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Robbery suspect captured By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

A federal grand jury returned a 23-count indictment against Tariq Khalil Jones, 34, of Tuskegee, Alabama, charging him with committing 10 armed robberies in Alabama and Georgia while brandishing and discharging a firearm and an attempt-

ed carjacking, announced George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Jones is alleged to have robbed various convenience stores and other cash-heavy businesses, including the Dollar General on Notasulga Road. The Dollar General on Notasulga Road was robbed around 9:30 on Jan. 18. The robbery on Notasulga Road seems to be

one of many in a multistate crime spree that began in the tri-county area and spanned into Georgia. “This is the crime spree where in one night he robbed Papa John’s in Prattville then he came here and he robbed the Contributed / The Tribune Dollar General,” said Jimmy Rodgers, The suspect, Tariq Jones, is believed to be beChief of Tallassee Police Department. hind a rash of robberies spanning from Alabama See ROBBERY • Page 7 to Georgia, including the Dollar General robbery.

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Community Hospital’s Mammo party set for Oct. 13

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National Fire Prevention Week is upon us and the Tallassee Fire Department is taking proactive steps to further protect residents of Tallassee by implementing a smoke detector program. This program is for anyone who may not be able to afford smoke detectors or have the ability to install the devices. Beginning this week, TFD will install up to two smoke detectors per household at no charge. According to Travis Jones, Chief of Tallassee Fire Department, Tallassee See FIRE • Page 3

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month advances, Community Hospital will host its fourth annual “Mammo Party” on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be door prizes, goody bags and refreshments. A free mammogram will also be provided. Shannon Ward, the facility’s chief mammography technologist, reported that about 30 patients participated in last year’s event. Ward said, “We hope to provide mammography screening for that many patients or more during this year’s event. In general, our exams increase during the month of October due to the breast cancer awareness promotional activities women see and hear which reminds them to have a mammogram done. We offer the Mammo Party as an incentive.” Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American See MAMMO • Page 3

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Jessie Lynn will be providing the entertainment for Family Day at Tallassee Health and Rehab this Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Lynn is known for her “country with a twist” style of music.

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Tallassee Health and Rehab will host the annual Family Day on the grounds Saturday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday. “We have the residents’ families come out and have a day of pure enjoyment with the resident,” said Tammy McGee,

administrator for Tallassee Health and Rehab. In order to make the day more enjoyable, food and drinks will be served at no charge. “Haynes Ambulance will be grilling hotdogs for us,” McGee said. “Buffalo Rock is providing the drinks and we See FAMILY • Page 7

Rotary Club hosts Golf Ball Drop fundraiser for THS By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

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Members of the Tallassee Rotary Club, Frank Greco, Whittney Hester and Stephanie Weldon, sold tickets for the Tallassee Rotary Club Golf Ball Drop at the THS football game Friday evening. Ticket sales benefit the THS Scholarship fund. Cash prizes are $500, $250 or $150.

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Tallassee Rotary Club selects a senior from Tallassee High School to receive a $1000 scholarship. “There are a few things that we take into consideration,” said Stephanie Weldon, President of the Tallassee Rotary Club. “First they must meet a certain GPA and we also try to select a student who really needs the scholarship.” Students must also complete a scholarship application and write an essay to be selected. There will also be a second and third place winner. Second place will take home a $250 cash prize

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and third place will receive $150. “We are numbering them according to the tickets and on Trade Day we will put them in a front-loader tractor and we’ll drop them towards the hole,” Weldon said. “The one closest to the hole wins the $500. If three balls go in, the one that’s at the bottom of the hole will win the $500, second would be $250 and the third ball would win $150.” Tallassee’s Rotary Club offers a senior scholarship on an annual basis. However, this is the See ROTARY • Page 3

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Obituaries Linda Mitchell

Linda Chaffin Mitchell 67, of Biloxi MS, former resident of Tallassee AL, sadly passed away October 5, 2016. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 8, 2016, at 12:00noon from Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Jimmy Mathews officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Linda will be remembered as a loving wife to her husband. They were two months shy of their 50th wedding anniversary. She will be missed as a devoted mother to her children, Grammy to grandkids and friend to so many. Linda had a way of making friends with anyone due to the genuine interest she had for other’s lives and desire to see everyone be happy. She spent over three decades working for the VA. She touched many lives and hearts of patients and coworkers as the nurse manager of the Dementia/ Alzheimer’s program at both Gulfport and Biloxi VA. She adamantly instructed everyone to celebrate her life rather than be sad, but she said a few tears would be okay (just enough to show she was important and cared for). She is survived by her childhood sweetheart and husband, James (Jim) Mitchell and three children, Tracy Lane (Alan), Jamie Cervi (Jason) and David (Linda was still actively searching for his spouse). She had three grandkids, Seth Mitchell, Ethan Cervi and Sarah Lane. She also is survived by her brother, Tommy Chaffin (Casey), sister, Tina Smith (Keith) and brother, Mark Chaffin and

numerous nephews and nieces. Her last wishes included to be buried in Tallassee Alabama, her hometown, near her family. She will be greatly missed and leaves a giant hole in our hearts which she would tell us to fill with the love of Jesus, love for each other and Alabama football. She often joked about telling everyone that her last wish was for you to vote for Trump but we are not sure if she was really joking. She was serious about one wish and that was to give money to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org, in lieu of buying flowers for her funeral. If she could tell you anything today, it certainly would be, “I love you all and thank you for the support, love and kindness you’re giving my family through this time.” The family will receive friends Saturday, October 8th, from 10:30 a.m. until service time at Jeffcoat Funeral Home. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama

Patsy Jean “Pat” Taylor

TAYLOR, Patsy Jean “Pat”; a resident of East Tallassee, Alabama was born on October 4, 1944 in Garten, West Virginia and passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at the age of 72. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 13, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Notasulga First Assembly of God. Funeral services are Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Notasulga First Assembly of God

with Pastor Lucy Gosa and Pastor Billy Johnson officiating. Mrs. Taylor is survived by her children, Gina (Guy) Sanders, Eddie (Jennifer) Taylor, and Misty (Wade) Meadows; grandchildren, Hunter (Donna), Molly, Emily, Kayla, Angel, Grace, Bella, and Josh; great-grandchildren, J.C., Eli, Natalie, and Kaylynn; brothers, Gary (Anna) Miller, Jerry (Karen) Miller, and Roy (Sara) Miller; special caregiver, Kiki Henderson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Gene Taylor; parents, Herbert Lee Miller, Sr. and Camilla Beth Marshall Miller, grandsons, Gabriel, Christian, and Noel. Honorary pallbearers are Jennifer Taylor, Wade Meadows, and Guy Sanders. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the American Liver Foundation / MidSouth Division, P.O. Box 486, Ellendale, TN 38029. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net

Mrs. Mary Beth Burkart

Mrs. Mary Beth Burkart, a resident of Tallassee Alabama, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016, at the age of 58. Graveside services will be Thursday, October 13, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Mike McElroy and Andrew Schmitt officiating, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Burkart is survived by her husband of 29 years, Mr. Jim Burkart; parents, Billy and Ruth Benson; brother, Ronald Benson (Donna) and a host of friends who loved her dearly. Online condolences are available at:

www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama

Kathy Gayle Mulder Knight Peoples

Kathy Gayle Mulder Knight Peoples, 64, of Eclectic, passed away Friday, October 7, 2016. She was born April 13, 1952. Visitation will be Monday, October 10 from 5-7 p.m. at Linville Memorial Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 11, at 11 a.m., at Claud Independent Methodist Church with Rev. Ray Weaver and Rev. Weldon Greer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. Kathy was the oldest daughter of the late Bobby and Lois Mulder. She is survived by daughter, Stephanie Tara Knight Cordell Davis (Ricky); son, David Scott Peoples (Tailir); sister, Bonnie Knox (Charles); brothers, Terry Mulder, James Mulder (Carolyn) and Douglas Mulder (Linda); grandchildren, Bruce Paul Cordell (Kailee), Randall Wayne Cordell, Kathryn Pauline Cordell and Jacob Scott Peoples; great grandchildren, Amelia Grace Cordell, Adaline Raegan Cordell and Kensley Anne Cordell; a host of nieces and nephews and an endless supply of friends. Kathy served her country for 31-1/2 years in the Army National Guard. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home Eclectic, Alabama

Community Hospital provides imaging and exams with new Toshiba CT System STAFF REPORT Community Hospital Staff

Toshiba’s Aquilion Lightning CT System Offers Fast, Safe and Comfortable Patient Exams with Advanced Technology Community Hospital recently installed the new Toshiba Aquilion LightningTM CT system. The Aquilion Lightning CT system combines advanced features like a wider bore and cutting-edge dose reduction technology with exceptional image quality to

help healthcare providers deliver quality patient care. “To ensure our patients continue to receive the best possible care without sacrificing the image quality we rely on for fast and accurate imaging, we have recently installed Toshiba’s new Aquilion Lightning CT system,” said Allison Stewart, Radiology Director at Community Hospital. “We constantly strive to provide a better patient experience with a comfortable and low-dose exam for all of

our imaging needs. The Aquilion Lightning CT system will help us continue to meet and exceed these standards. The goal of our radiology team is to make the patient feel comfortable and at ease, acquire images rapidly and accurately, and provide our clinicians with the best diagnostic images possible.” The Aquilion Lightning CT system comes with a powerful 50-kW generator that is capable of imaging a wide range of patients and utilizes Toshiba’s PUREVISION CT Detector technology and AIDR 3D Enhanced (Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D Enhanced) to help reduce dose and

improve patient safety. In addition, Adaptive Diagnostic solutions, such as Single Energy Metal Artifact Reduction (SEMARTM) and SURESubtractionTM, help simplify complex scans. These technologies, along with the industry’s thinnest slices, at 0.5 mm, and a 78-cm bore, help optimize workflow and patient comfort. “The new CT system is the latest addition to the Community Hospital Radiology Department which is staffed by specialists in CT, MRI, ultrasound, mammography and diagnostic radiology. Our department offers a variety of services to assist clinicians in making prompt and accurate

diagnoses on more than 3600 patients annually,” said Jennie Rhinehart, Administrator/CEO of Community Hospital. “The decision to acquire this new CT scanner was an easy one. By utilizing this advanced technology we are able to reduce radiation, improve imaging quality and operate more efficiently. This is consistent with our goal to improve safety for our community and our patients.” “Community Hospital in Tallassee is the first facility in the nation to install this advanced imaging system. We understand that in today’s healthcare environment, patient safety and satisfaction is extremely

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women. Getting mammograms regularly can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer. The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends that if you are 50 to 74 years old, be sure to have a screening mammogram every two years. Women under the age of 50 are encouraged to talk to your doctor about when to start and how often to get a screening mammogram. According to Allison Stewart, the hospital’s director of radiology, the overwhelming majority of the mammograms done at Community Hospital are for routine preventative screening. A screening mammogram is able to detect breast cancer as much as two years before a tumor or a mass can be detected by touch. The Annual Mammo Party is held for that very reason, to encourage even more women to have routine preventative mammogram screening. Although breast cancer screening cannot prevent breast cancer, it can help find breast cancer early, when it is easier to treat. Mammograms are the best way to find breast cancer early, when it is easier to treat and before it is big enough to feel or cause symptoms. Having regular mammograms can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer. To schedule an appointment for the Mammo Party, call 283-3772. The radiologist will stay during the Mammo Party so that you can receive your results before you leave. We also have a special treat: after your mammogram, we will have someone here that will be giving a mini-massage.

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as one half of all of fire fatalities occur after 11 p.m. and before 7 a.m. This is another reason TFD is reaching out to homeowners in the area with the smoke detector program. “When you go to sleep, your sense of smell goes to sleep with you,” Jones said. “Unless the smoke is very acrid and irritates your nostrils as you breathe, you may not wake up at all.” Furthermore, the NFPA reports that three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in properties without working smoke alarms, at least one-third of home fire deaths result from fires in which no smoke alarms are present, and the risk of dying in a

is particularly vulnerable to fire fatalities. “Tallassee has homes that go back to the early 1900s that when they catch fire will burn quickly,” he said. According to Jones, the latest report from the National Fire Protection Association indicated 70 percent of all home fire fatalities occur in homes where there are no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. In half of the reported fires with no working smoke alarms, batteries were missing or disconnected, and batteries were dead in 15 percent of these incidents. According to the National Fire Prevention Association, as many

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home fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms. All of these are added reasons for the smoke detector program. “We are doing our part to help prevent that,” Jones said. The timing of this smoke detector program could not be better, with temperatures on a steady downtick. Soon it will be time to crank up that furnace or fireplace in an effort combat Old Man Winter. If you would like to take part in the smoke detector program, call 334-283-5660. Smoke detector program applications are also available online at www.tallasseefd.org

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Novel protagonists: the next generation

ne wonders what kind of statistics are around concerning recurring characters in comic strips and novels who never seem to age. In the former medium, ‘Gasoline Alley’ has been cited as one of the earliest comics in which the characters actually grew older. The same guideline is applicable to ‘Doonesbury’, but in some other historic comics like ‘Blondie’, the cast remains forever young. As for books, however, readers have the proprietary opportunity to imagine whether or not some of the protagonists of novels they’ve enjoyed for many years are getting grayer, thicker, or whatever, if the author doesn’t divulge such information. Examples: Dirk Pitt, hero of many a Clive Cussler novel, has gotten older (apparently at a slower pace than what would be considered natural aging), as has Jack Ryan, the central figure in (earlier) works by Tom Clancy. However, one can’t determine really whether Robert B. Parker’s legendary Boston private investigator

Spenser is aging or not, but the text of more than one recent Spenser novel alludes to the many years that he and his girlfriend have been together, so it’s up to an individual reader to decide whether or not the P.I. and the other recurring characters have developed crow’s feet. In more-recent books, both Clancy and Cussler opted to introduce (grown-up) children of Ryan and Pitt (respectively), and the new generation has become increasingly involved in plots. And it’s been quite some time since I’ve read a Dirk Pitt or Jack Ryan novel, possibly due to a (subliminal) aversion to a changing of the guard to a younger set of characters. It’s been said that every generation treasures the music with which its members came of age, and perhaps that “I-like-theoriginal” line of thinking is also true for fans of certain fictional literary figures as well, regardless of the age such readers were when they first began reading such series of books. Or maybe the character

The So-Called Column By Willie G. Moseley himself/herself is so important to a longtime fan that it’s difficult to relate to his/her progeny taking over. And a takeover by other (and presumably younger) persons is also applicable to authorship, as well. The three aforementioned legendary writers took somewhat similar paths that overlapped a bit: Clancy, who died in 2013, had authorized other books and even video games that were based on characters he’d created (“Tom Clancy’s ________” would precede the titles of such works), and around the middle of the last decade, he began collaborating with other authors on his keystone Jack Ryan series. Following his death, other authors continued to write Jack Ryan novels. (TANGENT: One also

wonders how many individuals who liked earlier Clancypenned books like ‘The Hunt for Red October’ have been watching ‘The Last Ship’ on the TNT cable network for the last few years. It definitely seems to be Clancy-inspired, although it’s based on a book by William Brinkley.) Robert B. Parker is also deceased, and while profoundly prolific, he apparently never worked with associates or surrogates. In addition to the Spenser series, he had three other characters with their own ongoing lineups of novels to his credit: Jesse Stone (small town police chief), Sunny Randall (female detective) and Virgil Cole (U.S. Marshal in the Wild West). Not surprisingly, Spenser, Randall, and Stone have been known to appear in each other’s series. Since Parker died, other authors have continued to write in the Spenser, Jesse Stone, and Virgil Cole series. Cussler is still with us, but has diversified with associate authors into more than one alternative series. Again, there’s some overlap with

characters who have been familiar to readers in Dirk Pitt novels, with the exception of the Isaac Bell series, which takes place in the early part of the Twentieth Century. Bell, an investigator for a large detective agency, goes after dastardly villains in numerous facets of the country’s burgeoning industrial age, but there are also intriguing forays into primeval airplane flight as well as Prohibition. And anytime a novel offers some historical insight in an accurate manner, that’s to the authors’ credit. It appears that the torch is being passed to younger characters and younger writers in some facets of popular contemporary American fiction. It’s an intriguing phenomenon, but if it motivates folks to be active readers, that’s a good thing. Willie Moseley is the news editor emeritus of The Tribune. His column appears on this page each Wednesday.

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had better write this down before I forget it and I’m the world’s worst about forgetting. If I don’t write it down I’ll know that I had something on my mind but what it was just won’t come to me. Here is what I wrote in my notepad: “obstacle course”. A man was talking to me, he was about my age and he said, "I’ve never heard you mention the obstacle course that was built on the playground behind the school and why it was built." It came to me as if it was yesterday. Coach O’Brien was the boys coach and Miss Myrick was the girls coach. The years were 1944-45 I’m almost sure. World War II was going full force and boys were joining one of the services as soon as they graduated. Others were quitting school and joining up with their parents’ consent. To get the boys in shape the school or

The Coffee Breaker By Ronald Brantley Coach O’Brien decided to build an obstacle course similar to the ones that were used in basic training. It was a great obstacle course and it included a running trail down through the gallery behind Preer Street and it came up behind the old scout hut that was being used to store paper to be recycled for the war effort. All the boys in the eleventh and twelfth grade practiced on the huge obstacle course every day during physical education and any eleventh or twelfth grade girls that wanted to or indicated that they wanted to go into the services after school practiced too. They had walls to climb over, ropes to climb, tunnels to go through and anything else

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the army may use. When the war ended the idea faded away. I was in the about the fifth grade and a group of my buddies and myself would go over to the school on Saturday and Sunday afternoons to play army. We would attempt to run the obstacle course. Isn’t it funny how a word or two can jog your memory and everything will pop up like it was yesterday? World War II affected all. From boys running the obstacle course to girls trying to take physical education in dresses. The school made several attempts to get the girls to wear PE shorts and I think most of the girls would have gone along with it. I know the boys were for it 100% but the mothers would have no part of it. I was out of school when they finally started wearing PE shorts, then came miniskirts and for a while I think it was anything

goes. The only time we saw girl’s legs was on the football field when they wore majorette uniforms or cheerleader’s outfits. Times changed Korea came and Vietnam but I never saw the obstacle courses. I guess by this time the National Guard had grown and most of the young men became members. They got their training there instead of at physical ed. I think back sometimes to those days of school, World War II and Korea. The dress codes of those days compared to the dress codes of today. I also remember when the girls first started wearing blue jeans and men’s shirts but that is another story for another time. I’ll write it down in my notepad so I won’t forget it. Ronald Brantley is a long time Tallassee resident and can be reached at Rbrantley1@ elmore.rr.com.

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Inside the Statehouse By Steve Flowers

Sessions would be Black's polar opposite on court

ur junior U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions has risen to national prominence in this pivotal presidential year. His arch conservative senate voting record and impeccable pedigree as one of the most rock solid Republicans in the U.S. Senate has made him a marquee persona among right wing Fox News conservatives throughout the country. During the GOP primary debates earlier this year, the aspirants would refer to him and insinuate that Sessions was in their corner. However, the ultimate victor, Donald Trump, won the early support of Sessions primarily due to their common opinion on immigration. It is no secret that Trump reveres and trusts Sessions. In fact, Sessions has evolved into Trump’s foremost confidant both politically and philosophically. Without question, Sessions is closer to Trump than any member of the Senate. If Trump were to be elected, Trump could appoint Sessions to the Supreme Court. Jeff Sessions would unquestionably become a social conservative stalwart on the Court. If this were to occur he would be only the second Alabamian in a century to be named to the nation’s high tribunal. The last Alabamian named to the Supreme Court was Hugo Black. If Sessions is appointed to the Supreme Court, the contrast in the two legacies of Sessions and Black would be remarkable. Probably the most enduring legacy a president will have is an appointment to the United States Supreme Court. This lifetime powerful appointment will be lasting. The nine Justices of the Supreme Court have omnipotent everlasting power over most major decisions affecting issues and public policy in our nation. Our new president will not only fill the one seat vacant now due to the death of Justice Scalia, but probably two more. These appointments may be their most lasting legacy. It may come as a surprise to you since Alabama is currently considered one of the most conservative places in America but Alabamian Hugo Black was arguably one of the most liberal Supreme Court justices in history. He was also one of the longest serving justices. Black was the fifth-longest serving Supreme Court justice. He sat on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1937 to 1971. Nearly 35 of his 85 years on earth were spent on the Supreme Court. Hugo Black, like most folks and heroes of that era in Alabama history, was born on a farm. He was born in rural Clay County in 1886. He was the youngest child of a large family. He worked his way through the University of Alabama Law School under the tutelage of President George Denny. He shoveled coal to stoke the furnaces at the university. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He began practicing law in Birmingham at 22 years old. He became a Jefferson County prosecutor and then World War I broke out. He served in the War and rose to the rank of captain. In 1926 at age 40, Black was elected to the United States Senate. He arrived in the Senate at the beginning of the Great Depression. During his entire tenure in the Senate, America was in the throes of the Depression. Folks who endured this era were marked by it. Franklin Delano Roosevelt came to the White House in 1932. His New Deal was the most legendary political accomplishment in American history. Black became one of FDR’s staunchest allies. He voted for 24 out of 24 of Roosevelt’s New Deal programs. Alabama benefited mightily from FDR’s New Deal, especially rural Alabama and the Tennessee Valley. Roosevelt rewarded Alabama’s junior senator with a coveted seat on the Supreme Court. He was one of nine justices appointed by President Roosevelt during his 13-year reign as president. Black was a liberal New Dealer in the Senate and liberals were pleased by the justice from Alabama’s tenure over the next 35 years. Liberals regard Black as one of the most influential Supreme Court justices of the 20th Century. He hung his hat on the 14th Amendment. He was part of the court decision that declared school racial segregation illegal in the famous Brown v. Board of Education decision. It is probably unbelievable to most Americans that Alabama’s only contribution to the Supreme Court is one of its most liberal justices in history. Believe me, there would be quite a difference in philosophy between the ultra-liberal Hugo Black and the ultra-conservative Jeff Sessions, which illustrates the historical change in Alabama politics. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www. steveflowers.us.

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Still crazy after all these years

aul Simon turns 75 Thursday. As the Mesozoic era of rock and pop stars seems to be catching up with the Prehistoric wave – after all, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis are still alive and still performing – I am fascinated that these elder statesmen of rock and roll continue to make new, good music at an age when earlier generations would have retired. Paul Simon just released his newest LP, Stranger to Stranger, and within its grooves one finds happy surprises and even a few shocks. Simon copyrighted his first composition at age 14, so as one review of this record stated, “he’s been older longer” than Dylan, McCartney, Mitchell, or his other contemporaries. Indeed, Paul Simon has always seemed a little melancholy, a little grumpy, occasionally ruminative, definitely restless, but often hopeful. Those qualities served him well during his successful run as half of Simon & Garfunkel. Their timeless tunes are played, literally, every hour on a radio station somewhere. (I

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was So Beautiful or So What in 2011. I loved the album so much, but it had a sense of finality about it, as if Paul was By Michael looking back on his life and prepping for his Bird final exam at the Pearly Gates. was in the men's room at Not so much with a college football stadium Stranger to Stranger. In last weekend, and “Bridge the five year gap between Over Troubled Water” was records, he’s toured all blaring through the Muzak over the country and the in the concrete-and-tile world, been arrested for space. Garfunkel never a domestic dispute with needed much echo added wife Edie Brickell, and to that one, but it sure seen a genre he invented, sounded good in there.) world music, come to Simon’s solo career dominate everything from has been called “uneven,” TV commercials to movie in part because it is so soundtracks. His signature difficult to categorize his style of staying positive in music. Utilizing not the the face of negativity was twelve-tone scale known intact on the last record, in Western music since but it’s nearly nonexistent classical times, he utilizes here. what he has found to be a Simon, always more 43-note scale. He plays interested in what makes with time and space, us tick, explores this shifting keys and time underbelly on the new signatures so easily, not album. The record kicks to mention traversing off with a strange track back and forth from called “The Werewolf,” spoken words to haunting in which a Midwestern melodies in mere seconds. man’s wife kills him with His guitar playing is a sushi knife; this strange without peer; in fact, Art and vengeful story sets Garfunkel says that is Paul the tone. “Cool Papa Simon’s best quality. And Bell” may have a jaunty, he should know, since they danceable sound to it, but have been singing together the lyrics about the old since first grade. days of the segregated Simon’s last solo project baseball leagues, not

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to mention words too impolite or profane to be mentioned here, venture into darker territory. On “Wristband,” he even references current events, feeling guilty for his celebrity status while the poor and disenfranchised are rioting in the streets of America. And yet, in between are some remarkable shifts in tone. “The Clock” is a couple of minutes, literally, of clocks ticking and chiming. It might even be called ‘ambient music’ if Simon didn’t make it work so well in its spot on the track listing. There is also a gorgeous guitar instrumental titled “In the Garden of Edie,” named for his wife of the past 25 years. I was reminded of Garfunkel’s assessment as I listened. Still crazy after all these years? Definitely. Paul Simon at 75 is as important an artist as ever, and even though there are parts of the new album that are kind of disturbing, I believe it’s probably a grower. And if art is a reflection of our times, Simon’s dour warnings on this record certainly point to an uncertain present. Michael Bird is a band director for Tallassee City Schools.

A trip through small town USA

I’ve been to Birmingham, Atlanta, Savannah, all of the world,” a friend once proudly stated. Another guy said, “I liked LaFayette, but I had to get back to the city,” after moving back to Opelika. I always found these statements to be particularly funny, but it really comes down to perspective. If you happen to be from a very small town like LaFayette, then the Opelika-Auburn area is sort of a minimegalopolis, but compared to Birmingham, Atlanta or Savannah, it’s just small town USA, and there’s no place I’d rather be. Last week, I had several healthy doses of all the goodness that make small towns so remarkable. It started with back to back days in Heflin, Ala. My friend, Mayor Rudy Rooks, asked me to provide a leadership pep talk for the city’s department heads, in my own funny way, he added. As I walked up to the building, I was greeted by two gentlemen: Conrad and Goober. I’m not making this up. If Otis was the town drunk of Mayberry, then Goober is

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the town smoker of Heflin. There weren’t many in attendance. It is a small town after all. There were a few who attended both days, so for their benefit, I planned to change things up a little, while delivering the same overall message. I was so comfortable around these small town, salt of the earth type people, my type of people, that I just started talking and it wound up significantly different than day one. I think some of the leaders laughed louder and longer on day two, especially after making a reference to Goober. Rudy is a good man, and, like most small town mayors, wears many hats. My dad’s brother, Glenn, was once the mayor of New Site. At one time, he was the mayor, the school principal and the deer processor. If you are familiar with that area, then you know that the deer -hat may have been his most important role. I kid, sort of. Mayors of

small towns like Heflin and New Site serve their communities for all the right reasons. Over the weekend, I performed at Opelika High School reunions for the classes of 1956 and 1971, respectively. For my readers who are mathematically challenged, the class of ’56 was celebrating 60 years. The class was small and cohesive. You could tell they genuinely liked being around each other. After dinner, we moved into a smaller, quieter, more intimate room, and I did my thing, followed by a list of many reasons as to why “you might be from Opelika.” One of my favorites from the list is, “If you remember when the Golden Cherry Motel was not under new management.” The best part was when Wayne, the gentleman who arranged for me to speak, mentioned that his father and my friend, the late Harold Swindall, a WWII veteran, built the Golden Cherry. 1971 was a good year for several reasons: Walt Disney World opened, Auburn quarterback Pat Sullivan won the Heisman

Trophy and I, Jody Fuller, your humble columnist, was conceived. The icing on the cake was Opelika’s graduating class. Other than my friend who booked me for the event, I wasn’t sure who all would be there, but I knew it was going to be a special night when the first face I saw was that of my friend Dennis, who doubles as my pharmacist. I knew half the people there and knew most everyone else by the end of the evening. From the Dairy Barn’s fried chicken to Rita-Bob’s burgers to Mrs. Story’s foot-long chilidogs, faces lit up when I brought up all things Opelika, past and present. Every small town has these memories. We connected in ways that only folks in small town USA can appreciate, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@ jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www.jodyfuller.com.

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LEARNING ABOUT CORN

Is corn your favorite food? Corn is the seed, or grain, of a cereal plant that is eaten around the World by both people and animals. In almost all other regions of the World, this grain is called maize. Maize was brought to Europe from the New World, what is now America, by explorers. In South Africa, corn is called mealies. Corn is one of the main staples for the Earth’s population; only wheat and rice have more farmlands devoted to their cultivation. In the U.S., most corn crops are grown in the Corn Belt; this is the region of plains which stretches across the middle of the Country from Western Ohio to Eastern Nebraska. The soft, sweet corn consumed by humans is generally harvested early in the year (June and July), although the times vary greatly depending on the region where the crops are located. The majority of corn grown is harvested in October and November. This is corn that has had time to dry and is used to make feed for livestock and to create other products. Almost all of the plant is used, not just the corn itself. The stalks can be used to make paper; WKH KXVNV DUH RIWHQ XVHG DV D ¿OOLQJ PDWHULDO DQG D SRSXODU QHZ W\SH RI IXHO HWKDQRO LV FUHDWHG IURP WKH FRE 7KHVH DUH just a few of the many things that can be made from corn. Corn can even be used as a decoration since black, white, els can be cultivated. red, pink, and even blue kernels

CORN CROSSWORD Across Clues: 4. A popular movie snack made from corn. 5. Type of car fuel that is made from cobs.

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6. Colorful corn is often referred to as what? 7. Corn is called what in South Africa? 8. Explorers brought corn to Europe from where? 10. What is one product made from corn stalks? Down Clues: 1. Nickname of the U.S. region that produces corn. 2. What part of the corn plant do people consume? 3. What is corn called in almost all other Countries? 9. Type of corn that is used to make livestock feed.

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AREA CALENDAR Family OCTOBER 13 Tallassee’s Community Hospital will host its fourth “Mammo Party” on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 9 a.m to 5 p.m.

OCTOBER 15 Inaugural Dam Century Ride. Saturday, October 15. Registration begins at 6:30. Course opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. There will be three courses available. One is a 29-mile course. The other is a 60-mile course and there is a 100.66-mile course available. For more information, contact the Chamber of Commerce at 283-5151.

OCTOBER 15 Family Day at Tallassee Health and Rehab on Gilmer Avenue. Jessie Lynn will perform live from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

OCTOBER 22 Tallassee Trade Day 2016 will be held on historic King Street. The hours will be from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

OCTOBER 29 “Monster Mash Dash 5K, Tallassee (King Street— high school parking lot) Sponsored by Neptune Technology Group with proceeds benefiting the Elmore County Food Bank. Registration fee: Adults $25, children (12 & under): 2 canned goods. Registration times: 7 a.m.-7:45 a.m. Race begins: 8 a.m. Prizes for race winners and for best costume! Please contact Brittony Henderson at 334-283-7227 or bhenderson@ neptunetg.com for more information or registration.”

OCTOBER Please contact the Tallassee Recreation Department if you are interested in a Self Defense Class 2834726. Class would consist of situational awareness, prevention, recognition of criminal behavior and some physical defense. This is NOT a mixed martial class. Class would meet one-week night approx. 2 hours and Saturday approx. 8 hours.

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OCTOBER Registration for Church Coed Volleyball will be held at Recreation Department Sept. 26 through Oct. 7. Fee is $125 and tentative date to begin is week of Oct 17.

OCTOBER The Tallassee High School Alumni Association is now accepting nominations for the 2017 class of the THS Hall of Pride. The alumni association to recognize outstanding alumni of Tallassee High School established the Hall of Pride. This year, the association will also begin recognizing citizens of Tallassee who have contributed to the Tallassee city school system by honoring them with a Hall of Pride service award. Nomination forms may be picked up at Suzannah’s Photography on James Street in downtown Tallassee, or those wishing to nominate someone for the Alumni Hall of Pride or the Service Award may contact alumni president Suzannah Solomon Wilson at 334-283-8172. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 1.

LOCAL NEWS THAT’S REALLY LOCAL. Really. 2015 Wetumpka Herald Offensive Player of the Year: Nathan Rourke. See Sports, pg. 8.

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The Warehouse in Eclectic finds ways to be a staple in the community By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

For years, The Warehouse in downtown Eclectic has been used to bring people together. The facility was once a cotton warehouse where farmers would bring their bounty to be sold. However, it was more than that. At the cotton warehouse people would come together to trade products and goods. Today, The Warehouse is once again bringing people together, in more ways than one. Not only does The Warehouse bring hearts together in marriage, it has become the heart of the community. “Our marriage to the community has been the best union,” said Aubrey Hornsby, who owns and

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operates The Warehouse in downtown Eclectic. The Warehouse often hosts events specifically for the community. In October The Warehouse hosted the Auburn/Alabama Dance for the children of the town. Many of the local churches of all denominations use the facility for community gatherings. “I think there’s a tradition of The Warehouse partnering with local churches for several years now,” Hornsby said. “Its cross is at the center of town. We love to work with the local churches.” When the town of Eclectic decided to adopt a strategic plan last year, the goal was to envision the town 30 years into the future. In the developed plan The Warehouse is the center of town.

Aubrey Hornsby is no stranger to the entertainment business. He spent many years in Nashville, which is the hub of the country music industry. Today, Hornsby hopes to bring a little bit of Nashville right here to Eclectic. Hornsby said he hopes the newly formed group will offer a creative outlet for women that will allow various perspectives to shine through. “I’d like it to be uplifting, but you have to tell the truth and not every bit of the truth is uplifting,” he said. “Sometimes you have to sing the blues.” Currently, the group hopes to meet on a regular basis at the Warehouse on Main Street in Eclectic. “I want to inspire an ongoing women songwriters night. We call it Songs of Love and Life,” Hornsby said. The group is in its beginning stages and Hornsby is searching for a professional female performer that will offer knowledge and experience to the amateurs See SINGERS • Page 2

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funding. We want to take what we’ve done good in ATRIP and leverage some of that money on routes that are eligible for federal funds … which is in our case about 75 percent of our paved road system.” Beyer said only about 200 miles of Elmore County’s 800-mile system is eligible for federal aid money to them. “We’ve got a problem in Elmore County where we are doing anywhere from on an annual basis of 10 to 15 miles of road work and our problem is in the 200 mile range,” he said. “We’re not really making too big a dent in it. As soon as we do 10 to 15 miles a year, we have 10 to 15 miles that fall in that same condition, so we’re not really making that much headway on it.” Beyer said there are 800 miles of paved roadways in the county in addition to the 200 miles of dirt roadways. See TOUR • Page 2

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Robbery Jones is said to have also robbed Tiger Spirits on Webster Road, in Auburn, the Chevron Store 10 on West Longleaf Drive in Auburn, the QuickTrip Convenience store on East Highway 34 in Newnan, Georgia, the Marathon Service Station on Lafayette Parkway in LaGrange, Georgia, the Wing N’ Burger Factory on Hogansville Road in LaGrange, Georgia, Papa John’s restaurant on South Memorial Drive in Prattville, Family Dollar on 2nd Avenue in Opelika, the Family Dollar on Broadnax Street in Dadeville, and the Family Dollar on County Road 89 in Camp Hill. During each of these crimes, Jones is alleged to have pointed a firearm at victims. After the Prattville robbery, he is accused of firing the weapon at an occupied vehicle. Upon exiting the Family Dollar in Camp Hill, Jones

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“We want to encourage everyone to come out,” she said. “It’s a free event, you don’t have to pay to get in.” There will also be a drawing for various gift baskets. Raffle tickets are $1 each. The gift baskets were created with donated items from local businesses. “Our team, Team Jessie Lynn, will be selling raffle tickets,” Lynn said. “We have various vendors who have donated some awesome things for the baskets that we are making. They will have various items in them, such as things from Moore’s Marinade, China Doll, Dixie Lily, Tucker Pecan and more.” With all this in store for Saturday, there is sure to be something for everyone at Tallassee Health and Rehab’s Family Day.

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attempted to carjack a Volkswagen Beetle. This case was investigated by the several law enforcement agencies. “We did not handle the apprehension of him,” Rodgers said. “We have been a part of the taskforce created to investigate the quantity of robberies. Each agency had a representative who was part of the investigation.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Auburn Police Division, the Camp Hill Police Department, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office (Newnan, GA), the Dadeville Police Department, the LaGrange, Georgia Police Department, the Opelika Police Department, the Prattville Police Department, and the Tallassee Police Department participated in the investigation..

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Giving up the joy of anger

sn’t anger delicious? Oh, the way we can wrap anger around us, hold on to it, and savor every bit of it. And, oh, it’s so easy to rekindle our anger from smoldering ember to a hot, bright flame over and over, because our anger is usually directed at a person or a thing, and all we have to do is see them, or it, and our anger explodes, again. And how righteous and blameless we feel, because someone has done something to us which justifies our anger. I know, as Paul knew in writing Timothy, how deadly, how destructive, how painful anger is or can be. I can talk about anger ‘cause I’m an expert about the pain of anger, at least about the short-term kind. I know how painful anger can be when your car repair isn’t going just right, and you hit the tire with a hammer. The hammer rebounds with approximately 3.46 times the velocity you hit it with and smacks you right between the eyes, knocking you on the ground. (and the first thing you do when the stars fade out is look around to see who saw you.) Anger can really hurt you. In I Timothy, 2:1, 8, Paul talks about anger: First of all, then, I urge that supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men. . . . I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling. Pray without anger. Paul really isn’t talking so much about emotional, volatile, explosive anger like hitting a car tire with a hammer. No, he is really talking more about that kind of anger that can burn inside of us for years, cutting us off from people we treasure and love like our brother or sister, best friend, mother or dad: people who have hurt us, betrayed our trust, taken something precious from us, or taken advantage of our love, whether long, long ago, or even just yesterday. Like the 40 year old woman I knew who couldn’t resolve her grief because she was caught in the tension between her love for her father and her real anger at him for dying when she was 12 leaving her alone and lonely; or the name of a once favorite uncle that can’t be spoken in my family because of a promised inheritance that was never made; or the self-destructive behavior of so many of us because of the constant anger we direct at ourselves for not living up to our own expectations or our

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perception of someone else’s exceptions of who we are or what we should do. Like any sin, our anger starts out tasting delicious, but sours so quickly. What we must remember is that the anger itself isn’t the sin. Anger channeled the right way can work for good. MADD, for example, was founded by a woman who was so angry that her child had been killed by a drunk driver, that she decided to do something about it. And, if we believe that Jesus never sinned, then anger itself is not a sin. When Jesus healed the man with the withered hand on the Sabbath, we are told that Jesus looked at the Pharisees with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart. (Mark 3:5) No, anger isn’t the sin, its what we do with the anger that’s the sin, whether its turning it in on ourselves where it works out in self-destruction; or whether we turn it out-

ward toward others, where it destroys relationships and cuts us off from other people. And, of course, the longer we hold on to our anger, the harder it is to let it go. When we hold on to anger, we get used to it, we relish it, we wallow in it, and, before we know it, that anger becomes a permanent and seemingly essential part of who we are. I think everyone will agree, at least in theory, that we need to let our anger go or at least change our anger, even our righteous and perhaps justified anger. If we can’t let it go, we need to change and channel that anger into creative energy rather than toward destructive behaviors. How do we do that? The answer is right there in the Timothy. We pray. We pray without anger. We take the person, the situation, the circumstances of our anger and offer them to God. And it doesn’t matter if the subjects of our prayers are very general – like all drunk drivers; or as specific as our brother or the person whose office is next to ours. So, pray. Pray right now as you are reading this. Pick the person against whom your anger burns hot-

test; the person who has done the most harm; the person you can’t forgive. Visualize them. See them in your mind, happy, laughing, surrounded by God’s love. Imagine and see them and you in the circumstances that caused your anger Offer the hurt, the fear, the pain you felt to God. Then imagine and see both of you, back in those circumstances, changed by God’s love, not angry at what happened, but surrounded by God’s love, transforming the anger into love for each other. And, pray for them and you. Do it. Do it every day for a month. Do it even though you don’t want to, or don’t think you can. Every day for a month. I dare you. Begin today, as soon as you finish reading this. If you have no lingering anger toward a particular person, pick a current event, or a world leader, or anything else that sparks your anger, and pray for it or them. Do it for a month, and see what happens. Your prayers may not change the person or situation at all, but you might be surprised at what happens to you.

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Announces our new minister, Charlie Boddy. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Worship Service begins at 11 a.m. Sunday evening service begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday night services begin at 6 p.m. Visitor’s welcome at all services 334-283-5437 209 Gilmer Ave.

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

OUR LIFE’S JOURNEY is an outreach of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Tallassee, Fr. Mateusz Rudzik, Pastor; and Knights of Columbus Council 15093, Andy Lacey, Grand Knight. It airs on WACQ-AM 580 and FM 101.1 each Sunday from 8 - 8:30 a.m. Listen online at www.wacqradio. com OR on your smart phone using the TuneIn app. Oct. 16 - Archbishop Rodi’s Vocation Story Oct. 23 - Holy Days of Obligation Oct. 30 - Faithful Citizenship Nov. 6 - The Last Things Nov. 13 - Are Catholics Really Christians? Nov. 20 - Prison Ministry Nov. 27 - Perpetual Adoration Dec. 4 - Love and Marriage Dec. 11 - Christianity vs. Islam Part 1 Dec. 18 - Christianity vs. Islam Part 2 Dec. 25 - Christ Mass

Damascus Missionary Baptist Church

On Sunday, Oct. 16 the Damascus Missionary Baptist Church on County Road 19 in Hardaway, AL, morning worship service will be held at 8 a.m. At 10:30 a.m., Pastor Leon Baker and the DMB Church family will worship with the Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church family, where the Rev. Dr. John H. Curry, Jr. is the pastor, located on 214 Cedar Street, Tuskegee, AL. Pastor Baker will bring the message at this Men and Women Day celebration and we look forward to you and your congregation come and share in this very special occasion.

Pentecost United Methodist Church

Please join us for Homecoming at Pentecost United Methodist Church on Oct. 23, 11 a.m. Lunch will begin at noon. Singing by the Jordan River Band, morning and afternoon.

Rock Springs Baptist

Rock Springs Baptist, 375 Rigsby Rd, Tallassee, will host its annual Community Fall Festival on Sat, Oct. 29, beginning at 5 p.m. Program features a free hot dog supper, outside games, a marshmallow roast, hayride, go fish, face painting, and cakewalk. There will be something for

all ages and all ages are welcome. Children may come in costume. Please bring a can of beans or corn for ACTS food pantry. All guests are welcome. Come join us for an evening of fun and Christian fellowship.

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church

You are cordially invited to attend a Recognition Program for Councilman Charles C. Blalock. The program will be Sunday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 64 Log Circle Tallassee, AL. This will be an evening of gospel music and comments from city officials and members of the community. Anyone who wishes to participate in this program is asked to contact the coordinators, Carolyn Smith at 334-283-6363 or Sylvia Phillips at 334-415-0458

East Tallassee United Methodist Church

The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors are welcome: new items, old items, crafts, youth groups, ball teams, baked goods, produce and food. The flea market is sponsored by the East Tallassee UMC and is located across from City Hall. We will offer various priced booths. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.

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 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 5675754 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 5692825 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 5674325 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 Hwy. 143, Millbrook

Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville 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), Weoka Millbrook Baptist Millbrook 285-4731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 5691952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 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 5674458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 3121878 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 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 BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 567-1141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787

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Annual pageant accepting applicants, deadline approaching By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

The Christmas on the Coosa pageant is less than a month away and the deadline is even sooner to enter the contest for a scholarship, title, crown and a place in the city’s annual holiday parade. Pageant director Tiffany Robinson said she saw the event not just as a beauty pageant, but a time for the K-12 grade contestants to show how well-rounded they were on a number of topics and issues. The top prize in the Nov. 5 contest to go to the girl named Miss Christmas on the Coosa is $1500 in scholarship money, the crown and a sash, according to the pageant’s application and contract. This year Robinson said the pageant was open to all girls living in Elmore County and not just to those, as in the past, who attended an Elmore County school. The deadline for registration is listed as Oct. 29, and rehearsals are scheduled for Nov. 1. Robinson said she started working on the event roughly three years ago and it was going on the 10th or so year the city has held the pageant. Robinson said it is one of the “traditions” of Christmas on

the Coosa. A segment of the city-prepared guidelines reads, “Our mission is to select individuals to serve as ambassadors for The City of Wetumpka and Christmas on the Coosa events and activities,” and goes on to say: “The pageant program provides an opportunity for girls to develop knowledge and skills in a fun and memorable manner that will help build character and develop leadership abilities.” Robinson emphasized this aspect of the pageant. She said it encouraged good grades and community involvement, and was a beneficial public speaking venue. “It prepares them for a lot of things for their future,” said Robinson. She also said the contestants would have to prepare a “platform” on issues that concerned them, and some would have interviews based on the resumelike information they submitted. The guidelines instruct the girls to pay “special attention” to “current issues in the media” and the city, along with the annual Christmas event itself. The platform element of the pageant is for grades 11-12 according to the application, and it specifies that these platforms are causes they wanted to address through a number of different ways, like fundraising, program devel-

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Contestants from the 2015 Miss Christmas on the Coosa Pageant. This year’s winner will receive a $1,500 scholarship as well as other honors.

opment or community service. “There are so many needs in the world today,” the document states, “that finding a cause you feel passionate about in your community is just a matter of looking around or talking with a few business leaders.” Robinson said they are still currently accepting application for the pageant. There are four categories and three places within the top section, each of

which have a dollar-scholarship amount to their award. The younger category prizes will go to the participants that sell the most tickets, according to the guidelines. It stated that an application could be submitted to the City Administration Building by the deadline on Oct. 29 at 4:30 p.m.

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We want to thank to our volunteers who worked so hard and everyone who donated supplies to our shelter at our Wetumpka Walmart Supply Drive on Saturday. Those three truck-loads of supplies go a long way in our shelter and are greatly appreciated. The money we don’t have to spend on those supplies can now go to those pets we have to send to local veterinarians for acute injuries or illness. Thank you so very much. We do have another rather BIG need and it might be a long-shot but – a few weeks ago one of our staff avoided an accident when an inattentive driver veered into her and while we are happy to

report she only suffered bruising from the seat belts and air bag, our Chevy Truck did not fare as well. Because of the extent of the damage it was declared a total loss so we are now on the lookout for a replacement pickup. We need a full-size pickup in good mechanical condition as it will be on the road three-four days/week. If you might have a candidate or know of someone who does, please have them contact the Shelter Director at 334-567-3377 or email hselco@ bellsouth.net. Many people have asked so wanted to update that our new Tails End Thrift Store is coming right along as power and water have all been connected. There is still much work to be done but we should be fully operational in

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Auburn wins and I make a big confession

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he Auburn Tigers made themselves right at home in Davis Wade Stadium on the campus of Mississippi State University this past Saturday and proceeded to throttle the Bulldogs by a final score of 38-14. It was Auburn’s first win at Scott Field since 2010 when Cam Newton led the Tigers to a hard-fought 17-14 victory. That AU team famously went on to go undefeated and win the SEC as well as national title. No one had a clue how good that squad actually was two games into the season, but they got better and more confident as the year progressed. This 2016 Tiger team lost two early ball- Graham games to two very good opponents (Clemson and Texas A&M) and had many questioning if bowl eligibility was even legitimate (I may or may not have been one of those people depending upon the day). While I wouldn’t dare compare this team to 2010, I will say these young Plainsmen are getting better and more confident with each passing game. It’s entirely too early and, quite frankly, ridiculous at this juncture to post any scenarios (even if they are most definitely plausible) that open the door for Auburn to end up in Atlanta. If the Tigers could pull off wins against Arkansas in two weeks and Ole Miss in three weeks, then we can talk realistically on how the dominoes need to fall. Until then, I am as cliché as cliché can possibly be. Let’s just play them one game at a time. Unfortunately, it’s actually become a somewhat rare occurrence for Auburn to completely dominate an opponent on both sides of the ball. The offense has put up huge numbers at times, but the defense hasn’t been good enough in the last seven years to completely contain anyone. That being said, the 35-0 halftime score was borderline euphoric to a fanatic like me and, no doubt, to many others out there as well. A lot of people will say they love a good close game. Not me. I want Auburn to eviscerate and humiliate whoever they’re playing especially if it’s an SEC opponent. I believe the first 30 minutes against MSU was the most dominating half of football the Tigers have played in over a decade. In 2014, Auburn defeated LSU at home 41-7. It was 31-7 at the half. In 2007, Auburn defeated Vanderbilt at home 35-7. It was 28-0 at the half. That’s it. Those are the only two other conference games that even remotely resemble what took place in Starkville this weekend. Now, I’ve said all that to preface the confession I must now make. I was actually frustrated and mad by the time the game ended. I was upset Auburn played the second half with hardly any intensity. I was mad the defense gave up 14 points. I was very frustrated the offense went into a shell and only threw two passes in the last 30 minutes. I admit it. I got greedy. In the moment, I refused to see the big picture. Having had time to reflect, I know it was a great win for Auburn no matter how bad the Bulldogs turn out to be. It sounds funny to say this, but Auburn is learning how to win again. It’s only been a year and a half, but it’s been a brutal year and a half. This team doesn’t know how to play with that big of a lead because they haven’t had a lead like that before. I’m actually really beginning to like these Auburn Tigers. They’ve now been rewarded for their impressive play with a No. 23 ranking by the Associated Press. It’s about time they had a bye. I need a week off. Andy Graham writes a regular sports column for Tallapoosa Publishers.

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Majorette Laura Fields and Color Guard Co-Captain Kelsey Butler were among the students who accepted the trophies for Superior Majorettes and Color Guard. The Pride of Tallassee scored straight Superior ratings for the second weekend in a row at the Southeastern States Marching Band Festival, held on the campus of Troy University. The contest, sponsored by Charles Henderson High School, is one of the oldest in the state, and Tallassee has appeared there on many occasions dating back to the early 1970s. Tallassee competed in class 3A at Alexander City last weekend, where they earned straight Superior ratings and Best in Class Majorettes for the 46th consecutive year, and in class 2A at Troy this weekend. The “Pride of Tallassee” is one of the largest bands in the River Region, and in 78 years of history, has a long tradition of excellence.

SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL OVERPOWERS HORNETS By STAFF REPORT Tallassee Middle School

Coming off of their first loss of the season against Pike Road, the SMS Tigers got back on the winning track after defeating the Sanford Middle School Hornets of Beauregard 32-14. The Tigers extended their record to 4-1 for the year with the win. The Tigers took their first possession of the evening and found the endzone to take an early lead. Jaylin Daniels and Jacob Dantro provided the ground game on the drive and Gannon Reyes hit Tae Collins through the air twice to put the Tigers in the red zone. Daniels took a handoff through a gaping hole over the right side of the offensive line and powered his way in from 15 yards out for the 6-0 lead. Reyes hit Dantro through the air for the two-point conversion to push the lead to 8-0 midway through the opening quarter. On their second possession of the game, the Tigers used the same balanced formula of running and passing to find paydirt. Playing

their best game of the year, the Tigers offensive line paved the way for several Daniels runs and a Reyes to Dantro connection for 19 yards. Reyes powered his way into the endzone from two yards out and added the two-point conversion as well to push the Tiger lead to 16-0. After hitting a long pass to bring the visitors to 16-6, the Hornets remaining first half possessions found sledding to be difficult. The defensive effort was highlighted by two big sacks by Zavion Carr and two big tackles for loss by Mason Bell. Jacob Ingram also chipped in with a big pass breakup to end the Hornets second drive. The second half found the SMS defense as stingy as the first. On the Hornets first possession, the Tiger defenders stood up the Hornets’ big tailback and Dantro ripped it from his hands and took the pigskin back 32 yards for the touchdown. Daniels found a big hole off the right side to add the two-point conversion and the Tigers led 24-6 midway through the 3 rd quarter. After a sack by Reyes and a cou-

ple of big tackles by Carr and Bell, the Hornets were forced to punt. A botched snap resulted in the Tigers setting up inside the Hornet 20 and Collins took an inside handoff 15 yards for the score. Collins took the handoff again for the two-point conversion and the Tigers extended the lead to 32-6. The fourth quarter saw the Tigers getting several young players in the game on both defense and offense. The young Tigers were led by Jacquiez Lackey as he rushed 5 times for 31 yards. Russell Phillips stepped in behind center and commanded the offense well. John Burnham, Joseph Gantt, and Jacquavious Lackey defended several passes in the fourth as the Hornets repeatedly attempted to move the ball through the air. For the evening, the Tigers rushing attack was lead by Daniels with 11 carries for 76 yards and Dantro with 6 carries for 24 yards. Reyes was 3 of 7 for 41 yards. The Tiger defense was led by Bell with 8 tackles (2 TFL) and Carr with 5 tackles (2 sacks).

Tallassee plays crucial game at Leeds By TIM HORTON TPI Staff

The Tallassee Tigers will travel to Leeds High School Friday to play for the right to be in the AHSAA 4A State playoffs in three weeks. Tallassee was cruising along, growing in confidence every week early in the season until dropping a home game to Munford. Since then injuries and turnovers have played a major factors in Tallassee now having to battle Leeds for just an opportunity to be in the playoffs. Tallassee seemed to right the ship this past Friday night when they hosted the Holtville Bulldogs. The Tigers played a strong first half against the winless Bulldogs including compiling over 200 yards rushing in the first half and 100 yards through the air.

The Tigers rested several players, which provided others a chance to play and shine including Troy Nabors who had 120 yards rushing in the first half and freshman Barry Purter who had a couple of good carries. Freshman quarterback Tavarious (Truck) Griffin led the Tiger offense in the second half picking up valuable game experience. Freshman Will Blocker mixed into the offensive line in the first half playing with the veterans up front. The Tigers will have all hands ready to play this Friday night except for Keno Morri,s who may be able to return in the playoffs. Just having Kiwanis Woods, Markevious Mathews, Andy Baker and others returning to the lineup provides a lot more confidence and excitement that the Tigers can get the job done when

they travel to Leeds. The Tigers will need Jake Baker, Ethan Pugh, Nick Talley and the rest of the offensive line battling hard to provide some running lanes for their returning backs and protection for quarterback Casey Baynes. Coach Battles said, “Leeds is the defending state champion. They are big, fast, and athletic. We have got to move the chains Friday night to have a chance to win.” Leeds will come into the game 6-2 (4-1) and looking to hit their stride for a playoff run. Leeds features three “men” up front who weigh in at over 300 pounds and can play. Tallassee can move into a second place tie and will hold tie-breakers over other teams with a win over defending state champion Leeds.

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Tallassee 48............................Holtville 7 Dadeville 42 ................Elmore County 14 Glenwood 49 .......................Edgewood 6 Wetumpka 28 .................................Helena 21

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Carver-MGY 40 ......... Stanhope Elmore 33 Minor 56 .................. Benjamin Russell 22 LaFayette 58 ........................ Reeltown 8 Horseshoe Bend 42 ................ Vincent 20

Central-Coosa 39 .............. B.B. Comer 14 Russell Christian 46......... Lyman Ward 20

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Elmore County sophomore running back D.J. Patrick (4) leaps over a several players during Friday’s game versus region rival Dadeville.

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Minor 56, BRHS 22

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Benjamin Russell’s Timmy Lawson brings down Minor’s Jeffery Lee in the first half.

BRHS runs out of steam and falls to Minor

By CATHY HIGGINS Outlook Sports Editor

Despite a strong start, the Benjamin Russell Wildcats just couldn’t make their home-field contest against undefeated Minor work to their advantage. Instead, they fell to the Tigers, ranked sixth in Class 6A by the Alabama Sports Writers Association, 56-22. Things looked hopeful for the Wildcats, who were the only team to score in the first quarter when senior Necolby Maxwell scored a goal-line rush with 6:26 left in the quarter. With Dylan Moncus’ kick for the extra point, Benjamin Russell

led 7-0 for the rest of the quarter. “At the start of the game we had them right where we wanted them,” Benjamin Russell head coach Danny Horn said. Maxwell was the leading force behind the Wildcats’ efforts by scoring all three touchdowns. He also rushed for 244 yards on 32 carries. But that wasn’t enough. Like a predator slowly sizing up its prey, Minor gave the Wildcats a taste of what was to come as the second quarter got under way when a Tiger TD with 10:50 left in the quarter and 2-point conversion shifted the lead to Minor 8-7. Benjamin Russell answered the chal-

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lenge with another touchdown from the goal line with 7:43 left in the second, followed by a kick from Moncus, shifting control back to the Wildcats with a 14-8 lead. But before the first half was over Minor would pounce with three more touchdowns First playmaker Jacure’ Jackson sent a 20-yard TD pass to Jaylond Adams with 6:09 for a temporary 14-14 tie. Next a fake punt gave Jeffery Lee the chance to make a jaw-dropping 95-yard TD rush, with Adams topping it off with a 2-point conversion. Finally, with the clock winding down on the half, Minor snatched possession

from Ben Russell when NiJiel Broom intercepted a Wildcat pass. This set things up for Jackson, who sent a 32-yard TD pass to Delonte’ Evans with just 8.7 seconds left, followed by another 2-point conversion — this time by Larry Ellis III. This barrage of plays brought the Tigers’ lead to 30-14 at the half. “With good teams you’ve got to play a near-perfect game to win,” Horn said. “At the beginning we were playing well. But we threw a key interception down there and after that the bottom fell out.” That summation wasn’t so obvious when the second half started like the See BRHS • Page 3

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Benjamin Russell’s JaKove Graham, above left,brings down Minor’s Jaylond Adams in the second quarter while Minor’s Joshua Ivory, top right, stops the Wildcats Kraige Abercrumbie on the sideline. Below, BRHS’s NelColby Maxwell is stopped by Minor’s Joshua Ivory.

first, with Ben Russell scoring on Maxwell’s 5-yard touchdown with 8:52 left in the third quarter. Adding the 2-point conversion narrowed Minor’s lead to 30-22. Unfortunately, that’s the last score the Wildcats would make for the night. But the Tigers were just getting started. They scored two more times in the third quarter with Adams. First came his 54-yard rushing touchdown with 7:58 left in the quarter. Then came his TD from the goal line with 1:16 left, along with his 2-point conversion for good measure, bringing the Tigers’ lead to 44-22 at the end of the third. The Tigers’ put their stamp

on the night in the fourth quarter with a pair of touchdowns with 8:25 and 5:22 left in the game. That last score came when Lee returned a punt 70 yards for the TD, bringing the final score to 56-22 and keeping the Tigers’ undefeated streak intact. Speed and teamwork are what made the Tigers roar Thursday night. Adams led the charge with three touchdowns, five catches and 84 total receiving yards. “He’s really good,” Horn said. “We practiced for him all week long but it’s just speed. He’s pretty good and we just didn’t have an answer for him.” While Minor did bring it Thursday night, Horn said Benjamin Russell’s loss boiled

down to mistakes from the young Wildcats. “We let them on special teams fake two punts,” he said. “They’ve got a lot of speed and the speed hurts. We missed a lot of tackles.” “The special teams were terrible,” Horn said. “You try to give people a chance to play but we just don’t have enough athletes to compete with them.” Thursday’s loss brings Benjamin Russell to 3-4 and 3-1 in the region. Next week the Wildcats return to a Friday schedule by hosting Helena for a regional match up in Ben Russell’s final home game of the season.

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Coosa 39, B.B. Comer 14

Graham leads Coosa over Comer with 243 yards rushing By SHANE DUNAWAY The Daily Home

SYLACAUGA – B.B. Comer’s high school football team collapsed under the weight of 27 second-half points by Central Coosa in a 39-14 loss at Legion Stadium on Friday. The Tigers struggled to contain Cougars quarterback Raymond Graham, who rushed for 243 yards on 23 carries with three touchdowns. He also threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyius Evans early in the third quarter that kick-started Central Coosa’s second-half barrage. In the fourth, Evans added a 55-yard touchdown run on a reverse in the game’s closing minutes. “You make your own breaks, and we didn’t make any,” said Tigers head coach Mike Battles. “They came out there, took control of the ballgame and won. We make our own trouble a lot

of times. They did a good job, they came out and wanted to win, and they did win.” The Cougars had struggles of their own containing Tigers quarterback Houston Ford, who rushed for 240 yards on 23 carries with a pair of first-quarter touchdowns. But he accounted for three of Comer’s five turnovers, including a backwards pass that missed Ford’s intended target and was returned 45 yards by the Cougars defense for a touchdown. “We got out there and put some points on the board, but a lot of times, our points don’t matter because they get so far ahead, you sort of lose track of that right there,” Battles said. “We can’t hold a lead. Of course, we very seldom ever get a lead. So it’s just been one of those kind of years.” Comer piled up 396 yards of total offense in the game, and Ford and Graham traded touchdowns in the first half.

Ford scored first on a 15-yard run to give the Tigers a 6-0 lead with just over two minutes left in the first quarter. Less than a minute later, Graham answered back with a 46-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 6-all. With under a minute left in the first, Ford broke away from the Cougars with a 65-yard touchdown run. A successful two-point conversion by running back Jacoby Kelley gave the Tigers a 14-6 lead. It took just over a full quarter for the Cougars to reach the end zone courtesy of a 1-yard run by Graham. A failed two-point conversion put the Cougars behind the Tigers to close out the half, 14-12. Graham scored his third rushing touchdown from 45 yards out with 4:26 left in the third quarter. “He’s a tough, hard-nosed player who does a really good job for us,” Cougars head coach

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B.B. Comer’s Jacoby Kelley stiff arms Coosa Central’s Tyius Evans Friday night in Sylacauga.

Barry Simmons said of Graham. “I’m real proud of his effort. Really, our effort in the first half wasn’t very good at all. I thought we came out flat and didn’t play very well at all … We did a better job in second half.”

Both teams will travel south next week as Comer (0-7, 0-4) still seeks its first win of the season at Prattville Christian, while Central Coosa (4-3, 2-2) tries to keep its Class 3A, Region 3 playoff hopes alive at Montgomery Academy.

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Dadeville 42, Elmore County 14

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Dadeville’s Jalen Sullivan (6) and Margarius Buchanan (1) breaks up a pass to Elmore County senior wide receiver Tyric Belyeu (2) during Friday night’s game at Burt-Haynie Field.

Tigers nix Panthers’ tricks in road region win By Cory Diaz The Wetumpka Herald

Dadeville caught Elmore County reaching in its bag of tricks early and often enough to hold them down for the 42-14 victory Friday at BurtHaynie Field. The Panthers opened the game with an onside kick, faked a punt on its first offensive possession and went for it on 4th-and-5 at Dadeville’s 46 on its next drive, but the Tigers snuffed all three chances. For the game, ECHS attempted to convert on fourth down eight times, but only converted twice. “We needed to (practice fourth down defense) this week,” Tigers head coach Richard White said. “We gave up five last weekend against Tallassee, so we’ve got to get off the field. That’s the thing, you’ve got to get off the field on third and fourth down.” Facing off against a plethora of

Tiger athletes, headlined by senior quarterback Margarius Buchanan, Elmore County head coach Norman Dean knew his team needed to take chances, but couldn’t execute. “Early in the game we faked a punt, we didn’t execute that,” Dean said. “Later in the game, we had a chance when the score was tight, we didn’t make the play. They’re No. 1 (Buchanan) is just a great athlete. A lot of times in high school football, athletes beat schemes.” Buchanan and company found success against the Panthers’ defensive gameplan, racking up 592 total yards -- 495 rushing yards -- with the signal caller leading the way accounting for three scores. Dadeville went 50 yards on three plays to start the contest, with Phillip Russell finding the end zone from 12 yards out. Elmore County sophomore safety Kwan Bickley intercepted a Buchanan

pass at the ECHS 3 on DHS’s next possession, but after the Panthers’ second straight failed fourth down attempt, the quarterback scored the first of consecutive touchdowns on a 29-yard touchdown run, as Dadeville led, 21-0, with 6:50 remaining in the first half. The Panthers cut the lead to 21-7 with 2:38 to go before the break, capping a 15-play, 73-yard drive with a 24-yard touchdown pitch-and-catch from senior quarterback Will Venable to senior wide out Tyric Belyeu. But a 61-yard touchdown scamper from Kadore Glenn with 37 ticks before halftime, stopped any sign of ECHS momentum. “With them, it’s pick your poison. We’ve got to try to keep No. 1 bottled up, so try to be sound to keep him bottled up, then somebody else pops one,” Dean said. “Ain’t too many people stopped No. 1. And when you scheme up to beat him, that leaves someone else.”

Down 28-7, ECHS drove down to the Dadeville 9 to start the third quarter, but sophomore running back D.J. Patrick fell short on 4th-and-2. The Panthers defense forced consecutive turnovers on the Tigers’ first two possessions, a Dalton Odom pick in the end zone and a Sam Grigsby fumble recovery, but their offense couldn’t capitalize. Venable finished 12-for-32 for 181 yards with a touchdowns and two interceptions. Belyeu caught four passes for 102 yards, while. Patrick had 162 yards and a late touchdown on 25 carries for Elmore County. Buchanan connected with Corbin Holston on a 75-yard touchdown pass and Russell rounded out the scoring with a 13-yard scoring run. “I thought our bunch played hard. We played sloppy at times, but I’m happy. When you get a win on this field, you’ve done something,” White said. “This is a tough place to play.”

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Above left: Elmore County senior quarterback Will Venable looks downfield for an open receiver. Above right: Dadeville sophomore tackle D.J. Foster (58) blocks for senior quarterback Margarius Buchanan (1) while Hayden Bass (58) looks to apply pressure. Below: Sophomore safety Kwan Bickley (9) jumps up to intercept a pass Friday night.

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Russell Christian 46, Lyman Ward 20

Rangers come up short at homecoming By CATHY HIGGINS Sports Editor

As the clock wound down on Lyman Ward’s homecoming game against Meridian, Miss.-based Russell Christian, emotions ran high and tempers flared in the contest that ended with the Rangers losing to the Warriors 46-22. The trouble started when Lyman Ward’s James Adcocks and a player from the Warriors got in a brief altercation late in the fourth, causing a dead-ball personal foul on both teams. At that point Russell Christian had claimed the victory with a 40-22 score. But with literally no time left on the clock, the Warriors added insult to injury by making one more touchdown. With that, Lyman Ward head coach Keith Elliott led his Rangers to bypass the traditional post-game handshake and instead head straight into the fieldhouse. “The tensions were high in the last three minutes of the game and I felt like we would be better off going straight to the locker room,” Elliott said. While it wasn’t that final Warriors TD that prompted the coach’s decision, he still wasn’t happy with how Russell Christian head coach Nate Ballard decided to end the game. “He’s a good coach,” Elliott said. “If he can sleep with it, that’s up to him. But I disagreed with it and didn’t think it showed much class.” The night started with a grapple back and forth for domination. Russell’s Drew Taylor threw a pass to Chris Walk for a touchdown with 8:43 left in the first quarter. Within the blink of an eye the Rangers answered with a score of their own by Corey Coleman with 8:23 left in the quarter. But the Warriors pushed back with 1:06 left in the first with a TD from

the goal line, bringing their lead to 14-6 after a 2-point conversion. Both teams would score once more in the second quarter. Russell’s came with 7:15 left, followed by a 2-point conversion. Lyman Ward’s hit as the first half closed and Coleman made his second touchdown of the night with 13.7 seconds on the clock. This narrowed Russell’s lead to 22-12 at the half. The Warriors would continue their attack by laying down two touchdowns in the third quarter. The first was a 45-yard rush by Logan Sayers with 8:41 left in the quarter. The second was by Taylor with a 9-yard rush with 31.1 seconds on the clock. The third quarter closed with the Warriors leading 34-12. The Rangers made one last stand in the fourth quarter as Trey Webb rushed 50 yards for the score with 10:26 left. But the Warriors were determined to dominate, rushing 15 yards for the score with 5:14 left in the fourth and then casting that final blow at 0.0 for the 46-22 defeat. The game’s conclusion cast a pall on Lyman Ward’s homecoming activities, which included honoring the 50th anniversary of the Lyman Ward Class of 1966 football team, which had an 8-1 season, losing only to Eclectic High — a record that still stands today. Recognized were Class of 1966 Rangers team members Ray “Dog” Blackburn, Jimmy Brittain, Eddie Pope and coach J.D. Gooden. The festivities also included the crowning of Homecoming Queen Morgan Gray of Tallahassee, Fla. The 17-year-old represented Bravo Company and was escorted by Cadet Brody Gerrell. LTC Jared Norrell, vice president of Lyman Ward, crowned the queen. Next Lyman Ward heads on the road to play Ezekiel. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Friday.

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The Rangers’ Trey Webb, above, is stopped by Russell Christian’s Caleb Turner Friday night. Left, Morgan Gray of Tallahassee, Fla. was named homecoming queen. Gray was escorted by Cadet Brody Gerrell.

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Wetumpka 28, Helena 21

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Wetumpka senior wide receiver Maurice Young (11) looks for running room. The Indians held off a late fourth quarter surge from Helena to win 28-21 on Friday.

Wetumpka hangs on at Helena By Graham Brooks For The Wetumpka Herald

HELENA – Despite scoring three fourth quarter touchdowns, the Helena offense couldn’t get things going the first 36 minutes of the game and a comeback bid fell short as Wetumpka held on to defeat Helena 28-21 at Husky Stadium Friday. After three quarters, it looked as though the Indians would win going away as Wetumpka raced out to a 28-0 lead. The Indians scored two first quarter touchdowns; the first being a 1-yard touchdown run by running back Kavosiey Smoke and the second came on a 9-yard touchdown

run by Keedrick Adams on a reverse around left end on fourth-and-3 to jump out to a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Less than 20 seconds into the second quarter the Indians got on the scoreboard again after DeAndre Williams burst through the line for a 40-yard touchdown run to extend Wetumpka’s lead to 21-0. The Indians tacked on another touchdown late in the third quarter and the final 12 minutes of the game are where things began to get interesting. Down 28-0, Helena finally got on the board with 9:17 left in the game as Helena quarterback Riley Davis orchestrated a 10-play, 51-yard drive

capped off with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Dionte Tolbert to make it 28-7. Davis returned from an injury that sidelined him the last two games and finished the game with two touchdowns. A few possessions later, Helena found the end zone once again after Huskies running back Devan Walker scored from nine yards out to make it 28-14 with 3:01 left in the game. Helena successfully converted an onside kick and on the first offensive play, Davis through a 49-yard touchdown pass to a wide open Jake Busby to cut Wetumpka’s lead to 28-21 with 2:46 remaining. A second onside kick was unsuccessful and Wetumpka drove the ball

to Helena’s goal line to run out the clock and preserve a win and halt a furious comeback by the Huskies. After the game, Helena head coach Watt Parker said the first half struggles are what hurt Helena. “We just couldn’t get anything going in the first half offensively,” said Parker. “Our defense started to figure it out and it took a little while to pick up speed in the game but I’m glad we fought hard until the end and we’ll see what we can do next week.” With the loss, Helena dropped to 2-5 on the season and 1-3 in region play. Wetumpka locked up a playoff spot with the win and improved to 7-1 on the season.

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Athens 17, Columbia 0 Austin 24, Hartselle 16 Blount 57, LeFlore 18 Brookwood 37, Selma 26 Carver-Montgomery 40, Stanhope Elmore 33 Chilton County 21, Pelham 16 Clay-Chalkville 44, CarverBirmingham 41 Daphne 52, Gulf Shores 7 Decatur 26, Florence 22 Gardendale 35, Walker 28 Hueytown 22, Parker 18 Jackson-Olin 24, Shades Valley 21 McAdory 30, Bessemer City 13 Opelika 48, Chelsea 24 Oxford 35, Fort Payne 10 Paul Bryant 36, Northridge 14 Pell City 29, Albertville 23 Pinson Valley 57, Center Point 28 Ramsay 40, Homewood 14 Robertsdale 33, B.C. Rain 24 Russell County 20, Northview 17 Saraland 35, Baldwin County 14 Southside-Gadsden 42, Brewer 7 Wetumpka 28, Helena 21

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Horseshoe Bend 42, Vincent 21

Generals get win at Vincent, still alive for playoffs By CATHY HIGGINS Sports Editor

Horseshoe Bend’s road trip to Vincent’s Legion Stadium ended with a Generals win over the Yellow Jackets 42-21. Leading Horseshoe Bend was Drew Hill who scored 4 touchdowns and rushed 190 yards with 18 carries. But he had help from Trace Meadows and Brandon Heard, who each scored a touchdown. “Trace rushed at least 100 yards himself,” said Horseshoe Bend head coach Jason Franklin. Plus, Meadows made at least 12 tackles Friday night. The Generals proved they came to play right from the start with a touchdown each in the first quarter from Brandon Heard and Drew Hill. The Yellow Jackets also scored in the quarter. The quarter ended with Horseshoe Bend leading 12-6. The half ended with the Generals increasing their lead with another score from Hill in the second quarter. The 2-point conversion took the score to 20-6. Hill didn’t skip a beat as the second half began. He scored his third and fourth touchdowns of the night in the third. Meadows joined the fun by adding the Generals’ final touchdown of the night in the third quarter, bringing Horseshoe Bend’s lead to 42-6 in the third. But the Yellow Jackets made a field goal, narrowing that lead to 42-9 in the quarter. The fourth quarter gave the Yellow Jackets a chance to rally. “We put in subs and didn’t put our starters back in,” Franklin said. That enabled Vincent to score two more touchdowns in the final quarter. It narrowed Horseshoe Bend’s final-

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Horseshoe Bend’s Drew Hill rushes the ball. Hill rushed for 190 yards on 18 carries for 4 touchdowns at Vincent.

score lead to 42-21. Franklin was understandably pleased with the outcome of Friday’s contest. “Overall, I thought we played well,” he said. The region win brings Horseshoe

Bend to 4-3 overall and 2-3 in the region. “It means we’re still in the running for post-season,” Franklin said. “But we’ve got to win the next two.” Next week Horseshoe Bend hosts Fayetteville for a region game at

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Lafayette 58, Reeltown 8

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The Rebels’ Mitchell Flurry tries to bring down Lafayette quarterback Jatarvious Whitlow.

Rebels unable to contain Dawgs for homecoming By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer

REELTOWN – Jatarvious Whitlow, fourth-ranked LaFayette’s all-everything quarterback, showed why he is one of the most soughtafter prospects in the state of Alabama at Nix-WebsterO’Neal Stadium Friday night. The Bulldog quarterback whirled, ducked, dodged and heaved, but mostly simply outran the Reeltown defense all night to lead the visitors to a 58-8 win over the homestanding Rebels. Whitlow, who played all of the offensive series for LaFayette though the game was in little doubt by halftime, rushed for 211 yards and four touchdowns on just 11 carries, passed for 128 yards and two more scores and returned three punts for 172 yards and another touchdown. The punt return touchdown capped the Bulldogs’ scoring with just 4:17 left to play. Asked if there was too much Whitlow, Reeltown first-year

head coach Matt Johnson responded, “There was a lot of him. He’s a good ball player. We made him look really good.” While Whitlow ran over, around and through the Rebels, Reeltown could do little when it had the ball, managing just 51 yards on offense in the first half. The Rebels finally got on track in the second half, gaining 222 offensive yards, but it was too little too late. “We just stayed behind the sticks all night and, with a team like that, you can’t play behind the sticks. We just couldn’t get anything going. We were flat. We let them dictate a lot of what we did. We weren’t picking up blitzes, which they do a lot of, and you can’t do that against a good team.” Whitlow’s first big play came with 4:42 left in the first quarter when he hit Shabasken Holloway with 23-yard touchdown pass. Whitlow ran for the 2-point conversion and the Bulldogs led 8-0 until the senior quarterback bowled over from the Rebels’ 1 to

put LaFayette up 14-0 after the pass attempt for two fell incomplete. LaFayette would score twice in the next nine plays to deflate the Rebels and put the game out of reach. Whitlow hit Jamarious Beatty with a 32-yard touchdown pass to cap a four-play, 62-yard drive with 7:38 left in the half and, following a Reeltown punt, would find himself in the end zone again, this time after trying the middle, spinning out of a tackle then heading to and down the right sideline for a 31-yard score. The Bulldogs were 1-for2 on two-point conversion attempts and led 28-0 at halftime. Reeltown took the secondhalf kick and held the ball 15 plays before bogging down at their own 46 after quarterback Cole Flurry was sacked by My’Kale Trammell. Two plays later it was that man again – Whitlow – scampering around right end for 58 yards and the touchdown with 3:49 See REBELS • Page 15

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Reeltown High School senior Paige King poses for photographs after being named homecoming queen as her father Richard King looks on.

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Reeltown’s Montez Brooks, above, left, leaps over a teammate in the first half as he looks for room to run against Lafayette. Top right, the Rebels’ Eric Shaw stops Lafayette’s Shabsken Holloway. Below, Reeltown’s John Derrick Hammonds waits for a block against Lafayette.

left in the third quarter. LaFayette scored twice more to go up 50-0 before the Rebels found paydirt. Robert Houston Jr. ran left, reversed his field and scooted down the right sideline for 55 yards and a touchdown with 11:35 remaining. Whitlow took a similar route to the end zone with 7:30 left following Xavier Holloway’s interception of an Eric Shaw pass. Whitlow passed to Houston to convert both tries for two. Finally, Reeltown put together a four-play, 79-yard scoring drive. Trakevon Hughley, who finished the night with 149 yards (132 in the second half) on 20 carries, got eight on first down, then

Faison got six more. After an offsides penalty on LaFayette and a sack of backup Rebel quarterback Shaw netted a yard, Hughley burst through the line at left tackle and went 66 yards for the score. Faison ran in the two-point conversion. Whitlow closed out the night’s scoring with his puntreturn touchdown. Reeltown falls to 3-4 overall and 3-2 in Class 2A Region 5 and hosts Vincent (1-5, 1-3) next week. With the win, LaFayette improves to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the region and hosts region foe Ranburne (1-6, 1-4 and a 55-7 loser to Lanett on Friday) next week.

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Glenwood 49, Edgewood 6

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Edgewood Academy eighth-grade quarterback Drez Crawford (3) runs the ball earlier this season.

Glenwood bounces Edgewood on big plays By Ronald Frazier For The Wetumpka Herald

Glenwood did what it had to do and came back from two straight non-region losses to hand Edgewood Academy a 49-6 loss Thursday night at Sammy Howard field. The win improved the Gators record to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in AISA Region 1 play while Edgewood fell to 0-8 for the year and 0-4 in the region. This also was the Gators’ first win over the Wildcats in their last eight contests. “Edgewood is a young team — I think they have only one senior on the roster and they played with a lot of heart out there,” Glenwood coach Jason Gibson said. “We wanted to

execute on offense and defense and not let anyone get hurt.” The Gators were without the services of two senior starters for the contest, Johnathon Caldwell and Carson Allison, but no other players went down against Edgewood. Glenwood jumped to a 14-0 firstquarter lead by using a short field. Latavious Calhoun returned a Wildcat punt 61 yards to set up a first-and-10 on the 20 and Christian Clausell’s interception set up a 20-yard oneplay drive for the second score. Trailing by the two scores, Edgewood put together its only scoring drive of the night, going 80 yards on 16 running plays with quarterback Cooper James scoring on a 1-yard sneak to make it 14-6.

It took one offensive play for the Gators to respond as Edgewood attempted an onside kick and Jacob Harper caught the ball at the 50. Fullback John Burnett burst up the middle and went 50 yards for Glenwood’s third touchdown and the Wildcats could not respond after that. In fact, Edgewood collected only four more first downs in the contest and two of those were be Glenwood penalties. Boatner ensured that it would be a running clock when Glenwood scored in the first minute of the third quarter, this one on a 46-yard run that made the score 35-6. Sophomore Lawrence Vinson came in and rushed five times in the

second half and scored twice, including 34 yards the first time he touched the ball. “Our young guys really stepped up in the second half, Trevor Cisco, Scott Anderson, Jake Melton and Bryce Newman did a great job out there and Vinson is only a sophomore,” Gibson said. Now the Gators will travel to Bessemer to play the No. 2 ranked Rebels for first place in the region. The win against Edgewood did secure Glenwood a spot in the first round of the AISA playoffs. “The game (next) Friday will be for first place and it’s probably been a long time that Glenwood has played for first place this late in the year,” Gibson said.

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Tallassee 48, Holtville 7

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Tallassee scored early and often against Holtville Friday night as this score by senior Troy Nabors demonstrates. The Tigers raced out to a 41-0 lead before halftime and cruised to a 48-7 final score.

Tigers sink Bulldogs with dominant first half By Corey Arwood The Wetumpka Herald

Tallassee took away a big win against Holtville High School 48-7 with most of the action happening in the first half of a game that was on its way to being a shutout if not for a third quarter Holtville touchdown. The Tigers seemed to encounter little resistance straight into the game and quickly dominated both the field and the scoreboard running the score to 41-0 in the first half. The second half held to a slower pace, but proved just as detrimental to The Bulldogs. Late in the third quarter a game play injury sent a #15 Dajon Reeves to Baptist South in Montgomery, along with coach Hunter Adams who said he traveled along with Reeves. The trajectory of the game was set in the first quarter as The Tigers closed it out 13-0. The most action-packed quarter overall was easily the second which

saw the bulk of the THS touchdowns, as well as the HHS missteps that cost them heavily early in the game. Going into the second quarter, The Bulldog defense managed to hold The Tigers in place for a short time, stopping their return at the 40-yard line. The Tigers quickly slipped out of The Bulldog defense’s grasp, and in two plays made their way deep into Bulldog territory with a long run by Brady Hancock. Holtville lost another 20 yards to the Tallassee offense, and in one more play they would be down by three touchdowns at 19-0. The last Tiger touchdown seemed to spell the end of any hope Holtville had going into halftime. As the remaining minutes wound down, the more the plays became disastrous and the Bulldogs seemed to fall further into disarray as the Tallassee lead grew. A bad Bulldog reception stopped them at their own 15-yard line, but a

long pass to Drew Nobles took them almost to midfield, stopping 5-yards short at the 45-yard line. But that was the singular high note. Tallassee nearly intercepted a pass attempt, and with the very next HHS pass, The Tigers’ Jake Burton picked a pass out of the air and strolled into the end zone. And with an extra point the Tallassee lead was extended to 26-0 with 8:30 left in the quarter. More of the same was to follow. A bad HHS return followed by a blocked punt, and before the Bulldogs could get oriented, the Tigers were once more at their door. And only about two short minutes since their previous score, Casey Baynes waded through The Bulldog defense into the end zone. With a successful 2-point conversion The Tigers brought the score to 34-0, with plenty of time left for more abuse, which would arrive in the form of another Baynes rush into

the end zone. The second half saw little change but The Bulldogs did manage to get 7 points on the scoreboard Coach Hunter Adams would not talk about Reeves’ condition and declined to comment on the game in light of the incident, he said. Even THS Coach Mike Battles prefaced his winning statement with a word on injury. “We’re glad to win the ball game, any time you see a young man out on a high school football field that’s injured you know it always concerns you and you know our thoughts are with their football team and him and if he’s ok then we’ll be excited,” said Battles. “But it was a good win for us, we needed to get back on the winning side of things, and I thought our kids played hard and they’ve played hard every week we just haven’t been able to pull out a victory the past couple of weeks, but this gets us set up so now we can have a lot of momentum going into play Leeds.”

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Above: Tallasseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense also came up with big plays, like this interception by sophomore Kalvin Levett. Below: Holtville senior quarterback Zach Weldon looked for options all night, but was unable to get the Holtville offense rolling.

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Carver-Montgomery 40, Stanhope Elmore 33

Stanhope loses in slugfest against Carver By William Carroll The Wetumpka Herald

Stanhope Elmore lost a hard fought slugfest against Carver Montgomery Friday night that was marred by a number of turnovers and some questionable officiating. The game started off with Carver driving 65 yards in ten plays to take an early 7-0 lead. As would become a common theme all night, the Mustangs would have trouble stopping Wolverine quarterback senior Duke Harris. Harris made several key plays including an 18 yard scamper that helped get the Wolverines into Mustang territory. Not to be outdone, the Mustangs had a big kickoff return from senior Quinaz Turner that put them near midfield at their own 48 yard line. Helped in part by a Wolverine’s roughing the passer penalty, the Mustangs got the ball deep into Carver territory and capped off the drive with an option pitch play that senior running back Kareem Jackson took in from 13 yards out. After missing the PAT, the Mustangs still trailed 7-6. For the next several drives, the game became a defensive struggle including a turnover by each team and a gutsy goal line stand by the Mustangs. Eventually the Mustangs would drive from their own four yard line to the Carver 14, but a fumble by senior quarterback Tripper Warlick gave the Wolverines the ball back at their own 17. The Wolverines then went 83 yards in only five plays capped by a 23 yard touchdown pass to take a 14-6 lead. SEHS would then take the ball on the ensuing drive and move the ball 65 yards down the field for a touchdown. A two point conversion pass from Warlick to senior wideout Zech Byrd appeared to have been caught, but officials called the pass incomplete, causing the SEHS sideline to erupt and resulting in a 15 yard penalty on the Mustangs. The half though

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Senior running back Kareem Jackson had some big plays Friday night including a couple of scores to keep Stanhope Elmore in the game against Carver-Montgomery.

ended with Carver still leading 14-12. In the second half, Stanhope wasted no time in taking the lead. On the first play from scrimmage, Jackson rumbled 74 yards through the Carver defense to give the Mustangs a 19-14 lead. SEHS’ defense held the Wolverines and were able to get the ball back after a fake Carver punt at the Carver 40 yard line, but another costly turnover gave the ball back to Wolverines at their own 36. Nine plays later Carver had regained the lead 22-19. Another SEHS fumble on the kickoff gave the Wolverines the ball at the Mustangs’ 23, but the defense held the Wolverines out of the end zone, forcing them to settle for a 33 yard

field goal and a 25-19 lead. On the next drive, the Mustangs would strike for a big play as Jackson ran 58 yards to give the Mustangs a first and goal at the six. 3 plays later Jackson hit paydirt again and the Mustangs led 26-25. Carver though would strike with a big play of their own when Wolverine wideout Jerquameian Howard took the ball around right end and scored from 62 yards out to give the Wolverines a 32-26 lead. Tragedy again would strike the SEHS offense when a pass by Warlick was intercepted and returned 43 yards for a Wolverine touchdown and a 40-26 lead. The Mustangs were not quite done yet, however, On the next drive they went 80

yards, including a gutsy 4th down and 2 play that resulted in a 50 yard touchdown pass to Turner. With the extra point, Stanhope trailed 40-33 with over seen minutes remaining in the game. SEHS’ defense held and the Mustangs got the ball back after a punt at their own 22 yard line with time enough to get a tying or winning score. On the final drive they were able to move the ball as far as the Carter 35, but another interception thrown by Warlick sealed the loss for the Mustangs who are now 2-5 on the season and next will

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Facts to help understand breast cancer Understanding Breast Cancer

Cancer is a broad term for a class of diseases characterized by abnormal cells that grow and invade healthy cells in the body. Breast cancer starts in the cells of the breast as a group of cancer cells that can then invade surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to other areas of the body.

What Causes Cancer To Develop?

Cancer begins in the cells which are the basic building blocks that make up tissue. Tissue is found in the breast and other parts of the body. Sometimes, the process of cell growth goes wrong and new cells form when the body doesn’t need them and old or damaged cells do not die as they should. When this occurs, a build up of cells often forms a mass of tissue called a lump, growth, or tumor. Breast cancer occurs when malignant tumors develop in the breast. These cells can spread by breaking away from the original tumor and entering blood vessels or lymph vessels, which branch into tissues throughout the body. When cancer cells travel to other parts of the body and begin damaging other tissues and organs, the process is called metastasis.

Causes Of Breast Cancer: How Did This Happen?

When you’re told that you have breast cancer, it’s natural to wonder what may have caused the disease. But no one knows the exact causes of breast cancer. Doctors seldom know why one woman develops breast cancer and another doesn’t, and most women who have breast cancer will never be able to pinpoint an exact cause. What we do know is that breast cancer is always caused by damage to a cell’s DNA.

Known Risk Factors

Women with certain risk factors are more likely than others to develop breast cancer. A risk factor is something that may increase the chance of getting a disease. Some risk factors (such as drinking alcohol) can be avoided. But most risk factors (such as having a family history of breast cancer) can’t be avoided. Having a risk factor does not mean that a woman will get breast cancer. Many women who have risk factors never develop breast cancer.

What Causes Breast Cancer Growth?

There is much that we know and much that we have yet to understand. However, we do know that cancer spreads in three important ways: • Damaged cells replicate, creating more damaged cells and tumor growth. • Our body’s hormones and chemicals can accelerate the growth of some tumors. • Lymph and blood vessels can carry the cancer to others areas of the body, and lymph node examination can help pinpoint the progression of the disease.

Accelerated Growth

The growth and spread of breast cancer can be difficult to grasp because cancer cell growth is often fueled by normally healthy chemicals of the

body, like estrogen, progesterone, and the HER2/ neu gene (a growth hormone). Although each of these three bodily chemicals can serve an important healthy function, when a cell becomes cancerous these chemicals can accelerate the growth of breast cancer tumors. Healthy HER2 receptors are the proteins that help manage how a breast cell grows, divides, and repairs itself. However, in about a quarter of all breast cancer patients, the HER2 gene isn’t functioning properly. It makes an excess number of copies of itself in a process known as “HER2 gene amplification.” Then these extra genes instruct the cells to make too many HER2 receptors, which is called “HER2 protein overexpression.” The ultimate result is that breast cells grow and divide in an uncontrolled fashion.

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American Cancer Society explains screening standards for Breast Cancer STAFF REPORT American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society recommends these cancer screening guidelines for most adults. Screening tests are used to find cancer before a person has any symptoms. Visit the American Cancer Society website, www.cancer. org, or call the toll-free number, 1-800-227-2345, to get more details on our cancer screening guidelines or to learn more about what you can do to help reduce your risk of getting cancer.

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Women ages 40 to 44 should have the choice to start annual breast cancer screening with mammograms (x-rays of the breast) if they wish to do so. Women age 45 to 54 should get mammograms every year. Women 55 and older should switch to mammograms every 2 years, or can continue yearly screening. Screening should continue as long as a woman is in good health and is expected to live 10 more years or longer. All women should be familiar with the known benefits, limitations, and potential harms linked to breast cancer screening. They also should know how their breasts normally look and feel and report any breast changes to a health care provider right away. Some women – because of their family history, a genetic tendency, or certain other factors – should be screened with MRIs along with mammograms. (The number of women who fall into this category is very small.) Talk with a health care provider about your risk for breast cancer and the best screening plan for you.

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The American Cancer Society recommends Women ages 40 to 44 should have the choice to start annual breast cancer screening with mammograms (x-rays of the breast) if they wish to do so. Women age 45 to 54 should get mammograms every year. Women 55 and older should switch to mammograms every 2 years, or can continue yearly screening.

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Signs and symptoms of breast cancer Knowing how your breasts normally look and feel is an important part of keeping up with your breast health. Finding breast cancer as early as possible gives you a better chance of successful treatment. But knowing what to look for does not take the place of having regular mammograms and other screening tests. Screening tests can help find breast cancer in its early stages, even before any symptoms appear. The most common symptom of breast cancer is a new lump or mass. A painless, hard mass that has irregular edges is more likely to be cancerous, but breast cancers can be tender, soft, or rounded. They can even be painful. For this reason, it is important to have any new breast mass or lump or breast change checked by a health care professional experienced in diagnosing breast diseases. Other possible symptoms of breast cancer include: • Swelling of all or part of a breast (even if no distinct lump is felt) • Skin irritation or dimpling • Breast or nipple pain • Nipple retraction (turning inward) • Redness, scaliness, or thickening of the nipple or breast skin • Nipple discharge (other than breast milk) Sometimes a breast cancer can spread to lymph nodes under the arm or around the collar bone and cause a lump or swelling there, even before the original tumor in the breast tissue is large enough to be felt. Swollen lymph nodes should also be reported to your doctor. Although any of these symptoms can be caused by things other than breast cancer, if you have them, they should be reported to your doctor so that he or she can find the cause. Because mammograms do not find every breast cancer, it is important for you to be aware of changes in your breasts and to know the signs and symptoms of breast cancer.

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Wetumpka kicked off its Breast Cancer Awareness Month activities last Friday with “The Pink Ribbon Walk.” A number of survivors and supporters gathered at the civic center at noon to begin a walk down to Gold Star Park where they had a ceremonial pink balloon release. Rebecca Buckalew, 39, a nurse practitioner, gave a testimony of her fight against cancer. Buckalew is a nurse practitioner at a local Ivy Creek Healthcare facility. The event along was planned in conjunction with Ivy Creek which will provide monthlong free breast exams. The Joy To Life Foundation was also at the event, which will help provide mammograms with donations received from other events planned with the city.

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Knowing the risk factors of breast cancer Gender: Breast cancer occurs nearly 100 times more often in women than in men. Age: Two out of three women with invasive cancer are diagnosed after age 55. Race: Breast cancer is diagnosed more often in Caucasian women than women of other races. Family History and Genetic Factors: If your mother, sister, father or child has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer, you have a higher risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in the future. Your risk increases if your relative was diagnosed before the age of 50. Personal Health History: If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast, you have an increased risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in the other breast in the future. Also, your risk increases if abnormal breast cells have been detected before (such as atypical hyperplasia, lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)). Menstrual and Reproductive History: Early menstruation (before age 12), late menopause (after 55), having your first child at an older age, or never having given birth can also increase your risk for breast cancer. Certain Genome Changes: Mutations in certain genes, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, can increase your risk for breast cancer. This is determined through a genetic test, which you may consider taking if you have a family history of breast cancer. Individuals with these gene mutations can pass the gene mutation onto their

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Environmental And Lifestyle Risk Factors

Lack of Physical Activity: A sedentary lifestyle with little physical activity can increase your risk for breast cancer. Poor Diet: A diet high in saturated fat and lacking fruits and vegetables can increase your risk for breast cancer. Being Overweight or Obese: Being overweight or obese can increase your risk for breast cancer. Your risk is increased if you have already gone through menopause. Drinking Alcohol: Frequent consumption of alcohol can increase your risk for breast cancer. The more alcohol you consume, the greater the risk. Radiation to the Chest: Having radiation therapy to the chest before the age of 30 can increase your risk for breast cancer. Combined Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): Taking combined hormone replacement therapy, as prescribed for menopause, can increase your risk for breast cancer and increases the risk that the cancer will be detected at a more advanced stage.

Walking for Awareness A group of breast cancer survivors and supporters made their way down the river walk at Gold Star Park Friday in the “The Pink Ribbon Walk,” where they would gather at the boat ramp to release the balloons.

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Questions to ask your doctor about breast cancer Being told you have breast cancer can be scary and stressful. You probably have a lot of questions and concerns. Learning about the disease, how it’s treated, and how this information might apply to you is a lot to do on your own. You might need some help. Your American Cancer Society can give you general information about this disease and its treatment, but your cancer care team is the best source of information about your situation. It’s important for you to be able to talk frankly and openly with your cancer care team. They want to answer all of your questions, no matter how minor they might seem to you. But it helps if you know what to ask. Here are some questions that you can use to help you better understand breast cancer and your options. Don’t be afraid to take notes and tell the doctors or nurses when you don’t understand what they’re saying. The questions are grouped by where you are in the process of cancer treatment. Not all of these questions will apply to you, but they should help get you started. For more information on breast cancer please contact your American Cancer Society toll free at 1- 800-227-2345 or online at www.cancer.org. When you’re told you have breast cancer 1. Exactly what type of breast cancer do I have? 2. How do I get a copy of my pathology report? 3. Has the cancer spread to my lymph nodes or other organs? 4. What’s the cancer’s stage? What does that mean? 5. How does this affect my treatment options and long-term outcome (prognosis)? 6. What are my chances of survival, based on my cancer as you see it? 7. How much experience do you have treating this type of cancer? 8. Will I need other tests before we can decide on treatment? 9. What are my treatment choices? 10. What treatment do you recommend and why? 11. What’s the goal of my treatment? 12. Should I think about genetic testing? 13. Should I get a second opinion? How do I do that? 14. Should I think about taking part in a clinical trial?

Questions to Ask My Doctor About Breast Cancer When deciding on a treatment plan

1. What are the chances the cancer will come back after this treatment? 2. What would we do if the treatment doesn’t work or if the cancer comes back? 3. Will I go through menopause as a result of the treatment? 4. Will I be able to have children after treatment? Would I be able to breastfeed? 5. How much will I have to pay for treatment? Will my insurance cover any of it? 6. How long will treatment last? What will it involve? 7. Where will treatment be done? 8. What risks and side effects should I expect? 9. What can I do to reduce the side effects of the treatment? 10. How will treatment affect my daily activities? 11. Will I be able to work during treatment? 12. Will I lose my hair? If so, what can I do about it? 13. If treatment includes surgery: · Tell me about breast reconstruction. Is breast reconstruction surgery an option if I want it? What would it involve in my case? · Can I have reconstruction at the same time as the surgery to remove the cancer? What are the pros and cons of having it done right away or waiting until later? · Will you have to take out lymph nodes? 14. What will my breasts look and feel like after my treatment? Will I have normal feeling in them? 15. Will the treatment hurt? Will I have any scars?

Questions to Ask My Doctor About Breast Cancer Before treatment

1. Will I need a breast form (prosthesis), and if so, where can I get one? 2. What should I do to get ready for treatment? 3. Will I need blood transfusions? 4. Should I change what I eat or make other lifestyle changes?

Questions to Ask My Doctor About Breast Cancer During treatment

Once you have decided on treatment, you’ll need

to know what to expect and what to look for. All of these questions may not apply to you, but asking the ones that do may be helpful. 1. How will we know if the treatment is working? 2. Is there anything I can do to help manage side effects? 3. What symptoms or side effects should I tell you about right away? 4. How can I reach you on nights, holidays, or weekends? 5. Do I need to change what I eat during treatment? 6. Are there any limits on what I can do? 7. What kind of exercise should I do, and how often? 8. Can you suggest a mental health professional I can see if I start to feel overwhelmed, depressed, or distressed? 9. Will I need special tests, such as imaging scans or blood tests, and how often?

Questions to Ask My Doctor About Breast Cancer After treatment

1. Do I need a special diet after treatment? 2. Are there any limits on what I can do? 3. Am I at risk for lymphedema? 4. What symptoms should I watch for? What should I do if I notice swelling? 5. What can I do to reduce my risk for lymphedema? 6. What kind of exercise should I do now? 7. What type of follow-up will I need after treatment? 8 How often will I need to have follow-up exams and imaging tests? 9. What blood tests will I need? 10. How will I know if the cancer has come back? What should I watch for? 11. What are my options if the cancer comes back?

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Along with the sample questions you’ve been given, be sure to ask any others you might have. For instance, you might need to know more about how long it will take to recover from surgery so you can plan your work schedule. Or, you may need to ask about insurance coverage or how you can get help paying for treatment. Write your own questions here. Source: American Cancer Society

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Mammograms: What to know before you go STAFF REPORT American Cancer Society

A mammogram is an important step in taking care of yourself and your breasts. Whether you’re a mammogram newbie or a veteran, knowing what to expect may help the process go more smoothly.

How to prepare for your mammogram If you have a choice, use a facility that specializes in mammograms and does many mammograms a day. Try to go to the same facility every time so that your mammograms can easily be compared from year to year. If you’re going to a facility for the first time, bring a list of the places and dates of mammograms, biopsies, or other breast treatments you’ve had before.

If you’ve had mammograms at another facility, try to get those records to bring with you to the new facility (or have them sent there) so the old pictures can be compared to the new ones. Schedule your mammogram when your breasts are not tender or swollen to help reduce discomfort and get good pictures. Try to avoid the week just before your period. On the day of the exam, don’t wear deodorant or antiperspirant. Some of these contain substances that can show up on the x-ray as white spots. If you’re not going home afterwards, you may want to take your deodorant with you to put on after your exam. You might find it easier to wear a skirt or pants, so that you’ll only need to remove your top and bra for the mammogram. Discuss any new findings or problems in your breasts with your health care provider before getting the mam-

mogram. Don’t be afraid of mammograms! Remember that only 2 to 4 screening mammograms in 1,000 lead to a diagnosis of breast cancer.

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What to expect when getting a screening mammogram You’ll have to undress above the waist to get a mammogram. The facility will give you a wrap to wear. A technologist will position your breasts for the mammogram. You and the technologist are the only ones in the room during the mammogram. To get a high-quality picture, your breast must be flattened. The technologist places your breast on the machine’s plate. The plastic upper plate is lowered to compress your breast for a few seconds while the technologist takes a picture. The whole procedure takes about 20 minutes. The actual breast compression only lasts a few seconds. You might feel some discomfort when your breasts are compressed, and for some women it can be painful. Tell the technologist if it hurts. Two views of each breast are taken for a screening mammogram. But for some women, such as those with breast implants or large breasts, more pictures may be needed.

What to expect when getting a diagnostic mammogram More pictures are taken during a diagnostic mammogram with a focus on the area that looked different on the screening mammogram. During a diagnostic mammogram, the images are checked by the radiologist while you’re there so that more pictures can be taken if needed to look more closely at any area of concern. In some cases, special images known as spot views or magnification views are used to make a small area of concern easier to see.

How will I get my mammogram results? If you don’t hear from your health care provider within 10 days, do not assume that your mammogram was normal; call your provider or the facility where the mammogram was done.

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