By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
Aliceville traveled to Sulligent and shut out the Blue Devils, a team that advanced to the Class 2A semifinals a season ago. Yellow Jackets head coach Melvin Pete said he felt his team played better than it did last week against Tarrant, but he still wanted to see his team play more error-free football.
Quarterback Kavon McGraw rests after running back a punt for 70 yards.
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
Aliceville entered their region opener trying to put the loss to Gordo behind them, however, the Yellow Jackets came out a bit sloppy, as a high snap sailed over punter and wide receiver Matthew Clark’s head in the first quarter. Luckily, the punter is also a track star and took the muffed punt 67 yards to the house while hurdling a Tarrant defender along the way for a 6-0 lead.
Troy Garner Jr. runs for one of his three touchdowns in Gordo’s 26-12 win over Aliceville
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
Gordo held a 13-12 advantage over Aliceville at halftime before pulling away for a 26-12 win. Running back Troy Garner Jr. led the Greenwave with three touchdowns, while Deandrius Martin also added a rushing touchdown for Gordo. Kavon McGraw finished with two touchdowns through the air for Aliceville.
BY GENA HUFF, Editor
BY GENA HUFF, Editor
At the July 25 meeting of the Aliceville City Council, Councilman Thomas Wilkins placed an item on the agenda regarding improvements to Aliceville’s old Armory location.
“I’ve got a committee,” said Wilkins. “I’m getting them up now. I want to get about seven or eight people getting to work down there. We can have baby showers, yard sales. I am going to come up with a new name (for the location).”
BY GENA HUFF, Editor
Charles T. Manning, 68, was reported missing by the Aliceville Senior Citizens Center Wednesday, July 18. A lunch tray provided by the Center had not been removed from his porch from the previous day. His family had not seen him
since Sunday, July 15. e last time Aliceville police could verify anyone having seen Manning was Monday, July 16.
Aliceville Police Chief Tonnie Jones conducted a welfare check on Man- ning and found the doors locked and no one at the residence. Jones noti ed the Pickens County Sher-
BY GENA HUFF, Editor
Early Tuesday morning, July 17, the Aliceville Police Department received a 911 alarm call for Food Fare around 2:30 a.m. Officers responded to the call within minutes but found no one at the scene.
Aliceville Middle School will open with seventh and eighth graders until Aliceville High School’s facilities can be brought up to par. The school will then close. Fifth and sixth graders will start the school year in the elementary building.
BY GENA HUFF, Editor
The closing of the Aliceville Middle School has been a subject of great contention after Pickens County School Superintendent Jamie Chapman recommended the school’s fifth and sixth grades be moved to Aliceville Elementary School and the seventh and eighth grades be transferred to Aliceville High School due to declining enrollment numbers and funding issues stemming from those numbers. This will essentially shut down Aliceville Middle School.
BY GENA HUFF, Editor
The City of Aliceville’s fiscal year begins October 1, and with it the city’s budget should be in place for the upcoming year. At the council’s July 11 meeting, dispute arose between some members regarding a preliminary budget meeting to work out details of the upcoming budget.
The Aliceville Police Department wants to add additional officers to its force.
BY GENA HUFF, Editor
The Aliceville Police Department is looking for new officers to add to the force. Current officers have been pulling a lot of overtime and recruits for small-town forces with small-town pay are few and far between. Especially certified and trained officers. Especially officers with experience. That experience and training is key to a well-rounded police department.
