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Tallassee mayor arrested in Orange Beach on domestic violence charges has images from Hammock’s stay on the beach.

Alabama Code Section 13A defines first-degree domestic violence as a felony.

“A person commits the crime of domestic violence in the first degree if the person commits the crime of assault in the first degree pursuant to Section 13A-6-20 or aggravated stalking pursuant to Section 13A-6-91, and the victim is a current or former spouse, parent, child, any person with whom the defendant has a child in common, a present or former household member, or a person who has or had a dating relationship, as defined in Section 13A-6-139.1, with the defendant,” the law

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff writer Tallassee Mayor John Hammock is in the Baldwin County Jail after being arrested Saturday in Orange Beach.

Law enforcement was called to an incident and found probable cause to arrest Hammock on first-degree domestic violence - strangulation.

Saturday evening Hammock was posting on his Facebook page about campaigning in Baldwin County for Public Service Commission Place 1, a position Hammock has been openly campaigning for since August. Hammock’s Facebook page

states. “Domestic violence in the first degree is a Class A felony, except that the defendant shall serve a minimum term of imprisonment of one year without consideration of probation, parole, good time credits, or any other reduction in time for any second or subsequent conviction under this subsection.”

This isn’t the first time Hammock has been arrested. In 2020 he was arrested for harassment after an incident in which Hammock said he was defending his wife.

Those charges were later dismissed.

As of print deadline Tuesday, Hammock remained in the Baldwin County Jail with a bond set at $20,000.

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Tallassee Mayor John Hammock was arrested and booked into the Baldwin County Jail Saturday evening.

City employees to get raise in pay

Library chimney could be repaired soon

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Damage from a lightning strike to the Tallassee Community Library could soon be repaired.

While a September thunderstorm passed through the area, two loud claps of thunder signaled a light-

ning strike nearby. At the end of the day the chimney of the library took the brunt of the blow. The lightning shattered the brick chimney and damaged the electronic gear inside.

“It hit the metal cap on top of the chimney on the northside, and

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer More than 50 City of Tallassee employees are receiving a raise.

At its meeting last week the Tallassee City Council approved a measure to increase the pay of workers who didn’t receive a raise as a result of the council approving the most recent city budget.

“For employees who didn’t receive a raise when we designed the budget [for fiscal year 2022], we would like to propose a $1 raise for the 52 employees,” councilmember Sara Hill said. “We want to thank them for their work through COVID and try to get them to a more equitable pay amount.”

The measure adds an additional $81,000 to the city’s budget.

Without a building inspector and police chief, the council voted to temporarily increase the pay of those serving in those positions.

Capt. Todd Buice is serving as interim Tallassee Police Chief. The council voted to increase Buice’s pay to that of chief at $55,000 while he serves as interim chief or Buice is appointed chief.

Blake Boone has assumed the duties of acting building inspector.

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A September thunderstorm damaged the brick chimney of the Tallassee Community Library, but the chimney could soon be repaired.

WEEKLY COVID-19 UPDATE: PREPARED TUESDAY, JAN. 18 STAFF REPORT TPI Staff Here’s the latest on COVID-19 in the Lake Martin area: Elmore County Positivity rate — 47.2 percent Seven-day caseload — 843 new cases (through Saturday) Average daily caseload — 120 new cases per day Change (week-on-week) — 8.1 per-

cent decrease Tallapoosa County Positivity rate — 29.3 percent Seven-day caseload — 654 new cases (through Saturday) Average daily caseload — 93 new cases per day Change (week-on-week) — 9.4 percent decrease Coosa County Positivity rate — 49.2 percent Seven-day caseload — 169 new cases

(through Saturday) Average daily caseload — 24 new cases per day Change (week-on-week) — seven percent increase Alabama Positivity rate — 43.6 percent Hospitalizations — 2,404 as of Jan. 17 Sources: Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Obituaries MR. JIMMY LEE GATES Mr. Jimmy Lee Gates, a resident of Montgomery, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the age of 86. He was born May 6, 1935 in Tuskegee, Alabama to Lee Andrew and Vera Gates.

A visitation will be held Monday, January 17, 2022, from 10:00AM until service time at 11:00AM, at Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Mike Stephens officiating.

Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Gates is survived by three daughters, Crystal G. Pitts (Tommy), Susan G. Seahorn (Rick), Sandra G. Johnson (Joey); three sons, David Gates (Kimberly), Robert Gates (Jamie), Roger Gates; two

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brothers, Charles Gates (Faye), Mike Gates (Susan); 16 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and his brother-in-law, Sanford Adams.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jackson Gates; daughter, Pamela Ann Gates; parents, Lee Andrew and Vera Gates and sister, Martha Adams Mr. Gates worked as a weaver at Appleton Wire Company in Montgomery, Alabama for 33 years.

The family would like to give a special thanks to the Baptist Hospice Nurses, Baptist Hospital Oncology and Capitol Hill Healthcare nurses and aids for the wonderful care of Mr. Gates.

WILLIAM HEATHCOTE JR. William Heathcote Jr. (Wojo) 39, formerly of Montgomery and Tallassee, passed on January 5, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. Survived

by his mom and stepfather, Mike & Sue Croft, Sister, Angela Heathcote Hitchcock (Jeremy), Nephews, Kodiak & Carson Heathcote, Great Niece, Stephanie Mills, Aunts Linda Matheny (Anthony), Sue Pilkerton (Hugo Garcia), Uncle and Aunt, Midge and Carol Heathcote, also a loving fiancé Tina Red Garvida and son Jojo Gardiva. Services announced later.

RONALD STEVEN RAMSEY Ronald Steven Ramsey, 72, of Notasulga, passed away from multiple long term health issues on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Bethany House. Ron was born December 11, 1949, and born again December 2007. He graduated from Notasulga High School in 1968, married Louise McLain in December 1969, joined the US Navy and left for boot camp in January 1970. He

Police Reports TALLASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT JAN. 17

• A funeral escort was provided on Friendship Road.

• A Black male was arrested on Cherry Street.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

JAN. 16

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• A Black male was arrested on Gilmer Avenue.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• Assistance was given to medics on Hicks Store Road.

• Trespassing was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.

• A traffic accident with no injuries was reported on Rifle Range Road.

• Criminal mischief was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• Burglary was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.

• Debris was cleared from the roadway on Gilmer Avenue.

• Debris was cleared from the roadway on Central Boulevard.

• A tree was removed from the roadway on Apple Avenue.

JAN. 15

• Reckless driving was reported on Freeman Avenue.

• A white male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard.

• A burglary was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.

• A noise complaint was reported on East Roosevelt Street.

• A citizen inquiry was made on Barnett Boulevard.

• A domestic incident was reported on Upper River Road.

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served in the US Navy 1970-1974, attending schools in Maryland and Illinois, served aboard the destroyer USS Geo. K. Mackenzie DD836 based in San Diego, CA. He made two Westpac cruises to Vietnam.

Returning from the Navy to Alabama, Ron and Louise made their home in Notasulga. Ron attended trade school and was a machinist by trade. He retired from Auburn University, Space Power Research.

When he was healthy, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, race cars, raising and training retrievers, gardening and coaching little league. He was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church.

Ron in survived by his wife of 52 years Louise; his mother Agnes Ramsey; his sister Alicia Bryant; his brother Bill (Michelle) Ramsey; Sisters-in-law Sandra (Roy) Carswell, Bobbi (Tommy) Miller; his three nieces Lori Walker, Car-

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Freeman Avenue.

• A funeral escort was provided on First Avenue.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Macedonia Road.

JAN. 14

• Reckless driving was reported on Barnett Boulevard.

• Assistance was given to a citizen on Freeman Avenue.

• A citizen inquiry was made on Gilmer Avenue.

• A funeral escort was provided on Friendship Road.

• A welfare check was conducted on Noble Road.

• A domestic incident was reported on Ashurst Bar Road.

JAN. 13

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Freeman Avenue.

• Animal control was requested on Macedonia Road.

• A motor vehicle accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• Assistance was given to a motorist on Ashurst Avenue.

• A traffic accident was reported on Sims Avenue.

• Assistance was given to a motorist on Notasulga Road.

• A funeral escort was provided on Friendship Road.

• Reckless driving was reported on Notasulga Road.

• Assistance was given to a motorist on Gilmer Avenue.

JAN. 12

• Harassment was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• Assistance was given to a motorist on Freeman Avenue.

• Gunfire was reported on Ashurst Avenue.

• Theft was reported on James Street.

• A white male was arrested on James Street.

JAN. 11

• Suspicious activity was reported on

rie (Brad) Mitchell, and Jennifer Miller; his six nephews Matt Bryant, Billy (Ashley) Ramsey, Blake (Lindsay) Ramsey, Brady Ramsey, David (Tammy) Gresham, Chip (Simona) Miller; his special friends; “the friends group;” church families of Liberty UMC and Sardis UMC; Russell McAuley; and Zeb James.

He was preceded in death by his father Arcie Ramsey and a brother Danny Ramsey.

Visitation will be Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Liberty UMC from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Celebration of Life services will be Friday, January 14, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. at Liberty UMC with Rev. Tom Skeen officiating. Burial will follow in Notasulga Memory Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Liberty UMC, c/o Tom Skeen, 1900 AL Hwy. 120, Notasulga, AL 36866 or a charity of your choice.

West Patton Street.

• Harassment was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• Suspicious activity was reported on Notasulga Road.

• Assistance was given to a citizen on Mott Lane.

• Harassment was reported on Barnett Boulevard.

• Harassment was reported on South Tallassee Drive.

• A traffic accident with injuries was reported on Barnett Boulevard.

• A funeral escort was provided on Little Road.

• A private property accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• A citizen inquiry was made on Gilmer Avenue.

• An animal complaint was reported on Noble Road.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Ashurst Bar Road.

• Assistance was given to a motorist on E.B. Payne Sr. Drive.

• Reckless driving was reported on Highway 229.

Jan. 10 • A traffic accident was reported on Cherokee Trail.

• A Black male was arrested on Dixie Circle.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Ingram Street.

• Assistance was given to a citizen on Second Street.

• A welfare check was conducted on Lower Tuskegee Road.

• A Black male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard.

• Harassment was reported on Muskogee Trail.

• Harassment was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• A parking violation was reported on Grimes Street.

• A stolen vehicle was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• An animal complaint was reported on Ingram Street.

Tallassee City Schools returning to in-person classes Thursday

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A high number of absences forced Tallassee City Schools to move to virtual learning this week, but in-person instruction to resume on Thursday.

“Our data indicates that

our absentee counts were 444, or 28 percent of the student body and 28 staff members were absent [last] Wednesday,” superintendent Dr. Brock Nolin said in a release. “[Last Thursday, Tallassee City Schools (TCS)] had 386 or 24 percent of the student body and 29 staff members absent and 25 staff members already scheduled to be out [Friday].”

Brock did not say how many students and staff were positive for COVID-19 but Brock posted last Friday only 28 students or staff were positive across the city’s three schools. Brock said the absences of students and staff Wednesday and Thursday made it clear what the decision should be.

“With these numbers, it’s in the best interest of our students and staff to move to virtual learning and allow our facilities to be thoroughly cleaned,” Brock said. “We are hopeful that this temporary shift to remote teaching and learning will lessen transmission and allow TCS to safely resume in-person instruction.

The system met in person Friday and virtual Tuesday and Wednesday. Monday was a holiday and school is set to return to in-person

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A high number of absences is forcing Tallassee City Schools to move to virtual learning this week.

learning Thursday, Jan. 20.

Neighboring school districts are making similar moves to virtual learning.

Elmore County, Holtville and Stanhope Elmore high schools moved to virtual learning until this week.

Across Elmore County the positivity rate for the last seven days has nearly matched that of the state at 41.5 percent. Alabama’s positivity rate has been 41.1 percent. Of Elmore County’s 18,318 cases, 1,178 have been reported since Jan. 1.

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the positivity rate has been 24.5 percent. Of Tallapoosa County’s 8,858 cases, 906 have been reported since Jan. 1 Brock said administration would track positive case counts and absences and adjust accordingly.

“If there are any changes to the dates specified, a notification will be sent to all parents,” Brock said. “Teachers will send information through Google Classroom.

For those without internet access, Kajeet devices can be checked out for the period of remote learning.”

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knocked out a lot of bricks,” Chairman of the Tallassee Community Library Board Bob Reed said.

The lightning strikes from the thunder storm separated bricks from the chimney on the northside of the building, sending them more than 150 feet into the lawn and roadway while only damaging two computer modems inside.

Now repairs estimated by insurance at $4,100 to the chimney can begin.

“We have gotten the insurance claim,” city clerk Whitney Pitchford said. “We are waiting on the check.”

Pitchford said the insurance company made the determination of the estimate but is open to paying more if the work is more than the company estimated.

“Basically whoever we got to fix, if they thought it was going to cost more, they said to send it to them.” Pitchford said, “They didn’t say they would automatically approve it. If they came across something they didn’t find, they would look at it.”

Now work can begin in earnest to repair the layers of brick separated from the chimney and the true extent of the damage can be discovered.

“The lightning did it so there could be some internal damage,” councilmember and library board member Fred Randall Hughey said. “A supplemental claim could be possible.”

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The council approved temporarily raising Boone’s pay by $2 per hour while performing the duties of building inspector while maintaining his regular city job. The increase is temporary until a full time building inspector can be hired but it could be a while longer.

“We only have two applications for building inspector,” Mayor John Hammock said. “I would like to have more. Five years ago we had about 20. I would like to keep it open for a little longer.”

While waiting for a full time building inspector, the council spent $3,200 to repair the floor of the women’s bathroom in city hall. The current floor has a hole in it and presents a hazard. Sewell Construction submitted the quote but the city reached out to several to get pricing on the repair. Hill said no else had gotten back to the city and she felt comfortable going ahead with the only quote.

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A September thunderstorm damaged the brick chimney of the Tallassee Community Library, but the chimney could soon be repaired.

Hammock said Sewell Construction was a reputable company.

“I know personally that they do great work,” Hammock said. “They did a remodel job at my house and did a good job. I haven’t heard nothing but good things about them.”

HOTEL TALISI

The city now owns the historic hotel in downtown Tallassee after accepting the deed at its meeting last week.

“Once it is recorded the city is free to do whatever it wants to,” city attorney John Smith said. “It’s the city’s property.”

But just because the city owns the Hotel Talisi doesn’t mean the city will just let it sit. It will immediately install necessary items such as fencing, “no trespassing” signs and more to prevent entry to the property destroyed by fire more than a decade ago.

“It needs to be something to tell people don’t go in the thing,” Smith said. “You can envision a scenario that once they figure out the city owns the thing there will be lots of

people that would like to visit that.

It won’t stop someone who wants to go in there but at least under the law the city has done a reasonable thing to try and prohibit people from going in it. You can’t stop them from filing a lawsuit, but at the same time you have it so that the city shouldn’t be liable.”

Hammock suggested letting CDG Engineering Associates write a scope of work to allow for easy bidding for the demolition of the building. The old hotel is near utilities and other buildings that CDG has already designed other projects to work around.

In other action the Tallassee City Council: • Approved minutes of the Dec. 14 meeting, • Entered an executive session to discuss pending litigation. The council returned 25 minutes later and took no action.

The next meeting of the Tallassee City Council is scheduled for 5 pm.

Tuesday, Jan. 25.

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Sowing morning and evening In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good. - Ecclesiastes 11:6

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orty-five years or so ago, I was an “evening person.” I did not get sleepy in the early evening, and I could do some of my best work late at night. Mornings, however, were another story. Bright morning people made me dizzy with their swift movements and chipper voices. Professors insulted me by insisting that I should attend their 7:30 AM classes. A well-meaning friend gave me an alarm clock that talked like Bugs Bunny. “Myyyyeh, what’s up, Doc? You told me to call you, so here I am telling you it’s time to get up!” I broke that clock.

But now, it’s the other way around.

Most days, I don’t need a clock to wake up. My best time alone with God and the most productive writing and study hours of the day are the early morning ones. I enjoy the quiet of the still-dark early morning.

I like my strong, black coffee. And even though some days I may work well into the evening hours, I know that trying to study or write in the evening will usually be an exercise in futility.

Our text for today recommends dil-

MIKE MCELROY Columnist igence in both the morning and evening. It’s good advice, reminding us that opportunities for successful work should not be rejected simply because they come along outside the “sweet spot” of our daily energy. Most of us are busy people. We have to fit in the extra things when and where we can. Solomon said we should make the most of those opportunities because we don’t know which ones may be the best.

I don’t believe this verse contradicts God’s basic daily cycles of work and rest. The wisdom behind the concept of Sabbath rest is still wise. Imbalance is unhealthy in any sphere of life. It’s foolish to think you don’t need both rest and meaningful work. Some folks may be driven to work too much and rest too little. But many others need encouragement to overcome laziness and be productive instead of idle.

I often encourage people to get up earlier to have time with God at the start of their day. (I realize that different seasons of life may make this advice impractical.) But we morning

folks probably need to reflect on Solomon’s counsel and how we spend our evenings. The evening may be the only time you have for spending time with family, making a visit, spending some extra time in prayer or preparing to teach a class. Busy people have to put in some overtime after a busy day or week to prepare a meal for a sick friend or to make a call to encourage someone. Most of us do what we want to do. If some particular thing interests or appeals to us, we can usually find time and energy to do it.

As I pondered this verse, I thought about how true this concept is about life’s morning and evening, too. We ought to use both youth and old age wisely. Recognize the potential of youthful energy and strength, and use it for God’s glory in the church, in your family and on the job. If God grants us senior years, what better way to use them than in his service?

The things you can do may have changed through the years, but that does not mean there is nothing you can do in the “evening” of your life.

What you do for the Lord with your mature years may turn out to be the best and most productive work of your whole life.

May God help us do good work, get good rest and grant us the good sense to balance these essential components of life.

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To nuclear-armed states: Nice talk, now walk the walk O n Jan. 3 of this year, the five nuclear-armed states with the largest nuclear arsenals issued a joint statement declaring that they “consider the avoidance of war between Nuclear-Weapon States and the reduction of strategic risks as our foremost responsibilities.” The statement goes on to “affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.”

As the Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists stands at 100 seconds to midnight – “the closest it has ever been to civilization-ending apocalypse” – this statement would appear to be good news for the world.

However, all five of the signatories to the statement are currently engaged in maintaining powerful nuclear arsenals. Not only are these far larger than what would be required to destroy human civilization, and possibly most life on earth, but also these nations

are planning huge expenditures to upgrade the “usability” and lethality of those arsenals.

The United States is leading the spending and spurring on the arms race, but the other nuclear-armed nations – apparently still under the illusion that these weapons make them safer – are joining the U.S. in pursuing this travesty.

Although most U.S. residents may not know it because the mainstream media has little noted it, nuclear weapons have been outlawed. A United Nations treaty was approved by 122 nations and has now been ratified by 59. As the 50th nation ratified the treaty, it came into legal force globally on Jan. 22, 2021. This exciting treaty bans developing, testing, producing, acquiring, possessing, stockpiling, and threatening to use nuclear weapons.

But, you may ask, what good is the treaty if the nuclear-armed states

won’t sign it? Good question, because none of the nine nuclear-armed states has signed so far.

It will take a lot of work and will not happen overnight, but if we want to survive, it is up to the citizens of the nuclear-armed nations to demand that their governments conclude the nuclear disarmament agreements necessary to enable all of them to sign the nuclear ban treaty.

We will not know how much influence we can have until we build our movement and use it to demand nuclear abolition.

Peter Bergel was a co-founder of The American Peace Test, which brought tens of thousands to the Nevada Test Site in the late 1980s to offer civil resistance to nuclear weapons testing, which was subsequently stopped. He is also a retired director of Oregon PeaceWorks, a statewide peace, justice and environmental organization.

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STEVE FLOWERS Columnist

Annual legislative session underway

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he 2022 annual regular session of the legislature has begun. It began January 11 and constitutionally can last three and one-half months, which would have it ending at the end of April.

This is the last year of the quadrennium and an election year. Therefore, the legislature will not address any controversial or substantive issues.

This has always been the case in Alabama politics. This rule will ring true this year as it has in past years. They will come into session, pass the budgets, then go home to campaign. They may even adjourn early this year, probably the first part of April.

It will be an easy year, budget wise. The General Fund and Special Education Trust Fund will again have growth in revenue. The economy is still percolating from the COVID recovery, especially because of the influx of federal dollars.

Alabama will have received over four billion dollars from the Federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) COVID relief money. Almost half has been earmarked and given to schools, counties and cities and will not be allocated by the legislature.

The state received over $500 million in 2021.

Most of that, over $400 million, went to build new prisons, which was the most significant achievement last year. There will be approximately $560 million of ARP money coming into Alabama for this year. The legislature will be able to play Santa Claus in an election year.

The General Fund Chairmen, Steve Clouse (R-Ozark) in the House and Greg Albritton (R-Escambia) in the Senate, are being lobbied heavily as might be expected. They will be looking at several ways to disburse these federal dollars. The feds like the states to focus on rural broadband expansion, water and sewage projects, and hospitals and nursing homes. It will be a short and successful and non-controversial session.

Governor Ivey will miss her right arm, Jo Bonner. He has served as a quasi-governor for the past three years. Kay Ivey and Jo Bonner have a lifetime bond. They are both from Wilcox County, and like family. This remote rural black belt, southwest Alabama county has spawned Jeff Sessions, Kay Ivey, Judy Bonner and Jo Bonner.

Jeff, Kay and Judy are all about the same age.

Jo is about 15 years younger and like Kay’s little brother. Kay has never not known Jo Bonner.

He has been the most influential Chief of Staff to a governor in state history.

In November 2021, it was announced that Jo Bonner will become President of the University of South Alabama. He will be the fourth president of the University of South Alabama, which is the third largest university in the state. Jo Bonner is perfect for this position. His decade as a congressman from Mobile and his prowess as an economic developer and civic leader coupled with his winning personality will propel the university in Mobile to a regional educational and medical center for Alabama, Mississippi and Northwest Florida. He is revered in Washington. His political connections and persona will make the University of South Alabama a politically powerful institution.

The governor made a wise and prudent move to fill the void left by Jo Bonner’s departure from the governor’s office. She made her loyal, dedicated and extremely qualified ally, Liz Filmore, Chief of Staff. Liz had already been functioning as a quasi-Chief of Staff to Ivey and Bonner.

A few months ago, Ivey adroitly convinced State Representative Bill Poole of Tuscaloosa to become her finance director. Poole is immensely and uniquely qualified for finance director. He served over a decade in the House of Representatives. Eight of those years he chaired the Education Budget Committee and wrote the State Education budget. He was and still is one of the most universally well-liked and respected legislators in the state. Bill will remain finance director and Liz will be Chief of Staff. They will be part of what Governor Ivey will rely on as her leadership team. The other two members of the four-person team will be Brooks McClendon and Nathan Lindsey, who will be elevated to Deputy Chief of Staff. Governor Ivey along with Jo Bonner has run an exemplary Ship of State administratively.

See you next week.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at: www.steveflowers.us.

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State of the State

o, what can be read in five minutes in a column that was said in a 30-minute, seven-page speech – the State of the State Address given by the governor? Here is my Cliffs Notes version. For those who never used them before, it is a short, condensed version of a much longer book or in this case, speech. Here are 392 words in place of thousands.

Alabama has a lot of money right now, but it’s not permanent. The governor and Legislature will use it to continue to face the corrections problem, work on roads and bridges, expand broadband, enhance our port, assist our healthcare facilities and improve our water and sewer infrastructure.

Alabama’s economy is “rock solid.” New jobs and new businesses have come here in the past four years in record numbers. Our tour-

ism numbers are up to an all-time high. We have one of the nation’s lowest unemployment rates.

State employees and teachers will receive a well-deserved 4 percent pay raise. Retired state employees will receive a bonus.

Our governor and Legislature have fought against federal mandates.

Approximately $12 million will be committed to mental health care with Gov. Ivey, doing more than any governor since Lurleen B. Wallace. Two million dollars will be spent on mental health crisis centers.

Rebuild Alabama will make it possible to expand Alabama’s Deepwater Port in Mobile where exports are up 25 percent.

The governor’s budget proposal will “fully fund our rainy-day accounts, pay down our debts and make robust investments . . .”

Our “single, most-important issue here in Alabama and in our nation is our children’s education.” There will be after school programs started to teach core curriculum – reading, writing and math. A math task force will be established to get our third graders up to par in math. We will recruit more third-grade teachers and work on retention. We will “no longer accept failing elementary schools in Alabama.” There will be grants for failing elementary schools, and we will confront the COVID challenges to our education system.

The governor has done an excellent job and held true to her campaign promises. She continues to strive to make Alabama a better place to live and work. This is a condensed version of the State of the State. I hope you enjoyed the Cliffs Notes.

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PET OF THE WEEK – PEPPER

Pepper is a female, possible Shepherd/Akita mix, about ten-months old, 45 lbs. Pepper is a high energy gal, very sweet and good with other dogs and children but she loves to chase cats, so would be a better fit in a home without cats. She loves tummy rubs and needs a well-fenced big yard to keep her safely at home and happy.

Adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under one-year-old; cats over one-year-old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing.

This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough, free health exam with your participating veterinarian.

If you are interested in meeting Pepper or any of the Humane Society of Elmore County pets, please email hselco@bellsouth.net for the Adoption Application.

Once that is cleared, they will coordinate with you to set up an appointment to meet and adopt.

The Humane Society of Elmore County is located at 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka. Their phone number is 334-567-3377, and you can visit their website at www.elmorehumane.org for more information.

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By REA CORD Executive Director Winter is definitely here in Alabama this week and we implore pet owners all over to please bring your pets inside. For those that must stay outside please make sure they have shelter and protection from the cold, wind and rain. We have certainly had our share of rain and please think of how miserable you would be if you had to stay outside in wet clothes! Cold air can also very dry (just think of your chapped lips) and livestock and pets need more water than you think in the winter.

Just like us, animals also need shelter from wind

& rain/snow since wind chill affects animals just like it does us humans. A doghouse (meaning solid sides, top and floor) needs to be located so the wind doesn’t blast straight into it and also sized for the dog so that the dog’s body heat can build inside to keep your pet even warmer. DRY bedding is essential so please check the bedding often to make sure it isn’t wet, or even missing. A wet blanket, or moldy pile of hay, or hard piece of plastic does nothing to help your pet deal with the cold so just don’t think because your dog has a plastic igloo that they can ‘handle’ this weather – if you think that, we suggest you try spend-

ing the night in that igloo yourself.

Please also take your pet’s age and health into account as young, healthy animals can handle inclement weather a lot better than older animals. An older horse might need to be blanketed in cold weather and an older dog with arthritis may need much thicker bedding to cushion aching joints and tired muscles. More frequent brushing to remove dead hair & dirt will also help your pet stay warm as a clean coat will provide better insulation against the weather. Yes, there are breeds more acclimated to cold weather and they might be loving this weather but far more

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of our southern pets are NOT used to this weather and need appropriate protection from the cold.

If the water for your outside pets/livestock is freezing/frozen that is easy to fix. Just go to your local feed store, pet store or online where you can get intank water heaters/heated water buckets pretty inexpensively. They do need to be plugged in (can run a long outdoor extension cord if need be but make sure it is safe and cannot be chewed on or pulled out by pets/livestock) work great and are quite safe. This can save your muscles from hauling water and your pets/livestock will have clear fresh water no matter how low the temps go. Now the water ‘source’ like the standpipe/faucet can freeze and there is heat tape or even heated hoses but here in our area, generally, if your pets/livestock have a large tank of water that is kept from freezing, the daytime higher temps and sun will thaw out the hose/pipe/ faucet so it can refill.

If you are worried about an animal that does not have appropriate shelter, is not being cared for, or seems to be a stray, please contact the appropriate Animal Control Officer/ Law Enforcement so they can investigate.

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Small changes could be coming to senior center

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer The COVID-19 pandemic closed the Tallassee Senior Center but things are starting to return to normal.

Just last week Tallassee Mayor John Hammock accompanied some of the seniors on a short trip across the Tallapoosa River.

“We took the seniors to Restoration 49,” Hammock said. “A lot of them had not been there. We took them and got them a coffee or a Danish or muffin.”

Hammock said he saw a positive response from the seniors who made the short trip.

“They really had a great time,” Hammock said. “I’m glad to see the

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Hammock also asked about the city purchasing a second sanitizing machine for the senior center since the other one is primarily at city hall.

“We sold the truck so we can’t take the one from here to over there,” Hammock said. “Can we get anoth-

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The donations will go toward spaying and neutering animals.

“We have been full because of lower adoption numbers and dropped off litters of unwanted kittens and puppies.

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The funds have not yet been earmarked for specific purchases, but Hall would like them to go toward spay

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Jones who had researched the issue.

The city  purchased one at the begin              ning of the pandemic to treat city hall and it has been used to treat the  senior center as well. But city clerk Whitney Pitchford said Jones was suggesting a lower cost alternative that could serve the same purpose and be just as effective in making sure surfaces were clean. Pitchford said he found a much lower cost version on Amazon.

“He said it does the exact same thing,” Pitchford said. “Refills are $2 and it’s $99.”

Hammock said the sanitizing machine purchased for city hall was above $2,000.

Lake Martin Humane Society receives donations in honor of Betty White The Lake Martin Humane Society has received around $1,500 in donations on what would have been Betty White’s 100th birthday.

The “#BettyWhiteChallenge” gained traction on social media following the TV legend’s death at age 99 on New Years Eve. The challenge called on the public to donate to a cause near the actress’ heart — animals.

This week, the Lake Martin Humane Society, Tallapoosa County’s main animal shelter, has seen a wave of much-needed donations.

“It usually slows down in the winter time, but this year has really hit us hard.” said Lake Martin Humane Society manager Kim Hall.

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and neuters.

“I think it will help everything in the future,” said Hall.

The animal shelter usually houses 80-100 cats and dogs but is currently at maximum capacity.

“We take animals from animal control across Tall-

apoosa County,” said Hall.

“We are the only shelter, there is a rescue and Lake Martin Animal Sanctuary, but a lot of people bring animals to the shelter.”

Apart from the generous monetary donations in honor of White, the Humane Society has other needs as well.

“We need puppy and kitten food, we are good on adult food.” said Hall. “We also need cleaning supplies like bleach and laundry detergent.”

They also need volunteers to walk with dogs, to interact with the animals and to do housekeeping tasks like folding laundry.

The biggest way to help, according to Hall, is to adopt an animal into a loving home, freeing up space for more animals.

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Who’s the minister at your church?

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’d been at the church for about two weeks when Bill (not his real name) came to see me. We exchanged pleasantries for a few minutes, then he got to the purpose of his visit.

“We have some wealthy members who’ve helped the church over the years,” he said. “They’ve brought us through some lean times. Our pastors have always tried to be their friends, so I want you to work hard to be their friend, too.”

I smiled sweetly and assured Bill I’ll try to be a friend to these men I’d not yet met, but I thought in my heart, “Pshaw! I want to be a friend to everyone. How would I know or why would I care the size of their bank account?”

Bill had an unusual concept of the pastor’s job. But he wasn’t alone.

MICHAEL J. BROOKS Columnist One of our denominational officials used to joke about pastors being summoned to pray “at chicken fights on”—the “on” being everything else.

I never prayed at a chicken fight but used to pray frequently at high school football games when this was allowed.

I never minded asking God to help us be good sportsmen and to protect the boys on the field, but praying at football games isn’t the major thing a pastor is to do.

The Apostle Paul wrote succinctly

about the pastor’s role in the letter to the Ephesians: “And he gave some . . . pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,” (Ephesians 4: 11-12, KJV).

The writer was discussing the concept of spiritual gifts, and the pastor being a “person gift.” Some commentators say “pastors and teachers” should be a hyphenated “pastor-teacher,” designating one office. Whatever the case, the pastor, at least in the King James Version, apparently has three jobs. He is to perfect or mature the saints (all Christians), do the work or ministry and edify, or build up, the church.

But the late Ray Stedman popularized the “heretical comma” after the word “saints.” There was no punctua-

tion in the original manuscripts, so it was added by translators. In this case, they did a disservice. When this errant comma is removed, the exhortation is clear: the pastor is to mature the saints so that they--the saints--do the work of ministry. Newer translations communicate this concept more clearly.

The point is the pastor does ministry, to be sure, but not all ministry. He must encourage everyone to discover and use their spiritual gifts. There’s too much ministry to be done for the pastor to be the only minister. In effect, he’s to share this job with others.

Reflections is a weekly devotional feature written by Michael J. Brooks, pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church, Alabaster, Alabama. The church’s website is siluriabaptist.com.

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 canned 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 ser-

vices 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 mem-

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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.

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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

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First Presbyterian Church 514 Central Blvd 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,

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Duals playoff run ends in quarterfinals for Tallassee

By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director A charge that included a regional sweep and a firstround tiebreaker came to an end against a buzzsaw in Gulf Shores for Tallassee wrestling Friday.

The Tigers advanced to the quarterfinals of the AHSAA Class 5A/6A dual meet state playoffs, but the Dolphins swam past them to the semis with a 59-9 victory.

It snapped a 20-match win streak for Tallassee.

“A loss is a loss no matter

how big or how little, but I believe the kids — they’ve worked hard all year and I’m not saying losses are good, but you can hopefully make something good out of this,” Tallassee coach John Mask said. “We’ll come back and we’ll learn from it and correct some things and continue to work hard and grow from it.”

It was heavyweight Micah Cole who delivered for Tallassee once again in its first dual against Spanish Fort.

Cole entered the final match of the matchup with his team trailing 36-33. The first two

tiebreakers for dual meets, pins and wins, were both equal for the two sides but Tallassee had fewer forfeits and thus held the tiebreaker should the dual end 36-36.

A 5-0 decision from Cole was enough to send the Tigers on to the second round.

“We were confident,” Mask said. “Of course, every wrestler and every match we think we’re going to pull it out and win. He was confident, he’s had a great year, I think 15-3 coming into the match.”

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The second round of the AHSAA Class 5A/6A wrestling tournament between the Tallassee Tigers and the Spanish Fort Toros took place at Tallassee High School on Friday, Jan. 14.

Furious second-half rally keeps Wetumpka girls

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Stanhope Elmore’s Jace Haynes, who currently leads the state of Alabama in both blocks and rebounds, recorded a triple double on Saturday. She finished the game with 14 points, 21 rebounds and 13 blocks.

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UNDEFEATED in area play

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor The Wetumpka girls basketball team trailed by as much as 14 points in the second half on Saturday, but the Indians used a furious rally to remain unbeaten in area play.

The Wetumpka girls beat Stanhope Elmore 48-43 in an AHSAA Class 6A, Area 5 matchup. The Indians move to 2-0 in area play after beating Benjamin Russell on Thursday.

Wetumpka trailed 32-18 midway

through the third quarter. But junior guard Zariah Fannin scored all 22 of her game-high points in the second half to lead the team back to victory.

“This team is full of fighters,” Wetumpka coach Jermel Bell said.

“We told them at halftime that we’re fighters. This is what we do. The game wasn’t over, we just hadn’t made any shots. We were like 1-of14 or 1-of-15 in the first half. We told them to keep shooting and it was going to fall. Zariah understood that assignment. Fantastic job for

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Wetumpka junior Zarriah Fannin scored 22 points in the second half on Saturday to lead Wetumpka past Stanhope Elmore.

her. It was her night.”

Stanhope took an 11-9 lead after the first quarter behind a dominant performance from center Jacey Haynes. Haynes had five points and five blocks in the frame, stopping nearly every shot attempt in the paint.

She had seven blocks at halftime, while Kelbi Johnson hit three See UNDEFEATED, Page B2

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Stanhope Elmore senior Jace Haynes put on a performance for the ages on Saturday night.

The 6-foot center recorded a triple-double in the Lady Mustangs area loss to Wetumpka. Despite the loss, she finished with a stat line of 14 points, 21 rebounds and 13 blocks.

Haynes was dominant the entire night, completely changing the way Wetumpka was forced to play offense. She tallied up seven blocks in the first half alone as the Stanhope defense held Wetumpka to only 1-of-14 shooting in the half and led by 10 points at the half.

Wetumpka was able to come back and win in the second half, but that was due to the Lady Indians no longer driving to the basket and instead getting hot at the 3-point line.

“That’s a very special performance,” See HAYNES, Page B2

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AU denied No. 1 ranking a good thing?

he Auburn basketball program is off to a roaring start in 2022 and even bordering on historic. The Tigers are 16-1 overall and 5-0 in the SEC with a No. 2 ranking in the AP and Coaches polls, which matches the highest in program history. Gonzaga, who was No. 2, moved up to the top spot with a record of 14-2 overall and 3-0 in the West Coast Conference. The Zags are certainly worthy of the honor being a perennial powerhouse and having some impressive wins over Texas, UCLA

ANDY GRAHAM Columnist and Texas Tech. However, this Auburn team is more than worthy as well.

They have a better record with just as many impressive wins over teams like Loyola-Chicago, LSU and Alabama. The same Alabama team that beat Gonzaga in Washington and the Tigers defeated in Tuscaloosa. Don’t take my word for it. Auburn actually received 36 first-

place votes by AP voters.

Gonzaga only received 25 first-place votes. So, why were the Tigers denied the No. 1 spot? It’s actually quite simple. Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star voted Auburn No. 9 and Jon Wilner of the Mercury News voted them No. 6 which dropped Auburn’s overall point total below that of Gonzaga. Of course, everyone has the right to their own opinion no matter how dumb it might be and these two gentlemen have certainly proved that axiom. I know Bruce Pearl and a lot of AU fans were disap-

pointed by the slight, but I want to publicly thank Mr. Newell and Mr. Wilner for their encouragement and motivation.

Coach Pearl has put together an extremely talented team through old-fashioned recruiting and the modern-day transfer portal. That, in itself, is not surprising or unusual considering the proclivity of Pearl as a recruiter. What is somewhat remarkable is how fast and complete the chemistry has come together.

Jabari Smith, Walker Kessler, KD Johnson, Wendell Green and Zep Jas-

per are all newcomers and have not only played extremely well together, but also with the veteran players from last year. With the legitimate star power of Smith and Kessler, it’s also a very unselfish

team which is rare in this day and age. I’m not sure if they would, but I don’t want this team to have any excuse to get complacent. They play with See RANKING, Page B2

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Community Calendar PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: After more than a yearlong hiatus, Preschool Storytime has resumed at the Wetumpka Public Library. The first story time was held on Friday, May 14, and will take place every Friday at the library at 10 a.m.

ECLECTIC TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS: Eclectic Town Council meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at Town Hall. Council meetings begin at 7 p.m. with work sessions taking place prior to the meeting at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the Dr. M. L. Fielder Municipal Building, 145 Main Street.

NAACP MEETINGS: The Elmore County Branch No. 5026 of the NAACP meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Tuesday (executive committee) and every fourth Tuesday (full membership) at the Martin Luther King Center at 200 North Lancaster St. in Wetumpka.

LIVING WORD: You belong here. You and your family are always welcome here. We are located at 1826 Kowaliga Road Eclectic, across from the Dollar General. Call 334-492-0777 for more information.

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Stanhope coach Kelvin Stokes said. “I’ve been coaching for a long time and when you really start breaking it down, she’s one of the best players I’ve coached and I’ve coached a lot of good ones.

Having a triple-double in high school with blocks at that caliber is very special and doesn’t happen often.

She’s one of the top in the state of Alabama.”

A triple-double in high school doesn’t happen often, but Haynes has been putting up performances like Saturday’s all season long. She currently leads

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UNDEFEATED

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forming Arts Center hosts an open mic jam session from 7 to 9 p.m. every second Friday of the month at 560 Highway 9 in Equality. There is no charge but donations are welcome as they keep the center running. Bring a snack or finger food to share during the intermission.

RED HILL COMMUNITY CLUB MEETINGS: Red Hill Community Club Meetings are held every second Monday of the month. Join the Red Hill Historical Preservation Association in the auditorium of the Old Red Hill School, located off state Route 229 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss upcoming events.

MOUNT HEBRON CHURCH OF CHRIST: Come join us at 4530 Mt. Hebron Road in Eclectic. Our Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10:30.

There is also a Wednesday night Bible study at 7 p.m. For more information call Pastor Edwin Walker at 334-541-2025 LUNCH AND LEARN: Lunch and learn Tuesdays with Kelly are scheduled at the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery at 124 Company Street in Wetumpka from noon to 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each

the state of Alabama in both blocks and rebounds, and is tied for No. 1 in the nation in blocks per game, per Maxpreps.

She is currently averaging 16 points, 17 rebounds, and 8 blocks per game. She is ranked No. 6 in the nation in rebounds per game, per Maxpreps.

“She really has just continued to put the team on her back and she is going to do anything she can to get the team where it can be,” Stokes said. “She just has a will to win and a will to compete. She understands the game with timing when it comes to blocks and rebounds. She makes it hard for me to take her off the floor.”

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Behind Haynes’ historic season, the Stanhope Elmore team is out to a 14-4 record and a 1-1 record in AHSAA Class 6A, Area 5.

The Lady Mustangs have beaten Benjamin Russell and lost to Wetumpka in area play, and feature rematches with both teams again this week.

Stanhope Elmore will travel to Benjamin Russell on Tuesday for its third area game of the season.

Stanhope beat Ben Russell, 47-32, last week. Stanhope will then turn around and host Wetumpka on Saturday for their final area game of the regular season.

Stanhope and Wetumpka have played twice this season and split the series.

Stanhope beat Wetumpka in the county tournament a week ago, and Wetumpka beat Stanhope in area play on Saturday.

For Stanhope to have a chance to host the area tournament when postseason play begins, the Mustangs must go 2-0 this week.

“We have to take care of Ben Russell on Tuesday,” Stokes said. “It’s going to be tough. They’re long and athletic and play hard. We just have to finish. Every game that we’ve actually lost, I think that finishing late in the game and staying out of the foul trouble.

We have to continue to understand that it’s four quarters.”

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3-pointers to give the Mustangs a 24-15 lead at the break.

That lead was pushed to 32-18 in the third quarter after an 8-3 Stanhope run, but then Fannin and the Indians got hot.

Fannin hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the lead to only eight points, then added a layup late in the quarter to cut it to six points. Stanhope still led 37-31 going into the fourth quarter, but Fannin wasn’t done with her scoring outburst yet.

She hit two more 3-pointers to start the fourth quarter, then another layup cut the lead to one point. Khloe Harris was fouled and went to the free throw line.

She made 1 of her 2 shots and tied the game at 40 with just under five minutes left.

“What I did was take Zariah off the ball,” Bell said of Fannin’s second half. “When I took her off the ball, it allowed Janae (McCall) to attack and she would attack and then swung the ball to the corner. That gave Zariah an open shot every time. We had a mismatch knowing they had a big trying to run out there and guard the 3-point line.”

Following Harris’ free throw to tie it, Wetumpka took the lead and kept adding to it. Once the Lady Indians pushed their lead out to 6-8 points, they never looked back as they drew fouls in the paint.

Wetumpka was 7 of 11 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, including four from Fannin. She finished with a team-high 22 points, while McCall added 11 points and a double-double.

RANKING

Continued from B1

a chip on their shoulder and that’s a good thing.

A No. 1 ranking this early could be “rat poison” as another famous coach might say. The Tigers will have plenty of opportunities over the next month and a half to achieve the milestone ranking. In fact, if they take care of Georgia in the midweek, they’ll host a red-hot Kentucky team this weekend. I don’t see how anyone in good conscience could not have Auburn in the top

three if they win both of those games, which would boost them to No. 1. Gonzaga probably won’t lose again considering the lack of depth in their conference, but basketball rankings are fluid and change regularly.

Earning the top spot would be nice and certainly prestigious, but all that matters is the NCAA Tournament in March. If the Tigers can remain healthy and continue to improve, the rankings will take care of themselves and Auburn could very well be playing for a national championship.

DUALS

Continued from B1

Plenty of key performances were needed to deliver Tallassee to that point, of course.

Rutland Phillips wrestled up a weight class at 113 pounds and came through with a pin. The Tigers also added falls to their scoresheet from Brendan Emfinger, Caden Griffith and Christian McCary at 126 pounds, 182 pounds and 160 pounds, respectively.

Unfortunately for Tallassee, its quarterfinal match immediately after wasn’t such a heated affair.

Gulf Shores smoked Benjamin Russell in its own firstround matchup 49-21 and its momentum didn’t slow in the quarters, with Tallassee only picking up two individual victories across the dual.

Those were recorded by Land Bell and John Burnham via pin and decision, respectively.

“They’re well-coached, they have a great team,” Mask said. “With wrestling, you start out neutral, then you can go top or bottom. And pretty much for the night, they were better from top, better from bottom and better from neutral. They pretty much, like in football, won all three phases.”

While it’s been eliminated from the state dual playoffs, Tallassee’s season still rolls on with individual and team championship opportunities awaiting in February. The Tigers return to the mat Thursday in a three-team meet with Holtville and Stanhope Elmore.

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Down Clues: 2. One of the largest items in space.

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The thought of space travel probably creates images in your mind about planets, stars, and maybe, even aliens, but did you know that one of the first things you could potentially see while passing into Earth’s orbit is a bunch of trash? Space debris, or space junk, is all the man-made objects that are in orbit about the Earth.

These orbits fall into three basic categories: low Earth orbit (LEO), middle Earth orbit (MEO), and high Earth Orbit (HEO). Most of the space junk, like most of the satellites, are found closest to the planet in Low Earth Orbit. The junk is mostly comprised of old satellites that are no longer working, or parts of satellites that have either been intentionally destroyed or have collided with other satellites by accident. In addition to the satellite debris, there are also many other items— some as large as rocket boosters and some as small as flecks of paint. Some other known items that have been lost in space by astronauts include a now- infamous spatula, a camera, a pair of pliers, and a tool bag. Different agencies, both governmental and commercial, work to track the space junk. This is important because the junk poses a threat in several ways. Even the smallest piece of space debris can cause catastrophic damage to the International Space Station. This is because in Earth’s orbit, this space litter can travel at speeds as fast as 17,500 miles per hour! Other complications include knowing when to launch astronauts and satellites into space; they need to make sure they do not collide with the debris. There are more than 23,000 pieces—larger than four inches—of debris being tracked. Half a million pieces range in size from half an inch to four inches in size, and around 100 million pieces that are even smaller. Eventually, most of the debris will fall back into Earth’s atmosphere and will burn up on re-entry; however, if the item is large enough, it can make it all the way back to the Earth’s surface.

Items in Low Earth Orbit sometimes re-enter within a few years, but the higher up it goes, the longer it will take. Some of the space junk will be in orbit for centuries.

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Vol. 31, No. 3

CLIFF WILLIAMS / THE OBSERVER

The Elmore County Commission announces it will seek bids for solid waste removal after receiving thousands of complaints about current contractor Waste Management.

Complaints lead Elmore County to cut ties with Waste Management

By JAKE ARTHUR Chief Videographer The Elmore County Commission announced last Monday that they would be taking bids for a new solid waste removal provider, signaling a severance with the current contractor, Waste Management.

“We bent over backwards to accommodate Waste Management, ‘’ said Elmore County Commission vice-chairman Mack Daugherty. “We gave them ample opportunities for over two years to correct the issues.”

Daugherty, who represents district 2, and other commissioners say they have fielded thousands

of complaints from constituents who are unhappy about Waste Management’s performance. In multiple meetings with the commission, Waste Management explained that the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to find workers.

Waste Management lowered the minimum age of drivers from 21 to 19, in an effort to reduce staffing shortages, however, representatives told commissioners it would take considerable time to train new employees. They also blamed missed service on supply chain issues and truck repairs.

These efforts did not abate the commission’s concerns and now

they will soon solicit bids for a replacement.

“We had two year of constant complaints,” said Daugherty. “A billion dollar company can make arrangements.”

Several news outlets reported on Waste Management’s alleged abandonment of rural Elmore and Autauga County residents.

The issue was so severe that the commission created a separate email address to receive trash-related complaints.

According to Daugherty, the commission has not yet severed ties with Waste Management, bids will go out this month and will open in early February. The lowest responsible and respon-

sive bidder will be awarded the contract in late February and be expected to take over trash collection on June 1.

Cities within Elmore County have separate contracts for solid waste management. Tallassee, Wetumpka, Elmore and Eclectic have all informed the county commission that they would like to participate in the competitive bid process.

Tallassee’s City attorney John Smith expressed concerns during the city’s council meeting saying that Waste Management’s agreement with Tallassee goes back to the 1990s and that changing it would not be an easy issue to resolve.

Smith said he cannot advise the city on the situation as Waste Management is a client of his and has been. It was suggested another attorney look at the city’s contract with Waste Management and see what could be done.

This all comes after last month when the Autauga County Commission accepted a bid for Arrow Disposal Service, Inc. to collect solid waste for $23.50 a month, an increase from $17 under Waste Management, according to the Montgomery Advertiser.

Elmore County has no mandatory pickup requirement in rural areas.

Qualifying continues through next week

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Potential candidates have 10 more days before they must put their name on the dotted line to have their name on either the May 24 Alabama Democrat or Republican Primary ballot, but it’s not stopping many from already campaigning.

Several Elmore and Tallapoosa County candidates have already qualified.

One notable candidate for governor, Lynda Blanchard, has been campaigning since the first part of December but has yet to qualify according to the Alabama Republican Party website. Prior to that she was campaigning for U.S. Senate to replace the seat held by retiring incumbent Richard Shelby.

Currently Mo Brooks, Katie Britt, Karla M. Dupriest and Mike Durant have qualified. Britt has already campaigned in Tal-

lapoosa County. Brooks campaigned in Tallapoosa County three years ago during a special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions as Sessions was appointed attorney general by then President Donald Trump.

The upcoming May 24 primaries will see voters going to the polls to determine local races as well.

Possible candidates have until Jan. 28 to qualify with state or county party officials.

For races in just Tallapoosa County the following have qualified as Republicans: Tallapoosa County Sheriff, Jimmy Abbett, incumbent; Tallapoosa County Board of Education, Carla Talton, incumbent; Tallapoosa County Commission, John McKelvey, incumbent; and Tallapoosa County Coroner, Mike Knox, incumbent.

In state races the follow-

ing have qualified to be on the Republican primary ballot as of 1 p.m. Friday.

UNITED STATES SENATE Mo Brooks Katie Britt Karla M. Dupriest Mike Durant

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES District 2 Barry Moore District 3 Mike Rogers

GOVERNOR

Lew Burdette Kay Ivey Dean Odle Dave Thomas

LT. GOV.

Will Ainsworth

ATTORNEY GENERAL Steve Marshall

ALABAMA SUPREME COURT Place 5 Greg Cook

Debra Jones Place 6 Kelli Wise

ALABAMA SECRETARY OF STATE Wes Allen Ed Packard

TREASURER

Young Boozer

AUDITOR

Stan Cooke Rusty Glover Andrew Sorrell

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Place 1 John Hammock Jeremy H. Oden Place 2 Chip Beeker

ALABAMA BOARD OF EDUCATION Place 2 Tracie West

19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CIRCUIT COURT

Judge Place 2 Joy Pace Booth Jessica Sanders Place 3 Amanda Baxley

FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT ATTORNEY D. Jeremy Duerr Mike Segrest

FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT ATTORNEY CJ Robinson

40TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT ATTORNEY Joe Ficquette

COOSA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Carlton L. Teel

STATE SENATE

District 25 Will Barfoot District 27 Jay Hovey Tom Whatley District 30 Clyde Chambliss Jr.

STATE HOUSE

District 31 R.T. Barksdale Chadwick Smith Troy B. Stubbs District 33 Ben Robbins District 75 Reed Ingram District 81 Ed Oliver District 88 Jerry Starnes

In state races the following have qualified to be on the Democrat primary ballot as of 1 p.m. Friday.

GOVERNOR

Yolanda Rochelle Flowers Chad “Chig” Martin

STATE HOUSE

District 82 Johnny Ford Terrence Kareem Johnson

STATE SENATE

District 26 Kirk Hatcher