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Classroom facelift gets student Eagle Scout By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Tallassee High School junior Jake Sharpe was wondering if his timing was right for an Eagle Scout project. Afterall the COVID-19 pandemic was closing the door on project-based opportunities for to achieve the highest of ranks in the Scouts BSA. “I called countless places — animal shelters, homeless shelters, food banks, and 90 percent I didn’t get a call back,” Sharpe said. “There was just nobody. Then those I did get calls back from, they said they weren’t taking volunteers.”

Sharpe’s mother Tara said it took a little push from her to find something else to meet the Eagle Scout project requirements. “It was difficult — hardly anyone was letting in volunteers,” Tara said. “Other projects he tried to start, got canceled. He was like, ‘Is this even the time?’ I was like, ‘You let it sit and it will sit forever.’” Some organizations said Jake could volunteer, but that wouldn’t work. “As you progress through the ranks, there are plenty of service hours that you have do and more,” Jake said. “The project is a dedicated thing that you do to prove that you

are a leader of a group of people.” Striking out elsewhere, Jake quickly realized a project under his nose in the halls of Tallassee High School — a classroom facelift for Spanish teacher Cayla Baker. “They were in the process of tearing down the old building and they had just let that building know they were not going to be renovated,” Tara said. “It was kind of a double whammy. They thought they were going to get this new building and then it was like, no sorry you’re not. Jake was like I got you.” Jake put together a team and See FACELIFT, Page A3

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Jake Sharpe, center, poses with classmates and friends who helped with his Classroom Facelift and Eagle Scout Project.

McMichael to retire from sheriff’s department By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

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The Tallassee Fire Department responded to a fire at a home on Third Street Monday evening.There were no injuries reported in the blaze.The Friendship and Reeltown volunteer fire departments provided mutual assistance.

It’s a good time to check the smoke detectors in your home By CARMEN RODGERS BUREAU CHIEF Daylight savings time ended this weekend. Now that those clocks have been reset, it is a good time to check the smoke detectors in your home as well. The Red Cross responds to 27% more home fires in November-March than in warmer months. According to the National Fire Protection Association, home fires are most common in cooler months when people spend more time inside, and cooking and heating equipment are the

leading causes of these crises. “Every day, people’s lives are devastated by home fires — a threat that’s increasing as winter approaches,” said Damon Summers, Regional Disaster Officer. “Help keep your family safe now by testing your smoke alarms and practicing your two-minute fire escape drill.” It is a good time to test your smoke alarms and practice your two-minute home fire escape drill. A two-minute fire escape plan is important because that is the amount of time that experts say you may have to get out before

it’s too late. It is also a good time to teach children what a smoke alarm sounds like and talk to them about fire safety and what to do in an emergency. It’s best to place smoke alarms on each level of the home, including inside and outside the bedrooms and sleeping areas. Test alarms monthly and change the batteries at least once a year, if your model requires it. Check the manufacturer’s date of See SMOKE, Page A3

For 30 years David McMicheal has worn the uniform of a Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s deputy. Nov. 30 will be his last day as the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department chief deputy. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett believes McMicheal may have come with the building at the Tallapoosa County Jail. “It’s bittersweet — for 27 years I’ve looked into that office across from me and he has been there,” Abbett said. “He was there before I got there. He is very loyal to this department.” Abbett joked before recognizing McMichael at a recent Tallapoosa County Commission meeting. “He usually tells me what to do,” Abbett said. “David, come forward.” McMichael has done just about everything in his 30 years at the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s See RETIRE, Page A3

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Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett, left, recognizes chief deputy David McMichael as he retires Nov. 30.

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Support your local animal shelter during Animal Shelter Appreciation

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By REA CORD Executive Director

Kid Rock is a male Lab/Heeler looking mix, six-months old and will be in the 40 lb range when fully grown. Kid Rock loves tummy rubs, playing with toys and hanging outside with his people. He is good with other dogs, cats and children. Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs & $50 for cats under one-year-old; cats over one-year-old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough, free health exam with your participating veterinarian. If you are interested in meeting Kid Rock or any of our pets, please first email us at hselco@bellsouth.net for our Adoption Application. Once that is cleared, we will coordinate with you to set up an appointment to meet & adopt. We are located at 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, our phone number is 334-567-3377 and our website is www.elmorehumane.org for more information.

This is National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, and all across our country, animal shelter staffs are working tirelessly helping the seemingly never-ending flood of homeless and unwanted pets day in and day out. Shelters provide a place for homeless and unwanted animals to go when no one else can take them in — the young ones, old ones, nice pets, vicious & scared, diseased, injured, starved, healthy — shelters see them all. No matter where you live there is likely a Shelter in your area deserving of a bit of thanks. The #1 thing every pet owner can do to support shelters is to be a responsible pet owner: A. Responsible owners keeping their pet safely at home so it does not get lost or injured adding to the load for Animal Control Officers, citizens and Shelters alike. B. Responsible owners see to their pet’s physical and mental well-being so that they will live long and happy lives with the same family. C. Responsible owners see to the medical needs of their pet, especially preventive Veterinary

Care (vaccinations, parasite prevention to include heartworm prevention) to keep them healthy. Preventive care can D. Responsible owners will spay or neuter their pet to prevent yet more unwanted litters — 60% of our Shelter’s intake is under six-months old so we know well the impact of unwanted litters of puppies and kittens. E. Responsible owners do their homework before getting a pet so that it will be a good ‘fit’ for their family and lifestyle and not end up needing to be rehomed due to a spur of the moment or ill-informed decision. F. Responsible owners educate their children on interacting with pets and helping in their care. After all, today’s children are tomorrow’s pet owners/advocates. Responsible pet owners keep pets from coming into Shelters in the first place which needs to be the primary goal of our communities. True success in the Animal Sheltering world would be LESS need of our services, not more. Shelters also need your moral support as what they deal with every day is very often overwhelming, heartbreaking and extremely frustrating. Shelter staff live the reality of far more animals coming

in than are going out but not for their lack of trying. Unsocialized, scared, injured, diseased and dangerous animals are sadly a daily occurrence making Shelter work also quite hazardous for the staff. Shelter work is a field very often taken for granted by the public and all but ignored too often by community leadership. If your community did not have a Shelter, then where would those often dozens or more animals a day go? Our Shelter averages 13 animals coming in every single day we are open with far too many days having 25-30 or even more. In large cities those daily intake numbers are in the hundreds! Think about that! As most shelters are nonprofit organizations, of course they can also use your financial support whether that be by donating money, food, supplies, your time, and your advocacy. Just like every home and business, costs for utilities, pet food and supplies, wages, facility upkeep, insurance, vehicles, fuel costs and more keep going up. Your support helps ensure that your community will have a Shelter as adopting and rescuing many pets starts with them having a place to go in the first place.

Elmore County receives Pavement Preservation Award SUBMITTED

During the County Commission meeting on Monday, October 25, 2021, the Elmore County Commission received the 2021 James B. Sorenson Award for Excellence in Pavement Preservation from the Foundation for Pavement Preservation, FP2. The presentation was made by FP2 Executive Director Jim Moulthrop

and FP2 President Tim Harawood. In July, Ergon Asphalt and Emulsion nominated Elmore County for the 2021 James B. Sorenson Excellence in Preservation Award. The county has invested in various pavement preservation methods over the past 17 years and as a result has been able to increase the number of roads in good condition, which is a rating of 80 and above,

from 45 percent in 2004 to 75 percent in 2021. “With the full support from the County Commission, the county was able to develop a plan to first ensure the roads stay in good shape, and then allocate funds toward treating a percentage of the bad roads. This was not just one program, but a completely new approach to maintenance. Moving from a worst first approach to a more proactive program has allowed the citizens of our county to enjoy better roads throughout the county,” Elmore

County’s Chief Operations Officer Richie Beyer said. The commission takes a preemptive approach to paving. “The concept of pavement preservation has been one that the Elmore County Commission has embraced. Being proactive in addressing our road and bridge infrastructure us a key principle to our staff and the County Commission. Given our resource limitations, it only makes sense to manage our system under the principles of pavement preservation to maximize the

investments being made with our citizens”, stated County Commission Chairman Troy Stubbs. The key to a successful program Beyer mentioned during the presentation was the team effort. “From the support and buy in at the County Commissioner level to the innovation and development of the program at the engineering and maintenance level, the establishment and success of this program wouldn’t have happened without a cooperative team environment. The Commissioners have to be able

to explain why a good or fair road receives work before a really poor condition road on many cases. Our staff is challenged everyday to improve and evaluate each and every process that we implement so we can be as progressive in our maintenance activities as possible. Some days it’s tough when people don’t understand the overall goal, but when you look at the overall data advancements are being made with a fraction of the resources needed to address all our needs,” stated Beyer.

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• A hit and run accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• A domestic incident was reported on Gen. Chappy James Street. • Assistance was given to another agency on Kent Road. • Animal control was requested on Gilmer Avenue. • Reckless driving was reported on Third Avenue. • Reckless driving was reported on Indian Trail. • Debris was reported in the roadway on Gilmer Avenue. • A juvenile complaint was filed on South Dubois Street. • A white female was arrested on Gilmer Avenue. Nov. 6 • An intoxicated person was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A domestic incident was reported on Second Avenue. • A prowler was reported on Jacob Court.

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• Suspicious activity was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Assistance was given during a medical call on Whatley Drive. • Two white females were arrested and transported to the Tallapoosa County Jail. • A traffic accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A runaway juvenile was reported on Wall Street. • A traffic accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Grimes Street.

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• A suspicious activity was reported on Kelly Place. • A suspicious person was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Gunfire was reported on Potts Drive. • A traffic accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • A vehicle accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Reckless driving was reported on Ashurt Avenue. • Animal control was requested on Lower Tuskegee Road. • Reckless driving was reported on Grimes Street. • An animal bite was reported on Ashurst Bar Road. • A vehicle accident was reported on

• Trespassing was reported on Sims Avenue. • Assistance was given during a medical on Little Road. • Disorderly conduct was reported on Friendship Road. • Elder abuse was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Theft was reported on Gilmer Avenue. • Debris was reported in the roadway on Barnett Boulevard. • A white male was arrested on Free-

Gilmer Avenue. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Barnett Boulevard. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on outer Drive. • A white male was arrested on First Street.

NOV. 1

• Theft was reported on Cotton Ridge Road. • A stolen vehicle was recovered on East Patton Street. • Assistance was given to medics on Little Road. • Suspicious activity was reported on Peachwood Drive. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on North Ann Avenue. • A suspicious vehicle was reported on Outer Drive. • Theft was reported on Truman Street. • A vehicle accident was reported Gilmer Avenue. • Suspicious subjects were reported on Outer Drive. • A Black male was arrested for theft on Gilmer Avenue. • Two white males were arrested on Macedonia Road.

WETUMPKA POLICE DEPARTMENT NOV. 1

• Harassment was reported on Welch Drive.

OCT. 29

• Identity theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231. • Harassment was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

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Commission approves a one-time pay raise By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

All Tallapoosa County employees will receive a little extra pay for Christmas. The Tallapoosa County approved a one-time pay raise for all county employees. Commissioner George Carleton made a motion to give every county employee, full-time and part-time, a one time pay raise of $750. The idea brought discussion among the commissioners before they ultimately approved the measure unanimously at a Monday Tallapoosa County Commission meeting. “I know we are in great financial position,” commissioner T.C. Coley said. “The same amount for full-time and parttime, I get a little concerned about the message that gives our full-time personnel — nothing personal. It’s just I prefer we give part-time one amount and full-time another amount.” Other members of the commission said the amount recognizes the work all county employees perform for the citizens of Tallapoosa County. “The way I look at it with the part-time people I have working (in my

district), they are just as dependable as our fulltime people,” commissioner John McKelvey said. “In fact, they volunteer to help the county and not get paid for it. During the storm duty, they came in and worked side-by-side with our folks. They donated their time.” Courthouse Updates Tallapoosa County sheriff Jimmy Abbett explained to the commission the courtroom at the Tallapoosa County Courthouse in Dadeville will look a little different in several months. Almost two years ago the commission approved changes with funding from the state court system. Abbett informed the commission work is about to begin. “They have signed the contracts for doing the work,” Abbett said. “It will take them about seven months to build and about two weeks to put it in. They will be taking some of the furniture and having it recovered.” Abbett said a $36,000 grant to replace the x-ray machine at the Tallapoosa Courthouse Annex in Alexander City had been approved. Abbett said the machine had been in use since the county started using the

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‘Project Classroom Facelift’ started. “I took it upon myself to fix the cracks, fix the holes,” Jake said. “We painted it and reorganized all the stuff. There were some shelves that go back to when it was a kindergarten room in 1956. We got all the gum up.” THE SCOUTING START Jake’s scouting adventure almost didn’t happen, but Jake was seven and wanted to play with his friend, Jacob Hutto, who was involved in Cub Scouts. “He was an inside kind of kid,” Tara said. “I was like OK, but he really loved his friend and wanted to play together. Jacob was busy with scouting, so for Jake to play with Jacob, he had to go to scouts.” After a couple of years in Cub Scouts, Jake made a decision to stick with scouting.

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Department. “He served the department in managing all divisions within the department,” Abbett said. “He initiated the first SWAT team within the department with response to major incidents.” McMichael also served as the software system’s administrator helping

building. Bids will be let soon but Abbett said supply issues might delay the project. The commission approved extending a franchise agreement with Charter Communications. The current agreement expires in February 2020. The new agreement applies a 5 percent franchise fee for the next 10 years with an option to extend it another 5 years at the agreement of both parties. During the meeting commissioners also questioned Charter representative Robert Smith about extending service into rural areas. Smith said the past two years have been challenging as people have moved and requested broadband service. Smith told commissioners Charter looks at things such as return on investment and available grants and subsidies when expanding its service area. In other action, the Tallapoosa County Commission: • Entered an executive session to discuss pending litigation for 1 hour and 30 minutes. It took no action when it returned to regular session. • Approved minutes of the Oct. 12 meeting

“After I got to Boy Scouts I realized Cub Scouts is not really a good representation of what scouting really is,” Jake said. “Where I really learned about what scouting is at a camp, a week long summer camp called Woodlore Camping School. I learned so much about myself and leadership there. It changed my life.” Jake’s mother questioned dropping him off for the week-long summer camp, something Jake hadn’t yet experienced. “When you dropped them off, they had a two-and-half mile walk with all their equipment — they had to carry it all,” Tara said. “It rained for the first four days. Jake quickly added, “Monsoon.” From there Jake had to use his knowledge of knots and other skills acquired in scouting to build tents from tarps and ropes. Jake had a chance to wave the white flag on the next to last day of Woodlore. “They had a family day on Saturday and I was begging them to take me home, but they were like, ‘Just one more night and stick through it,’”

develop programs including computer aid dispatch, jail management, civil process and pistol permit license and inventory/evidence management programs. McMicheal also conducted public presentations including instruction of the Rape Aggression Defense Education Program. McMichael served as the Tallapoosa County Jail administrator for six years and was responsi-

• Approved warrants and purchase orders • Approved a bid for mailing services for the Tallapoosa County Probate Judge’s Office and the Tallapoosa County Revenue Commissioner’s Office • Approved the 2022 holiday schedule • Approved for Friday after Thanksgiving to be a holiday • Approved the 2022 meeting schedule of the Tallapoosa County Commission • Authorized the sheriff to apply for an Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Law Enforcement Grant in the amount of $24,000 • Approved a budget amendment for the purchase of the boat in the amount of $25,930 for the appraisal department. The boat was budgeted and bid last year but due to supply issues, just invoiced. • Was reminded the courthouses of Tallapoosa County would be closed Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day and Nov. 25 - 26 in observance of Thanksgiving The next meeting of the Tallapoosa County Commission is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13.

Jake said. “Looking back, I’m so glad I made it through.” Tara noticed a difference in Jake after the rain soaked week-long camp. “He came back a different kid,” Tara said. “He realized it was a personal choice to not raise the white flag and say, ‘Mommy, come get me. My feet are wet. My clothes are wet.’” Even if Woodlore might have scared Jake from scouting, the camp instilled some important skills. “He earned his personal responsibility check in his heart, like if I can get through this, I can get through anything,” Tara said. “It was perfect timing for junior high.” Jake has not only succeeded in Scouts BSA. He is on the Tallassee High School Scholars Bowl team and holds one of the highest GPAs in his class at 4.3. Only a junior, Jake already has an idea of what to do after high school. “I would like to go to Auburn or Alabama,” Jake said. “I really enjoy computers and really enjoy the engineering field.”

ble for the 146-bed adult detention facility. McMichael oversaw correctional officers, registered nurses and administrative assistants while supervising the care, control and custody of pre-trial detainees and sentenced offenders. McMichael served in the U.S. Army for eight years and has provided the playing of TAPS through programs such as Bugles Across Amer-

ica to honor veterans and fallen law enforcement officers. Commissioners thanked McMichael for his service to the citizens of Tallapoosa County. Fred White has been promoted to chief deputy. White has been with the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department since 1998 and previously served as the head of the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force.

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The Tallassee Fire Department responded to a fire at a home on Third Street Monday evening. There were no injuries reported in the blaze. The Friendship and Reeltown volunteer fire departments provided mutual assistance.

your smoke alarms. If detectors are more than 10 years, they should be replaced because components such batteries can become less reliable. Follow your alarm’s manufacturer instructions. Be sure to include at least two ways to exit every room in your home in your fire escape plan. Before an emergency, select a location to meet at a safe distance away from your home, such as your neighbor’s home or landmark like a specific tree in your front yard, where everyone knows to meet. Tailor your escape plan to everyone’s needs in your household. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, install strobe light and bed-shaker alarms to help alert you to a fire. When practicing your plan, include any devices or people that can help you to get out safely. If you cannot afford to purchase smoke alarms or are physically unable to install one, the Red Cross may be able to help. Contact your local Red Cross for help. Due to COVID-19 safety guidelines, smoke alarm installations are limited to where they’re safe to do so. Visit redcross.org/fire for more information.

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The eleventh hour

ur annual Veterans Day assemblies were held over the past week. The public, as always, was invited to join with any and all veterans from all services. This program is one of the highlights of the school year, particularly the one at Southside. Grown men and women, as well as even the most jaded and cynical teen-agers, are always moved to tears by the presentation. The first Veterans Day was celebrated at the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the armistice that ended World War I. In fact, for many years, this holiday was known as Armistice Day. Raymond Weeks of Birmingham, Alabama, was a World War II veteran who pushed hard for this celebration to become a federal holiday. He led the Armistice Day celebrations in his hometown from 1947 until his death in 1985. He petitioned President Dwight Eisenhower to name this observance as a national holiday, which it became in 1954 and has

MICHAEL BIRD Columnist been ever since. The middle school has hosted this assembly for a number of years, with each year increasing in sophistication as far as the number of students involved in numerous activities. We have always had assembly programs for veterans in our community, but the one at the middle school has become the biggest. The school goes out of its way to find veterans and first responders at nursing homes, community centers, armories, military bases, hospitals, and other places throughout the community. Reporters and photographers from radio, television, and newspapers are present. There is a white table ceremony; a slideshow; dance routine; special music; flag and wreath presentation; guest speakers; and more.

Our students have a major part to play, as well. They serve as the masters of ceremonies, flag bearers, “Taps” performers, dancers, and various other roles. The 5th grade classes combine as a 140-member children’s chorus, as they perform patriotic music they have spent weeks rehearsing. There is nothing quite like listening to the innocent voices of children singing these songs. Happy Veterans Day to one and all. If you see a veteran, thank them for their service to our great country. It is because of them that we have the freedom to read this newspaper today and attend school assemblies like the fine ones we hold in this community. My father attended the assembly, and was moved to send this text as he walked to his truck: “Good to be in the South. I can only imagine how raucous his would be in some places if people even tried to show respect.” Amen. Michael Bird is a music teacher and disc jockey in Tallassee.

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Growing up with PBS

et’s talk about the Public Broadcasting Station for a second. The station that brought us Sesame Street, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Reading Rainbow and so many more. Growing up, we didn’t have cable and if the rooftop antennae wouldn’t pick it up, we couldn’t tune it in. I may have missed out on cable service, but the airwaves that the antenna did pick up were pure gold. Fun fact, I share a birthday with Sesame Street. Though it first aired many years before I was born, we both made our debut on Nov. 10. That’s right… happy birthday to us! Sesame Street was my favorite PBS show to watch. And today, we can take some lessons from the show. Sesame Street embraced each character’s differences. It’s what made the show so great. Imagine if it were a cast

CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief of all Big Birds. That would be so boring. Nothing against Big Bird, I adore that tall yellow fellow. The characters are modeled after all different types of personalities. I think I identify with Elmo on most days, Big Bird on others, and Oscar on those tough days. As a kid, when I was absent from school the only television station that I was allowed to watch was PBS. Probably because soap operas or bad talk shows filled most of the other airwaves back then, and remember, we didn’t have cable. In fact, I am about to really

show my age. I was in the 6th grade when we got our first VCR. Then we could at least rent movies. That was an upgrade. My brother and I got it for Christmas, along with a fresh cut version of Crocodile Dundee, courtesy of Santa Claus. But before the VCR, and after it, for the most part, we depended on that rooftop antenna for programming. And I think that is literally what it was doing, programming us as we watched… especially as children. I am thankful I was able to watch PBS programming. I think it has helped me navigate life in many aspects. Not only intellectually, but overall. Not only did the television shows the broadcasting company aired teach positive social skills, but it also taught a lot of real-life of skills. So, here’s to PBS and the informative programing it offers. If you haven’t lately, check it out!

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RIGHT: Tyler McKenzie, left, 8, of Tallassee tosses a raw egg to Cornelius Turner Jr., 5, of Tallassee as the students of Star Seeds After School enjoyed an afternoon outside. BELOW: Khaza Bell, 5, of Tallassee reacts to missing a tossed egg as the students of Star Seeds After School enjoyed an afternoon outside.

CACC graduates can now easily transfer classes to Troy University By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer ALEXANDER CITY — A small hurdle between an associate degree and a four-year college degree has become smaller for Central Alabama Community College (CACC) graduates. Now CACC Trojan graduates can easily become a Troy University Trojan through an agreement of the two colleges signed this week. “CACC’s articulation agreement with Troy assures the acceptance into its baccalaureate degree program in Occupational Education those graduates of CACC’s Associate in Applied Science degree programs with the appropriate admission qualifications,” CACC president Jeff Lynn said. Troy has a Bachelor’s of Science in Occupational Ed-

ucation (BSOE) degree is to provide a pathway for individuals with specialized skills to earn a bachelor’s degree designed to provide expertise in the design, delivery and practice of instructional programs for adults in a variety of professional and technical vocations including online instruction, workforce development, continuing education, higher education and military education. The BSOE combines theory with experience to prepare students as workforce development professionals in a variety of settings and occupations. “A lot of kids don’t know what they want to do,” Troy University vice chancellor Ray White said. “Sometimes after a two-year degree they are still unsure what they might want to do.” The agreement allows students to transfer directly to

Troy even if they take a couple years off after getting an associate degree. “It is an agreement to encourage them to get their education or continue their education regardless of what stage of life they are at,” White said. “The two year degree is a direct translation to the four year degree with this.” White and Lynn said the agreement can possibly help with current teacher shortage. White said the leadership skills developed by those who have worked and served in the military can translate to a teaching career. “They haven’t necessarily thought about teaching,” White said. “It seems to me there are more teachers coming out of the community college system or at least got their start in the community college system. Now they can go to Troy with this articula-

tion agreement and become a teacher in K-12. They could go and teach workforce development too as they might have experience in a trade.” Lynn believes the agreement will help keep young people in the area. Lynn said those high school graduates who work in the community after high school tend to stay in their communities. “We are hoping this will encourage students to go and get their four year degree and come back,” Lynn said. “They can come back to the community as teachers and more.” White said he hopes the agreement will add to the skillsets many in the workforce already have. “We want students to see you can continue your education as an adult,” White said. “You can go to your occupation and come back to finish your bachelor’s degree.”

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More county roads to be improved By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Two Tallapoosa County roads will see new pavement in the next year. Tallapoosa County engineer David Moore is happy to hear a few of the more than 700 miles of county road getting some much needed help. “We have received notice we have received grant funding for some road improvements,” Moore said. “We are very thankful for these. The first is a state grant through [Alabama Department of Transportation.] It will be to patch and resurface Camp ASCCA Road. It is in dire need.” Moore said the county is expected to receive between $350,000 and $400,000 for the work. Camp ASCCA Road is off of Rock Springs Road leading to Alabama’s Special Camp for Children and Adults. Thousands of children and teenagers travel the road with parents and guardians every year to get a

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The Tallapoosa County Commission received grant funding to repair Camp ASCCA Road.

summer camp experience. The road also has many residents. Currently, Camp ASCCA Road is riddled with potholes. “We haven’t got the exact number yet on funding but it’s much needed,” Moore said. Tallapoosa County is also receiving federal funds for work on county roads.

“It’s like we received for County Road 34 East,” Moore said. “This would be to widen the shoulders and do some shoulder safety work on Pearson Chapel Road to help prevent accidents.” Moore said the county should receive close to $850,000 in federal monies. “That is federal funds and will have to be matched with local money,” Moore said. “We have some local monies available for that match.” Moore said the projects funded with federal funds meet special qualifications such as traffic flow and being considered a connector road. The two projects mean more roadwork is being done with funding from outside of Tallapoosa County. “We are excited about those projects,” Moore said. “It is the fourth award in the last couple of years. Hopefully work will be done during 2022.”

Bill Anthony Memorial Battles for the Armory will be held this weekend BY CARMEN RODGERS BUREAU CHIEF

The 24th annual Bill Anthony Memorial Battles for the Armory will be held this weekend, starting Friday, Nov. 12, Saturday, Nov. 13 and Sunday, Nov. 14. This 3-day event starts Friday, with gates opening at 9 a.m. for School Day where there will be numerous demonstrations of life in the 1860s. Some examples of the demonstrations include a blacksmith, field hospital, artillery firing, Tallassee carbine demonstration, soldier campsites, period dancing and more from the time period. Since the number of students will be reduced this year due to COVID-19 concerns, there will also be general admission tours, demonstrations

and living histories during School Day. Admission is $5. Gates also open at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday for general admission. Everyone is encouraged to shop the many sutlers, or time period vendors, tents as well as modern vendors. A Lady’s Tea begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Anthony Barn. Activities at the Lady’s Tea will include a skillet toss contest. Period dress is required. The Period Ball will also be at the barn Saturday night starting at 7 p.m. Period dress is also required for the ball. There will be a period church service starting at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Anthony Barn. There will be both time period food as well as modern food vendors on site each day serving up

bar-b-que, camp stew, hamburgers and more. Carriage Rides over the beautiful Gibson’s View Plantation grounds will be provided along with tours of soldier encampments up until battle time a 2 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. The Battle of Chehaw will be reenacted on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. The Battle of Franklin, Alabama on will be reenacted on Sunday at 2p.m. There will be hundreds of Civil War reenactors on the battlefield each day and numerous cavalry and artillery. A salute to American veterans will be observed at the end of each battle. The general public is invited to attend each day’s activities. Admission is $5. Gibson’s View Plantation is located on Elmore County

Road 4, known locally as Rifle Range Road, which is about 2 miles south of Tallassee. Seating will be provided for the battles, but seating is limited. Lawn chairs are allowed.

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Every worldview has difficulties: More offense is needed in Christian apologetics

s I look on my bookshelf I have books entitled “Difficulties in the Bible” and “Hard Sayings of the Bible” and “The Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties” and “Is the Bible True?” and “Is God a Moral Monster?” and “Why I am a Christian” and “The Complete Book of Bible Answers” and many others. By their titles alone, what is a common theme we see among them? I would say “Defense.” With each of these titles the authors are taking a defensive posture regarding Christianity. The author of the book entitled “Difficulties in the Bible” is responding to those who have a “difficulty” with some of what the Bible says. Another book admits to there being “Hard Sayings” in the Bible. Another book is a virtual “Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties seeking to respond to those who have questions and objections to the Bible, and so on. I believe in each of these books. I have spent the last 18ish years of my life studying apologetics,

providing intellectual reasons for Christianity, and attempting to respond to questions and objections that others have. In fact, I think that if we don’t respond to questions, then we are disobeying parts of the Bible (1 Peter 3:15, Jude 22, etc.). However, I am pondering something regarding these titles: Why are Christians always the ones on the defensive? Why is it that we are the ones writing the books responding to difficulties with our worldview? I certainly do believe that we have good responses and that we should make those responses, but Christianity is not the only worldview that must respond to difficulties. Every worldview has difficulties. Every worldview must respond to difficult questions. Where are the books, for example, entitled “An Encyclopedia of Atheistic Difficulties” or “Difficulties with Atheism” or “8 Difficulties with Non-Christian Worldviews.” Atheism, for example, has numerous difficulties as a worldview. One need not even provide a case for Christianity; simply ask the

atheist a few questions. Here is a list of a few issues/questions that give the atheistic worldview difficulty: 1. How does, literally, everything come from, literally, nothing (“nothing” in the philosophical sense contra Hawkings’ “nothing” of some quantum vacuum)? 2. How do moral values that look objective come from “nothing” which is non-moral? Or, how does a purely naturalistic universe produce Real, Objective moral values such as,“It’s wrong to torture children for the fun of it” (which most people can “see” as objectively wrong at all times). 3. How does the atheist explain that we can “see” that torturing children for the fun of it is objectively wrong and that we can “see” that helping an old lady across the street is objectively right? 4. How does an unguided, blind, nothingness in the universe bring about such beauty (rose, mountain, ocean, newborn, etc.) and complexity (cell, solar system, photosynthe-

sis, etc.)? 5. How does conscious life (mostly humans, but the animals as well) come from that which is non-conscious (nothing)? 6. How does philosophical naturalism (atheism, etc.) adequately explain this irrepressible human desire to be “religious”? Religion has been found in every culture that has ever existed. Where does this belief in the transcendent or this seeking for that which is not seen come from? These questions represent just some of the issues that atheism, for example, has difficulty with. Certainly, there are responses from atheists for each of these questions, but we must simply make ourselves aware that Christians are not the only ones who need to be responding to objections and questions about their worldview. Billy Reinhardt is the pastor of Riverside Heights Baptist Church in Tallassee, AL.

Church Briefs BETHLEHEM EAST BAPTIST CHURCH

Bethlehem East Baptist Church will have all Sunday school classes beginning at 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning followed by regular service at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary. We will continue with Facebook Live Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 11 a.m.

CARRVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Regular hours of service are Sundays- 9 a.m. Sunday School and 10 a.m. Morning Worship. Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. the church offers Children’s Gospel Project, Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Meeting. Regular office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

EAST TALLASSEE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ETUMC’s Rivers Edge Flea Market is now closed. The church will start a new project called Rivers Edge Food Pantry. ETUMC will provide can food, water, dry beans and rice, blankets, and jackets. If you want to donate or help with the cause, call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY

Please join us for Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. when the Rev. Lee Lowery will celebrate the Holy Eucharist. We are asking everyone please to wear a mask. The service will be live streamed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EpiphanyTallassee/ For more information, visit the

Friendship 4345 Friendship Road Liberty Baptist Church 574 Liberty Road Mount Zion Baptist Church 64 Log Circle Providence Primitive Baptist Church 4850 Chana Creek Road Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road River Road 239 Lower Tuskegee Road Riverside Heights Hispanic Mission 495 Little Road Rock Springs 375 Rigsby Road

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

“We are OPEN and everyone is WELCOME! Come worship with us in person Sunday mornings at 8:50 a.m. (contemporary) or 11 a.m. (traditional). Sunday School for all ages is offered Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., and a nursery is available for infants. CHILDREN & YOUTH: meet

through Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. nightly. Thursday night: Pastor Bowe from New Beginning Holiness, Wetumpka. Friday night: Pastor Robinson from House of Prayer, Notasulga. Saturday night: Minister Jones from Lakeland, FL.

GOD’S CONGREGATION HOLINESS CHURCH

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GCHC, located at 508 Jordan Ave. will host a Called Back to Holiness Conference. Everyone is invited. Bishop Gauntt will hold the Pastor Sessions during the day with great teaching of the Bible. Thursday and Friday Services will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Beginning Thursday Oct. 7

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 5412006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754

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Rock Springs Baptist Church 2810 Rock Springs Drive Tallassee First 1279 Friendship Road Tallaweka Baptist Church 1419 Gilmer Avenue Westside Baptist Church 1825 Gilmer Avenue CATHOLIC St Vincent De Paul Parish 620 Gilmer Avenue

CHRISTIAN/OTHER Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ 1072 Muskogee Trail East Tallassee Church of Christ 501 Central Boulevard

Light of Jesus Outreach Ministries 140 Gin Street Macedonia Christian Church 2685 Macedonia Road Mount Olive Congregational Christian Church NACCC 492 Kent Road Oak Heights Church of Christ 74 Manning Circle Tallassee Church of Christ 209 Gilmer Avenue Wind Rain & Fire Ministries International 1201 Gilmer Avenue Vessel Church 84632 Tallassee Highway, Eclectic, AL 36024 God’s Church, Campfire Minis-

Surrounding Area Churches

AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 5678144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

First Presbyterian Church, located at 514 Central Blvd. will host a Veteran’s Day Celebration on Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for all veterans and first responders and their family members.

Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m.; supper is included both days! For more information about our church or the programs we offer, visit our website: fumctallassee.com or call us: 334-283-2195. FUMC Tallassee - 1 Jordan Avenue.”

Tallassee Churches

BAPTIST Bethlehem East 7561 Upper River Road Calvary Baptist Church 293 N Wesson Street Word of Life 501 Sims Avenue Carrville Baptist Church 2436 Notasulga Road East Tallassee Baptist Church 314 Central Boulevard Elam Baptist Church 4686 Notasulga Road First Baptist Church 1279 Friendship Road Flatrock Missionary Baptist Church 1024 Flat Rock Road

24 Herren Hill Road P.O. Box 780061 Tallassee, AL 36078

church website at http://epiphanytallassee.org/

Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 2855545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 569-2825

BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church 2520 Lynwood Dr., Millbrook 2855213

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Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 5142881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-4325 Brookwood Baptist 3111 Grandview Rd., Millbrook 2856792 Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-

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SUNDAYS Sunday School.......................................9:15 AM Worship Service...................................10:25AM Evening Worship...................................5:00 PM Youth & Children’s Bible Study...........5:00 PM WEDNESDAYS Bible Study..............................................6:00 PM Youth & Children’s Bible Study............6:00 PM Children in Action.................................6:00 PM 314 Central Blvd. • Tallassee, AL • (334) 283-5808

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RUNNER-UP Tallassee’s Dean finishes second in Class 5A state championship By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The most exciting state championship cross country race lived up to the hype on Saturday afternoon. In the AHSAA Class 5A state championship, Tallassee’s Woodrow Dean, the 2020 defending state champion, faced UMS-Wright’s Joseph Perry the 2019 Class 4A state champion - in a thriller. Perry upended Tallassee’s Dean by only .33 seconds to win the state championship. Perry finished the race with a time of 15:20.51 with Dean right behind him at 15:20.84. Perry’s younger brother, Charles, finished third as UMSWright finished second overall in the team standings. Tallassee placed 9th overall with 11 runners clocking times. Dean, despite narrowly losing, put together an outstanding senior season for the Tallassee cross country team. The Liberty University commit won five of the six meets he raced in this season, including a season-best 15:30.30 win at the Trinity Trailblazer in September. To qualify for the state championship, he won the Class 5A, Section 1 meet with a 15:49.06. His successful season comes after a knee injury that kept him from running for nearly eight months this year. He suffered a knee injury in December, and that kept him out for three months. After returning, however, he sustained a tissue tear in his right shin and that kept him out until July.

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One bad game didn’t end Auburn season

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ANDY GRAHAM

Tallassee senior Woodrow Dean finished 2nd overall in the boys Class 5A cross country state championship on Saturday. Dean, a Liberty University commit, finished with a time of 15:20.84.

t was a disappointing Saturday afternoon in College Station, TX for the Auburn Tigers as they fell to Texas A&M 20-3. The defense gave up a lot of yards, as usual, but only surrendered four field goals. They did their job against a very pedestrian Aggie offense. It was the Tiger’s offense that truly underperformed posting its most anemic output of the season with 226 total yards. They failed to cross the goal line in a game for the first time this season. Mike Bobo’s playcalling was bad. Bo Nix’s overall performance was bad. The offensive line and the receivers struggled. It was just a bad game. Texas A&M deserves most of the credit. They have a lot of really good players especially on the defensive side. They had two weeks to prepare and it showed with some unique blitz packages. The Aggies harassed Nix all day and sacked him four times. They deserve most of the credit, but certainly not all of it. Auburn stunk it up quite a bit by themselves. Bo Nix won the starting QB job in fall practice with an open competition. He struggled early in the season and was appropriately replaced in the 2nd half of the Georgia State game. Nix has been very good ever since and has played some of his best football over the last four weeks. Bo Nix is Auburn’s starting quarterback and he gives the Tigers the best chance to win. That is the truth and it’s not going to change. He had a bad game. It happens. Starting a merry-go-round at the QB position is the worst idea possible. Auburn still has a lot to play for and they need to be at their best to finish the season strong. I wish I could diagnose exactly what went wrong with Bo on Saturday. Was it all about technique? Was it physical? Was it mental? Was it as much to do with supporting cast? I don’t know. Harsin and Bobo get paid a lot of money to figure those things out. Unfortunately, identifying the problem is often a lot easier than solving it. Tank Bigsby had a great game against Ole Miss and looked like the All-SEC back he was See AUBURN, Page B2

Short football season filled with terrific highlights

ootball season in Elmore County ended last Friday night, with all six county teams either not making the playoffs or losing in the first round of their respective classes. The first-round exits make for a rather short year for county teams, but even with the season only lasting 12 total weeks for our teams, there were plenty of memorable moments this season. I was only able to cover one or two games a week, so there were tons of moments that I missed, but here are a few of the highlights that stood out to me in my first season of covering high school football in Elmore County. I’ll start with some extremely impressive individual highlights.

JALYN DANIELS

In Week One, Tallassee running back Jalyn Daniels put on an absolute show to start the season on a Thursday night. Quarterback Tyler Ellis was out with sickness, so Daniels and the Tigers ran the ball mostly out of the Wildcat formation. It worked. And then worked again. Then worked again. Daniels ran the ball on 89% of his team’s offensive plays, and he finished with a stat line of 32

the game.

DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor carries for 310 yards and three touchdowns. What a game.

AUSTIN CHAMPION

Edgewood Academy quarterback Austin Champion had a very successful season throwing the ball this year, but he really stood out in a homecoming win over Lakeside on Oct. 1. In the win, Champion accounted for five total touchdowns - three passing and two rushing - and scored the game-winning touchdown with his legs with just two minutes left in the game. The game was also Champion’s first career game with multiple rushing touchdowns.

PAYTON STEPHENSON

Elmore County’s offense saw some success on the ground throughout the year, but Stephenson and the Panthers’ offense scorched Talladega in a region loss late in the season. Stephenson scored four rushing touchdowns in the game, two in each half, as he ran for over 300 yards in

COOPER MANN

I hit the road for Holtville’s non-region game against Marbury midway through the season this year, and I’m glad I did. Cooper Mann, who plays defensive end for the Bulldogs, went off with five tackles, three tackles for loss, three sacks and a fumble recovery. Most of his work came in the second half, and especially on the last drive of the game. With Marbury threatening to score on the six-yard line, Mann sacked the Marbury quarterback on second and third down to push Marbury back to around the 20. Marbury didn’t score, and Holtville held on for the 31-17 win.

GABE BRYANT AND MARCUS HAYNES

In Reeltown’s regular-season finale against Holtville, Bryant and Haynes stepped in and delivered in a big way in the passing game. The two, with Bryant at quarterback and Haynes at receiver, connected for five completions for 227 yards and four touchdowns. Bryant finished the night 7 of 10 passing for 232 yards, and Haynes added an interception on defense to make his impressive night even bet-

ter. The Rebels beat Holtville, 40-26, in the game.

BIGGEST MOMENTS

Those were the most impressive performances I saw, but how about the biggest moments from the year? These may not be the best statistical performances, but these players showed up when their teams needed them the most.

WETUMPKA’S TYLER JOHNSON VS. STANHOPE ELMORE

Wetumpka and Stanhope Elmore faced each other on Oct. 22 with a playoff berth on the line. Wetumpka entered the game without starting quarterback Nate Rogers, and back-up quarterback Dorian Jackson left the game in the third quarter with an ankle injury. In comes freshman quarterback Tyler Johnson, and the freshman did exactly what he was supposed to do. On third-and-goal from the 20yard line, Johnson tossed the game-winning touchdown pass to running back Quinn Wilson with just seven minutes left in the game. It was the only touchdown of the night for Wetumpka, and the Indians won 8-7 to clinch a playoff berth.

STANHOPE ELMORE’S JACKSON THOMAS VS. EUFAULA

In Stanhope Elmore’s homecoming game, the Mustangs trailed 20-17 in the closing minute of the football game. Eufaula had just kicked a field goal to give itself the lead, but Stanhope quarterback Jacob Bryant and receiver Jackson Thomas had other plans. At midfield with about 20 seconds left, Bryant hid Thomas on a slant pass, and Thomas cut back outside to open field. He raced 50+ yards to the end zone, and gave Stanhope the 24-20 homecoming win.

WETUMPKA’S NATE ROGERS AND JAMARION THRASHER VS. TALLASSEE

In just the second week of the season, fans around the county were treated to the best finish of the football season. Tallassee was leading Wetumpka, 14-12, at Hot O’Brien Stadium when Rogers and company faced a 4th-and-20 at the Tallassee 40-yard line. But with 7.3 seconds left and on seemingly the last play of the game, Rogers rolled out to his right and threw the ball towards the right side of the end zone. There, Thrasher caught the pass in stride next to two Tallassee defenders and the buzzer sounded with Wetumpka winning the game, 18-14, on the touchdown.

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RUNNER-UP Continued from B1

Dean wraps up his high school cross county career with a plethora of achievements. He won the Class 5A state championship last year in 2020, while finishing runner-up both this year and in 2019. He also clocked a time of 14:48.99 last season, which put him in the Top 8 best times in the entire county for senior runners. He also won the AHSA North vs. South Cross Country AllStar Event in July this year. He beat the state’s best 19 returning cross country seniors in that event. Also for Tallassee on Saturday afternoon, senior Caleb Mason finished 63rd with a time of 18:40.81, while Brady Mason finished 83rd, Grant McCraney finished 86th, Alex Harrison finished 117th, Jacob Patterson finished 147th, Nathan Mason finished 148th, Eli McCraney finished 153rd, Baxlee Burton finished 155th, and Thomas Patterson finished 170th. Also in the Class 5A boys race, Elmore County senior Sawyer Lett finished 51st with a time of 18:28.01. He was the only Elmore County boys runner. In the Class 5A girls race, Holtville senior Bella Rhodes placed the county’s best time. She finished 46th overall with a time of 22:41.68, while five of her teammates followed behind her. Hope Staton finished 49th with a time of 22:51.63, while Alexis Troglen finished 82nd, Laurie McGough finished 89th, Ana Segarra finished 94th, and Kylea McCord finished 100th. Holtville finished 12th overall in the team standings. Elmore County also sported one racer in Class 5A girls, with junior Bella Robinson finishing 52nd overall with a time of 22:56.52. In the Class 6A boys race, Wetumpka impressed with five racers finishing in the

Top 100 and all 10 racers finishing in the top 165 places. Due to the success, Wetumpka finished 12th out of 23 teams. Sophomore Ken Martin and junior Gavan Baxley finished in 44th and 46th place, respectively, while Cameron Mann finished 69th, Jack Walden finished 80th, Matthew McGehee finished 111th, Collin Hardin finished 122th, Taylor Gunn finished 129th, Eli Holden finished 144th, Rhett Pinkston finished 149th, and Zachary Pierce finished 165th. Stanhope Elmore also had 10 racers finish, and the Mustangs finished 23rd overall in the team standings. Ninth grader Jay Myers finished 177th overall for the team’s top finish, while DeMarco Ott finished 197th, Mario Escobar finished 212th, Emaunel Peralta finished 223rd, Isaac Weiss finished 230th, Cade Rattan finished 231st, Ed Westbrook finished 236th, Kristian Seals finished 242nd, Cash Reese finished 243rd, and Jackson Wade finished 244th. 21 teams competed in the girls Class 6A race, and Wetumpka finished 20th overall while Stanhope finished 21st. Both teams sent eight total racers to the championship, with Wetumpka ninth grader Haley Bethea finishing the best of the two schools. She finished 76th overall with a time of 21:18.54, while teammates Sophia Rawls finished 148th, Liberty Kemp finished 156th, Julianna Rogers finished 185th, Kaitlyn Lomeli finished 194th, Jacey Williams finished 196th, Harley Bethea finished 201st, and Eva Gallander finished 209th. For Stanhope, Joanie Patton had the best finish on her team with a time of 23:37.00, good for 160th overall. Isabella Brown finished 187th, Juliana Peralta finished 210th, Caleigh Reese finished 213th, Madison McElrath finished 219th, Jada Coleman finished 224th, Amelia Yell finished 227th, and Cailyn Fisher finished 228th.

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Holtville’s Todd Wilson, a senior left-handed pitcher, committed to play at Southern Union State CC last week.The southpaw led the state of Alabama in wins (11) and complete games (8) last year.

Holtville’s Todd Wilson commits to Southern Union State CC baseball By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Holtville’s Todd Wilson has shown time and time again that he can go the distance at the high school level, and now the senior southpaw will get the chance to prove it at the college level. Wilson committed to play college baseball at Southern Union State Community College last week. He is the second Holtville baseball player to commit to SUSCC this offseason, joining teammate Garrett Ingram, and third player to commit to the college level. Teammate Drey Barrett recently committed to Southern Miss.

“All the facilities over there at Southern Union are really top notch for a junior college in the state of Alabama,” Wilson said. “I know a bunch of guys that are on the team and are going to be on the team, and I really like the coaching staff. I really like coach (Aaron) Everett and everything about the environment.” Wilson and coach Everett started talking just over a month or so ago, and he called and offered Wilson over the phone. Since the offer, Wilson and his family found a day to go tour the campus and talk to Everett in person. Once there, Wilson was able to see what all SUSCC was able to offer college baseball players, and he wasted no time committing that day. “Whenever we got there, we went to the locker room and the baseball field and training facility,” Wilson said. “At the end of the tour, we went inside to sit down and talk and that’s when I decided to commit.” The college attention didn’t show up for Wilson until the beginning of his junior season. At the end of his sophomore season, Wilson was still throwing in the 70s and only had two pitches in his repertoire. But then coach Scott Tubbs was hired to lead the

Holtville squad last year, and he helped Wilson develop a slider as well as hit the weight room, and Wilson has everything clicking for him now. Now Wilson is sitting between 81-84 MPH with his fastball, and he has a slider and changeup to work with it. He can find the zone with all three, and he’s shown that over and over again. “I can throw all of my pitches for strikes,” Wilson said. “I have good command over all of my pitches, and I really can throw all of them whenever I need to. I have a good mix of pitches and locating my pitches is really what leads to my success on the mound.” Wilson showed that last year with a stellar junior season where he was named to the Elmore County First-Team. He finished the year with an 11-1 record, the most wins in the entire state of Alabama, and had a 2.1 ERA with a team-high 97 strikeouts in 77 innings. He went the distance multiple times as well, and tallied up a state-leading eight complete games. All three area games he pitched were complete games, and he went the distance in each of his three playoff starts. One playoff start in particular, against St. Paul’s

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expected to be in 2021. Despite Auburn’s paltry numbers, he actually had a pretty good day against Texas A&M too. He finished with 69 yards on 15 carries. That’s 4.6 yards per carry. I’m still trying to figure out why he didn’t get the ball more on Saturday. I thought the Tigers did a great job of limiting his carries early in the season to ensure he would be healthy down the stretch. Well, we’re in the stretch run and he needs to get the ball 20 or 25 times a game. Bo Nix threw

Episcopal in the third round, Wilson threw a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts to set up a Game 3 in the Elite Eight. “I can locate really well, and throughout the year last year I got better and better,” Wilson said. “I didn’t throw any complete games in the beginning, but as the year went on coach Tubbs just trusted me to go out there and complete games. It wasn’t exactly on low pitch counts, but my arm is in good enough shape to throw as many as we needed.” Wilson still has one more high school season left in him, but he will join a Southern Union State CC team in 2022 that has continued to rise in the junior college ranks the last few seasons. Southern Union State has seen a successful rise over the last few years. The Bison finished the 2021 season with a 32-21 record and a 18-14 conference record, good for a fourth place finish in the the North division. In the conference tournament, SUSCC made it to the semifinals before losing to Chattahoochee Valley CC and eventual champion Shelton State CC. The Bison went 12-10 in the COVID-shortened 2020 season and had a 2030 record in 2019.

41 passes against A&M and only averaged 3.7 yards per attempt. Like I said, it was a bad game for everybody including Mike Bobo. While the loss diminishes the Tigers chances, they still have a realistic opportunity to make the SEC title game. Texas A&M has road trips to Ole Miss and LSU left on the schedule and neither will be easy for the Aggies. If they slip up, Auburn can cruise into Atlanta if they win out. Of course, that’s a lot easier said than done. Miss State and South Carolina look more formidable than they did a few weeks ago and the Iron Bowl speaks for itself. As an unwise man once said, “get your popcorn ready.”

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A United States Veteran is a man or woman who has served the USA in military service with the Armed Forces. Every year on November 11, we honor these brave men and women. Unlike Memorial Day which is a holiday to honor soldiers who have died in service or battle, it celebrates all military personnel, both retired and active. Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day and was the celebration of the end of World War I. Before the war officially ended with the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, all combat ended with a ceasefire on November 11, 1918, at 11:00 a.m. This armistice between the Allied troops and Germany became known as the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month and was made an official legal holiday. On November 8, 1954, the holiday was officially changed to Veterans Day honoring all Veterans. Similar celebrations honoring the end of World War I are still held in other Countries, such as Remembrance Day, Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday. On this day, take the time to thank someone who has served our Country. The day is honored in Canada and is called Remembrance Day. This year Veterans Day will be observed on Thursday, November 11, 2021. Poster Answers 1)1983 2)1992 3)2003 4)1994 5)1996 6)2020 7)1982 8)2018 9)2006 10)1979 11)2019

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atie Britt has never held a political office, but she is no stranger to politics — even Washington D.C. politics. Britt is seeking to replace Alabama’s senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby. She vows to remember her small town roots of Enterprise and Coffee County and never back down from her values if elected. “The most important things in life are faith, family and freedom,” Britt said while campaigning in Tallapoosa County this week. “I grew up going to the tiny church my great grandparents started and my parents still attend.” Britt went to the University of Alabama and served as SGA president and then went to Washington to work in Shelby’s office. Britt returned to Alabama to go to law school and was a practicing attorney before helping Shelby in his last campaign. She stayed with Shelby, joining his team in Washington as Chief of Staff before returning to her roots to lead the Business Council of Alabama (BCA) in 2019. Britt said her parents’ work ethic rubbed off on her. “Both of my parents are small business owners,” Britt said. “They really instilled the value of hard work and I think we are missing that right now in this country and missing what the American dream is built on. That

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TOP: At Russell Medical Katie Britt spoke with voters as she campaigned for a seat in the U.S. Senate, including Mabry Cook. CENTER: At Russell Medical Katie Britt spoke with voters as she campaigned for a seat in the U.S. Senate, finding an old family friend in Dr. Karen Mockler.ABOVE:At Russell Medical Katie Britt spoke with voters as she campaigned for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

dream is you can roll up your sleeves and work hard and do better than those before you.” Britt said there is now a culture of taking a hand out with the government giving instead of relying on “the good Lord and hard work to make ends meet.” “It is something that will ruin this country,” Britt said. “We have to stand up against it.” Britt said her grandfather taught her a lesson that has already worked in her time as SGA president, walking the halls of the U.S. Capitol with Shelby and heading the BCA. “He said, ‘Don’t be intimidat-

ed by where somebody is from or what their parents do or what’s in their bank account. The things that will determine your path in life are your character, your integrity, your work ethic and the way you treat people. I have good news for you, you control all four of those things,’” Britt said. “I promise you I will keep my head down and work hard and make you proud.” Britt campaigned in the area Tuesday visiting the Tallapoosa County Girl’s Ranch, the Tallapoosa County Courthouse, Elmers, Whippoorwill Vineyards and Russell Medical. She also

visited with businesses and first responders. Growing up just outside the gates of Ft. Rucker, Britt said freedom has a price. “I saw day in and day out the sacrifices of our service men and women,” Britt said. “You realize really quickly when you sit next to their kids in class, when their parents are gone for months on end and some of the parents don’t have the opportunity to return home, their sacrifice is that of the entire family.” Britt said she learned after taking over the BCA she needed to ask better questions during the interview. But is still proud she could navigate the “chess game,” ultimately bringing small business to the table at the BCA. She resigned from her position earlier this year to campaign. Britt believes the skills she refined at the BCA would help her in Washington. “Coming into that environment where there was division, you have to lead in a way that allows others to follow you,” Britt said. “You have to be passionate and stand firm on your principles and bring people to the table to create resolution to actually move the needle.” Britt wants mental health to be taken seriously along with substance abuse. Education also plays a big role into improving issues for Alabamians. Britt said if a child is not reading at grade level by third grade they are four times

less likely to graduate from high school. She said non-high school graduates’ chance of being arrested goes up five times and most on welfare did not graduate high school. “That tells you our 8-year olds deserve better and that is not on them, that is on us,” Britt said. “I believe in our state and this nation. I want a country where we teach our children everyday, that they live in the greatest nation in the world.” Wesley Britt has been a best friend to Katie for the last 21 years and her husband for the last 14. They have two children. Wesley is a former University of Alabama and New England Patriots offensive lineman but realizes his wife has skills he doesn’t — skills he believes would be valuable in Washington. “Her heart and passion for people is just incredible,” Wesley said. “I have never seen anybody on top of that to get things done, to always get results no matter what the issue is at hand. “I know I married a Tom Brady and we have to put her in. She is a big girl, tougher than me.” Britt’s name will be on the Republican primary ballot in May for U.S. Senator along with Lynda Blanchard, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), Mike Dunn, Michael Durant, Jake Schafer and Jessica Taylor. Brandaun Dean is seeking the seat as a Democrat.