Pickleball Lessons Begin at New Indoor Pickleball Courts

By Christina Faulkner

A group of over twenty students were the first to learn pickleball at the new indoor pickleball courts located in Union Central in Ozark on Monday, January 2. Elizabeth Wyse, Co-owner of Ozark Community Tennis and Pickleball, and beginner pickleball volunteer Karen McCleary have been helping beginners fall in love with the game for nearly three years. With the new indoor pickleball courts, the two joined up to teach beginner pickleball courts to those who want to learn to play the popular game.

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Council Hears Proposal to Update City Flag

By Christina Faulkner

Young people in the City of Ozark are encouraged to get involved with their city government, and two young men recently did just that. Looking to improve upon the current city flag, Trey Buchannan and Justin Moseley addressed the Ozark City Council on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. The pair presented several ideas for an updated city flag, each modeled after the current city coin.

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Dale County Resident Celebrates 98th Birthday with Five Generations Coming Together

Submitted by Trisha Huckaba

The Snell family matriarch, Anna Myrl Snell, celebrated her 98th birthday on December 23rd with her family and lunch at L.A. Seafood Restaurant in Ozark. This picture commemorates 17 years of five generations. 

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City’s Administration Sees Changes Taking Place for Start of 2023

By Christina Faulkner

Citizens of Ozark will see several changes within the city’s administration in the upcoming year. Chief Phillip Prince retired at the end of 2022, and City Clerk Denise Strickland is planning her retirement this coming April. The City Council approved a motion to reorganize administrative positions during a November 2022 City Council meeting. Additionally, the council unanimously voted to appoint Charles Ward (Chief of Ozark Police Department) as Director of Public Safety. Ward’s position became effective January 1.

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Dale County Residents Celebrate the Arrival of the New Year and Bid Farewell to 2022 

By J.D. Devine

The excitement was electric as many from the Dale County community gathered in Downtown Ozark on Saturday to participate in the New Year’s Eve festivities. They enjoyed live music, ice-cold drinks, and good company as they happily bade farewell to the previous year and embraced the optimism and promise that a new year brings. For many in attendance, this was the first time since 2020 that they gathered in person to usher in the new year, as the threat of the pandemic previously kept many folks at home.

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Alabama Defense, Second Half Shooting Overwhelms Kentucky, 78-52

Editor’s note: Reprinted from RollTide.com

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 7/7 Alabama men's basketball team limited No. 26/25 Kentucky to its lowest point total of the season in a dominant 78-52 victory in front of a sold-out crowd in Coleman Coliseum Saturday afternoon. The Crimson Tide limited the Wildcats to a season-low point total and under 30 percent shooting in route to UA's largest win in the modern era and the second-biggest road loss under UK head coach John Calipari.

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Dale Co. Pregnancy Center Expands to Offer More Services to the Community

By J.D. Devine

The Dale County Pregnancy Center (DCPC), a nonprofit pregnancy mentoring and advocacy center, has undergone a number of renovations and organizational expansions so that it may become a pregnancy medical clinic. These improvements will allow the center to begin offering medical services to the women and families of Dale County. The center provides all of its services free of charge so that no woman will face obstacles receiving the mentoring and support they may need during what can be the most challenging time of their life.

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A Step Above, Beyond, and Even More

by Travis Parker

A Daleville Fort Rucker Fire Fighter was awarded the Soldier’s Medal for his heroic actions in 2021 while working as a volunteer for Daleville EMS on Thursday, January 5. The medal was presented by Major General Michael McCurry, Commanding General, United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker.

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Fort Rucker Soldier Dies in Altercation

The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker announced Wednesday the death of an Advanced Individual Training Soldier. Pvt. Abdul N. Latifu, of the Bronx, New York City, died Tuesday, January 10 from injuries sustained during an incident with another soldier David Agan, Jr. with Fort Rucker Public Affairs Office stated in a press release on Wednesday January 11.

Additional reports revealed his attacker, whose identity has not yet been released, was arrested Tuesday after brutally attacking Latifu with an entrenching tool, a small steel folding shovel.

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Alabama Routs LSU 106-66 to Earn Largest Victory Over LSU in Program History

Editor’s note: Reprinted from RollTide.com

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 4/4 Alabama men's basketball team continued its winning ways in dominant fashion Saturday afternoon, routing LSU by 40 points, 106-66, in front of a sold-out crowd inside Coleman Coliseum. It was the largest victory in program history for the Tide over LSU and the most over an SEC-opponent since Alabama's 94-53 win over Auburn on March 2, 2005.

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Fake Facebook Page Causing City Officials Concern

By Christina Faulkner

Facebook users should beware. Someone has created an Ozark, Alabama, Facebook page. However, the page is neither sanctioned by nor administered by the City of Ozark despite displaying the City’s emblem and using its website. Over 1,000 people are followers of the page, including several city officials who are attempting to monitor the page’s posts.

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Road and Bridge Addition to Include County Engineer's New Office

By J.D. Devine

The Dale County Commission held its regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan 10, to consider 12 items on its agenda. A notable request was made for the approval of funds to finalize an agreement with an architectural firm to proceed with planning and building a new Road & Bridge Addition that will also include office space for the county engineer.

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Ozark EMS Begins Coverage of South Dale County Municipalities

By Christina Faulkner

As South Dale EMS closed their doors Saturday evening at 7 p.m., citizens in five southern Dale County municipalities need not be concerned which emergency medical services provider will answer the call when the need arises. Ozark EMS has contracted with the five municipalities in the south end of the county to provide ambulatory services to their citizenry taking the first call at 7:10 p.m. Saturday, January 14.

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Carroll High’s Basketball Teams Prevail Against G.W. Long Despite Rebels’ Strong Efforts 

By J.D. Devine

It was a strong night overall for the Carroll Eagles as all three of the school’s teams, the Boys Junior Varsity, the Girls Varsity, and the Boys Varsity, each played a game against the G.W. Long Rebels. The Boys JV team kicked the evening off, playing the first game of the night. The team managed to defeat the G.W. Long Rebels, 38-28.

The strong showing for Carroll continued as the Lady Eagles varsity team took on the Rebels. 

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Honoring Excellence and Dedication at Ozark City Schools

By Christina Faulkner

Ozark City Schools held a special board meeting to honor School Board members and Teachers of the Year on Thursday, January 19.

January is school board appreciation month across the State of Alabama. Each year, administrators take time to recognize and show their appreciation for the hard work and dedication of the school board.

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Cawley Takes Office As Dale County Coroner

By Christina Faulkner

Family, friends, and employees joined John Cawley as he took the oath of office as Dale County’s new Coroner on Tuesday, January 17. Cawley was sworn into office by 33rd Judicial Circuit Judge William E. Filmore.

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Bynum Realizes Childhood Dream Upon Swearing In as Dale County Sheriff

By Christina Faulkner

Newly elected Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum was sworn into office by 33rd Judicial Circuit Judge William Filmore on Tuesday, January 17. Bynum ran unopposed after former Sheriff Wally Olson decided to retire and not seek re-election to a fifth term.

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