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Applications to replace Elmore County District 3 Commissioner being accepted

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer The Elmore County Republican Party will assist the governor’s office to fill

the Elmore County District 3 Commission seat soon to be vacated by Troy Stubbs.

Stubbs was elected to replace Mike Holmes who has retired from the Alabama

House of Representatives District 31 seat, which represents portions of Wetumpka, Tallasee, Eclectic, Titus and Deatsville.

Elmore County Republican

Party elections officer Karen Stewart said the decision for Stubbs replacement will come from Montgomery.

“We are assisting the governor’s office in the

process,” Stewart said. “We don’t make the selection, the governor makes the selection.”

Stewart said the Elmore See APPLICATIONS, Page A2

Election results ELMORE COUNTY Senator Katie Britt - 4,742 votes Mo Brooks - 3,047 votes Governor (Democrat) Yolanda Rochelle Flowers - 220 votes Malika Sanders Fortier - 177 votes Secretary of State Wes Allen - 5,012 votes Jim Zeigler - 2,592 votes State Auditor Stan Cooke - 2,622 votes Andre Sorrell - 4,558 votes Public Service Commission, Place 1 Jeremy H. Oden - 3,871 votes Brent Woodall - 2,915 votes Public Service Commission Place 2 Chip Beeker - 4,303 votes Robert L. McCollum - 2,518 votes *Countywide 8,226 ballots were cast. There are 60,093 registered voters in Elmore County.

Voter turnout was 13.69 percent.

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STATEWIDE Senator Katie Britt – 252,939 votes Mo Brooks – 148,431 votes

Food, crafts, games and music were all part of the Tallassee Summer Fest Saturday. Peter Leavitt brought Patrick Henry’s speech “Give me Liberty or give me death” to life. Several individuals performed, joining the Wetumpka Pops Community Band in providing patriotic tunes.

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Governor (Democrat) Yolanda Rochelle Flowers – 32,444 votes Malika Sanders Fortier – 26,400 votes Secretary of State Wes Allen – 247,842 votes Jim Zeigler – 131,234 votes

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State Auditor Stan Cooke – 151,815 votes Andre Sorrell – 205,006 votes

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Public Service Commission, Place 1 Jeremy H. Oden – 175,642 votes Brent Woodall – 160,040 votes Public Service Commission Place 2 Chip Beeker – 215,132 votes Robert L. McCollum – 124,992 votes *Statewide 464,715 ballots were cast. There are 3,647,310 registered voters in Alabama. With all 67 counties tallied, voter turnout was 12.74 percent.

Average gasoline prices in Alabama have fallen 9.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.48 per gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,348 stations in Alabama. Prices in Alabama are 19.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.68 per gallon higher than a year ago. The price of diesel has risen 2.6 cents nationally in the past week and stands at $5.80 per gallon.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Alabama was priced at $4.06 per gallon yesterday while the most expensive was $4.96 per gallon, a difference of See GAS, Page A2

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Obituaries MRS. RUTH E. SCROGGINS Mrs. Ruth E. Scroggins, a resident of Selma, Alabama, and formerly of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the age of 95. She was born June 27, 1926, in Suffolk County, New York, to Mr. John and Mrs. Ruth Mayer.

Mrs. Scroggins is survived by her son, Jim Scroggins; sister, Doro-

thy Zukowski; niece, Diane Crim and her nephew, Charles Zukowski.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Mr. Willie E. Scroggins; son, John C. Scroggins and her parents, Mr. John and Mrs. Ruth Mayer.

Mrs. Scroggins was an avid gardener and enjoyed cooking; however, she loved her family most of all.

The family will receive friends Sunday, June 26, 2022, from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at Jeffcoat Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Monday, June 27, 2022, at 2:00pm at Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Josh Dixon officiating. A private graveside service will follow at Carrville Cemetery.

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Elmore County Commission chairman Troy Stubbs listens to those for and against allowing Elmore County voters to decide the fate of an ad valorem increase.

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County Republican Party would accept applications through the end of July and then interview candidates who reside within the district the first couple weeks of August.

“We will rank the applications after interviews before forwarding on,” Stewart said.

“The governor’s office will still interview the top few candidates.

Typically the governor will take our recommendation.”

Stewart said the governor’s office would not make an

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90.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $4.06 per gallon while the highest was $4.96 per gallon, a difference of 90.0 cents per gallon.

The national average price of gasoline has fallen 8.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging

appointment to fill the seat until it’s vacated.

“Troy Stubbs could be sworn in as early as midnight after the general election,” Stewart said.

“I’m not saying he will be. Will he step down prior to the general election or after? We don’t know yet.”

Stewart said she has assisted the governor’s office with appointments in the past.

“Every process is different,” Stewart said. “Some governors want assistance, some want no assistance. Some want a lot, some want little. As the Republican Party we take that on. We do the advertising and in this process we are doing

$4.88 per gallon today.

The national average is up 28.3 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands $1.79 per gallon higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.

Historical gasoline prices in Alabama and the national average going back ten years: June 27, 2021: $2.79 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.09 per gallon) June 27, 2020: $1.87 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.17 per gallon) June 27, 2019: $2.31 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.71 per gallon) June 27, 2018: $2.52 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.85 per gallon) June 27, 2017: $1.98 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.24 per gallon) June 27, 2016: $2.08 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.30 per gallon) June 27, 2015: $2.50

the applications and initial interviewing.”

Whoever is appointed to replace Stubbs on the Elmore County Commission will have to campaign for the seat in 2024 if they want to retain it.

Holmes was elected to Alabama House District 31 in 2014 and reelected in 2018.

Holmes serves in the seat until the general election unless he steps down beforehand.

Stewart said applications for the appointment of Elmore County Commission District 3 seat are available by contacting her at 334-399-7145.

Stewart said the application is open to anyone in the district.

per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.78 per gallon) June 27, 2014: $3.43 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.68 per gallon) June 27, 2013: $3.27 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.52 per gallon) June 27, 2012: $3.05 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.37 per gallon) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Birmingham- $4.48 per gallon, down 8.3 cents per gallon from last week’s $4.57 per gallon.

Montgomery- $4.53 per gallon, down 7.4 cents per gallon from last week’s $4.60 per gallon.

Huntsville- $4.46 per gallon, down 7.5 cents per gallon from last week’s $4.54 per gallon.

“With Independence Day a week away, gas prices have continued to fall for the second straight week as the price of oil has faltered, ushering in the drop we’re seeing. The good news is we could also see a third straight week of decline,” said Patrick De Haan, head

of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “While prices will be at their highest July 4th level ever, they’ll have fallen close to 20 cents since our peak in early June. Motorists should be wary that while the decline could continue for the week ahead, any sudden jolts to supply could quickly cause a turnaround, and risk remains that when the peak of hurricane season arrives, we could see a super spike at the pump.”

GasBuddy is a voice for gas prices and the only source for station-level data spanning nearly two decades. Unlike AAA’s once daily survey and the Lundberg Survey, updated once every two weeks based on a small fraction of U.S. gasoline stations, GasBuddy’s survey updates 288 times every day from the most diverse list of sources covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide, the most comprehensive and up-to-date in the country. GasBuddy data is accessible at http://prices.

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MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO

HOLTVILLE GRADUATE

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Linda Fain was proud to speak about a recent Holtville High School graduate who received the 2022 Sylvia McConnell Memorial Scholarship.

While Toney Davis wasn’t at The Kelly for the formal presentation, Fain said it was for a great reason.

“Her mother is in the military and just got an assignment to be deployed in July,” Fain told guests at The Kelly. “She wanted her mom to be there when she moved in for college and have some of that early college experience.”

Fain said Davis moved to Atlanta last week to attend Savannah College of Art and Design.

“That was her dream to go there,” Fain said. “She applied nowhere else. She was accepted and got a yearly scholarship there as long as she maintains her grades.”

The Sylvia McConnell Memorial Scholarship is in its fourth year. Fain explained the scholarship is available for those majoring in art and planning a career in art. Fain said Davis fit the bill being interested in advancing her love of anime and wanting to eventually open an animation studio.

“She really wants to pursue an art degree and get her masters,” Fain said. “I think she will be really successful.”

Fain said the scholarship committee looks at transcripts, ACT and SAT scores, reference letters and a portfolio.

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pictures,” Fain said. “I learned they take pictures and email them to me or send them to me on whatever. I have learned a lot about that.”

Fain said the application requests answers several questions including something the applicant has overcome.

Fain said she was impressed with what Davis went through during the COVID19 pandemic. Fain said Davis was sent home to quarantine after coming into contact with a positive case. Davis’ mother was deployed so she stayed with her grandmother.

“There was only one working computer which was her grandmother’s,” Fain said. “She said, ‘I could not risk exposing my grandmother. She is frail and has a walker. I couldn’t take the risk.’”

Much of the school work was missed as Davis didn’t have access to it and her grades declined. Fain said Davis didn’t let it get her down.

“She had piles of work to do,” Fain said. “She started working on it. [Davis] said, ‘I did every extra credit assignment I could manage.

I made up every test, evey project and worksheet I could and finished upcoming assignments at the same time.

My grades improved. I ended the year with the highest comeback grade in the junior class.’”

Davis would go on to get an invitation to the National Honor Society according to Fain. And Fain believes Davis was the correct selection for the Sylvia McConnell Memorial Scholarship.

“She is just a great kid, hard worker,” Fain said. “I think she is very deserving.”

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he 1970 Governor’s Race between George Wallace and Albert Brewer overshadowed every other political race in the state that year. However, one of Alabama’s legendary political figures burst on the scene in 1970, when Bill Baxley was elected Attorney General of Alabama. The Attorney General’s race was below the radar screen of the titanic war waged by Brewer and Wallace.

Bill Baxley’s victory was a major upset. Baxley was a 28-year-old district attorney from the Wiregrass. He beat a veteran Attorney General MacDonald Gallion in a close race. Baxley became the youngest Attorney General in the nation when he was sworn in at the January Inauguration. He had just turned 29. His historic rise at such a young age made him fodder for national publications like Time Magazine, who featured him as one of the brightest rising stars in the nation. His brilliance gave new meaning to the word prodigy.

It was not immediately apparent to the voters of Alabama that they had elected a true progressive liberal as their Attorney General.

They soon did when Baxley began aggressively attacking the Big Mules in Birmingham and throughout the state and consistently fought for the downtrodden in the state. He sued every Big Mule in sight, including U.S. Steel, for pollution and other environmental concerns during his 20-year career in state politics. Baxley never deviated or backed down from his progressive Democratic ideology, even when it might have been politically expedient to do so. He could not be bought. He was his own man and a true Alabama political statesman.

When Baxley won the 1970 Attorney General’s race over MacDonald Gallion, he openly and unashamedly courted liberals, labor and blacks to win the race. He

really loved. He became one of the most prominent trial lawyers STEVE in Alabama. He loves the practice FLOWERS of law. He was born for it. For the last 36 years, he has been Columnist one of Alabama’s top lawyers and probably one of the most expensive. Baxley now resides in Birmingham and takes prominent did not do it for expediency, but cases all over the state. because his heart was in it. Baxley Baxley was born and raised was a true progressive Southern in Dothan. His daddy, Keener Democrat. He openly courted, Baxley, was a well-respected embraced and built an overt Circuit Judge in Dothan. The friendship with labor leaders and Baxley’s were a prominent family black leaders such as Joe Reed. and among the earliest settlers Baxley was certainly a contrast of Houston County. Young Bill to our race-baiting Governor Baxley grew up loving the law, George Wallace. Ironically, politics and baseball. He grew Wallace loved Baxley. Deep up in his Daddy’s courtroom in down Wallace was a hardcore, Dothan and learned to love the law. progressive who had lived through There was never any doubt in his the Depression. He cut his teeth mind that he would be a lawyer as a New Deal Democrat. Baxley by profession because he probably forged a political career with epic was not going to be a major league historical milestones in Alabama baseball player, which was every politics. He was elected Attorney young boy’s dream at that time.

General in 1970 and again in 1974.

He was always brilliant, He ran second for Governor in academically, and was gifted with a 1978 when Fob James came out photographic memory. He skipped of the blue to upset the “Three a grade in school and finished high B’s” – Bill Baxley, Albert Brewer, school at age 15. He entered the and Jere Beasley in the governor’s University of Alabama at age 16. race.

He graduated from college at age Bill Baxley came back in 1982 19 and the University of Alabama and was elected Lt. Governor.

Law School at age 22. After law He served closely with George school, he returned to Dothan Wallace, who was serving his to practice law. He was elected fourth and final term as Governor. District Attorney for Houston and They had a special friendship and Henry Counties at the ripe old spoke on the phone constantly. age of 25. Three years later he I think Wallace admired Baxley was elected Attorney General of for being true to his principles.

Alabama. The rest is history.

He also respected Baxley’s Bill Baxley has a place in understanding of some of the Alabama history. It is hard to golden rules of politics and that believe that young Bill Baxley is “your word is your bond” and turns 81 this month. also “you dance with the ones who brung you.”

See you next week.

Bill Baxley was the Democratic nominee for governor in 1986.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading He was upset by Guy Hunt, who political columnist. His weekly became the first Republican column appears in over 60 Alabama governor since Reconstruction newspapers. He served 16 years in the that year. Bill Baxley left politics state legislature. Steve may be reached after that race and did what he at: www.steveflowers.us.

The Inspiring Story of “Oh Happy Day”

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n the summer of 1969, an arrangement of a Baptist hymn from 1755 became a Top 40 hit. The story of how it happened is fascinating.

Edwin Hawkins was a church pianist at Ephesian Church of God in Berkeley, California. Berkeley had been ground zero for student protests during the late 1960s, but northern California was also at the forefront of the Jesus movement of that same era that produced a lot of contemporary gospel music.

In preparation for the Northern California State Youth Choir, Hawkins arranged eight hymns for the young people to sing. The youth choir was comprised of people aged 17 to 25, and they needed to raise money for a trip to a church youth conference in Washington, D.C. The eight tracks were hastily recorded in a church on a basic twotrack tape recorder. 500 copies of the record were pressed. One of the copies made its way to KSAN-FM in San Francisco. A popular disc jockey named Abe “Voco” Kesh put “Oh Happy Day” into its regular rotation, and the song became a local hit.

Other radio stations followed. Before long, Buddah Records signed the Northern California State Youth Choir – now known as the Edwin Hawkins Singers – to a distribution deal.

With its jazzy groove featuring echoes of Brazilian pop, Hawkins cited Sergio Mendes as an influence

but then the chorus bursts wide open and all of the voices sing: MICHAEL “He taught me how to watch, fight BIRD and pray / and live rejoicing every day” Columnist Then, the choir calms back down for a minute before singing praises on his radical reworking of the hymn. that grow louder and more insistent “I liked how he alternated between with each repeat: “Oh happy day!” major and minor keys and created The song entered the Hot 100 in rhythmic patterns on the keyboard,” May of 1969 and got all the way to he explained. “My piano intro was #4 that summer. Yes, the summer of along those lines.” ’69, immortalized forever in popular The lead singer on the record culture as the summer of the “Helter is Dorothy Morrison, who had Skelter” Tate-LaBianca murders, Neil been singing in her church choir in Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking Richmond, California, when selected on the moon, and three days of peace for the Youth Choir. and music at Max Yasgur’s farm in “The lyrics were simple and Woodstock. they rhymed, but they were a lot Right there at that moment, “Oh to remember,” she said in a later Happy Day,” a song that was 200 interview. “At the church, I wrote two years old, was riding the charts, and sections on my palms with a pen. The was even performed twice on the third section I memorized. During the first day of the Woodstock festival by recording, I put up my hands, with my people who had probably never set palms facing me. Everyone thought foot inside of a church.

I was feeling the spirit. I was - but I “Oh Happy Day” won a Grammy also was reading the lyrics.” in 1970 for Best Soul Performance. It Morrison later became a backup has been featured in dozens of films singer on records for Paul Simon, Boz and television shows in the years Scaggs, and Chicago, among others. since.

The arrangement starts off peaceful Edwin Hawkins could not have and quiet but builds in momentum. known that his use of contemporary The simplified lyrics of the original sounds like synthesizers, a Latin hymn get boiled down to three lines: groove and a R&B lead vocalist “Oh happy day / when Jesus would influence later generations of washed / my sins away.” gospel music. But without a doubt, the The choir is backing up the lead Good News reached the mainstream vocalist in a call-and-response style, when that message was needed most.

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Low turnout, high stakes

BY BETH CHAPMAN

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he world is run by those who show up.” This quote has been used to motivate everyone from athletes to business leaders, but it’s never been truer than when it comes to elections — especially elections with a low voter turnout.

When only 13 percent of Alabamians turned out to vote in the June 21 runoff election, there were high stakes at hand.

People say it only matters who wins in November, so they’ll wait until then to vote. The problem is the primary and runoff elections are what places people on the November ballots to be voted on in the first place. Since Alabama is such a Republican state, once the primary election is over many of the elections are decided. Every election matters. Every vote counts.

Despite the low turnout, Alabamians elected some good people. Congratulations to Katie Britt and her entire team on a brilliant win, which she would have won without the endorsement of former President Trump. I’m sure she was happy to have his help, but she won it fairly of her own accord. That speaks volumes for her work ethic and commitment to the campaign. There were many difficulties along the way, and her persistence, hard work and dedication to the cause paid off for her. She will be an excellent U.S. Senator.

Britt’s team is led by SR Communications’ Paul Shashy and Sean Ross. They have led the campaigns of both our U.S. Senators — Tommy Tuberville and now Britt. What’s impressive is that they are so young. They’ll be around as long or longer than Sens.

Tuberville and Britt, and you’ll hear their names many more times.

Then again, maybe you won’t.

They work behind the scenes, and both have a quite humility about them, which is a welcomed addition in Alabama politics. They have pulled many other campaigns from the near throes of death to victory and their win rate in multiple campaigns is rock solid.

They’re hard to beat, much less any candidate or cause they represent.

Special shout out to Wes Allen who dethroned proverbial candidate Jim Ziegler in the secretary of state race. Allen, a former Probate Judge who has run a dozen elections without error, deserved this win and will be the only probate judge in history to win the coveted seat of secretary of state. He’ll make a great one. A special shout out to Allen’s political consultant Angi Horn who devised a brilliant strategy to come from behind and defeat Zeigler for a big win.

We got lucky with the low turnout and elected some good people. But back to the fact that we had such low turnout. A former legislator once told me a man ran a political poll and asked what the two biggest problems in the state were. The results came back as ignorance and apathy. He couldn’t believe it, so he went to his local coffee shop, surely the people gathered there would be a better polling audience because they were common people, he thought.

So, he asked them, “What are the two biggest problems in our state?” They said, “We don’t know, and we don’t care.” Thus, proving the point of the poll.

With numbers like we saw in the runoff — one of the three lowest runoff turn outs in our state’s history — you must hang your head a little and wonder if it’s true.

Either way there’s one thing for sure, with low turnout, there are high stakes. Thank God we elected some really good people.

Republicans no longer need to fear Trump T

rump’s hold of the party has significantly declined.

His prior claims of a strong endorsement record are highly inflated. Members of the GOP who stopped his coup attempt are testifying rather convincingly before Congress.

Candidates who stand up to him win more often. And he’s slipping to second place in primary polls.

When Trump burst on to the scene, he caught the old guard of Jeb Bush Republicans napping. In the crowded primary, he could win 33% of the vote, and get all of the delegates against some underwhelming competition. Ever since then, he’s sought hegemony over the Republican Party. Most were scared to cross him; those who did saw their careers end. Not so today, especially after the January 6 insurrection. Members of the GOP are now standing up to Trump.

That’s perhaps why Trump’s endorsement record is so important to him, as it provides the illusion of control. Back in 2020, when he bragged that his endorsement record was “88-2,” I did a little digging. It turned out that in many cases, the person he endorsed ran unopposed or faced a little-known or lightly-funded opponent. When Trump’s pick faced a real opponent, it was a 50-50 shot.

JOHN TURES Columnist Now Trump and Newsmax are claiming he’s 100-6 in 2022, ignoring several defeats like Georgia Insurance Commissioner Patrick Witt. Many of those he picked (a) were also unopposed, (b) faced little opposition, (c) had held elected office before the primary, and (d) had a disparity in funds raised. In actual competitive races in Georgia, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Nevada, Trump only won 11-9, again, a little better than a coin-flip. Some of those loses were by wide margins.

Even in the small number of victories, Trump has relied on picking political celebrities with better name recognition (Dr. Oz, J. D. Vance, a former beauty queen, etc.). When Trump unendorsed Rep. Mo Brooks for poor polling numbers, Brooks caught fire, shot past the frontrunner, and made it to the runoff.

Endorsements have come at the last minute in races or came when the candidate picked already had a wide lead (Herschel Walker, Doug

Mastriano).

Trump is also finding less voter appetite for his “revenge tour.” Back in 2021, Trump had a commanding lead among New Hampshire voters in a UNH survey, 43 percent to 18 percent for the next closest candidate, Ron DeSantis. Now DeSantis has now pulled ahead of Trump 39-37 percent and that poll left out moderate challengers.

Now, we see Republicans on Capitol Hill, testifying or asking questions, explaining their role in stopping the hostile takeover of our country, the threats they are receiving, and the courage they’ve shown. I even watched the hearings on Fox News, and commentators were highly critical of the ex-President’s words and actions for January 6.

This isn’t some case of “disloyalty” on behalf of these Republicans. Given all the attacks Trump and his allies have launched on them, and their own bouts of backstabbing, it’s more of a case of chickens coming home to roost.

John A. Tures is a professor of political science at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. His views are his own. He can be reached at jtures@lagrange.edu. His Twitter account is JohnTures2.

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The U.S. Department of Education releases proposed changes to Title IX protections for students who are victims of sexual harassment, assault and In celebration of the sex-based discrimination.

50th anniversary of Title According to a stateIX — the landmark civil ment released by the U.S. rights law that prohibits Department of Education, sex-based discrimination the proposed regulations in any school or any other will “advance educational education program that equity and opportunity for receives funding from women and girls across the federal government the country to ensure that — the U.S. Department every student in America, of Education released from kindergarten through proposed changes to the a doctorate degree, can regulations that help eleachieve her dreams.” mentary schools, second“Over the last 50 years, ary schools, colleges and Title IX has paved the universities implement this way for millions of girls legislation. The proposed and women to access amendments will solidify equal opportunity in our Staff report TPI Staff

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nation’s schools and has been instrumental in combating sexual assault and sexual violence in educational settings,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “As we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of this landmark law, our proposed changes will allow us to continue that progress and ensure all our nation’s students – no matter where they live, who they are, or whom they love – can learn, grow, and thrive in school. We welcome public comment on these critical regulations so we can further the Biden-Harris Administration’s mission of creating educational environments free from sex discrimination and sexual violence.”

The proposed regulations, according to the statement, will “advance Title IX’s goal of ensuring that no person experiences sex discrimination, sexbased harassment, or sexual violence in education.”

The proposed regulations will also offer protections for LGBTQI+ students who face discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. They will also require that school procedures for complaints of sex discrimination, including sexual violence and other sexbased harassment, are fair

to all involved.

The proposed regulations would: Clearly protect students and employees from all forms of sex discrimination, provide full protection from sexbased harassment, protect the right of parents and guardians to support their elementary and secondary school children, require schools to take prompt and effective action to end any sex discrimination in their education programs or activities — and to prevent its recurrence and remedy its effects, protect students and employees who are pregnant or have pregnancy-related conditions, require schools to respond promptly to all complaints of sex discrimination with a fair and reliable process that includes trained, unbiased decisionmakers to evaluate the evidence, require schools to provide supportive measures to students and employees affected by conduct that may constitute sex discrimination, including students who have brought complaints or been accused of sexbased harassment, protect LGBTQI+ students from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics, clarify and confirm

protection from retaliation for students, employees, and others who exercise their Title IX rights, improve the adaptability of the regulations’ grievance procedure requirements so that all recipients can implement Title IX’s promise of nondiscrimination fully and fairly in their educational environments and ensure that schools share their nondiscrimination policies with all students, employees and other participants in their education programs or activities.

The Department will engage in a separate rulemaking to address Title IX’s application to athletics.

The Department’s comprehensive review of its Title IX regulations began in March 2021, as directed

by Executive Order 14021 – Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free From Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity. The U.S. Department of Education has sought public input throughout that process. Over the last year, it has heard from a wide variety of stakeholders, including students, parents, and educators in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary

schools, state government representatives, advocates, lawyers, researchers, and other stakeholders through the Title IX nationwide virtual public hearing in June 2021 convened by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and in numerous listening sessions and meetings. This input, together with careful review of federal case law and OCR’s enforcement work under Title IX, highlighted the need to revise the current regulations to protect more fully against sex discrimination in all education programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.

“The proposed regulations reflect the department’s commitment to give full effect to Title IX, ensuring that no person experiences sex discrimination in education, and that school procedures for addressing complaints of sex discrimination, including sexual violence and other forms of sex-based harassment, are clear, effective, and fair to all involved,” said Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.

The department’s proposed Title IX regulations will be open for public comment for 60 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.

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Ivy Creek is accepting donations of new suitcases for foster children in Elmore County.

Ivy Creek looking for ‘Caring Cases’

BY CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Children entering the foster care system leave quickly going to the unknown. They grab a few belongings and place them in whatever is available — a backpack, sometimes even a garbage bag.

Ivy Creek Healthcare wants to change that through its Caring Cases drive where it is seeking new rolling carryon type suitcases. Ivy Creek’s Heidi Smith said the health system sees the need for the new suitcases for foster children in Elmore County.

“We work with a lot of the foster kids,” Smith said. “Most of them are on Medicaid.

Wetumpka Pediatrics is a licensed rural health clinic. They take primarily Medicaid. We see about 85 percent of the kids in foster care in Elmore County.”

Smith said Ivy Creek works closely with the Elmore County

Department of Human Resources and understands the need when children are removed quickly from a home for their protection.

Smith believes the suitcases will help children caught in those situations realize they are loved.

“They come in having their few things in torn up bags, some are smoke-ridden,” Smith said. “It’s so they would have something nice to put their things in when they go to a foster home.”

Originally Smith said the goal was to collect 100 suitcases themed for children with Batman, Superman, princesses and nice, simple suitcases for teenagers, all with wheels.

“We want them to be ageappropriate,” Smith said. “It seemed like a huge goal to start with but I think we will pass it.

They will be put in storage at DHR so they will be there when the kids come into foster care.”

Smith said Ivy Creek is accepting the donation of new

suitcases at the Elmore County Hospital in the marketing department where a form will need to be filled out. From there the suitcases will be transported to the Elmore County DHR where children will be allowed to pick out a new case upon entering the foster system.

While the public is helping with donations, Smith said the departments of Ivy Creek are working on donations as well.

Smith said they want to complete the project by the end of August.

The Caring Cases is not the only project Ivy Creek has for the children in foster care. The hospital has Ivy’s Closet where a foster parent with a new foster child can pick out clothing free of charge.

“We also adopt the children in foster care for Christmas,” Smith said. “More recently we raised money to get each foster parent in Elmore County a $30 gas card.”

Elmore County art exhibition open July 1 Thursday, June 30, from on the sale of all artwork are asked to price art11 a.m. to 1 p.m. sold. Therefore, artists work with this in mind.

Guild membership is The Fourth Annu$35 per calendar year or al Elmore County Art $45 for couples. Original Guild (ECAG) Summer artwork completed by Exhibition at the Anita the artist will be acceptP. Folmar Art Gallery, ed. Copies of other’s artlocated at 1018 Madison work will not be acceptAvenue, Montgomery, ed. Artwork must not Alabama, will open on have been shown in preJuly 1 and close on July vious ECAG exhibitions.

28. A reception will be Up to four pieces of artheld on Thursday, July 7, work will be accepted. from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Take-down of art will The exhibit is open take place on Thursday, to all artists 18 and July 28, 11 a.m. to 1 older who are members p.m. of the Elmore County The Arts Council of Art Guild. Participants Montgomery will collect may join at the time of a 25 percent commission take-in. Take-in will be plus 10 percent sales tax Staff report TPI Staff

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Lord, don’t you care?

But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher do you not care that we are perishing?”

- Mark 4:38

place for a man or woman of faith to be.

Jesus and the disciples were crossing the sea of Galilee after a full day of teaching the multitudes. A great storm arose, and the hope you’ve waves were filling never experienced the boat. Jesus was fear, heartache asleep in the back or disappointment of the vessel. The on such a level that intense storm scared MICHAEL you wondered if even the seasoned BROOKS God knew or cared fishermen. They Columnist what happened to woke Jesus and you. If you have asked, “Teacher, not, then good for you. Even do you not care that we are if you’ve never felt that perishing?” The NIV makes way, I still want you to read it sound even more desperate: today’s column. You may “Teacher, don’t you care if we need it someday. Many people drown?” have been surprised to find Jesus got up, rebuked the themselves in that low place, wind and said to the sea, and it is an uncomfortable “Peace! Be still!” In the calm

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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

that followed, Jesus asked the disciples why they were afraid, and why they had no faith. The disciples were even more terrified by Jesus’ power to control the wind and sea.

(See Mark 4:35-41.)

On another occasion, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus.

That story is in Luke 10:3842. Mary sat at Jesus’ feet and listened to his teaching.

But Martha was distracted with the task of serving. She came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me.”

Jesus acknowledged Martha’s anxiety, but said Mary had made a better choice when she sat down to listen to him.

Are we ever like those ancient disciples? They

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

believed in Jesus. They trusted him. They followed him when it was not a popular or safe thing to do. But when overwhelming trouble came, they wondered out loud, expressing some doubt about Jesus’ care for them.

How about us? Do we ever through fear or flawed vision question the Lord’s interest in us? When circumstances discourage us, do we dare doubt his concern? These people were eyewitnesses of Jesus’ great power and compassion. But when they were scared or their feelings were hurt, they questioned the Lord’s care for them.

We are not “eyewitnesses of his majesty,” as Peter described the disciples’ experience in 2 Peter 1:16. We are among those blessed ones

“who have not seen and yet have believed” (John 20:29).

But we trust that our High Priest can “sympathize with our weaknesses” (Hebrews 4:15). We rejoice in this invitation: “casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7).

In deep trouble, it’s not unusual to feel like David did when he said, “No one cares for my soul” (Psalm 142:4).

But let’s strive to never accuse the One who died that we might live of not caring about us.

Don’t you know the memory of “I am with you always” must have encouraged the apostles? The same Lord has promised us, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5). You can trust Jesus. He does care.

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

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

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

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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Wetumpka’s Grant Weighall, a Paralympics National Champion, celebrated by family and friends

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Fans, teammates and family of Wetumpka rising sophomore Grant Weighall lined the streets in celebration of the Paralympic National Champion on Monday afternoon.

Weighall, who won two gold medals and set a national record at the 2022 U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships in Miramar, Florida, returned

home for the first time since medaling.

As he and his father, Rob Weighall, pulled up to their house, Rob woke Grant up to see where the road was blocked off by firetrucks and police officers. Grant initially thought he was looking at a car wreck, but then saw the dozens of people lined down the street holding signs and cheering for him.

He then got out of the car and walked down the street,

high-fiving fans as everyone celebrated his accomplishments.

“I just woke up about 10 minutes ago and my dad was telling me to look at this,” Weighall said. “Here I see the fire department and the police, and I thought he was telling me to look at an accident.

Then I see all these people and I’m like ‘There’s no way this is for me. Woah.’ These

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Wetumpka fans lined the street for Grant Weighall last week.Weighall, a rising sophomore at See WEIGHALL, Page B2 Wetumpka, won two gold medals at the U.S. Paralympics National Championship.

Former Wetumpka baseball star Seth Johnson transfers to Harding University

By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor A former Wetumpka baseball star is changing college baseball teams.

Seth Johnson, a former Wetumpka standout and the 2019 Elmore County Baseball Player of the Year, is transferring from Troy University to play baseball at Harding University in Arkansas.

Johnson signed with Troy out of high school when he graduated in the spring of 2020.

At Troy, the 6-foot-6 outfielder found success in limited action. In 88 at bats spanning across 38 games in two years, Johnson hit .239 with five doubles, one triple, two home runs and 10 RBIs. At Wetumpka, Johnson was a three-sport athlete in baseball, football and basketball.

He had a stellar career in baseball, earning numerous honors for his play.

During his 2019 season when he won the Elmore County Player of the Year, Johnson hit .460 with eight home runs and 26 doubles. His 26 doubles ranked him ninth in AHSAA history for doubles in a season.

While he shined in the lineup, he also shined on the mound. He was the Indians’ No. 1 on the mound and finished the season with an 8-3 record and 61 strikeouts in 54 2/3 innings.

Johnson then returned for his senior season but it was cut short due to COVID-19.

Despite the short season, Johnson hit .394 with a .574 on base percentage and two home runs.

Now with the move to Harding University, Johnson looks to make an instant impact with the Bison. Harding, which is a NCAA Division II school that participates in the Great American Conference, had a successful season in 2022.

The Bison went 32-19 with a 21-12 conference record, earning them the No. 3 seed following the regulars season. They went 1-2 in the GAC conference tournament.

Harding University is led by head coach Patrick McGaha, who is in his 17th year as the head coach at Harding. He has a 440355 overall record and has led the Bison to 10 conference tournament appearances and one NCAA Tournament appearance.

He is the longest tenured coach in the GAC.

FORMER PRATTVILLE COACH BILL CLARK

RETIRES AS UAB FOOTBALL COACH coaching staff for eight seasons and has been the head coach for the last six years. Clark, who One of the most legendary turns 54 this week, led the Blazfootball coaches in Alabama ers to a 49-26 overall record in history has announced his six seasons while also leading retirement. the team to two Conference Bill Clark, the head footUSA championships and two ball coach at the University bowl game victories, the first of Alabama at Birmingham, two in program history. announced his retirement on Clark earned many accolades Friday morning. It is effective as the head coach of the BlazAugust 1, 2022. ers. He was named the Eddie Clark, a native of Anniston, Robinson National Coach of the Alabama, has been on the UAB Year in 2018 after leading UAB

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to an 11-3 overall record and the program’s first Conference USA Championship and bowl game victory.

He also earned the 2017 Conference USA Coach of the Year and the 2017 and 2018 CBS Sports National Coach of the Year. He helped UAB win three-straight Conference USA West Division titles from 20182020.

Clark isn’t just known for See CLARK, Page B2

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UAB head football coach Bill Clark has announced his retirement after six seasons of leading the Blazers. He went 49-26 with UAB.

No. 14 Auburn’s season ends with College World Series loss to Arkansas

By JEFF SHEARER Auburn Athletics

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Wetumpka’s Seth Johnson, the 2019 Elmore County Player of the Year, has transferred from Troy baseball to play at Harding University.

Picked to finish seventh in the SEC West, the 2022 Auburn Tigers finished tied for fifth nationally, ending their season at the College World Series Tuesday with an 11-1 loss to Arkansas at Charles Schwab Field.

“I didn’t want this ride to end,” Auburn coach Butch Thompson said. “Hopefully we’ve stair-stepped this program to keep fighting and having a feeling that the best is yet to come.”

Bobby Peirce led off the bottom of the seventh with his 10th home run of the season for Auburn’s only run.

Peirce, the Tigers’ right fielder, also delivered Auburn’s defensive highlight in the eighth throwing out a runner trying to advance from first to third on a single.

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Auburn’s season came to an end after two losses to Arkansas and Ole Miss in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.The Tigers finished See AUBURN, Page B2 the year 43-22.

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Wetumpka fans held up signs congratulation Grant Weighall on his gold medals.

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Grant Weighall walks down the street high-fiving fans who lined the streets in celebration.

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are my people and I’m really, really proud right now. The feelings are just coming to me. I’m super happy.”

After walking through all his fans, Weighall put his three medals he earned around his neck. He had two gold medals and one silver medal from his time at the championships, and he set a national record.

His two gold medals came in the long jump and the javelin. In the Men’s Long Jump 13-38, he won first place and set the national record with a jump of 6.08 meters. He beat the second-place finisher by .57 meters.

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his coaching at UAB. Before he took over in Birmingham, he spent stints at Jacksonville State, South Alabama and Prattville high school.

Prior to taking over at UAB, he was the head coach of Jacksonville State,

He earned his second gold medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw with a mark of 41.82 meters. He beat the second-place finisher by 5.13 meters.

His silver medal came in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.51 seconds. He was beat by the world-record holder in his class by less than one second.

“This is just the beginning of the journey,” Weighall said. “I don’t really know what I’m getting into, but I’m going in the right path. I’m really thankful to be here. I’ve been in a lot of the able-bodied events, and going into the Paralympic events, I feel like I’m starting to fit in. I’m just tagging along and breaking as many records as I can break.”

Weighall suffers from an inherited neuromuscular disorder called Myotonia congenita. Myotonia con-

his alma mater. He led the Gamecocks to an 11-4 record in 2013, their most victories since 1992. That number set an Ohio Valley Conference record for the most wins by a first-year head coach.

His Gamecocks won two postseason games, the first-two postseason wins in school history as they finished the season ranked No. 10 in the final FCS rankings.

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Arkansas, which outhit Auburn 16-4, grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first after a leadoff double and an RBI single from the Razorbacks’ first two batters.

Auburn starter Mason Barnett (3-3) struck out four batters in the first two innings but ran into trouble in the third when a ball lost in the sun in left field gave the Razorbacks a baserunner and an extra out. Arkansas capitalized to take a 4-0 lead on Chris Lanzilli’s RBI single and Robert Moore’s two-run double, ending Barnett’s outing.

John Armstrong recorded the final out of the third but struggled in the fourth, allowing a two-run double to Michael Turner and Lanzilli’s two-run homer that put Arkansas on top 8-0, with seven of those runs coming with two outs.

Auburn hitters struggled against Arkansas starter Will McEntire, who faced the minimum through three innings, striking out six consecutive Tigers in the process. McEntire (2-2) struck out nine in seven innings,

genita affects the muscles used for movement and can be characterized by the inability of muscles to quickly relax after a voluntary contraction.

Both Grant and his brother, Logan, have the disorder and both are on the Wetumpka football team while Grant is on the Track and Field team as well.

The Weighalls have spent some time with some neurologists who diagnosed him with it, and the family decided to go the Paralympics route to see if Grant could compete against other athletes with challenges like his.

“This is just the start,” Weighall said. “I think I’m coming a long way from here. I’m really excited for what awaits for me. It’s amazing. I can’t really explain in words how amazing this is. The people who got me here and my coaches and the people who put on this celebration for me is just a blessing.”

Before Jacksonville State, Clark was South Alabama’s defensive coordinator for five seasons.

Before that, however, he made Prattville high school into a powerhouse high school football team. He was head coach of the Prattville Lions from 1999 to 2007, and he led the team to a whopping 106-11 overall record and two state championships in that time.

Clark never had more than three

allowing one run on three hits.

“Down the stretch we had to tip our hat to too many starting pitchers,” Thompson said. “They just kept putting the ball in play and good things happened while we were still trying to put the bat on the ball.”

Sonny DiChiara’s fourth-inning single represented Auburn’s first hit, but the Tigers were unable to mount their 23rd comeback win of the season. The SEC Co-Player of the Year recorded two of Auburn’s four hits, finishing the season with a .383 batting average.

Senior Carson Skipper relieved Armstrong in the fourth and retired the first six Razorbacks he faced before back-to-back two-out hits in the sixth extended the Arkansas lead to 9-0.

“It’s an incredible feeling to come to a place of such joy and happiness to the whole college baseball world more than one time,” said Skipper, a freshman on Auburn’s 2019 CWS team. “All that stems from Coach Thompson; great leader, great man, along with all of the other coaches and staff members. Everybody from top to bottom has made such an impact on me.”

The Razorbacks added two more runs in the ninth.

Arkansas scored 10 of its 11 runs with two outs.

Chase Isbell, Chase Allsup, Carson Swilling and

losses in any of his seasons at Prattville, and he had one or less in six of his last seven seasons. His last two high school teams in 2006 and 2007 each went 15-0 and won the AHSAA Class 6A state championship.

He did not lost a regular season game in any of his last five seasons as head coach. He earned multiple Coach of the Year accolades during his last few seasons at Prattville.

Brooks Fuller finished the game for the Tigers.

Auburn pitchers struck out 13, reaching double digits in all three games at the 2022 CWS. Arkansas (45-20) advances to play Ole Miss Wednesday, needing to beat the Rebels twice to reach the championship series. Four of the last five teams competing in Omaha hailed from the SEC West.

Auburn (43-22) concludes a memorable season that saw the Tigers post a winning SEC record (16-13), host an NCAA regional for the first time since 2010, win a regional at home for the first time since 1999, win the Corvallis Super Regional, and win a College World Series game for the first time in 25 years.

“You can look at pen to paper from the time we’ve been here to this second and see some growth,” said Thompson, completing his seventh season on the Plains. “I absolutely think we are on the cusp of doing amazing things consistently. That’ll be the driving force, trying to leave this program in a better place.

“It was a great experience for every one of us. We found a ton of positives out of this season. Our people stepped up to the plate for this team before we ever played a game and I’ll never forget that. I thought we returned the favor at the end of the postseason.”

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Independence Day is celebrated in the United States each year on July 4; as a result, the holiday is called the Fourth of July. Most Americans have a holiday from work or school. Fireworks are set off in many towns and cities to mark the occasion, and parties and picnics are common. On July 4, 1776, the Founding Fathers of the United States of America signed the Declaration of Independence declaring that the 13 colonies were an independent nation free from control by the British Government. These 13 original colonies (which are now states) were Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The colonists wanted freedom from laws passed by the English Government which they felt were unfair, especially tax laws. Revolting against a tax on tea, a group of colonists known as the “Sons of Liberty” disguised themselves as Native Americans and threw around 350 crates of tea from three British East India Company ships into Boston Harbor in December 1773. This act is known as the Boston Tea Party. The British Government responded to the revolt by passing laws that increased royal control. The colonies rallied together, and a colonial committee decided to convene the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September 1774.

The first Congress demanded that Britain repeal all of the unfair laws they had passed since 1763, and they called for a colonial boycott of British goods. The Revolutionary War began on April 19, 1775, and ended in victory for the United States with the Peace of Paris Treaty which was signed on September 3, 1783.

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The fireworks after the Celebrate Freedom Fourth of July concert and fireworks show at Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City, on Saturday, July 3, 2021.

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Independence Day events planned for the area Staff report TPI Staff

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By CLIFF WILLIAMS Transportation (ALDOT). peak traffic hours. intersection,” Stubbs said. the June 13 meeting.

Staff Writer “Over a year ago there Wetumpka will con“Hopefully this helps mat• Approved warrants was a joint request of tribute about $35,000 to ters.” and purchase orders in the The Elmore CounALDOT for a traffic the project and sign the Beyer said the budamount of $2,958,252.94 ty Commission agreed study at the intersection,” agreement for the mainte- geting process for fis• Appointed Conrad to pay $40,000 at its Elmore County chief nance of the traffic light. cal year 2023 was well White to the Central meeting to help install operations officer Richie The Elmore County Board underway with most Elmore Water and Sewer a traffic light and make Beyer said. “The study of Education is supplymeetings with department Board. other improvements and growth in the area ing about $75,000 to the heads completed. Beyer • Rejected all bids near Wetumpka Middle warrants the traffic light.” project. informed commissioners through the Investing in School.

The project will also Elmore County Comthere would be upcoming Alabama Counties for The traffic light projinclude the improvement mission Chair Troy meetings about redrawing digitization of records, ect has been a project in and extension of some Stubbs lives in the area some of the commission’s personal protective equipdiscussion between the turning lanes to help alle- and says the light and district lines based on ment and COVID-19 county, the Elmore Coun- viate some traffic conges- other improvements are growth and census numtesting. The bids will be ty Board of Education, the tion as the study said an much needed. bers. let again when informaCity of Wetumpka and the estimated 1,200 vehicles “We have seen numerIn other action, the tion and dates are better Alabama Department of use the intersection during ous accidents at that Elmore County Commis- defined.

• Approved a construction agreement to widen, resurface and stripe portions of Marion Spillway.

• Approved a construction agreement to resurface and stripe portions of First Avenue.

• Approved a construction agreement to resurface and stripe portions of Chapman Road.

Commissioner Mack Daughtry was absent from the meeting.

The next meeting of the Elmore County Commission is scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, July 11.

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WEDNESDAY • JUNE 29, 2022

Vol. 31, No. 26

FISHING FOR A GOOD TIME

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On Tuesday, June 21 the Elmore County High School (ECHS) Fishing Team presented an educational program to Eclectic kids about safety and fun when fishing.The program was part of the Eclectic Public Library’s month-long summer reading program designed to help foster a love of reading in children and keep them reading while school is out for the summer. The following students with the ECHS Fishing Team presented the program: Jennifer Bennett, Pari Claire Hall, Rhett Smith, Matthew Bennett, Branson Robertson, Paul Rhett Smith, Abe McGhee and Eli McGhee.