A3 / NEWS B1 / HOMEFOLK Death toll in N&N Meat Market Florida condo now open for collapse now at 78 business in Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle “The newspaper that cares about Walker County” MOUNTAINEAGLE.COM WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 10-11, 2021 $1.50 WALKER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Walker Adair: Inmates should not receive stimulus money By JAMES PHILLIPS verified it through the Alabama “This is frustrating,” he said. County at Daily Mountain Eagle Department of Corrections “We have several death row that inmates were receiving inmates who were prosecuted in Alabama inmates could receive COVID-19 stimulus funds,” Walker County who have re- millions in stimulus payments, Adair said. “Several colleagues ceived the funds.” ‘very high but many prosecutors, including worked to come up with a unified The stimulus funds sent to Al- Walker County District Attorney approach as to what to do on abama inmate have been frozen, Bill Adair, say inmates who are behalf of crime victims.” awaiting rulings on complaints court-ordered to pay their vic- Adair said it is “unbelievable” filed by prosecutors across the risk’ of tims should not receive stimulus that inmates are receiving stim- state. Bill money. ulus funds and is hopeful judges “I think this will be an issue “Several DAs got info that this will help to redirect some of that COVID-19 Adair was happening, and we then stimulus money back to victims. See INMATES, A7 Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says / B6 WALKER COUNTY SCHOOLS 2 from From Wire Reports Tennessee Walker County has now been added to the list of Alabama counties at very die in I-22 high risk for COVID-19. AL.com reported Thursday that 11 counties had been added to the list, accident putting the total number at 26 out of 67. That information comes from the latest From Staff Reports information from the Alabama Depart- A two-vehicle crash at ment of Public Health. 3 p.m. Thursday claimed Walker, Autauga, Blount, Chilton, the lives of two people Clarke, Colbert, Elmore, Lee, Marshall, from Tennessee, a spokes- Mobile and Morgan counties were add- man for the Alabama ed to the list of very high risk counties. Law Enforcement Agency They join Baldwin, Coffee, Crenshaw, (ALEA) said Friday. Dale, Henry, Houston, Jefferson, Christian Barfield, 24, Lauderdale, Limestone, Macon, Mont- was killed when the 2008 gomery, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega and Honda Civic he was driv- Tuscaloosa. ing at a high rate of speed Greene, Hale, Pike and Randolph and lost control of the are in a high risk listing, meaning that vehicle. The 2008 Honda while cases are declining they have only Civic crossed the median done so within one to six days. and struck a 2012 GMC Daily Mountain Eagle - Nicole Smith According to AL.com, Alabama had Acadia. 552,911 cases of COVID-19, with 11,387 Children at Carbon Hill Elementary are shown completing an activity to improve their Barfield and a passen- deaths since March 2020. About 2,573 reading skills. ger, Amber Couch, 25, See RISK, A7 was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened DORA ‘It’s going to make See ACCIDENT, A7 CITY COUNCIL Norris Paving a big difference’ WALKER COUNTY to work on Sellers SHERIFF’S OFFICE Road culvert County students participate in reading camps Drug arrests By ED HOWELL By NICOLE SMITH made in Daily Mountain Eagle Daily Mountain Eagle Yerkwood, DORA — The Dora City Council Many students in kindergarten Thursday agreed to hire out Norris through third grade are strengthen- Carbon Hill Paving for culvert work in the Sellers ing their reading skills this sum- Special to the Eagle Road area, which would result in the mer. The Alabama Literacy Act, road being shut down for a couple of Walker County Sheriff’s passed in June 2019, is aimed at days. Drug Task Force Officer helping students master foundation- Mayor Randy Stephens said a culvert Jared Hall obtained a al reading skills, and part of the act was replaced on Sellers Road months search warrant on a res- requires schools to offer a summer after it was washed out during Christ- idence after determining reading program for children with a mas 2015. Over time, it settled and that Methamphetamine reading deficiency in grades K-3. more patch has been put on the site. was sold from the resi- Summer reading camps have Norris Paving has given a $13,000 dence. been provided this summer at bid to make complete repairs. Daily Mountain Eagle - Nicole Smith The search warrant, Councilman Randy Spears, who has Carbon Hill Elementary, Oak- Curry Elementary students are engaged in a See ARRESTS, A2 See DORA, A7 See READING, A7 reading/writing project. DEATHS WEATHER INDEX SOCIAL Shane Lee Finch, 38, Newport News, Va. Classifieds .................... B2 LEFT Janice Hanson, 79 Homefolk ....................... B1 ON Ardith Evelyn Frailey, 80, Kimberly Sports ............................ A5 RED Opal Edmonds, 83, Eldridge Use your Viewpoints .................... A4 Keith Hyche, 67, Cordova phone to Find us on your Michael “Mike” Bruce Russell, 49 High Low quickly sign favorite podcast up for our streaming 89 73 weekly e-mail platforms. MORE OBITUARIES / A2 newsletter Two sections, 16 pages A2 | Daily Mountain Eagle | WEEKEND EDITION, JULY 10-11, 2021 Today’s weather Forecast for Saturday, July 10, 2021 Obituaries TENN. Oxford 88/75 Huntsville ARK. 87/73 Shane Lee Finch Keith Hyche August 28, 1982-July 4, 2021 Keith Hyche, 67, of Cordova, passed away Tuesday, Shane Lee Finch, 38, of Newport News, Va., passed June 15, 2021. GA. away Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Santara Hospital in He was preceded in death by his parents, Gene and Greenville Birmingham Hampton, Va., from heart complications. Johnnie Hyche; and sisters, Glyn Hyche and Carolyn 89/74 94/76 A memorial service will be held at New Hope Bap- H Hall. tist Church on Fall City Road at 6 p.m. Monday, July Keith is survived by his daughters, Lori Sahagun 12, 2021. (John) and Emily Hyche-Roberts (Bree); granddaugh- Jackson Montgomery He was preceded in death by his father, Wes- ters, Haley Sahagun Kervian (Tommy), Madison 90/74 91/73 ley Shane Finch; grandfathers, Ronald Finch and Sahagun (fiancé, Jacob Woodard), and Samantha Sa- James Connell Sr.; aunt, Susan Kimbrell; uncle, hagun; and brothers, Jimmy Hyche (Jane) and Chris Brookhaven Hattiesburg James Connell II; cousin, James Connell III; and Hyche (Mary). 90/75 87/74 great-grandparents, James and Dorothy Burgett and Mobile Dora Williams. W.E. Lusain Funeral Home and Crematory, LA. 87/74 FLA. He leaves behind three children, Saphira, Carter Birmingham; 205- 900-8334 and Ava Grace; estranged wife, Jennifer “Ducky” McAllister Finch; mother, Wanda Gail Finch; brother, Wesley Sylas Finch; grandmother, Geraldean Con- Michael ‘Mike’ nell; and two aunts, Rhonda Whisenhunt and Denise Barker. Bruce Russell September 23, 1971-July 8, 2021 ©2021 AccuWeather, Inc. Burial will be at a later date at Jones Cemetery. Michael “Mike” Bruce Russell, 49, of Jasper, passed Cremation Society of Virginia, away Thursday, July 8, 2021, at his residence. Newport News, VA; 757-643-8945 The family will receive friends Sunday, July 11, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home, with Court rejects appeal services to will follow at 2 p.m. in the Collins-Burke Chapel. Burial will be at Old Zion Cemetery. Eddie of Alabama man Ardith Evelyn Frailey Lockhart will officiate. March 10, 1941 - July 6, 2021 Mr. Russell was preceded in death by his father convicted in 6 murders Ardith Evelyn Frailey, 80, of Kimberly, passed Bruce Russell; and grandparents, Albert and Icie away July 6, 2021. Russell, Charlie and Aronie Duncan. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama appeals She was preceded in death by He is survived by his wife, Chasity Russell of court Friday sided with a judge who rejected the her parents, Garland and Bertha Jasper; mother, Margie Russell of Jasper; daughters, appeal of a man convicted of murder and sentenced to Capps; siblings, Robert Capps, Lecil Julie Tubbs (Hayden Tubbs) and Stephanie Conner; die for the shooting deaths of six people on a farm in Capps, and Paul Capps; several in- sons, Andrew Glover, Ryan Glover, Austin Russell southwestern Alabama nearly two decades ago. laws and son-in-law, Roy Haynes. and Justin Russell; aisters, Cindy Keeton and Sandy The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals upheld a Ardith is survived by her hus- Lawrence (Chris); and grandchildren, Kyra Conner, Crenshaw County judge’s decision refusing a challenge band, William Frailey; children, Morgan Mitchell, Jonathan Russell, Ezekiel Russell, by Westley Devone Harris, 41, who was convicted of Shirley Haynes of McHenry, Ill., Jeremiah Chadwick, Jacey Russell and Rylee Tubbs. using guns to slaughter his girlfriend’s family mem- Sandra Losurdo (Dean) of Hebron, Pallbearers will be Steve McGough “Hollywood”, bers one-by-one before abducting her in 2002. Ill., Robert Frailey (Heidi) of Won- Andrew Glover, Justin Russell, Lavaugn Jones “Pos- The dead included the parents, grandmother and der Lake, Ill., Chris Frailey (Stephanie) of Hebron, sum”, Austin Russell, Danny Wayne Hart and Ryan three brothers of Janice Ball, who was 16 at the time Ill., and Sheryll Kominoski (Martin) of McHenry, Glover. and became the state’s main witness against her one- Ill.; grandchildren, Stephanie, Nicole, Tyler, Natalie, time boyfriend. Robert, Danielle, Savannah, Nickolas, James, Shel- Collins -Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 Harris claimed a judge should have stepped aside bey, Kendra, Wyatt and Reese; 18 great-grandchil- from the case and his own lawyer did a poor job de- dren; and her siblings, Harlon Capps of Bradenton, fending him, but the appeals court disagreed.