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Tallassee leaders evaluating next steps

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer The Tallassee City Council has asked for a state investigation.

Mayor John Hammock has filed a federal lawsuit claiming wrongful termination, libel and slander. All the while, the council and mayor continue to have council meetings.

Until the Jan. 15 arrest of John Hammock in Orange Beach on a charge of domestic violence strangulation, the council and Hammock have been mostly quiet on allegations against the mayor and oth-

er city officials the council sought state help with.

Last week, the council issued a statement saying it is exploring the limited options legally available in the strange predicament the city finds itself in.

“The Tallassee City Council has been working for months to address several reported issues in and around the city,” the statement said.

“Changes in personnel and procedures [and] processes have been made to address some of these issues, and the council remains resolute in their mission to fix any re-

maining matters.”

The council said in its statement a Dec. 8 council resolution requesting official state assistance with the matter will take time and addressed Hammock’s recent arrest in Baldwin County.

“The council requests that citizens understand there is a process to receiving that assistance, and that any information that can be shared with the public will be disclosed as soon as possible,” the council said. “In regards to the reSee LEADERS, Page A3

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Tallassee town attorney John Smith addresses the town council prior to a special called meeting. Mayor John Hammock was arrested in Orange Beach Jan. 15 and charged with domestic violence strangulation. Hammock was in Orange Beach campaigning for Public Service Commission.

No arrests or updates in Wetumpka homicide

By Jake Arthur Chief Videographer A shooting in the Wetumpka Walmart parking lot last Thursday night has claimed the life of one man.

Police were dispatched to the parking lot around 10:45 p.m. for a “shots fired” call.

Once there, they found Centell Winston, 42 of Tallassee, dead of a gunshot wound in the driver seat of his vehicle.

According to Wetumpka police chief Greg Benton, this was not a random shooting.

“This was not random, not a random act,” said Benton. “We believe the victim and the

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The Gold Edition show choir is the longest-running all-male show choir in the Southeast composed of male students from all areas of the school.

Capital City Classic this weekend

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer More than 40 schools will be competing in the 13th Annual Capital City Classic at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center this weekend.

The show choir competition will be one of the largest show choir festivals because many of the choirs have been limited to what they could do during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both practices and performances have been altered. But the pandemic hasn’t stopped the growth of music programs.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many school music programs to enter a crisis management mode,” Tallassee High School music teacher Michael Bird said, “And yet, some programs have grown even stronger through all the adversity. What we are seeing is that there is a real hunger for people to see and participate in live performances again, and the Capital City Classic is a great example of that.”

Schools from around the Southeast will be in attendance, including Opelika, Homewood, Eufaula, Hoover, Saraland, Thompson, Vestavia Hills, and Auburn, and many

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more. There are also choirs from Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia participating this weekend in Montgomery.

The Capital City Classic was created by former Tallassee High School music teacher Jerry Cunningham in 2009 after Tallassee would travel to places across the Southeast for its show choirs to compete.

Tallassee High School only has about 500 students enrolled, but Bird said more than 200 students are involved in the school’s choral program with students participating

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Obituaries MR. CLINTON GUY Mr. Clinton Guy, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Sunday, Janu-ary 23, 2022 at the age of 94. He was born March 1, 1927 in Tallassee, Ala-bama to Albert and Illabell Guy. Mr. Guy is survived by his daughter, Connie McInnish; son, Steve Guy (Tricia); grandchildren, Andy Guy (Kathy), Robin Guy Cowan (John), Clint Hammock (Tif-fany), Chris Hammock; great grandchildren, Drew Guy, Allie Guy, Mary Claire Cowan, Anna Brooke Cowan, Jenna Kate Cowan and Jacob Cowan, Chas Hammock, Dylan Harper and Hunter Hammock; sister, Myra Jane Mullins (George); sister-in-law, Bessie Guy and several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Mrs. Peggie J. Guy and his son-inlaw, Slagle McInnish.

Mr. Guy was a Charter Member of the Tallassee Quarterback Club and a Charter Member of Riverside Heights Baptist Church.

He was a Veteran in the United States Navy serving in World War II. He was employed with the Bank of Tal-lassee for over 35 years and he also was a long time resident of Lake Martin, Alabama.

Graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 11:00AM from Rose Hill Cemetery with Rev. Billy Reinhardt and Rev. Andrew Schmitt officiat-ing, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing.

Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama MRS. MARIE GORDON HORNSBY Mrs. Marie Gordon Hornsby, originally from Tallassee, Alabama and more recently residing in Tampa, FL, passed away on the November 27, 2021. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 28, 1930 to Buddy and Ruth Gordon.

Services for Mrs. Hornsby will be held grave-side at Bethlehem East Baptist Church in Kent, on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Gene Bridgman officiating, Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing.

Mrs. Hornsby is survived by her sons Al, Rogers and Mike, six grand-children, twelve great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Rogers J. Hornsby, who passed away in 2004, and grandsons Michael Lawrence Hornsby and Aaron Michael Hornsby Stephens.

Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama SARAH POWELL Sarah Powell, 86, of Tallassee, passed away January 10, 2022. She was born October 27, 1935. The family will receive friends Monday, January 17, 2022 from 9:00 am to 9:45 am at Linville Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside service and burial will follow at 10:00 am at Rose Hill Cemetery with Bro. John David Parker officiating.

She is survived by her husband, Hubert Powell; daughter, Kathy Main; grandchildren, Richard Howell, John Howell (Tara) and Christy Yeager (Jerry); eight great-grandchildren; five greatgreat-grandchildren; sister, Barbara Jean Whatley (Barney) and cherished nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donation of food items to your local food bank in Sarah’s memory.

Online condolences may be posted at www.linvillememorial. com.

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Police Reports

JAN. 20

TALLASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT JAN. 24

• A civil dispute was reported on Barnett Boulevard.

• A civil dispute was reported on Gen. Chappy James Street.

• Theft was reported on Little Road.

• An animal complaint was reported on E.B. Payne Street.

JAN. 23

• Harassment was reported on Washington Street.

• Theft was reported on South Tallassee Drive.

• Debris in the roadway was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• Assistance was given during a medical call on Herd Street.

• An abandoned vehicle was reported on Jordan Avenue.

• Assistance was given to the Tallassee Fire Department on Stewart Street.

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

JAN. 22

• A noise ordinance violation was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• Assistance was given to another agency on Notasulga Road.

• Suspicious Activity was reported on Hornsby Lane.

• An animal complaint was received on Notasulga Road.

• A theft was reported on Third Avenue.

• Assistance was given to another agency on Fourth Street.

• Assistance was given to a motorist on New Quarters Road.

• Trespassing was reported on Monroe Street.

• A suspicious vehicle was reported on Seventh Street.

• A welfare check was conducted on Ice Plant Road.

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• A private property traffic accident was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• Reckless driving was reported on First Avenue.

• Assistance was given to medics on Lower Tuskegee Road.

• An abandoned vehicle was reported on West Butler Street.

• An animal complaint was reported on Doman Avenue.

• Animal control was requested on Jordan Avenue.

• Criminal mischief was reported on Twin Creeks Drive.

• Harassing communications were reported on Barnett Boulevard.

• Debris in the roadway was reported on Central Boulevard.

• Trespassing was reported on Third Street.

• Harassing communications was reported on Freeman Avenue.

• Burglary was reported on Ransom Drive.

• Assistance was given to a motorist on South Wesson Street.

• A traffic accident was reported on Griffith Lane.

JAN. 17

• A welfare check was conducted on Ashurst Avenue.

• Assistance was given to the fire department on Notasulga Road.

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JAN. 19

• Assistance was given to a citizen on Gilmer Avenue.

• Gunfire was reported on Magnolia Street.

• A juvenile complaint was reported on Lower Tuskegee Road.

• Harassment was reported on Carr Street.

• Criminal trespassing was reported on First Avenue.

• Breaking and entering a vehicle was reported on Notasulga Road.

• A white male was arrested on Central Boulevard.

• A domestic incident was reported on Gen. Chappy James Street.

• Harassment was reported on Third Avenue.

• A traffic accident was reported on Kent Road.

• A white male was arrested on West James Street.

JAN. 18

• Assistance was given to a citizen on Friendship Road.

• Assistance was give to a citizen on Barnett Boulevard.

• A Black Male was arrested on North Johnson Street.

• A juvenile complaint was reported on Hickory Street.

• A white male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard.

• Harassment was reported Rickey Lane.

• A white female was arrested on Barnett Boulevard.

• A Black male was arrested on First Avenue.

• A welfare check was conducted on Carr Street.

• Assistance was given to a motorist on Lower River Road.

• Menacing was reported on Gilmer Avenue.

• A domestic incident was reported on Friendship Road.

• A Black male was arrested on Barnett Boulevard.

• Disorderly conduct was reported Central Boulevard.

• A welfare check was conducted on Rickey Lane.

• Criminal mischief was reported on Barnes Court.

JAN. 17

• Criminal mischief was reported on Government Street.

JAN. 15

• Domestic violence was reported on Dozier Street.

• Possession of marijuana was reported on Dozier Street.

JAN. 13

• Discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

• Theft was reported on Pemrose Lane.

• Domestic violence was reported on North Opothleohola Street.

JAN. 12

• Domestic violence was reported on McDonald Drive.

JAN. 10

• Criminal trespass was reported on Jackson Trace Road.

JAN. 9

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

• Impersonating a peace officer was reported on Coosa River Parkway.

JAN. 8

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

Jan. 7 • Theft was reported on U.S. Highway 231.

• Harassment was reported on Broad Street.

• Harassing communications was reported on Cotton Lakes Boulevard.

JAN. 6

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

JAN. 5

• Domestic violence was reported on Broad Street.

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

JAN. 4

• Domestic violence was reported on Micanopy Street.

Book signing with local author at library Thursday Staff report TPI Staff Goodnight, Sweetheart tells the story of how Alan Johnston coped with the illness and death of his beloved wife Judy from Alzheimer’s. This book has just been named a finalist in the Southern Christian Writers annual awards for notable books of 2021.

The book signing starts at 6 p.m. at the Wetumpka Public Library and is free and open to the public.

There will be books available for sale and signing and light refreshments will be served.

Johnston grew up in El-

more County and attended Wetumpka High School. He is both an ordained minister and a certified financial planner. He has served as Senior Pastor of churches in Alabama and Tennessee and was a founding partner of Oracle Wealth Management (a branch of Ameriprise Financial) in Chattanooga, Tenn. For the past 35 years Johnston has also served as a Teaching Pastor for Abba’s House (Central Baptist Church) in Chattanooga.

Johnston earned his BA degree from the University of Mobile and additionally holds five advanced degrees and three professional

certifications. Those degrees and certifications cover such disciplines as History, Theology, Counseling, Finance and Conflict Management.

His educational pursuits spanned Samford University, the University of Mobile, Luther Rice Seminary, UT-Chattanooga, The American College and The University of Alabama.

Johnston is an avid reader and writer and is an avid fan of college football and basketball. As time permits, he enjoys playing golf.

Johnston is a husband to Dowdy, a father to Joy and Jennifer and “G”-daddy to grandchildren Katie, Maggie, Alex and Benjamin.

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Goodnight, Sweetheart tells the story of how Alan Johnston coped with the illness and death of his beloved wife Judy from Alzheimer’s.

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cent arrest of the mayor, the council respectfully reminds all citizens that all persons charged with a crime are considered innocent until proven guilty.

The council is aware of the arrest and charge and will move forward discussing options with legal counsel. The council hopes for a quick resolution of all these matters.”

Hammock’s arrest has nothing to do with the matters of the city or Hammock’s lawsuit against members of the council.

The arrest came as he was campaigning in Baldwin County for Place 1 of the Alabama Public Service Commission. It’s an office Hammock has been campaigning for since August and qualified for earlier this month.

BEFORE HAMMOCK’S ARREST Much discussion among council members has occurred in executive sessions of the council — both with and without Hammock before. In November the council unanimously approved seeking help from the State of Alabama to investigate several allegations.

Tallassee Mayor Pro Tem Bill Godwin said in November certain members of the council have tried to investigate the allegations.

“While the Tallassee City Council has investigated and taken appropriate and necessary action regarding several referenced allegations or wrongdoings, there still remains allega-

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in three show choirs, a chamber choir, a concert choir and men’s and women’s choirs.

“We are one of the smallest schools that participate in show choir competitions,” Bird said. “Everywhere we go, we are up against the Homewoods and Hoovers and Vestavias of the world, schools with 2,000 or 3,000 students. It’s like Tallassee having to compete in class 7A against much larger schools with greater resources.”

Bird has spent most of his 25 years in teaching music at Tallassee and says he is still amazed at what the students are able to do.

“We are blessed to have fantastic students who work so hard,” Bird said. “The vast majority are involved in oth-

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tions of misconduct and wrongdoings that have not been resolved,” Godwin said in November.

The allegations the council specially alerted the state to were as listed: • Harassment or harassing communications by the “Mayor of Tallassee, the former building inspector for the City of Tallassee and the Tallassee Police Chief” directed at City of Tallassee employees and officials.

• “The requirement of the Mayor of Tallassee or its former building inspector that employees of the City of Tallassee work on or participate in business or projects that were not part of the operations of the City of Tallassee during regular work hours of the City.”

• “Alteration of a medical record by the Tallassee City Clerk.”

• “Alteration of purchase orders by the City Clerk and the City’s Accounts Payable/Payroll Clerk.

• “Purchase of equipment, goods and services by the Mayor without the approval of the Tallassee City Council to include but not limited to (1) the purchase of a motor vehicle; (2) expenses related to the Mayor’s campaign for the Alabama Public Service Commission; (3) payment to a business owned or controlled by the former building inspector for tree and shrubbery cutting and debris removal; and (4) seeking and receiving reimbursement from the City of Tallassee for certain expenses unrelated to City business operations.

• “Attempts by the May-

or’s assistant to interfere in or impede the investigation of complaints against the Mayor.”

• “Purchase of certain supplies and goods at the City’s expense by the City Clerk and the City’s Accounts Payable/Payroll Clerk without approval of the Mayor or other appropriate City official.

• “Misuse of leave time and inappropriate accrual of leave time by the City Clerk and the City’s Accounts Payable/Payroll Clerk.”

The resolution asks for the matters to be investigated by the appropriate law enforcement agency of the State of Alabama.

er things, like sports, dance, travel ball and other activities. So we are grateful that they make time to participate in music at our school. My teaching partner Mrs. Kelley Hill and I are very fortunate to have around 200 students in the choir program.”

Bird credits others for laying the foundation of the choir programs at Tallassee High School. It started with the band programs that have evolved into the Pride of Tallassee and the choral program started to flourish when Jerry Cunningham got involved.

“25 years ago, Mr. Cunningham left a job at a much larger school with a lot more prestige to return to his alma mater and start this program back up again,” Baird said.

“In his first year, he developed a show choir, which has now expanded to three groups that compete all over

the state and region each year.”

The three show choirs at Tallassee are: • Voltage, which is a hand-selected group of 29 students who compete in the Mixed Show Choir division for choirs with boys and girls.

• Divas, which is an auditioned all-female group that competes in the Unisex Division.

• The unauditioned Gold Edition, the longest-running all-male show choir in the Southeast comprised of male students from all areas of the school.

The competition starts Friday at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center downtown. Divas will give an exhibition performance at 10 p.m. Voltage will give an exhibition performance at 10:50 a.m. Saturday and

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perpetrator knew each other.”

This is the first homicide in Wetumpka in over three years. The last homicide in the city took place in 2018.

“It’s not a good way to start out the new year,” said Benton.

Benton didn’t want to speculate on the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator.

Winston’s family was upset Friday morning and wanted answers. His family reached out to The Herald shortly before a press release from Crimestoppers showed photos of a person wanted for questioning.

Darryl Collier, Winston’s oldest brother, said that Wetumpka police had not informed the family on the progress of the investigation as of Friday morning.

“Officers came and informed our mother, that’s it. We haven’t heard from them again,” said Collier.

They believed race played a role in the lack of an arrest and indicated they would investigate the murder themselves if police wouldn’t.

“If it was a little white kid there would be someone arrested already,” said Collier. “If police aren’t going to do something, we are going to investigate it.”

Friday afternoon, Benton said the inves-

FEDERAL LAWSUIT Hammock filed a lawsuit against the city and the council for wrongful termination and for libel and slander in November in federal court.

Hammock claims in the lawsuit he was entitled to a notice of the council’s intention to dismiss him as utilities superintendent.

In the months leading up to Hammock’s removal from utilities superintendent, the council held several executive sessions with and without Hammock. It is publicly unknown what those sessions were for, but the given reason was “to discuss the good name and character of an employee.”

Mayor pro tem Bill Godwin said little about the council’s decision in October.

“We made a decision we feel is best for Tallassee,” Godwin said in October.

The council voted on the

tigators were “working on the case as we speak” and that they already had some leads.

“We have some leads, I feel good about it,” said Benton.

The Wetumpka Police Department released video frames from gas station security footage of a white Ford Crown Victoria and a black Ford Ranger. They also released two photos of a white man wanted for questioning.

“The scene was turned over to the Wetumpka Criminal Investigations Division.

Wetumpka C.I.D. Detectives processed the scene for evidence and are following up on several leads at this time,” the police department said in a statement. “We want the citizens of Wetumpka to understand, we will not rest until we bring the perpetrators responsible for this loss of life and reckless behavior to justice.”

As of Tuesday morning, no arrests had been made. Benton was unavailable for comment at the time of publication. This is an ongoing story and will be updated as more information is available.

If you have any information regarding the suspect, the vehicles, or their whereabouts, please immediately call the Wetumpka Police at 334-567-5321 or CrimeStoppers using the 24-hour tip line at 215-STOP (7867) or 1-833-AL1-STOP. Managing Editor Kaitlin Fleming contributed to this article.

move without any public discussion. Godwin would not say why the decision was made.

“Well, I can’t really say, but some things you hear are just rumor,” Godwin said. “Like most places we have some challenges.”

The November resolution seeking a state investigation was approved by the council in the absence of Hammock.

Hammock filed his lawsuit Nov. 24 and claimed the allegations are part of his libel and slander claims against the city and council.

The mayor later apologized to the council for being absent from the November meeting thinking he had told members of the council he would be attending a conference in Destin, Florida.

CAN A MAYOR OR COUNCILMEMBER BE REMOVED? Alabama law dictates an elected official be removed from office at the point of felony conviction. But Hammock has only been charged with a felony related to his Jan. 15 arrest in Baldwin County.

It is unknown if an investigation by the state into allegations reported by the council could result in charges for any Tallassee official or employee.

Two years ago in Lake View, a small town in Tuscaloosa County, members of the Lake View City Council filed a petition for impeachment with the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County. Members of the council cited Article VII Section 173 of the Alabama Constitution.

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“...may be removed from office for willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency or intemperance in the use of intoxicating liquors or narcotics to such an extent, in view of the dignity of the office and importance of its duties, as unfits the officer for discharge of such duties for any offense involving moral turpitude while in office, or committed under color thereof,” the petition cited.

Members of the Lake View City Council said the mayor “had failed to pay monthly utility services, …converted town funds, equipment, property, supplies and employees under his discretion and control to solicit business for his company, …knowingly used the town’s business cards, town memberships, … and town sponsored trips for the purposes of promoting his personal business to other mayors and municipal depart-

ments, used a town issued credit card for unauthorized personal purchases” and more.

In Lake View though, the council waited until the Alabama Ethics Commission said there was “enough cause” for matters to “be referred for review and appropriate legal action to the Alabama Attorney General’s office.”

Before impeachment proceedings got underway or an argument against impeachment was made, the then Lake View mayor pleaded guilty to ethics violations and resigned from office.

The Tallassee City Council has asked for a state investigation. It is unknown if a complaint has been filed with the ethics commission. The ethics commission has not made it known if it is looking into the matter and has not issued a statement if issues in Tallassee might be referred for further review.

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t took two years, two vaccinations, and a booster shot. This week, it finally happened.

I came down with Covid.

Two years ago, my wife and I went on an anniversary cruise to Cozumel, Mexico during the Christmas break. When we returned, I got horribly sick – violently so. Sickest I’ve ever been. But after a week or so, it had faded away for the most part. I didn’t know what it was, but I think that had to have been the coronavirus.

And over these two years, we have seen mask mandates, vaccination requirements, virtual schooling, cancellations, supply chain shortages, and every other kind of disruption imaginable.

Through it all, I felt pretty good about being able to roll with the punches.

Sure, my kids picked it up, and we’ve had to quarantine a couple of times – the worst may have been when my daughters Abbey and Danielle, both soloists in the marching band, had to sit out the Homecoming pep rally, parade, and game last year. Other than that, it hasn’t really affected us as much as maybe others.

It started out as a scratchy cough, then progressed to a raw sore throat, then a severe one. I felt like I’d swallowed razor blades. So began a routine of chicken soup, vitamins, water, and other things to try and calm down the dreaded disease.

The best anniversary present I could have given my wife was that I lost my voice. For a week, I couldn’t speak, and whenever I tried, it came out sounding like what my driver’s ed teacher used to call a radioactive frog.

Confined to my room and out of contact with the world, I did what most people have done and turned on the television.

To be honest, I never realized how many choices were available. My TV viewing is strictly managed by the impossible schedules we keep at our house.

For the first time, I realized that my TV could play other things than the cable

MICHAEL BIRD Columnist channels and the streaming services for which we pay. We have Spectrum cable (formerly BrightHouse), as well as Disney+, AppleTV+, AmazonPrime, Hulu, and Netflix.

Guess what? There’s about a gazillion other channels out there and they all showed up on my TV! I never knew they were there!

All the major film studios have deep libraries, and are finding the insatiable desire for content to be a way of keeping their properties in rotation on their own streaming channels.

Pluto is a channel owned by CBS-Paramount Television Distribution, so if there is a series or film you’d like to see that was made by them … it’s probably there.

I watched several episodes of some of my favorite shows and streamed some movies I’d never seen but had the time to watch. Sure, there are some commercial breaks here and there, but they aren’t random like on YouTube – the commercials appear at the commercial break of the show you’re watching, just like normal television. I found gang comedies like “Taxi” on here, as well as channels dedicated to music videos of the past five decades and a station playing a movie marathon of spaghetti Westerns starring Clint Eastwood. There was also “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” on this channel, which I stopped to watch in honor of the recently departed Dwayne Hickman.

And they have channels that play nothing but one particular series! There’s a “Happy Days” channel, “Gunsmoke” channel, “Family Ties” channel, and so on. You can also watch CBS News 24/7.

Crackle is owned by Sony Pictures Television, so this is the place to find

programs owned by them – the Norman Lear stable of sitcoms is here, including “Sanford and Son,” “Maude,” “All in the Family,” et. al. But there were some rarities. I had never heard of “The Girl With Something Extra,” starring Sally Field and John Davidson. I guess I was expecting a Sister Gidget Bertrille type Sally Field (combining her characters from “Gidget” and “The Flying Nun”), but what I got was a show about a girl with extrasensory perception who gets married to a normal dude. I couldn’t tell if it was a comedy or drama. Crackle also has “Barney Miller,” one of THE best workplace sitcoms ever, and for every legendary “Dick Van Dyke Show” they match it with oddballs like “The Critic”.

Tubi is yet another streaming service, this one owned by Fox. There are some other rarely-seen TV shows on this channel: “Here’s Lucy,” the one with Lucille Ball and her children; “The Doris Day Show,” in which Doris stars with a pre“M*A*S*H” McLean Stevenson; and “The Honeymooners,” one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, headed by Jackie Gleason and Art Carney. I even found one going back even further – “Blondie,” a show from the 1940s based on the comic strip. There was one more series that I spent time with: “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In.” There were six seasons of the show, but I found that I had only seen highlights in the past. That was some innovative comedy! Who could forget “here comes the judge”; “sock it to me”; “look that up in your Funk & Wagnalls”; “you bet your sweet bippy”; “very interesting”; “one ringy-dingy”; “want a Walnetto?”; and more.

Finally, on the last day of quarantine, I found a Spectrum app on the television.

The Spectrum app was basically my cable stations, being played through the streaming device. That was really mind blowing.

Now that I am all caught up on my digital entertainment options, do I have to go back to work?

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Who writes your speeches?

“Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.” - Matthew 5:37

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rom the days of the founding fathers, speechwriters have been important, but unseen members of the president’s close circle. Alexander Hamilton wrote some of George Washington’s finest speeches. John Quincy Adams probably wrote most if not all of James Monroe’s famous Monroe Doctrine speech. Warren G. Harding’s first state of the Union address was so terrible that Judson T. Weliver was hired immediately afterward as the first official presidential speechwriter in 1921.

Some presidents did write for themselves. Abraham Lincoln actually wrote his masterpiece, The Gettysburg Address, as well as many of his other speeches. Some presidents had gifts of rhetoric and worked closely with their writers, blending their talents. Ted Sorenson was the author of many of John F. Kennedy’s most memorable lines. Peggy Noonan crafted the administration’s policies into the great speeches delivered by Ronald Reagan. The teleprompter failed during during Bill Clinton’s first State of the Union address, and Clinton finished the speech on his own, with new unscripted lines and explanations.

Long ago, before transportation and

MIKE MCELROY Columnist communication technology changed the face of American presidential politics, the commander in chief didn’t speak so many times a year. But now, when the president speaks over 400 times a year and media hangs on every word, most of the speeches you hear today are written by others and performed by the speaker.

So, who’s writing your speeches? You may never give a speech to a big audience, or sway the hearts and minds of a nation with your televised rhetoric, but the words you speak have a source, too. Before you protest that you write all your own material, listen to what Jesus said: “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.” The ESV footnote and several English translations have “comes from the evil one.” The one who is the Truth (John 14:6) encouraged us to speak with simplicity and straightforwardness.

When we are intentionally dishonest or deceptive with our words, our lines are being crafted by Satan, the “father of lies” (John 8:44).

The words we speak have their most powerful effect on the people closest to us. It is so important to be guided by godly wisdom instead of demonic forces when we’re talking. That is not overstating the inspiration for our speech. James wrote, “But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace” (James 3:14-18).

Do your words produce peace or strife?

Do they betray jealousy or exhibit good will? The effect of your words on your relationships depends on where you get your material.

You and I and all who hear what we say will be blessed if our words are shaped by the Lord’s counsel instead of the devil’s lies. Our families, coworkers and fellow Christians will be blessed by our words if those words are full of gracious, godly wisdom and not unspiritual, demonic conflict. Listen to what you say.

Look at the effect of your words. Don’t let Satan write your speeches.

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STEVE FLOWERS Columnist

Will gambling be addressed in 2022?

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s the final regular legislative session of the quadrennium evolves, it is apparent that the legislature will not touch any substantive or controversial issues, but simply pass the budgets and go home to campaign. It is election year in the Heart of Dixie.

If legislators are listening to their constituents, they are hearing one thing – Alabamians want their legislators to allow them the right to vote on receiving their fair share of the money from gambling in Alabama. They are simply sick and tired of their money going to Georgia, Mississippi, Florida and Tennessee while Alabamians are paying for those states’ schools, roads and bridges.

You can bet your bottom dollar that if a clean lottery/sports betting referendum were to be placed on this November’s ballot, it would pass in a New York minute. Even the most conservative folks in our state would vote for it, if for only one reason – they want their money to stay in state. Every time there is one of these high dollar powerball national drawings, every convenience store on our border in the aforementioned bordering sister states’ parking lots are jammed with Alabamians clamoring to buy a lottery ticket.

Governor Kay Ivey has had a very accomplished five year reign as Governor. The Rebuild Alabama road, bridge and infrastructure program was big and much needed. Most of her successes have been housekeeping chores that required a governor, who was willing to put the state first and get these necessary projects accomplished instead of kicking the can down the road like some of her predecessors. However, these accomplishments will not give her a legacy issue that 50 to 100 years from now folks can point to and say Kay Ivey has a legacy.

The legacy awaiting Governor Ivey is the creation of a Constitutional Amendment that garners the tremendous amount of money spent on gambling in Alabama and also a Gambling Regulatory Commission to monitor and police gaming. You are talking about some real money for Alabama. Conservative estimates are $700 million a year to the state. In addition, there would be 12,000 new jobs.

The legislature and governor by themselves cannot achieve this reaping of the gambling gold mine. It would have to be approved by you – the voters of Alabama – in a Constitutional Amendment. If polling is correct, it would pass 6535. With it being a constitutional amendment, it needs a three-fifths vote in the legislature to place the initiative on the ballot. The issue was discussed, extensively, and voted on in the 2021 session. It passed in the Senate but never was never put to a vote in the House.

The Senate would pass it again. There were 23 votes for the Constitutional Amendment and only 21 were needed for passage. There needs to be 63 votes in the 105 member House to place the amendment on the ballot in this year’s November General Election.

Therefore, the question is will it be placed on the ballot this year for Alabamians to vote to reap this financial bonanza? In order to pass the Constitutional Amendment to allow Alabamians to vote on a lottery and expanded gambling, Governor Ivey probably will need to weigh in with both feet and promote the issue in a Special Session.

Because it is an election year, the legislature probably will not want to deal with the issue until after the elections. The primary election is May 24. The current regular session will end in April, so gambling probably will not be dealt with in this regular session. Therefore, the best way to get the amendment on the ballot is a special session during the month of June because it has to be done by the first of July to get on the November ballot. However, with most legislators being unopposed they may take the bull by the horns and pass the constitutional amendment for you to vote on in November without the need for a special session.

In observing the legislature, it is bittersweet seeing Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon presiding over probably his last session as Speaker. He has done an excellent job as Speaker. He is a kind, even tempered gentleman, who exudes integrity. He is decisive and fair, and you can tell he is a man of faith who truly cares about the House members, both Republicans and Democrats.

See you next week.

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his month we hit the one-year mark of Joe Biden’s presidency. It would be difficult even for President Biden’s most ardent and well-meaning supporters to claim our nation is better off today than one year ago, although some of them tried (and failed).

Let’s talk about what we have seen during the past year. The border crisis, which President Trump had done so much to correct, flared to the worst we’ve seen in a generation. In only twelve months, over 1.8 million illegally crossed our border — an amount equal to nine times the population of Montgomery. The crime crisis is at pandemic-level, with cities across our nation suffering skyrocketing murder rates. Drug and human trafficking are worsening, fueled by our open border.

The economic crisis and historic inflation — the worst in four decades — harms every American. The supply chain crisis and labor crisis have combined to block shelves at our grocery stores from being stocked with necessities American families require. Our disastrous Afghanistan pullout was a historic national embarrassment. Just last

BARRY MOORE Columnist week, President Biden made perhaps the most consequential his trademark gaffes, all but inviting Russia to invade our ally Ukraine. China, the source of the coronavirus pandemic, grows in geopolitical and economy strength with no consequences from Biden for its misdeeds.

And since I mentioned the coronavirus, remember when President Biden said he would shut it down? He hasn’t managed to shut down the coronavirus, but he has shut down our economy through his unconstitutional mandates and closures.

But there is still hope for this nation.

Last week, I witnessed hundreds of thousands of Americans gather together in Washington, D.C. to send the message that true equality begins before birth. Every life is precious and worth protecting, and it breaks my heart that

over 63 million unborn children have been aborted since the disastrous Roe v. Wade.

I was proud to stand with these prolife Americans. I even had the honor to speak at the March for Life Breakfast and to be recognized for my pro-life support before the march.

I promised to serve my constituents with the most communication and transparency possible, and telephone town halls are a fun and informative way for me to speak directly with you about my work in Washington. Last week I held my latest telephone town hall focused on law enforcement issues. Thousands of residents from our district joined our Back the Blue Town Hall to discuss what I am doing to support law enforcement and efforts to fight the attacks on officers across our nation. I’ll be holding future town halls, so follow me on social media to stay connected.

Don’t forget, my office can help you with the VA, IRS, Social Security Administration, or other federal agencies.

My office has resolved 848 cases in the past 12 months, and we would love to help you too. Just give my office a call.

I am here to serve you.

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Mummification is a process in which the body is preserved after death by using chemicals to keep soft tissue from breaking down and decaying. The Ancient Egyptians are the most well-known culture to have used the practice, but it was also widely done in Ancient Peru by the Incans, and in parts of Australia and the Pacific Islands. The Ancient Egyptians believed that a person needed their body to be intact for the afterlife, thus they created mummies. The most well-preserved mummies took about 70 days from start to finish and the process was expensive. Only those with money could afford to be mummified, hence the reason that most mummies that researchers have discovered, and study today, were the Pharaohs and the other wealthy people that ruled Egypt. The first step in the process was to remove Add color the internal organs. The brain was extracted by a hook through the nose. and other The other organs were preserved and were either put back or kept in 4 jars decorations to be placed in the tomb with the mummy. The body was then cleansed with to the burial wine, which we now know would help kill bacteria. The body would then be headpieces. packed in a salt called natron; this would dry it out. After the body was dry, it Then color would be treated with a chemical called resin, along with wines, oils, spices, the and other preservatives. Finally, it would be wrapped in linen rags, the tellscarab. tall signature of the mummy. Poorer people, if their families could manage, would have a much simpler process, and would be wrapped in coarse rags.

The final part of mummification was the head piece; Pharaohs would have their likeness made in the finest materials, such as gold. Others had their likeness drawn on the linen. The bodies were then placed in a coffin called a sarcophagus. Many personal items were placed with the bodies, such as Tallassee Tribune amulets which were believed to have magical properties. Sometimes, even animals, Kidz Pagesuch as cats, were also mummified and placed with the dead to take with them to the afterlife.

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Daddy-daughter date nights coming to Tallassee area

By Cliff Williams Staff Writer Almost everyone agrees daughters have a special relationship with their fathers.

Former President George W. Bush addressed the topic years ago.

“Over the past four decades, fatherlessness has emerged as one of our greatest social problems,” Bush said.

“We know that children who grow up with absent fathers can suffer lasting damage. They are more likely to end up in poverty or drop out of school, become addicted to drugs, have a child out of wedlock, or end up in prison. Fatherlessness is not the only cause of these things, but our nation must recognize it is an import-

ant factor.”

To help build relationships with children and celebrate the father-daughter relationship several daddy-daughter dances are planned in the area in the month of February.

The Friendship Fire Department is hosting one at its fire station to raise funds for the fire department.

“We invite all you fathers and father figures to get dolled up and treat your special little lady to an enchanting evening under the stars,” the department posted on its Facebook page.

“We will provide dinner, music, formal pictures and a night to remember.”

The Friendship Fire Department’s dance is from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at the department on Friend-

ship Road. Tickets are $35 and $5 for each additional lady. Tickets are available online at DaddyDaughterDanceTallassee.Eventbrite.com.

The event is intended for daughters upto 18 years of age.

The Reeltown High School Wrestling Team is hosting a Father Daughter Dance from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 19 at the school’s lunchroom for daughters up to the sixth grade. It costs $25 for the dad and first girl and $5 for each additional daughter. The wrestling team is also selling corsages for the daughters for $10.

Forms to register can be found on Facebook at Reeltown Father Daughter Dance. The team is also taking walkups.

Winn-Dixie to distribute free N95 masks

By SIRI HEDREEN Multimedia Reporter Winn-Dixie pharmacies are partnering with the federal government to distribute free N95 masks, parent company Southeastern Grocers announced this week, with the Alexander City location expecting its first shipment Friday.

Supply is limited to three masks per person, Winn-Dixie pharmacist Kelli Sims said, but are otherwise free of charge to customers. Sims said the store on U.S. Highway 280 will be receiving a second shipment about a week later.

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Earlier this month, the C.D.C. updated its guidance to establish a hierarchy of masks, though it stopped short of recommending one mask over the other. According to the new guidance, loosely woven cloth masks offer the least amount of protection and are superseded by layered, finely woven masks for “more protection,” disposable surgical masks or KN95s for “even more protection” and approved respirators such as N95s for the “highest level of protection.”

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Humane Society of Elmore County News – 24 Jan ‘22

By Rea Cord Executive Director For those who are not on Facebook, thought we would share the incredible results from the Betty White Challenge on 17 Jan. Between online donations, mail and walk-in donations, Facebook fund-raisers, local business event contributions and such, the total has easily surpassed $10,000 for our Shelter!!!

This is just…WOW! Thank you to the huge number of individuals who made financial donations, to those who brought pet food and supplies, and to local businesses: Wetumpka’s Wharf Casual Seafood whose employees donated a vehicle FULL of dry dog food, and Grumpy Dog and Coosa Cleaver who donated a percentage of their proceeds from food and drink sales. Betty’s legacy of love for animals, and a wonderful life bringing happiness and entertainment to us all, was honored in the most perfect way and to everyone who honored her life and legacy - THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND! We have not only had plenty of cold weather lately, all the rain we have had can also cause issues for pets and

livestock. One result of all this rain is how soft the ground is, making it easier for our dogs to dig out of fences. It is amazing how big a hole an energetic dog can dig in a short period of time so make sure to check your fences to find and fix those holes BEFORE your dog escapes.

Soft, wet ground and a bit of wind also hastens the fall of old trees, often taking out fencing when they fall. Old wood fence posts can rot over time and long periods of wet weather can accelerate their demise. Horses or cattle leaning on or over fencing can push over old fence and fence posts when the ground is as soft as it is right now.

Livestock and pet owners should walk/ check fence lines to look for downed trees and failing fences. Loose livestock can endanger the public, as well as the livestock, so let’s keep them safely fenced at home.

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For all of our animals, shelter from wet, cold, windy weather will go a very long way to keeping them healthy.

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What’s in a name?

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t’s interesting to read the top ten baby names for 2021, and to see how different they are from previous years. What happened to Michael, Joshua, Sarah and Elizabeth? There’s a whole new genre, perhaps inspired by media. I’m not sure since I’ve whittled down TV viewing in recent years. But the top ten female names are (in order) Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Ava, Sophia, Charlotte, Isabella, Mia, Luna and Harper. The top ten male names are Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah, Lucas, Levi, Mason, Asher, James and Ethan.

Many families choose to perpetuate generational names. For example, my paternal grandfather’s middle name was Allen, which he gave to my father, who gave it to my older brother, who gave it to his son, who gave it to his son. In fact the last three generations share the name Kenneth Allen Brooks without “senior” or “junior” attached. My great-nephew’s nickname is KAB3.

My middle name is John. I was named for my mother’s brother, John Wesley Pettyjohn. We named our son John. Our daughter named her firstborn John

MICHAEL J. BROOKS Columnist Brooks Bennett, so he has my name and his paternal grandfather’s name. Oh, our daughter has the feminine version of Michael, Michelle, as her middle name.

My dad had an unusual name: Orris Allen Brooks. I’ve thought about him lately since Jan. 22 was his birthday. I never got a straight answer from him about where Orris came from, nor did I ever think to ask my grandmother how she chose it. Dad guessed he

was named for his Uncle Horace.

I’ve never met another Orris, and no one chose to bring this name forward to another generation.

My brother’s family chose Allen instead.

I think my brother and I are fortunate that others wanted to use our names in a new generation.

I remember a quip from the late Henry Lyon when we brought him back to First Baptist Selma to name our new parking pavilion in his honor. He said, “Wow. I’ve never had anything named for me--not even my son!”

The New Testament book of Acts reveals that the disciples of Jesus didn’t have an official name for a while. They were “followers of the way” at first, perhaps based

on Jesus’ claim to be the way, truth and life (Acts 22:4, John 14:6). But, surprisingly, the name “Christian” originated in the first Gentile church, Antioch, and the name stuck (Acts 11:26). It’s believed the name means “little Christ,” and was first spoken in derision. But the name has come to represent something noble.

Christians try to be “little Christs.” We fall far short, but we continue to remind ourselves that he is our example in the whole of life. -30Reflections 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 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 various priced booths.

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Edgewood’s Colton Jones commits to Belhaven University football

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Belhaven University was the first team to offer Edgewood Academy star Colton Jones last summer, and Blazers coach Blaine McCorkle never waivered on wanting him.

After months of recruiting and two trips to visit the school in Jackson, Miss., Jones committed to play college football at Belhaven last week.

McCorkle first offered Jones this past summer, right before his senior season started. They remained in contact throughout the fall semester, and Jones was invited to a football game during the season.

He loved his trip, so when both teams’

seasons came to an end, Belhaven invited Jones back on an official visit.

His second visit came two weekends ago, on Jan. 15/16, and he committed on Jan. 19.

Jones currently plans to sign with the Blazers on National Signing Day on Feb. 2.

“They were the first offer I got, and throughout the whole process from last summer all the way up to the time I committed, they made me feel like I had a relationship with them,” Jones said.

“When I went to visit, it felt like home.

I had a warm welcome. Each time, it was amazing people and it’s an amazing campus.”

Jones is being recruited to Belhaven as a defensive lineman, but the senior

dominated on both sides of the football during his time at Edgewood.

On the offensive side of the ball, Jones was named to the All-Elmore County team and graded out at 87% as an offensive tackle this year. He was named to the AISA All-Star team and earned the East’s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman award in the game.

As good as he was on offense, he was just as good on defense.

Playing anywhere he was needed on the defensive line, he recorded 76 total tackles (47 solo, 29 assists) while tallying 16 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.

He lived in opponents’ backfields, and he believes he can bring that to the next

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Edgewood Academy’s Colton Jones in a game against Lakeside See JONES, Page B3 School on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Edgewood won the game 39 -34.

Great defense leads Stanhope Elmore girls past Wetumpka

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Bear Woods and his family pose for photos at the Wetumpka Sportsplex in Wetumpka on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022.

Bear Woods excited to take over Wetumpka football program

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Football has always been a huge part of Bear Woods’ life, so he couldn’t let the opportunity to coach Wetumpka football pass him up.

Woods, a Florida native who has lived in Wetumpka for the last seven years, was named the new head football coach and athletic director at Wetumpka High School last week. On Thursday, he met with city leaders as he was formally introduced as the head coach for the first time.

While it is his first head coaching job, he has no lack of football knowledge. He has spent the last 18 years playing college and professional football. He played at Troy from 2006 to 2009, then has spent the last 12 years playing professional football in both the National Football League and the Canadian Football League.

After the last two years of navigating COVID-19 regulations, Bear and Jennifer decided that Wetumpka was where they wanted to be, even if that meant no football in the immediate future.

But shortly after that decision, the Wetumpka job opened up and he said the timing and the

“What these guys are going to get is a coach whose journey has prepared him to serve these guys who have a dream and to prepare them for the leadership skills and qualities to be successful in anything in life after high school.”

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opportunity fell into his lap.

“This is just my life destiny,” Woods said.

“Football has been my life since 6 years old.

I knew I was going to play professional football. I was meant to do it. Anyone who has met me along the way knew that I was meant to coach. I’ve had coaching opportunities for the last five years professionally, but I’m so doggone good at tackling people that I just kept playing football.”

Woods was approved as the head coach by the Elmore County Board of Education last Thursday, Jan. 13. He was not present due to dealing with COVID, but as soon as he was feeling better and no longer quarantined, he wanted to meet with his new team.

He met with the Wetumpka football team for the first time on Wednesday. During that meeting, he introduced himself and went through a slideshow of what he expects from the team and what they should expect from him.

He expressed his coaching philosophy and the team motto that they will learn to play by.

“I’m so excited to get started because I know what I’m going to bring to these guys,” Woods said. “The biggest thing I’m going to bring is just a heart to serve. I’m the guy who didn’t meet one college coach in high school and wasn’t recruited. What these guys are going to get is a coach whose journey has prepared him to serve these guys who have a dream and to prepare them for the leadership skills and qualities to be successful in anything in life after high school.”

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Stanhope Elmore’s Kelbi Johnson scored 15 points to help lead Stanhope Elmore past Wetumpka on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022

Holtville girls break program’s single-season win record

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History Made

Stanhope Elmore girls bowling team wins South Region championship The Stanhope Elmore girls bowling team capped off a dominant regional tournament with an AHSAA 2022 South Region Class 6A/7A girls bowling championship on Friday afternoon.

Stanhope, which was part of the eight-team south region field bowling at Spanish Fort’s Eastern Shore Lanes, cruised past its three opponents to claim the region championship.

The Mustangs beat McGill-Toolen Catholic

Stanhope Elmore girls basketball coach Kelvin Stokes wasn’t going to let Wetumpka’s talented guards get the best of his Mustangs two weeks in a row.

Just one week after losing a 14-point lead in the second half due to the hot shooting of Wetumpka’s Zarriah Fannin and Janae McCall, Stokes changed his defense up.

Stanhope Elmore decided to run a triangle defense instead of the 2-3 it ran last week to try and take away Wetumpka’s guards, and it worked.

The Stanhope Elmore girls beat Wetumpka, 52-36, in an AHSAA Class 6A, Area 5 matchup.

The two teams are now tied atop the area rankings with a 3-1 record. With no games left, Stokes said the No. 1 seed and the area tournament host will be decided via coin flip.

“What we had to do was come out in a different defense,” Stokes said. “We had to go triangle to make sure that their guards stay well attached to. We knew Jacey (Haynes) could handle the paint by herself and Summer Hicks is a girl who can rotate late into the paint and alter shots with her vertical. So we took away their main three scorers and

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Holtville’s Kaila Higgins scored seven of her 10 points in the first quarter on Monday as Holtville raced out to an early double-digit lead over Maplesville.

History was made on the Holtville hardwood Monday night.

With a 48-28 win over non-region opponent Maplesville, the Holtville girls basketball team set the program record for wins in a season.

The Bulldogs (11-4) tied the record with their 10th win of the season on Friday, a region win over Jemison, then broke the record on Monday.

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(659-474) in the quarterfinals, then beat Gulf Shores 4-0 (744-521) in the semifinals and Thompson 4-1 (864806) in the region championship.

It was Stanhope’s first win over Thompson in school history.

The top four teams – Stanhope Elmore, Thompson, Baker and Gulf Shores – advance to play in the AHSAA Class 6A/7A state championship this week held at Alley Bowling Center in Gadsden on Jan. 27-28.

They’ll be joined by the North’s top four teams (Sparkman, Spain Park, Vestavia Hills and Southside-Gadsden).

“There wasn’t much coaching from my part this week,” Stanhope coach Bridget Wilson said. “Our girls know how to bowl. I thought our girls ral-

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lied together. […] Pretty much my girls just went in with a positive outlook, positive attitude and great sportsmanship. And they just worked well as a team. I couldn’t be more proud of how they stuck together when it came down to it.”

This year’s tournaments are now played in a baker format instead of traditional pin count. That means that each team will send out their best five players and they will rotate throughout the bowling match.

The first bowler will bowl frames 1 and 6, while the second bowls frames 2 and 7, third bowls 3 and 8, fourth bowls 4 and 9, and the fifth bowler bowls frames 5 and 10. The winner of the game is determined by which team of five has a higher score after 10 frames.

The two teams play a best-of-7 series to determine an overall winner.

That changed from the traditional

pin count during COVID, and this is the first full season to have it implemented.

Stanhope’s team consists of seven girls who rotate throughout the five-player rotation. The seven players included are senior Meghan Best, junior Kaylee Watts, sophomores Alyssa Ward and Samantha Wilson, eighth grader Chassity Abbott, and seventh graders Madison Morgan and Mya Taylor.

Wilson said the baker tournament levels the playing field for teams that aren’t necessarily powerhouses like Thompson or Stanhope Elmore since it’s not a traditional pin count.

Before the format was changed to bakers, teams like Stanhope could rack up over 1,000 pins in a game and their opponent may only get 600 or 700 and then they’re too far behind to catch up.

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count doesn’t matter and teams just have to be able to win a game of 10 frames, which makes the playing field more level.

“The playing field is leveled when you play like this,” Wilson said. “It’s all about making your spares. You can make your strikes all day long, but if you don’t make your spares then it’s going to be tough to win.

Going into state, the north has some fabulous teams as well and it’s going to be interesting to see how the baker format changes the look of the tournament.”

Stanhope looks to be the favorite coming out of the south region after winning its three games in dominant fashion, while the north features some very talented teams as well.

Sparkman won the north regional last week, beating Northridge 4-0, Spain Park 4-0, and Vestavia Hills in the championship 4-1 (926-686).

“Obviously I think we have to keep the same mindset we went into regionals with. Teamwork and sportsmanship is always a plus. We just have to keep a positive attitude.

Thompson was always that school we couldn’t beat, but now that we’ve beat them finally, I think that can help us get that push and maybe beat them again. I think we have some good momentum going into state. We will go in as strong as we always have. If we bowl well, we will do well.”

The Stanhope Elmore boys, coached by Kenny Wilson, Bridget’s husband, also played in the south regionals hosted last week. The Mustangs, however, were knocked out in the quarterfinals round by Baldwin County 4-0 (1,234-1,066). They did not advance to the state championship this week.

Baldwin County went on to win the boys regional championship.

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ting the clock ran on them, it’s a big deal for our girls.”

Franklin said his girls set the goal to break the program record for wins this past summer. After doing so, his team would come in and watch film and practice on Sundays, and they just played more basketball than any Holtville girls team in the past.

Franklin said that has been the difference. His team just plays and plays and plays.

“It’s been pretty fun to watch,” Franklin said. “Last Friday was probably the first area win they’ve had in a long time. It’s been fun to take something that was to the point we were ready to shut it down because it was that bad. It’s been fun seeing the girls turn this around.”

On Monday night, his team jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter and never looked back. After going up, 15-5, after the first, they used a strong defensive performance to never let the lead get back under 10 points.

The game was tied, 5-5, four minutes into the game when freshman guard Kaila Higgins pushed the team ahead. She DALTON MIDDLETON / THE TRIBUNE scored seven of her 10 points Holtville’s Kaila Higgins scored seven of her 10 points in the first quarter on Monday as Holtville raced out to an early double-digit lead in the first quarter, and did so over Maplesville. from deep.

She hit two 3-pointers, and she was fouled on the second one and turned it into a four-point play following the made free throw. She alone outscored Maplesville by two points in the first quarter.

“She’s been shooting it well of late, and that’s why she’s been getting more playing time. She’s just a freshman. We’ve been playing a lot of young girls and it’s really just been about who is scoring at the time. She’s scoring right now. She gives us an offensive presence that we’ve been missing from 3-point range lately.”

Holtville’s 10-point first quarter lead turned into a 12-point halftime lead as the Bulldogs led 24-12. Maplesville was held scoreless for nearly an eight-minute stretch that spanned over the second half of the first quarter and the first 3 1/2 minutes of the second quarter.

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tried to make their fourth girl beat us.”

Wetumpka found success in the first half and led 15-11 midway through the second quarter. But the Indians were held scoreless for the rest of the frame, and Stanhope Elmore took an 18-15 lead into the break.

The Mustangs never looked back as they turned a fourpoint lead into a 19-point lead in the third quarter. Haynes scored eight of her 18 points in the third quarter, including two 3-point plays while Kelbi Johnson scored nine of her 15.

The Mustangs outscored Wetumpka 24-8 in the period as Stanhope took a 42-23 lead into the final quarter.

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came via free throws.

Holtville kept its defensive pressure on in the third quarter and held Maplesville scoreless for the first seven minutes of the third. Holtville led 36-14 heading into the final quarter.

Maplesville was finally able to find success, doubling its point total from 14 to 28 in the fourth quarter, but Holtville’s lead was too much as the Bulldogs won, 48-28.

“Our strongpoint pretty much all year has been playing pretty good defense, Franklin said.

“We try to take away their best player and isolate them and take the ball out of their hand. We did a good job of taking their best player out of the game and taking away easy shots. I was proud of how girls have played defense this year.”

BOYS: HOLTVILLE 66, MAPLESVILLE 47 The Holtville boys basketball team, much like the girls on Monday night, raced out to a massive first quarter lead and never turned back. The Bulldogs started the game hot from 3-point range, going up 9-0 after back-toback three pointers from Cooper Mann and John Williamson.

Luc Cyr got in on the scoring with a mid-range shot, and Williamson added a free throw to put Holtville up, 9-0. The Bulldogs turned their 9-0 lead into a 24-8 lead after the first quarter.

Cyr and Mann each had six points to lead the team in scoring, while Williamson and center Mikey Forney added four each.

“Our guys just want to play with more tenacity and more aggression,” Holtville assistant coach Marcus Holmes said.

That’s what we are looking for for the rest of the season. We want to play basketball and push the basketball and be aggressive.”

Holtville’s 3-point shooting kept the Bulldogs ahead in the second quarter, then allowed them to push their lead out to as much as 25 points at the end of the third quarter, 55-30.

Holtville made seven 3-pointers in the game, led by Mann’s three. He led the team in scoring with 15 points.

“We practice on shooting those 3-pointers and shooting outside,” Holmes said. “I’m more of an inside guy, but I’ll always take those outside shots.” cause she needed to re-assert herself,” Stokes said. “She was just floating tonight early in the game. I told her that it was time for her to go to work. She started understanding that and got a little more physical down there.

She was attacking the basket in the third quarter.”

Wetumpka used a small 9-2 run to start the fourth quarter to cut into Stanhope’s lead, but it was too much to overcome. A Khloe Harris 3-pointer made the score 44-32 with just under three minutes left, but Stanhope answered with a 6-0 run of its own to push the lead back out.

The lady Mustangs were able to hit four free throws down the stretch and pulled out the 52-36 win.

Wetumpka’s Fannin led the Indians with 11 points, while Harris added nine and McCall added eight.

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Auburn’s Wendell Green Jr. has helped Auburn out to an 18-1 overall record and a No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press.

Auburn achieves program’s first-ever No. 1 national ranking AU Athletics Press Release For the first time in the 116year history of Auburn men’s basketball, the program has achieved a No. 1 national ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll released on Monday.

The Tigers (18-1, 7-0 SEC) received 45 first-place votes and 1,504 points from the 60-mem-

ber voting panel comprised of media members across the country. Gonzaga was No. 2 with 15 first-place votes and 1,475 points.

Last week, Auburn beat Georgia and No. 12 Kentucky at home – where it remains an undefeated 10-0 this season in front of capacity crowds and The Jungle at Auburn Arena.

Auburn becomes only the eighth SEC school to achieve a No. 1 national ranking all-time.

The Tigers are off to their fourthbest start in program history and only the second 7-0 SEC start next to the 1958-59 season. They are also the winningest SEC men’s basketball program (112 victories) over the last five years.

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One of the biggest things that Woods said was that he wanted to bring consistency to the kids in that football locker room. He wants the kids to always have a consistent environment.

When his football players walk into the locker room, they will enter a discipline-led facility accountably led by the team and players themselves.

Woods said he is a guy who gives ownership, and he will make sure that the kids know exactly what they’re going to get and exactly how the team will be run, no matter what any certain kid may be going through at home at that time.

He considers himself to be a culture-minded coach, and he said his coaching philosophy is to attack. His teams will learn to set the tone by attacking, and his teams will also live by the phrase “Win in the moment.”

“You’re going to hear us say that phrase ‘Win in the moment.’ This is the only moment we have right now,” Woods said.

“Champion mindset is that we will execute in the moment. We are just going to beat this drum because this is going to be our identity. You will see that on the football field too. That’s my approach to the game. […] When people watch how I played the

tabbed Auburn the No. 1 preseason squad in 1999, but the Tigers had never been ranked No. 1 in either the AP or USA TODAY/ Coaches Top 25 Polls.

Head coach Bruce Pearl has now led three schools to a No. 1 national ranking: Southern Indiana (NCAA Division II) in 1997, Tennessee in 2008 and Auburn in 2022. He is just one of three

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Pearl is the only head men’s basketball coach in conference history to lead two SEC programs to No. 1 in the land.

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Bear Woods and his family pose for photos at the Wetumpka Sportsplex in Wetumpka on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022.

game the last 17 years, that relentless, in-the-moment identity is what we’re going to have on this football team.”

Woods is taking over a program that has had plenty of success over the last decade with now former head coach Tim Perry.

Since 2012 when Perry took over Wetumpka, the Indians have tallied a 69-49 record and reached the playoffs in nine consecutive seasons. The Indians have won nine playoff games during that stretch, including a state championship appearance in 2017.

Wetumpka has won its region championship twice in the last five seasons. In the last two seasons, however, Wetumpka has finished the year with a 5-6 re-

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level.

It is unknown if he will be asked to be a defensive tackle or defensive end, and he will see what happens once he gets on campus and gains some weight.

“I think I can bring Belhaven some more versatility because I can really play anywhere on the defensive line,” Jones said.

“I played interior this year, and I played on the outside a lot. I also have my offensive line background. That helps because if I can recognize the formation, I know where the opposing guys are going to step and how they’ll try to block me. I can use that to my advantage.”

Jones is joining a Belhaven program that is on the rise under McCorkle.

McCorkle was hired before the 2018 football season, and he took over a program that wasn’t winning many games. During

cord. The Indians lost in the first round of the playoffs both years.

Despite the losing records, the talent is there and Woods believes he is entering a program that is hungry to get back to competing for a state championship.

“What I know is that coach Perry did an incredible job building a program here and keeping it consistent. There’s a consistency here to be in the playoffs and be competitive. Championships are hard to come by.

They don’t just happen. What I do know is that these kids are hungry and change is a good thing. Change brings out competitiveness and we are going to take this momentum of the change and challenge one another to be at our best.”

his first two seasons leading the Blazers, his teams went 2-8 each year, but they took a turn during the shortened COVID-19 year.

The fall 2020 season was canceled, so his team played five games in the spring.

In those five games, Belhaven went 3-2 and finished the season on a three-game win streak.

The Blazers carried that momentum into 2021 and finished the year 7-3 and third in the conference standings. Two of their three losses came to teams ranked in the Top 5.

Jones sees the improvement that Belhaven has made, and he wants to be a part of continuing that success.

“I know when coach McCorkle got there four years ago, they weren’t winning many games,” Jones said. “He’s turned that program around and they had a good year during the COVID season and he got coach of the year for that season, then they came back this year and went 7-3 and he won coach of the year again. That makes me feel like he knows what he is doing.”

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Because the Moon is directly opposite your sign today, this means you have to go more than halfway when dealing with others. It’s no biggie. In two weeks, when the Moon is in your sign, someone will have to go more than halfway when dealing with you! Tonight: Cooperate with others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) This can be a productive day for you.

You are motivated to get organized and get your ducks in a row. It’s a good day to review previous work, especially in areas related to the wealth and resources of others, including taxes and debt.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) This is a playful day for you, which is why you would rather relax and enjoy the company of others instead of work.

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(And you’re actually motivated to get stuff done.) Tonight: Home and family.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today you want to get organized, yet you also want to play. No matter what happens, in conversation with others, you want them to give you the real deal. You don’t want to be brushed off by supercial chitchat. Not today.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Two different inuences are at play today. On one hand, you feel lighthearted, fun-loving and prankish. You also might be involved with an old ame.

(Oh my.) On the other hand, you have different ngers. Part of you wants to get serious about nancial matters and values. Tonight: Budget ideas?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Because the Moon is in your sign today, you feel heightened emotions.

Conversations with others will be important; fortunately, they’ll be pleasant.

(There is no ignoring that relatives and family you haven’t seen in a while are back in your world.) Tonight: You win!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today you’re happy to keep a low prole. It’s a busy, fast-paced time; plus, you’re dealing with delays, silly goof-ups and transportation problems.

No wonder you will welcome a rest from the insane busyness around you.

(Whew!) Tonight: Seek solitude.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) With a handful of planets in your sign, you’re pumped! Financial issues are on your mind. However, today a conversation with a female friend or a member of a group could be important.

This person might inuence your future goals. “Eh wot?” Tonight: Think about goals.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You continue to shine with the Sun in your sign. And today, the Moon is at the top of your chart, which draws attention to you. People seem to know personal details about your private life.

Be aware of this in case you have to do some damage control. Tonight: Make a good impression.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Lately, you’re happy to work alone or behind the scenes. That’s because the Sun is “waiting” before it enters your sign when your birthday arrives.

Nevertheless, today the idea of travel and doing something different appeals to you. You want a bit of adventure and stimulation! Tonight: explore!

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CDBG awards $300,000 to Eclectic for Panther Park Staff report TPI Staff Governor Kay Ivey has awarded $18.2 million to provide improvements in more than 50 Alabama towns, cities and counties.

Eclectic happens to be one of the towns approved for grant funding.

It is the only municipality in Elmore County to be approved for this round of funding. In Tallapoosa County, Dadeville and Alexander City received a combined $1 million for dilapidated building clearing and water line repairs Eclectic was awarded $300,000 to construct a new playground, adult fitness area and amenities at the site of Panther Palace Playground.

The Community Development Block Grants will enable local governments to provide public water service to households, repair damaged streets and roads, improve sewer systems, drainage and more. The governor awarded the grants at a ceremony last Thursday afternoon in the State Capitol.

“Community Development Block Grants are a means in which local governments can address some of their more pressing needs,” said Governor Ivey. “I am pleased to award these grants, and I commend those local officials who recognized those needs and took the time and effort to seek an answer through this grant program.”

The CDBG program in Alabama is awarded annually on a competitive basis in several categories: small city (population 2,999 or less), large city (population 3,000 or more), county and community enhancement. Additionally, planning grants are awarded to help local governments examine and address needs.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

“ADECA is pleased to join with Gov. Ivey in this grant program that annually helps Alabama towns, cities and counties obtain financial assistance for projects that benefit their communities,”

ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said. “We look forward to seeing the positive impacts that these projects have on the quality of life for residents of these communities.”

Grants awarded and projects (grouped by geographical region) are:

NORTH ALABAMA

Altoona (Etowah County) $293,024 to replace a city water line that because of frequent breakages is responsible for most of the major disruptions in city water service.

Altoona (Etowah County) $25,000 for a planning grant to outline the city’s goals and future needs.

Athens (Limestone County) - $500,000 for drainage and street improvements and dilapidated-building demolition in the neighborhood around Vine Street.

Attalla (Etowah County)$500,000 to replace or rehabilitate several sections of the town’s sewer lines.

Blount County - $300,000 for street and drainage improvements along Philadelphia, Lehigh and Reid Schoolhouse roads southwest of Locust Fork.

Brilliant (Marion County) $349,900 to upgrade sewer lines and pump stations to improve service.

Crossville (DeKalb County) - $40,000 for a planning grant to update mapping of the town’s water system.

Cullman (Cullman County)$500,000 for street and drainage improvements in the Warnke Road neighborhoods.

Cullman County - $400,000 to resurface and provide drainage improvements along Cullman County Road 18 near the Bremen community.

Douglas (Marshall County)- $350,000 for improvements to the town’s water system and street and drainage improvements along Plunkett Drive, Moon Road and part of Otinger Drive.

Falkville (Morgan County) -$350,000 for drainage improvements in an area bounded by East Pike Road, East Pine

Street, Patton Street and Douglas Road.

Gurley (Madison County) $350,000 to replace or rehabilitate nearly 160 manhole components in the town’s sewer system.

Hillsboro (Lawrence County) - $350,000 for drainage improvements along Oakdale Avenue and its spur roads.

Jasper (Walker County) $500,000 for water, sewer and street improvements along multiple streets in the 19th Street neighborhood.

Littleville (Colbert County) - $350,000 to replace or rehabilitate sewer lines and manholes along U.S. Highway 43.

New Hope (Madison County) - $350,000 to repair and replace city sewer lines and some household lines along Spring, Ellett and Whitt streets, West Avenue and a part of College Avenue.

Owens Cross Roads (Madison County) - $350,000 for sewer improvements in the neighborhood along Brockway Road.

Parrish (Walker County) $300,000 for street and drainage improvements involving Atkins-Edison Street and New Baltimore and Shady Grove roads.

Powell (DeKalb County) $148,000 to replace a dilapidated play area with new playground equipment.

Russellville (Franklin County) - $300,000 to demolish 11 dilapidated structures and remove debris.

Sylvania (DeKalb County) $300,000 to repair and resurface Delta, Spear and Horizon streets in the Sylvania Estates neighborhood.

Walker County - $260,000 for handicap access improvements for the Walker County Courthouse in Jasper.

NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

Fruithurst (Cleburne County) - $217,006 to resurface all or part of School Street, Third Street West and Northeast Avenue.

Fruithurst (Cleburne County) - $12,000 for a planning grant.

Heflin (Cleburne County) - $500,000 to rehabilitate the

town’s main sewer line which is responsible for transporting sewage to the city’s wastewater plant.

Wedowee (Randolph County) - $350,000 to replace sewer lines to better control sewage inflow.

SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

Alexander City (Tallapoosa County) - $500,000 to replace antiquated water lines to improve flow and pressure and add fire hydrants.

Bullock County - $400,000 to resurface multiple streets in the Ponderosa community.

Camden (Wilcox County) $350,000 to upgrade sewer lines in the Westgate community.

Choctaw County - $400,000 to rehabilitate and resurface 5.1 miles of Bailey Road southwest of Butler.

Dadeville (Tallapoosa County) - $500,000 for dismantling and clearing 18 dilapidated buildings.

Eclectic (Elmore County) - $300,000 to construct a new playground, adult fitness area and amenities at the site of Panther Palace Playground.

Epes (Sumter County) $343,773 for sewer improvements along Clark Miller Lane and Martin Luther King Drive (U.S. Highway 11).

Faunsdale (Marengo County) - $300,000 to rehabilitate sidewalks including handicap accessibility modifications and add lighting in the town’s commercial district.

Goodwater (Coosa County)$300,000 to raze and remove debris of four dilapidated commercial buildings.

LaFayette (Chambers County) - $450,000 for upgrades at the town’s water treatment plant.

Lowndes County - $400,000 to resurface seven county roads.

Macon County -$396,040 to resurface at least parts of 19 county roads.

Perry County - $400,000 to extend public water availability in the Medline community.

Wilcox County - $400,000 to improve drainage along four streets in the Meadowbrook Subdivision area.

SOUTH ALABAMA

Andalusia (Covington County) - $500,000 to replace water lines along North Cotton Street and Eighth Avenue and resurface those streets.

Chatom (Washington County) -$350,000 to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility to ensure reliable service for residents.

Enterprise (Coffee County) - $272,900 to demolish and clear 45 dilapidated buildings throughout the city.

Evergreen (Conecuh County) - $500,000 to improve the town’s sewer system, including replacing an outdated lift station and inadequate sewer line.

Flomaton (Escambia County) - $350,000 to renovate and upgrade the town’s wastewater facility.

Georgiana (Butler County) $350,000 to upgrade two wells to ensure safe and reliable water service for residents.

Goshen (Pike County) $100,000 to resurface John Anderson Drive.

Lockhart (Covington County)- $300,000 to resurface Rappahannock, Chippeway and Mohegan streets.

McKenzie (Butler County) - $350,000 for water and street improvements along Davison Street and Wise and South Garland roads.

Midland City (Dale County) - $350,000 to rehabilitate a minimum of 17 houses to provide safe and decent housing for low and moderate-income families.

Newville (Henry County) $350,000 to replace water lines along parts of South Broad and Baker streets.

Samson (Geneva County)$300,000 to renovate a senior citizen center, including a new metal roof, handicap accessibility improvements and upgrading flooring and foundation.

Thomasville (Clarke County) - $450,000 for the resurfacing and patching and providing drainage and sewer improvements on Center Street, Springdale Drive, Love Street, North Street, Cowen Street, Duncan Drive and Lee Circle.