October 17. 2018 The Eclectic Observer

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Holton’s trial date reset

By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief

The trial date of an Elmore County teenager who was indicted for the 2016 slaying of his father has been rescheduled for the third time. The trial of Jesse Madison Holton, 19, who currently lists an address on Highway 231 in Titus is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 22 under presiding judge Sibley Reynolds. Madison Holton’s trial was initially scheduled for March, and then reset for June. Madison Holton was initially arrested and charged with two counts of murder by the Elmore County Sheriff’s office on Sept. 12, 2016, the day after he was said to have fatally shot his parents, Jesse Michael Holton and April Owenby Holton. At the time of his arrest, Holton listed an address on Lindsey Road in See HOLTON • Page 2

‘Seeing the town together’

County commission establishes accounts for feeding inmates

Alabama Cotton Festival draws thousands to Eclectic

By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief

By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief

The 26th annual Alabama Cotton Festival attracted a record number of visitors and residents alike to the town of Eclectic on Saturday. Mayor Gary Davenport estimated that between 7,000 and 8,000 people flocked to Eclectic’s downtown area, making the turnout roughly seven times Eclectic’s population of 1,100. According to Davenport, the Cotton Festival is held each year to commemorate the town’s roots in the cotton industry. “That’s basically what built this town. We had cotton gins here and we had a train track run through here, where cotton came in and cotton came out,” Davenport said. “We do this to recognize everything that cotton did for this town.” See FESTIVAL • Page 3

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Top: The winning chicken crosses the finish line. Middle: Eclectic library director Betty Coker leads the String Alongs during their performance on the festival’s main stage. Above: Stanhope Elmore art teacher Mindy Buckley presents the paintings local veterans and students collaborated on earlier this year.

Water runoff requests spark debate at commission work session

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The Elmore County Commission unanimously voted to establish three bank accounts for funds that go toward feeding jail inmates and state prisoners in the county. According to Commission chair Troy Stubbs, the account will be opened with Primesouth Bank, and Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin will be authorized to oversee the funds. “The governor basically wants to make sure that money is not mingling with any other money, so when the state wants to come and audit, it’s very clear,” Stubbs said. During the commission’s work session, prior to the meeting, the item was added to the agenda at the request of Stubbs. “We are making an effort to assist the sheriff in following the guidance given by Gov. Kay Ivey regarding the funding for feeding of state prisoners,” Stubbs said. “Gov. Ivey has made a specific mandate that those funds are accounted for and followed and tracked very closely.” In other business, the commission: –Entered into an agreement to provide See INMATES • Page 2

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Wetumpka resident Judy Robertson debates with commission chair Troy Stubbs about water runoff coming from county roads onto her property.

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A Wetumpka woman made several requests of the Elmore County Commission concerning water runoff onto her property during an Oct. 9 work session. Judy Robertson, who resides on Pine Forest Drive, said her property has “suffered severely,” due to water runoff from her street and Jasmine Hill Road. Over the course of eight years, Elmore County Commission chair Troy Stubbs said they have been approached

by Robertson multiple times concerning the issue. During the work session, Robertson asked the commission to revise the drainage route on Jasmine Hill Road, open two driveway culverts on Pine Forest Drive, open one culvert at her driveway, ensure ditches are at the proper levels, remove the wire caging in front of her residence, remove a man-made “land disturbance” in a ditch in front of her residence and open a driveway culvert on Bush Hill Drive. Commission chair Troy See WATER • Page 2

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Fern is a 3-month-old female Catahoula mix. She is the last of her litter and the only black pup in the litter too. She should be in the 50-pound range when fully grown, and is just a too cute pup sporting a pretty pink bow! Shelter adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under 1 year old. Cats over 1 year old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough, free health exam with a participating veterinarian. To meet all the great pets at the shelter visit 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka. For more information, visit www.elmorehumane.org, email hselco@bellsouth.net or call 334-567-3377. The shelter is open for adoptions Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mr. Billy Joe Austin Sr. Mr. Billy Joe Austin Sr., 69, of Tallassee, passed away October 11, 2018. He was born November 26, 1948. Funeral service will be Sunday, October 14, at 2 p.m. at Linville Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Gerald Wood officiating. Pall bearers will be Bill Wilson, Kyle Wall, Chris Kearley, Eric Bruner, Arnold Oliver and Donnie Rewis. Burial will follow at Faith Baptist Cemetery, Linville Memorial Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Sunday, October 14, from 12 noon until service time at the funeral home. He is survived by daughters, JoAnna Mason (Lee) and Pammy Waite (Mike); son, Billy Joe Austin Jr. (Jennifer); brothers, Jimmy Austin (Debra) and Donnie Austin (Annette); sisters, June Talley and Pat Segrest (Howard); twelve grandchildren, Brittney, Bradley, Ashley, Maggin, Joey, Cameryn, Logan, Jacob, Jonathan, Michaela, Shayla and Nicole; and seven great grandchildren, Peyton, Tripp, Ty, Cruz, Griffon, Andy and Anna. He is preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Lou Austin. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial. com.

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Stubbs said they will continue to provide maintenance to all county roadways. However, Stubbs said the commission does not perform maintenance on private property, and is unable to fulfill some of Robertson’s requests. In 2012, Donan Engineering, a third-party engineering firm, was brought in to evaluate the situation, and determined that the water runoff from the two roads did not directly cause the issues on Robertson’s property. Since 2012, Robertson said there have been numerous changes made concerning nearby county roadways, including three reworked intersections.

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services to the Humane Society of Elmore County for the 2019 fiscal year. Beyer said it was a standard agreement that is considered every year. –Entered into lease agreements with the state of Alabama on copiers for the commission office and the Central Alabama Drug Task Force. –Awarded the Association of County Commissions of Alabama Region 4 contracts for the removal of debris to KDF Enterprises, LLC and to Tetra Tech, Inc. Beyer said it was part of a statewide effort to allow all counties to share resources in the case of an emergency.

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Oct. 16 is our Humane Society’s annual meeting, so we hope to see all of our members and prospective members at 6 p.m. at the Wetumpka Civic Center. We will be reviewing our accomplishments in the past year and looking ahead to 2019. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the wonderful people who brought donations of food for the area shelters during the Alabama National Fair. We received three huge shipping boxes of mostly canned and dry pet food that we could put to immediate use! We are incredibly grateful to the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery members and Alabama National Fair for their hard work making the Alabama National Fair such a success and for helping our River Region animal shelters like this. Thank you all so very much! We are eternally grateful to so many people who donate to our shelter. We recently found ourselves rather low on dry dog food so put out a call for help and our support-

ers came through in a huge way! Thank you to everyone who dropped food by, had it shipped to us from Amazon, Chewy and Walmart, and donated money, as we are now back to a healthy level of dog food on hand for the 142 dogs in our care right now. As a non-profit organization there are two groups of people critical to our success – donors and volunteers. We are truly blessed with a huge support base and are humbled by the support we receive on a daily basis. But we don’t just sit back as we work very hard at fund-raising through multiple venues, the most important being our Tail’s End Thrift Store. Our store is actually a quite large and very labor-intensive operation that is run 100 percent by Volunteers. Besides being open for shopping three days a week (Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) there is work to be done on other days sorting, pricing and moving donations so this means there are Volunteer opportunities throughout the week. To help spread the work load we would love to bring in additional volunteers,

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Eclectic. Michael Holton served as the mayor of Eclectic for two years, and stepped down from his position in 2014, citing family issues. At the time of the murders, April Holton had filed for divorce about a month earlier. Madison Holton was later indicted for the murder of his father, but an Elmore County grand jury dismissed his charge for the murder of his mother. Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin said the ECSO received a call from Michael Holton at about 4 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2016,

telling deputies that Madison Holton had thrown a party and “trashed� their house. Franklin said deputies arrived to find Michael Holton on the front yard and Madison Holton handcuffed on the couch inside, and discovered drug paraphernalia during a search of the house. Franklin said deputies received a call less than 30 minutes later, after Madison Holton went to a neighbor and called police to return to the house. When authorities arrived at the Holton residence again, both

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of Madison Holton’s parents had been shot in the head. Michael Holton was found dead, and April Holton later died from her injuries in a Montgomery hospital. In earlier editions of The Observer, some of Madison Holton’s maternal relatives have maintained his innocence. April Holton’s brother and father, Michael Evans and Charles Owenby, have publicly stated that April Holton’s death was the result of a murder-suicide, in which Michael Holton shot his wife and then himself.

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For many, town council member Carmen Winslett said, the festival served as a social event. “I like seeing people come out and enjoy themselves and seeing people that they might not have seen in the last couple of months,” Winslett said. “It’s a fun thing to do in a small town that doesn’t see a lot of excitement.” The Cotton Festival featured live music, an antique car show, an art and photography contest, the Sweet Treats baking contest, the Cotton Run 5K, the 1-mile fun run, a dog show, a Kids Zone, the second annual Chicken Race and the annual Alabama Cotton Queen pageant. The 2018 Cotton Queen, Dallas Daughtry, is a senior at Goshen High School near Troy. Daughtry said her family is from Eclectic, and she’s excited to represent the town in the coming year. “My family has actually lived here since Eclectic was started. It’s kind of like a second home,” Daughtry said. The Cotton Festival concluded with a veteran art showcase, which was organized by Stanhope-Elmore High School art teacher Mindy Buckley. “We invited veterans to come to the school and paint with the high school students. (The veterans) chose the subject matter, so some of them are military themes, others are just whatever their personal preferences are,” Buckley said. “The veterans get the paintings back as a ‘thank you’ for their service.” Davenport said each of the activities are tailored to the requests of the festival-goers. “We basically talked to the citizens and talked to our visitors who come out on Cotton Festival day and asked them what they enjoy. This year, we’ve got phone calls when we started planning it. We have a meeting usually two or three months after the Cotton Festival to figure out what worked and what didn’t work and to get public input,” Davenport said. “This year, the things we have here are the things that the citizens said they wanted.” Assistant Town Clerk Elizabeth Geer said the festival also saw a record number of vendors from throughout the river region. “Some of them have been here for 26 years, and some have been here for 10 years, but we have a bunch of different ones that have not been here,” Geer said. Towards the end of the event, Geer said she had heard nothing but positive feedback from visitors. While Eclectic is a small town, Geer said the festival was proof of how much they can accomplish. “I’m on cloud nine right now,” Geer

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Top: Between 7,000 and 8,000 are estimated to have attended this year’s Alabama Cotton Festival. Middle left: Recently crowned 2018 Alabama Cotton Queen Dallas Daughtry takes the stage during the pageant. Middle right: A group of children slides down one of the inflatables featured in the festival’s kids zone.

said. As far as she can remember, town council member Linda Reed said the weather has always been fair during the Cotton Festival. “We’ve never had rain. I don’t ever remember being rained out,” Reed said. “We’re blessed. We had all these storms this week with two inches of rain, and then the weekend turned out to be beautiful.” Davenport said the Cotton Festival was made possible through the efforts of many volunteers, who he expressed his gratitude to.

“People worked hard on this. It takes about six to eight months to plan and put this together,” Davenport said. “If anybody’s interested in helping out next year, they just need to call town hall, and we’ll put them to work.” Tracy and Darrell Darnell, who recently moved to Eclectic, said their first Cotton Festival was an interesting experience. “Someone told me it would be nice to come to come to the Cotton Festival if you wanted something to do,”

Tracy Darnell said. “This is the most people we’ve seen in Eclectic since we’ve been here.” “It looks good, seeing the town together,” Darrell Darnell added. Longtime Eclectic resident Maggie Rowe said the festival is a yearly tradition for her and her family. “I’ve been coming literally since I was born. I was Cotton Queen when I was 5 years old,” Rowe said. “It just gets bigger and bigger every year.”

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Most honest president in history?

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onald Trump may be remembered as the most honest president in modern American history. Don’t get me wrong, Trump lies all the time. He said he “enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in American history” (actually they are the eighth largest) and “our economy is the strongest it’s ever been in the history of our country” (which may one day be true, but not yet). In part, it’s a New York thing — everything is the biggest and the best. But when it comes to the real barometer of presidential truthfulness — keeping his promises — Trump is a paragon of honesty. For better or worse, since taking office Trump has done exactly what he promised he would do. Trump kept his promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, something his three immediate predecessors also promised yet failed to do. He promised to “crush and destroy ISIS,” and two years later he is on the verge of eliminating the Islamic State’s physical caliphate. He promised to impose a travel ban on countries that he saw as posing a terrorist threat, and after several false starts the final version of his ban was upheld by the Supreme Court. He promised to punish Syria if it used chemical weapons on its people, and, unlike his immediate predecessor, he followed through — not once but twice. Trump pledged to nominate Supreme Court justices “in the mold of Justice [Antonin] Scalia,” and now Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh sit on the high court. Trump also pledged to fill the federal appellate courts with young, conservative judges, and so far the Senate has confirmed 29 — more than any recent president at this point in his administration. Trump vowed to pass historic tax reforms, and signed the first major overhaul of the tax code

MARC THIESSEN Columnist in three decades. He vowed an unprecedented regulatory rollback, with a strict policy to eliminate two existing regulations for every new regulation. In his first year, he achieved $8.1 billion in lifetime regulatory savings and is on track to achieve an additional $9.8 billion this year. During the campaign, he told African American voters, “What do you have to lose? ... I will straighten it out. I’ll bring jobs back. We’ll bring spirit back.” On his watch, African American unemployment reached the lowest level ever recorded, and his tax reform included a little-noticed provision creating “Opportunity Zones” to try to revitalize struggling towns and inner-city communities. Trump promised to cancel President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan, withdraw from the Paris climate accord, approve the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, and open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to exploration. He fulfilled all of those pledges. On trade, he kept his promise to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and impose tariffs on steel and aluminum. He also committed to renegotiating NAFTA and the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement — and recently signed new deals with Mexico, Canada and South Korea. He committed to imposing tariffs on China to force it to open its markets and stop its theft of intellectual property — and is following through on that pledge. Whatever one thinks of Trump’s trade policies, he is doing exactly what he said. The president pledged historic

increases in defense spending, and delivered. He pledged to bring back manufacturing jobs, and manufacturing jobs are growing at the fastest pace in more than two decades. He pledged to sign “Right to Try” legislation to give dying Americans access to experimental treatments, and did. He pledged to take on the opioid epidemic, and will soon sign a sweeping bipartisan opioids package into law. Where Trump has failed to keep promises, such as building the wall or repealing Obamacare, it has not been for a lack of trying. Only in a few rare instances has he backtracked on a campaign pledge — such as when he admitted that he was wrong to promise a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and reversed course. I’m glad he did. But whether one agrees or disagrees is not the point. When Trump says he will do something, you can take it to the bank. Yes, he takes liberties with the truth. But unlike his predecessor, he did not pass his signature legislative achievement on the basis of a lie (“If you like your health care plan, you can keep it”) — which is clearly worse than falsely bragging that your tax cut is the biggest ever. The fact is, in his first two years, Trump has compiled a remarkable record of presidential promise-keeping. He’d probably say it’s the best in history — which may or may not end up being true. It’s too soon to tell. Marc A. Thiessen writes a twice-weekly column for The Post on foreign and domestic policy and contributes to the PostPartisan blog. He is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush. His column is provided by The Washington Post News Service & Syndicate. Follow Thiessen on Twitter @marcthiessen.

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Don’t get shut out on election day Dear Editor, In the Georgia governor’s race 53,000 new voter registration applications are “on hold” in the office of Georgia’s white secretary of state Brian Kemp who is running for governor against the progressive African American former state representative Stacey Abrams. Seventy percent of the registrations now on hold are from black voters and they have not been informed that their applications are on hold. This should serve as a wakeup call for voters everywhere. Your vote is your voice and this is another example of how

Republican controlled legislatures in some states have decided that certain voices must not be heard. Those voices include African Americans, Hispanics and other people of color; low-income workers and young people (especially the college educated). Election roadblocks and outright voter suppression came in many forms. In addition to implementing photo ID requirements, early voting and church sponsored initiatives such as “Souls to the Polls” have been targeted in some states because they tend to benefit low-income workers and people of color. Furthermore, attempts have been made to intentionally reduce

the number of polling places in low-income or minority areas and in some states college students are not allowed to register using their school address or their student IDs are no longer accepted. The deadline to register in Alabama is Oct. 22, and I encourage all citizens to be proactive regarding their voting rights. You can check your registration status online at Sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes or contact the Elmore County Board of Registrars at 334567-1150 if you have questions. Michael E. Waters Elmore

Reader says wake up to what is happening to us Dear Editor, People are getting too big for themselves. They think they are much better than anybody else, but they are very wrong. We need to stop and think of how we would feel if someone was really mean to us for no reason at all. I am going to give some great scriptures to read for everybody’s own good. Read Luke 18: 9, 11 and 12. Also read Romans 2: 1 through 3. It upsets me a lot when all you can hear is so-and-so did this or that. We are not to go around

repeating what we hear that is bad. Make sure what you hear is true. We are not to go around talking about other people unless it’s something good. Look around at all the murders we are having today, on account of people not caring for other people. My husband and I were at the boat landing. We were feeding the ducks and geese. We had six or eight small children come where we were, and one of the little boys asked, “May I have some bread? Thank you.” They would say thank you and give the others some of the bread. Those were the most precious children I have seen in a

long time. People need to get back to real life with teaching our children. Most children don’t know anything but their old (iPads) and things to play all these crazy games of shooting and murdering. Someone gave me a boat full of crazy games and movies, but I wouldn’t give them to my great-grandchildren. I didn’t like the look of them. Our children, down to our great-grandchildren, are not going to know how to do anything for themselves. Betty Wesson Wetumpka

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Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist 1554 Hwy. 143, Millbrook 285-0094 Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist 346 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook 2855125 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 5145922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 5678750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Titus 514-7304 Millbrook Baptist 3431 Browns Road, Millbrook 2854731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Crossroads Community Church 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 5674441 Mt. Herron East Baptist Church 4355 Mt. Herron Rd. Eclectic, Al 36024 334-857-3689 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 567-4458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 312-1878 New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 567-0923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 5691267 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 5678649 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 5412418 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 5673665 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

Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 5676493 Sweetwater 163 Michael Lane, Wetumpka 334538-9415 Tabernacle Baptist 1020 W. Tallassee St., Wetumpka 567-0620

BAPTIST - PRIMITIVE Bethel Old School 4625 Jackson Rd. (C.R. 103), Wetumpka Providence 4850 Chana Creek Rd., Wetumpka CATHOLIC Our Lady of Guadalupe 545 White Rd., Wetumpka 567-0311 CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ of Elmore 470 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 567-6670 Church of Christ Grandview Pines 165 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook Cold Springs Church of Christ 5920 Alabama Hwy. 143, Deatsville Georgia Road Church of Christ 4003 Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 5672804 Lightwood Church of Christ 251 New Harmony Rd., Deatsville 569-1510 Redland Road Church of Christ 2480 Redland Rd., Wetumpka 5143656 Wetumpka Church of Christ W. Bridge St. At W. Main St., Wetumpka 567-6561

BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka 567-1141 Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka 567-4787 First Missionary Baptist at Guilfield 412 Company St., Wetumpka 5677455 Goodhope 1389 Willow Springs Rd. Wetumpka 567-7133 Lebanon 17877 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 514-1097 Mount Canaan 1125 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka 5672141 Mount Pisgah 16621 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus 567-3668 Mt. Zion 371 AL Hwy. 14, Elmore, 567-2613 Mt. Zion #3 1813 Luke Paschal Rd., Eclectic New Home 5130 Elmore Rd., Wetumpka 5675966 Second Missionary 760 N. Bridge St., Wetumpka 5678601 Spring Chapel

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CHURCH OF GOD Elmore Church of God 10675 Rucker Road, Elmore Gethsemane Church of God 705 Cotton St., Wetumpka 567-9886 Church at the Brook 2890 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Maranatha Church of God 2621 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 5676786 Victory Tabernacle AOH Church of God 2080 Main Street, Millbrook Wetumpka Church of God Hwy. 9 N. Wetumpka 215-3091 CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN Cedarwood Congregational Christian 10286 US Hwy 231 N, Wetumpka 567-0476 Seman Congregational Christian 15970 Central Plank Rd., Seman Union Congregational Christian 8188 Lightwood Rd., Marbury 569-2122

EPISCOPAL The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Ave., Tallassee 252-8618 Trinity Episcopal Church 5371 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 5677534 St. Michael & All Angels Church 5941 Main St., Millbrook HOLINESS New Beginnings Holiness 865 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 5679211 Summit Holiness 2050 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Temple of Deliverance Holiness 620 Alabama St., Wetumpka 514-3114 JEHOVAH’S WITNESS Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 9235 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka 5678100 LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1405 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-8339 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Cobbs Ford Rd., Millbrook LUTHERAN Christ Lutheran Church 2175 Cobbs Ford Rd., Prattville PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 100 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8135 Millbrook Presbyterian Corner of Main St. & Coosada Rd. Valley View Presbyterian - PCA 4125 Rifle Range Rd. Wetumpka 3862386 SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST First Elmore Seventh Day Adventist 210 Lucky Town Rd., Elmore 514-1020 INDEPENDENT METHODIST Claud Independent Methodist Church 81232 Tallassee Hwy, Eclectic 5412552 UNITED METHODIST Cain’s Chapel United Methodist 96 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-2375 Central United Methodist Church 11721 Central Plank Rd. Central Elmore United Methodist Church 40 Hatchet St., Elmore 567-8653 First United Methodist Church 306 W. Tuskeena St., Wetumpka 5677865

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With cooler temps ahead, it’s time to inspect your home’s chimney By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

Central Alabama was spared the brunt of Hurricane Michael, but the storm did usher in cooler weather for the area and professionals say there is still time to service those chimneys before the cooler weather settles in. Over time chemicals can build up inside of a home’s chimney and that buildup can cause serious safety hazards if left unchecked. “If you don’t have your chimney inspected and cleaned, then you could have a chimney fire,� Soot Masters Chimney Sweeps’ Susan Crawley said. Homeowners are encouraged to call a professional chimney sweep for an annual chimney inspection before the first use of the season. Only a qualified professional will be able to identify and resolve maintenance issues. “Build up and creosote in the chimney could cause it to catch on fire,� she said.

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Creosote is a category of carbonaceous chemicals formed by the distillation of various tars and pyrolysis of plant-derived material, such as wood or fossil fuel. They are typically used as preservatives or antiseptics. During an inspection, each component of the chimney should be examined. “It’s also important to have the chimney pipes inspected because if any storms have come through and shifted that over on to the structure, that could radiate out and cause a house fire as well,� Crawley said. “The CSIA, the chimney safety institute of America, recommends that you have it inspected annually and swept as necessary.� A chimney inspection is considered routine maintenance but often homeowners wait until the last minute to schedule the service. While chimney sweeps are busier than ever right now, homeowners are encouraged to schedule an appointment to have the homes inspected for any potential safety concerns.

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River Region Revival will take place at Grace Baptist Church. Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m., the Sunday morning service is at 11a.m., the Sunday evening service is at 6 p.m. and Monday –through Friday services are at 7p.m. We are a church family striving to be all the Lord saved us to be! Call the church office for more information 334-567-3255

Saturday Oct. 20

Cars and Coffee is held at O’Reilly Auto Parts every third Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. Come out and meet new people, see new cars and have a good time. Park in the side parking lot. Redland Road Church of Christ Ladies Day is scheduled from 9 a.m. to1 p.m. Cindy Colley and Hannah Giselbach will be speaking on the topic “Sister to Sister... Just between Us” Lunch will be provided. You may RSVP by email at redlandroadladiesday@yahoo.com or by calling the office at 334-514-3656. YMCA Camp Chandler Halloween Carnival is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Join us for a night of carnival games, the Little Pumpkin Playhouse, a cake walk and raffle, trick or treating, a silent auction, a haunted house, a costume contest and more. The Halloween Carnival is open to the community! The Blue Print 2018 Positioned for Transition at True Divine Baptist Church is set for 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday. All events are open to the public. Call the Church office at 334-286-4008 for more information.

The Oscillation Transia Film Fest in Spectre 2018 will be atJackson Lake Island on Cypress Lane in Millbrook. Oscillation Transia is back for its second event in Spectre! After and extremely successful event during our first year running Oscillation Transia is returning to rural Alabama to share powerful stories and offer free solar education. Riverside Chevrolet’s third annual Kids Paint Party is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Goodies for All Come join the fun. Pumpkins, paint, hot dogs and drinks will be provided. For more information call 334-567-2511. S’mores and More Family fun Day will be held by Wallsboro United Methodist Church at 10 a.m. Games, a bouncy house, candy, Hhotdogs s’mores, prizes and a bake sale. Come join us. Blessing of the animals.

Sunday Oct. 21

The Tunnell Chapel Baptist Church invites you to join us in celebrating our 89th Homecoming. Worship Service begins at 11 a.m. with Mark Lanier as guest singer. A covered dish lunch will follow the morning service. At 1 p.m., Mark Lanier and Friends will bless us with a time of gospel singing. For more information call 334-567-2589.

Tuesday Oct. 23

Book Talk by Alexandra Rushe will be hosted by Wetumpka Public Library from 6 to p.m. Alexandre Rushe will speak about the second book in the series “Fledgling Magic” Series Alexandra will have a drawing at the end of her presentation, so don’t miss this exciting event!

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Oct. 24 – Oct. 27

Wetumpka’s third Annual Haunted History Tours will run for four nights. Experience the rich history of Wetumpka Alabama’s historic downtown buildings and listen to hair raising personal experiences of paranormal occurrences in the buildings by taking a haunted history tour! If you are especially daring, participate in a paranormal investigation in one of the most haunted buildings in Wetumpka! Contact Jamie Young 334-567-4811 to book a tour.

Wednesday Oct. 31

Santuck Baptist Church presents its Fall Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. Hay rides, Inflatables, games, face painting, a cake walk and candy will be onsite. Everyone is welcome to the free event. Our Halloweenie Custume Pawty will be hosted by A Wiggle and a Wag Grooming Spa. Come join us for our costume pawty. All contestants will be judged and there will be prizes. The pups will have a spooky cake and treats to take home. So come join the fun. Millbrook Baptist Church’s Fall Festival is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Join us for free hot dogs, chips, drinks, popcorn, boiled peanuts, horse rides, train rides, games and plenty of candy. There’s fun for the whole family. Call 334-285-4731 for more information. The Light the Night Community Outreach Carnival at Living Water Worship Centerwill be from 6 to 8 p.m. It’s a free event with a safe environment, games, candy, fun and faith A parent must accompany children.

Saturday Oct. 27

SweetDreamz Trunk and Treat will be held at 6 p.m. at the Wetumpka O’Reilly’s. We will be doing a Trunk and Treat, so bring out your family and kids to enjoy a good car scene and for the kids to gather a lot of candy while they look at some cool cars. 2018 Alabama Kayak Fishing Classic is set for 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s back. Let’s have a fun time hanging out and fishing along the banks of the Coosa River. The event is hosted by Alabama Kayak Anglers.

Sunday Oct. 28

Trunk or Treat will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Wetumpka from 4 to 6 p.m. in the church parking lot. Call Judy Morrow for more information at 334569-3757.

Monday November 12

“Veterans Are Heroes” will be held at Eclectic Warehouse at 2 p.m. We want to show our patriotism and appreciation to our veterans. Our special speaker will be Air Force MSG Krystal Rankin, a hometown girl. Please come and help us show our love for our community and America! Contact SGM Harold Dunson (Ret) 334452- 1405 for more information.

Monday Oct. 29

Wetumpka Candy Walk will be behind the city administration building from 5 to 7 p.m. Local businesses offer local children the opportunity to trick or treat at the banks of the Coosa River. This event is free to

Wind Creek holding annual Fall Festival this weekend By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

One of the busiest weekends of the year at Wind Creek State Park is coming up, as the park prepares for its 12th annual Fall Festival celebration this Saturday. “All of our 586 campsites have been booked up for this weekend,” Wind Creek superintendent Bruce Adams said. “We try to hold it every year on the third weekend in October. We try to avoid having it on Halloween weekend.” Adams said the fun begins for campers Friday evening, with a pumpkin carving contest and educational presentation, while there may also be a movie scheduled if there is good weather that evening. The main event kicks off Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. with a 5K run. There will be a carnival set up in the equine camping area opening at 12:30 p.m. The carnival includes rides, inflatables and a game area where guests can earn tickets to

win prizes. The carnival will be followed by a costume parade at 4:30 at the playground, trick-or-treating from 5:30 to 6:30 and hayrides to start at 7 p.m. Judging of the campsites decorated for Halloween will also begin at 7 p.m. While Adams said there is a lot of labor involved in putting the festival together, he feels it is well worth it, giving everyone in attendance the chance to have fun in a family-friendly environment. “Everyone enjoys it. We hear a lot of positive reactions from everybody,” Adams said. “We already have people booking campsites for next year’s festival.” In some regards, Adams said the weekend of the Fall Festival is the busiest weekend of the year at the park, even more so than the Labor Day weekend. He estimated the event averages between 3,500 and 4,000 people on Saturday, while some campers were already setting up their decorations Monday after-

noon. For those who want to attend the fall festival but have not reserved a camping spot, Adams said the day use fee will apply for park guests. “While it takes a lot to set it up and clean up afterwards, we really enjoy putting this on,” Adams said.

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STRONG COMEBACK Foster thriving after shoulder surgery By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

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Elmore County’s Shakwan Bickley is one of the many players making an impact on both sides of the ball for the Panthers

Panthers break from region play after securing playoff spot By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

With three weeks remaining in the regular season, Elmore County has already secured its spot in the postseason. Now, the Panthers have reached their top goal for the season but there is still more to accomplish and coach Jordan Cantrell said the team can’t get complacent. “We knew last week was a big week for our team and for our community,” Cantrell said. “It was an exciting night. We just have to keep building on that.” Elmore County (5-2, 3-2) hosts Dallas County on Friday night in a non-region battle. The Panthers have never lost to Dallas County but the two teams have not met since 2013. The Hornets have struggled this season and are winless after seven games. Only one of the team’s losses has been decided by one possession or less. Dallas County has had problems on both sides of the ball, being outscored 219-44 in its seven losses this season. “They’ve had a tough time but we’ve got to get to work,” Cantrell said. “They’re very athletic on both sides of the ball. They’re very big up front too.” Dallas County has had to use three different quarterbacks this season due to health issues and the Panthers are still unsure what they will see from the Hornet offense this week. Three-year starter Octavious Palmer has been out since dislocating his hip in a preseason jamboree. Backup Patrick Callens was forced to sit out two weeks with an illness but he will be expected back in the starting role this week. Opponents have picked apart Dallas County’s defense this season. In a 34-6 loss to Greensboro, the Hornets allowed 310 See PANTHERS • Page 12

For six months, Mirriam Foster was on the volleyball court playing through the pain of a torn labrum in her right shoulder. When the 2017 high school season ended, Foster joined her club team and finished another season before making the decision to have a surgery to repair the shoulder. “I knew she was having trouble with the shoulder at the end of last season,” Elmore County coach Kim Moncrief said. “But she’s come back strong and has improved a lot over the last two months.” Foster, a junior, said the injury came from the constant motion of volleyball. She had the surgery at the end of April and was not fully cleared to return to the court until the first week of August. “It was really tough for me,” Foster said. “I had my team encouraging me though. My coach and my family kept telling me it would be better and it would be worth it once it was all over.” Despite not being able to hit with her dominant right hand, Foster was a big part of the team during the

offseason. According to Moncrief, Foster was always at the 6 a.m. team workouts over the summer despite not being able to participate. Foster said watching the team helped her come back stronger. “It made me a better player,” Foster said. “I appreciated it more and it made me realize how much I enjoy the sport.” Foster still found her way on to the court before the start of the season. She saw a different side of the game when she began playing with her one good shoulder before she fully recovered. Moncrief said Foster was serving and hitting the ball with her left hand by the end of the offseason. Elmore County lost seven seniors from last year’s squad and needed to fill leadership roles at the varsity level. Foster’s ability to fight through the injury and get back to the court made her stand out to her teammates. “They noticed it,” Foster said. “She backs up her strong personality with putting in the work on the floor. The girls see that attitude and work ethic can make a difference.” See FOSTER • Page 12 File / The Observer

Elmore County’s Mirriam Foster has returned with a vengeance after having shoulder surgery during the offseason.

Area hoops teams begin practice as season nears By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

Monday marked the official start of the season for winter sports and that meant some players made their way to the basketball court for the first practice of the year. However, with one month to go before games begin, some teams had to deal with missing players as fall sports wrap up and had to delay the start of practice. Elmore County coach Rodney Taylor said the team will continue to focus on the football team until the season ends before turning the attention to the court. Taylor is entering his first season as coach of the Panthers boys team. Elmore County has eight players who also play football. Taylor is the defensive coordinator for the playoff-bound Panthers and said he is hoping the football team is still play-

Elmore County Player of the Week

Kalvin Levett shows off dual-threat abilities in win about how efficient you are when you throw it,” Tallassee coach Mike Battles said. “And he was very effiTallassee won its second cient.” straight game last week with The Tigers averaged 19.3 a 39-14 victory at Rehobeth yards per reception. During on Friday night. The Tigers his first season as a quartergained 542 yards of offense back, Levett has seen huge against the winless Rebels Levett improvement in his downand were led by Kalvin field passing. He connected Levett’s top performance of the seawith Markevious Mathews for a son so far. 50-yard pass, his longest of the night, “You can’t go out and just expect and had two completions of 25-plus to have a big game,” Levett said. yards to Trent Cochran-Gill. “You just have to give it your best “I wish we had him for two or on every play and make something three more years now,” Battles said. happen. You can’t underestimate “He threw some tremendous passes. anyone.” We put ourselves in bad situations on Levett, who is the Elmore County offense because of penalties but then Player of the Week, had his most to have Kalvin step back and throw a efficient night throwing the ball in 45-yard pass to hit the guy. It’s made the win, despite not throwing for a big difference.” a touchdown pass. He completed Despite his big performance in 10 of his 11 pass attempts for 193 the passing game, Levett made the yards, connecting with five different biggest impact on the game using receivers during the game. Levett’s his legs. On just 11 rushing attempts, performance through the air helped Levett ran for 184 yards and two opened up the ground attack for the touchdowns. His first score came on Tigers, who ran for 349 yards and a 65-yard run in the first five minutes six touchdowns. of the game. “It’s not about how many times See LEVETT • Page 12 you throw the ball in a game, it’s

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Elmore County’s Dalton Odom runs the point last year. The Panthers kicked off practice under new head coach Rodney Taylor.

ing so the basketball team has to cancel its season opener, which is scheduled for Nov. 16. “I’ve already told them that as soon as football is over, my full focus will be on basketball,” Taylor said. “But in basketball, there are so many

games so it is about playing our best in February. So, we can focus on what we need to right now.” Tallassee had both teams return to the court to start the season. And even with the missing players, the excitement has started to build.

“There’s a lot of excitement coming off the area championship,” Tallassee coach Keiven Mixson said. “It makes it tough having to prepare for the first six or eight games without the football players but I think it makes you better.” The Tigers won eight of their final nine games last season and finished 14-12 before losing just three seniors from last year’s squad. However, Tallassee was missing three players who will be with the football team until the end of the season. Mixson said the team is focusing on fundamentals as the Tigers start their practice shorthanded. Tallassee still had 11 players at its first practice as the team works through defense and fast break drills before starting to put in the game plan and set plays. The Tallassee girls team had to deal with some See HOOPS • Page 12

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Regions far from settled as season winds down By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

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There are just three weeks left in the regular season and postseason spots are beginning to fill up as region play comes to a close. Elmore County secured its spot in the playoffs with last week’s win over Childersburg but the Panthers could land anywhere from first to fourth in the standings. Class 4A Region 4 has been jumbled together all season as teams struggled away from home. Each team gets three of its six regions games at its own field but the teams that can steal one on the road will be the ones sitting on top of the region at the end of the season. Lincoln and Talladega, which currently sit tied for the lead in the region with a 3-1 record, are the only two teams with a road region win. Elmore County is 3-2 with a game at Lincoln wrapping up region play next week. Handley and Holtville appear to be the two teams fighting for the final postseason spot but Leeds and Childersburg still have a chance as well. There are just two weeks remaining in region play so here is our

Elmore County clinched a playoff spot with its win over Childersburg last week and still have a chance to host a playoff game this season.

breakdown of where the Panthers can still finish in the region. With Elmore County already clinching a position, the only thing left to determine is its seeding. If the Panthers defeat Lincoln next week, their 4-2 region record would be good enough for at least the two seed and a home playoff game.

ASWA FOOTBALL POLL CLASS 7A Team (first-place); W-L; Pts 1. Central-Phenix City (25); 8-0; 309 2. Thompson (1); 6-1; 215 3. Auburn; 7-0; 201 4. Hoover; 5-2; 176 5. Mountain Brook; 7-0; 174 6. Hewitt-Trussville; 6-2; 128 7. Austin; 6-1; 101 8. Theodore; 6-1; 90 9. McGill-Toolen; 5-2; 41 10. James Clemens; 5-2; 37 Others receiving votes: Fairhope (6-2) 5, Bob Jones (5-3) 2, Vestavia Hills (4-3) 2, Prattville (5-2) 1. CLASS 6A 1. Pinson Valley (23); 6-1; 303 2. Spanish Fort (1); 6-1; 215 3. Saraland (1); 8-0; 209 4. Clay-Chalkville; 6-1; 177 5. Hartselle (1); 7-0; 156 6. Oxford; 6-1; 125 7. Wetumpka; 7-1; 123 8. Homewood; 6-1; 69 9. Jackson-Olin; 7-0; 60 10. McAdory; 8-0; 22 Others receiving votes: Muscle Shoals (6-2) 7, Stanhope Elmore (5-3) 5, Athens (6-1) 4, Opelika (3-4) 3, Carver-Montgomery (7-1) 2, Fort Payne (4-3) 1, Hueytown (6-1) 1. CLASS 5A 1. Vigor (18); 7-0; 288 2. Etowah (7); 8-0; 249 3. Briarwood (1); 6-1; 211 4. Demopolis; 6-1; 167 5. Madison Aca.; 6-1; 151 6. Greenville; 6-1; 126 7. Mortimer Jordan; 7-1; 100 8. Ramsay; 7-1; 74 9. Russellville; 7-0; 49 10. Tallassee; 5-2; 22 Others receiving votes: Carroll-Ozark (4-2) 15, Boaz (7-1) 12, Brewer (6-1) 5, Bibb Co. (6-2) 4, East Limestone (5-2) 4, Jasper (6-1) 3, Citronelle (5-2) 2. CLASS 4A 1. UMS-Wright (25); 7-0; 307 2. Hokes Bluff (1); 7-0; 232 3. Jacksonville; 8-0; 197 4. Fayette County; 6-1; 172 5. Brooks; 6-1; 150 6. American Christian; 7-0; 137 7. North Jackson; 7-0; 129 8. Headland; 7-0; 57 9. CatholicMontgomery; 6-2; 54 10. Northside; 7-1; 29 Others receiving votes: Escambia Co. (5-2) 4, Good Hope (6-1) 4, Montevallo (6-1) 3, Andalusia (4-4)

2, Handley (3-4) 2, Oneonta (5-2) 2, DAR (5-2) 1. CLASS 3A 1. Saks (24); 7-0; 306 2. Mobile Chr. (2); 5-1; 229 3. Randolph Co.; 6-1; 190 4. Winfield; 8-0; 175 5. Piedmont; 5-2; 150 6. Thomasville; 6-1; 123 7. Fultondale; 6-1; 121 8. Gordo; 5-2; 66 9. WestminsterHuntsville; 7-0; 59 10. Pike Co.; 6-1; 28 Others receiving votes: T.R. Miller (5-2) 18, Geraldine (6-1) 8, Providence Chr. (7-1) 4, Midfield (5-1) 3, St. James (6-1) 2. CLASS 2A 1. Fyffe (26); 7-0; 312 2. Ohatchee; 6-0; 217 3. Reeltown; 7-1; 200 4. Cottage Hill; 7-0; 174 5. Thorsby; 7-1; 144 6. Luverne; 6-1; 114 7. Aliceville; 6-1; 96 8. Highland Home; 6-1; 67 9. Abbeville; 6-1; 65 10. Ranburne; 6-1; 24 Others receiving votes: Collinsville (6-1) 17, North Sand Mountain (6-1) 15, Leroy (4-3) 12, Addison (6-2) 8, LaFayette (4-3) 8, Ariton (4-3) 4, Cedar Bluff (5-2) 3, New Brockton (4-3) 1, Red Bay (5-2) 1. CLASS 1A 1. Lanett (19); 6-1; 290 2. Linden (6); 7-0; 247 3. Maplesville; 6-1; 194 4. St. Luke’s; 6-1; 160 5. South Lamar; 7-0; 151 6. Georgiana; 7-1; 141 7. Marengo; 7-1; 95 8. Falkville (1); 8-0; 88 9. Elba; 5-1; 56 10. Mars Hill Bible; 6-1; 36 Others receiving votes: Wadley (5-1) 16, Spring Garden (6-1) 4, R.A. Hubbard (6-2) 2, Waterloo (7-1) 2. AISA 1. Autauga Academy. (20); 7-1; 294 2. Monroe Academy. (6); 9-0; 243 3. Chambers Academy; 9-0; 200 4. Bessemer Academy; 6-3; 170 5. Escambia Academy; 6-2; 142 6. Morgan Academy; 7-2; 113 7. Tuscaloosa Academy; 6-2; 102 8. Pike Liberal Arts; 8-1; 95 9. Crenshaw Christian; 7-1; 85 10. Edgewood; 6-2; 23 Others receiving votes: Macon-East (6-2) 5, Marengo Aca. (4-5) 3, Wilcox Aca. (6-2) 3, Glenwood (3-5) 2, South Choctaw Aca. (5-4) 1, Southern Aca. (5-2) 1.

Elmore County can still win a region championship but it will need a lot of help to earn the top seed. Talladega would need to lose its final two games to Holtville and Handley plus Handley would have to lose this week at home against Leeds. If those results happen and the Panthers beat Lincoln, the program would be celebrating its

first region title since 2008. However, if Elmore County falls to Lincoln next week, the Panthers will know they will be going on the road in the first week of the playoffs. The team would sit at 3-3 and that is when the tiebreakers would begin. Elmore County holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over Leeds, Holtville and

Childersburg, all of which can still finish 3-3. If Talladega or Handley finishes 3-3, it would be put ahead of the Panthers. Holtville is currently sitting on the outside looking in and will need some help to make the postseason. The Bulldogs will first need a win in this week’s game against Talladega. They would wrap up region play with a 3-3 record and would need Handley to lose its final two region games of the regular season. Holtville would then need Childersburg to defeat Leeds. The Bulldogs can still finish as high as second in the region and with the chaos this region has brought for the last six weeks, there is nothing off the table. As for the rest of the region, Lincoln can clinch a region title by winning out since the Bears hold the tiebreaker over Talladega. Handley also has a chance at the region championship but with games against Leeds and Talladega looming, it may be more likely the Tigers miss the playoffs entirely. Childersburg and Leeds both have to win out to have a chance at the region’s fourth seed.

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rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns. Elmore County will be looking to use its rushing attack to have the same success Friday. Cantrell said he was impressed with his team’s ability to bounce back from the loss to Handley to get a win last week. Now, the team has a very different situation but the players know the importance of staying focused. “We have to keep making the turns and be mentally tougher and physically tougher,” Cantrell said. “We just have to keep working toward the mark and not be complacent about making the playoffs.” The Panthers have talked about the opportunity they have to not just make the playoffs but to host a postseason game then go as far as possible. Cantrell said that kind of playoff mindset has to begin now. “Now we want to move up the ladder,” Cantrell said. “We don’t want to just be satisfied in playing 11 games, we want to play more than that.” Elmore County has seen its fair share of close contests this season, having won three of its five games by a single

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Landon Maynard and the Elmore County defense have only allowed seven total points in two non-region games this season.

touchdown. Cantrell said the closegame experience is good to have but it would be nice to outscore the opponent by more than three points per game. “When we enter the fourth quarter in a tight game, we’re very confident,” Cantrell said. “Of course, we would like to have a wider margin. But that says a

lot about the team and the turn we’ve taken in the last year.” The Panthers are 2-0 in non-region games this season. With tiebreakers likely looming in Class 4A Region 4, non-region wins can be the difference in a four seed or a two seed for Elmore County.

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missing players of its own but new coach Terrel Brown said it was important to get out for practice. “It was great to finally have the team out on the court,” Brown said. “We had nine girls at the first practice and three more playing volleyball.” Brown said he uses the first week of practice to work on fundamentals and conditioning to get the team into game shape. The Tigers are expected to play a fast pace game which includes a full-court press and Brown said they’re going to need every girl on the roster. The Tigers begin the season with a road trip to Auburn and Brown said the team is already showing excitement for the challenge. “What a way to welcome me back to coaching,” Brown said. “But the girls have shown no fear and that gets me excited to coach a team that is not afraid.”

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Elmore County’s Mirriam Foster had one of her biggest games of the season in a win over Holtville at the annual ECHS Block Party.

Foster As the 2018 season began, Foster found her way back into the starting rotation for the Panthers. She had two kills in wins over Montgomery Catholic and Horseshoe Bend to start the season. As the season progressed, Foster began to put her mark on the team’s strong attack. Foster finished with nine

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kills in back to back matches at the beginning of October. During the ECHS Block Party, Foster finished second on the team with 27 total kills in five matches, including eight in the semifinal win over Holtville. “This has been a good season for her to show what she can do,” Moncrief said. “I

Levett “I was just trying to make a big play right off the bat,” Levett said. “Coach wanted us to start off quick.” Levett finished the game with 22 total offensive plays recorded: 11 pass attempts and 11 rush attempts. On those 22 plays, the Tigers averaged 17.3 yards.

know that she will continue to work and step up. She just wants to win. It means a lot to her.” Foster and the Panthers still have plenty to play for this year with postseason play beginning next week. The team has high expectations as it looks for its ninth consecutive area title.

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Levett’s big play ability and consistent play have helped Tallassee find an offensive rhythm this season. Battles, a 22-year coaching veteran, said players with Levett’s skill and mindset make things easier on the coaches. Battles compared Levett to Zac Stacy,

a former player of Battles at Bibb County, who went on to play for the St. Louis Rams in the NFL. “(Stacy) could do everything,” Battles said. “Kalvin is a lot like him because he can do so much. He’s just one of those athletes that doesn’t come around often.”

Levett said having big performances is a great feeling but he is looking for more improvement as the regular season ends. “I just want to continue to get better,” Levett said. “Teams are going to get harder in the playoffs so we have to be ready.”

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