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NOVEMBER TBALL EDITION KLY HIGH SCHOOL FOO Holtville 0 ... Page 14 ALABAMA’S BIGGEST WEE e Scoreboard ... Page 8 Central Clay14,50, Banks 7 ... Page 18 28 ... Page 2 Hueytown 56, Ben Russell 14 ... Page 4 Saraland 48, Wetumpka e 8 ... Page 6 Dadeville 33, Selma Southsid
Statewid 16 ... Page 10 Tallassee 49, Selma 8 ... Page 12 Reeltown 49, Thorsby
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rushes the Reeltown’s Buck Thompson lag football while Thorsby defenders behind him Friday night.
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SEVERAL FOR CELEBRATING VETERANS DAY HoltvilleOPTIONS High School basketball coach arrested
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff By Writer Cliff Williams Staff Writer Friday will be filled with VetA Day virtual teacher at Elmore erans options in Wetumpka. County Edge program GardnerSchool’s Perdue is involved hasseveral been arrested with programsand andcharged opporwith school tunities for the employee communitydistribto uting obscene material tofirst a stuobserve the annual holiday dent. celebrated in Alabama. Elmoresaid County Sheriff Perdue organizers cel-Bill Franklin said Emmanuel Andre ebrate the holiday on Nov. 11 Wilson II, 32, of Montgomery turned himself into authorities Tuesday afternoon.
regardless of what else is going on.Wilson was the head basket“It’scoach on a Friday night,” Perball at Holtville High School wasare other things due said.and “There placed on we ad-always try to going on but ministrative do it on the actual Veterans Day. leave Jan. it13 We celebrate on that day even according to Elthough it falls on a Friday, that’s moreweCounty when do it.” Schools superPerdue said Veterans Day in intendent Rich-and finishes at Wetumpka starts ard Dennis. Trinity Episcopal Church. WILSON “We had a report,” Dennis said. “We had a preliminary
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“We have a lot of things going on across town,” investigation andPerdue handedsaid. it off “It the willappropriate start at the church about to authorities. He waswith alsothe placed on adminis8 a.m. Wetumpka Fire trative leave atladder that time.” Department’s truck. There Dennis said will be a 15 by school 30 flag officials on [U.S.] follow procedure Highwaythe 231.same That will be there when all dayadministrators unless they getreceive a call.” a report of said allegations against Perdue Cub Scout 50 will school staff and employees. place flags on military graves at “Once we hand it over, we Pineview Cemetery. know very little aboutPost what is A program at VFW 4572 going on,” Dennis said. “We cooperate with authorities if necessary.”
will start at 11 a.m. “They will an opening Franklin saidhave investigators prayer the Star Spangled with theand Elmore County Sheriff’s OfficePerdue have the alleged vicBanner,” said. “There tim’s Authorities will phone. be a speaker and a collectwreath edpresentation Wilson’s phone well. by theasWomen’s “You could seewill a conversaAuxiliary. There be lunch tion between the two,” Frankafterwards.” lin said. “Mr.start Wilson Programs backisupgoing at toTrinity contend someone hadatthe Episcopal Church 4 security code to his phone and p.m. with a Gallery of Honor. he was not There “That is responsible. military memorabilis other information we can’t disclose now but I don’t think it’s beneficial to Mr. Wilson.”
Chamber holds luncheon
welcoming members
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
By Cliff Williams In its 24th year, Camp Chandler YMCA held its Staff Writer annual Halloween Carnival to raise over $5,000 for their campThe scholarship fund.Chamber of Commerce held its Wetumpka The camp scholarship allowsnew YMCA Campand board annual luncheonfund to install officers Chandlermembers experiences to be open to all children for the first time in a while from Thursday. all walks of life, regardless of the ability to pay. The COVID-19 pandemic put a hamper on gath“We are so grateful for the overwhelming support erings but the chamber celebrated the successes of of our Halloween carnival,” Wetumpka YMCA and business in Wetumpka. Camp Chandler Executive Director Scot Patterson “We haven’t been able we to do said. “Because of our community, willthis be for ablethe to last couple years,” chairperson Clay McConnell said. make a difference in the lives of hundreds of children “Your attendance is an indication people want to get back this summer.” together and have these the opportunities More than 700 people attended YMCA Hal-to see each loween Carnival and took part in family activities CHAMBER, Page A3 offered such as a cake walk, carnivalSee games, dance party inflatable, silent auction, hayride, bonfire smores, haunted house, concessions, raptor exhibit, pumpkin playhouse, candy walk, costume contest and more. Thanks to the over 85 Halloween carnival volunteers and generous monetary and in-kind support from the community, children from diverse cultural, religious and economic backgrounds will leave Camp
ia,” Perdue said. “It will be on display until p.m. Thereonis a Wilson was 8released musical, ‘A Tribute to Veterans’ $6,000 bond 90 minutes afterthat turning in accordstarts himself at 6:30 p.m.” ing to the Elmore County are Jail Perdue said organizers website. happy to see the musical honorDennis saidreturn Wilson also ing Veterans to Wetumpka. coached at program,” Holt“It’s other a greatsports musical ville schools being Perdue said. including “The last one we thehad head track coach and assiswas in 2019. Because of tant football coach. COVID, it will be the first time Dennis said other would we have done it instaff a while.” fill in for the duties of Wilson at Holtville while he is on administrative leave.
Police continue investigation, man no longer suspected
FRONTIER DAYS Members of the Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce attend the chamber’s “A Taste of Our CLIFF WILLIAMS | THE HERALD Home Town” By Jake Arthur luncheon. Ft. Toulouse Ft. Jackson held its annual Alabama Frontier Days last week. There was an Indian village
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CLIFF WILLIAMS/ with stomp dancing, a music camp, blacksmithing, spinning, weaving and militia explaining the history THE HERALD Police are still investigating the of the area.
fatal shooting in the Wetumpka Walmart parking lot on Jan. 20. Police were dispatched to the parking lot around 10:45 p.m. for a “shots fired” call. Once there, they found Centell Winston, 42 of Tallassee, dead of a gunshot wound in the driver seat of his vehicle. According to Wetumpka police chief Greg Benton, this was not a random shooting. “This was not random, not a random act,” said Benton. “We believe the victim and the perpetrator knew each other.” This is the first homicide in Wetumpka in over three years. The last homicide in the city took place in 2018. “It’s not a good way to start out the new year,” said Benton. Benton didn’t want to speculate on the
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Holtville’s Futral Alabama principal of the year schoolwide assembly at Holtville the school culture from that of a shift in a positive direction. The High School. Elmore County Su- school struggling with low mo- school experienced a 62 percent The Alabama Association of perintendent Richard Dennis was rale, achievement and attendance decrease in discipline referrals, Secondary School Principals in attendance for the presentation. to a school that strives for excel- 50 percent decrease in chronic By CLIFF WILLIAMS 19th Circuit Court, sentenced The second trial was (AASSP) named Holtville High “Kyle Futral is an exceptionwith staff, absenteeism, 7 percent increase Staff Writer lence. By collaborating Shelton, a Wetumpka woman, paused for more than a year School principal Kyle Futral the al principal and is very proac- many of the school’s werean October in the graduation rate, 33 percent thisissues week after as prosecutors searched for 2022 Alabama High School Prin- tive and innovative in his Pamella think- Shelton identified and addressed. Futral’s increase in CCR rate and a 20 will serve 2019 trial ended in a mistrial a key witness —perShelton’s SUBMITTED | THEapproaches HERALD cipal of the Year. ing and to managing style ofand listening, cent guilty increase daughter. in ACT proficiency a life-sentenceleadership in prison for Shelton enwas found Camp Chandler heldPrincipal its annual Halloween Carnival and The HighYMCA School of his school,” Dennis said,the murder ofcouraging, supporting, instarted the lastinfive years. her step-grandin a organizing second trial that “A jury was empaneled raised theirpresented camp scholarship fund al- of Holtville High and challenging the staff and stuthe over Year$5,000 awardforwas to fund. AsThe principal child Rosalie Rawls. June 2021 and completed in in late June 2021, but the lows YMCAonCamp Chandler to all children See PRINCIPAL, A3 due Futral Friday, Jan.experiences 28 duringtoabe open School, Futral has transformed culture Judge Bill dents, Lewis,caused of the the school August of thistoyear. trial was put Page on hold from all walks of life, regardless of the ability to pay. Staff Report
Shelton sentenced to life in prion for murder, child abuse
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