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By Melissa Braun Sun Staff Writer Several inches of rain were pre- dicted to begin falling last night and into the early morning hours today in isolated areas during one of three rain events forecasted to plague the area during the week. Four to six inches are predicted for the Wiregrass area. The forecasted rain and possible severe weather is compounding with almost eight inches of rain received from last week’s storms and several reports of damage to cause officials to voice concerns about flooding throughout the area. “While we cannot ignore the risk for severe weather, our focus is neces- sarily on the excessive rainfall poten- tial,” said Coffee County Emergency Management Director John Tallas. According to CCEMA officials, a storm tomorrow could bring an addi- tional inch of rain with a third storm this weekend possibly adding an addi- tional four to eight inches though Tal- las noted the weekend storm remains too far away “to warrant a reliable prediction.” The rainfall, averaging a total pre- dicted four to eight inches in most areas throughout the county over the week, has caused officials to be con- cerned about urban flooding, accord- ing to CCEMA Deputy Director Larry Walker. The ground, Walker explained, remains saturated from last week’s series of storms that, as of Monday, left seven county roads closed. The additional rain is causing more runoff in the county’s streets, washing out roadways and flooding several small creeks. “Residents living in low-lying areas or flood-prone areas should exercise extreme caution and be pre- pared to evacuate on a moment’s notice,” said Tallas. Walker urged residents to make preparations to move valuables such as furniture, electronics and/or pho- tographs and memorabilia to higher areas if they live near small creeks that are prone to flooding. The Pea River that runs through Elba has not been a source of concern for flooding during the significant rain event at this time, Walker said, adding that in the Elba area the river remains under flood stage levels. Tuesday morning, the Pea River at Elba was at 16.81 feet. It was at its highest level Saturday during last week’s storms at 21.68 feet. Flood stage for the river’s Elba loca- tion is 30 feet. A series of storms that have caused flooding throughout surround- ing counties began Thursday. The storms, over a three-day time- frame, resulted in 12.9 inches of rain in Geneva, 7.5 inches in New Brockton, 7.3 inches in Newton, 7.8 inches in Daleville and 5.2 inches in Elba. VOLUME 27 • NUMBER 48 “Your locally owned, hometown newspaper” The Southeast See Low, Page 6A Unemployment rate low in Coffee County ONLiNE 7 days a wEEk www.sOUthEastsUN.cOM INSIDE: 1B Senior Citizen Prom is ‘rip roarin’ roundup’ See Inspires, Page 3A INSIDE: 1C EHS linksters ‘tee it up’ Boll Weevil Monument inspires visitors SUN Flood-weary area braces for more rain By kay kir kland Managing Editor Enterprise High School senior Erika Epding has become a queen for the second time in a month. Outgoing Miss Enterprise Brigitte Meyers passed on the crown to Epding Saturday night in the annual pageant sponsored by the Altrusa Club. Epding had been bestowed the title of Miss EHS in a pageant sponsored by the EHS cheerleading program exactly a month before. Pageant officials said Epding is the first student to win both titles in recent years and may be the first ever. The daughter of Debbie and Jeff Epding said she had dreamed of representing her school and hometown, and is proud to have the opportunity. She said she’s looking for- ward to a busy and fun year. “I’m so excited,” said the new queen after the pageant, where Jeslyn Jones, daughter of Ricky and Sherri Jones, was named first runner-up. Geor- gia Cassaday, daughter of Leigh Cassady and Joe Cassady Jr., was selected as second runner-up. Cierra Pilcher, daughter of Kelli and Johnny Pilcher was named third runner-up, and Caitlin Hines, daughter of Jimmy and Gaye Hines, was chosen fourth runner-up. Epding won the interview, written communication and evening gown competitions, and was named Miss Conge- niality. Jones won the portfolio and verbal aspects of the com- petition. Alexis Gilley, daughter of Greg and Donna Gilley, won the Junior Miss Enterprise title. She was crowned by outgoing Junior Miss Justine Snell. Crowned by outoing queen Chloe McClenney, MacKenzie Capehart was crowned Little Miss Enterprise. She is the daughter of Scott and Shannon Capehart. The new Enterprise city queens are, from left, Future Little Miss Madelyn Roberts, Junior Miss Alexis Gilley, Little Miss MacKenzie Capehart and Miss Enterprise Erika Epding. Epding wins second Enterprise crown See Crown, Page 6A A bridge on Coffee Springs Road is completely covered by water only miles away from Highway 52. See Flood, Page 3A By Melissa Braun Sun Staff Writer Despite rising unem- ployment rates throughout the state, Coffee County has been heralded as having the third lowest unemployment rate in Alabama. e county in Febru- ary had a 7-percent unem- ployment rate, up slightly from January’s 6.2-percent unemployment. Coffee County falls under Shelby County at 6.1 percent and Madison County at 6.2 percent. Lee County also has a 7-per- cent unemployment rate. e counties with the highest unemploy- ment rates include Wilcox County at 21.5 percent, Chambers County at 18.9 percent and Dallas County at 18.9 percent. Alabama’s rate rose to 8.4 percent from 7.8 in January. Frank ompson, executive director of the Enterprise Coffee Geneva Economic Development Corporation, said main- taining a low unemploy- ment rate during the current economy has taken years of conscious effort to develop industry through- out the area. Coffee County lead- ers, ompson explained, have worked many years to draw industry to the area by offering incentives and working to develop sites for new business. By carly Omenhiser Sun Staff Writer While many En- terprise residents get to see the famous Boll Weevil Monument on a daily basis, some may not know that it has an inspiring message that has influenced its visitors for decades. Julia and Richard Fowler, who saw the monu- ment for the first time over a year ago, were inspired by what the monument repre- sents and created “Project Boll Weevil,” which led to the creation of a new busi- ness venture for them. e Greenville, S.C., residents found the message of overcoming adversity to be especially inspiring on a business trip to Enterprise. e Fowlers, who are originally from England, visited about 18 months ago and made a trip down- town to see the Boll Weevil statue. “We get excited about going to small towns in America,” said Richard Fowler. “ey’re like some- thing out of a movie.” e Fowlers own Solutience, which is an information technology and systems integration provider that deals with the automotive industry. Due to the automobile industry’s recent plummet, the Fowlers decided to take their company online and sell their office space on Main Street in Greenville. After an office tenant decided that they, too, no longer needed the space, the Fowlers were faced with the decision to sell the property or begin the search for another tenant. Wednesday • April 1, 2009 INSIDE: 2A Police prepare for worst in gun training By kay kir kland Managing Editor The battle over bingo in Alabama is heating up on two fronts this week, in the Alabama Legislature and the state court sys- tem. As they determine the fate of bingo, they may also be determining whether a $300 million mega-entertainment complex will stay in Houston County. On an even broader scale, proponents of the “Sweet Home Ala- bama” bill say they may even be deciding the economic future of the state. Ronnie Gilley of Ronnie Gilley Enter- tainment said a bingo hall at Country Cross- ing is a small component of his overall com- plex with celebrity-themed restaurants and luxury hotels, but it is “imperative” to get the development off the ground. “If they close down the project, it’s going to close down 5,000 jobs and it will send the project somewhere else, and that would be a shame for this community and Alabama to lose it,” Gilley said Monday, lamenting the “politics” he believes are at play in the recent controversy. Gov. Bob Riley’s camp, however, con- tends that the state would be better off with- out gambling of any sort and is seeking a Supreme Court interpretation of what he considers the Alabama Constitution’s unclear definition of electronic bingo. Riley has filed an appeal asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a Lowndes County Circuit Court ruling requiring the Governor’s Task Force on Gambling to return 100 machines it confiscated last week at the White Hall gaming facility between Mont- gomery and Selma. Judge Mark Kennedy ruled March 28 that White Hall would be protected as long as it operates according to current law and pending the final outcome of any litigation regarding electronic bingo. Kennedy’s ruling questioned the judg- ment of the Task Force in using White Hall as a test case to take to the Supreme Court since more than 100 workers were displaced in a county hard-hit by economic woes. Battle over bingo heats up in legislature, courts See Bingo, Page 6A www.southeastsun.com More online @ Where’s the Boll Weevil? The Enterprise Boll Weevil Monument is missing again…just kid- ding! The Southeast Sun wishes everyone a happy holiday on this light-hearted day called April Fool’s Day. The holiday’s origin is still unknown to this day, but some believe it is a celebration of the change of seasons or the adoption of a new calendar year. For whatever reason you celebrate the holiday, The Sun hopes you have a happy April Fool’s Day. (Photo Illustration by Laura Fezie)
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By Melissa BraunSun Staff Writer
Several inches of rain were pre-dicted to begin falling last night and into the early morning hours today in isolated areas during one of three rain events forecasted to plague the area during the week. Four to six inches are predicted for the Wiregrass area.
The forecasted rain and possible severe weather is compounding with almost eight inches of rain received from last week’s storms and several reports of damage to cause officials to voice concerns about flooding throughout the area.
“While we cannot ignore the risk for severe weather, our focus is neces-sarily on the excessive rainfall poten-tial,” said Coffee County Emergency Management Director John Tallas.
According to CCEMA officials, a storm tomorrow could bring an addi-tional inch of rain with a third storm this weekend possibly adding an addi-tional four to eight inches though Tal-las noted the weekend storm remains too far away “to warrant a reliable prediction.”
The rainfall, averaging a total pre-dicted four to eight inches in most
areas throughout the county over the week, has caused officials to be con-cerned about urban flooding, accord-ing to CCEMA Deputy Director Larry Walker.
The ground, Walker explained, remains saturated from last week’s
series of storms that, as of Monday, left seven county roads closed.
The additional rain is causing more runoff in the county’s streets, washing out roadways and flooding several small creeks.
“Residents living in low-lying
areas or flood-prone areas should exercise extreme caution and be pre-pared to evacuate on a moment’s notice,” said Tallas.
Walker urged residents to make preparations to move valuables such as furniture, electronics and/or pho-tographs and memorabilia to higher areas if they live near small creeks that are prone to flooding.
The Pea River that runs through Elba has not been a source of concern for flooding during the significant rain event at this time, Walker said, adding that in the Elba area the river remains under flood stage levels.
Tuesday morning, the Pea River at Elba was at 16.81 feet.
It was at its highest level Saturday during last week’s storms at 21.68 feet. Flood stage for the river’s Elba loca-tion is 30 feet.
A series of storms that have caused flooding throughout surround-ing counties began Thursday.
The storms, over a three-day time-frame, resulted in 12.9 inches of rain in Geneva, 7.5 inches in New Brockton, 7.3 inches in Newton, 7.8 inches in Daleville and 5.2 inches in Elba.
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By kay kirklandManaging Editor
Enterprise High School senior Erika Epding has become a queen for the second time in a month.
Outgoing Miss Enterprise Brigitte Meyers passed on the crown to Epding Saturday night in the annual pageant sponsored by the Altrusa Club. Epding had been bestowed the title of Miss EHS in a pageant sponsored by the EHS cheerleading program exactly a month before.
Pageant officials said Epding is the first student to win both titles in recent years and may be the first ever.
The daughter of Debbie and Jeff Epding said she had dreamed of representing her school and hometown, and is proud to have the opportunity.
She said she’s looking for-ward to a busy and fun year.
“I’m so excited,” said the new queen after the pageant, where Jeslyn Jones, daughter of Ricky and Sherri Jones, was
named first runner-up. Geor-gia Cassaday, daughter of Leigh Cassady and Joe Cassady Jr., was selected as second runner-up. Cierra Pilcher, daughter of Kelli and Johnny Pilcher was named third runner-up, and Caitlin Hines, daughter of Jimmy and Gaye Hines, was chosen fourth runner-up.
Epding won the interview, written communication and evening gown competitions, and was named Miss Conge-niality.
Jones won the portfolio and verbal aspects of the com-petition.
Alexis Gilley, daughter of Greg and Donna Gilley, won the Junior Miss Enterprise title. She was crowned by outgoing Junior Miss Justine Snell.
Crowned by outoing queen Chloe McClenney, MacKenzie Capehart was crowned Little Miss Enterprise. She is the daughter of Scott and Shannon Capehart.The new Enterprise city queens are, from left, Future Little Miss Madelyn Roberts, Junior Miss
Alexis Gilley, Little Miss MacKenzie Capehart and Miss Enterprise Erika Epding.
Epding wins second Enterprise crown
See Crown, Page 6A
A bridge on Coffee Springs Road is completely covered by water only miles away from Highway 52.
See Flood, Page 3A
By Melissa BraunSun Staff Writer
Despite rising unem-ployment rates throughout the state, Coffee County has been heralded as having the third lowest unemployment rate in Alabama.
The county in Febru-ary had a 7-percent unem-ployment rate, up slightly from January’s 6.2-percent unemployment.
Coffee County falls under Shelby County at 6.1 percent and Madison County at 6.2 percent. Lee County also has a 7-per-cent unemployment rate.
The counties with the highest unemploy-ment rates include Wilcox County at 21.5 percent, Chambers County at 18.9 percent and Dallas County at 18.9 percent.
Alabama’s rate rose to 8.4 percent from 7.8 in January.
Frank Thompson, executive director of the Enterprise Coffee Geneva Economic Development Corporation, said main-taining a low unemploy-ment rate during the current economy has taken years of conscious effort to develop industry through-out the area.
Coffee County lead-ers, Thompson explained, have worked many years to draw industry to the area by offering incentives and working to develop sites for new business.
By carly OmenhiserSun Staff Writer
While many En-terprise residents get to see the famous Boll Weevil Monument on a daily basis, some may not know that it has an inspiring message that has influenced its visitors for decades.
Julia and Richard Fowler, who saw the monu-ment for the first time over a year ago, were inspired by what the monument repre-sents and created “Project Boll Weevil,” which led to the creation of a new busi-ness venture for them.
The Greenville, S.C., residents found the message of overcoming adversity to be especially inspiring on a business trip to Enterprise.
The Fowlers, who are originally from England, visited about 18 months ago and made a trip down-town to see the Boll Weevil statue.
“We get excited about going to small towns in America,” said Richard Fowler. “They’re like some-thing out of a movie.”
The Fowlers own Solutience, which is an information technology and systems integration provider that deals with the automotive industry.
Due to the automobile industry’s recent plummet, the Fowlers decided to take their company online and sell their office space on Main Street in Greenville.
After an office tenant decided that they, too, no longer needed the space, the Fowlers were faced with the decision to sell the property or begin the search for another tenant.
Wednesday • April 1, 2009
INSIDE: 2APolice prepare for worst in gun training
By kay kirklandManaging Editor
The battle over bingo in Alabama is heating up on two fronts this week, in the Alabama Legislature and the state court sys-tem.
As they determine the fate of bingo, they may also be determining whether a $300 million mega-entertainment complex will stay in Houston County. On an even broader scale, proponents of the “Sweet Home Ala-bama” bill say they may even be deciding the economic future of the state.
Ronnie Gilley of Ronnie Gilley Enter-tainment said a bingo hall at Country Cross-ing is a small component of his overall com-plex with celebrity-themed restaurants and luxury hotels, but it is “imperative” to get the development off the ground.
“If they close down the project, it’s going to close down 5,000 jobs and it will send the project somewhere else, and that would be a shame for this community and Alabama to lose it,” Gilley said Monday, lamenting the “politics” he believes are at play in the recent controversy.
Gov. Bob Riley’s camp, however, con-tends that the state would be better off with-out gambling of any sort and is seeking a Supreme Court interpretation of what he considers the Alabama Constitution’s unclear definition of electronic bingo.
Riley has filed an appeal asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a Lowndes County Circuit Court ruling requiring the Governor’s Task Force on Gambling to return 100 machines it confiscated last week at the White Hall gaming facility between Mont-gomery and Selma. Judge Mark Kennedy ruled March 28 that White Hall would be protected as long as it operates according to current law and pending the final outcome of any litigation regarding electronic bingo.
Kennedy’s ruling questioned the judg-ment of the Task Force in using White Hall as a test case to take to the Supreme Court since more than 100 workers were displaced in a county hard-hit by economic woes.
Battle over bingo heats up in legislature, courts
See Bingo, Page 6Awww.southeastsun.comMore online @
Where’s the Boll Weevil?The Enterprise Boll Weevil Monument is missing again…just kid-ding! The Southeast Sun wishes everyone a happy holiday on this light-hearted day called April Fool’s Day. The holiday’s origin is still unknown to this day, but some believe it is a celebration of the change of seasons or the adoption of a new calendar year. For whatever reason you celebrate the holiday, The Sun hopes you have a happy April Fool’s Day. (Photo Illustration by Laura Fezie)
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Sun BriefsMega Class Reunion set for July 11
Enterprise High School Classes of 1972 through 1976 are having a Mega Reunion, Saturday, July 11, at the Enterprise Country Club, featuring band Chevy Six.
For more information, email [email protected].
Community Wide Clean Up Day is
SaturdayThe Westside Neigh-
borhood Association is sponsoring a Community Wide Spring Clean Up Day, Saturday, April 4. City dumpsters will be avail-able at the Civic Center on Doster Street, in the park-ing area of Westside Park on Dogwood Drive and on a vacant lot on the corner of West Lee and Reed Streets. Clean up projects include cutting grass, trash pick up, shrubbery prun-ing, pulling weeds, plant-ing flowers and disposing of junk, with the exception of old tires. For more infor-mation, call 303-7596.
EOCC to recognize top students
Enterprise-Ozark Community College’s En-terprise Campus is having its 36th Annual Honors As-sembly at 10 a.m., Tuesday April 14, in the Lurleen Wallace Hall Student Cen-ter’s Multipurpose Room.
The public is invited to join students, parents, family members, faculty, and staff in honoring the college’s outstanding students for the 2008-2009 academic year.
For more informa-tion, call (334) 347-2623. There is no charge to attend.
FEAT postpones press conference
Due to the threat of severe weather hroughout the Wiregrass region, the Foundation for Education and Teaching (FEAT) post-poned yesterday’s press conference with Mike Schmitz in Enterprise.
It is rescheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 7 at the new Hillcrest Elemen-tary School.
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Police prepare for worst during gun trainingBy Melissa BraunSun Staff Writer
Students come running around the corner of a hallway into the foyer of a high school. They are screaming that a stu-dent has a gun and they need help.
Though the scene has become all too familiar in today’s society, it is just one of many the Enterprise Police Department was using recently to train its officers in handling high-stress, violent situations.
The training, an interactive computer system called the Fire-arms Training System, requires officers to use verbal commands and shooting accuracy to deflate a dangerous situation.
Enterprise police officers have trained using the system twice and officials say they can readily see the benefits of the training within their depart-ment.
Capt. Charlie Clark explained the program gives offi-cers the opportunity to react to specific situations like a school
shooting, a hostage situation or even a deadly domestic violence scenario.
Following their reactions, the scenario will replay, giving officers the chance to see their reactions and analyze what they could do differently to better
resolve the dangerous scenario.“In real life they (police
officers) don’t get to replay the situations or scenarios,” said Clark, adding training with the simulator helps to calm officers’ nerves when they are involved in dangerous situations in the real
world. The officers, Clark said, work
on judgment, verbal commands, communication with suspects and even shooting accuracy when using the program.
The program is designed to have officers also interact with
suspects when possible. For example, the officers can tell the suspect in the program to drop his weapon. The computer sys-tem will, in turn, react to the offi-cer’s command.
Reactions from the suspects vary from complying to com-mands or acting with a steady escalation of violence to which the officer must respond.
During interaction, officers must, in real-time, decide wheth-er a tazer or gun should be used.
Should the situation become violent, the program also gives officers the chance to view their shooting accuracy on moving targets.
Each Enterprise officer will spend two hours training with the system.
Training began Thursday and will end today.
“They find the program very helpful and also enjoy doing it,” Clark said.
The program was rented from the Alabama Municipal Insurance Corporation.
It was first used by the EPD in October 2008.
Photo by Laura Fezie
Investigators Robert MacDonald, left, and Chris Mason interact with a suspect who is suspected of armed robbery using FATS.
By Carly Omenhiser, Kay KirklandSun Staff Writer
Controversy concerning the deployment of Fort Rucker soldiers to Samson after the March 10 shootings came to the attention of the Coffee County Commission, and the commis-sioners agreed it was necessary to show their support.
At the March 23 meeting, after recommendation from Coffee County Sheriff Dave Sut-ton, Commission Chairman Jim Thompson made a motion that the commission write a letter of support to the Commanding General of Fort Rucker, James O. Barclay, commending the soldiers for their much needed assistance during the events fol-lowing the shootings in Sam-son.
The Fort Rucker soldiers were deployed to assist in traf-fic control, as the crime scene was spread across 22 miles of
Geneva County.An investigation into the
deployment is ongoing, as only the governor and president have the authority to deploy soldiers for civilian purposes.
A Commander’s Inqui-ry, directed by Gen. Martin Dempsey, Training and Doc-trine (TRADOC) commanding general, has been launched into why and how Fort Rucker sol-diers assisted Samson civilian authorities after Michael McLen-don murdered 10 people.
The inquiry is focusing on the purpose for sending military police to Samson, the author-ity for sending them and what duties they performed.
Coffee County Emergency Management Director John Tal-las has said he is hopeful that the formal inquiry will not threaten the future ability of Fort Rucker to provide resources in time of emergencies in the surrounding communities.
“It’s neighbors helping neighbors,” said Tallas.
In the past, Tallas said, the Fort Rucker commanding general has had the authority to commit resources outside of post for life safety matters. Tal-las said Enterprise and Coffee County has benefited many times from the expertise and equipment from Fort Rucker.
“The soldiers did nothing but give the civilian personnel some much-needed rest and a little bit of time to eat,” Sutton said. “They aided Samson and the surrounding area in one of the biggest tragedies in Alabama history.”
The investigation is expect-ed to be complete within the next of couple weeks.
In other commission news, commissioner Tom Grimsley made a motion that the com-mission contact state officials in order to request that the cur-rent hiring freeze be removed so
that the county may hire a full-time representative for Veteran Affairs.
The commission also accepted bids for a gas collec-tions system at the county land-fill.
The commission received bids from seven different com-panies with Envirotek placing the lowest bid of $968,678.
The commissioners agreed to table the bids for further review, and should award a bidder at the next commission meeting on April 13.
The commissioners all approved a motion to allow Sheriff Dave Sutton to apply for a grant under the Community Ori-ented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring and Recovery Program that would provide the funding for five additional officers.
The no local-match grant would supply funding for the officers for three years including salary and benefits.
If the grant is received the county will have to commit to keeping the officers for one more fiscal year after the grant period ends.
Thompson made a motion that the commissioners renew their contract with Advance Dis-posal waste collection services with the 5.61-percent increase that will be effective Oct. 1.
All commissioners approved with the exception of Bernest Brooks who abstained.
A motion was made to adopt a resolution to approve the contract between Sturgis Web Services and the Coffee County Revenue Commission that will allow taxpayers to make payments by Internet and also allowing the use of a credit card for payment.
Sturgis Web Services will assess any charges for the use of a credit card, and the county will not receive any of the additional fees.
Coffee County Commission supports military deployment in Samson
By Carly OmenhiserSun Staff Writer
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries is striv-ing to be a leader in the nation on the alternative fuel initiative to reduce the nation’s dependency on foreign oil.
“We have the opportunity to participate in a new market, which is alternative fuels,” said Glen Zorn, assistant commis-sioner of ADAI and director of the Center for Alternative Fuel, at the Enterprise Rotary Club luncheon meeting March 24. “We want to lead the initiative in the state of Alabama.”
In 2007, the ADAI Commis-sioner, Ron Sparks decided that information needed to be pulled together to assist consumers in finding alternative fuels, and help producers get into the business.
This led to the creation of the Center for Alternative Fuels, which has become a “one-stop-shop” for alternative fuel infor-mation.
Gov. Bob Riley signed House
Bill 123 on June 14, 2007, creating the center after it received over-whelming support in both the House and Senate, and is now known as Act 2007-452.
The act that created the cen-ter also has the center acting as a clearing-house for federal grants, protects Alabama consumers by setting quality standards for alter-native fuels sold in the state and it created the Alabama Alternative Fuel Research and Development Fund.
With 21 percent of Ala-bama’s population employed in the farming industry, Zorn said
that the government is working to build partnerships with Alabama companies, such as Alabama Power.
Some goals for the Center for Alternative fuels are to provide information to the public, estab-lish a clear definition for alterna-tive fuel, make sure that the fuel produced is meeting state and federal regulations and research and development.
Several Alabama schools, including Alabama State and Auburn University, are assisting in the research of alternative fuel sources.
“Major corporations are looking at Alabama for a place where they can build an ethanol plant,” said Zorn.
This would mean that local growers could be offered long-term contracts to provide crops for the alternative fuel produc-tion.
Alabama already produces a variety of products that could be turned into fuel, including corn, peanuts, soybeans and wood from the timber industry.
Other products like grass, cottonseed and chicken waste from the state’s billion bird indus-
try can also be used as a source for fuel production.
“This could be the biggest revolution for agriculture in this country since farms were mecha-nized,” Sparks has said.
In order to establish fund-ing for the ongoing project, the ADAI is working with United States Department of Agriculture to supply alternative fuel funding for rural communities.
For more information on the alternative fuel market, contact the Center for Alternative Fuels at (334) 240-7100 or by email at [email protected].
State department strives to be leader in alternative fuel initiative
Continued from Page 1AThe rainfall in Geneva
County caused the Choctaw-hatchee River, fed by the Pea River, to exceed the flood stage of 23 feet.
As of Tuesday’s gauge, the river was at 29.93 feet, causing moderate flooding throughout the county including flooding of some roads and low-lying areas.
The river is at moderate flood stage if levels reach 30 feet.
Several businesses, includ-ing Wiregrass Medical Center, sustained flood damage due to the river’s flooding conditions. The Geneva County Emergen-cy Management Agency has estimated damages to be in the possible millions of dollars.
During last week’s storms, the river’s highest level was 33.09 feet.
Major flood stage is 36 feet.
The National Weather Service has predicted the river will recede during the upcom-ing days.
Walker said the CCEMA remains concerned about the effects the southern flow of rainwater will have on the Choctawhatchee River in the upcoming days, however.
The area will remain under a Flash Flood Watch until Thursday.
Last week’s storms also spun off numerous sightings of funnel clouds, straight-line winds and tornados.
Enterprise Fire Depart-ment Chief Byron Herring lost a chicken house, on County Road 610, and had another suf-fer major damage from what is believed to be a small tornado that may have touched down
briefly Thursday morning.“It is hard to say what it
was. It could have been some straight line winds that pres-surized the house, but with the way the metal is twisted in the field it sure looks like there was some twisting,” Herring said.
Like many others in the area, including farmers who watched freshly planted fields wash away during the storm, Herring said it was an unexpected turn of events to
become a victim during the series of storms.
Tallas and Walker are urging area residents to take appropriate weather precau-tions by making preparations for possible flood situations and having an emergency plan in place in the event of severe weather.
Severe weather is not
expected during tomorrow’s storm, but could be possible.
Tallas said the local area has a 5-percent chance of severe weather from the storm.
Despite the percentage, Tallas urges residents to make sure their weather radios are “properly programmed and contain fresh batteries.”
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The Enterprise City Council is expected April 7 to approve the implementa-tion of a deferred prosecu-tion program for individuals who find themselves facing possible misdemeanor con-victions.
The program was devel-oped to provide options such as fines and rehabilita-tive programs for individu-als who have been charged with municipal crimes (mis-demeanors) in lieu of pros-ecution. It is currently used by the county’s circuit court system.
“The theory behind such legislation is that a criminal conviction imposing a fine or jail sentence may not be as beneficial to society as a pro-gram designed to rehabilitate
the accused in a manner that may avoid future offenses,” the prosecution ordinance states.
In order to be eligible for the program, an individual must not have caused serious injury to another individual while committing the crime.
The program is available only once for an individual for the “same or similar offense,” the ordinance states.
Should the crime involve drugs or alcohol, in order to participate in the program, the individual must attend a Level II alcohol or drug rehab program.
He or she must also plead guilty to any “companion traf-fic cases” that might coincide with a DUI arrest.
Individuals will not qualify for the program if they have been convicted of “any prior alcohol, drug or
domestic violence” crimes or “have been granted youthful offender status for any prior alcohol, drug or domestic violence arrest,” the ordi-nance states.
Admittance into the pro-gram will also be prohibited if an individual is deemed to serve a substantial threat “to the safety and well-being of the community.”
Individuals will only be admitted into the deferred prosecution program after receiving a recommendation from the municipal prosecu-tor and approval from the municipal judge.
If the council approves the implementation of the deferred prosecution pro-gram, provisions are also expected to be made to use some of the fees collected from the program to fund the Enterprise Police Depart-
ment’s e-ticket program.The system is a comput-
er program in which officers are able to obtain a driver’s information from the Nation-al Crime Information Center without having to have the information relayed from emergency dispatchers.
The infor mation obtained from the center will be used to automatically fill out an e-ticket for violators of traffic laws.
All drivers’ licenses have a bar code on the back that officers will be able to swipe using computers in their patrol vehicles to obtain information, explained Capt. Mike Lolley, public informa-tion officer for the EPD.
Instead of filling out tick-ets manually, officers will be able to push a button and download the citation, he said.
New deferred prosecution geared to help defendants, cityThe program allows
officers to issue warnings as well.
“It cuts the time in half for issuing tickets,” Lolley said, adding it will reduce the time a car is stopped for a traffic violation.
Using the programs, offi-cers will also be able to obtain driver information by using car tags. They will no longer have to depend on emergen-cy dispatchers to perform tag searches while also dispatch-ing officers to emergencies.
The e-ticket program will also be used to enter accident and incident offense reports, said EPD Chief T.D. Jones.
Sending reports to the state online is an unfunded mandate by the state, Jones explained.
In order for the program to run, each vehicle must have wireless capabilities,
said Lolley.Each of the new 14 patrol
vehicles purchased recent-ly, as well as several older patrol cars, currently have the e-ticket equipment with wire-less cards.
“There will be a contin-ued expense for air time,” he said, further explaining that wireless capability for each vehicle costs approximately $30 a vehicle per month.
Some money received from the deferred prosecu-tion will be used to fund the wireless service necessary for the e-ticket program.
The amount of money received from deferred pros-ecution fees will not be an earmarked amount because fees collected could vary monthly.
Equipment for the e-tick-et program was purchased by the department.
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With inspiration from the boll weevil on their mind, the Fowlers decided to diversify their business ventures and came up with the idea of opening a movie theatre on the property.
Fowler said that they had watched people walk up and down Main Street and began to wonder what other activities people could do besides eating at the local restaurants.
“With the economy not going so well, it just seemed to fit,” said Fowler.
The new West End Movies movie theatre is not your average movie theatre.
It screens classic movies, cartoons, documentaries and old newsreels as a different kind of entertainment for locals and tourists alike.
“We wanted to keep it rea-sonably priced, so we didn’t compete with the local movie theatre,” said Fowler. “And a lot of the movies we had watched back home in England were old Westerns and classics.”
Fowler said that out of hard times can come success, and added that they keep a sign say-ing “Project Boll Weevil” and a
photo of the statue at the busi-ness headquarters to remind them of that.
The monument shares an inspirational message that stems from the 1915 boll weevil epi-demic that destroyed 60 percent of the county’s cotton crops.
Farmers were on the brink of bankruptcy and the commu-nity was near total economic devastation when farmers turned to a crop that the boll weevil wouldn’t touch — peanuts.
The shift in agriculture led the community to thrive more than it ever did with the cotton crops.
Coffee County soon became one of the top peanut-producing counties in the nation.
In appreciation for the les-sons the boll weevil insect prob-lem had presented, Enterprise built the only monument in the world dedicated to a pest to remind citizens that even the most difficult circumstances can be overcome.
Fowler said that the busi-ness has been open a week, and it is steadily getting more cus-tomers.
“So far so good,” said Fowl-er.
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Last Friday, my office teamed with the Small Business Administration’s Alabama District Office to host a Small Business Survival Seminar. The seminar was designed to give small business owners useful information for making ends meet in a tough economy. It was a very successful event, with over 70 people attending the event at Troy University’s downtown Montgomery campus.
The seminar boasted participants representing businesses ranging from locally owned feed stores to area non-profits. Presenters included experts at the SBA and business leaders from across the state. Topics included an overview of government contracts, access to capital, marketing, credit repair, and legal strategies. My office plans to host another seminar in the Wiregrass in the near future.
Small businesses are job creators and they will be on the front lines getting us out of this recession. It has been my goal in Congress to protect small businesses and to help them through tough times and it was one of my highest priorities to obtain a seat on the Small
Business Committee. The seminar was one small way for my office to reach out to small businesses in the area.
Recognizing History in the Second District
On Monday, the President signed the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, a bill that I supported and voted for last week. In addition to protecting millions of acres of public lands for future generations, it also authorizes a feasibility study for establishing a National Heritage Area in the Chattahoochee Trace Corridor of Alabama and Georgia. I had previously
sponsored H.R. 867, which also authorized the study. In the past, the Chattahoochee Trace has received support from Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions, as well as Congressman Mike Rogers from the neighboring 3rd District and former Congressman Terry Everett.
The Chattahoochee Trace Corridor covers Barbour, Dale, Henry, and Houston counties in the Second District. Local leaders have worked for quite some time to get recognition for this region, and passing this bill is the first step in the process of showcasing a truly unique and special region to the rest of the country. National Heritage Areas are regions designated by Congress for having significant geographical, cultural, or historical significance. In contrast to National Parks, National Heritage Areas are not federally owned or managed, but remain maintained and controlled by local entities. Communities designated as a National Heritage Areas are eligible for federal funding to be used for promoting tourism and conservation.
At Home in the DistrictSince being sworn into
office, I have returned to the district from Washington nearly every weekend. Starting next week, however, I will have two full weeks at home during the April District Work Period. This is my time to meet with constituents, visit local businesses and schools, and speak to local Chambers of Commerce and Rotary Clubs.
It’s no secret that my favorite part of the job is being home and listening to the concerns of my constituents. Already, my office has hosted 12 Congress on Your Corners across the district, giving folks the opportunity to talk to me and my staff about the issues that concern you. I am currently finalizing my schedule for the district work period, and I will keep you informed about where you can meet me in the district.
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call our offices in Montgomery at (334) 277-9113, Dothan at (334) 794-9680, Opp at (334) 493-9253, or Ozark at (334) 445-4600. We are also on-line at www.bright.house.gov to assist you in any way we can. You can also visit my website to sign up for my e-newsletter. It is my great pleasure to serve you and the entire Second District of Alabama.
By Rep. Terry Spicer
The turmoil in the economy has everyone concerned about the future. We worry about our jobs, our retirement, and our children’s future. Those concerns have now spread to thousands of Alabama families who thought they did everything they needed to make sure they could send their children to college.
Recently, letters from State Treasurer Kay Ivey went to 48,000 families who have participated in the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) program, saying for the first time that the fund is in some difficulty. It also brought home something that came as a rude surprise to parents: there is no guarantee for this program.
Alabama is one of more than a dozen states to offer prepaid contracts for college tuition. The program was started in 1990 when the Legislature passed the Wallace-Folsom Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Plan. Four states have plans that are fully guaranteed by their state, and most of the other states authorize state lawmakers to cover contracts in the event of a loss. Alabama is one of three states that offers no government backing at all, because our state constitution prevents taking on such liability.
The way the program works is that parents or family members pay a specified amount in a lump sum or over a period of years that is supposed to be the value of tuition at a four-year institution. Back in 1990, the buy-in cost was around $5,100, and today it is up to $25,000.
Parents join the program as
a way to lock-in tuition at today’s rates. It is a way for families to make college payments starting when their children are young, so that when they finish high school the money for college is there. The state invests the money and uses the earnings to provide four years of tuition and fees at a state public university. At least, that is how it is supposed to work.
PACT investments have lost 46 percent of their value in just a year and a half, with a 20 percent drop during the recent stock market tumble. The trust fund has almost all of its assets in stocks, and was worth nearly $900 million in 2007. Now the fund has assets around $484 million, only half of what it needs to meet all its obligations.
The fund is administered by the state treasurer. While investors of every stripe have taken a beating during the current economic crisis, there are questions being raised about the strategies used. The Retirement Systems of Alabama, the pension fund for teachers and state employees, has lost 23 percent in that same time frame. A tough loss for sure, but nowhere near the catastrophic loss suffered by the PACT program.
There is little doubt that the PACT program is troubled. Ivey and the 10-member board of directors will meet March 24 to decide how to proceed. In the mean time, legislators will watch the situation closely and await Ivey’s recommendations.
The economic crisis has put so much of the immediate future into question. The last thing anyone would want to see is for the current difficulties rob the young of a better future.
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Story: Senator voices national concerns03/25/2009 07:53:27 PMThat sounds like good sense to me. I pray for our country.
Story: Senator voices national concerns03/25/2009 09:03:34 PMHe wants to restore faith in government, It seems as though thats what we started with and that didn’t pan out to well. We need to give up the faith idea, and learn when to throw down when we are not happy with something. If the only way for me to get a raise is for obama to take it and then mail it to me at the end of the year, I for one will take it!!!
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Readers speak out about Sweet Home Alabama bill
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Many readers have responded to a request by The Sun to share their views on the current bingo bill controversy. These and more will be posted on The Sun’s website at www.southeastsun.com. 03/26/2009 08:16:01 PMI certainly do support this Bill. Let the people decide once again on this issue. My goodness what a waste of time and money to rehash Bingo. Do we not have more pressing issues at hand!
03/27/2009 01:19:59 AMIt’s called being “open-minded” How about the big ol’ right wing state open their eyes and finally allow a change? Dare I say, something POSITIVE might come of this? And the people so concerned with gambling affecting their church sta-tuses, what about church raffles? It’s the same thing as gambling. So when these Bible Belt lovin’ southerners start talking about corruption...remember that raffle ticket ya bought last Sunday.
03/27/2009 08:25:57 AMThis bill will hurt people. Poor ignorant people will be spending their welfare checks in there instead of buying food for their kids. This is insane. VOTE NO!!!!
03/27/2009 04:14:41 PMmar,27 2009 i am a resident of fort payne ala i support the sweet home ala-bama bill,which call for a statewide vote to authorize electronic bingo in state.
03/27/2009 09:52:18 PMIs it better to have Alabamaian’s go out of State to play slot/bingo machines.Let the State continue to struggle to provide the residence with their needs. Educational, Health and Job’s just to name a few of the needs. The State has more to gain by allowing bingo machines and a lot to lose by not allowing them. I know, I worked in the casino industry for many years.
03/24/2009 09:38:10 PMi think they should go forward with the sweet home alabama bill, i dont know why there is such a hold up with the way the economy is right now. when it comes to generating revenue im all for it. ronnie gilley said a couple of nights ago on the news that if you dont do it in alabama, you’re going to do it in another state. so why not have that money going in our states pockets as opposed to another state. 03/25/2009 12:21:09 AM100% for it. 03/25/2009 07:19:37 AMyes i do support it , it will generate much needed revune for services we need. 03/25/2009 07:30:20 AMI support this voluntary tax measure. 03/25/2009 08:58:35 AMyes i support it.. Let the people vote. 03/25/2009 09:17:37 AMWe need this Alabama! We need the revenue it will drive to our state to better everything we do -- especially education. Can you name anything else that would do this much for our state?Vote Yes 03/25/2009 09:18:54 AMYes, it will help with taxes and no just from the citizens of Alabama but from visitors outside the state as well...and our schools need help... 03/25/2009 09:39:48 AMElectronic Bingo revenues will provide much needed funding to our school sys-tem. If we had better schools, companies would be more willing to relocate to Alabama and therfore pay taxes in Alabama. Seems Like a win win situation to me. 03/25/2009 09:40:47 AMyes 03/25/2009 09:43:02 AMWE need jobs and economic growth in Houston County. Give the people the right to vote. We voted our Governor, it is our right to vote for Bingo. 03/25/2009 09:44:56 AMIN FAVOR 03/25/2009 10:02:57 AMI am in favor of this! 03/25/2009 10:08:42 AMThe additional revenue would be great. We could keep the 1000’s of people traveling to Mississippi, spending their money in ALABAMA. Let move on! 03/25/2009 10:15:11 AMI oppose the bill and I oppose legalized gambling in the state. 03/25/2009 10:39:15 AMI support this. Freedom is having the chance to vote. I’m also in support of electronic bingo. It is already here so let’s figure out a way for the state to get some benefit. It sure needs it!!
03/25/2009 10:52:16 AMThis is a good bill for THE STATE OG ALABAMA I hope the bill passes and give the people a chance to vote of this inportant bill. 03/25/2009 11:04:40 AMI HIGHLY SUPPORT these bills, Sweet Home Alabama AND allowing the PEOPLE of Alabama to be able to vote on Electronic Bingo. It’ time to get with the times, and I’m sick of Alabama ALWAYS being near the bottom in most all areas in this great Nation. It’ time the people told our Governor that enough is enough and the corruption, threats, strongarming and personal gain agendas need to STOP!!! I support SB471 & HB676!!! LET THE PEOPLE VOTE!!!!! 03/25/2009 12:58:53 PMOf course I support this bill!!! This area of the wiregrass is in dire need of the jobs and the revenue. 03/25/2009 02:11:04 PMBecause a picture is worth a thousand words, thank you for the Milton McGregor/Ronnie Gilley photo on the front page. We know more about Gilley now than we have ever known before despite your paper’s favorable and exten-sive coverage of him everytime he speaks. The Alabama Baptist paper online has an excellent article(March 18,2009) that covers the gambling issues, not the personalities. 03/25/2009 02:13:34 PMNO 03/25/2009 02:48:18 PMyes, I support the Sweet Home Alabama Bill...we all should. 03/25/2009 02:56:48 PMYes 03/25/2009 03:11:16 PMI dont think anybody should comment on this amendment based on what is printed here because it is leaving MAJOR portions of it out! Nor would I vote on it based on this article.
Mar, 26 2009 Yes, I would support this.
Mar, 26 2009 I believe that as a United States citizen, we should all have the right to vote on this matter. Bingo and gambling will benefit the state of Alabama. All the states surrounding Alabama allow gambling and lotteries so why shouldn’t we? Look at Florida’s schools and roads, obviously gambling will benefit our state greatly. Church goers should chill out and come to reality with gambling and allow it in this great state of ALABAMA!
Mar, 25 2009 I wholly support this effort. We at least have the right to vote on this issue. I think it will help the economy out tremendously.
Mar, 25 2009 We already have Bingo in the State of Alabama and I see nothing wrong with Bingo..If I don’t want to play I just won’t go..I would vote yes
Mar, 25 2009 I am a resident of Valley Alabama. I work in Alabama. I support the Sweet home Alabama bill, which calls for a statewide vote to authorize electronic bingo in nine areas of the state, set up a statewide gaming commission, eliminate illegal tax electronic bingo sites and tax legal bingo sites?
Mar, 25 2009 i think they should pass this bill and more like it. like the lottery. i drive to florida to buy lottery tickets, and i know many ppl that spend lots of money at the casinos in mississippi. wouldn’t it be nice if it was our own schools that benifited from these taxes!!!!
Mar, 25 2009 I am in favor of the Sweet Home Alabama bill. thanks.
Mar, 25 2009 This bill is terrible for the state and probably violates a ton of anti-trust laws. The state should first have a vote to determine if electronic bingo by definition is legal, then vote on if they want to make it legal or illegal. A STATE VOTE...not by COUNTY. This bill deceives the citizens of Alabama about the true intentions of its authors. I THANK SEN HOLLEY for looking out for OUR best interests. The only reason a rational person would support this legislation is if the stood to gain financially from it, or have not read the bill in its entirety.
Mar, 25 2009 I highly agree with the bills.The State of Alabama is doing nothing to help these programs, Education and medicaid need the money. Our kids are at risk here if more money isn’t brought into the Education system and the medicaid system not to mention teachers losing jobs. It is time the people take a stand against corruption and being told what to do by politicians for personal gain. LET THE PEOPLE VOTE.
Mar, 25 2009 I dont think anybody should comment on this amendment based on what is printed here because it is leaving MAJOR portions of it out!
If this bill supports only the counties that are listed in the bill and not all of the counties in the state I would vote against it. I beleive that a lottery bill would be better for the state and bring in more income for schools and with the trouble that PACT is now struggling through I believe that the lottery would help support our childrens college edcuations much like Tennessee and Georgia.
An exciting agenda is planned for Covington Electric Cooperative’s 2009 Annual Membership Meeting to be held Thursday, April 9, at the Kiwanis Community Center south of Andalusia on County Road 56 (South Bypass). CEC members, their families and friends, are encouraged to attend. Some seating will be available, but feel free to bring your lawn chairs.
Registration will begin at 3 p.m.; entertainment starts around 5:30 p.m.; and the business session begins at 7 p.m. The Talley Trio, and local gospel group Fresh Anointing, will entertain during the meeting.
More than 30 attendance prizes will be given to lucky CEC members at this year’s meeting. The major prizes to be given away are: a 1997 Ford F150 truck; a flat screen TV; a Play Station, a DVD player; an electric grill with rotisserie; and $150 cash. Each CEC member who registers at the meeting will receive a free umbrella, tote bag and other useful gifts.
During a brief business session, a report on CEC operations will be presented, and two members will be elected to three-year terms on the board of trustees to represent Districts I and II. Nominees named by the nominating committee to be voted on for possible election to the board are:
• District I — Gary Harris and Richard Kimbro, both of Dozier.
• District II — Ken Nichols and Billy Locklier, both of Andalusia.
Harris and Nichols are incumbent trustees for Districts I and II respectively.
Harris attended Auburn University and served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.
He and his son, Michael, are the owners of Harris & Sons, Inc., a fourth-generation logging company located in Dozier. Harris is a certified professional logger with memberships in the Alabama Forestry Association, the Alabama Loggers Council and the Crenshaw County Treasure Forest Association. He and his brother were the first loggers in Alabama to receive the Logger of the Year award in 1988.
Harris is a member of the United Methodist Church of Dozier where he has served on the board of trustees for many years. He has also served on the Crenshaw County Industrial Board. He and his wife, Diane Merrill Harris, have two grown children and two grandchildren.
Richard “Ricky” Kimbro has been a farmer for 30 years and is employed with the U.S. Postal Service in Dozier.
He received a bachelor’s of science degree in business administration from Troy University in 1974. He served the Crenshaw County Farm Service Agency for 26 years and is a past president of the Crenshaw County Cattleman’s Association. Kimbro is married to the former Shelia Turner of Luverne and they have two children, Jennifer Kimbro of Atlanta and Turner Kimbro of Troy. The Kimbros are members of the
Dozier Baptist Church.Ken Nichols currently serves as secretary/treasurer
of the CEC board of trustees. He graduated from Troy University with a degree in business administration and has completed further education at the University of Alabama.
As a former school teacher, he has worked in both the Andalusia and Covington County school systems. Nichols holds a “Certified Director” certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and he represents CEC on the PowerSouth Energy Cooperative board of directors. He has supported industrial and economic development in the Covington County area for many years.
Nichols is a member of the First Baptist Church of Andalusia and is involved in several community organizations. He and his wife, Bobbie, reside in Andalusia and they have two children and two grandchildren.
Billy Locklier is a catastrophe insurance adjuster and also specializes in classic car restorations. He received an associate degree in auto body repair from MacArthur State Technical College. Locklier is past president of the Andalusia Classic and Street Rods, a former member of the Andalusia Lions Club, and he previously worked at CEC in the accounting department for 12 years.
Locklier’s wife, Mary, works at the Covington County Courthouse in the pardons and parole office. His son, Jason Locklier, is a former Marine who served his country in the Iraq War. Jason works as a Loss Prevention Manager for Rite Aid. His daughter, Lorie Locklier, is the manager of the optical department at Costco. Both children reside in the Birmingham area. The Lockliers attend Southside Baptist Church of Andalusia.
The Covington Electric Cooperative Annual Membership Meeting is a family oriented event. Mark your calendars now to attend the annual meeting on Thursday, April 9, at the Andalusia Kiwanis Community Center.
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We are now finishing the 16th month of the recession, which began in December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Not only is this a long recession, but it’s also a severe one, marked by painfully high levels of job losses, a sharply reduced credit flow and a drop in the value of many investments. Still, despite all the bad news, there are valid reasons to believe that brighter days lie ahead. But you don’t have to wait for things to turn around before taking steps to help your own financial future. Here are some actions to consider: • Don’t cut back on your 401(k). During difficult economic times, it’s hard for many people to assume their jobs are safe. But if you are fairly confident your employment situation is secure, continue investing in your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. The tax advantages of these types of plans – not to mention the employer’s match, if one is offered– make them ideal savings vehicles for retirement. Of course, your plan probably has taken a hit over the past year, but that’s the case for many investments. If you’ve chosen a good mix of investments, your plan should recover at some point. • Diversify, diversify, diver-sify. Generally speaking, it’s not a good idea to tie up more than 5 percent of your portfolio in a single investment. Spread your investment dollars among a wide range of stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit and other securities. For a rough idea on how well you’ve diversified, ask yourself: “If the value of a few of my stocks and bonds declined and didn’t recover, would it be extremely painful for me financially?” If the answer is “yes,” you probably need more diversification. Of course, diversification by itself cannot guarantee a profit or protect against loss, but it can give you more chances for success and reduce the effects of volatility on your portfolio. • Think long term. Your investments may have lost 30 percent to 40 percent of their value from October 2007 to the present – which may seem like a long time. Yet quality investments often need much longer periods to show significant growth. So while it can be painful to endure short-term losses, you need to develop the discipline to hold your investments for many years. • Don’t reach for high yields. When the stock market is down, many investors turn to bonds that offer high yields, reasoning that bonds are always safer than stocks. Don’t be fooled into this line of thinking; high-yield bonds mean high-risk bonds. If the issuer defaults, you could lose your principal. Stick with investment-grade bonds. • Look for opportunities. Instead of avoiding the financial markets, look for good investment opportunities. Because investment prices have fallen so much, your dollars can now buy more shares. Historically, buying shares at lower prices has often led to higher returns over the long term. If you’re receiving dividends, now is an especially good time to reinvest them. You probably can’t avoid all the negative effects of the recession. But by following the above suggestions, you can help avoid getting thrown off track on your journey toward your financial goals. Sam Kyser is an investment representative with Edward Jones in Enterprise. For questions or comments about investing, call Sam at 347-5552.
Stay Connected to Your Co-op Don’t miss the CEC Annual Membership Meeting on April 9
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Covington ElectricCooperative 2009 Annual
Membership Meeting
Andalusia KiwanisCommunity CenterRegistration — 3 p.m.
Entertainment — 5:30 p.m.Business Session — 7 p.m.In addition to six major prizes, about 30 other
gifts will be awarded. Registered Covington Electric Cooperative members will receive a free umbrella, tote bag, CFL light bulb and other useful gifts. Prizes will be awarded immediately following the business session. Members must be present to win the six major prizes. For complete rules and regulations, please see the March 2009 issue of Alabama Living magazine.
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This year’s grand prize is a 1997 Ford F150 King Cab truck with an automatic transmission to be given away to one lucky CEC member at the 2009 CEC Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 9. Other major prizes include a Flat-screen TV, a Play Station, a DVD Player, an Electric Grill and $150 Cash.
The Talley Trio, a nationally recognized gospel group, will entertain the crowd during this year’s meeting. Local gospel group, Fresh Anointing of Andalusia, will also entertain at the CEC Annual Meeting.
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Pictured, The Talley Trio, along with local gospel group Fresh Anointing will entertain at the CEC’s 2009 Annual Membership Meeting.
Continued from Page 1AThe Future Little Miss
crown was won by Madelyn Roberts, daughter of Wesley and Larisa Roberts. She was crowned by the outgoing Future Little Miss Madelyn Webb.
The pageants were con-ducted at Elba High School for the third year
Coordinator Karen Kelley said the Altrusa Club thanks the school officials for providing a good location for the pageant since Enterprise High School, including its auditorium, was destroyed by a tornado March 1, 2007.
Bad weather caused a delay in the Little Miss and Future Miss portion of the pageant from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. It was followed immediately by the Miss and Junior Miss pageants. A good turnout of family mem-bers and supporters attended the pageants to cheer on their favorite contestants.
Altrusa Club President-Elect Jackie Lay welcomed everyone to the pageants.
“Parents, we want to thank you for supporting your daugh-ters,” she said. “They are all beautiful and talented young ladies. They are all queens in their own right.”
Former Miss Enterprise Kimberly Henderson served as emcee of the Little Miss and Future Little Miss pageants. Former Miss Enteprise Ste-fanie Hicks and her husband Jeff Sanders, broadcasters with WAKA-TV Channel 8 in Mont-gomery, hosted the Miss and Junior Miss pageants.
In the Little Miss pag-eant, Miss Capehart’s court was completed by first runner-up Jamie Wehunt, daughter of Ronnie and Shannon Wehunt. Second runner-up was Grace Long, daughter of Tiffany Long and Mr. and Mrs. Danny Long. Named third runner-up was Kayla Jane Cann, daughter of Justin and Minnie Cann; and fourth runner-up was Elizabeth Rimas, daughter of Daniel and Rhonda Rimas.
Miss Wehunt won the pho-togenic award and Miss Cape-hart won the interview portion of the competition.
Along with Miss Roberts, the Future Little Miss Court was made up of first runner-up Ans-ley Gatlin, daughter of Jody and Kristi Gatlin, who also won the photogenic award; second run-ner-up Emma Jo Tice, daughter of Chuck and Dawn Tice; third runner-up was Jaiden Talbert, daughter of Jennifer Fullery; and fourth runner-up was Ter-ralyn Dunn, daughter of John and Brenda Dunn.
In addition to Miss Gilley, the Junior Miss court is made up of first runner-up Paige Sorm-rude, granddaughter of Bruce and Gwyn Taylor; and second runner-up Ali Powell, daughter of Pennie and Jeff Kelley and Joey and Lisa Powell.
Class queens were also cho-sen. Selected as the Ninth Grade queen was Hannah Smith, daughter of Nikki and Dennis Smith. The Eighth Grade queen was Payton Edberg, daughter of Wanda Cotter and Brian Edberg. The Seventh Grade Queen was
Kaley Capehart, daughter of Scott and Shannon Capehart.
Miss Gilley won the inter-view award and Brooklin Mock won the photogenic award. Miss Sormrude was named Miss
Congeniality.In a humourous interlude
in the schedule, the queen’s escorts competed for the title of Mr. Enterprise. Aaron Cur-rington won the title.
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Continued from Page 1AAttracting new business and
industry to the area has diversi-fied its economy.
“Diversity of economy has been key. We have a strong mix-ture of companies in the area,” he said.
It is the mixture that has allowed the unemployment rate to remain lower than that of sur-rounding counties, Thompson argued.
“Some areas depend on one type of industry, one type of employer,” he explained.
If the industry were forced to close its doors due to a flail-ing economy, the community would experience the possibility of mass unemployment in only a short amount of time.
Throughout the state, a majority of job losses have occurred in the construction, manufacturing, trade, transporta-tion and utilities sectors, accord-ing to the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations.
Like other areas, many com-panies throughout the county are being affected by the economy.
“No company is indepen-dent from the situation,” Thomp-son said.
It should be expected, he explained, that if a company sup-plies building equipment, for example, and the building trade is down, the company will feel the economic effects.
He reiterated, though, the county has diversified economy “weaved from the fabric of dif-
ferent industries, different job segments and different job skills that hopefully helps cushion the people of the area from an eco-nomic downturn.”
“We want to do everything we can so the impact on the area is as little as possible,” Thompson said.
Though there has been a growth in the county’s unem-ployment rate since January, Thompson said the economy in the area is strong.
“I think the reputation of the area has helped,” he said, adding the area is known for its school system, diversified economy and aggressive leadership who has historically and continues to work to bring industry in.
“We are also working, under
the governor’s initiative, with existing companies to see what we can do to help them now,” he said, adding industries are being interviewed throughout the state to identify their financial needs and ways in which the state might help during the economic recession.
ADIR Director Tom Surtees noted the state’s unemployment rate remains lower than those of surrounding states — Georgia is at 9.3 percent, Tennessee is at 9.1 percent, Mississippi is at 9.1 per-cent and Florida is at 9.4 percent.
The state has approximate-ly of 180,547 residents and an increase of 3,400 jobs since Janu-ary.
“I know that to someone who is unemployed, the fact that
our unemployment rate is lower than those of our neighboring states may not mean much, “ Sur-tees said. “However, the fact that our rate does continue to stay below the rates of other states in our region reflects the tremen-dous impact economic develop-ment has had in our state over the past several years. Without the significant number of busi-nesses and industries Alabama has successfully recruited, we would undoubtedly be in much worse shape than we are.”
Coffee County continues to recruit new industry despite an economic recession.
Approximately 131 new jobs were created in Enterprise fol-lowing the establishment of U.S. Aero Services in December in
the city’s Yancey Parker Indus-trial Park.
Economic developments within the city throughout the past year also include the announcement of the Camellia Commons retail development. An existing company in the city, ALFAB, also announced this year it received $51 million in new and extended contacts with the Naval Air Warfare Center in Lake Hurst, N.J., and the Defense Sup-ply Center in Pennsylvania for the creation of special aluminum landing mats to be used by mili-tary and federal entities.
“We have been blessed,” Thompson said. “Economic development has been and remains a long-term effort and goal.”
Continued from Page 1ARiley and the Task Force,
led by former Jefferson County District Attorney David Barber contend that a 2006 Alabama Supreme Court ruling makes any gaming machine that resembles a slot machine illegal in the state and they believe the court will continue to uphold the ruling.
Todd Stacey, the gover-nor’s press secretary, said Mon-day the ruling “was the catalyst for the governor’s formation in December 2008 of the Task Force, which launched the bat-tle over bingo that has united gaming operators in the state with Gilley and Victoryland President Milton McGregor.
“Having some definition of what the law really means made it abundantly clear that you’ve got people running a sham here in Alabama based on a tortured interpretation of
the law in order to take advan-tage of people, and the gover-nor decided to do something about it,” said Stacey.
Meanwhile, Senate Bill 471, is to be discussed, and perhaps voted upon today by a Senate Committee, as the House of Representatives version of the bill, HB676, awaits a third read-ing and vote on the floor.
If either bill makes it to a vote by both houses and is approved, the people of Ala-bama will be allowed to vote in 2010 on whether to tax, regulate and limit the electronic bingo operations already doing busi-ness in the state.
Gilley and McGregor contend that the legal gaming locations, where millions of dollars have been invested for construction, jobs have been created and taxes have been paid, and money donated to charitable organizations has
been good for Alabama, and that bingo locations that are regulated will continue to be a positive economic force for the state.
Gilley said the Sweet Home Alabama bill will “create a level playing field for the legal operations that are here,” but will not create a monopoly for only a few operators like him or McGregor. In response to comments by state Sen. Jimmy Holley last week, Gilley said the bill calls for an investment of $50 million in a location in order to prevent storefront bingo operations. The restric-tions, if left in place as the leg-islative committees adjust the bills, would reduce the number of bingo locations to those that currently meet the investment level and that are in counties that have enabling local legisla-tion in place. Currently, local governments must set their
own policies and regulation for bingo operation.
Gilley said the bill as it is would leave 10 electronic bingo locations and 11 locations that may only conduct paper bingo operations.
“This bill doesn’t prohib-it any county from passing a bingo amendment and going through local legislation,” to set up bingo regulations, Gil-ley said.
Gilley said 14 communi-ties in the state have voted to have bingo operations in their counties.
A recent poll conducted by Southeast Research Inc., indicates that 76 percent of the 200 people polled in District 31, state Sen. Jimmy Holley’s district, favor taxing, regulat-ing and limiting bingo. The poll indicated that 74 percent favored the right to vote on the issue.
Stacy said the governor believes that gambling, includ-ing electronic bingo, carries with it a high social cost, in crime and in the emotional financial impact on families.
“What he is concerned about is making people under-
stand what this is really about,” Stacy said. “It’s about allowing mega-casino developments and allowing adult entertainment to thrive in Alabama. Governor Riley doesn’t want that and he doesn’t believe the people of Alabama wants that.”
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Gov. Bob Riley on Monday declared a state of emergency for 11 counties due to severe weather over the past few days.
Numerous homes and
businesses have suffered dam-age and more severe weather is expected in the state later this week.
By declaring a state of emergency, the governor authorizes the Alabama Emer-
gency Management Agency to assist communities, make the appropriate assessments of damage and seek state and fed-eral assistance for the affected areas.
“We will offer any and all
assistance that is available to Alabamians who have suffered damage,” said Riley.
The affected counties are: Coffee, Dale, Baldwin, Clarke, Covington, Crenshaw, Elmore, Geneva, Houston, Henry, and
Washington.Alabama EMA Director
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By Carly OmenhiserSun Staff Writer
Counseling abused chil-dren, education, prosecution and lessening the court process are just some of the services that the Pike County Regional Child Advocacy and Family Resource Center accomplishes each day.
Scherryl Jefferson-Harrison is an assistant district attorney for the 12th District of Pike and Cof-fee County, as well as president of the board of directors for Child Advocacy.
Speaking to Rotarians last week, Harrison discussed the importance of having a child advocacy center readily available to the children of Coffee County.
Harrison said that child abuse transcends all demograph-ics and that the issue has become an “epidemic.” Education and prevention is the key to protect-ing children, she said.
Harrison set out to open a center in Pike County in 1989, which has now served over 635 abused children since it opened in 2004.
Harrison said that the cen-ter would not have been possible without the love and compassion from volunteers and donations.
The location of the center at Calvary Baptist Church was donated.
Troy University also provides volunteer services by donating time from professors and gradu-ate students from the psychology department who come in to work with the children.
“All the refurbishment has been donated by people who care,” said Harrison.
The center allows children who have been abused a com-fortable atmosphere to tell their story.
Harrison said that many times these children have to be interviewed many times by sev-eral different professionals.
The center allows the child to be interviewed by several professionals at once by use of a “two-way” window to reduce stress on the child.
“Children need a place where they feel comfortable, and feel loved, and help them through their traumatic experience,” said Harrison.
The center that currently serves five surrounding coun-ties works to reduce the num-ber of court appearances for a child, efficiently and successfully prosecutes child abuse cases, and provides counseling and follow-up services to victims and their families.
“We want to prevent the reoccurrence of abuse through education,” said Harrison. “We are providing a holistic approach to prevent, prosecute and end child abuse.”
Harrison said that the Pike County Regional Child Advocacy and Family Resource Center is possible because of the work of members of the community.
“We did it through commu-nity service,” said Harrison. “I have seen the love that people have for children by the volunteer work and donations.”
She added that when the center was being approved by the state that the state employees were amazed at what the center had accomplished without the aide of state grants.
Harrison said a center in Coffee County would make the care of children faced with abuse more accessible and beneficial.
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It was a “Rip Roarin’ Roundup” themed night, as senior citizens from the sur-rounding communities gathered for the
second annual Senior Citizen Prom.Senior Citizens from several Coffee County
senior citizen centers and different churches danced the night away on March 27 at the New Brockton Farm Center.
Annie Hendrix of the Coffee County Coop-erative Extension Office said that the turnout was greater this year than last year, with 228 to 250 guests.
Square dancers from the group Diamond Squares of Opp showed their dancing skills, and even gave a lesson to those wanting to learn.
Several sponsors, including the Coffee County 4-H clubs, made the evening a huge success.
“If it wasn’t for the entire extension staff and volunteers, none of this would have been possi-ble,” said Hendrix. “I was very pleased with it.”
The staff of the extension office and 4-H stu-dents from across the county worked diligently to decorate and prepare food for the prom.
“They have slaved and slaved today pre-paring the food,” said Hendrix, who was over-whelmed by the amount of support for the
event.Attendees Syble
Hall, Jean Everage and Marie Jones said that this was the first time they had been to the event, and added that they were having a great time and hope to come back next year.
The event also crowned a prom king and queen, and announced Donald and Betty Foley of New Hope as the prom king and queen.
Hendrix said the idea for the prom first came about when she was teaching a 4-H class that was brainstorming about an event for the community.
“It was around the time of prom, and all the girls were looking through prom magazines,” said Hendrix. “And then it just clicked, ‘let’s do a prom for the senior citizens!’”
The event was such a success that the 4-Hers put on the event for a second time with an even bigger response from the community.
Senior centers in attendance were Demas-cus, Elba, Enterprise, Ino, New Brockton, New Hope, Pine Level, Red Level and Zion Chapel, as well as several senior church groups.
The extension staff is already brainstorming ideas for next year’s senior citizen prom.
“I don’t think we have a choice not to do it next year,” said Hendrix.
Diamond Squares of Opp members Milan Marler twirls dancing partner Carolyn Easley during a square dancing performance at the Farm Center in New Brockton.Local senior citizens attend Senior Prom
At left, Diamond Squares of Opp members Maxine Rayborn dances with Marshall Brown.
Square dancers from Diamond Squares of Opp perform at the New Brockton Farm Center.
Betty Hicks dances with husband Ken Hicks from the Damascus Senior Center.
From left, Syble Hall, Jean Everage and Marie Jones from Pine Level enjoy the festive decorations for the western-themed Senior Prom.
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On the fourth anniversa-ry of Terri Schindler Schiavo’s death, a documentary about Terri has won the Jubilee Award Winner for Best Documentary at the 2009 San Antonio Inde-pendent Christian Film Festi-val.
The hour-long presen-tation is hosted by renowned author and speaker Joni Eareck-son Tada, a quadriplegic con-fined to a wheelchair for the past 40 years following a diving accident. Joni was personally interested in Terri Schiavo and efforts to save Terri’s life.
“I was there with the Schin-dler’s on the frontlines. I had to be, as a person with a disability, because so much was at stake,” Joni comments in the film. She says Terri was a disabled person, like tens of millions of other Americans. And, though Terri’s injuries were more mas-sive than most, she wasn’t any less a human being.
The Terri Schiavo Story “features interviews with Terri’s family and leading experts on both sides of the issue. The film motivates and equips Chris-tians to know the real story sur-
rounding Terri’s struggle.” A foundation established
in Terri’s name (www.terrisfight.org) tells about this eldest child of Robert and Mary Schindler. In 1986, she married Michael Schiavo. Then, in 1990, at age 26, “Terri suffered a mysteri-ous cardio-respiratory arrest for which no cause has ever been determined. She was diagnosed with hypoxic encephalopathy - neurological injury caused by lack of oxygen to the brain. Terri was placed on a ventilator, but was soon able to breathe on her own and maintain vital func-
tion.”In 1992, her husband filed
a medical malpractice suit against Terri’s doctors and a jury awarded over $2 million of which $780,000 was placed in a trust for her care. Reportedly, doctors said she could expect a normal life span, but would require extensive care. Disagree-ments with her parents over her care led to court proceedings that eventually resulted in his petitions to withdraw life sup-port. Michael Schiavo claimed Terri once said she would want him to do so.
The nation watched as events unfolded in the courts, the U.S. Congress (who voted unanimously that her case should be re-reviewed), and finally the vigil of her family and hundreds of onlookers in front of her hospice facility pray-ing for her survival. Millions of Christians around the world were also praying that her fam-ily would be permitted to care for their daughter.
“On March 31, 2005, Terri Schindler Schiavo died of marked dehydration follow-ing more than 13 days without nutrition or hydration under the order of Circuit Court Judge.... Terri was 41.”
“The life and tragic death of Terri Schiavo has raised many significant cultural questions,” say the film’s producers (Frank-lin Springs Family Media). For example, the documentary asked the stark question, “Do we believe in the sanctity of all human life, or do we believe in the sanctity of some human life?”
Life is precious because we are made “in the image of God” (Genesis 1:27). Even the weakest person has value and is worthy of life until their last breath.
Jan White is a wife, mother, and freelance writer who lives in Andalusia. Her email address is [email protected].
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Looking back on the life, death of Terri Schiavo
Jan WhiteSun Guest Columnist
Macedonia Baptist Church will be hosting a local Bible Bee Contest on Sept. 12. Interested contestants and their families may find out more information about the Bible Bee competition by visiting the Bible Bee website: www.biblebee.com. In order to learn more about the local competition and preparation activi-ties call, coordinator, Kandi Dalrymple, prior to online enroll-ment. Official enrollment for the Bible Bee runs through April 30. An associated enrollment fee of $20 is collected at this time to help cover T-shirt and administrative cost for the national competition.
The long term vision of the Bible Bee is to equip children and youth to be bold ambassadors for Jesus Christ for this gen-eration and beyond.
At this time the local planning committee is looking for con-testants, volunteers and sponsors to make this inaugural year for our local Bible Bee competition a success.
Macedonia Baptist Church to host Bible Bee Contest
Editor’s Note: The public is invited to the events published in the church calendar unless otherwise stated. Deadline is Friday at 5 p.m. for the next week’s paper.
center of hopeAbundant Life Fellowship
and Ground Zero Rescue Mis-sion have united together to offer the community a “Center of Hope.” The Center of Hope provides “guidance to resto-ration” by offering special-ized courses Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Center of Hope is a faith-based organization that helps indi-viduals make choices in their lives. Every Friday a “Hope for the Hopeless” service will be at Abundant Life Fellowship at 7 p.m..
Center of Hope is offered at no cost. It is a 90-day plan, which began March 16. Individ-uals may enter the program any time. For more information, call Abundant Life Fellowship at 347-4779 or Ground Zero Res-cue Mission at 393-1880.
love Dare experienceFirst Baptist Church will
be hosting an inspiring, fun and transformational marriage event for our community. The Love Dare experience is an outgrowth of the blockbuster movie “Fireproof.” Couples will have an opportunity to revital-ize their marriage with other couples. Free childcare and inspiring interactive teaching will create an atmosphere of growth for couples who want to see growth in their lives and marriages.
For more information, or to register, call First Baptist Church at 393-5683 or visit www.fbcenterprise.com
Salem/enterpriSe DiStrict laymen revival
The Salem/Enterprise District Laymen Revival will be April 1 - 3 at the Pleasant Shade Missionary Baptist Church. The services will begin at 7 p.m. The guest evangelist will be the Rev.
J.G. Chatmon, State Missionary. The church is located at 1891 Damascus Road, Enterprise. The Rev. C.A. Hammond Jr. is the pastor.
Dothan/eufaula DiStrict conference
The Dothan-Eufaula Dis-trict Conference is April 3 and 4, at Saint Peter African Methodist Episcopal Church in Headland.
The Rev. Joseph C. Spears Jr., and members of Saint Peter A.M.E. Church will serve as host church.
Friday morning all pastors of the district are asked to meet with the presiding elder at 8 a.m. The devotion and medita-tion begins at 9 a.m., with James Williams and Shelia Spears in charge. Workshops begin at 9:30 a.m. The Rev. Myers Hawkins, of the west Birmingham dis-trict, will deliver a noon power message. All clergy are asked to wear white robes and ladies are invited to wear white for the Holy Communion service, following Hawkins’ sermon. A mini health fair will also be pro-vided during the conference.
Friday evening is “Fam-ily and Friends” night. The pro-gram begins at 5:45 p.m., fol-lowed by a 6:30 worship service under the leadership of The Rev. C.A. Guice Sr. of Jones Chapel A.M.E. Church in Fairfield.
Members will convene at 9 a.m. Saturday morning with devotion and meditation by Melissa Mixon and Shirley Reeves. General workshops will continue on Saturday morning. The Rev. Rodney D. Smith, of Cherry Street A.M.E. Church, will deliver the noon message.
For more information, call Presiding Elder David E. Red-dick at 308-1400 or 347-8360.
paStor’S anniverSaryUnion Grove Missionary
Baptist Church will celebrate the Rev. and Mrs. R.C. Mulins’ 29th anniversary at 3 p.m. Sun-day, April 5. The guest speaker will be the Rev. C.A. Hammond, pastor of Pleasant Shade Mis-sionary Baptist Church.
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Morning Star Baptist Church of Enterprise, under the direction of Pastor Freder-ick L. Alvin, is having its sec-ond Auxiliary Revival at 7 p.m. April 8 through 10. Kenneth Townsend of Clio First Baptist Church is the guest pastor April 8 and Jackson Glover, pastor of St. Paul Baptist Church of Pinckard, is leading the April 9 service. Barry Causey, pastor of Springfield Baptist Church of New Brockton, is the guest preacher for the April 10 ser-vice.
free breakfaStSolid Rock United Pente-
costal Church International is having a free breakfast from 8:30 until 9:15 a.m. on the second and fourth Sundays of every month at the church fel-lowship hall. For more infor-mation, call 393-8411 or 393-6738.
military prayer groupA military prayer group
meets at 8 a.m. Thursdays at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Enterprise in the Asbury Room. Come and pray for soldiers and the country. For more information, call 347-9023.
Contemporary ServicesJohns Chapel A.M.E.
Church announces its early morning contemporary wor-ship service designed for ages 18-45. The worship time begins at 8:30 a.m. For more information, call the church at 393-2661. Childcare and trans-portation is provided.
muSically inclineD memberS neeDeDFirst Free Will Baptist
Church, under the direction of Pastor Byron Register, is seek-ing new members. Dress is casual. The church is also seek-ing members or prospective members who are musically inclined, from singing, direct-ing, or playing an instrument.
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engagements
Joseph Mixson and Mr. and Mrs. Laymon Tindol, all of New Brockton, announce the engagement of their daugh-ter, Hannah Leigh Mixson, to Christopher Hines, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hines of New Brockton and Mr. and Mrs. Irving Murphy of Enterprise.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Mixson of New Brockton and Willard Bryant and the late Christine Bryant of Elba.
She is a 2003 graduate of New Brockton High School and is attending Troy Univer-sity where she plans to gradu-ate in May with a bachelor’s degree in business administra-tion with a concentration in management.
She is currently employed with Troy University Dothan.
The future bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Max Rachel of Ariton and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ver-nie Hines of New Brockton.
He is a 2001 graduate of New Brockton High School and is attending Troy Univer-sity where he is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concen-tration in management.
He is currently employed with Honeywell Technolo-gies at Fort Rucker as a safety inspector.
The wedding is planned for 4 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at Damascus Baptist Church in Elba.
David and Adaline Wiedemann of Enterprise announce the engagement of their son, David Wayne Wie-demann, to Amy McGinnis, daughter of Don and Diane McGinnis, all of Corryton, Tenn.
The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of Union County High School.
She currently works at Regal Entertainment Group in Knoxville, Tenn., as a cus-tomer relations associate.
The future bridegroom is a 2002 graduate of Enter-prise High School. He has a bachelor’s degree in busi-ness management.
1st Lt. Wiedemann cur-rently serves for A Troop Reg-imental Fire Squadron/278th ACR in Maryville and with the Premobilization team in Lenior City, Tenn., Guard.
The wedding is planned for 1 p.m. May 30 at the Mountain Valley Wedding Chapel, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Mark Pridgen of Fair-born, Ohio, and Paula McGill of Wetumpka announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Michelle Pridgen, to Jake Nolan Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Derris Bell of Hope Hull.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pridgen of Hot Coffee, Miss., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wallace.
She is a 2001 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery and is currently employed with Wood Forest Bank in Prattville as a retail
banker. The future bridegroom is
the grandson of Carolyn Beak-bane and the late Milton L. Beakbane of New Brockton and Earl L. Patrick of Enter-prise and the late Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Bell of Level Plains.
He is a 2001 graduate of Enterprise High School and is currently employed with Colo-nial Bank in Montgomery as a graphic designer.
The wedding is planned for 3 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Emerald Mountain Club-house in Wetumpka.
Ronald and Susan Reyn-olds of Enterprise announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Jo, to Adrian Lee Moon, son of Albert and Mary Moon of Salisbury, N.C.
The bride-elect gradu-ated from Enterprise High School and received both a bachelor’s degree in journal-ism/public relations and a master’s degree in communi-cation from Auburn Univer-sity.
She is currently employed
as a communications instruc-tor at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, N.C.
The future bridegroom graduated from South Rowan High School in Salisbury and received a bachelor’s degree in natural resources from North Carolina State University.
He is currently employed with Walton Engineering in Burgaw, N.C., as an environ-mental scientist.
The wedding is planned for May 29 in Wilmington.
Mixson – Hines
McGinnis - Wiedemann
Pridgen - Bell Reynolds – Moon
Hannah Leigh Mixson, Christopher Hines
Amy McGinnis, David Wayne Wiedemann
Jennifer Michelle Pridgen, Jake Nolan Bell Melissa Jo Reynolds, Adrian Lee Moon
Special to the SunCivitan is a worldwide asso-
ciation of local community service clubs. The mission of Civitans is to build good citizenship by providing a volunteer organiza-tion of clubs dedicated to serving individual and community needs with emphasis on helping people with developmental disabilities.
The Enterprise Civitan Club meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at David’s Catfish House. Mem-bership is open to anyone 18 years of age or older and indi-viduals joining in the month of April will have their initiation fee waived.
Civitan was founded in Bir-mingham in 1917 by Courtney Shropshire, a prominent Birming-ham physician. There are approx-imately 28,000 Civitan members in 24 countries, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. The Enterprise Civitan Club was founded in 1982 and currently has 60 members.
Club members participate in fundraising activities by selling Claxton fruitcakes, cooking and selling Boston Butts, and spon-soring semi-annual rummage sales. Proceeds from the fundrais-ers are used to support Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity, the Wynnwood Assisted Living Facility, the Coffee County Train-ing Center, and cancer and diabe-tes research for children.
Members participate in the Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon and construct wheel-chair ramps for Coffee County residents. The club annually sponsors two local teens to a week-long Senior Leadership Forum held at Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas. A scholarship is presented each year to a deserv-ing Coffee County resident.
For more information about the Enterprise Civitan Club, call president Betty Calande at 347-6238.
April is Civitan Awareness Month
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Above, Roy Rhodes, far right, leads a family of Scouts, from left, grandsons Wesley, 14, and Davis, 16, and son Dave, who became an Eagle Scout in 1983. Below, Rhodes shares humorous stories from his years as a Boy Scout leader.
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Roy Rhodes said last Thursday night that 32 years as a Boy Scout leader has some-times meant hard work, wild adventures, close calls and even numerous bus breakdowns, but it has always involved love and care.
“I am in Scouting because I care,” said Rhodes, the hon-oree at the 2009 Golden Eagle Scout Dinner.
“By giving of myself I reap rewards far beyond what I give, rewards received from my grandchildren, your children and children not yet born of a better world,” Rhodes said to the family members, friends, fellow Scout leaders and com-munity leaders who support the Boy Scouts of America pro-gram in Enterprise and Coffee County.
Rhodes said his volun-teer work brings no monetary rewards.
“My wages are the smiles and laughter, seeing boys and adults’ self-confidence grow as they grow in Scouting, the look on their face when they achieve more than they thought they could,” he said. “
Jim Crawford welcomed everyone to the Golden Eagle dinner in the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church, which sponsors Rho-des’ Troop 99.
Crawford told the audi-ence that Rhodes was a deserv-ing honoree at the Golden Eagle dinner because he is “a man who has worked to help make our community what it is today.”
Fred Livaudais remem-bered Rhodes’ mentorship when he was a young man volunteering as a Cub Scout leader. He said Rhodes’ great-est contribution may be the development of adult Scout leaders and the young men who have come through the Boy Scout program during the past 32 years.
Many youngsters have grown to be productive mem-bers of society because of Rho-des’ efforts to instill in them moral character, responsibility, respect and a good work ethic.
“Roy’s love for Scouting is only dwarfed by his love of the boys in the program,” Livau-dais said.
Livaudais said Rhodes has helped develop dozens of Eagle Scouts.
“Many of those Eagles count Roy Rhodes as their mentor,” he said.
He said Rhodes truly lives by the Boy Scout oath: “On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times, to keep myself physical-ly strong, mentally awake and morally straight.”
Crawford agreed that Rhodes leaves “a wonderful legacy” by touching the lives of “an enormous number of young men ... Scouts and sons of Scouts.”
Crawford also recognized Rhodes’ wife, Alice, who “has been right there beside Roy.”
As a teacher, Mrs. Rhodes has touched youth through the
years.“We ought to honor them
as a couple for all that they have done for Enterprise,”
Rhodes, though born in Eufaula, grew up in Enterprise and became involved in Scout-ing because he wanted his sons to join Cub Scouts.
He soon became a Den leader and a Cubmaster and an assistant Scoutmaster. Since then, he has held almost every position as an adult leader.
Rhodes entertained the audience with his recollections of such events as the Wood-lore program, and adventures like traveling all the way across Texas on a bus with 40 boys, and sleeping in a trail shelter with 20 boys during a storm.
The audience chuckled as Rhodes spoke of Scouts learning to cook and pushing broken-down buses out of the road.
“Seriously, I am a leader because I wanted the chance for my sons to make it in a world of apathy and indiffer-ence,” said Rhodes, whose community service activities expand beyond Boy Scouts to church and civic organizations and many other endeavors.
“I’m a leader because I want the world for my grand-children and for your children, a world they can share and shape, a world of love and laughter, where they can show empathy and compassion,” he said. “I also want them to acutely see the work and the world of man and know the worth of labor. I want to guide them to know their own worth and to get a better understand-ing of themselves.”
Rhodes said he has enjoyed the years he has worked with the Scouts of the Enterprise community.
Among the Eagle Scouts to emerge from Troop 99 are Rhodes’ two sons, Roy III and Dave. Two of Rhodes’ eight grandchildren are also Eagle Scouts.
The dinner was an oppor-tunity for community mem-bers to come together to sup-port Boy Scouts of America, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year.
Michael Bogedain of Troop 99 said the Alabama-Florida Council of Scouts
was formed in 1925 and was rechartered in 1935.
Sponsors for the dinner were Citizens Bank, Al Pat-terson, Ron Jones, Whit Arm-strong, Eddie Kelley of Kel-ley Foods and Harrell Milling Company.
Table hosts for the eve-
ning were Whit Armstrong, Page Dionne, Al Patterson, Ron Jones, Chuck Quisenber-ry, Aaron Roscoe, Fred Livau-dais, David Martin and Steve Rutland.
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trENtON WadE rOyaLTrenton Wade Royal, son
of Dakota and Stacey Royal of Enterprise, celebrated his first birthday Jan. 31.
Grandparents are Mat-thew and Linda Martin of Enterprise, Maw Maw Lynn of Dothan and Kenneth Royal of Daleville
He has one sister, Abby, 6.
More than 150,000 troops are serving overseas and are away from their families. “Cell Phones for Soldiers” and Justin Toomey, as a part of his Eagle Scout Project from Troop 77 in Enterprise are calling on all Americans to support these brave men and women by donating unused cell phones, “Cell Phones for Soldiers” hopes to collect over 50,000 cell phones to help keep troops connected with their families.
“Spring is a time of school breaks which usually means time to spend with the family” says Toomey, local organizer for “Cell Phones for Soldiers.” This would be a great way for the res-idents of the Wiregrass to make a difference in our service men and women’s lives. They can make a small sacrifice of sup-port by donating their unused cell phones which will provide families with a much‑needed connection to their loved ones overseas”
Local residents can support the collection drive by donating their phones at Lowe’s Home Improvement Store of Enter-prise. Several neighborhoods will have fliers distributed with instructions for phone pickup in their neighborhoods. You may also drop off your phone on Saturday, April 4, from 7:45 a.m. to noon.
“I’m proud to show my support for U.S. soldiers, and to contribute to a worthy cause like “Cell Phones for Soldiers,” says Toomey, “I hope the efforts of this project helps to bring some joy into the lives of the families of soldiers. They do so much to help us and I hope this shows, in a small way, just how much we appreciate their sacri-fices and efforts.”
Scouts collecting cell phones for soldiers
Special to the SunU. S. Sen. Richard Shelby
(R-Ala.) recently applauded Cof-fee and Dale County students who were nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
“Furthering one’s educa-tion at one of our nation’s ser-vice academies is remarkable,” said Shelby. “These students have shown exemplary performance in the classroom and in their extra-curricular activities. The selec-tion process for the academies is extremely competitive, and I am pleased to be able to nominate students from the Wiregrass to the U.S. Air Force Academy.”
Service academy nominees must be residents of Alabama and must complete the required ACT and SAT exams. Applicants are also required to provide letters of recommendation, their school transcript, a completed medical examination and the required application form.
The following Wiregrass stu-dents have been nominated:
Andre Chun, son of Dexter and Karin Chun of Enterprise, and a student at Enterprise High School, was nominated to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Margaret Walsh, daughter of David and Tracy Walsh of Ari-ton, and a student at Ariton High School, was nominated to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Although Shelby nominated these students, the academy to which they were nominated will make the final selection.
Shelby announces area nominees to academy
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LegaL NoticesPUBLIC AUCTION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH S 32 CHAPT 13 CODE OF ALABAMA 1975. THE FOLLOWING VEHI-CLES WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON MAY 1, 2009 AT 8:00 AM.2007 NISSAN VERSA3N1BC13E17L443108SOUTHERN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES,LLC1856 JOE BRUER ROADDALEVILLE, AL 363224/1, 4/8, 4/15 2009
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSSeparate sealed bids will be received by The City of Enterprise, Alabama at Engineering Depart-ment, City Hall, 501 South Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama, 36330 until 1:30 pm CST and opened at 2:00 pm CST, April 21, 2009 for DISASTER DEBRIS REMOVAL, DISPOSAL, AND REDUCTION CONTRACT at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.A cashier’s check or bid bond pay-able to The City of Enterprise in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the amount of the bid, but in no event more that $10,000, must accompany the bidder’s pro-posal. Performance and Payment Bonds and evidence of insurance required in the bid documents will be required at the signing of the Contract.Documents and specifi-cations may be examined at the Engineering Office at the Enter-prise City Hall, 501 Main Street, Enterprise, Alabama 36330.Bids must be submitted on proposal forms furnished by the Owner or copies thereof. All bidders bid-ding in amounts exceeding that established by the State Licens-ing Board for General Contrac-tors must be licensed under the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 8, Code of Alabama, 1975, and must show evidence of license before bidding or bid will not be received or considered by the Owner; the bidder shall show such evidence by clearly displaying his or her cur-rent license number on the outside of the sealed envelope in which the proposal is delivered. The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technical errors if, in the Owner’s judgment, the best interests of the owner will thereby be promoted.Nonresidential bidders must accompany any written bid docu-ments with a written opinion of an attorney at law licensed to practice law in such nonresident bidder’s state of domicile, as to the prefer-ences, if any or none, granted by the law of that state to its own business entities whose principal places of business are in that state in the letting of any or all public contracts.4/1, 4/8, 2009
FORM OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR COMPLETION
In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Four-dom Construction, LLC.Contrac-tor, has completed the Contract for Construction of Windham Play Shelter for the Daleville City Board of Education at Windham Elementary School for the State of Alabama and the City of Daleville, Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Con-tract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Good-wyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc.Fourdom Construction, LLCP.O. Box 1343Dothan, AL 363024/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22 2009
PROBATE COURT OF COFFEE COUNTY, STATE OF ALABAMA
ENTERPRISE DIVISIONIN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF: RAMA MAXWELL ELLIS, JR.
CASE NO: PR 2009-051NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTLetters of Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to AUDREN ELLIS, Personal Repre-sentative, on the 25th day of March, 2009, by the Honorable WILLIAM O. GAMMILL, Probate Judge for Coffee County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Done this
the 25th day of March, 2009.William O. GammillProbate Judge4/1, 4/8, 4/15 2009
IN THE JUVENILE COURT FOR COFFEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Enterprise DivisionIn the Matter of: DAPHNA GRAYa minor child. DOB 03/14/2001
Case No: JU-2007-31.03NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CON-CERN: Notice is hereby given that the Coffee County Department of Human Resources has filed a Peti-tion to Terminate Parental Rights in the Juvenile Court of Coffee Coun-ty, Enterprise Division, Alabama, in regards to the above named minor child. If you should have any reason why this Petition to Terminate Parental Rights should not be granted in this matter, you are required to contract the said Court immediately.DONE this the 16 day of March, 2009.James “Mickey” CountsClerk, Coffee County, Alabama3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15 2009
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR COFFEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
ENTERPRISE DIVISIONIn The Matter Of The Estate Of Louise W. Pittman, Deceased.
CASE No: PR 2009-053NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTLetters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to William R. Pittman and Anita P. Crutchfield, Co-Personal Rep-resentatives, on the 16th day of March, 2009 by the HONORABLE WILLIAM O. GAMMILL, Probate Judge for Coffee County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all per-sons having claims against said estate are hereby required to pres-ent the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. DONE this the 16th day of March, 2009.WILLIAM O. GAMMILLProbate Judge3/25, 4/1, 4/8 2009
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF COFFEE COUNTY, ALABAMAIN RE: ESTATE OF HOMER TODD ,
JR., DECEASED.PROBATE COURT NO.- PR 2009-021
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 16th day of March, 2009, by the Hon. Wil-liam O. Gammill, Judge of Pro-bate of Coffee County, notice is hereby given that all persons hav-ing claims against said estate are hereby required to present same within time allowed by law or same will be barred.Howard Elmer YonallyJennie Lee MorganWilliam O. GammillProbate Judge3/25, 4/1, 4/8 2009
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF COFFEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
ENTERPRISE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: BETTY LOUISE ROBERTS,
DECEASED. CASE NO: PR-2009-035
NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMSLetters Testamentary on the Estate of BETTY LOUISE ROBERTS, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 16th day of March, 2009, by the Honorable William O. Gammill, Judge of the Probate Court of Coffee County, Alabama, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate that they are hereby required to present the same with-in the time allowed by law or such claims will be barred.MARION ANN HATAWAYPersonal Representative3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 2009
NOTICE OF PUBLIC NUISANCENotice is hereby given to Tom McCarty C/O Lerna Cambell, whose whereabouts are unknown, that a determination has been made that your property located at Merritt Street, Parcel Number 16-05-15-3-002-009.000, is in vio-lation of The City of Enterprise Code of Ordinance No. 11-05-91 and constitutes a public nuisance. Notice is hereby given that the violations must be corrected by 4/20/2009 or the city of Enterprise will take action to remedy the nui-sance, including, but not limited to, demolishing the subject prop-erty. If it is necessary for the City to take remedial action, you shall be
responsible for all costs associated with such action.3/25, 4/1, 4/8
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Roland Rathel and Mary Rathel, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registra-tion Systems, Inc., solely as nomi-nee for Taylor, Bean and Mortgage Corp., on the 20th day of Decem-ber, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Pro-bate of Coffee County, Alabama, in Book 109A, Page 583; said mort-gage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., the undersigned Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the high-est bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Elba, Coffee County, Alabama, on April 7, 2009, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Coffee County, Alabama, to-wit:Lot Number 18, Block “B” of Mor-row Subdivision in the City of Elba, according to plot of same recorded in the Office of Probate Judge, Elba, Alabama, in Misc. Book No. 7 at page 323, and further described as follows: Commencing at the inter-section of Sunset Boulevard and the Northeast corner of said lot No. 18, and running thence West 200 feet; thence South 100 feet; thence East 200 feet to Sunset Boulevard;
thence North along Sunset Bou-levard 100 feet to point of begin-ning. Said lot lying and being in the Southwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 of Section 5, Township 3 North, Range 20 East, Coffee County, Ala-bama.THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEP-TIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CON-TAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITH-OUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERE-TO.This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.The Mort-gagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation; contact Colleen McCullough at the phone number shown below prior to attendance at sale.Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation, Mortgagee/Trans-fereeColleen McCulloughSIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.P. O. Box 55727Birmingham, AL 35255-5727Attorney for Mortgagee/
Transferee(205) 930-5327www.sirote.com/foreclosures 3/18, 3/25, 4/1 2009
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Henry Gray Caton and Helen Caton, as husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Reg-istration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Renasant Bank, on the 11th day of September, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Coffee County, Alabama, in Book 107A, Page 375; said mortgage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to CitiMortgage, Inc., the undersigned CitiMortgage, Inc., as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the high-est bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Elba, Coffee County, Alabama, on April 14, 2009, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Coffee County, Alabama, to-wit:Lot No. 2 and Lot No.3 of the Flournoy Subdivision of Elba, Alabama, according to the plat of same, recorded in Coffee County Probate Office in Plat Book 1, Page 56 and Misc. Book 9, Page 141.Less And Except: A strip of land of an even width of 15 feet off the North margin of Lot No.3 being hereto-fore conveyed to L. B. Murphree by Warranty Deed dated May 30, 1973, recorded at Deed Book 63A, Page 62 and being more partic-
ularly described as follows: The North 15 feet of Lot No.3 according to the plat of Flournoy Subdivision of Elba, Alabama, which plat is recorded in Misc. Book 9, Page 141, in the Probate Office at Elba, Ala-bama, described as follows: Begin-ning at a point on the West margin of the Troy-Elba paved highway 285 feet Northward along said highway margin from the North-east corner of the West Troy Road Subdivision of Elba, Alabama (a plat of West Troy Road Subdivision appears of record in the Probate Office at Elba, Alabama, in Misc. Book 7, Page 178); thence running North along the West margin of the Troy-Elba paved highway a dis-tance of 15 feet to the Northeast corner of said Lot No.3, and the Southeast corner of the L. B. Mur-phree home lot thence running in a Westerly direction along the South line of the L. B. Murphree home lot a distance of 210 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot No.3; thence running in a South-erly direction along the West line of said Lot No.3 a distance of 15 feet to a point; and thence running in an Easterly direction a distance of 210 feet to the Point Of Beginning of the parcel herein described.Also Less And Except: A strip of land heretofore conveyed to F. H. Murphree and Mildred B. Mur-phree to Jack Vaughan and Jean R. Vaughan by Warranty Deed dated October 1, 1964 recorded at Deed Book 41A, Page 193 described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West margin of the Elba-Troy paved highway at the Northeast corner of the Jack Vaughan and Jean R. Vaughan home lot, and running thence North along the West margin of said highway for a distance of 15 feet, thence West-wardly for a distance of 210 feet to a point which is 7 1/2 feet North of the NW corner of the Jack Vaughan and Jean R. Vaughan home lot; thence South 7 1/2 feet to the NW corner of the Jack Vaughan and Jean R. Vaughan home lot; thence East along the North boundary line of said lot for 210 feet and the Point Of Beginning. Property Street Address: 939 Neil Gran-tham Drive, Elba, AL 36323
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Linwood Cottner, Jr. and Lelia Mclemore, Husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for U.S. Bank, N.A., on the 30th day of April, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Coffee County, Alabama, in Book 405, Page 256; said mortgage having subsequently been transferred and assigned to U.S. Bank, Nation-al Association, the undersigned U.S. Bank, National Association, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the high-est bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Enterprise, Coffee County, Ala-bama, on April 21, 2009, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Coffee County, Alabama, to-wit:Lot 10, Block “A”, First Addition to Indian Springs Subdivision, an addition to the City of Enterprise, Alabama, according to a Plat of same of recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 25, in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Coffee County, Enter-prise Division, Alabama.THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEP-TIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CON-TAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITH-OUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOY-MENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.This sale is made for the pur-pose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expens-es of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation; contact Colleen McCullough at the phone number shown below prior to attendance at sale.U.S. Bank, National Association, Mortgagee/TransfereeColleen McCulloughSIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C.P. O. Box 55727Birmingham, AL 35255-5727Attorney for Mortgagee/Trans-feree(205) 930-5327www.sirote.com/foreclosures 3/18, 3/25, 4/1 2009
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Editor’s note: Honor rolls are provided by each school. For omissions or misspellings please contact the school.
new Brockton high school
The following students were named to the “A” honor roll for the second nine-week grading period of the 2008-2009 school year at New Brockton High School.
Seventh grade: John Dunaway, Alexis Ellis, Daniel Everhart, Reagan Kelley, Leo Aozano, Kaley Moore, Keenan Rachel, and Grady Whittaker.
Eighth grade: Robyn Adkison, Ashley Allen, Emily Anderson, Juliana Bayhi, Faith Caylor, Brittney Magwood and Ashton Morrow.
Ninth grade: Claire Bailey, Savannah Ellis, Lindsey Foster, Jena Freese, Darian Morrow and Allison Snell.
Tenth grade: Whitney Brantley, Brandi Hendrix, Heather Hendrix, Oksana Katsanivska and Steven Smith.
Eleventh grade: Abby Dunaway, Justin Farris, Tori James, and Kristin Wood.
Twelfth grade: Chelsea Dempsey, Jeremy Johnson, Daniel Pair, Jessica Parrish and Chelsea Smith.
Named to the “A-B” honor roll were:
Seventh grade: Kristy
Acreman, Triston Brust, Taylor Hataway, Jordin Jones, Lakia Jones-Pitt, Harlie McDurmont, Kayla Michel, Marquise Neal, Jonathan Parrish, Daisy Shelton, Alysia Spivey, Cassie Stephenson, Cheyenne Strickland and Deanna Williams.
Eighth grade: Nathan Credille, Alexis Hall, Nikki Lee, Christen Lindsey, Alyson McAnear, Shakiera Newson, Caleb Parker Taylor Pearson, Emily Smith, Zack Thomas, Kyle Turner, Jessie Watson and Ryan Wilson.
Ninth grade: Amber Barnett, Timothy Beavers, Kaitlan Crosby, James Haynes, Sanh Herbert, Laken Hornsby, Morgan Jessip, Brittany Karpinski, Robynn Mayo, Olivia Sasser, Keith Stephens, Taten Swanson and Jordyn White.
Tenth grade: Rob Driggers, Ja’micah Dunn, Adam Georgiana, Chelsey Holloway and Courtney Williams.
Eleventh grade: Dixi Boswell, Emily Bowers, Shelby Brown, Justin Griswold, Logan Hall, Lisa Howard, Anna Kilpatrick, Skyler Lee, Ebonee Muhammad, Adam Pope Nick Stephenson, Krista Thomas, Chelsea Weatherington, Kelly Wood
Twelfth grade: Ashley Horton, Kim Kilpatrick, Erica Locklin, Ashley Quattlebaum and. Vannessa Stuckey.
Area school announces honor roll students
GLORIA GREENEGloria Greene, 66, of
Ozark passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009, at the family residence from cancer.
A memorial service was at the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home. Arrangements were handled by Sorrells Funeral Home.
GEORGE B. SAVEYFuneral services for
George B. Savey, 76, of Enter-prise were at 2 p.m. Monday, March 30, 2009, at the chapel of Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory.
Burial followed in Mead-owlawn Cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory directing.
Mr. Savey passed away, Thursday, March 26, at Flow-ers Hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Eloise Savey of Enterprise; two daughters and sons-in-law, Patti (Rich) Miller of Enterprise and Shirley (Johnny) Jones of Birmingham; three grandchil-dren, R. J. Miller of Columbus, Ga., Austin Miller of Enterprise and Sarah Farmer of Birming-ham; mother-in-law, Estelle King of Luverne; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Wiley and Edith King of Enterprise, Mary Ann Mayfield (the late Jerry) of Carthage, Texas, and Jerry and Shirley King of Tus-caloosa; and several nieces and nephews.
You may sign the regis-ter book or send condolences to the family at our website: www.searcyfuneralhome.com
Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory, 1301 Neal Metcalf Rd., Hwy. 167 N., Enterprise, AL 36330, phone (334) 393-2273
LOUISE A. GREERFuneral services for Lou-
ise A. Greer, 91, of Enter-prise were at 6 p.m. Monday, March 30, 2009, at the cha-pel of Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory with the Rev. Glenn Butler officiating.
Burial will be at 4 p.m., Friday, April 3, in Raleigh
Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C. The family will receive friends at Raleigh Memorial Park from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday.
In lieu of flowers memo-rials may be made to St. Luke United Methodist Church Building Fund, 201 Heath Street, Enterprise, AL 36330.
Mrs. Greer passed away, Wednesday, March 25, in Enterprise. She was preced-ed in death by her husband, James Ralph Greer.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Jo Dahl Craven (Jerry) of Ram-seur, N.C.; two sons and daughters-in-law, James Ste-phen Greer (Young) of Enter-prise and Walter Abell Greer (Marty) of Wendell, N.C.; a sister and brother-in-law, Margie Bailey (Harry) of Roa-noke, Va.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
You may sign the regis-ter book or send condolences to the family at our website: www.searcyfuneralhome.com
Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory, 1301 Neal Metcalf Rd., Hwy. 167 N., Enterprise, AL 36330, phone (334) 393-2273
ROBERT LEE VARNEYFuneral services for Rob-
ert Lee (Bob) Varney, 80, of Enterprise were at 11 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2009, at the chapel of Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory with the Rev. Cliff Quincey offici-ating.
Burial followed in Mead-owlawn Cemetery with Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory directing.
Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to Day Spring Hospice, P.O. Box 311246, Enterprise, AL 36331-1246.
Mr. Varney passed away, Wednesday, March 25, at his home, surrounded by family and friends, after an extend-ed illness. He was born and raised as an only child in San-ford, Maine, Dec. 21, 1928, son of the late Reta Roberts Sheltra and the late Roscoe
Varney, both of Maine. After serving in the
Marines, he settled in Tulsa, Okla. There he went through the Spartan’s School of Aero-nautics, worked with Douglas Aircraft, and received his heli-copter training, which brought him to Enterprise in 1965. At Fort Rucker he worked as a civilian flight instructor and a civilian test pilot until his retirement. Everyone know-ing him was aware of his love to travel, being called “the world traveler.”
Survivors include his wife of 23 years, Nina Edmonds Varney of Enterprise; daugh-ter, Gail Varney and husband, Steve J. Bynum of Geneva; son, Steven Lee and wife, Bonnie Beckham Varney of Melbourne, Fla.; stepdaugh-ter, Lisa Pridgen and husband,
Richard Bloodworth of Can-tonment, Fla.; stepson, Jason Lee and wife, April Westbrook Pickett of Louisville; grand-children, Jennifer Bowden Gorriaran, husband, Calvin, and great-grandson, Aven of Newnan, Ga., Robert Steven, Allison Suzanne and Shawn Lee Varney, Ryan Matthew and Ethan Reed Bloodworth, Raeleigh Brook and Claudia Reagan Pickett; and lifelong and special friends, Alden Miller and Donnie McInnis.
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Wednesday • April 1, 2009Sports 1C
Andy LeonardSports Editor
ENTERPRISE HIGH SCHOOL GOLF
Walking away from brackets
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EHS linksters‘tee it up’
By Andy LeonardSun Sports Editor
For the second time in a month, Enterprise basketball coach Albert Weeden choked up when talking about his players. Weeden became teary-eyed when recounting a story during the Enterprise High School Basketball Awards Banquet March 16 at Hillcrest Baptist Church.
Speaking of the final 11 seconds of the Wildcats season, in an 83-52 loss to Baldwin County at the South Regional semifinal in Troy, Weeden choked up. In those 11 seconds, Weeden checked Brandon Hart and Joe Davis into the game.
The two seniors, both three-year lettermen, had been injured and were to miss the rest of the season.
“I wasn’t supposed to play Brandon Hart and Joe Davis,” Weeden said. “I felt like I was obligated, no matter what, as much as those kids have done for this program.”
Monday was a time to recognize all of the basketball
players in the Enterprise program. Coaches celebrated teams, boys and girls, from the freshmen teams through varsity.
Weeden praised every player on the varsity team, every coach and every supporter for helping the Wildcat program.
Award winners for the boys basketball team included, Brandon Tisdale, Defensive Gem; Brandon Hart, Mr. Wildcat; Mitchell McQueen, Mr. Hustle; Tony Gray, Leading Rebounder/ Steals Leader and Leading Scorer/Highest Field-Goal Percentage; Chris Murry, Most Improved; Joe Davis, Team Captain/Scholastic Award; and Rhett Harrelson Assist Leader/Highest Free-Throw Percentage.
McQueen also received the Marcus Hornsby Award from Tina Williams.
Weeden reminded the seniors that their high school days of basketball are but the first step in their lives.
“Basketball season is never over,” Weeden said. “As you move into your careers and do the things you want to
do, don’t forget the values and other things we taught.”
Girls basketball coach Melissa White offered a glimpse into her program.
“We’re trying to build a program here at Enterprise,” White said. “It starts with commitment, attitude, teamwork and sportsmanship. We try to put those things to work each day at practice, on and off the court. We want our program to be bigger than just basketball. We want it to impact lives in the classroom, in the church, in the workplace or wherever the players go.”
Award winners from the girls team included Emily Davis, Newcomer Award; Mary Robinson, Defensive Award; Keisha Miller, Most Improved; Ashlee Smith, Crash the Board Award; Jackie Murphy, Hustle Award; Ashton Coleman, Offensive Award; LaToya Terry, Wildcat Award; Marti Howell, For the Love of the Game Award; and Keke Bostic and Jessica Stevenson-Scott, Senior Awards. Winning awards from The Southeast Sun were, from left,
LaToya Terry, Blue-Collar Wildcat; Jackie Murphy, Defensive Player of the Year; and Ashton Coleman, Offensive Player of the Year.
The Southeast Sun presented awards to boys players, from left, Tony Gray, Defensive Player of the Year; Rhett Harrelson, Offensive Player of the Year; and Joe Davis, Blue-Collar Wildcat.
Basketball program celebrates team, coaches, supporters
See Banquet, Page 4C
By Andy LeonardSun Sports Editor
After Tony Gray had two successful seasons playing basketball at Enterprise, coach Albert Weeden had high expectations for Gray going into his senior season. Gray exceeded all of Weeden’s expectations.
The Alabama Sports Writers Association honored Gray for his work by naming him Class 6A all state honorable mention.
That was no surprise to Weeden. After getting lots of minutes as a sophomore and starting as a junior, Weeden expected much from Gray.
“I expected Tony to come in and score points for us and to be the catalyst for our press,” Weeden said. “He’s very athletic. He can get in the passing lanes, get steals and turn them into easy buckets.”
Gray, who is 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, led Enterprise in virtually every statistical category. He averaged 19.1 points per game and shot 61 percent from the field, both team highs. Gray averaged almost three steals per game and finished the year with 88 steals, both team highs. Gray’s 7.1 rebounds per game average also led the team. Gray also averaged 2.1 assists each game.
Those numbers surpassed even the high expectations of Weeden.
“He definitely exceeded expectations,” Weeden said. “We knew he could lead the team in steals and rebounds. This year he led the team in everything.”
Gray averaged eight rebounds per game and shot 61 percent from the field as a junior to lead the team. He also led the team in steals.
Gray has been a fixture in the Enterprise rotation for three seasons. He scored 27 points in a game as a sophomore, a career high until this season. Gray won the Adam Deese Sixth Man Award at the Dothan Progress/Dothan Eagle/Southern Star Holiday Prep Classic as a sophomore. The Southeast Sun named Gray the All-Around Player of the Year as a junior and Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.
Gray also has been placed on several all-tournament teams during his career. He led the Wildcats in field-goal percentage in each of his three seasons.
“He steadily improved from last season throughout this season,” Weeden said. “He was dedicated to basketball and improved a lot.”
Tony Gray soared past all expectations during his senior season and earned honorable mention all state honors.
Gray exceeds expectationsAll State Honors
Photo by Laura Fezie
By Andy LeonardSun Sports Editor
Although the Enterprise golf team has no seniors on its roster, the team doesn’t lack experience.
That experience helped Enterprise to four wins in seven matches in the early part of the season. Enterprise had a tri-match scheduled with Dothan and Northview Tuesday at Enterprise Country Club after The Southeast Sun went to press.
“This is a good group of kids,” first-year coach John Ayers said. “They seem to enjoy working on their games.”
The majority of Enterprise’s experience comes from its top two golfers. Brandon Marler and Matt Wojasinski play in the Nos. 1 and 2 spots for the Wildcats.
Both golfers played near the top of the order last year and helped Enterprise to a sub-state appearance, where the Wildcats placed fourth. Wojasinski qualified for the state tournament and finished in 15th place.
“Brandon usually is pretty consistent,” Ayers said. “He
usually shoots under 80.”Ayers said Marler and
Wojasinski, both juniors, were “interchangeable” at the No. 1 spot, although Marler has spent most of the time there this season.
“Matt’s a really good all-around player,” Ayers said. “He’s really long off the tee. His short game is as good as anybody’s.”
Freshman Riley Hess plays in the No. 3 spot for Enterprise. Ayers said Hess’ calm manner helps his game.
“He has the perfect demeanor for golf,” Ayers said. “He doesn’t get upset. He doesn’t get too high. He doesn’t get too low. He’s real easy going.”
While Hess’ calm demeanor benefits the Wildcats, Russell Tate’s aggressive mentality does the same. Tate, a junior, normally plays at No. 4 for the Wildcats.
“He’s got a football player’s attitude,” Ayers said with a laugh. “He lets his emotions get to him sometimes. That’s good for him because when he gets angry, he hits the ball farther off the tee.”
Dylan Bomhard, Barlyn Holland, Emalee Dalrymple and Katherine Bayush compete
for the fifth spot. Enterprise has defeated
Elba, New Brockton, Daleville and Charles Henderson this year. The Wildcats’ only losses this season have come to Andalusia and Carroll, both of which Ayers expects to compete for a state title. Enterprise also tied Andalusia in a match.
“We’ve done well,” Ayers said.
Enterprise returns to the links April 7 in a tri-match against New Brockton and Elba. The Wildcats will play in five more matches before the postseason.
Enterprise will travel to Auburn for the Class 6A, Section 2 golf meet April 27 at Saugahatchee Country Club.
The four teams with the lowest scores, along with the four low individuals not on a qualifying team, advance to the sub-state May 5 at Azalea City Golf Course in Mobile.
The top three teams, and the top three individuals, at sub-state will advance to the state tournament May 11 and 12 at Capitol Hill in Prattville.
Dalrymple and Bayush, should they qualify, would
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compete in the girls sectional April 29 at TimberCreek Golf Course in Mobile. The girls sub-state will be played May 5 at Azalea City Golf Club in Mobile.
“They’re a great group of kids to work with,” Ayers said. “If we shoot like we’re capable of shooting, I think we have a real shot at going to state.”
Photos by Laura Fezie
See Gray, Page 3C
I am retiring from select-ing brackets.
Every year there is a joke about throwing away your bracket because a few upsets have knocked out the favorites.
This year, I am really throwing mine away. I don’t need them. I have no teams left participating in the Col-lege Basketball Tournament.
Along with the brack-ets, I’m giving up all of my bracket-picking privileges. After this year, the only reason I’ll be asked to enter a bracket is to increase the pot.
Two weeks ago in this space I wrote how I had a new strategy for picking my brackets. My plan was simple. Spend about five minutes looking at a bracket, fill it out and turn it in. No worries.
Sounds easy. Right? Wrong.My competitive nature
came out after the first two games of the tournament (both of which were losses in my bracket). I knew I had made a mistake.
I entered three differ-ent pools, all with the same bracket, the one that took me three minutes to complete.
After suffering through the worst first round I’ve picked in years (21-11) I redeemed myself a little in round two. I had correctly picked 14 of the Sweet 16 teams and was within striking distance of the lead in all three pools. With my (un)carefully picked upsets, I was in prime position to make my move.
Whoops!Shortly into the first night
of Sweet 16 action, I knew I was in trouble. Missouri, coached by Mike Anderson, one of my favorite coaches, was giving Memphis all it could handle.
By halftime of Duke’s game against Villanova, I had given up. Memphis, the team I picked to cut down the nets, had lost. Duke, the team I picked Memphis to beat in the Championship Game, was losing by 20.
Gonzaga, another Final Four team of mine, lost to North Carolina the next night. Three Final Four teams losing in the Sweet 16? That has to be a record for futility.
It didn’t stop there. Kansas lost to Michigan State. Xavier lost to Pittsburgh. I only had two teams in the Elite Eight. Yikes!
Thankfully, Louisville put me out of my misery Sunday by laying an egg against Michigan State.
None of the teams on my bracket are still playing. I am in last place — by a wide margin —in each of the three pools I entered, and I’ve been reminded about it from every-one else in the pools.
Before I walk away from the art of Bracketology for good, I’m throwing up a buzz-er-beater. Just as I entered a second-chance bracket on Yahoo! Sports for the Sweet 16, I’m entering my personal “Saving Grace Bracket” for the Final Four.
UConn will beat Michi-gan State. North Carolina will beat Villanova. The Tar Heels will hold up the trophy for the second time in five seasons.
Maybe then, I can walk away from the bracket-picking profession with a little dig-nity.
By Andy LeonardSun Sports Editor
Playing without Carson Callahan was not a problem for the Enterprise boys tennis team on Monday.
The Wildcats defeated Dothan 6-3 to improve their record to 4-1.
“We played very well against Dothan,” EHS coach Brent Harrison said. “Since this was a seeding match for sectionals, I had to replace Carson instead of sliding everyone up.”
Brennen Heim played in the No. 2 spot for Callahan. He gave a great effort, but lost 10-6 to Dothan’s Cole Arm-strong.
“Brennen played extremely hard,” Harrison said. “I was very proud of how he played against Dothan’s No. 2.”
Enterprise swept through the rest of the singles matches. Alex Harris won 10-3 at No. 1 singles. David McKeon won 10-3 at No. 3. Saxom McClamma earned an 11-9 win at No. 4. Cody Ely-Walsh won 10-1 at No. 5. Benjamin Marler won 10-3 at No. 6. Brandon Peekin won 10-8 at No. 7.
Enterprise wasn’t as dominant in doubles play. Harris and McKeon earned a 10-7 win in No. 1 doubles, the Wildcats’ only win in doubles action. McClamma and Walsh lost 11-10 (7-4) at No. 2 dou-bles. Marler and Heim lost 11-9 at No. 3.
Enterprise plays at Northview at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The Wildcats host Andalusia at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Lady Cats dominant after delay
Taking time off did nothing to slow down the Enterprise girls tennis team.
After more than a week off, the Lady Cats returned to the court in dominating fashion during a 9-0 win against Dothan.
Kendal Ward won 10-8 at No. 1 sin-gles. No other Enterprise player was chal-lenged.
Julia Moore won 10-4 at No. 2 singles. Pamiann Juback won 10-1 at No. 3. Kelsey McLean won 10-0 at No. 4. Danielle Gad-zala cruised to a 10-1 win at No. 5. Mary Catherine Ezzell won 10-0 at No. 6. Mary Evelyn Owens won 10-1 at No. 7.
Enterprise was just as dominant in doubles play. The Lady Cats won the three matches by a combined score of 30-4.
Ward and Moore won 10-4 in No. 1 doubles. Juback and McLean won 10-0 at No. 2. Kirsten Guilmette teamed with Owens for a 10-0 win at No. 3 doubles.
“All the girls played very good after two weeks off,” EHS coach Gray Harrison said. “The match was a good start back after a two-week break because of testing and weather.”
Enterprise, which improved to 7-0 with the win, will play Northview at Wire-grass Park Wednesday.
The Lady Cats host Smiths Station Thursday.
Parker Stinnett will kick for the University
of Alabama during the
April 18 A-Day game.
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When the University of Alabama football team lines up to kick off in spring practice, a familiar face will be in charge of kicking duties.
Parker Stinnett, a 2008 Enterprise High School graduate and former Wildcat, received word last Friday morning that he would practice with the team through the A-Day game on April 18.
That announcement changes the plans of Slade Stinnett, Parker’s dad, though he’s not complaining.
“So much for going to Jackson-ville State for playing in a golf tour-nament,” Slade Stinnett said with a laugh. “I guess I’ll swing by there and say hello and then drive on to Tusca-loosa. I can go to (Jacksonville State) anytime.”
Stinnett enrolled at Alabama after graduating from Enterprise. He was on a list with about 20 other players who could “walk-on” to the football team. A walk-on is a player who pays his way through school with hopes of making the team.
Last Wednesday, Stinnett tried
out with five other kickers at the end of practice. The group kicked four field goals and practiced kickoffs and placement kickoffs. After the session, coaches told Stinnett and another kicker they should know in a week if they made the team.
It took just two days before Stin-nett received a call telling him to report to Friday afternoon’s practice.
Slade Stinnett said his son was excited.
“He’s as excited as he gets,” Slade Stinnett said. “He keeps things close to his chest, but he was excited.”
Stinnett kicked with the team Fri-day, Saturday and Monday.
“He said he did OK in practice Monday,” Slade Stinnett said. “He’s got to work on being in the kind of shape that the other guys are. I think that got to him Monday.”
Slade Stinnett has received daily updates from his son. He’s also given advice. The former Jacksonville State kicker knows the pressure facing a kicker. He’s shared that knowledge with his son.
“I’ve lived the life of a kicker,” Slade Stinnett said. “I realize you’re everybody’s best friend or you can be
the goat. (Parker) knows that he has to take that in stride and be patient.”
Slade Stinnett said his son had mainly handled kickoff duties in his three practice days. Alabama returned Leigh Tiffin, who last year was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award, given annually to the nation’s best kicker.
“He’s fine with that,” Slade Stin-nett said. “He said whatever it is that gets him on the field. He’s excited.”
Stinnett handled kicking duties for the Enterprise football team. Dur-ing the 2007 season as a senior, Stin-nett made 8-of-12 field goals, with a long of 48 yards. He also successfully kicked 27-of-31 extra-point attempts. Kicking off, Stinnett put more than 87 percent of his kicks into the end zone for touchbacks. Stinnett punted for a 39-yard average with a long of 61 yards.
Stinnett also led Enterprise with 325 yards and seven touchdowns receiving. He caught 19 passes.
The Southeast Sun named Stin-nett its All-Around Player of the Year. Alabama sports writers placed Stin-nett on the Class 6A, All-State team.
Stinnett had plans of kicking for Alabama last year, before breaking
his leg last May playing soccer. While recovering, Stinnett helped kickers at Tuscaloosa County High School, which was coached by Robert Hig-ginbotham. Higginbotham’s dad Morris coached at Enterprise in the early ‘60s.
Much of Stinnett’s leg strength has returned. His father said Stinnett kicked field goals of 63 and 68 yards while at Tuscaloosa County High. Stinnett also kicked a ball through the end zone during Wednes-day’s tryouts.
The team practices each Monday, Wednes-day and Friday through April 15. On April 18, Alabama will play its annual A-Day game at Bryant-Denny Stadi-um. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN. Kickoff is sched-uled for 2 p.m.
“I know he can do it,” Slade Stinnett said. “He’s just got to get his foot in the door.”
Enterprise’s Stinnett to kick in A-Day game
Coppinville student Benjamin Marler earned a 10-3 win against Dothan Monday.
Enterprise wins despite top player’s absence
Pamiann Juback returns a serve in Monday’s match against Dothan. Juback was one of five singles players to win by at least nine points.
Photos by Scott Harris
By Andy LeonardSun Sports Editor
As Timalene Frazier wiped tears from her eyes, her son walked to a table with a pen in hand.
Enterprise High School senior Xavier Frazier signed recently to play football at Southwest Mississippi Community College in Summit, Miss.
With a quick stroke of a pen, Frazier had realized his – and his mother’s – dream of playing football in college.
“This is something I’ve wanted to do since I was a child,” Frazier said.
Frazier led the Wildcats this season with 28 catches and 595 yards receiving. He caught seven touchdown passes. Frazier also was the team’s third-leading rusher with 175 yards and a score on 27 carries.
The 6-foot-3, 195-pound receiver also was a threat on kick returns. Frazier posted those offensive numbers a year after being a
standout defensive player for Enterprise. As a junior, his first year to play for Enterprise after transferring from Geneva, Frazier led the Wild-cat linebackers in production points.
“When he came in from Geneva, he had the ability to be (a play-maker at receiver),” Enterprise coach Kevin Collins said. “We just had some really good receivers (in front of him) during his junior year. We found a fit for him defensively.”
While Frazier might have fit in the defensive plan, he found a snug place on offense as a senior. Frazier opened the season against Alma Bryant with a touchdown catch and another reception that set up a score. After playing sparingly for two games with an ankle sprain, Frazier scored in the final five games of the season and six of the last seven.
Frazier wants to continue that improvement as a collegian. “I plan on getting better at it,” Frazier said. “I only had one year at
receiver. I did pretty well, but I want to increase my ability. “I want to do twice as good as I did in high school. I’m getting
older and I’ll try to be better than I was here. That’s my goal.”Frazier said Southwest Mississippi coaches have told him he
would play inside receiver in college. Frazer said he’s already running and working out to get ready for the season.
He also expects a few more differences. “The college life will be different,” Frazier said. “I’ll be far from
my parents, but I’ll keep in touch. I just want to go there and play football.”
Collins said Frazier would adjust well, judging from how he adjusted to the Enterprise program.
“He was a really good fit coming into our program,” Collins said.
“I think he matured as a person and as a player. I’m happy to see someone from our program have an opportunity to go on (and play in college).”
Frazier, whose father Cornelius played for Enterprise in the early 1980s, plans to major in physical education. He plans on coaching in the future.
Frazier, who serves as Sunday School Superintendent at New Bethel AME in Geneva, thanked Collins and receivers coach Justin Jones for helping him realize his dream.
“They’ve been there for me since the first day I moved here,” Frazier said. “It will be tough without them after I’m gone. I appreciate everything they’ve done for me.”
Xavier Frazier, seated, signs to play football at Southwest Mississippi Community College. Pictured standing, from left, are Enterprise football coach Kevin Collins, Cornelius Frazier, Timalene Frazier and EHS assistant coach Justin Jones.
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Continued from Page 1CA great athlete,
Gray not only excelled on the basketball court. Gray quarterbacked the Enterprise football team to the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. He signed a national letter of intent in February to play football at Troy University.
Gray is the first Enterprise player to be named all state since Michael Lee earned honorable mention in 2007.
Throughout Weeden’s three years as the coach of the Enterprise basketball team, he has stressed pressure defense. Gray has played the point man for that
press for two seasons. Gray fit Weeden’s mold
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Gray
By Andy LeonardSun Sports Writer
For the second consecutive game, the New Brockton baseball team faced a big deficit early. For the second consecutive game, the Gamecocks attempted a comeback.
But, for the second consecutive game, the comeback fell short.
Zion Chapel defeated New Brockton 12-6 Monday. The Rebels scored 10 runs in the second inning and added another in the third as Zion Chapel jumped to an early 11-0 lead.
“Their bats got hot in that one inning and we couldn’t do anything about it,” New Brockton coach Jim Bob Striplin said. “It was eerily similar to what Elba did to us.”
Elba knocked off New Brockton 13-6 last Tuesday. The Tigers scored six runs in the first inning, added two in the second and three more in the third en route to an 11-0 lead.
In both cases, though,
the Gamecocks narrowed the margin.
Against Zion Chapel, New Brockton got on the scoreboard with two runs in the fourth inning. The Gamecocks added four runs in the fifth inning, before Zion Chapel added a run in the seventh and closed out the game.
Justin Farris led off the fourth inning with a single, followed by Trey Knight’s single. Farris, who was running on the pitch, scored on a Hayden Smith groundout for the Gamecocks’ first run. Knight scored on Matt Halstead’s double two batters later.
After Justin Griswold singled in the fifth inning, Seth Culverhouse and Farris both walked to load the bases. Griswold and Culverhouse both scored when Knight reached base on a Zion Chapel error. Farris later scored on a wild pitch and Knight scored on an error.
But it was too little, too late for the Gamecocks.
“(Zion Chapel’s) bats got
hot early,” Striplin said. “By the time they cooled down and ours got hot, it was too late.”
Striplin was proud the team didn’t hang its collective head. The Gamecocks kept playing hard until the game was over.
“Our guys weren’t showing any signs of quitting,” Striplin said. “They know how to fight. I’m proud of them for doing that. That’s something you always expect out of the New Brockton Gamecocks. We’ll keep fighting.”
The Gamecocks kept fighting last Tuesday against Elba. After the Tigers had gained a 11-0 lead, New Brockton got to within 9-6 after its half of the fifth inning. But Elba clinched the game with two runs in the bottom half of the inning.
Knight led New Brockton at the plate against Zion Chapel, going 2-for-3 with a run and two RBIs. Smith and Halstead each had an RBI. Farris, Culverhouse, Halstead and Griswold each had a hit for New Brockton.
Early deficits doom Gamecocks
Farris went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI to lead New Brockton against Elba.
Matt Halstead went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run. Knight went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Smith went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs. Brandon Carpenter was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
The Gamecocks fell to 1-6 with the losses.
Playoff positions to be determined this weekend
Ne w B ro c kt o n ’s postseason hopes remain alive.
The Gamecocks will know by Monday whether they will play in the playoffs.
New Brockton plays Class 2A, Area 2 foes Elba Friday at home at 4:30 p.m. and travels
to Samson at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Gamecocks complete their area schedule with a 4:30 p.m. home game against Cottonwood April 6.
With three wins, New Brockton would make the playoffs.
“We’ve got to come out Friday and be as good as we can be,” Striplin said. “It’s three games in a row for the playoffs.”
Trey Knight tags out a runner in recent action. Knight led the Gamecocks at the plate against Zion Chapel, going 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.
By Andy LeonardSun Sports Editor
No r t hv i e w s w e p t the Enterprise junior varsity baseball team in a doubleheader Monday.
The Cougars won game one 5-4 and won game two 6-2.
Enterprise coach Matt Barton said mental mistakes
made the difference. Costly errors and mental mistakes let Northview jump ahead 5-0 in the first game.
The Wildcats scored four runs in the fifth inning, but couldn’t complete the comeback.
“The guys gave good effort to come back and make a run,” Barton said. “I would like to see that intensity and
effort from the very first pitch.”
Patrick Stinson had two RBIs for Enterprise. Dustin Wallace had two hits and a double.
Barton attributed the loss in the second game to base running mistakes. Instead of big innings, the Wildcats ran themselves out of rallies. Jacob Malkoff went 2-for-3 to
lead the Wildcats.“We beat ourselves last
night,” Barton said. “We have to eliminate our mistakes.”
The losses drop Enterprise’s record to 10-8. The Wildcats will play Dothan Saturday at Pitman Field.
Enterprise ends its season April 6 with a doubleheader against
Enterprise junior varsity drops both games in doubleheader against NorthviewNorthview at Northcutt Field.
“When we come out ready to play, we have the potential to be a very good
team,” Barton said. “We can correct our mental errors. We are hoping to bounce back in the home stretch of our schedule.”
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The boys basketball team was honored March 16 at the Enterprise High School Basketball Awards Banquet. Pictured in front, from left, are Darrell Wilson, Tony Gray, Leading Rebounder and Steals Leader, Leading Scorer and Highest Field Goal Percentage; Joe Davis, Highest Scholastic Average and Team Captain; Brandon Hart, Wildcat Award; Mitchell McQueen, Mr. Hustle Award; and E.J. Conley. Back row, from left, are Deandre Hart, Rhett Harrelson, Highest Free Throw Percentage and Assist Leader; Brandon Tisdale, Defensive Gem Award; and Chris Murry, Most Improved.
The junior varsity boys team was honored March 16 at the Enterprise High School Basketball Awards Banquet. Pictured in front, from left, are Eric Clark, Most Improved; Jaylond Franklin, Defensive Gem Award; Michael Sheldon, Wildcat Award; and Jourdan McGowan. Back row, from left, are Jalen Hooks and Wesley Person, Leading Scorer. Not pictured are Clifton Abraham, Mr. Hustle; Randell Solomon, Leading Rebounder; and Michael McKeon, Scholastic Average Award.
The varsity girls basketball team was honored March 16 at the Enterprise High School Basketball Awards Banquet. Pictured in front, from left, are Mary Robinson, Defensive Award; Emily Davis, New-comer Award; Ashlee Smith, Crash the Board Award; Jackie Murphy, Hustle Award; Jessica Stevenson-Scott, Senior Award; Keisha Miller, Most Improved; and Ashley Stallworth. Pictured in back, from left, are LaToya Terry, Wildcat Award; Marti Howell, For the Love of the Game Award; coach Melissa White; coach George Scott; and Ashton Coleman, Offensive Award. Keke Bostic and Tamara Carter are not pictured.
Jaylond Franklin, left, and Michael Sheldon were two of the many basketball players honored at the Enterprise High School Basket-ball Awards Banquet on March 16 at Hillcrest Baptist Church.
The freshman boys basketball team was honored March 16 at the Enterprise High School Basketball Awards Banquet. Pictured in front, from left, are Zack Davis, Highest Scholastic Average Award; Eric Averett, Rashard Hayes, Matt Davis and Leon Gonzalez. Back row, from left, are Robert Washington, Jourdan McGowan, Leading Scorer; Jalen Hooks, Wildcat Award; and Ricky Knight. Not pictured are Jaron Kelley, Leading Rebounder; Connor Kelley, Most Improved; and Demetrius Rogers, Mr. Hustle Award.
BanquetContinued from Page 1C
The Southeast Sun Sports Editor Andy Leonard presented awards to both varsity girls and boys teams. Winning for the varsity boys were, Harrelson, Offensive Player of the Year; Gray Defensive Player of the Year; and Davis, Blue-Collar Wildcat Award. Winning for the girls were Ashton Coleman, Offensive Player of the Year; Jackie Murphy, Defensive Player of the Year; and LaToya Terry, Blue-Collar Wildcat Award.
Junior varsity and freshman teams also received awards.
Award winners for the freshman boys team included Jourdan McGowan, Leading Scorer; Jaron Kelley, Leading Rebounder; Connor Kelley, Most Improved; Jalen Hooks, Wildcat Award; Demetrius Rogers, Defensive Gem; and Zach Davis, Highest Scholastic Average.
Award winners for the freshman girls included, Nykeia Person, Offensive Award; Ashley Stallworth, Defensive Award; and Chelsea Scott, Most Improved.
Award winners for the junior varsity boys
were Wesley Person, Leading Scorer; Clifton Abraham, Mr. Hustle; Jaylond Franklin, Defensive Gem; Michael Sheldon, Wildcat Award; Randel Solomon, Leading Rebounder; Eric Clark, Most Improved; and Michael McKeon, Scholastic Average Award.
Junior varsity girls winners included Ashley Stallworth, Offensive Award; Tahmya Newsome, Defensive Award; and K’cia Jones, Most Improved.
After getting his composure, Weeden explained why sending Hart and Davis into the game meant so much.
“The highlight of my coaching career was looking them in the eyes and giving those guys the opportunity to check in the game,” Weeden said. “It was very special as a coach to see those kids touch the floor for the last time in their careers. They needed to be recognized at the end of their career.”
Monday night, the basketball program recognized not just the players at the end of their career. Coaches and staff celebrated the work of all who helped make this season special.
The junior varsity and freshman girls teams were honored March 16 at the Enterprise High School Basketball Awards Banquet. Pictured, from left, are Imani Anderson, Tahmya Newsome, junior varsity Defensive Award; Imara Anderson, Katie Roberts, Chelsey Scott, freshman Most Improved; Nykeia Person, freshman Offensive Award; and Ashley Stallworth, freshman Defensive Award and junior varsity offensive award. Not pictured is K’cia Jones, junior varsity Most Improved.
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By Andy LeonardSun Sports Editor
The Enterprise baseball team went 2-1 in the Skipperville division of Southeast Alabama Invitational last week.
The Wildcats defeated Carroll 13-3 last Wednesday, but lost 7-3 to host G.W. Long in the second game of a doubleheader. Enterprise returned to beat Headland 6-1 last Friday.
Enterprise let its bats take care of business against Carroll. The Wildcats scored eight runs in the second inning, added two runs in the third and scored a run in each of the fourth and fifth innings.
Thomas Hughes led the attack with a 3-for-4 effort with four RBIs. Among Hughes’ hits was a three-run home run. Brandon Tkac went 3-for-3. William Tremlett went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Justin Hancock was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer. Chris Morris hit a solo home run.
Levi Tate gave up just four hits and three runs, none of which were earned, in five
innings to get the win. “Even though we won this game, we still
committed seven errors in the game,” EHS coach Shawn Gilmer said. “That will not work when we resume area play this week.”
The bats went cold in the second game of the doubleheader. Enterprise, which had 16 hits against Carroll, managed just four in the 7-3 loss to G.W. Long.
The Wildcats went up 2-0 in the first inning after Morris hit a two-run double. G.W. Long answered with a run in the bottom of the first. The Rebels tied the game with a run in the fourth and won it with five runs in the fifth.
Morris finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
Chandler Duncan and Brett West each had a hit in the game.
Everything came together for the Wildcats in Friday’s win against Headland. Enterprise scored five runs in the first inning and cruised to the 6-1 win.
The Wildcats got hitting – they finished with 10 hits. The Wildcats got pitching – Zach Kandle left after four innings without allowing a hit.
Kandle struck out eight in the win.Morris went 3-for-3 with two RBIs to
lead Enterprise at the plate. Trey Smith went 2-for-2. Justin Hancock was 1-for-3 with a three-run home run.
“This was a great tune-up for the area
start,” Gilmer said. Enterprise played at Northview Tuesday
after The Southeast Sun went to press. The Wildcats will travel to Dothan for a doubleheader Friday.
Wildcats blast Charles HendersonEnterprise went into the Skipperville
tournament with hot bats after beating Charles Henderson 11-4 last Monday.
The Wildcats scored in the first six innings during the rout.
Thomas Hughes went 4-for-4 with two RBIS. Justin Hancock was 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Brandon Tkac was 2-for-4.
Zach Kandle earned the win, allowing four hits and four runs in 4.2 innings. Kandle struck out five. Ryan Tanner allowed just two hits and no runs in 2.2 innings. He struck out three.
“We played one of the most complete games we have played all year against a good opponent,” Gilmer said. “We played good defense, good pitching and hit the ball well.”
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The Enterprise softball team won a pitcher’s duel March 23 against Straughn.
The Lady Cats outlasted Straughn 1-0 at the Enterprise Recreational Complex at Johnny Henderson Park.
Jordan Bullock, who led Enterprise with two hits, drove in the game-winning run in the fifth inning. Bullock’s hit scored Januar Page from second base. Prior to Bullock’s hit, the Lady Cats had left six runners in scoring position.
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Cats win 9-5The Lady Cats made
mistakes, but still earned a 9-5
win against Central-Phenix City March 24.
Bullock led Enterprise at the plate with two hits and an RBI. Adrienne Bradley went 1-for-4 with two RBIs.
Brittany Perry got the win. She allowed six hits and five runs, three earned, in five innings. Perry struck out four. Jostlyn Higgerson allowed two hits and struck out four in two innings of relief.
“Brittany pitched well against a good-hitting team,” Thompson said. “We made some mental mistakes, but were able to hold on for the
win.”
Team misses tourneyThe Enterprise softball
team was going to be left a tournament short after weather forced the Lady Cats to miss the Lagoon Park Showcase last weekend.
That lasted just a week. Enterprise will play in a tournament this weekend in Andalusia.
Thompson believes the team is close to breaking out on a long winning streak.
“Our girls have done a
solid job so far this season,” Thompson said. “We have been in every game except one this year. I feel these girls are getting more confident as the season goes on.”
EHS plays its final area game of the season April 7 at Northview. The ‘Cats host the Lady Cat Invitational April 10 and 11.
EHS will play in the Nike Classic tournament during Spring Break, before closing the season against
Rehobeth, Kinston and Charles Henderson. The Class 6A, Area 5 tournament will be played April 30.
“I have no doubt we will be in the thick of the area race in the end,” Thompson said. “Our girls have to realize they can’t take anything for granted, not to disrespect the game and play like it’s the last time they will step on the field. If we do that, we will never lose. Sometimes coaches forget that, too, including myself.”
Wildcats win two at Southeast Alabama Invitational
Bullock’s late hit gives Lady Cats win over Straughn
From staff reports
The Enterprise Parks and Recreation Department announced Tuesday the Opening Day games originally
scheduled for March 28 would be played April 4. Opening Day was cancelled because of bad weather. With Tuesday’s games being cancelled and the threat of rain on
Thursday, Enterprise Parks and Recreation Director Billy Powell said instead of making up so many games throughout the season, it would be easier to make up all of them
Saturday. Saturday’s schedule will be the same as the March 28 schedule.
Enterprise Parks and Recreation Opening Day games rescheduled
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