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Fitzpatrick Bridge may get painted STAFF REPORT TPI Staff The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) will open bids June 24 on a project for painting and maintenance improvements of the Benjamin Fitzpatrick Bridge.

But the work is not set in stone.

“If an acceptable bid is received, ALDOT expects work to begin within six weeks after the bid opening,”

ALDOT said in a release. “A cost estimate has not been finalized, but preliminary estimates put the project cost between $4.6 to $5.6 million.”

The bidding process will allow ALDOT to hire a contractor to paint the bridge for the first time since 1999.

In addition to painting, the bridge will undergo maintenance designed to extend the life of the bridge, including applying a layer of sealant to the concrete bridge deck.

Summerfest coming to Tallassee

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce is used to hosting sidewalk events in downtown, but with the utility relocation project occurring this summer, other plans have been made.

Chamber Director Jerry Cunningham said officials have decided to move to Tallassee City Hall and take advantage of the lawns and gazebo for a single event — Summerfest.

“It’s not exactly the Fourth of July, but it is close enough,” Cunningham said. “We are going with a patriotic theme.”

Cunningham said he is lining up a band to perform patriotic tunes and someone to dress in character to read Patrick Henry’s speech “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.” There will also be a reading of the Declaration of Independence. There will be vendors and arts and crafts.

There will be activities for children too.

“We are going to have a watermelon eating contest for the children,” Cunningham said. “We will also have a lot of things the kids like, such as bouncy houses, a water slide, a water balloon toss and more.”

Cunningham said food will be available from Maepop’s Barbecue, The Wharf and more.

“Louie’s Snocones and Blue Ribbon Dairy will be there with ice cream,” Cunningham said.

Urban Tails and Tallassee Real Estate are sponsoring a dog costume contest.

Summerfest is June 25. Things get started with pancakes from 8 to 10 a.m. and will finish up at 2 p.m.

“We are hoping everyone can take advantage of this,” Cunningham said.

“We didn’t want to interfere with all the things many people have going on for the Fourth of July but we still wanted to have something everyone can enjoy.”

Other work will include new fencing, removing and repairing areas of concrete and performing minor repairs to steel, expansion joints and bearings.

The project will be funded by state and federal fuel taxes.

The Benjamin Fitzpatrick Bridge opened to traffic on Dec. 10, 1940. At 1,738 feet long, it is the 87th longest bridge in Alabama. It is the state’s highest bridge above water at a height of 143 feet above the Tallapoosa River.

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Crews with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and an independent company worked to inspect the Benjamin Fitzpatrick Bridge in November 2020.

Tallassee mayor to resign

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Tallassee Mayor John Hammock will resign his position as mayor of Tallassee effective June 30.

Hammock released a statement Wednesday morning announcing the decision to resign after serving as mayor for six years was made after “many prayers and discussions” with his wife Kim.

“I am proud of the work we have accomplished during my administration that has moved Tallassee forward with much needed infrastructure improvements, a new high school, public safety improvements and procurement of millions in grant dollars,” Hammock said. “I want to thank my constituents who have supported me through the years and I will always See MAYOR, Page A6

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Tallassee Mayor John Hammock speaks at a meeting of the Tallassee City Council. Hammock has announced he will resign his position as mayor effective June 30.

Tallassee council could select next mayor

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Tallassee Mayor John Hammock’s resignation effective at the end of June leaves nearly three years remaining in the current mayoral term.

According to Alabama law, since Tallassee has fewer than 12,000 residents, the replacement process relies mainly on the city council.

Which means the next mayor of Tallassee could be anyone living in the city limits selected by the council.

Currently, the Tallassee City Council mayor pro tem is Bill Godwin. Alabama law doesn’t prevent the council from selecting another member mid-term to serve as mayor pro tem. Alabama law See COUNCIL, Page A6

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Tallassee Mayor Pro Tem Bill Godwin, left and councilmember Fred Randall Hughey speak before a meeting of the Tallassee City Council.

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Obituaries MRS. MILDRED LOUISE BROOKSHIRE GARNETT Mrs. Mildred Louise Brookshire Garnett, a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, formerly of Tallassee, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at the age of 89.

Mrs. Garnett is survived her daughter, Debra Garnett Cau-

sey; grandchildren, Trent Causey (Michele), Tracy Causey (Luann), and Josh Garnett (Keisha); nine great-grandchildren, a niece and two nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Charles Garnett; son, Phil Garnett; mother, Adell Thrower Brewer, and brother, William Brookshire.

Mrs. Garnett was more than

happy to be the central figure in the lives of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Anyone who knows them knows that she was a star in their eyes. As long as she was able, she lived to serve and love her family. Mrs. Garnett loved Jesus and was a long-time member First Baptist Church, Tallassee.

The family will receive

friends on Friday, June 10, 2022 at Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel from 10:00am until service time at 11:00 with Rev. Derek Gentle officiating and Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. A private family graveside service will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to

the First Baptist Church of Tallassee, 1279 Friendship Road, Tallassee, Alabama, 36078 or to the charity of your choice.

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Students arrived at the 2022 Reeltown High School graduation ceremony in cap and gown as diplomas sat atop a table, ready for distribution. Students lined up for the commencement ceremony, ready to take the next steps into adulthood. Graduates were honored by friends, family and members of the community at the event. For more photos, visit AlexCityOutlook.com.

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Steve is a three-year old male Pit/ Lab, about 60 lbs. He is a bit shy at first but super loving and sweet, loves attention and treats. Steve loves playing with other dogs, he gets quite excited when he sees a leash though does need a bit of leash work.

Our adoption fees are $100 for dogs & $50 for cats under one-year-old; cats over one-year-old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. This adoption fee completely covers the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, de-worming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs,

rabies vaccination if old enough, free health exam with your participating veterinarian.

If you are interested in meeting Steve or any of our pets, our first step is our Adoption Application you can do here: https://elmorehumane.org/adoption-application-online-form2.html . Once approved, we will coordinate with you to set up an appointment to meet & adopt.

We are located at 255 Central Plank Road, Wetumpka, AL, 36092, our phone number is 334-567-3377 and our website is www.elmorehumane.org for more information.

Humane Society of Elmore County News – 6 June ‘22

By REA CORD Executive Director “Free to a good home” is a sadly common refrain this time of year as pet owners need homes for yet more unnecessary and unwanted litters of kittens or puppies, or adult pets they choose to no longer keep in their lives.

What these owners need to know is that ‘free’ pets are less likely to ever be taken to a veterinarian for basic immunizations and checkups, let alone and illness or injury, and even less likely to be spayed or neutered eventually leading to even more unwanted puppies and kittens. Free pets are also more likely to be neglected and/ or discarded because "there are plenty more where that one came from!" We can say from our intake statistics that easily 90% of owner surrendered pets were obtained “free” and the vast majority of those have had little to no Vet care of any kind.

And sadly not all people who get these free pets have the best intentions no matter how nice they may seem at the one short meeting. For some, these puppies or kittens are just summer ‘toys’ for the kids/grandkids and will be discarded at the end of the summer. Some people’s pets simply don’t last very long so they just go and get another freebie. Some may get them to ‘flip’ them for a few bucks to anyone for any reason. And there are other, hopefully rare, but real and far worse fates as well that we will just not go into here but suffice that the solution to all of this is to NOT let your pet have yet another unneeded litter or to do your homework before taking on a pet so you don’t have any need to rehome it.

So what should you do if you need to re-home your pet? If your pet came from a responsible breeder, call them to see if they can take it back or assist with placement as a truly responsible breeder will be there for the animal they produced. You should consider charging a

fee that will not only ‘value’ your pet but discourage resale of pets to others. Spay or neuter your pet BEFORE rehoming it to avoid attracting backyard breeders or puppy mill operators. Interview potential new owners by asking for their identification, phone number, previous pet experience, their current pets and children in the household, how the pet will be contained, and their veterinarian's name as a reference. Keep their contact info, call their veterinarian for a reference and if at all possible, visit their home to see how and where your pet will live before your release it to the new owner. For the puppies or kittens, or if you cannot afford to have your pet spayed or neutered, ask the new owner to pledge that they will have the puppy/kitten fixed by the time it is six months old and the adult immediately. If a potential adopter isn’t willing to give you their information or let you visit their home our advice is to politely send them away empty handed. You owe it to your pet to take the

time and effort to make sure it goes to a good home.

If time is critical or you are simply not willing to screen potential owners, then please take your pet to a reputable public or private shelter rather than give it away free to someone you know nothing about. Each county in our tri-county area has an open-admission shelter and while none of us can guarantee placement due to overwhelming numbers, we will do our utmost to find adoptable pets loving and lifetime homes. We work to screen & educate adopters to make sure they are appropriate and ready to take on a new pet and our adoption fees cover immunizations, de-worming, microchip (includes the registration) and the mandatory spay or neuter.

AND, if you take home a new Shelter Pet and it does not work out for most any reason, all of us will take our adopted pet back. We actually have it in our Adoption Contract language, and we do that to protect our pet. We committed to it once, so once back with us will do so again.

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Very impressive victory for Governor Ivey

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ur popular high steppin’ pistol tottin’ Governor Kay Ivey won a very impressive reelection victory for Governor on May 24.

Ivey turned back eight GOP primary challengers to win the Republican gubernatorial nomination without a runoff. She garnered an amazing 54 percent of the vote and carried every county in Alabama. That is a feat not often accomplished, especially considering she had eight folks running against her.

However, her popularity is probably the reason she had no serious thoroughbreds challenge her in the gubernatorial derby.

Any knowledgeable political pro could look at the odds of defeating one of the most popular incumbent governors in the nation with plenty of campaign resources and walk away from that uphill battle.

After all she had beaten a more impressive field in 2018, which included Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, without the need for a runoff.

Six of her male opponents were “also ran” unknown and still unknown candidates. The seventh male in the race, Tim James, whose claim to fame is that his daddy was governor, is becoming a perennial candidate. He

combined on negative ads, and I might add disingenuous ads against Governor STEVE Ivey, is even more of a testament of FLOWERS how popular and resilient Ivey remains.

I said from the get-go that Ivey Columnist would win without a runoff and felt that way to the end. I have to admit that the night of the election when it appeared that the turnout was going to has run three times and finished third be lighter than expected, I wondered three times. He got a respectable 15 privately if she might dip below 50 percent, but he spent $5.7 million to percent. However, she outperformed get that amount. If he tries again, he and got about 54 percent. will be considered in the Shorty Price Kay and her team ran a flawless category. campaign. Her TV ads were folksy The only female in the race was first and effective. She did not take time candidate, Lindy Blanchard. She anything for granted. She never said a finished second to Kay Ivey with 18 bad word about any of her opponents. percent. Therefore, the two females In fact, she never acknowledged running for governor finished first and them or called their name. Even in second. However, there is a world of her victory speech, she said we have difference in getting 54 percent and got to keep running hard against our 18 percent. Lindy is a nice lady. If Democratic opponent. Even though you meet her, you cannot help but like winning a statewide gubernatorial her. She spent an amazing $11 million race as a Democrat is extremely of her own money. That equates into unlikely. Winning the GOP primary about $100 per vote. That may be for governor in the Heart of Dixie is a new record. That should tell her tantamount to election. that she just might not be cut out for Kay Ivey’s 2022 reelection victory politics. She nor Tim James never got is almost as remarkable as her mentor any traction or resonated. and idol and our only other female The fact that Blanchard and James governor, Lurleen Wallace’s 1966 spent most of their $16 million landslide victory.

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Political money, moxie and muscle

BY BETH CHAPMAN

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t takes money, moxie and muscle to defeat an incumbent. If you run against one, you’d better beat them. It happens fewer times than not, but here are eight exceptions to that rule.

Susan Dubose defeated Rep. Dickie Drake in House District 45 which encompasses portions of Jefferson and Shelby counties. Dubose is a former banker and is active in multiple Republican organizations in Shelby County. She will be the first Hoover resident to win a seat in the Alabama Legislature until Mike Shaw wins House District 47 and he will join her.

Jerry Starnes defeated Rep. Will Dismukes in House District 88 in Autauga and Elmore counties. Starnes is Prattville City Council president. He works for the State Board of Pardons and Paroles and serves as a Lt. Col. in the Army National Guard.

Jennifer Fidler defeated Rep. Joe Faust in House District 94 which is in Baldwin County. Fidler is a businessowner and a seventh-generation Baldwin Countian. She has served the county both personally and professionally over the years in numerous ways.

Mike Kirkland defeated Rep. Tommy Hanes in House District 23 which is in Dekalb and Jackson counties.

Kirkland worked for Vulcan Materials for over 30 years in various roles. He has been active in multiple civic and charitable organizations in his district.

Ernie Yarbrough defeated Rep. Proncey Robertson in House District 7, which is in portions of Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan and Winston counties. Yarbrough is a self-employed electrical engineer. He and his wife also own a health and wellness business.

Curtis Travis defeated Rep. Ralph Howard in House District 72, which is in parts of Bibb, Greene, Hale, Marengo and Perry counties.

Travis is an assistant pastor, builder, retired field representative and manager.

He has served on numerous boards and commissions in his community.

Former Rep. Mack Butler defeated Rep. Gil Isbell who represents House District 28, which is in Etowah County. Butler is an electrical contractor and develops, owns and manages real estate investments.

Jay Hovey defeated Sen. Tom Whatley in Senate District 27, which encompasses Lee, Russell and Tallapoosa counties.

Hovey is a banker in Lee County and an Auburn City councilman. He participates in multiple civic and charitable organizations in his community.

These are the eight newcomers who have defeated incumbents and will be joining the Legislature in 2023. They’re hardworking and determined folks. Again, it’s hard to beat an incumbent. It takes lots of money, moxie and muscle. These folks have flexed all three to show they have what it takes to win.

Congratulations to them all.

Letters to the Editor

Guns and gun safety Where is America today? We are known as the country with the most gun murders in the world. We kill our own children to the point that they have to get specialists in face reconstruction to identify a child.

We kill our elderly in grocery stores because they have a different skin color, kill children in schools, and kill people at concerts. It makes you really proud, doesn’t it? Does it make you feel like a patriotic American?

Well, it does not do anything except

make me ashamed of America! We are a masochistic society now…. There are lots of men (and some women) carrying guns now out in the open. Sounds like we are back in the 1700’s, doesn’t it? Are we trying to be a military government? Is that America now? That is what Putin does. Are we no better than that?

Do we really need military style weapons in the hands of the average person? Some of the killers were mentally ill but no one knew it. Why not leave

military guns to the military? And, what is the problem with registering all guns? I’ve been told you cannot register the guns in the hands of bad people and that is true; but at least we would know who is an honest gun- toting individual. I have heard over and over….it isn’t the guns that kill… it is the person handling the gun. Well, if we don’t have guns available for them to shoot us with; how will they shoot it?

Judy Palfrey

Using electronics in elections In a recent interview on WVNN’s “The Yaffee Program”, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill was asked about the lawsuit Mike Lindell has filed against his office over concerns about the electronic voting machines used in Alabama elections and our voter registration rolls.

Lindell had purchased Alabama voter registration data and has examined it.

In the interview, John Merrill dismisses Lindell’s entire list of questionable registrations by highlighting one category that he claims Lindell misinterpreted. But he fails to mention any of the categories that are more

difficult to dismiss, like 3328 people who are more than 100 years old, or 842 college students who supposedly reside in dorms that can only accommodate 250 people. Merrill also attempts to assure listeners that the machines cannot transfer data via the internet, saying they don’t have any “electronic transfer of data.” He defends the use of electronics by comparing Russian elections where he said he “saw” ballot stuffing taking place when doing hand counts. Unwittingly, he has made a good argument against using electronics in elections. You can “see” ballot stuffing

when it is done by hand. You can’t “see” it when it is done electronically, making it easier to cheat! Regardless of whether or not the equipment is communicating via the internet, it has replaced observable vote counting with unobservable vote counting, making it impossible for local poll watchers and poll workers to do their jobs. We have to ask ourselves why John Merrill is not interested in improving Alabama elections.

Wayne Christopher Grand Bay, Alabama

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By WILLIAM MARLOW Multimedia Reporter Tallapoosa County Schools has installed several new digital display signs this week across the school district’s campuses, providing updated technology for both students and the public.

Deputy Superintendent Casey Davis elloberated, adding that Sign Source, a Ohio-based sign manufacturer, is upgrading signs at two Tallapoosa County schools, specifically at Horseshoe Bend and Reeltown Elementary School.

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signs incorporating sliding plastic letters that the family of Lois P. Benefield donated in 1992 to the school district as a tribute to her memory.

Then in 2008, the school district installed the first digital signs and has continued to incorporate that technology since that time.

“We replaced that with a digital sign, but it was not like the new one. It basically had a red little banner across the screen, but with some of our ESSER funds, we were able to put in the new digitalLED sign,” Davis said.

Alabama received $2 billion total as part of the American

Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief during the COVID-19 Pandemic, commonly referred to as ESSER. Those funds benefited schools throughout Alabama, including in Tallapoosa County. Davis attributed those funds as the primary source for the technology upgrades.

Both Reeltown and Dadeville High School have had digital display signs for some time. With this addition to Horseshoe Bend and Reeltown Elementary Schools, now all Tallapoosa County Schools have incorporated the technology into their campuses.

you. I feel God is calling me to help other municipalities, counties and businesses. I plan to move into the private sector working in economic development, community

development and business development. I have full confidence in the Tallassee City Council with their succession plan and moving Tallassee forward into the future.”

“In the event of a vacancy, for any cause, in the office of mayor of a municipality of less than 12,000 in population, the council shall fill the vacancy either from its own membership or from outside the membership

of the council,” the law states. “If the council does not fill the vacancy within 60 days after it occurs, the council, by default, loses its right to thereafter fill the vacancy.”

After 60 days, if the council doesn’t act to fill

the position, each member of the council would submit a name to Gov. Kay Ivey to select from.

If Ivey fails to select one of those names in 90 days, an election would be held.

Hammock’s resignation is not yet set in stone.

Hammock could remain mayor if he decides not to resign before his stated effective date of June 30.

“A contingent resignation or one effective on a given date can be withdrawn at any time prior to the effective date or its acceptance by the council, whichever comes first,” an Alabama Attorney General’s opinion states. “When a public official transmits a resignation without an effective date and without a condition, the resignation is effective at the point he or she transmits the resignation, and the resignation does not need to be accepted.”

With a June 30 effective date of Hammock’s resignation, the council would need to select a new mayor by Aug. 29 to avoid a possible selection

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The Kelly acquires larger building Staff Report

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In this proposed floor plan provided by the Tallapoosa County Board of Education, specific areas are labeled for new STEM equipment, including a 3-D printer, welding simulator, virtual reality and careers.

Tallapoosa County Schools set to begin construction on STEM trailer learning lab

By WILLIAM MARLOW Multimedia Reporter Tallapoosa County Schools is constructing a new STEM trailer which will serve as a mobile classroom that will incorporate technology-based learning, including virtual reality and computer simulations for both academic and career education.

Administrative leaders at Edward Bell Career Technical Center submitted a design proposal for the new facility to the school’s advisory committee on Thursday, May 26. The school has largely overseen the facility’s development since last fall after receiving two grants for the project.

Alabama State Department of Education awarded a total of $225,000 for the construction of the learning lab as part of an initiative to promote workforce education and training. Among the grants that the school received included a Career and Technical Education Middle School Innovation Grant as well as a larger STEM grant.

Director of Career & Technical Education Fred Ford explained that the career center has attempted to provide career education and training to younger students as the school has traditionally focused on education instruction for middle

and high school students.

“We’re just trying to do something innovative and that’s different. We just wanted to dig in a little deeper because right now you could say that career tech reaches grades 7-12, but we’re also trying to reach down further down into the middle school grades, and introduce a younger age to the things we are doing,” Ford said.

STEM education is largely defined as an interdisciplinary approach to learning where academic concepts are coupled with real-world lessons in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The facility will provide this educational approach on middleschool grades in particular, including fifth and sixth grade students, but is expected to be transported to the county’s various school campuses for educational instruction.

The school’s advisory committee, which comprises school, business and county members, will review the design proposal in coming weeks before entering the production stage.

Based on current design layouts, the facility will comprise four compartments, including sections on STEM careers, virtual reality, welding simulation and 3-D printing.

Ford also specifically noted other modern technology that will be available to students, including several monitors and laptops, smart televisions and a Viewsonic interactive whiteboard.

“We have incorporated aspects of career tech, but we will really be looking at the technology side of things, with students being able to go in and practice and get a good introduction to these things. It’s designed to promote STEM education for our middleschool grades and introduce them to various types of careers,” Ford said.

According to Ford, the facility is scheduled to be fully operational in September as the fall academic semester begins.

Superintendent Ray Porter stressed the versatility of the learning lab and the educational benefits the facility will provide as a mobile classroom.

“We will just be able to hook it up and take it to a site and leave it there for a week or two. That will let teachers utilize the trailer, and then we’ll move it to another location. So it really is going to create an opportunity for STEM exploration around the county,” Porter said.

The project is expected to transition into the construction phase later this summer.

The Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery is now the owner of a prime building in downtown Wetumpka with beautiful views of the Coosa River.

The building at 303 Hill Street will offer The Kelly triple the current space.

“The building will offer us much needed space for exhibitions plus a venue for events that is needed in Wetumpka,” The Kelly board president Belyn Richardson said in a release. “It will also allow us to offer space for practicing artists that has long been our vision.”

The Kelly will not immediately move from its current location on Company Street.

“The building will undergo a significant renovation ahead of our occupation,” Richardson said. “We are nearing the end of the design phase and will be moving into the bidding, permitting and construction phases very soon.”

The new building and space is the result of The Kelly growing.

“The Kelly has grown from a small gallery with a visitor every now and then to a point of destination featured in many media outlets,” Richardson said. “Just recently we had a rest stop in Louisiana call us to say they had run out of our brochures and please send more. We have visitors every day from all over the country and yes, the world, and are very grateful for our loyal volunteers that welcome our guests.”

New exhibition coming this fall The Kelly is also proud to announce its partnership with the Smoot Harris family and City of Wetumpka to offer a premier wildlife arts festival in downtown Wetumpka this fall. The Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival (WEWA) will be a cumulation and celebration of wildlife and field sports through the arts in a new, months-long series in Wetumpka.

“We’re using this momentum to nurture and grow the arts in Wetumpka,” Richardson said.

“With many rivers, beautiful lakes, and abundant wildlife in Elmore County, as well as the nearby Alabama Nature Center, it only made sense for us to bring a top-tier wildlife arts festival to sweet home Alabama.”

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met her at a conference Covenant that was frequently where we were assigned displayed on the walls to the same table. She was of churches, right next bubbling with excitement to the attendance board. about her church.

The covenant “It’s changed my was common to life and my family’s missionary Baptist life,” she said. churches in the day “We can’t wait ‘til and is traceable to Sundays come!”

John Newton Brown Her enthusiasm who included it in was refreshing to his “Baptist Church hear. But then she Manual” in 1853. The MICHAEL puzzled me when last line reads, “We BROOKS she told me where moreover engage Columnist she lived and where that, when we remove her church was. The from this place, church is some 50 miles from we will as soon as possible her home, and three counties unite with some other church away. where we can carry out the Many of us were schooled spirit of this covenant and the differently. principles of God’s Word.”

I remember the Church Many modern churches

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

AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd., Elmore ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231, Wetumpka ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook First Assembly of God 3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church 2520 Lynwood Dr., Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka Brookwood Baptist 3111 Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore

Mount Zion Baptist Church 64 Log Circle Providence Primitive Baptist Church 4850 Chana Creek Road Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rie Range Road River Road 239 Lower Tuskegee Road Riverside Heights Hispanic Mission 495 Little Road Rock Springs 375 Rigsby Road Rock Springs Baptist Church 2810 Rock Springs Drive Tallassee First 1279 Friendship Road Tallaweka Baptist Church 1419 Gilmer Avenue Westside Baptist Church 1825 Gilmer Avenue

Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist 1554 Hwy. 143, Millbrook Grace Baptist 304 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Grandview Pines Baptist 346 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook Green Ridge Baptist 288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd., Titus Millbrook Baptist Millbrook Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore Mt. Herron East Baptist Church 4355 Mt. Herron Rd., Eclectic Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rie Range Rd., Wetumpka New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus New Hope Baptist 6191 Light-wood Rd., Deatsville New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic

don’t display the covenant, and it’s true some church members, like the lady I met, don’t practice it. The idea is that we should belong to local churches in order to be involved in their ministries in local communities.

My mother-in-law listens to gospel music produced by a Southern preacher and played on his cable channel.

I watched one day and heard him read the names of new church members, many of whom were from other states. This is an interesting phenomenon. I assume they worship through cyberspace and mail offerings, but again the question is how do they participate in their church’s ministry in the local

Tallassee Churches CATHOLIC St Vincent De Paul Parish 620 Gilmer Avenue CHRISTIAN/OTHER Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ 1072 Muskogee Trail East Tallassee Church of Christ 501 Central Boulevard First Presbyterian Church 514 Central Blvd Light of Jesus Outreach Ministries 140 Gin Street Macedonia Christian Church 2685 Macedonia Road Mount Olive Congregational Christian Church NACCC 492 Kent Road Oak Heights Church of Christ 74 Manning Circle Tallassee Church of Christ 209 Gilmer Avenue

community?

I’ve seen similar situations in some of the rural churches in our state who include members on their rolls from other places. These grew up in those churches but decided not to move their memberships—this would be almost like abandoning their culture, I’ve heard it said. Sometimes these faraway folk return for the annual homecoming service, and, of course, everyone is happy to see them. But the basic question remains: how do they participate in their church’s ministry in the local community.

I know we can’t be rigid about how far is too far. I’ve known people who’ve driven

Wind Rain & Fire Ministries International 1201 Gilmer Avenue Vessel Church 84632 Tallassee Hwy, Eclectic God’s Church, Campre Ministries 209 Barnett Bouelvard The Lord Our Righteousness Center, Inc. 4566 Claud Road Eclectic Tallassee First Assembly of God 185 Friendship Road EPISCOPAL Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Avenue METHODIST East Tallassee United Methodist Church 101 Central Boulevard First United Methodist Church 1 Jordan Avenue New Zion 3523 Ashurst Bar Road Oak Valley United Methodist Church 3889 Burt Mill Road

Surrounding Area Churches Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka Saint James Baptist 101 Gantt Rd., Deatsville Santuck Baptist 7250 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka Seman Baptist Seman, Alabama Shoal Creek Baptist 13214 Holtville Rd., Deatsville Springeld Baptist Hwy. 7, Millbrook Thelma Baptist 810 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka Titus Baptist 6930 Titus Rd., Wetumpka Tunnell Chapel Baptist 210 Central Plank Rd., Wetumpka Victory Baptist 5481 Main St., Millbrook Wadsworth Baptist 2780 Hwy. 143, Deatsville BAPTIST - MISSIONARY Atkins Hill 565 Atkins Rd., Wetumpka Cathmagby Baptist 3074 Mitchell Creek Rd., Wetumpka First Missionary Baptist at Guileld 412 Company St., Wetumpka Goodhope 1389 Willow Springs Rd. Wetumpka Lebanon 17877 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus Mount Canaan 1125 Weoka Rd., Wetumpka Mount Pisgah 16621 U.S. Hwy. 231, Titus Mt. Zion 371 AL Hwy. 14, Elmore Mt. Zion #3 1813 Luke Paschal Rd., Eclectic New Home 5130 Elmore Rd., Wetumpka Second Missionary 760 N. Bridge St., Wetumpka Spring Chapel Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka

Sweetwater 163 Michael Lane, Wetumpka Tabernacle Baptist 1020 W. Tallassee St., Wetumpka BAPTIST - PRIMITIVE Bethel Old School 4625 Jackson Rd., Wetumpka Providence 4850 Chana Creek Rd., Wetumpka CATHOLIC Our Lady of Guadalupe 545 White Rd., Wetumpka CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ of Elmore 470 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka Church of Christ Grandview Pines 165 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook Cold Springs Church of Christ 5920 Alabama Hwy. 143, Deatsville Georgia Road Church of Christ 4003 Georgia Rd., Wetumpka Lightwood Church of Christ 251 New Harmony Rd., Deatsville Redland Road Church of Christ 2480 Redland Rd., Wetumpka Wetumpka Church of Christ W. Bridge St. At W. Main St., Wetumpka CHURCH OF GOD Elmore Church of God 10675 Rucker Road, Elmore Gethsemane Church of God 705 Cotton St., Wetumpka Church at the Brook 2890 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Maranatha Church of God 2621 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka Victory Tabernacle AOH Church of God 2080 Main Street, Millbrook Wetumpka Church of God Hwy. 9 N. Wetumpka CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN Cedarwood Congregational Christian 10286 US Hwy 231 N, Wetumpka Seman Congregational Christian 15970 Central Plank Rd., Seman Union Congregational Christian 8188 Lightwood Rd., Marbury EPISCOPAL The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany 2602 Gilmer Ave., Tallassee

across their cities to attend churches on the other side of town. And I’ve heard it said, “It’s not the church nearest; it’s the church dearest.” But the basic premise of church membership remains that not only are we called to support our churches financially, but also to help them make a difference for God in local communities.

As Jesus said, the work begins in our own “Jerusalem” (Acts 1:8).

“Reflections” is a weekly faith column written by Michael J. Brooks, pastor of the Siluria Baptist Church, Alabaster, Alabama.

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Oak Valley Station United Methodist 162 Parsonage Road St. Paul Tallassee 101 Herren Hill Road Wall Street 71 Zion Street INDEPENDENT Abundant Life Church 2634 Lower Tuskegee Road Saint Mark All Nationals Pentecostal Foundation Church 30 Stewart Street Tallassee Church of God 134 Adams Street Tallassee Holiness Church 194 Honeysuckle Lane God’s Congregation Holiness Church 508 Jordan Avenue Claud Independent Methodist Church 81232 Tallassee Highway in Eclectic

Trinity Episcopal Church 5371 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka St. Michael & All Angels Church 5941 Main St., Millbrook HOLINESS New Beginnings Holiness 865 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka Summit Holiness 2050 Hwy. 14, Millbrook Temple of Deliverance Holiness 620 Alabama St., Wetumpka JEHOVAH’S WITNESS Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 9235 U.S. Hwy. 231, Wetumpka LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1405 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Cobbs Ford Rd., Millbrook LUTHERAN Christ Lutheran Church 2175 Cobbs Ford Rd., Prattville PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 100 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka Millbrook Presbyterian Corner of Main St. & Coosada Rd. Valley View Presbyterian - PCA 4125 Rie Range Rd. Wetumpka SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST First Elmore Seventh Day Adventist 210 Lucky Town Rd., Elmore INDEPENDENT METHODIST Claud Independent Methodist Church 81232 Tallassee Hwy, Eclectic UNITED METHODIST Cain’s Chapel United Methodist 96 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville Central United Methodist Church 11721 Central Plank Rd. Central Elmore United Methodist Church 40 Hatchet St., Elmore First United Methodist Church 306 W. Tuskeena St., Wetumpka First United Methodist Church 3350 Edgewood, Millbrook Harmony United Methodist Church 8000 Titus Rd., Titus

Mulder Memorial United Methodist 3454 Fire Tower Rd., Wetumpka New Style United Methodist 64 Old Georgia Plank Spur, Wetumpka Pierce Chapel United Methodist 1003 Pierce Chapel Rd., Santuck Providence United Methodist 1540 Providence Rd., Titus Robinson Springs Methodist Church 5980 Main St., Millbrook Trinity United Methodist 135 Little Weoka Creek Rd., Equality Union United Methodist 691 Central Rd. Eclectic Wallsboro United Methodist 11066 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Millbrook Church of the Nazarene 3251 Browns Rd., Millbrook PENTECOSTAL Faith Deliverance Church 475 Jackson St., Elmore Victory Temple 1173 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka OTHER Central Bible Chapel 3630 Edgewood Rd., Millbrook Chapel of Praise Hwy. 14, Millbrook Cornerstone Full Gospel 9301 US Hwy. 231, Wetumpka East Chapel MP Church Airport Rd., Millbrook Grace Bible Church 2251 Main St., Millbrook Gracepoint Community Church 78223 Tallassee Highway, Wetumpka New Life Church - Millbrook Sanctuary Worship Center 1688 Ceasarville Rd., Wetumpka Servant Fellowship Church Wetumpka The Worship Center 2705 Williams Rd., Wetumpka Time of Refreshing Fellowship 117 E. Bridge St., Wetumpka Words of Life Church 105 Cousins Rd., Wetumpka

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Myrthil hired to lead Holtville boys basketball and track and field chance to move to a bigger school than the AHSAA Class 1A Marengo he’s been After spending the last at, so when the Holtville eight seasons at Marengo job opened up, he quickly high school, Eberne Myrthil applied. is ready to try his hand at a He already had previous larger school. relationships with both athMyrthil has been hired letic director Jason Franklin as the head boys basketball and principal Kyle Futral, so coach and track and field it was a perfect fit. coach at Holtville high “I am super excited and school, the school announced I don’t even know if that on Friday afternoon. describes just how excited Myrthil has wanted the I am,” Myrthil said. “I’ve

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been at a small school for the last eight years and wanted the chance to grow, so that has me really ready to start. I know Holtville has a good tradition in basketball and kids there love the sport.

They are giving me the chance to get here and build something, so I jumped on the opportunity.”

Myrthil is excited to join the Holtville basketball program, which he said has a tradition-rich program with

previous success. Holtville has one state title in basketball, winning the AHSAA Class 3A state championship in 1996.

The Bulldogs found success last year, but missed the playoffs with a 12-12 overall record and a 2-6 record in Class 5A, Area 6.

All five of Holtville’s starters were seniors last year, and their main six-man rotation were all seniors.

Not many underclassmen

got a lot of playing time, so Myrthil is excited to be able to come in and implement a new system without having to completely uproot the whole program.

“I’m opening up the team for everyone,” Myrthil said.

“Nothing is set in stone.

Just after watching film and looking at what they did the past two years, I will be trying to develop these young See MYRTHIL, Page B2

DALTON MIDDLETON: Football season is quickly approaching

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Holtville’s Sam Silas attempts to tag a runner out that is sliding into second base. Silas is a Jacksonville State commit.

Six county players named to AHSAA North-South All-Star Games

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ix baseball and softball players from around Elmore County have been selected to play in the 2022 AHSAA North-South All-Star games.

Brandon Dean, the Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association (AHSADCA), announced the rosters for the two games on Tuesday.

The All-Star games consist of 2023 rising seniors and were chosen by a special coaches committee from nominations from AHSAA member school coaches.

The AHSAA Summer Conference and All-Star Week will be July 18-22 in Montgomery.

In baseball, both the North and South teams will consist of 18 players from across the state. On the South team, four rising seniors from Elmore County made the cut.

Wetumpka shortstop Ty Brooks and pitcher Jaxon Shineflew are on the team, while Holtville shortstop Sam Silas and Stanhope Elmore shortstop and pitcher

With summer in full effect now since it’s June, sports have slowed down.

They’re still happening, but at a much slower pace.

In the meantime, I’ve been trying to work on the All-County teams for baseball and softball for both Elmore County and Tallapoosa County, since we are still down a sports writer there.

Looking back at this past season, for all the teams, is fun and worthwhile doing to honor the kids that are deserving of honors and awards. But as much as I enjoy looking back, I also really enjoy looking ahead and thinking about what can happen here in the near future.

So I’ve been looking towards football season, and I think it’s going to be a fun one around the county.

Four of the six area teams from last year made the playoffs. Elmore County and Stanhope Elmore missed the postseason, while every other team was eliminated in the first round.

This year, I think every single team in the area has a chance to make the postseason. Do I think a state champion will be crowned in the county?

Ehh, probably not. But who knows. Anything can happen between now and December. Prove me wrong, teams.

One of the things that I think will lead to a good year is the amount of good starting quarterbacks returning this year. Obviously, it takes more than just a quarterback to make a team good, but every single team in the county returns its starting quarterback.

Those guys are Wetumpka junior Nate Rogers, Stanhope Elmore junior Jacob Bryant, Edge-

wood Academy senior Austin Champion, Holtville senior Tanner Potts, Tallassee senior Tyler Ellis, and Elmore County senior Payton Stephenson.

All six guys had successful seasons last year, and all of them are entering at least their second year as a starter. Some more than that, as Stephenson is going into this third year as the Panthers’ starter and Ellis will be starting for his fourth year.

Along with those starting quarterbacks are some dynamic playmakers coming back.

At Stanhope Elmore, Jackson Thomas returns after a great junior year.

The Mustangs lost Antoino Trone, their workhorse running back, but the passing game looks to be much improved. Bryant and Thomas will be a fun connection.

At Wetumpka, Dorion Jackson will be catching passes from Rogers again, and the two had a really good connection last year.

I may get an early glimpse at that this summer as the Indians start 7-on-7s this week.

Potts has a few weapons to throw to. Weston Tubbs is coming back from an injury, and Erik Adkins is a huge deep threat for the Bulldogs.

Stephenson will have one of the top receivers in the state to throw to in Jabari Murphy. Murphy has played a variety of roles so far in his young career, and he makes plays at all of them.

Enough about the players. One of the most interesting aspects of this upcoming year is the new coaches. We have two new coaches in the county this year with Wetumpka hiring Bear Woods and See FOOTBALL, Page B3

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Wetumpka’s Ashlynn Campbell, a Purdue commit, runs down the first base line in the first game of the regional tournament.

Zach Stevens round out the team.

All four players had stellar junior seasons this past year.

Brooks, a South Alabama commit, hit .416 this past season with 32 hits, 22 RBIs, 23 walks, five doubles, five triples, 12 stolen bases and 42 runs scored.

He only struck out eight times all season.

Shineflew, the Indians’ ace and also a South Alabama commit, went 7-1 on the year with a 1.02 ERA and allowed only eight earned runs the entire year.

He struck out 79 batters in See ALL-STAR, Page B2

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Edgewood Academy quarterback Austin Champion receives a snap against Lakeside School during his junior season.

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46.1 innings and allowed 28 hits and 16 walks.

Silas, who is committed to Jacksonville State, hit .401 this season with 55 hits, nine doubles, five triples, one home run, 40 RBIs, 49 runs scored, and 30 stolen bases. He helped lead Holtville to a state championship appearance in Class 5A. Stevens, also committed to South Alabama, was one of the top two-way players in the county.

On the mound, he had a 2.74 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 59 innings.

He averaged 10.1 strikeouts per seven innings. At the plate, he

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hit .330 with 37 hits, 12 doubles, two home runs, 21 RBIs, 31 runs scored and 16 stolen bases.

“This is an outstanding group of baseball standouts and coaches from our member schools,” said Dean. “We are proud to announce these teams and look forward to watching them in the All-Star competition set for the All-Star Sports Week this summer.”

In the softball All-Star game, two players from Elmore County were selected for the South roster, while Elmore County coach Mark Segrest will be one of the two coaches on the South team.

Segrest has led Elmore County to back-to-back state tournament appearances and nearly 100 wins in the three seasons he has been

head coach for the Lady Panthers.

He will coach his daughter, Anna Catherine Segrest, in the All-Star game. Segrest, a middle-infielder for the Lady Panthers, is joined by Wetumpka shortstop Ashlynn Campbell on the roster.

Segrest, in 52 games this year, hit .420 with 73 hits, 53 RBIs, 21 doubles, six triples, three home runs and 51 runs scored this year.

Segrest also led the team in stolen bases, going 19 for 19 on the year.

Campbell, a Purdue commit, hit .537 with a team-high 86 hits, eight doubles, 10 triples, one home run, 22 RBIs, 75 runs scored, and a whopping 55 stolen bases.

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Stanhope Elmore’s Zach Stevens, a South Alabama commit, pitches against Wetumpka in an area game earlier this year.

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Eberne Myrthil has been named the head boys basketball coach and track and field coach at Holtville high school. Myrthil has spent the last eight years at Marengo high school, where he was the athletic director, football coach, basketball coach, and track coach.

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guys and seeing what they can do because

they didn’t get much playing time. That makes it where it’ll be a lot development, but that’s not a bad thing.

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them adapt and flourish in what we’re going to be doing.”

Myrthil isn’t entering with an exact idea of an offensive scheme he wants to run with the team. He’s a veteran coach, and he knows as well as anyone that a high school coach has to adapt to the players he has on the team.

He knows his team will be limited to who walks the hallways at Holtville, so that’s what he has to work with and adapt his team to. Skill sets and talents change, but one thing does not change.

That is playing strong defense.

“One thing we will do is strive to play tough defense,” Myrthil said. “Offensively, it will depend on our skill sets and talent of the players we have. The one consistency you

will see, however, is us playing defense for 90 feet. We will play defense.”

At Marengo, Myrthil served as the head basketball, track and field, football, and athletic director. He’s also coached baseball in the past, so one of the things he is most excited about is being able to focus on only basketball and track at Holtville.

He said it was “refreshing” and it gives him the chance to work more thoroughly with the kids on his teams. This gives him the opportunity to try and perfect the basketball program, and it makes him available to basketball players from the start.

However, he is not ready to give up the pigskin just yet. He has had plenty of success as a head football coach during his career, and he and Franklin have already met and had plenty of talks about how each like to coach football.

He said he is at Franklin’s disposal as an assistant on the football team, and will help in whatever capacity that Franklin wants.

In the meantime, Myrthil is still making his drive from Marengo to Slapout every day to try and get his players ready for next season.

He was not able to hold a tryout as school has already ended, but he is able to begin workouts with the players he currently has.

He began workouts on Monday afternoon, mostly weightlifting and cardio.

When school begins in the fall, he will hold tryouts to get more players on the team.

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Community Calendar JUN. 12 FARMERS MARKETPLACE - Pennington Park’s 2022 Farmers Marketplace dates are now on the calendar. The Markets are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in Dadeville’s Pennington Park, 121 N. Spring Street. The Marketplace is a producers-only market that provides high quality home-grown produce/ homemade goods to the.

Live music, when available, is scheduled on the pavilion during each market afternoon. Vendors interested in participating should email klpfitzner@ gmail.com or call 334-2339851 to request an application. Booth spaces are free.

Return the application and attach a copy of your Growers Permit and/or Cottage Food License as applicable.

Once received, you will be sent a copy of the Market’s rules/instructions and your participation confirmed.

JUN. 17 ART WALK - Stroll through the streets of downtown Wetumpka and shop from a wide selection of talented local artists. Each Art Walk lasts from 4 - 8 p.m.

of your Growers Permit and/ or Cottage Food License as applicable. Once received, you will be sent a copy of the Market’s rules/instructions and your participation confirmed.

of your Growers Permit and/ or Cottage Food License as applicable. Once received, you will be sent a copy of the Market’s rules/instructions and your participation confirmed.

JUN. 26 FARMERS MARKETPLACE - Pennington Park’s 2022 Farmers Marketplace dates are now on the calendar. The Markets are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in Dadeville’s Pennington Park, 121 N. Spring Street. The Marketplace is a producers-only market that provides high quality home-grown produce/homemade goods to the. Live music, when available, is scheduled on the pavilion during each market afternoon. Vendors interested in participating should email klpfitzner@gmail.com or call 334-233-9851 to request an application. Booth spaces are free. Return the application and attach a copy

JUL. 10 FARMERS MARKETPLACE - Pennington Park’s 2022 Farmers Marketplace dates are now on the calendar. The Markets are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in Dadeville’s Pennington Park, 121 N. Spring Street. The Marketplace is a producers-only market that provides high quality home-grown produce/homemade goods to the. Live music, when available, is scheduled on the pavilion during each market afternoon. Vendors interested in participating should email klpfitzner@gmail.com or call 334-233-9851 to request an application. Booth spaces are free. Return the application and attach a copy

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Holtville quarterback Tanner Potts attempts a pass against Pike Road in the first round of the AHSAA Class 5A playoffs last season.

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Elmore County hiring Kyle Caldwell.

Woods is replacing Tim Perry, who has been with the Indians for 10 years and led them to nine consecutive playoff appearances and a state championship appearance back in 2017. Heck of a decade for them.

Change is a good thing, sometimes, and Wetumpka is hoping Woods brings some new energy to the field. Coming out of playing in the Canadian Football League, Woods knows what it takes to play at the highest level possible and is going to demand that from his guys.

Over in Eclectic, Caldwell will have a tough job of turning the Panthers’ program around. Elmore County hasn’t reached the playoffs since 2011, and they’ve won only four games in the last three seasons. They went 0-10 last season.

Caldwell looks to be a good fit with the team, and the most important part to finding any success this year is to get some more players on the roster. Elmore

County had a tiny roster compared to other Class 5A teams last season, and many players never left the field.

That’s tough in any classification, but especially 5A. Caldwell and Woods are both going to do well at their respective schools, and maybe we’ll start to see that success come as early as 2022.

Both teams will face some new area opponents as regions have switched this year.

Wetumpka’s region opponents are Park Crossing, Russell County, Stanhope Elmore, Carver Montgomery, Sidney Lanier and defending 5A champion Pike Road. Obviously that’s the same region for Stanhope.

Class 5A, Region 4 will consist of Elmore County, Sylacauga, Central of Clay County, Tallassee, Beauregard and Valley. Honestly a pretty tough region.

Holtville leaves that region and joins Region 3 and will play Demopolis, Jemison, Marbury, Selma and Shelby County.

With those new regions, it looks like I’ll get to see rivalries continue to take place, but I’ll get to see some new teams that I haven’t covered in the past. Looks like it’ll be a fun fall.

dar. The Markets are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in Dadeville’s Pennington Park, 121 N. Spring Street. The Marketplace is a producers-only market that provides high quality homegrown produce/homemade goods to the. Live music, when available, is scheduled on the pavilion during each market afternoon. Vendors interested in participat-

ing should email klpfitzner@ gmail.com or call 334-2339851 to request an application. Booth spaces are free. Return the application and attach a copy of your Growers Permit and/ or Cottage Food License as applicable. Once received, you will be sent a copy of the Market’s rules/instructions and your participation confirmed.

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Progress continues on development of new Reeltown Elementary School

By WILLIAM MARLOW Multimedia Reporter Steady progress is continuing at the new Reeltown Elementary School as the school this week debuted the building’s new media center.

Principal Lisa Hornsby elaborated further, explaining that construction on the new school building is approaching the final stages, with the school expected to begin the transition to the new facilities this summer.

“Our brand new facilities will house our Pre-K through sixth grade

and include state-of-theart technology that we need in each classroom, including in our media center as well,” Hornsby said. “The media center is going to be much more young-reader friendly and be more accommodating to our elementary students.”

The facilities are expected to provide substantial upgrades in the form of modernized architecture and technology, with Hornsby noting the recently completed media center as a prime example.

According to Hornsby, faculty and staff are currently in the process

of transitioning from the school’s current facilities to a new building located behind Reeltown High School.

In 2020, Tallapoosa County Schools approved a $12.5 million contract to replace the Reeltown Elementary schoolhouse, built in 1929, with a larger facility as the current building has outgrown its outdated technology and architecture and exceeded its capacity as the student population continues to expand.

Although an official completion date has yet to be determined, Hornsby predicts that the

transition is likely to span most of the summer with the new school building being operational this fall as the 2022-23 school year begins.

“We are anticipating in the coming weeks to be making the transition from our current facility to over there. They are definitely in the end stages and we are anticipating moving all of our teachers and classrooms into the new facility this summer,” she said.

The school is currently in the process of furnishing the building.

Once operational, the school plans to host a community-wide open house for the public to tour the facilities, which Hornsby is excited to debut after nearly two years of development.

“One thing that I’m really proud of is the work of all of our teachers. I really say that RES is a family because that’s truly what we are,” Hornsby said. “All of our teachers, faculty, staff, students and everyone

here in the building have really worked hard and with the new facility coming, the community is going to get to see from the outside what we got going on on the inside and the hard work we have been doing.”

For the media center specifically, Hornsby noted that the updated space will help facilitate several of the school’s educational programs, including family reading nights and the school’s accelerated reading program.

The media center has also been a vital resource for tracking student academic growth and achievement.

In conjunction with the school’s media center, Hornsby explained that faculty and staff have been able to conduct reading proficiency benchmarks with AimsWebPlus, an online assessment and reporting system that tracks academic performance in math and reading skills.

During recent benchmark assessments,

Hornsby noted that student reading proficiency has greatly improved.

“We really monitor the progress of our students, and the results at the end of the year showed overall that our Pre-K through sixth grades had a decrease in the percentage of students that needed tier-three support,” she said.

Hornsby also observed an increase in students scoring within the tierone range, indicating exceptional reading proficiency. Hornsby attributes students’ high reading engagement largely to the faculty and specifically media specialist Latonja Henderson.

“Everybody knows her as the ‘book fairy’ and she really does a great job at fostering a love of reading and makes sure to help our kids a lot in the media center,” Hornsby said.

Final classes and graduations were held this week at the school’s current facilities.

More lights coming to downtown Tallassee

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer An evening drive through downtown Tallassee reveals lights lining the roofs of several buildings.

The Tallassee Chamber of Commerce is working to install even more lights in the next few weeks.

“We have more than $2,000 in lights ready to be installed,” Tallassee Chamber of Commerce Director Jerry Cunningham said. “We have a lift rented. It’s just a matter of those of us doing the work figuring out when we can get together.”

Cunningham and other volunteers installed most of the lights now visible last year and learned a few things along the way. Cunningham said they will also

do a little maintenance to those lights to ensure they stay visible for a long time.

Cunningham said he’s unsure just what buildings will get lights this time but does have a starting point.

“We will put lights on the police department,” Cunningham said. “We are also going to do part of the building with University Electric. We will also do Sistrunk down to the hotel too.”

While this step still doesn’t put lights on every building, Cunningham said there is a reason.

“It’s expensive,” Cunningham said.

“We can only go so far with the funds we have for this. We are looking for donations to help put up more when we can. We are going to do what we can because it looks great and creates an attraction for everyone.”

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The Alexander Alexande Alex anderr City City City City Council Council faces faces tough tough ecisions ns to ach achieve ieve a b balan balanced alanced ced budg budget. et.

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Mayor Spraggins yorr Tommy yo Tommy Spra Spraggin gginss sa said id a att a budg budget et work session Thursday the city council faces ough decisions as it seeks to pass p a budget g Oct. .

“It doesn’tt leave leave much much for for capital capital capit al projects,” p proje rojects, cts,” ” praggins said. id. “We have eit either her got to have have more revenue, e, cut cut expens ex expenses penses es or or borrow borrow mon money.” ey.”

Spraggins an Stanbrough revenue and d Stanbr St anbrough ough mad made e revenu re venue e proproections based on fiscal year 2019. The record evenue of the past few months is not taken into ccount.

“We purposely didn’t forecast an increase in ales tax,” Spraggins said.

The last few months have seen 10% increase n sales tax collections over 2019 and the council greed to keep revenue estimates conservative.

In the city’s general fund, labor and its benets will cost an estimated $14.7 million.

“The total includes a 3% percent pay ncrease,” Stanbrough said. “It also includes ll of the employer matching taxes, healthcare, Retirement Systems of Alabama) contributions, vertime and other benefits.”

Some of the increase in labor costs comes rom 78 of the 267 city employees under the eneral fund receiving step raises for employment longevity.

“Everything is figured in,” Stanbrough said.

Any changes down in the pay raise would educe the cost of labor.”

Parks and recreation director Sonny Wilson equested two new positions — a maintenance worker that would cut grass and a landscaping mployee, who would lead a grass cutting crew ut not be a supervisor. Wilson said the department’s responsibilities have grown

Brewer also Brewer also requested requeste requ ested d two two new new positions positions positi ons to cut grass. grass.

“We are cutting cutting grass grass at Sugar Sugar Creek Creek (Wastewater (Wastewa (Was tewater ter Treatment),” Treatmen Trea tment),” t),” Brewer Brewer said. said. “They “They did it with with overtime.” overtime over time.” .”

Brewer Brew er said said water water treatment treatment treatm ent employees employee empl oyeess were were cutting cutting the grass grass most most often often accruing accruin acc ruing g overtime overtime overti me at at rates rates of $30 and more more per per hour. hour.

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“Currently “Current “Cur rently ly we we have have police polic police e officers officers office rs trying trying tryin g to supervise supervis supe rvise e dispatchers,” dispatcher dispat chers,” s,” Turner Turner said. said. “(The “(The posiposition) tion) was was there there at one one time.” time. time.” ” Turner Turn er said said the city’s city’s dispatch dispatch dispa tch requires requires three three people per shift and certifications specializing in dispatch. dispatch disp atch.. Recreating Recreating Recrea ting the lead lead dispatch dispatch dispat ch position position posit ion will solve solve several several sever al problems, problems, probl ems, he said. said.

Turner Turn er also also requested requeste requ ested d creating creati creating ng security security secur ity posipositions tions for for the the entrance entrance entran ce at at the the new new municipal munici municipal pal complex. complex. Turner Turner hopes hopes to be able to use retired retired law enforcement enforcem enfo rcement ent in part-time part-time parttime positions positio pos itions ns but but may may need to hire a full time employee if that measure doesn’t work.

Turner and fire chief Reese McAlister asked for help moving forward with increasing pay for public safety employees.

“It will help with retention,” Turner said. “We are becoming a training ground for other departments. Officers can go to other departments 30 minutes away and make $5,000 more per year.”

Councilmember Scott Hardy said Tier 1 benefits help in recruitment and retention but more needs to be done.

“We are losing people on an exponential basis,” Hardy said. “We are losing more by not paying attention to public safety.”

Turner said starting salary was an issue but pay for seasoned officers needs to be addressed.

“When I started in 1992, an officer started out at $26,000 per year,” Turner said. “We only pay $31,000 now to start out with. We have people working overtime to get a sustainable wage. We were one of the highest paid departments at one time. Now we are low to midrange.”

Councilmember Eric Brown said the pay structure for all city employees, public safety included, needs to be addressed.

“There is no incentive to work hard,” Brown said “You just have to work enough to not get

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By CLIFF CLIFF WILLIAMS WIL WILLIAM LIAMS S Stafff Writer Staf Writer

The City of Alexander Alexande Alex anderr City has historically histori his toricall cally y proprovided vided more more monies moniess to monie Alexander Alexande Alex anderr City City Schools Schoo Schools ls than what what residents residents reside nts pay in ad valorem valorem valor em and and sales sales taxes. taxes.

Education properEducatio Educ ation n proper pr oper-ty taxes taxes are collected collect col lected ed between October and December December through through the Tallapoosa Tallapoo Tall apoosa sa County Count County y Revenue Revenue Commissioner’s Commissi Comm issioner oner’s ’s Office.

Office. Sales Sales taxes taxes levied levied by the the Tallapoosa Tallapoos Talla poosa a County County Commission Commissi Comm ission on go go to the Alexander City Board of Education. But the City of Alexander City provides more. The extra allocations were discussed at an Alexander City City Council budget work session Thursday.

“We are all very proud of the city’s relationship with the school system,” Mayor Tommy Spraggins said. “We not only support them financially, but with in-kind services too.”

Alexander City Schools superintendent Dr. Keith Lankford said the school system is proud to have the additional funds and help from the city. The extra funds and services help the school system’s bottom line and provide more for the students of Alexander City.

“I do believe a successful city starts with a successful school ” Lankford

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The scho school ol syste ssystem ystem m paid utilities city. those thos e utilit ut ilities ies to the the ci c i provided The city pro provide vided d $270,000 $270 ,000 las lastt year year for for wha is listed listed liste d as sub subsidi subsidies sidies es to t agencies. agencies agen cies..

“We use that tow toward ard maintenance maintain maintena main tenance nce and main facilities,” Lankford ing faci faciliti lities,” es,” Lankfo Lan kfo said. “W said “We e have have spent spent $397,000 in that area this year.” year. year .

The coun council cil provided $360,000 $360 ,000 to go toward fine arts program program st staff.

“It allows allows us us to have a music musi c and and arts arts teacher at every school,” Lankford said.

The total cost of staff fo music and arts teachers las year was $716,000.

The city also provides $125,000 that covers insur ance on the school system property. Lankford said property insurance totaled $124,750 last year.

The council for fiscal year 2020 provided just over $1 million in appropr ations to city schools.

The council passed an ordinance and sales tax Aug. 2, 1971 providing ¼ of 1% to schools. Lankford said for fiscal year 2020 th estimated collection on it i $713,000 and is pledged to capital projects.

Beyond direct funding, Alexander City Schools receives in-kind services from the city. The city covered nearly $155 000

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Summer is one of the four seasons and the time of year that the weather turns hot, and the Sun shines for many hours a day! The first official day of the Summer season is June 21. The word “summer” is derived from an Old Norse word, sumar. Summer is the warmest of the four seasons because it is at this time that the Northern Hemisphere is closest to the Sun. The Southern Hemisphere experiences its Winter at this time since it is farthest from the Sun. The start of Summer coincides with a phenomenon called the Summer Solstice. A solstice is the longest day of the year in a particular hemisphere, or the day on which we experience the most sunlight. Our Summer in the United States lasts until around the end of September. For many people, Summer is their favorite time of the year. During the Summer in the United States, kids are on break from school.

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Public Notices Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS RENOVATIONS TO SOUTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCKER ROOMS FOR THE TALLASSEE CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION TALLASSEE, ALABAMA MCKEE PROJECT NO. 22-220 NODCM Sealed proposals as described above shall be received by Dr. Brock Nolin, Superintendent at Tallassee Board of Education, 308 King Street, Tallassee, AL 36078, Phone 334-283-6864, until 2:00 P.M. Central Time, Thursday, June 30, 2022, then opened and read aloud.

All General Contractors bidding this project shall be required to visit the site and examine all existing conditions prior to submitting their proposal. All Bidders shall have general liability and workman’s compensation insurance.

The project shall be bid excluding taxes. Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Architect or copies thereof. No bid may be withdrawn after scheduled closing for receipt of bids for a period of ninety (90) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owners judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted. &HUWL¿HG FKHFNV RU %LG %RQGV payable to Tallassee City Schools in an amount not less WKDQ ¿YH SHUFHQW RI WKH amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000.00 must accompany the bidder’s sealed proposal. Performance and statutory labor and material payment bonds will be required at the signing of the Contract.

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OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER C. WEBSTER, Applications can be found on the DECEASED City’s website www.tallasseeal.

CASE NO: 2022-137 gov or picked up at City Hall, NOTICE TO CREDITORS 3 Freeman Avenue, Tallassee, OF ESTATE AL 36078. Applications must be turned in, they cannot be Letters Testamentary in the submitted on line.

Estate of WALTER C. WEBSTER, deceased, having been Closing date for this position will granted to RAYMOND A. WEBbe July 1, 2022 STER on June 1, 2022 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of The City of Tallassee is an Elmore County, Alabama, noEqual Opportunity Employer tice is hereby given that all perand participate in E-Verify sons and parties having claims against said estate are required, Tallassee Tribune: June 8, 2022 within the time allowed by law, BUILDING INSPECTOR to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

PUBLIC NOTICE RAYMOND A. WEBSTER, IN THE PROBATE COURT PERSONAL REPRESENTAOF TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, TIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ALABAMA WALTER C. WEBSTER, DEIN THE MATTER CEASED OF THE ESTATE of CLIFFORD WAYNE Attorney of Record for Personal TAPLEY DECEASED. Representative: CASE NUMBER 2022-0010 JAMES R. BOWLES ATTORNOTICE TO CREDITORS NEY AT LAW 2 SOUTH DUBOIS AVENUE Letters Testamentary on the P O BOX 780397 estate of said deceased having TALLASSEE, ALABAMA 36078 been granted to Wendy Moon, 334-283-6548 Personal Representative on the 16 day of May, 2022, by the Hon- Tallassee Tribune: orable Talmadge East, Judge of June 8, 15 and 22, 2022 the Probate Court of Tallapoosa EST/WEBSTER, W. County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims Looking for against said estate are hereby a home? required to present the same within time allowed by law or the Look in our classifieds section and same will be barred. learn of great deals for you /s/Angela J. Hill Angela J. Hill, Esq. (HIL052) and your family.

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TALLASSEE MUNICIPAL GAS SYSTEM “NOTICE” WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS That distinctive odor is the harmless chemical we add to natural gas so you can detect even the smallest amount that might escape. It smells bad... but that’s good!

Natural gas has no odor on its own. Everyone should be able to recognize our built-in system safety signal. If you ever detect faint whiffs of this odor, INVESTIGATE. If possible, “follow your nose” to the source. It may be only a pilot light that’s out, or a burner valve partially turned on.

Something easily and safely corrected. If the source of the gas cannot be located or the odor persists, call Tallassee City Hall, 283-4298, during normal hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Monday through Friday. At night or on weekends or for any emergency reporting of gas line breaks, call Tallassee Police Department 283-6586. Please give adequate directions as to the location of the leak.

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Taylor Hicks to headline 32nd Annual Jazz Fest

By KAITLIN FLEMING Managing Editor Platinum recording artist and American Idol winner Taylor Hicks will return to the Lake Martin Amphitheater on Saturday, June 11 for the final night of Jazz Fest.

Hicks expressed his excitement about returning to Jazz Fest and said the venue is unique.

“To play on the lake… it’s awesome,” said Hicks. “It’s a super neat venue. Such a great layout, too.”

Hicks is no stranger to Lake Martin or the surrounding area.

“I basically grew up on Lake Martin,” said Hicks.

“Jazz Fest is my favorite show to do. To be able to come back and headline a show at The Amphitheater is great. I love the people around the lake. It’s such a great lake.”

Jazz Fest, a two-night music festival that is free to the public, is one of the largest free outdoor concerts in the state. The first night is held at Strand Park in Alexander City. Friday night will see the likes of Hot 8 Brass Band and The Talismen.

Hicks is set to perform in Eclectic Saturday night and concert-goers can expect to hear the same jazzy-blues Hicks is known for. He will treat listeners to some of his songs and some other hits, as well.

Joining Hicks on the stage

“What’s Right Is Right” reached number 24 on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.

In May 2009, Taylor Hicks made Forbes’ “Top Ten earning American Idol stars” list, coming in at number 10, with over $300,000 earned from album sales and from his role as “Teen Angel” in the national tour of Grease.

In May 2011, Taylor Hicks opened ORE Drink and Dine restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama. ORE Drink and Dine re-opened as Saw’s Juke Joint, a barbecue and live music bar, on October 30, 2012.

In September 2017, Taylor Hicks premiered his song, “Six Strings and Diamond Rings” with Billboard Music, his first musical release since 2009.

SUBMITTED | THE OBSERVER Hicks also had a three-seaPlatinum recording artist and American Idol winner Taylor Hicks will return to the Lake Martin Amphitheater on Saturday, June 11 for son stint as host for State the final night of Jazz Fest.

Plate on the INSP channel Saturday night will be Joslyn managed by American Idol a three-month promotional from 2016-2018. State Plate & The Sweet Compression creator Simon Fuller, in tour for his album that featured iconic dishes and and Tristen Gressett. The May 2006 and then debuted started on February 21 in ingredients from each state event kicks off at 6 p.m. his single “Do I Make You Jacksonville, Florida, and in the United States.

Hicks said he’ll also be Proud” on the number one ended in Seattle, Washington Hicks’ latest song debut signing merchandise after spot on the Billboard Hot on May 12. in 2017 had fans excited the show.

100 and was subsequently In 2008, Hicks joined for another album. Hicks Hicks is excited about certified gold by the RIAA. the cast of the Broadway wouldn’t say exactly when more than just the concert, Studio recording musical Grease in the Brooks the new album would debut however. He hopes to spend sessions for the self-titled Atkinson Theatre. He played — although it will be in some time on Lake Martin.

Taylor Hicks album ran the role of “Teen Angel”.

2022 — but he said it would “I built in some time to in Calabasas, California Once his 18-month tour be “soon.” visit some friends on the between October and in the traveling Broadway “Actually, I’d say sooner lake and get on a boat and November 2006. The album show Grease ended, Hicks than soon,” said Hicks. just go,” said Hicks. was released on December performed in over 20 live Hicks is recording the Hicks has been busy after 12, 2006 and debuted at shows. album at Zac Brown’s Southhis 2006 win on American the number two spot on the In 2009 Hicks released his ern Ground recording studio Idol.

Billboard 200 charts. It was second album, The Distance, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Hicks signed a recording certified as a platinum album on his own label, Modern Once the album is contract with 19 Recordings by the RIAA on January 17, Whomp Records, on March released, Hicks will hit the Limited/Arista Records, 2007. Hicks embarked on 10, 2009. The first single, road for an “extensive” tour.

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