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Deal or no deal? Alex City man to decide on plea deal or possibly face life in prison By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Ronnie “Flip” Russell Jr. has until March 28 to decide between accepting a plea deal for 15 years in prison or chancing a trial where he could face life without parole for trafficking hydrocodone. “If he is convicted, the only possible sentence is life without parole,” Fifth Judicial Circuit assistant district attorney Kevin Russell Hall said. Russell, 34, of Alexander City was arrested in March 2018 on 20 counts of See PLEA • Page 5
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County could get more than $900K from new gas tax Officials caution amount is not enough By JIMMY WIGFIELD Managing Editor
Tallapoosa County could see an additional $910,000 annually for road and bridge maintenance if the Alabama Legislature approves Gov. Kay Ivey’s proposal to increase the gas tax by 10 cents a gallon over the next three years, according to county engineer David Moore. But it won’t be nearly enough to modernize all 957 miles of roads and 82 bridges in the county. “Honestly there is a greater need than the 10 cents a gallon being proposed but any increase will be better than no increase,” Tallapoosa County Commission Chairman T.C. Coley said. According to a study conducted by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama based on data collected by the engineering departments of all 67 counties in the state, Tallapoosa County See ROADS • Page 3
Photos by Cliff Williams / The Outlook Top: St. James Episcopal Church Rector Rev. Robert Iler marks a parishioner with ashes during the Imposition of Ashes at the church’s Ash Wednesday service this week. Above: Deacon Rev. Andrea Peacock speaks on ‘the Gospel according to Matthew’ on Wednesday night. Left: Bill King returns to his seat after the Imposition of Ashes.
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Man keeps romance under wraps because of age gap DEAR ABBY: I am a 30-year-old divorced male. I suffered from a stroke six months ago and have paralysis on one side of my body. After rehab, I returned home able to walk with a cane. I have started texting a beautiful divorced woman. She lives next door, and we have been friends for more than six years. I don’t know her age, but she’s at least eight years older than I am. She has been visiting me frequently, and we have recently started holding hands while talking and exchanging hugs and kisses. My family is unaware of this. Honestly, it has been a while since I have been in a relationship, and I want to pursue this new opportunity. But I don’t know how to do it without causing problems with my family because they might think it is a forbidden relationship due to the big age gap between us. What should I do? -- READY AGAIN IN THE WEST DEAR READY: At your age, the age difference is not important. Could your worries
DEAR ABBY Advice be based upon some feeling of guilt? If that’s the case, my advice is to live the rest of your life as fully and happily as possible. Your neighbor is an adult; so are you. Let this relationship evolve naturally and see where it leads. And if it leads to something permanent, do not apologize to anyone for wanting to be happy. DEAR ABBY: I’m a woman in prison for embezzlement. I was sentenced a year ago. My problem is my fiance. He’s constantly saying that when I am released in 2 1/2 years, we are going to have a serious talk about the reasons why I did the crime. I have told him repeatedly that once I walk out of the prison gates, I won’t want to discuss the reasons that put me here. I just want to put this horrible
experience behind me. I know this has been difficult for him, and he wants answers. How can I get him to understand that I will have paid my debt to society and just want to focus on the future when the time comes for my release? -IMPRISONED IN VIRGINIA DEAR IMPRISONED: I have an idea. Discuss your reasons for having committed embezzlement with your fiance NOW, before your sentence is up. He has proved his love by sticking with you, but if he is going to marry you, he deserves some honest answers. Although you may wish to close the gates behind you on this chapter of your life, that you are a convicted felon may have a negative impact when you re-enter the job market after your release, and you should be prepared for it. DEAR ABBY: Some time ago, my husband developed a foot condition and was advised by his physician to wear white socks. The condition has subsided, but
he insists on wearing white socks as a preventative measure because the condition was painful. Regardless of how he dresses, he wears them, and has been questioned about it when he wears a dark suit. Is it acceptable for him to attempt to prevent a recurrence of an uncomfortable ailment? Or should he follow the protocol of dress? -- PRACTICAL OR FASHIONABLE? DEAR P OR F: It seems to me that your husband has a solid medical reason for wearing the socks he chooses. Suggest that he buy some SHORT white socks, and when “protocol” requires it, wear dark socks over them. However, if he refuses, then protocol be darned. (Like the socks!) 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 Laverne Sumners Booth
Bro. William Edward Watts 1942 - 2019
Laverne Sumners Booth, born June 8, 1932 in Coosa County, Alabama, passed away on March 2, 2019. A graveside service will be held Saturday, March 9th at 11:00 a.m. at Hillview Memorial Park with Rev. John Hill and Rev. Jerry Abbett officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at Flint Hill United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Booth graduated from Goodwater High School, and resided in Kellyton until 1975 when she became a resident of Alexander City. Her career was primarily in the insurance business with Adams Insurance and she retired from Dark Insurance. She was a member of Flint Hill United Methodist Church. She enjoyed travel, the Coffee Club and the Bridge Club for many years. Laverne was an Auburn Tiger. Her support and encouragement was a key to the Auburn graduation of both of her children; all three of her grandchildren also graduated from Auburn University. She is survived by her daughter Judy Sasser Wyatt; son Jeff Sasser (Mary Ann); grandchildren Stacey Waters (Aaron), Brigitte Cohoon (Steven), John Sasser; great granddaughter Mallory Waters; stepsons Tom Booth (Ann) and John Booth (Kristina); sister in law Jeanette Johnson; cousins; nephews; nieces and close family friends. She is preceded in death by father Graham Jackson Sumners, mother Olia Laverne Sumners, first husband and father of her children James Wilson Sasser, second husband Herbert A. Booth and son in law Randall Wyatt. The family appreciates the sincere loving care provided by the Chapman Health Care and Assisted Living staff. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Flint Hill United Methodist Church, 2858 Flint Hill Road, Alexander City, Alabama 35010.
Funeral Service for Bro. William Edward Watts, 77, of Alexander City, will be Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 11:00 am at the Victory Baptist Church. Dr. John Watkins and Rev. Billie Watts will officiate. Bro. Watts will lie in state for one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Burial will follow in the Oak Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 8, 2019 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Radney Funeral Home. Bro. Watts passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Russell Medical. He was born on January 3, 1942 in Calhoun County, Alabama to Robert Lee Watts and Laura Nettie Clifton Watts. He was a native of Alabama and retired as a technician after 40 years of service with Russell Corporation. He loved working in his shop and using his God given talents to create works of art in various forms and mediums including his many paintings of local scenery. Bro. Watts attended Victory Baptist Church in Alexander City. He is survived by his wife, Wilma Watts of Alexander City; sons, Donald Watts (Janice) of New Site and Billie Watts (Annette) of Opelika; daughters, Pamela Cooper (Marty) of Fairhope, Tammy McMillan (Barry) of Alexander City and April Fuller (Dewaine) of Jacksons Gap; grandchildren, Laine Davis, Bridget Wilson, Ashley Shroyer, Matthew Davis, Candace Chandler, Brady McMillan, Brennan Vanmeter, Gage Watts, Dylan Tapley, Hayden Tapley, Conner Fuller, Gracie Fuller and Brooklyn Coggin; twelve great grandchildren; brothers, Harold Watts (Annie M.) of Ashland and Jimmy Watts (Angie) of Ashland; and sister, Peggy Kerr (Mike) of Ashland. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Bobby Ray Watts; sisters, Sarah Ann Watts and Nettie Faye McCain; and infant brother, Keith Watts. Bro. Watts’ grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www. radneyfuneralhome.com.
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Public Meetings • Alexander City Board of Education meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the board office at 375 Lee St. or local school at 5:30 p.m. • Alexander City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in the courtroom at the old city hall at 5:30 p.m. • Camp Hill Town Council meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6 p.m. • Community Action Agency of Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa holds its regular board of directors meetings every other month at the Central Office in Dadeville. • Coosa County Board of Education holds called meetings at least once a month. • 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 5:30 p.m. with a pre-meeting at 5 p.m. in city hall. • Daviston City Council meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Daviston Fire Department. • Goldville Town Council meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the town hall. • Goodwater City Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held at the Caldwell Center at 6:30 p.m. • Jackson’s Gap Town Council meets the second Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in town hall at 6:30 p.m., all Jackson’s Gap citizens are encouraged to attend. • Kellyton Town Council meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the community center in Kellyton. • New Site Town Council meets the first and third Monday of the month at 5 p.m. in the Conference Room in the Town Hall. • 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.
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needs $9.076 million yearly to put road resurfacing on a 15-year cycle and bridge replacement on a 50-year cycle. “It’s been estimated with current funding we’re on a 114-year resurfacing plan,” Moore said. “It costs about $120,000 per mile to resurface roads.” During her State of the State address Tuesday night, Ivey said county governments are on average resurfacing their roads on a 56-year cycle and replacing bridges on a 186-year schedule. “Folks, that’s almost as long as Alabama has been a state,” Ivey said. Moore said when he became county engineer in 2004 there were 46 fulltime employees in the road and bridge division but that has been cut to 25. “We could resurface about 11 miles with our federal aid and we match 20 percent of that,” he said. “Now we do good to get 4 to 4½ miles (a year).” Moore said Tallapoosa County’s current budget for road and bridge maintenance is $2.6 million annually and another $910,000 would provide $3.5 million — still far short of what is required, according to the Association of County Commissions of Alabama study, which calculated it costs $165,000 to resurface 1 mile of county road and $605,000 to replace one county bridge. The state gas tax of 18 cents a gallon has been static since 1992 and inflation has rendered it inadequate, making an increase necessary, Moore said. “The cost of materials has gone up,” Moore said. “Money doesn’t go as far as it did in 1992. It’s definitely needed and I hope it passes. … We currently have money to patch potholes and the roads are beginning to crumble and deteriorate. In the next five years, unless we see a major influx of funding from the gas tax or a bond issue, we can’t keep up.” Of Tallapoosa County’s 82 bridges, 63 are at least 50 years old and 735 of its 957 miles of roads are paved, the Association of County Commissions of Alabama study said. Coley and Moore take exception to accusations from some critics who say the county has more than enough money to repair roads and bridges and Coley added fuel-efficient cars have siphoned away funding. “We spend more time patching roads,” Coley said. “We’re doing the best we can. People aren’t using as much fuel, they’re driving less and we’re getting less revenue. And when gas prices go up, the cost of construction materials goes up.” Moore said the county’s current road and bridge budget of $2.6 million includes $2.1 million from the state and $500,000 from the federal government.
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The graphic above shows statistics about Tallapoosa County’s roads.
“If I had it my way, I want every road to be resurfaced and every bridge to be new,” he said. “We don’t sit on money. That’s just not true. We don’t sit on money or waste any money. We currently receive $2.1 million annually from the gas tax and that includes everything — employees, non-paved and paved roads, rights-of-way and the county shop. It’s estimated we’d get another $910,000 from the state if the gas tax goes up and that can be spent only on roads and bridges.” Moore said Tallapoosa County’s most glaring infrastructure problems are bridges on its 222 miles of
unpaved roads. “The county commission has done a good job with bridges on paved roads where school buses cross and preventive maintenance on paved roads,” he said. What’s the worst-case scenario for Tallapoosa County if more funding isn’t provided? “Bridges would close on unpaved roads and some paved roads would go back to unpaved because of the deterioration,” Moore said. “There would have to be reduced speeds on some roads.” Ivey called a special session of the legislature beginning Wednesday to push the passage of a gas
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tax increase. “It’s time to make our crumbling infrastructure system a problem of the past,” Ivey said. Ivey, who was elected to her first four-year term in November and is considered one of the nation’s most popular
governors according to polling from Morning Consult’s Governor Approval Rankings, drew a standing ovation from legislators when she said, “This is a challenge that is felt by every Alabamian, clearly making it a bipartisan issue. As
governor, I say enough is enough. Now is the time to rebuild Alabama.” It will be easier to pass the gas tax increase in a special session, which requires only a simple majority. In the regular session, bills connected with the state budget must pass with a three-fifths majority. Ivey’s plan will raise an additional $320 million a year when it is fully phased in by 2021. “And I want to be crystal clear this money will be scrutinized and watched over — every single penny,” Ivey said to robust applause. “There will be strong accountability measures to make certain these monies are spent solely on transportation infrastructure. Period. … A renewed investment in infrastructure will lead to safer roads, economic prosperity and an enhanced quality of life.” Ivey said she wants to end the practice of diverting funds from the Alabama Department of Transportation to help the state’s court system and law enforcement agencies. “I believe we should begin to unwind this outdated approach,” she said. “And, in fact, the budgets I am presenting will cut this annual transfer in half without hurting the court system or our hard-working state law enforcement officers.” Coley said he hopes a proposed cut in the state sales tax on groceries is not tied to a gas tax increase as some have proposed. “If you’re going to cut the grocery tax, you need to look at it on its own merit,” he said. “It disproportionally affects poor people. The grocery tax, I think some people are trying to muddy the issue and make it more complicated than it needs to be. They should be separate issues.”
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“Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” — Mark Twain
ov. Kay Ivey is pulling out all the stops to see her signature legislation, an increase in the state’s gas tax for the first time since 1992, is passed. Moments after delivering her State of the State address at the State Capitol on Tuesday night, Ivey called the Alabama Legislature into special session solely to consider her proposal to raise the gas tax 10 cents a gallon over three years, which would generate an estimated $320 million yearly for road and bridge upgrades when it is fully phased in. The bill will be easier to pass in a special session as it requires only a majority vote. Had the legislature taken it up in the regular session, it would have taken a three-fifths vote to pass since it is connected to the budget. Ivey, one of the nation’s most popular governors according to polling from Morning Consult’s Governor Approval Rankings, feels so strongly about the gas tax and raising revenue to fix the state’s embarrassingly bad roads and bridges she is willing to spend a lot of political capital in a state full of people who distrust government and abhor taxes. She assertively promised taxpayers the money will be closely scrutinized and well spent. The governor noted lawmakers seem ripe, even enthusiastic, to make some bold moves for a change. Revenue is up due to improved money management and there are 27 new faces in the legislature this year who may not see fit to cling to the old ways of just getting by with patching roads and propping up bridges. Ivey summed up the state’s woeful infrastructure with a memorable line from her speech. Noting Alabama’s county governments are resurfacing their roads on a 56-year cycle and replacing bridges on a 186-year schedule, Ivey deadpanned: “Folks, that’s almost as long as Alabama has been a state.” It’s time for Alabama’s infrastructure to come into the 21st century. To fail will harm the state’s future economic development.
“My righteousness draws near speedily, My salvation is on the way, and My arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to Me and wait in hope for My arm.” — Isaiah 51:5
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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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any Alabamians, including the conservativeleaning Alabama Policy Institute, agree our state needs to increase funding for roads and bridges. And immediately after her State of the State address to open the legislature’s regular session Tuesday night, Gov. Kay Ivey called a special session to raise the gas tax. But is fast-tracking a $300 million tax increase a good idea? Probably not. True, calling lawmakers into a special session would free them from having to multitask the dozens of other issues they’d normally be dealing with. State senators, state representatives and their staffs could focus intently on the legislation and committees could schedule hearings and votes without worrying about competing events. But maybe we need to respect the normal process instead. Putting aside everything else and concentrating solely on something this big might normally make sense but moving immediately into a special session this week may cause more problems than it’d solve. First, a third of the members of the legislature are new and this puts them in a very tight spot. They lack the benefit of having studied and debated this issue in recent years. Asking them to immediately cut their legislative teeth on a problem this monumental, this controversial and this complicated may not be entirely fair. Besides, I can hear their opponent’s radio ad playing already: “We sent ol’ Billy Bob to Montgomery and the very first thing he did was vote to raise our taxes.” Ouch. They might not hear that ad until three years from now but when they do it sure will sting. Second, a special session may create the unintended appearance of ramming a tax increase through because of the shorter period of time
J. PEPPER BRYARS Columnist needed and the lower hurdles required for passage. Spending only a handful of days on the issue — between introduction, debate, passage and enactment — could look bad. It seems rushed and begs the question: what’s the hurry? And needing fewer votes than normal for passage could also send the wrong message. That’s because in a normal legislative session, a 3/5th vote is needed in each chamber to advance a bill before the state budgets are done. In a special session that vote doesn’t happen. Removing that rather high bar — a safeguard that exists for a reason — begs another question: why not go through the normal process? And third, while a special session may afford lawmakers plenty of time since it’ll be what they’re working on all day long, such a rapid process wouldn’t give regular folks enough time to learn about the details, discuss the pros and cons of the bill in their communities, and let their state senators and state representatives know what they think. A special session could circumvent the normal feedback loop between elected officials and their constituents. That loop is especially important when it comes to tax increases. Lawmakers should also take note of what happened when tax increases were perceived to be rammed through the process recently in other states. Last week, Wyoming’s state legislature adjourned having failed to pass a tax increase that was strongly supported by its leadership in both chambers along with the state’s Republican governor. Why? Aside from the particulars, many voters felt things were moving
way too fast. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on a Tuesday and passed out on a Friday. It then went to the upper chamber, where it was initially supported by a majority of senators seeking a quick vote until they began feeling the heat from angry constituents. Things fell apart and their effort failed. And then there’s what happened to the chairman of the transportation committee in the Tennessee House of Representatives, Rep. Barry “Boss” Doss. He was accused by some of breaking the chamber’s rules in 2017 so he could speed up the process and “ram” through the gas tax increase. Doss ended up drawing a challenger in the Republican primary and ultimately lost his seat, one of only two GOP incumbents to lose that year. Some believe his parliamentary maneuvers were partly to blame. Alabama stands on the threshold of something big. We have the opportunity to bring real reform to our tax code — ending the practice of siphoning gas tax revenue to fund things unrelated to transportation, increasing the resources needed to improve our state’s roads and bridges, and lowering taxes that could help our poorest neighbors or increase economic activity. And as proposed by the Alabama Policy Institute and others, we can, and should, do all of that without increasing the overall tax burden. But we need to be patient, take our time, listen to others and build a plan we all can support. Haste makes waste and considering our state leaders are seeking to raise the gas tax by $300 million every year, waste is the last thing Alabama needs. J. Pepper Bryars, a native of Mobile who lives in Huntsville, is a senior fellow at the Alabama Policy Institute. Follow him on Twitter at @jpepperbryars.
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continued from Page 1 be seen transporting girls from Benjamin Russell’s high school homecoming court during the school’s annual homecoming parade. Russell said it’s also used in weddings and other events. Despite popular belief, pink was not a Cadillac factory color in 1959. Elvis Presley owned a blue, 1955 Cadillac and had it painted pink. Ebony Black, Silver Metallic, Breton Blue, Seminole Red and several other colors were available but not pink. And Aretha Franklin sings of “ridin’ on the freeway of love in my pink Cadillac” in a video of her in a 1950s-era pink Cadillac. The song topped the charts in 1985. It’s been more than 30 years since Russell bought the Cadillac and he wasn’t sure what inspired him to have it splashed with pink. A Cadillac like the one Russell owns 19 feet long and weighs about 5,000 pounds, according to caddyman.com.au. It sold new for $5,455, according to the website, and a fully restored model can be purchased for $135,000. Russell has a file for the Cadillac with photos of how it looked when he bought it, how much he paid, the name of the man he bought it from and other details. “It was pretty much in bad shape,” he said. “The outside was fine but everything else was just like an old, old car.” Russell said the car is not fully restored but people seem to enjoy riding in it or just seeing it rolling along in a parade. “I just played with it a few months and kept it around,” he said of the early years of his ownership. “I began letting the country club use it for weddings and things and it really caught on. And for years and years, I guess 10 or 12 years, it’s been used for that sort of thing. ... It’s really been nice. “It’s really attractive and an advantage to have it in the hospitality business — clubs, restaurants, that sort of thing.” Russell said he has no plans to sell his pink Cadillac. His only regret, he said with a laugh, is not buying it earlier in his life because it’s fun to drive. “If I’d (only) had it about 35 years ago,” he said, “it attracts a crowd and there’s a lot of memories.”
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Above: Ben Russell displays photos of his 1959 Cadillac when he bought it white in 1988. Russell painted it pink. Top: The ’59 car sits inside Darwin Dobbs Company and is used for some special occasions. Right: Russell said he was enamored by the tailfin craze on American cars that reached its peak in the 1959 Cadillac.
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unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, trafficking hydrocodone, three counts of possession of a controlled substance, first degree possession of marijuana, certain persons forbidden to possess a firearm and possession of drug paraphernalia. Hall said Russell has five previous felony convictions, including a Class B. If convicted of the trafficking charge, Alabama state law provides a sentence of life in prison or life in prison without parole because of Russell’s previous convictions. He also faces two cruelty to animal charges from 2016. The indictment on the cruelty charges stated Russell intentionally tortured a dog, causing physical injury by inflicting inhumane treatment or gross physical abuse, causing
the animal prolonged pain, serious physical injury or death. Russell has charges beyond those in Tallapoosa County. His attorney Mitch Gavin, said Russell declined a plea offer in Coosa County of 15 years in prison for speeding, possession of a controlled substance and felony possession of a gun. The State of Alabama was offering Russell 15 years in prison for all of his pending charges in Tallapoosa County to run concurrently with his sentence for charges from Coosa County. Russell appeared before Judge Ray Martin on Wednesday with his attorney Mitch Gavin for plea day. Martin wanted to make sure Russell understood the prison term he would face if the case went to trial.
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TAX ASSISTANCE: Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama is providing free tax and electronic filing assistance Jan. 28 to April 15. The program is to assist seniors 60 and over with no income limit, taxpayers under 60 with incomes less than $54,000 and disabled taxpayers. Taxpayers will be assisted in the order they are registered. From Jan. 28 through February, assistance will be available Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. March assistance will be available Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 1 to April 15 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The following information is required by the IRS: last year’s tax return, photo ID/drivers license for taxpayer and spouse, Social Security cards, W2s, 1099s, SSA 1099 and 1095A if you have health insurance through the government marketplace. For more information call 256-2340347.
Saturday, March 9
ART WORKSHOP: The Artists Association of Central Alabama is sponsoring a workshop Saturday, March 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center in Alexander City. Member Katherine Fabian will demonstrate many applications of oil paint in order to achieve correct shadow, round objects and balanced artwork. The fee is $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. To register call June Dean at 256-373-3324. There is also an open studio every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Senior Center in Alexander City and every Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Dadeville Senior Center. CHURCH BENEFIT: Perfect Peace Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a red carpet unity, spiritual, marathon, concert and buffet dinner to benefit a church from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at The Mill Two Eighty. Dinner will be served rom 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. eat in or take for a donation of $40 a person or $50 a couple. For more information contact Shirley Shelton at 256-215-3839, Rhonda Banks at 256-794-1130 or Genevieve Hicks at 256-329-8153.
Tuesday, March 12
CHAMBER OPEN HOUSE: The Coosa County Chamber of Commerce is hosting an open house at the E911 building in Rockford from 3 - 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. Snacks will be provided and everyone is welcome. UNITED WAY ANNUAL MEETING: The Lake Martin Area United Way will have its 2018 Campaign Celebration and Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 12. It will be at The Mill Two Eighty and beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served at 5:30 p.m. while the awards presentation will begin at 6 p.m. SUICIDE AWARENESS SEMINAR: Red Ridge United Methodist Church is holding a Suicide Awareness Seminar at 11 a.m. March 12. Rev. John Hill is the instructor and the program attempt to dispel myths with facts, foster an understanding of possible causes, recognize warning signs and explore prevention and intervention. It is designed for anyone who desires to increase their knowledge of suicide prevention and intervention to include parents, grandparents, youth workers, ministers, teachers, first responders and mentors. Red Ridge is located at 8091 County Road 34 at the corner of Highway 49 and County Road 34.
March 13-17
MINISTERS COUNCIL: New Covenant Ministries of the World Inc. is hosting its annual ministers council at the Liberty Life Christian Center March 13-17. There will be a daily prayer at 9 a.m., worship and praise at 11:30 a.m. and a keynote speaker will be Pastor Dwight Hunt of Bethel Church of God in Christ in Poughkeepsie, New York at 7 p.m. nightly. Chief Apostle W.T. Traylor will be the speaker Sunday, March 17.
Saturday, March 16
COMMUNITY CLEANUP: Please join members of the Clean Community Partnership to volunteer cleaning up the streets of Alexander City Saturday morning March 16. Meet at Broad Street Plaza at 8:30 a.m. for supplies and assignments. For more information, contact Jacob Meacham at jacob.meacham@alexandercitychamber.com. TRADE DAY: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends Association is hosting a trade day March 16. There will be free outside setup for vendors, yard sale, flea market, swap meet items but no food vendors. A small donation to the BGHS Alumni and Friends Association would be appreciated. For more information contact Bruce Lowery at 205-522-5794. SPRING BREAK CAMP: There will be a cheer, majorette and praise dance camp Saturday, March 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 pm. at the Cooper Recreation Center. The camp is for children 4-18 years old and is free. Camp participants will perform at the “Show What Ya Know” event at 4 p.m. All participants will receive a camp T-shirt, snacks, lunch and a bag with goodies. Deadline to register is Wednesday, March 13. Forms can be picked up at the Cooper Recreation Center or at “The Studio” from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 17
MEN AND WOMEN PROGRAM: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church on Thornton Road is holding its annual Men and Women Day Program 11 a.m. Sunday, March 17. Guest speaker is Sis. Becky Lawson of Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. ENCORE ACT PERFORMANCE RESERVATION DEADLINE: Alexander City Theatre II will present an encore performance of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” with Jan and John Jung at the Willow Point Country Club. The event will include a cash bar and buffet dinner and is open to nonmembers. Tickets are $50 per person. Call 256-212-1452 on or before March 17 for reservations.
March 20-22
SPRING REVIVAL SERVICES: GAP Fellowship Church will hold its spring revival services March 20-22 nightly at 7 p.m. Wednesday the speaker will be Pastor Emerson Ware of Perfect Peace; Thursday Pastor Douglas Varner of True Light; Friday Pastor Tommy Carwell of Macedonia. Pastor Lou and Marilyn Benson are of GAP Fellowship Church, which is located at 721 Robinson Court.
Thursday, March 21
SENIORRX: 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.
Saturday, March 23
ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
will host the 20th anniversary of the Battle of the Horseshoe on Saturday, March 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All demonstrations, which will be both entertaining and educational, will be presented multiple times throughout the day. Guests can visit traditional hunting camps and watch demos of cultural skills such as hide tanning, cooking and finger weaving. Children will have the opportunity to participate in an authentic Creek stickball game throughout the day. Guests can also watch Tennessee militia fire smoothbore cannon and flintlock muskets, learn how soldiers cooked their meals, see displays in the museum, see wool being dyed and learn to spin wool and more. The program is free to the public and there will be refreshments.
Sunday, March 24
GOSPEL SINGING: First Presbyterian Church in Dadeville is hosting gospel artist Harlan Burton Sunday, March 24 at 11 a.m. The public is invited and lunch will be served following the service. FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY: Centerview Missionary Baptist Church in Camp Hill is celebrating family and friends day Sunday, March 24 at 2 p.m. The special guest is Dr. George c. McCulloh of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Opelika. Rev. Jimmial Harrison Sr. is pastor of Center view Missionary Baptist Church.
March 25-27
SPRING REVIVAL: Haven Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting a spring revival March 25-27. Prayer will start at 6 p.m. and the service at 6:30 p.m. nightly. Rev. Clifford Spradley will preach March 25, Rev. Jason Whetstone on March 26 and Rev. Jimmy Brooks on March 27.
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HISTORY OF LAKE AND DAM: The Dadeville Public Library will host a presentation on Lake Martin and Martin Dam by Alabama Power. The event begins at 2 p.m. in the lower level of the library, which is located at 205 N. West St. in Dadeville. For more information, call 256-825-7820. A DATE WITH DOLLY: The Alexander City Rotary Foundation’s annual benefit in support of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will begins at 5:30 p.m. at the T.C. Russell Airport Hangar, located at 965 T.C. Russell Dr., Alexander City. There will be hors d’oeuvres, drinks and a live performance by Dolly Parton impersonator Melody Knighton. Donations are requested. For more information, contact Dana Rickman at dana@campascca.org or 256-825-9226.
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Thursday, March 28
CONCERT: Alexander City Arts is hosting “The Charlestones in concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at the BRHS Auditorium. “The Charlestones” are a professional male a cappella quartet.
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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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Wright supports veterans after serving in Army, National Guard By GABRIELLE JANSEN Staff Writer
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lexander City resident Danny Wright said his favorite number led him to serving in the U.S. Army and National Guard. Wright, whose lottery number for the Vietnam draft was 12, was picked in 1969. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I watched it on TV,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shortly after that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in less than two weeks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I got a letter congratulating me on being a new member and where to report to Ft. Dix, New Jersey, on Jan. 28, (1970).â&#x20AC;? Wright served as a petroleum specialist, refueled tanks, trucks and jeeps, and was trained to operate tank farms. Wright never saw a day in combat because the war was coming to an end by the time he was trained. Wright was then stationed at Taylor Barracks in Mannheim, Germany, where he worked in the kitchen. Wright joked since all the meals came from cans, he and others would guess each day what color the eggs would be from the rations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we fed everybody,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We stacked cans, filled them up with water and then put them over fire. After they boiled so long, Wright we cut the fire off, took them out (and served them).â&#x20AC;? Wright said after he was discharged from the Army in 1972, he was given the option of joining the Army Reserve or the Alabama National Guard. Wright chose the National Guard and served on and off for 23 years. In the National Guard, Wright served on the medical unit as a cook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There we actually cooked food,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. After falling off a truck and injuring part of his arm and shoulder, Wright was medically discharged in 2004. He achieved the rank of staff sergeant by the time he was out of the National Guard. Originally from Clay County, Wright moved to Alexander City in 1969 to work for Russell. Wright said he had wanted to move back to Clay County after he retired when he realized Alexander City is home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All four (of my) kids grew up here in Alex City,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been living here longer in Alex City than I did in Clay County and I realized when I crossed the line back into Tallapoosa County that I was at home. This is home.â&#x20AC;? Wright currently works out of his own
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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Teague Hauling and Demolition, Contractor has completed the demolition of residential structures for the State of Alabama and the City of Childersburg, Owner, and have made request IRU ÂżQDO VHWWOHPHQW RI VDLG Contract. This work was funded by CDBG grant LRCM-PF-14-001. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Mayor Ken Wesson. Alexander City Outlook: Mar. 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2019 COMPLETION PUBLIC NOTICE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Kenneth W. Spano and wife, Alice F. Spano, originally in favor of Bank of America, N.A., on the 21st day of January, 2011, said mortgage recorded in WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH -XGJH RI 3URbate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, in Document Number 262962; the undersigned Bank of America, N.A , as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, on April 25, 2019, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot
Public Notices E-30, according to the survey of North Blue Creek SubdiviVLRQ 3ODW 1R DV UHFRUGHG LQ 3ODW %RRN 3DJHV $ % & ' LQ WKH 3UREDWH 2I¿FH RI Tallapoosa County, Alabama. 3URSHUW\ VWUHHW DGGUHVV IRU informational purposes: 1015 S Holiday Drive, Dadeville, $/ 7+,6 3523(5TY WILL BE SOLD ON AN ³$6 ,6 :+(5( ,6´ %$6,6 :,7+287 :$55$17< 25 5(&2856( (;35(66(' 25 ,03/,(' $6 72 7,7/( 86( $1' 25 (1-2<0(17 AND WILL BE SOLD SUB-(&7 72 7+( 5,*+7 2) 5('(037,21 2) $// 3$57,(6 (17,7/(' 7+(5(72 Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under FHUWDLQ FLUFXPVWDQFHV 3URgrams may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV made payable to Sirote & 3HUPXWW 3 & DW WKH WLPH DQG place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must EH SDLG LQ FHUWL¿HG IXQGV E\ noon the next business day DW WKH /DZ 2I¿FH RI 6LURWH 3HUPXWW 3 & DW WKH DGGUHVV LQGLFDWHG EHORZ 6LURWH 3HUPXWW 3 & UHVHUYHV WKH ULJKW to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. Bank of America, N.A, Mortgagee/Transferee (OL]DEHWK /RHIJUHQ 6,527( 3(50877 3 & 3 2 %R[ %LUPLQJKDP $/ $WWRUQH\ for Mortgagee/Transferee, www.sirote.com/foreclosures, Alexander City Outlook: )HE 0DU DQG FC/447138
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after them, and I get beside myself sometimes the way the (Veterans Affairs) treats them and the way other people treated some of them in the past,â&#x20AC;? Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something that people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize is that (veterans) take time to put their lives on the line of whatever it takes to defend this country.â&#x20AC;?
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated February 3, 2009, executed by Tabitha A. Williams, a single woman, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., which mortgage was recorded on February 10, 2009, in Document Number DQG PRGLÂżHG E\ WKDW FHUWDLQ /RDQ 0RGLÂżFDWLRQ Agreement recorded on April 25, 2017, in Document Number 314744, of the mortgage UHFRUGV LQ WKH 2IÂżFH RI WKH Judge of Probate of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that pursuant to law and the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the undersigned will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the Main entrance to the Tallapoosa County Courthouse at Dadeville, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on April 4, 2019, the following described real estate, situated in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, to-wit: Lot Number 18, of the East Dale Manor Subdivision, Phase One, Alexander City, Alabama, as recorded
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little more than a decade ago, I really started investing myself into the sport of soccer. I did not know much about it but there were more and more exciting games on television and I wanted to understand what was going on. It did not take long for the game to grow on me and it is now among my favorite sports, along with baseball and basketball, depending on what time of the day it is. I started to realize the biggest reason for the negativity around the sport is the lack of understanding. At least that’s what it was for me. The more I watched, the more I understood. And the more I understood, the more I fell in love with the game. For some reason, I find it hard to get people to attach themselves to the idea soccer can be entertaining. There was a game in England on Sunday which ended 0-0 but you could not take your eyes off the TV for 90 minutes. There is no sport like soccer with non-stop action. If you can sit through 12 replays of a football play after first, second and third down, this is much easier. Plus, everyone can get on board with less commercials. And while I know one man’s word may not change your mind about a sport, my biggest plea is this: Give high school soccer a chance. Go to a game for your local team, send some funds their way to help with repairing the field or even just volunteer to work in a concession stand. For 80 minutes, there are 22 kids on the soccer field playing their hearts out for a game they love, despite having very little support in the stands. Most of these teams play in the football stadiums that were meant for crowds 20 times the size most soccer games bring. Of course, I am not expecting to go to a soccer game Thursday night to see a full parking lot and standing room only on the home sideline. That may never happen in the state of Alabama but why not try to make it the best atmosphere possible? One of my favorite parts of these high school games has been hearing the parents in the crowd. You can tell some of them have had experience watching the sport while others just know when they’re supposed to yell for a foul. But the best part is they are all trying. They’re giving the sport a chance because someone they care about is out on that field. And while you may not know anyone on any soccer team around the county, the success of each athletic program should be important to the school and community as a whole. Even though I love the sport of soccer, I’m not going to sit here and tell you to call it “the real football” or try to preach to you why it’s the most popular sport in the world. I just want to ask you to give it a chance. There are more international and domestic soccer games on television now than ever before. The MLS is on the rise while access to European leagues has never been easier to attain. This Saturday, the Birmingham Legion FC will be hosting its first ever USL match. The inaugural season gets underway at 6 p.m. at the BBVA Compass Field in Birmingham. This summer, the world’s eyes will be on France where the top 24 women’s national teams will compete for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The United State enters the competition as the defending champions and will be one of the favorites this year. If you want to start getting into soccer, there is never a better time than right now. Watch the best players in the world from your couch, take a day trip to Birmingham to watch professionals in person and make sure to support your national team this summer. But it has to start at the local level. Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for The Outlook.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Track season officially underway for local teams Tai, Christian Nelson and Josh Taylor. The foursome won its event with a time of 45.92 seconds. “It was a good meet for us,” Tiger Today, Benjamin Russell’s will take coach Chris Hand said. “Coming in to the track for the first time in the third at that meet was great. The firstLincoln Invitational, and the Wildcats are hunting down strong finishes from place team was the defending state champion, so we know what we’ve got several of their returners. to work on.” Benjamin Russell, which will be Taylor also collected a pair of thirddedicating this season to Devin Billups place finishes in the 100 and 300 who died last summer, is looking to have an especially strong season in the hurdles, respectively. He clocked in 4x100 where the Wildcats will hope to in the 100 in 12.03 and followed it up most honor Billups. Za Stowes, Gavin by taking third in the 300 hurdles in 45.59. Edwards and Lajirous Cox return Moore and Tai both had secondto run the race, and the fourth spot place finishes in addition to their relay is between Dontarious Thomas and victory. Moore was runner up in the Marcus Freeman. triple jump, marking in at 41-6.75, “We have to replace Devin on that, while Tai captured second in the 400 but I think they’ve got a good shot at placing in the top three when we go to with a time of 56.0. Dadeville’s 4x400 relay team also state,” BRHS coach Martae Wyckoff had a strong finish, taking third in said. 4:05. Taylor, Tai, Kyle Vines and Stowes will also compete in the Dujuan Evans made up the team. triple jump and the 100. The Wildcats For the girls, Layla Grace have especially strong hopes for Lance highlighted the Tigers with a thirdCunigan, who is hunting down a state championship in his final season. He’ll place finish in the 300 hurdles with a time of 55.65. be running the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. Reeltown has also returned to the “I hope nothing short of a state track for its third season and the Rebels championship in all three events,” continue to have high expectations. On Wyckoff said. “It’s going to be tough the boys side, Reeltown will be feeling with Will Stone from Homewood, the absence of Eric Shaw, a three-time but he can do it. He’s just gotta keep working hard because he’s only been a gold medalist who was injured during the football season and doesn’t want to footstep behind the last three years.” return too soon. Ashley Walker is one of the top “He may be released in time to run female competitors and she’ll return to run distance races after a strong season some but I don’t want him to get hurt so I’m not pushing him,” Rebel coach indoors. Aaliyah Thomas will run the Alana Garrard said. “He comes out to 400 and 100 and will team up with practice, though, and has been great Jerusalem Banks, Timira Lawson and giving instruction to some other kids. Brionna Slaughter for the 4x1. He’s been top notch for me.” Wyckoff also has high expectations The Rebels will see the return of for Marquel Jackson and Jaikobee Keke Hughley, who was injured last Gamble, who are both throwing the year. He will compete in the 100 javelin. Layton Bradford should also and 200 alongside Cameron Faison. do well in the distance races. Rhasheed Wilson is looking to compete Dadeville’s track and field team in the 200 and 400. That trio along officially kicked off its season last with Keon Cooper, who is new to weekend at the Winfield Invitational, Reeltown, will fill out the 4x100 which and the Tigers got off to a strong start has high expectations. The 4x1 team by placing third overall. finished third during the Rebels’ first The top finishers of the day for meet this weekend with only Auburn Dadeville was the 4x100 team, which consisted of LaDarius Moore, Cameron and Wetumpka ahead of it. By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
Tigers upend Opelika in offensive showdown Makya Johnson threw the full game, and although she allowed 11 hits, only five of the runs she gave Racking up 13 hits was more than up were earned as the Tiger defense enough for Dadeville’s softball team committed four errors. Johnson struck out four and walked one. to take down Opelika on Tuesday Dadeville is now 3-3 on the season night in a 13-11 victory. The Tigers were tied with Opelika, and travels to Benjamin Russell today. 11-11, heading into the bottom of the sixth inning before taking the Generals’ bats stall lead. Skylar Waldrep led off the against Woodland frame with a double, and she got Horseshoe Bend’s softball team all the way home on a passed ball managed only three hits in a 7-0 and a dropped third strike. With one loss to Woodland on Tuesday night. out, Tori Giles kept things going The Generals (2-3) got singles from with a single before Jailee Kirkland Alyssa Whiteard, Abby Cheatam and smacked a triple to drive her in and Reagan Taylor. ensure the victory. Caly Carlisle threw the first five All but one Tiger starter got at innings, allowing seven hits but least one hit, and the team was led by two hits apiece from Isis Johnson, just three eraned runs. She struck out three and walked one. Danielle Makya Johnson, Cali Joes and Mitchell entered in relief, threw one Sidaesha Heard. Zoe Veres drove inning and gave up two hits. She in three runs, while Kirkland plated struck out one but didn’t walk any. two. STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Robert Langston will be throwing the discus and shot put, while Kemon Harris also joins the team as a shot put thrower. Marcus Haynes is a freshman who should progress well in the high jump, and Garrard said Zantjuan Knight has been working hard to “take Eric Shaw’s place” in the 110 hurdles. Scooter Brooks also joins the team and should be key to some of the relays. “Our sprints and long jump and triple jump will be strong,” Garrard said. “We’ve gotta get better at our middle distance and we’ve got to add some mile runners. The 4x400 is the last event of a meet and that’s usually make or break. A lot of time it determines who wins the meet, and we haven’t had a 4x4 in our first two seasons that I was coaching, so this year we’re working to get a very strong one.” On the girls side, Taniya Haynes, who Garrard has said has been getting some attention from collegiate scouts, will run the 100, 200 and possibly the 400 as well as the triple jump. Other top returners include Nyla Hayden (javelin), Raven Parker (400), Hayle Bowens (400, 800), Lydia McGinty (400, 800) and Angel Estes (1,600). Makayla Langston is a freshman who should be a strong discus thrower for the Rebels, while newcomers Vera Baker, Trinity Jordan, Ronnetra Joseph and Shantia Potts will all be worked into middle distance. Rinaysha Brown is a new 300 hurdler, while Brekia Riley should be strong in the 100 hurdles. In the field, Jamyah Hayden is working on the throws. “Team wise, I want us to win or at least be second at sectionals and hopefully take a record number of kids to state,” Garrard said. “To be competing against teams like we did at Auburn that brought three school buses — Auburn, Wetumpka, Opelika, Beauregard — those are big schools with a lot of facilities that we don’t have, but we can run with them. “When my boys say, ‘Gosh Coach, they’re fast,’ I say, ‘Y’all are fast too; they don’t have anything on you.’”
SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday, March 7 High school baseball Beauregard at Benjamin Russell, 4 p.m. Dadeville at Handley, 4 p.m. Reeltown vs. LAMP at Patterson Field, 4:30 High school softball Dadeville at Benjamin Russell, 5 p.m. Fayetteville at Reeltown, 7 p.m. Central Coosa at Vincent, 5 p.m. High school boys golf Benjamin Russell in Smiths Station Invitational at Lakewood High school track and field Benjamin Russell at Lincoln, 4 p.m. College baseball Marion Military at Central Alabama (2), 1 Friday, March 8 High school baseball Handley at Dadeville, 4 p.m. LaFayette at Horseshoe Bend (2), 4:30 Park Crossing at Reeltown, 4:30 p.m. Lanett at Central Coosa, 4:30 p.m. High school softball Benjamin Russell at Hoover Tournament Dadeville at Wetumpka Tournament College softball Central Alabama at NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Georgia, TBA