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Local business wins Cubs printing bid production cycle since the Cubs’ curse-ending game Tuesday night. The Chief Executive Officer of Aprinta Group, Billy Dolan, flew in A historic World Series win from his home in Rochester, New for the Chicago Cubs turned into York to oversee the job. a gargantuan work order for a “As soon as the game ended we local screen-print manufacturer in Alexander City that has been printing started printing,” said Dolan. Dolan said he could barely watch logos on the winning team’s shirts the game because so much was riding non stop since Wednesday. The printing presses at Alex City’s on the winner. He said the company who placed Aprinta Apparel sprang to action the order called him to say they on a 300,000-piece shirt order and would have some small orders if it have been running on a 24-hour By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

was Cleveland, but “a ton” if it was the Cubs. “I couldn’t deal with the stress, talk about the difference of 300,000 units or literally nothing,” said Dolan. “So obviously it impacted Alexander City in a great way with all these employees working over time.” The workers in Aprinta’s Print Apparel facility have been working four hours in addition to their regular shifts, and the plant was running

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While the ugliness of this year’s presisidential campaign has turned off some me voters, Tallapoosa County voters will have some other very important races ces and issues to sound off on Election Day ay Tuesday. Voters in unincorporated Tallapoosa sa County will get a chance to voice their eir opinion on Sunday sales of alcohol. ol. Voters will also be asked to pick between en Democrat Jeremy Duerr and Republican an Bill Harris for district attorney, decide a county school board race, decide U.S. Senate and House of Representative races as well as make their opinion known on 14 statewide constitutional amendments. And yes, they will also get the opportunity to choose between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the presidential race. The Sunday sales vote is one that has been touted as a move that will help local businesses. With so many visitors to the area to enjoy Lake Martin, proponents say that it would put the county on even footing with other areas. Cities including Dadeville, Alexander City and New Site passed Sunday sales votes during municipal elections. Camp Hill has offered Sunday sales for years. Tuesday will be an opportunity for the county to decide. The ballot measure reads: “Do you

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Voters will have the opportunity to pick a new district attorney next week. Candidates Bill Harris, left, and Jeremy Duerr are the contenders for District Attorney in the Fifth Judicial Circuit.

DUERR VS. HARRIS Voters to pick a new district attorney By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

When E. Paul Jones announced last year that he would not seek another term as District Attorney in the Fifth Judicial Circuit, it created an opening for a position that carries a massive responsibility. The position is responsible for prosecuting cases in a four-county area that includes Tallapoosa, Randolph,

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Renew Our Rivers cleanup continues today found along the shoreline while picking up garbage. “Just look at this,” Thompson Boat load after boat load of said. “Look at this.” trash was removed from the Thompson had to say it twice shorelines of Lake Martin by as the tires were being unloaded volunteers as part of the annual from the incoming boats. “Renew Our Rivers” cleanup “We were estimating 60 tires Friday. for this cleanup,” Thompson Lake Martin Resource said. “We already have over Association’s John Thompson that and more are still coming was both happy and furious at in. Luckily the county said they the same time as he oversaw would take care of them.” the Lake Martin portion of the Thompson also estimated they cleanup. pick up more than 600 bags of “I am happy that we are getgarbage. ting it out of there,” Thompson For those who still want to said. “But at the same time it take part in the annual cleanup, it makes you so made that its out continues today with most of the there to start with.” effort taking part in Wind Creek In addition to bottles, cans and State Park. wrappers, chairs, plastic pipe, See CLEANUP • Page 3 scrap iron and even tires were

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DEAR ABBY: At 26, I am about to move in with my girlfriend, “Candace.” I love her so much, and I’m confident she’s the one I want to marry. Candace has her 4-year-old daughter, “Michelle,” with her most of the time we are together. I’m confident that moving in together is the right decision, but living with Michelle makes me nervous. Although Michelle is smart and well-behaved, like most kids, she can be bratty and demand a lot of attention from Candace and me. Candace has the utmost patience with Michelle, and I trust her ability as a parent. What I’m worried about is my own level of patience. I don’t want kids anytime soon, and I get annoyed with Michelle a little too easily. What steps can I take to assure longevity in this relationship? -- YOUNG STEPPARENT

like to share and discuss some of the letters with my friends. While I don’t always agree with your answers, I always learn something new. I feel that this is the point of me reading DEAR ABBY your column. I do, however, Advice have a problem with a teacher who feels I should not be reading “adult material” in the DEAR YOUNG paper, and should concentrate STEPPARENT: Feeling as on more “age appropriate” you do, I am not at all sure things. you should move in together. Would you please give me I’m surprised that a man who doesn’t want kids anytime soon advice on what to do or say to is so eager to enter into a living my teacher to make her understand this is not inappropriate situation where that very thing material for a kid my age to be is guaranteed. Before changreading? I would really appreciing your living arrangements, consider signing up for parent- ate it, and I’ll do whatever you ing classes. They may not only say. -- WAYNE IN NEW YORK DEAR WAYNE: My column give you insight into what to expect, but also how to handle has a readership that spans all ages. I know that because I situations that may arise. receive letters from individuals from 9 to 90. DEAR ABBY: I’m 13 and Your parents should I have read your column for decide what reading material quite some time. I enjoy it and

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Alabama Power employees Jeff Baker, left, Rhett Hanks, Amy Stewart and Denis Waldrop ride back to Wind Creek State Park after picking up filled garbage bags from the Elkahatchee Creek area Friday. Photos by Cliff Williams / The Outlook

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Today park officials at Wind Creek will shuttle volunteers to designated shoreline areas to gather litter and trash within the park boundaries. Local Scout groups also will work inside the park on Saturday. “I am expecting over 100 Scouts,” Thompson said. “They will be coming with nearly 100 adults to help clean up the park.” Cleanup volunteers will be encouraged to separate recyclables, as those items will be delivered to the Alexander City Recycling Center to prevent their addition to a landfill. Helping again with the annual cleanup are Alabama Power Company, Russell Lands, TowBoat US-Lake Martin and Advanced Disposal. Additional volunteers will be available at dump-

ster sites from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. to assist with unloading boats or vehicles. If transportation of the collected trash proves difficult, Thompson said, arrangements can be made to have it picked up. Dumpsters are located at Wind Creek State Park, the Kowaliga boat ramp and Singleton’s Blue Creek Marina. In the Real Island area, volunteers will have access to the dumpsters at Real Island Marina. Last year, more than 300 volunteers removed more than nine tons of trash around the lake to help maintain the Treasured Lake status of Lake Martin. To volunteer at a dumpster location or for more information about this year’s cleanup, contact Thompson at john.thompson@hcsinc.net.

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Endorsements: Jeremy Duerr for I District Attorney, you’re on your own in president’s race he 2016 presidential race has been the nastiest, most contentious political battle we can remember, a disgrace for our country’s government. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are both flawed candidates with flawed agendas. Neither have the support of the majority of Americans. We understand the arguments – the vote for vice president, vote for the lesser of two evils, vote for the future of the Supreme Court – and yet, after much soul searching and discussion, The Outlook editorial board simply cannot reconcile itself. We feel that Trump is a crude, impulsive, exaggerating, bully who holds the interests of Donald Trump above the interests of the American people. His agenda is reflective of that. America will not – and should not – build a wall on our Mexican border. Trump isn’t going to make Mexico pay for it. While we agree that international trade agreements have caused many problems in America – and right here in Alexander City – we also know that “tearing up” those agreements would harm millions of working Americans today while not solving the problems of yesterday. Donald Trump does not represent the things that truly make America great, he just says he does. Trump’s action speaks louder than his bellow. For all those reasons, we feel Trump would be outright dangerous in the president’s role as commander in chief of the U.S. military. We feel that Hillary Clinton is a deep establishment candidate who works behind closed doors to reach private goals that are not necessarily her public goals. She has made mistakes and has a history of covering those mistakes with misdirection and untruth. We trust that will not change. We think big parts of her social agenda would send America in the wrong direction and cause problems for generations to come. We don’t see Hillary Clinton making America great either. So we will not make an endorsement for president in 2016. In this case, you’re on your own. Voters will select a new District attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit on Tuesday. Two candidates with varied, but extensive, service in the law enforcement realm are on the ballot as Democrat Jeremy Duerr faces Republican Bill Harris. The winner will take the position that has been held by E. Paul Jones who announced last year that he would not seek another term. The person who is elected faces the daunting task of prosecuting cases in Tallapoosa, Chambers, Macon and Randolph counties with limited resources and staff. After looking at the situation and considering the experience of both candidates, we feel that Alexander City’s Jeremy Duerr is the best option. His experience as a prosecutor should allow him to hit the ground running if elected. Having been part of the staff already, he should know where the problems are and what the immediate needs of the department are. Harris also made great points in talking about efficiency and equality in prosecution. Regardless of the winner, we hope the new regime will keep that in mind. The judicial system in Alabama is a mess, with overworked prosecutors and judges who have had their hands tied due to sentencing changes because of the issues facing our prisons. We hope that our new district attorney will become a proponent of stiffer penalties and swift movement in the process to bring criminals to justice.

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’ve never been much of a baseball fan, and certainly not a Chicago Cubs fan. That probably stems back from my needing glasses but not knowing it when I was trying to learn to hit and catch as a kid … But this World Series had so much tradition, hype, talent and buzz surrounding it that I just had to watch. And man, what a series it was! They say “fan” is short for “fanatic” and I’ve got to say I approached that status during the 2016 World Series. That last game, Game 7 of 7, with 108 years of loss and chokes, the curse of the stinkin’ goat, the real-life tension and drama and heroics evident on every chewing, fidgeting, spitting face, the opening homer, the big lead, the errors, the tying it up and tying it up again, the fastest-ever fastballer Aroldis Chapman struggling after pitching way too many times in consecutive days and sweating like a goat, the “best ever” rain delay where the most over-paid Cub of the series Jason Heyward managed earn his paycheck by rallying the troops with a cry of “Fight for your brothers,” and MVP Ben Zobrist hitting the go-

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ahead run in the 10th inning in his second-annual World Series victory. Dang! I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed a baseball game as much. I watched Game 7 home alone. My dog Snoopy, who was trying to sleep on the floor beside me, was jolted to his feet time and again as I cheered late into the night. After a while he stopped jumping up and instead just raised his head and looked at me, like I was a bit touched, as I hollered at the TV. When it was over, after not-too-successful struggles to describe how it feels to beat a century-old curse and the obligatory trophy hoistings and kissings, I actually got on my phone and went shopping on www.shopmlb.com for a blue Cubs sweatshirt. I just wanted to bring some of that game home. I didn’t hit the “buy” button that night. Thursday afternoon

I looked up the Cubs hoodies, found a gray one I liked, then hesitated again. I’ve got this money-saving rule that if you wait three days to buy something and you still want it, it’s probably a good idea to buy it. So Thursday night when I heard that Aprinta, the screen printing outfit located several blocks from The Outlook’s newspaper office in downtown Alexander City, had the if-then contract to print the Cub’s shirts if they won the World Series and that I was going to get to shoot photos of them making a mountain of blue Cubs sweatshirts Friday morning, my grin got even bigger. I told Aprinta CEO Billy Dolan my story and he burst out into a big laugh as well. Obviously, the Cub’s win was a big victory for him too. With a 300,000 piece order under his belt, he’s going to be smiling for quite a while once he catches up on his sleep. And Friday evening, when I hit the buy button, I ordered a blue Cubs hoodie that will remind me of one of the best baseball games I’ve ever seen and a big win for our hometown.

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mployees complain. How leaders respond determines success. Early in my career, I would go to my manager every time an issue arose. He got so sick of this that he yelled, “Fanning, don’t you ever come in here again with a complaint unless you’ve thought of three possible solutions.” Then he lit up a cigarette in a non-smoking facility and blew smoke in my face. While he didn’t get style points, his response inspired me to become a more creative, innovative leader for the company. Instead of the proverbial eye roll and involving HR, use employee complaints to propel your group forward. Reframe whine into a wave of positive possibility for your group. Before you turn your office into a “no complaining zone”, make sure you read these tips first. With little effort, a complaint around vacation policy, working hours, and even pay can represent an opportunity to increase revenue, boost employee engagement, and develop leadership. I’ll illustrate how you can use this with your team by taking a real world whine and applying the steps to turn it into a win. Here are five ways to turn employee complaints into something much better: 1. Capture complaints, pan for gold later Employee complaining is everywhere...not just employee satisfaction surveys. You may find helpful complaints in a tirade email, marathon conference call, staff meeting, etc... Commit to keeping a list on Evernote or other note-keeping service. Return to your list later and notice patterns of common challenges. These provide

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golden opportunities to turn whine into a company win. 2. Ask questions, uncover the real issue It’s tempting to solve these complaints yourself, but eventually that leads to burnout. Instead, ask questions and probe. You’ll uncover the real issue and it becomes easier to enroll the complaining employee in solving their own problem. Imagine the innovative outcomes that could result. 3. Reframe the problem as opportunity Complaints signal opportunity. Push yourself and your team to brainstorm positive results that could come from addressing the complaints. Many leaders never get to this point. Encourage your team to dig deep with one of these powerful reframing questions: What opportunity could this complaint represent? What’s the best that could happen if we address this complaint? 4. Generate three possible solutions Challenge yourself and your team to generate three possible solutions to the complaint(s). This fosters more creative thinking and innovation, harnesses the collective wisdom and experience of your team, and gives them a stake in problem-solving rather than simply complaining. Clarify they don’t have to come up with “the” solution. Take their list and help whittle it down to three. 5. Prioritize action based

on return on investment You have limited resources and not all whining is worth addressing. Determine the return on investment (ROI) from addressing various complaints and use this to prioritize your actions and resources. Apply the ROI formula: (The benefit of solving - the cost of solving)/cost of solving. Here’s a sample script: After reflecting on some of the problems you’ve brought to me, a common thread I’ve noted is that you’re dealing with brutal commutes and “death by meeting. From asking more questions, I’ve gathered that the real problem is wasted time, which leads to lost productivity. If we eliminate wasted time, employees will have more time for productive work AND more family time. Three possible solutions that our team came up with include 1) working one day per week from home 2) flexible hours to avoid the heaviest traffic and 3) create a set of guidelines for efficient meetings that we all agree to follow. The script above comes from a real-life team with which I worked. When they applied their brainstormed solutions, they noticed that their team morale was higher. They also received recognition at a company level for innovation and exemplary performance. Whine to win. Simple. Now, give it a try. Bonus tip: Empower your team to take action Pick a team member who is ripe for more leadership and develop them to lead this initiative. Another win for the organization! Ben Fanning is an Alexander City native, a motivational speaker and the author of “The Quit Alternative.”

Young: ‘Woody, you’re just dead wrong this time’ edge in the particular area of interest, work ethic and experience. If you can guarantee that every candidate of your party has those qualities above those of another party candidate, then I will gladly mark the ballot for those of the whole party. Meanwhile, if you think that my being retired for all of four years after being active in the process for most of my life (my father was a judge) or because of my age of 85, then I guess that I need to quit voting of

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Now, Woody. “Out of the system?’ That is the most ludicrous statement coming from a “patriot” of democracy that I have ever heard. If you had rather live in a country that demands that you vote the party line, then you are in the wrong country. Communism nor Nazism have a place in America. I just happen to love my country and the democratic ideal “of my choice-my right to vote my conscience.” I vote for character, knowl-

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November 6

WOMEN MEETING: Victory Temple Holiness Church is hosting a woman meeting Sunday, Nov. 6

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The BRHS NJROTC Wildcat Cadets traveled early Saturday morning to compete in Central Phenix City High School’s annual “Iron Man Competition” field meet. Twenty-two cadets represented BRHS in the day-long competition with Navy, Marine Corps, and Army Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) units from Central Phenix City, Eufala, Dothan, Smith Station, Russell County and Auburn.

November 1 - December 17

FOOD FOR FINES: The Adelia M. Russell Library and Mamie’s Place Children’s Library is accepting nonperishable food items in lieu of library fines. ANGEL TREE REGISTRATION: The Salvation Army Angel Tree registration will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 1 to Nov. 17 at the Salvation Army at 1725 Highway 22 West in Alexander City. The Angel Tree Program provides gifts of new clothing and toys to thousands of children who otherwise might not have anything for Christmas. Families in need of assistance may contact the Salvation Army at 256-2153730 for information on how to apply.

November 4-5

LAKE MARTIN COMMUNITY CLEANUP: The annual LMRA Renew our Rivers Clean Lake Martin Community cleanup is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, November 4th and 5th. As in the past large dumpsters will be placed in convenient locations around the lake for volunteers to use for disposal of trash removed from the shoreline or roadsides surrounding the lake. The dumpster locations and more detailed information will be published in Lake Magazine, Lake Martin Living, Alexander City Outlook, and LMRA FaceBook page. For more information you can contact John Thompson at jthompson@lmra.info.

November 4-6

CHURCH REVIVAL: The Church of God is hosting a revival Nov. 4 at 7 p.m., Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. and Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. The Church of God is on Jackson Trace Road. The evangelist will be Shirley Lester, wife of late Bishop Ralph L. Lester.

November 7

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: The Dadeville City Council will meet Monday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. to administer the oath of office for mayor and council and hold an organizational meeting. DROUGHT MANAGEMENT MEETING: The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is offering a Drought Management Meeting for livestock producers wishing to learn more about handling the drought. Topics will include: assistance programs through the Farm Service Agency, nutrition needs, meeting those needs with limited and low quality and other stored feeds, culling options and planting options of winter annuals. The meeting will be held at the First Baptist Church of Dadeville Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend but are asked to RSVP to Sarah Dickinson at 256-5370024.

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People interested in getting a plan comparison will be assisted on a first come, first served basis. Each counseling sessions will last about 40 minutes. There may be a wait time. Contact East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission at (800) 243-5463 ext. 150 with questions. SOUP LUNCHEON: The First United Methodist Church is hosting an Election Day Soup Luncheon Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There will be vegetable soup, cornbread, drink and dessert. Cost is $7.

November 9 - 10

BOOK FAIR: There will be a book fair in the Russell Medical Community Room Nov. 9 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nov. 10 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

November 10

VETERANS DAY PROGRAM: Dadeville High School is hosting a Veterans Day Program Nov. 10. A reception for veterans will be at 8:30 a.m. and the program will be at 9 a.m. BOOK SIGNING: Peggy Jackson Walls will be at the Adelia M. Russell Library signing her book “Alabam Gold: A History of the South’s last Mother Lode,” Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.

November 12

CAR SHOW: Bill Nichols Chapter 13 Disabled American Veterans will host a car show at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home Nov. 12 starting at 9 a.m. VETERANS DAY PROGRAM: The Alexander City Veterans Honor Guard is having a Veterans Day Program Saturday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Sportsplex. There will be a short program honoring veterans.. The public is encouraged to attend to honor all those that who sacrificed so much for freedom.

November 15

MEETING: The Artist Association of Central Alabama will meet Nov. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church. DRUG PLAN ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE: Tallapoosa County and The East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will host a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan enrollment assistance event on Tuesday, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Nov. 15, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sportplex Cabin. To help develop a plan comparison, Medicare recipients will need to bring their Medicare card,along with a complete list of medications they are taking and the dosages. Volunteers will guide them through the selection process and help them get information on the cost of each plan. People interested in getting a plan comparison will be assisted on a first come, first served basis. Each counseling sessions will last about 40 minutes. There may be a wait time. Contact East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission at (800) 243-5463 ext. 150 with questions. REUNION: There will be a Daviston School and Community Reunion Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Daviston Community Center.

November 13

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: Peace and Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating its 136th Anniversary Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m.

Guest pastor will be William Russell of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Pastor of Peace and Goodwill is Robert Williams.

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November 17-20

CHURCH REVIVAL: Family Worship Center will host a revival Nov. 17-19 at 6:30 p.m. each night and at 10 a.m. Nov. 20. Speaking will be Pastor Mark Deason and Evangelist Philp Gipson. Pastor of Family Worship Center is Tony Harris.

November 18

CHARITY BALL: The Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Denim and Diamonds Charity Ball a the Lake Martin Event Center at The Rodeo Club Friday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. There will be a steak dinner and silent auction. Tickets are available by calling the Dadeville Area Chamber of Commerce at 256-8254019, the Lake Martin Area United Way at 256-329-3600 or the Lake Martin Event Center at 256-825-7503.

November 19

COMMUNITY PRAYER: The Darian Missionary Baptist Church family and prayer teams are offering prayer to the community the third Saturday of each month through December from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot on the corner of Laurel and E Streets across from Stephens Elementary School.

November 19

TRADE DAY: The Bibb Graves School Alumni and Friends are having a trade day Nov. 19 from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.

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November 20

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church will observe its 144th anniversary Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Guest minister will be Rev. Anthony Pogue of Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church of Opelika. Pastor of New Adka is Edward Milner.

November 27

HARVEST RALLY: The Word Bible Church is holding a Harvest Rally Nov. 27 at 3 p.m. Pastor is Apostle Wayne and First Lady Min Brenda Davis. Guestspeaker will be Pastor D emetrius Griffin of Hatchett Spring Baptist Church.

November 29

DRUG PLAN ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE: Tallapoosa County and The East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will host a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan enrollment assistance event on Tuesday, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Nov. 15, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sportplex Cabin. To help develop a plan comparison, Medicare recipients will need to bring their Medicare card,along with a complete list of medications they are taking and the dosages. Volunteers will guide them through the selection process and help them get information on the cost of each plan. People interested in getting a plan comparison will be assisted on a first come, first served basis. Each counseling sessions will last about 40 minutes. There may be a wait time. Contact East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission at (800) 243-5463 ext. 150 with questions.

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New Concord Baptist Off hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-5390

Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community

Bread of Life A.C.O.P. Church of God Hwy. 280, Kellyton Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd. Alex City

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New Hope Baptist Lake Martin, off Hwy. 63 256-329-2510

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New Faith Tabernacle A.C.O.P. Church of God “J” Street

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist 583 S. Broadnax St., Dadeville BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4433

New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City New Rocky Mount Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-794-3846

New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331

Bethany Baptist Church Bethany Road

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

Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City

Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989

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

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

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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

Liberty Church 1034 Liberty Church Rd. Willow Point Alex City Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793 Marietta Baptist Goodwater Miracle Missionary Baptist 1687 “I” Street 256-215-9788, 256-215-9787 Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St., Alex City, 256-234-5631 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

Eagle Creek Baptist Hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-6048 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 First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232 Good News Baptist Church 10493 Hwy. 280, Jackson’s Gap 256-825-2555 Hackneyville Baptist Hwy. 63 N., Hackneyville Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798 Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville Jackson’s Gap Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4951 Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512

Mt. Zion West Our Town Community, 256-234-7748

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

Kendrick Baptist Church Nixburg Lake Martin Baptist Hwy 34, Dadeville 256-825-7434 Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 Hwy. 50W, Dadeville Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd., Dadeville, 256-234-7541

Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588

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 Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609 River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971 Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327 Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263 Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town

Pentecostal Church of God 163 Franklin Street, Alex City 256-215-4055

Flint Hill U.M., Alex City 256-234-5047

Hillabee Campground UMC 120 CC Road, Alex City Sunday School 10am Sunday Service 11am Kellyton U.M., Kellyton, 256-329-1681 Liberty United Methodist Liberty Rd., Hackneyville Mt. Godfrey New Site New Site U.M. New Site, 256-234-7834 Pearson Chapel U.M. Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City Red Ridge United Methodist 8091 County Road 34, Dadeville 256-825-9820 Sunnylevel United Methodist 3202 Hwy. 63N, Alex City 256-234-6877 Trinity United Methodist 280 By-pass, Alex City, 256-234-2455 Union United Methodist 4428 Hwy. 50, Dadeville 256-825-2241 METHODIST – INDEPENDENT Daviston Independent Methodist Daviston, 395-4207 PENTECOSTAL Pentecostals of Dadeville 115 West Columbus Street Dadeville, 256-596-3411

First Presbyterian Okefuske, Dadeville, 256-825-4081

House of Restoration Holiness 519 Slaughter Ave., Camp Hill, 256-749-2373, 256-896-2904

Sixth Street Baptist Sixth St., Alex City, 256-234-2408

Fellowship Revival Center Mission 316 6th Ave., Alex City 256-329-1510 weekends

Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street

Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton

Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City

Liberty Life Christian Center 321 “S” Street, Alex City

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

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DA Race in their practice of law. Duerr, who serves as assistant district attorney currently, touts his experience as a prosecutor, while Harris points to his work in law enforcement and being able to bring change and new ideas to the position. Duerr said the winner would begin the prosecution of violent crimes right away after being sworn in and his 12 years as a prosecutor would allow him to hit the ground running. If elected he said he plans to take a “hands-on” approach in the courtroom. “There will be no time to learn this job, it will not wait,” Duerr said. “If elected I will continue to try cases the way I have throughout my career in the district, and ensure that the people are being represented by the best prosecutors available.” Harris has 25 years in law enforcement on state and local levels and 11 years practicing law as an attorney in cases across the southeast. He said that diverse background makes him a good fit. He said a main focus will be to make the DA’s office more efficient. He said he had experience “working within a budget” through his managerial background in law with his private practice. “My management background brings a lot to the table,” Harris said. Harris said the average time from arrest to trial

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was around thee to five years, which cost the county around $30 a day, Harris said. Another issue he said needed to be addressed was a “huge back log of cases” dating back he said 25 years or more, which he said had never been tried. “Second, I would like to strengthen the investigative capacities of the office,” he said, in order to help local law enforcement in their investigations. Harris said by building a stronger case for trial it would improve efficiency. He said “the whole issue (with efficiency),” and the office, was that it directly affected law enforcement, which is where he said his working experience would come into play. Harris said he had been involved in “literally hundreds” of large-scale narcotics investigations. Duerr said as DA he would cultivate “great working relationships” between law enforcement and his assistant prosecutors. “I have worked hands-on with law enforcement officials to make absolutely sure the cases we are presenting for trial are as complete as possible to obtain a guilty verdict,” Duerr said. He talked about his time in the courtroom and what he said were his experiences with the victims of violent crimes throughout the trial process. Duerr said he pursued the “vigorous prosecution” of

Election favor the legal sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages outside the corporate limits of any municipalities within the county on Sunday as further provided for and regulated by ordinance of the county commission.” In a race for the District 4 seat on the Tallapoosa County Board of Education, Republican Carla Talton faces Independent Karen White. In the race for U.S. Senate incumbent Republican Richard Shelby faces Democrat Ron Crumpton. Republican Mike Rogers faces challenger Jesse Smith who is a Democrat. Polls are set to be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Check your voter registration card for the location of your polling place.

violent criminals to ensure what he said was his “main concern” – the safety of the public. Harris said he wanted to put a stop to what he described as lenient plea agreements he said were issued by the current DA’s office. Some involved murders and others sexual offenses, Harris said he thought some of their sentences were “crazy.” When it came down to a legacy of fairness or aggressive prosecution Harris said neither were “selfexclusive.” He said crime had to be aggressively prosecuted, “but you can never lose sight of the fact that the DAs office is to find truth,” Harris said. Duerr said he would continue to work with law enforcement officials with training like he said he had in the past to help them understand the “everchanging” laws and preparations for the courtroom. Both mentioned what they wanted to have accomplished in their first 100 days in office. Duerr said he wanted to employ assistants “willing to fight for the victims of the Fifth Circuit,” and fully knowledgeable on what was needed to successfully prosecute cases. Harris said he wanted to dig into the back log of cases to see if they were still viable, and either move forward, or remove them from the docket altogether.

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Five disconnected in ‘telephoning’ arrests By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer

Five Elmore County men and a juvenile were arrested Saturday, Oct. 29, in a sophisticated illegal fishing operation. Conservation enforcement officers in the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources made the arrests for illegal fishing by “telephoning,” using electricity to shock fish, stunning them so they float to the water’s surface and can be collected in nets, according to Kevin Dodd, chief of the law enforcement section of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. Joseph Miller, 46, Christopher Sayers, 38, Chadwick Shaw, 38, and Steven Suggs, 40, all of Tallassee, Daymon Davis,

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42, of Eclectic and the juvenile were arrested for the poaching practice on the Tallapoosa River in Elmore County near Tallassee. Dodd said each of the individuals arrested could be fined up to $2,000 and sentenced to up to six months in jail. Dodd said the arrests followed several months of surveillance and investigation after the department received a tip from the public. “We frequently receive information from the public,” Dodd said. “At least one of the men arrested had been pointed to by name.” He said use of fish-shocking equipment is relatively uncommon in the central portion of Alabama. “It’s not that common in this part of the state,” Dodd said.

of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle. • Harassing communications was reported on Smith Drive. • Theft was reported on

“It is pretty common in the southwest parts of the state on the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers. And it was common here up until about 30 years ago. “It involves hunting and searching up and down the river banks. (The illegal fishermen) like the deep holes in the river that usually hold a lot of big catfish. Those are their favorite holes.” Officer Hasty Hudson, one of the arresting officers along with Sgt. Keith Mann and Officer Vance Wood, said the men were arrested in two separate locations on the Tallapoosa, one adjacent to the E.V. Smith Research Center located south of Tallassee on Alabama Highway 229, and were booked through the Tallassee Police Department. “They had two boats and

O Street. • Harassment was reported on Dejarnette Road. • Domestic violence was reported on Robinwood Drive.

there were three people in each boat,” Hudson said. Hudson added that the perpetrators used sophisticated equipment. “They were able to program different frequencies, which allowed them to target certain types of fish without affecting others,” Hudson said. “In this case, they were targeting yellow catfish. That was the really nasty part of this. There are not a lot of yellow cat in the river system to begin with. If you take that many yellow cat out of that small body of water where they were, it really affects the population. “(Yellow cat) don’t feed or act like regular catfish. As far as table fare, they are very sought after because they’re the best tasting fish in the water.” According to Dodd, the

OCTOBER 31 • Theft was reported on Highway 280. • Harassing communications was reported on Green Street. • Harassment was

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reported on Willow Drive. • Burglary was reported on Main Street. • Unlawful breaking and entering was reported in Alexander City. • Domestic violence was reported on South Road. • Criminal mischief was reported on Coley Creek Road. • Criminal mischief was reported on Coley Creek Road. • Domestic violence was reported in the 700 block of Celia Circle. • Harassment was reported on Willow Drive. OCTOBER 30 • O’Hennessey Wright, 18, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of marijuana. • Shelby Dale Trotter, 53, of Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee was arrested for public intoxication. • Donald Eugene Knight Jr., 34, of Alexander City was arrested domestic violence. OCTOBER 29 • Harassment was reported on Summer Street. OCTOBER 28 • Thomas Markee Kelley, 34, of Alexander City was arrested for harassment. • Domestic violence was reported on Elkahatchee Road. • Unlawful breaking and entering was reported in Alexander City. • Unlawful breaking and entering was reported on Oak Street West. OCTOBER 27 • Harassment was reported on Reese Road. • Harassment was reported on Crow Drive.

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practice the men were using is called “telephoning” because when it was a more common practice decades ago some perpetrators actually used a handcranked generator, much like an old-time hand-cranked phone, to shock the fish. According to some accounts, those who engaged in the early days of telephoning would even remove their phone from the wall, go telephoning, return home with the catch and place the phone back on the wall. The name telephoning has stuck, Dodd said, even though the practice was outlawed in some places more than a halfcentury ago and perpetrators, like those arrested in Elmore County this week, now use far more sophisticated equipment.

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NOVEMBER 3 • Joshua Johnson of Greenleaf Street in Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear child support, two probation violations and a probation revocation. • Amethyst Simpson of 13th Street in Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear resisting arrest. • Kelvin Bell of General Colin Powell Street in Tallassee was arrested for probation violation. NOVEMBER 2 • Justin Johns of Shady Oak in Sylacauga was arrested on grand jury indictments for possession of marijuana first, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Trashaun Stovall of Fitzpatrick Boulevard in Montgomery was arrested for trespassing. NOVEMBER 1 • A resident of Rocksprings Road in Jacksons Gap filed a report for harassing communications. • A resident of Dudleyville Road in Dadeville filed a report for theft of property. • A resident of Dead Timbers in Dadeville filed a report for theft of property. OCTOBER 31 • A resident of Mullican Road filed a report for domestic violence. OCTOBER 30 • Jackie McElrath of County Road in Alexander City was arrested for criminal trespass. • A resident of McCain Lane in Notasulga filed a report for criminal trespass.

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Forester Cole said that this October there were 1,272 wildfires in Alabama that burned 14,038 acres. Last October, he said, 229 wildfires burned 1,809 acres. That’s more than a 700 percent increase in the number of fires and more than a 775 percent increase in acreage burned. Last week, Cole said, there were 246 wildfires in the state that burned 1,678 acres – totals almost equal to the entire month of October 2015. Cole said humans are the number one cause of fires, but their different actions capitalize of fire opportunities. “There are always going to be fires,” Cole said. “Humans drive fires. But the opportunity for fires in Alabama is increased now because of the drought and the extremely low humidities we’ve seen. Things that don’t normally catch fire will.” The top human action that will ignite a fire opportunity, Cole said, is open burning of debris, trash or even campfires.

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The second most common opportunity is arson, Cole said. “We had an arsonist arrested in DeKalb County (Wednesday) and we’ve got an investigation going on in Coosa County,” Cole said. In Tallapoosa County, the fire situation hasn’t been as bad as in other counties throughout the state. The county has had three wildfires in the past week that burned 11 acres and 20 over the past 30 days, which burned just less than 127 acres. In DeKalb and Calhoun counties, single wildfires, both now classified as “contained,” both consumed more than 800 acres each. The Calhoun County fire burned for a month before it was contained and the DeKalb County fire for three weeks. With fires that take extended periods of time to contain, Cole said his employees are feeling the stress – and his agency is feeling the strain on its pocketbook. “In 2007, we had 333

employees and that probably wasn’t enough,” Cole said. “Now, we’ve got 234. We’re having to move employees from where they’re based to the areas where the worst fires are to help out. Travel eats up budget, there’s overtime and my people are exhausted. We’re having problems finding times when they can go home and spend time with their families. “The recent pipeline explosion (in Shelby County on Monday) burned acreage around the explosion site. We were there fighting the fire.” Cole is keenly aware that the foreseeable weather forecast doesn’t promise relief for the fires or his

employees. “I don’t see much more than a 10 percent chance of rain as far out as the forecast stretches,” Cole said. “What’s really made it bad this year is, normally in October, you might have low humidity, but you don’t really have high temperatures. This year, we’re seeing the low humidity and the record highs.” There is one small ray of hope. As of Friday morning, firefighters had contained all of the wildfires in the state but one in Talladega County. Wildfires in Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and Mobile counties were moved from “active” to “contained” yesterday.

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APRINTA: 5 DAYS 300,000 SHIRTS

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Top, a worker works through a mountain of Cubs blue shirts. Above, Thomas Glenn works with teammates to take printed World Series Championship shirts off the revolving screen printing press. Right, Glenn and Carvodus Alexander man the screen printer as it inks up the design for the World Series Champions Chicago Cubs T-shirt .

Above left Arthur Wilson pulls a grey championship shirt off the press before putting it on the dryer. Upper right, Sandra Wade folds shirts as they come off the dryer. Lower right, Kim Johnston and D. McCall label and package boxes that will be distributed across the United States.

on two 12-hour shifts to handle the volume of shirts, he said. The Alexander City location is the company’s base of manufacturing, Dolan said, and began operations here roughly two years ago. “It’s always been our goal to become the biggest decorating footprint in North America,” Dolan said. While most large orders were done overseas, he said, the idea for Aprinta was to produce “short-run” orders needed quickly that could not be done overseas. “That’s where a lot of this business went along time ago. It’s went to Mexico and Honduras, and that’s kind of been the demise of American manufacturing,” Dolan said. So he said he decided to focus on the orders that could not be outsourced. The Cubs winning the World Series was the perfect example, he said, where 300,000 items were needed in about a week. They were producing nine different Cubs’ designs for sweat shirts, short sleeve and long sleeve shirts for all of the major retailers across the country like Wal Mart, Kohls, etc Dolan said. He said it was one of the biggest orders for the young screen-printing company. “We do some hot market for … bowl events if Alabama wins, or Auburn or other people like that but the quantity is never as high as what this is because of the demand for the Cubs,” Dolan said. He called it a “large run.” While a big order is around 50,000 pieces, Dolan said typically they focused on even smaller orders from 144 to 200 pieces. “When you set up a big order of 50,000 pieces … you get more people on, and you just want the press to always continue to run,” said Dolan. He said it was a good way to see how their factory adapted to such large volume. “Our people have been amazing. This is just a really good opportunity for us. They’ve been working around the clock - everyone’s all in on this,” said Dolan. However he said the workers were well outnumbered by the machines. With 30 printers Dolan said at least 60 operators were needed to run “around the clock.” “If we had another 50 people it’d be great,” Dolan said. Inside the factory mountains of

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blue shirts were gradually being whittled down. “It’s a lot of blue, a lot of boxes,” said Dolan. He said the printing presses produced on average 500-600 pieces an hour. About half of the order was for front designs, he said, while the other half was for back and sleeve. The shirts rotated clockwise and depending on the design made numerous stops along the horizontal spin-wheel style machine. At one stop a layer of paint was passed through the screen, and then at another it was briefly dried. What started out an empty blue short sleeve shirt had a layer of white paint for an outline in its first stop. At its second a red paint filled in the lettering, and so on until the vivid image emerged wet on the shirt. Then it was fed onto a conveyor where the shirt went through a dryer and eventually was packaged along with so many others Mavis Freeman was operating a press. “It’s the best thing to happen to us in a pretty good while, we’ve had a lot of orders but this is the biggest one that we’ve had,” said Freeman. She said she had worked in textiles in the area for 44 years, but was new to screen-printing. “I was in weaving. I knitted and now I’m printing,” Freeman said. She said she had been there throughout the changes in name from Russell to Fruit of the Loom, and now Aprinta. “I’ve never missed a day and when they changed over I always had a job to go,” Freeman said. “I was one of the lucky one’s a lot of people didn’t have that opportunity. I was at the right place at the right time and God was looking out for me.” Dolan walked through the busy building, and oversaw a number of details occurring simultaneously in the process from print to package. Dolan said he did not know the exact quantity of materials passing through Aprinta’s presses but knew it was a lot. “Who knows? Tons,” Dolan said. Two years ago, he said they started out with about only six machines, and now have over 30. “We’ve been building and building and building trying to get setup for these types of opportunities,” Dolan said. “We’re going to continue to grow.”

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Area Scoreboard Hillcrest ......................... 50 Benjamin Russell ......... 16 Fyffe ............................... 56 Horseshoe Bend ............. 7 Sand Rock ..................... 20 Reeltown........................ 18 Tallassee ....................... 29 Hale County .................. 26 McAdory ........................ 24 Wetumpka ....................... 7

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McAdory 24, Wetumpka 7

McAdory turns over Tribe in playoff clash By Cory Diaz The Wetumpka Herald

Uncharacteristic turnovers cropped up for Wetumpka at the most inopportune time, as McAdory sunk the Indians, 24-7, in the opening round of the Class 6A playoffs Friday at McAdory Stadium. Averaging right at one per game coming into the first-round rematch from a year ago, Wetumpka coughed the ball up four times, including three inside the Yellow Jackets’ 25-yard line, allowing McAdory to pull away and eliminate the Tribe for the second straight season. “That’s uncharacteristic of us, we hadn’t turned the ball over that much,” Indians head football coach Tim Perry said after the game. “We average maybe one a game. Several games in a row where we didn’t have any turnovers. “I think a lot of that had to do with how fast their defense is. We were getting hit a lot from a lot of different angles, and I think the speed of their defense -- and our guys are just trying to make yards. Our guys are just trying to make plays. We can’t fault them for that.” A fumble from junior running back Kavosiey Smoke cut WHS’s gameopening drive short at the Jackets 25. In turn, McAdory marched 68 yards, its longest drive on the night, with place kicker Marvin Martin sailing through a 24-yard field goal to put the home team up, 3-0, at the 4:10 first quarter mark. Both squads traded punts, spilling over into the second, where senior Maurice Young ripped off the biggest play of the game for Wetumpka, catching a bouncing kick and returning it 60 yards down to the Yellow Jacket 19. Five plays later, the Tribe led after senior running

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Wetumpka senior Maurice Young (11) returns a punt for a big gain against McAdory during Friday nights’ Class 6A first round playoff at McAdory Stadium.

back DeAndre Williams cashed in the good field position on a 4-yard touchdown run. With the PAT from senior Tyler Loza, WHS went up, 7-3. Sophomore quarterback Jadarious Martin paced the Tribe offense, amassing 160 total yards. Young had six receptions for 51 yards. Trailing for the first time, Malcolm

Askew and Willie Langham took over, connecting for touchdown passes on consecutive offensive plays from scrimmage for the Jackets, one from 12 yards and one for 49 yards on a one-play scoring drive, as McAdory regained and stretched its lead to 17-7 with 3:28 remaining in the half. “That shows up on the defen-

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sive side but the deal is the offense had too many three-and-outs. We kept putting our defense back on the field, and against a team that’s got the weapons they’ve got, a quarterback that’s as explosive as Askew, the running back and their receiving corps, you just can’t keep putting the defense out there,” Perry See CLASH, Page 3

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Above left: Tribe sophomore signal caller Jadarious Martin tries to shake off a tackle from Yellow Jacket linebacker Khalid Leonard (5). Above right: Indian senior running back DeAndre Williams (5) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter of the playoff game versus McAdory.

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said. “Expecting our defense to go out there and shut them out, you can’t give an explosive offense too many chances they’re going to hit one occasionally. But I thought our defense played real well.” With the offense’s self-inflicted miscues, Wetumpka’s defense created their own turnovers, led by senior

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defensive tackle Jay McDonald. The 6-foot-6 260-pound senior recovered two fumbles, the first of which caused by junior linebacker Kelton Elmore with 1:17 left before halftime. But three plays later, Langham picked off junior signal caller DeAndre Ezell in the end zone.

Smoke fumbled for a second time as the Indians, still trailing 17-7, crossed midfield with 5:34 to go in the third. The next play, Langham hauled in a one-handed catch for a 49-yard touchdown from Askew, as the Yellow Jackets went up, 24-7. “I love this group of guys. They’ve been great how they’ve represented

our community and our school. All the things we accomplished this year, I’ve very proud of them.” Perry said. “I need to do a better job. I felt like we were kind of playing behind the chains a little bit too much. That’s on me. They had a lot of weapons, it’s just turnovers and poor coaching on my part.”

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Hillcrest 50, BRHS 16

Wildcats lose early lead, fall to Patriots in playoffs

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The chant reverberated throughout Hillcrest High School’s student section, Adams’ Army, while the final seconds ticked off of the clock in a 40-16 victory over Benjamin Russell. “Round two. Round two. Round two. ...” The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead over the top-ranked Patriots in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs, but it wasn’t enough to keep them in the game. Benjamin Russell recovered a Hillcrest fumble to set up its first scoring drive to take a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Hillcrest tied things up, 6-6, but the Wildcats answered with another score to take back the lead, 13-6. The game was tied, 13-13, at the end of the first quarter, and from there, Hillcrest’s offense dominated and the defense held Benjamin Russell scoreless in the second half. “They came out playing in kind of a Wish Bone 2-type kind of offense, and really tried to control the clock and keep it away from us, and they were able to do that for a large part of the first half of the game,” Hillcrest coach Sam Adams said. “I am kind of disappointed with the amount of runs we allowed them to get, and they moved the chains on us pretty much the whole first half, but with that being said, I was proud of the way we kind of got into that mode, and that we didn’t allow any touchdowns in the second half. We kind of answered the bell on that, and offensively, we started off the game with a turnover and that was not very encouraging in the beginning, but then we followed up with a lot of touchdowns in a row.” Hillcrest senior quarterback Cole Frederick completed 19 of 25 passes for 286 yards and four touchdowns. Both Tab Beverly and DaQuayvion Alford finished with two touchdown receptions. Torin Mayhew

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Above, Benjamin Russell’s Percy Thompson watches the ball carrier during the first-round playoff game between Benjamin Russell and Hillcrest at Hillcrest High School on Friday in Tuscaloosa. Below, Benjamin Russell’s Colby Riddle (36) watches as Hillcrest’s Aundra Gee (83) slips by during the first-round playoff game between Benjamin Russell and Hillcrest at Hillcrest High School on Friday in Tuscaloosa.

finished with 95 yards receiving, including one touchdown, and also threw a touchdown pass to Beverly. Brian Robinson rushed for 66 yards on nine carries and one touchdown. “I thought offensively we did pretty good and carried out our game plan, and defensively we just gave up too many big plays, especially in the pass game,” Benjamin Russell coach Danny Horn said. “Against a team like that, they are going to score some points, but you’ve got to try to limit the big plays as much as you can and we didn’t do a good job of that.” NeColby Maxwell led Benjamin Russell’s offense

with 162 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 17 carries. Wildcats kicker Dylan Moncus made a 35-yard field goal in the second quarter. “We got off to a good start and got the fumble and scored, and (Hillcrest’s) touchdown right before half really hurt,” Horn said. “At halftime we were still in the game, and then we drove it down the first time we had it and missed a field goal.” Hillcrest (11-0) hosts Spanish Fort next week. The Toros advanced with a 23-22 victory over Carver Montgomery. Benjamin Russell’s season ended with an overall record of 3-8.

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Fyffe 56, Horseshoe Bend 7

Generals end season in first-round playoff loss to Fyffe By CATHY HIGGINS Sports Editor

For Horseshoe Bend, Friday night’s 56-7 loss to No. 1 seeded Fyffe in the first round of Class 2A playoffs was like watching lambs being led to the slaughter at Red Devil Stadium. For the Red Devils, the win translates to one more rung up the ladder in the hopeful climb to the state championship. The tone of the game was pretty much set in the first quarter when the Red Devils racked up three touchdowns while Horseshoe Bend remained scoreless. But the nail was in the coffin for the Generals after they ended the half with still no points on the board and Fyffe had scored not one, not two, but three more TDs. The writing was on the wall when the second half opened with the referees setting only 8 minutes on the clock for the last two quarters so as not to prolong the inevitable as the half opened with a 49-0 score. Fyffe senior running back Dilan Kilpatrick led the night for the Red Devils by rushing for 120 yards on 11 carries, three of which resulted in touchdowns. But he had plenty of help. Sophomore running back Payton Anderson rushed for 62 yards on five carries, with two ending in touchdowns for Fyffe. Horseshoe Bend senior running back Drew Hill scored the Generals’ only touchdown with 2:28 left in the in the fourth quarter from 19 yards rushing. He also led the night for Horseshoe Bend with 135 yards on 26 carries. But even with a kick for the PAT by Horseshoe Bend sophomore Jose Torres Cruz, the Generals just had no chance against Fyffe’s staggering eight touchdowns of the night. The Red Devils’ first score came in after Fyffe drove the ball to the 1-yard line in the first quarter, setting Kilpatrick up for the TD at 8:14 left on the clock. It was a theme that ran constant through the night with Horseshoe Bend turning the ball over and Fyffe always driving the ball down to the endzone. Like when drives set

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Above, Horseshoe Bend’s Drew Hill runs against Fyffe in the first quarter Friday night. Below, Horseshoe Bend’s Cade Worthy attempts a pass as Fyffe’s Daniel Martin defends in the first quarter.

Anderson up for Fyffe rushing scores from the 27 yardline with 5:26 left in the first quarter and then from a 44-yard rush with 1:32 left in the first. Kilpatrick scored twice in the second quarter, first from a 5-yard rush with 10:37 on the clock then rushing 25 yards with 2:42 left in the first half. The Red Devils scored once more in the second quarter and then a final time in the third. Fyffe junior Andrew Dunston made each PAT kick count to ever widen the gap for each score the Red Devils made throughout the night. Friday’s loss brings Horseshoe Bend’s season to 6-5 overall and 4-3 in the region. “All good things must come

to an end,” said Horseshoe Bend head coach Jason Franklin. “We played a heck of a football team tonight. They’re well coached and they’ve got some tremendous athletes. They expect to win those kind of games and for us, it’s been awhile since we’ve been here. “We really didn’t know what to expect,” Franklin added. “We were wide-eyed early on. But I’m proud of our guys in the season. Hats off to them. I love them. They mean the world to me.” Meanwhile, at 11-0 overall, Fyffe now moves on to the second round of playoffs next week when the Red Devils face either Cleveland or Red Bay.

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Sand Rock 20, Reeltown 18

Reeltown stumbles in playoff game against Sand Rock

By SHANNON FAGAN Cherokee Herald

SAND ROCK – Sand Rock senior tailback Bradon Carver’s 7-yard touchdown run with 8:40 remaining in the game proved to be the difference in a see-saw battle with Reeltown in the first round of the Class 2A state football playoffs on Friday. The Wildcats escaped with a 20-18 victory. Carver finished with 96 yards on 22 carries and the score for the Wildcats (9-2). Reeltown’s season ends at 6-5. Sand Rock took a 7-0 lead on the opening kickoff as Carson Carver dashed 80 yards for the score. Josh Sarratt’s extra point put Sand Rock in front 7-0 just 12 seconds into the game. Reeltown answered with a touchdown with 8:07 remaining in the opening quarter on Randy Woodyard’s 1-yard score. Trenton Thrash’s extra point was no good, keeping Sand Rock in front 7-6. Reeltown took the lead with 10:43 in the second on Jamon Matthews’s

27-yard touchdown pass to Eric Shaw. Makevon Hughley’s 2-point conversion run was no good, but Reeltown had its first lead of the game at 12-7. Sand Rock answered with Bradon Carver’s 8-yard touchdown toss to Carson Carver with 7:38 left in the first half. Sarratt’s extra point pushed the Wildcats back out in front 14-12. Reeltown answered again on another Matthews touchdown pass. This one went to Latrevien O’Neal for 3-yards. The 2-point try failed, but Rebels had the lead back at 18-14 with 20 seconds to go in the third quarter. Bradon Carver’s 7-yard touchdown run with 8:40 in the fourth was the only score in the final quarter, and the Wildcats held on for the win. Matthews was 12-of-16 for 148 yards and two touchdowns to lead Reeltown. The loss ends Reeltown’s season with an overall record of 6-5 and 5-2 in the region.

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Left, Reeltown’s Kyle Nelson tries to bring down Sand Rock’s William Carver Friday night. Reeltown lost 20-18. Below, Reeltown’s Mitchell Flurry looks to get around Sand Rock’s Brendan Daniell.

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Tallassee 29, Hale County 26

Tigers survive tight battle with Wildcats By William Carroll The Wetumpka Herald

It definitely wasn’t pretty at times, and at others it was downright ugly, but the Tallassee Tigers lived to fight another day in the AHSAA 4A playoffs Friday night as they edged out Hale County 29-26. The Tigers opened solidly with a six play 58 yard drive, which featured a 36 yard run by sophomore Eryn Cochran-Gill and a five yard touchdown plunge by Junior quarterback Casey Baynes putting the Tigers up 7-0 early. Hale County then produced a drive of their own, taking the ball from their own 40 and driving into Tallassee territory before stalling inside the Tallassee 20 yard line. After a turnover on downs by Hale County, both teams went three and out forcing punts. On their next drive, the Tigers took over at their own 32 yard line, three plays later Baynes hit Senior Logan Goodman for a 33 yard pass play, but while heading to the end zone, Goodman fumbled the ball across the goal line and Hale County recovered for a touchback. After stopping the Wildcats on three and out again, the Tigers went 54 yards in five plays to take a 14-0 lead. Hale County again drove into Tiger territory, but an interception by Cochran-Gill on an attempted screen pass gave Tallassee the ball at their own 32. Later the Wildcats would get the ball back after a Tallassee punt and proceed to drive the ball 79 yards in 12 plays. During the drive, a theme that would present itself again and again throughout the night, Wildcat junior running back Malik Ward would pick up some tough yards, including the nine yard touchdown run, which brought the score to 14-6 Tallassee. After the Wildcats scored, it took only one play for the Tigers to extend their lead when CochranGill sprinted through the defense for a 56 yard touchdown run and a 21-6 Tallassee lead that held until the halftime break. In the second half, Hale County asserted its muscle. On the opening drive of the half, the Wildcats went 67 yards in 10 plays, including five runs by Ward for a total of 37 yards, including an 11 yard touchdown run that brought the score to within 9 at 21-12. The Tigers then drove deep into Wildcats territory, but a 4th and 4

play from the Hale County 13 failed, giving the Wildcats the ball back deep in their own territory. Hale County then went on a bruising 17 play 87 yard drive, capped again by a Ward 20 yard touchdown run, which brought the game to within one point at 21-20 in favor of the Tigers. On the next drive the Tigers would fumble the ball in their own territory and the Wildcats would recover, driving the ball 45 yards in 6 plays for the go ahead touchdown and a 26-21 lead. Carmen Rodgers/ The Tallassee Tribune Things were Tallassee High School junior quarterback Casey Baynes weaves through the Wildcats defense Friday night as starting to look the Tigers held on to win 29-26. grim for the Tigers as they failed to convert on fourth down as time was running down in the fourth quarter. After Hale County took over at their own 46 yard line, they looked to get a first down to run out the clock but were forced to punt. At that point, the biggest play of the night was made by the Tigers when senior Jamarcus Miller picked up a bouncing ball and raced 65 yards for a punt return touchdown and the go ahead score at 29-26. Hale County attempted a drive late, but a Wildcat pass was intercepted by Cochran-Gill effectively sealing the game for the Tigers. Afterwards Tallassee Head Coach Mike Battles Jr. had praise for both teams. “Hats off to Hale County,” Battles said. “They go in down two touchdowns at half and they came back out and took it to us.” Battles said his team showed a lot of determination to come back and get the victory. “That is how this team has been all season,” he said. “They just find a way to win. At some point, all of the guys out on that field had to make a play for us to win.” The Tigers will next face off against St. James out of Montgomery, who crushed Satsuma 49-21 in their first round game Friday night. The teams will play in Montgomery next Friday at 7 p.m.