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Arrests made in recent rash of thefts By MITCH SNEED Editor
The Alexander City Police Department has arrested two suspects in a recent rash of thefts across the area. Alexander City Police Department’s Cpl. Michael Howell said that Gregory Delorean Spratling, 34, and Robert Muckenfuss, Spratling 24, are facing multiple charges relating to store burglaries, auto thefts and thefts from several vehicles. Howell Muckenfuss said that Spratling is believed to be responsible for the theft of a vehicle from Elkahatchee Street in Alexander City, and six vehicle break-ins including some at C&J Tech and SL Alabama. Those incidents happened last week with the final coming Monday evening, Howell said. Muckenfuss is accused of being responsible for burglaries at Allen’s Exxon at the corner of Highway 63 and Highway 280 and Bestway Rental last week, Howell said. “We had gotten information that one of the men may have been involved in one of the incidents,” Howell said. “Through our investigation we found that those two and a third man all were staying in the same apartment at a complex here in Alexander City. A search of the residence found evidence linking the two to the incidents that they will be See THEFTS • Page 3
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The Charles E. Bailey Sportplex is one of the state’s top recreational facilities, but Alexander City Parks and Recreation Director Sonny Wilson said there was one consistent complaint that he heard from area residents. “Where are the sidewalks?” Wilson said. “You would not believe the number of people we have who come to the park regularly to See SIDEWALKS • Page 3
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Clay Harris gets some archery instruction before he takes a shot on the Wind Creek State Park archery range on Friday.
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Ribbon cut on Wind Creek’s new archery range By MITCH SNEED Editor
The ribbon was cut and the bullseyes were busted Friday at Wind Creek State Park’s new archery range. The archery park is the latest feature to be added at Wind Creek, following closely on the heels of the new zipline canopy tour that opened earlier this fall. The new archery park was made possible through a unique collaboration of multiple agencies and local donations of time and supplies. Alabama State Parks, the Archery Trade Association, Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Alabama Department of Conservation all
worked to make it happen and Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries helped with funding through license sales and federally matched Pittman-Robertson Act funding. It was that cooperative effort that had many of the dignitaries on hand excited about the project. Alabama State Parks Director Greg Lein welcomed all those who were on hand for the archery park’s opening. “What a pleasure it is to be a part of something like this,” Lein said. “It really shows what we are all about. Whenever we can partner to bring a new recreational See ARCHERY • Page 11
A construction crew with Henderson and Coker installs forms for a new sidewalk in the Sportplex.
Dadeville’s Hand nominated for Principal of the Year award By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Dadeville High School Principal Chris Hand was recently selected by his fellow school administrators through the Alabama Association of School Boards as its District Hand Four Principal of the Year. With this recognition, Hand will join principals from the other AASB districts in the running for Alabama State Principal of the Year. “I’m extremely honored and pleased to represent District Four,” Hand said. “I’m very excited to be able to showcase See HAND • Page 9
ARISE agency provides transportation for area EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 16th in a series of profiles on the 28 agencies that receive funding through the Lake Martin Area United Way. Currently, the Lake Martin Area United Way is holding their 2018 fundraising campaign, “Team United.” To learn how to help, contact the United Way at 256-3293600 or at www.unitedwaylakemartin. org. By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
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DEAR ABBY: My 15-yearold granddaughter is an emotional eater and has gained a lot of weight. When she was quite young, her mother walked out, and that rejection, combined with her dad laying a lot of the household responsibility on her, makes her anxious and depressed. Her dad isn’t great with the whole “feelings” thing, and I live 800 miles away and can be supportive only from afar. I buy her most of her clothing, and she’s now so large she can’t fit into most of the trendy stores’ plus-sizes. Another family member recently called her fat -- which, of course, made her feel awful and drove her to bury her feelings with more food. How can I help her take better care of herself without making her feel even worse? -- CONCERNED NANNY FROM AFAR DEAR CONCERNED NANNY: The challenges your granddaughter is facing cannot be resolved from afar, regard-
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less of how much you may wish to. She needs a caring female influence in her life. A way to teach her healthy habits and help boost her self-esteem might be to invite her to live with you if you are able. DEAR ABBY: We are members of a postcard club living in a nursing home in Ontario, Canada. We reach out to other nursing homes all over the world, sending them homemade postcards. We have made connections with neighboring communities and across the globe. We have also sent cards to the queen and our former prime minister -- and received letters from both in return! We have a group here who
gather together to read Dear Abby letters. We then give our opinion/response, and finish by reading your actual reply. We get a huge kick out of comparing our answers and advice to yours. It’s a beloved program here at our residence and has been for years. Just thought you’d like to know. -HAPPY OLDIES IN CANADA DEAR HAPPY OLDIES: You thought correctly, and thank you for writing to let me know. The original artwork on your postcard is charming, and it’s easy to see why you have made friends worldwide. With every effort you make, you are spreading good will. The concept of a Dear Abby discussion group has resonated for many years in places where people gather to make interesting conversation -- from the water cooler to senior centers. I hope you will continue to enjoy participating for many years to come. DEAR ABBY: After 24 years
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Faith Christian Academy visits American Village in Montevallo Faith Christian Academy’s Second and Third Grade classes visited the American Village in Montevallo, Alabama for the Living America’s Story – Thanksgiving program. There they traveled on the Mayflower to the new country; exchanged gifts with a Native American tribal chief who befriended the colonists; played Colonial games on the green and participated in the first Thanksgiving Feast. In preparation for this visit, the students dyed their t-shirts in tea and decorated them with Indian symbols which had meanings pertaining to the first Thanksgiving. The Second graders had studied the “separatists” going to Holland for religious freedom then leaving again for America. They became known as Pilgrims and traveled on the Mayflower to the New World. When they arrived in America, they made friends with the Indians who helped the Pilgrims grow new crops and hunt new game. They celebrated their first Thanksgiving Feast with their new friends. Pictured are front row, Grayden Hill, Claire Stidham, Barrett Dodson, Ridge Tomlin, Alyssa Channell, Seraphina Bishop, Sophie Hill, Morgan Jones and Will Kohls. Second Row Mrs. Jill Hill, Second Grade teacher, Gabrie Wright, Mackenzie Deas, Kadie Stark, Kate Kohls, Grayson McDonald, Eli Long, Marigrace Jones, Grace Peters, Mrs. Angela Long, Third Grade teacher.
Police Reports Alexander City Police Department November 2
• Robert Michael Muckenfuss, 32, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, theft from a public building, two counts of burglary and theft. • Gregory Delorean Spratiling, 34, of Daviston was arrested for attempt to commit a burglary and two counts of theft. Harrassing communications was reported on
Highway 63 North. • Domestic violence was reported on Logan Street. • Domestic violence was reported on Highway 280. • Criminal trespass was reported on Barrett Road. • Possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on Fish Pond Road. • Burglary and theft were reported on Highway 280.
November 1
• Joshua Ryan Windsor, 34, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of
a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Ronnie Jerry Ford, 21, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana and criminal tampering. • Emmanuel Lewis Ford, 19, of Alexander City was arrested for possession marijuana. • Antonio Roydregus Stone, 40, of Alexander City was arrested for receiving stolen property. • Robert Michael Muckenfuss, 32, of Alexander City was arrested
for receiving stolen property. • Theft was reported on Highway 280. • Unauthorized use of a vehicle was reported on Booker Street. • Possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on 13th Avenue. • Possession of marijuana and criminal tampering were reported on Cherokee Road. • Domestic violence was reported on Coley Creek Road. • Domestic violence was reported on 2nd Place.
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• Elizabeth Anne Enigo, 62, of Alexander City was arrested for public intoxication. • Gregory Delorean
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Emma McKinney (pictured on left) and Johnnie Minnifield (pictured on right), both of Alexander City, are proud to share with their family, friends, and neighbors that their granddaughter and great-granddaughter Tatyana M. Webb is a finalist in the NeXt2Rock competition and will be performing two of her original songs this Saturday night, Nov. 4, 2017, at the Alabama National Fair in Montgomery in the Garrett Coliseum. Tatyana produced and recorded her debut album, Unconditionally Beautiful, in 2016, interned with RCA Inspiration (a Sony Music record label) in Spring 2017, and graduated from Troy University in May 2017. Tatyana, the daughter of Belinda McKinney Webb and Jeff Webb, is humbled, gracious, and thankful for this opportunity. Please come support her live performance at 6pm Saturday night!
Spratling, 34, of Daviston was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. • A dog bite was reported on Pearson Chapel Road. • Domestic violence was reported on Hillabee Road. • Public intoxication was reported in Market Place. • Permitting dogs to run at larges and dogs presumed vicious was reported on 13th Avenue. • Unlawful breaking and entering was reported on Airport Boulevard. • Possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in Alexander City. • Negotiating a worthless instrument was reported on Highway 280. • Harrassing communications was reported on Andrew Jackson Road. • Harrassment was reported on K Street. • Unlawful breaking and entering and theft was reported on Airport Boulevard. • Unlawful breaking and entering and criminal mis-
chief was reported on Airport Boulevard. • Criminal mischief was reported in Alexander City. • Theft was reported on Plant 10 Drive. • Identity theft was reported on North Forty Road.
Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department November 2
• A resident of Pineview Road in Tallassee filed a report for theft of property. • Chance Barfield of Orange City, Florida was arrested on a probation revocation warrant for possession/receiving control substance and was transported to the county jail.
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• Austin Miller of Dadeville was arrested on a probation violation warrant youthful offender and was transported to the county jail. • A resident of Booger Hollow Road in Dadeville filed a report for harassing communications.
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walk here. But they often had to walk in the roads through the park. That was something we heard constantly.” For years Wilson had installing sidewalks on his wish list and finally in working with Mayor Jim Nabors, the current council and finance director, that wish is coming true. Workers from Alexander City’s Henderson and Coker have been busy pouring what will eventually be 5,700 feet of concrete sidewalks this week. The contractor won the right to do the work with its bid of $146,288. “We are so blessed to have a facility like this, but it really was a safety issue,” Wilson said. “We have all the walkers, but even with games and festivals, we had no choice but to have people walking in the streets. In talking with Mayor Nabors, he said he had heard it too. It was included in the last budget and now we are getting it done. People are already coming up and thanking me. That really means a lot.” The sidewalks are 5-feet wide and made of durable concrete. Wilson said the width will make it easy for two walkers to pass or for them to easily be used by wheelchairs. He said the
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A construction crew with Henderson and Coker installs a new sidewalk in the Sportplex Friday.
sidewalks will be wide enough for maintenance vehicles like golf carts and ATVs often used in field work. The path is not just tucked against the side of the road. The walks take a
path through some wooded areas where walkers will get a mix of sun and shade and through the best possible terrain. The sidewalks will include one span that is about 8/10ths of a mile from the
has been charged with receiving stolen property. Howell said the investigation remains active and did not rule out additional charges. The two had not been transported to the county jail as of 4:30 p.m. Friday so bond had not been set. Spratling was actually out on bond on a felony receiving stolen property charge at the time of these incidents.
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entrance to the park on Highway 22 to the entrance on Elkahatchee Street. Other walkways will branch off that main artery to link up to fields and other park features. “One of the problems we have at the football stadium is people have to park across the road from the stadium and walk across, often when it is getting dark,” Wilson said. “The plan is to have a sidewalk there with a lighted crosswalk so that they can safely cross. That has been an issue that the police who help us with traffic have had problems with in the past. This should be a big help.” He also thinks the cross walk will have a speed bump effect, without actually being a raised walkway. Nabors said that he thinks the project will make a good park even better, be an asset to residents who use the park and help make it more attractive to those looking to bring tournaments to the area. “It’s something that has been needed for a long, long time and I heard that from a lot of people,” Nabors said. “It should have been done a long time ago, but we are happy to see it being done and add to what the Sportplex offers now.”
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charged with.” Howell said that some of the stolen items and merchandise were recovered during the investigation. “The vehicle was stolen was taken right from in front of a resident’s house,” Howell said “We were also able to recover that vehicle during the investigation. A third man, Antonio Stone who was living with Spratling and Muckenfuss,
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Our county has T a giving heart e are a giving community. Just looking back at a few stories from the past few weeks shows Tallapoosa County has a giving heart. Last week the Lake Martin Area United Way announced it was at 51 percent of its campaign goal of $550,000. While it might not look like much, it is. Just look at Lee County and the goal there is $900,000. We think we give more when you look at the number of people able to give. Many have stepped up in the last few months to make a dream of an archery range at Wind Creek State Park a reality. Local businesses and individuals like the volunteers of Wind Creek, Tallapoosa County Commissioner Steve Robinson, Home Depot of Alexander City, Russell Do it Center, A & E Metal Roofing, Lake Martin Building Supply, River Bank & Trust, Southern Pipe & Supply, Wildlife and Freshwaters Fisheries, City Accounting - Steve Pressley, Tallapoosa County 4-H and the The Sure Shot. They stepped up with money, time and talent to put together an attraction which will draw more visitors to the community while also benefiting youth through 4-H. The cooperation shown in this project has drawn statewide attention. “This archery park is a perfect example of what makes Alabama parks so special,” Alabama State Extension Service Director Dr. Gary Lemme said. “Instead of saying ‘Oh we don’t have an archery park and someone needs to come build one for us’ a group of agencies and dedicated people worked together to make it happen. That is something special to see.” This week the Horseshoe Bend FCCLA hosted its annual Pink and Teal Fashion Show to raise awareness for breast cancer and to raise funds. In the grand scheme of things, the money raised may not be earth shattering but the students learn about having a giving heart. And volunteers with Lake Martin Resource Association are showing how man hours not dollars go a long way to clean up the area and educate children on the benefits of throwing trash away. Yes our friends are generous with the pocketbook but we think it is more important to teach the giving spirit and giving time is more valuable than money in a lot of cases.
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he newspaper business often makes nomads of those of us who answer the call to write the news. To move up and support a family you work your way up the ladder, from sports writer and small weekly papers, to writing sports at a small daily and if you are lucky a larger paper with deeper pockets will give you a call. If you are like me, you move to news and then someone offers you an editor’s job, then a publisher’s job and you make a couple more moves, both in address and tax brackets. Don’t feel too sorry for me though. I have been able to work and make a living at a job that I don’t see as work and every day is an unknown adventure where you come across some of the most interesting people. I have been blessed, no doubt. This week I lost two of those incredible people who I crossed paths with along my incredible journalism journey. I wrote earlier this week about the death of Betty Hayes. Officially, her name was Elizabeth Gayle Hayes, but she made it clear that Betty was just fine the first day that I met her. Betty was one of the most interesting people I had ever met. People always ask me why I’m always ripping and running rather than taking it easy sometimes. I joke and tell them that when I die I don’t want my tombstone to say “Mitch Was Careful.” I want to live life to its fullest. I don’t want there to be a nickel in the back, no gas in the tank of any car I own and I hope the tires are all worn out from constant travels. That’s just me. Hayes was the same way. Consider this: Betty went to high school
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with Burt Reynolds and worked at NASA where she was an assistant to astronauts like John Glenn and Neil Armstrong. Hayes drove the Apollo astronauts’ wives and typed transcripts from Apollo missions at a rate in excess of 200 words per minute with no errors. Hayes also was a professional model, a demolition derby driver and raised a family of wolves with her late husband Bob. Hayes was recently recognized by the Dadeville Kiwanis Club for her 27 years of service as its secretary. She is credited with helping the Key Club grow to more than 100 members. There’s no telling how many lives she touched in her 82 years. All I know is she touched this one. Whether it was a lecture about not giving your name when you answered the phone or thanking your for writing a column about how proud I was of my daughters, Betty had a way about her that let you know she cared about you. Friday a memorial service was held at Langley Funeral Home for Betty and it just seems hard to believe that someone who was so full of life is gone. Like the minister said Betty told him, “If you are going to be sad when you remember me, don’t remember me at all.” So for now I will try to smile when I think of her. I was blessed to have known her. Just as I was returning from Betty’s service, I got an email from Joe McAdory. Joe was my sports editor and later my editorial page editor when I was at the Opelika-
Auburn News. We are now lucky enough to have him write a sports column for us here. His message hit me like Lawrence Taylor on a jailbreak blitz. “Bill White died yesterday. Looks like he had a massive heart attack while driving,” the message read. No way. William “Bill” White was the long-time editor of the Auburn Bulletin and when the OpelikaAuburn News purchased that paper he served in several roles at the O-A News. He was actually the interim editor when I was hired to run the newsroom. Can you imagine being nice to someone that was hired to take a job that you were doing? I don’t know if I would have been as gracious as William White was. Bill was an incredible photographer and taught photojournalism for decades at Auburn University. He loved to fish and could talk to you about spinner baits or artistic masterpieces. He knew every character who sat on every stool at the Auburn Waffle House and they all knew him and he still had a rotary phone in his apartment in 2006. Bill was one of a kind. I will never forget the kindness he showed me and how he would go the extra mile to help anyone in need. It didn’t matter if it was a student, an elderly woman who didn’t know how to use her new camera or a younger journalist who thought he already knew it all. Like with Betty, it’s tough to see Bill White gone. I just consider myself lucky to have known him. I just hope that with the new day, I can be half as good a person as these two folks me and the world has just lost. Mitch Sneed is the editor of the Outlook.
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s most folks across East Alabama have seen in the news lately, President Trump and Congress are working together to help make our broken tax code fairer and simpler. The House and Senate have both passed the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution which clears the path to start tax reform and it has been quite some time since this has happened. Guy Hunt was elected first Republican Governor of Alabama in over 100 years, Auburn’s Bo Jackson was first pick of the NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, The Bangles were topping the charts, The Oprah Winfrey Show made its first national broadcast, Teddy Ruxpin was every child’s dream toy and the TV show “Dallas” brought Bobby Ewing back from the dead. That was the last time the tax code was reformed – the year was 1986. These are all great mem-
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ories to look back on, but it’s amazing how much has changed since we’ve done anything on tax reform. Now Congress will begin the overhaul by simplifying our tax code. Hard-working American families deserve to take home more of their hard-earned paychecks, and President Trump’s tax plan will help make that happen. The plan will also give families more time together by making it easier to file. Instead of spending countless hours on filing taxes, the plan will make filing as easy as filling out a form the size of a postcard. The plan will give families
back that time and money spent on preparing for Tax Day. The tax plan will also help our small businesses, which are the backbone of our local economies, by lowering tax rates and leveling the playing field. Closing special interest loopholes and rewarding hard work should help encourage investment back in America and help bring more good-paying jobs back home. I support President Trump’s efforts to reform our broken tax code to make things easier on the hard-working families across East Alabama. Learn more about the plan at fairandsimple.gop and sign up for SMS notifications on tax reform by texting “TAX REFORM” to 50589. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers represents Tallapoosa County and the Third District of Alabama in Congress. His column appears here on a bi-weekly basis.
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This weekend is November 4-5, 2017 Today’s Events
CHURCH SINGING: 49 North will be praising the Lord at the Kellyton Revival Center Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. A love offering will be taken for repairs to the church building. Everyone is welcome. YARD SALE: Gap Fellowship Church is hosting a yard sale, fish fry and BBQ Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be great deals on designer clothes, hats, shoes, household items and baby items. FISH FRY: The Family Worship Center is hosting a fish fry Nov. 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1676 Swell Street for donations to the building project.
Today’s Birthdays
Mike Mizzell, James Baird, Randy Kelly, Randy Price, LaMar Connell, Ben Powell, Heather H. Vickers, Paul Jones, Mary Elizabeth Stansfield and Anlesha Hale are celebrating their birthdays today.
Today’s Anniversaries
Jeremy and Bridget Walker and Tim and Jenny Phillips celebrate their anniversaries today.
Sunday’s Events
SUNDAY DINNER: Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting Sunday dinner Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. The free dinner will be served in the clubhouse building next to the church at 3997 Hillabee Road in Alexander City. The pastor of Duncan Memorial is Rev. Wayne Hicks. All are invited to this free, casual dinner. CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church is hosting its 88th Church Anniversary Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. Guest Minister will be Rev. Richard D. Jacobs of New Popular Spring Missionary Baptist Church of Dadeville. Rev. Melvin Kelley Jr. is pastor of New Harmony
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Sunday’s Birthdays
Rhonda Johnson, Addion Royal, Janice Cason, Sara Dunlap, Debra Lewis, Jackson Hutto and Clayton Spradley celebrate their birthdays Sunday.
Sunday’s Anniversaries
Carl and Gina Holcomb celebrate their anniversaries Sunday.
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Monday’s Anniversaries
James and MaryAnn Bice and Wade and Ginger Patten celebrate their anniversaries Monday.
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SOUP LUNCH: Election Day Soup Lunch sponsored by the United Methodist Women of First United Methodist Church will be Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the church Fellowship Hall. All you can eat vegetable soup, cornbread, dessert and drink will be served. Carry-outs available. Cost is $7. Proceeds will go to local mission projects. USHER MEETING: The Early Rose District will have an usher meeting Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. at the Early Rose District Center.
Thursday, November 9 DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEETING: Doug Jones, Democratic Senatorial candidate will be at the Tallapoosa County Democratic Party meeting Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. For more information call Carol Gowan at 256-794-7432. WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Haven Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting the Women’s Bible Study “War Room” Nov. 9, 16 and 30 from noon to 1 p.m. Bring your lunch. VETERANS DAY PROGRAM: Dadeville High School is hosting its annual Veterans Day Program Thursday, Nov. 9 with a reception for Veterans and their families beginning at 8:30 a.m. The program will begin at 9 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend. VETERANS DAY PROGRAM: The Town of Rockford is hosting a Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony Thursday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. at Veterans Park on Jackson Street in Rockford. In cse of inclement weather the ceremony will be moved to the Rockford Event Center. Guest speaker will be Senior Airman Terri uintini Hale. There will be light refreshments following the ceremony.
Friday, November 10
CHURCH SINGING: Eternal Vision will be signing at Bay Pine Baptist Church Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 11
FLEA MARKET: The Town of Camp Hill Flea Market is holding its second Saturday flea market Nov. 11 at the old airport from 30 minutes after daybreak to 2 p.m. Vendors please contact James Woody for space at 256-749-8270 for $10. VETERANS DAY PROGRAM: The Goodwater Disabled Veterans Organization is holding Veterans Day program honoring all Veterans Saturday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. at the
Alabama National Guard Armory in Goodwater. COMMUNITY REUNION: The Daviston School and Community Reunion is Nov. 11 starting at 10 a.m. with lunch at noon at the Daviston Community Center. The grand opening of the Daviston Museum will be after the reunion. PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Comer Methodist Men’s Club is hosting a pancake breakfast Nov. 11 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. It is eat in or carry out for $6 a plate.
Thursday, November 16
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Haven Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting the Women’s Bible Study “War Room” Nov. 16 and 30 from noon to 1 p.m. Bring your lunch.
Friday, November 17
MUSIC WORKSHOP: Richard Taylor Music and New Style Baptist Church will host a Community Harvest Music Workshop. The workshop will be held at 294 Coosa County Road 20, Equality, AL 36026. The workshop is designed for singers, choral directors, musicians, and anyone interested in singing. The workshop will be held at New Style Baptist Church on Friday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Nov. 18 at 6 pm. The event is open to the public. Registration for the two-day event is $10. For more information contact richardetaylormusic@gmail. com or newstylebaptistchurch@ gmail.com.
Saturday, November 18
HOLIDAY BAZAAR: St. James Episcopal Church at 347 S. Central Ave., Alexander City, will host the annual holiday bazaar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, in the parish hall. Each year, the pottery and art guilds at St. James out-do themselves with beautiful creations for this event, which funds community outreach programs and ministries throughout the year. In addition, church members lend their individual talents to crafting items for your gift lists, and they produce bountiful supplies of casseroles, cakes, pies, breads and treats for your holiday tables. Arrive early for the best selection!
Sunday, November 19
THANKSGIVING DINNER: Kingz United and Men of Honor will be holding a Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Dadeville Community Center on East Columbus Street Sunday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. POTLUCK DINNER: To honor the spirit of sharing and fellowship,
join Pastor Richard Ellis Taylor and New Style Baptist Church for our Thanksgiving Community Harvest Potluck. Giving thanks, good food, and great fellowship on Nov. 19, 2017 from 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at New Style Baptist Church, 294 Coosa County Road 20, Equality, AL 36026. Following the dinner at 6 p.m. Richard Taylor Music and New Style Baptist Church will provide an evening of praise and thanksgiving through song in its Command Performance Concert featuring soloist, group ensembles, and choir. All are welcome. CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating their 145th Anniversary Sunday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. Guest minister will be Rev. R.L. Carter of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Valley. Pastor of New Adka is Edward Milner.
Sunday, November 26
HARVEST RALLY: The World Bible Church at 161 Main Street is hosting a Harvest Rally Sunday, Nov. 26 at 3 p.m. The pastor is Apostle Wayne and First Lady Minster Brenda Davis.
Thursday, November 30
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Haven Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting the Women’s Bible Study “War Room” Nov. 30 from noon to 1 p.m. Bring your lunch.
Sunday, December 2
SUNDAY DINNER: Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting Sunday dinner Sunday, Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. The free dinner will be served in the clubhouse building next to the church at 3997 Hillabee Road in Alexander City. The pastor of Duncan Memorial is Rev. Wayne Hicks. All are invited to this free, casual dinner.
Sunday, December 10
CHRISTMAS PARADE: The Friends of Dadeville in concert with the Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce are co-sponsoring the 4th Annual “Spirit of a Hometown Christmas” Parade scheduled for Dec. 10 in Dadeville. This annual event features a wide variety of floats and parade participants, Arts and Crafts Booths, a Children’s Venue, Food Booths and more importantly, Santa Claus. If you would like to participate in the parade or need additional information, please contact the Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce at 256 825-4019.
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Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist 835 Valley Rd., Camp Hill 334-257-4442
Mt. Carmel Baptist 3610 Dudleyville Rd., Dadeville
Southview Church of Christ 2325 Dadeville Rd., Alex City 256-329-0212
Ridge Grove Missionary Baptist Alexander City, 256-234-6972
Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 63 South, Alex City 256-234-7748
Rocky Mt. Baptist New Site community
New Beginning Baptist 1076 Coley Creek Rd.
Seleeta Baptist Booker St., Alex City 256-329-2685 Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Liberty Baptist 1365 Hillabee St., Alex City 256-329-8830 New Life Baptist County Road 14, Alex City, 256-329-2635 Victory Baptist 280 By-Pass, Alex City
Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd. Alex City
New Elkahatchee Baptist Elkahatchee Rd., Alex City 256-329-9942
The Great Bethel Missionary 520 Christian St., Alex City 256-234-5513
New Hope Baptist Lake Martin, off Hwy. 63 256-329-5218
Unity Baptist Robinson Rd., Alex City
New Life Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-6190 / 256-329-2635
Marshall Street Church of God 428 Marshall Street, Alex City 256-234-3180
New Pine Grove Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Perryville
New Faith Tabernacle A.C.O.P. Church of God “J” Street
BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4433
New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City
New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331
BAPTIST – MISSIONARY Bethlehem Baptist New Site
Bethany Baptist Church Bethany Road
New Rocky Mount Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-794-3846
Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville, 256-329-9716
Bethel Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-5070
New Salem Road New Site Rd., New Site, 256-234-2932
Darian Missionary Baptist Church Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City 256-329-3865
Beulah Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-9882
Old Providence Baptist Off Hwy. 63 N., near Hackneyville
The Church of God 13th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1696
Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle 256-596-1873
Washington Street A.C.O.P. Church of God Washington Street
Orr Street Baptist 1000 “O” Street (Hwy. 63N) Alex City, 256-234-3171
CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941
Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City
Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989
Early Rose Baptist 201 E Street, Alexander City Flint Hill Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville
Calvary Heights Baptist Elkahatchee, Rd., Alex City 256-234-7224
Friendship Baptist Our Town Community, 256-329-5243
Camp Hill Baptist Downtown Camp Hill, 256-896-2811
Hollins Springs Baptist Hwy. 280, Goodwater
Comer Memorial 941 E. Church St., Alex City 256-234-2236
Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church 21 East Church St. 256-825-6814
Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327 Eagle Creek Baptist Hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-6048
Liberty Church 1034 Liberty Church Rd. Willow Point Alex City Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793 Marietta Baptist Goodwater
Fellowship Baptist Buttston Community Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church on Claybrook Drive, Alex City 256-839-5339 First Baptist Court Square, Alex City 256-234-6351
Miracle Missionary Baptist 1687 “I” Street 256-215-9788, 256-215-9787
Mt. Olive Baptist Hwy. 280 & Jct. 49, Goodwater Mt. Sinai Baptist Fish Pond Rd., Coosa County 256-329-2337 Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 22, New Site Mt. Zion East StillWaters Dr., 256-825-4991
New Bethel Baptist Rock St., Dadeville, 256-825-7726 Peace & Goodwill Baptist Cottage Grove Community Alexander City, 256-377-4634 Pine Grove Baptist Eagle Creek Rd., Dadeville
River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971 Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community
Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263 Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town
House of Restoration Holiness 519 Slaughter Ave., Camp Hill, 256-749-2373, 256-896-2904
Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton
Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798
Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City
Liberty Life Christian Center 321 “S” Street, Alex City
Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville
Wayside Baptist 21 Wayside Circle, Alex City 256-234-5564
Passion Church 3340 Hwy. 63 N., Alex City 256-409-9590
Zion Hill Baptist Hwy. 79, near Horseshoe Bend
The Family Worship Center 365 Scott Road, Alex City
CATHOLIC St. John the Apostle 454 N. Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-3631
METHODIST – UNITED Alexander City Methodist 11th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1284
CHURCH OF CHRIST Alex City Church of Christ 945 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-234-6494
Bradford Methodist Hwy. 9, Goodwater
Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 Hwy. 50W, Dadeville Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd., Dadeville, 256-234-7541
Dadeville Church of Christ East LaFayette St., Dadeville Meadows St. Church of Christ 306 Meadows St., Alex City
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First Presbyterian Okefuske, Dadeville, 256-825-4081
Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street
Lake Martin Baptist Hwy 34, Dadeville 256-825-7434
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PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian 371 Jefferson St., Alex City 256-329-0524
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CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dadeville Church of the Nazarene Corner Hwy. 280 and 49, 256-825-8191
Sixth Street Baptist Sixth St., Alex City, 256-234-2408
Good News Baptist Church 10493 Hwy. 280, Jackson’s Gap 256-825-2555 Hackneyville Baptist Hwy. 63 N., Hackneyville
Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512
New Elam Baptist Hwy. 9, Burtonville, 256-234-2037
Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609
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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Road, Alex City (Corner of Worthy Place and Dadeville Road)
Pine Grove Baptist Camp Hill
Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327
Pentecostal Church of God 163 Franklin Street, Alex City 256-215-4055
Sandy Creek Baptist Alex City
First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232
Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St., Alex City, 256-234-5631
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Dadeville High School.” Hand said, in the process to become a district principal of the year, principals were nominated by their peers and had to complete an application process. Following the application process, the candidates were put to a vote of the principals to determine the district Principal of the Year. “He is truly deserving of this honor. I am very proud of him,” Tallapoosa County Schools Superintendent Joe Windle said. “To be selected by his peers in District Four says a lot about how much they think of him. It says a lot about the kind of leadership we have here in the Tallapoosa County school system.” Windle described Hand as being an administrator whose leadership and consistency has brought a lot of stability and progress to Dadeville High School since becoming the principal there five years ago. “When he got there,
the school offered no AP (Advanced Placement) classes. There are 11 there now,” Windle said. “Last year, Dadeville High School was recognized by (education organization) A+, receiving an honor school award for increasing the number of students who enroll in AP classes.” “Last year, 16.7 percent of our students had a qualifying score on the AP exam, which surpassed all the goals we set for this,” Hand said. “We had the highest AP growth rate in the state.” Along with introducing and growing AP classes at Dadeville High School, Hand said there are other factors which he feels demonstrate the potential at the school. “Each year, discipline incidents have steadily declined,” he said. “Our students are very friendly and inclusive. They want to achieve. “We have high expectations for our students, but
they strive to reach them.” Now that he has been named District Four Principal of the Year, Hand is one of the candidates to receive the honor of State Principal of the Year. He was unsure of when it would be announced who was awarded this prestigious honor, but he was getting ready for
the next step to achieving this. “I will be going to Gulf Shores for the interview on Nov. 13,” Hand said. Whether or not Hand is named State Principal of the Year, there can be no doubt he has had a very positive impact in making Dadeville High School a better school
deserving to be recognized and represent District Four.” Even more impressively, Hand is not the only county school official up for statewide recognition. Windle was recently named District Four Superintendent of the Year, placing him in the running for State Superintendent of the Year.
in his five years as an administrator there. “This demonstrates all the hard work our faculty, staff and students put in,” Hand said. “I’m extremely honored.” “When they recognize you for what you’ve done, it means that much more,” Windle said. “He is well
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Williams makes donation to Equality VFD Auburn Regional Alabama
Launchpad to hold local information session
By CHRISTA JENNINGS Coosa County News
The Equality Volunteer Fire Department will now be able to purchase a needed skid unit, thanks to a donation from Williams Pipeline. District 4 County Commissioner Paul Perrett, who is also the president of Equality Volunteer Fire Department, said that while Williams was in the area for the pipeline improvement project, called the Hillabee Expansion Project, someone contacted him and asked for information on the Equality Volunteer Fire Department. Later, he said he was called again and that they asked for Equality VFD to be on site along an area of the project for some filming Williams was doing for the company’s internal use. Perrett reported that, following that, Williams said it wanted to help the fire department and asked the department to make a request totaling approximately $10,000 in funds. The department spoke with John Wilson, a representative with North America Fire Equipment Company, or NAFECO. Through their conversation, it was determined that the department needed a skid unit. The department then submitted a letter to Williams requesting funds for the skid unit, as Williams had asked them to do. Perrett said they did not hear anything for a few months, but then everything came together somewhat quickly. He said they just got a call last week saying the check was in the mail, and the department received a check for the full amount of the skid unit, $10,599. Specifically, the department can now purchase the Enforcer 30 Compressed
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Coosa County District 4 County Commissioner and Equality VFD President Paul Perrett, left, and Judge of Probate and Equality VFD Treasurer Richard Dean show the check Williams sent as a donation to the Equality Volunteer Fire Department.
Air Foam System, or CAFS, Skid Unit with a hose reel. Perrett said this unit can be placed in the back of a truck for emergency use in the Equality and surrounding areas as needed. The Enforcer 30 is a portable wheeled compressed air foam system that contains 30 gallons of foam solution. It is reported to be capable of producing up to 600 gallons of finished foam. This unit produces a foam structure that can stick to horizontal and vertical surfaces, providing a vapor barrier between the fuel and air. Additionally, the portable CAFS has a discharge distance of up to 65-75 feet, which allows for a safe distance between the system operator and the fire or other hazard. Perrett said the fire department will place the order for the Enforcer 30 Skid Unit as soon as
Equality Fire Chief Wade Turner can get in touch with Wilson at NAFECO. In a letter to the fire department, Maria Palacios with Williams Community Outreach stated that, “One of Williams’ core values and beliefs is to support the communities where our employees work and live. That is why it is with great pleasure we enclose a check in the amount of $10,599 representing Williams’ contribution for The Hillabee Expansion Project.” Williams said the grant is restricted and is to only be used for the purpose of purchasing the Enforcer 30 CAFS Skid Unit. The letter went on to read, “We wish you much success and look forward to hearing how our partnership with your organization is making a positive impact in your community.” In a letter to Palacios and Williams, Perrett expressed the department’s gratitude
for the donation and said that as soon as the unit is installed and tested they will forward photos to the company. “We are so thankful and appreciative to you [Palacios] and Williams Pipeline for your generous gift to our fire station,” Perrett’s letter reads. “I am sure you know we are a 100 percent volunteer first responder department. We depend heavily on our local neighbors, our volunteer fund raisers and out generous corporate neighbors for our funding.” Perrett went on to write, “I can assure you, all of our first responders and neighboring departments will be trained in the operation and use of the unit, while at the same time hoping we never need to use it. … Again, thank you so much for your very generous gift. We are so grateful to Williams Pipeline for their generosity.”
The Lake Martin Innovation Center will host an information session on Thursday, Nov. 9 from 12-1 p.m. for people interested in participating in the Auburn Regional Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition. The Information Session will be held at the Innovation Center, located at 175 Aliant Parkway next door to USAmeriBank’s Highway 280 location. The Auburn Regional Alabama Launchpad Competition is part of the popular state-wide Alabama Launchpad, a program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) Foundation. The purpose of the Auburn Regional Alabama Launchpad startup competition is to promote and reward high-growth, innovative ventures that have the potential to grow and have a positive impact on economic development and job growth in the following five counties of Alabama: Lee, Chambers, Macon, Russell and Tallapoosa. The competition is for new, independent ventures in the pre-seed, seed, startup or early-growth stages, or for the expansion of an existing business into a new high-growth market. Leading the information session will be Auburn University’s LaKami Baker, Ph.D., managing director of the Lowder Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship in the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business. Dr. Baker will be joined by Phil Dunlap of the Auburn University Research & Technology Foundation and Andrea Mitchell with the City of Auburn. “We’re very excited to partner with Auburn University, the City of Auburn and the EDPA to give residents of Alexander City and the Lake Martin area a chance to learn about this wonderful opportunity,” said Alexander Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Ed Collari. “Economic development though entrepreneurship and business startups continues to be a key area of emphasis for us here at the Chamber and something that we feel is very important in building a strong business climate in Tallapoosa County and the Lake Martin region. This is a great chance for new, growing or expanding businesses to come learn about participating in what could be a very rewarding experience.” The information session is free to attend and lunch will be provided. Email kim.dunn@alexandercitychamber.com to RSVP or call the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce with any questions at 256-234-3461. More information on the Auburn Regional Alabama Launchpad can be found on their website at www.alabamalaunchpad.com/regionals/ auburn.
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Site visits set for PATH Blue Zone project STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
PATH, Prosperity Again Thru Health, today announced preliminary efforts are underway to bring Blue Zones Project to Alexander City and Lake Martin. A community well-being initiative, Blue Zones Project is designed to enable residents to live longer, happier lives with lower rates of chronic diseases and a higher quality of life. Experts from Blue Zones Project will visit Alexander City/Lake Martin from Nov. 13-15 for a site visit to determine the readiness of the community for the program. The assessment will include focus groups and meetings with representatives from key sectors of the community including local governments, health care providers, businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, civic organizations, nonprofits,
media and more. The motivation, readiness and leadership of the community will be considered. The initial costs of the visit were funded by PATH. Interested community members are invited to participate in focus groups and learn about Blue Zones Project from their team. The Friends @ 5 social event will be held Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 5 – 6 p.m. at the Lake Martin Innovation Center. Focus groups will be held Tuesday, Nov. 14 and Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center. To sign up for focus groups or the social event, go to http://go.bluezonesproject.com/ al-rsvp . “It’s an exciting time as we embrace this unique opportunity to transform the way we view health and well-being in our region. I have been amazed at the results Blue Zones Project has achieved in other communities across the country,” said Ella MacFiggen, President of PATH Lake Martin. “We
Blue Zones Project is inspired by Dan Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow and New York Times best-selling author who identified five regions of the world — or Blue Zones — with the highest concentration of people living to 100 years or older. Blue Zones Project incorporates Buettner’s findings and works with cities to implement policies and programs that will move a community toward optimal health and well-being. Outcomes are measured by the GallupSharecare Well-Being Index. Currently, 42 communities in nine states have joined Blue Zones Project, impacting more than 3 million Americans nationwide. The movement includes three beach cities in California; 15 cities in Iowa; Albert Lea, Minnesota; the city of Fort Worth; and communities in Southwest Florida, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Wisconsin. For more information, visit www.bluezonesproject.com.
look forward to learning more about this opportunity for our community and showcasing both our successes and opportunities for these experts.” If the assessment finds Alexander City and Lake Martin to be ready for a multi-year Blue Zones Project community transformation initiative, and the community decides to fund the initiative, Alexander City/Lake Martin would join 42 communities across nine states that are Blue Zones Project demonstration communities. Community members, schools, businesses, grocery stores, restaurants and other organizations would be given the opportunity to get involved with free Blue Zones Project programs and offerings. Blue Zones Project is a community-led well-being improvement initiative designed to make healthy choices easier through permanent changes to a city’s environment, policy, and social networks. Established in 2010,
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feature to a park is really an exciting thing and this is one of the most impressive of all we have here in the state.” The Wind Creek facility became the 13th such facility in Alabama’s state parks. It will be used by visitors and could see tournament use. It will also serve as a home course for the Tallapoosa County 4-H archers. Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Wildlife Section Chief Keith Gauldin said he visited the park for the fall festival and took part in a road race there. He said to see the course that day made him proud. “When I saw the facility and it actually in use, it made me proud that we were working in a collaborative effort with the state parks and the extension service and so many others. There has been a huge spike in interest since we started our program back in 2003 and with that huge interest all across the state – that makes courses like this even more valuable. We are glad to have been a part of it.” Submitted / The Outlook Alabama State Extension Service Dignitaries and participants pose for a photo before cutting the ribbon at Wind Creek State Park’s new archery park on Friday. Director Dr. Gary Lemme applauded the construction of Wind Creek’s new archery range. can’t wait to get on the course. & Supply, Wildlife and Freshwaters Alabamians ages 16 to 64 must have a “This archery park is a perfect exam“I can’t thank everyone involved Fisheries, City Accounting - Steve hunting license, Wildlife Management ple of what makes Alabama parks so Pressley, Tallapoosa County 4-H and the enough for this park,” Maddox said. Area (WMA) license, or Wildlife special,” Lemme said. “Instead of saying Heritage license to use the range. For “We are here to celebrate the opening The Sure Shot. ‘Oh we don’t have an archery park and of this great facility inside one of the Harris said the entire staff at Wind non-residents, an annual WMA license someone needs to come build one for us’ or non-resident hunting license is state’s premier parks. I’m sure my dad Creek and its volunteers went all out a group of agencies and dedicated peowith carpentry and giving their time and will be thrilled now because he will required. Licenses are available from ple worked together to make it happen. have to load a few more pieces of gear support. various local retailers or online at outThat is something special to see.” Robinson said Wind Creek has a long for our next trip to Wind Creek.” dooralabama.com, according to the The course will be open year-round Additional recreational opportunihistory with his family. Alabama Department of Conservation during normal park hours for recreation- and Natural Resources. ties available at Wind Creek State Park “Three, going on four, generations of al shooting, competitive tournaments include the recently opened zip line Tallapoosa County Extension’s Shane my family have enjoyed time at Wind and outdoor educational programming. canopy tour, camping, hiking, horseback Creek,” Robinson said. “We are fortuHarris said there were several local The facility features a seven-target riding, access to Lake Martin, fishing, nate to have such a resource here in our businesses and individuals who made adult range from 20 to 50 yards and playground, beach area and more. county and with additions like this, it contributions to the range. Harris sina three-target youth range of 5 to 15 For more information about the Wind keeps getting better and better.” gled out the volunteers of Wind Creek, yards. The adult range features targets at Tallapoosa County Commissioner Steve Elmore County 4-Her Dalton Maddox Creek Community Archery Park, call 5-yard intervals from 20 to 50 yards out. Robinson, Home Depot of Alexander the park office at 256-329-0845. For is involved in the archery program and Use of the archery park is free for more information about Wind Creek Future Farmers of America. He gave a City, Russell Do It Center, A & E Metal those under 16 years of age or over State Park, visit www.alapark.com/windhistory of 4-H, the Extension Service Roofing, Lake Martin Building Supply, 65. Wind Creek entry fees still apply. creek-state-park. and the archery program. He said he River Bank & Trust, Southern Pipe
Arise to go. “Our mission is to provide quality public transportation to the residents of Tallapoosa County,” ARISE Executive Director Michael McKenzie said. “We take people to work, the hospital, doctor’s appointments, shopping or meeting friends for lunch.” Operating from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for Wednesday, when services are offered from 8 a.m. to noon, McKenzie said the service is open to anyone, but he added that those looking to catch a ride from ARISE need to call and schedule a pickup at least 24 hours in advance. “We’re a curb to curb service,” he said. “We have been doing this for over 40 yards. We allow people to continue living independently, including those who may not be able to drive.” As a curb-to-curb service, ARISE will pick riders up at their homes and drop them off right in front of their destinations. When clients need to return home, they can simply call and request pickup.
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ARISE serves primarily the Alexander City area, but its buses also schedule service to Dadeville, Jacksons Gap and Camp Hill on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, while also making a bus available to residents in New Site and
Hackneyville on certain days. “We would go to these places more often if there was a greater demand,” McKenzie said. “We do what we can to take care of our clients.” A non-profit organization designated by the Tallapoosa County
Commission, ARISE receives around half of its funding through the federal government, while the remaining half was left up to the agency to raise through various sources. Just like many of the other United Way agencies, McKenzie felt their
relationship was excellent, as the funds United Way provides go a long way to meeting the difference in funds needed to continue operating. “Without their funding, we would have to cut back on our services,” he said. “They are a wonderful help to us. We really
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BASKETBALL BEGINS
BRHS’ success due to heart, not talent B
e honest. On paper, Benjamin Russell isn’t that great of a football team. The Wildcats don’t have a Division I football player. They don’t have that running back that’s gonna burn opposing defenses for 300 yards in a game, or a linebacker that’s going to knock down a quarterback for multiple sacks. Their offensive line and their secondary have been spotty at times, and while their offense has progressed throughout the season, they still have had only a few truly highlight-worthy plays. But for everything the Benjamin Russell Wildcats lack in talent and athleticism, they make for it with heart and effort. I’ve said it a million times this season, and I’ll say it again — they somehow just find a way to win. And quite honestly, sometimes that’s the definition of a good football team. The Minor game, which Benjamin Russell won 15-14, is a prime example of that. In all honesty, Minor probably should’ve won that game. If it hadn’t have been for a few timely dropped passes, one play where a phantom must’ve tackled a Tiger receiver and an all-out hustle on the part of Jaden Tuck in the final seconds of the game, Minor would’ve easily been the victor. But as many championship teams know, you need a lot of effort and sometimes a little bit of luck. And the Benjamin Russell Wildcats, who will host a playoff game Friday night at Charles E. Bailey Sportplex, have given the Alexander City community something to cheer about after a lot of dreariness a season ago. I asked Wildcat coach Danny Horn why he thought this team was so good, and even he knows it’s not necessarily due to talent. “No. 1, the attitude is just totally different from last year, and No. 2, we play hard,” Horn said. “Is this the most athletic team I’ve ever had? Not by a long shot. We’re just average on athleticism, but we play hard, we play good defense. Our defensive line has really played well this year, and offensively, we’re not going to take the ball and run it down the field all night long, but when we’ve had to score, we’ve scored.” Opportunistic teams are sometimes the best. Much of Benjamin Russell’s early success was due to simple things like causing turnovers at the right time — let us all remember the Zae Stowes’ interception against Pelham in a 35-28 victory — or field position. It’s hard for kickers to get much attention, but Dylan Moncus has done a splendid job for the Wildcats in both his kicking and punting game. The Wildcat defense has also been a key factor in the success of the team. We can’t forget the unreal defensive effort against Opelika, a team that’s averaging 29.5 points per game and was held to just 14 — all of which came in the final minutes of the game — against Benjamin Russell. Or what about Jaden Tuck’s fumble recovery at the 1-yard line against Clay Central, which kicked this whole thing in motion? But more importantly than an opportunistic offense and a bruising defense, the biggest thing that’s made Benjamin Russell effective this season is its desire. “It means something to them,” Horn said. “Going into it every game, we have to fight and claw with everything we’ve got because we’re not as talented as teams in the past.” But clearly this season, the Wildcats have been willing to fight. They truly are a team with character, not a team of characters. Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor of The Outlook.
BRHS kicks off hoops practice By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
With football still in full swing for the Benjamin Russell Wildcats, it’s made it pretty challenging for the boys basketball team, which began practice Monday. This week, first-year coach Lewis Daniel said there were some advantages and some disadvantages to having a good portion of his team missing for the first handful of practices. “The talent base is kinda depleted, so you’re not getting a true picture of what your team performance totally can be,” Daniel said. “You just have to make adjustments, but it gives you a chance to try to help develop those kids that may be undeveloped at this point.” With the likes of Jaden Tuck, Davede Herron, Nick McGhee, D.J. Hunter, Kobi Crabb and Jakoibee Gamble all still having their minds on football, it’s given Daniel a chance to work more oneon-one with his younger and less-experienced players. “That’s exactly what I’m taking advantage of at this point,” Daniel said. “For some of the younger kids, if my football crew was here, they wouldn’t be getting as much time. They’re going to see their efforts pay off, though, because they’ll be more competitive and might even be ahead of them in terms of basketball.”
With Daniel being a new head coach, he’s installing a brand-new offense and has put a lot of focus through the first week of practice on conditioning. He likes to play a press defense and get up the court quickly on offense, so it’s important for his team to be in shape. “We’re also fine tuning some of the components of our offense that we put in over the summer and adding bits and pieces to that,” Daniel said. “With my philosophy of shooting layups, free throws and midrange jumpers, we’ve been really maneuvering around different defenses to make our shot selections better.” Another thing Daniel and the Wildcats are having to adjust to is each other. Being with a new regime is both challenging and exciting. For the current players at practice, it’s not too much different because most of them were on the JV team and didn’t have much experience with Daniel. He was the varsity assistant last year, though, so he expects the returning football players to be ready to work under a new coach. “They’re looking forward to doing something different,” Daniel said. “We’re not changing a lot, but we will be doing things differently. The practice flow is different, and installing a new offense is a challenge to learn it and execute it, but
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Top: Benjamin Russell first-year head coach Lewis Daniel works with his basketball players during practice Thursday. Above: Benjamin Russell’s boys basketball team began practice Monday.
they’re eager to see what happens when the season starts and how we adjust to whatever obstacles that come our way as a team.” The first game of the season is scheduled for Nov. 16, but Daniel is already in the process of trying to reschedule the game in case the Wildcats remain in the football playoff hunt. And
4 locals qualify for state meet By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
After sectional cross country meets on Thursday morning, a quartet of locals is headed on to the AHSAA Cross County Championships, including two runners from Benjamin Russell and two from Dadeville. The best performance of the day came from Benjamin Russell’s Lance Cunigan, who took second overall in the Class 6A Section 2 meet in Auburn. Cunigan clocked in at 17:25.26, which was more than a minute ahead of the third-place runner. The only person ahead of Cunigan was Wetumpka’s Cory Anthony, who finished in 16:43.28. Benjamin Russell also got a fine performance from
Ashley Walker, who qualified for state as a wildcard bid. She clocked in at 23:28.38, which was good enough for fifth overall. Walker and Cunigan are both juniors. Likely the biggest surprise of Thursday’s sectionals was Dadeville’s pair of runners, who both had personal bests in order to earn their state bids. Freshman Caleb Bice turned in a time of 19:47.74, which was good enough for 17th overall in the Class 4A Section 2 meet in Hoover. As just an eighth-grader, Jordan Ford clocked in at 19:52.03 for 19th place. “They both trained very hard, worked very hard,” Dadeville coach Chris Hand said. “They come to every practice and are very
enthusiastic. They love to run and want to get better.” While Bice cut just three seconds off his personal best of 19:50, Ford sliced a staggering 2:10 off his previous PR of 21:02. Hand said the seventh- and eighthgraders also hadn’t been running a full 3.1-mile race until the final month of the season. “He really amped it up,” Hand said. “We did a lot of work, and he put in a lot of practice.” The pair both earned wildcard bids to state. The top three teams from each sectional advance as well as the top six individuals not associated those teams. Bice and Ford were Nos. 5 and 6 in the latter category.
he’s certainly not rushing his football players back to the court. “It’s exciting to see our football guys move into the playoffs,” Daniel said. “In my opinion, any success in any program gives that experience of playing tougher and being a team player, and that just magnifies in the playoffs.”
LOCAL SPORTS CALENDAR Saturday, Nov. 4 College football
Auburn at Texas A&M, 11 a.m. LSU at Alabama, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 10 High school football Class 6A state playoffs
TBA at Benjamin Russell, 7 p.m.
Class 2A state playoffs
Reeltown at TBA, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 11 College football
Georgia at Auburn, TBA Alabama at Mississippi, TBA
High school cross country
Benjamin Russell, Dadeville in state championship
FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD WITH GAME COVERAGE INSIDE Beauregard 27, BRHS 7 ... Page 2 Stanhope 36, Selma 22 ... Page 4
Holtville 47, Beulah 34 ... Page 5 Reeltown 27, Loachapoka 6 ... Page 6
Wadley 62, Horseshoe 6 ... Page 10 Childersburg 47, Coosa 0 ... Page 11
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Benjamin Russell’s Davede Herron runs up the middle in the loss to Beauregard.
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Beauregard 27, Benjamin Russell 7
Second-half woes cost BRHS vs. Hornets By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
Just like last week’s game against Wetumpka, Benjamin Russell’s football team looked so promising early on Friday night against Beauregard. It came out with a fierce look in its eye. It executed a fake punt after looking like it was going to go three-andout, and it scored on its first possession. But just like when they played the Indians, the Wildcats fizzled out quickly, and it cost them a 27-7 loss at the hands of the Class 5A No. 3-ranked Beauregard (9-1). “I’m a little disappointed in our effort in the second half,” Benjamin Russell coach Danny Horn said. “The energy just wasn’t there. We missed a few plays here and there on offense that could’ve made a difference. We didn’t execute, and we got to get better. We just ain’t got no firepower; we don’t have anyone that can give us any kind of boost.” In the opening half, Benjamin Russell’s Davede Herron was moving the ball quite well. He even Cliff Williams / The Outlook outgained Beauregard stud Benjamin Russell’s Keedon Young cuts back in a hole against Beauregard in a 27-7 loss on Friday night to end the regular season. La’Damian Webb, 93-82 in the opening two quarters. But second half, we didn’t tackle Horn said, “Obviously “We’ve got a good set of on the second-to-last Wildcat two carries. nobody, and offensively right when your best running back backs, and we can all carry A.J. Thompson came in to drive of the first half, Herron now, we’re just terrible. With goes down, it hurts, but the load so it wasn’t too big had to be helped off the field replace Herron as the go-to teams like this, you gotta we’ve got other players that after a shoestring tackle from guy, and although he finished of a deal,” Thompson said. be able to score and we just can step up and make plays. “But we just weren’t executwith 32 yards on 11 carries, the Hornets. can’t make plays. That’s the That wasn’t the difference. ing on offense in the second it just wasn’t enough to overAlthough he played in the The difference was in the half.” second half, Herron had only come Beauregard’s defense. See WILDCATS • Page 3
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Benjamin Russell’s A.J. Thompson tries to break the tackle of Beauregard’s Jalen McDonald.
bottom line.” Meanwhile, Benjamin Russell’s defense looked fairly stout in the first half. It held Webb, a Mississippi State commit, to just 82 yards before the break. But that didn’t last long. The game was tied 7-7 at halftime, but after Benjamin Russell (7-3) went three-and-out to start the third quarter, Webb showed just why he’s a Division I-caliber athlete. On the Hornets’ second play of the second half, Webb got behind a strong blocker, found a small hole, then sped off to the races for a 63-yard touchdown. Although he didn’t score again, he racked up 158 rushing yards in the
second half for a total of 240 on the night. “We did a good job on him in the first half, but the second half, he just ran wild,” Horn said. Benjamin Russell got into enemy territory on the second drive via a Beauregard personal foul, but four straight plays gained zero yards and the ball turned over on downs. The Hornets made the Wildcats pay; this time, quarterback Ki Holmes did most of the grunt work. In the seven-play, 68-yard scoring drive, Holmes had 49 rushing yards, including a 3-yard punch for a touchdown. Although the PAT sailed wide right, Beauregard led 20-7 late in the
Beauregard 0 7 13 7 — 27 Benjamin Russell 7 0 0 0—7 First Quarter BR — Davede Herron 6 run (Dylan Moncus kick), 7:44 Second Quarter Beau — Ki Holmes 5 run (Ricardo Mendoza kick), 5:28 Third Quarter Beau — La’Damian Webb 63 run (Mendoza kick), 9:46 Beau — Holmes 3 run (kick failed), 5:24 Fourth Quarter Beau — Quatavious Seroyer 7 pass from Holmes (Mendoza kick), 4:52 Team Statistics Beau BRHS First downs 17 15 Rushes-yards 46-338 40-139 Passing 8-23-0 7-19-2 Passing yards 97 80 Total yards 435 219 Punts 3-26.0 4-35.0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 6-50 10-104 Individual Statistics Rushing — Beauregard: Webb 27-240, Holmes 9-59, Dainyton Thomas Robinson 3-28, Jacob Callaway 3-8, Ashton Moss 3-2, Seroyer 1-1; Benjamin Russell: Herron 18-92, A.J. Thompson 2-32, Landon Cotney 8-10, Keedon Young 1-3, Hezekiah Hunter 1-3. Passing — Beauregard: Holmes 8-23-97-0; Benjamin Russell: Cotney 6-18-67-2, Moncus 1-1-13-0. Receiving — Beauregard: Thomas Robinson 3-31, Webb 2-49, Seroyer 2-7, Isaiah McKissic 1-10; Benjamin Russell: Nick McGhee 2-55, Young 2-8, Hunter 2-4, Jaden Tuck 1-13. Interceptions — Beauregard: Jalen McDonald, Roderick Johnson Jr.
third quarter. To add insult to injury, Beauregard scored midway through the fourth quarter on a 7-yard pass from Holmes to Quatavious Seroyer to set the final score. Benjamin Russell never could catch up, as its offense looked stuck in the mud. The Wildcats gained just 92 yards in the second half, and 52 of those came on a desperation throw from Landon Cotney and a long run after the catch by Nick McGhee. “From an offensive standpoint, we didn’t do a good job all night long really,” Horn said. “You know coming in when you’re playing somebody like this that can put points on the
board, you’ve got to score points and we didn’t do a good job of executing. We got what we deserved.” Benjamin Russell needs to quickly shake off its back-to-back losses, as it will likely host Saraland in the first round of the playoffs next week. “We still feel good,” Thompson said. “The playoffs is a whole nother season, and everyone starts out 0-0.” Horn mirrored those sentiments. “Playoffs is always a new season, so it don’t matter whether you went 10-0 or 7-3 or 3-7,” Horn said. “Regardless, it’s a new season and every game is different. Hopefully we’ll get this behind us and be ready to go.”
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Stanhope Elmore 36, Selma 22
Stanhope takes momentum into playoffs By GRIFFIN PRITCHARD For the Herald
The Selma High Saints, with basketball season on the horizon, marched headlong into the heart of a pack of playoff bound ponies Friday night in Millbrook. On the tenacious legs of Quantarious Daniels and Logan Swindle, the hometown Mustangs picked up a 36-22 senior night victory. “This win was on the offensive line,” Swindle said. “They played a heck of a game tonight. We had a lot of people injured.” Thanks to the O-line’s efforts, Daniels and Swindle popped multiple runs throughout the second half en route to the regular season finale victory. “Selma’s got a good team and they’ve got a lot of athletes over there.” Mustang coach Brian Bradford said. “We knew it was going to be a tough game. But the guys kept fighting and finding ways to win this game in the second half.” Selma jumped ahead, scoring before its band had arrived, on a 6-yard Allen King run. The Saints elected but failed to obtain the twopoint conversion. Stanhope Elmore, however, almost took the game over, scoring on a fourth-and-14 from 21-yards out. Off a play action from Swindle the quarterback, he connected with Connor Bradford in the back of the end zone for the
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Stanhope Elmore’s Trey Hardy (20) takes down Selma’s Treshon Freeman (10) during Friday’s night’s game between the Mustangs and the Saints.
touchdown. Bradford added the point after to give the Mustangs the 7-6 lead. One point separated the two squads until the start of the second quarter. Travarsia Duncan took the handoff and sprinted through the mass of
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of bodies for the go-ahead touchdown. With Bradford splitting the uprights on the point after, the tally moved to 21-14 Stanhope Elmore. Coming out of the break, See MUSTANGS • Page 8
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Holtville 47, Beulah 34
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Holtville quarterback Drake Baker (15) looks downfield for a receiver as Beulah’s Kain Latham pursues him. Baker, a sophomore, threw seven touchdown passes on the night for Holtville.
Baker’s 7 touchdown passes lead ‘Dogs past Beulah
By DAVID GRANGER Managing Editor
Holtville sophomore quarterback Drake Baker was battling the flu earlier this week. On Friday night at Holtville’s Boykin Field, the Beulah Bobcats discovered that Baker had indeed recovered, at least enough to throw seven touchdown pass-
es and lead the Bulldogs to a 47-34 win over Beulah on Holtville’s homecoming. Baker threw touchdown passes of 50, 26 and 45 yards to Dajon Reeves, 38 and 42 yards to Jaderick Carter, 39 yards to Jadarius Carter and 3 yards to Tyler Richardson. The Holtville signal caller finished the night completing 21 of his 26 pass attempts for 374 yards. He threw just one interception.
Baker’s performance all but overshadowed Holtville’s improvement to a two-win team. It’s the first time the Bulldogs have won as many since 2013. “We came out and our guys played hard, we were able to execute some things and score some points and when you score that many points, you better win a ballgame,” said a Gatoradedrenched Holtville first-year head coach
Jason Franklin. “I’m proud of our offense. We were able to do some big things tonight in the pass game and sustain enough run. We’re a lot better team than we were in the spring. We’ve come a long way. It may not show in wins and losses, but we’ve come a long way, and I’m proud of our guys for working their butt off. Doubled their win total from See HOLTVILLE • Page 8
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Reeltown 27, Loachapoka 6
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Above, Reeltown’s Tre Tre Hughley (24) drives through Loachapoka’s defense to make the first touchdown during Thursday night’s game between the Rebels and the Indians. Below, Reeltown’s defense stops Loachapoka’s Donwin Hughley (19).
Reeltown’s defense dominates Loachapoka By LIZI ARBOGAST Managing Sports Editor
Although the score might not seem that dominating, Reeltown’s 27-6 victory over Loachapoka was quite a bit more impressive than the final score indicated. Breaking down the stats makes the Rebels’ 21-point victory seem much more lopsided. • Reeltown outgained the Indians, 27684, and 57 of the Indians’ 84 yards came on a single play. • The Rebels ran 61 offensive plays, compared to just 33 for Loachapoka. • Reeltown had 18 first downs. Loachapoka had 3. • Aside from the Indians’ 57-yard touchdown, no other play went for more than 9 yards. They had nine plays go for negative
yardage. “Our defense played really well,” Reeltown coach Matt Johnson said. “I was really proud of them. They played a heckuva game. (Loachapoka) got us lined up on a set where they have a strong tendency. We went against their tendency, and they ran a reverse. But that’s really the only play they had all night, so I was really pleased with our defense.” The biggest thing that kept the score close early on was Reeltown’s struggles offensively in the first half. While the Rebels were almost equal yardage-wise in the two halves — they gained 136 yards in the first half and 140 in the second — they did a much better job of finishing drives in the final two quarters. Reeltown also got See REBELS • Page 7
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Reeltown’s Rhasheed Wilson (1) looks to break away from Loachapoka’s defensive line during Thursday night’s game between the Indians and the Rebels.
back to its bread and butter, attempting only one pass in the entire second half. “I was really pleased with our offense in the second half,” Johnson said. “We had to deviate from the game plan and change some things up and get back in our ’Bone. I was really pleased with the way we came out and played second half.” After Reeltown (6-4) went up 13-0 on a 20-yard touchdown run from Kolby Coan, the Indians (2-8) immediately responded on Kobe Collins’ 57-yard score. The two-point conver-
sion failed, and Reeltown took just a 13-6 lead into the fourth quarter. The teams traded punts, and a 58-yard punt return by Reeltown’s Eric Shaw set up Coan’s second touchdown of the night. He bullied his way in from 7 yards out with 6:38 remaining. Loachapoka threw four incomplete passes in a row on its ensuing drive, and Reeltown let Tre Tre Hughley go to work when it took over on down from the Indian 45. The Rebels ran a six-play drive, four of which went to Hughley, who capped it off with a
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Reeltown 0 7 6 14 — 27 Loachapoka 0 0 6 0—6 Second Quarter R — Tre Tre Hughley 3 run (Connor Moore kick), 10:21 Third Quarter R — Kolby Coan 20 run (kick blocked), 1:23 L — Kobe Collins 57 run (pass failed), 0:57 Fourth Quarter R — Coan 7 run (Moore kick), 6:38 R — Hughley 1 run (Moore kick), 4:02 Team Statistics Reel Loach First downs 18 3 Rushes-yards 53-203 20-63 Passing 5-8-0 3-13-2 Passing yards 73 21 Total yards 276 84 Punts 3-35.7 5-30.6 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-yards 4-31 5-36 Individual Statistics Rushing — Reeltown: Hughley 14-63, Coan 9-52, Rajerrian Wright 8-43, Jordan Whitlow 8-43, Cameron Faison 6-12, Khoner Davis 3-7, Rhasheed Wilson 1-6, Team 1-(-2), Logan Hunt 3-(-21); Loachapoka: Collins 2-55, Jyquan Combs 12-7, Demontrey Moore 1-3, Aaron Frazier 5-(-2). Passing — Reeltown: Hunt 5-8-73-0; Loachapoka: Frazier 3-12-21-2. Receiving — Reeltown: Trey O’Neal 3-21, Landon Hunt 1-28, Nelson Whaley 1-24; Loachapoka: Quinci Nelms 1-13, Collins 1-9. Interceptions — Reeltown: Eric Shaw, Hughley.
1-yard score to set the final score. Reeltown’s ball carriers had an impressive output, as eight different players had attempts and they totaled 203 yards on 53 carries. Hughley led the way with 63 points, Coan added 52 and Rajerrian Wright and Jordan Whitlow each had 43. “You try to get it to your hot hand, and Kolby Coan had the hot hand going into the second half, so we gave him a good bit more carries,” Johnson said. “Tre Tre carried the ball real well; Wright and Whitlow did a good job of blocking for them, and the
offensive line played much better in the second half too.” Reeltown’s playoff opponent has not been decided yet, but it’ll travel to the No. 2 seed out of Class 2A Region 7 for the first round of the state playoffs. That region has a three-way tie for first and a three-way tie for fourth, so Reeltown’s opponent will be either Cleveland, Falkville or Tarrant. Whoever they face, the Rebels are riding high on a three-game win streak. They have outscored their opponents, 130-21, in their last three contests.
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the Saints recovered a Mustangs fumble and used a handful of long runs to move them closer to pay dirt. King took Freeman’s handoff on first and goal from the three and exploded through the line for the touchdown. The Saints successfully converted the two-point attempt and jumped ahead 22-21 with 7:16 to go in the period. Momentum appeared to be shifting the way of the Saints until the ensuing kickoff. Selma attempted an onside kick, but the ball came off the kicker’s foot awkwardly and ended up bouncing out of bounds at the Saints’ 38-yard line. The drive, however, stalled when Swindle’s pass was intercepted. Selma was forced to punt. As a fog settled onto the field, the Mustangs used a handful of Daniels runs to move the ball down to the 5-yard line. On a read option, Swindle pulled the ball out of Daniels’ hand and plunged straight ahead for the touchdown. Electing to go for two, Swindle called his own number and rolled out on a bootleg and into the
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Selma’s Rondarius Sanders (1) tries to outrun Stanhope Elmore’s Derrick Butler (3) during Friday night’s game between the Saints and the Mustangs.
end zone. “I’m a small guy, a lot of those
Holtville last year. “Don’t sleep on this team, we’re going to be all right.” About Baker, Franklin said, “I think he’s going to get a few wins in his career. He’s pretty darned good. He throws a good ball and I’m proud of him. Just a sophomore.” Holtville sandwiched a Beulah touchdown with two drives that were capped by Baker touchdown tosses in the first quarter to take an early 14-6 lead. Baker hit Jaderick Carter from 38 yards out to cap the Bulldogs initial possession of the game. After Beulah bounced back to score on Nolan Earle’s 9-yard touchdown pass to David Fell, Holtville struck again, this time driving 61 yards in six plays before Baker hit Reeves from 9 yards out for the score. Holtville stretched its lead in the second with one of its most sustained drives of the game, moving 57 yards in 11 plays before Baker tossed a 3-yard touchdown to Richardson. The try for two failed. Beulah got a touchdown on a Phillip Saylor run and a Tez Turner two-point-
runs were running not to get hit,” Swindle said. “But this was a heck of
a game.” The lead put Stanhope Elmore up 29-22 with 1:47 left in the period. “(Swindle and Daniels) they bowed their necks and got it done,” Bradford said. Capitalizing on a Saints miscue, Marlon Hunt stepped in front of a Freeman pass and returned it down to the Selma four. Daniels scored the night’s final touchdown on a 4-yard plunge. Bradford added the point after making the score 36-22. Neither team scored in the final frame. The Mustangs advanced inside the Selma red zone late, but took a knee to kill the clock. The Mustangs, who finished as the No. 4 team in Region 2, will travel to Tuscaloosa Friday night to face Hillcrest in the first round of the AHSAA Class 6A playoffs. “We are ready to go,” Bradford said. For Swindle, this will be a new experience. “We haven’t been to the playoffs in four years, since I was a freshman,” Swindle said.
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conversion run to cut the lead to 19-14, but Holtville got another touchdown pass of 36 yards from Baker to Reeves and, after a successful two-point conversion, led 27-14 at half. The two teams swapped touchdowns in the third, Baker hitting Jadarius Carter from 29-yards out and Earle bulling over for a 1-yard score for Beulah. Holtville’s PAT was good where Beulah’s failed and the score stood 34-20. In the fourth, Holtville got its first of two scores on what may have been Baker’s prettiest pass of the night, a 55-yard bomb Reeves hauled in on a fantastic catch in the end zone. Shon Bolings extra-point try hit the right upright and Holtville led 40-20. Earle hit Tez Turner on a 10-yard strike less than a minute later and Hines’ PAT cut the score to 40-27. Holtville added a 42 yard Baker-to-Jaderick Carter pass and Beulah a 3-yard Earle-toTurner pass to close out the scoring on the night and the season for both teams. The win lifted Holtville’s season record to 2-8. Beulah finishes its season at 3-7.
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Beulah’s Kain Latham wraps up Holtville running back Austin Gay in the early goings of the Bulldogs’ 47-34 win over the Bobcats Friday night.
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STATEWIDE SCOREBOARD Thursday’s Scores Class 7A Buckhorn 40, North Jackson 14 Spain Park 49, Minor 14 Thompson 33, HillcrestTuscaloosa 27 Class 6A Austin 28, James Clemens 14 Brookwood 60, Holt 6 Jackson-Olin 41, Fairfield 0 Muscle Shoals 27, Deshler 14 Northridge 37, CentralTuscaloosa 26 Ramsay 28, Mountain Brook 7 Saraland 35, B.C. Rain 12 Spanish Fort 56, LeFlore 20 Class 5A Citronelle 44, Washington County 12 Dallas County 30, Billingsley 14 East Limestone 49, Tanner 6 Greenville 12, McAdory 6 Lee-Huntsville 42, Columbia 0 Mortimer Jordan 30, Fayette County 8 Talladega 45, Winterboro 0 Vigor 28, Murphy 21 Williamson 12, Mobile Christian 7 Class 4A Alabama Christian 35,
Montgomery Academy 18 Childersburg 47, Central Coosa 0 Danville 21, Cold Springs 3 Dora 30, Jasper 7 Northside 35, Holy Spirit Catholic 7 Rogers 27, Hamilton 14 White Plains 18, Walter Wellborn 0 Winfield 28, Lamar County 7 Class 3A Clarke County 30, Thomasville 15 Daleville 48, Cottonwood 42 Excel 34, Monroe County 16 Gordo 44, Pickens County 12 J.B. Pennington 57, Douglas 7 Midfield 44, New Hope 7 Ohatchee 37, Pisgah 0 Southside-Selma 57, Ellwood Christian 0 Susan Moore 14, Cleveland 7 Sylvania 28, Ider 21 Class 2A Abbeville 28, Headland 18 Collinsville 31, Valley Head 6 Falkville 47, Vinemont 7 Geneva County 41, Slocomb 20 Hatton 52, East Lawrence 13 Red Bay 22, Cherokee 14 Reeltown 27, Loachapoka 6
Samson 28, Kinston 25 Sand Rock 35, Cedar Bluff 34 (OT) Sheffield 21, R.A. Hubbard 0 Tarrant 27, Talladega County Central 0 Class 1A Hackleburg 30, Phil Campbell 16 Isabella 34, Thorsby 6 Southeastern 48, Asbury 12 Wadley 62, Horseshoe Bend 6 Friday’s Scores Interclass Addison 41, Winston County 22 Andalusia 34, Straughn 7 Ardmore 34, West Limestone 14 Ariton 36, Red Level 0 Ashville 40, West End 28 Auburn 20, Demopolis 0 B.B. Comer 42, Fayetteville 34 Beauregard 27, Benjamin Russell 7 Berry 20, Verbena 12 Briarwood Christian 27, Madison Academy 3 Brooks 47, Lauderdale County 20 Bullock County 54, Barbour County 6 Carbon Hill 44, Curry 21 Carroll 20, Bayside Academy 17
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Carver-Birmingham 36, Greensboro 8 Central-Clay County 32, Handley 0 Colbert County 23, Russellville 16 DAR 50, Brindlee Mountain 6 Decatur 38, Sparkman 20 Dothan 29, Early County (Ga.) 20 Elba 30, Opp 18 Faith Academy 21, Escambia County 20 Fort Payne 20, Anniston 7 Francis Marion 64, Hale County 56 Fyffe 49, Cleburne County 7 Geneva 49, Calhoun 0 Geraldine 35, Crossville 14 Good Hope 29, Hanceville 0 Goshen 28, Brantley 7 Grissom 26, Brewer 24 Guntersville 7, Albertville 0 Hewitt-Trussville 45, Florence 35 Highland Home 69, Prattville Christian 41 Hillcrest-Evergreen 34, Aliceville 30 Hokes Bluff 43, Westbrook Christian 17 Holly Pond 18, Fairview 6 Holtville 47, Beulah 34 Hueytown 68, Oak Grove 12 Huffman 12, Bessemer City 7 Huntsville 23, Athens 15 IMG Academy (Fla.) 32, Hoover 21 J.U. Blacksher 56, McIntosh 20 LaFayette 35, Notasulga 24 Leroy 34, Millry 7 Linden 60, Choctaw County 0 Luverne 22, Flomaton 20 Maplesville 28, American Christian 0 Marengo 42, Southern Choctaw 12 Mars Hill Bible 56, Shoals Christian 6 Montgomery Catholic 31, Marbury 7 Oak Mountain 36, Hazel Green 29 Oakman 16, Corner 11 Oxford 47, Sumter Central 6 Parker 69, Woodlawn 0 Piedmont 40, Oneonta 19 Pike County 26, G.W. Long 9 Plainview 25, Moody 24 Pleasant Grove 34, Pinson Valley 0 Pleasant Valley 40, Spring Garden 20 R.C. Hatch 60, Autaugaville 22 Randolph County 35, Ranburne 0 Russell County 27, B.T. Washington 12 Saks 51, Weaver 12 Sardis 35, Boaz 7 Satsuma 44, Chickasaw 7 Scottsboro 21, Madison County 9 Section 47, Woodville 21 Shades Valley 41, Vestavia Hills 24 Sidney Lanier 34, Prattville 3 Southside-Gadsden 56, Glencoe 0 St. John Paul II Catholic 16, Clements 13 St. Paul’s 9, UMS-Wright 0
Sweet Water 35, New Brockton 7 Tate (Fla.) 57, Smiths Station 13 Victory Christian 54, Vincent 38 W.S. Neal 27, T.R. Miller 17 Wicksburg 42, Ashford 0 Woodland 14, Donoho 13 Zion Chapel 27, Pleasant Home 22 Greene County @ J.F. Shields Class 7A Baker 40, Mary G. Montgomery 0 Davidson 41, Alma Bryant 6 McGill-Toolen 31, Fairhope 14 Theodore 28, Foley 0 Class 6A Cullman 37, Chelsea 29 Daphne 24, Baldwin County 3 Gulf Shores 45, Robertsdale 19 Paul Bryant 13, Homewood 7 Pelham 64, John Carroll Catholic 46 Pell City 34, Helena 7 Stanhope Elmore 36, Selma 22 Class 5A Eufaula 52, Valley 17 Hayden 27, Lincoln 21 Jemison 28, Shelby County 27 St. Clair County 26, Springville 0 Sylacauga 45, Calera 35 Lawrence County @ West Point Class 4A Central-Florence 20, Haleyville 18 Munford 43, Cordova 20 Westminster Christian 70, Priceville 6 Wilson 17, Randolph 6 Class 3A Fultondale 28, Montevallo 6 North Sand Mountain 32, Lexington 16 Class 2A Keith 30, Central-Hayneville 26 Class 1A Decatur Heritage 55, Tharptown 0 Phillips 34, Hubbertville 6 Sumiton Christian 56, Marion County 55 AISA Abbeville Christian 18, South Choctaw Academy 16 Autauga Academy 49, Kingwood Christian 6 Bessemer Academy 49, Fort Dale Academy 6 Chambers Academy 43, Marengo Academy 0 Crenshaw Christian 20, Southern Academy 8 Escambia Academy 55, Cornerstone Christian 0 Lakeside School 35, Jackson Academy 34 Macon-East 38, Clarke Prep 34 Monroe Academy 39, Lee-Scott Academy 10 Morgan Academy 21, Glenwood 14 Patrician Academy 28, Lowndes Academy 20 Tuscaloosa Academy 28, Pike Liberal Arts 6
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Wadley 62, Horseshoe Bend 6
Horseshoe Bend finishes 3-7 after huge loss to Wadley By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
The 2017 Horseshoe Bend Generals season ended Thursday night in Wadley as they suffered a 62-6 loss to the Bulldogs and their strong rushing attack. Wadley finished the regular season undefeated and will advance to the AHSAA Class 1A state playoffs as the no. 1 seed from Region 4, while the Generals wrapped up a 3-7 campaign, going 2-5 in Class 2A Region 5 to place among the bottom three teams in the region. “We’ve just gotta work,” Horseshoe Bend coach Josh Averett said. “We’ve gotta work at every position. We’re losing a bunch of seniors, gotta replace a bunch of guys.” The Generals couldn’t get their offense going effectively throughout the game. While quarterback Cade Worthy threw for 95 yards and a touchdown and Trace Meadows gained 70 yards on the ground, Worthy was also sacked eight times for negative 66 yards. On the defensive side of the ball, Horseshoe Bend could not find a consistent answer for Wadley’s ground game, which utilized 10 different rushers, four of whom carried the ball for at least 40 yards. However, the Generals did have one interception, which led to Worthy’s touchdown pass to Meadows as well as two fumble recoveries. But they couldn’t capitalize on those turnovers. “I told my guys to just be consistent, what we’ve done all year long,” Bulldogs coach Ken Fordham said. “We’ll go as many deep as we can. If they’re holding on to the ball and they’re running the ball very well, we’re definitely
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Horseshoe Bend’s Joe Railey stops a Woodland running back in last week’s game. The Generals lost 62-6 against Wadley Thursday night.
going to do that.” Despite moving the ball some on their first drive, taking the ball from their own 24-yard line to the Bulldogs’ 42, the Generals had to punt, and things seemed to go south almost immediately. Quarterback Connor Fordham’s first pass for Wadley went incomplete, but he and running backs Trevor Cameron and Courdarious Nunn pounded the ball at the
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back penalty on Wadley. On the first play of the drive for the Bulldogs, Nunn tried to complete a pass on a trick play, but Meadows was there to pick the ball off. Worthy found Meadows open on the very next play for a 60-yard touchdown pass. Meadows’ two-point run was stuffed just short of the goal line, and the score of 8-6 was as close as the Generals got all game.
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Wadley answered right back and continued to pour on the steam in the first quarter, as Cameron, Nunn and Angel shared the rushing load on another fiveplay drive that ended with six points, while the Bulldogs also capitalized on a bad Generals punt to set up another score from the Horseshoe Bend 22-yard line. See GENERALS • Page 12
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Childersburg 47, Central Coosa 0
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Davis a bright spot for Coosa in loss By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Cliff Williams / The Outlook
Central Coosa’s Toney Davis (74) and Tadarius Parker (40) bring down Childersburg’s Ryan Logan in Thursday night’s game.
Toney Davis left it all on the field Thursday night for Central Coosa. “I run out of gas,” the Cougar senior said grinning as he walked off the field in Childersburg as a Cougar for the last time. “I run out of gas.” Davis was the only bright spot for the Cougars in the 47-0 loss to Childersburg even cloning himself to take the ball for the offense. Normally a defensive lineman wearing No. 74, Davis swapped jerseys in the fourth quarter donning No. 44 to go in as tailback — something Coach Shane Rary explained the team had been working on. “We had some packages in that were for him,” Rary said. “We have done it some in the last few weeks and figure why not let him carry the ball a little bit. We tried letting him in there to get some shots because he is a senior. We never really got to us them (as designed) on the goal line.” Davis even got the hit of the night as he blitzed from the left side meeting the Tiger running back Kallen McCain two yards in the backfield with a clack of thunder as the ball was jarred loose. Unfortunately for the Cougars, Childersburg’s Darrius Borden picked up the ball advancing the fumble for a positive gain on the play. Davis even played the role of cheerleader trying to motivate
his teammates to step up their play in the final game of the year. “Let’s lineup and have fun,” Davis told his teammates in the first half. “It’s the last game of the season.” But missed blocks and mistakes cost the Cougars offensively. With Jashaslin James and Jamichael Chambliss in Wildcat, there were times the snap would dribble back to them forcing a loss and other times it was if the Tigers were in the Cougar backfield on the snap. “Disappointed in that we didn’t do a lot offensively,” Rary said. “Offensive line, same story as all year, just got to work on finishing blocks. We have a lot of things to work on in the off season.” The Cougars could not receive an onside kick despite the ball hitting the Coosa player in the chest. Davis also led the Cougar defense as it slowed the home standing Tigers to 448 total yards of offense. Last week Childersburg racked up over 600 yards of offense on Dadeville. Coosa allowed the Tigers 16 offensive plays over 10 yards with three of those going for more than 30. Tiger quarterback Justin Taylor was 5 of 9 with 157 yards and two touchdowns passing and adding another 62 yards rushing on six carries. Finishing their Cougar football careers with Davis were fellow seniors T.J. Lamberth, James Hunt and Caleb McCain.
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Generals Fordham found Taquavian Drake open for 19 yards before Angel polished the short drive off with a 3-yard touchdown run. The special teams unit for Wadley was also on point, when the first Generals punt of the second frame was blocked and returned 16 yards for a touchdown by Christopher Hodges. The next Horseshoe Bend drive ended with a punt Drake hauled in at midfield before reeling off a 50-yard return. Things continued to sour as halftime drew near when Fordham called his own number from 16 yards out. On the next drive, Fordham found Rikishi Buchanan open for a 48-yard touchdown pass, but the play was nullified by another block in the back penalty. This mattered little though, as three straight passes to Nunn and Drake set Christopher Brown up for a 5-yard run, leading to a first half score of 48-6. Wadley began to sub in backup players during the second half, but the scoring continued through the third stanza, when Nunn hit Buchanan on a 22-yard strike and Brown again found the end zone from 5 yards out. However, the Bulldogs were finally kept out of the end zone in the final period, as their two fourth-quarter drives ended in Horseshoe Bend territory on lost fumbles. As the Bulldogs prepared to move forward to the playoffs, Fordham had sound words for his players. “Don’t wait. Go get it. Don’t wait at all,” he said. “Make things happen. Before a negative happens, make a positive happen.” Drake was the top receiver for the Bulldogs, gaining 73 yards on four catches, while Cameron led all 10 Wadley rushers with 79 yards on the ground.
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Horseshoe Bend’s Jace Rodriguez has his face mask pulled by Fayetteville’s Jon Pate while scoring in a game earlier this season.
“We’ve got some younger guys, some ninth- and 10th-graders and some eighth graders this year that are going to be moving up,” Averett said. “I think they’ll be good next couple of years. Just going to have to work with them, go back to the basics, try to get them ready.”
Horseshoe Bend 6 0 0 0—6 Wadley 21 27 14 0—62 First Quarter Wad—Courdarious Nunn 7 run (Jamicheal Angel run), 7:10 HB—Trace Meadows 60 pass from Cade Worthy (run failed), 5:04 Wad—Angel 1 run (Nunn kick), 3:33 Wad—Angel 3 run (kick failed), 0:13 Second Quarter Wad—Punt blocked, Christopher Hodges 16 return (Nunn kick), 11:07 Wad—Taquavian Drake 50 punt return (Nunn kick), 8:46 Wad—Connor Fordham 16 run (kick failed), 5:14 Wad—Christopher Brown 5 run (Malachi Beverly kick), 1:38 Third Quarter Wad—Rikishi Buchanan 22 pass from Nunn (Tyler Gilliland kick), 8:33 Wad—Brown 5 run (Justin Fulghum kick), 2:45 Team Statistics HB Wad First Downs 5 14 Rushes-Yards 39-(-5) 34-300 Passing 4-13-0 6-9-1 Passing Yards 95 104 Total Yards 90 404 Punts 7-22.0 0-0.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 0-0 7-50 Individual Statistics Rushing—HB: Meadows 30-70, Joe Railey 1-(-9), Worthy 8-(-66); Wad: Trevor Cameron 6-79, Fordham 3-62, Nunn 6-53, Angel 5-42, Kahleb Bennett 4-22, Jacob Marable 3-14, Kadarius Zackery 2-13, Brown 3-9, Ladarius Echols 1-3, Timothy Marable 1-3. Passing—HB: Worthy 4-13-95-0; Wad: Fordham 5-6-82-0, Nunn 1-2-22-1. Receiving—HB: Meadows 2-75, Corbin Shivers 1-14, Railey 1-6; Wad: Drake 4-73, Buchanan 1-22, Nunn 1-9. Interceptions— HB: Meadows 1.
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