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A5 / NEWS B5 / LIFESTYLES Transcript talk, Magnolia Nature handshakes School to offer for the defense summer camp Daily Mountain Eagle “The newspaper that cares about Walker County” MOUNTAINEAGLE.COM SUNDAY, JAN. 26, 2020 $1.50 WALKER COUNTY SCHOOLS WALKER COUNTY COMMISSION Flu cases on rise in county schools County has By NICOLE SMITH schools. them to school.” Daily Mountain Eagle Since students returned from Christ- Cheryl Capps, principal of Sumiton mas break on Jan. 7, 73 cases of flu Christian School, said 5% of their surplus Multiple cases of flu have been diag- have been reported system-wide as of school population has been impacted nosed in Walker County schools, amid Thursday, Jan. 23. by flu this year — 19 students and one widespread flu activity reported across “The school nurses have taught prop- staff member. the country. er handwashing techniques classes for “We don’t want anyone to have the after first Walker County Board of Education grades Pre-K-4,” Guthrie said. “We are flu and have certainly tried diligently Director of Health Services Marga- encouraging students to wash their to keep everything disinfected to help ret Guthrie said there has recently hands and also encouraging parents quarter been an increase of flu cases in county if your child is sick, please do not send See FLU, A7 By ED HOWELL Daily Mountain Eagle ROTARY CLUB JASPER Although the budget for the next OF JASPER nine months is still tight for the Walker County Commission, figures show the end of the first quarter of the current Tenth budget year has put the Trivia commission into a $210,000 Night set surplus. Walker County Admin- for Feb. 28 istrator Robbie Dickerson gave By ED HOWELL a quick review of Daily Mountain Eagle the first quarter of Fiscal 2020, which ended Dec. 31, at The Daily Mountain Tuesday’s Walker County Commission Eagle will be defending meeting. its Brain Trophy when “Our revenue is actually up 8 percent” the 10th over the first quarter of Fiscal 2019. Annual However, the expenditures in the same Jasper timeframe are also up 8 percent. Rotary Moreover, officials noted that the Trivia Photos courtesy of C Spire/Greg Campbell largest bulk of the revenue that comes Night is in for the fiscal year comes in the first Workers with SDT Telecom Infrastructure Services pull conduit last June in a South- held on See SURPLUS, A7 Friday, aven, Miss., neighborhood that was one of the first in DeSoto County to receive C Feb. 28. Spire’s ultra-fast Gigabit speed internet access, award-winning live streaming TV Kevin Callahan, who and premium digital home phone service. oversees the event on behalf of the Rotary Bids approved Club of Jasper, said the doors at the Jasper Civic Center will be open at 6 Fiber ‘taking our for Rebuild p.m. with trivia questions Alabama work See TRIVIA, A7 city to the next level’ By ED HOWELL Daily Mountain Eagle JASPER POLICE Study: Fiber internet availability increases home values The Walker County Commission on DEPARTMENT Tuesday voted for low bids for liquid By JAMES PHILLIPS Mountain Eagle to discuss the positives of asphalt, bituminous surface treatment, Search on Daily Mountain Eagle fiber to homes and businesses with a boost in and asphalt and stone concerning the home values being one of those positives. state’s Rebuild Alabama road and bridge for suspects Fiber internet will soon be available in the Ben Moncrief, C Spire’s senior vice presi- program, going by procedures set out by Jasper area, and home values could see a rise dent of strategic relations, said a study from the Legislature. in separate thanks to that availability, according to offi- 2015 showed fiber availability may increase a The program was set up in the wake cials with the City of Jasper, Alabama Power home’s value by up to 3.1 percent. The boost of the state gas tax being increased for crimes and C Spire. to the value of a typical home—$5,437—is state products. The three stakeholders in the announced By NICOLE SMITH fiber partnership recently met with the Daily See FIBER, A7 See REBUILD, A7 Daily Mountain Eagle Jasper police are actively searching for suspects in two separate Raising Our Voices Maria Ross, hangs a crimes in the city. poster for a Friday, The department to let cancer families Jan. 31, meeting in shared in a Facebook Jasper. The workshop post on Friday that two will provide details on men stopped at a Jasper express themselves residence and stole a an upcoming event where local people trailer on Saturday, Dec By RICK WATSON 7, 2019. Daily Mountain Eagle can help those living Video surveillance with cancer and their captured images of the Maria Ross of the Athletic Arts in Jasper, who is the loved ones to give cre- men, which are attached community facilitator for Raising Our Voices, said a ative expression their to the Facebook post. Friday, Jan. 31, workshop will discuss how to become stories movement, “One of these individ- involved with an upcoming event to help cancer patients music, and voice. See SUSPECTS, A2 See WORSHOP, A7 Daily Mountain Eagle - Rick Watson DEATHS WEATHER INDEX SOCIAL Lisa Elaine Mitchell, 57, Classifieds .................... B3 LEFT Cordova Dear Abby ..................... B7 Barry Lynn McAdams, 55, ON Horoscope .................... B7 RED Jasper Use your Opinion .......................... A6 Mary Jean Earnest, 91, Double phone to Sports ............................ B1 Find us on your Springs High Low quickly sign What’s Going On ........... A2 favorite podcast up for our streaming 56 45 weekly e-mail platforms. OBITUARIES / A2 newsletter Two sections, 16 pages OPEN HOUSE TODAY 2-4pm OPEN HOUSE TODAY 2-4pm The Closers Directions: Walston Bridge Rd, N, R Heritage Dr, L Fairoaks Dr, home on R. Readers’ Choice Awards 2018 Directions: At 4-Way Stop on Gamble Ave. MLS#19-2193 | 4BR/4BA | $257,500 at College entrance get JASPER SMITH LAKE 1506 Valley Rd., Jasper on Valley Rd., MLS#20-40 | 4BR/3.5BA | $349,900 | 3601 Fairoaks Dr., Jasper Gari Leigh 205-275-7304 home on L. 803 Airport Rd. • (205) 384-1113 Duncan Bridge • (205) 221-1221 James Ann 205-275-3994 A2 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Sun., Jan. 26, 2020 www.mountaineagle.com Today’s weather DEATHS & FUNERALS Forecast for Sunday, January 26, 2020 TENN. Oxford Lisa Elaine Mitchell Mary Jean Earnest 52/44 Huntsville Lisa Elaine Mitchell, 57, of Cordova, passed away Mary Jean Earnest, 91, of Double Springs, passed ARK. 51/44 Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, at St. Vincent’s East Hospital away Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, at Hendrix Health and in Birmingham. Rehabilitation in Double Springs. GA. Visitation will be held today, Jan. 26, 2020, at Col- Visitation will be held Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at lins-Burke Funeral Home from 5 to 6 p.m. Funeral Collins-Burke Funeral Home from 1 to 2 p.m. Funer- Greenville Birmingham 52/46 56/46 services will follow at 6 p.m. al services will follow at 2 p.m. Burial will be at Mt. Mitchell was preceded in death by her father, Carmel Cemetary in Cordova. Michael Walker will Wayne Allbritton; mother, Dorothy Sue Allbritton; officiate. daughter, Kimmie Lawson; and son, Jamie Lawson. Earnest was preceded in death by her father, She is survived by her husband, Gary Leon Mitch- Horace Q. Stovall; mother, Eva Stovall; son, Randy Jackson Montgomery 55/47 57/47 ell of Cordova; daughter, Louanne Craft (Chris); sons, Earnest; brothers, James Stovall and Rocky Stovall; PJ Lawson (Brooke) and Patrick Lawson (Lindsay); and sister, Carolyn Stovall. sister, Kim Jones; brother, Mark Allbritton; and six She is survived by her son, Norman Rodney Ear- Brookhaven Hattiesburg 53/50 grandchildren. nest of Double Springs; and special friend, Wiggles. 54/48 Pallbearers will be Jason Stewart, Christopher Collins-Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 Lane, Zachary Stewart, Ellis Wade, J.J. Harten and Mobile J.D. Snoddy. LA. 55/49 FLA. Barry Lynn McAdams Collins-Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 Barry Lynn McAdams, 55, of Jasper, passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at UAB Hospital. Arrangements will be announced later by Kilgo- re-Green Fiuneral Home. ©2020 AccuWeather, Inc. Kilgore-Green Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-9503 U.S stocks fall as fears about deadly virus grow; Dow drops 170 By ALEX VEIGA to the widening nature of company stocks slumped elers had been screened AP Business Writer what’s going on with the 22.78 points, or 1.4%, to at U.S. airports and 63 coronavirus,” said Lisa 1,662.23. patients in 22 states were Photo courtesy of Jasper Police Department Health care compa- Erickson, head of tradi- The stock market has being tested. Jasper police need help identifying these two nies led a broad slide tional investments at U.S. been mostly racking up The virus can cause men responsible for stealing a trailer from a Jas- in U.S. stocks Friday Bank Wealth Manage- gains going back to last pneumonia and other per residence. as increased fears over ment. “People are con- fall. Before this week, the severe respiratory symp- the spread of a deadly cerned about, ultimately, S&P 500 had only posted toms. outbreak of coronavirus the impact on Chinese a weekly decline three The World Health Or- rattled markets. growth and perhaps glob- times since October. Even ganization has so far held Suspects From A1 The S&P 500 had its al growth.” with this week’s decline off on declaring the situ- worst day since early The S&P 500 index fell of 1%, the benchmark ation a global emergency, uals was kind enough to October and snapped a 30.07 points, or 0.9%, to index is still up 2% for which would bring more look right at the cam- two-week winning streak.