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Jackson files notice of claim against City of Tallassee in possible excessive use of force and detained. “This letter constitutes my Notice of Claim against the City of Tallassee Perry Jackson has served notice on and [the officer] for the wrongful and the City of Tallassee and has stated excessive force used against me… his constitutional rights were violated after I was arrested and detained, in during a June 19 arrest. violation of the 4th Amendment to the Through attorney Julian U.S. Constitution’s prohibition against McPhillips, Jackson said officers with excessive force,” a letter McPhillips the Tallassee Police Department used sent Tallassee officials on Jackson’s excessive force when he was arrested behalf. BY CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Tallassee council reacts to possible excessive force by police By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer Videos of Tallassee citizens taken into custody by the Tallassee Police Department has upset members of the Tallassee City Council. But councilmembers urged caution in reacting prematurely

until an investigation is completed by appropriate outside agencies. Councilmembers said they were more than just politicians and figure heads. “Looking out for our citizens does not make us anti-police,” Councilman Terrell Brown said. See POLICE, Page A6

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In this image from a social media video, a Tallassee police officer uses a taser on Perry Jackson Sunday, June 19.

Jackson states friends and family had gathered on James Street near where he resides to celebrate the holiday. “Two ladies got into an altercation and one pulled out a gun and fired it into the air,” Jackson said. “Someone called 911.” Officers with the Tallassee Police See FORCE, Page A6

“I want to thank the council for the support. For many of you for the last six years and for Bill Hall and Fred Randall Hughey, it has been an honor to learn everyone’s different opinion and how they are different in their respective ways and how they think they should go.” — Sarah Hill

HILL APPOINTED NEXT TALLASSEE MAYOR

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arah Hill will follow John Hammock as the next mayor of Tallassee. At a special called meeting of the Tallassee City Council, Hill, councilwoman representing Ward 2, was unanimously

appointed as mayor to fill the remaining three years of Hammock’s term following his resignation. Hall thanked everyone for the trust and support placed in her. Hill said she wants to calm the waters surrounding Tallassee City Hall and bring back trust.

“I believe this is a time to rebuild,” Hill said. “We need to rebuild our trust in each other. We need to rebuild our relationships with the residents of the City of Tallassee, the small business and large business owners, our county commisSee HILL, Page A6

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Tallassee Mayor John Hammock presides over a council meeting.

Hammock presides over last meeting as Tallassee mayor By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer For six years John Hammock has presided over Tallassee City Council meetings as mayor. Tuesday was his last. With Hammock’s resignation effective Thursday

at 4 p.m., he held back tears at the last meeting as council members thanked him for bringing a business approach to the mayor’s office. “It has been an honor and privilege to serve as See MAYOR, Page A6

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NELSON KEMARION “KEMO” HARRIS Nelson Kemarion “Kemo” Harris, a resident of Montgomery, Alabama, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the age of 12. He was born October 7, 2009, in Montgomery, Alabama, to Mr. Lorenzo Harris and Mrs. Sherry Hucherson. Nelson is survived by his mother, Sherry Hucherson and father, Lorenzo Harris; sisters, Paris Nicole Harris, Sedreona Butler; brothers, Tavion Hucherson, Eddie James Levett, Lorenzo Harris, Jr. and Xavious Detrel Levett; grandparents, Carol Rena Hucherson, Robert Paul Smith and his Uncle Grover and Aunt Brenda Lyles. There will be a candlelight service Wednesday evening, June 29, 2022, starting at 6:00pm at 2802 Cherry Street, Montgomery, Alabama, 36107. The family will receive friends Thursday, June 30, 2022, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at Jeffcoat Funeral Home. Graveside services will be Friday, July 1, 2022, at 10:00am at Tuckabatchee Cemetery with Rev. William Griffin officiating, Jeffcoat Funeral Home di-

recting. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com. Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing, Tallassee, Alabama MRS. MYRTICE TAYLOR MORRIS Mrs. Myrtice Taylor Morris, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022, at the age of 91. She was born November 28, 1930, in Tallassee, Alabama to Mr. Cecil C. Taylor and Mrs. Louise Julian Taylor. Mrs. Morris is survived by her guardian, Karen Abel; two nieces, Samantha Taylor and Robin Taylor. She is preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Louise Taylor. Funeral service will be Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at 11:00AM, at Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Scarborough officiating. Burial will follow at Refuge Baptist Church Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing.

Wetumpka police investigating theft STAFF REPORT TPI Staff The Wetumpka Police Department is investigating a case of theft and seeks the public’s help in identifying the suspects. Wetumpka investigators are seeking assistance in identifying two unknown subjects thought to be involved in felony theft that occurred at Walmart in Wetumpka, on June 30. The suspects are also wanted in connection with the theft of a 2018 black Ford Escape on the same date from the Walmart

parking lot. The suspects are white, one male and one female. If you have any information regarding the identity or whereabouts of these suspects, please immediately call the Wetumpka Police or CrimeStoppers using the 24-hour tip line at 215-STOP (7867) or 1-833-AL1-STOP or download the P3-tips app. Make sure you receive a Tip ID and Password to dialog with investigators SUBMITTED | THE HERALD in case there is a follow-up question. If you need to remain These two individuals are wanted in connection with anonymous call CrimeStoppers. a felony theft case at the Walmart in Wetumpka. They are also wanted in connection to a vehicular theft in the A tip may lead to a cash reward. parking lot of Walmart on the same day.

Depot audiences invited to visit with Mr. Green STAFF REPORT TPI Staff The Wetumpka Depot Players will present a “Season Extra” to their 42nd Season. Jeff

Baron’s Visiting Mr. Green opens July 7 and runs through July 17. The comedy centers around an unlikely friendship between Ross Gardiner, a young corporate executive, who is assigned a community service and an elderly Jewish widower named Mr. Green. What starts as a comedy about two men who do not want to be in the same room together becomes a poignant journey as they get to know each other and ultimately come to care about each other. “This is a heartwarming play about friendship, family and forgiveness,” said Kristy Meanor, Depot artistic director and Visiting

Mr. Green director. “I’m overjoyed to be working with Scott Page (Mr. Green) and Reece Lynch (Ross Gardiner) on this production. Scott is a veteran of the River Region theatre scene. For the past couple of shows I’ve cast him as a villain. It’s great to finally see him as a lovable character! Reese Lynch, a theatre major home from the University of Alabama, has grown up on the Depot stage. Audiences will remember his remarkable work in The Diviners. They each bring so much to the stage and leave me laughing and crying as we rehearse. Our audiences will love this talented duo and this

special play.” Shows dates are July 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15 at 7: 30 p.m. and a single Sunday matinee July 17 at 2 p.m. Can be purchased online at Wetumpkadepot.com, at the door or by mailing a check to WDP P.O. Box 1031, Wetumpka. Tickets are $15. Tickets questions may also be emailed to kmeanor@ wetumpkadepot.com. The Wetumpka Depot Theatre is located at 300 S Main St. in historic downtown Wetumpka. More shows to look forward to: Charlotte’s Web (August 4-7) and Fair and Tender Ladies (September/ October).

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Brown files notice of claim against City of Tallassee in possible excessive use of force ment] car instantly put his car in reverse and got behind me with blue Toney Brown has lights on,” Brown said. served notice on the “I believe this lead car City of Tallassee and was occupied by [the has stated his constituofficer]. I therefore tional rights were viopulled over to my mothlated during a May 30 er’s house.” arrest. Brown said he opened Through attorney the door to his truck Julian McPhillips, when the officer asked Brown said the Tallaswhy there was no tag see Police Department on the vehicle. The offiinjured him causing him cer was also wanting to receive eight staples Brown’s insurance and in his head while he was vehicle registration. detained. “While he was stand“This letter coning outside of my drivstitutes my Notice of er’s side door, he asked Claim against the City me to get out of the of Tallassee, [the offivehicle, in a very hostile cer] and the other police tone,” Brown stated. officers involved for “Fearing for my life and wrongfully and exceshealth, I put the truck in sively beating me up drive and pulled off, as I on May 31, after I was heard the officer saying, arrested and detained, ‘He is coming y’alls in violation of the 4th way so cut him off.’ I Amendment to the U.S. then noticed the oncomConstitution’s prohibiing headlights of two tion against excessive cars, with no blue lights force,” a letter McPhilon. I took off wondering lips sent Tallassee offiif I was being pursued cials on Brown’s behalf. also by town bullies.” “I also make a claim for Brown said he evennegligence and assault tually jumped from the for their wrongful beat- car and started running. ing of me.” “As I was running Brown states in the towards Flat Rock Road, letter his story of the I could hear an officer traffic stop and how he from the [Tallassee was detained. Police Department] “I turned left onto shouting, ‘Stop running Hillcrest Street, and [a [expletive], or I will Tallassee Police Depart- shoot you.’” Brown By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

“I well remember the [Tallassee Police Department] and paramedics laughing about me. My head was covered in blood, but the paramedics said I did not need any medical attention. I was then taken to the Tallassee police station.” — Toney Brown

wrote. “So I soon stopped.” In his notice Brown said images of prior police brutality came to his mind. “The reason I didn’t stop immediately and tried to flee was because of the images of George Floyd and other black men killed by the police running through my head,” Brown said. “I was also cut off by another officer from the [Tallassee Police Department].” Brown said other officers began to appear on the scene. “At that time, I was being beaten badly by [the officer] and others, with a baton or flashlight,” Brown said. “I was hit at least 10 times on the back of my head while trying to put my hands behind my back. I was not resisting, especially after being handcuffed, but was still hit repeatedly over the head, which started hurting so bad, I thought

I was going to die.” Brown said paramedics arrived. “I well remember the [Tallassee Police Department] and paramedics laughing about me,” Brown said. “My head was covered in blood, but the paramedics said I did not need any medical attention. I was then taken to the Tallassee police station.” When Brown arrived at the Tallassee Police Department he said he told officers he still needed medical attention. “They instead just put me in a very small cage with handcuffs still on me,” Brown said. “The arresting officer came back about an hour later and gave me a breathalyzer test and I blew a 0.0. That’s when I complained again about my head injuries and told the arresting officer that I needed medical attention.” Brown said officers

noon to 1 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. For more information, visit www.thekelly. org. CELEBRATE RECOVERY GRACE POINT: Celebrate Recovery meets at Grace Point Community Church at 78223 Tallassee Highway in Wetumpka each Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. All are welcome to the meetings which provide a safe and loving environment for individuals seeking to conquer their hurts, habits and hangups. For more information, visit www. Gracepoint.info or contact Gwin Greathouse at gwingreathouse@gmail. com. CELEBRATE RECOVERY SANTUCK: Celebrate Recovery meets each Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Santuck Baptist Church at 7250 Central Plank Rd. This is a Christ-centered, 12-step program for anyone struggling with hurts, habits, and hangups. Call 334-567-2364 for more information or contact jyates@santuckbaptist. org. GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS: Gamblers Anonymous meets Saturdays at 6 p.m. at Cedarwood Community Church at 10286 U.S. Highway 231 in Wallsboro/Wetumpka. Call 334-567-0476 for more information. AA MEETING: Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held Mondays at 7 p.m. located at 105 Tuskeena St. in Wetumpka. RED HILL GALLERY: The Red Hill Gallery on Highway 229 in the Red Hill Community in Tallassee is open Fridays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for local live music performances. No admission is charged but donations are welcomed to maintain the building and pay for refreshments. MASTER GARDENER HELPLINE: If you have gardening questions you can call the Master Gardener Helpline at 1-877-252-4769. The helpline starts March 1 and ends in August. CHILDREN’S HARBOR: Children’s Harbor Treasures and Thrift Store Located on state route 63 just south of Lake Martin Amphitheater, the Children’s Harbor Thrift

Store is open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. proceeds are used to help fund the activities at the Lake Martin campus of children’s harbor and the Family Center at Children’s Hospital. Call 334-857-2008 for more information.

Community Calendar 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 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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PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: After more than a year long hiatus, Preschool Storytime has resumed at the Wetumpka Public Library. The first story time was held on Friday, May 14, and will take place every Friday at the library at 10

a.m. ECLECTIC TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS: Eclectic Town Council meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at Town Hall. Council meetings begin at 7 p.m. with work sessions taking place prior to the meeting at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the Dr. M. L. Fielder Municipal Building, 145 Main Street. NAACP MEETINGS: The Elmore County Branch No. 5026 of the NAACP meets at 6:30 p.m. every third Tuesday (executive committee) and every fourth Tuesday (full membership) at the Martin Luther King Center at 200 North Lancaster St. in Wetumpka. LIVING WORD: You belong here. You and your family are always welcome here. We are located at 1826 Kowaliga Road Eclectic, across from the Dollar General. Call 334-492-0777 for more information. OPEN MIC: The Equality Performing Arts Center hosts an open mic jam session from 7 to 9 p.m. every second Friday of the month at 560 Highway 9 in Equality. There is no charge but donations are welcome as they keep the center running. Bring a snack or finger food to share during the intermission. RED HILL COMMUNITY CLUB MEETINGS: Red Hill Community Club Meetings are held every second Monday of the month. Join the Red Hill Historical Preservation Association in the auditorium of the Old Red Hill School, located off state Route 229 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss upcoming events. MOUNT HEBRON CHURCH OF CHRIST: Come join us at 4530 Mt. Hebron Road in Eclectic. Our Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by worship service at 10:30. There is also a Wednesday night Bible study at 7 p.m. For more information call Pastor Edwin Walker at 334541-2025 LUNCH AND LEARN: Lunch and learn Tuesdays with Kelly are scheduled at the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery at 124 Company Street in Wetumpka from

told him he would be responsible for the medical bills. “As I was clearly in need of medical attention because blood was running down my face and the back of my head, I agreed, but the medical help was denied,” Brown said. “Within an hour it became obvious my condition was so bad that I needed to go to a hospital.” Brown said he was taken to Community Hospital in Tallassee where he received eight

staples in his head, but that hasn’t stopped his issues. “I have continued to suffer bad headaches ever since, as well as ugly disfigurement of my head,” Brown said. “I have also suffered and continue to suffer enormous mental anguish.” Brown said he was seeking the statutory limit of $100,000 for a state law claim and for an unlimited amount for any federal law claim. Brown said, “in such an amount as a judge and jury deem appropriate under the facts and circumstances of this case.” McPhillips said a similar action for Perry Jackson would be filed by the end of the week.

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atie Britt won the Republican Senate Primary the old fashioned way. She got out and worked for it and earned it and, folks, she won big. She beat Mo Brooks 63 percent to 37 percent in the GOP runoff. Katie carried an amazing 66 out of 67 counties. Katie Boyd Britt was born to win this Senate Seat at the youthful age of 40. Those of us around Alabama politics recognized early on that she had unique, God given leadership abilities and integrity. We watched her grow up in Enterprise. She won everything in the Wiregrass from Debate to Dance. When I saw her become Governor of Girls’ State as a junior in high school, I looked at Jack Hawkins, the Chancellor of Troy University, and said that young lady has governor or senator written all over her. Katie went on to the University of Alabama and was elected Student Government President, then she graduated from Law School at Alabama. She practiced law briefly then became Senator Richard Shelby’s Chief of Staff for five years. She then headed the Business Council of Alabama for three years before beginning her journey to follow her mentor, Richard Shelby, in the U.S. Senate seat he has held for 36

Katie Boyd Britt. Katie is younger than Shelby, Hill and Sparkman were when they arrived Columnist in the U.S. Senate. She will have the distinction of being the first female years. elected to the Senate from Some of us who have Alabama as well as the known Shelby and been first female Republican his friends and confidantes Senator from the Heart of for over three decades Dixie. were told soon after his There are several sixth reelection victory adages in politics that in 2016 that these last definitely apply to Katie’s six years would be his overwhelming landslide last hurrah. He told us he victory. First of all, you was going to encourage do not ever want to get and support Katie Boyd into a race where you are Britt to succeed him. He going to be outworked wisely knew because of and outspent. She her age and acumen she checked both boxes. She has the potential to be outspent her opponents one of Alabama’s greatest significantly. Shelby made senators. sure of that. Money is the The seniority system mother’s milk of politics. in the United States More importantly, she Senate is so enshrined and worked this state like entrenched that in order to nobody’s business. She be great you have to serve campaigned thoroughly awhile. In fact, in order to in all 67 counties several reach pinnacles of power times. It would be safe in the senate you have to to say she outworked Mo be there at least 20 to 25 Brooks and Mike Durant years. We have had three combined three to one. great senators in Alabama Katie built a statewide history. Senator Shelby grassroots organization is the most powerful and and it paid off with her accomplished. The other carrying 66 of our 67 two are Lister Hill and counties. She started early John Sparkman, who and stayed late. served Alabama in the Winning the GOP U.S. Senate for 30 and Primary for a U.S. 32 years, respectively. Senate seat in Alabama They were both powers. is tantamount to election. By the way, both Hill However, Katie Boyd and Sparkman were Britt will take nothing SGA Presidents at the for granted. She will run University of Alabama like hard and outwork her

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Democratic opponent, Will Boyd, and will prevail as expected in November. The last minute Trump endorsement had no effect on behalf of Katie Boyd Britt. She was leading in all polls by 20 points with momentum and money on her side. She was going to win, overwhelmingly, on her own. It helped Trump a lot more than it did Katie. All he did was see a candidate who was going to win and jumped on the train. Thus, Trump used the old sayings, “I bet on a sure thing,” and “find a parade and act like you are leading it.” Katie knew Trump’s endorsement was not necessary. However, she graciously and quietly accepted and continued unabated to an impressive victory, which she earned on her own merits. Katie Boyd Britt will hit the ground running when she takes office as our first female elected Senator in January. She could be in the Senate for 40 to 50 years and will become one of Alabama’s greatest U.S. Senators. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at: www. steveflowers.us.

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States with antiabortion laws have high maternal death rates

s someone who considers himself pro-life, I should be celebrating the recent Dobbs case that the Supreme Court used to overturn Roe v. Wade. But I’m very concerned today. I believe such a ruling will not only fail to reduce the abortion rate, but could very well lead to an increase in maternal death rates and infant mortality rates. Former President Bill Clinton once said that abortion should be safe, legal and rare. Yet I fear that through such court battles, we’ve only focused on whether it should be legal or not. So much money has been spent on presidential and congressional races, all about whether or not the court should overturn Roe. Many in the pro-life movement made getting rid of Roe the goal. It was treated like a political victory, like taking an opponent’s sword after some 18th Century battle, instead of supporting a myriad of policies that would actually do something about supporting not just life, but a quality of life worth living. See the connection between mortality rates and antiabortion laws. Take the case of maternal mortality rates. California has the lowest recorded maternal mortality rate (4.0 mother deaths per 100,000 births). It’s not an accident, as this death rate plunged by more than 50 percent since the state passed the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative in 2006. Massachusetts, Nevada, Connecticut and Colorado also round out the lowest five states for recorded maternal mortality rates (between 8.4 and 11.5 per 100,000 births), according to World Population Review. All took deliberate steps to help a mother during the process of birth. Louisiana, on the other hand, has a shocking 58.1 maternal deaths per 100,000 births, the highest in America. Not coincidentally, it has the strictest antiabortion laws in the country, according to a CBS analysis of state policies. Then there’s Arkansas, with the fourth toughest antiabortion laws, and the fifth highest maternal mortality rate (37.5 per 100,000 births). Missouri, which is tied with Arkansas for fourth toughest antiabortion laws, is seventh on the maternal mortality rate list from WPR (37.5 per 100k births). Texas, Alabama, South Carolina, and Indiana are also in the top 19 states toughest abortion laws, and the top ten states for maternal mortality rates (each with more than 27 mothers dying per 100,000 births). Have those who pushed for pro-life policies worked just as hard for universal health care, universal child care, or even voted for paid family and medical leave? How many babies will be born into a world that lacks such basic protections that most of the developed world offers? Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Ohio are in the top 10 of states with the highest infant mortality rate and are among the states with the top 19 toughest antiabortion laws. I pray that our state leaders will write laws in a way that will not boost mortality rates, just to appease a political ideology instead of the Almighty. Support bipartisan legislation like the bill from Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) that seek to reduce maternal deaths from childbirth and efforts to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage. Find ways to make pro-life about saving lives, not scoring political points. 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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Their Lives, Their Fortunes, and Their Sacred Honor R eaders, please forgive my tardiness in getting this to press as Independence Day was celebrated earlier this week. However, the broadcast transcribed at the end of this column is good reading any day of the year. In the summer of 1974, the United States was at a crossroads. The Watergate scandal raged, and Congressional hearings revealed the shady dealings of the “plumbers” who had done President Nixon’s bidding for him: dirty deeds such as breaking into the office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist (Ellsberg had been a whistleblower with the release of the Pentagon Papers); secretly recording every conversation on an elaborate tape system in the White House; and, of course, the infamous breakin at the Watergate office building, home to the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee. The Vietnam War was winding down; returning prisoners of war were greeted with a society that had radically changed in their absence, while Vietnam veterans faced indifference or outright hostility. The oil embargo was also happening during this

initiated by men who had nothing to lose. Our foundMICHAEL ers had everything to lose, BIRD nothing to gain. Except Columnist one thing … their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. time. Gas prices soared as Fifty-six men placed Americans thought, “can their names beneath that this get any worse?” pledge. Fifty-six men knew On July 4, 1974, radio -- when they signed -- that commentator Paul Harvey they were risking everyaired a special edition of thing. his News & Comment They knew if they won show. He detailed the this fight, the best they “rest of the story” of the could expect would be signers of the Declaration years of hardship in a of Independence. Some struggling nation. If they were wealthy but died lost, they’d face a hangin rags; some moved man’s rope. countless times to evade All of the Americans harassment; others lost not who lived in those times only their money, but their ‘paid the price’. John families. These weren’t Adams wrote years later ordinary guys. They were that all through the Revoexperienced thinkers, lution he would have given politicians, landowners, anything to have things businessmen. They were returned to the way they leaders, though at the time were. He wasn’t lamenting they were revolutionaries. his own losses. Any human Below, I would like to who has ever seen the sufshare some of Mr. Harfering of the soldiers and vey’s words. May we all innocents in a war zone have a greater understand- has to wonder if an armed ing of the men and women conflict is ever a worthy who founded this great price for change. But the nation – who fought for clock can’t be turned back. liberty. Happy IndepenThe deed was done. And dence Day. from it a glorious country “The United States of emerged. They had learned America was born in 1776. that liberty is so much But it was conceived 169 more important than secuyears before that. All oth- rity, that they pledged their ers of the world’s revolulives, their fortunes, and tions before and since were their sacred honor.

Of the 56 signers of the Declaration, few were long to survive. Five were captured by the British and tortured before they died; twelve had their homes – from Rhode Island to Charleston – sacked and looted, occupied by the enemy or burned. Two of them lost their sons in the Army; one had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 died in the War from its hardships or from its more merciful bullets. I don’t know what impression you’d had of these men who met that hot summer in Philadelphia, but I think it’s important this July 4, that we remember this about them: they were not poor men, they were not wildeyed pirates; these were men of means, these were rich men, most of them, who enjoyed much ease and luxury in personal living. Not hungry men, prosperous men, wealthy land owners, substantially secure in their prosperity. But they considered liberty – this is as much I shall say of it – they had learned that liberty is so much more important than security, that they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. And they fulfilled their pledge – they paid the price, and freedom was born.”

Protecting us against the Putin Playbook a plan with the national legislature to pass a law imprisoning those who s we gather to “lied” about the war, celebrate Indepen- including even calling it dence Day, it’s a a war. Russian media of good time to reflect on integrity had to close up how our most fundamental shop, and international freedoms have served this journalists in Russia had nation well. to temper their It’s an even betreporting. ter time to think That left the about what would internet as the one happen if those avenue for Rusliberties were taken sians to learn the away. truth about their Sadly, the latter country’s misdeeds. doesn’t take much Putin then banned PAULSON imagination in social media outlets 2022. Your closest video and sharply limited access screen will show you to international news sites. scenes of Russian troops In short order, the Ruspummeling Ukraine with sian people were isolated, the support of a majority left to believe the lies of of the Russian people. their government. The Russian public has It took just weeks for been told that their counPutin to wipe out freetry is doing noble work doms of press, speech and ferreting out “Nazis” and dissent. that the West is engaged Could anything like that in its usual persecution ever happen in the United of Russia and its people. States? As unlikely as it Surveys say most Russians may seem, there are some believe it. areas of concern. In times of war, people After all, over the past always want to see their 60 years, certain presigovernment as the good dents from both parties guys, but it’s still a little have been known to mislead the public about the hard to grasp how that purpose and progress of many people can be so wars. And the use of “fake thoroughly misled. That’s the power of the news” claims to evade responsibility began with Vladimir Putin playbook. politicians in this counThe Russian president try, only to be adopted by quickly and with little totalitarian leaders around opposition eliminated the the globe. freedoms of speech and Today there are active press. efforts to overturn New First, Putin bandied York Times v. Sullivan, around allegations of “fake news,” undermining the 1964 Supreme Court domestic news media that decision that made inveshad far more latitude than tigative reporting viable in the United States. And their Soviet Union counthere are many politicians, terparts. again of both parties, who Then he coordinated By KEN PAULSON Guest Columnist

want to control how private social media companies are run. Do I believe that America could fall victim to something resembling the Putin playbook? No. But it’s also no longer unthinkable. It’s not a coincidence that the first step wouldbe dictators take is to shut down the press. That eliminates questions and accountability, both of which are anathema to those who abuse power. There are some today who choose not to be informed, saying the media are biased. Well, there are tens of thousands of media outlets in this country, including manipulative cable channels, partisan sites that masquerade as news providers and those sites that would entice us with clickbait. But there are also many core news organizations of integrity, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, PBS and the very newspaper you’re reading right now. They’re the ones we need to support with readership and subscriptions. From the very beginning of this nation, Americans understood the importance of a free press aggressively reporting on people in power. In an era when newspapers were fiercely partisan and unfair, that first generation of citizens still insisted on journalists being protected by the First Amendment. That shouldn’t surprise us. After all, the model was right there in 1776 in the document we celebrate this week.

The Declaration of Independence called out King George III, reporting a list of injustices perpetrated by the mother country against its colonies. We had “unalienable rights,” it said, and they were being violated. Americans were no longer going to put up with this “long train of abuses and usurpations.” That is the same spirit with which America’s free press has exercised its duties since 1791. Abolitionist newspapers took on slavery, suffragist papers focused on injustices against women and news organizations spanning centuries have reported on scandals, corruption and racial injustice. We live in a highly polarized time, when it’s easy to dismiss the views of those with whom we disagree and deride those who publish the facts we don’t want to acknowledge. We have to take care, though, that our internal political wars don’t turn us away from the core principles contained in the Declaration of Independence. We remain a free people and need to be vigilant in protecting our rights and documenting the abuses in people in power, not just when the other guy’s party is in office. That’s the real spirit of ’76. Ken Paulson is the director of the Free Speech Center, a non-partisan and non-profit center based at Middle Tennessee State University. www. freespeech.center

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“We are a voice for our community and we are going to look out for our people. If we have a bad apple in the bunch, we are going to turn it over to the professionals and let them take care of it. Whatever recommendations they give us I am going to make sure I go along with those recommendations.” Councilman Damian Carr said the videos posted on social media of Toney Brown and Perry Jackson being taken into custody by an officer with the Tallassee Police Department were troubling. “They hurt me to the core,” Carr said. “That is my community. I grew up with these people. We don’t take that lightly.” Brown and Carr want to see the two incidents investigated. “Going forward, I’m going to make sure a thorough investigation is done for the people of Ward 3,” Carr said. “In the future I want to use a thorough investigation on who we are hiring. We need to do a thorough background check on who we bring in here. I wish we can get that done immediately.” Brown said wanting an investigation into the incidents doesn’t have him taking sides in the matter. “Looking out for our citizens does not make us anti-police,” Brown said. “The police department, I can’t imagine the job they have to do every day. That is a tough job. I can’t imagine doing a job like that, putting your life on the line, protecting our citizens, and getting home safely. I get that.” Councilman Bill Godwin said the matters were being inves-

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Department soon arrived. “The officers briefly spoke to the ladies involved in the altercation, but quickly turned their attention to me, calling me out by my name,” Jackson said. “[The officers] then came over to me and began putting handcuffs on me, while telling me that there was a warrant for my arrest, but they did not tell me what it was for.” Jackson said the officers never arrested either of the women involved in the altercation and never asked about a gun being fired. “Instead they arrested me and walked me to the patrol car,” Jackson

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sions and other agencies that we might have lost over the last few years.” Hill addressed the city’s employees, many of whom have expressed displeasure in the workplace atmosphere. “I thank you all for showing up today,” Hill said. “I hope to bring back the calmness. I want to support you. You are our greatest natural resource that the city has.” Councilman Terrell Brown explained the rationale behind nominating Hill to be mayor after a brief executive session. “She is a very intelligent lady,” Brown said. “She is very engaged in everything. She is very passionate about it.” Brown said Tallassee’s next mayor needed to have current knowledge of what was going on in Tallassee, that Tallassee couldn’t afford the months it would take someone from outside the council to adjust. “She knows everything going on,” Brown said. “She is tough. We need that person now.” Hill headed up the city council finance committee. It’s a committee Hill served on with councilmen Bill Hall and Bill Godwin. Hall said he has learned a lot working with Hill. “I worked very closely with her on the finance committee in the last eight to 10 months,” Hall said. “She

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your mayor of Tallassee where I was born and reared,” Hammock told the council and those in attendance for Tuesday’s council meeting. “We have accomplished so many things in economic development and community development.” Hammock said he understands some decisions were not popular but he made them with all of Tallassee in mind. “I know some people might not have liked me and ended up on the business end sometimes but I want everyone to know I truly did what I believed was right for the citizens of Tallassee, even though I knew it might not be the most popular thing to do,” Hammock said. “I have been a little outspoken. My style has been a little different but that is just who I am. A tiger doesn’t change its stripes. I tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. I think I have been true to my word.” Councilman Terrell Brown thanked Hammock for trying to bring a business approach to running Tallassee. “Thank you for everything you have done for our city,” Brown said. “I have told you before that the best politician we have had here as mayor was Bobby Payne. He knew how to ‘Shake the hands,

tigated by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC). “We want equity, we want fairness,” Godwin said. “We will make sure we get fairness. It is my understanding all these issues are under investigation by ALEA and APOSTC. Those are the agencies that are the experts. I will assure you once we get their recommendations, we will comply with what they say.” Godwin said the agencies have helped the city with investigations in the past and followed those recommendations. Godwin said he hasn’t heard a time table of when findings and possible recommendations may come. “I know the police department is cooperating with what they need, if not we will do what we can do,” Godwin said. “This will get resolved.” Godwin said everyone needs to pause and let the investigation take its course. “I hope people will pray about this and let it lie until we get the results back,” Godwin said. “Innuendos and other things don’t do any good. I’ve seen the films, and I’m upset about it too. We don’t know all the facts until they come out. I’m hoping and praying we will let the facts come out and I know the next mayor and council will do what is right.” Carr spoke directly to Brown and Jackson and said he wouldn’t let the investigation fade away. “I apologize, me and my family truly apologize to you,” Carr said. “I can’t speak for everyone else but me and my family apologize, but I’m going to make sure a thorough investigation is done and it is done properly.”

said. “Before putting me in the patrol car they searched my person and during that process, a cousin of mine asked me to give him my cell phone, which I attempted to toss to my cousin. The cell phone allegedly but inadvertently hit [the officer]. [The officer] did not react, but 20 seconds later grabbed [the other officer’s] taser and pointed it at my chest. I was not fighting or resisting, but only about a foot away, when [the officer] blasted me from that short distance, shooting the taser into my chest.” Jackson said the officers took him to Community Hospital in Tallassee. “Before the officers took me out of the patrol vehicle they ripped the wires from the taser prongs out of my chest causing me even

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greater pain,” Jackson said. “The taser prongs were taken out at the emergency room.” After Jackson was released from the hospital he was taken to the Elmore County Jail where he was booked on second-degree bail jumping and harassment. Jackson said the Tallassee Police Department and the officer subjected him to police brutality and excessive force violating his rights. Jackson added, “I also make a claim for up to the statutory limit of $100,000 for a state law claim and in an unlimited amount for any federal law claim in such an amount as a judge and jury deem appropriate under the facts and circumstances of this case.”

has her finger on the pulse of just about everything in the city.” Councilman Fred Randall Hughey said appointing Hill was a “no-brainer.” “She has been on top of it,” Hughey said. “She can hit the ground running.” Godwin believes Hill can calm the stormy waters of city hall. “I have no doubt,” Godwin said. “She has a passion for people. She will bring an element of professionalism to city hall. It is something we desperately need.” Hill thanked the council for its belief she could move the city forward. “I want to thank the council for the support,” Hill said. “For many of you for the last six years and for Bill Hall and Fred Randall Hughey, it has been an honor to learn everyone’s different opinion and how they are different in their respective ways and how they think they should go.” Hill said she will hit the ground running. “I know we have multiple projects in the works,” Hill said. “I’m really excited to be at the helm as we move forward with those projects.” Hill’s appointment now leaves a vacancy on the city council. The council has 60 days to fill the position. Hill assured residents of Ward 2 the council would find a good successor for her. Hill also addressed all Tallassee residents. “We are going to be looking into multiple opportunities to improve your way of living, working and playing in one of the most beautiful cities on earth, Tallassee, Alabama,” Hill said.

kiss the babies.’ He went to everyone’s funeral. It didn’t matter if you were Black, white, poor, rich. He was there and very visible. “Sir you are the best business minded mayor we have had in this community. We are going to miss you. You have set the bar high.” Councilman Damian Carr said Hammock was responsible for bringing many projects to the city thanks to funding from outside the city. “Mayor, it’s been a good run,” Carr said. “These last six years, you have brought the city of Tallassee a long way — we have brought the city of Tallassee a long way with all the grants you have gotten for us. I thank you for that. I wish you all the best.” Mayor pro tem Bill Godwin said Hammock helped bring Tallassee forward with running the city and putting it on par with other municipalities. “From the first meeting we had, I said thank you for taking a business approach,” Godwin said. “We have been dealing with the good old boy mentality around here for so long. Tallassee wasn’t even in the 20th century much less the 21st. We have come a long way with the things you have done. I appreciate what you have done. It’s not an easy job. Thank you for the business approach.” Councilman Fred Randall Hughey also thanked Hammock for the business approach but also providing Hughey with informa-

tion to better help Tallassee and its citizens. “I know you have had to deal with a lot of different things,” Hughey said. “We had a lot of things broken. The best we can do on some is just patch it up. “I appreciate you personally for staying in touch with me, calling me and giving me the heads up.” Hammock thanked his family and God for allowing him to serve Tallassee through good times and bad. “I promised to always do what I thought was right for all the citizens, no matter what race, gender, economic status,” Hammock said. “I think I have done that. God blessed me with a great work ethic and business mind. That is what I have contributed during my years as mayor.” Hammock said he wants Tallassee to continue to improve after he leaves office. “I want to pray for the success of the City of Tallassee after I’m gone,” Hammock said. “I think it’s time for me to move on to help other cities and counties that are desperate for my skill set.” Hammock hopes the next mayor of Tallassee will serve all citizens of the city. “I never knew any racial divide,” Hammock said. “I’m proud to have grown up in a city that is pretty much 50 percent white, 50 percent African American. “We are all citizens of Tallassee. We are Tallassee.”

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Drawing near to God The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was. - Exodus 20:21

wanted Moses to go into the darkness and listen to the MIKE voice of God while they stood far away. At God’s command, MCELROY Moses went up the mountain Columnist When I read about the into the “thick darkness where “thick darkness,” it reminds God was.” What lessons can me of my father’s darkroom developer, stop and fix bath. we learn from this text and where I learned to develop I learned to do it all by touch, phrase? film many years ago. (Note not sight. In the darkroom, I Darkness comes to all our to young readers: Ask your could hold my hand in front of lives. It is not a question of if parents or maybe your my face and see nothing at all. it will come; it’s a matter of grandparents about film. It could have been scary, but when. Someone dies and we Maybe they remember not when my father was there cannot imagine living without and can explain it to you.) in the darkness with me. them. Something very valuable The precious exposed film The devastating blow of or precious to us is lost. could only be handled in the final plague against the We feel rejected by people total darkness. A proper Egyptians had set the Israelites whose acceptance we craved. photographic darkroom is free. Moses led them out of We are confused when our one of the few places where captivity, through the Red Sea understanding cannot unravel darkness is really, truly and to the base of Mt. Sinai. a perplexing mystery. Illness dark. Dad taught me to do God met with them there and or injury makes us face our everything about the process in gave Moses the law. Thick, own mortality. We disappoint total darkness — from opening smoky darkness shrouded the ourselves and everyone the rolls of film to loading top of the mountain. Lightning around us by spectacular them onto the stainless steel flashed, thunder crashed and failure. Habitual sin sears our spiral reels and putting them an ominous trumpet blasted, conscience beyond feeling into the tanks containing the terrifying the people. They until God seems distant. And

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

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we find ourselves enveloped in the darkness. Our response to the darkness will be shaped by our previous encounters with God. If we have learned to trust him in the light, we won’t doubt him in the dark times. We will not be terrified to stay on the path of obedience and draw near to God in the darkness. At Sinai, the people were terrified by the presence and power of God. They stood far off. They did not want a close encounter with God. Fear controlled them, and made them shrink back. But Moses drew near. He had learned to trust God. At the burning bush, in repeated appearances in Pharaoh’s court, on the terrible night of the last plague and the Passover, Moses learned that God was trustworthy and completely reliable. Moses learned to trust God when the

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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

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Red Sea parted, when water gushed from the rock and food appeared from heaven to fill their growling stomachs and quiet their grumbling tongues. So when God called him into the darkness, Moses went. And so, dear reader, when the darkness comes, will you react with fear and stay far from God? Or will you respond with faith and draw near to God? Can you face the dark shadows with David’s confidence? “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4). God is there in your dark valleys, too. You, like David, walk through the darkness. You don’t stay there. You can go through the darkness without fear, when you have complete confidence in your Father.

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Wetumpka sends four youth baseball teams to USSSA World Series By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor Four Wetumpka youth baseball teams are headed to the USSSA World Series next week. The Wetumpka 8U Black, 8U Gold, 10U Black, and 10U Gold teams will make the trip to Gulfport, Mississippi, on July 13-17 to compete for the World Series in their respective age groups. Three of the four teams that are going to the World Series - the 8U Black, 8U Gold and

10U Black teams won the state championships in their age group and division. The 8U Black won the USSSA Gold Major state championship while the 8U Gold won the Silver Major division. The 10U Black team won the Silver Minor championship and the 10U Gold team finished 11th of out 32 teams in the Gold Major division. “I think it’s remarkable for all these kids to be this successful and it makes me extremely happy,” Wetumpka

youth league commissioner Matt Fallin said. “Especially in the wake of probably one of the most difficult seasons that our board, me as a commissioner, and our families went through. We went from thinking we weren’t going to be playing again to playing in the World Series. This is really nice.” The three state champions dominated their respective divisions, with two teams going undefeated during the

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The Wetumpka 10U Gold baseball team has earned an invite to play in the USSSA 10U World See YOUTH BASEBALL, Page B2 Series in Gulfport, Mississippi on July 13.

More athletes linked to the 4th of July

certainly hope ANDY everyone GRAHAM had a relaxing and wonderColumnist ful Independence Day with your family and friends. Here are some lesser-known, but still legendary athletes who were born or died on the Fourth of July. Floyd Little (7/4/1942 - 1/1/2021) – He is a member of the Pro & College Football Hall of Fame. Little was heavily recruited, but ultimately chose Syracuse following in the footsteps of Ernie Davis and Jim Brown wearing the familiar number 44. He is the only Orangeman running back to be voted All-American three times. Little was drafted by the Denver Broncos of the AFL in 1967 and retired as a Bronco in 1975 being No. 7 on the NFL all-time rushing list. He was a devoted husband, father and a successful businessman. He died of cancer at 78. Terry Donahue (6/24/1944 - 7/4/2021) – He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Donahue played for the UCLA Bruins in the mid-60s as a defensive tackle. He would later coach the Bruins from 1971 to 1995 taking over as head coach in 1976 following Dick Vermeil. Donahue compiled a record of 151-74-8 and his 151 wins are the most in UCLA football history. His 98 conference wins are also the most in Pac-12 history. He later became an executive in the NFL and did color commentary for college and pro football. He died of cancer at 77. Morganna Roberts (7/4/1947) – She was known as the “Kissing Bandit” and became famous for running out on the field or court during a game and giving a player a kiss on the cheek. Roberts actually had a pretty tragic childhood being disowned by her mother and taken in by different family members. She wound up on the streets of Baltimore as a teenager and became an exotic dancer. She had an unmistakable physique that made Dolly Parton look pedestrian. In August of 1969, Roberts rushed Crosley Field in Cincinnati and kissed Pete Rose. From that day until 1990, she kissed 37 MLB players, 12 NBA players, dozens of minor-league baseball, basketball and hockey players, umpires, managers and even The San Diego Chicken. She was arrested on multiple occasions and suffered several injuries jumping from the stands. Roberts even had her own baseball card. My, how times have changed! Dicky Moegle (9/14/1934 - 7/4/2021) – He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Moegle accepted a scholarship to Rice as a 16-year-old freshman. He would be named an All-American in 1954 as a senior rushing for 905 yards and leading the nation in punt returns. Moegle was drafted by the 49ers and had a solid NFL career being named to the Pro Bowl in 1955. He was actually involved in one of college football’s most famous or infamous plays. Rice was playing Alabama in the 1954 Cotton Bowl and leading 7-6. Moegle broke loose on a toss sweep from his own five yard line and raced down the sideline. Alabama fullback Tommy Lewis came off the bench and tackled Moegle without even wearing a helmet. The referee saw what happened and awarded Rice a TD and Moegle the 95 yard run he deserved. Rice went on to defeat Alabama 28-6 and Moegle finished with a Cotton Bowl record 265 yards rushing. Lewis simply said in defense, he “was too full of Alabama.” Exactly.

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Edgewood Academy’s Lindsey Brown, second on the left, was named an AAU All-American after helping the Capital City Juniors to a National Championship last weekend.

Edgewood Academy’s Brown named AAU All-American as team claims national championship ing area, was unstoppable throughout the entire tournament. dgewood Academy’s They played three games Lindsey Brown had each of the first two days. On quite the summer play- the first day, Brown’s squad ing volleyball. beat teams from Delaware, Brown, who plays for the California and Texas. Capital City Juniors AAU On day two, they beat team that is based out of teams from Iowa, South Montgomery, traveled to Flor- Dakota and North Carolina. ida for a massive tournament. Following the first two The 17U team that she plays days, the team had to begin on went 13-0 across four days playing for the bracket. They and claimed the National won their first three games Championship. on Saturday to clinch the In the process, she was No. 1 seed and had to win named one of 10 All-Amertheir fourth for the chance to icans out of 84 teams across advance to play at Disney. the country. They swept their opponent, “It was really great,” Brown 2-0, in the fourth game of the said. “In our division, we had day to clinch the chance to a bunch of top competition play at Disney’s Wide World and I was really blessed to be of Sports Complex. picked as an All-American. The change in venue didn’t We had a bunch of really tal- change the team’s ability to ented players come together win as they swept through the on our team and everyone was competition, including a 2-0 really selfless. It was a great win over their opponent in the opportunity to have and our national championship. coaches were really great.” Her team only dropped four The Capital City Juniors sets the entire tournament. team, which mostly consists “We went undefeated and it of girls from Montgomery was really fun,” Brown said. but a few from the surround“It was a lot of volleyball By DALTON MIDDLETON Sports Editor

but it was so fun and tiring. After that third day, everyone was really because we got to go to a new venue that only the winning teams got to go to. We got to see all the great fields and courts at the ESPN center and it was a cool opportunity. I’d never seen it before.” Brown wasn’t the only Edgewood Academy player on the team. Teammates Karlee Mainor and Baileigh Seale joined her, while the rest of the team were mostly from Montgomery. Along with Brown earning an All-American honor, Montgomery Catholic’s Mally Baranco was also named an All-American while Montgomery Catholic’s Allyse Rudolph was named the Most Valuable Player out of all 82 teams. Brown, who has already been an All-County and All-Metro player in multiple sports, has really started to focus on her volleyball skills this summer. She wants to pursue volleyball in college, and has taken the right steps See BROWN, Page B2

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The Wetumpka 8U Gold baseball team has won the state championship in the Silver Major division.The team has earned an invite to play in the USSSA 8U World Series in Gulfport, Mississippi on July 13.

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The Wetumpka 10U Black baseball team has won the state championship in the Silver Minor division. The team has earned an invite to play in the USSSA 10U World Series in Gulfport, Mississippi on July 13.

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The Wetumpka 8U Black baseball team has won the state championship in the Gold Major The Wetumpka 16U softball team has won the state championship in the Major division.The team recently played in the World Series. division. The team has earned an invite to play in the USSSA 8U World Series in Gulfport, Mississippi on July 13.

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entire regional and state tournaments. The 10U Black team lost its first game of the state tournament, but turned around and won four-consecutive games in the heat to claim the championship. Each of the 8U Black and 8U Gold teams went 6-0 in the state tournament and never surrendered a loss. Following the state championships now, the teams turn to the World Series and are all doing fundraisers to try and support the trip. The 10U Black team is doing individual fundrais-

ers, per family. They are doing the calendar fundraiser, with teams donating money to each specific players. The 8U Black and 8U Gold teams are each using GoFundMe to try and raise money for travel expenses, hotels, uniforms and anything else the teams need. The link to donate is www.gofundme.com/f/ wetumpka-gold-8u-baseball-team. The Wetumpka Youth league is also taking donations from anyone willing to give, and those donations will be split between each of the four teams. The league is also already giving some funds to each team. “We had some funds that we are able to help the teams with, but it’s an expensive trip,” Fallin said.

“We can’t afford the entire trip, so that’s why we’re doing fundraisers to try and raise some more money for the kids.” While the baseball team is sending four teams to the World Series, the success of Wetumpka’s youth league does not stop at the one sport. In softball, the U16 team had an extremely successful season end in the World Series last weekend. The U16 softball team went undefeated all season and won the Pre-Area 1 and Pre-Area 2 championships before winning the regional and state championship. After the state championship, they were awarded the chance to play in the World Series in Foley and saw their season come to an end there.

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towards achieving that goal. Just this summer, she has already attended camps at Florida and Auburn University at Montgomery, and she isn’t done yet. She has camps lined up for West Florida, Auburn and Alabama in the next month. Her play was already at an elite level, but she said all the college camps are really helping her take her game to the next level. “I love every minute of it,” Brown said. “I just really love volleyball and it’s what I want to do in college, so I’m pursuing it this summer. I’ve seen my knowledge of the game improve. I know the game really well, but going to these college camps and playing with higher-level talent and girls that are older than me has improved the mental aspect of my game as well as increasing the speed of my game.”

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The Capital City Juniors 17U AAU team won the National Championship last weekend in Orlando.The team features Edgewood Academy’s Lindsey Brown, Karlee Mainor and Baileigh Seale.

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TROY theatre to host educators for two-day program STAFF REPORT TPI Staff Theatre educators from across Alabama will have the opportunity to earn state-approved professional development hours at the Summer Spotlight Teachers Intensive hosted by Troy University and the Department of Theatre and Dance beginning July 21. Summer Spotlight is an arts education program initiated in 2009 that offers day camps for children and youth as well as week-long intensives for high school and college students—and now teachers. Tori Lee Averett, Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, said organizers spent time surveying educators about what they were looking for in professional development courses and what they needed in their programs before preparing to launch in 2020. After a two-year set back due to COVID and getting the other programs back up and running, Averett said this summer was the perfect time for the pilot. “This has been a long time coming for something we’ve always known we wanted to do,” Averett said. “We always strive for ways to connect with teachers and those who will be teachers someday, so we are constantly on the lookout for ways that we can serve Alabama’s theater and arts educators.” The two-day intensive begins on the evening of Thursday, July 21 with a welcome reception in downtown Troy, Ala. to establish goals and expectations while also providing participants with the opportunity to network. After the welcome, they’ll attend a cabaret produced and performed by students in the performance and technical intensives. “It’s a nice bit of inspiration about why we’re doing what we’re doing, getting to see young people their students’ ages producing their own work and performing in a professional-type setting,” Averett said. Friday features sessions such as “The Art of the Warmup” and an “ignite” lesson designed to foster new ideas. Mary Catherine Chambliss, a TROY alum and Director of Education for iTheatrics, a New Yorkbased musical theatre company, will be the primary guest teaching artist. Chambliss was on staff for the first Summer Spotlight held the summer before her freshman year. “She helped us launch Summer Spotlight then and she’s helping us launch this new program all these years later,” Averett said. “She is a dynamic educator and leader, and she is an imaginative and resourceful person to have in our network. She is energized and loves what she does. She brings in a lot of traditional and non-traditional approaches to theatre education and what’s happening with theatre across the country.” As part of a budding partnership with TROY, representatives from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival will host a brainstorming session on how ASF can

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Teachers attending the Intensive will be invited to attend the Summer Spotlight Showcase where students from the Performance and Tech/Management Intensives show off the skills they learned throughout the week.

continue to serve schools and teachers in Alabama. In return, TROY will assist ASF in a teacher professional development workshop on July 15 as part of its annual Southern Writers Festival. “ASF is partnering with us on these professional development activities and will talk about the value of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival as our state’s official theatre and what the implications are for arts educators and arts education programs in the state, particularly theatre programs,” Averett said. “ASF has been a generous partner in this effort. We’re really working together.” Additionally, educators will learn about grant writing from Andy Meadows, Alabama State Department of Education Arts Curriculum Specialist, and hear from various TROY personnel, including Averett and Jenny Davis Meadows, lecturer. They’re also invited to attend a comprehensive Q&A session for the intensive groups on campus that week and to observe rehearsals. “They’ll be able to observe best practices in action, not so much from a classroom standpoint, but what it’s like from the professional industry standpoint,”

Averett said. “To hear that dialogue between these young students who are just starting out and people who are seasoned veterans and working the industry is really enlightening.” Saturday’s sessions feature a lesson on sustainability and an opportunity to see the final Spotlight Showcase performance before participants depart in the early afternoon. “We’ll talk about how to sustain yourself through the challenges of this career, how to sustain performing arts programs with funding, support and stakeholders and how to find, build and engage resources and support,” Averett said. “It’s about building something that will last. We’re trying to help them with that.” Teachers will receive professional development credit hours in PowerSchool. Non-certified teachers and other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation, to include hours of credit. The Teachers Intensive is scheduled for July 21-23. The deadline to register is July 18. For more information, visit the Summer Spotlight website.

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Statewide gas prices drop ten cents STAFF REPORT TPI Staff Average gasoline prices in Alabama have fallen 10.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.37 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,348 stations in Alabama. Prices in Alabama are 15.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.57 per gallon higher than a year ago. The price of diesel has fallen 6.3 cents nationally in the past week and stands at $5.72 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Alabama was priced at $3.96 per gallon yesterday while the most expensive was $5.49 per gallon, a difference of $1.53 per gallon. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.96 per gallon while the highest was $5.49 per gallon, a difference of $1.53 per gallon. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 10.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.78 per gallon today. The national average is down 7.2 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands $1.66 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: July 5, 2021: $2.81 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.12 per gallon) July 5, 2020: $1.87 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.17 per gallon) July 5, 2019: $2.38 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.75 per gallon) July 5, 2018: $2.53 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.87 per gallon) July 5, 2017: $1.95 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.24 per gallon) July 5, 2016: $2.04 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.26 per gallon) July 5, 2015: $2.48 per gallon (U.S. Average: $2.77 per gallon) July 5, 2014: $3.39 per gallon (U.S. Average: $3.66 per gallon) July 5, 2013: $3.21 per gallon (U.S. Average: “As expected, and for the third straight week, $3.47 per gallon) average gasoline prices have fallen to their lowest July 5, 2012: $3.00 per gallon (U.S. Average: level in over a month. The price of wholesale gaso$3.33 per gallon) line has plummeted, providing price relief as millions of Americans hit the road for the holiday Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: weekend,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroBirmingham- $4.39 per gallon, down 10.6 cents leum analysis at GasBuddy. “While we may see per gallon from last week’s $4.49 per gallon. prices decline into this week, the drop could fade Montgomery- $4.42 per gallon, down 8.6 cents soon if oil prices reverse, especially with strong per gallon from last week’s $4.50 per gallon. demand over the holiday. For the time being, Huntsville- $4.35 per gallon, down 9.1 cents per Americans are spending nearly $100 million per gallon from last week’s $4.44 per gallon. day less on gasoline than when prices peaked a

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few weeks ago, and that’s well-needed relief at a time when gas prices remain near records.” 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 a diverse list of sources covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide, the most comprehensive and up-to-date in the country.

Auburn University launches online Early Child Development degree “The online and asynchronous nature of the program is designed to support those who are already working in the field, throughout our state and Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences beyond.” has launched a new fully online completer degree proThose attending a community college who have gram, and those wishing to apply for the fall semester completed the core college courses, or hold an associwill need to register prior to the July 15 deadline. ate degree, but want to continue their education, can The Early Child Development online completer receive a bachelor’s degree in Human Development degree in Human Development and Family Science and Family Science with an option in Early Child was established, in part, to help remedy a nationwide Development through the completer degree program. teacher shortage, as the field of early childcare and Depending on transfer credits, some students may pre-k needs additional qualified teachers. complete the bachelor’s degree in just five semesters. “There is a shortage of qualified early care and Interested students wishing to apply this fall will education teachers in the state of Alabama and as our need to complete an application form, submit an offistate funded pre-k program continues to add classcial college transcript, have a minimum GPA of 2.5 or rooms, we need to address that need,” said Emily higher and pay a $25 non-refundable application fee, Cumbie, an instructor in human development and if applicable. family science. “The College of Human Sciences’ Barbara Cooper, secretary of the Alabama DepartDepartment of Human Development and Family Sci- ment of Early Childhood Education, partnered with ence is partnering with the Alabama Department of Auburn’s Department of Human Development and Early Childhood Education to help students who have Family Science by providing a professional developtaken some college coursework but want to complete ment grant that was used to help establish the online their degree. completer program. STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

This fully online and asynchronous flexible program will be offered in 7.5-week mini terms, with five terms available each academic year. Upon completion of required courses, graduates will be qualified to seek an Early Child Development Certificate (pre-k), which meets requirements to teach preschool in the state of Alabama funded pre-k classrooms. In the past year, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Childhood Education added 135 new classrooms for the Alabama First Class Pre-K program, moving closer to Alabama’s goal of serving 70 percent of eligible four-year-old children. The degree requires 120 credit hours, of which up to 60 credits can be transferred from other institutions. The Early Child Development curriculum in the Department of Human Development and Family Science prepares students to work directly with children and families and culminates with a 12-credit hour internship placement in the final semester. For more information on the online completer degree, visit http://aub.ie/ecdonline, email cumbieh@ auburn.edu or call 334-844-5132.

Humane Society of Elmore County News – 4 Jul ‘22 they can be weaned, or who can take on a young litter of puppies or kittens who need time to grow before they can be readied for adoption. One very special way to help our shelter (or any We understand that bottle feeding a litter is not for humane shelter for that matter) is to volunteer as a the faint-hearted as it can require feeding sessions as foster home for animals in need. Now this isn’t a task little as every two hours, round-the-clock, but only for everyone as it is a lot of responsibility and can be for about three weeks generally until they can start quite demanding. But the rewards are also immense eating a mush mixture. Of course, as these puppies for those who are able to bring animals in need into or kittens grow, they become more active which also their homes until they are ready to find their forever means they get into a lot more trouble and make bighomes. ger messes! Mother dogs and cats with litters mean Fostering for our Shelter is generally for those ani- not only babies, but an adult animal in the household mals recovering from medical treatment or for those and they simply cannot intermingle with family pets too young to be in our Shelter. With kitten season in and must be kept safely contained at all times. full swing, we need fosters who are capable of botYear-round we need fosters for dogs undergoing tle-feeding orphaned puppies and kittens, or who can heartworm treatment which entails keeping that dog safely house a mother dog or cat with her litter until contained and relatively calm during the 30+ days of REA CORD Executive Director

the treatment so that they are not taking up valuable kennel space other dogs need during that time. These dogs must be kept inside the home and cannot be outside romping in the yard as it is imperative to keep their heart rate down during treatment. And there are times we need fosters for animals recovering from serious surgeries like amputations, hit by car injuries, gunshot wounds, etc. These pets generally also need a calm environment where they can get lots of sleep, exercise and time to heal. To find out more and to fill out our online Foster application go to: http://www.elmorehumane.org/foster-information--forms.html . Our Fosters are a very special group of people whose selfless love helps us save even more lives and we welcome the chance to add even more Fosters to our Shelter family!

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Boat sale benefits Girls Ranch a boat while there and took a portion of that sale and donated it to the Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch. CurJeff Cochran hosted the Lake Mar- rently the Tallapoosa County Girls tin Realty charity golf tournament Ranch campus consists of five ranch this past week. Lakeside Marina sold homes, two staff houses, an office, STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

chapel, gym, pool, pond and various support buildings. The ranchers attend Reeltown School, where they are involved in various extra-curricular activities. They are very active in youth programs and attend local

churches. The Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch is part of The Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranches, a charitable, nonprofit corporation, sponsored by the Alabama Sheriffs’ Association and managed by a board of trustees.

1220 Café names operating partner STAFF REPORT TPI Staff Tallassee’s 1220 Café has named Todd Cornwall an operating partner for the business. Cornwall officially became an operating partner on July 1, 2022. According to a press release, Todd Cornwall joined 1220 Café in April of 2018 as a general manager. Since then, he has “worked to enhance the menu, develop employees and build relationships within the community to expand catering services.” The restaurant has big plans moving forward. According to the release, they are to open additional 1220 Cafe restaurants in the future. There has been no official word on where those restaurants may pop up or when to expect them.

Tallassee’s 1220 Café has named a new operating partner.Todd Cornwall became an operating partner on July 1.

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Eclectic Library concludes month-long reading program

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Students and parents in Eclectic finished up a fun-packed month of summer reading programs at the Eclectic Public Library on Tuesday, June 28.The audience members in the final week’s program learned about water safety and how to paddle a canoe.The program is designed to foster a love of learning and of reading during the months when school is not in session.

Eclectic Y8U youth baseball team wins state championship, invited to World Series before, and this will be our first invite to the World Series,” Hornsby said. “Our All-Star team For the first time in is picked from only documented history, the 38 kids, while some Eclectic 8U youth base- teams we’re playing ball team won the state have 100 or more kids championship. they’re picking from. Eclectic, which began So on paper, we aren’t play in the USSSA supposed to beat those youth baseball league guys, but we did. Our this year, claimed the kids played their hearts championship in the 8U out and played great Silver Minor Division. the entire tournament. Coach Chase HornsIt was a fun sight to by, who also serves as watch.” a board member for the The Eclectic 8U team league, said the league didn’t just win the state cannot find anything championship, but they that says Eclectic has dominated their oppowon a state championnents en route to the ship in the past. title. With winning the In the semifinals state championship, the matchup, Eclectic beat team is now invited to McCalla, 15-4, and play in the USSSA 8U cruised to the state World Series played in championship game to Gulfport, Mississippi, face Springville. That on July 13th. game ended up being a Eclectic’s team worse score as Eclecconsists of 13 players tic won, 15-1, to claim and five coaches. The their first state title. players are Ethan GulMcCalla, the team latte, Ty Edwards, Luc Eclectic beat in the Ames, Ryder Hornsby, semifinals, had a league Lawton Knowles, Ben of over 150 kids to Alexander, Jamichael pick their All-Star team Buckhanon, Dale Thor- from. nell, Trace Lucas, Gun“These kids just ner Brown, Jace Hall, clicked in the state tourCarter Thornton, and nament,” Hornsby said. Bryson Voreis. “They played together The five coaches are and the chemistry was Hornsby, Greg Ames, there. It was a team that Jonny Lucas, Jamie we hadn’t seen before. Buckhanon, and Calvin They did everything Brown. right on offense and “We’ve never won defense. They turned a a state championship lot of double plays and By DALTON MIDDLETON Spor ts Editor

didn’t make many mistakes when it counted, which was a shocker to all of us.” With the World Series invite coming up on July 13th, the league has started a GoFundMe to help raise money to send the team to Gulfport. The current goal is set to $10,000 and all the money that is raised will be spent on travel expenses, hotels and food. With parents having to take off work for multiple days, the money will help cover the cost of gas and food. The GoFundMe link is already up and running, and the team has already raised nearly $1,000 of its goal. To donate and help the Eclectic team achieve their dream of playing in the World Series, you can visit www.gofundme.com/f/8u-eclecticallstar-world-series. “We aren’t as fortunate as some teams when it comes to money,” Hornsby said. “We aren’t able to give the teams money for travel, so we are having to raise almost all of it. We just don’t have that luxury. Our goal is to hit around $10,000 and that will cover the majority of our expenses.” Eclectic youth isn’t the only state champi-

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The Eclectic 8U Youth baseball team has won the first state championship in documented history.The team has earned an invite to play in the USSSA 8U World Series in Gulfport, Mississippi on July 13.

onship baseball team in Elmore County. Wetumpka’s youth league has three state championship teams. The 10U team, 8U black and 8U gold teams all

won their respective championships. Their are four 8U divisions in the USSSA league. Wetumpka’s two 8U teams won the Gold Major and Silver Major,

while Eclectic won the Silver Minor. Three of the four 8U championships across the entire state were won by teams in Elmore County.