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BRIEFS Career Expo Marion County escapee captured in Carbon Hill planned for By ED HOWELL was arrested at 1:18 of property and ha- fore the escape. ment officials, includ- next week Daily Mountain Eagle a.m. Marion County rassing communica- Williams, who also ing the U.S. Marshal’s deputies picked him tions, Williams said. confirmed recent Office, as the pair SUMITON — An escaped Marion up at the Carbon Hill The theft charge in- media accounts of the crossed Northwest Al- Bevill State Com- County inmate was re- Jail and brought him volved a Ford Ranger escape and the search abama and into Mis- munity College and captured in Carbon back to the Marion pickup stolen from in the Journal Record sissippi. Hill in the early morn- County Jail in Hamil- Hamilton at the time in Hamilton, said Both were originally the Workforce De- ing hours on Thursday ton. of the escape and then Dean and Zepplin charged in different velopment and Edu- after a local police offi- Carbon Hill Police recovered last week in Kennedy, 20, Hamil- cases. Dean has been cation Initiative of cer saw the inmate sit- Chief Paul Agnew also Mooreville, Miss. The ton, escaped from the charged with seven the Chamber of ting in a local house. confirmed the arrest harassing communica- Marion County Jail on counts of third-degree According to Marion Commerce of Cory Thursday. tions charge involved a March 17, which initi- burglary, third-degree Wayne County Sheriff Kevin Dean was arrested threat that Dean al- ated a manhunt that criminal mischief, sec- Walker County will Williams, Cory Wayne Dean for third-degree es- legedly made to his has involved more ond-degree criminal hold its 2017 Ca- Dean, 22, Brilliant, cape, first-degree theft girlfriend shortly be- than 40 law enforce- See ESCAPE, A9 reer and Technical Workforce Expo on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bevill State’s Sumiton campus will host the event in the Tom Bevill Business and In- dustry Building (1400). The event will give companies an opportunity to re- cruit new employ- ees from among Bevill State stu- dents and local resi-

dents seeking Special to the Eagle employment. Employers are Milo’s, seen here in a photo from the ham- asked to pre-regis- burger chain’s Facebook page, will open a lo- ter for the event, cation in Jasper later this year. which will guaran- tee a six-foot dis- play table, with Milo’s coming to seating for two. Special to the Eagle They receive free Wi-Fi *and have ac- Jasper late in 2017 Martine Beauvais, formerly of Jasper, was recently recognized with a Na- cess to a hospitality tional Black Arts Festival Award. She received a scholarship, and one of her suite with drinks By LEA RIZZO ment. designs is now on display at Neiman Marcus. Beauvais is a senior at the Sa- Daily Mountain Eagle However, al.com re- vannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta. and snacks. To reg- ported Thursday that ister, contact Bevill Milo’s restaurant is Milo’s would be located State-Sumiton’s Di- coming to Jasper, com- in front of Scott Crump rector of Campus pany officials confirmed Toyota at Highway 78 Walker grad’s fashion design Thursday afternoon. and Industrial Parkway. Services, Dr. Chris Company officials con- The story projected that Franklin, at (800) firmed the news to the the location will employ on display at Neiman Marcus 648-3271, ext. Daily Mountain Eagle approximately 25 work- 5601. Thursday. The company ers and hopes to open also posted the news early in the fourth quar- By JENNIFER COHRON that afternoon to its ter of 2017. Daily Mountain Eagle Twitter account, saying, Milo’s founder Milo A Neiman Marcus “It’s true! It’s true! We Carlton opened the store in Atlanta, Geor- are heading to Jasper.” chain’s first location in gia, is currently dis- The posting followed a 1946 in Birmingham, DEATHS playing a dress story on al.com earlier in where the business’ designed by a former Lillian I. Smith, 96, Jasper the day. headquarters are still lo- Jerry B. Chappell, 80, Jasper resident. No further details re- cated today, according to Cordova, Tenn. Martine Beauvais, a garding construction or a its website. The restau- Raymond Powell Jr., 76, 2009 Walker High projected opening date rants are known for its Detroit, Michigan School graduate, was were given. Questions secret hamburger sauce recognized with a Na- / A2 were directed to the and sweet tea. According Full obituaries tional Black Arts Fes- CEO, Tom Dekle, who to Wikipedia, the first was unavailable to com- tival Award for her Martine See MILOS, A9 fashion design talents WEATHER at a Fine Art + Fash- Beauvais ion event hosted by the store on Thursday, March 16. High Low Plant sale begins next week The award included a $3,000 scholar- 73 50 ship and the opportunity to have one of her designs included in a window display at Center of Technology at Neiman Marcus. “When I saw the display, I felt very Special to the Eagle INDEX By NICOLE SMITH hanced with nutrients — humbled and grateful for having had the Daily Mountain Eagle by the students. opportunity to participate and represent Martine Beauvais, a 2009 Walker Classifieds...... B7 Four or five varieties of myself as a Haitian-American designer,” High School graduate, was one of Comics...... B2 Walker County Center pepper and tomato said Beauvais, a senior at Savannah Col- three students from the Savannah Dear Abby...... B2 of Technology’s annual plants will be sold in 4- lege of Art and Design in Atlanta. “I felt College of Art and Design in Atlanta Horoscope...... B2 plant sale for the com- inch pots for $2 each, and that all the sacrifices I had made up until Opinion...... A6 munity will begin next herbs such as sage, basil, this point and the sacrifices of my family recognized at a Fine Art + Fashion Sports...... A7 week. thyme and parsley will and friends that supported me, all led event hosted by Neiman Marcus on In January, students at be sold in limited quanti- and contributed to this wonderful accom- March 16. One of her designs is in Jasper-based WCCT ties for 50 cents. plishment.” the store’s new window display. Two sections, 18 pages started planting vegeta- Students used the fin- Beauvais said the dress is a ready-to- bles, flowers and herbs in ishing method to produce wear version of a more contemporary de- as students get to learn from the best Check the campus greenhouse the greenhouse’s flowers, sign that she created for her senior fashion faculty in higher education,” out our for the sale. With the ex- which includes trans- collection at SCAD. Beauvais said. Facebook ception of flowers, all porting small plants to Beauvais is currently working on a Beauvais, the daughter of Haitian im- page at other plants were grown larger containers. bachelor’s degree in fashion. She is sched- migrants, was raised in Pahokee, Florida, from seeds by the stu- Coleus, sweet potato uled to graduate in June. before relocating to Jasper in 2008. Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle dents. vine and dichondra According to its website, NBAF is the As a child, Beauvais was inspired by WCCT plant sciences flower plants will be sold oldest multidisciplinary arts organization the artistic ability of her brother, teacher Ryan Mullinax for $2 each, and 10-inch focused exclusively on the arts and on Lamarre, who still resides in Jasper. His said vegetable plants hanging petunia baskets artists of African descent. Two other stu- work has been featured at the Walker have been grown in 4- will average $8. dents from SCAD also received competi- County Arts Alliance’s Art in the Park. inch pots this year to pro- Mullinax said prices tive awards from NBAF this year. Her interest in fashion design was fu- duce a slightly larger may vary, according to While at SCAD, Beauvais has also com- eled by the Versace jungle dress worn by product, and some plants the size of each plant peted in design competitions hosted by Jennifer Lopez at the Grammy Awards have been grown hydro- sold. Lululemon and Joe’s Blackbook. ceremony in 2000. ponically — a water “As folks in the com- “SCAD is the preeminent source of “I was captivated and inspired by the growing method en- See PLANT, A9 knowledge in fashion education, and we See FASHION, A9 A2 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Fri., March 31, 2017 www.mountaineagle.com Today’s weather DEATHS & FUNERALS Forecast for Friday, March 31, 2017 TENN. Lillian I. Smith Jerry B. Chappell Oxford Lillian I. Smith, 96, of Jasper, passed away Sunday, Jerry B. Chappell, 80, of Cordova, Tenn., passed away 73/51 Huntsville March 26, 2017, at Cordova Health and Rehabilitation. Friday, March 24, 2017, at the Germantown Methodist 71/47 ARK. She was of Christian faith. Hospital in Tennessee. Visitation will be Saturday, April Graveside service will be Saturday, April 1, 2017, at 1, 2017, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Collins-Burke Fu- 11 a.m. at Hickman Chapel Cemetery in Green Pond. neral Home in Jasper. Funeral services will be Saturday GA. David Blevins will officiate. Visitation will be Friday, at 1 p.m. in the Collins-Burke Chapel, with burial at New March 31, from 6 until 8 p.m. in the New Horizon Me- Prospect Cemetery in Jasper. Greenville Birmingham 77/55 73/50 morial Chapel. Chappell was preceded in death by his sisters, Marie She was preceded in death by her husband, James Hendon, Ruth Wadsworth and Annette Garrison. Smith. He is survived by his son, Jerry Odell Chappell; daugh- She is survived by her sons, Fred Smith; Preston ter, Lauren Cornelius; and four grandchildren. Smith (Jenny) and Robert Smith (Marlena); daughter, Jackson Montgomery Mary Payne (Rayburn); five grandchildren; and 14 Collins-Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 80/54 79/53 great-grandchildren. Online condolences may be expressed at www.newhorizonmemorial.com. Brookhaven Hattiesburg 83/56 Raymond Powell Jr. 81/54 New Horizon Memorial Funeral Home, Dora: 205-648-2323 Raymond Powell Jr., 76, of Detroit, Michigan, formerly Mobile of Jasper, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at his 82/55 FLA. daughter’s home in Las Vegas, Neveda. He attended LA. Walker County Training School. Visitation will be today, March 31, 2017, from 5 until 7 p.m. at Faith Chapel Funeral Home in Jasper. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 1, 2017, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church on Corona Avenue in Jasper. Burial will follow at Gay Reed Cemetery in Jasper.

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History points to protracted Bentley lawyer: Impeachment and tough Brexit negotiations

LONDON (AP) — It membership. investigation ‘off the rails’ took Britain more than a Nine months on from decade of trying to join the the British vote to leave MONTGOMERY (AP) — An attor- due process. Bentley faces an im- ing an investigation and making a European club. It’s now got the EU, the two sides are ney for Gov. Robert Bentley filed an peachment push over a sex-tinged recommendation to the House on just two to get out and finally setting up their emergency request Thursday with scandal involving his relationship whether impeachment is warranted. strike a new relationship. stalls. The past suggests an impeachment committee to stop with a former top aide. Under the Alabama Constitution, If anyone thinks that that it will be the British its special counsel from releasing a Among the concerns, Garber said Bentley would automatically be re- will be easy for Britain, a who will have to make the report next week and pushing for a Sharman plans to publicly release a moved from his duties if the House look back to its entry half bulk of the concessions. swift impeachment vote without giv- report to the committee based on in- votes to impeach him. a century ago will show Ludlow noted that in the ing the governor more opportunity terviews his associates “did in secret Garber, as he has for months, how difficult and pro- early 1960s, Britain to respond to his accusers. with some unidentified witnesses urged lawmakers to be cautious, tracted talks with the EU thought it would be rela- Bentley lawyer Ross Garber and a review of some documents.” saying that impeachment would can be. tively easy to join because sharply criticized the process set up Garber said the governor’s lawyers “throw out an election” by removing Successive British gov- of its status as a top Euro- by House Judiciary Counsel Jack have not had an opportunity to hear Bentley. ernments slogged away at pean power — echoing the Sharman, and asked committee the accusations, respond, see the “There have only been two gover- trying to convince the orig- rhetoric from Brexit propo- members to “take control of an in- documents or cross-examine wit- nors removed by impeachment since inal six members — Bel- nents today, who argue vestigation that has gone off the nesse 1929,” Garber said, adding both had gium, France, Italy, they’ll get a good deal from rails, that they rein in their out of- “You couldn’t make up a more been indicted on serious felony Luxembourg, the Nether- the EU because the EU control special counsel.” bogus process if you tried,” said Gar- charges. lands and West Germany has a lot to lose through its “The special counsel has hijacked ber, who has represented governors Sharman did not immediately re- — to let it into what was strong trade ties. this investigation,” Garber said at a in impeachment proceedings in spond to an emailed request for com- then the European Eco- Instead, the years of dis- news conference. “The citizens of Al- South Carolina and Connecticut. ment. nomic Community. Mem- cussions showed the Euro- abama went to the polls. They cast While the 74-year-old governor The scandal has tarnished the bership in 1973 took 12 peans, and the French in their votes for governor. Their votes has acknowledged making personal reputation of the governor. A mild- years of on-and-off discus- particular, to be stubborn shouldn’t be thrown out because of mistakes, he has maintained he did mannered dermatologist and former sions that at various times negotiators. an unelected private lawyer.” nothing illegal or to merit his re- Baptist deacon, Bentley attracted humbled the British. “For them, of course it is Sharman told the governor’s attor- moval from office. Bentley last year voters to his longshot Republican Prime Minister Harold rather harder to reach a neys last week he would release his apologized at a press conference primary bid in 2010 with his nice- Macmillan got so dis- consensus opinion because investigative report April 7. Three or after recordings surfaced of him guy image and promises not to ac- four days of hearings would follow, traught he confided in his they’ve got their own na- making sexually charged remarks to cept a gubernatorial salary. he said, and the House of Represen- diary in 1963 that “all our tional interests and a female aide before his divorce. Garber asked for a hearing before tatives would tentatively vote on im- Twenty-three House members last policies at home and they’ve got to reach agree- the committee next week. The Ala- peachment in May. year signed vaguely worded im- bama Ethics Commission is also ex- abroad are in ruins” after ment among the six,” Geof- The motion asks committee mem- peachment articles against Bentley pected to release its findings April 5 French President Charles frey Rippon, Britain’s chief bers to establish an investigation accusing him of corruption and neg- on whether its members think there de Gaulle vetoed Britain’s negotiator during the early procedure that meets the “require- lect of duty. The House Judiciary is any probable cause to believe first bid to join. De Gaulle 1970s, had said. ments of fundamental fairness” and Committee is tasked with conduct- Bentley broke state ethics law. would torpedo Britain’s Now there are 27 coun- second attempt four years tries to negotiate with. later, too. And once again, there “Boy, was it tough,” said are concerns on the British Piers Ludlow, a historian side that the French will at the London School of prove the most intransi- AP-NORC Poll: Most disapprove of Trump, except on economy Economics who is a spe- gent. As Rippon said all cialist on Britain’s postwar those years ago: “They’re WASHINGTON (AP) — “I feel like I want to give relations with Europe. hard bargainers.” Two months into Donald him a fair shot, especially The past talks highlight The EU side will be Trump’s presidency, Amer- in terms of helping on some of the challenges more efficient today, as it icans mostly disapprove of taxes and the economy,” Britain faces today. While has a more powerful exec- his overall performance. said Smith, 38. “On a per- the international political utive Commission to lead But they’re more upbeat sonal level, I think he’s too situation is different, the the day-to-day talks. The about at least one critical involved with how he’s negotiations promise to be Commission has built up area: his handling of the portrayed in the media. I even trickier: with far decades of experience on economy. want him to have a little more EU members in- trade negotiations, han- Nearly 6 in 10 Ameri- bit tougher skin.” volved and more complex dling them on behalf of all cans disapprove of The approval ratings of and interdependent member states. Trump’s overall perform- many presidents through economies. But even so, it will take ance, and about the same history are linked to the British Prime Minister time for all the EU mem- percentage say the country economy, with several — Theresa May on Wednes- ber states to agree on each is headed in the wrong di- including Harry Truman, day formally began the di- point of negotiation. rection, according to a new Jimmy Carter, Ronald vorce talks with the EU. Canada’s recently con- poll by the Associated Reagan and Barack Her government is hoping cluded trade deal with the Press-NORC Center for Obama — suffering politi- to settle the exit terms bloc took seven years. Public Affairs Research. It AP Photo cally for downturns during alongside talks over the “Anyone involved in en- was conducted amid the In this March 29, 2017 file photo, President Donald their first year in the creation of a “deep and largement/trade deals over collapse of the GOP’s Trump pauses while speaking in the East Room of White House, according to special partnership.” The the past 60 years can tell health care overhaul. a project by the Miller EU wants to first reach a you, it’s not a fun beast to However, the poll also the White House in Washington. Center at The University deal on the exit deal and negotiate with,” Ludlow found a brighter spot for which twice temporarily chance on the still-strong of Virginia. has insisted that any fu- said of the EU. “It’s like a the businessman-politi- halted his travel ban on economy. Trump inherited a ture relationship must be ponderous giant; that’s the cian on the economy, often some foreigners, and in Fifty-eight percent of strong economy, which seen to be inferior to full nature of the beast.” a major driver of presiden- Congress, where discord whites without a college might be leading people to tial success or failure. among Republicans has degree — who were espe- give him a chance to main- There, Americans split stymied legislation to cially likely to vote for tain it, said Barbara Perry, about evenly, with 50 per- change Obama’s signature Trump — approve of the director of presidential VOLUME 55 NUMBER 288 cent approving and 48 per- health care law. 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DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Fri., March 31, 2017 www.mountaineagle.com — A3 Crews investigate head-on crash that killed 13 in Texas

CONCAN, Texas (AP) — Moreno said the wreck oc- The San Antonio-area Federal officials on Thurs- curred along a curve in the church said on its website day began an investigation road where the speed limit that the members were re- into a head-on collision be- is 65 mph. turning from a three-day tween a pickup truck and “For reasons unknown retreat at the Alto Frio small church bus in south- the truck veered into the Baptist Encampment in west Texas that killed 13 southbound lane and Leakey, about 9 miles (15 senior adults returning struck the bus head-on,” kilometers) from the crash from a church retreat. Moreno said. site. The Texas Department Hernandez was more Church officials were of Public Safety refused to circumspect early Thurs- “ministering to family speculate on the cause of day, saying only that the members to help them the Wednesday afternoon collision remains under in- deal with this tragedy” crash outside Garner State vestigation. and counselors will be Park, about 75 miles (120 The National Trans- available Thursday at the kilometers) west of San portation Safety Board in- church, according to the Antonio, although one vestigation is underway, statement. spokesman said the truck NTSB spokesman Terry Texas Gov. Greg Abbott driver appeared to have Williams said. and his wife, Cecilia, of- crossed the center line. AP Photo DPS Sgt. Conrad Hein fered their condolences. The fronts of both vehi- said the small bus was a “We are saddened by the cles were heavily damaged Authorities investigate after a deadly crash involving a van carrying church 2004 Turtle Top, though he loss of life and our hearts in the collision and the bus members and a pickup truck on U.S. 83 outside Garner State Park in north- did not know the specific go out to all those af- was backed up onto a ern Uvalde County, Texas, Wednesday, March 29, 2017. model. Turtle Top’s web- fected,” their statement guardrail, with glass and site features shuttle buses said. “We thank the first debris scattered around. mained hospitalized in family.” age from 61 to 87. They with capacities ranging responders working on the Twelve bus passengers critical condition late He added, “I think it’s were part of a larger group from 17 to 51 passengers, scene in the wake of this and driver Murray Wednesday, DPS said. the everyday interaction of 65 people who attended which they bill as “a great unimaginable tragedy, and William Barrett, 67, died “These are individuals and relationship that has the retreat, with most tak- alternative to the standard ask that all Texans join us at the scene, DPS Lt. we’ve sat next to and had been built that, boy, those ing their own cars for the 15-passenger van.” Safety in offering their thoughts Johnny Hernandez said. dinner with and laughed are the things that really getaway. concerns have long sur- and prayers.” Another bus passenger with and cried with and will affect us a week from Authorities said the ve- rounded the 15-passenger Wednesday’s collision died at a San Antonio hos- worshipped with,” Brad now, a month from now, a hicles collided about 12:25 vans, which are frequently was one of the deadliest in pital. The pickup driver, McLean, senior pastor of year from now.” p.m. on U.S. 83 near the used by churches and Texas in recent memory. Jack Dillon Young, 20, of First Baptist Church of Ten of the people killed town of Concan. other groups, with advo- Eight people were killed in Leakey, Texas, was in sta- New Braunfels, Texas, told in the wreck were from At a briefing near the cates saying they can be May when a charter bus ble condition and the lone reporters Thursday. “They New Braunfels, according crash site Wednesday difficult to control in an headed to a casino rolled survivor from the bus re- were part of our church to DPS, and they ranged in night, DPS Sgt. Orlando emergency. over north of Laredo.

Missing 91-year-old judge with Trump adviser Bannon won’t be memory loss sought by police charged in Florida vote probe SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — State police officials asked for the public’s help in MIAMI (AP) — Presi- and found “no actionable that Bannon did stay in took to the air Thursday as the search finding him. State police searched the dent Donald Trump’s sen- conduct” by Bannon. the house from time to intensified for a 91-year-old federal area via helicopter but found no imme- ior adviser Steve Bannon The investigation by the time between 2014 and judge who suffers from memory loss and diate trace of Kosik’s gray 2015 Acura will not face charges re- prosecutor’s Public Cor- 2016. was reported missing from his home. SUV, which has driver’s-side damage. lated to his registration to ruption Unit found that Bannon’s office paid the U.S. District Judge Edwin Kosik, who The FBI joined the investigation. vote in Miami despite Bannon first leased a rent and records also recently stopped hearing cases because “Our entire court is obviously very spending most of his time home in Coconut Grove in showed his name was on of health issues, takes medication for worried about our dear colleague,” Chief elsewhere, Florida prose- April 2014 along with his the lease and on another memory issues, and investigators said Judge Christopher C. Conner said in a cutors announced Thurs- ex-wife, Diane Clohesy. lease for a separate home that might have prompted his disap- statement read by Pane. “We are hoping day. Clohesy told prosecutors in the same area. pearance in northeastern Pennsylvania for a quick and safe return.” The Miami-Dade County late Tuesday. U.S. Marshal Martin Pane Marshals were trying to confirm a State Attorney’s Office said authorities have not ruled out foul ‘05 FORD F-150 XLT CREW possible sighting Thursday afternoon on concluded in a memo that play. LIFETIME the Pennsylvania Turnpike heading to- there was not enough evi- LIFETIME Kosik, who spent more than 30 years WARRANTY!WARRANTY! ward New Jersey. dence to prove any crime. on the federal bench and sent two cor- Kosik, appointed to the federal bench Bannon registered to vote $ rupt judges to prison in a notorious ju- in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, is 8990 in the county on April 2, venile justice scandal known as “kids for best known imprisoning the corrupt 2014 after leasing the first cash,” was last seen just after 11 p.m. judges in the “kids for cash” scandal. of two houses in Miami’s trying to enter a grocery store phar- The local judges — who were accused Coconut Grove neighbor- Yes! macy near his home outside Scranton. of taking money from the developer of a hood, then switched his ...WE WANT TO BUY YOUR CAR! The store was closed, and Kosik drove pair of for-profit youth detention centers registration to the Sara- in the opposite direction from his house, — initially pleaded guilty to federal sota area last year. Pane said. He left his wallet and phone Boyles Auto Sales charges, but Kosik rejected the deal, Bannon never voted in at home. saying they hadn’t fully accepted re- Miami-Dade County, the 2380 Viking Dr. 265-3011 boylesauto.com “He’s a great man who’s had a great sponsibility for the crimes. Kosik sen- prosecutors said. They also career and we’re hopeful ... that we will tenced one judge to 17 1/2 years and the said there was insufficient have a successful ending to this,” Pane other judge to 28 years in prison. evidence to prove Bannon said at a news conference at the federal Kosik’s family reported him missing falsely claimed to reside in courthouse in Scranton, where Kosik around 4 p.m. Wednesday. He is be- Florida on a voter registra- maintained an office. lieved to be wearing jeans and a blue tion form, which is a Electronic highway signs flashed winter coat, and has a bruise on the left felony. news of the judge’s disappearance, and JAPANESE RESTAURANT side of his forehead. The memo says the amount of time a person T his Week’s Special spends at a given address is not proof alone of resi- Teriyaki dence. Bannon spent much Eat In Something completely different time while registered to Chicken or vote in Florida in other Bento Take states, most notably Cali- $ 77 Out coming to McDonald’s: Fresh beef fornia and New York. “Especially in our in- Dinner 9 NEW YORK (AP) — trying to improve its acknowledged that it lost creasingly mobile society, a Served with soup, salad, spring roll, person may spend the ma- Coming soon to McDon- image as more people 500 million customer California roll (4 pcs) and fried rice ald’s: Fresh beef. shun processed foods. transactions in the U.S. jority of his or her nights The fast food giant said Last year, it removed arti- since 2012, mainly to at one (or multiple) loca- 300 Hwy. 78, Jasper • 205-295-2606 Thursday that it will ficial preservatives from other fast food rivals. tions, but legally reside at Next to Fred’s, across from Hardees swap frozen beef patties chicken McNuggets and Big Macs and other another under Florida for fresh ones in its Quar- cut out high-fructose corn hamburgers will still be law,” the memo says. “The ter Pounder burgers by syrup from its buns. made with frozen beef. old adage of ‘where you lay sometime next year at “Fresh, just as a word But Kempczinski said your head is home’ is only most of its U.S. locations. and a concept, still carries McDonald’s is open to part of the residency It’s a major change for so much weight for cus- making changes to more analysis.” McDonald’s, which has re- tomers,” said Robert of its menu items. 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The compromise plan, announced Wednesday night by the Democratic governor and leaders of the Republican-controlled legislature, was worked out under mounting pres- sure from the NCAA, AP Photo which threatened to take North Carolina Senate President pro tem Phil away more sporting events from the basketball-ob- Berger, right, and Senate Democratic leader Sen. sessed state as long as the Dan Blue announce a bill to replace the controver- law, also known as House sial HB2 or “bathroom bill” at the North Carolina Bill 2, remained on the General Assembly on Thursday, March 30, 2017. books. The new measure things for tourism, for lic accommodations. cleared the House and teacher pay, while we have Under the new measure, Senate and was signed by this stigma hanging over,” local governments can’t Gov. Roy Cooper in a mat- Stone said. enact any new such protec- ter of hours. “The time has come for tions until December 2020. Among other things, it us to get out from under That moratorium, ac- repeals the best-known the national spotlight for cording to GOP leaders, section of HB2: a require- negative things. You can’t will allow time for pending ment that transgender go anywhere on this planet federal litigation over people use the public rest- without somebody know- transgender rights to play rooms that correspond to ing what is HB2 and hav- out. the sex on their birth cer- ing some perception about “This is a significant tificate. it.” compromise from all sides “Today’s law immedi- Conservatives, mean- on an issue that has been ately removes that restric- while, staunchly defended discussed and discussed tion. It’s gone,” Cooper HB2 and condemned the and discussed in North said. new measure. Carolina for a long period The American Civil Lib- “This bill is at best a of time,” Senate leader erties Union and gay and punt. At worst it is a be- Phil Berger said. “It is transgender activists com- trayal of principle,” Repub- something that I think sat- plained that the new law lican Sen. Dan Bishop, a isfies some people, dissat- still denies them certain primary sponsor of HB2, isfies some people, but I protections from discrimi- said on the Senate floor as think it’s a good thing for nation, and they de- the rollback was approved North Carolina.” manded nothing less than 32-16, with nine of 15 De- Gay rights activists full repeal. mocrats among the yes blasted the proposal, say- As a result, it was un- votes. ing it was not a true re- clear whether the retreat While the new measure peal. from HB2 would stop the eliminates the rule on “It doesn’t matter if you boycotts or satisfy the transgender bathroom use, are a Democrat or a Re- NCAA. The NCAA had no it also makes clear that publican, if you vote for immediate comment. state legislators — not this bill, you are not a Republican Rep. Scott local government or school friend of the LGBT com- Stone, who lives in Char- officials — are in charge of munity,” Equality North lotte, urged his colleagues policy on public restrooms. Carolina executive direc- to vote for the new bill. It HB2 had invalidated tor Chris Sgro said. “You passed the House 70-48. any local ordinances that are not standing on the “We are impeding the protect gay or transgender right side of the moral arc growth in our revenue, in people from discrimination of history or with the civil our ability to do more in the workplace or in pub- rights community.”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The placing the nation’s health care care. She decided over the week- political and policy groups to health care law, and although White House is so troubled by law. The proposal was pro- end that she could better help drive home their message with Trump said he supported it, he the failure of outside groups to nounced dead on Friday. Trump on the outside and said voters. For example, Americans did not aggressively sell it until promote the health care plan “It was abundantly clear that she was “excited” to continue for Prosperity, part of a conser- the final few days before the vote backed by President Donald we didn’t have air cover when it pressing his agenda. vative network backed by bil- was scheduled. When Ryan real- Trump that a senior aide is came to calls coming into law- The White House is not al- lionaires Charles and David ized Friday that the bill would being dispatched to rectify the makers,” Priebus said. “No one lowed to direct the outside Koch, vowed to spend more than fail, he pulled it without a vote. situation. can fix this problem better than groups on what to do; those $1 million fighting any lawmak- Leaders for some of the Trump Katie Walsh, a longtime top Katie.” groups typically use public state- ers who would vote for it. groups said they viewed backing lieutenant to chief of staff Reince No one else is joining Walsh in ments by the president and oth- Lack of Republican buy-in ul- the legislation as a problem for Priebus, is leaving the adminis- leaving the White House, ers to determine how to use their timately doomed the bill. Congress, not the White House. tration to join the nonprofit spokesman Sean Spicer said. resources. “The opposition was very well- “I guess I’m just not sure what group America First Policies. Walsh, White House deputy “Katie Walsh was instrumen- organized,” said Republican the expectation was,” said Kat- It’s one of three separate non- chief of staff, is joining America tal in the victory in November,” strategist Alex Conant. “The de- rina Pierson, spokeswoman for profits stocked with former First Policies as a senior strate- said senior White House adviser bate was over before the propo- America First Policies. “This was Trump advisers that say they gist. She’s a longtime political Jared Kushner. “There is no one nents got going.” the first attempt at health care want to promote the president’s operative and was among many better suited to fulfill this role But the hesitation started in by the Republican leadership, agenda. Yet all were noticeably in the Trump administration than Katie.” the White House. and it did not originate in the absent during the heated battle who noticed with irritation that The health care bill’s conser- House Speaker Paul Ryan un- White House. If it’s not originat- over Trump’s first legislative pro-Trump groups weren’t en- vative opponents benefited from veiled the bill in February to re- ing in the White House, it’s not agenda item, repealing and re- gaged in the fight over health a well-funded echo chamber of peal and replace the Obama-era our fight, it’s their fight.”

Come look at intel material, GOP foes of health care bill win praise BUCKNER, Kentucky (AP) — One of ure, Republicans who blocked the leg- White House tells House panel the House Republican rebels, Kentucky islation have won praise from con- Rep. Tom Massie, wasn’t just “no” on stituents for stopping what many saw the GOP health care bill to replace as a flawed plan, either in the legisla- WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. tion’s substance or strategy. The White House refused Massie was “hell no.” Trump initially faulted Democrats to say on Thursday That won over Mary Broecker, presi- for rejecting the bill, but on several oc- whether it secretly fed in- dent of the Oldham County Republican casions since then, including Thursday telligence reports to a top Women’s Club and a strong proponent morning, he lashed out at the hardline Republican investigating of a full-blown repeal of the 2010 law. conservatives of the House Freedom possible coordination be- “When he came out against this bill, Caucus. tween Russia and the 2016 I thought, ‘I trust him so this must be “The Freedom Caucus will hurt the Trump campaign. Fending the right way,’” the 76-year-old retired entire Republican agenda if they don’t off growing criticism, the teacher said of Massie this week as she get on the team, & fast. We must fight administration invited sat at a coffee shop near her LaGrange them, & Dems, in 2018!” Trump lawmakers from both par- home. tweeted. ties to view classified ma- Defying President Donald Trump on Conservatives opposed the bill be- terial it said relates to the seven-year Republican Party prom- cause it didn’t go far enough in getting surveillance of the presi- ise to repeal and replace “Obamacare” the government out of health care dent’s associates. sounds like political suicide, especially while moderates worried that tens of The White House’s invi- in the congressional districts Trump millions of Americans might be left tation letter to lawmakers AP Photo won handily. Yet in Kentucky, North without insurance. Trump’s famed came amid a quickly rising Carolina, Tennessee and Iowa in the deal-making and power of persuasion storm over Rep. Devin White House press secretary Sean Spicer listens bitter aftermath of the GOP’s epic fail- faltered with his own party. Nunes, who heads the to a question during the daily press briefing, Thurs- House intelligence com- day, March 30, 2017, at the White House in Wash- mittee. The New York Times reported that two ington. Regular, Bronzer and White House officials — the White House to view ular business. He would Super Tanning Beds including an aide whose the new materials. But he not say whether it was the job was recently saved by raised concerns that the same material Nunes had Regular Bed ...... $ 29 M o . President Donald Trump White House may have already seen. $ — secretly helped Nunes provided the information The Times reported that Bronzer Bed ...... 29 M o . examine intelligence infor- to his Republican counter- Ezra Cohen-Watnick, the Super Bed ...... $ 49 M o . mation last week. part first, and if so, why. senior director for intelli- Session Packages Available The House panel’s work “If that was designed to gence at the NSC, and Call for Deta ils has been deeply, and per- hide the origin of the ma- Michael Ellis, a White haps irreparably, under- terials, that raises pro- House lawyer who previ- XS to 3X L • Jeans • Sh o es • Jewelry mined by Nunes’ apparent found questions about just ously worked on the House coordination with the what the White House is intelligence committee, Next Door 29 81 Hwy. 195 • Jasper to Brow n’s White House. He told re- doing,” Schiff said. He played a role in helping Boutique Grocery (20 5 ) 512-1091 porters last week that he vowed that the matter Nunes view the materials. had seen troubling infor- would not distract from Cohen-Watnick is mation about the improper the investigations into among about a dozen distribution of Trump as- Russia’s election meddling, White House officials who sociates’ intercepted com- saying, “if that’s the objec- would have access to the munications, and he tive here, it will not be suc- types of classified informa- briefed the president on cessful.” tion Nunes says he viewed, the material, all before in- Trump spokesman Sean according to current and forming Rep. Adam Schiff, Spicer said Thursday the former U.S. officials. He’s the committee’s top Demo- material the White House become a controversial fig- crat. wants the House and Sen- ure in intelligence circles, Speaking to reporters on ate intelligence leaders to but Trump decided to keep Capitol Hill Thursday, view was discovered by the him on over the objections Schiff said he was “more National Security Council of the CIA, according to than willing” to come to through the course of reg- the officials.

Casino mogul Ruffin among Trump’s friends WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire Las allies, even within his party, and an espe- Vegas casino owner Phil Ruffin has never cially small social circle. been to the White House. On Thursday, Few know Trump as well, or in as many he’ll have dinner there with his friend, capacities, as Ruffin, who described their Donald Trump. friendship in two recent interviews with “It’s a lonely job, and I have been The Associated Press. They’re business friends with him for a long time. It’ll be partners and social friends who enjoy nice to catch up,” Ruffin said. talking about corporate jets and golf Trump has had a rough few weeks, games and business deals their acquain- with fellow Republicans dooming a White tances have made — the usual billionaire House-backed health care plan, questions stuff, Ruffin said. persisting about possible ties between his “He’s somebody who wants everybody’s campaign and Russian interference in opinion. He’ll summon people over and the election, and distracting feuds among say, ‘What do you think about this? What some of his senior officials. do you think about that?’” Ruffin told AP In short: This president could probably at Treasure Island, his casino. “Then he use a friend. compiles it all in his mind and makes his Trump is living alone in the White own decision.” House while his wife stays in New York Both are prone to superlatives. Ruffin where their son is in school. And he’s a calls Trump “brilliant” with “unparalleled newcomer to Washington with few close business acumen.” Daily Mountain Eagle

Friday, March 31, 2017 OPINION A6 EDITORIALS Hey, Democrats, confirm Gorsuch and let’s move on Last week, Senate Minority Leader right, “except in extraordinary circum- Chuck Schumer announced that he will stances.” filibuster the nomination of Judge Neil “We should reverse the presumption Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. of confirmation,” Schumer told the Joining the New Yorker in attempting group, according to Politico. “The to block Gorsuch were two fellow De- Supreme Court is dangerously out of mocrats, Sen. Robert Casey of Pennsyl- balance. We cannot afford to see Justice vania and Sen. Thomas Carper of (John Paul) Stevens replaced by an- Delaware. Democratic Sen. Patty Mur- other (John) Roberts, or Justice (Ruth ray of Washington may make it a quar- Bader) Ginsburg by another (Samuel) tet. Alito.”Maybe what upsets Schumer and Thus, at least four Democratic sena- the others so much is that Gorsuch tors have demonstrated that they prefer showed throughout his confirmation putting petty partisan politics and per- hearings that he would rule with re- petual petulance above any serious ef- spect to existing precedent, and con- fort to help govern the nation. We hope sider cases within the context of laws as Florida’s own Senate Democrat, Bill written. Nelson, will distance himself from this In other words, he would not legislate sulky foursome and give Judge Gorsuch from the bench. fair consideration. After all, Nelson Writing in The New York Times, Neal thought Gorsuch was good enough to Katyal, who served as solicitor general Ain’t afraid of no goat: vote him into his current appellate under Obama, called Gorsuch “an ex- court job in 2006, as did Schumer, traordinary judge and man” who should Carper and Murray. be “at the top of the list” of people the Yes, we get that Schumer’s team is Senate should confirm as Scalia’s suc- Cubs start season as champs still bitter over Senate Majority Leader cessor. Also writing in the Times, Akhil Mitch McConnell’s decision last year to Reed Amar, a Yale University law school I couldn’t watch the sible that he became a Cubs fan be- run out the clock on Judge Merrick Gar- professor, characterized Gorsuch as a last out of the Cubs- cause the Wrigley family invited young land, whom President Barack Obama “brainy and principled jurist,” and that Indians World Series. Navy recruits to attend games while at nominated a year ago to replace the late “history may one day judge this judge I still hadn’t recov- boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. Justice Antonin Scalia on the high as among the best of this century.” ered from a two-run Father and son had made a pact that court. Schumer should, if anything, buck up. home run by Indians when (not if) the Cubs made it to the Perhaps, though, Schumer has no one Republican presidents have shown center fielder Rajai World Series, they would listen to the but himself to blame for McConnell’s re- themselves to be lousy judges of judges Davis that tied the games together. sistance to giving Garland a fair shake. for the Supreme Court. After all only game in the bottom of As soon as the final out was recorded, In July 2007 — when the Democrats Scalia, Justice Clarence Thomas and the 8th inning. Out of Williams placed the iconic “W” flag next still controlled Congress, and 18 months perhaps Alito have been the only ones OK, I’ll admit it. I the Blue to his father’s grave marker. before President George W. Bush would to give conservatives a consistent rea- got complacent when By Jennifer Los Angeles Dodgers executive Ned leave office — Schumer maintained in son to cheer in the past six decades. the Cubs took a 6-3 Cohron Colletti Jr. also kept a promise during a speech to the American Constitution Confirm Gorsuch and move on to the lead in the 6th inning the Series that was made well before he Society that any Bush nominees for the next battle. on a solo home run by catcher David was born. Supreme Court should be rejected out- — The Northwest Florida Daily News Ross. Colletti’s Uncle Frank was 11 years Ross, the veteran on the team, was old in 1945 when the Cubs made what playing in the final game of his career would be their last appearance in the and didn’t exactly have a reputation of World Series for 71 years. being a serious slugger. He hit 10 home Frank’s three older brothers didn’t runs in 2016 and only one in 2015. want to take him because they would be U.S. should look to slow the arms race “You’d be stunned too if you had my sleeping on the street that night so they swing,” Ross said in a post-game inter- could purchase bleacher seats to Game As Winston Churchill warned, if we already has that capability in other view. 5 the next morning. ramp up the arms race, we’ll just “make radar systems and has every right to That home run seemed like the story- “We promise to take you to the next book ending of the Series until Davis the rubble bounce.” defend itself.At the same time, Russia one,” 15-year-old Ned Colletti Sr. told spoiled it with one crack of the bat. his little brother. Young Frank cried as The stakes are even higher today be- has escalated stakes in the region by I knew all about the Cubs’ history of he watched his brothers board the cause so many countries have nuclear launching a cruise missile in violation choking in key moments, but somehow I streetcar that would take them to weapons — and they could set the of the 1987 INF treaty. still managed to be incredulous when Wrigley Field. world on fire. This moment calls for a The U.S. is being tested on multiple the win fell apart before my eyes. The Colletti brothers would never at- strong, but nuanced and strategic pol- fronts. President Donald Trump’s state- I was so shocked that I momentarily tend a Cubs World Series game to- icy, not incendiary bluster. ments have been divergent: He is on lost the ability to do simple math. It gether; Frank is the only one who lived In Europe, there’s increased talk of a record saying, “Let it be an arms race. wasn’t until I heard FOX announcer Joe to see the magical 2016 season. European Union nuclear weapons pro- We will outmatch them at every pass Buck say, “This game is tied!” that the Ned Colletti Sr. died in 1982, but his gram that would refocus France’s arse- and outlast them all.” He also talked of weight of it hit me. son was in the perfect position to fulfill nal to protect the rest of Europe and reaching a new arms agreement with When I realized that my mouth was the promise he had made. operate under a common European Moscow that would reduce arms “very still hanging open as Davis glided Ned Colletti Jr. worked for the Cubs command. Supposedly this plan would substantially.” across home plate, I knew that I looked and the San Francisco Giants before be enacted only if the continent could no A show of strength is warranted, but like every dejected Cubs fan I had ever landing with the Los Angeles Dodgers longer count on American protection. it’s good to keep in mind the American seen in TV segments about the curse. in 2006. Therein lies the problem. The world arsenal is as much about reassuring al- The rest of the story is part of base- Colletti diligently rooted for the is rapidly moving away from reducing lies as deterring enemies. Reassurance ball lore now. A 17-minute rain delay Dodgers during the National League nukes toward adding nukes, an escala- is about credible commitments back- saved the game, the season and the cen- Championship Series but reverted to tion in Europe’s military power and a stopped by steady leadership. Both are tury for the Cubs. family loyalty as soon as the Cubs break with American leadership. This is now in question. When third baseman Kris Bryant clinched the pennant. one of the consequences of Europe’s in- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made fielded a ground ball for the final out, The two Collettis attended Games 3, security about the White House’s rela- a start toward that goal on his Asia tour my eyes were shut tight as I waited for 4 and 5 at Wrigley Field. tionship with Russia and Russia’s more last week. When President Trump Zac to tell me it was over. “He sat through those games almost aggressive policies. meets with President Xi Jinping in There were no hysterics, at least not in tears half the time because of the Similar angst is being stirred in Asia, April, he should emphasize the THAAD at first. He quietly said “ballgame” as overwhelming joy. It’s amazing with soon as batter Michael Martinez made where Kim Jong-un has forced the pro- system wouldn’t be necessary if China sports and baseball, the passion that it contact, and I looked up in time to see brings to people and the connection that liferation issue like a teen-ager playing leaned harder on Kim Jong-un to stop first baseman Anthony Rizzo throw his it brings to people,” Ned Colletti Jr. “chicken” by firing four ballistic missiles provocative missile launches. And he arms in the air in celebration. said. toward Japan. To counter his continu- should let his friends in Russia know That’s our World Series story, but Now here we are at the start of a new ing recklessness, the U.S. is in the that we will make sure NATO’s deter- there are so many more that pull at the baseball season. The Cubs open against process of sharing its Terminal High Al- rence forces are well-prepared with the heartstrings. the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. titude Area Defense — known as latest technology to counter a first- Wayne Williams, 68, drove from For the first time in decades, there THAAD — with South Korea, which is strike from Russia. North Carolina to Indiana to listen to will be no talk of goats or curses. most immediately at risk. An arms race is hard to stop, but U.S. the game on his smartphone at his fa- Last year was “the year.” This year is Both China and Russia have yelped policy shouldn’t speed it up. ther’s graveside. the sequel. loudly in protest — they complain the The elder Williams, a World War II THAAD radar might allow us to peep — The Northwest veteran, died of cancer in 1980. It’s pos- Jennifer Cohron is the Daily Mountain Eagle’s features into their military activity. But the U.S. Florida Daily News editor.

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Today is Friday, divar, who was convicted of dent Al Gore is 69. Author March 31, the 90th day of murder and sentenced to David Eisenhower is 69. Daily Mountain Eagle 2017. There are 275 days life in prison. Actress Rhea Perlman is left in the year. Ten years ago: Presi- 69. Actor Robbie Coltrane ESTABLISHED 1872 Today’s Highlight in dent George W. Bush (Film: “Harry Potter” History: called for the release of 15 films) is 67. Actor Ed Mari- On March 31, 1917, the British sailors and naro is 67. Rock musician United States took formal E DITOR & P UBLISHER L EGAL A DS - Barbara Haynes S PORTS W RITER marines held by Iran, call- Angus Young (AC/DC) is - James Phillips - W. Brian Hale possession of the Virgin Is- ing their capture by 62. Actor Marc McClure is A D C OMPOSITOR lands from Denmark. Tehran “inexcusable be- 60. Actor William McNa- On this date: havior.” (The 15 were freed mara is 52. Alt-country M ANAGING E DITOR - Brenda Anthony S TAFF R EPORTERS - Elane Jones In 1968, President Lyn- four days later.) musician Bob Crawford - Ron Harris don B. Johnson stunned Five years ago: Hun- (The Avett (AY’-veht) G RAPHIC D ESIGNER - Nicole Smith - Malarie Brakefield - Lea Rizzo the country by announcing dreds of world landmarks Brothers) is 46. Actor E XECUTIVE A DVERTISING during a televised address from Berlin’s Brandenburg Ewan (YOO’-en) McGregor D IRECTOR - Jerry Geddings that he would not seek re- Gate to the Great Wall of is 46. Actress Judi Shekoni S YSTEMS M ANAGER - Larry Ford A DVERTISING S ALES - Tammy Wood election. China went dark as part of is 39. Rapper Tony Yayo is P RODUCTION M ANAGER - Renee Holly In 1993, actor Brandon Earth Hour, a global effort 39. Actress Kate Micucci is N EWS E DITOR - Michael Keeton - Jake Aaron Lee, 28, was accidentally to highlight climate 37. Actress Melissa Ord- - Ed Howell shot to death during the change. way is 34. Jazz musician O FFICE M ANAGER / B OOKKEEPER C IRCULATION D EPARTMENT filming the movie “The One year ago: A Mary- Christian Scott is 34. Pop F EATURES E DITOR - Kenneth Skinner Crow” in Wilmington, land man accused of fa- musician Jack Antonoff - Charlette Caterson - Jennifer Cohron - Barry Ford North Carolina, when he tally beating his (fun.) is 33. - Chuck Downs was hit by a bullet frag- girlfriend’s 9-year-old son Thought for Today: S PORTS E DITOR C IRCULATION M ANAGER - Johnathan Bentley - Zac Jones ment that had become over a missing piece of “Nowhere are prejudices - Tia Jones - Alex Boshell lodged inside a prop gun. birthday cake pleaded more mistaken for truth, - Jessica Keeton In 1995, Mexican-Amer- guilty to second-degree passion for reason and in- C LASSIFIED A DVERTISING M GR . M AILROOM S UPERVISOR ican singer Selena Quin- murder and was sentenced vective for documentation - Donna Hicks - Brian Parrish P RESSROOM tanilla-Perez, 23, was shot to 30 years in prison. than in politics.” — John - Charles Baker to death in Corpus Christi, Today’s Birthdays: Mason Brown, American A CCOUNTS R ECEIVABLE M GR . A DVERTISING S ECRETARY - Brian Parrish Texas, by the founder of Actor Christopher Walken critic and lecturer (1900- - Judy Brown - Liz Steffan - Adam Robinson her fan club, Yolanda Sal- is 74. Former Vice Presi- 1969). Daily Mountain Eagle

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COLLEGE BEVILL STATE Basketball BASKETBALL BASKETBALL Mason, Tournament Petties Few of champions signs win AP Ex-Tide coach with Grant named awards Dayton coach By JIM O’CONNELL Bears Anthony Grant is AP Basketball Writer returning to the At- GLENDALE, Ariz. — No By JOHNATHAN BENTLEY lantic 10 as the bas- piece of hardware could Eagle Sports Editor ketball coach at take Frank Mason III’s DORA — Kenton Petties Dayton. mind off what could have had a decision to make The school an- been. during his senior year of The high nounced Thursday senior the hiring of Grant, school — point football who previously guard or bas- coached at VCU and from ketball. Alabama. He played Kansas The received in college at Dayton Dora the AP Player of the Year High from 1983-87 and trophy Thursday at the School dual-sport athlete was part of two Final Four. He was there had a chance to play both NCAA tournament without his teammates sports at the next level. since the Jayhawks were Back in 2014, football teams. eliminated in the regional “I am honored and won out. final by Oregon. “I went to UAB and humbled to be the I’ve still been thinking played football, but I was head coach at the about it. It’s been on my thinking about basketball mind a lot,” Mason said the whole time,” Petties University of Day- when asked if he had got- ton,” Grant said in a said. “I just played because ten over that loss. “And I I was good at football. statement. “It’s a just have to move on to Once the program ended, I great responsibility what’s next. And I just look was like, that’s my sign to to take over at an in- at the bigger picture and go ahead and get back into focus on everything that I basketball.” stitution that is so can control.” well-respected.” UAB shut down its foot- Mason said he expected ball program — temporar- Grant has an over- to be at the Final Four ily — following the 2014 all record of 193-110. with his teammates and season. coaches. Now Petties is making a He was 76-25 in “You know, I didn’t plan three seasons at change. He signed to play on doing this,” Mason said. basketball at Bevill State- VCU with two NCAA “My goals and our goals as Walker College earlier this tournament appear- a team was to be here as a week. He will play for ances before being family.” coach Tommy Suitts’ Bears Mason received 37 votes, hired at Alabama. this fall. well ahead of Josh Hart of “I was working on get- With the Tide, he Villanova, who got 16. ting back into basketball reached one NCAA Caleb Swanigan of Purdue before I got the tryout for tournament before had nine and Lonzo Ball of him,” Petties said. UCLA had three. He went through three being fired after his Gonzaga coach Mark sixth season in 2015. tryouts for Suitts. Few, the AP’s coach of the “After the last one, be- year, has his team here as fore I walked out of the the Zags make their first gym, he said, ‘Hold on, Sports on TV Final Four appearance. don’t leave. I got a scholar- “I don’t know that it re- ship for you if you want to ally truly sinks in. And College Basketball come.’ I told him right then again, it’s a credit to this that I was going to come,” 2017 College All-Star team that God has put me Game at Glendale, in position to lead,” Few SEE PETTIES, A8 5:30 p.m., CBSSN said. Few, who has a career CBI Finals, Game 3 record of 502-112, received Daily Mountain Eagle - Johnathan Bentley Coastal Carolina 37 votes from the same 65- vs. Wyoming, member national media Curry’s Madison Bentley throws a pitch against Carbon Hill earlier this 6 p.m., ESPNU panel that selects the season. Curry High School hosts the second annual Tournament of CIT championship weekly Top 25. Sean Miller Champions starting today. Five games will be held today. At 2 p.m., of Arizona received eight Sumiton Christian plays Lamar County. At 4 p.m., Curry plays Lamar St. Peter’s at votes while Chris Collins Texas A&M-CC, of Northwestern had seven County, at 4:30 p.m., Hewitt-Trussville faces Sumiton Christian, He- 8 p.m., CBSSN and SMU’s Tim Jankovich witt-Trussville plays Springville at 6 p.m. and Sumiton Christian plays got six. Springville at 7:30 p.m. Women’s Tourney Final Four S. Carolina vs. Stanford, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 ATLANTA BRAVES Miss State at UConn, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 Spring Training Braves set to open new stadium Rays vs. Phillies, noon, MLB By PAUL NEWBERRY Yankees at Braves, AP Sports Writer 6:30 p.m., MLB ATLANTA — Workers scur- ried around baseball’s newest NBA stadium Thursday, screwing in Spurs at Thunder, a row of seats, stocking up the tuneup for the regular season, 7 p.m., ESPN concession stands and hauling giving team officials a chance Rockets at Warriors, away construction debris. to discover any kinks and 9:30 p.m., ESPN In the surest sign that the make adjustments where nec- first pitch was just 24 hours essary. Golf away — they also watered The players certainly rev- down the infield. eled in the chance to move into PGA Tour, Houston Amid the flurry of last- a brand new facility. Open, second round, minute touches, the Atlanta “I don’t care how much DME file photo 3 p.m., GLF Braves held their initial work- money they’re making or how out at SunTrust Park, tuning long they’ve been in the game, Former Dora basketball NASCAR up for an exhibition game Fri- it’s a fun thing,” manager player Kenton Petties Monster Energy day night against the New Brian Snitker said. “For a lot goes in for two points York Yankees. of these guys, it’s their first Cup Series, STP 500 AP Photo during his senior sea- qualifying, 4:30 p.m., The $622 million stadium time here.” son. Petties signed with FS1 The Atlanta Braves hold their first work- appeared largely ready for a The exhibition game is lim- game that will serve as a out in their new stadium on Thursday. SEE STADIUM, A8 Bevill State on Monday. A8 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Fri., March 31, 2017 www.mountaineagle.com SPORTS DIGEST NIT CHAMPIONSHIP: TCU 88, GEORGIA TECH 56

NFL TCU routs Georgia Tech for first NIT title Panthers QB Newton undergoes By DENIS P. GORMAN ment’s Most Outstanding Player. to 54-39. Associated Press Tadric Jackson led Georgia Tech TCU shot 51 percent (35 for 68) surgery to repair rotator cuff (21-16) with 19 points. Josh Okogie from the field and held Georgia Tech CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton is at NEW YORK — Kenrich Williams had 12 points and six rebounds. to 35.7 percent (20 for 56) shooting. home recovering from surgery to repair a partially had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and It was the first meeting between The lead grew to 69-49 on TCU routed Georgia Tech 88-56 in torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder on Thursday. the ACC and Big programs since Williams’ breakaway jam with 6:44 the NIT championship on Thursday Dec. 21, 1967, and No. 3 overall. And left. Desmond Bane tacked on a 3 Dr. Pat Connor performed the surgery on the night. it mostly belonged to TCU, which from in front of the TCU bench, help- Panthers quarterback’s throwing shoulder at Car- TCU opened with a 20-3 run on its never trailed. ing kick off the celebration for the olinas Medical Center in Charlotte. way to the program’s first NIT title. The Horned Frogs led 38-27 at Horned Frogs. “Dr. Connor was pleased with the results of the Vlad Brodziansky scored 18 points halftime, and it was more of the TCU coach Jamie Dixon emptied surgery and Cam is at home resting,” Panthers for the Horned Frogs (24-15), and same in the second half. Williams his bench in the final minutes, and Alex Robinson had 10 points and 11 head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion said. and Brodziansky threw down thun- reserve Josh Parrish had a break- assists. derous dunks, and Williams knock away windmill jam in the final sec- Vermillion said Newton will begin his rehabilita- Williams was named the tourna- down a 3 to help push the advantage onds. tion on Monday. Newton, the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 2015, suffered the injury last December in a win over the San Diego Chargers. The Panthers hoped that rest during the offseason would allow the shoulder to heal naturally, but when it didn’t respond as expected Newton decided to have surgery.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Sun Belt Conference says it wants Arkansas gun law changed LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Sun Belt Con- ference says it wants college sporting events ex- empted from a new Arkansas law expanding where concealed handguns are allowed, the sec- ond conference to call for changes to the gun rights measure. Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson said Thursday that he supports a proposal pending be- fore the House to exempt the events from the gun law that Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed last week. The new law allows people with concealed handgun licenses to carry on college campuses, in government buildings and some bars if they un- dergo up to eight hours of active-shooter training. Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are Sun Belt schools. The Southeastern Conference has also backed the exemption. The House plans to take up the ex- emption measure Thursday afternoon. Daily Mountain Eagle - Johnathan Bentley COLLEGE BASKETBALL Former Dora basketball player Kenton Petties, signed with Bevill State on Monday. Present at the sign- UCLA’s TJ Leaf to leave after ing were, seated from left, Bevill State coach Tommy Suitts, Tonya Merritt, Kenton Petties, Terren Merritt one season for NBA draft and Dora coach Michael Bridges, back row, Penny Dawkins, Jazmin Lake, Linda Woods, Honorable Kuku and Asa Woods. LOS ANGELES (AP) — TJ Leaf is leaving UCLA for the NBA draft, joining fellow freshman Lonzo Ball in departing after one stellar season in From A7 Westwood. Petties Leaf said Thursday through a team spokesman Petties added. dogs to a pair of regional appear- did all the little things I asked him that he plans to hire an agent. The forward says Petties’ cousin, Asa Woods, was a ances, including an upset win over to do. He would stay after everybody leaving college early was one of the hardest deci- star player at Dora High School No. 1 Dallas County during his jun- else went home and come in on the sions he’s made. under Suitts in the late 1990s. That ior season. weekends to get extra work. He’s The 6-foot-10, 225-pounder from El Cajon, Cali- relationship played a part in Petties’ “I’m glad that after three years still doing that today.” fornia, is projected to be a lottery pick in the June decision. he’s still getting the opportunity to As a senior, the 6-foot, 190-pound “Asa told me that he’s tough, but play basketball,” Bridges said. Petties averaged 16.5 points, 5.8 as- 22 draft. Leaf averaged a team-leading 16.3 at the end of the day he’s had a lot of “He went to UAB for football, but sists, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 steals for points and 8.2 rebounds. He shot 62 percent from kids who have played at some good basketball was his first love. This is a Dora team that finished 25-8. the field and 68 percent from the free throw line. schools. So I know that he can help his sport. I’m glad to see him get The basketball season will open in Ball confirmed his departure after the Bruins me,” Petties added. back to doing what he really loves. early November. Bevill State is (31-5) lost to Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament During his career at Dora, Petties Kenton was like an extension of a starting back its athletic programs South Regional semifinals last week. He aver- helped coach Michael Bridges’ Bull- coach on the court. He is a leader. He this season after a six-year absence. aged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.6 assists. Emmert: NCAA will decide next FOR THE RECORD week whether to return to NC ASWA Rankings 5. East Lawrence (15-8-1) 1. Cullman (18-4) 9. Clements (12-3) 6. Pleasant Valley (14-7-1) 2. Spanish Fort (20-2) 10. Piedmont (8-7) GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NCAA President SOFTBALL RANKINGS Mark Emmert says the association’s board of gov- 7. American Christian (17-6) 3. Decatur (18-1) Others nominated: Colbert CLASS 7A 8. Mobile Christian (12-9) 4. Helena (16-4) Heights (8-2), Houston Academy ernors will decide by next week whether the re- 1. Spain Park (28-1) 9. Locust Fork (12-1) 5. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (13-6) (13-8), Lauderdale Co. (10-4), 2. Sparkman (20-3) 10. Gordo (14-4) 6. Oxford (18-5) Ohatchee (8-7), Opp (9-9), Provi- peal of North Carolina’s so-called “bathroom bill” 3. Fairhope (27-2-1) is enough to bring March Madness and other Others nominated: Colbert 7. Chelsea (16-7) dence Christian (12-9), Wicksburg 4. Baker (27-4) Heights (14-1), Carbon Hill (15- 8. Hartselle (15-10) (11-9). championship sporting events back to the state. 5. James Clemens (16-9) 10), Geneva (16-7), J.B. Penning- 9. Saraland (16-8) ——— 6. Buckhorn (25-8) ton (16-5), Lauderdale County 10. Hueytown (16-4) CLASS 2A A few hours before Emmert gave his annual 7. Tuscaloosa County (21-5) pre-Final Four news conference in Arizona, North (9-4), Opp (19-7), Randolph Others nominated: Clay- 1. G.W. Long (17-4) 8. Vestavia Hills (17-5-1) County (15-4), West Morgan (7- Chalkville (11-9), Florence (12-8), 2. Leroy (17-4) Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill that rolled 9. Hewitt-Trussville (11-11) 10-1). Gardendale (12-6), Hazel Green 3. Mars Hill (12-6) back a law that required transgender people to 10. Thompson (16-5-2) ——— (13-6), Homewood (16-7), 4. Phil Campbell (14-6) Others nominated: Auburn (7- CLASS 2A Northview (17-6), Parker (11-5), 5. Luverne (12-5) use public bathrooms that correspond to the sex 11), Central-Phenix City (18-10), 1. Hatton (11-8) Southside-Gadsden (8-6). 6. Reeltown (12-3) on their birth certificate. It also excluded gender Enterprise (10-10), Mary Mont- 2. Leroy (18-3) ——— 7. Fyffe (10-2) identity and sexual orientation from statewide an- gomery (19-7), Oak Mountain (12- 3. Lamar County (8-1) CLASS 5A 8. New Brockton (12-3) 10), Prattville (18-5). 4. Collinsville (13-6) 1. Briarwood Christian (15-2) 9. Thorsby (11-5) tidiscrimination protections. ——— 5. Fyffe (11-7-2) 2. Faith Academy (13-5) 10. Vincent (10-5) Emmert says the NCAA delayed it site selection CLASS 6A 6. Ider (8-10) 3. St. Paul’s (19-1) Others nominated: Cotton- process for the 2018-22 cycle to allow North Car- 1. Oxford (24-3) 7. Ariton (14-7) 4. Calera (14-5) wood (9-7), Goshen (8-4), Red 2. Chelsea (12-4) 8. Mars Hill Bible (10-5) 5. Russellville (13-7) Bay (10-11), Samson (10-7), olina lawmakers as much time as possible to ad- 3. Daphne (20-3) 9. Tanner (5-1) 6. Etowah (14-4) Washington County (12-5). dress HB2. 4. Gardendale (16-4) 10. G.W. Long (7-7) 7. Mortimer Jordan (18-7) ——— 5. Hazel Green (17-4-1) Others nominated: Billingsley 8. Rehobeth (14-7) CLASS 1A 6. Helena (13-9) (4-3), Cottonwood (11-9), Horse- 9. Headland (13-5) 1. Cedar Bluff (11-4) 7. Austin (14-7) shoe Bend (10-7), Sand Rock (9- 10. Scottsboro (12-5) 2. Victory Christian (14-1) From A7 8. Southside-Gadsden (11-9) 8). Others nominated: Alexandria 3. Decatur Heritage (8-7) Stadium 9. Northview (18-8) ——— (11-11), Beauregard (11-9), Eu- 4. Sweet Water (14-5) 10. Dothan (15-11) ited to season-ticket holders, meaning the 41,500-seat CLASS 1A faula (10-11), Lee-Huntsville (10- 5. Athens Bible (9-5) Others nominated: Hueytown 1. Sumiton Christian (17-2) 10), Moody (12-9), Pleasant Grove 6. Sumiton Christian (13-2) facility will only be about half full. The first regular- (13-14), Pell City (15-7), Pinson 2. Brantley (29-2) (16-7). 7. Coosa Christian (13-3) season home game, April 14 against the San Diego Valley (14-15), Robertsdale (15-8), 3. Spring Garden (11-5) ——— 8. Maplesville (11-2) Padres, is a sellout. Saraland (15-8). 4. Skyline (10-3-1) CLASS 4A 9. Brantley (11-8) The Braves moved to the suburbs after 20 years at ——— 5. South Lamar (13-3) 1. Cherokee County (15-3) 10. Highland Home (13-4) CLASS 5A 6. Tharptown (11-9) 2. Randolph (13-4) Others nominated: Cherokee Turner Field near downtown Atlanta, taking advan- 1. Springville (15-1-1) tage of a sweetheart deal from Cobb County that in- 7. Cedar Bluff (7-9) 3. Trinity (12-4) (10-6), Gaylesville (10-5), Hackle- 2. Rehobeth (24-4) 8. Pleasant Home (7-4) 4. UMS-Wright (11-10) burg (6-11), Houston County (12- cluded some $400 million in public funding and the 3. Alexandria (19-5-2) 9. Sweet Water (13-14) 5. Oneonta (13-7) 8), Millry (13-7), Pleasant Home land to build a mixed-used development adjacent to 4. Mortimer Jordan (17-4-1) 10. Kinston (9-7) 6. Jacksonville (10-4) (8-5), Shoals Christian (6-16), the new stadium. 5. Scottsboro (18-3) Others nominated: Waterloo 7. Hokes Bluff (13-3) Spring Garden (10-3), Vina (9-3). The massive complex, known as Battery Atlanta, 6. Lincoln (19-9) (12-10). 8. White Plains (9-5) ——— 7. Hayden (14-6) ——— 9. Deshler (16-6) AISA includes restaurants, shops, a music venue, apart- 8. Marbury (11-8) ments, an office tower and even a hotel. But much of AISA 10. Satsuma (16-7) 1. Glenwood (21-4) 9. Demopolis (21-5) 1. Macon-East (33-5) Others nominated: Alabama 2. Pike Liberal (19-5) it remains a work in progress, scheduled to open in 10. Moody (11-8) 2. Autauga Academy (28-7) Christian (7-9), Dale County (10- 3. Macon-East (21-8) phases during the season and perhaps into 2018, Others nominated: Beaure- 3. Pickens Academy (14-3) 9), Madison Academy (11-10), Tal- 4. Northside Methodist (17-7) which was apparent from the giant crane looming be- gard (11-9), Ardmore (14-6-1), 4. Edgewood (19-10) lassee (11-11), Wilson (13-10). 5. Lowndes (15-5) yond the center-field scoreboard. Cleburne County (13-7), Corner 5. Abbeville Christian (20-5) ——— 6. Monroe (17-6) (14-8), Eufaula (22-9), Faith Acad- 6. Patrician Academy (16-7) CLASS 3A 7. Marengo (16-5) But Mike Plant, the Braves’ executive who oversaw emy (12-3), Lawrence County (17- the project, pointed out that the stadium was built in 7. Marengo Academy (12-14) 1. T.R. Miller (19-0) 8. Clarke Prep (16-5) 12), Shelby County (12-4). 8. Glenwood (26-10) 2. Oakman (18-3) 9. Autauga (14-11) just 2 1-2 years and most parts of the complex will be ——— 9. Northside Methodist (18-7) 3. Gordo (17-0) 10. Tuscaloosa (15-9) completed within three years. He added that the first CLASS 4A 10. Clarke Prep (20-5) 4. Cottage Hill (15-6) Others nominated: Chambers apartment residents were set to move in Friday, 1. Westminster Chr. (28-2-1) Others nominated: None. 5.American Christian (17-6) (13-6), Bessemer (15-11-1), Fort while that unsightly crane will come down before 2. Alabama Christian (29-3) ——— 6. Mobile Christian (11-6) Dale (11-5), Jackson Academy (9- 3. Northside (17-6-1) BASEBALL RANKINGS 7. Geneva (11-7) 6), Kingwood Christian (15-6), opening day. 4. Hale County (11-5) While a boost in attendance is expected in Year 1, CLASS 7A 8. Bayside Ac. (14-5) Morgan (12-5), Springwood (9-7). 5. Wilson (15-2) 1. Hewitt-Trussville (20-3) there are plenty of concerns about how SunTrust 6. White Plains (17-5) 2. McGill-Toolen (16-5) Park will be received by the team’s fan base. Most of 7. Central-Florence (18-4) 3. Buckhorn (14-7-1) the uncertainty stems from Atlanta’s notorious traf- 8. Handley (11-9) 4. Oak Mountain (17-7) fic. The new stadium — which is about 12 miles 9. Danville (13-4) 5. Hoover (14-6) Garage Garage DoorsDoors 10. LAMP (11-4) 6. Grissom (16-7) northwest of Turner Field — sits alongside two of the Others nominated: Cordova metro area’s most congested interstates and isn’t 7. Theodore (13-7) (15-6-1), Leeds (11-9), Madison 8. Sparkman (12-8) F ree E stim ates! served by MARTA, the city’s mass transit system. Academy (8-3-1), Montgomery 9. Spain Park (13-6) Many fans, especially those east and south of the city, Catholic (10-3-1), Priceville (13-7), 10. Central-Phenix City (15-10) could be facing a nightmarish commute to games. Satsuma (20-4), Thomasville (16- Other nominated: Auburn (10- Nevertheless, the Braves are looking forward to a 7). 7), Enterprise (14-8), Huntsville • Since 1966 • ——— (11-8), James Clemens (11-10), new era. CLASS 3A The team is optimistic about contending for the Lee-Montgomery (11-4), Mountain 1. Plainview (17-3) Brook (11-8), Vestavia Hills (10- Creative Aluminum playoffs after a massive rebuilding job that led to con- 2. Sylvania (12-6) 10). 1206 Curry Hwy secutive seasons with more than 90 losses and a last- 3. Prattville Christian (13-4) ——— place finish in the NL East a year ago. 4. Pisgah (10-9) CLASS 6A Jasper, AL 35503 387-7683 387-7698 DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Fri., March 31, 2017 www.mountaineagle.com — A9 As war in Afghanistan drags As GOP schism grows, Trump on, Russia resurrects interest WASHINGTON (AP) — Union’s disastrous 1980s As America’s effort to end occupation of Afghanistan, attacks fellow Republicans 16 years of war in it’s a surprising turn at the Afghanistan yields little head of the country’s WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump said. ding: Grand Rapids businessman progress, Russia is resur- proverbial peace table. Donald Trump trained his fire on Hours later, he went a step further Brian Ellis challenged Amash to a recting its own interest in And it coincides with the members of his own party Thursday, and singled out three members of primary in 2014 and said Thursday the “graveyard of empires.” Kremlin’s campaign to declaring in the aftermath of the Re- the Freedom Caucus — Rep. Raul he may do so him again. The jockeying includes en- wield greater interna- publican’s failed health care push Labrador of Idaho, Rep. Jim Jordan “It’s the same old thing with the gaging the Taliban and tional authority at the that the conservative Freedom Cau- of Ohio and its chair, Rep. Mark Freedom Caucus: Don’t let the per- leading a new diplomatic U.S.’ expense elsewhere, cus will hurt the entire GOP agenda. Meadows of North Carolina — in a fect be the enemy of the good,” Ellis effort to tackle including intervening in He vowed to “fight them” in 2018 if series of tweets. He said that if they said. “And for Amash to reject them Afghanistan’s future, with Syria’s war and pushing they don’t get behind him. “would get on board we would have is to not reflect what I know to be or without U.S. support. for a settlement on Presi- The early-morning tweet from both great healthcare and massive the desire of the constituents of this Uncertain of Moscow’s dent Bashar Assad’s and Trump highlighted the growing tax cuts & reform.” district.” intentions, the Trump ad- its own terms. schism in a Republican party that But as the White House consid- The tweet was the latest step in ministration will stay Moscow even has sought controls the White House and both ered flexing its muscle against the Trump’s apparent evolution from away when Russia hosts to broker new Israeli- branches of Congress yet appears to Freedom Caucus, the group re- blaming Democrats to members of regional powers China, Palestinian negotiations, be teetering on the precipice of a mained unbowed, with several mem- his own party for the biggest defeat India, Iran and Pakistan, challenging Washington’s civil war. Republicans plunged into bers sparring with a president his White House has faced so far. and several Central Asian grip on the Mideast peace a blame game over the demise of the whose agenda has stalled, whose ap- Last week, Trump publicly pointed countries, for another set process. years-long push to repeal and re- proval ratings are hovering below 40 to the other party for refusing to co- of Afghan talks next For the United States, place President Barack Obama’s sig- percent and who has been dogged by operate on the bill, an incredulity- month. Afghanistan’s gov- the new Russian foray into nature health care legislation, with the ongoing probe into contacts be- defying comment since no Democrat ernment is attending, but Afghanistan may repre- members sniping at each other over tween his associates and Russian of- was eager to replace Obamacare, nor the U.S. declined an invita- sent another worrying con- how much they can work with De- ficials. did the White House conduct any tion, saying it wasn’t con- sequence of a perceived mocrats — or even the White House. “It didn’t take long for the swamp real outreach across the aisle. sulted ahead of time. No American retrenchment. Trump’s anger at the Freedom to drain @realDonaldTrump,” But behind the scenes, Trump, one has invited the Tal- The perception has inten- Caucus for posing as a stubborn im- tweeted Rep. Justin Amash of Michi- Vice President Mike Pence and chief iban. sified overseas as Presi- pediment to his governing runs the gan. “No shame, Mr. President. Al- strategist Steve Bannon pushed for For Russia, dogged by dent Donald Trump risk of alienating the conservative most everyone succumbs to the D.C. a vote even after it was clear the memories of the Soviet formulates new policy. base that fueled his rise during last Establishment.” GOP bill did not have enough sup- year’s Republican primaries and has And Labrador wrote: “Freedom port to pass. The plan was to pub- to this point remained loyal to the Caucus stood with u when others licly identify Republicans who broke president. ran. Remember who your real with the president and potentially Illinois moves to implement With his poll numbers falling and friends are.” put them in Trump’s crosshairs, ac- his plans to move onto tax reform Most of the GOP no-voters repre- cording an administration official and a robust infrastructure program sent safely Republican seats — some who requested anonymity to discuss internet privacy safeguards imperiled, Trump took to Twitter to drawn to ensure they stay that way private conversations. attack the conservative group that — and whose grip on power would Ryan talked them out of demand- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) and compliance costs, and many in the White House hold re- only be threatened by a primary ing the vote, saying it would endan- — Democratic lawmakers that they’d stifle innova- sponsible for sabotaging last week’s challenger. They have also taken a ger members of their own party. But in Illinois are considering tion. health care vote. stand knowing that while Trump is Trump is now considering retribu- implementing their own Tyler Diers, a “The Freedom Caucus will hurt popular in their districts, they are tion for those who did not support internet safeguards at the spokesman for the Illinois the entire Republican agenda if they equally so. him, which could include support for state level after Republi- Chamber of Commerce, don’t get on the team, & fast. We Some Republicans seemed em- primary challengers or using the cans in Washington voted said the proposal treats must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!” boldened by the White House’s prod- trappings of the presidency. to roll back Obama-era in- basic information such as ternet privacy protections names, addresses and that were to take effect phone numbers as “highly later this year. sensitive,” extending re- Plant From A1 An Illinois House com- quirements beyond corpo- mittee on Thursday en- rate tech giants to other munity come in to buy the dorsed two online privacy businesses like restau- plants, we’re teaching our measures, including one rants that offer online or- students retail garden that would allow people to dering services. skills,” Mullinax said. find out what information Carl Szabo, senior policy “They’re advising the cus- companies such as Google counsel at the online busi- tomer. They’re the ones and Facebook have col- ness trade group giving the information and lected on them and which NetChoice, testified at the figuring up the cost. It third parties they share it House hearing that con- gives them some customer with. California enacted a sumer privacy is already service practice, too. ... If similar measure in 2005. protected under laws such you would like to come by Privacy advocates say as Illinois’ 2008 Biometric and pick up a few addi- such state protections are Information Privacy Act tional vegetable plants for needed, particularly given and existing federal law your garden, we would ap- what’s happening in Wash- requiring privacy policies. preciate your business.” ington, where the Republi- “This is not a zero-sum Money raised from the can-controlled Congress game of privacy,” Szabo plant sales will allow for voted to block broadband said. the purchase of future ma- privacy regulations issued Supporters dismiss the terials to teach planting to during the end of the argument that such pro- students, and funds will Daily Mountain Eagle - Nicole Smith also benefit the Future Obama administration. tections would be burden- Tomato and pepper plants will be sold by students at Walker County Center President Donald Trump some, pointing out that Farmers of America (FFA) has indicated he will sign similar requirements in programs. of Technology’s plant sale. Mullinax said plants in the measure. the European Union and the use of chemicals. ... You from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. “If you want to know Those regulations placed California have not stifled their greenhouse are not organic, but they take want to do as many pre- on school days. more about what we’re restrictions on what com- business. ventative measures as you Mullinax said he encour- doing — whether it’s the panies such as Comcast They also point to the great care to minimize the use of pesticides while can to avoid those prob- ages people to schedule a general public or if it’s and Verizon can do with overwhelming support the lems,” he said. “If we do visit to WCCT if they are businesses in our area — information including user proposal has garnered. growing their plants and have rarely had to treat for ever treat, we try to use interested in the plant sci- where we can turn around search histories, not web- The committee received more soft, organic chemi- ences program and would and help our community sites. But privacy advo- notices from more than pests. “Even though we may cals, such as oils.” like to see their plant pro- and grow that relationship cates say the move sends a 1,000 people and organiza- The plant sale will begin duction methods. To con- together, I would be more clear signal that it’s up to tions in support of the not be organic, we are tak- ing plenty of steps to avoid Monday, April 3, and run tact the school, call (205) than happy to have folks individual states to step House bill — largely from through Friday, May 12, 387-0519. visit,” he said. up. private individuals. Only “People are looking to us 32 were submitted in oppo- now to provide protections sition. for consumers,” state Rep. State Sen. Michael Hast- Escape From A1 Arthur Turner, a Chicago ings, a Tinley Park Demo- Democrat who proposed crat who sponsored a mischief, second-degree arson and block of Fourth Avenue NE. other with a great fervent desire to the “right to know” bill, corresponding Senate discharging a firearm into an unoc- “He looked through the glass door make sure everybody is safe. We said during Thursday’s measure awaiting a vote cupied dwelling. into the house and saw the guy sit- want to give everybody what they hearing. on that chamber’s floor, Kennedy was being held on 31 ting there on the couch while he was want. Some want to go to jail and The tech industry is said lobbyists representing counts of possession of pornography watching TV. It is a well-lit living some want to be good citizens. largely against the pro- corporate giants including and production of pornography with room. I’ve ridden there several times “All in all, my guys did a fantastic posed requirements, say- Apple, Amazon and Mi- a minor before the escape. He was myself and looked in there and seen job. Sgt. Cobb and Assistant Chief ing they would burden crosoft have visited his of- arrested without incident at his several people sitting there.” Richardson did an outstanding job companies with an unnec- fice to discuss the bill and grandmother’s home in Hamilton on Cobb asked Assistant Chief Jason in paying attention while they were essary layer of regulation their usage of user data. March 21, and is now being held in Richardson and two Walker County on patrol,” he said. the Marion County Jail on $110,000 Sheriff’s Department deputies to as- Sheriff Williams would like to ex- bond, Williams said, adding Dean sist him. They went into the house press his gratitude to the officers of will likely get a similar bond at his to arrest him around 12:30 a.m. the Carbon Hill Police Department Milos From A1 bond hearing that is set for today. Dean at first denied that he was and the Walker County Sheriff’s Of- Also, Kennedy’s grandmother, An- the suspect they were looking for, fice for their assistance in appre- franchised store opened in 1983. nette Huddleston, 57, Hamilton, has until they held up the suspect’s hending Inmate Dean this morning,” The chain, which includes 18 locations across Ala- been arrested for aiding and abet- photo to his head. “He said, ‘Well, said a statement Thursday from the bama according to its website, also has a LSE Founda- ting, harboring a fugitive and ob- that’s me,’” Agnew said. Marion County Sheriff’s Depart- tion (which stands for Little Something Extra, the name struction of a governmental A man who lived at the residence ment. for an extra piece of meat in the chain’s original burger). operation. A total of nine arrests re- was not there and did not know “Sheriff Williams advised his de- The foundation supports local educational efforts in the cently have been made in aiding Dean was an escapee, Agnew said. partment along with assistance from community, and takes applications for assistance on its Kennedy. He had picked up Dean several days multiple other law enforcement website. Williams said the two, who were earlier as the escapee was walking agencies have been working around The Cullman Times reported in August that the chain each being held in isolation at the along a road in Kansas, indicating the clock for the past 13 days to ap- intended to open six new locations across the state over time, escaped at 1:30 a.m. on March he could use a ride. He took Dean to prehend Inmate Dean.” the next 18 months. 17. Because they were in isolation, a Kansas residence to be taken care Williams said in the statement, “I the two were awakened around then of. am relieved that both inmates are to take a shower. As they were walk- Agnew said Dean called on the back in custody and no one was in- ing to the shower, the two ran to the man a few days later, which led to al- jured while they were on the run. Fashion From A1 main lobby, pushing buttons to re- lowing Dean to come to the Fourth The apprehensions of Inmates Dean lease locks and a panic bar at the Avenue residence, which the man and Kennedy are the result of mul- design and began immedi- something born of the lay- main entrance to reach the parking and someone else shares, so that tiple law enforcement agencies ately designing variations ers of one’s experiences,” lot. The two fled on foot into a Dean could shower and clean up. working together and sharing re- of the look. From there, I she said. nearby wooded area. The two men at that residence sources. began creating my own After graduation, Beau- Dean was involved a number of were not arrested and have been co- “I would like to express my grati- original designs, which vais plans to work in a de- drug deals. He was also involved in operative in the case, he said. tude to the following agencies for were initially inspired by sign house in order to church burglaries in recent months, Williams confirmed that, adding a their assistance in the case of the es- the historical fashion learn the inner workings during which one church was couple of similar situations with in- caped inmates: United States Mar- trends of Europe and Asia of a fashion label and its burned, Williams indicated to the nocent individuals were found in shal’s Service, Lamar County that I discovered through design team as well as how Journal Record. Musical instru- Lamar County in the course of the Sheriff’s Office, Walker County my independent study of to create clothing lines for ments taken in the burglaries were investigation, as Kennedy got two Sheriff’s Office, Alabama Law En- art history. This inspira- each respective season. sold in Mississippi. separate rides during his travels. forcement Agency, Hamilton Police tion has since evolved into Her long-term goal is to The two men went to Mississippi “The ones we did arrest, they Department, Winfield Police Depart- my philosophy as a de- become a teacher who edu- first, Williams said. knew who they were and they ment, Brilliant Police Department, signer today,” Beauvais cates and inspires stu- “They went to Itawamba County, helped them anyway,” Williams said. Guin Police Department, and said. dents pursuing a career in Lee County and Pontotoc County” “If you know they are a fugitive and Kennedy Police Department. Also, I Organic shapes, nature fashion. “My upbringing for a few days, Williams said. They are on the run, you are subject to ar- would like to thank the Itawamba and her pursuit of under- and current place in life returned to Alabama to spend a cou- rest,” even if all you do is to provide County Sheriff’s Office, Pontotoc standing and interpreting have kept me humble and ple of days in Kennedy, in Lamar food or clothing. County Sheriff’s Office, and Lee the different layers of the have afforded me the per- County. 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cation process. “Enough” CRANKSHAFT could mention to the fam- By Eugenia Last ily that SAT and ACT fee HOROSCOPES waivers should be avail- Batiuk and Chuck Ayers By Tom able through the school CELEBRITIES BORN LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. counseling department if ON THIS DAY: Jessica 22): Look at the possibili- the twins are considered Szohr, 32; Ewan McGre- ties that will help you get low-income. gor, 46; Christopher the highest returns. Students should also Walken, 74; Shirley Jones, SCORPIO (Oct. 23- 83. Nov. 21): Ease into diffi- know about government Happy Birthday: cult situations. Say little assistance programs, Don’t feel the need to go until you know exactly such as the Pell Grant, overboard or to live up to what’s coming down the which can give additional someone else’s standards. pipeline. It’s up to you to money toward tuition for Keep your life simple, monitor and control what- HI & LOIS any low-income student. doable and focused on ever comes your way if By Chance Brown They can get more infor- what’s important to you. you want to come out on mation through their ARIES (March 21- top. schools when they fill out April 19): Take pride in SAGITTARIUS (Nov. their FAFSA forms. whatever you do. Don’t 22-Dec. 21): Work-related — TITLE I TEACHER waffle or think someone matters should be taken else is better than you. care of before you depart DEAR TEACHER: TAURUS (April 20- for the weekend. Thank you for the per- May 20): Stubbornness CAPRICORN (Dec. tinent information. will work against you. 22-Jan. 19): Make per- Read on for some in- Ease up and get along sonal changes that re- structive input from with others in order to get quire your mental, another reader: things done quickly and physical and emotional efficiently. input. The plan should be DEAR ABBY: Many GEMINI (May 21- to improve the way you BABY BLUES schools have “Helping June 20): An opportunity live, not to make life more to make alterations to difficult. Hands” funds available By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott for this purpose and your professional direc- AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- would allow the family to tion or to improve your Feb. 18): Don’t take the donate to these specific health through fitness bait if someone tries to girls anonymously, if need and nutritional changes provoke an argument. Opt be. As an educator, I en- should be recognized and to do your own thing or courage everyone to reach put into play. align yourself with people out to a local school to CANCER (June 21- who are more in tune with offer help to struggling July 22): Partnerships the way you do things. can make a difference to PISCES (Feb. 19- high school students. If what you accomplish and March 20): Work along- they are in a position to how. side people you have do so, they should ask if LEO (July 23-Aug. worked with in the past. they can sponsor a stu- 22): A playful game with Finding common goals dent in the college appli- someone you love will set will give you a better cation process or sign up the stage for a wonderful chance to reach your to mentor. weekend. goals. — A LITTLE GOES A VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. Birthday Baby: You LONG WAY 22): Be careful not to of- are brave, intense and de- fend someone who is in a termined. Dear Abby is written by Abigail position of authority. Crit- Eugenia’s websites — Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her icism isn’t the best way to eugenialast.com for Ask mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact get attention. Stay focused Eugenia, daily timing and Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or on the positives and show compatibility services, and P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA a willingness to pitch in join Eugenia on 90069. and help. twitter/facebook/linkedin. DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Fri., March 31, 2017 www.mountaineagle.com — B3 When a tax refund Money&Markets 2,400 S&P 500 21,000 Dow Jones industrials 2,360 Close: 2,368.06 20,700 Close: 20,728.49 Change: 6.93 (0.3%) Change: 69.17 (0.3%) means bankruptcy 2,320 10 DAYS 20,400 10 DAYS 2,400 22,000

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Money Rates Currencies ConocoPhillips COP Last Pvs Week US $ in Foreign Currency Pvs Day Close: $50.00 4.05 or 8.8% Prime Rate 4.00 4.00 Australian Dollar 1.3058 1.3034 The company agreed to sell most of Discount Rate 1.50 1.50 British Pound .8013 .8041 its Canadian assets to Cenovus En- Federal Funds Rate .75-1.00 .75-1.00 Canadian Dollar 1.3316 1.3332 Frank Gehry archive gets home in L.A. ergy for $13.2 billion in cash and Treasuries Chinese Yuan 6.8905 6.8900 stock. 3-month 0.75 0.75 6-month 0.88 0.87 Euro .9353 .9294 LOS ANGELES (AP) — $55 5-year 1.96 1.96 Japanese Yen 111.60 111.03 A massive archive contain- 50 10-year 2.42 2.42 Mexican Peso 18.7101 18.7618 30-year 3.03 3.03 Swiss Franc .9999 .9965 ing papers, drawings and 45 models of work by Frank 40 Mutual Funds Gehry is getting a home in JMF 52-week range Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init the adopted hometown of Name ($Mlns) NAV Chg 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt the world-renowned archi- $38.19 $53.17 tect. 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American Funds FdmtlInvsA m 49,524 57.96 +.14 +0.9 +19.2/A +13.3/A 5.75 250 work involving 283 AP Photo American Funds GrfAmrcA m 78,283 45.51 +.04 +1.2 +20.4/A +13.7/A 5.75 250 $60 American Funds IncAmrcA m 75,992 22.33 +.02 +0.3 +11.3/D +9.0/B 5.75 250 projects that Gehry de- In this Oct. 23, 2003, file photo, building architect signed between 1954 and American Funds InvCAmrcA m 60,646 38.24 +.09 +0.8 +17.5/B +13.1/A 5.75 250 Frank Gehry takes the pose of a symphony con- 55 American Funds NwPrspctvA m 36,757 38.75 -.11 +2.5 +14.3/B +10.3/A 5.75 250 1988. American Funds WAMtInvsA m 54,597 42.63 +.09 -0.1 +16.1/D +12.7/A 5.75 250 They include documents ductor as he arrives for a grand opening concert 50 Dodge & Cox Inc 47,811 13.63 -.02 0.0 +4.6/A +3.4/A NL 2,500 about Gehry’s famous Walt gala at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Ange- JMF Dodge & Cox IntlStk 57,070 41.78 -.15 +3.9 +22.9/A +7.4/A NL 2,500 Disney Concert Hall in 52-week range Dodge & Cox Stk 65,511 190.48 +1.18 -0.1 +28.7/A +15.3/A NL 2,500 les. $34.00 $60.43 DoubleLine TtlRetBdI 44,456 10.67 ... +0.3 +1.7 +3.6 NL 100,000 downtown Los Angeles, a Fidelity 500IdxPremium 66,054 83.28 +.25 +0.3 +17.2/B +13.3/A NL 10,000 graduate studies at the these efforts.” Vol.: 13.4m (17.9x avg.) PE: 23.0 bouquet of shiny, curved Fidelity BlueChipGr 14,615 75.35 +.02 +2.7 +19.1/A +13.9/A NL 2,500 Mkt. Cap: $4.72 b Yield: 0.1% metal blocks that was com- University of Southern The archive includes Fidelity Contrafund 77,315 107.91 +.24 +1.8 +15.6/B +12.5/B NL 2,500 pleted in 2003. California to his winning 1,000 sketches, more than Fidelity Magellan 13,561 97.50 +.44 +0.3 +14.6/C +12.8/B NL 2,500 1988 entry in the Disney 120,000 working drawings, Lindsay LNN Franklin Templeton FrgnA m 3,515 7.52 -.03 +3.4 +19.5/A +6.0/B 5.75 1,000 Gehry “contributed to Close: $87.81 6.42 or 7.9% Franklin Templeton IncA m 46,506 2.36 +.01 +0.4 +17.5/A +7.3/A 4.25 1,000 the essential concepts concert hall competition. more than 100,000 slides, “It’s hard to look at your hundreds of boxes of office The irrigation equipment maker said Janus EntprT 3,747 100.99 +.29 +0.9 +17.2/B +13.3/A NL 2,500 which put Los Angeles and its international sales jumped in its Lord Abbett AffiliatedA m 5,808 15.99 +.06 -0.4 +19.3/B +12.3/B 5.75 1,000 its particular architectural work and to try to dictate records, personal papers, latest quarter. 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Marigold Works is an Equal Opportunity Employer B4 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Fri., March 31, 2017 www.mountaineagle.com Environmental groups challenge Keystone XL Pipeline approval

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A coalition that would take the oil to Texas Gulf tend in their lawsuit filed in Mon- of environmental groups challenged Coast refineries. tana that the 2014 report on the pro- the federal permit for the Keystone The U.S. State Department issued ject’s impact “downplays or ignores XL oil pipeline in court on Thursday a permit for the project earlier this other significant environmental im- because they say additional environ- month, though Nebraska regulators pacts of Keystone XL, including mental scrutiny is needed. still must review and decide harms to land, air, water, and The Sierra Club, Natural Re- whether to approve the proposed wildlife.” sources Defense Council and other route through their state. The $8 billion pipeline that was groups say the initial environmental President Donald Trump has said first proposed in 2008 has drawn review completed in 2014 is inade- he believes the pipeline will create strong opposition from environmen- quate and outdated, and that it un- American jobs and bolster the coun- tal groups and some landowners derestimated how much the pipeline try’s energy independence. He over- who worry about potential contami- would encourage tar sands oil pro- turned former President Barack nation of ground and surface water. duction in Canada. Obama’s rejection of the project in Some of the other groups involved The proposed pipeline that Tran- 2015. in the lawsuit are the Northern sCanada wants to build would carry Officials with the State Depart- Plains Resource Council, Bold Al- crude oil from Canada through Mon- ment and TransCanada declined to liance, Friends of the Earth and the tana, South Dakota and Nebraska, comment on the lawsuit, saying they Center for Biological Diversity. where it would connect with an ex- don’t comment on pending litigation. Supporters of the project maintain isting Keystone pipeline network The environmental groups con- that those fears are exaggerated.

Tuskegee trying to become Air Force trainer manufacture site

TUSKEGEE (AP) — The governor and company of- home of the Tuskegee Air- ficials paid homage to the men, who shattered avia- history of the Tuskegee tion and racial barriers in Airmen and expressed World War II, is competing hope that their training to become the manufactur- field can again play a role ing site of a new Air Force in aviation’s future. training jet. “I’m struck by the rich Gov. Robert Bentley and history here at Moton Macon County officials an- Field. We stand here on nounced Wednesday that the shoulders of heroes,” the state and the commu- Leonardo DRS CEO Compact nity have put together an William J. Lynn said. Sport incentive package to try to Utility Joe Turnham, director of Vehicle help Italian-based the Macon County Eco- Leonardo DRS land the nomic Development Au- contract to build the new thority, said the total trainer in Tuskegee. The incentive package is val- company’s bid was submit- ued at $100 million. ted Wednesday morning. Lynn said the generous At least four companies support from the state and are competing for the con- community will help the tract that’s expected to be company offer a competi- awarded later this year. If tive price to build the successful, the aircraft training aircraft. manufacturer would build The Tuskegee Airmen is a new factory at Moton the name given to an Field, where the Tuskegee African-American Airmen trained. The facil- squadron that flew in ity would bring 750 jobs World War II. Their story paying $23-hour to the depicted in the 2012 movie area. “Red Tails.” In a press conference an- Leonardo is offering its nouncing the proposal, the T-100 aircraft to the bid. 1997 FORD 2005 NISSAN 2001 CHEV. 2004 TOYOTA 2010 TOYOTA 2015 TOYOTA F150 XL SENTRA SILVERADO SEQUOIA LMTD. 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He was struck 14900 14900 14900 14900 14900 The McCluskey Room by a mixture of nitric acid, 2013 FORD 2016 TOYOTA 2014 FORD 2013 NISSAN 2013 HONDA 2014 TOYOTA was named for Harold Mc- broken glass, americium TRANSIT YARIS ESCAPE ROGUE SL CIVIC SI CAMRY L Cluskey, who in 1976 sur- and other materials. 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He had the 2016 TOYOTA 2015 TOYOTA 2015 TOYOTA 2014 TOYOTA 2017 CHRYSLER of billions of dollars. disease before the acci- TACOMA SR5 HIGHLANDER TACOMA SR5V6 TACOMA TACOMA XSP PACIFICA LEATHER, BED COVER TRD OFF RD One of the most heavily dent, and an autopsy EXT CAB, AUTO CERTIFIED D CAB, TOOL BOX D CAB, LIKE NEW TOURING, LEATHER, ALLOYS STK#X001377A STK#S060014A STK#M192830A STK#X056573A STK#X081287A STK#R530219P contaminated portions of found no signs of cancer. the site — half the size of Following the 1976 ex- $ $ $ $ $ $ Rhode Island — is the Plu- plosion, the facility never 28900 28900 29900 29900 30900 31900 tonium Finishing Plant, operated again. where plutonium was con- The Energy Department verted into hockey puck- said its contractor, CH2M shaped disks and shipped HILL Plateau Remedia- to factories where nuclear tion Co., should complete weapons were assembled. demolition of the entire The 64-year-old Mc- Plutonium Finishing Plant Cluskey was working in by September. DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Fri., March 31, 2017 www.mountaineagle.com — B5 Something different at McDonald’s: Fresh beef

NEW YORK (AP) — Coming soon chain for some time has been at- items. to McDonald’s: Fresh beef. tempting to improve its image as It tested the fresh beef Quarter The fast food giant said Thursday more people shun processed foods. It Pounders for about a year, eventu- that it will swap frozen beef patties has tinkered with its recipes, remov- ally bringing it to more than 400 for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder ing artificial preservatives from restaurants in the Dallas area and burgers by sometime next year at chicken McNuggets and eliminating Tulsa, Oklahoma. Customers or- most of its U.S. locations. It’s a major high-fructose corn syrup from its dered more Quarter Pounders and change for McDonald’s, which has buns. visited the restaurants more often, relied on frozen beef for more than McDonald’s is trying to stem a said Kempczinski. Franchisees were 40 years. Employees will cook up the streak of adverse trends that led to happy, too, asking to keep the fresh never-frozen beef on a grill when an executive shake-up two years beef even if the company decided not burgers are ordered. ago. The company brought in Steve to roll it out nationally. “It’s a really hot, juicy burger,” said Easterbrook as CEO to steer the It’s still too early to know if fran- McDonald’s USA President Chris company in a more promising direc- chisees will raise their prices on Kempczinski. tion. It’s an ongoing endeavor. Ear- Quarter Pounders, Kempczinski Fresh beef has been the biggest lier this month, McDonald’s Corp. said. Employees will need to be selling point at rival Wendy’s. Yet acknowledged that it lost 500 mil- trained to handle fresh beef safely there are larger forces at work that lion customer transactions in the and to cook the patties only when or- have prompted other menu changes U.S. since 2012, mainly to other fast dered. at McDonald’s, known for decades food rivals. Frozen beef Quarter Pounder pat- more for the billions of people that it Big Macs and hamburgers will ties are typically cooked four or more has served, rather than its culinary still be made with frozen beef. Kem- at a time, and the burgers are left in choices. pczinski said the company is open to a holding area until a customer or- The world’s largest hamburger making changes to its other menu ders it, Kempczinski said.

AP Photo In this Thursday, March 16, 2017, photo, bottles of Lifewtr and Smartwater are displayed in Philadel- phia. Selling water: Coke, Pepsi look to make water rain money

NEW YORK (AP) — get a better foothold in in- Bottled water is starting to creasingly crowded mar- seem more like soda, and ketplace where options sometimes taste like it, like LaCroix and others too. are gaining popularity. As bottled water surges Showing just how blurry in popularity, Coke, Pepsi the lines are getting, Pep- and other companies are siCo launched a drink last using celebrity endorse- week that it describes as ments, stylish packaging “sorta juice, sorta soda, and fancy filtration sorta sparkling water.” processes like “reverse os- Such options can capture mosis” to sell people on ex- people looking to cut back panding variations of what on sodas or juices, and may comes out of the tap. get people who might buy They’re also adding flour- lower-priced waters to up- ishes like bubbles, flavors grade. or sweeteners that can “You can get up the lad- blur the lines between der in terms of water and what is water and what is get out of the categories soda. that don’t drive a lot of For this year’s Super value,” Coca-Cola’s incom- Bowl, PepsiCo even ran an ing CEO James Quincey ad for its new Lifewtr, pro- said in September. moting the drink in a spot- Quincey cites Smartwa- light typically reserved for ter, which has enjoyed sodas. Also running their sales growth in North first Super Bowl ads were America, as a way for Coke Fiji and Bai Brands, which to profitably expand its sell “enhanced waters” water business. The brand made with fruit juice and is billed as “vapor dis- stevia sweetener. tilled” and features actress Michael Simon, Bai’s Jennifer Aniston in its ads. chief marketing officer, He also said that in the says its drinks “give people crowded Chinese market, that healthy profile they’re Coke is upgrading people looking for, but now they to a water brand it mar- no longer have to sacrifice kets as “socially responsi- on taste with the neutral- ble” with a different blend ity of water.” of minerals, which costs Bottled water has been twice as much. gaining ground for years, Exactly what makes and overtook soda as the water seem like it’s worth No. 1 drink in the U.S. by the extra money varies, sales volume last year, in- but image is key. dustry tracker Beverage PepsiCo had toyed with Marketing Corp. said. names like “Qua” and Some of the fizzy, sweet- “Om” before settling on ened drinks are considered Lifewtr. The company water by the companies or points to the artwork fea- industry trackers in some tured on its bottles, and cases, as the distinctions the “reverse osmosis” fil- between them lose mean- tration the water under- ing. Companies aren’t as goes, with electrolytes interested in the big, econ- added for taste. “This is omy packs of plain bottled where consumers are water that have been fuel- heading,” said Todd Ka- ing the growth, says Ali plan, vice president of Dibaj, a Bernstein analyst marketing at PepsiCo, who covers the industry, about lower-calorie drinks since those are less prof- like Lifewtr. itable than sodas and are a Both Lifewtr and Smart- “horrible business to be water, which account for a in.” small portion of the overall So Coke and Pepsi are packaged water market, focusing on pricier options are made with municipal that compete with brands water and were selling for like Evian and Perrier. $2.79 for a 1-liter bottle at And they’re introducing a 7-Eleven in New York fizzy and fruity varieties to City. B6 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Fri., March 31, 2017 www.mountaineagle.com 2017 Walker County AUTISM AWARENESS Motorcycle Ride

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Route Ending at Handley Boot & Western - Hwy. 195 BEST BIKE AWARDS Food & 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Trophy Music! For more information contact Jimmy Gunter at 384-9353 / 717-9905 Proceeds benefit Walker Co. Children with Autism (Community Options) CLASSIFIED AD RATES 221-2840 Minimum Charge: 12 Words $4.44 A LL C LASSIFIED A DS ARE P AID IN A DVANCE TOTAL DAYS TO RUN LASSIFIEDS WORDS 12 3 45 C Friday, March 31, 2017 B7 12 $ 4.44 $ 8.88 $ 13.32 $ 17.76 $ 22.20 14 $ 5.18 $ 10.36 $ 15.54 $ 20.72 $ 25.90 16 $ 5.92 $ 11.84 $ 17.76 $ 23.68 $ 29.60 Add a Photo 18 $ 6.66 $ 13.32 $ 19.98 $ 26.64 $ 33.30 $ $ $ $ $ 20 7.40 14.80 22.20 29.60 37.00 $ $ $ $ $ YARD 22 8.14 16.28 24.42 32.56 40.70 24 $ 8.88 $ 17.76 $ 26.64 $ 35.52 $ 44.40 Reader Ad Rate Is 37 ¢ Per Word •HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHOTO ...... Starts at $ 30.00 $ SALE •CARD OF THANKS ...... Starts at 30.00 Deals on Real Estate •NOT RESPONSIBLE NOTICE - Paid In Advance (Three Insertions - One Per Week) ...... $ 25.00 Actual ad size Actual ad size • LEGAL AD RATES: 37¢ per word for the first run, 35¢ per word each run thereafter for Wheels for Sale Maximum SERVICE DIRECTORY - 1 MONTH to your ad Maximum 20 Words Maximum 20 Words (No Copy Changes) In 8-Column Format Box 3 20 One Inch ...... $ 170.00 Words Two Inches ...... $ 250.00 Days With Photo With Photo $ for only – Three Inches ...... 340.00 for 1 Month – for 1 Month – Four Inches ...... $ 400.00 DEADLINES Reader Tues.-Fri.:12 Noon Day Prior •Sat.:10 am Fri. •Sun.:12 noon Fri. •Mon.:3 pm Fri. $ a $ $ 95 95 $ $ 95 95 $ $ 95 95 Classified Display - 12 Noon 2 Days Prior $ We CALL 221-2840 Accept: Day! 1 9 59 99 or Toll Free (800) 518-(NEWS)6397 1 0 1 9 59 99 Office Located at 1301 Viking Drive s rr TM 1 0 P.O. Box 1469 - Jasper, Alabama 35502 • All Classified ads are Paid in Advance - NO REFUNDS Allowed on these Special Price Packages •

001 Employment 040 Service & Repair 085 Yard Sales 115 Rent or Lease 125 Real Est. Sales 136 ATVs HARBORCHASE OF Jasper DOZER TRACK hoe work, top YARD SALE, Friday 8AM-6PM; is now hiring full and part-time soil, fill dirt & rock hauling. Land Saturday 8AM-? 7079 Old Birm- cooks. Some experience re- clearing, Ponds built & Trailer ingham Hwy. (near Union quired. Apply online at http:// Pads built. ALSO Demolition; Chapel 4-Way Stop); Tools, www.harborchase.com/careers (205)221-2112 (205)544-5592 Sporting Goods, Household, PUBLISHER’S NOTICE : All No Phone Calls. Collectibles, Clothes real estate advertised in this SOLD E.O. GRINDING HARBORCHASE OF Jasper Stump Grinding. YARD SALE, Saturday 4/1; 508 newspaper is subject to the 3BR/1BA BEAUTIFUL Home now has a Position open for Di- Eddie Owen (205)544-1320; Dogwood Trail (Woodland Hills). Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 (Nauvoo). Move Ready! rector of Dining. Must be able to FREE Estimates Lots of Stuff!! which makes it illegal to advertise 2.43 acres; Full basement. $110,000; (205)300-7023 ensure the food service pro- “any preference, limitation or SOLD vided for the community meets GREENER GRASS YARD SALE, Saturday April 1, 2010 Kawasaki Polaris and/or exceeds company stan- Lawn care. Noah @ 7AM-1PM; 192 Duncan Loop, discrimination based on race, Razor 800, dards while maintaining compli- 205-302-0425 Jasper 35503;Assorted fishing color, religion, sex, or national loaded w/accessories. items, household items and ance with HACCP, OSHA, state origin or an intention to make Adult owned. 900miles. and federal regulations. Experi- JOE'S EXCAVATING & more. Extremely nice! ence and Servsafe certification Hauling. Track-Loader work. any such preference, limitation or YARD SALE, Saturday April 1, SOLD!! required. Red Rock, Top Soil & Fill Dirt. 7AM-1PM; 3550 Johnsey discrimination.” This newspaper Go on line at http: Storm Shelter Installation Bridge Road,Jasper 35503; will not knowingly accept any 140 Transportation //www.harborchase.com/careers References available. Assorted fishing tackle, 2t-3t to apply. No Phone Calls (205)522-2568 advertising for real estate which 93 CADILLAC Seville. 98,000 boys clothes, toys and is in violation of the law. Our miles, extra clean. $3,500; Call other items. LPN POSITION available LAWN MOWING AND YARD readers are informed that all 3BR/2BA; NEW Roof/Siding. (205)221-5458 leave number at NWAMHC. Apply at WORK. FREE ESTIMATES. YARD SALE, Saturday dwellings advertised in this Remodeled Baths. Painted, nwamhc.com CALL J. J. 205-221-6014. 7AM-2PM; 560 Hillsdale Road. 2015; 18x36 Inground Pool; 150 Legals Furniture, Adult and Children's newspaper are available on an Fenced Yard. Corner Lot; LEGAL NOTICE MASTER LEVEL and Bachelor MONEY PLEDGER clothes, Toys equal opportunity basis. Equal $230,000; Level positions available in our (205)221-4670 Manchester Mini Systems, Housing Opportunity, M/F Rhonda Hall All-Four RE Hwy 195/Langley Rd., Jasper. Children Services in Walker Hauling, Excavating, Gravel, (256)255-8549 County. Go to nwamhc.com to Red rock, Driveway work, 095 Merchandise (205)302-0922 apply. Fill-dirt, Topsoil, Demolition, 2BR/1BA APARTMENT SALE OF CONTENTS: Clearing, Septic Tanks, Bucket We offer (Country Club Rd); Central Air. Unit #4; George Terry, MECHANICS/WELDERS truck & tree service. No Pets. $550mo. $550dep. 338 Windham Loop NEEDED for Kenworth, (205)221-1908 Jasper, AL 35503 Peterbuilt, Dump Trailers. MUMMEY LAWN Service. CA$H! CA$H! Unit #11; Barbara Simmons, 2yrs.exp. and Drivers License Year Round Lawn Maintenance. 2BR/2BA MH. Central H/A 601 Langley Road required. (205)674-1651 FREE estimates. (205)388-7004 CA$H! $495mo. 300dep. NOT in park, Jasper, AL 35503 Poplar Springs (205)295-8151 Unit #12; Lisa Yocum, MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST, RED RYDER HAULING $$$ for broken $$$ 2532 County Highway 30 Capstone Rural Health Center Crushed stone, gravel, sand, 4BR/2BA MH (Oakman), 851 DOWDY Rd., Jasper Winfield, AL 35594 Offering full-time employment in- lime, red-rock, topsoil & scrap jewelry, close to school. $500 month. 3BR/2BA Cedar. Sale will be April 21, 2017. cluding competitive salary, ben- (205)384-4932 $500 deposit. (205)622-3362 Covered back deck, fenced *March 31, April 7, 2017 efits package, and outstanding (205)302-5675 (205)302-2315. $$$ for gold, $$$ (205)435-0109 yard. (2) 10x20 Storage work environment. Ideal candi- buildings. $119,000; NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE STORM RECOVERY Clean Up. CAMPER 32FT. $130 PER dates should have a polished for good used (205)275-9681 Default having been made in the Debris Hauling. Complete WEEK. Includes all utilities. professional demeanor, cus- payment of the indebtedness se- Stump Grinding & Tree Work. $$$ firearms! $$$ (205)435-0434 leave mesg/text. cured by that certain mortgage tomer service and servant (205)435-1715 minded attitude; knowledge of dated May 23, 2008, executed CORDOVA MANOR 1BR. to cash-handling, Electronic Med- STORM SHELTERS by Keith L. Brown, an unmarried 4BR total electric Apartments. ical Records and Microsoft Of- 5.5W X 10'L X 6'T, Hillside. HUDSON PAWN man, to Mortgage Electronic Water furnished. $200 dep. fice; organizational skills and Starting @ $2,895; Registration Systems, Inc. solely & GUN SHOP (205)595-1701. multitasking ability. Must have (205)300-0098 as nominee for Synovus Mort- reliable transportation. gage Corp., which mortgage was 221-7020 OLD SHADOWBROOK Inn has Applications available at WE MOW GRASS!! recorded on June 6, 2008, in (behind Tractor Supply) 2 Rooms for rent. $175wk. or www.capstoneclinic.org Spring Clean Up, DML Book 2134, Page 74, of the $600mo. Everything furnished. Send both application and Pressure Washing. mortgage records in the Office of (205)275-2982 (205)689-3238 resume to FREE Estimates. BEST PRICES in Town HERITAGE HILLS the Judge of Probate of Walker [email protected] (205)270-9946 (205)270-9947 on Portable Buildings! Quik 3 SECURE, GUARDED, 4BR/3BA. Granite, hardwood, County, Alabama, which mort- No phone calls or Day Delivery! Cash or Mini Warehouse's Starting @ gas fireplace, crown moulding, gage was, duly transferred and faxes accepted. 045 Pets & Supplies Rent-To-Own! Payments $25.00 per month. U-Store-It plantation shutters, assigned to JPMorgan Chase starting @ $60 per month! (205)221-0105 Bank, National Association, no- AKC REG. German Shepherd 3 car garage, 1.75 +/- acres; MERCHANDISERS AND The Storage Place $285,000; (205)388-3409 tice is hereby given that pursuant DSD (Direct Store Delivery) puppies (M & F), 8wks. 1st Hwy.78E between Family Thrift to law and the power of sale con- workers needed. shots and worming. $400. and HandyTV (205)221-0105 120 Mobile Homes tained in said mortgage, the un- (205)275-8040 (205)697-5349 *7 am start time. 14X70 M.H. 2BR., 2BA.; $4,500. dersigned will sell at public *Able to lift/push items weighing FREE!! QUEEN Size Box Call (205)275-8532. outcry, to the highest bidder for from 20 lbs to 200 lbs. FREE TO GOOD HOMES, 2 Spring, NO mattress. Very cash, in front of the Main en- *Frequent bending, squatting Chow puppies. (205)300-3886, Clean. (205)387-1404 DOUBLEWIDE trance to the Walker County and kneeling. no texts. (PINEYWOODS). Courthouse at Jasper, Alabama, *Able to ride from 1 to 4 hours GOLF CARTS! Great shape. $9,000 or Would during the legal hours of sale on daily. 050 Cemetery Lots Starting @ just $1,950! Trade for RV or Camper(pull be- May 16, 2017, the following de- scribed real estate, situated in *Shift is 8 to 12 hours daily. 2 CRYPT'S @ New Horizon The Storage Place hind) 205-221-0099 Walker County, Alabama, to-wit: *Health and Dental Available. Memorial Gardens, Sumiton. Hwy.78E between Family Thrift LARGE 4BR/3.5BA A lot from a triangular tract of Apply online at: Crypt 5 & 6 on top level. $6,900 and HandyTV (205)221-0105 124 Land for Sale 1 Acre (Heritage Hills). land lying in the NE corner of the www.citywholesale.com or call both. (205)543-6169 JAPANESE MAPLES 20 ACRES, Lupton area. Par- New roof, AC. 3 Car garage NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 205-795-4527 for an interview. (205)209-1281 FOR SALE. 2100 20th Ave. tially fenced, well and septic w/1BR apartment above. 8, Township 14 South, Range 7 POSITION OPEN at Home, East. (205)388-2083 tank. $65,000; (205)924-4717 Tornado shelter. $299,000 West, in the City of Jasper, Ala- working with people with Devel- 085 Yard Sales Quick Sale,negotiable; bama, Walker County, Alabama, opmental Disabilities. $9.50 an 5 FAMILY Yard Sale March. 31 SEASONED/GREEN 125 Real Est. Sales (805)717-3569 (205)616-3341 more particularly described as hour good benefits. Apply at & April 1 from 9AM-4PM with OAK/HICKORY follows: Commence at the inter- nwamhc.com ladies from 12 to 3X and mens Bar-B-Q firewood. section of the South side of 10th from 2X to 3X, shoes, bags, (205)435-1715, leave message. 127 Money To Loan Street and the West side of 14th POSITIONS AVAILABLE glass, sofa and love seat, and Avenue and run South 02 de- in Mental Health field. Apply ADVANCE-FEE LOANS misc. 149 NW 6th Ave, Carbon SHIPPING CONTAINERS grees 24 minutes East 220.0 feet www.nwamhc.com. EOE/DFWP Hill (Hess Home) For Sale; (205)283-8126 OR CREDIT OFFERS to the point of beginning; thence SALESMAN NEEDED for It's illegal for companies doing South 86 degrees 57 minutes Machine and Fab shop. Call GARAGE SALE, Saturday. Old business by phone to promise West 255.00 feet, to the East right of way of the North Ala- (205)387-9416 for appointment 78.Hwy East to Alma Road. you a loan and ask you to pay Look for Green signs. Too much D & V bama Railroad; thence South 38 Sales for it before they deliver. For degrees 41 minutes East along 020 Announcements to mention. Come See! Great 1030 GOLF COURSE ROAD, Prices!! 40 COUNTY ROAD 4, DOUBLE SPRINGS JASPER more information call toll free 1- said East right of way of the 3BR.-3BA. LR & Den 877-FTC-HELP. A Public Serv- North Alabama Railroad 87.27 Free Pregnancy Test GARAGE SALE, Saturday; GREAT PRICES Hardwood, tile, & carpet floors feet to a point; thence South 59 1311 Shades Cliff Road, Jasper Starting Price: 10.5acres +/-. $325,000. ice Message from The Daily degrees 42 minutes East 11 feet PREGNANCY & Call Steve(205)388-6066 Mountain Eagle Newspaper and to a point; thence North 86 de- RESOURCE CENTER HERMAN BAPTIST Church In- Pots ...... $10 www.stevepaynerealty.com the Federal Trade Commission. grees 57 minutes East 195 feet; side Sale, Friday 31st; Saturday 1707 2nd Avenue 1st; 7AM-? (on Herman Road 2 Bricks . .. .. $12 miles). Lots of Glassware, Jasper, AL 35501 Spreads, Curtains, Clothes, Toppers . . . $20 some New Furmiture. 221-5860 Cones ...... $18 Daily Mountain Eagle FRE E Info on Abortion Alterna tives INDOOR YARD SALE, 7 Days A Week. Shadow Brook Inn, 27948 Hwy.118. Refrigerator's, Bushes ...... $1 025 Lost & Found Furniture,Washing Machine's, Baskets . . . $20 Service Service DirectoryDirectory Restaurant equipment. FOUND: TRI-COLORED (M), 10% off everything! brown/black (F), large red (M), (205)275-2982(205)689-3238 489-2128 205/ 20 202020 YRS. YRS.YRS.YRS. brindle/white (F), brindle (M), 470-2066 EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE 205/ brown/white (M), reddish-blonde 471-9100 FREE FREEFREE INSIDE CHURCH Yard Sale, ESTIMATES FREE (F), litter of brown/tan pups, WITH GOD ALL THINGS ESTIMATES Saturday. 8AM; Hwy.69 and ARE POSSIBLE black pup, tri-colored (F). Pine Drive, Boldo. 115 Rent or Lease Licensed & Insured Call/text identifying info to (205)388-6741 (205)717-0794. ROOMS FOR rent in home. Jackson (205)295-9302. Proof of ownership is required. PHILADELPHIA BAPTIST TREE SERVICE Church Yard Sale, April 1st; 14X65 M.H. IN a small, quiet LOST: 2YR old Black and White 1709 Alabama Ave. Jasper Cat between Park School area park in Arley. 3BR/1.5BA. $350/mo. $300/dep. Includes and Tubbs Salvage. Has collar SATURDAY, 8AM-1PM; with bell too. Reward if recov- lawncare and garbage. 3700 Turkey Run (Heatherwood 205-522-7543 leave message. ered. Call (205)544-7787 with Sub.) info. 2BR TOWNHOUSE, beautiful. LOST: CHIHUAHUA mix (M) TOWNLEY FIRST Baptist Newly renovated. Located on dog, Chocolate w/green eyes. Youth Yard Sale, Saturday, 4/1, Victorian estate downtown. Pri- Fall City area. (205)302-8095 Melissa's Flowers on Elliott vate parking. No smoking. No Blvd. 7AM-? Too many items to pets. $895mo. (301)537-3975 list. 040 Service & Repair VERY NICE Camper, YARD SALE benefiting special w/slide-out (Farmstead). DANIELS BRICK & needs summer camp, Camp Fully furnished. All Utilities plus BLOCK WORK. COOL. Saturday 8AM-2PM; Cable TV. $650mo plus deposit; CALL 205-717-5181. 4850 Arkadelphia Road,Jasper (205)522-8029 B8 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Fri., March 31, 2017 www.mountaineagle.com

150 Legals 150 Legals 150 Legals 150 Legals 150 Legals 150 Legals thence North 02 degrees 24 min- In order to be considered, written Inc. 1 to Inc. 4 for ancillary road. apply in Walker County and is to be levied by this act shall con- shall be distributed each year by utes West 75 feet to the point of comments must be received at 9. Transfer 5.0 mining acre from enacted pursuant to the request stitute a debt due Walker the Walker County Commission beginning. Surface only. the address listed under "FOR Inc. 2 to Inc. 4 for ancillary road. of the Walker County Commis- County. The tax, together with to be divided equally to each This sale is made for the pur- FURTHER INFORMATION" on 10. Transfer 1.0 acre of ancillary sion. any interest and penalties, shall certified volunteer fire depart- pose of paying the indebtedness or before April 21, 2017. road from Inc. 6 to Inc. 4. Section 2. As used in this act, constitute and be secured by a ment and certified volunteer res- secured by said mortgage as Persons wishing to meet with 11. Transfer Primary Road No. 3 state sales and use tax means lien upon the property of any cue squad in the county. well as expenses of foreclosure. ADOL representatives to discuss (0.2 acres) from Inc. 6 to Inc. 4. the tax imposed by the state person from whom the tax is due (4) An amount of one hundred This property will be sold on an the proposed project may re- 12. Delete Primary Road No. 2 & sales and use tax statutes, in- or who is required to collect the thousand dollars ($100,000) “as is, where is” basis, subject to quest such a meeting by contact- 4A (1.0 acre) from Inc. 6 as cluding, but not limited to, Sec- tax. The county shall collect the shall be allocated each year for any easements, encumbrances, ing the person listed under "FOR undisturbed. tions 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-3, tax, enforce this act, and have the promotion of economic de- and exceptions reflected in the FURTHER INFORMATION." All 13. Transfer Primary Road No. 40-23-4, 40-23-60, 40-23-61, 40- and exercise all rights and reme- velopment in the county as de- mortgage and those contained in such meetings are open to the 3A, 4 & 11 (1.0 acre) from Inc. 6 23-62, and 40-23-63 of the Code dies that the state or county has termined by the county the records of the office of the public and, when possible, no- to Inc. 3. of Alabama 1975. for collection of the state or any commission. Judge of Probate of the County tices of the meetings are adver- 14. Transfer Sediment Basins Section 3. Subject to the ap- county sales and use tax. The (5) After the allocations pro- where the above-described prop- tised in newspapers of local 010 & 012 (4.0 acres) from Inc. 2 proval of the majority of the elec- county may employ special vided above, the remainder of erty is situated. This property will distribution. A written summary of to Inc. 7. tors voting in a referendum held counsel as is necessary to en- the net proceeds shall be distrib- be sold without warranty or re- each public meeting will be made 15. Transfer Primary Road No. for such purposes, the Walker force collection of the tax levied uted as follows: course, expressed or implied as part of the Administrative 10 (1.0 acre) from Inc. 2 to Inc. 7. County Commission may levy up by this act and to enforce this a. Ten percent of the remaining to condition, title, use and/or en- Record. 16. Change the post mining lan- to a one percent sales and use act. The county shall pay special net proceeds shall be distributed joyment and will be sold subject FOR FURTHER INFORMA- duse of Sediment Basins 001, tax in the county against gross counsel any fees it deems nec- to the active municipalities in the to the right of redemption of all TION, contact: Chuck Williams, 003, 005, 007, 010, 012, 014, sales, use, storage, or other essary and proper from the pro- county based on the proportional parties entitled thereto. State Mine Reclamation Supervi- 015, 018, 020, 021, 022, 033, consumption subject to the state ceeds of the tax collected by it population of each municipality Alabama law gives some per- sor, Mining and Reclamation Di- 034, 035, 035A, 036, 037, 038, sales or use taxes levied by for Walker County. to the total population of the ac- sons who have an interest in vision, Alabama Department of 039 & 054 from temporary (un- Section 40-23-2(1), Section 40- Section 7. All provisions of the tive municipalities to be used for property the right to redeem the Labor, 11 West Oxmoor Road, developed/no current use) to 23-2(2), and Section 40-23- state sales and use tax statutes roads, bridges, and infrastruc- property under certain circum- Suite 100, Birmingham, AL permanent (fish & wildlife habi- 61(a). The gross proceeds of all with respect to the payment, as- ture in the municipalities. stances. Programs may also 35209. tat). sales and use of products or sessment, and collection of the b. The remainder of the net exist that help persons avoid or Telephone (205) 945-8671. A copy of the permit application services which are presently ex- state sales and use tax, making proceeds shall be distributed to delay the foreclosure process. *March 31, 2017 is available for public inspection empt under the state sales and of reports, keeping and preserv- the Walker County General Fund An attorney should be consulted and review on the Alabama Sur- use tax statutes are exempt from ing records, penalties for failure to be used for roads, bridges, to pay the tax, promulgating to help you understand these PUBLIC NOTICE FILING face Mining Commission website the tax authorized by this act. and infrastructure in the county. rights and programs as a part of http://surface- Section 4. The tax authorized rules with respect to the state Section 10. The issuance fee in OF PERMIT APPLICATION sales and use tax, and the ad- the foreclosure process. In accordance with the provision mining.alabama.gov. A copy of to be levied by this act shall be the amount of ten dollars ($10) JPMorgan Chase Bank, the permit application is also collected by the county commis- ministration and enforcement of for the issuance of each motor of Act No. 81-435 of the State of the state sales and use tax National Association Alabama and the regulations available for public inspection sion at the same time and in the vehicle and boat registration pur- Transferee and review at the office of the Al- same manner other sales and statutes which are not inconsis- suant to Act 97-903 is repealed. promulgated under this act, Cen- tent with this act shall apply to Robert J. Wermuth/mgw tennial Natural Resources, LLC, abama Surface Mining Commis- use taxes levied by the state. On Section 11. Sections 1 through Stephens Millirons, P.C. sion located on the second floor or prior to the date the tax is the tax authorized under this act. 10 of this act shall become oper- 113 Hollis Crump Drive, Jasper, The Walker County Commission P.O. Box 307 Alabama 35501 is filing an appli- of the Pinnacle Bank Building at due, each person subject to the ative only if approved by a ma- Huntsville, Alabama 35804 1811 2nd Avenue, Jasper, Ala- tax shall file with the county a re- shall have and exercise the jority of the qualified electors of cation to revise its Poplar same powers, duties, and obli- Attorney for Mortgagee Springs North Mine (P-3886), bama 35501. Written comments, port in the form prescribed by Walker County who vote in an Daily Mountain Eagle objections, request for public the county. The report shall set gations with respect to the tax election to be held on a date set Surface Mine. Access to the levied under this act that are im- *March 24, 31, April 7, 2017 mine is as follows: hearing or request for informal forth, with respect to all sales by the Walker County Commis- conferences concerning this per- and business transactions that posed by the state sales and sion within one year of the effec- NW/SE, NE/SE, SW/SE, SE/SW, use tax statutes. All provisions of NOTICE OF REVIEW NE/SW, SE/NW, SW/NE of Sec- mit should be sent to the Ala- are required to be used as a tive date of this act. The notice OF PROPOSED bama Surface Mining measure of the tax levied, a cor- the state sales and use tax of the election shall be given by tion 31, SW/SW, NW/SW, statutes that are made applica- ABANDONED MINE LAND NE/SW, SE/SW, SW/SE, Commission, P.O. Box 2390, rect statement of the gross pro- the judge of probate and the RECLAMATION PROJECT Jasper, Alabama 35502-2390, no ceeds of all the sales and gross ble by this act to the tax levied election shall be held, con- NW/SE, SE/SE of Section 32, under this act, and to the admin- Pursuant to Title IV of the Sur- Township 11 South, Range 8 later than 30 days from the last receipts of all business transac- ducted, and the results can- face Mining Control and Recla- date of publication of this notice. tions. The report shall also in- istration and enforcement of this vassed in the manner as other West, NW/NW & SW/NW of Sec- act, are incorporated by refer- mation Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. tion 5, NW/NW, NE/NW, SE/NW, *Mar. 31, Apr. 7, 14, 21, 2017 clude items of information county elections. The question 1201 et seq., and the National pertinent to the tax as the county ence and made a part of this act shall be as follows: SW/NW, NW/SW, SE/SW, as if fully set forth herein. Environmental Policy Act of STATE OF ALABAMA may require. "Do you favor authorizing the SW/SW, NW/NE, NE/NE, SE/NE Section 8. All amounts col- 1969, the Alabama Department COUNTY OF WALKER Section 5. Each person engag- Walker County Commission to & SW/NE of Section 6, NW/NW, lected under this act as the tax is of Labor (ADOL) in cooperation NOTICE is hereby given that a ing or continuing in a business levy a one cent sales and use NE/NW, SW/NW, NW/NE & received by the county shall be with the U.S. Department of the bill substantially as follows will subject to any tax levied pur- tax and providing for the use of SW/NE of Section 7, NW/NW, paid into the county general fund Interior, Office of Surface Mining, be introduced in the 2017 Regu- suant to the authority of this act the funds as provided in NE/NW of Section 18, Township to be used as provided in Sec- is soliciting public comment on lar Session of the Legislature of shall add to the sales price or Act ___ of the 2017 Regular 12 South, Range 8 West, all in tion 9. an abandoned mine land recla- Alabama and application for its admission fee and collect from Session? Winston County, Alabama. Section 9. The net proceeds mation project proposed for Title passage and enactment will be the purchaser or the person pay- "Yes ( ) No ( )." The nature of Propose Revision from the collection of the tax IV funding during Fiscal Year made: ing the admission fee the The county shall pay any costs R-9 is as follows: shall be used as follows: 2017. A BILL amount due by the taxpayer be- and expenses not otherwise re- 1. Transfer Sediment Basins (1) The amount needed each A written description of the TO BE ENTITLED cause of the sale or admission. imbursed by a governmental 014, 015 & 018 (4.0 acres) from year in order to make payments Sandcut Road Abandoned AN ACT It shall be unlawful for any per- agency which are incidental to Inc. 7 to Inc. 1. to payoff the general obligation Mine Land Project, developed Relating to Walker County; to son subject to the tax to fail or the election. If a majority of the 2. Show the correct location of warrants outstanding and Public by ADOL, will be available for authorize the county commission refuse to add to the sale price or votes cast in the election are Sediment Basin 021A. Buildings, Bridge, and Road Tax public review at the Jasper Pub- to levy an additional sales and admission fee and to collect "Yes," Sections 1 through 10 3. Transfer 30.0 mining acres debts outstanding for up to the lic Library until April 21, 2017. use tax in the county; to provide from the purchaser or person shall become operative immedi- from Inc. 2 to Inc. 1. next 15 years or until final repay- Upon request made to the per- for the collection, distribution, paying the admission fee the ately. If the majority of the votes 4. Delete 24.0 mining acres and ment. son listed under "FOR FUR- and use of the proceeds of the amount required to be added to are "No," this act shall be re- Primary Road No. 8 (1.0 acre) (2) An amount of five hundred THER INFORMATION," persons tax; to provide for the enforce- the sale or admission price. It pealed and shall have no further from Inc. 5 as undisturbed under thousand dollars ($500,000) may receive, free of charge, sin- ment of the act; to repeal a cer- shall be unlawful for any person effect. The judge of probate shall P-3886. each year for public safety pur- gle copies of the written descrip- tain issuance fee on motor subject to the tax authorized to certify the results of the election 5. Transfer 89.0 mining acres poses as determined by the tion of the project under vehicles and boat registrations; be levied by this act to refund or to the Secretary of State. from Inc. 2 to Inc. 4. county commission, including, consideration. Written comments and to provide that this act shall offer to refund all or any part of Section 12. This act shall be- 6. Transfer Sediment Basins 021 but not limited to, security of the should be limited to the Sandcut be effective only upon approval the amount collected or to ab- come effective immediately fol- & 021A (3.0 acres) from Inc. 7 to courthouse, law enforcement, Road Abandoned Mine Land at a referendum. sorb or advertise directly or indi- lowing its passage and approval Inc. 4. and other public safety pur- Project, and include sufficient BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEG- rectly the absorption or refund of by the Governor, or its otherwise 7. Transfer Sediment Basin 020 poses. explanation in support of the ISLATURE OF ALABAMA: any portion of the tax. becoming law. (2.0 acres) from Inc. 2 to Inc. 4. (3) An amount of two hundred commenter's recommendations. Section 1. This act shall only Section 6. The tax authorized *March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2017 8. Transfer 1.0 mining acre from thousand dollars ($200,000)

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