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A3 / NEWS B4 / NEWS Study: Vaccinated Poll: Democrats people can carry as optimistic but divided much virus as others on compromise Daily Mountain Eagle “The newspaper that cares about Walker County” MOUNTAINEAGLE.COM WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 31-AUG. 1, 2021 $1.50 WALKER COUNTY JASPER POLICE DEPARTMENT SCHOOLS JPD to host ‘National Night Out’ Special to the Eagle continues until 9. The event is on hand, as well as paramed- billed as “A national commu- ics from Regional Paramedical Jasper will once again par- nity-building campaign that Service and RAMS. ticipate in the annual “Nation- promotes police-community JPD’s Narcotics K9s will al Night Out” campaign. partnerships,” according to perform demonstrations on The event will be held Tues- the website. how they find narcotics and day at Jasper High School Personnel from the Jasper the department’s vehicles will and will have free food and Police Department, Jasper be available for the kids to a Kidzone with inflatables. Fire Department and Walker Daily Mountain Eagle — file photo The event begins at 5 and County Sheriff’s Office will be See NIGHT OUT, A7 Curry SRO Brent Hudson speaks to students during lunch in 2019. Hud- son was one of the first three SROs OAKMAN HIGH SCHOOL Doctor: to be assigned in the first phase of a plan to provide law enforcement COVID-19 coverage to every county school. Strike up the band ‘raging’ in state as All county many refuse schools to vaccination CDC team: ‘War has changed’ as delta variant have SRO dangers emerge / A3 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — COVID-19 is “rag- by October ing” through Alabama as thousands refuse vaccina- By JENNIFER COHRON tions that nearly always Daily Mountain Eagle prevent serious illness and a highly contagious Every Walker County school will strain races through have its own school resource officer by communities where many October, Walker County Sheriff Nick have quit taking basic Smith said this safety precautions, a week. health leader said Thurs- “We have to hire day. the individuals. With more than 1,250 We have some po- people hospitalized tential candidates, statewide with the illness Daily Mountain Eagle - Nicole Smith but no decision caused by the new coro- has been made High school band students in navirus — nearly all of yet. They’ll be in Walker County have been par- whom aren’t inoculated place some time between the start of ticipating in summer band camp — Alabama now has the school and Oct. 1,” Smith said. in recent weeks to hone their nation’s highest positivity The Walker County Board of Educa- rate and there’s no sign tion voted Tuesday to fund officers for skills for the 2021-22 school the rapid increase in Cordova and Parrish, accomplishing year. Oakman High School band cases will end soon, Dr. students are shown at practice Sarah Nafziger said. See SRO, A7 Thursday. The vaccines against COVID-19 would have prevented the surge and saved lives if only more School bus mechanics people got them, said Nafziger, vice president of recognized for clinical services at UAB passing inspection Hospital. “Unfortunately, it looks like it’s going to get worse By NICOLE SMITH before it gets better,” she Daily Mountain Eagle told a news briefing. Bus mechanics with the Walker Only 34% of Alabama’s County Board of Education were recog- population is fully vac- nized for their diligence in helping the cinated, which is lowest school system’s transportation depart- in the nation. Health ment pass an annual inspection. officials were encouraged Superintendent Dr. Dennis Will- by a recent increase in ingham and members of the school the vaccination rate, See MECHANICS, A7 See RAGING, A7 DEATHS WEATHER INDEX SOCIAL Anthony Lee Thompson , 38, Jasper Jimmie Ray Davis, 73, Savannah, Ga. Classifieds .................... B6 LEFT Carrie Bell Shaw, 83, Georgia Homefolk ....................... B2 ON Christopher Roger Alexander, 53, Jasper Sports ............................ A5 RED Earl Curtis Dobbins, 64, Cordova Use your Viewpoints .................... A4 Jason Allen Madison, 48, Townley phone to What’s Going On ........... A2 Find us on your Randy Fred “Kid” Easley, 64, Nauvoo High Low quickly sign favorite podcast Rodney Redmill, 74, Jasper up for our streaming 95 75 weekly e-mail platforms. OBITUARIES / A2 newsletter Two sections, 16 pages A2 | Daily Mountain Eagle | WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 31-AUG. 1, 2021 Today’s weather Forecast for Saturday, July 31, 2021 Obituaries TENN. Oxford 97/77 Huntsville ARK. 95/75 Anthony Lee Thompson Christopher Roger June 27, 1982‑June 13, 2021 Anthony Lee Thompson, 38, of Jasper, passed away ‘Chris’ Alexander GA. Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Birmingham. July 20, 1968‑July 28, 2021 Greenville Birmingham Christopher Roger “Chris” Alexander, 53, of Jasper, 102/79 96/76 Mr. Thompson was preceded in death by his uncle, Allan Thompson; and aunt, Kathy Thompson. passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at his resi- He is survived by his loving mother, Rose Marie dence. Thompson; adoring aunt, Brenda Miller; and numer- The family will receive friends Sunday, Aug. 1, Jackson Montgomery ous family members and friends. 2021, at 1 p.m. at Edgil Grove Baptist Church. Funer- 99/77 98/77 Anthony will be greatly missed. The family wishes al services will follow at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the to thank Anthony’s cousin, Ms. Genia Dover, for her adjoining cemetery. Hancel Cox will officiate. Brookhaven Hattiesburg Mr. Alexander was preceded in death by his grand- 97/78 98/76 loving care and for fulfilling Anthony’s wishes in his last days. parents, Joe and Christine Smith, John Jr. and Meda Mobile Interment is scheduled for a later date. Alexander; and father, Jerry R. Alexander. LA. 95/77 FLA. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Pamela D. Alexander; daughter, Crista Taylor (Justin); son, Cason Alexander (Kaitlyn); mother, Charlotte Alex- Jimmie Ray Davis ander; sisters, Alisa Jones (Michael) and Lynn Jetton Jimmie Ray Davis, 73, of Savannah, Georgia, (Frankie); granddaughters, Kinlen and Kortlen Tay- (formerly of Nauvoo), went home to be with the Lord lor; grandson, Waylon Alexander; and a host of nieces ©2021 AccuWeather, Inc. Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Memorial Health Hospital and nephews. in Savannah, Georgia. Visitation will be held Saturday, July 31, 2021, from 11 a.m. to noon at New Zion Baptist Church in Nauvoo. Funeral services will be at noon at the Earl Curtis Dobbins Teen charged in church, with burial to follow at Keeton Cemetery. June 27, 1957‑July 29, 2021 Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his parents, Earl Curtis Dobbins, 64, of Cordova, passed away officer’s slaying makes James and Rilda Davis; and sister, Sharon Davis Thursday, July 29, 2021, at his Kimbrell. residence. court appearance He is survived by his wife, Pearl Louise Davis; The family will receive friends son, James Daniel Davis; two daughters, Barbara Monday, August 2, 2021, at noon at SELMA, Ala. (AP) — A teenager accused of using Kenney and Cindy Poljacik; stepdaughter, Beverly Collins-Burke Funeral Home. Fu- a rifle to kill a police officer who was taking a lunch Dotsey; sister-in-law and honorary daughter, Jody neral services will follow at 1 p.m. break at home made his initial court appearance Fri- Gasaway Wise; brother-in-law, Jim Wise; grandsons, in the Collins-Burke Chapel. Burial day wearing a bulletproof vest. Donovan Davis, Blake Poljacik and Dylan Dotsey; will be at Friendship Cemetery Javonte Stubbs, 18, was under heavy police guard granddaughter, Carlye Poljacik; great-granddaughter, on Underwood Ferry Road. Jerry during a hearing in Dallas County, where a judge Baylor Grace Boudreau; brother, William “Bill” Davis Smith will officiate. scheduled a preliminary hearing for Sept. 17. Asked (Eloise); brother-in-law, Keith Kimbrell; sister-in-law, Mr. Dobbins was preceded in by a reporter whether he killed Selma Police Officer Maxine Gasaway Rhineheart (Landon); nieces, Karen death by his mother, Ruth Dobbins; father, Billy Dob- Marquis Moorer, Stubbs responded by shaking his Click, Kim Turner, Felecia Davis and Stacy Kimbrell; bins; brothers, Jeff Dobbins and Bill Dobbins; sister, head “no,” WSFA-TV reported. grandniece, Gracie Robertson; nephews, Frank Davis Kay Sebran; and grandson, Nicholas Dobbins. Stubbs, who was a star football player at Selma and Brandon Kimbrell; and a host of other relatives He is survived by his daughters, Candace Lilly of High School, was charged with capital murder in the and dear friends. Cordova, Miranda Legg (Cody) of Jasper and Tracy killing of Moorer, 25, and attempted murder in the Dobbins; sons, Nathan Sherer (Brittney) of Jasper wounding of Shakiaria Barley, a woman described by Wilson Funeral Home & Crematory LLC, and Eric Swords of Ohio; sister, Carol Ann Ludlum police as being in a relationship with Moorer. Carbon Hill; 205‑924‑4147 of Louisiana; brother, Gary Dobbins of Texas; grand- Moorer was on duty and went home for lunch early children, Kyla Wallace, Justin Wallace, Londyn Lilly, Tuesday at an apartment complex where he lived Logan Lilly, Emary Dobbins, Curtis Bell, Brooklyn when he was shot, authorities said. The shots were Pilgrim, Kade Sherer and Kase Sherer; great-grand- fired from outside, killing the officer and wounding the Carrie Bell Shaw child, Scarlett Phillips; and special friend, Margie Carrie Bell Shaw, 83, transitioned home peacefully other person in what a prosecutor described as an am- Hunter. Monday, July 26, 2021, at Columbus Hospice. bush. Authorities have not released a possible motive Pallbearers will be Ray Robbins, Nathan Sherer, The daughter of Will Harper and in the shooting. Justin Wallace, Chris Sandlin, Mitch Lilly and Chris Sarah Davis Harper Garner, Mrs. Around town, some homes and businesses are dis- Dobbins. Shaw was born August 23, 1937, in playing blue and black ribbons in honor of Moorer.