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Company Street closed for 2-3 months

By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

The revitalization construction project in downtown Wetumpka is moving right along.

To accommodate the project, Company Street is closed to motorists and Hill and Orline streets have been temporarily turned into two-way streets to help residents access businesses and parking areas. Company Street is

still open to pedestrians.

The side walk construction phase of the project is complete and now work crews have moved on to constructing a roundabout at the intersections of Company, Spring and Orline streets.

Justin Barrett, director of development services for the city of Wetumpka, said underground infrastructure improvements are under way right now. Crews

are busy replacing storm water systems, moving water lines and installing new meters, among other things.

“We can’t risk people driving through there right now,” Barrett said. “Once they get the underground infrastructure in place, we may be able to get people through there better.”

Barrett said Company Street will be closed for two to three months. The entire project is expected

to be completed in about four months.

The total budget for the project is $1.47 million.

It is being funded with $1.18 million in federal funds allocated by the Montgomery Metropolitan Planning Organization, and $295,958 from the city of Wetumpka.

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A sign directs residents to a detour around Company Street.

Amber Bonds joins Coosa Cleaver as executive chef

By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

In line with the new additions and upgrades in the kitchen, the Coosa Cleaver is also welcoming new executive chef Amber Bonds to the team.

Ryan Friday, who owns the business with his wife Danyalle, said Bonds is tasked with introducing new recipe ideas, revamping the menu as needed, enhancing customer experience, acting as the restaurant’s brand ambassador and ensuring that the kitchen functions efficiently and Bonds effectively.

“She will assume the leadership role in the kitchen,” Friday said. “Outside of the kitchen, she’ll be working events and getting out into the community to help us increase our footprint locally as well as See CHEF • Page A3

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The City of Wetumpka hosted its first farmers market of the season Thursday. The market will continue on Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. through Aug. 26. The market is located at 304 E. Coosa St.

Slapout Drive-In showing Jumanji on Saturday

By BRIANA WILSON Bureau Chief

Robert Harmon has revived the Slapout Drive-In and the 2021 Summer Movie Series is under way.

Located at Harmon Farms, 8457 Holtville Road, the drive-in offers socialdistanced entertainment for families, Harmon said. Residents can watch the

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The next movie, the original Jumanji featuring Robin Williams, is set for Saturday, June 19, at 8 p.m. The drive-in will show a movie every other Saturday from now until the fall.

The movie is free to watch but Harmon does request donations to help keep the operation afloat.

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“All of the donations and proceeds from the concessions go back into the drive-in and helping to keep it going,” Harmon said. “This is something that I can do and it’s my way of giving back to my community.”

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Members of First Baptist Church of Wetumpka gathered on Sunday, June 13, in excitement as they broke ground on the construction of a building.

“One of the great verses of the Bible is Romans 8:28 where God promises His people that in all things He is working toward that which is good,” said Dr. Rick Marshall, interim pastor. “That means that God is able to bring good out of the worst that we face. The tornado which came through this very place where we are standing was among the worst events in the history of Wetumpka and for First Baptist Church when it destroyed or made unusable part of our facilities. Just as this city is being rejuvenated and coming to life again, First Baptist Church starts a See FBC • Page A3

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Obituaries Debra Michelle Davis Debra Michelle Davis, 59, of Wetumpka, passed away June 7, 2021. She was born October 28, 1961. Funeral service is scheduled for Friday, June 11, 2021 at 12 noon at Linville Memorial Funeral Home.

Visitation with the family will begin at 11 a.m. She is preceded in death by her parents, Maurice Godbout and MarieAnne Dube Godbout; husband, Brent Davis and father-in-law, James Thrower Davis. She is survived by her daughter, Kayla Raborn of Hawthorne, FL; son, Mason (Katie) Davis of Wetumpka, AL; brother, Michael (Angela) Godbout of Milton, FL; sister, Maureen (Bryan) Headley of Slapout, AL; sister, Melanie Murchison of Wetumpka, AL; sister, Lisa (Glen) Morton; sister, Pauline Churchwell and sister, Tracy Parker of Wetumpka, AL; granddaughter, Evelyn “Evie” Davis; niece, Amanda (Blake) Stewart; boyfriend, David Marsico of Wetumpka, AL; motherin-law, Monda Davis; brothers-in-law, Jim (Kara Shea) Davis, Dart (Karla) Davis and Bryan (Sue) Davis; sisters-in-law, Marlys (Lloyd) Smith and Marcia (Ralph) Hamor; and many other nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Online condolences at www.linvillememorial.com.

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Police Reports June 9

Failure to appear from the Elmore County Jail.

Failure to appear from the Wetumpka airport.

June 8

Second-degree possession of marijuana from the 4000 block of U.S. 231; plastic bag containing 12 grams of suspected marijuana.

Information only from the 900 block of Oak Crest Court; fiber optic box.

Third-degree theft of property from the Motel 231, 8531 U.S. 231; $200, wallet, debit cards and driver’s license.

Conditional release violation from the Elmore County Jail.

Failure to appear from the Elmore County Jail.

Third-degree burglary from Marathon, 5466 U.S. 231; consumable goods and glass front door, valued at $740.

June 7

Third-degree domestic violence from the 200 block of Country Club Drive.

Second-degree possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance from the 6200 block of U.S. 231; .1 gram of meth, 1 gram of marijuana, glass pipe, firearm recovered.

June 6

Possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia from Shoney’s; four firearms, pills, glass pipe, stolen and recovered.

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DUI - alcohol from Coaches Corner, 203 Orline St. Possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia from the 100 block of S. Main Street; 4 grams of meth, a glass pipe and digital scale recovered.

Larceny/theft and fraudulent use of a credit card from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; credit/ debit cards (American Express).

Failure to appear from the Elmore County Jail.

Possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia from the 7900 block of U.S. 231

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Damaged property from the 100 block of E. Bridge Street; light post and irrigation system damaged, valued at $5,000.

Third-degree burglary from the 400 block of N. Bridge Street; wallet, assorted keys, U.S. currency, driver’s license, SSN card and credit card sto-

len, valued at $260.

Fourth-degree theft of property from the Redland Shell.

Public intoxication from the Wetumpka library, 212 S. Main St. Firearms license required from Toulouse Tire and Auto, 4081 U.S. 231; firearm recovered.

Second-degree possession of marijuana and firearms license required from the 6000 block of U.S. 231; plastic bag containing marijuana, packs of rolling paper, 1 gram of marijuana and a handgun recovered.

Information only from the 700 block of W. Osceola Street.

June 3

Failure to appear from the Elmore County Jail.

Fourth-degree theft of property from the Elmore County Jail; merchandise valued at $66.93.

Second-degree possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia from El Patron, 5791 U.S. 231; 4.1 grams of marijuana and cigarillos recovered.

Fraud (identity theft) from the Wetumpka Police Department, 4960 U.S. 231.

Fraud (identity theft) from Wetumpka Middle School, 1000 Micanopy Street.

Firearms license required and second-degree possession of marijuana from Sew Unique, 7328 U.S. 231; pistol, plastic bag and .41 gram of marijuana recovered.

Possession of a controlled substance from AT&T, 5267 U.S. 231; plastic bag containing suspected 1.88 grams of meth.

Harassment from the Wetumpka Police Department, 4950 U.S. 231.

Fourth-degree theft to property from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; consumable goods stolen, valued at $23.82.

June 2

Failure to appear (traffic) from the Elmore County Jail.

Attempting to elude police officer, reckless endangerment from the 3000 block of Elmore Road.

Firearm license required, possession of second-degree marijuana the 4000 block of U.S. 231; firearm and 1.9 grams of marijuana recovered.

Possession of a controlled substance and second-degree possession of marijuana from the 4000 block of U.S. 231.

Fourth-degree theft of property from the 200 block of

Welch Drive; miscellaneous items stolen valued at $300.

Failure to appear (traffic) from the Wetumpka Police Department, 4950 U.S. 231.

June 1

Possession of drug paraphernalia; narcotics and digital scale recovered.

Public intoxication from the 20 block of Pemrose Trail.

May 30

Possession of drug paraphernalia from One Oak Medical, 277 Huntress Street; used syringe recovered.

May 29

Information only from the 100 block of Pemrose Lane.

May 28

Larceny/theft from the 100 block of Hollowood Lane; firearm stolen, valued at $300.

Suicide from the 200 block of Jeanette Barrett Industrial Boulevard; firearm and bullets recovered.

First-degree theft of property from the 100 block of Wilson Street; Ford Mustang stolen, valued at $3,500.

Fourth-degree theft of property from the Wetumpka Police Department; money (online transaction) $200.

Failure to pay for gasoline from the Wetumpka Police Department.

Possession of a controlled substance, firearms license required from the 2600 block of U.S. 231; two firearms and methamphetamine recovered.

May 27

Failure to appear at the Elmore County Jail.

Harassment from Key West Inn, 4225 U.S. 231.

Failure to appear from Key West Inn, 4225 U.S. 231.

May 26

Possession of drug paraphernalia from Taco Bell, 5903 U.S. 231; glass crack pipe recovered.

Third-degree domestic violence from the 70 block of McDonald Drive.

May 25

Fourth-degree theft of property (shoplifting) from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; bedding items recovered, valued at $39.98.

Failure to appear (traffic) from Taco Bell, 5903 U.S. 231.

Possession of a controlled substance, second-degree possession of marijuana from Pacecar, 8431 U.S. 231; marijuana and meth recovered.

Possession of a controlled substance from the 100 block of

S. Boundary Street; meth, glass pipe, plastic straw and round container recovered.

Third-degree domestic violence from the 200 block of S. Pine Sreet.

May 24

Harassing communication from the 100 block of King Cotton Lane.

First-degree theft of property from Key West Inn, 4225 U.S. 231; Chevy Camaro stolen.

Forgery/forged instrument from MAX Credit Union, 94 Captain Crommelin Road; $4,587.22 forged check.

Failure to appear from Elmore County Jail.

First-degree theft of property from the 300 block of W. Bridge Street; shotgun, tinsel rug stolen; valued at $11,000.

May 23

Property damage from the 600 block of S. Main Street; utility pole damaged.

Public intoxication from the 500 block of River Park Court.

May 22

Failure to appear from the Wetumpka Airport.

May 21

Larceny/theft from Walmart, 4538 U.S. 231; $1,099.97 stolen.

Fraud/identity theft from the 100 block of S. Emerson Street.

May 20

Possession of drug paraphernalia from the 7300 block of Tallassee Highway; glass pipe recovered.

Failure to appear from the Elmore County Jail.

Reckless endangerment from the 3000 block of U.S. 231.

DUI - alcohol from the 5900 block of U.S. 231; Ford F-150.

Possession of drug paraphernalia from Tallassee Highway; glass pipe recovered.

May 13

Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle from Alabama Carpet Specialist, 725 U.S. 231; two catalytic converters stolen, valued at $1,100.

Failure to appear from the Elmore County Jail.

Harassment from the Wetumpka Sports Complex, 2350 Coosa River Parkway.

May 10

Possession of drug paraphernalia, second-degree possession of marijuana from the 90 block of Christy Court; cigarellos, 1.2 grams of marijuana, .5 grams of crack cocaine recovered.

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in the River Region in general.”

Friday said he noticed Bonds’ talent a while ago and has been trying to hire her to work at the restaurant for a long time.

“I would see her out and about in the community while working events with her previous employer and her professionalism and the way she carried herself really stood out to me,” Friday said. “She has earned respect in the local food and culinary industry. There have already been three or four people in the food industry who have congratulated us on a great hire.”

As Bonds gets adjusted in her new role, she said her goals include providing a more upscale experience with a southern twist and helping the restaurant distinguish itself from others.

continued from Page A1 “The restaurant and Wetumpka in general has already been getting more exposure because of HGTV, but I really want to put us on the map with a new signature dish or by doing something that no one else is doing. We have to find the thing that sets us apart. I’m so excited for what’s to come.”

Bonds is a graduate of Stanhope Elmore High School and received an Associate of Applied Science degree in culinary arts from Trenholm State Community College.

She has more that 15 years of experience in the food industry with eight of those years in management positions. She sits on the alumni board for Trenholm’s culinary arts program and is a member of a food industry association based in Montgomery.

Members of First Baptist Church break ground on a new building after a tornado destroyed some of the church’s facilities.

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journey to renewed vitality of vision and purpose.”

The new building is set to open sometime next year. The facility will serve as a new welcome center for families, a media and ministry connections center and will be where children and youth will have the best of opportunities for faith and discipleship.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of First Baptist Church. With the addition of this facility, Marshall said the church will be fully prepared to reach the people of this region with the Gospel message and to serve this community in the name of Christ for the next two hundred years just as she has in the past.

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The area where the screen and projector is located can accommodate 30-40 vehicles. There’s space outside of the screening area where visitors can park and then go to the screening area with their lawn chairs.

Harmon first opened the Slapout Drive-In last summer as a reprieve for families during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The venture was such a huge success that he decided to return for another year of watching movies under the stars.

“I’ve always loved movies,” he said. “When I was a kid, my family would always go to the drive-in. The first movie I ever saw was at a drive-in and I loved it. I had been wanting to do it long before the pandemic hit and then I finally had all the equipment I needed so I just went for it.”

The drive-in specializes in classic family movies from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s.

Harmon said he is also open to making the space rentable for birthday parties and partnering with local organizations to host fundraisers.

To keep up with what movies are showing, follow their Facebook page.

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Road work has begun on Company Street.

Closure the project while Gillespie Construction was awarded the construction bid. The construction contract allows for 175 working days to complete the project, which equates to roughly nine months.

With parking on Company Street no longer available, residents and visitors are encouraged to park is in the city’s public parking lot located on Company Street, next to City Barber Shop. Other options include

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continued from Page A1 the city’s public lot next to Coaches Corner, space behind the Elmore County Museum and at the Elmore County Courthouse after hours and on weekends.

“There’s a lot of tourism and changes happening and we’re asking everyone to help us by being patient with us,” Barrett said. “We’re going to do all we can to facilitate traffic and accommodate everyone the best that we can.”

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The future of the Mill Site T

he Alabama Department of Environmental Management along with city officials and Auburn University recently held a vision workshop for the east side mill site. There were many, many, great ideas tossed around.

I especially liked the idea put forth by Tallassee High School students to post historical markers at the site. The story of Tallassee cannot be told without talking about the mill. The mill played a pivotal role in just about every aspect of this small city. Tallassee is after all a “mill town”. We have rows and rows of mill houses. The mill built the building that houses city hall, the community library, the swimming pool, the first hospital, the school. The list goes on and on.

For years, Tallassee was a bustling industrial city.

Families around the region moved to Tallassee to work at the mill. In the early days, children as young as 6 years old went to work in the mill. The young children would carry pales of drinking water for mill workers and even sweep the floors. Larger families were encouraged to move to Tallassee.

This is all documented in “The History of Tallassee.”

That was then. Now, let’s look ahead to the future.

There are countless possibilities

CARMEN RODGERS Bureau Chief for the mill site, but first, tons and tons of debris have to be removed from the site. That is going to be a long process. But with patience and perseverance, it will happen.

Once that happens, anything is possible.

At the visioning workshop, the idea of a sports complex was brought up, along with the idea of a shopping center, apartments, a music venue, and much more. The idea of tapping into the natural resources in the area was also discussed.

I love the idea of creating an outdoor space that incorporates the Tallapoosa River. The river has some pretty serious rapids and it isn’t for the faint of heart, but it can be a huge attraction for all those adrenalin junkies out there. It could be a tourist attraction, much like the Chattahoochee River is in downtown Columbus, Georgia.

That is a major tourist attraction that draws people from around the region. Tallassee can do that, too.

Personally, I think a waterpark is

a great idea. It would draw people from all around. But that’s just my idea. I know several will think that is an absurd idea, but that’s OK. We are entitled to our opinions. I liked the idea of creating a zipline that runs from one side of the river to the other. I also loved the idea of creating a walking bridge out of the old railroad bridge and using that to connect east and west Tallassee more easily on foot.

In addition, I would like to see the old west side mill incorporated into this vision.

Many have said the walls of the west side mill were built on a grade, much like the ancient pyramids. And, with the exception of the top floor that was a later addition to the original structure, those walls have stood the test of time. It would be nice to see it preserved and converted into an outdoor space as well.

It could make an ideal open-air amphitheater.

Ideas for the future of the mill site are only limited by our imagination. Maybe you have an idea for the site and you were unable to attend the visioning workshop. I would like to hear your ideas. Who knows, it could be the best idea for the future of that space and one that no one has thought of yet.

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The year music changed everything

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here is a fantastic new eightpart series on AppleTV+ called “1971: The Year Music Changed Everything.”

1971 – 50 years ago this year – is widely considered by historians to have been witness to a tectonic plate shift in popular culture and societal mores, the reverberations of which are still being felt today.

1971 is also the end of what radio programmers used to call “AM Gold,” a time period from around 1964 until 1971 in which rock ‘n’ roll music ruled the airwaves but sat comfortably on the charts alongside jazz, country, Broadway, rhythm & blues, and other genres. The popularity of the music created during this period has yet to be surpassed and can still be found not only on the radio, but on streaming services, television commercials, and movie soundtracks.

“We were creating the 21st century in 1971,” says musical chameleon David Bowie in an old interview sound bite. He would be proven correct, musically speaking.

Witness the classic albums released 50 years ago this year: What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones There’s A Riot Goin’ On by Sly & the Family Stone Who’s Next by the Who Love it to Death by Alice Cooper Concert for Bangladesh by George Harrison Electric Warrior by T. Rex Tapestry by Carole King Imagine by John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band Blue by Joni Mitchell Where I’m Coming From by

MICHAEL BIRD Columnist Stevie Wonder Chicago III by Chicago Every Picture Tells a Story by Rod Stewart Madman Across the Water by Elton John Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin Pearl by Janis Joplin L.A. Woman by the Doors Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney Anticipation by Carly Simon The documentary cites December 31, 1970 as the “end of the sixties,” when Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit against the other three Beatles to end the group (it would eventually be settled in 1975).

The year also saw the end of network television catering to a more grown-up audience. The Lawrence Welk Show and HeeHaw were cancelled, but went on for decades longer in syndication; also beginning syndication that year was Soul Train, the longrunning R&B series. The Ed Sullivan Show and Red Skelton’s variety show were also cancelled, and are today seen as part of the “rural purge” that ended perennial classics The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Mayberry R.F.D., The Virginian (by then known as The Men from Shiloh) and Lassie.

Those cancellations paved the way for All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, M*A*S*H, The Bob Newhart

Show, and so many others that are still shown today as evidence of a golden age of television.

This documentary takes the various strands of popular culture in 1971 and gives them due coverage.

For example, there is an episode on how harder drugs affected the music and lives of Sly Stone, the Rolling Stones and others; another episode is catered to how musicians tackled the Vietnam War in their music and features John Lennon and Marvin Gaye. The singer-songwriter boom gets an episode that covers music of Carole King and Elton John; still another episode touches on the theatricality of the glam rock movement and spotlights Alice Cooper and David Bowie.

Real-life events of the period are also covered. They catch up with the Loud family of the PBS reality show An American Family.

The series also spends time on the Black Power and feminism movements of the early seventies.

The real celebrity of the entire project has to be the rarelyscreened archival clips. Apple obviously spent a lot of money on this program to gain rights to these, and they make the era come alive in a way that has not really been seen before.

If you have the time, the eightpart documentary “1971: The Year Music Changed Everything” is highly recommended. And for others celebrating 50th anniversaries, happy 50th anniversary this week to Chris and Sherril Bird – for without them, I wouldn’t be writing this column telling you about things that happened in that time before I came along.

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HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

On Father’s Day we celebrate all the Dads out there! This year, the holiday falls on Sunday, June 20.

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MOVIES FOR TEENS: The Wetumpka Public Library is inviting local teens to socialize and enjoy a movie on Wednesdays.

Movies for Teens will kick off on June 9 and will take place on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at the library. Teens in the seventh through 12th grade are invited to participate. The event is free.

ECLECTIC PUBLIC LIBRARY: The Eclectic Public Library is inviting local children to participate in the upcoming Tails and Tails summer reading program. The animal-themed program will kick off on June 1 and will end on June 29. Preregistration is not required.

The free summer program will take place at the Warehouse each Tuesday in June at 2 p.m.

Students entering kindergarten through the sixth grade are invited to participate. The Warehouse is located in downtown Eclectic at 45 Main St. ART WALK: A monthly event that takes place from 4-8 p.m. on the first Friday of every month in downtown Wetumpka. The event is a collaboration featuring several handpicked artists who come together to offer an outdoor art show and sale in the heart of downtown Wetumpka.

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COMMUNITY MARKET: The Community Market is held at Merchants Alley in downtown Wetumpka every first Thursday of each month from April through November. The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. and is organized by Main Street Wetumpka’s Promotions Committee.

FARMERS MARKET: The city of Wetumpka will host its Farmers Market from 4-7 p.m. every Thursday until Aug. 26. The city’s market is state certified through the Department of Agriculture’s Farmers Market Authority, which means that the market will feature locally grown fresh produce from farms throughout the state. In addition to fruits and vegetables, the market will also feature vendors offering locally made goods.

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PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: After more than a yearlong 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

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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.

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GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS: Gamblers Anonymous meets Saturdays at 6 p.m. at Cedarwood Community Church at 10286 U.S. Highway 231 in Wallsboro/Wetumpka. Call 334567-0476 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 1-877-2524769. 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.

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 334-541-2025 LUNCH AND LEARN: Lunch and learn Tuesdays with Kelly are scheduled at the Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery at 124 Company Street in Wetumpka from 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 334567-2364 for more information or contact jyates@santuckbaptist. org.

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Catching hardship by the handle

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Hardship finds us all.

No matter how hard you may try to hide from trouble, sooner or later it will find you. How you react to it is what matters. Your response to adversity determines its impact upon your future.

A school teacher’s first child was born mentally challenged. She refused to become embittered. With the encouragement of her husband, she returned to college, earned a master’s degree in special education and devoted her life to teaching children with special needs.

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My mentor, Brother Stanley Jones, described the teacher’s response as catching hardship by the handle. He drew this conclusion from the popular saying, “When Fate throws a dagger at you, there are two ways to catch it: either by the blade or by the handle.” Each of us has a choice when the daggers come flying at us — we can grasp it by the blade and let it cut us or we can grasp it by the handle and use it to defend ourselves.

David Livingstone left a good life in London and went to Africa as a missionary. When his wife Mary died of malaria

WALTER ALBRITTON Columnistt at 41, he buried her under a baobab tree and devoted the rest of his days to the poor in Africa. He grasped the dagger of grief by the handle.

Injured in an accident as a young man, Paul became blind.

Instead of becoming bitter, Paul focused on ways to serve others. He learned Braille and began leading a Bible study.

With his wife driving, they traveled to Canada “to see the sights.” When they returned, I listened with amazement as he described the beautiful places they had visited. He had seen the beauty of Canada through his wife’s eyes! He grasped the dagger of blindness by the handle.

Louise was devastated when the doctor said her little boy would soon die, a victim of leukemia. Tending to her son In the hospital, she realized there were many other sick and dying children in the world. After her son died, Louise devoted the rest of her life to caring for children. She spent years dressing up as a clown to the delight of children. Her great joy was to awaken children to

the joy of living as children of God. She grasped the dagger of suffering by the handle.

Sold into slavery by his brothers, Joseph could have wallowed in angry resentment.

Instead he trusted God who can turn evil into good. Because Joseph resisted the desire for revenge, God rewarded him with reconciliation with his brothers. Joseph grasped the dagger of evil by the handle.

Fate threw the dagger of the cross at Jesus. He grasped it by the handle and turned a hideous sin into a beautiful gift of love.

He turned a crucifixion into a celebration.

What dagger of hardship is life throwing at you? Whatever it is, ask God to help you catch it by the handle.

AreaChurches AME ZION Mt. Zion Chapel AME Zion 2340 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 567-4413 Rogers Chapel AME Zion 709 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 5678144 Jackson Chapel AME Zion 4885 Coosada Rd., Coosada Jones Chapel AME Zion 2414 Ingram Rd. (Co. Rd. 3), Elmore ABUNDANT LIFE Abundant Life Church 9301 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-9143 ASSEMBLY OF GOD Agape Tabernacle Assembly of God 1076 Kowaliga Rd., Eclectic 5412006 Bethel Worship Center 11117 U.S. Hwy 231., Wetumpka 567-5754 Crossroads Assembly of God 2534 AL Hwy 14., Millbrook 2855545 First Assembly of God

3511 Shirley Ln., Millbrook New Home Assembly of God 5620 Caesarville Rd., Wetumpka 569-2825 BAPTIST Abraham Baptist Church Millbrook Antioch Baptist Church 1115 Antioch Rd., Titus 567-2917 Beulah Baptist Church 2350 Grier Rd., Wetumpka 5142881 Blue Ridge Baptist 4471 Jasmine Hill Rd., Wetumpka 567-4325 Brookwood Baptist Grandview Rd., Millbrook Calvary Baptist 504 W. Osceola St., Wetumpka 567-4729 Central Baptist 3545 W. Central Rd., Wetumpka 541-2556 Coosada Baptist 20 Kennedy Ave., Coosada Deatsville Baptist 184 Church St., Deatsville Eclectic Baptist Church 203 Claud Rd., Eclectic 541-4444

Faith Baptist 64 Chapel Rd., Wetumpka 567-4417 First Baptist Church 205 W. Bridge St., Wetumpka 5675191 First Baptist of Elmore Hwy. 14 Co. Rd. 74, Elmore Galilee Baptist 95 Old Georgia Rd., Wetumpka 567-4178 Good Hope Baptist 1766 S. Fleahop Rd., Eclectic Goodship Baptist 1554 Hwy. 143, Millbrook 285-0094 Grace Baptist Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka 567-3255 Grandview Pines Baptist 346 Deatsville Hwy., Millbrook 2855125 Green Ridge Baptist 288 Turner Rd., Wetumpka 5672486 Harvest Baptist 2990 Main St., Millbrook Hillside Baptist 405 Old Montgomery Hwy., Wetumpka Holtville Riverside Baptist 7121 Holtville Rd., Wetumpka 514-

5922 Lake Elam Baptist 4060 Gober Rd., Millbrook Liberty Hill Baptist 61 Crenshaw Rd., Wetumpka 5678750 Lighthouse Baptist 2281 Main St., Millbrook Living Water Baptist 1745 Grass Farm Rd. (Co. Rd. 80), Titus 514-7304 Millbrook Baptist 3431 Browns Road, Millbrook 2854731 Mitts Chapel Baptist 935 Cold Springs Rd., Deatsville 569-1952 Mt. Hebron West Baptist 150 Mt. Hebron Rd., Elmore 5674441 Mt. Herron East Baptist Church 4355 Mt. Herron Rd. Eclectic, Al 36024 334-857-3689 Mountain View Baptist 1025 Rifle Range Rd., Wetumpka 567-4458 New Harmony Baptist 3094 New Harmony Rd., Marbury 312-1878

New Home Baptist 1605 New Home Rd., Titus 5670923 New Hope Baptist 6191 Lightwood Rd., Deatsville 569-1267 New Lily Green Baptist 6504 Deatsville Hwy., Deatsville New Nazareth Baptist Hwy. 143, Deatsville Pleasant Hill Baptist Pleasant Hill Rd., Eclectic 5413460 Prospect Baptist Prospect Rd., Eclectic 567-5837 Redland Baptist 1266 Dozier Rd., Wetumpka 5678649 Refuge Baptist Church 3098 Red Hill Road Tallassee 334-857-2638 Rehoberth Baptist 8110 Rifle Range Rd., Tallassee 567-9801 Rushenville Baptist 10098 Georgia Rd., Eclectic 5412418 Saint James Baptist 1005 Nobles Rd., Wetumpka 567-6209

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Responsibly rehoming a pet

By REA CORD HSEC Executive Director

When many owners can no longer care for a pet, or when their pet has had had a litter, many of these owners advertise these unwanted pets as being free to a good home. While these owners mean well and some free pets end up in wonderful homes, we still strongly advise against this approach as ‘free’ is all too often seen as ‘worthless.’

Studies show that pets obtained for free are less likely to ever be taken to a veterinarian for basic immunizations and checkups, let alone and illness or injury, and even less likely to be spayed or neutered eventually leading to even more unwanted puppies and kittens. Free pets are also more likely to be abused and/or discarded because “there are plenty more where that one came from.” We ask about the original source of a pet when pets are surrendered by their owners and can say that well over 90% were originally obtained as “free to a good home” pet.

And while this is not intended to scare or offend, there are some harsh realities of what has been known to happen to free pets. There are those who get a puppy for their children or grandchildren and then when it is say 6-months to a year old they

get rid of it and later on get another puppy or kitten for their children to play with until it too outgrows its cuteness. Small puppies and kittens can be used as food for snakes or other predator food. Some horrible people will purposely get a free animal for purposes of torturing it or using it in some bad-taste prank. There are people who buy, steal or get free animals for the purpose of selling them to anyone for a few bucks, use for breeding stock, or to be used as bait dogs by dog fighters.

So, what should you do if you need to re-home your pet? If your pet came from a responsible breeder, call them to see if they can take it back or assist with placement as a truly responsible breeder will be there for the animal they produced. You should consider charging a fee that will not only value your pet but discourage resale of pets to others. Spay or neuter your pet to avoid attracting backyard breeders or puppy mill operators. Interview potential new owners by asking for their identification, phone number, previous pet experience, their current pets and children in the household, how the pet will be contained, and their veterinarian’s name as a reference. Keep their contact info, call their veterinarian for a reference and if at all possible, visit their home to see how and where your pet will live before your release it to the new owner.

For the puppies or kittens, or if you cannot afford to have your pet spayed or neutered, ask the new owner to pledge that they will have the puppy/kitten fixed by the time it is six months old and the adult immediately. If a potential adopter isn’t willing to give you their information or let you visit their home our advice is to politely send them away empty handed. You owe it to your pet to take the time and effort to make sure it goes to a good home.

If time is critical or you are simply not willing to screen potential owners, then please take your pet to a reputable public or private shelter rather than give it away free to someone you know nothing about. Each county in our tri-county area has an openadmission shelter and while none of us can guarantee placement due to overwhelming numbers, we will do our utmost to find adoptable pets loving and lifetime homes.

We work to screen and educate adopters to make sure they are appropriate and ready to take on a new pet and our adoption fees cover immunizations, de-worming, microchip (includes the registration) and the mandatory spay or neuter.

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

Pet of the Week – Tucker Tucker is an 8-month old male Hound mix.

Tucker is about 40 pounds, so he won’t get much bigger.

He is a super playful and friendly boy who loves toys, is great with other dogs, cats and children, but he does need more work with walking on a leash.

Adoption fees are $100 for dogs and $50 for cats under 1 year old. Cats older than 1-year-old can be adopted by approved adopters for a fee of their choosing. Adoption fees completely cover the mandatory spay or neuter, basic immunizations, deworming, microchip, heartworm check for dogs, rabies vaccination if old enough and a free health exam with a participating veterinarian.

Those interested in meeting Tucker or any other pet, please first email the shelter at hselco@bellsouth.net to receive an adoption application. Once the adoption application is approved, the shelter will coordinate an appointment to meet and adopt.

Walk-in adoptions are not being allowed right now.

The shelter is located at 255 Central Plank Road in Wetumpka. The phone number is 334567-3377 and the website is www.elmorehumane. org.

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Tallassee Anglers set for State Classic Tournament

By CARMEN RODGERS Tallassee Bureau Chief

Some say it takes luck to be good at fishing and others say it takes skill to be good at fishing. Ask John Goodman, coach of the Tallassee Anglers and he will tell you quickly, it is a skill.

But one thing about fishing is undebatable, it is a sport that everyone can take part in and enjoy.

The Tallassee Anglers formed last year and this season the group placed 11th and 26th and will soon head to the ASA BSA State Classic Tournament on Lake Jordan.

“This is the very first year,” Goodman said. “Our first year, we qualified for the classic. They take the top 40 teams in the state. The Tallassee Anglers senior division is ranked 26th and junior division

is ranked 11th.”

The Tallassee Anglers will participate in the statewide tournament this weekend, June 18 and 19.

“The junior division will fish Friday,” Goodman said. “The seniors will fish for two days so they will fish Friday and Saturday.”

According to Goodman, the Tallassee Anglers had a lot of outside help from a great group of individuals who were determined to see this new program succeed.

“We had to have a lot of help,” he said. “With this division, you always have to have three people in the boat.

You have to have two anglers. If you don’t have two anglers then you have to have an observer, and you have to have a captain. The biggest thing this year

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Some team members had family members who jumped in to help the fishing team succeed.

“We had some grandmothers, some dads, some sisters, everybody stepped in to help,” Goodman said.

Angling season runs from fall to spring.

“We’ll have five or six tournaments in the fall, starting in September and ending in December,” he said. “Then we go straight to the spring. So, it’s a year-long thing. That’s what’s good about it, the guys get to fish year-round.”

And with this first season coming to a close, Goodman is proud of the team’s

success.

“It was good. It was a great first year for this team,” Goodman said.

The Tallassee Anglers have five boats.

Tallassee High School’s Will Smith and Ethan Stevenson are the team’s senior anglers. The team’s junior division has three boats.

When it comes to practice, Goodman said the team will wet the hook just about any place fish will bite.

“Anywhere and everywhere,” he said. “You will see these kids fishing everywhere.”

Goodman encourages everyone to go to Bonner’s Point on Lake Jordan this Friday and Saturday, June 18 and 19, to support the Tallassee Anglers as they participate in their first State Classic Tournament.

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The state’s plan to construct three mega-prisons has hit a roadblock.

One of the proposed mega-prisons

was slated for construction just outside of the Tallassee city limits on Rifle Range Road in Elmore County.

However, CoreCivic, the company that was slated to build two of the prisons and lease the facilities to the State of Alabama, was unable to secure funding

for the project.

Tallassee Mayor John Hammock said this financial hurdle could equate to time wasted.

“There has been so much time invested on the Tallassee site. If they decide to locate it someplace else, it would really set the project back,” Hammock said.

In February, Regions Bank announced that it would not finance CoreCivic in its latest construction project of the three mega-prisons to be built in Alabama.

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Tallassee center fielder Chloe Baynes is hoisted into the air by first baseman Brooke Royster after walking off a victory in the Tuscaloosa regional championship for the Tigers.

Chloe Baynes comes through in the clutch for Tallassee

By ANDY ANDERS Sports Editor

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roduction from a hitter is always good. What matters more is production in the clutch.

Even a passing glance at Chloe Baynes’ softball statistics — her towering batting average, the exorbitant number of bases she steals — make it clear she’s a prolific talent for Tallassee.

But she also delivered in what may have been the single most important at-bat for any team in the Elmore County area in the 2021 softball season.

On May 13 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Baynes stepped to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs and the bases loaded. Her team trailed by one run against Brewbaker Tech. The winner of the game would secure a regional championship and advance to the state tournament, the loser would have to play Elmore County for the second state qualifying spot.

With two strikes against her, Baynes slapped a two-run walk-off single over the opposing shortstop’s head.

“We just won,” Baynes said after the

“We just won. And I just walked it off. And I think it was the best thing I’ve ever done in my life.”

— Chloe Baynes Elmore County Player of the Year game when asked what the first thought that entered her head was. “And I just walked it off. And I think it was the best thing that I’ve ever done in my life.”

Alongside her incredible offensive numbers, blazing speed and dependable defense in center field, the junior’s ability to deliver in the clutch is what made her The Herald’s choice for Elmore County Softball Player of the Year.

“It’s a confidence factor. She’s got a lot of confidence,” Tallassee head coach Pat Love said. “Like any great player, she wants to be up to bat when it matters. She wants to be the one getting the hit. She doesn’t get nervous, she doesn’t get scared. That’s a great trait to

have.”

Baynes had the county’s best batting average as a freshman in the 2019 season, but a rehab stint derailed her 2020 campaign before COVID ended everyone else’s.

In Tallassee’s first game, Baynes broke her right arm colliding with another player. It took her nine months to get back to full health.

“It was really hard,” Baynes said.

“After it healed I still had problems with my shoulder. I had to rehab for seven months and still had problems.

It was a long recovery process, and the season did get canceled, but it was very hard to watch my team out there, I couldn’t do anything to help.”

Baynes helped her team plenty in

2021.

Her .561 batting average included 12 doubles and four triples, and she scored a county-leading 74 runs. She added 21 RBIs. Baynes stole 59 bases, another mark that led the county. She wasn’t caught stealing a single time.

“She gets on base seven times out of 10,” Love said. “She’s really quick when she gets on base, you’ve gotta pay a lot of close attention to her. She can score any play. And it’s just her speed.

Her speed and her knack for running and the way she hits, every one of those factors is a driving force behind her being as good as shen is.”

Baynes’ fleet-footedness served her well in center field too.

She led the Tigers’ qualified players in fielding percentage at .988, leading their outfielders in putouts at 78. She committed just one error over the course of the season.

“She’s one of the best center fielders in the state,” Love said. “She takes a lot of base hits away. She keeps a lot of doubles to singles. She can cover a really, really large amount of ground out there.”

Baynes will return to Tallassee for her senior season in 2022.

ELMORE COUNTY COACH OF THE YEAR ECHS Coach Mark Segrest says good players, coaches ‘make head coach look good’

By ANDY ANDERS Sports Editor

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Elmore County head coach Mark Segrest high-fives players after a victory over Hayden in the first round of the state tournament May 18.

or Elmore County softball to reach the state tournament stage would have been unthinkable just two years ago.

The Panthers went a rough 13-26 in 2018, then closed their 2019 season with a 15-3 defeat against Northside after winning just one game in regional tournament play.

That’s a stark contrast with how Elmore County ended its 2021 campaign, going on an improbable run to secure the second and final state qualifying spot at the Tuscaloosa regional to reach state

championship tournament play.

As such, the head coach who helped make such changes possible, Mark Segrest, has been named the 2021 Elmore County Coach of the Year by The Wetumpka Herald.

“Good players and good coaches make the head coach look good,” Segrest said. “I was blessed with both this year.”

Elmore County is a combined 59-18 since Segrest took over before the COVID-shortened 2020 season, including a 43-15 mark in 2021.

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All-County Softball First Team Since the dust has settled on the 2021 high school softball season, The Wetumpka Herald wanted to take time to recognize the Elmore County area’s top performers from the year. Twelve athletes were selected to the All-County first team and 12 more to the second team, with additional players landing as honorable mentions to the All-County list. Coach of the Year Mark Segrest and Player of the Year Chloe Baynes are not included in this list.

Compiled by Andy Anders / Sports Editor

Harleigh Anderson: Edgewood

Belle Haynes: Tallassee

Ashlynn Campbell: Wetumpka

Senior Harleigh Anderson ate up more than 72 percent of the total innings pitched for Edgewood Academy’s state qualifying team in 2021, and did so with ruthless effectiveness. In her 168.1 innings in the circle, she posted a 2.71 ERA, 168 strikeouts and just 67 walks. She was also a menace at the plate, with a .353 batting average and team-high 37 RBIs. Her crown jewel performance came in the regional tournament, however. Anderson pitched a perfect game with 11 strikeouts against Lakeside.

“Harleigh and I worked well together with pitches. She was comfortable with my pitch calling and I was comfortable with her throwing what I called. She and I had great chemistry,” Edgewood Academy head coach Kim Brown said. “Us having that chemistry together worked out really well.”

Tallassee head coach Pat Love stated that junior Belle Haynes is the best shortstop he’s ever coached, and her play backed up that claim. Her bat heating up more and more as the season progressed, Haynes finished with a .399 batting average, 18 doubles and two home runs. Her 43 RBIs, 58 runs scored and 30 stolen bases were all second on Tallassee’s team.

In the field she posted an exceptional .924 fielding percentage at the shortstop position and was put in charge of communicating all the calls for the Tigers’ defense. Between putouts and assists, she generated 157 outs for Tallassee.

“She’s a great anchor out there at shortstop,” Tallassee head coach Pat Love said. “She knows all the situations. She’s just got a knack for getting outs.

There’s not a time where she gets confused. For that infield right there, she’s just a lockdown shortstop.”

One of just three qualified area hitters to bat above .500 in 2021, sophomore Ashlynn Campbell was one of the most effective slappers in the Elmore County area. Her speed carried her to a .509 batting average, 62 runs scored and 58 stolen bases, all team highs, but she showcased power from her leadoff batting position as well with 17 total extrabase hits and 26 RBIs. Defensively she led Wetumpka’s infield at shortstop, posting an .847 fielding percentage and playing a role in six double plays.

“She turned a lot of heads this year,” Wetumpka head coach Daryl Otwell said. “Especially at the plate, hitting over .500. Good power, good short game, led our team in hits, batting average, stolen bases, and really was kind of the leader of the top half of our lineup for us this season.”

Kelley Green: ECHS

Lindsey Brown: Edgewood

Kelbi Johnson: SEHS

Both with her production and her approach to the game, senior Kelley Green embodied the role of “leader” for Elmore County. She led the team’s qualified hitters in batting average at .363, stolen bases with 24 and runs scored with 58.

Green also tracked down more fly balls than any outfielder on her team, recording 52 putouts over the course of the season.

“Just an absolutely phenomenal leader for our team,” Segrest said. “She had an outstanding year, and got better and better as the year went on at the leadoff position. Most games she set the table for us.

When she got on base, which was a lot of times, we typically ended up scoring some runs in that inning.”

The only hitters in the Elmore County area with a higher batting average than Edgewood Academy’s star freshman Lindsey Brown were all slappers. Her .446 mark at the plate included a team-high 10 triples, to which she added 12 doubles and three home runs with 15 stolen bases.

She served as the Wildcats’ defensive centerpiece at catcher, often the team’s most vocal leader despite her age and a key reason why Anderson enjoyed the success she did.

“She knew her position, and she was not uncomfortable by any means being a leader as a freshman,” Kim Brown said. “And the older girls, they know that Lindsey’s a leader, so they allowed her to be in that position.”

Junior Kelbi Johnson easily provided Stanhope Elmore’s lineup with its best bat, even after switching from a left- to a right-handed stance ahead of the season. The only Mustang to hit above .300, Johnson boasted a .429 batting average with 10 extra-base hits, including three home runs. She collected a team-high 23 RBIs and scored 19 runs.

“She’s always brought something to us, whether it was leadership or athletic ability,” Stanhope Elmore head coach Virginia Barber said in March.

“But this year’s just been different. I think reality is setting in with her that she’s gotta start working for her future, and even before the season she would be out here hitting or doing whatever she needed to do by herself.”

Madison Britt: ECHS

Mya Holt: Wetumpka

Lexi Love: Tallassee

Senior Madison Britt’s combination of power and plate discipline paid dividends for the Panthers, her .505 on-base percentage and 45 RBIs leading the team’s qualified hitters. Britt drew almost two walks for every strikeout she recorded and blasted seven home runs with an OPS of 1.082 to give the Panthers’ offense a boost.

Britt added an impressive .987 fielding percentage at first base to those offensive numbers, recording just four errors in 304 defensive chances.

“She has a great eye for a power hitter,” Segrest said. “She had a really good on-base percentage and drew a lot of walks. Really valuable for us defensively as well at first base, and she also filled in nicely at catcher when we needed her to.”

Despite being a freshman, few players were as valuable to their teams as Mya Holt was to Wetumpka. She pitched the most innings of anyone on the team, tossing 116.2 with a 2.99 ERA and 11-6 record. When not pitching, she anchored the team’s outfield in center field. At the plate she batted cleanup with an average of .324 and teamleading home run and RBI totals at seven and 53, respectively.

“She did a lot of our run production for us this year,” Otwell said. “Had a lot of big hits, a lot of good at-bats for us, especially being a young player as a freshman. Really excited by her future watching her grow. Definitely excited to see how she develops in that middle part of the lineup over her career.”

No batter in the Elmore County area, be it baseball or softball, hit more home runs or collected more RBIs than senior Lexi Love. She sent 13 balls over the fence and batted in 73 runs with a .388 batting average. Despite swinging for power so often, her slugging percentage at .856, Love walked as many times as she struck out, with 21 each. She also shored up Tallassee’s defense at catcher.

“She was probably our most feared hitter,” Pat Love said. “There was a lot of times she got intentionally walked. A lot of times they just put her on and didn’t pitch to her at all. Sometimes they just pitched around her. She could hit it out any pitch.”

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Aubrey Allen: ECHS

Haylee Brown: Edgewood

Faith Wheat: Edgewood

If the Herald was handing out a county Cy Young Award for best pitcher, it would almost certainly go to junior Aubrey Allen. Posting the area’s only sub-two ERA, Allen’s lethal repertoire of pitches guided her to a 21-9 record and 1.64 ERA with 258 strikeouts against 40 walks — a K/BB ratio of 6.45.

One of her best performances came in the Panthers’ lone state tournament victory, when she pitched a complete game allowing just three hits and one run with 11 strikeouts against one of the state’s best hitting lineups in Hayden. She picked up three victories in one day at the Tuscaloosa regional tournament, including a complete game shutout, to help push the Panthers into one of two state qualifying spots.

“Just another great season for Aubrey,” Elmore County head coach Mark Segrest said. “She has really good spin, outstanding control as evidenced by her strikeout to walk ratio. And she’s just a competitor. Someone that wants the ball in the toughest games, and I think that her demeanor on the mound is what makes her so effective.”

Closing her high school career with back-toback seasons batting above .400, senior Haylee Brown led Edgewood Academy’s team in home runs with five and added 34 RBIs, 35 runs scored and 23 stolen bases. She pitched some for the Wildcats as well, throwing 26.2 innings with a 2.63 ERA. Her biggest impact may have been on the defensive side, however, where at shortstop she posted a .942 fielding percentage, tremendous for the position. Showcasing tremendous range, Brown recorded 113 outs in the field between putouts and assists. Excluding catchers, the next best fielder for Edgewood totaled 66.

“Her leadership skills have been developing for a long time, and I was really excited to see her get to step into that role as a senior, instead of as a younger player having to take that responsibility,” Kim Brown said. “Her defense and love and knowledge of the game — she’s so easy to coach, and having her out there in that position just makes life easier for me.”

Senior Faith Wheat posted the county’s best batting average at .563 and led Edgewood Academy’s hitters in stolen bases with 44, runs with 51 and OPS at 1.456, another mark that led all Elmore County players. She also hit four home runs, best among the county’s slappers.

Her speed and softball IQ made her a valuable asset to the Wildcats in center field as well, where she committed just one error over the course of the season with 60 putouts and two assists.

“Being able to make it through the season injury free was big for her,” Brown said. “We were really thankful for that, because we were thin on numbers and really needed her to stay as healthy as possible.

I’m really gonna miss Faith a lot next year, having her graduate, moving on to her next step. But we’re really excited for her and can’t wait to see big things out of her at AUM.”

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Public Notices minor child was bom to NAOMI PANDORA ROBINSON on March 11, 2011. You have the right to contest this adoption.

Be advised that if you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response with the Probate Court of Elmore County, Alabama as soon as possible, but no later than thirty (30) days from the last date of publication of this notice.

The Probate Court of Elmore County is located at 100 East Commerce Street, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092. Failure to file an objection will result in the Court proceeding to consider such Petition without further notice to you.

JOHN THORNTON PROBATE JUDGE ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA Attorney for Petitioner LAKESHA B. SHAHID SHAHID & HOSEA, LLC 1709 TALIAFERRO TRAIL MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36117 334-356-5302 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2021 A2021-023 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to Contractors State Maintenance ProjectNo. ATRP2-26-2020-026-1 ELMORE COUNTY,ALABAMA Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation DW WKH RI¿FH RI WKH $ODEDPD 'HSDUWPHQW RI 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ 0RQWJRPHU\ $ODEDPD XQWLO $0 RQ -XQH DQG DW WKDW WLPH SXEOLFO\ RSHQHG IRU FRQVWUXFWLQJ WKH 6DIHW\ ,PSURYHPHQWV 7UDI¿F 6LJQDOV 7UDI¿F 6LJQV DQG 7UDI¿F 6WULSH

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by Mr. Richard Dennis, Superintendent, at the Elmore County Board of Education, 100 H.H. Robison Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama, opened and read aloud, on the following bid date and time: Wednesday, June 30, 2021 @ 10:00AM. The project shall be bid excluding taxes. The bids must be submitted on company letterhead and the company name, bid number, and proof of insurance are to be posted on the outside of the bid envelope. **This is required for the bid to be accepted and opened** No bid may be withdrawn after scheduled closing for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60)

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p y( ) days. Five percent (5%) retainage will be held on the estimated amount of work done and the value of materials stored on the site or suitably stored and insured off-site shall be held until ¿QDO FRPSOHWLRQ DFFHSWDQFH RI all work, and completion of work advertisements for 4 consecutive weeks are made in the local county newspaper. All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors ($50,000.00) must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975. The Bidder must display current General Contractor’s License Number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered or it will not be considered by the Architect or Owner.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive technical errors if, in the Owners judgment, the best interests of the Owner will thereby be promoted. A separate FHUWL¿HG FKHFN RU %LG %RQG payable to The Elmore County Board of Education in an DPRXQW QRW OHVV WKDQ ¿YH SHUcent (5%) of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000.00 must accompany the bidder’s proposal. All bidders shall have general liability of no less than $500,000.00 and a current business license.

All contractors bidding this project shall be required to visit the site and examine all existing conditions prior to submitting their proposal. A site visit is scheduled for Wednesday June 9, 2021 at 11am 800 Kelly Fitzpatrick Drive, Wetumpka, AL to discuss details of the project and receive a bid package.

Please make plans to attend this meeting if your company plans to bid the lawn care maintenance.

The project shall be bid excluding taxes. No bid may be withdrawn after scheduled closing for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

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Owner: Elmore County Board of Education 100 H H Robison Drive Wetumpka, AL 36092 Wetumpka Herald: June 2, 9 and 16, 2021 BID #21-024 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-174 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROSELLE V. BAKER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of ROSELLE V. BAKER, deceased, having been granted to JOHNNY S. BAKER on the 24th day of May 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

JOHNNY S. BAKER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSELLE V. BAKER. DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: JIM L. DEBARDELABEN ATTORNEY AT LAW PO BOX 1136 WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-265-9206 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 2, 9 and 16, 2021 EST/BAKER, R. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JACQUELINE ANNE BUSH, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-198 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of JACQUELINE ANNE BUSH, deceased, having been granted to JAMES DOUGLAS BUSH, JR on the 11th day of June, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

JAMES DOUGLAS BUSH, JR, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JACQUELINE ANNE BUSH, DECEASED Name and Address of Attorney for Administrator: KEITH A. HOWARD, LAW OFFICE OF KEITH A. HOWARD, LLC, 102 SOUTH BOUNDARY STREET, WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-4356 Wetumpka Herald: June 16, 23 and 30, 2021 EST/BUSH, J. PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received from General Contractor Bidders by the Elmore County Board of Education; at their RI¿FHV DW 100 H. H. Robinson Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092; at 2:00 p.m. CST time on July 15, 2021, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read, for the follow-

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All-Elmore County Second Team Bailea Boone, Holtville OF Brooke Burkett, Stanhope Elmore OF Anna Catherine Segrest, Elmore County INF Maci Curlee, Elmore County P

Chloe Davidson, Tallassee INF/P Madelyn Becker, Elmore County INF Avary Lumpkin, Tallassee INF Jasmine Russell, Wetumpka INF

Kylie Snowden, Holtville INF/P Alexis Walls, Tallassee P Ella Watson, Wetumpka OF/P Avery White, Edgewood Academy OF

Honorable mentions Cassidy Bowers, Wetumpka INF Victoria Bullock, Holtville INF Ashley Burgess, Wetumpka P Riley Dismukes, Wetumpka OF Lily Gray, Wetumpka INF

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p ing project: SOFTBALL FIELD LIGHTING UPGRADES AT VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS FOR ELMORE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (Local Funds) A cashier’s check or bid bond payable to Elmore County Board of Education in the DPRXQW QRW OHVV WKDQ ¿YH

percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more than $10,000, must accompany the bidder’s proposal. Performance and statutory Labor and Material Payment Bonds, insurance in compliance with requirements, DQG YHUL¿FDWLRQ RI ( 9HULI\ HQUROOPHQW DOVR ZLWK 3URSRVDOV

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Bid Documents may be obWDLQHG IURP WKH (QJLQHHU E\ GLJLWDO DFFHVV ¿OH VKDULQJ DFFHVV for a one-time non-refundable DGPLQLVWUDWLYH IHH RI 7R expedite distribution of bid documents, deposit check should be emailed and mailed to GarQHU $VVRFLDWHV (QJLQHHULQJ PC, Attn: Nancy Jo Adams, 901 South Perry Street, Montgomery, AL 36104. or emailed to: nancyjo@garner-engineering. com.

A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at the Elmore County Board of (GXFDWLRQ DW WKHLU RI¿FHV at 100 H. H. Robinson Drive, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092; at 2:00 p.m CST time on June 29, 2021, for the purpose of reviewing the project and answering Bidder’s questions.

Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is Mandatory for all General Contractor Bidders intending to submit a Proposal and is highly recommended for all Subcontractors. Bids from General Contractor Bidders who do not attend the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be rejected.

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by WKH (QJLQHHU RU FRSLHV WKHUHRI All bidders bidding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must be licensed under the Provision of 7LWOH &KDSWHU &RGH RI $ODEDPD DV DPHQGHG DQG must show such evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered E\ (QJLQHHU RU 2ZQHU 7KH ELGder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying their current license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered and on the Proposal Form.

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y g en that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

y y Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notite is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

g g MABREY WHETSTONE, JR. as Executor on the 3rd day of June 2021, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

GORDON L. DAUGHTRY, JR. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ANTNET N. DAUGHTRY, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: REGINA EDWARDS EDWARDS & EDWARDS, P.C. 109 EAST BRIDGE STREET WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-514-1011 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 9, 16 and 23, 2021 EST/DAUGHTRY, A. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DARRELL WAYNE HAYNIE, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-184 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to CHARLOTTE HAYNIE MATTOX as Personal Representative on the 1st day of June 2021, by the Honorable John Thornton, Judge of Probate of said County in said State, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. s/Justin D. Edwards JUSTIN D. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Estate of DARRELL WAYNE HAYNIE, deceased.

Name and Address of Attorney: Justin D. Edwards, Esq. The Law Firm of Edwards & Edwards, P.C. 109 East Bridge Street Wetumpka, Alabama 36112 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 9, 16 and 23, 2021 EST/HAYNIE, D. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-181 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER LEON HINSON, DECEASED

Letters Testamentary in the Estate of WALTER LEON HINSON, deceased, having been granted to WALTER STANLEY HINSON on the 26th day of May, 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice IS hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the 7KH 2ZQHU UHVHUYHV WKH ULJKW WR same to the Court or the same reject any or all proposals and will be barred. to waive technical errors if, in their judgment, the best inter- WALTER STANLEY HINSON HVWV RI WKH 2ZQHU ZLOO WKHUHE\ PERSONAL REPRESENTAbe promoted.

TIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER LEON HINSON, DEELMORE COUNTY BOARD CEASED OF EDUCATION Wetumpka, Alabama Attorney of Record for Personal 5LFKDUG ( 'HQQLV Superinten- Representative: dent of Education DEBRA D. SPAIN CAPELL & HOWARD, P.C. GARNER & ASSOCIATES EN- PO BOX 2069 GINEERING PC MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 901 South Perry Street 36102-2069 Montgomery, Alabama 36104 150 SOUTH PERRY STREET 3KRQH

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 Wetumpka Herald: 334-241-8000 June 9, 16 and 23, 2021 BIDS/FIELD LIGHTING Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 2, 9 and 16, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE EST/HINSON, W. NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-186 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANTNET N. DAUGHTRY, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of ANTNET N. DAUGHTRY, who is also known as ANTNET LORENE DAUGHTRY, deceased, having been granted to GORDON L. DAUGHTRY. JR. on the 2nd day of June 2021 by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby giv-

Ashtyn Pannell, Elmore County OF Ebone Pierson, Elmore County INF Jada McLeod, Stanhope Elmore INF Katelyn Mercer, Edgewood Academy INF Brooke Royster, Tallassee INF/C

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-164 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PAULETTA ALLEN MANASCO, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of PAULETTA ALLEN MANASCO, deceased, having been granted to WILLIAM JEFFREY MANASCO and JASON LEE MANASCO on the 24th day of May, 2021 by John Thornton,

WILLIAM JEFFREY MANASCO and JASON LEE MANASCO CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF PAULETTA ALLEN MANASCO, DECEASED Attorney of Record for such CoRepresentatives: JASON LEE MANASCO ATTORNEY AT LAW 110 NORTH JACKSON STREET MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104 334-293-3037 jason_manasco@Wasea.org Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 2, 9 and 16, 2021 EST/MANASCO, P. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY NELL MARTIN, DECEASED CASE NO: 2021-179 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters of Administration over the Estate of MARY NELL MARTIN, deceased, having been granted to JERRY D. MARTIN on the 7th day of June, 2021

by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

JERRY D. MARTIN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARY NELL MARTIN, DECEASED Name and Address of Administrator: JONATHAN D. WYNN II, THE CLEVELAND FIRM, LLC, 707 MCQUEEN SMITH ROAD SOUTH, PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA 36066 334-365-6266 jonathan@clevelandgroup.legal Wetumpka Herald: June 16, 23 and 30, 2021 EST/MARTIN, M. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE CASE NO: 2021-182 STATE OF ALABAMA COUNTY OF ELMORE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ESTHER G. SIDERIS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary in the Estate of ESTHER G. SIDERIS, deceased, having been granted to CALEY ALEXIS ANDERSON on the 26th day of May, 2021

by John Thornton, Judge of Probate of Elmore County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons and parties having claims against said estate are required, within the time allowed by law, to present the same to the Court or the same will be barred.

CALEY ALEXIS ANDERSON PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ESTHER G. SIDERIS, DECEASED Attorney of Record for Personal Representative: RODERICK B. PERDUE ATTORNEY AT LAW 2033 HOLTVILLE ROAD WETUMPKA, ALABAMA 36092 334-567-7373 Wetumpka Herald: Jun. 2, 9 and 16, 2021 EST/SIDERIS, E. PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT OF ELMORE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WALTON MABREY WHETSTONE, DECEASED CASE NO. 2021-188 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to WALTON

/s/Regina B. Edwards REGINA B. EDWARDS, Attorney for the Estate of WALTON MABREY WHETSTONE, deceased.

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team in the Elmore County area, with both them and Edgewood Academy winning their respective first-round state tournament games before being eliminated in the following two rounds.

Unlike the Wildcats who clinched their AISA state tournament bid by winning their area title, however, Elmore County had to survive as one of the final two teams in its eight-team, doubleelimination regional tournament to make it to the AHSAA championships.

That task was made much harder when the Panthers lost their first game of the Tuscaloosa regional to Brewbaker Tech.

“In a situation like this, you just have to flush that last game,” Segrest said after the loss. “You can’t worry about whether you hit well or you didn’t hit well. You’ve just gotta clear your head and go up with the right approach at the plate because every game is a new game.”

Elmore County fought all the way back, winning four consecutive games in losers bracket play to qualify for state.

After a blowout of Sipsey Valley, junior pitcher Aubrey Allen delivered a shutout of Demopolis to push the Panthers through to the losers bracket semifinals. There Allen and senior pitcher Maci Curlee combined to stymie John Carroll Catholic’s offense, with Allen pitching two extra innings in a nine-inning, 3-1 victory for Elmore County.

The Panthers capped it off by taking revenge on Brewbaker Tech in walk-off fashion.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to be a part of a number of championship teams, and this one has a special place in my heart,” Segrest said after the victory.

“Just for the simple fact that, the last two tournaments, we’ve gotten in the losers bracket and fought our way though.

There’s just a lot of good, hard working kids on this team that bought into what we’re trying to do at Elmore County.”

Elmore County also fought back from the losers bracket in its area tournament to reach regionals in the first place.

To get the team to a place where

it could compete in such postseason contests, Segrest and his staff established an environment of hard work and competition.

Clearly it paid dividends, with the Panthers reaching their first state tournament since 2014 and winning their first state tournament game since 2007, before the current state tournament format existed.

“It was creating a new culture,” Segrest said. “It was setting a new standard of how we wanted to practice every single day. We also wanted to improve our schedule, which we did.”

Segrest’s staff includes Elmore County athletic director Terry Nicholas, who helps with administrative work and coaches outfielders and former minor league baseball player Craig Vaught, who Segrest called an “outstanding” hitting coach.

They coach alongside Auburn University at Montgomery all-decade team member Kayla Hale, Elmore County’s pitching coach who took much of Segrest’s pitch-calling duties off

his plate, and Haley Britt, who played collegiately at Shelton State and helps with hitting and first basemen.

“The thing I’m most proud of is that this coaching staff has put a great plan in throughout the season to develop the players,” Segrest said. “We have a number of players that are able to live out their dream and play at the next level, which, in my opinion, is the number one job of the coach is to help people achieve those goals.”

Instilling leadership within the team was an important piece as well, and Segrest said the team’s seniors did a tremendous job filling that role.

The Panthers lose four seniors from 2021 in Madison Britt, Maci Curlee, Kelley Green and Ebone Pierson, all key contributors to their run. They will return star pitcher Aubrey Allen and powerhitting third baseman Madelyn Becker, however, in 2022.

With those players, among others, in tow and Segrest and his staff at the helm, perhaps the team can make another run like it did this past season.

Baynes, Love and Wheat named first-team All-State softball STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Accolades continue to pile in for the Elmore County area’s premier softball players.

The Alabama Sports Writers Association released its All-State list Saturday, and 10 players from the county made either first team, second team or honorable mention.

Edgewood Academy senior center fielder Faith Wheat, Tallassee senior catcher Lexi Love and Tallassee junior center fielder Chloe Baynes all collected first-team honors for their respective classes.

Baynes took home the Tallassee Tribune’s Player of the Year award for her season leading off and in center field for the Tigers, batting .561 and stealing 59 bases without being caught stealing

a single time. She walked off Tallassee’s regional tournament win with a twoout, bases-loaded single and played tremendous defense in center field over the course of the season.

Love hit more home runs and collected more RBIs than any hitter, baseball or softball, in Elmore County. She sent 13 balls over the fence and batted in 73 runs with a .388 batting average. Despite

swinging for power so often, her slugging percentage at .856, Love walked as many times as she struck out, with 21 each.

Wheat posted the county’s best batting average at .563 and top OPS at 1.456. She led Edgewood Academy’s hitters in stolen bases with 44 and runs with 51. She also hit four home runs, best among the county’s slappers.

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Johnson and Morrison named first-team All-State baseball STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

All-State accolades continue rolling in for Elmore County area athletes.

The Alabama Sports Writers Association released its All-State teams for baseball Sunday, with Edgewood Academy senior catcher Alex Johnson and Wetumpka junior third baseman Kyle Morrison each taking home firstteam honors.

Five other baseball stars from the county made either secondteam or honorable mention for

All-State alongside Johnson and Morrison.

Johnson’s offensive output and lockdown defense at catcher helped propel Edgewood to the AISA Class AA state championship series in 2021, as he blasted a countyleading nine home runs and batted above .400.

Morrison was one of the most consistent and feared bats in the county in 2021, with a stat line that included a .442 batting average, four home runs and 36 RBIs. With an extra-base hit total of 26 that exceeded his strikeout total of 11, Morrison was twice as likely to at

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Elmore County junior Sean Darnell, Edgewood Academy senior Mitchell Boyd and fellow Edgewood Academy senior Drez Crawford all landed second-team All-State honors.

Tallassee junior Clayten Gough and Wetumpka freshman Jaxon Shineflew made the list as honorable mentions.

With 10 of the area’s softball players named All-State Saturday, Elmore County had 17 total AllState athletes across baseball and softball in 2021.

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Vol. 31, No. 14

Rape suspect arrested

TAILS AND TALES

STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

William Charles Dunaway III has been arrested and is no longer wanted by law enforcement.

Dunaway was taken into custody by the Eclectic Police Department on June 8.

Dunaway He was wanted for first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse.

Eclectic Police Chief Robert Head said that Dunaway was spotted at court and was taken into custody without incident.

No other details were released.

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Eclectic’s summer reading program Tails and Tales is off to a good start. The program began on June 1 with a visit from the Elmore County Humane Society.

The kids learned about pets and how to adopt one. On June 8, the children met a miniature horse named Molly and learned how animal hair is used to make cloth. The program will continue to take place at 2 p.m. every Tuesday until June 29. The event is held at the Warehouse in downtown Eclectic.

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A crawfish boil is being held Saturday to benefit the Eclectic Fire Department.

Eclectic Fire Dept. hosting Crawfish Boil Fundraiser

By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief

Fire department officially welcomes new fire engine

By BRIANA WILSON Wetumpka Bureau Chief

The Eclectic Fire Department recently celebrated the arrival of its new fire engine with a push-in ceremony.

Several of Eclectic’s volunteer firefighters, along with some of their mutual aid partners, literally pushed the engine into the bay on May 25. Britt Green from First Baptist Church graciously blessed it and the firefighters.

The tradition dates back to a time before fire trucks were motorized and operated with horse drawn equipment.

In those days, firefighters had to push their trucks into the station after a call.

Volunteer Fire Chief Josh Dorminey said the push-in ceremony helps keep fire service traditions alive.

Unfortunately, the ceremony was cut short due to back to back calls for service and necessary scheduled training afterward.

Earlier this year, the Eclectic Town Council approved the purchase of the gently used fire engine for $35,000.

Dorminey said the 1997 engine is like new with less miles than the department’s newest vehicle. It replaces a 1978 pumper truck that the department has been using as backup.

The 1978 pumper truck started having some mechanical issues and Dorminey said it was more cost effective to get a new truck rather than paying to get the 1978 vehicle fixed.

The department also has a 2009 pumper truck, 2009 rescue truck, a 2014 ambulance and a 1998 ladder truck.

The department has an active roster of about 20 volunteer firefighters.

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Eclectic firefighters push their new fire engine into the station, following a tradition from when the trucks were still horse-drawn.

The Eclectic Fire Department is gearing up to host its third Crawfish Boil Fundraiser on Saturday, June 19 at 3 p.m., rain or shine.

The all-you-can-eat event, sponsored

by Dunn Transportation LLC and Pilot Car Service, will include crawfish, potatoes, corn and sausage. Wristbands are on sale until June 12 for $25. Wristbands purchased in advance can be picked up at Eclectic Town Hall or at the event.

After that, wristbands are $30, including on the day of the event. To-go bags will be available for purchase for $15. There will be hot dogs and a bouncy house for children’s enjoyment.

The event will take place at the fire department, located at 140 First Avenue.

Fire Chief Josh Dorminey said proceeds from the event will be used to help the department replace old and outdated turnout gear and equipment.

Dorminey said the department has about 20 set of turnout gear and each of them needs to be replaced. One complete turnout gear set costs about $3,500.

“We need to replace all of our turnout gear,” Dorminey said. “We won’t come close to being able to afford that with this one fundraiser, but we are hoping to get started with replacing a few of them at a time.”

Dorminey said he’s in the process of ordering 600-1,000 pounds of crawfish for the event. Based on response from the public via Facebook, he said he expects this year’s event to be much bigger than previous ones.

“We’ve been getting a lot of likes and shares on Facebook,” he said. “A lot of people are excited to come. Our goal is to grow it into a huge annual event for central Alabama.”

Dorminey said the department decided to host a crawfish boil as a way to bring something different to the area.

“Crawfish isn’t something that’s typically done around here so we thought we’d give people something new and different,” he said. “We look forward to everyone coming. Be sure to bring your coolers and your appetite. We appreciate everyone out there who’ve been supporting us.”