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Local churches offer H.O.P.E. Flags for prayer requests By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief

The First Presbyterian Church of Tallassee and Woodland Presbyterian Church in Notasulga are flying H.O. P.E. Flags. These flags stand for Houses of Prayer Everywhere. The H.O.P.E. Flags that are flying at the churches will have a prayer box located close to them so that people can leave a prayer requests. “No names are required to leave a request, God knows who they are. Our churches

will pray for anyone who leaves a request,” FPCT’s Pam Price said. “Our church will pray for anyone who tells us what they want to pray for. You don’t have to be a member.” Like so many others, the churches were hard hit when COVID-19 health guidelines limited gatherings last year. “COVID really put a stop to some of the things we were doing. We really wanted to do this a year ago,” Price said. Now that more people are vaccinated against COVID-19, church members are hoping to expand their outreach in the community.

“We’re trying to earn more members. Numbers are sad compared to what we used to have,” WPC’s Susan Gates said. Gates designed the H.O.P.E. Flags. These flags are also available to the public at cost. “We’re not making a profit on them,” Price said. “We are selling them at cost to anyone who wants to hang one.” FPCT and WPC want area residents to know that they are open and support the community around them. For more information about the H.O.P.E. Flag, call 334-283-2512.

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H.O.P.E. Flags are flying at the First Presbyterian Church of Tallassee and Woodland Presbyterian Church in Notasulga.

Preserve a piece of THS history with a brick and a Book

Like father, like son Nic Mullins joins dad’s optometry practice By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief

Dr. Paris Mullins opened his optometry practice in Tallassee in May of 1986. Now, 35 years later, his son Dr. Nic has joined the team. With a new doctor in the building, the office is also expanding and is currently undergoing renovations to make room for new patients. According to Dr. Nic, following in his dad’s footsteps was something he has considered since childhood. “Growing up, honestly, it kind of skirted my mind because I knew optometry was rigorous, school was going to be rigorous. Every

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Tallassee High School will be getting a brand-new, state-of-the-art building in 2022. However, through a process called selective demolition, several hundred bricks from the old school building will be preserved and sold with a historical coffee table book to be published by Herff Jones Publications, the manufacturer of the THS yearbook, Tiger Tracks, since 1966. Traci Evans, the current yearbook sponsor, was asked to put the book

day, from sunrise to sunset, he was working hard. He just loved it so much and he was never going to stop doing it. I could see how much he liked it, and he how got to meet new people every day. It’s fun, and I got to see that,” Dr. Nic said. Now that Dr. Nic is practicing, he is beginning to see the positive impact optometry can have on a patient’s life. “You start seeing that you can help people. Every patient is different, and you’re actually bettering their lives. So, I’ve seen why it’s fun and I’m starting to experience that firsthand,” Dr. Nic continued. See DR. MULLINS • Page A3

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Dr. Nic Mullins (right) and Dr. Paris Mullins (left) looking forward to serving Tallassee and surrounding areas with quality eyecare.

The Fancy Pony opens in downtown Tallassee By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief

The Fancy Pony Boutique opened in downtown Tallassee last Saturday during the Downtown Sidewalk Sale. The boutique, located at 13 S. Ann Avenue, offers women’s and girl’s apparel as well as unique

home goods. Owner Michelle Davidson has lived in Tallassee for 16 years and is looking forward to working in the community. “We have a boutique, and my friend has a boutique in Wetumpka, so we are kind of in with them,” Davidson said. Davidson is friends

with the owner of Tapp18, Tabatha Powe. Tapp18 was recently featured on HGTV’s Home Town Makeover. It was Powe that convinced Davidson to open the boutique. “She inspired me to open this boutique,” Davidson said. “I was going back-andforth with the idea, and she

told me that I should try it for a year and see how it does.” Michelle is from Oklahoma and her husband Casey is from Tallassee. It took the couple a few months to renovate the building that now houses the boutique.

Tallassee twins win big in national contest STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Student leaders in Auburn University’s Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences, or MANRRS, chapter were honored recently for their entries in three components of the nonprofit organization’s national contest. Sabine Bailey, a master’s degree student in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and social media chair of Auburn’s MANRRS chapter, earned first place in the Social Media Campaign Challenge for her submission, “Rethinking

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Obituaries Susan D. “Dee” Buckner

Susan D. “Dee” Buckner, 64, of Tallassee, passed away June 28, 2021. She was born December 2, 1956 in Fulton, Georgia. She resided in Tallassee for 32 years. A memorial service to honor her life will be Friday, July 2, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Linville Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory with Rev. Joshua Cullars officiating. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, David L. Buckner; son, Shawn, daughter, Katrina; grand-

Mr. Leon Christopher (Chris) King

Mr. Leon Christopher (Chris) King, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at the age of 21. Mr. King is survived by his parents, Mr. Leon and Mrs. Tammi King, Jr.; sister, Victoria Mae Richard (Daryl); brothers, Jason Ryan King, Jessie Tyler King; grandmother, Bertie Mae Bertl and two nieces, Izabella Nicole Richard,

Russell Keith Robinson

Russell Keith Robinson, 60 of Wetumpka, Alabama, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 2, 2021. He was born April 27, 1960 in Nacogdoches, Texas. Russell is survived by his sister Rhonda Robinson Jones & her husband Michael; adored nieces Kate Kannady & Amber Jones, and cherished nephew Cullen Kannady. He was preceded in death by his father Keith P. “Pat” Robinson and mother Wanda Summers Robinson. Russell was a 1978 graduate of Pasadena High School in Pasadena, Texas, and went on to serve proudly in the United States Air Force for 2 years. After returning home, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Management from the University of Houston – Clear Lake in 1989. Russell had a career of over 40 years as an Environmental Professional. Here he addressed a variety of environment issues including environmental compliance, pollution prevention, conservation, and land restoration. Most recently he was working for the State of Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard in Montgomery as an Environmental Manager where he was blessed to work with a team that was like family. Prior roles included jobs with the Florida Army National Guard in St Augustine, and the Oklahoma Army National Guard in Tulsa. A job as a Senior Environmental Advisor with Phillips Petroleum is what led him to Tulsa initially. Russell had a heart for “at-risk” youth and held roles as a Case Manager in the Youth Programs Division of the Oklahoma Military Department, and worked in Corporate Public Relations for YouthReach,

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Police Reports children, Autumn, T.J., Logan, Katelyn “Bug”; great granddaughter, Addie; brother, Randall Ashley; and many aunts, uncles, other family members and friends. In lieu of flowers the family is accepting donations to help with medical bills and memorial cost at Max Credit Union under the name David L. Buckner. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory Eclectic, Alabama Amelia Mae Richard. The family will receive friends Friday, July 2, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Jeffcoat Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Rick Dorley officiating. Jeffcoat Funeral Home will be in charge of all local arrangements. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama Inc. in Tulsa. Whether Russell knew it or not, he always seemed to find a way to brighten your day, lighten the mood, and draw a smile out of you. Whether it was his quirkiness, striking up a random conversation, or infectious “belly cackle” laugh, you always knew you could count on him to lift your spirits. Russell never met a stranger and was always excited to meet someone new and find a connection with them. Boy could he work a room! Russell had a servant’s heart and was often doing God’s work here on earth with mission trips, mentoring troubled youth, volunteering, donating, and praying for those in difficult times. He was who you turned to in a time of need, knowing he cared and had your back. Russ was the type of guy that would give you the proverbial “shirt off his back” without question or hesitation. He lived his life ready for Christ, and spent much of his time, money and vacations serving the Lord. Most importantly, Russell showed up. One of his greatest gifts was being there to support those he loved. He always made the time to make it to a game, (or watch it online if he couldn’t get there in person), birthday party, recital or get together. He loved spending time with family, extended family, and friends who were like family. He cherished fellowship and time together and made it a priority in his life. A “Celebration of Life” is scheduled for Thursday, July 15th at 6:00 p.m. at Linville Memorial Funeral Home, 84632 Tallassee Highway, Eclectic, AL 36024. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial. com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory Eclectic, Alabama

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A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Notasulga Road. Officers answered a false medical alarm call on John Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Animal Control was called to Notasulga Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Freeman Avenue. Advice was given in a civil matter on Ricky Lane. A report was made for criminal mischief on Birch Street. Advice was given in a citizen inquiry on North Ann Avenue. There was a report of a suspicious vehicle on Notasulga Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Central Boulevard. Advice was given following a domestic incident on Washington Street. Debris was moved removed from the roadway on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on South Tallassee Drive. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Main Street. Advice was given during a welfare check on Wessen Street. A report was made for theft on Upper River Road. Officers assisted in an electrical investigation call on Main Street. Animal Control was called to Notasulga Road. Advice was given during a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Notasulga Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Mill Circle. A citation was issued following a traffic stop on Friendship Road. Animal Control was called to Hicks Store Road. There was a report of a suspicious person on Notasulga Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A warrant arrest was made on Macedonia Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Notasulga Road. A verbal warning was given

following a traffic stop on Freeman Avenue. Officers gave extra residential patrol on 1st Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of loitering on Gilmer Avenue. Extra residential patrol is given on Godwin Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Officers gave extra residential patrols on East Patton Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Barnett Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop was South DuBois Street.

June 29

A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Extra residential patrol was given on 1st Avenue. Officers assisted a citizen on Jordan Avenue. There was a welfare check on First Avenue. There was a false alarm call on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following the traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following the traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Friendship Road. Animal Control was called a South Ashurst Avenue. Advice was given during a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Officers assisted on a medical call on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given for disorderly conduct on Gilmer Avenue. A report was made for property damage on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Sistrunk Street. Officers assisted on a medical call on Peachtree Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Riverside Avenue. Information was exchanged in a private property accident on Gilmore Avenue. There was a walk-in on

Barnett Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Main Street. Officers assisted on a medical call on Washington Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Jordan Avenue. Officers answered a false alarm call or Notasulga Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given during a citizen assist or Ice Plant Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given in achieving our complaint on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given during a juvenile complaint on East Roosevelt Street. Officers gave extra residential patrol on Cottage Hill Court. Officers gave extra residential patrol or Cottage Hill Court. Officers assisted another agency on Central Boulevard. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious person on central Boulevard. Advice was given following a complaint of gunfire on Lake Talisi Drive.

June 30

There was a business checking on Barnett Boulevard. Officers assisted a motorist on Freeman Avenue. Extra residential patrol was given on First Avenue. Extra residential patrol was given on Godwin Road. There was a traffic accident with no injuries on Gilmer Avenue. Extra residential patrol was given on Riverhills Road. Extra residential patrol was given on South Tallassee Drive. Extra business patrol was given on Softball Way. Animal Control was called to N Ann Avenue. Extra residential patrol was given on First Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Varner Road. Animal Control was called to Notasulga Road. There was a business check on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop or Whatley Drive.

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Contest Diversity.” She won both the regional and national contests, earning the chapter $1,250 to support programs that will expand on-campus resources and outreach. Bailey began her work on the campaign just a week after she was appointed social media chair for the chapter. She attended three workshops on how to run a successful media campaign hosted by the OBP Marketing Agency and national MANRRS organization. “Based on the contest topic of ‘Rest and Resilience,’ we decided on the theme of Rethinking Diversity,” Bailey said. “Our goal was to promote the importance of diversity and inclusion in the fields of natural resources and agriculture. This year especially, we’ve been pushed to think and learn about what diversity, equity and inclusion really mean and how to incorporate these values in our daily and professional lives.” The campaign highlighted select members, accomplishments, why diversity matters and how diversity makes the MANRRS family at Auburn even stronger, according to Bailey. The social media campaign was posted on Instagram and included photos and texts regarding the theme. Members also created the unique hashtag, #DiverUSty, to share and track campaign posts. “We’re very grateful the national MANRRS office chose our campaign as the nationwide and regional winner of the challenge, and we’re excited to improve the chapter with our winnings,” Bailey said. “We plan to use the funds to support various projects, such as building a website to increase our visibility and outreach on campus, hosting workshops on professional development skills, increasing new member recruitment and the continued support of underrepresented students in roles of leadership in our fields.” Auburn University MANRRS Advisor and Jr. MANRRS National Committee Co-chair Michelle Cole was excited for the opportunity to showcase the chapter’s talent and drive through the contest. Jr. MANRRS is the middle and high school component of the program which encourages students to explore natural resources and agriculture careers, especially through higher education. “We are working hard to create the next generation of natural resource and agriculture professionals by encouraging students in grades seven to 12 to attend college and earn degrees

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Jr. MANRRS members Wendell and Hannah Padgett, from Tallassee, received awards for their submissions to AU’s Jr. MANRRS theme and essay contests.

in these fields,” Cole said. “Our program provides activities to help students discover firsthand how forestry, agriculture, engineering and technology relate to the world around them and discover the excitement of academic excellence, leadership, technical development and teamwork.” Along with the Auburn MANRRS campaign, Cole encouraged local Jr. MANRRS program members to take part in other aspects of the national contest, with Wendell and Hannah Padgett, twins at Life Preparatory Academy in Tallassee, Alabama, being awarded for their submissions. Wendell Padgett won first place and a prize of $200 for his submission, “Broadening Horizons and Changing the Narrative,” in the national theme contest. His theme will be used for the year on all communications regarding the 36th National Conference. “This win means a lot to me because I got to compete with my high school peers as well as college students,” he said. “Jr. MANRRS has given me multiple resources and opportunities to learn about forestry, agriculture and other natural sciences, as well as network and build my leadership skills.” An essay contest encouraged members to gain experience in

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expressing themselves through the written word. For her essay on “Reclaiming our Time, Territory and Triumph,” Hannah Padgett won the contest and was awarded a $100 prize. “Winning the essay contest means so much to me because I got to express myself and share my ideas with the national conference,” Hannah Padgett said. “Jr. MANRRS is a great resource for learning more about the professional aspects of natural resources and agriculture science that benefit me now and in the future. I am so thankful that I get to participate in this program.” Bailey was proud to hear of the students’ achievements and involvement in the program, stating, “In addition to the scholastic rewards, Jr. MANRRS is a great bridge to the universitylevel MANRRS organization. “Jr. MANRRS members benefit from connecting with Auburn chapter students to talk about similar interests and learn about the varying paths members have taken to achieve their goals.” More information about Auburn’s MANRRS chapter and the Jr. MANRRS program is available by contacting Cole at coleden@auburn.edu, visiting the chapter’s page on AUInvolve, viewing the club’s Facebook page and following on Instagram.

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Dr. Nic said coming back to the city he grew up in was an easy decision to make. “To be able to come back to Tallassee, this is what I wanted to do. I was fine with coming back here. I’m seeing people that I grew up around. I like it.” Having their child follow in their footsteps is a vision that almost all parents have. “It is truly is an honor and a blessing,” Dr. Paris said. “It’s a dream come true for every parent to be able to have their own child working with them. Especially in a high-level healthcare delivery settling. It’s moving to be able to see my child at this level of maturity. He’s not a child anymore. It’s moving to see him come in, and not just anyone can do this, and be great with his bedside manner and his communication skills are fantastic. It’s a neat opportunity and a blessing as a father.” Dr. Nic also enjoys working next to his dad, and he also looks forward to a long future here in Tallassee. “I feel the same way. To come back to your small town, see what he loves, and to have that same passion. I see why he loves it. There’s nothing else that I can see myself doing,” he said. “He did all the work. He started from scratch. And to able to join in with him, it is a blessing.” And like Dr. Paris, Dr. Nic, says he plans to stick around for more than 35 years. Nic and his wife, Taylor, are small-town people with small-town values. “He sees happiness in the white house, picket fence, three kids and some dogs, hunting and fishing, and being a local eye doctor,” Dr. Paris said. Dr. Nic and Taylor are newlyweds. They spent their honeymoon in Alaska. Dr. Nic is a 2017 Auburn University Graduate and he graduated from UAB in May of this year. Dr. Nic shadowed his father at the practice for a time before he began accepting patients of his own. When Dr. Nic isn’t working, he enjoys spending time with family, hunting, fishing, and on occasion, a game of golf. But hunting is Dr. Nic’s favorite pastime. He even has a Youtube channel called Oculus Outdoors that features many of his hunts. While Dr. Nic recently joined the practice, Dr. Paris wants to reassure his patients that he has no plans of leaving anytime soon. “I think we have built a family-oriented practice. This keeps me satisfied. I come in every day, and honestly, I don’t know if I will ever retire,” he said. The office space is growing to make room for more patients. It is also getting a complete renovation. Once all is done, the office will have a fresh look and more exam rooms. “We are going to expand our outreach,” Dr. Paris said. The optometry practice is also getting a new name. The practice will be called Magnolia Place Eyecare. There is a large Magnolia tree directly behind the office building. And, when Dr. Nic graduated from optometry school, he and Dr. Paris, who also graduated from UAB, were honored with a Legacy. That pin had a tree on it. “It was a touching moment,” Dr. Paris said. “I took the picture of the tree from that pin and had the graphics reproduced for the sign.” The new sign will be in place and office renovations will be complete in the coming weeks. Dr. Nic is currently accepting new patients. To make an appointment, call 334-283-6535.

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Bill Cosby’s conviction overturned, but what about the court of public opinion?

ill Cosby is a free man. The highest court in Pennsylvania threw out the sexual assault conviction last week citing violations of his due process rights and he was released from prison. He is a free man. It was a 6-1 decision handed down by the justices. Cosby was accused of drugging and molesting Andrea Constand at his estate in 2004. He was charged in 2015 for the alleged crime and arrested only days before Pennsylvania’s 12-year statute of limitations was to expire. After hearing the case, jurors were deadlocked; that’s when the court allowed five other accusers to testify. Allegations of unwanted touching, sexual assault, and rape were heard. After hearing years-old accusations that lacked forensic evidence, Cosby was found guilty. In 2018, he was sentenced to 3 to 10-years in prison. Cosby had already served nearly three years in prison. When Cosby was first convicted, I like so many others thought he

CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief was guilty. And he may have been guilty, but a former prosecutor made an agreement with Cosby that he would not prosecute if Cosby cooperated in a civil lawsuit filed by Constand in 2005. The lawsuit was settled in 2006 and Cosby had to pay over $3 million. That’s why the conviction was overruled, the agreement not to prosecute was broken. What happens now? Will Bill Cosby ever be seen as he was before the trial? I think not. That title has been taken from him, regardless of the court’s decision. You see, the court of public opinion is not as clear-cut as the court of law can be. Cosby will tote the weight of those charges and his conviction, even though it was overturned, with him for the remainder of his

life. When Cosby was convicted, I thought he would die in prison. Many people wanted him to die in prison and still do, because of the court of public opinion. It’s tough to do, but let’s step back for a moment. And ask the tough question: are all sexual assault allegations true? While most are, and I am not in any way victim-shaming, I am saying that there are truths and there are untruths. It’s the timing that makes me question the motive behind Cosby’s charges. I was not there, none of us were. We only have the testimony to go by. But one thing is certain, the cloud of suspension will follow Cosby forever. And I don’t think he will ever be affectionally called America’s Dad again. Still, there’s the question. Did they get it right, or did they get it wrong? Was an innocent man wrongly convicted or was a guilty man set free on a technicality? I guess that depends on who you ask.

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Their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor

eaders, please forgive my tardiness in getting this to press as Independence Day was celebrated last weekend. However, the broadcast transcribed at the end of this column is good reading any day of the year. In the summer of 1974, the United States was at a crossroads. The Watergate scandal raged, and Congressional hearings revealed the shady dealings of the “plumbers” who had done President Nixon’s bidding for him: dirty deeds such as breaking into the office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist (Ellsberg had been a whistleblower with the release of the Pentagon Papers); secretly recording every conversation on an elaborate tape system in the White House; and, of course, the infamous break-in at the Watergate office building, home to the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. The Vietnam War was winding down; returning prisoners of war were greeted with a society that had radically changed in their absence, while Vietnam veterans faced indifference or outright hostility. The oil embargo was also happening during this time. Gas prices soared as Americans thought, “can this get any worse?” On July 4, 1974, radio commentator Paul Harvey aired a special edition of his News & Comment show. He detailed the “rest of the story” of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Some were wealthy, but died in rags; some moved countless times to evade harassment; others lost not only their money, but their families. These weren’t ordinary

MICHAEL BIRD Columnist guys. They were experienced thinkers, politicians, landowners, businessmen. They were leaders, though at the time they were revolutionaries. Below, I would like to share some of Mr. Harvey’s words. May we all have a greater understanding of the men and women who founded this great nation – who fought for liberty. Happy Independence Day. The United States of America was born in 1776. But it was conceived 169 years before that. All others of the world’s revolutions before and since were initiated by men who had nothing to lose. Our founders had everything to lose, nothing to gain. Except one thing … their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. Fifty-six men placed their names beneath that pledge. Fifty-six men knew -- when they signed -- that they were risking everything. They knew if they won this fight, the best they could expect would be years of hardship in a struggling nation. If they lost, they’d face a hangman’s rope. All of the Americans who lived in those times ‘paid the price’. John Adams wrote years later that all through the Revolution he would have given anything to have things returned to the way they were. He wasn’t lamenting his own losses. Any human who

has ever seen the suffering of the soldiers and innocents in a war zone has to wonder if an armed conflict is ever a worthy price for change. But the clock can’t be turned back. The deed was done. And from it a glorious country emerged. They had learned that liberty is so much more important than security, that they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. Of the 56 signers of the Declaration, few were long to survive. Five were captured by the British and tortured before they died; twelve had their homes – from Rhode Island to Charleston – sacked and looted, occupied by the enemy or burned. Two of them lost their sons in the Army; one had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 died in the War from its hardships or from its more merciful bullets. I don’t know what impression you’d had of these men who met that hot summer in Philadelphia, but I think it’s important this July 4, that we remember this about them: they were not poor men, they were not wild-eyed pirates; these were men of means, these were rich men, most of them, who enjoyed much ease and luxury in personal living. Not hungry men, prosperous men, wealthy land owners, substantially secure in their prosperity. But they considered liberty – this is as much I shall say of it – they had learned that liberty is so much more important than security, that they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. And they fulfilled their pledge – they paid the price, and freedom was born.

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A prayer of thanks for my brother, Seth

oving Father, thank you for understanding how upset I was when you allowed my brother Seth to die of a heart attack last week. Sudden death like that is so hard on the family even though most of us have said that is the way we would like to depart this life. Seth’s death was such a shock to me and my sisters, and even more shocking to his wife Pearl and their children. But you know that because you made us to see life as very precious. You know the pain we feel when our loved ones pass away, and it comforts me to believe that you hurt with us when death invades our ranks. I realize also that the length of our days is in your hands and not ours. As my friend Ken reminded me, if it were left up to us, Moses would still be alive. I thank you for being “with us” as we slowly embraced the reality that Seth’s life on earth was over. Your loving presence helped us move from shock to gratitude. And that’s the reason for this prayer – I want to thank you for giving us Seth for almost 78 years. He had qualities we admired and we know you helped him become the honorable man that he was. Thank you for helping Seth to become a good man. I know we are all selfish and focused on ourselves until Jesus changes us, so I thank you for changing Seth. You really did a number on Seth because the one thing everybody has said to me since Seth died is this: “Your brother was a good man.” So, I am thankful, Lord, that what was said about your son, Jesus, can be said about my brother, “he went about doing good.” Thank you for Seth’s smile. All who knew him will never forget his smile. Somehow, he never learned to frown. But I hesitate to tell you that, Lord, because you gave him that smile when you put the joy of his salvation in his heart. Your servant, Saint Paul, said, “Rejoice, and again I say, rejoice!” And if anyone ever took Paul seriously, it was my brother Seth. His disarming smile blessed everyone whose life he touched. Thank you for inspiring Seth to say “thank you” so much. You teach us in your Holy Word to let “giving thanks” become our way of life. Seth did that and did it so well that we admired him for the way his daily life was characterized by constant gratitude. Thank you for giving Seth the strength to work hard all his life. I know our Daddy inspired a strong work ethic in all his children but you gave Seth the desire to stay with the work until the job was done. And in all the years of supplying farmers with seed and fertilizer, Seth was making friends and encouraging people with his contagious smile. Thank you for the bond of love you gave me with my brother, Lord. We were not always the brothers we should have been but one day you reconciled us to yourself and to each other, and from then on, we were as close as the bark on a tree. You made that happen, Lord. You gave me a love for Seth that amazed me, and you gave Seth a love for me that blessed me beyond my deserving. I loved kidding Seth by telling others that Seth was my little brother. And he was, being 11 years younger than me. But in Seth’s presence, I was the little one for he towered over me. It thrilled me when he would put his arm around me and tell me my sermons had blessed him. It thrilled me even more that for the past 20 years, we never left each other’s company without saying and hearing the words, “I love you.” Thank you Lord for the way you inspired my brother to look past my flaws and love me unconditionally. Our Daddy had two sons. One, being me, preached the gospel. The other, being Seth, lived the gospel. In that sense, we were both “ministers” of Christ, and for that I cannot thank you enough, Lord. I wish you had let him live with us a little longer, Lord, but knowing I need to do it, I surrender to your will. Help me. Help Pearl. Help their children. Help our family. Help us all to accept your will, give thanks for Seth’s life and move on to live life to the fullest until you call us home. We all remember that whenever we parted company, Seth would have the last word and it was this invitation: “Y’all come see us.” Now that Seth is in heaven with you, Lord, give me, give us all, the faith to still hear Seth saying, “Y’all come see us.” And help us live so that one day we may see Seth again as we accept his invitation and yours to find our place in your eternal home. Thank you, Loving Father, for Seth, my brother, your servant and a friend to all who knew him. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

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Stronger lockdowns led to better economies

ust as there’s a lot of sketchy Anti-Vaxxer Propaganda, there are also a lot of flawed attacks upon lockdowns. But just as lockdowns did shut down the skyrocketing death rates, new economic data reveals that those states that implemented such measures designed to save lives also did a better job of rescuing their economies as well. You’ll find plenty of sources online that claim that the best response to the coronavirus was to ignore any sort of health and safety measure, and the lack of a lockdown would boost the economy somehow. Some of these even cite the death rate, conveniently forgetting that many of the deaths in states predated the imposition of the lockdown. It’s akin to blaming the firefighters for any death in a fire that occurred before sounding the alarm. But if you analyze the death rate in the states listed by these studies as being the worst, like New York and New Jersey, you’ll see the death rate plunge after the lockdowns began in those states. These states even had lower levels of the second wave of deaths (October 2020-January 2021) than the initial waves. Compare those outcomes to cases of states with looser restrictions, whose death rates in the second wave were higher than the first wave (Texas, Florida, Georgia). Florida was among those that not only eschewed such health measures, but also worked to block local governments from passing any such mask mandates or social distancing

JOHN TURES Columnist requirements. It was all supposed to be in the name of business, though Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is targeting businesses that want the right to require vaccination for services, threatening cruise ships for requiring passengers to have been vaccinated, a clear swipe at the freedom of business to conduct its own business. And policies like DeSantis’ may not be even helping businesses. UCLA economists, using the same Oxford University data on NPIs (nonpharmaceutical interventions) that conservative studies tout, made a new finding. “Not only did big states with more stringent COVID measures end 2020 with fewer infections per capita, they also tended to post better economic growth numbers last year than states with fewer restrictions. In other words, California’s economy actually fared better than Florida’s.” Their study compares apples with apples, and not California with tiny economies like South Dakota. “The states that were considered for this analysis are basically the states that produce most of the U.S. GDP — states with a population of 5 million or greater. We found two things. First, California

had more stringent interventions and a lower infection rate than either Texas or Florida, two states to which it’s often compared. Yet California also performed better with respect to GDP than either Texas or Florida. Second, the same pattern showed up across all big states: On average, the ones with more stringent interventions had both better health outcomes and better economic outcomes.” Internationally, there’s no poster child for flawed policy than Sweden, which (like the U.K.) attempted herd immunity without a vaccine. “More than a year later, statistics indicate that the country remains very far from achieving herd immunity, despite having one of the highest numbers of positive cases relative to its population in the world. Clearly, community infection does not work,” stated Asia Analytica. “That only results in higher case numbers and a greater death toll, and prolonged economic hardship. The only way to achieve community immunity — and therefore, a return to our way of life — is through rapid mass vaccination.” The evidence shows that developing a healthier, more prudent, less deadly environment was more important for economic growth than having governments block attempts to create a safer business climate. John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is JohnTures2.

American patriots love the flag and anthem

hank God our generation was taught to love America, to salute and pledge allegiance to the flag, and to sing The StarSpangled Banner with patriotic fervor. We were taught to be thankful we were born and raised in land of the free and the home of the brave. Our parents, grandparents, and ancestors fought, sacrificed, and died so that we could enjoy all the rights God has given us and the Constitution has guaranteed to protect. Somewhere along the line ungodliness crept into our schools, and younger generations have bought the lies that religion is opium for the people and that God has not blessed America but damned America for her sins, if there even is a god. America’s history of struggle and sacrifice to become the freest, most powerful and prosperous nation the world has ever known has been exchanged for lies about our founders, and rewritten to undermine our domestic peace and prosperity. Why would anyone perpetrate such lies? Why would any American who has benefitted from all America has to offer want to sow discord and division among us? In 1956, Russia’s Communist Leader Nikita Khrushchev said, “We will take America without

DANIEL GARDNER Columnist firing a shot. We do not have to invade the U.S. We will destroy you from within….” Since then people like Saul Alinsky, Howard Zinn, and many other socialists have effectively rewritten American history and promoted Marxism within popular culture to the extent younger generations have no knowledge of our founding or our history. To paraphrase Mark Twain, those who don’t read the old history textbooks are uninformed; those who read today’s history textbooks are misinformed. Parents, please know what your children are being taught. And yet, Americans are still free. The angry protests and denigration of our flag, national anthem, and nation itself are testimonies to our freedom. Where else in the world can citizens freely criticize their own nation’s revered symbols and traditions? None of those who malign and vilify America’s symbols and traditions have any desire to live in any other nation on earth, especially any of

their ancestral nations. For that reason alone they should be glad to have been born and raised in America. Not long after we won our independence from England, Great Britain tried again to take away our freedoms in the War of 1812. Liberty has always been one battle away from tyranny. When the British navy attacked Fort McHenry in Baltimore in 1814, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner that later became America’s national anthem. America was under attack and in danger of losing her freedom. The American flag is not just another piece of cloth. The flag has stood for freedom, has been raised for inspiration at Fort McHenry, on Iwo Jima, in Bagdad, and flown proudly over graves in Arlington. Those who die in battle are brought home in flag draped coffins. All races are graced by the same flag. America is the only nation comprised of races from all other nations on earth. Patriotic Americans, those who still love and respect our national symbols as well as revere the hundreds of thousands of those who have died to protect our freedom, must stand against those who are ripping America apart via radical, Marxist ideology.

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together and immediately began asking around for pictures and documents dating back to the building of the original THS in 1916. “When the decision was made to build a new Tallassee High School, our superintendent, Dr. Brock Nolin, sent Mrs. Evans and I an outline of what he’d like to see,” said music teacher Michael Bird. “He suggested that we save some of the bricks and have a book about the school to be sold along with them. That’s where the idea of the ‘brick and a book’ came from.” Evans has titled the book “Moments of Gold,” and it will be the same shape and size as a traditional yearbook published by Herff Jones, which longtime observers may remember went by the name Paragon Press in the 1960s and early 1970s. The nationally-known publishing plant is located on Highway 80 in Montgomery, across from Dannelly Field. Over the past few months, Evans and Bird have spent hours interviewing locals and contacting longtime faculty members and asked for their input. “Obviously, we wanted to try and reach out to people who worked the longest in the building we’ve known,” Bird said. “So, I started with people like Coach [Ronnie] Baynes, Mr. Bush, Coach [Carl] Stewart, and Coach Baggett, and then have been working on trying to get material from others like Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Keahey, who worked here for several decades.” Evans and Bird have also received documentation and essays from local citizens Suzy Wilson, Bill Goss, and W.C. Bryant, all of whom have collected a lot of data over the years about Tallassee High School and its role in the life of the community. The Tallassee-Mount Vernon Mills Briefs, which were published for most of the first half of the 20th century, have proven to be a treasure trove of information about the early years of Tallassee City Schools. School Board President Don Bryant has compiled a list of every graduate of THS, with the years 1938-2021 completed. He is currently researching the years 1916-1938. Local historian and author Bill Goss has also been hard at work finding the oldest living graduates of THS, and is in contact with some of them who reside locally. Some of the archival material has proven to be illuminating. “When we were closing down the main building the last couple of weeks of school, they were going through all of these old books in our library and deciding what to keep and what to donate,” Bird said. “One of the books was a 1961 Palladium annual from Troy University. The yearbook was dedicated to Dr. Charles Bunyan Smith of Tallassee, the founder of our school system, who left here to become President of Troy State Teachers College, and there was an article with pictures of him right at the beginning of the book. It was one of those lucky finds that proved to Mrs. Evans and I that we are on the right track and will be learning a lot about the school we all love. We hope to pass that along in this once-in-alifetime document of history happening before our eyes.” “Moments of Gold” will be edited in August and September, then sent to the publisher with the expectation of a Christmas delivery date. A website where customers may place their order for the brick and the book will be established in the coming months. For more information, contact Traci Evans at Tallassee High School at Traci.evans@tcschools.com.

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Keep Tallassee Beautiful inaugural clean-up day set for Saturday By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief

With a nice forecast Saturday, city officials are hoping for a good turnout for the first Keep Tallassee Clean campaign. “We will have our first Keep Tallassee Beautiful clean-up day on Saturday, July 10,” said Bill Hall, a council member and founder of Keep Tallassee Beautiful. “We are shooting for 8-11 a.m.” The idea behind the campaign is simple: During the warmer months of the year, the volunteer group would routinely hold community clean-ups. “Anyone who is interested in helping to keep the city clean can come city hall. We will have a table set

“We changed everything,” Davidson said. The name Fancy Pony Boutique comes from Davidson’s father who is a retired racehorse jockey. Davidson also owns Beyond Vivid Photography and her daughter Ashley works for Red Corporation. It was while visiting the Big Apple that Davidson found her passion for fashion. “I went to all the New York shows,” she said. “We went to fashion shows and stylists and that’s how I got into clothing.” The Fancy Pony Boutique offers something for everyone with sizes ranging from 0-3x. Go check the wide selection of eclectic fashion pieces and home goods at the Fancy Pony Boutique in historic downtown Tallassee.

frequently travel city streets. At times, trash can fall from the trash trucks and this can leave city streets littered with debris. That is on top of motorists who throw trash from their vehicles. To combat litter, Hall decided to create a campaign that aims to clean up litter on a routine basis. Hall first proposed the Keep Tallassee Beautiful campaign at the June 8 council meeting. The goal is to hold a clean-up five months out of the year during March, May, July, September, and November. Keep Tallassee Beautiful campaign an affiliation of Alabama the Beautiful. It is an independent volunteer organization, organized by local volunteers.

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up so people can get pickup sticks, vests, and whatnot,” Hall said. Hall also requested a roll-off dumpster at city hall for this event. The dumpster would be available for residents to dispose of unwanted trash that may not fit into a residential trash container. Littering has been a topic for members of the council for some time now. The city council voted to purchase and post antilitter signs earlier this year. The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce also hosts an annual city-wide Team Up to Clean Up campaign every spring to combat litter. Because Tallassee is close in proximity to the GFL Environmental landfill, trash trucks

The Tallassee Senior Center is open again after closing last year due to COVID-19 health guidelines. The senior center serves seniors in the Tallassee community. “We offer transportation to and from the center,” Tallassee Senior Center Director Debbieann Woodard said.

“We offer fellowship, games, trips, and lunch is served daily at 11 o’clock.” The senior center also offers Meals on Wheels to Tallassee seniors. The center was closed for 15 months due to COVID-19, but since the doors have reopened most seniors have come back. “For the most part all of our seniors have returned,” Woodard said.

The center still has room for anyone over 60 years old who would like to participate in the programs it offers. “It’s for 60 and up,” she said. “It allows our seniors to get out of the house and visit with others instead of being at home.” For more information about the Tallassee Senior Center, call Woodard at 334-283-2766.

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Ivey announces new partnership for ‘Reach Out and Read’ STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced a new partnership for the Reach Out and Read program with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE), Alabama Medicaid Agency (AMA), and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). These state agencies are providing funding to Reach Out and ReadAlabama to expand services to children living in Macon, Marshall, Monroe, Jefferson and Randolph counties. These are the five pilot counties for the governor’s Campaign for Grade-Level Reading that was initiated last July. Through the Reach Out and Read program, children in the pilot areas will receive their own brand-new books at each well-child visit, encouraging them to be seen by physicians on a

regular basis. Reach Out and Read integrates reading aloud into pediatric care, providing books and coaching that help families make reading a part of their daily routine. Clinicians may introduce this important evidence-based model into regular pediatric checkups by advising parents about the importance of reading aloud and providing the developmentally appropriate books for every child during wellchild visits. Reach Out and ReadAlabama is a program of the Alabama ChapterAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. Reach Out and Read has provided more than 1.6 million new books to vulnerable children in Alabama through over 300 prescribing medical providers in 53 practices and clinics. Ivey launched the Alabama Campaign for Grade-Level Reading initiative to support

Alabama students in achieving reading proficiency by the third grade. “Since my call to action to launch the Campaign for GradeLevel Reading one year ago, we have made great progress. Under the Reach Out and Read program, the pilot counties have developed and began implementing comprehensive literacy strategies from which the rest of the state can learn,” Ivey said. “Alabamians should be proud that state agencies are working together to improve literacy by exposing children to books early on through the Reach Out and Read program, as well as improving their health and well-being.” The Reach Out and Read program begins at birth and continues through age four, with a special emphasis on children growing up in communities where families earn lower incomes. Families served

by the program will read together more often, and their children will enter school with larger vocabularies and stronger language skills, better prepared to achieve their potential. “The ADECE is excited to join forces with the Alabama Medicaid Agency and CHIP to include Reach Out and Read in the five pilot counties for the Campaign for GradeLevel Reading,” ADECE Secretary Barbara Cooper said. “This will be a great resource for improving language and literacy that we hope to spread throughout the state in the years to come. I hope that families will use the books they receive to continue reading to their children and instill within them a lifetime joy of reading.” “We are excited about the opportunities that the Reach Out and Read program provides for the children and their families,” said Medicaid

Alabama Power offers outdoor water safety tips STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Alabama Power, with the help of numerous partners, provides more than 65 public recreation sites on the 12 reservoirs it manages across the state. These sites, called The Preserves, include five day-use facilities, dozens of boat ramps and handicap-accessible hunting and fishing opportunities that provide open access to the beauty and fun of the state’s abundant natural resources. To safely enjoy The Preserves and Alabama’s lakes and rivers, Alabama Power recommends you and your family observe the following safety guidelines. Swimming Safety Never swim alone. Anywhere there is water, there is a danger of drowning. An adult must always watch children closely. This means no reading, talking on the phone or texting. An adult should be within arm’s reach of infants, toddlers and weaker swimmers. Enter shallow water feet first. It is never OK to dive into water

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less than 9 feet deep. Heat Safety Drink more non-alcoholic fluids. Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink, regardless of your activity level. Limit the amount of time spent outside during the middle of the day. The sun is strongest between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Apply sunscreen. At least 20 minutes before going outside, apply sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher. Wear lightweight, lightcolored, loose-fitting clothing. Flowing garments allow air circulation and light-colored fabrics reflect light and heat. Boating Safety Check your boat. Many people put their boats in the water without first checking motor belts and fluids, and end up having to be towed. Make sure your boat is in good working order before taking it out. Also make sure all required safety equipment is on the boat and in good working order. Be courteous on the water. From the time you start to take the boat to the launching ramp until the time you take it out,

courtesy plays a big part in the boating adventure. Be careful of your wake, both around homes and other boaters. Drive defensively. Be aware of what other boaters are doing around you. Even if you have the right-of-way, if the other boater doesn’t give way to your vessel, you give way. Especially keep an eye out for boaters on personal watercraft, paddleboards, kayaks, canoes, etc. Don’t drink and drive a boat. Just like on the highway, drinking alcoholic beverages and operating a boat is against the law and dangerous. Stay aware of stormy weather. Storms can come up quickly, especially in the summer, so keep an eye to the sky. If caught in a storm, try to get to the nearest shelter. To get current information about the 12 reservoirs Alabama Power manages, visit apcshorelines.com or download the Smart Lakes app to your smartphone. To learn more about the public recreation sites available around Alabama Power’s lakes, visit apcpreserves. com.

Commissioner Stephanie Azar. “Medicaid fully supports this initiative which incorporates the development of language and skills that will positively impact children for their lifetime. This initiative not only helps with improving literacy but also will lead to children being more likely to attend well-child checkups, resulting in more children receiving vaccinations on schedule.” State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris echoes other state leaders in their support of Reach Out and Read. He said, “Participating families in these pilot counties will continue to reap the many lifelong benefits of this evidence-based program during a crucial period of development for their children. When parents and caregivers are provided the resources to read age-appropriate books aloud to young children and engage with them,

a foundation is built for good health and success in life. We are pleased that the Children’s Health Insurance Program can contribute to this important initiative.” Providers are trained to incorporate giving an age-appropriate, culturally-sensitive, new book to the child during the exam that will be used as a tool for assessment and guidance. By reading the book aloud to the child, the provider helps the parent understand the importance of language and development skills and gives a prescription for reading aloud. Through this collaboration, children ages 0-4 will receive two books per year during well-child visits. The providers will receive the appropriate training to engage the families along with the books to distribute to the children. About 24,000 children and their families will benefit from the Reach Out and Read program.

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Let’s be fruitful seniors They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. - Psalm 92:14-15

o you know Anna Mary Robertson Moses? You probably know something about her. Her nickname was Grandma Moses. She is an example often cited to encourage people to try something new, even in their later years. Grandma Moses was an American folk artist who did not begin painting in earnest until she was 78 years old. Her late in life success as an artist was preceded by a long interest in art and some encouragement along the way from her father when she was a little girl and her employers when she was a young house maid. After her late start, she

painted over 1,500 canvases and enjoyed remarkable success, both in exhibitions and sales of her work. She died at age 101 in 1961. She was born before Abraham Lincoln was elected and died after John F. Kennedy was inaugurated. President Kennedy said her death “removed a beloved figure from American life.” Today I’d like to encourage all of us who are seniors. I’m not talking about people who are in their last year of school. I’m talking about all of us who are in the later years of our lives. Many retired folks find a new interest to occupy their time that becomes a career of sorts in their senior years. If they don’t have an actual career in it, perhaps they make their new found interest a hobby. Most of us will probably not become wealthy or famous, nationally known

MIKE MCELROY Columnist figures by how we occupy our time in retirement. We will be content to enjoy a new interest or new skills when we have a little more time to invest in it. I’ve surprised myself in recent years by a growing interest in cooking. Using my wife’s recipes, I can now make credible, edible biscuits, brownies, cornbread and some other foods like a great red sauce for Italian dishes. (I don’t know much about making healthy foods.) I like to cook out on my Blackstone griddle; I’ve been the outdoor cook in the family for years. But I’m learning a little about

cooking indoors as well. I may never make any money at cooking, but I’m having fun. The point I want to express today is simply this: If God has blessed us with life and health enough to reach retirement and have an opportunity to do something new or different, we ought to view those blessings of time and health as gifts from God and use them wisely. It might be that you as a retired person would have time and opportunity to be more involved in the ministries of the church, finding new ways to serve the Lord with time and energy you just didn’t have during your working years. Your talents and skills from your work might be useful in some way to help reach lost people, to make a difference for people in need, to show the love of Jesus in some way in your day to day life. You might be a mentor to a younger person. I have an 89 year old friend who generously invests time in me to encourage me about

my writing as well as other matters in life. His mentoring is invaluable to me. Maybe you could be that mentor figure to a younger person receptive to your help. At our age, we ought to be mature and experienced enough to help younger folks in practical ways. Psalm 92 likens the righteous to healthy trees that flourish even as they age. They still bear fruit in old age. They still enjoy life and have vitality, and bear witness to the goodness of God. You and I may not ever have a painting that sells for $1.5 million dollars 45 years after our death. Our names may never become household words as late-in-life success stories. But the Lord will know and reward you for selflessly investing your time, talent and treasure in serving him and showing love in his name to others. His rewards are worth far more than any amount of money or fame. Let’s be serious about bearing fruit in old age for the Lord.

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

Carrville Baptist church would like to let everyone know of our new hours and we invite you to join us every Sunday Morning in worship and praise to Our Lord. Sunday School now starts at 9 a.m. and Morning Worship at 10 a.m. You can social distance and still serve the Lord, we do have mask and sanitizer available for all who need them.

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. To reserve a space call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913 or Melanie Baker at 334-415-8314. All proceeds raised by ETUMC will be used for church-sponsored programs.

Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

Please join us for Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. when the

Rev. Lee Lowery will celebrate the Holy Eucharist. Individuals who have not been fully vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus are encouraged 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/

church located at 514 Central Blvd. You are welcome to eat at the church or take the food to go. Thought of the Week: ““The first and almost the only book deserving of universal attention is the Bible. I speak as a man of the world . . . and I say to you, ‘Search the Scriptures.’” John Quincy Adams, 6th President.

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The First Presbyterian Church of Tallassee will be hosting a First Responders’ Appreciation Day. We want to celebrate the work first responders do for our community year-round; therefore, we are inviting the first responders of Tallassee to join us for lunch from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on July 5. It will be at our

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

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Tallassee Churches BAPTIST Bethlehem East 7561 Upper River Road Calvary Baptist Church 293 N Wesson Street Word of Life 501 Sims Avenue Carrville Baptist Church 2436 Notasulga Road East Tallassee Baptist Church 314 Central Boulevard Elam Baptist Church 4686 Notasulga Road First Baptist Church 1279 Friendship Road Flatrock Missionary Baptist Church 1024 Flat Rock Road Friendship 4345 Friendship Road Liberty Baptist Church 574 Liberty Road Mount Zion Baptist Church

64 Log Circle Providence Primitive Baptist Church 4850 Chana Creek Road Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road River Road 239 Lower Tuskegee Road Riverside Heights Hispanic Mission 495 Little Road Rock Springs 375 Rigsby Road Rock Springs Baptist Church 2810 Rock Springs Drive Tallassee First 1279 Friendship Road Tallaweka Baptist Church 1419 Gilmer Avenue Westside Baptist Church 1825 Gilmer Avenue CATHOLIC St Vincent De Paul Parish

620 Gilmer Avenue CHRISTIAN/OTHER Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ 1072 Muskogee Trail East Tallassee Church of Christ 501 Central Boulevard Light of Jesus Outreach Ministries 140 Gin Street Macedonia Christian Church 2685 Macedonia Road Mount Olive Congregational Christian Church NACCC 492 Kent Road Oak Heights Church of Christ 74 Manning Circle Tallassee Church of Christ 209 Gilmer Avenue Wind Rain & Fire Ministries International 1201 Gilmer Avenue Vessel Church

84632 Tallassee Highway, Eclectic, AL 36024 God’s Church, Campfire Ministries 209 Barnett Bouelvard Tallassee, AL 36078 The Lord Our Righteousness Center, Inc. 4566 Claud Road Eclectic, AL 36024 Tallassee First Assembly of God 185 Friendship Road, Tallassee, AL 36078 EPISCOPAL Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Avenue METHODIST East Tallassee United Methodist Church 101 Central Boulevard First United Methodist Church 1 Jordan Avenue

New Zion 3523 Ashurst Bar Road St. Paul Tallassee 101 Herren Hill Road Wall Street 71 Zion Street INDEPENDENT Abundant Life Church 2634 Lower Tuskegee Road Saint Mark All Nationals Pentecostal Foundation Church 30 Stewart Street Tallassee Church of God 134 Adams Street Tallassee Holiness Church 194 Honeysuckle Lane God’s Congregation Holiness Church 508 Jordan Avenue Claud Independent Methodist Church 81232 Tallassee Highway in Eclectic

Surrounding Area Churches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 567-8144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore

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Elmore County volleyball sorting through lineup as summer rolls on By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

With summer motoring forward toward the fall sports season, local volleyball coaches are beginning to evaluate which players could fill which roles for their squads in 2021. Such is the case for Elmore County head coach Kim Moncrief. Team activities and training sessions are underway. Tournaments and playdates have initiated some match play. The Panthers are getting their first indication of what their squad will look like this season. “We’ve been having a couple days a week where we have open gym, and also workouts,” Elmore County head coach Kim Moncrief said. “Our girls will come in and do some drills, and also with the workouts they’re

lifting weights and doing some conditioning.” Elmore County attended its first playdate of the summer against a selection of opponents in Guntersville, Alabama last Thursday. Among the squads the Panthers faced were Jacksonville and Jasper, both teams that made the state tournament in 2020. Elmore County was missing three of its returning starters for the event. “I thought we did really well. We hung in there and battled,” Moncrief said. “Without all of our starters, I thought we did extremely well with that.” Despite falling short in those two matches, the Panthers picked up a victory against Lee at the Guntersville playdate. See VOLLEYBALL • Page B2

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Hayden Holton attends a small watch party for the Bryant-Jordan Awards April 13, 2020.

Former Elmore County student-athlete lands NFHS National Spirit of Sport Award By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

A former four-sport standout from Elmore County High School received some national recognition June 29. Hayden Holton, a 2020 graduate of the Eclectic school, was selected by the National Federation of High School Associations, or NFHS, as the national recipient of the National High School Spirit of Sport Award. “Hayden’s journey exemplifies exactly what the NFHS ‘Spirit of Sport’ Award is all about,” retiring AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese said. “We are very proud Hayden, his school and community family are being recognized for their unflinching love and spirit.” Holton played baseball, basketball, football and soccer for the Panthers over the course of his high school career. In 2020 he landed the Class 4A Ken and Betty Joy Blankenship Award for Athletic Achievement as part of the Bryant-Jordan awards banquet, an honor given out to one athlete from each class in Alabama. Sports were an escape for Holton in his high school years after a terrible tragedy started his time at Elmore County. His parents were killed in a double shooting, with murder charges brought against his older brother. Those charges were later dismissed, but the incident left an unerasable mark on Holton’s life. Holton moved to Alexander City in the wake of the tragedy but returned to Elmore County for his sophomore year of high school, where he found a new family playing athletics for the Panthers, an AHSAA spokesperson said. Holton was unable to attend Tuesday’s ceremony, but Elmore County principal Wes Rogers accepted the award on his behalf. “They wrapped their arms around him and embraced him, and helped him through this situation as much as you could,” Rogers said. “In his first year back at Elmore County, Hayden could not compete in football and basketball but he could practice and never missed a session or workout, and he often served as a team manager, statistician or water boy just to keep close to his extended athletic family.” The Spirit of Sport Award was established to recognize individuals who exemplify the values taught by sport and represent the ideal of education-based athletics. Holton received the honor at the 102nd meeting of the NFHS.

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Edgewood Academy’s Bradley Boone (21) scores against Banks Sept. 4, 2020.

Edgewood football taking advantage of full summer By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director

had Michael tasted postseason success in his first season as Edgewood’s head football coach in 2020. The Wildcats had reached the semifinals of the AISA Class AA state championships last season, slugging out a 35-34 first-round playoff victory against Patrician to get there. Edgewood lost its semifinal game to eventual state champion Chambers Academy 51-20, but in year two under Michael’s leadership with a full summer to prepare this time around, the team is working to close that gap. “(A state title) is the goal every year,” Michael said. “We try to focus on each day and how much better we can get each day. If you’re doing those types of things, you’re focusing on each day and getting better each rep, the wins take care of themselves.” Fourteen seniors are gone from Edgewood’s 2020 roster. Perhaps the largest set of cleats to fill on Edgewood’s roster are those vacated by former quarterback Alex Johnson, who is off to Martin Methodist University after a successful senior season slinging the rock for the Wildcats. Junior Austin Champion has been the heir apparent since leading the Wildcats to an upset win over Chambers in the regular season in 2020 while Johnson was injured, a game in which he threw for 250 yards. Michael is a big fan of Champion’s leadership and athletic abilities. “He’s one of the hardest workers in the weight room,” Michael said. “Austin’s very capable of stepping in there and putting up the same numbers that Alex did, being just as good of a leader. We don’t expect any dropoff at that position.” Johnson isn’t the only core contributor being replaced. Three of last year’s graduates were first-team All-Elmore County players. Running back Mitchell Boyd averaged 6.7 yards per carry with 712 yards total on the ground last season, production that will need to be replaced alongside that of wide receiver Connor Bailey and tight end Carson Peevy, who combined for 895 receiving yards and 11

touchdowns last year. Those three weapons are gone from the Wildcats’ offense, but there’s one advantage this year’s attack holds over last year’s — implementation. Michael had to keep things simple in his first season with the COVID-19 pandemic severely limiting offseason preparations. That’s not a problem in year two. “This year is our first full summer together,” Michael said. “We’re less rushed to get things in. So it’s going really well, being able to install offense and defense right now.” One of the larger position battles Michael is sorting through right now is at linebacker, where five candidates are making a bid for playing time. Seniors JT Brazell and Sam Williams are among those vying for a role. “All five of those guys are fighting for a starting spot at linebacker right now, and all five are doing a really good job,” Michael said. “They’re learning the system and asking the right questions and competing really well.” The biggest strength of this team entering 2021, Michael said, is its unity. Despite the exodus of talent from the previous senior class, this year’s group of fourth-year players has seamlessly grabbed the reins, led by offensive lineman Colton Jones and Jake Allison. “This group truly gets along,” Michael said. “They enjoy being around each other. They enjoy pushing each other. Our team chemistry right now is actually one of the best things going for us.”

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The Elmore County Commission presents a resolution to the Tallassee City School junior and senior high school anglers for winning the 2021 ALabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Associaiton’s State Tournament Classic.

Elmore County Commission honors Tallassee anglers By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief

During its June 28 meeting, the Elmore County Commission signed and presented a resolution honoring the Tallassee City School Junior and Senior High School Anglers for winning the 2021 Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association’s State Tournament Classic.

Tallassee City Schools Superintendent Dr. Brock Nolin, along with head coach John Goodman, and numerous parents helped assemble this year’s bass fishing team for the Tallassee Tigers, according to the proclamation. Three teams from the junior high school and five teams from the high school competed in three qualifying tournaments on Lake Martin, Lake

Eufala and Lake Weiss. All eight teams from Tallassee competed with more than 250 boats and roughly 500 anglers in the 2021 ASABFA State Tournament Classic on Lake Jordan. The junior high team of Jayden Griggs and Stephen Bridgman captured top individual finish for a boat at the junior high level with 6.7 pounds, and the high school team of Michael Markham and Carter Davidson captured

top individual finish for a boat at the high school level with 10.96 pounds. Davidson caught the tournament’s largest fish, weighing nearly 5 pounds. “The Elmore County Commission, on behalf of the citizens of Elmore County, recognizes and congratulates the Tallassee Junior and Senior High School Anglers on a great season and winning the 2021 ASABFA State Tournament Classic,” the proclamation reads.

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Those playdates provide an opportunity for Moncrief to tweak and test different lineups as she deals with the turnover typical of high school sports. Elmore County lost its top setter from last season in then-senior Chloe Andress. The Panthers run a two-setter system and will rely on the second setter from 2020, sophomore Abbi Williams, to replace some of Andress’ assist production. A few names are in play to help alongside her, Moncrief said. Sophomore Anabelle Orr showed great strides at the team’s playdate. Junior Courtney Sides is out with shin splints but still very much in the mix. Junior Lizzy Brown is versatile enough to slide into the role if needed. “It’s going to depend on what we’re going to need at that time, which one of those three it will be,” Moncrief said. “Abbi will be the one that comes in and takes Chloe’s position as first server,

Abbi’s pretty good at serving.” The competition for spots and rotational order won’t be written in permanent ink when the season begins, however. “Things change. I don’t ever really end with the same lineup I start with,” Moncrief said, laughing. One player whose production the Panthers don’t have to replace is that of junior Coranda Lozada. A player who posted a near 100100 season in terms of kills and digs last year with 95 and 96, respectively, Lozada has been working to improve her skills on the club circuit this offseason. She’s not the only Elmore County player to do so, Williams being among the others that joined a club team. “I expect that she’ll come back just as strong as she was, if not stronger than last year,” Moncrief said about Lozada. Defense will be one of the primary

focuses for the Panthers as the season nears its Aug. 24 start date. The team is working to add a few new offensive sets to its schematics as well, part of which may involve moving Brown to the left side as a hitter. But Moncrief is confident in her team’s defensive abilities with the

players it has returning, including senior CJ Thornton and junior Hailey O’Brien alongside those listed above, and will work to accentuate that strength. “If the other team can’t score they can’t win, so we’re gonna try to really focus on defense,” Moncrief said.

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You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream! Ice Cream is a fun summer treat that you can make at home with a few simple ingredients. It is a dessert that we have all enjoyed at some point, but do you know the chemistry behind it? Chemistry is the science that studies chemicals. Many things you would not normally think of as chemicals are just that: chemicals! The ingredients in many foods, such as milk, water, and salt are all made up of edible chemicals, so even though they are food they can also be examined using science. To make vanilla ice cream, you mix cream, sugar, and vanilla together. This mixture bonds together to create a compound. A compound is something that has undergone a chemical reaction and cannot be separated without another chemical reaction occurring. There are several methods to make ice cream, but they all involve mixing the ingredients while keeping them cold. In order to keep ice cold enough to create the ice cream, another chemistry technique is used. Ice alone is cold, but it is not cold enough to make ice cream. The chemicals that make up ice cream must be extremely cold while the mixture is being mixed. In order to lower the melting point of the ice, salt is added to it which keeps it colder for a longer period of time. This gives the ice cream more time to mix! Follow the directions below to make your own ice cream using these chemistry techniques!

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The project shall be bid excluding taxes. Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. No bid may be withdrawn after scheduled closing for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owners judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted.

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The family of Terry and Anda Burt are joined by members of the Eclectic Town Council and other Eclectic residents for the dedication of Burt’s Way.

Town honors memory of Terry and Wanda Burt with street name By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief

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Pidge Burt Yeager and Teresa Burt Hodge unveil the new street sign for Burt’s Way, which is named after their parents, Wanda and Terry Burt.

idge Burt Yeager and Teresa Burt Hodge were filled with joy as they stood in front of a street sign meant to help honor the legacy of their parents, Terry and Wanda Burt. On Saturday, July 3, Eclectic residents, members of the Eclectic Town Council, Mayor Gary Davenport and family members of Terry and Wanda Burt gathered at the Burt’s home at 335 Harden Street for the renaming of Knight Street to Burt’s Way. The measure was approved at an Eclectic Town Council meeting in May. The street, which leads to the Burts’ home, now bears the name of the two well-respected residents who are now deceased. Terry Burt died in September 2013 while Wanda Burt died in March 2021. The Burts arrived in Eclectic in 1963 as faculty members at Elmore County High School. At the time, their oldest daughter, Pidge, was just 6 months old. Terry Burt, known as Coach Burt, was the school’s head football coach and a teacher for 28 years alongside his wife who was also a teacher at ECHS. With several family members looking on, Yeager and Hodge accepted a proclamation from Davenport recognizing the life and service of Terry and Wanda Burt. During the street dedication ceremony, Primus Brown, a former football player under Coach Burt and a student of Wanda Burt, served as the guest speaker. Brown is now the bishop at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Tuskegee. As he began to speak, Brown said the date, July 3, is bittersweet for him. It’s the anniversary of the day he lost his mother in a car accident years ago as an

adolescent, but it also marks the time when the Burts stepped into his life in a significant way. He said the Burts were the father and mother figure he needed in his life. Aside from the role the Burts served in his life, he said they also brought the town together. “He won state championships with several different teams amid a racial divide,” Brown said. Brown said the Burts inspired cultural change through a type of love that could only come from God. Aside from being a coach and teacher, Brown said the Burts were mentors, change agents and disciplinarians. “I can’t think of two more deserving people to have their names etched into the developing history of our town, the town of Eclectic,” Brown said. Looking back, Yeager said the purpose of her parents moving to Eclectic was much broader than she had realized. “It was about more than football,” she said. “It was about the people, building relationships and impacting lives. God has placed so many people in our lived through our parents.” With her father’s success as a high school football coach came several opportunities to move to bigger markets, but Yeager said her father chose to stay in Eclectic. “He loved it here,” she said. Hodge said was overwhelmed with gratitude to the town. She said it was council member David Goodwin who approached her family to see if they’d be OK with the town naming a street after her parents. “We told him that it was fine with us and they got to work on it,” Hodge said. “I’m just so grateful to the town and the Town Council for wanting to honor our parents in this way.”

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Pictured seated from left: Katie Powell, Doris Griffith, Jennifer Searcy, Billy Thornton and Margie Hardin. Standing, from left: Hnderson Traylor, Marta Traylor, Betty Steele, Rhebia Nordan, Aileen Warren, Charles Warren, Cathy Lyle, Elizabeth Rankin, Amy Langley, Loretta Ingram, Billy Ingram, and Charles Lyle.

ECHS Class of 1955 celebrates 65th reunion STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

The Elmore County High School class of 1955 gathered for its 65th reunion on Friday June 25. The reunion was held at the home of Marlin and Allison Ingram for the special time together. Immediate greetings, hugs and conversation were enjoyed. Doris

Griffith, the only living teacher, was the honoree — she was recognized with a gift. The Gospel Strings entertained for a couple of hours prior to lunch with spiritual music. A delicious lunch of steak, beans, carrots and potatoes with homemade ice cream and cake was served. Charles Lyle conducted the program. Jennifer Searcy led the Alma Mater and read the names of the deceased. Charles

and Aileen Warren were presented with an Eiffel Tower keychain (purchased in Paris, France) for having traveled the furthest to be present. A large picture of the school as it looked in the 50 was recognized. Beautiful fresh flowers completed the decor at every table. A dozen door prizes of fresh baked items were drawn for. The band played again for the remainder of the reunion. Marlin and Allison Ingram, Ray

Wall, Jennifer Searcy, Billy Thornton, Charles and Aileen Warren, Marta and Henderson Traylor, Betty Steele, Margie Nell Hardin, Katie Powell, Elizabeth Rankin, Amy Langley, Rhebia Nordan, Doris Griffith, Charles and Cathy Lyle, Billy Ray Ingram and Loretta Langley were in attendance. The Ingrams were so gracious to extend such fine hospitality and a good time was had by all.

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Children at the Eclectic Library’s final summer reading program learn about animals brought by The Montgomery Zoo.

Eclectic’s summer reading program comes to an end By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief

The Eclectic Public Library’s Tails and Tales summer reading program came to an end on Tuesday, June 29, with a visit from the Montgomery Zoo. The zoo’s educational Zoo2Go program stopped by The Warehouse to give kids participating in the program a chance to see and learn about a few animals. Zoo team volunteer Patrick Smith shared interesting facts about each animal while Steven Pierce, the zoo’s program services manager, walked around the room with an animal in tow so that everyone could get an up-close look. The parents in attendance were just as excited as their kids to see the animals. First up was a species of armadillo that native to Brazil. It’s the only species of armadillos that’s able to completely curl up into its shell. The kids also saw a Chilean tarantula, a parrot that’s native to Mexico, a Pueblan milk snake, a chinchilla and a bettong. The kids leaned that bettong’s are natives of Australia and are in danger of extinction. Smith described the animal, which is about the size of a rabbit, as a cross between a rat and a kangaroo. As the chinchilla made its way around the room, Smith shared that is illegal to hunt and kill chinchillas in the wild because they are critically endangered. These animals are coveted for their

soft and warm fur. But because of their small size, roughly 400 chinchillas are killed to make one fur coat. Some states require a license to operate a fur farm, but otherwise, chinchilla fur farming is legal in the United States. At the conclusion of the animal exhibition, several children were recognized and received a gift for the being top reader in their age group. The winners were: • Sam Crouch, 3 years old - Read six books • Jackson Rowe, 4 years old - Read 10 books • Dara Woodard, 5 years old - Read 45 books • Sam Edwards, 6 years old - Read 34 books • Matthew and Mary Green, 7 years old - Read 20 books • Nathan Friday, 8 years old - Read 24 books • Sylvia Bush, 9 years old - Read 46 books • Zoe Parr, 13 years old - Read 35 books The free summer program took place at the Warehouse each Tuesday in June. Students entering kindergarten through the sixth grade were invited to participate. Throughout the program, children had opportunities to win treats and read books Briana Wilson / The Observer related to that week’s program. Roughly 80 children participated in the program on The winners of the Eclectic summer reading program were Sam Crouch, Jackson Rowe, Dara Woodard, Sam Edwards, Matthew and Mary Green, Nathan Friday, Sylvia Bush and Zoe Parr. a weekly basis.