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By ED HOWELL office Nov. 2, the day before the Hill Community Center (in the has issued statements saying Daily Mountain Eagle General Election. city council chambers), and the that a mask can be recom- Parrish will be at a new loca- Oakman Community Center. mended at polling sites in the The 2020 municipal elec- tion, as all elections there have Photo voter IDs will be state this year‑but they cannot tions — almost held as a been moved to the old Parrish required at the polls, with be required or used to deny the rushed afterthought after a High School. Also being used driver’s licenses being the most right to vote. Marshall went delayed county primary and as voting locations are Sumiton common form being used. on the say that he “strongly rec- the COVID-19 pandemic — will City Hall (n the council cham- While there is a state mask ommends that voters and poll take place today from 7 a.m. to Oct. 6. No party affiliations or bers), the Sipsey Community mandate in effect, Secretary of workers follow CDC guidelines 7 p.m. across the county. write-ins are used for munici- Center, Cordova City Hall, State John Merrill and Attor- Any runoff will be held on pal elections. Winners will take Dora Civic Center, the Carbon ney General Steve Marshall See ELECTION, A5
OAKMAN ADPH: Mental health organization could County serve Oakman
By NICOLE SMITH now at Daily Mountain Eagle OAKMAN — A new mental health service could come to the town of Oakman. ‘high risk’ Love Out Loud (L.O.L.) Counsel- ing and Consulting Services out of Homewood is looking to expand its As world grapples with pandemic, footprint to rural schools are epicenter / A3 communities, and the town of Oak- By ED HOWELL man is now being Daily Mountain Eagle considered as sister site for the Walker County is back in the “very organization. high risk” category for the spread of “There’s a lot COVID-19, according to the Alabama of services that I Department of Public Health (ADPH), think would be a after being at low risk the week before. great asset to the The newest weekly map released town of Oakman,” Dr. Stephanie Friday by the ADPH showed Walk- Dr. Stephanie Lett, Lett er and Greene counties the only two owner and founder of Alabama’s 67 counties with that of Love Out Loud, said during last ranking. Most of the state is at low or week’s meeting of the Oakman Town moderate risk, with counties sur- Council. rounding Walker County being at low The organization provides individ- risk (except for Blount County, which ual, couples and family counseling, is at moderate risk). serving those with depression and State at-risk rankings have been anxiety, trauma and PTSD, and anything but stable for the county. other mental health and relationship Walker County had been low risk on issues. Aug. 14, high risk on Aug. 7, and mod- “One of the things that’s unique erate risk on July 31. about our program is that although The newest weekly map, showing we do offer office setting counseling, a 180-degree change for the county, we also have clinicians who will go to comes as schools and restaurant dining Illustration Special to the Eagle the home and offer in-home coun- areas are starting to reopen, churches seling sessions, which are great for The guidelines from the Alabama Department of Public Health for coun- See RISK, A5 ties who are at high risk for COVID-19. See OAKMAN, A5
WALKER COUNTY COMMISSION Bid OK’d for more Future use of fairgrounds Nauvoo Road work discussed by commission Special to the Eagle A Walker County project is one of three By ED HOWELL that the Alabama Department of Transpor- Daily Mountain Eagle tation (ALDOT) has approved in the West The Walker County Commission held a discussion Monday, Central Region to improve mobility and Aug. 17, on the future of the old fairgrounds, as it is no longer safety. being leased. In an email Monday, ALDOT released a Chairman Jerry Bishop, who will leave office in a few press release dated Aug. 24 that said the months, said he was asked to discuss the topic, which was projects were approved during a June 26 bid on the agenda. District 3 Commissioner Ralph Williams was opening. absent at the meeting. Daily Mountain Eagle - Ed Howell ALDOT reviews the contractor’s bid to Bishop said whoever licenses it will need to get insurance, ensure its accuracy before granting final ap- The Walker County Commission held a dis- proval. Construction typically begins within See COMMISSION, A5 cussion Aug. 17 on the future of the old fair- grounds, which is no longer being leased. See NAUVOO, A5
DEATHS WEATHER INDEX SOCIAL Robert Gant, Birmingham Elton Waycaster 84, Jasper Cashword...... A6 Shirley J. Odom Richardson, Mildred Irene Posey Lemmons Classifieds...... A11 Northport Kilgore, 88, Parrish Comics...... A10 Annette Buford, 62, Empire Ronald Davis, 72, Jasper Use your Dear Abby...... A10 Jimmie Anne Wilson Edward A. Humphries, 74, phone to Opinion...... A8 Middleton, 97 Jasper High Low quickly sign Sports...... A9 Sandra Roberts, 72, Empire Larry Stewart Sr., 64, Jasper up for our 83 73 weekly e-mail OBITUARIES / A2 newsletter One section, 12 pages A2 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Tues., Aug. 25, 2020 www.mountaineagle.com Today’s weather DEATHS & FUNERALS Forecast for Tuesday, August 25, 2020 TENN. Oxford 85/74 Huntsville Robert Gant Sandra Roberts ARK. 86/73 November 17, 1940 ‑ August 20, 2020 Sandra Roberts, 72, of Empire, passed away Mon‑ Robert Gant, of Birmingham, died suddenly August day, August 24, 2020, at her residence. GA. 20, 2020. Arrangements will be announced at a later date. He was preceded in death by his Greenville Birmingham 87/74 86/74 parents, Glenn and Geraldine Gant Bell Funeral Home, Sumiton; 205-648-6611 of Dora, Alabama. He is survived by his daughter, Cameron (Steven) Hunt; his be‑ Elton ‘Mississippi’ Jackson Montgomery loved grandchildren, Andrew and 86/76 91/76 Grayson Hunt of Birmingham; his Waycaster brother, Jon T. Gant of Dora, and August 25, 1935‑August 22, 2020 Elton “Mississippi” Waycaster, 84, of Jasper, went Brookhaven Hattiesburg his sister, Suzanne (Steve) Otis 85/75 86/75 of Palm Desert, California. Other home to his Master August 22, 2020, at his residence. survivors include one nephew, four nieces, a host of The family will receive friends at Goodsprings Full Mobile Gospel Church of God in Goodsprings, Alabama, 87/77 FLA. grand -nieces and nephews, his golf buddies and gym LA. friends and countless other friends. where he was a member for 45 years, at 1 p.m. Au‑ After graduating from Dora High School in 1958, gust 26, 2020. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Bob enrolled in the University of Alabama and Burial will be held at Bennett Cemetery in Thach. completed his B.S. in Business Administration. Bob, The Rev. Ben Godwin and the Rev. Dewey Williams a Marine captain who served in the Vietnam War, will officiate. joined the Alabama National Guard where after serv‑ He was preceded in death by his parents, Mottie ©2020 AccuWeather, Inc. ing 16 years he retired as lieutenant colonel. and Elton Waycaster; mother-in-law and father-in- Upon returning to civilian life from the Marine law, Pauline and Barney Utley; two sisters; four Corps, Bob was employed by Ford Motor Company in brothers; and great-grandson, Lucas Pugh. the Atlantic District office in East Point, Georgia. He He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ann Way‑ completed his 37 year career in the automotive indus‑ caster; daughter, Debra Pugh (Raymond); grandsons, Marco collapses, sets try in Birmingham, Alabama. Brandon (Amie) and Blake (Emily); great-grandchil‑ A celebration of Bob’s life will be held at 2 p.m. dren, Savannah, Jazmine, Bella, Connor, Bryson and stage for Laura to today, August 25, 2020, at New Horizon Memorial Jace; sister and brother-in-law, Bonnie and George Funeral Home, 5203 Hollis Goodwin Road, Dora, Ala‑ Phillips; sister-in-law, Donna Waycaster; host of bama. The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. nieces and nephews; church family, and other family hit U.S. as hurricane In memoriam, please make donations to Oak Moun‑ and friends. tain Mission Ministries, Inc. 2699 Pelham Parkway, NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Marco Pelham, Alabama 35124. Bob delivered items to fam‑ Collins -Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 began falling apart Monday, easing one threat to the ilies in need every Thursday and was on this mission Gulf Coast but setting the stage for the arrival of Lau‑ when he died. ra as a potentially supercharged Category 3 hurricane Mildred Irene Posey with winds topping 110 mph and a storm surge that could swamp entire towns. Lemmons Kilgore The two-storm combination could bring a histo‑ Shirley Richardson April 12, 1932‑August 24, 2020 October 5, 1939‑August 20, 2020 ry -making onslaught of wind and coastal flooding Mildred Irene Posey Lemmons Kilgore, 88, of Par‑ Shirley Richardson, of Northport, Ala., formerly of from Texas to Alabama, all complicated by the corona‑ rish, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020, at her Sumiton, passed Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. virus pandemic, forecasters said. residence. She was a longtime member of Sumiton Church of Still a tropical storm for now, Laura churned just The family will receive friends Wednesday, August God and taught Sunday school, sang with the very south of Cuba after killing at least 11 people in the 26, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home, first youth choir, and sang with the Spirit Singers for Dominican Republic and Haiti, where it knocked out funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the Col‑ many years. She was a seamstress and helped with power and caused flooding in the two nations that lins-Burke Chapel. Burial will be at Busby Cemetery. costuming for many church productions. She loved share the island of Hispaniola. The deaths reportedly B.J. Lemmons will officiate. her children and family greatly. She loved to laugh included a 10-year-old girl whose home was hit by a Mrs. Kilgore was preceded in death by her hus‑ and spread joy, and never met a stranger. She will be tree and a mother and young son who were crushed by bands, Virgil Dean Lemmons and Stewart Mitchell greatly missed. a collapsing wall. Kilgore; father, Virgil Posey; mother, Pearl Mae She was preceded in death by her father, Hillery B. Laura was not expected to weaken over land before Posey; 14 brothers and sisters. Odom of Cordova; mother, Ruth Pugh Odom of Sumi‑ moving into warm, deep Gulf waters that forecasters She is survived by her daughters, Rita Hall (Lee), ton; brother, Jerry Mitchell Odom of Sylvan Springs; said could bring rapid intensification. “We’re only JoAnn Todd and Sheila Clark; stepdaughters, DeAnn and sister-in-law, Shelby Black Odom of Cordova. going to dodge the bullet so many times. And the cur‑ Wyatt and Teresa Mize; sons, Jerry Lemmons (Phyl‑ She is survived by her son, Byron Phillips (Shelia rent forecast for Laura has it focused intently on Loui‑ lis) and Jimmy Lemmons (Lorri); stepson, Mitch Kil‑ Alexander Phillips) of Jasper, and daughter, Sondra siana,” Gov. John Bel Edwards told a news briefing. gore (Barbara); sister, Patricia Wilson; brother, Roger Phillips of Northport; brothers, Bill Odom (Betty) Shrimp trawlers and fishing boats were tied up in Posey (Nancy); 13 grandchildren; four step-grandchil‑ of Pleasant Grove; sister-in- law, Willene Odom of Syl‑ a Louisiana harbor ahead of the storms. Red flags dren; 23 great-grandchildren; and one great-great- van Springs; Doug Odom of Cordova; Ken Odom (Ber‑ warned swimmers away from the pounding surf. Both grandchild. tha) of Dora; and Steve Odom (Lonna) of Graysville; in -person classes and virtual school sessions required plus many family and friends; and special friend, because of the coronavirus pandemic were canceled in Collins -Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 Emilee Light of Cullman. some districts. A memorial service is scheduled for Aug. 29, 2020, A food bank that has been twice as busy as normal at Sumiton Church of God at 2 p.m. Social distancing since March providing meals to people affected by and masks are requested. Ronald Davis the pandemic prepared to shut down for a few days Ronald Davis, 72, of Jasper, passed away Monday, because of the weather, but not before distributing a August 24, 2020, at Cullman Regional Medical Cen‑ last round of provisions to the needy. ter. “We’re very tired,” said Lawrence DeHart, director Annette Buford Arrangements will be announced later by Col‑ of Terrebonne Churches United Foodbank in Houma. Annette Buford, 62, of Empire, Alabama, was born lins-Burke Funeral Home. State emergencies were declared in Louisiana and August 12, 1958, and died August 16, 2020. Mississippi, and shelters were being opened with cots Annette Buford was granted her angel wings Collins -Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 set farther apart, among other measures designed to Sunday, August 16, 2020. Her final days were spent curb infections. surrounded by the family and friends that Annette “The virus is not concerned that we have hurricanes had touched throughout her life. coming, and so it’s not going to take any time off and Annette was a loving and caring wife, mother, Edward A. Humphries Edward A. Humphries, 74, of Jasper, passed away neither can we,” Edwards said. sister, and friend. She always thought of others first. Monday, August 24, 2020, at Princeton Baptist Medi‑ Louisiana was trying to avoid opening state-run The numerous children she cared for and helped raise cal Center. shelters because of the COVID-19 threat. The gov‑ will forever remember her simplistic life lessons and Arrangements will be announced later by Col‑ ernor encouraged evacuees to stay with relatives or pass them on to generations to come. lins-Burke Funeral Home. in hotels. But officials said they made virus-related Annette is survived by her husband, Travis Ray preparations at state shelters in case they are needed. Buford; her daughter, Madison; sisters, Cindy Koch of Collins -Burke Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-5571 As Marco collapsed, the National Hurricane Center Franklin, New Jersey, and Giovanna Buford of Vicen‑ canceled all tropical storm watches and warnings. za, Italy; nieces, Wendy Jimeno-Moffit, Jenny Jimeno, Marco’s winds died down to 40 mph as it sloshed 40 Starr Lawrimore; and nephews, Brandon Jimeno and miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Andrew Jimeno. Larry Stewart Sr. By midday Monday, an airplane monitoring the In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you send Larry Stewart Sr., 64, of Jasper, passed away Fri‑ system could only find a small area of wind strong donations in Annette’s name to Pastor Roger Snow, day, August 21, 2020, at Princeton Baptist Medical enough to keep Marco a tropical storm, and those Empire Baptist Church, P.O. Box 130, Empire, Ala‑ Center. winds were not near the ragged center. Because bama 35063. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, strong crosswinds were decapitating the storm, Marco August 26, 2020, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home. A was expected to lose tropical storm designation late graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Monday, the hurricane center said. Jimmie Anne August 27, 2020, at Gay Reed Cemetery. While Marco weakened, Laura’s potential got stron‑ ger, and forecasters raised the possibility of a major Wilson Middleton Faith Chapel Funeral Home, Jasper; 205-384-9680 hurricane that would pummel western Louisiana and Jimmie Anne Wilson Middleton, 97, passed away at eastern Texas from late Wednesday into Thursday. her residence August 23, 2020. Once Laura passes Cuba, the system could quickly She was born May 3, 1923, in Birmingham, Ala., to strengthen over warm water, which acts as fuel to Ada Echols Wilson and Thomas Graham Wilson. She supercharge the storm. was a graduate of Ensley High School and a longtime OBITUARY POLICY faithful member of Ensley First United Methodist Church. She sang soprano in the choir and loved to The Daily Mountain Eagle publishes play the piano. She retired from Lloyd Noland Hospi‑ obituaries for a minimum $65 charge for a VOLUME 59 NUMBER 85 tal, Adolescent Care Unit and Drs. Donald J. Silber‑ standard obituary. The standard obituary man, William Beidleman and David Nash. includes the deceased’s complete name, She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford age, occupation, date, cause and place Daily Mountain Eagle Lanier Middleton; parents, Thomas Graham Wilson, of death, time and place of services and - Main Office 1301 Ada Echols Wilson Hutto and John Blanton Hutto; survivors. Photographs of the deceased are E. Viking Drive Member and granddaughter, Tiffani Cox Sims. welcome, but not required. 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(AP) — The world is settling By KIM CHANDLER into a new normal for Associated Press everyday life amid the The mayor of Tuscaloosa announced Monday that coronavirus pandemic: the city is closing bars for the next two weeks after online school classes, in- University of Alabama officials described an “unac- termittent Zoom outages, ceptable” rise in COVID-19 cases that could derail museums that will only plans to continue the semester on campus. allow about a quarter of Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox announced their usual visitors. the closures along with the end of bar service at More than 800,000 restaurants during a news conference with campus people worldwide have officials. Maddox said university officials requested perished from the vi- the action. Maddox said an unchecked spread of the rus and more than 23.5 virus threatens both the health care system and million have contracted the local economy if students are sent home for the it, according to a tally by semester to do remote learning. Johns Hopkins Universi- “The truth is that fall in Tuscaloosa is in serious ty — figures experts say jeopardy,” Maddox said. understate the true toll The university did not immediately release case due to limited testing, numbers, but school officials said there has been a missed mild cases and rapid rise in cases, particularly among fraternities other factors. and sororities. The university on Friday had an- Older people and those Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP nounced a moratorium on student gatherings both with underlying health Williams College senior Sarah Tully registers and grabs a test kit during a on and off campus. conditions appear to be “Although are initial re-entry test was encour- the most vulnerable. COVID-19 test before the start of the School year, Williamstown, Mass., aging, the rise in COVID cases that we’ve seen However, there’s uncer- Monday. Students will be isolated and tested twice before the school year in recent days is unacceptable and if unchecked tainty about long-term starts under strict hygiene protocols. threatens our ability to complete the semester on effects and what impact campus,” University of Alabama President Stuart millions of school children experienced partial out- son, so we had to send old man returning to Bell said at the news conference. around the globe return- ages during the first day everybody home, to do Hong Kong from a trip The university had earlier announced that initial ing to classrooms might of school for thousands of virtual lessons,” he said. to Spain in mid-August results from a testing program found few students have on the virus’ spread. students who are relying had a different strain of returning to campus were positive for COVID-19. A significant red flag on the technology to con- NEW YORK the coronavirus than the Dr. Ricky Friend, dean of college of community emerged in Hong Kong, nect with educators. Museums across New one he’d previously been health sciences, said subsequent testing last week where scientists say they Technical issues oc- York and gyms in some infected with in March, has found more cases. have the first evidence of curred across the U.S., parts of the state outside said Dr. Kelvin Kai-Wang “During that time, we encountered many stu- someone being reinfected with the most reports on of New York City are be- To, the microbiologist who dents who have been exposed since returning to with the virus that caus- the East Coast, as well as ing allowed to reopen as led the work. campus, particularly in the Greek system,” Friend es COVID-19. The case in Europe, according to coronavirus restrictions The man had mild said. raises alarm bells, sug- downdetector.com, which are cautiously eased. symptoms the first time While the daily average of new COVID-19 cases gesting that surviving an monitors self-reported Under guidelines an- and none the second time; has been trending downward statewide, school offi- infection does not provide outages. The disruptions nounced by Gov. Andrew his more recent infection cials have expressed concern about images of large lifelong immunity. lasted about 90 minutes, Cuomo, museums must was detected through crowds waiting outside off-campus bars. according to the company. keep visitors to no more screening and testing at The university on Friday announced a 14-day WORLD HEALTH Grade schools, high than 25% occupancy and the Hong Kong airport. moratorium on all in-person student events outside ORGANIZATION schools and universities must use timed ticketing. “It shows that some of classroom instruction. Social gatherings are Just in time for back- are relying on Zoom and New York City museums people do not have life- prohibited both on and off campus and the common to-school, the World competing technologies that will open over the long immunity” to the areas of dormitories and fraternity and sorority Health Organization has like Microsoft Teams to next few weeks include virus if they’ve already houses are closed, according to the new guidelines. updated its guidance learn remotely, and re- the Metropolitan Muse- had it, To said. “We don’t Visitors are not being allowed in dormitories and for mask-wearing by duce the chance of infec- um of Art on Aug. 29 and know how many people sorority and fraternity houses. children, notably saying tion during the pandemic. the American Museum of can get reinfected. There Bell wrote that violations of health and safety those 6 to 11 years old Zoom Video Communi- Natural History on Sept. are probably more out protocols, both on and off campus, are subject to should wear them to fight cations became a familiar 9. there.” harsh disciplinary action, up to and including sus- the coronavirus, but that tool to millions of new Cuomo said gyms and pension from the university. it depends on local factors users after the spread of fitness centers could open MEXICO Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey praised the mayor and and other criteria. COVID-19 made face- at 33% capacity starting Millions of Mexican university officials for acting swiftly. Kids under 6 years old to-face meetings risky. Monday, but New York school children returned should not wear masks, It now has about 300 City Mayor Bill de Blasio to classes using a system WHO says, while those million users. said the city’s gyms would that cobbles together over 12 should wear them stay closed until at least online classes, instruction just like adults should, MISSISSIPPI Sept. 2. broadcast on television notably in cases where An entire fourth grade Cultural institutions and radio programming GGarage Gaarraaggee DDoorsDoooorrss physical distancing class in Mississippi has and gyms across the state but no in-person classes cannot be ensured and in been quarantined after have been closed since as of yet. areas of high transmis- a student and more than March when nonessential The Mexican gov- F ree E stim ates! sion rates. half of a school’s fourth businesses were forced ernment enlisted the The recommendations grade teachers tested pos- to shut down to stop the country’s largest private • Since 1966 • expanded upon previ- itive for coronavirus, just virus’ spread. New York television companies ous WHO guidance that a few weeks after begin- was the epicenter of the to dedicate channels to Creative Aluminum children under the age of ning the school year. U.S. outbreak during school programming 12 were not considered Lafayette County the spring but has so far around the clock. Educa- 1206 Curry Hwy 387-7683 387-7698 as likely to spread the School District Superin- succeeded in staving off a tion officials developed Jasper, AL 35503 virus as much as adults. tendent Adam Pugh said second wave of infections. schedules giving students Children in general do the district notified the at each level multiple op- face less severe symptoms families of more than 200 HONG KONG MAN portunities to watch their Fall Sale! than adults, with the el- fourth grade students at REINFECTED classes. derly the most vulnerable Lafayette Upper Elemen- Scientists say they Education Secretary August 19th-29th to severe infection. tary School to quarantine have the first evidence of Esteban Moctezuma said M-F 10-6 • Sat. 10-4 SAME 10 DAYS for two weeks. someone being reinfected officials decided to rely on GREAT ONLY! ZOOM OUTAGES “We don’t have enough with the virus that causes television because it has LOCATION The popular video staff to cover our entire COVID-19. Genetic tests a far greater penetration conferencing tool, Zoom, fourth grade class in-per- revealed that a 33-year- that the internet.
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Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 Opinion A8 EDITORIALS DNC blasts Trump’s handling of coronavirus We all remem- Or, this from CNN: “The risk [of a public health emergency and Joe Biden reveals ber the first coronavirus in America] is low. The banned entry to travelers who had couple of months risk, however, for the flu is through been in China fourteen days prior of 2020, right? the roof.”—Dr. Jennifer Caudle, to entering America. tension at heart You know, when CNN Newsroom, February 15, 2020 Democrats and their lapdog me- President Trump “So if you’re freaked out at all dia pummeled Trump into March of his candidacy was mishandling about the coronavirus, you should for the travel ban calling him xeno-
the covid crisis? be more concerned about the flu.”— phobic. Nevertheless, Trump con- In his third run for president, Joe Biden finally I’ve been reading Be Our Anderson Cooper, CNN, March 4, tinued banning travel from nations secured the Democratic presidential nomination Sean Hannity’s Guest 2020” where the virus was spreading. and opened his Thursday night acceptance speech book, “Live Free What was President Trump doing And, March 16, Trump announced on a unifying note. Daniel Gardner or Die.” He cites while the LEFT media was down- the now familiar guidelines to slow “I’m a proud Democrat,” Biden said. “And I’ll be these headlines: playing covid and the Congress the spread of the virus, i.e. washing proud to carry the banner of our party into the “Why we should be skeptical of was impeaching him? Consider hands, social distancing, etc. general election. ... But while I’ll be a Democratic the Chinese coronavirus quaran- the covid timeline. China report- In the face of withering opposi- candidate, I will be an American president. I’ll work tine.”—Washington Post, January ed more than forty coronavirus tion from Democrats and media to hard for those who didn’t support me — as hard for 24, 2020 infections to the World Health every move he made to stem the them as I did for those who did vote for me.” “Don’t worry about the coronavi- Organization December 31, 2019. spread of the virus, Trump perse- He continued, “That’s the job of a president — to rus. Worry about the flu.”—Buzz- CDC director Robert Redfield sent vered and followed advice of the represent all of us, not just our base or our party. Feed, January 29, 2020 an email to Chinese CDC offering Task Force, particularly advice This is not a partisan moment. This must be an “Is this going to be a deadly to send scientists to help. After from health experts. American moment.” pandemic? No.”—Vox (now-deleted receiving no response, he sent Last week the DNC spent four This was an effective pitch to voters. One of the tweet), January 29, 2020 another email two days later. On days trashing Trump for his han- criticisms of President Donald Trump that will like- “Get a grippe, America. The flu is January 6, CDC issued a travel dling of the coronavirus. Trump ly resonate beyond the core Democratic electorate a much bigger threat than corona- health advisory for Wuhan China, was featured much more than is that Trump is petty and thin-skinned. He often virus, for now.”—Washington Post, and eleven days later began public Democrat nominee Joe Biden. It comes across as if he’s only interested in taking February 1, 2020 health entry screening in airports was reminiscent of Speaker Pelosi’s care of his “people,” without appreciating the weight “Who Says It’s Not Safe to Travel in San Francisco, New York (JFK) comment about Obamacare: “But of the office, or understanding his responsibility to to China?”—New York Times, Feb- and Los Angeles where travelers we have to pass the bill so that serve all people. ruary 5, 2020 from Wuhan had entered. you can find out what is in it, away After years of partisan battles, persuadable vot- “Coronavirus, with zero Amer- The first American coronavirus from the fog of the controversy.” ers are no doubt ready to move toward a more civil ican fatalities, is dominating case was identified in the state of The theme of last week’s convention form of politics, even if it only exists in romanticized headlines, while the flu is the real Washington January 21. President appeared to be ‘we have to elect notions of the past. threat.”—Daily Beast, February 7, Trump offered to send experts to Biden president so that you can find While Biden’s pitch might be politically effective, 2020 China, and CDC warned Ameri- out what he believes and stands however, the nonpartisan message is incongruous Consider this from CBS: “Corona- cans not to travel to China. Trump for.” with the agenda that Biden has outlined in the virus is not going to cause a major announced formation of his Coro- campaign, which, if enacted, would represent the issue in the United States.”—Dr. navirus Task Force led by Vice Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist who most sweeping liberal changes in American history. lives in Starkville, Miss. You may contact him at David Agus, CBS This Morning President Pence January 29. Two On the day that Biden was accepting his nomina- [email protected]. Saturday, February 8, 2020 days later Trump declared covid tion with a message of unity, Sen. Chuck Schumer, who hopes to be Senate majority leader come Janu- ary, reaffirmed that he was prepared to kill the fil- ibuster using the so-called nuclear option if it were TODAY IN necessary to advance liberal policy goals. Biden has also signaled openness to the idea. HISTORY The four nights of the Democratic National Convention were reminders of this central tension. Today is Tuesday, Viewers heard a pitch from former Republican Gov. Aug. 25, the 238th day of John Kasich and saw a video of Biden’s close friend- 2020. There are 128 days ship with the late Sen. John McCain. There were left in the year. constant references to Biden’s ability to work with Today’s Highlight in Republicans and bring people together. History: But at the same time, there were the constant On August 25, 1944, reminders of the coalition Biden would be working during World War II, Par- with — socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders and radi- is was liberated by Allied cal lawmakers Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. forces after four years of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Biden’s pick for vice Nazi occupation. president, Sen. Kamala Harris, has one of the most On this date: liberal voting records in the Senate and called for In 1916, President the elimination of private health insurance and con- Woodrow Wilson signed fiscation of guns. an act establishing the Biden has proposed trillions of dollars in new National Park Service taxes and spending as well as the creation of a within the Department of government-run health care plan that was too the Interior. extreme of an idea to be included in the health care In 1958, President law President Barack Obama signed. And he has Dwight D. Eisenhower backed taxpayer funding of abortions, forced by the signed a measure provid- left to abandon his previous ground on the issue. ing pensions for former As a candidate, especially running a low-key cam- U.S. presidents and their paign in the time of a pandemic, Biden may be able widows. to paper over this tension. But it is not something In 1981, the U.S. that he will be able to ignore as president. spacecraft Voyager 2 That is, either Biden follows through on his prom- came within 63,000 miles ises to be a nonpartisan leader who works with and of Saturn’s cloud cover, represents Republicans as well as Democrats, in sending back pictures of which case, he will have to scale back his ideological and data about the ringed agenda. planet. Or, he will try to follow through on his promis- In 2001, rhythm-and- es to the left wing of his party, in which case, he’s blues singer Aaliyah was going to have to push Schumer to kill the filibuster killed with eight others and ram through his agenda on a partisan basis. in a plane crash in the In this sense, there is a lesson from the presi- Bahamas; she was 22. dency of his old boss, Obama. He ran in 2008 as a In 2009, Sen. Edward post-partisan figure while proposing a transforma- M. Kennedy, the liberal tional agenda. By the end of his presidency, he was lion of the U.S. Senate, boasting that he had a “pen and phone” and was died at age 77 in Hyan- governing by executive order. nis Port, Massachusetts, — Reprinted from The Colorado Springs Gazette after a battle with a brain tumor. In 2017, Hurricane Harvey, the fiercest hur- ricane to hit the U.S. in LETTERS more than a decade, made landfall near Corpus TO THE EDITOR Christi, Texas, with 130 mph sustained winds; The Daily Mountain Eagle invites readers to write the storm would deliver letters to the editor. All letters must be signed and five days of rain totaling include a daytime phone number for verification. close to 52 inches, the Letters which do not include a name and phone heaviest tropical down- number will not be published. pour ever recorded in Letters should be typed and be limited to 300 the continental U.S. The words or less. hurricane left at least 68 The Eagle reserves the right to edit all letters but people dead and caused will make every effort to ensure such editing does an estimated $125 billion not alter the content or meaning of the letter. in damage in Texas. No letters containing profanity or accusations In 2018, Sen. John Mc- against an individual or business will be published. Cain of Arizona, who had When several letters about the same subject are spent years as a prisoner received, the Eagle reserves the right to publish rep- of war in Vietnam before resentative letters, but not necessarily all letters. a 35-year political career that took him to the Republican presidential nomination, died at the age of 81 after battling Daily Mountain Eagle brain cancer for more than a year. ESTABLISHED 1872 Today’s Birthdays: Actor Sean Connery is Publisher - James Phillips Production Manager - Michael Keeton 90. Movie director John Executive Advertising Dir. - Jake Aaron Circulation Manager - Tia Jones Badham is 81. Rock sing- Editor - Ron Harris Sports Editor - Johnathan Bentley er-actor Gene Simmons is 71. Daily Mountain Eagle
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 Sports A9 PREP FOOTBALL Football Carbon Hill’s McGough named Player of Week
By JOHNATHAN BENTLEY and W. BRIAN HALE Jasper: Treyvon Stewart ran for 122 Eagle Sports yards on 17 carries with two touchdowns. Defensively, Mayson Slaughter recorded 10 CARBON HILL — Carbon Hill’s offense tackles with an interception and a fumble exploded in the opening game against Curry recovery, while also running for 50 yards on on Thursday night, scoring offense with a touchdown. Connor Whitley 21 points in the opening recorded 12 tackles. quarter alone in a 48-28 victory. Curry: Junior running back Caden Riley Kory McGough led the ran for 151 yards on 24 carries with a touch- way. The senior came down. through in the clutch on Dora: Jamarcus Goodmon had 114 yards both sides of the ball, on 17 carries with a touchdown in Friday’s CFP selection scoring a total of three win over Cordova. Darrien Wilkerson caught committee to touchdowns. McGough is five passes for 62 yards with a score on of- the Daily Mountain Eagle’s fense and had two interceptions on defense, release first PrepZone Player of the Kory returning one for a Pick 6. Week. McGough ranking Nov. 17 Against Curry, he totaled Cordova: Quarterback Cody Headrick The College 158 offensive yards — rushing for 100 on completed 14 of 27 passes for 187 yards, with Football Playoff eight carries with a touchdown, along with Adam O’Rear catching four passes for 90 unveiled a revised one catch for 58 yards and a score. He also yards in a 21-6 loss to Dora. recovered a fumble on defense for a TD. Daily Mountain Eagle - Jason Clark schedule Monday Oakman: Quarterback Baylor Odom ——— passed for 119 yards and two touchdowns Carbon Hill’s Kory McGough runs for its weekly rank- Other notable performances from and an interception in a 48-19 loss to Gordo. against Curry on Thursday. McGough ings, with the first Week 0 Denzel Chatman led the receivers with 61 is the Daily Mountain Eagle’s PrepZone set pushed back Carbon Hill: Quarterback Clay Tittle yards on five passes with a touchdown. two weeks to Nov. was 7 of 12 passing for 159 yards and two Player of the Week. 17 and the final list touchdowns, also running for 71 yards and a Sumiton Christian: Tyler Ingle had five yards in a 28-6 loss to Haleyville. now on tap for Dec. score on eight carries for 230 total yards and catches for 86 yards in the Eagles’ 20-8 loss Meek: Running back Matthew Clark 20. three touchdowns. Devon Daniel had 189 to Victory Christian. all-purpose yards, running for 112 yards on rushed for 189 yards on 23 carries with two The pandemic five carries with a touchdown, while catch- Addison: Christian Roberts ran for 70 touchdowns and two 2-point conversions in a has caused the 10 ing four passes for 77 yards and a score. yards and threw a touchdown pass for 50 43-40 loss to Cold Springs. major college foot- ball conferences to rearrange their schedules, with AP TOP 25 NASCAR some delaying the start 1-3 weeks. Harvick Leagues are also preparing to push Clemson No. 1 in poll back their cham- dominates pionship games to as late as Dec. 19. Four conferences at Dover — including the Big Ten and Pac-12 — have postponed the for 7th Cup fall season alto- gether. victory CFP Executive Director Bill Han- The Associated Press cock said originally DOVER, Del. — Kevin Har- planned playoff vick views his NASCAR cham- dates and sites pionship chase as him against remain in place. the field. His budding rivalry The semifinals with Denny Hamlin, however, are scheduled to has turned into a can-you-top- this showdown that promises be held Jan. 1 at to last until the finale. the Rose Bowl “You don’t want to be so nar- and Sugar Bowl. row-minded to think it’s going The championship to be you against one other game is slated for team,” Harvick said. Jan. 11 in Miami. A day after Hamlin’s victo- ry, Harvick regained the Cup Series lead with his seventh, dominating Sunday at Dover Sports on TV International Speedway. Harvick and Hamlin have MLB emerged as the clear contend- Orioles at Rays, ers to win it all -- and again 5:30 p.m., FS1 they proved their mettle in Yankees at Braves, doubleheaders. At Pocono in AP Photo late June, Harvick won the 6 p.m., SPSO Saturday race and Hamlin fol- Reds at Brewers, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence passes against LSU during the second half of the lowed with the checkered flag 7 p.m., MLB national championship game, in New Orleans. Clemson is preseason No. 1 in The Associ- 24 hours later. ated Press Top 25, a poll featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse at Dodgers at Giants, Harvick won the finale of what’s already been taken from an uncertain college football fall by the pandemic. the final scheduled twinbill 8:30 p.m., FS1 of the season required by the pandemic hiatus. Harvick and NBA Playoffs Big Ten/Pac-12 teams included in 1st poll Hamlin long ago clinched their spots in NASCAR’s postseason, Nuggets vs. Jazz, longer be eligible for inclusion By RALPH D. RUSSO and can rest easy headed into Game 5, in the Top 25 because they have AP College Football Writer AP Top 25 the regular-season finale Sat- postponed their seasons to the 5:30 p.m., TNT 2020 AP Top 25 Preseason urday night at Daytona. Clippers vs. Mavs, Clemson is the preseason No. spring. The Big Ten, where Ohio Football Poll. First-place votes in 1 in The Associated Press Top State and No. 7 Penn State parenthesis. Game 5, 25, a poll fea- play, and the Pac-12, home to 8 p.m., TNT Team ‘19 rec Pts. turing nine Big No. 9 Oregon, canceled their 1. Clemson (38) 14-1 1,520 Ten and Pac-12 fall sports season because of 2. Ohio St. (21) 13-1 1,504 NHL Playoffs teams that gives concerns about the coronavirus. 3. Alabama (2) 11-2 1,422 Lightning vs. Bruins, a glimpse at what The Mid-American and Moun- 4. Georgia 12-2 1,270 has already been tain West conferences have also Game 2 5. Oklahoma 12-2 1,269 taken by the said they will try to play spring 6. LSU (1) 15-0 1,186 6 p.m., NBCSN pandemic from football. 7. Penn State 11-2 1,147 Canucks vs. Knights, an uncertain college football The SEC, ACC, Big 12, Ameri- 8. Florida 11-2 1,125 Game 2, season. can Athletic, Conference USA 9. Oregon 12-2 1,119 Ohio State (1,504 points) was and Sun Belt are forging ahead 10. Notre Dame 11-2 995 8:45 p.m., NBCSN a close No. 2 behind Trevor with fall sports, with changes: 11. Auburn 9-4 852 Lawrence and Clemson (1,520), The three remaining Power Five 12. Wisconsin 10-4 840 WNBA which starts atop the rankings conferences, the SEC, ACC, and 13. Texas A&M 8-5 764 N.Y. vs. Chicago, for the second straight season. Big 12, have eliminated all or 14. Texas 8-5 703 15. Oklahoma St. 8-5 672 6 p.m., CBSSN The Tigers beat the Buckeyes most non-conference games and in a thrilling College Football delayed the start of their sea- 16. Michigan 9-4 611 Las Vegas vs. Dallas, Playoff semifinal last season. sons from one to three weeks. 17. USC 8-5 534 8 p.m., CBSSN Alabama is No. 3, Southeast- Erased from the college 18. N. Carolina 7-6 496 19. Minnesota 11-2 451 ern Conference rival Georgia schedule this year were a host Indiana vs. Seattle, 20. Cincinnati 11-3 234 is No. 4 and defending Big 12 of tantalizing non-conference 9 p.m., ESPN 21. UCF 10-3 229 champion Oklahoma is No. 5. matchups: Ohio State at No. 9 22. Utah 11-3 211 Defending national champion Oregon; No. 10 Notre Dame vs. 23. Iowa State 7-6 199 Golf LSU is No. 6. No. 12 Wisconsin at Lambeau 24. Iowa 10-3 134 PGA Champions The 85th edition of the AP field in Green Bay; No. 14 Texas 25. Tennessee 8-5 133 AP Photo Tour: The Charles rankings will be like none at LSU; No. 17 Southern Cali- fornia vs Alabama in Arlington, Kevin Harvick (4) celebrates Schwab Series, before. When the season starts such as Ohio State-Michigan — if the season starts — the Texas; No. 11 Auburn vs. No. 18 and Washington-Washington after winning a NASCAR 5 p.m., GLF Buckeyes and 53 other Bowl North Carolina in Atlanta. State could still be made up in Cup Series auto race at Subdivision teams will no For now, big conference games the spring. Dover on Sunday. A10 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Tues., Aug. 25, 2020 www.mountaineagle.com Dad’s tall tales’ come up ever shorter on the truth DEAR ABBY: GARFIELD My fa- BY JIM DAVIS ther, who is in his 60s, has always been a storytell- er, but Dear Abby since re- By Abigail tirement Van Buren his tales have gotten longer, and so has his nose. I suspect he’s concerned about his BLONDIE waning influence in the world and that’s why he puffs himself up. He tells people he has academic BY DEAN YOUNG & DENIS LEBRUN degrees he hasn’t earned, takes credit for coining phrases that predated him and claims the hero role in events he couldn’t possibly have participated in. Most of the time I let it go. But sometimes he starts spouting “facts” that are not only untrue PEANUTS but also potentially harm-
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General (AP) — President Donald Louis DeJoy told lawmakers Monday that he has Trump turned a surprise warned allies of President Donald Trump that the opening-day appearance president’s repeated attacks on mail-in ballots are at his party’s scaled-down “not helpful,” but denied that recent changes at the national convention into Postal Service are linked to the November elections. an opportunity to ques- DeJoy was testifying for a second day on Capitol tion the integrity of the Hill, facing tense questions from lawmakers over an fall election, even as his uproar in mail delivery delays since he took the helm aides promised a diverse in mid-June. “I am not engaged in sabotaging the and uplifting message election,” DeJoy said, adding that, like Trump, he once the evening program personally plans to vote by mail. shifted back to Washing- The hearing quickly became a debate over delivery ton, D.C. for prime time. disruptions being reported nationwide. Democrats Trump, who was not said the changes under DeJoy’s watch are causing scheduled to deliver widespread delays, but Republicans dismissed the his keynote convention worries as unfounded and part of a Democratic “con- address until later in the spiracy” against Trump. week, nevertheless made In questioning, Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., said multiple public appear- the upheaval at one of the nation’s oldest and most ances throughout the popular institutions was either the result of “gross first day of the four-day Travis Dove/The New York Times via AP, Pool incompetence” or that DeJoy was “doing this on convention. And while the purpose.” evening programming President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence give a thumbs up “What the heck are you doing?” Lynch asked was carefully scripted, after speaking during the first day of the Republican National Convention DeJoy at a sometimes contentious House Oversight Trump was not. Monday in Charlotte, N.C. Committee hearing. DeJoy denied any wrongdoing “The only way they can and accused Lynch and other Democrats of spread- take this election away white. Trump’s presidency and For both sides, it’s an ing misinformation. from us is if this is a Trump said he had present the election as a unconventional conven- DeJoy also disputed published reports that he has rigged election,” Trump made the trip to North choice between his vision tion year. eliminated overtime for postal workers and said a told hundreds of Republi- Carolina to contrast him- for America’s future and The parties’ election Postal Service document outlining overtime restric- can delegates gathered in self with his Democratic the one presented by year gatherings are tions was written by a mid-level manager. DeJoy, North Carolina, raising rival, Joe Biden, who Biden. typically massive events, who has called election mail his “No. 1 priority,” said anew his unsupported never traveled to Wiscon- “Over the next four drawing thousands of he will authorize expanded use of overtime, extra concerns about Ameri- sin, the state where the days, President Trump delegates, party leaders, truck trips and other measures in the weeks before cans’ expected reliance Democratic convention and Republicans are donors, journalists and the election to ensure on-time delivery of ballots. on mail voting during the was originally supposed going to talk about all we political junkies for a DeJoy urged voters to request mail-in ballots at pandemic. Experts say to be held. have achieved the past week of speeches, parties least 15 days before the Nov. 3 election so they have mail voting has proven The president has four years, and cast an as- and after-parties that enough time to receive their ballot, complete it and remarkably secure. sought to minimize the pirational, forward-look- inject hundreds of thou- mail it back to elections officials on time. Acknowl- The GOP convention toll of the coronavirus ing vision about what we sands of dollars into the edging an expected surge in mail-in ballots because marks a crucial moment pandemic and he barely can achieve in the next local economy and deliver of the coronavirus pandemic, DeJoy said voters for Trump, a first-term addressed it on Monday, four,” said GOP Chair a multiday infomercial for should mail back their ballots at least seven days Republican president but its impact was plainly Ronna McDaniel. the nominee. prior to the election. tasked with reshaping a evident at the Charlotte campaign he is losing by Convention Center, where all accounts, at least for just 336 delegates gath- now. ered instead of the thou- Pre-planning Counseling Available A deep sense of pessi- sands once expected to Please come by and visit our newly remodeled chapel! mism has settled over the converge on this city for a electorate 10 weeks before week-long extravaganza. Election Day. Just 23% Attendees sat at well- of Americans think the spaced tables at first and country is heading in the masks were mandatory, right direction, according though many were seen to a new poll from The flouting the regulation. Associated Press-NORC Trump also panned the Center for Public Affairs state’s Democratic gov- Research. ernor for restrictions put The evening program in place to try to prevent highlighted the inherent the spread of the virus, tension within Trump’s which has killed more Republican Party. His than 175,000 people in harsh attacks against the country and infected Democrats who are trying millions. The president to expand mail voting and accused Gov. Roy Cooper demonstrators protesting of “being in a total shut- deaths in police custody, down mode,” and claimed for example, often delight the restrictions were his die-hard loyalists. Yet aimed at trying to hurt Wilson Funeral Home & Crematory convention organizers are his campaign. also featuring a diverse Republicans will lineup with a more inclu- spend the week trying to Helping you make the difficult decisions about how best to honor the memory of your loved one. sive message designed to convince the American expand Trump’s politi- people that the president 31404 NE 1st Ave., cal coalition beyond his deserves a second term. white, working-class base. Aides want the conven- Carbon Hill, AL 35501 (205) 924-4147 Two of the three covet- tion to recast the story of ed final speaking slots Monday night went to people of color who have been openly critical of We have taken extensive steps to ensure your Trump in the past, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and Nikki Haley, the health and safety when our technicians visit your former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. home and follow CDC recommendations. In between, the schedule called for Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son and one of the GOP’s Your Premier Pest Solution for Central Alabama most aggressive political attackers. Like the Democrats the week before, the program also included a collection of average Americans: a public school teacher from California, a small business owner from Montana and a nurse practitioner from Virgin- ia. One of several Afri- can Americans on the 1201 North Airport Road schedule, Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones, was expected to explain why Readers’ Jasper (205) 221-2734 he split from fellow Dem- Cullman (256) 739-5487 ocrats and announced his ChoiceAwards support for Trump this 2020 year. Birmingham (205) 942-9009 Some of the planned www.targetpestcontrol.com remarks for the evening program were prerecord- Like us on Facebook/Twitter ed, while others were to be delivered live from a Washington auditorium. 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