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Archer now medically retired as probate judge
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Leon Archer, shown in a file photo, has been approved for medical retirement and is ending his time in office.
Tallapoosa County Probate Court Judge Leon Archer has been approved for medical retirement through the Retirement System of Alabama and the Alabama Judicial Retirement Fund, ending his time in office. Archer, who turned 70 earlier this month, said he has also withdrawn from the race for the District 3 seat on the Tallapoosa County Commission. “I have enjoyed serving the people of Tallapoosa
County, but the last year or so I’ve been dealing with some health issues and it appears I have a few more in the near future,” Archer said. “I started looking at the possibility of medical retirement around the first of the year and it’s a very lengthy process with a lot of steps. I really didn’t know if it would be approved until I got notification just the other day from Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Lyn Stuart’s office. That’s who approves the state’s judicial retirements.
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Male Reeltown student was badly bruised in 2016 paddling
By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
With the start of spring also signaling a growing threat from tornadoes and other severe weather incidents, Tallapoosa County could see the possibility of a thunderstorm Thursday afternoon. Starting at around 1 p.m. and lasting until approximately sundown Thursday, the county could be under threat from rainfall between an inch and an inch and a half, with the potential of winds up to 60 mph and a possible tornado as well, according to information from the National Weather Service obtained early Tuesday afternoon. “The threat could change some, since we’re still two days out,” Tallapoosa County EMA Director Jason Moran said Tuesday afternoon. “The timeline is an estimate at this moment.” After last week’s storm that wrecked parts of the city of Jacksonville, including areas See WEATHER • Page 6
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First Assistant U.S. Attorney Clark Morris speaks at a press conference in Montgomery about additional charges against Germaine Moore who was arrested for child pornography. Alex City PD Det. Drew Machen, back left, was on hand having made a related arrest in the case.
Child pornography suspect faces added federal charges By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Germaine Moore now faces federal charges for production of child pornography after a video of him allegedly sexually abusing a child went viral earlier this year. “This is one less person who will victimize our children in this area,” First Assistant U.S.
Attorney Clark Morris said. “This ended a reign of terror for three little girls.” Moore is now facing nine counts of producing still photographs of child pornography and two counts of producing videos. The federal charges come after the search See FEDS • Page 3
A Tallapoosa County jury in Dadeville found a 14-year-old freshman who was bruised after being paddled by a teacher at Reeltown High School in 2016 was not entitled to any damages. The jury delivered a verdict in favor of Reeltown Agricultural Science teacher Clint Burgess who was sued in 2016 after paddling a student in October of that year. The complaint alleged that the minor male student, who is now 16, whose injuries consisted of bruising on his buttocks as a result of the paddling. “Obviously (Burgess) is relieved by the jury’s verdict,” said Attorney Mark Allen Treadwell, who represented Burgess in the suit. “While it’s unfortunate that the student was bruised, there was no evidence of severe injuries, intent to do harm, or any monetary, physical or emotional damages.” The jury saw multiple photos of the bruising caused as a result of the paddling after being placed into evidence by the student’s attorney James R. “Bobby” Bowles. The images, which were taken by the child’s mother the night after the paddling, showed deep purple and red See PADDLING • Page 6
April, May Strand Sessions artists announced By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
With April just around the corner, the Lake Martin Young Professionals organization is gearing up for the annual Strand Sessions series of concerts, making Strand Park in downtown Alexander City the place to be on the first Thursday night of the month in late spring and into the summer months. For the first two sessions, scheduled for April 5 and May 3, the performing artists have been confirmed, according to Jacob Meacham with the Alexander City Chamber of +
Commerce. “In April, acoustic musician Jack Stearns will be performing, and in May, Taylor Hunnicutt and Daniel Raine will be the featured artists,” Meacham said. “We’re currently still working on scheduling the artists for June, July and August.” Since Strand Sessions began two years ago, Meacham said the events have been well received by the community, and that the Chamber of Commerce tries to pick a wide variety of artists, musicians they feel will be well liked and appeal to everyone. See ARTISTS • Page 3
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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for a few months and are expecting our first child. His father passed away about a year ago. His parents had been married 33 years when he died. A few weeks ago, we told my mother-in-law we were expecting our first child. After a joyous moment and some conversation later about children, she brought up my husband’s half-brother, someone I didn’t know existed! My husband then said, “I thought we weren’t supposed to talk about him.” She told him my father-in-law had reached out to the half-brother before his death to make amends (she’d had no knowledge they were in contact), but while she was cleaning out his wallet she found a picture of him. Abby, I’m confused now about how to discuss this with my husband because I would love to know more details about his half-brother. I don’t
P.S. Because the father reached out to make amends, the half-brother may try to contact his siblings. But don’t count on it. DEAR ABBY Advice
know how old he is, or what happened (i.e., infidelity). Evidently, he lives close to us. We might have met before. My husband nor anyone in his family mentioned this person, ever! Should I just leave it alone, or should I probe some more to see if I can get more information? -- PERPLEXED IN INDIANA DEAR PERPLEXED: It appears the existence of this half-sibling is the skeleton in your husband’s family closet. If I were you, I’d be careful about rattling it. Ask your husband if he’s willing to share what he knows. If he is interested in pursuing more information, offer to help him. But unless he is, I do not advise starting to dig.
DEAR ABBY: I have been married for four months. My husband and I love each other very much. Although he has asked me multiple times for sex, we have only made love twice. My problem is, sex doesn’t interest me. In fact, the thought of it terrifies me. I hate saying no because I know it hurts him, but I’m always scared that I won’t enjoy it. Or that if I do say yes, I’ll feel like it’s a chore just to make him happy. I know that’s the wrong mindset to have going into it. I have apologized almost every time I turn him down. He always says I don’t need to be sorry and we’ll only do it when I’m comfortable, but I’m scared I might not ever be comfortable with it. Plus I have doubts that I’ve ever had an orgasm.
How should I approach this? -- SCARED NEWLYWED DEAR SCARED: If you had experienced an orgasm, I assure you that you would not have forgotten the experience. You need to have at least two honest conversations -- the first with your husband, the second with your gynecologist. Your problem may be physical, emotional or a combination of the two. A licensed psychologist can help you figure out the reason for your feelings and resolve them, or refer you and your husband to a sex therapist. The only thing you should NOT do is wait any longer to deal with this. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Obituaries Mr. Walter G. Baker 1952 - 2018 Funeral Service for Mr. Walter G. Baker, 66, of Jackson’s Gap, Alabama, will be Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home. Rev. Bobby Ned Duck will officiate. Burial will follow in the Tallapoosa County Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at
Langley Funeral Home. Mr. Baker passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born on January 24, 1952 in Opelika, Alabama to Andrew Jackson Baker and Annie Laurabell Jones Baker. Mr. Baker enjoyed Auburn football, and being with family, especially at Thanksgiving. He is survived by his son, Andrew G. Baker of Jackson’s Gap; stepson, Kevin Bell (Stephanie) of Dadeville; brother, Rodney W. Baker (Marylee)
George Lewis Gregg The funeral service for George Lewis Gregg, age 76 of Millerville, will be held on Saturday March 31, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. A life well lived, Mr. Gregg passed away peacefully at home on March 26, 2018 after a hard-fought battle with Parkinson’s disease. George traveled throughout the United States, but was happiest at home in Millerville, Alabama. He was a longtime member of Millerville Baptist Church, a veteran who served in the United States Navy, a retired millwright superintendent by trade, an avid Alabama football fan who enjoyed Nascar, gardening and raising cattle. Mr. Gregg is survived by his wife of 53 years, Dianna Waters Gregg and son, Bryan Gregg of Millerville, Alabama; his nephew, Ronald Gregg (Judith) of Oxford, Alabama; his niece, Sharon Gregg Bailey of Daytona, Florida; his sisters-in-law: Nancy Waters of Alexander City, Alabama and Carolyn Conner (Bill) of Vincent, Alabama; his brothers-in-law: Jimmy Waters (Kay) of Palm Coast, Florida and Woody Waters (Elaine) of Millerville, Alabama and a host of other well-loved nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents: William Clarence (W.C.) Gregg and Venice Dorothy (Dot) Gregg;
of Romney, WV; nieces, Jelene Duck (Michael) and Connie Huff (Jo Jo), both of Dadeville; nephew, Wade H. Baker (Emiley), and brother-in-law, McArthur White. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Janice White. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.langleyfuneralhome.com. Langley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
one brother, Willis “Doyle” Gregg and one nephew, Willis “Gerald” Gregg (Lenell). The family wishes to acknowledge and thank Chad Miller of Birmingham, Alabama and Alabama Hospice Care (Oxford) for the many acts of kindness shown during George’s illness. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 30, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville. Share condolences online by visiting benefieldfuneralhome.com “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4. Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville in charge of the arrangements. www.benefieldfuneralhome.com
Betty Jo Jones There will be a Celebration of Life Service for Betty Jo Jones Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Radney Funeral Home, 1326 Dadeville Road, Alexander City, Alabama.
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Feds of Moore’s Millbrook home last month where a memory card was found. “When they executed the search warrant, they found an SD card.,” Morris said. “This SD card was hidden between a cell phone and a cell phone case. This is where they found the images and videos. They were able to track the SD card to places in Millbrook and Autauga County.” Lt. Brooke Walker with the Alabama Internet Crime Against Children Task Force explained the keeping of the memory card is indicative of a monster. “He wasn’t willing to let go something he considered a treasure,
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or trophy even knowing authorities were looking for him,” Walker said. “This is consistent with someone who is a sexually violent predator.” Morris explained what was found on the memory card was produced in Alabama. “All of those images and videos were made in the middle district, either in Autauga or Elmore County,” Morris said. Three child victims were identified by investigators but they fear more are out there given Moore’s pattern of behavior. “He has victimized children based on Brooke’s investigation for the last 18 to 20 years,” Elmore
County District Attorney Randall Houston said. “He was prosecuted 18 years ago and acquitted up north. My belief is he got lucky and has continued to do it for the last 18 years. So there are countless victims out there that we don’t know about and some we will likely never know about.” “If your child had access to that man, we want to hear from you,” Walker said. Moore was already facing one count of first degree rape, three counts of traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act and one count of facilitating the travel of a child for an unlawful sex act in Alabama before the federal
charges. “He’s a monster, he victimized children,” Houston said. “If anyone deserves the maximum amount of time, it’s going to be this individual.” Morris explained with four agencies prosecuting Moore it is still undetermined who will get to try Moore first. “The victims are in Detroit but the defendant is here,” Morris said. “Those will be the determining factor.” The case against Moore started in February as a video of sexual abuse of a girl circulated the internet. The video spread around the country and beyond, even as authorities issued notices
each of possession and dissemination of child pornography. Under Alabama law, Code of Alabama, §13A12-191, “Dissemination or public display of obscene matter containing visual depiction of persons under 17 years of age involved in obscene acts, a Class B felony; and §13A-12192(b), Possession and possession with intent to disseminate obscene matter containing visual depiction of persons under 17 years of age involved in obscene acts, a Class C felony.” Authorities said if someone receives or sees the video, they should not pass it along and should delete it.
to the public that sharing of child pornography, even in an effort to identify the subject, was a crime. An Alexander City man was arrested for sharing the video. “We have arrested 37-year-old Isaac Curtis Thomas of Alexander City on charges of disseminating obscene material,” Alexander City Police Department Cpl. Michael Howell said. “That is a clear violation of Alabama law. If someone were to receive information involving this video or this case, they should report it and delete it immediately.” In Montgomery, a 42-year-old man was also arrested and charged with one count
Artists “I know from watching Jack (Stearns), he’s extremely talented,” Meacham said. “Taylor (Hunnicutt) and Daniel (Raine) perform a pretty good but in the area, from Birmingham to Auburn. I think they have a really
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unique sound.” Even if the weather should play havoc with the scheduled Strand Sessions dates, the show will go on, with downtown-area locations like Fermenter’s Market and Ocie & Belle’s available to host
the session, Meacham said. “Regardless of the weather, the show will go on downtown,” he said. Held every first Thursday of the month from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Strand Sessions is free and
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Archer “It’s effective immediately. I still have some loose ends to tie up and will be available to answer questions as the office transitions.” Archer met with his staff Tuesday morning and informed them of the news. Circuit Court Judge Tom Young has agreed to fill in to help cover the duties until a new judge is elected. Archer’s departure comes at an especially busy time for the probate office. Primary elections are coming up in June and then followed by potential runoffs and the general election. Archer said he has confidence in his staff. “We’ve got some good folks here in this office,” Archer said. “They do an incredible job and know what to do and do it well. I hate to leave them short handed and make more work for them or Judge Young, but the timing was something that just happened the way that it did. I had no idea even if it would be approved.” As opposed to the regular state retirement system, the Judicial Retirement Fund does allow medical or disability retirements after five years of service. Archer took office in January 2013.
open to the public. Guests are allowed to bring their own drinks to the series, though Meacham said attendees are asked not to bring glass into the park. Meacham also wanted to thank the various sponsors for Strand Sessions,
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Archer would have left office at the end of the year as the position is up for grabs in November. Because of his age, judges aren’t allowed to seek reelection in Alabama after the age of 70. Archer was first elected probate judge on Nov. 6, 2012 to serve a six-year term. Qualified candidates for Tallapoosa County Probate Court Judge are Republicans Tal East and Lee Hamilton and Democrat Melissa Reynolds. Archer had also served briefly as a Tallapoosa County Commissioner after being appointed by then Gov. Bob Riley to fulfill the term of Bill Thweatt who passed away in 2006. He was beaten by Emma Jean Thweatt in Nov. 2006 and in 2010 for the commission seat. Before holding office in Tallapoosa County, Archer previously served as a county commissioner in Shelby County. Archer had qualified to again run for commissioner earlier this year, before he knew of new medical issues or his retirement status. He said it was still unclear if his name would remain on the ballot in the commissioners race. He said that even if he does, he didn’t want people to cast their votes for him because he will not be able to serve.
“The timing of the qualification process was such that if I thought I may want to run I had to get in, before I knew the rest of this,” Archer said. “With my health and all, I’m starting to feel it more and more. I’m just tired and I think it’s best to withdraw from all of it.” That leaves incumbent John McKelvey and Brad Thomas as active candidates on the June Republican primary ballot. Frank Tapley, who is now running as an independent after being shunned by the Republican Party, will be on the ballot in November to oppose the GOP primary winner. Archer thanks all those who have stuck by him and supported him through some difficult times. “My life is an open book,” Archer said. “There’s nothing else to it – no one is running me off and I’m not trying to beat the system. I’ve been through a lot of pretty serious health things and I’m facing even more. I’m tired and my body is tired. I’m just thankful for the support of my family, all the staff here, residents and the commissioners. Even though it’s a demanding job, I enjoyed serving and hope I helped some people along the way.”
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he day for primary elections is not until June. That means voters won’t go to the polls for more than three months. The Outlook has banged the drum over and over again, telling readers they need to be registered to vote and should do all they can to get to know the candidates so they can make an informed decision. Maybe our pleas are finally being heard. We are happy to report that in recent weeks we have seen several signs that people are trying to learn more about candidates. We have fielded numerous calls from people wanting to see a list of candidates published. Some ask how to get in touch with candidates or want to invite them to speak to groups to help them learn more. We’ve had people walk in and request a list and inquire about when sample ballots will be ready. They are still a month or so away from being available to the public, but as soon as they are we will have some here for them to view. There have been gatherings at senior centers where candidates have met with residents. At community events we are seeing candidates campaigning and meeting with potential voters. Both parties have had meetings where candidates have attended and talked about their platforms and why they hope to be elected and serve. Those are great signs. Why? Because there is no better way to find out where a candidate stands on issues that are important to you than asking them directly and hearing the answer straight from the horse’s mouth. Now that we have a big field of candidates running, it’s our responsibility as voters to continue to get to know the candidates and make an educated decision about who will do the best job for our community and our state. This newspaper will feature previews on the races in upcoming editions as a way to help voters form an opinion. We urge voters to continue to do their homework. Our area and our state are facing issues that will shape our future. It is important that we find people who have our best interests at heart to serve us in elected office. Don’t let cute commercials, sound bites or the letter beside a candidate’s name be the deciding factor for you. Knowledge is much more reliable.
very constitutional statewide office is up for election this year. Just like the governor’s office, you can serve two consecutive four-year terms and then you are through. Kay Ivey would have been term-limited as lieutenant governor. She could not have run again for that post even though she ascended to governor last year. Young Boozer has served his two four-year term limit as treasurer. Young has chosen to not run again for anything. John McMillan has exhausted his eight-years as agriculture commissioner. He is running for state treasurer and is favored to win that post. John Merrill can run for another four-year term as secretary of state, which is what he is doing. The same is true for State Auditor Jim Zeigler. The Attorney General’s office was vacated by Luther Strange when then-Gov. Robert Bentley appointed him to Jeff Sessions’ Senate Seat. With the vacancy in the attorney general’s office, Bentley plucked an obscure former district attorney named Steve Marshall to serve the remainder of Luther Strange’s term. Marshall is seeking election to a full term. However, he is not expected to fare well in a very competitive race for this coveted post. Marshall’s only claim to fame is that he was appointed to the post by Bentley and that is not a very good calling card. A Republican is favored 60-to-40 in this attorney general contest. Former Attorney General Troy King is the favorite to win the GOP Primary and ultimately a four-year term. Name identification is a precious commodity in these secondary statewide offices. King’s name ID surpasses the rest of the field. Alice Martin could give Troy King a run for his money.
STEVE FLOWERS Columnist She is a veteran, well-qualified prosecutor who was the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama for the better part of a decade. Being from North Alabama gives her some invaluable name identification in her hometown of Florence, but more importantly in Birmingham. Chess Bedsole, who is a Birmingham attorney, has roots in Mobile and was an integral part of the Trump campaign, could be a player. He will have to spend a good bit of personal money to get into the mix. The winner of the GOP Primary will be favored. However, they will probably be met by a well-known Democratic name in November. Joseph Siegelman is running for AG as a Democrat. Young Siegelman, who is only 30, will be favored to win the Democratic nomination over another Birmingham Attorney, Chris Christie. The office of Lt. Governor is currently vacant. This post does very little except wait for the Governor to die or be removed from office. Therefore, we have not been devastated by the vacancy. If the attorney general’s race is dependent upon name identification, the lieutenant governor’s post is doubly reliant on this precious commodity. There are three good people seeking the GOP mantle: PSC President Twinkle Cavanaugh, Mobile State Senator Rusty Glover and Sand Mountain State Representative Will Ainsworth. Twinkle Andress
Cavanaugh is the prohibitive favorite in this race. She is sitting in the catbird’s seat and could win without a runoff. She has run and been elected several times statewide. She has also been head of the State Republican Party and has built a statewide organization. Her statewide name identification dwarfs her two opponents. Will Ainsworth is said to have personal money that he is willing to invest. If he does, he could challenge Twinkle. Ainsworth has received the Farm Bureau endorsement, which is a coup. Anyone who has ever met State Senator Rusty Glover likes him. If he could meet every voter in the state, most would vote for him. However, that would be hard for him to do. The race for Agriculture Commissioner will be a quiet contest. Veteran State Senator Gerald Dial, who has represented East Alabama well for four decades is the favorite. He is facing Lowndesboro Mayor and lifetime farmer Rick Pate, who garnered the Farm Bureau endorsement. Tracey Crane is a former FBI agent from Jefferson County. He may benefit from being first on the ballot, which is an advantage in down ballot races where none of the candidates are known. John Merrill will easily win reelection as Secretary of State. He is probably the best retail politician in the state and maybe the most popular. Jim Ziegler is running for a second four-year term as State Auditor. He makes it interesting around the Capitol. It will be a fun year. 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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he other day, I was in the yard doing whatever it is I do in the yard, when I walked past one of the azalea bushes. I noticed something strange, so I moved in for a closer look. Wrapped around one of the branches was a little snake—a monster of snake, no longer than 5-6 inches. I’m fascinated by snakes, so naturally I moved in for the capture. I’m a catch and release kind of guy with my no-legged friends. As soon as I grabbed it, he began to spray, squirt, saturate, whatever you want to call it. It didn’t faze me, but I didn’t want it on my hands, so I went inside to wash my snake scented paw. I wanted to snap a photo of the friendly fella prior to his release. Lucy was standing in the doorway to the kitchen, so I slid past her en route to the sink. I wasn’t trying to scare her, but when she turned around and saw what was in my hand, well, she scared me. I momentarily feared for my life. A Jim Croce song immediately came to mind. “You don’t tug on superman’s cape You don’t spit into the wind You don’t pull the mask off that old lone ranger And you don’t mess around with Jim” Well, you can add “you don’t bring a snake in Lucy’s house.” She said that if I do that again, she was taking the baby and was going to burn the house down. More Jim Croce…
JODY FULLER Columnist “And it’s bad, bad Leroy Brown The baddest man in the whole damned town Badder than old King Kong And meaner than a junkyard dog” I hate to burst Mr. Brown’s bubble, but loud, loud Lucy Fuller would give him a run for his money when snakes enter the equation. Fortunately, I escaped her wrath with life, limbs and eyesight intact. I never did get my picture. I’ve seen several dead snakes on the road, but oddly enough, that’s the only snake we’ve seen at home this year, and we have been outside a lot, primarily in the garden. I fully expected to find a copperhead the other evening while clearing a woodpile under a shed near the house. I needed to clear it to park the car due to the impending basketball ball-sized hail that never came. Hey, it’s better to be safe than sorry. I didn’t see a snake, but one likely saw me. Who knows? I did, however, see a large armadillo hole. I had to fill it in before I could park the car. If I’d caught one of those hole-digging pests, I may have carried it inside, too. I haven’t had possum on the shell in years.
We have all kinds of critters out here. There were two possums, Slim and None, minus their shells, living under the house. They came to the porch every night to eat from cat food buffet. I haven’t seen them in a couple of weeks. I hope they didn’t try to cross the road. Their chances of doing so with lives, limbs and shells intact were slim and none. They had it pretty good, that is, until the big orange tomcat started showing up. Now I think he lives under the house. He won’t let us get near him. He appears old and haggard. Maybe we’ll name him Merle. The three big dogs stay in the backyard most of the day. They let us know when Merle comes around. Ruby barks some. She’s a dog. That’s what they do. TinMan barks a lot. I mean a whole lot. Then there’s Jude. We’re convinced he’s sees dead people. He barks and barks and barks—at nothing. Did I mention he barks? By the way, I must give the Sixth Sense reference to Lucy. That was pretty good. He really does see dead people. Maybe he sees dead possums, too. So, get out and enjoy the beautiful weather. Just keep your eyes and ears open, because the critters are out, too. Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq. He is also a lifetime stutterer. He can be reached at jody@ jodyfuller.com. For more information, please visit www.
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HOLY WEEK SERVICES: First Baptist Church Dadeville is hosting Holy Week Services March 26-30 at 11 a.m. daily in the fellowship hall. LENTEN LUNCH: St. James Episcopal Church is hosting a Lenten Lunch series Monday, March 26 through Friday, March 30 at noon with food and fellowship afterwards. Speakers are: March 26 Rev. John Versiglio of First United Methodist Church, March 27 Rev. Robert Iler of St. James Episcopal Church, March 28 Rev. Dr. Emerson Ware of Great Bethel Baptist Church, March 29 is Rev. Scott Railey of Hillabee Campground United Methodist Church and March 30 is Rev. Wayne Cowhick of Alex City Methodist Church. HOLY WEEK REVIVAL: Haven Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting a Holy Week Spring Revival March 28-30 at 6 p.m. nightly. Delivering sermons will be Pastor Percy L. Nolan, Jr. on Wednesday. On Thursday is Pastor Joanne Finley and on Friday is Rev. Clifford Spradley. Pastor of Haven Memorial is Percy L. Nolan Jr.
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VIETNAM VETERANS WELCOME HOME: The Auburn Veterans Project is celebrating and reflecting on the service and sacrifice of Vietnam veterans March 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Auburn High School auditorium. Speakers will be Joe Galloway and Medal of Honor recipients Bennie Adkins and James Livingston. Family is welcome to accompany their veteran and there will be a light reception afterwards. Visit auburnveteransproect.weebly. com/east-alabama-vietnam-veterans-welcome-home-cermony.html. Attendees are asked to RSVP in advance by either emailing Blake Busbin at wbbusbin@auburnschools. org or by calling Auburn High School at 334-887-2120. LORDS SUPPER: Red Ridge United Methodist Church will present a re-creation of the Living Lord’s Supper inspired by Leonardo daVinci’s world famous painting of the Last Supper with 13 living characters. Rev. Ernest K. Emurian, a Methodist minister from Virginia, wrote the soliloquies for the Twelve Apostles as they might have expressed themselves immediately after hearing the Lord Jesus say “One of you will betray me” where each man cried out “Lord is it I?” This was the moment daVinci said he wished to capture in the painting. Mr. Harlan Burton of Union will be the guest pianist and soloist. Holy communion will be offered at the conclusion. Red Ridge is located at 8091 County Road 34 in Dadeville and can be contacted at 256-825-9820 or by visiting redridgeumc.org.
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HOLY WEEK SERVICES: Duncan United Methodist Church is hosting Holy Week Services. A Maunday Thursday service will be held March 29 at 7 p.m. A Good Friday service will be March 30 at 7 p.m. and an Easter Sunrise Service will be April 1 at 6 a.m. with breakfast. Rev. Wayne Hicks is pastor at Duncan United Methodist.
Friday, March 30
EGG HUNT: Calvary Heights Baptist Church on 7th Way in Alexander City is hosting a Glow-inthe-Dark Egg Hunt March 30 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Glow eggs and bracelets will provided. Bring your Easter basket and join the fun. IDOL: Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is hosting Mt. Vernon Idol
March 30. CRUCIFIXION RE-ENACTMENT: Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Highway 63 is hosting a Crucifixion re-enactment and Good Friday services March 30 noon until 6 p.m.
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FULL MOON HIKE: Wind Creek State Park is hosting a full moon hike Saturday, March 31 at 7 p.m. The hike will begin at dark in the north picnic pavilion. There is a fee for non-campers. NIGHT OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP: Centerview Baptist Church on County Road 89 in Camp Hill is hosting a Night of Praise and Worship featuring all male choirs and groups. For more information call 256-8962974. COMMUNITY WIDE EASTER EGG HUNT: Kingz United and Adams Chapter OES #685 are joint-hosting a community wide Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 31 from 2 to 5 p.m. The event will take place at the Dadeville Recreation Center in the track and field area. There will be family fun, egg prizes, refreshments and entertainment. Everyone is invited to join the fun and is asked to bring their own basket. STOP THE VIOLENCE PICNIC: Gibralter Lodge 173 and Soul Brothas are hosting the second annual Stop the Violence Picnic Saturday, March 31 at the Cooper Community Center beginning at 11 a.m. There will be free food, games, motivational speakers, inmate speakers, gospel, country and clean rap music, praise dancers and an Easter egg hunt. There will also be a retired NFL football and NBA basketball players car show. The event is sponsored by Lincoln Grand Lodge. The community center is located at 625 MLK Jr. Blvd. in Alexander City. For more information, contact 256750-2747 or 334-740-0739. The public is invited. EGG HUNT: GAP Fellowship Church at 721 Robinson Court is hosting its annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 31 at 3 p.m. Children under 16 years old only. Bring your own basket.
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PASTOR ANNIVERSARY: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is honoring the 28th Pastor’s Anniversary for Rev. and Sister Roosevelt Gregory Sunday, April 1 at 2 p.m. The guest speaker at the morning service will be Rev. John Moore of Fletcher Chapel in Huntsville and at the evening service the guest speaker will be Rev. Bernard Harris of Mt. Lovely Baptist Church in Camp Hill. EASTER CANTATA: Hillabee Baptist Church will host an Easter Cantata, “The Love of Jesus,” Sunday, April 1 at 10:30 a.m. with Mrs. Bea Pate directing. Rev. Josh Sammons is pastor of Hillabee Baptist Church. EASTER SERVICE: New Hope Baptist Church is hosting Easter services Sunday, April 1. The sunrise service starts at 6:15 a.m., breakfast at 7 a.m., lunch at 12:30 p.m. and egg hunt at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome. SUNRISE SERVICE: Mt. Zion Baptist Church is hosting Sunrise Services at Wind Creek State Park Sunday, April 1 at 7 a.m. Breakfast will be served immediately after services. EASTER CANTATA: Mt. Zion Baptist Church will present its Easter Cantata Sunday, April 1 at 10:30 a.m. The church is located at Highway 63. SUNRISE SERVICE: Hillabee Campground United Methodist Church is holding Easter Sunrise Service
Sunday, April 1 at 6:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast following. The service will be held at the newly developed outdoor “Stations of the Cross.” Easter morning service begins at 11 a.m.
Monday, April 2
SOZO CHILDREN’S CHOIR: Red Ridge United Methodist Church will host the Sozo Children’s Choir April 2 at 6 p.m. The children’s choir is from Uganda and is currently touring the U.S.
Wednesday, April 4
MONTHLY LUNCHEON: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have their monthly luncheon on Wednesday, April 4 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Please bring a covered dish and a small donation.
Friday, March 6
MOVIE: The Mt. Vernon Theatre in Tallassee is showing the movie “The Fault in Our Stars” March 6.
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BIANNUAL MEETING: Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Association of Coosa County will have their biannual meeting at 10 a.m. at the church. All members please attend. QUAIL FRY: The Lake Martin Area United Way is hosting its 3rd Annual Quail Fry April 7 at the The Stables at Russell Crossroads. The event includes fried quail, sides, a shrimp boil and shrimp gumbo. There will be a baked goods sale, auction and music. Tickets are $30 a person or $35 at the door. Doors open 5 p.m. and food will be served at 6 p.m. Tickets are available at the United Way office or in Dadeville at Valley National Bank, formerly USAmeriBank. Call 256-329-3600 for more information. BOATER SAFETY CLASS: ALEA Marine Patrol is hosting a free boater safety class April 7 at 8 a.m. at The Ridge Marina. JUNQUE JUBILEE: MainStreet Alexander City is hosting Junque Jubilee in downtown Alexander City Saturday, April 7 starting at 8 a.m. with shops opening at 10 a.m. Space rentals are $20 and a registration deadline of March 30. GOSPEL SINGING: The Kingsmen Quartet will be in concert at the Union Grove Baptist Church on Old Columbus Road in Opelika Saturday, April 7 at 6 p.m. The concert is free but a love offering will be taken. If you have any questions please call 334-750-3948.
Sunday, April 8
PRODUCTION: The Mt. Vernon Theatre is hosting Erma Bombeck’s “At Wit’s End” April 8. PASTORAL APPRECIATION: New Popular Spring Baptist Church in Dadeville is celebrating the 2nd Pastoral Appreciation honoring Rev. Richard D. Jacobs and Family Sunday, April 8 at 2:30 p.m. The guest minister is Rev. Dr. L.L. Jacobs and the Kelly Springs Baptist Church in Munford. Everyone is invited. EASTER CANTATA: Red Ridge United Methodist will present its Easter Cantata Sunday, April 8 at 9:30 a.m. Red Ridge is located at 8091 County Road 34 in Dadeville.
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bruising that covered a majority of the young man’s buttocks. The student testified and said that he did go down a hallway that he had been told not to use. He testified, often biting his nails out of nervousness, that he liked Burgess, was still in his class and wasn’t afraid of him. “Other than going to the nurse to be checked out a few days after you got the two licks, did you have any major problems?” Treadwell asked. “No sir,” the boy said. “So the nurse that you saw, did she give you a shot, any medication, apply cold compresses?” Treadwell asked the boy. “No sir,” he said. “So you got two licks for
doing something that you weren’t supposed to be doing and that was about it, right?” Treadwell asked. “Yes sir,” the student answered, Tallapoosa County Schools do have a policy in place where corporal punishment including paddling can be used. The use is permitted on several conditions, including how it should be witnessed, what which kind of offenses can be punished with paddling, how the incident must be reported and that it not cause bodily injury. Parents can request that their children not be disciplined with corporal punishment. In this case, the mother of the boy testified hadn’t done that, but did sign a
document stating that her children were not to be paddled the day after the incident. Bowles used testimony to show that in this case, those school board’s procedures were not strictly followed. Burgess said he didn’t intend to do bodily harm, and said when he saw pictures of the deep bruises that he still didn’t think he had injured the boy. Burgess did admit the written procedures outlined by the school board were not completely followed and that he had been disciplined by Reeltown Principal Tom Cochran. Burgess admitted that no report was made documenting the use of corporal punishment. The administration was not notified
that the student had been paddled. The student’s parent was not notified by Burgess. All those things appeared to be out of step with the school system’s policy. What was his punishment for failing to follow policy? “I am no longer allowed to administer corporal punishment,” Burgess said. Burgess, who still has the boy in his class, said he has no regrets about the incident. Cochran testified that he didn’t get a report of the incident from Burgess or fellow teacher Mona Coan who had witnessed the paddling. He also said he didn’t do a report to keep on file. All of those appear to be required in the board’s policy. After answering questions
about the handling of the incident, Bowles asked Cochran to look at the pictures that depicted the boys’ bruised buttocks after the paddling and tell the jury if he thought those were injuries. “I would admit it was bruised,” Cochran said. “In a perfect world you wouldn’t want that to occur anywhere.” School Resources Officer Jason Cowart also testified that he had investigated the incident which was reported as child abuse. Cowart said even though he was unable to retrieve video of the paddling because cameras were down, he did present his findings after interviewing all involved to a grand jury. The group did not return an indictment in the case.
Weather of the Jacksonville State University campus, Moran encouraged everyone in the area to be weather aware and be prepared in case severe storms do pop up and create a situation similar to what was seen in Jacksonville.
continued from page 1 “Everyone needs to stay weather aware and have several different ways to get their weather information, including Tallapoosa Alerts,” Moran said. “Everyone should also know where their safe place
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to shelter is, whether they’re at work or at home. Have an emergency preparedness kit ready as well.” Even with the storm still an estimated 24 hours away and the possibility of the forecast changing in that
time frame, Moran said he felt what might come through Thursday could be close to what the National Weather Service was predicting on Tuesday. If there are any changes to the forecast, he expressed the
hope that they would only be slight changes. “This time of the year, there’s always the potential for severe weather,” Moran said. “This storm, we’re at the low end of the probability spectrum, but it’s not at zero percent. “Make sure you have ways to get your weather information, and have a plan in place should we go under a warning here.”
One encouraging sign Moran has seen of people being more weather aware is that, since last week’s storm tore through Jacksonville, between 40 and 50 people have signed up for the Tallapoosa Alert system. “I encourage people to keep signing up for it,” he said. “If you have any questions about
it or need help registering for it, feel free to call our office at 256-825-1078.”
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t’s been a long, cold winter filled with plenty of snowflakes and power outages, but spring has officially arrived at last. While we may yet endure an arctic blast or two, the signs of rebirth are unmistakable. I can see patches of green grass scattered among the fields of brown. Colorful foliage is slowly, but surely taking the place of rooted skeletal remains. It’s only a matter of time before the mercury finds its way past 80 degrees. All these harbingers point to a seasonal transition, but there’s another indicator upon us that might be my favorite. Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season begins this Thursday and all 30 teams will be in action. Of course, that includes my favorite team, the Atlanta Braves. The Braves have finished the last four seasons with a record under .500. In order to break that cycle, they’ll need to improve this year in practically every area. However, it all starts with the pitching. As a whole, the pitching staff posted a record of 46-72 with an ERA of 4.80 in 2017. R.A. Dickey was probably the most efficient going 10-10 with a 4.26 ERA. He will not return to Atlanta in 2018. It looks like the Braves will open the season with a four-man starting rotation. Julio Teheran is back for his sixth full season with the ballclub. He is 58-53 in Atlanta with a 3.59 ERA. Teheran doesn’t have the stuff to be an ace, but he’s better than his 18-23 record over the last two years. Rounding out the starting rotation will be Mike Foltynewicz, Sean Newcomb and Luiz Gohara. Foltynewicz does have the stuff to be an ace but hasn’t found any consistency. He was 10-13 with a 4.74 ERA a season ago. Newcomb showed a lot of promise in his rookie season and looks to improve on his command of the strike zone. Gohara went 1-3 in only five starts. The organization has waited the last several years for young guys like Matt Wisler, Aaron Blair and Lucas Sims to come into their own. That simply has not happened and all three were sent back down to the minors this week. The bullpen should be solid anchored by José Ramirez, Arodys Vizcaino and AJ Minter. Freddie Freeman was having an MVP type season before fracturing his wrist after being hit by pitch against Toronto last season. He played in only 117 games but still hit 28 home runs and had 71 RBIs. He is the leader of this team. Ozzie Albies hit .286 with six home runs and 28 RBIs in 57 games. This could be a breakout year for him at second base. Dansby Swanson is at shortstop. He has a lot of talent, but has struggled against major league pitching. Hopefully he can put it all together this year. Rio Ruiz will start the year at third due to an injury to Johan Camargo. Camargo should be back in May and look to build on his .299 average in 82 games a season ago. Tyler Flowers and Kurt Suzuki return behind the plate. The Braves would be ecstatic if they could duplicate their combined 31 home runs and 99 RBIs. Mr. Reliable, Nick Markakis, will be in right field as usual and Ender Inciarte will again be in center. Left field will probably be a rotation until mid-April when the Braves will undoubtedly call up Ronald Acuna Jr. He is the most highly-touted prospect since Andruw Jones and could be a superstar in the making. I’m not sure what this year holds in store, but I think a winning season should be the goal. Andy Graham is a regular columnist for The Outlook.
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Bradley Stewart is solitary senior for BRHS By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
It’s no secret Benjamin Russell’s baseball team is struggling with youth. The Wildcats graduated quite a few starters from last year’s squad and have gone through some growing pains this year. But Bradley Stewart isn’t ready to call it quits in his senior season. He’s the only senior for BRHS, and he’s ready to help right the ship. “I think we can turn it around,” Stewart said. “There’s definitely some hope left, we just have to put all the pieces together. The Lake Martin Classic (is this week), and we usually get hot around that time, so playing five games will hopefully get us more experience and be ready for area play.” And Stewart’s certainly giving it all he’s got as the lone senior on the squad. Stewart has done a little bit of everything for the Wildcats, including playing at three different positions in the infield and even getting on the mound. “He’s a versatile guy,” Benjamin Russell coach Richy Brooks said. “He can play all over the infield. He can even eat up some innings pitching too if we need him to.” On a team that struggles with errors, Stewart has the best fielding percentage of everyone in the infield who have at least 20 total chances. In 67 chances, Stewart has 37 assists, 27 putouts and only three errors for a fielding percentage of .955. He’s also turned four double plays. At the plate, Stewart’s just as fierce. He has the second most hits on the team with 22, including a double and a triple, and
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Top: Benjamin Russell’s Bradley Stewart takes a swing against Chelsea. Above: Stewart (10) backs up shortstop Brett Pitts as he attempts to make a play against Sylacauga’s Jordan Ridgeway on Saturday.
despite batting from the leadoff position, he’s also driven in nine RBIs and scored 14 runs. Stewart is also extremely patient at the plate, as he’s drawn a team-leading 11 walks. “He’s done a good job,” Brooks said. “Bradley’s a quiet guy, and he doesn’t talk a lot but I told him the other day that he does what he’s supposed to do. He shows you how to play, and he hustles.” Stewart is OK with being a quiet leader, and he’s also embraced the challenge of being the team’s only senior. “I like to take that on,” Stewart said.
“They look up to me, and they don’t really have anybody to look up to besides me. Having the most experience, I try to take it upon myself to show them the right way. I don’t really like to speak; I do it more with my actions.” Stewart has been playing baseball since he was 3 years old, and has learned from the senior classes before him not to take a minute for granted. “I’ve really learned that it flies by,” he said. “I have to just cherish it and have fun because high school baseball is one of a kind.”
Dadeville breaks open game against Generals By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
A 1-1 game through four innings turned ugly for Horseshoe Bend’s baseball team in the fifth inning, as Dadeville took advantage of some walks and started to turn up the heat offensively. The Tigers scored nine runs in the bottom of the fifth, closing out an 11-1 victory over the Generals. “That’s been the M.O. all year,” Horseshoe Bend coach Jason Johnson said. “We play four or five good innings then we have one where we just fall apart, and nobody wants to be the guy right now.” Horseshoe Bend took the lead in the top of the fourth, but Dadeville, which has now won four straight, immediately responded. With one out, Jake Outlaw notched a single and motored all the way home on a double by Brenoon Wright, who had struck out previously. “Coach was telling me to put my foot down more,” Wright said. “I got my foot down quicker, and I just let it go. I let it loose.” Although Horseshoe Bend got two on with no outs in the top of the fifth on a Chandler Lewis single and a walk for Cade Worthy, the Generals couldn’t capitalize. That wasn’t the case for Dadeville, though.
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Dadeville first baseman Brennon Wright attempts to make a play against Horseshoe Bend’s Jordan Argo on Tuesday afternoon.
Tal Bullard was hit by a pitch to lead off the fifth, then with one out, Slade McCullers was intentionally walked. Sam Stephenson made Horseshoe Bend pay with a two-run single, and an Outlaw walk and a Wright single loaded the bases. “The zone was a little bit tight late,
and we didn’t chase,” Dadeville coach Kyle Caldwell said. “If they were going to walk us, we’ll walk. We’re a pretty good hitting team when we want to be, so when we’re selective and not chasing out of the zone, we’re a pretty tough out.” See DADEVILLE • Page 11
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Reeltown falls in narrow outing STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Despite out-hitting Holtville, 6-4, Reeltown struggled with errors and couldn’t put together a complete game in a 4-2 loss on Monday afternoon. The Bulldogs scored twice in the bottom of the second and led 4-1 after four innings, and although Reeltown attempted a comeback with a run in the top of the fifth, it couldn’t quite complete the rally. Reeltown scored its first run in the third inning when Landon Hunt was hit by a pitch with two outs. Ardarius Woods moved him to scoring position with a double, and Drew Favors capitalized with a one-run single. The Rebels added another run in the fifth when Hunt had an RBI single of his own. Hayden Solomon led the offense by going 2-for-2. Reeltown also got a strong pitching performance from Logan Hunt, who scattered four hits in 5 2/3 innings. None of the runs he gave up were earned.
against LAMP, Horseshoe Bend had something to prove after a dismal defensive performance in the teams’ first meeting. Although the Generals played better, it wasn’t quite enough in a 9-3 loss Monday night. Horseshoe Bend (5-15) managed 11 hits, but still struggled with seven errors and gave up six unearned runs. Putting up two runs in the top of the first gave the Generals the lead for the first three innings. Sydnie Catrett led off the game with a single, and Danielle Mitchell joined her by drawing a walk. The first run scored on a popout by Cheyanna Howard and the second was plated via a Hannah Adcock groundout. Horseshoe Bend actually took a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth with a one-run single by Becca Anderson that scored Caly Carlisle, but the Generals saw their lead slip away with four errors in the home half of the frame. Anderson led the way offensive with three hits, while Carlisle and Lilly Combs each had a pair.
SOFTBALL Horseshoe Bend falls to LAMP
CACC splits with Lady Bison
After falling to Southern Unaion,
Going into Monday’s game
Dadeville
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9-4, to start Tuesday’s doubleheader, Central Alabama Community College’s softball team stormed back for a 4-0 victory in the nightcap. CACC (25-12) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, as Kristen Tolbert got all the way to third on an error with one out, and Shatima Smith plated her with a groundout. The Trojans then put together all the insurance they needed in the fourth frame. Sierra Easterwood led off with a single, and with one out, Smith doubled to drive her in. Courtney Ray then hit a two-run homer to set the final score. Amber Parker threw a gem of a game to ensure the victory. She went the distance, scattering three hits and striking out eight. She walked only one. In the opener, CACC actually had more hits than Game 2, but Southern Union racked up 14 of its own and jumped on five Trojan errors. Only four of the Bison’s nine runs were earned. Offensively, Ray led CACC in Game 1 with two hits and three RBIs. Ashton Fielding and Loren Bishop also produced two hits apiece.
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LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR Wednesday, March 28 High school baseball Lake Martin Classic Briarwood vs. Headland at Sportplex, 11 a.m. Jemison vs. John Carroll at CACC, 11 a.m. Benjamin Russell vs. Handley at Sportplex, 1:15 p.m. Valley vs. Jemison at CACC, 1:15 p.m. Gardendale vs. Handley at Sportplex, 3:30 p.m. Briarwood vs. Marbury at CACC, 3:30 p.m. Benjamin Russell vs. Gardendale at Sportplex, 6 p.m. Tallassee vs. Sylacauga at CACC, 6 p.m. Other games Holtville at Dadeville, 4:30 p.m. College tennis Central Alabama at Marion Military, 1 p.m. Thursday, March 29 High school baseball Lake Martin Classic Chelsea vs. Beauregard at Sportplex, 10 a.m. Sylacauga vs. John Carroll at Sportplex,
12:30 p.m. Tallassee vs. Chelsea at Sportplex, 3 p.m. Benjamin Russell vs. John Carroll at Sportplex, 5:30 p.m. Other games Horseshoe Bend at Prattville Christian, 4 p.m. High school softball Horseshoe Bend at Holtville, 6 p.m. Elmore County at Dadeville, 4:30 p.m. College softball Central Alabama at Bevil State, 1 p.m. College tennis Central Alabama at Meridian (Mississippi), TBA Central Alabama vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast at Meridian, TBA Friday, March 30 High school track & field Reeltown at Selma Saturday, March 31 High school baseball Reeltown at Horseshoe Bend, noon Dadeville at Holtville (2), 1 p.m.
Sheepshead fishing on fire on Alabama Gulf Coast DAVID RAINER Columnist
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Dadeville shortstop Jeff Rice waits to make a catch against Horseshoe Bend on Tuesday afternoon.
After Wright’s second hit, Justin Meadows and Cooper Childers drew back-to-back walks. Alex Sims notched a sacrifice fly, and Bullard followed with a run-scoring single. Jeff Rice kept things going with a two-RBI double. “We had some clutch hits after I got up there,” Wright said. “The first few innings, we couldn’t find nothing. But we just came back and kept working.” McCullers followed Rice with a walk, and Stephenson ended the game by batting into an error to score both runners. “It was a close game up until (the last inning),” Caldwell said. “The strike zone got a little bit tight and we stayed within ourselves. When they put them over the plate, I thought we attacked the ball and we struck the ball pretty well. When you hit it pretty well, it’s going to wind up in the hole or in the 5-6 gap, so a couple guys squared them up today finally and showed that they can hit them up there.” Horseshoe Bend did quite well up until that fateful inning, though.
Starting pitcher Grant Taylor threw the first three innings and allowed only one hit. He struck out four and walked just two, but didn’t give up a run. But due to a pitch count, Taylor was relieved in the fourth inning and Horseshoe Bend never found its groove again. “We have an area game Saturday that he’s gotta throw him, so we had him on a pitch count,” Johnson said. “We were trying to get two or three from each guy and see what happens because Saturday is the big one.” The Generals scored their run with two outs in the top of the fourth. Jordan Argo drew a walk and went to second on a passed ball, and was scored as Nalijah Heard batted into an error. The victory gives Dadeville four straight heading into an important area series with Holtville, which begins today. “We’re definitely keeping the eye on the ball better,” Wright said. “We’re taking the errors away, and just working hard in practice especially.”
little rust was evident after a long hunting season. The first tap at the end of the line meant a fish was interested in the bait, but the reflexes hadn’t been tested for a while. By the time I set the hook, I had felt the second tap. I knew that, in all likelihood, the hookset was a futile attempt to overcome my dormant fishing senses. As suspected, no resistance was felt on the hookset and I reeled up a clean, bronze Kahle hook. I’d been robbed by one of the best bait thieves in Alabama’s coastal waters — the toothy, tasty species known as sheepshead. After putting a chunk of fresh-dead shrimp on the hook, I tossed it near the structure. As soon as I felt the first tap, I set the hook and the fight was on. With its vertical body and large fins, sheepshead can stress your tackle. With the drag set correctly, a few runs later, the fish finally tired enough for me to bring it alongside the boat and into the landing net. It took only a couple of hours for Capt. Jay Gunn, Grady Gunn and I to fill the ice chest to the brim with nice sheepshead, a scene repeated often this time of year along the Alabama coast. Sheepshead is a species that comes into coastal waters during the winter and hangs around structure preparing for a migration to nearshore waters to spawn. Structure means jetties, piers, petroleum rigs inside Mobile Bay and the rigs just off the coast in 50 feet
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Alabama inshore anglers are enjoying great sheepshead pre-spawn fishing.
of water or less. During this pre-spawn period, the fish are voraciously feeding. “Sheepshead come out of the Gulf and into the inshore waters during the winter when the water temperature falls below 65 or so,” Capt. Gunn said. “They’ll hang around in the bays and estuaries. After the winter when the water temperature gets back up near 65, they get ready to spawn. “The full moon is on March 31, so this bite will reach a crescendo on the full moon. At that point, the bite will become somewhat sporadic. The females will go to the Gulf and there will be lots of smaller, three- to four-pound, males left in the bays. Once you start catching about half-andhalf spawned out females and males, you’ll have about seven more days of fishing in the bays. Then it will be time to speckled trout fish.” Gunn uses fishing tackle that would be suitable for fishing for largemouth bass or larger speckled trout. He uses 12- to 14-pound monofilament or fluorocarbon line or 20-pound braided line.
“After all kinds of experimentation, that size line doesn’t cause much resistance in the current and you don’t have as much bow in your line,” he said. “You have to keep that line tight to feel the strike and set the hook immediately. This time of year, live shrimp are a little hard to find, but fresh-dead shrimp and fiddler crabs work just fine. When Gunn approaches a likely sheepshead haunt, he starts fishing before he gets to the structure. “I start about 10 feet from the structure if water clarity allows them to see the bait,” he said. “I move closer to the structure until I start getting bites. Sometimes it’s right on the structure, so bring plenty of weights and hooks because you’re going to lose some if you’re fishing on top of the structure. “I reel down until the line is tight, and I set the hook when I feel that first tap. If you feel the second tap, that’s the hook being spit back out with no bait.” Gunn insists sheepshead are not like other inshore species this time of year. There’s no waiting around to see if the fish are
triggered into a feeding mood. The average size of the fish in the bays will vary from 3 to 6 pounds. Gunn said about every 25 to 30 fish, you’ll hook a whopper that will weigh from 8 to 10 pounds. A 9½-pounder is his largest so far this spring. Of course, one of the largest structures on the Alabama Gulf Coast is the Gulf State Park Pier, which juts more than 1,400 feet into the Gulf. The sheepshead bite has been on fire according to dedicated pier fisherman David Thornton, who said, “The sheepshead are chewing the pilings off the pier.” Of course, he was speaking figuratively, but I’m sure the sheepshead are chowing down on the abundant barnacles attached to the pier’s pilings. Alabama has a 10-fishper-person sheepshead limit with a 12-inch size limit. David Rainer is employed by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. He writes a weekly column titled Outdoor Alabama Weekly.
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