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Tallassee Christmas Parade slated for Dec. 5

By CARMEN RODGERS BUREAU CHIEF It’s time to start planning for the holidays and The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce has just the answer for those looking for some Christmas cheer. The Chamber recently announced

details for this year’s parade.

The parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 4, beginning at 10 a.m.

A long-running tradition, this will be Tallassee’s 54th annual Christmas parade.

The Christmas parade is a very popular event. Last year’s

Christmas parade had over 50 participants and drew a large crowd of spectators. This is the largest parade of the year for the city and those interested in participating in the event are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible.

“Registration will be available

on the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce website and a signup sheet will be emailed to all chamber members,” said the director of the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce, Jerry Cunningham.

There is a minimal signup fee of $10 for non-chamber mem-

bers.

“This event is open to the public,” said Cunningham. “Please feel free to share the event and invite your friends and family.”

High School Bands from both Tallassee and Reeltown particSee PARADE, Page A3

9/11 Memorial Stair Climb set for Nov. 13

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The Tallassee High School homecoming parade down Barnett Boulevard in Tallassee Friday, Oct. 29, 2021.

By CARMEN RODGERS BUREAU CHIEF Americans reflected on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks this year. Now, nearly 50 cities across the U.S. will pay tribute to the New York Firefighters killed at the World Trade Center on that day. They will do so by symbolically retracing their heroic steps in the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.

Each 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb involves participants to honor the 343 FDNY firefighters killed in the 9/11 attacks. Some stair climbs take place inside building stairwells, with participants climbing up and down stairs until they reach 110 stories, or 2,200 steps, the equivalent of the 110 stories of the See STAIR, Page A3

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The Tallassee Rotary Club gave the Tallassee Fire Department a check for $250, which were proceeds from the first annual BallDrop. Pictured above is President of the Tallassee Rotary Club Logan Steers and Chief of the Tallassee Fire Department Eric Jones.

Kaitlin Fleming is new to Alexander City, but not new to newspapers.

Fleming, the new managing editor of Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc., may only be 25 years old, but she has worked hard to get where she is.

She began her career in newspapers in 2015 as an intern for The Messenger in Gadsden, AL.

“I was raised in Attalla and spent a lot of time in Gadsden, so I already knew the community,” said Fleming. “I loved my first taste of journalism and could not get enough.”

Later, she worked as a reporter, photographer, paginator, magazine co-editor, website manager and more.

In 2019 she was hired by The Anniston Star as a copy editor and paginaSee EDITOR, Page A3

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Police Reports TALLASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOV. 1

• Criminal mischief was reported on Outer Drive.

• An animal complaint was made on Kent Road.

OCT. 31

• Animal control was requested on East Patton Street.

• A domestic dispute was reported on Thomas Circle.

• A domestic dispute was reported on West Gantts Mill Road.

• A domestic dispute was reported on Stewart Street.

• Theft was reported on South Wesson Street.

• A domestic dispute was reported on North Johnson Street.

• Gunfire was reported on Wood Street.

• A traffic accident with injuries was reported on Indian Trail.

• A white female was arrested on Charles Blalock Street.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• An assault was reported on Ice Plant Road.

OCT. 30

• Assistance was given to the Tallassee Fire Department.

• Theft was reported on Upper River Road.

• An animal complaint was reported on Sherry Street.

• Criminal mischief was reported on Hillcrest Street.

• Criminal mischief was reported on Hillcrest Street.

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• Criminal mischief was reported on Outer Drive.

• Assistance was given to medics.

OCT. 29

• A noise complaint was made on Ashurst Avenue.

• Theft was reported on Magnolia Street.

• An animal complaint was reported on Sims Avenue.

• Harassment was reported on Clover Street.

• An animal complaint was reported on Sims Avenue.

• An animal complaint was reported on Notasulga Road.

• A white female was arrested for domestic violence on Little Road.

• A complaint of a hit and run accident was made on Hunters Ridge.

• Criminal mischief was reported on E.B. Payne Sr. Drive.

OCT. 28

• A juvenile complaint was made on Gilmer Avenue.

• Reckless driving was reported on Gilmer Av-

enue.

• A domestic incident was reported on Little Road.

• Criminal mischief was reported on Kelly Place.

• An animal complaint was reported on Derry Street.

• An animal complaint was reported on Barnett Boulevard.

• A traffic accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

OCT. 27

• Assisted with a medical call on Little Road.

• Trespassing was reported on Monroe Street.

• A traffic accident was reported on Hanil Drive.

• A white male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard.

• A traffic accident was reported on Hanil Drive.

Oct. 26 • A white female was arrested on Highway 229.

• Assistance was given to medics on Gilmer Avenue.

• A domestic incident was reported on River-

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side Avenue.

• A traffic accident was reported on Burston Drive.

• Assistance was given to another agency on Herd Street.

• Criminal mischief was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• Animal control was requested on Gilmer Avenue.

• A child custody dispute was reported on Little Road.

• Harassment was reported on Gene Street.

OCT. 25

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on E.B. Payne Street.

• A suspicious person was reported on Ashurst Avenue.

• A child custody dispute was reported on Barnett Boulevard.

• Theft was reported on Courtland Drive.

• Animal control was requested on Burton Road.

• Harassment was reported on Quail Run Drive.

• A domestic dispute was reported on Jordan Avenue.

• A suspicious person was reported on Derry Street.

• A suspicious person was reported on Derry Street.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Notasulga Road.

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• Lost property was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

OCT. 26

• Theft of property was reported U.S. Highway 231.

Oct. 22 • Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

• Lost property was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

OCT. 21

• Harassment was reported on Chapel Road.

OCT. 15

• Domestic violence was reported on North Street.

City can take down Hotel Talisi

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer There are no more appeals that can be made to save the Hotel Talisi.

Property owner Wylie Troupe and others have been fighting for years to save the hotel, but little progress has been made in the eyes of some city officials. Now a failure to appeal a 19th Circuit Court of Alabama Judge Sibley Reynolds ruling upholding the Tallassee City Council’s declaration of the hotel being a nuisance puts the ball back in the council’s hands.

“If we decide to demolish it, which it is already halfway demolished, what do we need to do?” councilmember Bill Godwin asked at a recent council meeting.

City attorney John Smith advised the council determining a cost to safely demolish the hotel should be done first.

“Then based on that information you can make a decision to hire whoever it might be to demolish that,” Smith said. “I think it is probably in the best interest of the city to have bids on doing that. The best thing is to put out for formal bid the demolition of that property.”

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-- Portions of the back of wall of the Hotel Talisi were removed but with basically no movement the Tallassee City Council has declared the building a nuisance and could have it demolished.

It has been 12 years since a fire gutted the building some investors were trying to renovate. Troupe acquired the building after a dissolution of the investment LLC renovating the building but work was slow. Tallassee attorney Mike Harper represented Troupe during last year as Troupe sought the council’s approval for yet another extension allowing the renovation to continue.

“He put a brand-new roof on it and new windows in it and was getting into position to do the renovations,” Harper said at a council meeting last year on Troupe’s behalf.

But wind damage the roof before further renovations could happen and the damage was not covered by insurance.

Last year councilmembers said they were unsatisfied with the progress Troupe had made with the hotel.

“My issue is this, we have asked Mr. Troupe on several occasions to come with his architect to tell what his plans are. Tell us what you are going to do, when you’re going to do it, and it has yet to be done,” councilmember Jeremy Taunton said at a council meeting last year. “This is just going to continue to go on and on. We will be right back here next month, or in 30 days or in 60 days. I am all about giving someone an opportunity to fix a problem but this problem has been ongoing since 2018, when we started this, not to mention the 12 years before that.”

Currently some of the flashing moves with the wind. City employees have reported falling bricks from the structure in the past. The city’s animal control officer reported a feral cat population had moved in.

Some councilmembers have sent emails to some residents in the last week seeking input about the hotel and the likelihood it could come down since the appeal deadline had passed.

The process for the city to clean up the hotel site would require the city to front any funds needed. The city could then bill Troupe for the cleanup and then put a lien on the property if he fails to pay.

Smith believes the city is protected from legal action in the demolition of the building at this point.

“I’m convinced that all the steps have been followed to declare it a nuisance,” Smith said. “It is obvious the owner will not remedy the nuisance.

I believe under the law the city has the ability to eliminate that nuisance.”

The council did not establish any timelines for demolition or the bid process.

Attempts by the Tribune to contact Troupe were unsuccessful.

Sports Gin Opry set for Nov. 6

By CARMEN RODGERS BUREAU CHIEF Are you looking for something fun to do on a Saturday evening? If so, a group of local musicians may have exactly what you are looking for at the Sports Gin Opry. This night of entertainment will be held at the Sports Gin, located at 1851 Indian Trail, just off Burnt Mill Road, on Nov. 6 from 6-9:30 p.m.

This event will feature country gospel and old-time rock-n-roll.

The Sports Gin is a large space with plenty of room for dancing. However, if you need seating, coordinators ask that you bring your chair to this event.

“It will be bring your own chair,” event coordinator David Stough said.

Stough was one of the original per-

formers at the Red Hill Community Center Friday Night Music Series nearly 20 years ago and he is hopeful that the Sports Gin Opry will become another weekend tradition similar to that.

“We just want to give people in Tallassee something fun to do on a Saturday evening,” Stough said.

This event is a calling all musician style night of entertainment, according to Stough, “Anybody that comes can join in,” he said.

All outlets of musical talent are encouraged to attend.

“People that play by ear, they can join in. If you just want to come and you don’t play an instrument, but let’s say you sing and you want to sing a song. I can assure you that the musicians will be able to play

it because most of these musicians are real, real, good. They can play just about anything that anyone wants to hear.”

There will also be dancing.

“We plan on doing some line dancing, and things like that,” Stough said. “If you feel like dancing, dance.”

This is a free event. Donations are welcome.

There will not be any refreshments offered at this event.

The Sports Gin Opry aims to become a routine Saturday night event in Tallassee that will draw people from surrounding areas.

“We want to do this every month,” Stough said. “And we will have different people. We might have some people from Montgomery, Alex City, Auburn, and places like that.”

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Annual cleanup coming this weekend

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer One week remains until the annual Renew Our Rivers cleanup on Lake Martin but John Thompson is already at work.

While Thompson and a small group of volunteers with the Lake Martin Resource Association (LMRA) are doing what they can to make next week’s cleanup on the shoreline of Lake Martin as easy as possible, tut took a break to clean up the scenic stop on Hillabee Creek at Highway 22 yet again.

“Alabama Power is going to close it this time,” Thompson said. “I talked to them Tuesday. They said, ‘If you are going to clean it, you better do it now.’”

Last August volunteers cleaned up the spot, a favorite of those who don’t have lakefront property. LMRA volunteer Barbara Sokol was one of the volunteers along with her children and grandchildren. It’s a spot familiar to the Alexander City resident.

“I brought my kids out here,” Sokol said. “When they got bigger we would float.”

Sokol said people take access to spots such as Hilliabee for granted.

“I was around when Russell started to develop,” Sokol said. “People were so worried they wouldn’t have access to the lake. The city and county made the different boats and other access points. This is a whole generation that hasn’t taken care of this.

They just assume they will always have access but property owners can only take so much of this litter before they do something.

The area was spotless 14 months ago. This week the volunteers removed almost as much litter as before plus a couch and damaged boat.

Thompson said the volunteers got to the litter just in time.

“I’m thinking [Alabama Power] will come in here in the next day or two and berm it off,” Thompson said. “It was bad. It was as bad as I have ever seen it.”

Thompson said it is shame a few people who are littering are messing up everybody’s access to the water.

“What a beautiful scenic area that is within easy reach, yet this is going on,” Thompson said. “I think there is a lot going on down here and people just aren’t picking up after themselves.”

Access to Hillabee Creek at Highway 22 may now be closed but if behaviors don’t change, access may

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tor, eventually serving as the managing editor of the weekly News Journal and also as the assistant news editor for The Star.

“I learned as much as I could from everyone with whom I worked,” said Fleming.

Fleming is eager to get to know more about the community she has joined.

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World Trade Center. Others occur in outdoor arenas and stadiums. Often, participants wear full firefighter gear and breathing apparatuses while others take part in exercise clothes.

In Montgomery, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be held at Riverwalk Stadium will host this year’s

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ipate in the annual event, as do many local businesses, organizations, groups, dance studios, and many more.

Completed registration forms and entry fee must be turned in to the Tallassee Chamber of Commerce no later than Monday, Nov. 29. All drivers must be an adult age 18 or older with a valid driver license. No alcohol is

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ABOVE: Barbara Sokol helps clean up the Hillabee Creek area at Highway 22 Tuesday.

It is the same area volunteers cleaned up last summer. LEFT: Volunteers clean up the Hillabee Creek area at Highway 22 Tuesday. It is the same area volunteers cleaned up last summer.

change to other access points to the water.

“They might start blocking off more and more if people don’t clean up after themselves,” Thompson said. “It’s a shame. Property owners, in this case Alabama Power, are letting the public have access but the public is leaving behind all this trash.”

Through the original permitting of Lake Martin, Alabama Power owns much of the shoreline property surrounding Lake Martin. In the past, the company has allowed public access to the water but has started limiting or closing access when the public damages or doesn’t clean up the property.

After cleaning up Hillabee, the volunteers return to planning to remove litter from the shores of Lake Martin for the annual cleanup. For more than 10 years LMRA has been leading the charge on Lake Martin with Alabama Power’s Renew Our Rivers with an annual cleanup as the water is drawn down. The lower water provides easier access to litter and trash sometimes washed into the lake and against the nearly 800 miles of shoreline to be picked up.

Some litter pick up has already occurred such as at Hillabee Creek, but on Nov. 5 and 6 everyone will have a chance to help cleanup the area around

“I’m excited to be a part of this growing and dynamic community. If what I have experienced my first week is a preview of my life here, I will be immensely happy. I can’t wait to meet people and learn more about this fascinating area.”

Fleming is looking forward to working with the team at The Outlook and serving her new community.

“I am very fortunate to

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LMRA, with the help of Alabama Power and others, will have supplies such as trash bags, trash pickers, water and snacks as supplies last at Wind Creek State Park Marina, the Kowaliga Public Boat Ramp, the Union Boat Ramp, Sigger’s Grocery on Youngs Ferry Road, Big Fish Real Estate Group at Lake Martin on Highway 34 at Real Island. Bagged trash picked up Friday and Saturday from the lakeshore and roadsides near Lake Martin can be dropped at dumpsters at these locations too.

Children and families are invited to come out and help Saturday Nov. 6 at Wind Creek State Park.

The Tallapoosa County Commission is also sponsoring Throw Away Day by providing dumpsters across the county for the disposal of items too large to fit into garbage cans. On Nov. 3-4 dumpsters will be on Young’s Ferry Road at Mullican Int. and at the Old Daviston School. On Nov 5-7 dumpsters will be at the Alexander City Annex at 395 Lee St. and on Nov. 8-9 dumpsters will be at the Reeltown Fire Department.

Certain items are not allowed to be disposed of in the dumpsters such as liquids including paint, paint thinner and pesticides; appliances with compressors such as air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers; tires; batteries; light bulbs; TVs; computers; propane tanks; and hazardous or medical waste.

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Steve Baker, President and Publisher of TPI Publications, owner of the Alexander City Outlook, expressed his excitement at having Fleming join the staff.

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are responsible for their own cleanup. Complete instructions concerning the lineup will be emailed to participants the week of the parade.

As for decorating parade floats, “The more creative and festive, the better,” Cunningham said.

For more information on the upcoming parade, info on how to become a sponsor, or to schedule your organization’s place in this year’s parade contact Cunningham at 334283-5151.

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Dinner on the ground This originally appeared in the TALLASSEE TRIBUNE in December 2012.

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t’s been many years ago now, but once upon a time, I taught at Zion Chapel High School in Jack, Alabama.

We had a great 1A (now 2A) school. As I look back on those years, the only adjective I can use to describe the place is “sweet”.

While the band director job had been notoriously unstable, the faculty was filled with veteran teachers, many of whom had spent their entire careers there. One of my co-workers once said, “we’re closer than family,” but added with a warning, “and that’s sometimes too close.”

This proved to be true, as there were a couple of teachers I’d heard were once best friends. They did everything together. But somewhere along the way, some marriages broke up and some harsh words were spoken, and for about two decades these ladies had been on opposite ends of the faculty spectrum, with pro- and con- camps on both sides.

MICHAEL BIRD Columnist Enter L. Wayne Vickers – now Superintendent of Alabaster City Schools in Shelby County. Dr. Vickers had been in the State Department of Education in Kentucky before coming to Jack, but he immediately identified our school’s strengths and weaknesses and set us on a new path.

For Christmas his first year, he announced that we would be having dinner on the ground, church style, at the home of our secretary/bookkeeper.

The faculty grumbled aloud at the meeting, as Dr. Vickers explained that if we wanted to be paid, we had to bring a potluck dish and dine with the faculty. After a short meeting and the dinner, we’d be paid and we could go.

As that school dismissal day approached, excitement gathered as

some of our staff left to prepare dining tables in our secretary’s garage. When the students were gone and the faculty made its way to her house, it was quiet at first.

The home economics teacher, whose recently deceased husband had been a pastor, found the piano right away. A hymnal was opened.

The ag teacher (sadly, since then, also deceased) turned to a page in the hymnal. Soon, these two were harmonizing on some old gospel songs. Before long, the whole faculty was gathered around the piano singing hymns together. I even saw those old frenemies swaying back and forth as they lifted their voices in song.

Something changed that day for our school and for our teachers.

The food and the music brought us together. Dr. Vickers knew it would work. And I don’t know if he remembers setting up that gathering, but I am thankful for experiences like these that only come from working with great people.

Michael Bird is a music teacher for Tallassee City Schools.

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ake the interstate exit and follow the pavement to the rural route. Go past the fields of autumnal cotton, past the lopsided trailer homes sitting in fields of blond stubble, past the abandoned filling station, and soon you will find the little town.

You’ll see the hi-welcome-to-ourcity-sign, covered with smatterings of tin badges for the Lion’s Club, Kiwanis, Rotary, and the all-you-can-eat catfish joint. You’ll see the feed and seed, the vacant downtown storefronts Walmart killed, and finally you’ll see the little white dog trot house.

Well, at least it used to be white. Today it’s more mildew colored.

In the overgrown yard are the remains of ancient outdoor Playskool toys that predate the Carter administration, and the bones of a rusted swing set that went to be with Jesus a long time ago.

Elderly Martha was standing on her porch waiting for me when I pulled up. Martha is not her real name, but it will have to do.

She speaks with an accent that’s thicker than pancake batter. She raised her family here. She retired here.

“I used to work at mill,” she told me.

“I was the nurse lady who bandaged people who got hurt.”

She poured two mugs of coffee.

Weak coffee. The brew was the color of iced tea. It was the kind of coffee many old-timers often drink. I once asked an elderly guy why old people made their coffee so weak. The returning answer was: “So we can drink it all day long.”

Case closed.

The woman sat at her kitchen table, staring into her mug of brown water, and told the inexperienced writer across from her the story that brought him here.

Her story took place in the winter.

She remembers it vividly. The tree branches were naked, the sun was setting. She was leaving the mill after a

very long workday.

“My mama lived with us at the time,” she said. “Mama was dying, me and my sister was taking care of her, swapping shifts.”

The woman pointed to the back bedroom. The room was now filled with mile-high stacks of old newspapers and empty glass bottles. The word “hoarder” came to mind.

“Mama lived right back there,” she said.

That evening, long ago, Martha had a little free time after work. Her sister was caring for her mother that day, so Martha headed for the nearest big-city mall to return a new dress she bought.

She’d purchased the dress to wear at a friend’s wedding, but it was too small.

“I always did have big hips,” Martha added.

She was driving on a vacant highway, listening to the radio, when she saw a young girl walking on the shoulder. The girl was barefoot.

Call it the mother in her; call it the unquenchable Methodist instinct, Martha pulled over.

The young woman was dressed in a ragged floral print dress and looked as though she’d fallen on hard times.

Martha knew all about hard times.

“I asked if she needed a ride.”

The girl hopped in. Soon, they were driving through cotton fields and rows of soybeans when the young woman looked at Martha and, without preamble, said in a monotone voice: “You’d better get home, Martha.”

Martha just looked at her.

“Your mother,” the girl went on, “she doesn’t have long. You’d better get home soon.”

Martha stared at her young passenger and almost slammed the brakes.

There was something in the way the young woman said these words.

Something in her voice.

In a few moments, the girl pointed through the windshield and asked to be let out.

SEAN DIETRICH Columnist Martha pulled onto the shoulder.

The young woman spoke for the final time.

“Go home to your mother. She needs you.”

Martha’s skin became gooseflesh.

She aimed her car toward home and when she pulled into her driveway she was greeted by her sister who was standing in the front yard, waving her hands in the glow of the high beams.

“Mama can’t breathe,” shouted her sister. “I think it’s happening. I think she’s dying.”

Martha raced inside, jogging past the lopsided swingset and faded Playskool toys. And the night that followed was a long one. It was an evening spent sitting in a chair, perched beside her mother’s bed.

Her mother was gone by morning.

Martha believes she would have missed her mother’s final few moments of consciousness had it not been for that strange girl.

“I never saw that girl before,” Martha told me, topping off my translucent coffee. “I asked ever’body about her, but ain’t nobody believe me. That’s why I don’t tell nobody this story no more, ‘cause they all look at me like I’m crazy.

But you don’t think I’m crazy, do you?”

I smiled at her.

Crazy, no. A chronic hoarder, most certainly.

After our interview, I drove out of town, past the feed and seed, past the abandoned storefronts, the one-room insurance office buildings, past the quintessential American water tower.

And I tried to envision a young woman walking barefoot along the highway. I could swear I almost saw her.

But then again, that might just be the coffee talking.

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State redistricting is underway

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very 10 years the nation has a census count. There is a reason for that dissemination of our population. The United States and concurrently the Alabama Constitution require a census to determine how many Congressional Seats each state will have. Then you also have to determine how those districts are designed to reflect that each congressional district is properly and equally apportioned.

On the state level the legislative districts have to be dealt with the same way. The state legislature of each state is given the inherent constitutional power to draw the congressional lines as well as their own legislative lines. This is one of the most important and powerful tools granted legislatures throughout the nation.

There is one prevailing immovable constitutional provision that legislatures have to make paramount – every district must be equal in population. The one man one vote constitutional mandate must be adhered to because after all that is the reason for the census in the first place.

Our legislature is poised to tackle the much-anticipated reapportionment issue in the current special session.

The states are late dealing with redistricting because of an inexplicable delay from the U.S. Census Bureau, probably COVID related. The final numbers were just released about a month ago. They are usually available in January, soon after the census count ends.

The Census Bureau is now a large U.S. governmental department which makes and releases census projections throughout the 10-year span of drawing new districts. Their projections are fairly accurate.

We in Alabama were very concerned that we would lose a congressional seat from projections beginning five years ago. The actual figures gave us a reprieve. Alabama learned that our population grew by over five million. Therefore, we will keep our seven seats in Congress.

We saved the seat by the skin of our teeth. We were right on the cusp. Many of you will be glad to know that the seat we saved was lost

by New York.

This tells me that the Census Bureau figures are unbiased nor affected by politics. If they were, they would have showed the count to give the seat to New York. If given to New York, it would be a blue democratic seat, in Alabama it will be a red republican seat.

However, when it comes to drawing the actual congressional and legislative lines, it is all political and the Courts have consistently said it is a political issue. Those that have the pen can draw the lines they want, as long as they are equal in population. For that reason, the Republican Party has placed a priority on controlling the state legislatures around the country. That is a wise political move given that the legislatures control their own and more importantly the congressional districts in the nation’s capital.

Like most legislation, the real work and decision making is done in Committee. Therefore, the redistricting lines are being designed in a large part by members of the Reapportionment Committee. In fact, the members of this committee have been working on the lines the entire quadrennium. It is a plum and powerful, although tedious assignment. The Chairmen of the committees are Senator Jim McClendon (R-St. Clair) and Representative Chris Pringle (R-Mobile). The upcoming session will result in new lines for Alabama’s seven congressional districts, 105 House districts, 35 Senate districts, and eight State Board of Education districts.

Since it is a political process, you will see the Alabama Republican super majority House and Senate remain a super two-to-one Republican majority. In fact, it will be difficult to not add more Republican districts because the population growth has been in the Republican enclaves of our fastest growing counties. The growth counties of Baldwin, Madison, Lee, Shelby and Limestone may indeed get new seats in the legislature.

Currently there are 77 Republicans in the House and only 28 Democrats. In the Senate the numbers are even more amazingly favorable to Republicans. There are 27 Republicans and only 8 Democrats. These super majority numbers could be easily drawn to add three more House seats and one more Republican Senate seat. However, they are reluctant to add more Republican seats because the U.S. Justice Department looks leerily at regressing in the number of majority – minority districts.

It will be an interesting political process. It only happens every 10 years.

We will keep you posted.

The Moore you know

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n his first day in office, President Biden cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline – and the 11,000 American jobs that came with it. Apparently, pipelines – which every American depends on and will for the foreseeable future – are bad to Biden.

Yet one of his foreign policy priorities has been greasing the wheels for Russia to build a pipeline of its own!

On top of that, Biden has done all he can to end domestic energy production on federal lands. Anyone with a basic understanding of economics would think that would drive prices up, and that’s exactly what happened. But instead of rethinking his policies, Biden asked OPEC to ramp up production to ease high prices. Where is the logic?

This week, if you filled up your tank in Troy, you would pay a whopping $3.29 per gallon for gas, and it’s about the same throughout our district. At these prices, the average Alabamian will pay about $23 more each week on gasoline than a year ago. That’s more than $100 more each month, and almost $1,200 more a year!

But President Biden is doubling down on his bad policies that are hammering American families. The reconciliation bill at the center of his socialist tax-and-spend agenda even includes an energy tax for heating your home.

That’s not all that is in this reconciliation bill. This legislation, the most radical far-Left socialist piece of legislation in American history, would weaponize the IRS, grant mass amnesty to

BARRY MOORE Columnist millions of illegal immigrants, and create a “Made in America” tax.

Additionally, this bill: • Does not include the Hyde Amendment, allowing taxpayer dollars to be used to fund ondemand abortions, • Perpetuates labor shortages by eliminating work requirements to receive welfare benefits for able bodied adults, • Expands Obamacare subsidies through 2025, overwhelmingly benefiting wealthier Americans and subsidizing people who already have insurance, • Unnecessarily expands Medicare benefits at a time when the program is going broke, ultimately harming choices for our seniors, • Includes a Civilian Climate Corps that would employ thousands of young people to work on climate-change mitigation projects, • Provides fake news organizations with up to 750 employees to get a tax cut at a time when their readership has declined due to their liberal bias, • Adds over $400 billion in small business tax hikes, and • Turns the Child Tax Credit (CTC) into a permanent cash for kids welfare without work program.

Put simply, this bill does nothing to address the numerous crises facing America. Instead, it will only worsen them.

Sadly, Democrats’ focus on their radical agenda is getting in the way of the work Congress is supposed to be doing.

Just last week, the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity was set to hold a field hearing in Enterprise to highlight and analyze the resources available to servicemembers when transitioning into civilian life. Unfortunately, this field hearing was cancelled

by Democratic Leadership less than 24 hours before the hearing because of Speaker Pelosi’s threat to make the House vote over the weekend on President Biden’s tax-and-spend agenda.

This decision was made without my input, and it’s a real shame for our servicemembers and veterans. What makes it even more infuriating is that the House ended up casting its last vote of the week later that night, so the hearing the next day would not have been impacted.

Despite the Democrats’ misplaced priorities, I won’t lose focus on working hard for our veterans and servicemembers – and all the Alabamians I serve.

Need assistance with a federal agency or have concerns to share about federal legislation? Contact my office at barrymoore.house.gov or 334478-6330

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The Tallassee High School homecoming parade down Barnett Boulevard in Tallassee Friday, Oct. 29, 2021.

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PET OF THE WEEK

BY REA CORD Humane Society of Elmore County Executive Director

STAFF REPORT Sarge is a one-year-old male Lab/Husky mix, about 45-50 lbs. He is a great dog but not with young children which is why he was brought to us. Super for an adult only home. Sarge is great with other dogs & cats, housetrained and crate trained.

And can we say...photogenic!

Our normal 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 Sarge 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.

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Thanksgiving is a lot closer than you think and if you are a pet owner with travel plans, we certainly hope you have made arrangements for your pet’s care as most kennels and veterinarians are likely booking up fast. We bring this up as we take far too many reports after holidays of missing pets while someone else was supposed to be caring for it. In many instances the owner was never even told and only found out upon their return. When you are entrusting your pet’s care to someone else, please make sure they not only care about your pet, but that they are reliable and can reach you in the event of an emergency. So how can you best prepare if you are leaving your pets to the care of a family member, friend or sitter at home.

To help keep your pet safe at home with a pet sitter, leave printed instructions for your pet’s care and emergency contact info for you or someone else if you will be out of contact.

Ensure your pet sitter knows how to contact your Veterinarian and that you have worked out any potential emergency veterinary payment is-

sues with your pet sitter or your Vet. Giving some written instructions as to lifesaving extent and credit card limits to your Veterinarian can also help immensely in the event time is critical and you cannot be reached.

Having a rabies tag, custom ID Tag (we can make those at our shelter in a few minutes) or microchip (make you’re your contact info is up-to-date with the microchip registry) can get your pet reunited quickly and having a good photo of your pet(s) on your phone greatly help if you need to post about a lost pet or show people proof that a found pet is yours.

Make sure gates are LOCKED as better for your pet sitter to have a bit of inconvenience going through the house or garage than not securely closing a gate. And do some ‘pet proofing’ of your house and yard for those things that may get a bored pet into trouble.

Of course, make sure you have plenty of pet food on hand and put extra, large water containers full of water inside and outside your house ‘just in case.’ If your pet is on any medications, make sure to have enough on hand so they don’t run out in the middle of your vacation or ‘beyond’ as never know when a flight delay, or

car trouble, or illness might change your ‘getting home’ plans.

In the event your pet escapes while you are gone, impress on your pet sitter the importance of reporting the missing pet immediately! If here in Elmore County call us at 334-5673377, email us at hselco@bellsouth. net and post pics of your lost pet to “Lost & Found PETS in Elmore County Alabama and any number of Lost & Found Pet Facebook pages for our tri-county area. Make sure to post a phone number in your post as it is very frustrating to have a lost or found pet and get no response to your Facebook post. Many a lost pet has been brought to our shelter the same day it got out, yet the owner waited days or more to ever contact us. Nothing we love doing more than reuniting lost pets with their owners.

Taking extra care to find a reliable pet sitter and seeing to the details noted above will not only help keep your pet safe at home while you are gone but will help you relax a bit more since you won’t be worried about your beloved pet(s).

“Each of us can only do the best we can for as many as we can and that will never be good enough for those of us who care!”

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ABOVE:The Edgewood Academy volleyball team celebrates its third-consecutive state championship on Thursday, Oct. 28 at the Cramton Bowl Multiplex in Montgomery. Edgewood beat Chambers Academy, 3-2. BELOW:The Edgewood Academy volleyball team shows off its championship trophy with the Edgewood student section on Thursday, Oct. 28 at the Cramton Bowl Multiplex in Montgomery. Edgewood beat Chambers Academy, 3-2.

THREE-PEAT Edgewood Academy wins state championship over Chambers

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor For the third consecutive season, the Edgewood Academy volleyball team has won the state championship.

Edgewood Academy beat Chambers Academy 3-2 (24-26, 25-15, 22-15, 25-12, 15-7) in a thrilling AISA Class AA state championship Thursday afternoon at the Cramton Bowl Multiplex in Montgomery.

Edgewood Academy came back from down 2-1 in the match to stun the Lady Rebels. It is the third consecutive state championship for Edgewood Academy and the second consecutive for head coach David DeLozier.

“What I’ve preached to these girls all year is just to take it one point at a time,” DeLozier said. “It doesn’t matter who we’re playing and if they’re really good or having a good day. If we can steady ourselves and play our game and our standard, then I like our chances. I’m proud of the way we found a way to win.”

The two teams traded the first two sets, with Chambers winning the first set 26-24 and Edgewood Academy

winning the second 25-15.

Edgewood looked to carry that momentum into the third set and led 2012 midway through before Chambers called a timeout and grabbed momentum.

Using an 8-0 run out of the timeout to spark the comeback, Chambers Academy finished the third set on a 13-2 run to take a commanding 2-1 lead over Edgewood and put the Wildcats’ backs against the wall.

Despite being on the brink of elimination, DeLozier’s team didn’t falter and steamrolled in the fourth set to tie the match, 2-2. The Wildcats won the fourth set 25-12 after blowing the eight-point lead in the third set.

“People talk about phrases being cliche, but I really do mean it when I say take it one point at a time,” DeLozier said. “Winning by eight or losing by five, it’s still 0-0 and you play that point and win that point. I really like that mentality. As we showed, it can get away from us or we can get on a steamroll and cruise. We have to maintain our standard and stay consistent

hen you think about big sports dynasties, what are the first teams that come to mind?

Obviously the Alabama football team, both under Bear Bryant and under Nick Saban, especially since 2009. But maybe also the New York Yankees from 1996 to the early 2000s.

Or you think about Kobe Bryant’s Lakers or Michael Jordan’s Bulls. There are plenty of options in national sports.

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DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

EA volleyball team is in the midst of a dynasty

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Tallassee’s Tyler Ellis (10) quarterback keeps the ball at an AHSAA football game between the Tallassee Tigers and the Elmore County Panthers at Tallassee High School Football Stadium on Friday, Sep. 17, 2021

Tallassee hits the road to face Greenville in first round of playoffs

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Tallassee football team may be hitting the road for its first-round playoff game this week, but head coach Mike Battles believes his Tigers are hitting their peak at the right time.

Tallassee, which has won six consecutive games entering the playoffs, plays at Greenville at 7 p.m. on Friday in the first round of the AHSAA Class 5A bracket.

Greenville plays at Tiger Stadium at 100 Tiger Drive, Greenville AL, 36037.

Despite winning six straight and finishing tied for first place in its region with a 5-1 record, Tallassee (7-2), was given the No. 3 seed. Greenville, which went 7-3 with a 5-1 record in Region 2, is the No. 2 seed.

“I think we are playing really, really well,” Battles said. “We’ve played two really good football teams the last two weeks in Clay Central and Carroll, and we’ve played with a lot of effort. We had to play all 48 minutes in both games, so I guess it’s good to be peaking at the right time.”

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Alabama State fires head football coach Donald Hill-Eley

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Alabama State University football team announced on Monday morning that Donald HillEley will no longer serve as the university’s head football coach.

Eley has been the head coach at Alabama State for the last four-plus seasons and has compiled a 20-21 record across that time. The announcement comes just two days after a 42-28 loss to rival Alabama A&M on Saturday.

“We want to thank coach Eley for his seven years of service and commitment to Alabama State and wish him the best in the future,” ASU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Jason Cable said in a press release.

Eley served as the tight ends and special teams coach early in his ASU

coaching career, but was promoted to head coach midway through 2017 after an 0-5 start to the season.

As the interim head coach in 2017, he led the Hornets to a 5-1 record over the final six games to end the year. He was promoted to head coach, and has gone 15-20 since then. He led the Hornets to a 4-7 record in 2018, 5-6 record in 2019, and a 3-3 in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season.

This year, Alabama State is 3-4 with a 2-3 record in the SWAC. The Hornets have currently lost two straight to Jackson State and Alabama A&M. Current defensive coordinator Travis Pearson will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season, beginning with this weekend’s upcoming road game with Prairie View A&M.

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DYNASTY

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But take it down to the local scene. Hoover football comes to mind with its nine championships in 15 years from 2003-2017. The Edgewood Academy football team comes to mind from 2010-2013.

Now take it down to the sport of volleyball. Bayside Academy obviously is the first team to pop in my head.

They’ve won 20 consecutive state championships since 2002. Quite honestly, that’s probably one of the most dominant ones I’ve ever heard of.

But now let’s get to my point.

There’s a sports dynasty going on right here in your own backyard, and I feel like not enough people are talking about it.

That dynasty is Edgewood Academy volleyball.

This was obviously my first season covering Edgewood Academy since I just moved here this summer, but it was extremely clear from the very beginning of the year just how dominant Edgewood was compared to its opponents.

That continued over the course of the year, and was

more evident than ever in the state tournament last week when Edgewood beat both its quarterfinals opponent and semifinals opponent 3-0.

Edgewood went on to win the state championship Thursday, beating Chambers 3-2 in a thriller in the finals. And before you say “One dominant year doesn’t make a dynasty,” look at what Edgewood has done in the last few years.

The Wildcats have won three consecutive state championships and five out of the last six. They played for all six, but lost the championship in 2018.

Let’s take a quick look at them.

In 2016, Edgewood beat Cornerstone Christian in the AISA-A championship.

Then they beat Autauga Academy in 2017, and lost to Macon-East Academy in 2018. Edgewood beat Glenwood in 2019, Chambers in 2020, and Chambers again this year. The Wildcats also did that under the helm of three different head coaches.

Sellers Dubberley led the Wildcats for three years in 2016, 2017 and 2018, winning two of three years. Then came Hannah Josey, who led the Wildcats to a title in her

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and I’m proud of the way we found that late in the match.”

Karlee Mainor started the set with backto-back kills, and after going back and forth, Lindsey Brown put the Wildcats up for good with consecutive service aces that put Edgewood up 12-7.

Edgewood pushed its lead to 16-7, then used a 6-0 run late to finish off the set 2512, setting up a decisive fifth set.

“We all decided we needed to work together as a team,” Brown said of the fourth set. “I got on to them because we were all saying how we didn’t have energy the whole time or have the mindset that we wanted to win. At that moment of time, their crowd was loud. We ended up staying on our team and on our side, and we ended up succeeding.”

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David DeLozier took over before the 2020 season, and the championship standard has not changed as he’s won state in both of his seasons.

I asked DeLozier if Edgewood Academy was a dynasty after the state championship win last week, and he wouldn’t say they were.

Here is what he said, though.

“I’ll leave that for other people to decide,” DeLozier said about whether it’s a dynasty. “I’m proud of the way my girls work and I’m proud of the culture that I’ve created at Edgewood. I think it says something about our team and our culture that we aren’t the biggest school and don’t have the biggest girls or best athletes, but we work hard as a team and we find a way when it matters fmost.”

While he wouldn’t say it, I will.

Edgewood is a dynasty, and I don’t think it ends anytime soon.

They’ve continued this run over six years with three different coaches, and they could have very easily taken a step back this year. They lost five seniors from last year, and basically came in with a very new team outside

In the decisive fifth set, Chambers jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead after a kill and two Edgewood hits into the net.

But once again, the Wildcats fought back and took the lead, 5-3, and never gave it back up. Avery White got the scoring started with a kill, and Mainor followed up with two kills to put Edgewood up 6-4.

After a bad Chambers hit and a block from Mainor, Edgewood led 8-4. Later in the set, up 9-6, Edgewood scored five consecutive points to get to match point. Madison Martin had two kills, Brown added a kill, and Jaylyn Strength had back-to-back aces to put Edgewood up 14-7.

With the game on match point, two timeouts were called consecutively and DeLozier took the chance to honor his two seniors, Emma Weldon and Molly Snow.

Both players stepped onto the court while the rest of the team stepped off,

of some returning pieces.

Instead of sitting back and rebuilding, they reloaded, and now they can continue that run next season.

Edgewood is only losing two seniors this year: Emma Weldon and Molly Snow.

Snow did not play very much, and this was her only year she’s ever played volleyball. Weldon, however, will be a big loss. She was one of the area’s best setters and was named to the All-Tournament team last week because of her performance.

When you look at who returns next year, a few names stand out. Lindsey Brown headlines the returners, but there’s a lot of talent coming back. Karlee Mainor and Madison Martin will continue to be forces at the net, while Avery White, Jaylyn Strength and Brown all played huge parts this year.

When I look at all the players returning, the ones I named and even the ones I didn’t, I feel bad for opposing teams.

This Edgewood team is stacked with very talented players and a great coach, and this dynasty is nowhere close to ending.

and the team, parents and student section alike all cheered for their seniors.

Only needing one point to clinch the state championship, both seniors stayed on the court as play resumed.

On the first play following the two timeouts, Martin hit a kill straight into the court on the Chambers side to give Edgewood the 15-7 fifth-set win and the 3-2 championship victory.

“That was a really tough game, and I think this team is something special,” Weldon said. “This is my last game ever, so it’s rough, but it was really, really fun.

That moment with me and Molly was very special. It just shows how much this team really treasures us seniors and how close we are.”

Weldon, Brown and Mainor were all named to the All-Tournament team.

Mainor finished the five-set match with 13 kills, 2 aces and 4 blocks. Brown had 13 kills and 2 aces.

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Greenville has seen a lot of success this season. The Tigers started the season 4-0 before losing their first game of the season, a non-region game against Wetumpka, then went on to win three more games in a row.

But sitting at 7-1, Greenville met Pike Road for the region championship on Oct. 22 and was blown out, 44-0, for the second loss of the season. Greenville then hosted Carver Montgomery last week and lost 14-8 to wrap up the regular season.

Greenville has seen success on the offensive side of the ball this year, but it has come inconsistently. The Tigers have scored 20 or more points in five games, including a season-high 30 earlier this year.

But in their other five games, the Tigers have scored less than 14 and less than 10 in four of the five.

“They’re like they always are, honestly, and that’s big and fast,” Battles said. “They run the spread on offense and they can throw it and get you in a bind. They’re going to score some points. Our game plan isn’t to try and shut them out. I doubt we do that. They do everything well on offense. They have four good receivers, their offensive line is huge, and they have a running back and quarterback who can run it.”

Battles believes it could turn into a shootout, and his team will have to find a way to score a lot of points to come out of this one with a win.

Tallassee’s offense is capable of scoring at any time, and it has showcased that through the entire year. Tallassee is averaging 33.2 points per game and the Tigers have scored over 30 points in six of their last seven.

They’ve scored over 40 points in two of those contests.

Tallassee’s offense starts with running back Jalyn Daniels, but there are plenty of pieces that complement him and are threats to score at any moment. Running backs Marciano Smith and Zavion Carr are also threats running the ball out of the backfield, as well as quarterback Tyler Ellis.

Ellis can also hurt a team through the air, and receiver Ziggy Holloway is his biggest deep ball threat.

“Tyler has really thrown the ball well, and Ziggy has been doing a really good job at receiver and probably has 250 yards in his last two games,” Battles said. “We are just clicking. Everything right now is just working. Anytime you can throw the ball and stretch the ball downfield, it opens up a lot. If they have to commit four guys to the pass, then we’re running against seven.”

Battles isn’t worried about having to hit the road for their first round playoff game despite being 5-1 in region play. Tallassee has played on the road more than at home this year, and this will be the Tigers’ sixth road game this year.

He also isn’t worried about playing the No. 2 seed, as he separates the season into two parts. His team went 7-2 in the regular season, but now every team is back to 0-0.

“It’s just another game,” Battles said. “We’ll have a big crowd there. Our crowd will follow us. We’re just glad to be playing. 32 teams in 5A finished up last Friday.

When you get to the playoffs, only one team can finish the season without a loss. Now it’s just one and done, or it’s one and survive and move on to the next one.”

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A goose is a type of bird called a waterfowl. Geese (more than one goose) are migratory birds that fly south to warmer weather in Winter. A male goose is called a gander; baby geese are called goslings; and a group of geese are called a gaggle. The most common type of goose found in the United States is the Canada Goose, although there are many other types. Geese live mainly in North America, although some have been introduced in Europe. Geese migrate to warmer climates in Winter. It is easy to spot a flock of geese flying in their V-formation. Geese use this formation to fly faster; the formation allows them to ride on air currents created by the tips of their wings. When the lead goose gets tired, they switch places. They can travel up to 1,500 miles a day if they are assisted by a strong tailwind. Geese are extremely loyal to their gaggle, and they mate for life which means they will only have young with one other bird. When one of the birds gets sick or injured, some of the geese will stay with them until they are better, and they are known to become depressed when their mate dies. They are very social animals, and it is fun to watch them interact within their flock. Geese live in areas with water and have beaks with serrated edges that they use to eat grasses from underneath the surface of the water. These birds were first domesticated over 3,000 years ago in Ancient Egypt. The average goose lives approximately 15-25 years and sometimes even longer in captivity. They are known for their excellent eyesight and can see things from very far away. Once a year they molt or lose all their feathers. During this time, they are unable to fly. They stay very close to the water for about a month while their new feathers grow in. They are known for their loud honking noise that they use to communicate with other members of their flock. The expression “to take a gander” is a reference to the way that geese walk around with their necks stretched out, looking around.

Across Clues: 4. When a bird looses its feathers.

5. A male goose.

8. A group of geese.

9. Helps geese fly long distances.

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Down Clues: 1. Geese have a loud ____.

2. The V-____ makes flying easier.

3. Geese are very ___ animals.

6. To fly South for the Winter.

7. A baby goose is called what?

10. Geese usually live near ___.

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Geese fly in a wellknown V-formation.

This allows them to use air currents created by their wingtips to maximize their efforts. They take turns being the lead goose. Have you heard a flock honk?

Crossword Ans: Across-4)molt 5)gander 8)gaggle 9)tailwinds Down-1)honk 2)formation 3)loyal 6)migrate 7)gosling 10)water

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Sealed bids will be received, opened, and publicly read by the Owner for the Tallassee Collection System Improvements project. The Owner will receive Bids until 10 AM on the 3rd day of December 2021. The bid opening will be held at Tallassee City Hall, located at 3 Freeman Avenue, Tallassee, Alabama.

A non-mandatory Pre-bid Meeting will be held at 10 AM on the 18th day of November 2021. Pre-bid Meeting will be held at Tallassee City Hall, located at 3 Freeman Avenue, Tallassee, Alabama.

The Project is generally described as follows: the rehabilitation of approximately 9,200 linear feet of gravity sewer line and the rehabilitation of approximately 170 vertical feet of associated manholes.

This project (EDA Investment

p j ( No. 04-01-07357) will be partially funded with Federal funds from the United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration and therefore is subject to the Federal laws and regulations associated with that program.

The Owner requires the Project to be completed in 90 calendar days from date of Notice to Proceed.

Bidding Documents may be obWDLQHG IURP WKH RI¿FH RI &'* Engineers & Associates, 170 East Main, Dothan, AL 36301, (334) 677-9431. Paper copies are available upon receipt of a non-refundable fee in the amount of $75.00 for one set.

PDF electronic copies are available via email at no cost to the bidder.

Bidders will be required to provide Bid security in the form of a Bid Bond or cashier’s check in the amount of a sum QR OHVV WKDQ ¿YH SHUFHQW RI the Bid Price but not more than $10,000.00.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids.

Tallassee Tribune: Nov. 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2021 BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT TO BID Sealed bids will be received, opened, and publicly read by the Owner for the DOWNTOWN UTILITY RELOCATION. The Owner will receive Bids until 2:00 PM on the 8th day of December 2021. The bid opening will be held at Tallassee City Hall located at 3 Freeman Avenue, Tallassee, Alabama.

A non-mandatory Pre-bid Meeting will be held at 2:00 PM on the 1st day of December 2021.

Pre-bid Meeting will be held at Tallassee City Hall, located at 3 Freeman Avenue, Tallassee, Alabama.

The Project is generally described as follows: Water: - 1,000 LF – 6” D.I. Water Main, PC 350 Sewer: - 570 LF – 8” D.I. Sanitary Sewer CL 350 Various Depths - 880 LF – 8” PVC Sanitary Sewer SDR 26 Various Depths - 13 EA – 48” Dia. Pre-Cast Concrete Manhole Various Depths Gas: - 2,890 LF – Various sizes Polyethylene Gas Service Lines Storm Drainage: - 210 LF – RC Storm Drainage Pipe, Class III - 2 EA – 48” Dia. Drainage Manhole Miscellaneous - 150 SY – Open Cut Pavement Patching Streets - 1,500 SY – Open Cut Gravel Patching Streets The Owner requires the Project to be completed in 120 calendar days from date of Notice to Proceed.

Bidding Documents may be obWDLQHG IURP WKH RI¿FH RI &'* Engineers & Associates, 197 East University Drive, Suite #1, Auburn, AL 36830, (334) 4669431, louie.arvelo@cdge.com.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-336 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH B. ATKINSON, JR., DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of JOSEPH B. ATKINSON, JR., deceased, having been granted to GWEN B. ATKINSON on the 19 day of October, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

GWEN B. ATKINSON PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH B. ATKINSON, JR., DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JAMES R. BOWLES ATTORNEY AT LAW 2 SOUTH DUBOIS AVENUE PO BOX 780397 TALLASSEE, ALABAMA 36078 334-283-6548 Tallassee Tribune: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 EST/ATKINSON, J. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-319 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR A. HETU, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of ARTHUR A. HETU, deceased, having been granted to PATRICIA H. KELLEY on the 18 day of October 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

PATRICIA H. KELLEY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR A. HETU, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JAMES R. BOWLES ATTORNEY AT LAW 2 SOUTH DUBOIS AVENUE PO BOX 780397 TALLASSEE, ALABAMA 36078 334-283-6548 Tallassee Tribune: Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10, 2021 EST/HETU, A. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Completion In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, Notice is hereby given that Faulk Constructors, Inc. has completed the contract Laney Force Main Replacement For City of Tallassee Elmore County, Alabama

All persons having any claims for labor, materials or otherwise Bidders will be required to pro- in connection with This project vide Bid security in the form should immediately notify the of a Bid Bond or cashier’s Engineer: CDG Engineering, check in the amount of a sum 778 North Dean Road, Suite QR OHVV WKDQ ¿YH SHUFHQW RI 200A, Auburn, AL 36830 the Bid Price but not more than Tallassee Tribune: Nov. 3, 10, 10,000.00.

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Man robs bank in Eclectic Authorities seek information from public to find suspect

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter Law enforcement is seeking information on a man who robbed Trustmark in Eclectic at 9:20 a.m. Friday.

According to a statement by Eclectic police chief Robert Head, the unknown male entered the bank at 15 Kowaliga Road and handed a note to one of its tellers stating he was robbing the place.

The man described by witnesses as Black, 5’6” and 130-140 lbs left the bank on foot with an estimated $2,000 in cash. Witnesses also describe him wearing a red hat with the gold number 23, a black and blue face mask, a black or navy-blue hoodie, black pants and black shoes.

Anyone with information is requested to contact the Eclectic Police Department or Crimestoppers’ 24-hour tip line, 215-STOP or via thee P-3 tips app. Tips may lead to cash reward.

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Firefighters responded to the 3200 block of Chana Creek Road in Eclectic on Thursday, Oct. 28.

EFD responds twice to fire on Chana Creek Road

BY CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief The Eclectic Fire Department responded to the 3200 block of Chana Creek Road in Eclectic on Thursday, Oct. 28. Crews from the Friendship Fire Department, Red Hill Fire Department, and the Tallassee Fire Department also responded to the early morning blaze.

On first arrival, units found heavy fire coming from one side of the resi-

dence, and there were two occupants unaccounted for.

Firefighters performed a transitional attack while a primary search was conducted. Both primary and secondary searches of the residence came up negative, and the occupants were located a short time later. No injuries were reported on the scene.

And the scene was cleared.

About an hour after clearing the first blaze, firefighters were called back to “a suspicious fully involved

rekindle”.

All of the mutual responding departments returned to help, along with members from the Real Island Fire Department who happened to be driving a tanker by coming back from maintenance when they stopped to help.

Officials ask anyone with information on the cause of either fire to contact Eclectic Police Department, Eclectic Fire Department or Elmore County Sheriff’s Department.

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Law enforcement is seeking information on an unknown man who robbed Bank Trust in Eclectic at 9:20 a.m. Friday.

Gas prices rise seven cents in a week across the state STAFF REPORT Alabama gas prices have risen 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.19 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,348 stations in Alabama.

Gas prices in Alabama are 33.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.35 per gallon higher than a year ago.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Alabama is priced at $2.97per gallon today while the most expensive is $3.69 a gallon, a difference of 72 cents per gallon.

The national average price of gasoline has risen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.38 per gallon today. The national average is up 19.5 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands $1.26 per gallon higher than a year ago.

“The jump in gas prices that started nearly a month ago is finally running out of steam for the time being, as oil prices have stabilized. Yet, some areas of California are still at or near all-time record highs for prices,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. “While California’s high prices will not become a nationwide norm, prices there will likely remain elevated due to refinery issues amidst the surge of rain and other refinery kinks. For most mo-

torists, gas prices are likely to greatly slow their recent ascent, and we could even see some small declines in the week ahead. OPEC is planning to meet next week, and while it doesn’t seem likely there will be any boost in oil output, its meeting and comments could easily drive the market up or down. The odds remain high that gas prices

will remain near today’s elevated levels going into the holidays, barring additional OPEC supply.”

GasBuddy is the authoritative voice for gas prices and the only source for station-level data spanning nearly two decades. Unlike AAA’s once daily survey covering credit card transactions at 100,000 stations and

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the Lundberg Survey, updated once every two weeks based on 7,000 gas stations, GasBuddy’s survey updates 288 times every day from the most diverse list of sources covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide, the most comprehensive and up-todate in the country. GasBuddy data is accessible at http://FuelInsights.GasBud-

dy.com.

Historical gasoline prices in Alabama and the national average going back ten years: November 1, 2020: $1.84/g (U.S. Average: $2.12/g) November 1, 2019: $2.26/g (U.S. Average: $2.61/g) November 1, 2018: $2.50/g (U.S. Average: $2.76/g) November 1, 2017: $2.19/g

(U.S. Average: $2.50/g) November 1, 2016: $2.04/g (U.S. Average: $2.20/g) November 1, 2015: $1.89/g (U.S. Average: $2.18/g) November 1, 2014: $2.79/g (U.S. Average: $2.98/g) November 1, 2013: $3.16/g (U.S. Average: $3.26/g) November 1, 2012: $3.30/g (U.S. Average: $3.50/g) November 1, 2011: $3.28/g

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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.

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 church website at http://epiphanytallassee. org/

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.

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 Sun-

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day mornings at 10 a.m., and a nursery is available for infants. CHILDREN & YOUTH: meet 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.”

Airs every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on 580 WACQ, FM 98.5 & 101.1, on your smart speaker, your TuneIn app, or on our website www.wacqradio.com.

Please share on social media. This set of programs features Msgr. Charles Troncale, Fr. Mateusz Rudzik, Fr. James Dean, Fr. David Carucci, Fr. Patrick Driscoll, and Deacon Jim Labadie.

God’s Congregation Holiness Church

Salem Macon Baptist Church

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 through Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. nightly.

Thursday night: Pastor

Salem Macon Baptist Church is having a Harvest Celebration on Nov. 6 from 3 - 5 p.m. for anyone in our community or anywhere else.

There will be inflatables, hayrides, pumpkin painting, games, corn pit, food and much more.

Come join us celebrating God’s blessing on us!

We are located on Hwy 14, 4647 Tallapoosa Street, Notasulga.

Six arrested, accused of involvement in trafficking of fighting animals STAFF REPORT A federal grand jury returned a 23-count indictment charging Brent Easterling, William Easterling, and five other family members based in Verbena, with conspiracy to violate the federal animal fighting law, including operating fighting operators, possessing fighting animals, and trafficking in cockfighting implements.

The 30-page indictment builds on pleadings before the U.S. District Court from the summer when federal authorities searched the property and ordered the Easterlings not to move animals from their property, because of their strong suspicion of involvement in illegal animal fighting ventures. The United States identified fighting pits nearby their two gamefowl farms.

The arrests come just two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari from political leaders in Puerto Rico seeking relief from a federal law that bans cockfighting there and in every other part of the United States. The U.S. courts have consistently upheld the federal law against animal fighting.

In early June, Animal Wellness Action and AWF released a detailed report identifying Brent Easterling as a major trafficker in fighting animals and implements. The groups presented extensive evidence to the United States about his involvement and shared a dossier on him with the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama and with other federal law enforcement officials.

“The arrests today by federal authorities send an unmistakable signal to every major cockfighting operator that there is no more business as usual when it comes to involvement in the barbaric practice of cockfighting,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action. “The Easterlings have been known to us for a long time as cockfighting traffickers, but also are part of a far larger network of animal fighters in Alabama and throughout the Unit-

ed States that have made America the breeding ground for the global cockfighting industry. While some are destined for fighting pits in the U.S., hundreds of thousands of birds move from cockfighting farms here to dozens of nations throughout the world.”

That June 2020 report also noted that several Alabamians illegally shipped fighting birds to Guam. The three biggest Alabama shippers to Guam come from the same tiny town of Nauvoo, Ala. One of the three shippers, Jerry Adkins of Slick Lizard Farms, told a Filipino television broadcaster that he sells 6,000 birds a year. With some birds fetching as much as $200 each, that could generate millions in gross sales.

For Adkins and his son, Guam has been, but a minor market compared to Mexico, where they sold 700 birds to a single purchaser in just one year.

Brent Easterling was not, according to our records, shipping birds to Guam, but he was moving them to Mexico, the Philippines, and to other states, including New Mexico. Brent Easterling’s L&L Game Farm Facebook page had frequent posts and boasts about his cockfighting activities, as did his personal page. Swiftcreek Game farm is the farm frequented by Brent Easterling’s brothers Billy and Bobby and Billy’s son Tyler.

AWA presented information to federal authorities revealing Mr. Easterling being interviewed by the Philippines-based cockfighting channel BNTV. That video has since been removed but we obtained a copy before the purging of the content. AWA also obtained BNTV videos where 10 other cockfighters in Alabama extol the prowess of their birds.

According to AWA’s investigation, the Easterling family members have used the U.S Postal Service for shipment of fighting birds and, in some cases, fighting implements.

“If law enforcement is going to shut down illegal cockfighting in my home

state of Alabama, that work can only be by the Dept. of Justice because cockfighting is effectively decriminalized in the Yellowhammer State,” noted Marty Irby, executive director of Animal Wellness Action and a native of Mobile. “While dogfighting is a felony in Alabama, cockfighting warrants less in the way of penalties than a parking ticket, and the law hasn’t been updated since the 1800s. The action of the United States in saying that it will not tolerate animal fighting operations will reverberate from Mobile and Huntsville.”

Under current federal law, it is a crime to knowingly sponsor or exhibit an animal in a fighting venture; knowingly attend an animal-fighting venture, or knowingly cause an individual who has not reached the age of 16 to attend an animal-fighting venture; knowingly buy, sell, possess, train, transport, deliver, or receive any animal for purposes of having the animal participate in an animal-fighting venture; knowingly use the mail service of the U.S. Postal Service, or any “written, wire, radio televisions or other form of communications in, or using a facility of, interstate commerce,” to advertise an animal for use in an animal fighting venture, or to advertise a knife, gaff, or other sharp instrument designed to be attached to the leg of a bird for us in an animal fighting venture, or to promote or in any other manner further an animal fighting venture except as performed outside the U.S.; knowingly sell, buy, transport, or deliver in interstate or foreign commerce “a knife, a gaff, or any other sharp instrument” designed or intended to be attached to the leg of a bird for us in an animal-fighting venture.

Penalties for each violation of any one of these provisions allows for a maximum of 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for perpetrators, except for an adult attending an animal fighting venture. Penalties for an adult in attendance are 1 year in prison and a $5,000 fine.

Patients counting donors as shortage continues STAFF REPORT With Thanksgiving and the holidays approaching, the American Red Cross urges donors to continue to make and keep appointments now and in the weeks ahead to help overcome the ongoing emergency blood and platelet shortage that has significantly impacted the nation’s blood supply. In fact, the current blood supply is the lowest the Red Cross has seen this time of year in more than a decade.

Since declaring an emergency need for donors last month, thousands of people

have come to Red Cross blood drives across the country to roll up a sleeve and help patients who are counting on lifesaving transfusions. The Red Cross is incredibly grateful for the kindness and generosity of these blood and platelet donors, but hospital demand remains strong. At least 10,000 more donations are needed each week in the coming weeks to meet patient needs – ahead of the upcoming holiday season, which always presents seasonal challenges to blood collection.

In honor of the new series, I Know What You Did Last

Summer, those who give blood between Monday, Nov. 1, and Friday, Nov. 12, will automatically be entered to win a trip for two to Hawaii, courtesy of Amazon Prime Video. The trip will transport you to where the series was filmed and includes roundtrip airfare for two, hotel accommodations for nine nights, meals, $1,000 gift card for expenses and on-trip transportation with tour stops from Honolulu to Maui. Plus, those who come to donate Nov. 1-23 will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card by email, thanks to Amazon.

Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including face masks for donors and staff, regardless of vaccination status – have been implemented to help protect the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive. Donors are urged to schedule an appointment now by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1800-733-2767).

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 • Page A7

Sgt. Mann retires after 23 years of service

By CARMEN RODGERS BUREAU CHIEF Sergeant Keith Mann has retired from the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Law Enforcement after 23 years of service with the department.

He has been a dedicated Conservation Enforcement Officer who worked tirelessly to protect our natural resources and serve the public.

During his career, Sgt. Mann was honored as Alabama’s Southeastern Fish and Wildlife Agencies Officer of the Year, Alabama Conservation Enforcement Officers Association OffiMANN cer of the Year, and nominee for the Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor.

He served in Macon County throughout his career, but he was known as the Game Warden in half a dozen counties due to his dependability and fairness.

Sgt. Mann was a field training officer, and his legacy is a new generation of Conservation Officers prepared to serve the public for years to come.

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The power to keep moving forward when life is difficult

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lthough a brilliant man, E. Stanley Jones used simple word pictures to explain the Christian life. In his popular devotional book, Victorious Living, he described three kinds of Christians: the rowboat type, the sailboat type and the steamboat type.

As I reviewed his descriptions, it occurred to me that in my Christian journey I have been each one of the three types. Early on, I was a rowboat disciple, struggling to imitate Christ in my own strength. Jones describes the rowboat Christian

WALTER ALBRITTON Columnist as “humanistic, self-dependent, trying to get along with one’s own resources.” Because their resources are limited, rowboat disciples struggle to grow in grace. That is an apt description of my life as a young Christian.

Sailboat disciples are dependent on others and on their circumstances, or as Jones says,

they depend on “the winds.”

They make progress only when the winds are with them; if people are constantly affirming them and encouraging them, they move forward. But if people stop patting them on the back, they are dead in the water.

Yes, I must admit, there were days like that for me.

The need, of course, is to become a steamboat Christian, a disciple with inner power to live a holy life that pleases God. With power on the inside, one can move forward with or without the winds. Though a helping wind is always welcome, and

the affirmation of others makes a difference, the steamboat disciple’s primary source of power is the indwelling Christ.

For me this discovery was like moving from imitation to incarnation. I moved from struggling to peace when I stopped trying with clenched fists to imitate Christ and invited Christ to make His home in my heart. Embracing the truth of “Christ in me” changed everything. I began finding the power to move on even in the most difficult times. So my own experience confirms Jones’ observation: “This power to go on when

life is dead against us is the deepest necessity of our lives.”

Yes, it is indeed. Without that power we can never make headway when the seas are rough.

If life seems dead against you these days, it may be time to sell your rowboat, walk on past the sailboats and climb on board the steamboat powered by Christ.

Give him permission to become the power source of your life as a Christian. Christ alone makes victorious living possible when the storms are raging. Only He can give us the power to keep going forward when life is difficult.

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 is holding services on Sunday at 11 a.m. and at 5 p.m. The “River’s Edge Flea Market” is open every Saturday from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. The flea market is sponsored by the East Tallassee UMC and is located at the side of the old East Tallassee Hospital, across from the library. We will offer var-

ious priced booths. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at 334312-4913 or Melanie Baker at 334-415-8314. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.

Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

Please join us for Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. 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 church website at http://epiphanytallassee.org/

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 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: 334283-2195. FUMC Tallassee - 1 Jordan Avenue.”

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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 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 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

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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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

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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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

INDEPENDENT Abundant Life Church 2634 Lower Tuskegee Road Saint Mark All Nationals Pentecostal Foundation Church 30 Stewart Street Tallassee Church of God 134 Adams Street Tallassee Holiness Church 194 Honeysuckle Lane God’s Congregation Holiness Church

EPISCOPAL Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Avenue METHODIST East Tallassee United Methodist

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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Church 101 Central Boulevard First United Methodist Church 1 Jordan Avenue New Zion 3523 Ashurst Bar Road St. Paul Tallassee 101 Herren Hill Road Wall Street 71 Zion Street

1201 Gilmer Avenue Vessel Church 84632 Tallassee Highway, Eclectic, AL 36024 God’s Church, Campfire Ministries 209 Barnett Bouelvard Tallassee, AL 36078 The Lord Our Righteousness Center, Inc. 4566 Claud Road Eclectic, AL 36024 Tallassee First Assembly of God 185 Friendship Road, Tallassee, AL 36078

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

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

St Vincent De Paul Parish 620 Gilmer Avenue

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4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444 Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 5674417

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