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City employee hospitalized following wreck By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief An employee for the City of Tallassee was transported to East Alabama Medical center Friday after the tractor he was operating was struck by a company owned vehicle. The wreck happened in the 800 block of Gilmer Avenue.
The Tallassee Fire Department and EMS responded to the accident. TFD Engine 1004 operated on scene. Crews stopped a gas leak and mitigated all associated hazards. The roadway was reopened and Engine 1004 returned to service. The city employee was released from the hospital and is expected to return to work next week.
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This was the scene after a city employee who was on a tractor was struck by a vehicle in the 800 block of Gilmer Avenue Friday morning.
By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief Work on the Laney Lift Station is near completion. The project is a vital component of the city’s sewer system rehabilitation. “It’s fully operational,” Tallassee mayor and superintendent of utilities John Hammock said. The Laney Lift Station is vital because it receives sewage from the entire city and then pumps it to the sewer treatment lagoons. “That is why it caused so many issues,” Hammock said. “All of the pump stations in the city lead to this pump station. You have 14 of those around town, and Laney is the main one. Where all the sewer in town comes. And it pumps it
ROTARY PRESENTS CHECK TO BALL DROP WINNER
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Phase one of CDBG grant complete By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief CARMEN RODGERS | THE TRIBUNE
Stough. “Anybody that comes can join in,” he said. “One man is going to play the harmonica. Others are going to play the saxophone, and musicians who played with Montgomery Junction. I have another fella who plays the guitar, Phillip Carter.” All outlets of musical talent are encouraged to attend. “People that play by ear, they can join in. If you just want to come and you don’t play an instrument, but let’s say you sing and you want to sing a song. I can assure you
The first phase of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is now complete. A local company, Southern Excavating completed the work to bring down seven dilapidated structures in the city. The application for the CDBG Grant goes back to 2018 when the Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs toured the city to get a firsthand look at some of the city’s most neglected structures. Five of the seven unsafe structures were dilapidated homes in Ward 3. Mayor John Hammock and God’s Congregation Holiness Church’s Bishop Adolphus Gauntt would like to
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President of the Tallassee Rotary Club Logan Steers presents Madison Simmons with a check for $1,548 after her number was the winner of the annual Ball Drop Fundraiser that helps local seniors pay for college tuition. Rotary Club member Pastor Adolphus Gauntt sold the winning ticket to Simmons. Simmons said the check could not have come at a better time and that she was very thankful that her ticket won.The club sold 439 tickets and raised $3,870.The remaining $2,322 will go to the club’s scholarship fund.
Sports Gin Opry to kick off Oct. 6 By CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief Are you looking for something fun to do on a Saturday evening? If so, a group of local musicians may have exactly what you are looking for at the Sports Gin Opry. This night of entertainment will be held at the Sports Gin, located at 1851 Indian Trail, just off Burnt Mill Road, on Oct. 6 from 6-9:30 p.m. This event will feature country gospel and old-time rock-n-roll. The Sports Gin is a large space with plenty of room for dancing. However, if
you need seating, coordinators ask that you bring your chair to this event. “It will be bring your own chair,” event coordinator David Stough said. Stough was one of the original performers at the Red Hill Community Center Friday Night Music Series nearly 20 years ago and he is hopeful that the Sports Gin Opry will become another weekend tradition similar to that. “We just want to give people in Tallassee something fun to do on a Saturday evening,” Stough said. This event is a calling all musician style night of entertainment, according to
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Obituaries JOSEPH BENTON “BEN” ATKINSON, JR. 1944 to 2021 Ben Atkinson, a businessman, farmer and friend to all, died peacefully September 21, 2021 at his home in Tallassee, Alabama at the age of 77. Born April 12, 1944 in Montgomery, Alabama, to JB and Helen Atkinson, Ben was a cowboy from beginning to end. Ben loved cattle and his farm in east Tallassee. He and his wife, Gwen, purchased Town and Country Motors in Tallassee in 1987 and built a successful business and brand for Ben Atkinson Motors until they retired in 2015. Ben Atkinson Motors ATKINSON was not only a successful business that Ben launched after beginning a career in the automobile business, which began with Clanton Motors. Ben Atkinson Motors was a family, made up of great employees, that he put his heart and mind into building and customers alike who he loved to serve by treating them as family. Ben was a graduate of Chilton County High School. He was wise beyond his education and many of all ages and stages in life sought his counsel. He served his community in various facets and loved his church, First Baptist Tallassee. Ben worshiped God, through his love of people, with his words and good deeds. He was a faithful member of First Baptist ChurchTallassee where he served as a deacon. His greatest desire was for no one to be lost and all would come to a saving relationship with Jesus. He will be remembered for his loyalty, work ethic, teasing, testimony and willingness to come at any time for a friend in need. In his last few years, his failing heart robbed him of strength and stamina. However, it gave him a softness we treasured. His memory will be cherished and kept alive by his adoring eternal wife and favorite red head, Gwen Atkinson; Children, Julie Reynolds (Hugh), Marcie Atkinson, Ben Atkinson (Girlfriend, Amanda Danford); Brother, Ray Atkinson (Gwyn); Grandchildren, Erica Wilbanks (Zach), Gina Reynolds, Samuel H. Reynolds (Erin), Bella Bice, Clementine Atkinson; Great-Grandchildren, Aymee, Ansley, Conner Reynolds, Aiden, Collier Willbanks; Extended family and friends. He will be lying in state for people to pay their respects Friday, September 24, 2021, at First Baptist Church of Tallassee from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with a
service to follow at 10:00 a.m. A private family graveside service of internment will follow. Please follow CDC COVID requirements. The family wishes to thank all of the friends who have called, dropped by, or shared time with Dad these past few months. They request no flowers and contributions be made to First Baptist Church Phase IV Building Fund or Benevolence Fund, 1279 Friendship Road, Tallassee, Alabama 36078. Martin Funeral Home directing. You may leave online condolences for the family on the guest registry at www. martinfuneralhomeinc.com. NATHAN LEDBETTER Nathan Smith “Smitty” Ledbetter, 68, of Tallassee, passed away September 20, 2021. He was born March 1, 1953. He is preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Kathleen Ledbetter; wife, Frances Thornton Ledbetter; brothers, Billy Stokes (Frances) and A. G. Ledbetter; and brother-in-law, William T. Griffith. He is survived by his daughter, Natalie Ledbetter; sisters, Pat Griffith, Kathy Lawhorn (Doug); sister-in-law, Margaret Blauw; and an extended loving family. Visitation with the family will begin at 9:30 a.m., Friday, September 24, 2021 at Linville Memorial Funeral Home with memorial service following at 10 a.m. with Bro. Jeremy Brown officiating. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com. Linville Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory Eclectic, Alabama MARION DOUGLAS WARD Marion Douglas “Doug” Ward, age 77 of Wickliffe, OH. Dear husband of Vicky J. Byers-Ward (nee Byers); loving father of Doug Wasman, Tina Woodyard, Damien Barranco and Samantha Ward; step-father of Rebecca Ornella and Lawrence Brown; dear grandfather of 13; great-grandfather of 7; WARD dear brother of Bennie, Gary Ward and Linda Ward-King. The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to the American Cancer Society, 10501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106. A Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 25th at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 18000 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Hts., OH 44122.
FRIENDS MAY CALL ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE SERVICE AT THE CHURCH FROM 1-2 p.m. Interment, Tallassee, AL. Friends may view the service virtually or for additional information, directions, complete obituary and guestbook, please log online to: www.Brown-Forward.com/obituary/ Marion_Ward Brown-Forward Service 216-752-1200 MARIE P. GALLIHER 1941-2021 Marie P. Galliher of Opelika, Alabama was born to the late Thurman and Wilma Durden Pemberton in Tallassee, Alabama on February 16, 1941, and passed away at Bethany House on September 26, 2021, surrounded by her loving children. She was 80 years old. Marie was retired from East Alabama Medical Center, and was a faithful member of Providence Baptist Church. She deeply loved her Lord, family. Marie enjoyed “Sister Trips”, Auburn football, and Face Book. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Galliher; brothers, James Pemberton, and Charles Earl Pemberton; son-in-law, Bill Conner. Marie is survived by her children, Melissa (Wayne) Claunch, Buster (Marie) Webster, Lori Conner, and Kris (Barbara) Webster; grandchildren, Robert Webster, Brianna (Jon) Thompson, Dusty Adair, Sarah (Logan) Kimbrell, Kristina (Robert) Skeen, and Johnathon Webster; 9 great grandchildren; sisters, Joyce(Doug) Cole, Joan(JW) Woodall, Wayne(John) Burton, and Janice “Prudy” (Kenneth) Brown; brothers, Stanley(Rita) Pemberton, Bennie Frank(Lenora) Pemberton, and John David(Donna) Pemberton, sister-in-law Bernella Pemberton, as well as a host of nieces, and nephews. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 30, 2021 in the Parlor at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Providence Baptist Church West Campus Friday, October 1, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Rusty Sowell officiating. Interment will follow at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Providence Baptist Church Children’s Ministry.
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Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama WILLIAM V. LOTT Mr. William V. Lott (Billy) a lifelong resident of Kent, Alabama, passed away September 23, 2021 at the age of 59. He was born August 15, 1962, in Wetumpka, Alabama. His family remembers him as a kindhearted farmer that loved his family, big trucks and tractors. He never met a stranger and was a friend to everyone. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Lott; stepmother, Pat Lott; stepfather, John Forker; siblings: Vanessa Rhodes (Danny), Donnie Lott (Bit), Sherri Mann, Mona Kabel (Jason), Laura Taylor (Stacy) and P.J. Duke (Jimmy); stepchildren: Ryan Jimerson (Heather) and Chad Jimerson; eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren, a host of nieces and nephews and a loving extended family. He is preceded in death by his father, Buddy Lott; mother, Lynn Forker; paternal grandparents: Buck and Lucille Lott; maternal grandparents: Bill and Catherine McRae. The family would like to express sincere thanks to the staff at EAMC for the care, love and compassion extended to Billy during his illness. Visitation for Mr. Lott will be Saturday, September 25, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. until service time at 11:00 a.m. at Providence Primitive Baptist with Elder Mike McGrady and Rev. Faron Golden officiating. Burial will follow in the Providence Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. Jeffcoat Funeral Home will be in charge of all local arrangements.
LUCY GRIMES Mrs. Lucy Adell Grimes of Columbus,
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Georgia passed away on September 25, 2021, at the age of 77. She was born on October 8, 1943 in Tallassee, Alabama to Mr. Harvey and Edna Bishop. She is survived by her son, Lee Grimes (Heather); stepson, Hank Grimes; two grandchildren, Bryant Grimes and Berklee Grimes. She is preceded in death by her husband, Henry Grimes; parents, Harvey and Edna Bishop and stepson, Michael Grimes. Graveside services will be Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery with Pastor Tim Smith officiating. Jeffcoat Funeral Home will be in charge of all local arrangements. In lieu of flowers memorial donations made be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, act.alz.org/donate.
There was a false alarm call on Gilmer Avenue. Debris was removed from the roadway on Main Street. A report was made for a suspicious person on Barnett Boulevard. Officers retrieved property from West James Street. There was an animal complaint on Ashurst Bar Road. Advice was given following a complaint of gunfire on North Johnson Street. A subpoena was served on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Notasulga Road. Negative contact was made in a subpoena service on Friendship Road. A report was made following a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. Negative contact was made in a subpoena service on Murphy road. Negative contact was made in a subpoena service on Tallassee Highway. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Kent Road. A subpoena was served on Ashbury Ridge. Negative contact was made in a subpoena service on Noble Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Friendship Road. Advice was given following a complaint of trespassing on S Ann Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Central Boulevard. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Riverside Avenue. A report was made following a death investigation on Oak Heights Road. A report was made following a theft on Fremont Avenue. A report was made for property damage on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a welfare check on Macedonia Road. Negative contact was made in a
welfare concern on Central Boulevard. A warrant arrest was made on South Dubois Street. Negative contact was made following a complaint of gunfire on North Ashurst Avenue. There was extra business patrol or Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a report of harassment on Gilmer Avenue.
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Negative contact was made following a complaint of good fire on Ashurst Bar Road. Extra residential patrol was given on West James Street Debris was removed from the roadway on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on EB Payne Sr Drive. Negative contact was made following a complaint of trespassing on Freeman Avenue. Officers assisted a motorist on Burnt Mill Road. Animal patrol was called to N Ann Avenue. Officers assisted on a medical call on Ashurst Bar Road. Advice was given in a welfare check on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given in a welfare check on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given in a domestic dispute on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gin Street. There was a follow-up on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given for a suicidal subject on Little Road. A report was made for a death investigation on Burnt Mill Road. a verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue An alarm call was canceled by the alarm company on West Gantts Mill Road. A written warning was given following a traffic stop on Central Boulevard Officers work school crossing on Friendship Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue.
Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama There was extra business patrol on Main Street. There was extra residential patrol on 1st Avenue. There was extra residential patrol on Sims Avenue. A verbal warning was given following your traffic stop on Redden Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. There was extra business patrol on Barnett Boulevard. There was extra business patrol on Gilmer Avenue. There was extra residential patrol on West Gantts Mill Road.
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There was extra business patrol on Gilmer Avenue. An unoccupied vehicle was found following a report of a suspicious vehicle on Gilmer Avenue. There was extra residential patrol on Ricky Lane. There was extra business patrol on Main Street. There was extra residential patrol on 1st Avenue. A citation was issued following a traffic stop on Little John Road. A citation was issued following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A report was made following an animal complaint on Ashurst Bar Road. Officers assisted a motorist on South Tallassee Drive. There was an animal complaint on Joy Street. Advice was given following a welfare check on Jordan Avenue. A report was made for theft on Jordan Avenue. There was a felony warrant arrest on Barnett Boulevard. A report was made for a domestic incident on Ice Plant Road. Advice was given in a juvenile complaint on Riverhills Drive. Advice was given in a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given following a civil matter on 3rd Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Officers gave an escort on Gilmer Avenue. See POLICE REPORTS, Page A7
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Bark in the Park a success By Rea Cord HSEC Executive Director I think it is safe to say that our rain date for Bark in the Park gave us an absolutely perfect day for fun outside with our dogs and friends. The weather was gorgeous, we had a wonderful turnout of dogs and people alike. From all accounts, everyone had a grand time, the vendors made lots of sales and new friends, and it was just a great afternoon all around. Give us a few days for Pam, our intrepid Photographer, to get a huge album of photos uploaded to our Facebook page so you can either find yourself or see all the fun you missed if you were unable to attend. This was our 15th year for Bark in the Park and, as always, Fort Toulouse was perfect for our event. On behalf of our Board & Staff we so appreciate the great turnout and all these great partner exhibitors: Venice Gelato, NYC Gyro, Alabama Animal Alliance Spay/Neuter Clinic, Alabama Backs the Blue, Artistic Manifest, Camp Bow Wow Montgomery, Cat Lady Bling, CB&S Bank, Centerpoint Fellowship, Coosa River Apiaries, Dixon Crafts, Dogs On Call Therapy Dogs, For Healthy Pets, Lanmac Realty LLC, Old Sanders Dairy & Tech Foxx, Pooch LaLa,
Scentsy, Tannehill Photography & Paws & Claws Bronzed Keepsakes. Many thanks to Officer Thornton from the Eclectic Police Department, and his Narcotics Dog, Ivo, for the amazing demonstration to kick off our afternoon. With the help of Tuskegee Veterinary College, 29 dogs were microchipped thereby enhancing their chances of being reunited with their family in the, hopefully rare, event they ever become lost. And 35 dogs went home with their very own and unique Pet Picasso paintings – a record number indeed! The Silent Auction of Pet Items and more was a huge success and not only helped us raise a bit more money but let some pet owners go home with some treasures they can put to great use for their pets. Please also thank these incredible Sponsors, most who have helped sponsor Bark in the Park for many, many years: Buffalo Rock Montgomery, Tuskegee University, College of Veterinary Medicine; Blue Ridge Animal Clinic; Dr. Bipin Kumar; CB &S Bank; Ark Animal Hospital; Coosa River Adventures; Gray’s Tire & Service Center; Steve McGhehee; Collier Ford; Jackson, Thornton & Co; Marla H. Wohlman M.D; The Davey Tree Expert Com-
pany; Taylor Athletic Wear; Blue Ridge Kennels; HSELCO Secret Admirer; Dawg Gone Pretty Pet Salon; Cousins Insurance Agency; For Healthy Pets; Jill & Harley Samuelson; Camellia Veterinary Hospital; Castaway Animal Clinic; The Landing At Parker Creek; Centerpoint Fellowship Church-Wetumpka; Champs Barbeque; JK Handling; Bryson Veterinary Clinic; Grier Services; Zap Pest Control & PHOENIX the Wonder Dog! Our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Andre’ Harrison for being our Master of Ceremonies, keeping everyone informed, conducting our Blessing of the Animals and our Pet Parade! The Pet Parade was huge and what fun it is to see so many loved dogs with their owners as we think all dogs deserve their very own parade! We have a few of our bright berry colored 2021 Bark in the Park T-Shirts left and you can purchase them at our Shelter office or Tail’s End Thrift Store for $15. And finally our sincere thanks to our Board Members, Staff and Volunteers who work hard year round and today to ensure Bark in the Park runs smoothly and is fun for all who attend. Look for another great year in 2022 for year 16!
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Tallassee joins inaugural Economic Development Academy class Staff Report TPI Staff Earlier this year, the Alabama League of Municipalities (ALM) announced the formation of its Economic Development Academy and launched an application portal via its website. The Tallassee City Council voted to apply for the academy at the Sept. 14 regular meeting. It was announced Tuesday, Sept. 21, that Tallassee will be among the 30 communities that will make up the inaugural class, which will be held on Monday, Nov. 1, in Montgomery. Other participating municipalities include Alexander City, Bessemer, Center Point, Centreville, Chelsea, Coffeeville, Columbiana, Elba, Enterprise, Gadsden, Geneva, Good Hope, Guin, Hart-
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out to the sewer lagoon.” The sewer lagoon is also scheduled for a major overhaul in the future. “Eventually it will go to the new sewer plant,” Hammock said. The cost to replace the Laney Lift Station was $671,000. The city’s forced main, which is the sewer pipe that runs from the Laney Lift Station to the sewer lagoon was also replaced at a cost of $154,000. These projects were paid for with state revolving funds or SRFs. The SRF is funded through the city’s ad
selle, Irondale, Lipscomb, Monroeville, Mount Vernon, Oneonta, Opp, Ozark, Pike Road, Scottsboro, Selma, Tarrant, Thomasville, Trussville, Tuskegee and Union Springs. Unlike existing economic development programs, ALM’s Academy is tailored to municipal officials using a team model. The mayor or another designated elected or administrative official and at least two councilmembers are required to participate from each community to form a team of up to five members. “The League is excited to provide training to local leaders that is specifically designed to help them further understand best practices when recruiting and retaining industry,” ALM Executive Director said Greg Cochran said in a statement. “Our mission
valorem tax. “We were given a $500,000 grant through that,” Hammock said. “We borrowed a little more to go ahead and take care of both the Laney Lift Station and the forced main.” This may seem like a high price tag, but according to Hammock, this fix will stop the constant cost of repairs to the pump station. The Laney Lift Station has been a problem for the City of Tallassee for a number of years. Repairs and modifications to the facility have cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars. In 2016, the lift station had to be bypassed for
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that the musicians will be able to play it because most of these musicians are real, real, good. They can play just about anything that anyone wants to hear.” There will also be dancing. “We plan on doing some line dancing, and things like that,” Stough said. “If you feel like dancing,
at the League is to ensure that we are providing intentional opportunities that will allow Alabama’s municipalities to be places where citizens want to live, work, play and prosper and businesses want to invest. We appreciate Neal Wade, who has been tapped to develop the curriculum and conduct the classes, the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) and the Resource Advisory Council for their unwavering support and participation.” ALM’s Academy will take place over the course of a full year staring on Monday, Nov. 1, with an orientation. To complete the program, participants must conduct an economic vitality survey of their communities; complete a community assessment/project; and attend four statewide training ses-
repairs. That cost the city over $129,000. The old pump was at least 52 years old. In 2017 the city council voted to purchase an industrial chopper at the Laney Lift Station. At that time, it was reported that things such as clothing items, shoes, mops, and just about anything that would fit down a toilet were going into the pump station and clogging the system, and constantly causing the need for repairs. “We have been nickel and diming it, patching it up for years. Now, we have a brand-new pressurized lift station with a new forced main. I can’t
dance.” This is a free event. Donations are welcome. “If people want to donate money all of the money will go toward paying the utility bill if anyone donates. On the first night, I don’t expect many donations. Maybe $5, $10, or $20, but that will be great.” There will not be any refreshments offered at this first event, but as the Sports Gin Opry gains momentum that could change.
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see a park built in the area for the community. “We have Payne Park and Carl Wayne Mullins Park in East Tallassee and they are doing work at the Funtastic Fort. I would like to see a park for members of the Jordanville community,” Hammock said. “A nice space with tables and benches where people can come and enjoy the outdoors.” Damian Carr is the representative for Ward 3 and Hammock said the councilman’s help was important in securing the CDBG grant funding. “I want to thank councilmember Carr
sions held at an ACCS location. At the close of the yearlong program, graduates will be presented a certificate of municipal economic development from the ALM and the ACCS. To further emphasize ALM’s Academy and expand its range, an Academy Resource Advisory Council was developed to add input, assist with training and provide additional resources. The Council provides significant and necessary subject knowledge and is comprised of Alabama Department of Commerce, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, AIDT, Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, Alabama Power Company, Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission, Business Coun-
express how important that is,” Hammock said. With these projects at completion, city officials are already looking at the next phase of rehabbing the city’s sewer system. “The next phase for our sewer system is wrap-up design and build the new multi-channel reactor sewer plant, and do about a million dollars’ worth of sewer rehab throughout the city, with either sewer line replacement or cure in pipe placement,” Hammock said. “ While SRFs are funding much of the lift station and forced main replacement, it is a grant through the U.S. Economic Development Administration that
cil of Alabama, C Spire, Clarke/ Mobile Gas, Economic Development Association of Alabama, Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Enterprise State Community College, Frazer Lanier, Jefferson State Community College, Macon County Economic Development Authority, Manufacture Alabama, PowerSouth, Shoals Economic Development Authority, Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission, Southeast Gas, Spire, Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development and Wallace State Community College. For questions, please contact Kayla Bass, ALM Director of External Affairs, at kbass@ almonline.org.
is helping the city fund the upcoming sewer projects. “The EDA grant is paying for half of the sewer plant and sewer line replacement,” Hammock said.
Work on the city’s downtown water tank could also begin soon. The council is expected to vote on a bid to rehab the tank during the Tuesday, Sept. 28, regular meeting.
“Once we get this kicked off, I think we will be able to provide coffee or a bottle of water,” Stough said. The Sports Gin Opry aims to become a routine Saturday night event in Tallassee that will draw people from surrounding areas. “We want to do this every month,” Stough said. “And we will have different people. You might have some people from Montgomery, Alex City, Auburn, and places like that.”
for his help the day Director Boswell came to look at the unsafe structures here in Tallassee when we submitted the application,” Hammock said. Tallassee’s municipal building inspector spearheaded this project. “I also want to thank the building inspector, Andy Coker, for all his hard work during this process. Toni McGhar did an excellent job with some of the administrative duties,” Hammock said. With seven unsafe structures taken down, Hammock said he is ready to move into phase two of the project. Once all the phases are complete, as many as 27 structures could be demolished. “Now it’s time to do phase two of the grant,” Hammock said.
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here was a lot I wanted to say this week in my column, but that was all taken back when I learned about the passing of Mr. Ben Atkinson. Mr. Atkinson was a local celebrity. For years he was the go-to man for a quality vehicle, and growing up I watched his commercials on television. After my family moved to Montgomery, those commercials always took me home, even if it was only for 30 seconds. He helped put Tallassee on the map. I can still hear Mr. Atkinson. “Take the short drive to big savings,” I believe that is what he would say in some of his commercials. I met Mr. Atkinson six years ago when I started working at the Tribune, but I had known of him long before that. He was a man who was larger than life. I saw him in Super Foods one day
CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief and I immediately noticed how nice he was to everyone he encountered. He genuinely cared about people, he wasn’t just making conversation. He loved his friends. I know this because he bought Mr. Wiesner a subscription to the Tribune a few years back. It took a week or so to get it delivered and Mr. Atkinson stopped by at least twice to check on it. He explained how important it was for his friend to get the local newspaper. Mr. Wiesner had recently moved to Montgomery and Mr. Atkinson wanted to do everything he could to keep his friend connected
to his hometown. On one of his visits to check on his friend’s subscription, Mr. Atkinson asked if my grandfather was Buck Giles. I explained that he was, and Mr. Atkinson’s face lit up as he smiled. We had a connection. He sure liked my grandfather, and he liked telling me stories about him, which I loved to hear. He taught me things about my grandfather that I did not know, and that made me admire him even more, if that was possible. Life really is about the memories that we leave behind for others to remember us by. As I said before, I didn’t know Mr. Atkinson for a very long time, but I knew of him long before I met him. He was one of the good guys. He did a lot for this community that he loved and that loved him. He will be greatly missed but never forgotten.
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Mr. Ben, Miss Daisy, and the Six Degrees Note: this appeared in the TALLASSEE TRIBUNE in 2012 and I would like to repeat it in honor of local car dealer Ben Atkinson, who passed away this week at the age of 77.
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rigyes Karinthy was a Hungarian poet, playwright, and theorist – his “six degrees of separation” theory, espoused in the 1920s and 1930s, is well known today by the “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” game. It’s true –Tallassee sometimes seems to be the center of the universe. Everyone seems to know someone else who is related to or knew someone from our town. To wit: as our students were unloading the buses at our downtown Chicago hotel back in 2010, a man approached our group, recognized the purple and gold uniforms, and informed us that he was a native Tallasseean. This past weekend, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, whose origins are traced directly to this area, were in town for the Tecumseh at Tuckabatchee play held at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. There are probably situations where there may be one or two degrees of separation between a Muscogee and a Tallassee citizen. And there are numerous other examples. Last Friday, I was getting my Ford Econoline serviced at Ben Atkinson Motors. Ben Atkinson saw me waiting and mentioned a name – Daisy Kizziah. I hadn’t heard her name in over 30 years, but immediately recognized it
MICHAEL BIRD Columnist as the name of my grandmother’s best friend. My grandfather, Cecil Joiner, drove a Trailways bus for 40 years and made it three million miles without any accidents or tickets in a career that spanned from World War II through the Civil Rights-Freedom Rider era and beyond. My grandmother, Grace Joiner, was a Realtor but stayed home with my aunt Sandra and mother Sherril. Cecil wanted Grace, Sandra, and Sherril to have the best of everything, and they did. Daisy Kizziah and her husband, Stanley, a State Trooper, moved to Montgomery from Tuscaloosa at some point in the late 1940s or early 1950s. They shared a duplex with the Joiners on the corner of Alabama and McDonough Streets in downtown Montgomery. Mr. Ben invited me into his office and explained that he called Daisy often and sent her a letter each week. He said he’d been friends with Stanley back in his State Trooper days on Coliseum Boulevard and became close with the family. Stanley died many years ago, but Daisy still lives in the same house on Bradley Drive behind Robert E. Lee High School.
Miss Daisy is now 88 years old, but I couldn’t have predicted what happened next. Ben called Daisy and put me on the telephone. Not only did Daisy remember who I was, she knew where I worked. Daisy also said, “your grandmother was my best friend.” At that point, I started tearing up. It was like a voice from beyond. “Your grandfather made sure your grandmother had the first television in the neighborhood,” Daisy said, and “your grandmother and I got together every day to watch it. Everyone went to the Joiners’ house because they had a TV.” In Ben Atkinson’s office that day, something truly special took place. As Ben said, “we blessed her because we’re the only people she will talk to all day.” He continued, “but she blessed you when she told you those stories.” My fondness for my grandparents’ generation only grows. Miss Daisy reminded me how fortunate I was to have grandparents who fought through the Depression and World War II, and made sure their Baby Boomer children would have the best and brightest of everything. And the fact that they raised my mother is their greatest accomplishment of all, because she is the best and brightest person I will ever know. *Author’s note: I didn’t know, but Mr. Ben would foot the bill when Daisy moved to assisted living several years later. And he continued to look out for her. Our town is a lot better off because Mr. Ben was here.
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STEVE FLOWERS Columnist
Huntsville is Alabama’s largest city
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untsville has rocketed past Birmingham as Alabama’s largest city. It is not named the Rocket City for nothing. The Census Bureau had been predicting this amazing boom in population in the Madison (Huntsville)/Limestone area, but the actual figures recently released reveal a bigger growth than expected. Huntsville grew by 20 percent or 35,000 people and is now a little over 215,000. On the other hand, Birmingham shrank by 12,000 or 5 percent to 201,000 people. Montgomery held its own and Montgomery and Birmingham are actually in a virtual tie for second at around 200,000. Mobile shrank to 187,000 and is now the smallest of the “big four” cities in the state. Our big four cities of Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile are all led by sterling mayors. Birmingham’s mayor, Randall Woodfin, and Mobile’s mayor, Sandy Stimpson, both won overwhelming reelection victories in late August elections. Mayor Randall Woodfin won a very impressive reelection landslide victory on August 24. Woodfin garnered an amazing 65 percent of the vote against seven opponents. He won his first race for mayor four years ago, the old-fashioned way. He went door-to-door and knocked on an estimated 50,000 doors. He followed up this year by running one of the most picture-perfect campaigns in modern times. He again had a stellar grassroots campaign with a host of volunteers that knocked on an estimated 80,000 doors. Mayor Woodfin and his team are brilliantly adapting to the modern politics of using social media, yet he adroitly employs the old-school politics of mainstream television, traditional media, and getting out the vote. The initial polling on the mayoral race indicated that Woodfin could probably winreelection without a runoff, but nobody saw the 65 percent final resultfigure. I am convinced that the ad firm that designed his televisions ads garnered him a 12 percent boost from 53 percent to 65 percent with an ad using his mother. The ad featured Mama Woodfin asking her friends and neighbors in Birmingham to vote for her boy. She was a superstar. Mobile mayor, Sandy Stimpson, also won an impressive 63 percent reelection victory on August 24. He was elected to his third term. Stimpson is a successful businessman from an old silk stocking Mobile family. He is doing the job as a civic duty. Mobilians must think he is doing a good job. Stimpson ran a positive campaign and spent a lot of money. Stimpson will be entering his third four-year term as mayor of the Port City. On election night, he indicated that this may be his last hurrah noting that he will be 73 in 2025 and may be ready to hand over the reins. Huntsville’s mayor, Tommy Battle, won an impressive reelection last year. Montgomery mayor, Steven Reed, also won a very impressive first term election in 2020. The mayors of our four major cities are indeed popular. There is another dynamic developing in our state. The Morehouse College Degree and experience has become the standard of success among the new African American leaders in the state. It seems that this traditional historic college in Atlanta is where our elite leaders are spawned. The leadership of Montgomery are all products of this proud institution of higher learning. It is truly a powerfully bonded fraternity. Mayor Steven Reed, State Senator Kirk Hatcher, Probate Judge J.C. Love, and Circuit Judge Greg Griffin all have the same pedigree. They all were born and raised in the Capitol City, went off to Morehouse for their education and national political networking, then came home to lead their city and Montgomery County. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is a Morehouse man. In his first race his Morehouse friends and fraternity brothers from throughout the country, many of whom are professionals, doctors, lawyers, and businessmen came to the Magic City to campaign and knock-on doors for Woodfin. There was a room full of Morehouse men at Woodfin’s victory celebration on August 24 as he won his second term. By the same token, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson are products of the old school, 100-year-old University of Alabama fraternity called “The Machine.” Battle was a member of Kappa Sigma and Stimpson was a Delta Kappa Epsilon. In closing even though Huntsville is the largest city, folks in the Rocket City should not get too big of a head. The Birmingham/Hoover metro area is still by far the largest metropolitan area of the state by a 2-to-1 margin. See you next week.
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or National Clean Energy Week, there is no shortage of stories I could tell you, about new breakthroughs in clean energy technology. I’ve already written about how “Conservatives for Clean Energy” is making affordable green energy a bipartisan reality. But there’s one more feature about renewable energy that you might want to know about, which focuses on yet another way clean power can appeal to a higher power. Most of you may not know who Patrick M. Regan is. He’s a brilliant political science professor who focuses on solving international conflicts. He hasn’t just published a bunch of articles and books and received a bunch of grants, but has done everything from the Peace Corps to a Fulbright Scholarship, to work with Mother Theresa in Calcutta. He’s taught in Turkey, Norway and New Zealand, and personally traveled to conflict zones everywhere from Latin America to the Middle East. The guy has served the service, and not just lectured the lecture. There’s little more he could do to add to his resume, but Regan found a way. With his book The Politics of Global Climate Change several years ago, he focused on why climate change legislation has failed, and how it could be better. “This book articulates a multilevel process that starts with local pol-
JOHN A. TURES Columnist itics to explain how they can influence international negotiations and why President Obama s efforts in Copenhagen were doomed to fail. Understanding the role of local private interests can help form strategies for overcoming national resistance to climate change legislation.” But as you’ve seen from my mini-bio of him, Regan has done more than just write and pontificate. In his 60s, he stepped away from his professor position at Notre Dame, and developed a company that would make solar panels for businesses, houses and RVs. It’s called Crossroads Solar, and that name is not an accident. You see, Professor Regan hires former prison inmates, giving them a second chance. It turns out that this prestigious professor spent a fair amount of time teaching prisoners at the Westville Correctional Facility, with support from Holy Cross College, Notre Dame (via the Moreau College Initiative) and the Department
of Corrections. Regan found that some folks in prisons made some bad choices, and have to spend the rest of their lives paying for them. So why not find a way to give some of them a second chance after their release, after a probationary period? Not only can they find a source of income, get back on track, and even pay into their Health Savings Account. Such a plan should reduce the burden on society (as the company and its employees become taxpayers, not tax burdens), and cut down on the chances of a revolving door of crime. When I showed this story to liberals and conservatives, they were overjoyed by the story. We already know where liberals stand on green politics. Now, with the Conservatives for Clean Energy in Georgia and other states, finding common ground across party lines (and Georgia is poised to be a leader in solar power), there’s no other reason that entrepreneurs can find ways to save our communities in so many creative ways, even as they continue to save our environment. 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.
Letter to the Editor
IDB Chair says board has not shirked its debt payment responsibilities
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n the September 1 issue of The Tallassee Tribune, an article about the Industrial Development Board’s August 24 utility extension request before the city council contained some errors needing correction. At the end of the front-page segment of the article, the annual payroll for new industry KPS, LLC was reported as $8 billion. This figure is a bit high, as the estimated annual payroll is approximately $3 million. Later in the article, reference was made to a debt owed by the IDB as “past-due” and “obligations that have not been met since 2014.” Some background information is needed to correct these erroneous descriptions. In April 1988, the City of Tallassee received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a $1.178 million Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), specifically restricted to projects promoting job development. In 1993, the IDB borrowed approximately $694,000 from this UDAG fund, executing with the city a loan agreement written by the thencity attorney. The sole purpose of these funds was for construction of the Entrepreneur Center (now known as the International Business Center) in the industrial park immediately south of Neptune Technology Group. This building was planned to house an incubator effort toward new small industries. In the mortgage note, the payment
terms read, in part, “Yearly installments beginning January 1, 1993, said installments will be in amount equal to the ‘net operational profit’ of the Industrial Development Board of the City of Tallassee’s Entrepreneur Center from the last payment.” These terms then list some of the expenses that are to be deducted from the Entrepreneur Center’s revenues to determine its net operational profit. In compliance with these terms, the IDB each year since 1993 has separated the revenues and expenses of the Entrepreneur Center from the board’s general industry development activities. This separation typically is audited each year during the annual independent audit of the IDB’s books as required by state law, and the auditor calculates the net operational profit or loss from the Entrepreneur Center’s operation. Contrary to accusations, the IDB has never denied its debt from the UDAG loan. This obligation has always appeared on the board’s balance sheet, with a current liability of $383,083.32. The confusion has resulted from a pervasive lack of understanding of the payment terms. From 1993 to date, the IDB’s total repayment obligation in strict accordance with those terms has been $103,298.97, but the actual repayment by the IDB was $310,577.86. This figure includes two land transfers to the city and a drainage repair done by the IDB on the city’s behalf, resulting in deductions from the loan balance
per agreement between the city and the IDB. During the past several years, the ageing of the building has increased the need for maintenance, repairs, renovations, fire suppression system upgrades, etc., resulting in net operational losses and no repayments against the UDAG loan balance. The contention that obligations have not been met or that payments are past-due, however, is totally false. For the record, the Tallassee Industrial Development Board has not shirked its responsibility toward repayment of this loan in any way. In any future circumstance like this one, I am available to assist the Tribune writers in reviewing documents which will enable reporting of the IDB’s activities on the basis of facts, instead of accusations and conjecture. Donald B. Heacock, Jr., Chairman Tallassee Industrial Development Board Editor’s Note: In the Sept. 1 issue of The Tallassee Tribune in an article about the Industrial Development Board’s utility extension request before the city council on Aug. 24, it was reported that KPS, LLC would bring an estimated $8 billion payroll. This figure should have been reported as an estimated annual payroll of $ 3.8 million. This has been updated in the online story.
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SEPTEMBER The Tallassee Historical Preservation Society is holding an afghan sale fundraiser. The custom afghan blanket features 10 local historical sites. For more information, contact Ann Christian at 334-991-0409. SEPTEMBER The Tallassee High School Alumni Association is accepting nomination for 2022 Hall of Pride inductees as well as a Service Award nominee. SEPTEMBER The Tallassee Senior is open and accepting new program participants. The center also offers Meals on Wheels to Tallassee seniors. SEPTEMBER ‘Live Here, Buy Here’ campaign to raise awareness about the impact of supporting local businesses in Elmore County. SEPTEMBER 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. SEPTEMBER The Tallassee Recreation Center along with A.C.T.S. will be hosting a coat drive. The group will accept gently used coats for the drive. SEPT. 28 There will be work session at city beginning at 5 p.m. A regular council meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. OCT. 9 Angling for Autism fishing tournament benefiting The Learning Tree. For more information, call Stephanie Weldon at 334-415-9372. OCT. 16 Downtown Sidewalk Sale from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. in downtown Tallassee. Vendors welcome. Call 334-283-5151 for more information. OCT. 30 Fall Festival at the old baseball field in Kent from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Submit an upcoming event at carmen.rodgers@ tallasseetribune.com or text 334-580-7089.
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Wetumpka residents came out for ‘We Dig Company Street’ Sept. 23 to dance and peruse the local shops to support businesses while the street remains blocked off for construction.
WE DIG COMPANY STREET Wetumpka hosts downtown block party
By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief Company Street was overflowing with life once again on Thursday, Sept. 23, as residents filled the street during the city of Wetumpka’s We Dig Company Street event, which took place from 6-9 p.m. Main Street Wetumpka Executive Director Haley Greene, who promoted the event on behalf of the city, said We Dig Company Street was meant to be a play on words in reference to the ongoing construction on the street. Attendees were asked to wear construction gear to the party, such as hard hats and reflective vests. There was live music from the HeadN’ South Band and guests were invited to bring their own lawn chairs and coolers to the event. Several businesses on Company Street and throughout downtown stayed open late, giving guests plenty of shopping opportunities. “We were really trying to find a way to support the Company Street businesses affected by the closure of the street,” Greene said. Downtown business owners Jamie Smith, owner of Wetumpka Nutrition, and Charlie Hinkle, who owns Scent Wizards with his husband Tim Hinkle, said the event beneficial for the downtown businesses. “There’s been a steady flow of people all night,” Smith said during the event. Smith offered cookie decorating and corn hole toss for guests who entered her shop. Those who took a picture with her straw-filled construction worker named Mike was entered into a drawing to win a gift card from the business. Hinkle said he hopes the city will host the block party on a continual basis to help bring more people to downtown Wetumpka. “Business has definitely picked up since the start of the event,” Hinkle said that Thursday. “I hope they continue it and that we can generate more ideas to drive business for us.” Company Street is projected to reopen in about three weeks. The next step is to pour the asphalt and concrete and to stripe the road, Greene said. “The landscaping won’t be completed by that time, but we’re just ready to get it back open,” she said.
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POLICE REPORTS Continued from A2
There was a business check on Gilmer Avenue. Livestock was removed from the roadway on Langley Street.
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Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Redden Avenue There was a business check on Kent Road. There was a business check on Gilmer Avenue. There was a business check 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 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 Knox Street. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A report was made for harassment on Monroe Street. Advice was given following a welfare check on 3d Avenue. There was a false alarm call on AL Hwy 229. Officers directed traffic on Friendship Road. The roadway was cleared on Hudson Place. There was a VIN verification on Cannon Road. No report was needed following a complaint of theft on Kent Road. A citation was issued following a traffic stop on Barnett Boulevard. A citation was issued following your traffic stop on Sims Avenue. A warrant arrest was made on Friendship Road. Negative contact was made following a complaint of gunfire on Ashurst Bar Road. A report was made following the domestic incident on Gilmer Avenue. A supplemental report was made following a domestic dispute on Gilmer Avenue. There was a follow-up on Friendship Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. There was a business check on Kent Road.
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There was a business check on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue.
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There was a business check on Gilmer Avenue. There was a business check on Gilmer Avenue. There was a business check on Gilmer Avenue. Negative contact was made following a complaint of a prowler on 7th Street. A felony warrant arrest was made on Barnett Boulevard. An accident report was made following a traffic accident with injury on Gilmer Avenue. There was an animal complaint on Benson Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of harassment on Tallassee Highway. Negative contact was made following an attempt to serve on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of harassing communications on Notasulga Road. A warrant arrest was made on Barnett Boulevard. An accident report was made following a traffic accident with injury on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of a reckless driver on Ashurst Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of gunfire on Carr Street. Advice was given following a complaint of harassment on Magnolia Street. Advice was given in a walk-in and on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given following a welfare check on Lily Avenue. Advice was given following a welfare check on Macedonia Road. Officers answered a false alarm call and Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given in a walk-in on Barnett Boulevard.
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Officers assisted a citizen on East Patton Street. There was a business check on Notasulga Road. A report was made for an assault on 3rd Avenue. Advice was given following a report of harassment on 3rd Avenue. Officers assisted a motorist on Barnett Boulevard. A report was made following found property on Tallassee Highway. A warrant arrest was made on Barnett Boulevard. Advice was given, following a com-
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plaint of a suspicious subject on Herrem Hill Road. Advice was given in an animal complaint on Magnolia Street. Advice was given in a civil matter on King Street. Negative contact was made following a complaint of criminal mischief on Washington Street. There was a false alarm call on Cannon Road. Advice was given following a web for a welfare check on Thompson Avenue. A report was made following a walkin on Barnett Boulevard. This deposition was given following a motor motorist assist 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 a traffic stop on East Patton Street. There was extra business patrol on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. The roadway was clear on John Street. A report was made following an investigative call on Thompson Avenue. Negative contact was made following a report of a traffic accident on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of harassment on Clair Street. Sept 25 Negative contact was made for a verbal altercation on John Street. Advice was given for a verbal altercation on Gilmer Avenue. The verbal altercation on Gilmer Avenue. There was extra residential patrol on 1st Avenue. There was a citizen assist on Sunset Circle. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious person on Friendship Road Advice was given following a complaint of trespassing on Clair Street. Advice was given in a citizen inquiry on Gilmer Avenue. A report was made for a death investigation on Gilmer Avenue. A report was made for a domestic
dispute on West Roosevelt Street. Negative contact was made following a complaint of gunfire on Riverside Drive. A report was made for harassment on Riverside Drive. A report was made for criminal mischief on 3rd Avenue Property was recovered from Chalkville Mountain Road. A report was made in a domestic dispute on Washington Street. A report was made in a domestic dispute on General Chappy James Street. Advice was given following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Central Boulevard. officers assisted a motorist on N Ann Avenue. An accident report was made following a vehicle accident on Lower Tuskegee Road. Officers directed traffic on Lower Tuskegee Road. Advice was given following a complaint of reckless driving on Notasulga Road. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Central Boulevard. An accident report was made following a traffic accident on Notasulga Road. The roadway was clear on Central Avenue. Negative contact was made in an investigative call on Gilmer Avenue. A verbal warning was given following a traffic stop on Gilmer Avenue. There was extra residential patrol on 1st Avenue. A report was made for breaking and entering in a vehicle and for theft on Godwin Road. A call for property retrieval was canceled on MacArthur Street Advice was given in a citizen assessed on Barnett Boulevard. There was extra residential patrol on West James Street. Advice was given following a complaint of harassment on Quail Run Drive. An unoccupied vehicle was located following a report of a suspicious vehicle on Gilmer Avenue. Officers assisted a motorist on Friendship Road. There was a false commercial alarm call on Ashurst Avenue.
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Church Briefs Bethlehem East Baptist Church Bethlehem East Baptist Church will have all Sunday school classes beginning at 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning followed by regular service at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary. We will continue with Facebook Live Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Service at 11 a.m. Carrville Baptist Church Regular hours of service are Sundays- 9 a.m. Sunday School and 10 a.m. Morning Worship. Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. the church offers Children’s Gospel Project, Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Meeting. Regular office hours are Monday-Thursday, 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. East Tallassee United Methodist Church ETUMC’s Rivers Edge Flea Market will close on Sept. 25. The church will start a new project called Rivers Edge Food Pantry. ETUMC will provide can food, water, dry beans and rice, blankets, and jackets. If you want to donate or help with the cause, call Joan Wood at 334-312-4913. Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Please join us Sunday at 10:30 a.m. when the Rev. Lee Lowery will celebrate the Holy Eucharist at a special outdoor service that will include the Blessing of the Animals.
The church encourages all who wish to attend to dress casually and bring their leashed or crated pets as well as a folding chair. The service will be live streamed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EpiphanyTallassee/ For more information, visit the church website at http://epiphanytallassee.org/ First United Methodist Church “We are OPEN and everyone is WELCOME! Come worship with us in person Sunday mornings at 8:50 a.m. (contemporary) or 11 a.m. (traditional). Sunday School for all ages is offered Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., and a nursery is available for infants. CHILDREN & YOUTH: meet Sunday evenings from 5-6:30 p.m. and Wednes-
day 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.
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Edgewood gets back into region play after much-needed open date By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor
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Edgewood Academy wide receiver Trevor Rodie (2) is returning this week after suffering a small injury against Pike Liberal Arts. Rodie currently leads the Wildcats with 621 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns.
After a much-needed open date interrupted a two-game losing streak for Edgewood Academy, head coach Chad Michael is ready to see his team get back on the field. Edgewood Academy hosts Lakeside this Friday night at 7 p.m. for homecoming at Charles P. Storrs Field. The Wildcats are 3-2 this year with a 1-1 record in Class AISA-AA, Region 1. Edgewood Academy lost two straight games before its open date
last week, a 35-19 loss to Macon-East Academy in region play and a 56-0 loss to Pike Liberal Arts in non-region play. “Our open week came at a really good time for us,” Michael said. “We had some guys banged up pretty bad, so it was a good time to get those guys some rest and we were able to get some younger guys some valuable reps in practice and hopefully these guys are ready to go through the end of the season.” The open-week reset is good for Edgewood Academy, and especially good for the offense.
Edgewood’s offense was averaging right at 34 points per game in the three-game win streak to open the season, but the Wildcats couldn’t score much against Macon-East and Pike Liberal Arts. Those two teams held Edgewood to a combined 19 points and combined 358 total yards of offense. Quarterback Austin Champion, who didn’t throw an interception in the first three games, threw five between the two losses. “We have to get back to being See EDGEWOOD, Page B4
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e’re right smack in the middle of football season, but I just can’t seem to get baseball out of my mind. I love football. Don’t get me wrong. I’m from Mississippi. I live right in the middle of SEC country. I watch football as much as I can, from covering a game on Friday night to sitting on the couch for countless hours every Saturday and Sunday watching college football and the NFL. But baseball is just so beautiful. And I’m so, so ready for the high school baseball season to get started. Being from Mississippi, I grew up watching Mississippi State and Ole Miss play baseball. And I watched them especially close during the last decade when both programs have been powerhouses. This past year, before I took this job as the Sports Editor of the Wetumpka Herald and Tallassee Tribune, I was the Mississippi State beat writer for the Northeast See BASEBALL, Page B3
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here are a lot of different reasons millions of people cram themselves into stadiums each and every week to watch football games, while tens of millions of more people watch the same games on television. Football is exciting, compelling, emotional and exhilarating all at the same time. It’s also routinely unpredictable defying logic on a regular basis. That would be an apt description of Auburn’s 34-24 dubious victory over double-digit underdog Georgia State on Saturday. The Panthers came into the game 1-2 after losses to Army and See HARSIN, Page B3
Reeltown has faced an unrelenting schedule so far this season, and things don’t get any easier as they face undefeated Trinity Presbyterian Friday night.
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Reeltown continues challenging schedule with Trinity Presbyterian By ANDY ANDERS Regional Sports Director Reeltown has faced a strenuous schedule to this point in the season. The Class 3A rebels opened their season against Class 5A Tallassee, and have since faced off with St. James, a ranked Class 4A team, and Montgomery Catholic, one of the best teams in the state regardless of class. No team has come within four touchdowns of beating the Knights in six games this season. It doesn’t get any easier this week when Reeltown welcomes undefeated Trinity Presbyterian to Notasulga Friday.
“Trinity’s an exceptional team. They’re very, very, very well coached, well disciplined,” Reeltown coach Matt Johnson said. “They’ve got a tremendous amount of team speed.” Johnson holds a great deal of respect for Trinity coach Granger Shook, a former teammate of his at Huntingdon College while both were still in the playing phase of their respective football careers. The Wildcats boast a 5-0 record in 2021, but their three most recent games have been pure domination after the team opened the season with two one-score wins. Trinity defeated Goshen, Beulah and Pike County by a combined tally of 171-0, scor-
ing no less than 52 points in each game with three straight shutouts. “We’re not shying away from anybody,” Johnson said. “We made this schedule for this reason. We didn’t make this schedule to count our wins and losses, we made it to get better and to do what we have to do to get in the playoffs, then be a sharpened knife once we get there.” For the Wildcats it starts on the defensive side of the football. They’ve posted shutouts in four of their five games thus far this season, allowing five points per game total. Senior defensive back and wide receiver See REELTOWN, Page B2
Stanhope Elmore faces big region challenge in Calera’s Prentice By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor When the Stanhope Elmore football team gets back to division play this week, the Mustangs will face a high-leveled challenge that they haven’t seen yet this year. That challenge is Calera wide receiver Kobe Prentice. Prentice, a four-star receiver that is currently committed to play at the University of Alabama, will take the field as Calera (3-2, 1-1 in Class 6A, Region 3) travels to Stanhope Elmore (4-2, 2-1) on Friday night at 7 p.m. The Mustangs have not faced a player of Prentice’s caliber yet this season and head coach Brian Bradford hopes his team is prepared for the matchup. “It’s definitely going to be a challenge,” Bradford said of playing against Prentice. “We’ve seen some really good receivers, but he’s a little different than the ones
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Stanhope and Calera appear evenly matched as both teams have had similar results against Chilton County and Pelham.
we’ve seen. He can really do it all.” Prentice is ranked on 247sports as the No. 11 senior in the state of Alabama this year. He was committed to Maryland early on in his recruiting process, but as soon as the offer from Alabama came through this summer, he changed his commitment to the Crimson
Tide. He’s a big-play machine, and he’s shown that speed not only in football but also in track and field. As a junior in 2020, Prentice had 41 catches for 711 yards and nine touchdowns. In track, he took sixth-place in the 100-meter dash at the Class 6A state championships and ran a 10.81 100-me-
ter dash. “Calera likes to get the ball to him in space and let him run and he does a very good job of it,” Bradford said. “I don’t know if we’ll be able to stop him, but we are going to try to slow him down and limit the big plays.” Calera and Stanhope Elmore look much alike when it comes to division results. Both teams beat Chilton County already this year, both by 21 points, and each team lost to Pelham. Pelham beat Stanhope 14-13 and beat Calera 34-30. Stanhope and Calera have only faced each other three times in their history, each in the last three years as division games. Stanhope currently holds a 3-0 record against the Eagles and have outscored them 112-54 across three years. Last year’s matchup was the See STANHOPE, Page B3
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Mac McClinton will be one of Trinity’s main stars there, with a defensive line featuring several returning starters from a 10-3 2020 team. Speed and depth are the strength of Trinity’s defense, Johnson said, with a roster of 70 players meaning the Wildcats rely on far fewer two-way players than the Rebels do. “They’re all around the ball, they play extremely hard,” Johnson said. “They’ve got a lot of talent. Defensively, they’re probably overall one of the fastest defenses we’ve seen this year. You combine that with discipline and being coached very well and it’s a test.” Senior quarterback Coleman Stanley leads the charge on the other side of the ball, a first-year starter who guides an intricate offense for Trinity. The Wildcats frequent between three types of tempo, with regular huddle, check-with-me no-huddle and all-out no-huddle being mixed in. At its fastest, their offense is capable of consistently snapping the ball five seconds after it’s spotted by officials, according to Johnson. They also employ a variety of formations and can throw or run out of any of them, often sending multiple players in motion presnap to change the look and alignment of a defense. It’ll be a challenge of preparation and recognition for Reeltown’s defense. “Outside of their players, the thing that we’ve really focused on is the scheme that they run,” Johnson said. “They do a lot of double motions, they may shift the formation and it may shift to a balanced set or an unbalanced set. You’re constantly having to see numbers.” Reeltown and Trinity meet at 7 p.m. Friday.
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closest, with Stanhope winning 35-27 in a thriller. “They are very, very fast and play wide open, full speed football,” Bradford said. “They have some good playmakers that fly around the field. They move the ball around a lot and score a lot of points. They create a lot of problems for you defensively. They’re good, and every time we play them, it’s a battle.”
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They only managed 177 total yards and a measly 48 yards rushing against the Black Knights. Georgia State had 219 yards rushing against Auburn in the first half! In their lone victory this season, GSU gave up 118 yards rushing to Charlotte. Auburn had to struggle mightily just to reach 166 yards rushing on Saturday. These facts seem contradictory to the universal laws of nature, but sometimes that’s just football. Actually, a game in which Auburn narrowly avoids a humiliating loss is far from unprecedented. I’m sure everyone remembers the Tigers narrowly defeating Jacksonville State in overtime in 2015. I know I do. It happens to every coach from time to time. However, that doesn’t excuse it. I suppose it makes it a little more tolerable
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Tribune, I was the Mississippi State beat writer for the Northeast MS Daily Journal. I covered A LOT of baseball this past season. More than any other beat writers who covered college teams, simply because Mississippi State played the longest out of any team in the country. The Bulldogs won the National Championship in Omaha, and I was able to watch/cover nearly every game they played outside of a few road trips. It was a fun spring/summer. I was able to travel all around the southeast covering a Top 5 team. Then I was able to going to Hoover and Omaha and watched the team I covered win a national championship. I’m not sure there will be a bigger highlight in my career. But a few area high school teams could certainly make a run for it this upcoming spring. Baseball in Elmore County, from what I’m learning, is fantastic. Multiple teams have players who are committed/signed to play at the Division I level, and even the ones that don’t are still good teams that are making runs for the state championship. Just a heads up to parents here. I’ve been in the state of Alabama for roughly two months, so I am not purposefully missing your kid if they aren’t mentioned here and you feel like they should be. You’re still welcome to get mad at me if you want, though. Let’s start with Wetumpka. The Indians are absolutely loaded with college talent. They have had seven players commit to the next level this offseason, and that’s headlined by juniors Ty Brooks and Jaxon Shineflew, both headed to South Alabama, and senior Kyle Morrison going to Troy. Noah Jones, Douglas Johnson, Dawson Fuller and Garrit Terrell are all also committed to play at the next level. The Indians went 22-10 last year before falling to Northridge in three games in the playoffs. They’re hoping for a state championship this year. Also in 6A and also hop-
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In last year’s game, Calera led the game 21-0 and 27-13 at halftime, but the Mustangs scored 22 unanswered points in the second half to come back and stun the Eagles. Like he has been most of this season, running back Antonio Trone was the workhorse in the game and finished with 39 carries for 188 yards and four touchdowns. This year, Trone is continuing that hard-nosed running and is averaging right around 150 rushing yards per game. The Mustangs’ offense, however, is not one-dimensional. The offensive line is playing well in both run protec-
tion and pass protection, and first-year starting quarterback Jacob Bryant has stepped up in his role. In the passing game, Jackson Thomas has emerged as a big threat and scored the game-winning touchdown last week against Eufaula. “Antonio is always going to be our workhorse,” Bradford said. “Jackson is our big play guy and he’s doing a great job at that. He had 160 receiving yards against Pelham. Those two guys have really stepped up to be our guys. We are going to try and take what the defense gives u and execute at a high level. The rest will take care of itself.”
if it happens during the coach’s first season. That Jacksonville State game was in year three for Malzahn, by the way. Auburn was missing its two starting linebackers in the first half. Owen Pappoe missed the entire game due to injury and Zakoby McClain missed the first half due to a suspension from a bogus targeting call the week before. Obviously, McClain’s presence made an enormous difference in the second half, but it doesn’t explain the complete defensive breakdown before halftime. Auburn was coming off a very emotional loss at Penn State and was unmotivated for Homecoming. They were probably also looking ahead to LSU. Again, that happens to the best of teams, but it doesn’t explain not being able to score an offensive touchdown until the final drive of the game. Bryan Harsin preaches accountability and preparation for every single day of life. I have no doubt
that he is dedicated to living that philosophy. Unfortunately, judging from Saturday’s performance the majority of his team has yet to completely buy in as well. I had quite a few conversations before the season started with people wondering if TJ Finley was a legitimate threat to start over Bo Nix. I wholeheartedly believed Nix would start because of his experience and ability. I also wholeheartedly believed Finley would get a chance if Nix underperformed. That’s exactly what happened on Saturday. Let’s be honest. The offensive line is mediocre and the receivers have been mediocre so far this year. There’s a lot of reasons the passing game has gone backwards the last two weeks, but Nix wasn’t playing well and the team needed something different. Finley certainly wasn’t great, but he did make plays when they absolutely had to be made and he led a 98
ing for a state championship is Stanhope Elmore. The Mustangs, which share Class 6A, Area 5 with the Indians, are loaded on the pitcher’s mound. Zach Stevens recently committed to South Alabama, while junior Colton Walls committed to Troy as both an infielder and pitcher. Infielder Chase Williams is committed to UAB, and those three don’t even include Stanhope’s ace, Colin Woodham, who has only lost six games since the start of his eighth grade year. The Mustangs also went 22-10 and lost to Hillcrest in the playoffs. In Class 5A, Holtville returns a slew of players after making the quarterfinals of the playoffs last year. The Bulldogs were 27-13 and lost to St. Pauls in a three-game series in the Elite Eight. Holtville is returning Todd Wilson and Randy Davis on the mound, who combined for a 18-4 record, along with Sam Silas, Mikey Forney and Cooper Mann in the field among others. Don’t forget about Elmore County. The Panthers are returning last year’s Herald Player of the Year in Sean Darnell, who hit .545 last year and led Elmore County in RBis, doubles and triples. He struck out only sev-
en times. Along with him is Cole Downey, Nassin Bryan, Brandon White and others. They went 21-12 and won Class 5A, Area 6 with a 7-1 record before losing to Shelby County in the playoffs. Tallassee will have a chance to be good as well with catcher Clayten Gough returning to lead the Tigers. They went 7-16 last year but Gough was the team’s leading hitter and slugged multiple home runs throughout the year. In AISA, Edgewood Academy will have to replace six seniors from its team last year. The Wildcats were extremely successful last year and lost in the state championship game to Autauga. This year, Edgewood returns third baseman JT Brazil along with pitcher Walker Hall and catcher Tyler Bullard among others. As you can tell, there’s a lot of great baseball played in Elmore county. Baseball practice doesn’t start until the end of January, so there’s plenty of time to kill before then. Until baseball starts, I’ll continue to watch football, volleyball and all the other sports offered in Elmore County. There’s quite a few good teams involved in those as well.
yard game-winning drive. I believe he should get the start against LSU. The last thing this transition year needed was a QB controversy, but I think we’re staring one right in the face. I’m not even going to touch the firing of WR coach Cornelius Williams until I know more.
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STAFF REPORT TPI Staff Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill announced the formation of the Voter Fraud Reform Task Force, which will meet on Thursday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Alabama State House in Room 123 on 11 South Union Street in Montgomery. The task force will consist of 15 members, including the Secretary of State serving as the Chairman. “We believe it is necessary to examine how we define voter fraud in our state and the penalties we assess for voter fraud violations. It is important to note that we assembled a team of respected Alabamians from diverse backgrounds and political persuasions,” Secretary Merrill said in a statement on Thursday, Sept. 23. “If or when instances of voter fraud are identified, we want to investigate each reported case, and if it is warranted, seek an indictment and then ensure that all
guilty parties are convicted after a successful prosecution. However, we believe that it is important to ensure that any individual convicted of voter fraud is punished in an appropriate way and in accordance with the Constitution, as well as state and federal laws,” Merrill said. The members of the task force are Secretary of State John H. Merrill, Senator Sam Givhan (R), Senator Bobby Singleton (D), Representative Matt Simpson (R), Representative Merika Coleman (D), Bullock County Probate Judge James Tatum, Houston County Circuit Clerk Carla Woodall, Montgomery County Sheriff Derek Cunningham, District Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit Michael Jackson, Reid Harris of the Attorney General’s Office, retired Circuit Judge John England, Matt Clark of the Alabama Policy Institute, Southern Poverty Law Center founder Morris Dees, Lu Rivera of Eagle Forum, and Dillon Nettles of the American Civil Liberties Union. These meetings will be open to the general public.
The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood and platelet shortage. The nonprofit orgnization10,000 additional blood products each week over the next month for the blood supply to recover and meet hospital and patient needs. A sharp drop in blood donor turnout has contributed to the lowest post-summer blood inventory level in six years, and donors of all blood types – especially type O – and platelet donors are urged to make an appointment to give now and in the weeks ahead to help meet the needs of patients this fall. Blood donor turnout has reached the lowest levels of the year as many people have delayed giving amid a return to the workplace and in-person learning, as well as a recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country due to the Delta variant. As cases spiked in August, blood donor participation decreased about 10 percent, but blood product distributions to hospitals have remained strong, sig-
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The American Red Cross needs more donors as the blood inventory hits a six-year low. nificantly outpacing blood donations in recent weeks. The national Red Cross blood inventory is the lowest it’s been at this time of year since 2015, with less than a day’s supply of certain blood types in recent weeks. The supply of types O positive and O negative blood, the most needed blood types by hospitals, dropped to less than a halfday supply at times over the last month − well below the ideal five-day supply. “Fall is typically a time
when the blood supply rebounds as donors are more available to give than during the busy summer months, but this year has presented a unique and serious challenge,” said Dr. Pampee Young, chief medical officer for the Red Cross. “While it’s clear the pandemic continues to weigh heavily on our minds, the Red Cross asks the public to remember donating blood and platelets is essential to the many patients that rely on lifesaving transfusions every day.”
As a thank you, all those who come to donate through Sept. 30 and help tackle the emergency blood shortage will receive a limited-edition football-inspired T-shirt while supplies last, plus a coupon for a free haircut via email from Sport Clips Haircuts. All those who come to donate in October will receive a link by email to claim a free Zaxby’s Signature Sandwich reward or get a $5 e-gift card to a merchant of their choice. Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including face masks for donors and staff, regardless of vaccination status – have been implemented to help protect the health of all those in attendance. Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive. People across the country depend on the generosity of blood donors. Make an appointment to give blood or platelets as soon as possible by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Wharf Casual Seafood opens today By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief
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Wharf Casual Seafood opened today on U.S. 231 in Wetumpka. Wharf Casual Seafood offers a variety of seafood baskets and platters, salads, burgers and tacos. Business hours are from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The restaurant is also hiring. It was announced in April 1 that the seafood restaurant would open in Wetumpka the former Shoney’s building. Wharf owners, Noah Griggs and Stephen Duggar, purchased the Shoney’s property. The business owners renovated the interior of the facility with kitchen area being completely redone. The Wetumpka location is the chain’s eighth restaurant, with existing locations in Montgomery and Dothan, as well as Valdosta, Georgia and Marianna and Tallahassee, Flor-
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ourselves and doing the things we do and doing them well,” Michael said of his offense. “It was mostly bad coaching on my part and I got away from some things we were doing well and was trying to do too much. We have to get back to doing those things and
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ida. Griggs and Duggar are also the owners of 1220 Cafe in Tallassee. The Wharf worked hand-in-hand with Mayor Jerry Willis and the Wetumpka City Council for the past
help ourselves be successful that way. We’ve seen some things in practice last week that I think are going to get us back on track.” What will help spark the offense will be the return of a few key injured players. Senior receiver Trevor Rodie was injured in the game against Pike Liberal Arts, and he finished the game with only two catches for 22 yards. That is very unlike
two years to bring the restaurant to the city. Griggs, a Tallassee native, said in April that he was excited to locate in Wetumpka. “It’s a great community and I just want to say ‘thank you’ to the mayor and the City Council,” he said. “We’ve been well-received and we look forward to doing a great job here in this community.” Griggs said the relationships he’s formed are among the reasons he and Duggar decided to locate in Wetumpka. “It’s about the community relationships and that’s what we’re all about,” Griggs said. “The mayor, I’ve known him forever, he’s from Tallassee. I’ve lived in six states, so when I think about home, I draw a big circle. Tallassee, Wetumpka and the surrounding area is home to us. We also look at the growth, we look at the opportunities, and we’re going to do fantastic here. We can see it.”
him, as he has had over 100 receiving yards in every game this year. He currently has 30 catches for 621 yards and eight touchdowns this season. He will be back and fully healthy this week. Another player who could be back playing is starting running back Bradley Boone, who broke a bone earlier this season. He has missed each of the last two weeks, and it is uncertain if he will make enough progress to play on Friday. Michael said he will visit a doctor later this week and will mostly likely return next Friday or the Friday after. “He’s still up in the air right now and we will know more later this week on him,” Michael said. Lakeside has not played as many games as Edgewood has. The Chiefs are sitting at 2-2 this year, but did not play in a game until Sept. 10. They had two open dates to start the season, then their first game against Cornerstone Christian was a forfeit win due to COVID-19.
In the three games they have played, they’ve lost to Coosa Valley Academy and Crenshaw Christian and beat Meadowview Christian. The all-time matchup between Edgewood and Lakeside has been pretty one-sided, with Edgewood winning 11 of the 13 games in school history. The last loss to Lakeside came in 1985, and the Wildcats have won each of the last three seasons. Despite Edgewood winning handily last year by a score of 42-16, Michael knows there are things Lakeside can do to really cause Edgewood problems on Friday night. He hopes his team is prepared to pay attention on defense the entire game. “I think the most problems we will have with them is that they line up in a lot of different offensive formations,” Michael said. “They do a lot of different things offensively so you have to be aware of how they’re lined up and what formation they’re in. They do a lot of overloading and you have to pay really close attention.”
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Chemistry is the study of the composition of matter and the changes that it goes through. Everything on Earth is composed of matter, and all matter is made up of chemical elements. There are 92 chemical elements found in nature and 20 more that scientists have created in laboratories. Elements are made up of smaller particles called atoms. Atoms are made up of even smaller particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons! Some elements, like nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon are very common. Others, like astatine, are very rare. When more than one element is combined, it creates a chemical compound. Scientists that study chemistry are called chemists, and they often use a chart called the Periodic Table. The Periodic Table lists all the elements according to their atomic number. An element’s atomic number is based on how many protons are found in its atoms. Each element has its own symbol, made of letters, on the Periodic Table. For example, the symbol for Sodium is Na, and the symbol Across Clues: for Chloride is Cl. If you combine these two elements, you create 2. A person who studies Chemistry. NaCl—which is more commonly known as table salt! Chemists study 4. Chemists help to make new ________. the chemistry for many reasons. Chemistry helps to create new med5. The Periodic _____ lists new elements. icines, creates new forms of energy, makes new products, and helps 7. A very common element on Earth. us to understand the World around us. Many things you use every Down Clues: 8. A _______ is created when day have been created by a Chemist! 1. A very rare element. you combine 2 or more of 3. TheseTribune are listed on the periodic table. the elements. Tallassee 4. Everything is composed of ____. 10. Protons, neutrons, and Kidz Page 6. Atomic number is the number of ______ electrons make up these. found in an atom. 11. Chemical abbreviation for 9. An element in which we breathe. table salt.
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The Kelly’s new exhibit focuses on state’s Native American heritage By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery invites residents near and far to visit the gallery for an opportunity to discover the art and history of Alabama’s native tribes. The name of The Kelly’s new exhibition is “PokvHvcce,” which is a Creek Indian word meaning “a gathering at the river.” According to legend, The Dixie Art Colony was called “Poka Hutch.” The Creek Indian linguist in Atmore researched the name and discovered that it may be the English spelling of Pokv-Hvcce. The art colonists may have given the name due to their primitive living conditions while painting at the Dixie Art Colony on Lake Jordan. The new exhibition features art, historic items and native handicrafts from the Alabama’s Native American tribes. The new exhibit consists of pottery, arrowheads, period paintings, agricultural tools, weapons, beadwork, shoes and clothing artifacts from collections across the state. Some artifacts date back to at least 1,000 years ago, according to The Kelly’s curator, Jennifer Eifert. Eifert worked with the Alabama Council on Indian Affairs to help her obtain art work and artifacts for the exhibition. Some of the artifacts in the exhibit also come from Tuskegee University. “I reached out to them and they reached out to the tribal leaders,” Eifert said. The exhibit also features biographical information on each of the tribes recognized by the state of Alabama. There are Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw and Shawnee tribes throughout the state. “Alabama’s native tribes are such an important part of our heritage,” Eifert explained. “We wanted to explore their culture and history and make it available to the public.” During the course of the exhibit, Eifert will hosts classes for the Boy Scouts and the gallery is open to home school and school groups. Eifert said there will be activities on hand, such coloring pages and Native American inspired crafts, for children who visit the gallery. The speaker at the gallery’s upcoming Tuesday with Kelly on Oct. 3 will also focus on Native American history. The exhibit will be open until Nov. 22.
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WEDNESDAY • SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Vol. 31, No. 39
Eclectic UMC hosts mobile food pantry By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief More than 100 families in the Eclectic community received fresh fruit and produce during the Mobile Food Pantry event held on Tuesday, Sep. 21, in the parking lot of Eclectic United Methodist Church. Event organizer and Eclectic UMC church member Jerry Goodwin said 12,041 pounds of food from the Montgomery Area Food Bank was distributed. Each family received fresh greens, tomatoes, an array of fruit, bread, water and beverages, onions, cookies and more. At the onset of the pandemic, the registration process was waived. This week’s mobile pantry marked the first time recipients have had to register to receive food since the pandemic started. Volunteers are stationed at pallets of food and they fill bags with items from their station and place the food in the trunks of cars. Recipients stay in their vehicles, so there was no contact between volunteers bagging food and those being served. More volunteers are always needed.
Eclectic United Methodist Church members load trucks with food from the Montgomery Area Food Bank on Sept. 21.
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Eclectic Sugar and Spice is getting a storefront after five years of owner Carmen Winslett operating out of her home.
Winslett to open bakery storefront By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief After five years of operating her bakery business, Eclectic Sugar and Spice, from her home, Carmen Winslett is opening a storefront. Winslett has plans to transform a building on her property, that’s currently being used for storage, into her new bakery. “I’m aiming to have the shop open by Dec. 15, which is National Cupcake Day, but I hope to be able to open before that,” Winslett said. Eclectic Sugar and Spice specializes in filled cupcakes but offers a variety of other baked goods, jams, jellies and more. Orders may be picked up or can be delivered in the local area. This isn’t Winslett’s first go at owning a bakery business. She owned a bakery while living in Ohio years ago. When she moved to Alabama about 17 years ago, she decided to take a break from business ownership. But after a while, she made her way back to the baking business. “I grew up cooking in the kitchen with my mom, aunts and my grandmother, ” she said. “Baking has always been a great stress reliever for me and it’s something that I really enjoy.” Winslett said her husband and two children help her run the business. To follow along with Winslett’s progress, go to Eclectic Sugar & Spice on Facebook.