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Phase 1 of broadband project launched

By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief

After two years of consideration, the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative elected to begin its first phase of a project to bring high speed, broadband internet to low-density areas of Elmore County and other parts of Alabama. “We listened to our members who so desperately need this service, received

very helpful feedback from our employees, talked with experts in the field, as well as the electric cooperatives already deploying internet service,” Central Alabama Electric Cooperative President and CEO Tom Stackhouse said. According to Central Alabama Electric Cooperative Vice President Julie Young, the project will increase internet access to residents of rural areas, which will open them up to more

educational, medical and professional opportunities. “They’ll be on the same platform as people in urban areas. Otherwise, they’d be left behind,” Young said. “We’re excited, and I hope the prospect of internet access is exciting for people in rural communities.” During the first phase, the cooperative will create a subsidiary organization and a 365-mile fiber optic cable

system will be built and connected to the cooperative’s 24 substations and six offices. The system will encompass all of the cooperative’s four major counties: Elmore, Autauga, Chilton and Coosa. The system will also partially lie in several other counties. According to a press release from the cooperative, the project’s first phase will also involve working to extend See BROADBAND • Page 2

County amends its personnel vacation policy By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief

Elmore Community Hospital hosts largest emergency drill to date By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief

The Elmore Community Hospital recently teamed up with local first responders and schools to hold its annual disaster drill from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 14. According to hospital operations director Amanda Hannon, Elmore Community Hospital typically hosts an emergency drill with a different scenario each year. Hannon described See HOSPITAL • Page 2

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Top: A nurse assesses the ‘injuries’ of a patient during the drill. Above: During the drill, staff provided aid to student actors who were assigned injuries and donned fake wounds and abrasions.

The Elmore County Commission unanimously voted in favor of amending part of its personnel policy during a Wednesday meeting. According to commission chair Troy Stubbs, the amendment will increase the maximum number of vacation hours that can be carried over by county employees after the end of the year. In past years, Stubbs said employees were only afforded 120 carryover hours. Under the new resolution, Stubbs said the number of hours doubled to 240. Towards the end of the year, Stubbs said he noticed staffing issues arise due to the previous vacation policy. “During the months of November and December, we had a lot of people having to take off work because they had too many hours accrued and they couldn’t carry them over,” Stubbs said. “That, at times, found us short staffed.” Commissioners Bart Reeves said the county has been working to amend the policy for a while, and he was glad to finally see the resolution benefit county personnel. “I’m glad to see it pass for our employees, because our best assets are our employees,” Reeves said. “If we take care of them, they’ll take care of See VACATION • Page 2

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Elmore County commissioner Bart Mercer takes his oath of office as his family and fellow commissioners look on.

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An Elmore County Commissioner was officially sworn into office after running unopposed in the Nov. 6 general election. Commissioner Bart Mercer, who represents District Four, took his oath of office during a work session on Nov. 14. Elmore County Circuit Judge Bill Lewis officiated the ceremony. Mercer was initially appointed to the position by

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Obituaries Pamela Wood Gray Pamela Wood Gray, 62, of Tallassee, passed away November 16, 2018. She was born May 27, 1956. Funeral service will be Monday, November 19, at 11 a.m., at First Assembly of God with Mr. Bobby Hornsby and Rev. Travis Bittle officiating. Burial will follow at Carrville Cemetery, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Sunday, November 18, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Linville Memorial Funeral Home. She is survived by her husband, Lanier Gray; son, David Gray (Billie Shae); daughters, Haley Edwards (Jake) and Holly Spain (Lem Ellis); sisters, Debra Harris (Tommy); Linda Caudle (Steve), Patsy Morse (Chris) and Sherry Linville (Brad); and sisterin-law, Donna Wood; and grandchildren, Suzy McKnight (Adrian), Chandler Gray, Lacey Thompson, Kalen Thompson, Jack Hornsby, Logan Hornsby, Caleb Gantt, Drew Gantt, Josh Hornsby, Jasleigh Glass, Daylan Edwards and Natalie Spain. She is preceded in death by her parents, Gene and Leona Wood and brother, Terry Wood. Contributions in her memory may be made to First Assembly of God in Tallassee, designated for the Choir Fund. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial. com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home Eclectic, Alabama

Broadband internet service to customers in the 4,000-foot area around the 365-mile fiber optic system. Young said nearly 10,000 homes and businesses would be eligible for service Installation of the cables is anticipated to begin in June 2019. The cooperative’s initial goal before moving to the second phase is establishing a 35 percent take rate from residents and business owners within the area encompassed in phase one. Once the service is available, the initial cost for residential internet service is estimated to be $59.99 per month for up to 200 mbps. According to the cooperative, speeds will exceed the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission. In August, the cooperative launched an online survey to seek feedback

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former Gov. Robert Bentley on Dec. 26, 2016. Mercer replaced former commissioner Joe Faulk, who resigned and pleaded guilty to a felony ethics violation. During the time he’s been in office, Mercer said he has seen many things accomplished by the county commission. Mercer thanked his family and the residents of district for allowing him to serve in the capacity of commissioner. “I appreciate the citizens of District Four giving me the opportunity to serve,” Mercer said. “I feel like this commission has worked hard to modernize this county government and enhance operations.” Because Mercer was appointed, and not elected, state law required that his name was included on the ballot of the next election. “He will be on the ballot in two years, along with the rest of the commissioners who are on a four-year cycle,” Stubbs said. “Due to that, he will have the opportunity to get sworn in more often than the rest of us.” Amalia Kortright / The Observer

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from residents in areas that might be eligible for the service. Young said the survey generated about 2,500 responses. Those who committed $25 to ensure their interest in the project were placed on a pre-registration list. The $25 will take the place of “much higher” connection fees. Stackhouse said the project is expected to take years to complete. However, he said phase one will bring the cooperative closer to bringing internet access to some of the most rural parts of the state. “This is historic endeavor that has the possibility of helping to provide our communities with a service they need, much like (what) was done 80 years ago this month when this electric cooperative was formed,” Stackhouse said.

Elmore Community Hospital staff roll a ‘patient’ down the hall on a stretcher during the hospital’s annual emergency drill. This year, staff simulated a scenario in which dozens of people were injured after a tornado hit the area.

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ed fake injuries and acted as patients. “Our medical class and our public law and safety class came. They set us up in the cafeteria gave us abrasions and wounds and did our makeup,” ECTC firefighting student McKenzie Bowen said. Previously, Bowen said students participated in a similar drill at a different hospital. Bowen said the drill at Elmore Community Hospital was a lot more exciting. “Last year, they just gave us tags and told us what was wrong with us,” Bowen said. “This is a different experience, because different people are running it. It’s a lot of fun to see how everything works. It’s very realistic, and it’s helpful to see how they would handle a disaster scenario. It’s a cool experience for everybody.” Elmore County Emergency Management Agency Director Keith Barnett said this year’s drill was a success for the hospital, but was also a good source of training for the first responders who took part. “We’re glad to be a part of these types of events to ensure the safety of the citizens of Elmore County,” Barnett said.

the drill as a community effort that involved local schools and first responder agencies. This year, she said hospital staff are simulating a situation in which a tornado hit and 60 people required treatment. “We’re seeing how we would act in an emergency situation,” Hannon said. “Right now, there is no means of communication, other than our two-way radios. Cell phone towers and internal phone lines are down.” So far, Hannon said this is the largest emergency drill that has taken place at the hospital. While Elmore Community Hospital is required by the state to host drills, Hannon said it is something they look forward to doing. “It strengthens our abilities, because we’re able to observe how our team operates, how they communicate and what kind of teamwork we’re able to utilize,” Hannon said. “It also lets us know what our weak points are... so that we have an as-seamless-as-possible process, should an event like this occur.” During the drill, students from the Elmore County Technical Center and ARC of Eastern Elmore County sport-

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In other business, the commission:

• Approved meeting dates for the 2019 fiscal year. • Set a public hearing concerning a retail beer and a retail table wine liquor license application submitted by Hog Wild BBQ, LLC.

• Approved a cooperation participation program between the Secretary of State’s office and the Elmore County Probate Office for an electronic processing program. • Passed a resolution to designate county depositories for 2019. • Resolved to install micro surfacing and traffic stripes on Firetower Road and Redland Road.

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Pet of the Week – Claudia

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eet “Power Ranger” Claudia! She is a 1- or 2-year-old old female Hound mix, weighing about 45 pounds. This active and happy hound girl is here to showcase our new program to help some of our more active and generally larger dogs find equally active homes. Just check out our website home page for the details but suffice that the adoption fee for our Power Rangers is $50 to approved adopters. Claudia hopes to follow her nose right into her new family’s heart! Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs ($50 for Power Rangers) and $50 for cats under one year old. Cats over one-year-old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchipping, a heartworm check for dogs, a rabies vaccination, if old enough, and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian. To meet all the great pets at our shelter come to 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka, go to our website at www.elmorehumane.org for more information, email us at hselco@bellsouth.net or give us a call at 334-567-3377. We are open for adoptions this week from Monday to Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. We will be closed on Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving.

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Cord thanks many on behalf of humane society By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director

Thanksgiving feels so much earlier this year, but there is no better time for all of us to reflect on all that is good in our lives. As a non-profit organization, we are grateful and indebted to everyone who supports our work to help so many of Elmore County animals that need us. Our volunteer Board of Directors sets the standard for dedication and loyalty as they work diligently to ensure the long-term future of our shelter. While our staff works tirelessly seeing to the daily care of our pets, we can never thank all of our volunteers enough for all they do to help directly in the shelter, including in our Tails End Thrift Store, with our fund-raising events and activities, as loving fosters for our pets and so much more! We are also grateful to everyone who shares our adoptable pets on social media to help them find homes, who encourage others to adopt and support our work and who simply provide moral support for what can be very emotionally challenging work at times. Another group that is very much a part of our shelter world and deserving of thanks are our area animal control officers, who work tirelessly to protect the public and help animals in need. For all of us who love our pets there are times when no one is more important than our veterinarian, and we tip our hats to all veterinarians for working daily to educate pet owners and help pets live better and longer lives.

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There are so many individuals, businesses, civic groups and media members who help us in so many ways and we truly appreciate how your work cascades our efforts to so many others. We are incredibly humbled as we work to be an important asset and resource for Elmore County citizens, leaders and pet families everywhere. A special thanks to those who give wonderful homes to our adopted pets and those who rescue pets in need. We are indebted to the public, who supports our mission directly and indirectly. Your moral support for the welfare of animals is important to all of us in the sheltering community and helps keep us going on the down days. For those we may never meet, but who love and care for your pets, keep them safe at home, make sure they are a part of your family and cherish them. Always, you have our utmost thanks, as you are the homes we strive for every day as we do adoptions. Our final and most heartfelt thanks go to all the wonderful animals that ask so little of us, but give so much in return. Our pets enhance our human lives in so many ways and we are grateful for the selfless love, joy and companionship they bring to our homes and families. We hope everyone has a family-filled Thanksgiving. So our staff can also enjoy some time with family, the shelter will be closed on Thursday and Friday, but will be back open on Saturday. Thanks to our dedicated volunteers, our Tails End Thrift Store will open for shopping on Friday and Saturday, so stop by for some always great deals! Happy Thanksgiving!

Veteran journalist Jimmy Wigfield, who has 43 years of experience at newspapers in Alabama, has been named the managing editor of The Alexander City Outlook and its affiliated weekly newspapers — including The Eclectic Observer— owned by Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. Wigfield, 57, a native of Bayou La Batre, Alabama, succeeds Mitch Sneed, who was killed in an automobile accident in July. “We are very fortunate to have a person of Jimmy’s background and education at Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.,” president/publisher Steve Baker said. “As we continue to enhance the newspaper, we needed someone with Jimmy’s experience and steady hand.” Wigfield began working for newspapers at age 13, when he Wigfield began writing for the Mobile County News. Afterward, he embarked on a 32-year career as a sportswriter, columnist and editor with the Mobile Press-Register. When the Press-Register was downsized along with the Birmingham News and Huntsville Times in 2012, Wigfield became editor of the weekly Call News, where he served three years. The Call News was named the most improved newspaper in the state in its class in 2013, Wigfield’s first year as editor. “I am happy to be in Alexander City and the surrounding area,” Wigfield said. “It’s a beautiful area of the state. Journalism is my calling. In communities such as ours, newspapers are extremely relevant parts of life and those of us at TPI are charged with positions of trust. We have a good team and we all care about the people in the areas we serve, so we want you to turn to us for the valuable information you need. We are working for you.” Wigfield has won numerous Associated Press and Alabama Press Association honors, including the APA’s Story of the Year in 2014, being named the APA’s top statewide columnist in 1994 and winning the AP’s top deadline writing award for the state in 1991. While serving as the assistant sports editor of the Press-Register, Wigfield helped supervise sections that were honored as the top 10 in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors. “Jimmy has lived and worked in Alabama for all of his life and knows and understands the people and the issues they face,” Baker said. “As we remake the digital presence of our newspapers, over the next several months, he is exactly the right person to lead us through these changes.”

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he only sport Alabamans enjoy more than Alabama politics is college football. We especially love the Alabama vs. Auburn football game. Folks, this is Alabama/Auburn week in Alabama. The Alabama vs. Auburn annual event is one of the fiercest of college football rivalries. It is the game of the year. It is a state civil war that divides friends and even families. It is bragging rights for the entire year. The loser has to live with his boasting next door neighbor for 364 days. It seems that one must choose a side no matter if you despise college football and could care less who wins. Newcomers to our state are bewildered on this fall day each year. They cannot comprehend the madness that surrounds this epic war. It is truly that, a war. It is the game of the year. Young boys all over Alabama grow up playing football in their front yards and dream of playing in this big game. It is said that when these two rivals meet one can throw out the record books. However, that is not necessarily true. In fact, in 90 percent of the games the favorite has won. A lot of SEC championships and bowl games have been decided in the game. It has made many Alabamians’ Thanksgiving holiday either joyous or sad. I liked the rivalry better when it was played at Legion Field, but I am an old-timer in heart and age. The game was not played for 40-years between 1908 and 1948. Myth has it that the game was halted because of the intense rivalry. That is not the case. The true history of the ceasing and renewal is that after the 1907 games, the schools could not agree on the terms of the contract. The dispute involved meal money, lodging, officials and how

STEVE FLOWERS Columnist many players each side could bring. Football was not the passion it is today so the two schools let the matter rest and the fans did not seem to care. That began to change as college football grew to a major sport in the 1940s. When the series resumed, a popular myth was that the Alabama Legislature called a special meeting and forced the teams to play. This never happened, but the Alabama House of Representatives did pass a resolution in 1947 to encourage, not force, the schools to meet in football, and the officials at Alabama and Auburn agreed. The Presidents of Auburn and Alabama simply talked with each other and decided it would be in the best interest of the schools to start playing again on an annual basis. The contract was drawn up, the papers signed and the rivals literally buried the hatchet. On the morning of December 4, 1948, the president of each school’s student bodies dug a hole at Birmingham’s Woodrow Wilson Park, tossed a hatchet in and buried it. The series began again in 1948 with a 55-0 Alabama victory and the teams have squared off every season since. Alabama leads the series 45-36-1. This record reveals that Alabama has not dominated the series, like it has against other SEC rivals and other national powerhouse programs. In the political arena, the University of Alabama alumni have dominated the Alabama political scene. During the 60-year period from 1910

through the 1970s, almost every Alabama Governor, U. S. Senator, and Congressman was a graduate of the University of Alabama, either undergraduate, law school, or both. Currently, our state’s most prominent and powerful political figure, Richard Shelby, is a graduate as an undergraduate and the law school at the University. A couple of Auburn men broke through the ice to grab the brass ring of Alabama politics, the governor’s office, Gordon Persons won in 1950 and Fob James, a former Auburn halfback won in 1978 as a Democrat and came back and won a second term as a Republican in 1994. In recent years, since 1982, Governors George Wallace, Don Siegelman, Bob Riley and Robert Bentley have all been Alabama Alumni. However, our current Governor, Kay Ivey, is an Auburn girl through and through. She and her best friend, Jimmy Rane, became political allies at Auburn. They both have turned out fairly well. Newly elected state representative Wes Allen of Pike County was a walk-on wideout on one of Alabama’s National Championship teams. He was coached by Gene Stallings and Dabo Swinney. Wes’s father is state senator Gerald Allen of Tuscaloosa. This is a first in Alabama political history, a father and a son tandem serving in the Alabama Legislature together. See you next week. Steve is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in more than 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers. us.

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Letter to the Editor

County Farm-City Committee expresses gratitude for rural, urban partnerships Dear Editor, This Thanksgiving season, as we gather with family and friends to count our blessings, let’s give thanks for the bounty we enjoy not just on this holiday, but every day. The safe, plentiful food that is available to us, and the products used to produce the clothing, housing, medicines, fuel and other products we use on a daily basis, didn’t just appear in a store. The got there thanks to a tremendous partnership of farmers and ranchers, processors, brokers, truckers, shippers, advertisers, wholesalers

and retailers. Rural and urban residents are “partners in progress” who create the products, consume them, and make them readily available through an efficient production and marketing chain. Farmers and ranchers are just the beginning of that chain. Farm workers, researchers, processors, shippers, truck drivers, inspectors, wholesalers, agribusinesses, marketers, advertisers, retailers and consumers all play important roles in the incredible productivity that has made our nation’s food and fiber system the envy of the world.

This week, as we celebrate Thanksgiving, let’s remember the vital farm-city partnerships that have done so much to improve the quality of our lives. Rural and urban communities working together have made the most of our rich agricultural resources, have made significant contributions to our health and well-being and to the strength of our nation’s economy. For this, we give thanks. Jennie Barrett Wetumpka Elmore County Farm-City Committee Chair

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Multi-Cultural Center celebrates rededication, new sign By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Multi-Cultural Center celebrated the re-dedication of its grounds and the unveiling of a new sign during a Thursday ceremony. The ceremony was held at the Elmore County Black History Museum, which is one of three buildings that make up the Multi-Cultural Center in Wetumpka. Winfred Wise of the Elmore County African-American Heritage Association, said the ceremony honored King’s legacy while acknowledging the many positive things the center has done for the community. “It’s been named the Martin Luther King Center for a while now, but we’ve never had a sign out there to commemorate him. Since we put the sign up, we wanted to re-dedicate it,” Wise said. “There was nothing up here to say that this is the Martin Luther King Center. We just knew it.” Wise said the association has several events planned in King’s honor at the beginning of next year. “The visuals are a great thing there, because the people can actually see Dr. King,” Wise said. “It’s one thing to know the center is named after him, but it’s an entirely different story to see his picture and his name up there.” The museum is the site of the former Elmore County Training School, which was attended by African-American students until schools became racially integrated in the 1960s. Wetumpka City Council Member Lewis E. Washington Sr., who attended the school in 1949, reminisced about his time as a student there. “Inside this building were six classrooms. We had great dedicated teachers in the good old days. They cared, they were concerned and they would take the time to work with us and make sure that we were getting a good education,” Washington said. “Coaches were the same way. We had all types of recreation here at Elmore County Training School.” While students endured hardships

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Alumni of the former Elmore County Training School and members of the Elmore County African-American Heritage Association gathered at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Multi-Cultural Center to commemorate the unveiling of a sign and the re-dedication of all of its facilities.

during the segregation era, alumni Carolyn Bowman and Lois Waters said many alumni have gone on to lead successful lives. “We started out getting books from Wetumpka (High School) after they finished with them. Sometimes the pages would be torn out, and you didn’t know the full history of what was going on. We didn’t have access to new books,” Bowman said. “If you hadn’t walked in another person shoes, you wouldn’t know what that feels like.” “We all made straight As though,”

Waters added. “You were gone after four years to go north. There weren’t any jobs here that paid anything. You either became a teacher or a doctor or a nurse. The doctor and the nurse part was really hard to accomplish, but it was accomplished by a lot of people.” Washington said he viewed the conversion of the school into a museum as a sign of the progress that AfricanAmericans have made over the past five decades. “God has brought us a mighty long way,” Washington said. “Let us not forget from whence we came. Let us

be prideful and let us be thankful that we can still look around at these walls and think about the many teachers that we had who have passed on.” Alumni Pattie Glasper said the sign, with its images of King, the Montgomery bus boycott and the 1963 march on Washington serves as an important reminder of King’s contributions to African-Americans today. “I feel that we need to keep his dream alive,” Glasper said. “If not for him, we wouldn’t have overcome what we did. He helped us a whole lot.”

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November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Community Home Health and Hospice is the only locally owned and operated non-profit home care and hospice agency serving Tallassee, Eclectic, Reeltown, Wetumpka and surrounding communities. Located on Gilmer Avenue, the healthcare company strives to be the area leader in quality in-home care services. They cover Elmore, Macon and Tallapoosa counties and have staff available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Community Home Health care team guides and instructs patients on the road to recovery in their most comfortable environments – their homes. Their team of skilled nursing, medical social work, therapists and home health aides work hand in hand with patients, families and their healthcare providers to achieve their recovery goals. Sharon Tatum, Community Home Health care director, stated the agency opened in 1994. “We have made it our mission to provide restorative care with compassionate hearts and skilled hands,” Tatum said. “We have a

personal interest in our community and the surrounding areas, because not only do we work here, we live here. Our families, friends, neighbors and church families are here. This hometown foundation enables our team to provide an unparalleled level of personalized care that enhances your home health experience and most importantly, your recovery. I am honored and blessed to be part of such a skilled and dedicated team of professionals.” The Community Hospice Care team began caring for patients in 2001. They understand the complexity of issues that surround hospice care and end of life. The Community care process is designed to maximize a patients and families quality of life. They offer patients and their loved ones comfort, support and guidance when facing a terminal illness. Patients can receive care in their homes, in a nursing home, or in an assisted living facility. Families receive services during the care process and also receive continued services after the death of a loved one. “Folks tell me all the time how great my staff is. I can honestly say that each person working for Community Hospice Care is not just doing a job — they see

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their role in hospice as a personal ministry, caring for their neighbors, friends, and community. It is a wonderful service and I am so blessed to be a part of it,” Community Hospice Care director Kim Vest said. The Community Hospice Care team also consists of volunteers. The Heart of Hospice Volunteer Program provides local volunteers to work with patients and families in the home setting. Patient volunteers visit with patients and sometimes read, play games or just fellowship with them. Some volunteers also work in the office. Office volunteers answer phones, copy, file and assist with events and activities. The coverage for Community Home Health and Hospice Company is around 35 miles from the home office on Gilmer Avenue, beside Pizza Hut. They employ excellent, local staff and volunteers to take care of patients. This means they can get to you or your family member quickly to provide services. Referrals can be accepted from any hospital or physician’s office. For more information, call Community Home Health at 334283-4522 or Community Hospice Care at 334-283-4250. (Community Hospice Care is an affiliate of Community Hospital, Inc.)

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‘Junie B. Jones’ is Depot’s annual holiday kids show By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief

Young actors with the Wetumpka Depot Players theater are getting ready to take the stage in late November for their performance of “Junie B. Jones: Jingle Bells and Batman Smells.� Wetumpka Depot Players Executive Director Kristy Meanor said the play is an adaptation of a well-known children’s book of the same name. “’Junie B. Jones’ is a beloved chapter book series that all the children read in elementary school,� Meanor said. According to Meanor, the show centers around the holiday shenanigans of the titular character. “Junie has made a bad choice. She has decided to give her Secret Santa (recipient) a gift that’s not very special, because she didn’t like the name she drew.� Meanor said. From Nov. 26-30, Meanor said elementary schools from Elmore, Tallapoosa, Montgomery and Autauga counties will take field trips to see the show. “I picked this one because it is a delightful play experience for young audiences. It’s also very familiar to the students who are coming to the show. They likely will have read some of the ‘Junie B. Jones’ books,� Meanor said. “We’re very selective of the mate-

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Starting Nov. 26, schools throughout the river region will take field trips to see the Wetumpka Depot Players’ production of ‘Junie B. Jones.’ This is the 13th holiday-themed children’s show the Depot has produced and the second year it has performed ‘Junie B. Jones.’

rial we put on our stage. We want it to be age appropriate and we want our students to have a connection to it.� Meanor said this is the theater’s 13th year to produce a children’s show, and the second time that it has been Junie B. Jones. “Because we’ve done this play before, I know for a fact that this is excellent literature,� Meanor said. “It holds up to our standards of the kind of play we’d like to put before our local students.� Because of the amount of shows that will be staged, Meanor said “Junie B. Jones� features a double cast. “We do 15 day performances, which works out to three shows a day over a five-day period,� Meanor said. “One cast just simply couldn’t hold up for that many shows.� Under the direction of Chris Kelly, Meanor said rehearsals have been fun and energetic. “He is an excellent director, and he is bringing out the best in our cast,� Meanor said. “It’s loud and boisterous, but they’re getting great work done.� In addition to the field trips, Meanor said there will be public performances of “Junie B. Jones� at 7 p.m. from Nov. 29 - Dec. 1. “It would make an excellent family outing to kick off the Christmas holidays,� Meanor said.

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Area Churches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore

Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rifle Range Rd., Tallassee 567-9801 Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic 541-2418 Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka 567-6209 Saint James Baptist 101 Gantt Rd., Deatsville 569-3006 Santuck Baptist 7250 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2364 Seman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville 569-2482 Springfield Baptist Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-3665 Titus Baptist 6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka 334-531-2120 Tunnell Chapel Baptist 210 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka 567-2589 Victory Baptist 5481 Main St., Millbrook Wadsworth Baptist 2780 Hwy. 143, Deatsville 569-2851

ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-9143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 285-5545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 569-2825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 514-2881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-4325 Brookwood Baptist Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-4417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-5191 First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-4178 Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist 1554 Hwy. 143, Millbrook 285-0094 Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist 346 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook 285-5125 Green Ridge Baptist 288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 567-2486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-8750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Titus 514-7304 Millbrook Baptist 3431 Browns Road, Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Crossroads Community Church 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 567-4441 Mt. Herron East Baptist Church 4355 Mt. Herron Rd. Eclectic, Al 36024 334-857-3689 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 567-4458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 312-1878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic 541-3460 Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic 567-5837 Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka 567-8649 Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road Tallassee 334-857-2638

8188 Lightwood Rd., Marbury 569-2122 EPISCOPAL The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Ave., Tallassee 252-8618 Trinity Episcopal Church 5371 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-7534 St. Michael & All Angels Church 5941 Main St., Millbrook HOLINESS New Beginnings Holiness 865 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-9211 Summit Holiness 2050 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Temple of Deliverance Holiness 620 Alabama St., Wetumpka 514-3114 JEHOVAH’S WITNESS Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 9235 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 567-8100 LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1405 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-8339 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Cobbs Ford Rd., Millbrook LUTHERAN Christ Lutheran Church 2175 Cobbs Ford Rd., Prattville

BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 567-1141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787 First Missionary Baptist at Guilfield 412 Company St., Wetumpka 567-7455 Goodhope 1389 Willow Springs Rd. Wetumpka 567-7133 Lebanon 17877 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 514-1097 Mount Canaan 1125 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 567-2141 Mount Pisgah 16621 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 567-3668 Mt. Zion 371 AL Hwy. 14, Elmore, 567-2613 Mt. Zion #3 1813 Luke Paschal Rd., Eclectic New Home 5130 Elmore Rd., Wetumpka 567-5966 Second Missionary 760 N. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8601 Spring Chapel Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-6493 Sweetwater 163 Michael Lane, Wetumpka 334-538-9415 Tabernacle Baptist 1020 W. Tallassee St., Wetumpka 567-0620

PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 100 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8135 Millbrook Presbyterian Corner of Main St. & Coosada Rd. Valley View Presbyterian - PCA 4125 Rifle Range Rd. Wetumpka 386-2386 SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST First Elmore Seventh Day Adventist 210 Lucky Town Rd., Elmore 514-1020 INDEPENDENT METHODIST Claud Independent Methodist Church 81232 Tallassee Hwy, Eclectic 541-2552 UNITED METHODIST Cain’s Chapel United Methodist 96 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-2375 Central United Methodist Church 11721 Central Plank Rd. Central Elmore United Methodist Church 40 Hatchet St., Elmore 567-8653 First United Methodist Church 306 W. Tuskeena St., Wetumpka 567-7865 First United Methodist Church 3350 Edgewood, Millbrook Harmony United Methodist Church 8000 Titus Rd., Titus Mulder Memorial United Methodist 3454 Fire Tower Rd., Wetumpka 567-4225 New Style United Methodist 64 Old Georgia Plank Spur, Wetumpka 567-9840 Oak Valley Station United Methodist 162 Parsonage Road, Tallassee 541-3924 Pierce Chapel United Methodist 1003 Pierce Chapel Rd., Santuck 265-6099 Providence United Methodist 1540 Providence Rd., Titus Robinson Springs Methodist Church 5980 Main St., Millbrook Trinity United Methodist 135 Little Weoka Creek Rd., Equality 567-9997 Union United Methodist 691 Central Rd. Eclectic Wallsboro United Methodist 11066 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka

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PANTHER PITCHING PIONEER Downey signs ECHS’ first D1 baseball scholarship By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

For the first time ever, Elmore County’s baseball team is sending a player to a Division I college. Last Thursday, Panthers pitcher Austin Downey signed his national letter of intent to pitch at Jacksonville State. “It means a lot,” Downey said. “Hopefully a couple more kids will be able to get signed next year, so it’s exciting.” Downey transferred to ECHS from Glenwood three weeks into the 2018 season and immediately made an impact as a right-handed pitcher. He started in seven games, going 4-2 over eight appearances. He had one shutout, struck out 40 and posted a 1.875 ERA. “He’s got a lot of arm,” Panthers coach Michael Byrd said. “He’s going to touch low 90s this spring, so velocity is a big part of it. But he mixes pitches. He throws a nice curveball and slider and mixes it up real well. He’s not going to just throw fastballs like a lot of pitchers in high school do. But the velocity and arm talent he has mixed with mobility, that’s where he’ll succeed.” Downey, who also plays basketball and football for the Panthers, was also a big contributor offensively during the 2018 season. He hit .289 with three doubles and nine RBIs. He also stole eight bases and recorded a .441 on-base percentage. Although Downey clearly had the talent to go Division I, he said the recruiting journey wasn’t easy.

“It means a lot. Hopefully a couple more kids will be able to get signed next year, so it’s exciting.” — Austin Downey Elmore County pitcher “It was tough,” he said. “I went to a bunch of Jax State camps and went to a bunch of Division III camps as well. (Recruiters from Jacksonville State) came and watched me play a perfect game (over the summer), and they were there when I hit 89 (miles per hour). Then they got me on a visit and they offered me. “I just really liked it there. They have a whole new stadium. I liked the campus. I liked the kids. It seems like a lot of fun there, so I’m ready for it.” Byrd was obviously excited for Downey to be the first Division I recruit for the Panthers, but he said it’s a testament to how hard Downey has worked. “It’s a big accomplishment for him and it’s also nice to have notoriety for the school,” Byrd said. “I think we have

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Above: Elmore County’s Austin Downey, seated third from right, signed his national letter of intent to play baseball at Jacksonville State University last Thursday. Downey was joined by, front row from left, his sister Alexis Downey, brother Cole Downey, mother Kellie Downey, brother Michael Downey, sister Kendall Downey, and, back row, Panther baseball coach Michael Byrd. Below: Downey is the first Panther to sign a Division I baseball scholarship.

a few more in the program that’ll be after him, but having someone do it now gets other people on campus noticed. I think there were about 35 that signed (with Division I schools) in the whole state, so it’s not like football where there are scholarships everywhere. These are rare and hard to come by.” And the expectations for Downey at the next level are extremely high. “I think he’ll have a chance to go in and at least get in the rotation early, if not in the conference games, be a midweek starter for them,” Byrd said. “He’s advanced pitching-wise. He’s got a good feel for the game, and he pitches and understands how to get people out.”

SEASON-OPENING SWEEP

Panther girls pull away in final quarter

How bad can the Iron Bowl actually get? Look away, Auburn

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

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ou hear it all the time. “You never know what can happen in a rivalry game.” The Iron Bowl is one of the best rivalries in all of sports. This game has basically served as a play-in game for the national championship over the last decade. And yes, every year, you expect to see two rivals give their best efforts on the field in this game. However, that does not mean you will be seeing a close game. In fact, over the last eight seasons, only one Iron Bowl has been decided by one possession. Last year’s 12-point Auburn victory may have been a surprise to some but it pointed out the flaw of Alabama’s offense and was the beginning of the end for Jalen Hurts as the starting quarterback. Alabama now has one of, maybe even two, the nation’s best quarterbacks. Tua Tagovailoa has the Crimson Tide scoring more points than any Nick Saban offense could have ever dreamed. Whether that translates to the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday may not be a sure thing but it is pretty close. Alabama has not been slowed down yet this season and there’s no reason to expect a 7-4 Auburn team to do the trick. Alabama’s offensive explosiveness has shown itself in a variety of ways this season — fly routes to Jaylen Waddle, catch and runs by Jerry Jeudy and now crossing routes to tight end Irv Smith. (If you have not seen his move See TURRENTINE • Page 10

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Elmore County’s DJ Patrick (22) dunks the ball against Horseshoe Bend on Friday night.

ECHS holds off Generals’ rally By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Dismal first-half shooting looked like it was going to make for a long night for Horseshoe Bend’s boys basketball team. The Generals went just 4-for-26 from the floor against Elmore County in the first 16 minutes of Friday night’s season opener. Despite that, they were down just seven points and managed to come back and even take a lead in the third quarter. It stayed close until midway through the final period but a few HBS turnovers and easy looks for the Panthers allowed Elmore County to pull out a 45-35 victory. “We got down a few points, we gave up two easy ones down there and we kinda stopped rebounding defensively,” Horseshoe Bend coach Chad Kison said. “Then we had to start pushing a little bit. We have some kids that haven’t been in those situations before, so for us, knowing

how to finish is going to be important and that comes with experience. They’re still working.” The Generals led as late as 4:15 remaining when Kam Evers went off. He hit a reverse layup to tie it at 30-30, then grabbed a defensive rebound and went shooting down the court. He passed inside to Colby Cheaney, who fed it back to Evers, who drained an open 3-pointer to give the Generals a lead. But Elmore County coach Rodney Taylor called a timeout and from there the Panthers stepped up the defensive pressure, going up 37-33 with a longball from Shakwan Bickley, a putback by DJ Patrick and a layup from Keyshawn Benson. “(Nywanski Russell) for them is a really good player and we tried to just wear him down,” Taylor said. “That’s why we stuck Cole Hagler on him, then stuck Keyshawn on him, and I think he got See BOYS • Page 10

After a close game through about 3½ quarters, Horseshoe Bend’s girls basketball team let things get away from it in its season opener against Elmore County Friday. Midway through the third quarter, ECHS point guard Madison Traylor put the pressure on the Generals, picking up back-to-back steals and finishing both with layups. From there, the Generals never recovered in a 49-30 loss. “It just got a little sloppy,” Horseshoe Bend coach Erica Meigs said. “We just need to make better passes and take our time. I think it was just first-game jitters and our shots weren’t falling.” In her senior debut, Traylor had a double-double of 10 points and 17 rebounds to go along with four assists and four steals. HBHS struggled putting the ball in the hoop but kept the game close by playing strong defense and rebounding extremely well. The Generals finished with 41 rebounds, with five players picking up at least five boards, but they started to fall off at the end of the third quarter and into the fourth. “They rebounded well at least the first three quarters,” See GIRLS • Page 10

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AHSAA FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CLASS 1A Quarterfinals Lanett (10-1) at Maplesville (10-1) St. Luke’s Episcopal (111) at Linden (11-0) Mars Hill Bible (11-1) at South Lamar (12-0), Millport Spring Garden (11-1) at Pickens County (8-4), Reform Second-round results Lanett 14, Marengo 6 Maplesville 21, Georgiana 14 Linden 28, Elba 0 St. Luke’s Episcopal 46, Wadley 16 Mars Hill Bible 38, Donoho 7 South Lamar 48, Winterboro 14 Pickens County 34, Falkville 15 Spring Garden 16, Waterloo 8 CLASS 2A Quarterfinals Luverne (11-1) at Leroy (9-3) Ariton (9-3) at Highland Home (11-1) Ohatchee (11-0) at Fyffe (12-0) Aliceville (10-2) at Addison (10-2) Second-round results Leroy 27, Daleville 26 Luverne 41, Abbeville 20 Highland Home 42, LaFayette 3 Ariton 37, Cottage Hill Christian 27 Fyffe 35, Colbert County 0 Ohatchee 42, Red Bay 6 Addison 26, Ranburne 15 Aliceville 20, Collinsville 9 CLASS 3A Quarterfinals Flomaton (9-3) at Pike County (10-2), Brundidge Gordo (10-2) at Providence Christian (111), Dothan Westminster Christian (11-0) at Piedmont (10-2) Saks (10-1) at Randolph County (11-1), Wedowee Second-round results Flomaton 32, Winfield 7 Pike County 21, Thomasville 14 Providence Christian 27, Saint James 6 Gordo 20, Mobile Christian 17 Westminster Christian 48, Midfield 44 Piedmont 41, J.B. Pennington 16 Randolph County 28, Geraldine 18 Saks 38, Fultondale 14 CLASS 4A Quarterfinals Andalusia (8-4) at Hillcrest-Evergreen (9-4) American Christian (120) at UMS-Wright (11-0), Mobile Good Hope (11-1) at Oneonta (9-3) Deshler (7-5) at Hokes

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Bluff (11-1) Second-round results Hillcrest-Evergreen 42, Alabama Christian 0 Andalusia 51, Headland 22 American Christian 10, Montgomery Catholic 3 UMS-Wright 48, Trinity Presbyterian 0 Oneonta 56, DAR 20 Good Hope 27, Jacksonville 12 Hokes Bluff 33, North Jackson 13 Deshler 42, Fayette County 21 CLASS 5A Quarterfinals Greenville (10-2) at Ramsay (11-1), Birmingham, Lawson Field Vigor (11-1) at Demopolis (10-2) Central-Clay County (9-3) at Etowah (12-0), Attalla Mortimer Jordan (11-1) at Jasper (11-1) Second-round results Ramsay 25, Jackson 22 Greenville 43, Bibb County 16 Demopolis 21, Pleasant Grove 0 Vigor 26, Briarwood Christian 0 Central-Clay County 44, Madison Academy 19 Etowah 24, Center Point 14 Jasper 41, SouthsideGadsden 14 (10-1) Mortimer Jordan 41, East Limestone 9 CLASS 6A Quarterfinals Opelika (7-4) at Saraland (11-1) Spanish Fort (11-1) at Wetumpka (10-2) Pinson Valley (10-1) at Homewood (10-2) Oxford (10-2) at ClayChalkville (11-1) Second-round results Saraland 6, Hueytown 0 Opelika 42, Bessemer City 26 Wetumpka 20, HillcrestTuscaloosa 17 (OT) Spanish Fort 30, McAdory 0 Homewood 14, Gardendale 0 Pinson Valley 45, Muscle Shoals 21 Clay-Chalkville 35, Hartselle 7 Oxford 49, Decatur 0 CLASS 7A Semifinals Lee-Montgomery (8-4) at Central-Phenix City (12-0) Thompson (10-1) at Hoover (9-3), Hoover Met Quarterfinal results Lee-Montgomery 12, Auburn 6 Central-Phenix City 14, McGill-Toolen Catholic 0 Hoover 42, Mountain Brook 17 Thompson 37, HewittTrussville 13

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to make the entire Citadel defense go the wrong way, you need to.) Six Alabama players have at least one reception of 50 yards or more this season. You slow one of them down, Tagovailoa finds someone else. Sure, stopping the run game first can slow down any offense but until pressure is being put on the quarterback, Alabama will be scoring points. And that is where Auburn’s only hope lies. Finding the balance between stopping the run and pressuring the quarterback will be the key to success. Auburn’s defensive line is very good and probably has a couple of NFL players but Alabama’s offensive front may be even better. The Crimson Tide’s offense is designed to score quickly and often. And it gets even worse when the other team has to keep its defense on the field with very little rest. Auburn’s offense has found the true meaning of inconsistency this season. Between the running backs, the pass blocking and even the play calling, nothing seems to be working week in and week out for the Tigers. Alabama’s defense will take advantage of that and it will only help the Tide’s offense. Auburn should have some success on the ground this week but Jarrett Stidham will have very little time to throw the ball and if you are an Auburn fan, he is not fun to watch when he is on the run. Alabama used to tire out defenses with a constant rushing attack. Now the Tide does it with explosive plays and a stout defense. Auburn has very talented players and its defense has been above average this season, so I don’t expect Alabama to score 60 points Saturday. But I also don’t expect Auburn to keep this game close enough to have a chance in the fourth quarter. So it may not be as bad as Alabama’s 49-0 win in 2012 but the margin of victory may get pretty close. If you’re an Auburn fan, I’ll leave very little room for hope and if you’re an Alabama fan, I’ll leave room for only disappointment: Alabama 45, Auburn 10 Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for The Observer.

THE ECLECTIC OBSERVER

Panthers look to senior leadership to begin season By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

Three Elmore County wrestlers qualified for the state tournament last season and all three return for their senior seasons. “I’m expecting big things from them,” Elmore County coach Jared Jones said of Garrett Moseley, Chayanne Sanchez and Jacob Taunton, “not only being competitive on the mats but also being leaders for us in practice.” Moseley, who will again wrestle in the 195-pound weight class, finished fourth at the Super Sectionals last season to qualify for the state championships. He fell in his first match before grabbing two wins in the consolation bracket and finishing the season with a 39-13 record. Sanchez will return to 145, where he finished fourth in the Super Sectionals last season. After splitting four matches at

the state tournament, Sanchez finished the season 28-18. Taunton is expected to jump up to 126. Last year, Taunton finished fifth at 113 at the Super Sectionals. He fell one win shy of placing at the state championships and finished his season 41-9. With Taunton jumping up two weight classes, senior Jeremiah Riddle will also be forced to move up. After finishing 18-15 at 126, Riddle is expected to compete at 138 this year. Sophomore Tristan Thornton is expected to fill Taunton’s role at 113. Jones said Thornton has stepped up during training and is expected to be one of the key starters this season. Senior Jake Moseley was expected to be a top contributor but a football injury may keep him off the mat. However, Jones said he hopes Moseley can return before February’s postseason

tournaments. Jones wants to see his individual wrestlers make some noise this season but, more than that, he hopes the top wrestlers can help some of the younger wrestlers build the program. He believes the team concept can help build the foundation the program needs for future success. “Being a football coach as well as a wrestling coach, I try to emphasize the team goals,” Jones said. “We go to more dual meets than we do to individual tournaments. Individually, we talk about their goals and where they want to compete but we really emphasize the team stuff.” Elmore County will begin its season with an in-school match Nov. 30 against Tallassee. Jones said that match can help build more excitement around the program as he expects to see a bigger crowd than usual at the gym.

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Elmore County’s Madison Traylor (10) defends Horseshoe Bend’s Kate Lewis.

Girls Meigs said. “But we kinda quit there at the end.” But the biggest turning point came when Traylor took over defensively. The Generals led 23-21 with 4:30 remaining in the third but the Panthers responded by tying it on a feed from Traylor to Diamond Brown to make it 23-23. Then Traylor forced her back-to-back turnovers, and the Generals trailed 34-26 at the end of the third quarter. It was the largest lead of the night for either team up to that point. “We were able to get the nerves out of the way, I think that was the big thing,” Elmore County coach Amy Rachel said. “I knew being the first game it was going to be a mess at least

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for a little bit until they just got back in game mode. We increased the pressure on the ball a little bit, and if you get three or four turnovers in a row and are able to capitalize on it, it really makes a difference. It builds confidence and it takes away momentum from the other team, so I think that was the big change.” Horseshoe Bend struggled with 19 turnovers but Meigs said she still feels good about how her team performed since most of her players are so young. The Generals did a nice job of spreading out the offensive wealth; Abby Cheatam led the way with eight points, while Jahia Jennings and Caly Carlisle each had six. Carlisle grabbed eight

Boys tired and that affected their offense a little bit. Then we were able to stretch it out and put it away at the end. I was real proud of the kids for finishing the game the way we did.” While Kison was concerned with Horseshoe Bend’s rebounding coming into the season, the Generals finished with a 42-35 edge on the boards despite a clear height disadvantage. Russell led the way with eight, Holt Tidwell added seven and Stephon Buchanan six. “Defensively, we played pretty well on the boards (early on), and then the second half, we really worked hard on the offensive glass,” Kison said. “It was nonexistent the first half, but I talked to them about it at halftime and (in the) second half, they were on the offensive boards and got some looks from it.” Taylor conceded Horseshoe Bend hurt his team on the boards. “They were just taking the ball out of our hands, so we have to be more physical and tougher in those situations,” he said. Both teams had a bench player emerge as extremely vital Tidwell seemed to give the

rebounds, and Jennings and Cheatam each had seven. Kate Lewis contributed six rebounds, and Ivy Vickers came off the bench to pull down five rebounds. But that offensive spread wasn’t enough to compete with Traylor. “She’s a phenomenal athlete and an excellent basketball player, and I knew going into it she was going to be a leader on the court,” Rachel said. “She stepped right in and filled that. Even she was a little shaky the first half. She was forcing some things but was able to settle in the second half. The defense that she played — if nothing else, she was making people uncomfortable out there.”

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Elmore County’s Keyshawn Benson (5) chases down a ball against a pair of Horseshoe Bend Generals on Friday night.

Generals a spark. Although he finished with just four points, he was one of the leading rebounders and added much-needed energy. For the Panthers, Benson contributed eight points and four rebounds in addition to his defensive work. “He came in and gave us some really good minutes handling the ball and pressuring the ball,” Taylor said. “He’s a very good athlete.”

Although the Generals lost, Kison was encouraged, especially by the way his team played in the second half. “I’m positive about it,” Kison said. “That’s a (Class) 4A school, and they had some good athletes. That’s a well-coached team. Rodney is a good coach, and with it being our first game, on the road, I thought we did some stuff that was real good. We can build off this.”

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