival Opelika Bulldogs at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex.