INSIDE TODAY: Poll: Young adults support new efforts to curb gun violence / A5 AUG. 7, 2016 JASPER, ALABAMA — SUNDAY — WWW.MOUNTAINEAGLE.COM $1.50 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH ELECTION 2016 INSIDE Celebrating 90 years of First Christian Church Franks seeks By JENNIFER COHRON Daily Mountain Eagle mayor’s seat Members of First Christian Church are celebrating their his- tory each Sunday this month. in Oakman Today, a special service will focus on 90 years in the current church Paid advertisement Stellar class building. set for Sports Next week will mark the congre- Cory Franks is one of three people gation’s 118th anniversary, and the vying for the position of mayor of Hall of Fame final two Sundays will be set aside Oakman. Twenty-five new to honor the retirement of Jack Franks is run- Baldwin, the church’s longest-serv- ning against in- members will join ing pastor. cumbent Dennis the Walker County A banner featuring the church Welch and Joyce Sports Hall of Fame will be installed in downtown Todd, the city’s on Saturday, giving Jasper in the coming days as well. former mayor. The The First Christian Church of election in Oak- the organization 50 Daily Mountain Eagle - Jennifer Cohron members. / B1 Jasper (Disciples of Christ) grew man will be held out of a series of revival meetings Members of First Christian Church will be celebrating 90 on Aug. 23. held at the Walker County Court- Franks, 31, has years in their church building and 118 years as a congre- been married for BRIEFS See CHURCH, A4 gation this month. three years, has Cory two children and Franks Inmate has lived in Oak- JASPER CITY SCHOOLS man all his life. Franks graduated escapes from from Oakman High School before at- state prison tending Wallace State. He is cur- rently employed with the Jasper ELMORE (AP) — Police Department, where he has The Alabama De- worked for the last four years. partment of Correc- “I believe Oakman has a lot of po- tential,” Franks said. “I believe that tions says an I can help to bring about some posi- inmate who es- tive change to our town. I think that caped from a state Dennis and Joyce are good people prison Friday re- but they have both already held the position of Mayor and there hasn’t mains at large. been much in the way of a positive Department change for Oakman during either of spokesman Bob their terms.” Horton says state Franks believes he’s “the man for the job” based upon his own life ex- and federal law en- periences. forcement are fol- “I have held construction jobs and lowing leads to find worked in mining, both of which 27-year-old Justin See FRANKS, A4 Caldwell. The de- partment has said Caldwell escaped around 2 a.m. from Hall hoping Elmore Correctional Facility, where he was serving eight to win Parrish years for theft. mayor’s seat Daily Mountain Eagle - Nicole Smith Memorial Park Elementary’s gym was painted over the summer, and new artwork brightens Paid advertisement DEATHS the school’s hallways to greet students on Tuesday. Heather Hall never intended to Emogene Browning get into politics, but now she has de- Donna Jo Cordell, 60, Dora cided to toss her Senior Airman Ryan Apollo Morgan, 32, hat in the ring Goldsboro, N.C. City students to be met with and run for mayor Judy Dianne Broglin, 69, of Parrish. Cordova “I have a vision Jimmie Lee Goswick of where I would Sadberry, 77, Parrish school improvements Tuesday like to see Parrish in the next four to Full obituaries / A2 eight years,” Hall By NICOLE SMITH tion’s partnership with Schnei- At T.R. Simmons Elementary, said. “And the Daily Mountain Eagle der Electric, an energy savings new LED lighting has been in- only way I can company, the school has also had stalled as well, and the school’s make that vision WEATHER City schools’ students will be new HVAC units installed and lunchroom has been remodeled. happen is by run- Heather returning to the classroom Tues- energy-efficient LED lighting. “The seat tops at our lunch- ning for the day, met with new offerings and Memorial Park Principal Eric Hall room tables have been replaced, mayor’s seat.” High Low aesthetic improvements. Rigsby said he’s happy for stu- and the walls have received a Hall currently serves on the Par- Memorial Park Elementary dents to experience the new look 88 72 fresh coat of paint,” Principal rish’s District 3 council seat and is School’s gym received a fresh and feel of the school. Jonathan Allen said. looking to make history by becoming coat of paint over the summer, “We’re excited that our school 5-day forecast / A2 In addition, new floor tile has the town’s first female mayor. new artwork through the hall- is now more energy-efficient, and been placed in the lunchroom, “All of this started when they ways and a new roof is currently the new LED lighting has mod- and soundboards and artwork closed our high school. I got involved INDEX being installed. ernized our classrooms and hall- As part of the board of educa- ways,” Rigsby said. See SCHOOLS, A4 See HALL, A4 Classifieds..............A9 Dear Abby...............B5 Horoscope..............B5 Lifestyles.................B7 ‘ACE THE SCHOOL YEAR’ EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS Mini Page................A8 Opinion...................A6 Sports.....................B1 Saturday’s ‘ACE the School Year’ school Two sections, 20 pages supplies giveaway held Check at A.P. Howell in Jasper out our was a huge success, Facebook organizers of the event page at said. A number of parents Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle received school supplies for their kids, and the kids got to enjoy a variety of activities available throughout the day. Peaceful Rest Funeral Home was among the sponsors of the event. Daily Mountain Eagle photos - Ron Harris OPEN HOUSE TODAY 2-4PM - See our ad inside for more Open Houses! 3 LOCATIONS: MLS#16-1196 MLS#16-1196 •• TwoTwo HousesHouses withwith 2020 AcresAcres •• OneOne GREATGREAT PricePrice $139,900$139,900 JASPER SUMITON/DORA SMITH LAKE 803 Airport Rd. S. 2371 Old U.S. 78 Duncan Bridge 195 Skyline Circle, Jasper, AL 199 Skyline Circle, Jasper, AL (205) 384-1113 (205) 648-1113 (205) 221-1221 2BR/2BA • Becky Smith 205-540-5478 2BR/1BA • Beth Tucker 205-765-8880 A2 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Sun., Aug. 7, 2016 www.mountaineagle.com TODAY’S WEATHER DEATHS & FUNERALS Emogene Browning Senior Airman .. //;; / Emogene Browning passed away on Friday, Aug. 5, :: :: :: :) :)) 2016, in Gulfport, Miss. Ryan Apollo Morgan Visitation will be held from 10 until Senior Airman Ryan Apollo Morgan, 32, of Goldsboro, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, at N.C., passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016, at Wayne Stephens Funeral Home. Graveside Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C. $$%&' ()%&** $&%&* $$%&' $&%&' service will be held Tuesday at 11:30 Morgan was born June 16, 1984, at Lackland Air Base ." ." 1 11 83 1 83 1 ." ." 1 1 ." ." 1 1 a.m. at Clayton Cemetery in Laud- in San Antonio, Texas. Apollo first served in the United " " 3 3 , 9 , 9 , 9, 9 % % 9 9 % % , 9 , 9 """" 8 1 8 8 1 % % 3% 3 ,, ,, ,, ,, % % % erdale County. The Rev. Malcolm States Marine Corps as Amphibious Assault Vehicle Re- 9 9 % % 3 33 3 3 3 3 ,,,, Lewis will officiate. pair Technician from 2004 to 2008. Morgan deployed in #9#9 ; ; 3 9 3 9 33 9 9 33 9 9 3 33 3 She was a former Meridian resi- support of Operation Iraqi Freedom three times, all of & 9 & 9 9 them in Fallujah, Iraq. " 8 " 8 dent for 40 years and retired from >9 Rush Hospital as a Diet Clerk. In 2013, Apollo decided to serve his country again and Browning is survived by two enlisted in the United States Air Force. Upon gradua- + ,+ ,-,) -,) + ,-,)-+ , -,)- + ,+ ,-,)& -,)& + ,-,)&+ , -,)& + ,+ ,-,)$ -,)$ + ,&,.*+ , &,.* + ,&,.'+ , &,.' + ,&,./+ , &,./ + ,&,.)+ , &,.) + ,&,*(+ , &,*( daughters, two grandsons, four great-grandchildren and tion, he was selected as 6C031, a Contract Specialist. nine siblings. After completing technical school at Lackland AFB, She was preceded in death by her son and two grand- Texas, he was assigned to the 4th Contracting children. Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, where he served in ? Memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen Cancer the Services and Commodities Flight. % & Visitation will be held today, Aug. 7, 2016, in the : Foundation or Alzheimer’s Foundation Mississippi Chapter. Collins-Burke Funeral Home Parlor from 6 until 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, in Stephens Funeral Home, the Collins-Burke Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. Bur- ? Meridian, Mississippi; 601-483-2206 ial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Jasper. Jonathan : Timmons will officiate. Morgan was preceded in death by his grandmother, Donna Jo Cordell Denna Davis; grandmother, Jewel Davis; grandmother, @ Rose Anne Burg; grandfather, Melvin Morgan; and Donna Jo Cordell, 60, of Dora, went home to be with uncle, Eddie Morgan. : the Lord on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, at her residence. He is survived by his mother, Anna Davis Burg (John She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in C. Burg, Jr.); father, Melvin Reggie Morgan (Monica); Cordova, and was employed as a client service specialist brothers, Jason Kyle Morgan and John C. “Trey” Burg at Regions Financial Corporation. III; sisters, Makenzie Morgan and Abbey Morgan; ? Visitation will be held Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, from 6 grandfather, James E. Davis (Jimmie Sue Norris); John until 8 p.m. at New Horizon Memorial Funeral Home. ): C. Burg Sr.; sister-in-law, Kendra Burg; and nephew, Funeral services will be held Tuesday Aug.