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From St. Petersburg to Paris, the Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) Theatre Department is setting out on a journey of life, revolution, love, and discovery through the mystery of the Royal Romanov family! Anastasia the Musical will feature a large cast and crew of over sixty students and community members bringing the story of the Royal Romanov Family to life on the Tom Bevill Lyceum stage. Tickets for Anastasia the Musical are available to purchase by phone, in person, or online. The Theatre Box Office is located on the 2nd Floor of the Tom Bevill Lyceum. To order tickets by telephone with a credit card call: (256) 638-4418 ext. 2218. To order tickets online visit the website www.nacc.edu/theatre. Tickets are $8 each. Show Dates are April 25-28 and May 2-5, 2024. Performances Thursday, Friday, and Saturday begin at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday performances begin at 2:00 p.m. Anastasia the Musical will showcase the full strengths of our crew and cast's technical and performance capabilities! The set is poised to provide the grandeur of a Royal Russian palace turned to ruble during the Bolshevik revolution all the way to the streets and Ballet stages of Paris. The cast prepares to sing a complex musical score built with large ballads and intimate solos while also working to learn the specific dance styles of the 1920s ballroom and ballet. The cast will be working with a ballroom dance specialist to recreate the grand ballroom scenes of the time. Anastaisa the Musical hails from Tony winner Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, creators of such Broadway classics as Ragtime and Once on This Island, this dazzling show transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family. "This play features our outstanding theatre students and also students from around the entire Dekalb and Jackson county areas," stated NACC President Dr. David Campbell. "The cast and crew along with trampolines, swings, and the theatre’s state-of-the-art lighting effects will make this a truly special occasion for you! The theatre students, directors, and community members have developed, designed, and planned this production since the beginning of January." NACC’s Theatre Department, led by Director of Theatre Kayleigh Smith, has used the college’s state-of- the-art technical equipment and talented theatre students, community members, and college staff to bring in-person productions back to the area. “We are going to be doing so much work to make this show amazing, be sure to come out and see it,” said Smith. “Anastasia the Musical will feature thrilling ballroom dance, a large cast full of talent, and incredible story telling brought to life using sound, music, lighting, choreography, beautiful scenery, and most importantly of all, imagination! Anastasia the Musical at NACC The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Driver License Division has announced the relocation of its Huntsville Driver License Office at 1115-A Church Street to a new location at 7262 Governors West in Huntsville. The upgrade to this new spacious office signifies the commitment of ALEA’s Driver License Division to better serve the citizens of Alabama and enhance the overall customer experience. Beginning Monday, April 1, residents of Huntsville and surrounding areas can visit the new office for all their driver license needs. The office currently located at 1115-A Church Street will close at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, and will reopen at its new location on Monday, April 1. Online services will still be available during the transition. Hours at the new location will remain the same, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. "We are excited to announce the relocation of the Huntsville Driver License Office which will provide a more comfortable and efficient space for customers," said Holley Cook, Director of ALEA’s Driver License Division. "This move reflects the Agency’s dedication of providing exceptional customer service in one of the fastest growing areas of the state while continuing to improve the overall customer experience." For more information about ALEA’s Driver License Division and its services, please visit: Driver License Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (alea.gov). Huntsville Driver License Office Relocating
By David Rainer Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources The spring turkey season in Alabama is fast approaching, and some confusion exists on the dates of the Special Youth Hunt that precedes opening day of the regular season. Marianne Gauldin of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division said this year’s opening day of the regular season falls on a Monday. That means the Special Youth Hunt will be on the Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding the opening day. For Zones 1 and 3, where the regular turkey season is set for March 25 through May 8, the Special Youth Hunt will be March 23-24. The Special Disabled Hunt is scheduled for March 24. In Zone 2, the spring turkey season is April 1 through May 8, which means the Special Youth Hunt will be March 30-31, and the Special Disabled Hunt will be March 31. Gauldin reminds hunters who pursue the Eastern wild turkey on Alabama’s wildlife management areas (WMAs) to become familiar with all the regulations regarding the WMAs. “It’s important for WMA users to understand there is a WMA regulation in addition to the rules listed on the maps of the individual WMAs,” she said. “The regulation extends to all WMAs, and all WMA users should read the regs on the map and also be familiar with the WMA regulation (www.outdooralabama.com/WMARules).” Gauldin said WMA users need to adhere to one older regulation and two new ones that apply to turkey season. Those regs deal with the use of turkey calls during preseason scouting, the use of certain game cameras and the use of drones. The existing regulation states it is unlawful to possess or use any wild turkey calls to mimic sounds made by wild turkeys from March 1 until the opening day of youth turkey seasons and from the close of youth turkey season to the opening day of physically disabled turkey season or regular turkey season opening day on WMAs with turkey seasons. One of the new regs states that it is unlawful for any unauthorized person to possess or use any game camera/device capable of monitoring remotely and/or capable of automatically transmitting photos and/or videos from March 1 through May 31 on any WMA without first obtaining written permission from WFF. Also new is the reg that makes it unlawful for any unauthorized person to launch, land or possess or use any unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/drone on a WMA without first obtaining written permission from WFF. WFF Director Chuck Sykes said these regulations are used to ensure that everyone who takes advantage of hunting on public land this spring will have equal opportunities. “We manage 750,000 acres across the state for public hunting opportunities,” said Director Sykes. “You’ve got everything from national forests, where you can hunt every day of the season to WMAs with specific dates and times to SOAs (Special Opportunity Areas), where you get drawn for your own spot for three days and don’t have to worry about anybody else being there. So, there are multiple opportunities for residents and non- residents to hunt public land in Alabama. “It’s public land. It does get pressured. But there are birds there, so the people who do their homework, study the maps, do their scouting and have patience take birds every year.” However, when you head out preseason scouting for turkeys on WMAs, leave those turkey calls behind. “We don’t want people out there before the season blowing turkey calls,” Director Sykes said. “I don’t do that on my own place, so why would I want that to take place on public lands. Why would you educate a bird before the season comes in? It’s not good common sense, whether you’re talking about public land or private land. “Why would you want to go out in the woods with a turkey call before the season, call to a turkey and take a chance on him coming up and seeing you. You have that negative experience with a turkey call, and you go back in a couple of weeks and try to hunt him, using the same call in the same spot. That’s just not smart. I don’t want to give the turkeys too much credit, but I think they’re a lot smarter than that. We want to provide as much opportunity as we can, and spooking turkeys before the season is not good for anybody.” Director Sykes said many states have already banned the use of certain game cameras during hunting seasons. “Cellular-activated trail cameras have been outlawed in several states, especially in the West, where they used these cameras around watering holes where it’s dry and arid,” he said. “The use of these cameras gives them an unfair advantage over wildlife.” Director Sykes said WFF is not advocating a complete ban on the use of cellular- activated cameras, but wild turkeys are particularly susceptible to being patterned because they usually stay in the same general area once they fly up to roost. “Deer can travel at night,” he said. “It’s not the same as a turkey. If a turkey walks up and down a road during the daytime, and you have a trail camera that is sending you pictures automatically, it gives you an unfair advantage over that bird.” The other popular method of surveillance is the use of the UAV/drone, which also provides an unfair advantage, said Director Sykes. “Drones provide yet another way to remotely locate game and also have the potential to disturb and harass wildlife,” he said. “Once again, these prohibitions are in place to provide genuine turkey hunting experience opportunities and hopefully ensure that the last hunter in the area didn’t already educate the turkey or harvest them with these technologies.” Director Sykes, who has hunted turkeys in Alabama most of his life, said making predictions about the upcoming spring turkey season is a difficult task. “It’s going to be hit or miss, like it always is,” he said. “Some places are going to have a great spring. Some are not. I heard turkeys gobbling their brains out on Tuesday morning. Today (last Thursday), I didn’t hear a peep. That’s the way it’s going to be. That’s the way it’s always been. “As long as we have some pretty days, especially on the weekends, we’re going to have birds killed.” Director Sykes reiterated the advice about making sure you know the season dates and the regulations for the property you’re hunting, especially if it’s public land. “Since regular season starts on a Monday, we have provided clarity as to when youth and physically disabled hunts will occur,” he said. “For most of the state (Zones 1 and 3), the 23rd and 24th is youth weekend. If you’re out there on the 16th and 17th, you’re going to get an award (citation).” Visit www.outdooralabama.com/seasons-and-bag-limits/turkey-season for more info. Spring Turkey Hunting Season in Alabama is fast approaching
On Tuesday, March 12, Troopers within the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division and Special Agents within ALEA’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) received information regarding an individual impersonating a police officer and conducting traffic stops in Trussville. ALEA immediately launched an investigation into the incident and later identified John Milhorn, 72, of Springville, as the suspect. Milhorn was arrested on Friday, March 15, and officially charged with Impersonating a Peace Officer. He was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on a $100,000 bond. 72-year-old Impersonates Police Officer Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has announced that Southern Roots Nut Co. plans to open a pecan processing facility in Dothan, where the New Mexico based company will create 120 jobs. Southern Roots will invest nearly $16.6 million to outfit an existing building and construct a new facility in Houston County as a hub to process, store and distribute raw pecans. Pecan Processing A related incident that occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, has resulted in a search for a missing individual. Authorities reported marine that At approximately 2:54 p.m. Sunday, March 17, the body of the individual that went missing on Neely Henry Lake near Ohatchee was recovered by members of the Pell City Dive Team. The individual has been identified as Mark C. Magouirk, age 62, of Anniston. Magouirk was found approximately 20-feet from where he went missing near the Lakeshore Marina. Magouirk is believed to has fallen into the water while fishing from a dock near the Marina. The following agencies assisted with the search and recovery efforts Troopers with ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division, Ohatchee Fire Department, Southside Fire Department, Etowah County Sheriff’s Office, Cherokee County Search and Rescue, North Alabama Search Dog Association, Pell City Dive Team, Rainbow City Fire Department along with the Ohatchee Police Department. Nothing further is available as the investigation is ongoing. Drowning
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