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The Mayor of Tallassee, Johnny Hammock, and Public Information Officer, Griffin Pritchard in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. last week.
Leading lady A’Nyia Lynch dubbed 2022 DYW of Elmore County
Tallassee Mayor Johnny Hammock and Public Information Officer Griffin Pritchard went to Washington, D.C., last week to speak with Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Congressman Mike Rodgers, and Congressman Barry Moore. “Our focus is to clean up the mill site,” Hammock said. City officials are working to secure Brownfields grant funding to offset the
expense of debris removal at the site in east Tallassee. “Brownfields clean up grant, then, hopefully, come back and develop it later on, with a new water filter plant,” Hammock said. The trip was aimed at informing and updating representatives about local needs. “One key reason for our visit is to talk to our legislature, talk to the people who have not been to Tallassee in a while. Let them know what’s going
on, take them to Tallassee virtually and show them the state of things right now, and ask for their support,” Pritchard said. While a lot of people disagree on what needs to be a top priority in Tallassee, Hammock said there is one thing that everyone can agree on. “We are trying to focus on what everybody wants in the town, and that is the mill site cleaned up,” he said. See WASHINGTON • Page A3
City’s second job fair is Aug. 10
OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW
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By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
On Saturday, July 17, nine rising senior girls from across the county participated in the Distinguished Young Women of Elmore County 2022 Scholarship Program, but it was Millbrook’s A‘Nyia Lynch who walked away with the coveted title of LYNCH Distinguished Young Woman of Elmore County. Lynch is an SEHS cheer captain and a broadcasting crewmember. She’s a member of the Beta Club, Jr. Civitan, National Science
The old Tallassee High School main campus building is all but gone now that the selective demolition process is complete. The materials that were
salvaged were placed into storage to be used in the new school’s construction. “The demo subcontractor will be finished with their process in the next couple of days,” Superintendent of Tallassee City School’s
Dr. Brock Nolin said. “The school is totally down. They have an excavator with a power hammer, which is like a big jackhammer and they are finishing taking the rest of the See DEMOLITION • Page A3
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With the old school’s main campus building out of the way, the new Tallassee High School is beginning to take shape.
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Grove Station to hold soft opening By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Tallassee will soon have a new business as Grove Station gears up for a soft opening later this month or early next month. At the upcoming council meeting, the establishment’s owner is seeking approval
With several local employers looking to fill positions, the city of Tallassee is hosting its second job fair on Aug. 10 from 5-7 p.m. at the Tallassee Recreation Center, located at 450 Gilmer Ave. City officials held the first job fair in June where over 30 people attended. “The goal was to hopefully garner enough interest to do a second,” Tallassee Public Information Officer Griffin Pritchard said. During the first event, coordinators asked participating businesses about a future job fair, and what interest there may be in hosting another one. “After talking to the employers that were there, and asking, if we do this again would you be interested in coming back, there was a resounding ‘yes’,” Pritchard said.
from city officials to serve alcohol on premise. “We are asking the city council to approve our beer and wine license and hope to get our business license after that,” said Grove Station owner Corrie Sid. Now that plans at Grove Station are beginning to solidify, it will not be much
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Obituaries Lisa H. Cross
Mrs. Lisa H. Cross, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at the age of 63. She was born March 13, 1958, in Tallassee, Alabama. Mrs. Cross is survived by her husband, Robert L. Cross; son, Doyle Stephens, Jr.; brother, Michael T. Hammonds (Kathy); sister, Rachel Hammonds; niece, Kimberly W. Hammonds; nephew, Michael W. Hammonds (Robin); great niece, Aubrie Hammonds; great nephew, Austin Hammonds. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Louise Hammonds. Mrs. Cross loved the Auburn Tigers Football. The family will receive friends Monday, July 26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at East Tallassee Church of Christ. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. at the church with Pastor Mike McElroy officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Christian Church Cemetery. Jeffcoat Funeral Home will be in charge of all local arrangements. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama
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Police Reports July 19
Officers assisted a motorist on Taylor Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Main Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Main Street. Officers assisted a motorist on Florence Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on E Patton Street. Animal Control was called N Ann Avenue. Officers assisted a motorist or Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Officers assisted on a medical call on Weldon Road. Animal Control was called to Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of a disorderly subject on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious
person on Hudson Place. Officers responded to a false alarm call on South Harper Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Freeman Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. There was a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. There was a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given following assists and inquiry on Grant Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Central Boulevard. Officers assisted another agency on Weldon Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on E B Payne Sr Drive. A citation was issued following a traffic stop on Jordan Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of trespassing at Selma Place. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Camellia Drive. Advice was given following a welfare check on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of reckless driving on 3rd Street. A report was made for theft on Washington Street. Two citations were issued following a traffic stop on Oak Heights Road. Advice was given following a complaint of harassment on General Chappy James Street. Advice was given following a complaint of loitering on Gilmer Avenue. Officers answered a false alarm call on Notasulga Road.
July 20
Officers answered a false alarm call on Notasulga Road. Negative contact was made following a complaint of a stolen vehicle on Friendship Road. Officers answered a false alarm call on Sunset Drive. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given
following a traffic stop on West Roosevelt Street. Animal Control was called to Herd Street. Animal Control was called the S Ann Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A report was made for menacing harassment on 3rd Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A report was made for trespassing on 3rd Street. There was an attempt to contact on Ralph Bunchie Street. There was a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. Animal Control was called to Ashurst Bar Road. There was an attempt to contact on E Roosevelt Street. There was a verbal warning given following a traffic stop on Tallassee Highway. An accident report was made following a vehicle accident on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on S Dubois Street. Officers remove debris from the roadway on Gilmer Avenue. Officers removed debris from the roadway on Central Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on N Ann Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Two citations were issued following a traffic stop on Camellia Drive. Advice was given in a verbal altercation on Cobb Street. Advice is given following a complaint of harassment on N Ann Avenue.
July 21
A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Kent Road. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Gilmer Avenue. A report was made for rob-
bery on Central Boulevard. Officers made negative contact following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Gilmer Avenue. Officers answered a false alarm call on Notasulga Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Main Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Central Boulevard. Officers removed debris from the roadway on East Patton Street. A report was made and three felony arrest warrants were served at Community Hospital. A report was made for a domestic dispute and criminal mischief on Riley Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on AL Hwy 229. Officers worked detail on Gilmer Avenue. Animal Control was called the Macedonia Road. A report was made following a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. Officers assisted a motorist on S Tallassee Drive. Advice was given in a citizen inquiry on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of harassment on Notasulga Road. An accident report was made following a vehicle accident on Notasulga Road. There was a welfare check on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given in a citizen inquiry on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given in a juvenile complaint on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Herd Street. Advice was given following a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue.
July 22
A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Friendship Road. An accident report was made following a vehicle accident on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Whatley Drive. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Main Street. Officers assisted a motorist on Main Street. An accident report was made following a vehicle accident on Gilmer Avenue. A walk-in was canceled by the caller on Barnett Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on West James Street. Animal controlled issued a citation on Paxton Drive. Animal Control was called the Paxton Drive. Advice was given in a civil matter on Cobb Road. Animal Control was called to Paxton Drive. Negative contact was made following an attempt to contact on Easy Acres. Negative contact was made following a 911 hang-up on Cherry Street.
A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given in a civil matter on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given in a juvenile complaint on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Hazardous road conditions were cleared on Notasulga Road. DUI and felony warrant arrests were made after an accident without injury on Victoria Lane. A tree was removed from the roadway on E Patton Street.
July 23
A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Freeman Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on N Ann Avenue. Officers removed debris from the roadway on the Fitzpatrick Bridge. 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 a traffic stop on Ray Street. 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 a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Advise advice was given following a complaint of theft on Hickory Street. A report was made for a stolen vehicle on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given in a walkin on Barnett Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on 7th Street. Advice was given in a citizen inquiry on Barnett Boulevard. Animal Control was called the Rosemere Drive. A report was made for harassment and trespassing on Cherry Street. Advice was given in a citizen inquiry on Barnett Boulevard. A felony warrant arrest was made following a vehicle pursuit on Central Boulevard. Advice was given in a walkin on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given in a civil matter on Riverside Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of a prowler on King Street. The roadway was cleared on 1st Avenue. Advice was given in a civil matter on Barnett Boulevard. Negative contact was made following a complaint of a domestic dispute on McArthur Street. Advice was given in a civil matter on Cliff Street. Advice was given in a welfare check on Joy Street. A report was made following a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Jordan Avenue.
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Five businesses have registered for the upcoming job fair, including The Learning Tree, Onnin Staffing, VictoryLand, Hardees in Alex City and Surge Staffing. Other area businesses are encouraged to register for this event. The hours for this job fair were adjusted to give plenty of time to attend. “We’re moving the hours to give people a better opportunity to come out – see if we can maybe double the number,” Pritchard said. “The jobs are there. Tallassee has been known
for its workforce, and we want to do everything we can to help the people who want to get back to work and find a job.” While 30 attendees may not seem like a lot, in today’s job market, it is a good turnout. “You hear the numbers, and it doesn’t sound like a lot, but when you start talking to the staffing agencies, you start talking to your foodservice industry, and your nursing home, and places like that, and Neptune, and they tell you we had 10 viable candidates or we’ve got 15 viable candidates, and they are excited about it,” Pritchard said. “If they are excited about it, then we are excited about it.” According to Pritchard, hosting this
job fair is beneficial to the city as a whole and will only help grow future industry. “We talk about Tallassee being flowing with opportunities and this part of that. It’s not just looking at people coming here, it is also about taking care of the people that are here,” he said. “We want to foster that relationship between the workforce, the employers and the employees, so that when they choose to relocate in Tallassee, they’re confident that there will be people here wanting to take the jobs.” If you or your business would like to register for the upcoming job fair, contact the Tallassee Recreation Center at 334-283-4726.
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Cleaning up the mill site is something city officials have been working on since it burned in 2016. For years, the city went back and forth with property owner Tommy Hudson, who gave the property to the city last year.
DYW Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars. She’s a 2021 UCA All American Cheerleader, Mann Dance Studio Company dancer, Miss Platinum Dance’s Third Runner Up for 2021, a Steven Boyd Dance Scholarship winner, Drama Club member, a member of Baptist Health Medical Explorers and Goodship Missionary Baptist Church. She hopes to attend Auburn University with the goal of one day becoming a trauma surgeon. She won a total of $2,350 through the DYW of Elmore County program. For the talent portion of the competition, she performed a jazz dance to James Brown’s “I Feel Good.” Her parents are Ryan and Nickie Lynch. The event took place at Elmore County High
City officials worked with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management in a three-phase assessment that led to the ability to apply for Brownfields grant funding. Managed through the
continued from Page A1 School at 6 p.m. The program was sponsored by the Phi Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, an educators’ organization. These teachers give many hours of service to produce this event. The participants were evaluated on scholastic achievements, judges’ interview, talent performance, self-expression with an on-stage question and physical fitness. Scholarship and interview skills are the basis for 50 percent of the competition. The program awards scholarship money for the college of the girls’ choices and opens up opportunities for other college scholarships. “This year’s program will award scholarships totaling over $6,000,” said Mel Reese and Katie Cole, program chairwoman. “We
Environmental Protection Agency, the Brownfields Program provides grants and technical assistance to communities, states, and organizations to assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse contaminated properties.
want to thank all our local businesses, friends, and family for supporting us. This program is based totally on donations.” Last year’s winner, Carly Hornsby of Tallassee and several 2021 category winners gave out rewards. Other DYW category winners include: Be Your Best Self Essay - Abbie Deason Scholastics - Emma Brown and Brae Lee Morris Interview - Anna Deason and Lamonica Smith Talent - A’Nyia Lynch and Anna Deason Fitness - A’Nyia Lynch and Anna Deason Self Expression - Abbie Deason and Anna Deason Spirit Award - Emma Cate Williams and A’Nyia Lynch 2nd Runner Up - Abbie Deason 1st Runner Up - Anna Deason “Our focus is to help these young ladies to
receive scholarships to attend the college of their choice,” Reese said. Lynch will represent Elmore County at the statewide competition in Montgomery on January 21-22, 2022. The Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama will then advance to the Distinguished Young Women of America’s competition. This is one of America’s oldest scholarship programs for senior girls. DYW inspires high school senior girls to develop their full, individual potential through a fun experience that highlights their accomplishments. The program encourages young women to develop self-confidence and abilities to interview effectively, to speak in public, to perform on stage and to build interpersonal relationships.
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Demolition foundation apart so that can be hauled off. In the next few days, that portion of the process will be done.” During the selective demolition process, the school’s original floor joists were salvaged. “It’s interesting to look at those,” Nolin said. “They are 10-12 feet long. They are at least 100-years old” Nolin believes some of the floor joists may have been repurposed after the school burnt and was completed in 1929. “Some of them look like they were the original beams in the original school,” he said. “That burned. They had char marks on them. It’s my assertion that they were salvaged from the original school and used in the ‘28, ‘29 model school.” The letters that read “Tallassee High School” were only put up a few years back, and they were very well affixed to the building.
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“They were put up so well with epoxy and screws that they couldn’t get them down,” Nolin explained. “The goal was to try and get them down but that didn’t work.” While the letters on the front of the school building were not able to be saved, much of the school front entrance façade was salvaged. “The columns, the arches, and things like that were able to be salvaged,” Nolin said. Even with a dappled supply chain, currently, the new school project remains on schedule. “Just like everything in construction right now, everyone that does this type of work has concerns about the lead time on materials. Everything from steel studs to roofing, but to date we have been on schedule,” Nolin said. The expected completion date for the new Tallassee High School is fall 2022.
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before Grove Station could move in. “The construction on the loft has been completed and furniture has been moved in up there,” Sid said. “The downstairs still has a few weeks to go.” Grove Station will offer an array of culinary arts. “We are still on track to open a butcher shop, bakery, and market,” Sid said. Sid also owns The Guesthouse and is also in the process of restoring that historic Tallassee
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To the Karman Line and back
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am so intrigued with space, with the moon, the sun and the stars. I always have been. This week, I watched like so many others did, as the man behind Amazon, his brother, and two others made an 11-minute voyage to the outer edge of Earth’s atmosphere and back. And they did it safely. And now, they say civilian space travel will be an actual thing later this year. That’s straight out of the Jetsons. Or is it? Let’s start with the cost of a trip to space and what you get for it. The teenager who flew with Jeff Bezos paid $28 million for his ticket. Well, his parents did. But he literally spent three minutes in space for that price. Three minutes for $28 million. I would have to have an unheard amount of wealth to spend that much money for an 11-minute joyride. Nope, not today. Or tomorrow. I can think of way too many really good things that I could spend that kind of money on right here on Earth. Now let’s talk about the mode
CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief of travel. You see, Sir Richard Branson also made the trip to space a few days before Bezos. Bezos used a rocket to travel to the edge of space. Branson used a spaceplane to get there. Both modes of transport worked, but to be honest, that spaceplane looked like a much smoother ride. While three minutes in space would be amazing, the rocket launch and the descending capsule ride would probably freak me out, but a trip to space in a plane seems a little less daunting. Branson’s trip appeared to be a spaceflight, while the Bezos trip to pace was more of a launchand-drop operation. After the trip, the passengers were pinned with astronaut wings. But are they really astronauts?
Really? The entire journey from launch, to liftoff, to the descent back to Earth was controlled remotely from the ground. No one onboard operated the craft. Astronauts are trained in aeronautics. And, they typically go beyond the Karman Line and back. While I am making light of this, it really is an exciting time to live on Earth. We live in a time of civilian space travel. But will we ever be able to afford a ticket? I can’t pay $28 million. But I will remain hopeful. Remember when flat-screen televisions first came out? Everyone wanted one and they cost a ton of money. Now they are mass-produced and widely available at very affordable prices. Hopefully, as more time passes and more and more and more people sign up for a space ride, the cost of the trip will become more reasonable for the average citizen. How long will that take? I don’t know but one thing is certain, time will tell.
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ast week, political columnist and commentator Steve Flowers wrote in this newspaper about the state’s “education governor,” Charles Henderson of Pike County. Without Gov. Henderson, it is doubtful that schools in Alabama would exist at all or be what they are - certainly, not in Troy or the surrounding area. I was reminded by one of our subscribers, Monsignor Charles Troncale of Wetumpka, that Charles Henderson was important in the development of Tallassee, too, but in a drastically different way. Henderson was the wealthy uncle of Mildred Weedon, who married Col. Roberts Blount of Tallassee. Roberts owned and operated the bank and the railroad in Tallassee, much like Henderson did in Troy. Mrs. Blount moved to Tallassee and played a tremendous part in the growth of our community. Her name lives on with grants and scholarships honoring her to this day. The beautiful Seven Gables home on Gilmer Avenue, currently occupied by Noah and Pam Griggs, is a lovely example of her influence. Perhaps of greater note is how she recruited the most famous Catholic priest in American history to come to this small town that is part of both Elmore and Tallapoosa counties, and how she founded a church next door to her house.
MICHAEL BIRD Columnist The very first Mass in Alabama happened in Talisi in 1540, when Franciscan priests traveling with Hernando DeSoto celebrated one here. Another wouldn’t happen here again until 1910, when Vincentian priests set up shop in the area. Mrs. Blount read the writings of early church theologians such as St. Thomas Aquinas, and studied John Cardinal Newman’s works. She also watched the television program “Life is Worth Living,” hosted by perhaps the most famous Catholic that America has ever produced – Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Mrs. Blount wrote to the bishop, and he invited her to visit him in Washington, D.C., where he recorded his programs and worked at Catholic University. When the Bishop told her to visit a Catholic church back home she told him that none really existed. Christianity in the South at that time was dominated by Protestant churches. Sheen suggested that the Blounts build a Catholic church. He promised Mildred that if she did, he would preach at its first Mass. No one in Tallassee would sell land to the Catholics. Yet, the Blounts owned a lot of property
around town and especially along Gilmer Avenue, the main thoroughfare that is Alabama Highway 14 as well as Alabama Highway 229. Roberts and Mildred handed over the land deed to the Vincentians, mission priests who were around the area, and the current St. Vincent de Paul Church was born. The Colonel later joined his wife and converted to Catholicism, as well. The Vincentian priests went doorto-door in Tallassee and invited people to the opening of the church. They encountered no resistance. On opening day, Archbishop Fulton Sheen visited Tallassee and indeed, he spoke at the first Mass! The appearance of Sheen in Tallassee was big news in its day, and so many people crowded into St. Vincent’s, people gathered at the Armory nearby to listen to the radio broadcast on that day in 1954. One hundred years after the Vincentian mission priests came to Tallassee, and five hundred years after explorers brought Christianity to this community, Mrs. Blount’s role in the story remains fascinating. Mildred Weedon Blount’s place in Alabama history may not be as well-known as her uncle’s, but the governor’s niece contributed so much to the life and lore of the small town of Tallassee. Michael Bird is a music teacher for Tallassee City Schools.
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Governor Kay Ivey second governor from Wilcox County
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ay Ivey is doing a good job as governor. She is a strong and decisive leader, who has done more than steady the ship of state. She is getting things done. She is making her mark as a good governor. She did a good day’s work when she got Jo Bonner to be her Chief of Staff. They make quite a team. This duo from Wilcox County were cut out to be leaders. Kay Ivey is only the second governor to hail from Wilcox County. Benjamin M. Miller was the first. The Black Belt region of Alabama has spawned an inordinate number of governors and legislative giants. The Bonner family has deep roots of leadership in Wilcox County. Bonner served in Congress with distinction for over a decade. His sister, Judy, was president of the University of Alabama. His father was Probate Judge of Wilcox County. He was related to the late, great State Senator, Roland Cooper, who was referred to as the “Wiley Fox from Wilcox.” Bonner’s grandfather practiced law with Governor Benjamin Miller, and they were related by marriage. Benjamin M. Miller was probably one of the most conservative men to ever be Governor of Alabama. Miller served as governor during the worst years of the Great Depression (1931-1935). He was a large, bespectacled, dignified man who had a long legal career before and after his term as Governor. B.M. Miller epitomized the governors of that era. From 1901 through 1946, Alabama’s governors were wealthy men. They were rich Birmingham corporate lawyers or businessmen, or Black Belt planter lawyers like Miller. Some would say that the Big Mules of Birmingham and the Black Belt planters would meet in a board room in Birmingham at either a big bank or U.S. Steel’s offices and get together and decide who they were going to back for governor. They would select someone at that meeting and pool their money and pay for their man’s race. Many times, the man selected was so wealthy that he could self-finance their own race. In some cases, they would buy off some rabble rouser who wanted to run against their anointed candidate. They would pay him to get out of the race. It would actually save them money to practice this theory. They were wise, smart, prudent businessmen. Two of the Bourbon Governors of this era, Braxton Bragg Comer (1907-1911), and Charles Henderson (1915-1919), were concurrently also the richest men in the State while they were governor. Comer owned most of the textile mills in the state and Henderson owned a good many corporations, banks and a utility. Most of these governors as well as Miller were anti-Ku Klux Klanners. Miller’s opposition to the Klan like that of other wealthy white supremacists had very little to do with racial liberalism, but more to do with maintaining political power. This planter-industrialist coalition of which Miller belonged rejected the Klan because it represented a threat to their power over poorer whites who were members of the Klan. These Bourbon planter-industrialists governors were vehemently anti-union, as might be expected. Governor B.M. Miller was also similar to wealthy men of that era. They were very frugal even miserly as some would say, and they felt the State government should be frugal like them. Miller would actually campaign on his personal frugality as a virtue. He was not embarrassed at all when it became known that he still used oil lamps to save money instead of electricity on his Wilcox County plantation. Governor Miller’s parsimony became one of the hallmark aspects of his administration. His inaugural parade featured only two automobiles in order to conserve gasoline, and he brought his favorite cow to the Capitol from Wilcox County to provide the governor’s mansion with milk and butter. Since he was governor during the Great Depression, he accordingly cut State government spending dramatically. Miller eliminated hundreds of state jobs, as well as the use of state automobiles. Governor Miller was indeed a very conservative, Bourbon, Black Belt governor. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers. us.
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Economic development has three key principles E
conomic development has three key principles: Pride of place, a strong and willing workforce and a forward-thinking mindset. Tallassee has parts and percentages of all three elements, but if we could get everyone on the same page and singing from the same songbook – who knows what the future could hold for this town? I’ve been in Washington for the past week and it’s fascinating to see how – adversaries who despise each other down to their very viscera – people can join looking at the greater good and work toward that goal. So, what is that goal for Tallassee? What is this city going to look like in the next 10-15 years? See, that’s a tough question to answer because we are all stuck dealing with the ill-thought decisions of past administrations that it’s hard to look beyond the here and now. Yes, we need a new pool – we’ve needed one for years — but also need buildings that aren’t decorated with mold and asbestos. We need to grow our population through annexation as has been mentioned, but the current infrastructure can’t handle that. Infrastructure issues are being addressed as part of a $5 million bond issue that – over time – will pay for itself as the money being used to pay for the bond is already in the budget. The money used to pay for the bond issue will be the money that’s been used to repair the damaged pipe at the rate of a linear mile a year. This is essentially good debt because it pays for itself and doesn’t come out of the city’s General Obligation fund.
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GRIFFIN PRITCHARDD Columnist Beyond that though – where do we go and what’s the roadmap to get there? There are people all through this town that are passionate about being from Tallassee and remember it fondly through purple-tinted glasses. But where we are now and where the city was then are two different places. Had the administration at the time actively worked to improve the town for their grandchildren, we’d be in a much better place. But they didn’t. They chose spectacle over substance and to be successful you need both. We know what the substance is – improving infrastructure to ensure that Tallassee doesn’t become a sinkhole or suddenly explodes one day – but what’s next? What’s the spectacle that we can all get behind? I’m proposing a community-wide Pride of Place clean-up project. The hillside overlooking the mill site is greatly overgrown. If we start working to clean that off and landscape what’s underneath, the view crossing the bridge is changed. Look at the backside of City Hall and other buildings and businesses throughout town – think of how the look of Tallassee would increase its perceived value. The better-perceived value something has, the more people want to be a part of it. The more we work – together – as a community to clean and clear overgrown areas of town,
the better and more vested people will become in the future of Tallassee because now they have sweat-equity. Instead of taking opportunities to talk about how things were great years ago, let’s take an opportunity to look and focus on making this place great now and for the next 10 years, 20 years. William Shakespeare once said of a small village: “I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.” Tallassee has the potential to be that place. Our downtown is slowly growing into a CityCentre and we have new restaurants opening their doors. But we need that one thing to tie it all together to help put us on a path that will encourage people to waste hours exploring this city’s rich history. If I learned anything from visiting cities like Oxford, Huntsville and Wetumpka, it’s that a fresh coat of paint can do wonders. We don’t need to focus on becoming the next Pike Road, the next Chantilly or even the next Huntsville. We should focus on being the next iteration of Tallassee, the place our children come back to after college and invest in. People are proud to be from Tallassee. I’m not native, but this is my home and I proudly tell people I live in Tallassee. Let’s start looking at ways to help the landscape of the town reflect the pride people have because of it. This is my challenge. This is my idea to bring the city together and have us move in the same direction fixed-focused on the future. The more we achieve together, the stronger we become as a community. It’s that simple.
For the good of the people
n the late spring of 2020, many of us warned against government mandates. Mandates restrict individual freedom. Mandates proliferate like proverbial rabbits. Remember “flatten the curve?” Just two weeks. That’s all. We can all lock down, wear masks, wash hands, and maintain social distancing for two weeks. That’s all they asked. Some knew even then what was coming. People talked about a “new normal.” What’s that mean? Can we ever shake hands again, or are we doomed to fist and elbow bumps forever? Of course, all mandates are justified by the powers-that-be “for the good of the people.” In other words some people justify eliminating or severely restricting individual rights, i.e. freedom, if by doing so the people will benefit. How did our individual freedoms become so politicized? Who did that? Studies last year proved that cloth or even N95 masks cannot prevent the spread of viruses. According to the NIH National Library of Medicine, “Airborne simulation experiments showed that cotton masks, surgical masks, and N95 masks provide some protection from the transmission of infective SARS-CoV-2 droplets/aerosols; however, medical masks (surgical masks and even N95 masks) could not completely block the transmission of virus droplets/ aerosols even when sealed.”
DANIEL GARDNER Columnist A virus is tinier than the holes in masks. Masks may help, but they’re not completely effective. Nevertheless, authorities have mandated masks for everyone up to and including all situations and circumstances “for the good of the people.” Vaccines have not stopped the spread of Covid-19. Authorities in government, institutions, businesses and across our society are toying with the idea of mandating vaccinations for everyone. Furthermore, authorities are considering requiring proof of vaccination with severe restrictions for any who cannot provide proof. America has had 34,391,317 cases of Covid to-date, 610,414 of which have died, meaning 33,780,903 cases survived. According to this data, the death rate from Covid in America is about .018%. Supposedly, 33,780,903 have some natural immunity which may be more immunity than the vaccines provide. Rarely, if ever do those considering mandating everyone to be vaccinated consider those who are naturally immune. Why? Is that because of science or poli-
tics? The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Some believe health emergencies trump Constitutional freedoms “for the good of the people.” Some believe we need to re-educate all of those who have not had or refuse to take the vaccine. Lock ‘em up! Force them to take the vaccine. Our founders revolted against England because of burdensome taxes and other means of restricting freedoms. The Declaration of Independence included a long list of grievances. The complete Declaration of Independence and Constitution including Amendments fit on 50 postcard-sized pages. Today’s politicians want to control residents and citizens “for the good of the people.” America’s founders wanted to free the people from government oppression, and fought a war to win our independence. Flatten the curve. Wear the mask. Take the vaccination. Present your papers. Stay home. Quarantine. Do not go there unless…. Today’s students and those of all ages who are ignorant of the Constitution believe we are a democracy and the majority should rule. Find the word “democracy” in the Constitution. We’ll wait. Politicians and other authorities want to make people do what they believe is best “for the people” and disregard the Constitution.
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CommunityCalendar July The Tallassee High School Alumni Association is accepting nomination for 2022 Hall of Pride inductees as well as a Service Award nominee. July The Tallasse Senior is open and accepting new program participants. The center also offers Meals on Wheels to Tallassee seniors. July ‘Live Here, Buy Here’ campaign to raise awareness about the impact of supporting local businesses in Elmore County.
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July The Tallassee High School Alumni Association is seeking grads from THS class 1938 and prior. If you think you might be one of those, or know who is, please pass that information along. Call at 334315-1859, or email talacphysics@elmore. rr.com. July Registration for The Tallassee Family Guidance Head Start/ Early Head Start program opens. July Mother-Daughter Dance tickets are
now available. The dance is slated for Aug. 21. For more information, call 334415-3952 or email sonyasingleton2020@ gmail.com. Aug. 1 Backpack and school supply give away at Verizon Wireless on Gilmer Avenue from 1-4 p.m. Aug. 10 The City of Tallassee is hosting a Job Fair from 5-7 p.m. at the Tallassee Recreation Center. There will be a regular council meeting at city hall beginning at 6 p.m. A work
session will be held at 5 p.m. at city hall. This meeting is open to the public. Aug. 13 Not Our First Goat Rodeo: Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile with guest Aoife O’Donovan starting at 7:30 p.m. at Auburn University’s Gogue Performing Art’s Center. Aug. 18 Tallassee City School return to classes. Submit an upcoming event at carmen.rodgers@tallasseetribune.com or text 334-580-7089.
Weekend at the lake takes serious turn for area family By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Summer McDade is a property manager at Summer At The Lake House on popular Lake Martin. She helps families enjoy their vacations and getaways on a routine basis, but when she and her family set out to enjoy a lake retreat, it was anything but routine. McDade’s daughter got sick on a recent trip to the lake. Thankfully, the family lives close by so they knew exactly where to go and what to do. “We were staying at one of my client rentals for the weekend,” McDade said. “Everything had been fine. We went to church, came back and ate pizza. My 5-year-old daughter seemed a little tired but we did the Poker Run the day before so I just watched her by the water and figured she was just tired on a Sunday afternoon. I didn’t have a thermometer with me and she wasn’t alarmingly warm or lethargic so I just let her nap.” By nightfall, McDade’s daughter had a higher temperature and there was no place open to purchase a thermometer. Luckily, they live close by so she was able to make a quick trip home to pick one up. “At bedtime, she had gotten considerably warmer,” McDade said. “But all the stores locally were closed. It was Sunday night at Lake Martin. We only live 10 minutes away, so I ran home and grabbed the thermometer and the Children’s Tylenol, and went back to the lake. Her temperature was 103, which is typically manageable at
home. So, I gave her some Tylenol and decided to call her pediatrician in the morning.” By morning, the McDades were on their way to seek medical treatment for their daughter, and it would be seven days before the family returned home. “I woke up the next morning and immediately checked her temp again,” McDade said. “It was 105.7. I called her pediatrician and they asked me to also check mine to ensure the thermometer was working properly. Mine was 97.7. So, they sent us to a Montgomery emergency room. We later ended up being transported to Birmingham children’s hospital. And spent the week there getting treatment.” Luckily, after a week’s stay at Children’s Hospital, McDade’s daughter continues to improve. But she has one big takeaway from this experience. She wants to make sure no other family is caught off-guard without proper pediatric emergency supplies like a thermometer, children’s medication, a list of area medical care facilities, and a list of places to purchase medical supplies. “Because we live locally, we were better able to navigate the situation. I can’t imagine how out of control I would have felt if we didn’t already know where to go and who to trust,” she said. Moving forward, all of McDade’s rentals properties will be equipped with pediatric emergency kits. Areas of Lake Martin are situated in rural parts of the county and resources can be limited, especially later in the evening.
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Lyla McDade seemed happy and healthy Sunday evening just hours before having to seek medical attention.
Pet of the Week
Loki is a 6-month-old male Lab mix who came to us from a not-so-great situation, but he is a happy, needy fella that craves being with people. He can be a bit jumpy because he wants attention, and he loves kisses. Loki might be a bit too excitable for most kitties, but he is great with other dogs. Since he does jump, older children are best. Adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under 1-year-old. Cats over 1-year-old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough and a free health exam with your participating veterinarian. If you are interested in meeting Loki or any of the pets at the humane society, send an email to hselco@bellsouth. net to get an adoption application. Once that is cleared, an appointment will be set up. Walk-in adoptions are not allowed at this time. The shelter is located at 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka, the phone number is 334-567-3377, and the website is www.elmorehumane.org.
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Pastor Adolphus Gauntt along with Brother Jerry Fox and Pastor John Dieubon at God’s Congregational Holiness Church.
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What to do after finding a lost pet REA CORD HSEC Executive Director
So you have found a lost pet – what to do? First – you have a legal and moral obligation to try and reunite it with its owner. Finders must use all reasonable means to reunite a lost pet which also means allowing adequate time for the owner to find their pet. Perhaps they are away on a long weekend and had someone that was supposed to be caring for their pet. Or they could be dealing with a family emergency that has them scrambling. You never know if there is a grieving child missing their beloved pet or even another pet missing its lifelong buddy. It’s very important not jump to all kinds of conclusions about the pet you found and its owner. The pet you find could have been missing for days or even weeks, it could be old, or on medications, it could have been stolen and escaped, etc. Just because a dog shies away or ducks its head when you go to pet it does not necessarily mean it was abused – it may rightfully be scared, it may be a shy dog (or cat) just by its nature or it might be injured. That long-haired dog that is filthy and somewhat matted could have gotten like that in the span of hours or a couple of days in going through water, mud, brambles and the like. We cannot emphasize enough that a pet you have found is not yours to keep or to rehome. Under
the law you have a due diligence to try and reunite that pet with its rightful owner and keeping/giving away/selling a found pet without due effort could potentially land you in a courtroom for violation of Alabama Code Section 13A-8-6, “Theft of Lost Property,” which could result in a Class D or C Felony level charge. This is one reason we often tell people to bring the found pet to our shelter as we have a lot of practice at holding pets in accordance with state and local laws, verifying ownership and reuniting pets. If you have found a pet you should be looking in the area for signs an owner may have posted (remember – everyone is not on social media), place your own signs in the area you found the pet, and make sure to take the pet to a nearby veterinarian or shelter to be scanned for a microchip. These days social media can work wonders at reuniting pets so post found info on your neighborhood sites, your own page, and on lost and found pet sites for your county and the surrounding counties. For Elmore County, post to Lost & Found Pets in Elmore County Alabama and we (the shelter) are always monitoring this and other lost and found pages. One important suggestion – please post a phone number on your post so that an owner can call you. Many an owner has panicked when they see their pet posted yet the ‘poster’ does not respond in a timely manner because they are likely
at work or just busy. Please also call our shelter at 334-567-3377, or email us at hselco@bellsouth. net with info and pics. You might be surprised how often we are able to link up lost and found pets from taking all these reports. Of course if the pet has a rabies tag or other identification, then getting the pet home will hopefully be a lot easier. Just call the veterinarian noted on the tag and read them the year of the tag and tag number and in most cases that pet can be back with its owner the same day. If there are no tags, check the collar for phone numbers that may be written on it and check both sides of the collar. If no ID, then take to a vet or a shelter for a microchip scan. Now, sometimes a microchip search is not as straightforward as we like but shelters are quite experienced at microchip searches, so let us help. Remember, no matter how cute or sweet the pet is to you, not calling the pet’s vet or identification information could be considered theft so do your part to help reunite a lost pet with its owner. Bottom line on finding a lost pet is to not assume too much and to do everything you can to get it back to its rightful owner. For those of us who love our pets, nothing is worse than never knowing what happened to that missing pet. If you have ever had a pet go missing – remember the flood of relief when you got it safely back home safe and sound? Be the hero and do your part to reunite a lost pet.
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God’s Congregational Holiness Church had a special visitor when Pastor John Dieubon from Haiti spoke to the congregation on Wednesday, July, 21. “He gave a powerful testimony,” GCHC God’s Pastor Adolphus Gauntt said. Dieubon was Gauntt’s interpreter while the pastor was in Haiti on past mission trips. “It was a joy to see him after all these years. He now has a family who was present as well,” Gauntt said. Brother Jerry Fox was also in attendance last Wednesday. Fox also traveled with Gauntt on mission trips. This trip to the United States will not last long, and returning home is not a journey that the families look forward to. “Pastor John shared how his family was kidnapped and about everything going on in Haiti,” Gauntt said. “They have a Visa but cannot stay in the United States long.” The families plan to travel more before returning to Haiti. “They really enjoyed themselves and are traveling to other states before going back. They do not want to return to Haiti but they have to. Our prayers are with this family,” Gauntt said. The families do not want to return to the country they left because of recent events. The assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse earlier this month sent the Caribbean country into turmoil. Exposure to natural disasters, growing gang violence, and unbalanced use of force against protesters have long been among the major human rights concerns in Haiti.
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Led by steadfast love You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy place. - Exodus 15:13 Do you ever feel worthless? Are you sometimes unsure about the direction of your life? Are you overwhelmed by a sense of inadequacy about all you should do? Do you have anxiety about death and eternity? It’s ok to admit it. It’s just you and me here, and I struggle with those things sometimes, too. I admit that I handpicked those questions to go with our text for today. But still, these matters are very common and valid concerns that most of us understand. Our text would be a good one to learn and remember to help when we’re feeling low about such questions.
The Israelites had been wondrously delivered from Egyptian slavery, and miraculously delivered from Pharaoh and the Egyptian army at the Red Sea. Moses sang the words of our text in the thanksgiving praise that followed their deliverance. Look at the text again. But this time think about the church, the people saved by the blood of Christ from the slavery of sin and their archenemy Satan. Think with me about four components of our life in Christ today that are here in Moses’ ancient praise song. Moses was singing about people who had been redeemed. They had been purchased out of slavery. God had intervened in their hopeless, helpless plight. He broke their bonds and set them
MIKE MCELROY Columnist free. The blood of a lamb marked them to be spared from the awful plague of death that last night in Egypt. Don’t you hear the parallel in your life if you belong to Christ? You, too, have been freed from slavery. You were purchased with blood, too — the blood of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ. Paul said that God purchased the church with his blood. That is true because the church is composed of all the individuals who were redeemed by the blood of Christ. Moses also sang about how God led those redeemed people in his steadfast love. He literally, visibly led the Israelites by the pillar of cloud and fire that showed them the way to go. But
he has promised his leadership to all people who are willing to deny self and follow Christ. Our Lord showed us by his example and taught us by our words how his kingdom people should live. His apostles and the inspired writers guided the first and all succeeding generations of Christians with their spoken and written words inspired by God himself. God not only gives his people guidance in words. He guided these Israelites by his strength. When we grow to understand that our capacity to do good is powered by God himself working in us, we don’t have to fall back on excuses about inadequacies and weaknesses. God has promised to work in our lives and on our behalf to accomplish his purpose for us. It’s not all up to you by yourself. If you are redeemed by Christ and his Spirit lives in you, you will not be inadequate for the task or journey before you. God was leading and guiding
them to a place Moses described as “your holy abode.” Maybe the idea was mostly about getting them to the promised land. Maybe it was about bringing them out of Egypt and his presence dwelling among them wherever they were. But you and I have light from the New Testament for a deeper understanding of Old Testament writers’ and worshipers’ words about God’s house and living with him. We think about heaven and eternity. We think about being at home with him forever. That ideal would never be possible if Christ had not redeemed us by his blood. His steadfast love is still steadfast and will still lead those who surrender their will to him. God has promised his power to guide and enable us as we surrender our will to his. And because we trust his love and leadership, we can be secure along the way, and confident about a home with him after our lives here are over.
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 would like to invite everyone to its 67th Homecoming Service on Sunday, Aug. 8, at 10 a.m. The church is excited that the Guest Speaker will be Mike Jackson, The Associate Executive Director of the Alabama State Board of Missions. There will be a covered dish luncheon to follow. On Sunday, Aug. 15, at 5:30 p.m., there will be a Back to School Bash for the whole family. There will be games and a cookout. We will be giving out 72
backpacks filled with school supplies that day on a first come first serve basis. If you know of a student that might need a backpack please let them know. 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. 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/ First Presbyterian Church 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 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. First United Methodist Church “We are OPEN and everyone is WELCOME! Come worship with us in person Sunday mornings at 8:50 a.m. (contemporary) or 11
a.m. (traditional). Sunday School for all ages is offered Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., and a nursery is available for infants. CHILDREN & YOUTH: meet Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. and Wednesday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m.; supper is included both days! For more information about our church or the programs we offer, visit our website: fumctallassee.com or call us: 334-283-2195. FUMC Tallassee 1 Jordan Avenue.” OUR LIFE’S JOURNEY Airs every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on 580 WACQ, FM 98.5 & 101.1, on your smart speaker, your TuneIn app, or on our website www.wacqradio.com. Please share on social media. This set of programs features Msgr. Charles Troncale, Fr. Mateusz Rudzik, Fr. James Dean, Fr. David Carucci, Fr. Patrick Driscoll, and Deacon Jim Labadie.
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
ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 541-2006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 285-5545 First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 569-2825
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Dawson Fuller commits to SUSCC By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
Wetumpka pitcher Dawson Fuller already knew how good the Southern Union State Community College baseball program was, but after taking a visit, he was sold on where he wanted to play at the next level. Fuller, a rising senior, announced on Twitter in June that he has committed to play baseball at Southern Union State CC. SUSCC head coach Aaron Everett first offered Fuller back in March, and the southpaw pitcher wasted no time committing in June.
“I really felt like they were really heavy on me and they really wanted me there,” Fuller said. “I always wanted to go somewhere where I was wanted, so it was a pretty easy decision. I already knew the program and how great of an allaround program it was, but Coach Everett really runs the program in a professional way and the facilities were extremely nice.” Fuller enters his senior year at Wetumpka as one of the area’s best pitchers. He wrapped up a successful junior season with a 7-4 record with a 3.50 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 52 innings pitched and was named
First-Team All-County. Most of Fuller’s strikeouts come on his wipeout changeup, which he says looks just like his fastball coming out of his hand until it fades away at the end. The wipeout comes from the speed difference, as his fastball sits in the mid-80s and has touched as high as 88 MPH, per Wetumpka head coach Michael Dismukes, while his changeup sits around 71 MPH. “I’m definitely a changeup pitcher,” Fuller said. “It’s my feel-good pitch. No matter what, even if I See Fuller • Page B2
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Dawson Fuller pitching during a complete game against Benjamin Russell April 6.
Ty Brooks commits to South Alabama By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
Wetumpka rising junior Ty Brooks still has two years of high school baseball left in front of him, but the slick-fielding shortstop went ahead and made his college decision this week. Brooks announced on Twitter on Saturday that he has committed to play college baseball at the University of South Alabama. He chose the Jaguars over Missouri, Kansas State, Troy and others. Brooks and South Alabama head coach Mark Calvi began talking back in February. As those talks heated up, Calvi offered Brooks in March, but Brooks wanted to wait until the summer to make his decision. Despite not making an immediate decision, Calvi and his staff stayed on Brooks and continued to build a relationship with him. So when the summer ended, Brooks knew exactly where he wanted to commit. “I just felt like South Alabama is where I needed to play for the next four years,” Brooks said. “I feel wanted there. I feel like they want me to be a part of their program and I want to be a part of theirs, so that was what led me to commit this early.” Brooks’ strength is in his glove at shortstop, but he is no slouch at the plate either. In a successful sophomore season where he helped lead Wetumpka to a 22-10 record and an area championship, he hit .318 with 34 hits, 3 doubles and 24 RBIs. For his efforts, he was named second-team All-County by the Wetumpka Herald. His performance and numbers prove that South Alabama is getting both a skilled defender and hitter in their program in the future, but Wetumpka head coach Michael Dismukes believes the Jaguars are getting much more than just a player. See Brooks • Page B2
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Wetumpka sophomore Ty Brooks gears up to swing.
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Elmore County star pitcher Aubrey Allen faced off with some of the state’s best hitters in the North-South All-Star game Wednesday, July 21.
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A trio of girls from the Elmore County area showcased their abilities against some of the state’s top softball talent Wednesday. Elmore County pitcher Aubrey Allen, Tallassee center fielder Chloe Baynes and Tallassee shortstop Belle Haynes took the field with a selection of Alabama’s best rising seniors for the AHSAA’s North-South All-Star game. “It’s really a big honor, especially playing against such high-level players that are gonna be at big D-1 schools,” Allen said. Allen posted better numbers than perhaps any other pitcher in the county this past year, with a 1.64 ERA across 192.1 innings of work and a 21-9 record for the Panthers’ state tournament-qualifying team in 2021. She struck out a staggering 258 batters while walking just 40. Wednesday she pitched four innings across See All-Star • Page B2
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Tallassee shortstop Belle Haynes (left) trots home after hitting a home run to be greeted by the rest of her All-Star teammates, led by fellow Tallassee star Chloe Baynes (right).
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“Ty is a leader not only on the field, but also in the locker room for us,” Dismukes said. “He comes to work every day and you can tell he’s about business. That’s paid off for him and it couldn’t have happened to a better person. South Alabama is getting a guy who really loves to grind and plays the game the right way.” South Alabama’s consistency, especially under coach Calvi, was one of the main reasons that Brooks was so interested in the Jaguars. Since Calvi took over as head coach after the 2011 season, South Alabama has won three Sun Belt Conference championships and two SBC Tournament championships. The most recent tournament championship came this year, when the Jaguars went 36-22 with a 15-9 conference record and earned the No. 1 seed in the East in the SBC tournament. After going 4-0 to win the tournament championship, the Jaguars were sent to the Gainesville Regional as a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. South Alabama played spoiler in the regional by eliminating both No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Miami before falling to South Florida in the regional championship. That success was one of the main factors that played into Brooks’ commitment. “Out of my options, they’ve definitely been the most consistent program over the last few years,” Brooks said. “Everything is steady. The coaching staff does a really good job and coach Calvi has done really well since he’s been there. That’s the kind of person I want to play for.” Going forward, Brooks is happy the recruiting process is out of the way and he can just focus on playing baseball. He plans to continue to work hard in the weight room to increase his strength and speed, and he has high expectations for the Wetumpka Indians in 2022. The bulk of the Wetumpka baseball team is returning this upcoming year. The Indians return eight starters in the field along with nearly every pitcher on the staff. “We’ve got big things going on at Wetumpka,” Brooks said. “Of course, the goal is to win a state championship, but really if we can make sure we go out there and compete and get after it every time we step inside those lines, then that’s all you can really ask for. Everything else will take care of itself. I think this year we are really going to have a shot.”
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can’t locate my fastball or curveball, I can always fall back on my changeup and can really locate it any time I want.” Southern Union State CC had a successful spring season this year. The Bison finished 32-21 with a 18-14 conference record and finished in fourth place in the North Division standings. In postseason play, Southern Union made it to the semifinals of the conference tournament before falling to Chattahoochee Valley CC and eventual champion Shelton State CC. The Bison finished the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season with a 12-10 record, and had a 20-30 record in 2019. After seeing SUSCC finish the year on such a positive note, Fuller believes he can help continue the upward trend that coach Everett has the team on recently. “You obviously always want to go to a program that is successful year in and year out,” Fuller said. “I just really felt like me going there, we are going to have a lot of success and I’m going to develop into the best pitcher I can be. Hopefully I can help them win a national title one day.” Fuller is only committed as a left-handed pitcher, but he has no shortage of talent in the field either, primarily playing at first base. Fuller hit .318 with 28 hits, 7 doubles and 20 RBIs in 2021. And while he will continue hitting and playing first base when he is not pitching at Wetumpka, he will focus only on pitching at the collegiate level. “Coach Everett mentioned playing both ways, but he really just said he feels like if I focus on pitching, I can be a really high level player one day,” Fuller said. “I agree with that 100%. Pitching is what is going to take me the furthest, so I’ll likely just focus on that as I get older.” Fuller still has one more high school season left with the Indians to improve his craft and make one last run at a state championship. He wants to work on further developing and perfecting his curveball, but also holding runners out of the stretch. After working on those, he wants to improve velocity to his fastball and just become an overall better player. He will do that while the Indians, which return eight starters in the field and every pitcher back from last year, try to win the state title. Wetumpka finished last season 22-10 and won the area championship. This year, expectations are higher. “I really think we are going to be one of the best teams to ever come through Elmore county,” Fuller said. “We have the most talent you can ask for all around, hitting, pitching, defense, and I think we are going to make a really good run at the state championship.”
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Elmore County’s Aubrey Allen (left) and Tallassee’s Belle Haynes (right) talk shop in the South All-Stars’ dugout.
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two contests and struck out three opposing hitters. Allen, who is nicknamed “Tank,” only made one plate appearance for Elmore County in 2021 as head coach Mark Segrest saved her for the circle. But the double-header of exhibition games brought a chance for Allen to not only hit, but play right field for a time. “It’s good to take a break from pitching every once in a while,” Allen said. Baynes landed honors as the Herald’s Elmore County Player of the Year for her performances with Tallassee in 2021, where she hit .561 with a county-best 74 runs scored and 59 stolen bases. She wasn’t caught stealing a single time. In Wednesday’s contests the slapper went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and collected two putouts while playing the outfield. “It’s really an honor just to be selected and playing out here,” Baynes said. “Especially having them put me at leadoff, it’s a big honor.” Haynes had perhaps the single most impressive moment of any of Elmore County’s All-Stars Wednesday, blasting a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning for the South All-Stars in game one. “It’s great, it’s one of the best feelings in the world,” Haynes said. “Especially being tied, and hitting it to go up, you can’t beat it right there.” She also got the chance to play shortstop for the South, grabbing two putouts in the process. Allen, Baynes and Haynes will all be back for their senior years at their respective high schools in 2022.
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Chloe Baynes slides into third base in the North-South All-Star game Wednesday.
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Alabama’s June unemployment rate drops to 3.3% Staff Report TPI Staff
Gov. Kay Ivey announced on July 16 that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted June unemployment rate is 3.3%, down from May’s rate of 3.4%, and well below June 2020’s rate of 7.7%. June’s rate represents 73,744 unemployed persons, compared to 75,398 in May and 171,721 in June 2020, representing an over-the-year drop of 97,977. “As our unemployment rate continues to drop and employers continue to fill jobs, we’re proud to celebrate the fact that Alabama is open for business,” Ivey said. “The drastic changes we’ve seen since last year are truly remarkable and are a testament to the dedication and work ethic of Alabamians. After months of struggling through an unprecedented pandemic, I’m proud to say that nearly 90,000 more Alabamians are working today than last year.” In June, 2,139,420 people were counted as employed, up 89,705 from June 2020. “Our jobs count this month hit
its highest mark so far in 2021,” said Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington. “Employers are eagerly looking for employees and are actively hiring. We’re especially proud to say that the leisure and hospitality industry, which took such a severe hit during the pandemic, is also at a yearly high, and has seen
yearly growth of nearly 29,000 jobs.” Wage and salary employment grew in June by 13,400. Monthly gains were seen in the leisure and hospitality sector (+8,100), the manufacturing sector (+2,600), and the trade, transportation, and utilities sector (+2,600), among others. Over the year, wage and salary
employment increased 89,200, with gains in the leisure and hospitality sector (+27,900), the professional and business services sector (+15,700), and the manufacturing sector (+14,700), among others. According to Help Wanted Online data, the number of online job postings measured 88,165 in June, which
is more than the number of people counted as unemployed. Additionally, the number of initial claims filed for the week ending July 10 was 5,435, the lowest since the pandemic began. Since Alabama made the decision to end federal pandemic unemployment benefits, the number of initial unemployment claims has significantly dropped and the number of online job postings has decreased as employers fill open jobs. Counties with the lowest unemployment rates are: Shelby County at 2.4%, Blount County at 2.5%, and Marshall and Cullman Counties at 2.6%. Counties with the highest unemployment rates are: Wilcox County at 10.4%, Lowndes County at 9.8%, and Perry County at 9.0%. Major cities with the lowest unemployment rates are: Alabaster at 2.4%, Homewood and Vestavia Hills at 2.5%, and Hoover at 2.6%. Major cities with the highest unemployment rates are: Selma at 8.9%, Prichard at 8.3%, and Anniston at 6.1%.
Tallassee’s Baxlee Burton attends Boys State Staff Report TPI Staff
Baxlee Burton was recently a delegate at the 84th American Legion Alabama Boys State, representing his community and Tallassee High School. His parents are Heather and Lee Burton. After being elected to the Senate at Boys State, Baxlee worked hard on writing and debating bills that would improve the State of Alabama in various ways. American Legion Alabama Boys State is a leadership program for young men who have completed their junior year of high school and are leaders in their schools and communities. This year’s delegates also include the young men selected for 2020 Boys State since that session was canceled due to COVID-19. American Legion Boys State provides delegates with working knowledge of how governments function on the city, county, and state levels. By teaching today’s youth to understand and appreciate the basic principles involved in the successful management of a democratic society, the American Legion believes that it can keep America strong for future generations. Burton Acceptance to Alabama Boys State is a privilege granted by invitation only. Delegates from across the state are selected by their school faculty and community leaders based on their demonstrations of leadership, hard work, strong morals, and motivation. Boys State is a full and active week held on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and an invitation to attend is one of the state’s highest honors. At Boys State, students build new friendships, participate in mock government, and hear from an array of Alabama leaders. These include congressmen, state elected officials, business leaders, civic leaders, and more. Delegates join interest groups that focus on their individual career goals. In these educational breakout sessions, delegates not only learn from lectures but develop skill sets through field trips and hands-on exercises. Delegates will also have activity time during which they can participate in recreational activities such as sports, music, drama, and news media. The American Legion believes there is no better way to assure the survival of the republic than to train the young people in the ideas and objectives of the American government. By teaching youth to understand and appreciate the basic principles involved in the successful management of a democratic society, the American Legion can keep America strong and ensure freedom for future generations. These are the distinguished, long-standing objectives of American Legion Boys State. Alabama Boys State is sponsored by the American Legion and is directed by retired Judge Pete Johnson of Birmingham; the Assistant Director is Ret. Col. Mark Valentine, and Chief of Staff is Judge Joel Laird of Anniston.
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Reserve a brick and a book: “Moments of Gold” online now By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer
Now that the old Tallassee High School building that so many area residents call their alma matter has been strategically demolished, many are taking a moment to recall time spent inside the building. Tallassee High School’s Traci Evans, along with Michael Bird and several others including local histori-
an Bill Goss, are working together to publish “Moments of Gold.” There are two purchase options available. You can purchase the book for $50, and for $100 you can buy a book and brick from the old school building. In addition, for $25, a quarter-page ad can be purchased. In these ads, THS grads are encouraged to share their memory of THS with pictures and text.
“Moments of Gold” will be edited over the next two months, then sent to the publisher with the expectation of a Christmas delivery date. To purchase online visit https:// www.yearbookordercenter.com/ and enter school code 721 for Tallassee High School. For more information, please contact Traci Evans at Tallassee High School at traci.evans@tcschools. com.
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Town seeking grant funding for Panther Palace BY BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief
The Town of Eclectic is seeking funding from the government to help cover the cost of upgrading the Panther Palace park. At the Town Council meeting on Monday, July 19, the council approved the submission of an application for a Community
Development Block Grant. This assistance program was made available through the 1974 Housing and Community Development Act and is administered through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The town is seeking a $300,000 grant that requires a 10 percent match from the town, which would amount to
a $30,000 contribution. The funds can be allocated through in-kind services or through monetary contributions toward the completion of the project. The council also approved the following: -A resolution to approve the addition of Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, as an official town holiday. Juneteenth is a federal holi-
day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved AfricanAmericans. The addition of the holiday means there are now 13 paid holidays for town employees. -A resolution adopting the 2020 East Alabama Regional Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, Phase 2. The purpose of the mitigation plan is to reduce or eliminate long-
term risks associated with future hazards and disasters for people and property in Elmore County. -Updates to a policy manual in regard to water and sewer on-call time. -Approved the allocation of $400 to the Butterfly Bridge Children’s Advocacy Center and $500 to the Elmore County Extension Office.
Date set for second EYBO, Town Council meeting BY BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief
The Eclectic Town Council is set to meet again with members of the Eclectic Youth Baseball Organization on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at Town Hall in the municipal court. The two entities will continue lease agreement negotiations for the league’s use of Aaron Park. Town leaders and members of the EYBO previously met on July 15 to begin negotiations for a new contract. The meeting is open to the public and all interested parties are encouraged to attend.
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Ellissa Brown speaks to Wetumpka Lion’s Club STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
University of Alabama Softball center fielder Ellisa Brown spoke to the Wetumpka Lion’s Club on Monday, July 12. Brown, who just graduated with two degrees from the university, is from Eclectic and was
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Labor Day Barbecue Butt Sale, which happens on Sept. 4, the Saturday before Labor Day. Residents can purchase a ticket from any Lion’s Club Member for $35. Proceeds will continue to benefit Lion’s Sight and local charities. Weldon said the club counts on the support of people in the community to make this sale a success.
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