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RANBURNE — Cleburne County cattle farmer Ashley Truett has lost two calves and a cow in the last month to dogs that have been attacking herds in the Lecta area near Ranburne.

He’s got two or three other cows that have had chunks taken out of their ears by the dogs, Truett said.

“They’re coming from that wooded area up north,” he said pointing to a clump of trees behind his home Wednesday morning. “They come at night and they take off when they see you.”

The dog attacks have been happening for the last couple of months, local farmers say. But it’s not a particularly common problem among cattle owners in Alabama, according to a representative of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association.

Billy Powell, executive vice president of the association, said he usually gets calls about wild animal attacks, including a growing problem with buzzards. Those farmers he refers to the state Wildlife Services office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, at Auburn University.

A wildlife control officer can guide the farmers, Powell said.

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Twins Bentley and Braden Swafford show their support for Relay for Life and the University of Alabama during last weekend’s Relay for Life at L.E. Bell Field at Cleburne County High School.

Heflin City Clerk Shane Smith said $70,000 was raised. The goal this year is $72,000. They are the sons of Jon and Jodi Swafford of Heflin.

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Lecta United Methodist Church will close its doors after a final service on May 12 that celebrates its ministry during the last 70-plus years, said the pastor of the church Wednesday.

The church will become part of nearby Wise Chapel Church, said Rev. Kevin Thomas, who has pastored at Lecta for five years.

The church will remain part of the United Methodist Church and will still open for the annual homecoming — a service held in April each year that remembers those buried in the cemetery, he said. It will also likely continue to have a communal Christmas Eve service for several of the local Methodist congregations, Thomas said. n

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NOTICE OF ELECTION State of Alabama Cleburne County As directed by the Code of Alabama(17-9-5), I, Ryan Robertson, Judge of Probate, hereby certify that the following constitutes subjects/offices to be voted on, in the 2014 Primary Election to be held on the 3rd day of June, 2014.

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The Cleburne County Board of Education approved a $104,244 contract to remodel the bathrooms at the Cleburne County High School gym.

Built in 1964, the gymnasium has bathrooms that don’t accommodate handicapped patrons, said Superintendent Claire Dryden. During games, administrators have to take handicapped students or parents all the way into the school to use the bathrooms, Dryden said.

In a called meeting Monday evening, the board hired Anniston-based Bradshaw and Pitts to bring the bathrooms up to handicapped-accessible standards. The company was the low bidder of three companies vying for the work, said David Howle, director of operations and facilities.

Before opening the bids, Howle said he hadn’t heard of the company and was a little worried.

“I called around,” Howle said. “He’s done tons of work in Calhoun County.”

The school system is renovating the bathrooms only, which will save the system money, Howle said. If the system had tried to renovate the whole gymnasium at one time it would have had to add more stalls to the restrooms to bring it up to the new building codes, he said.

“I think 12 more girls and eight or nine more boys,” Howle said.

The project should be finished in 90 days, he said.

In other business the board members: — Accepted the retirements of Davis Draper, band director at Cleburne County High School, and Abbrie Rhoden, guidance counselor and teacher at Pleasant Grove Elementary School.

— Approved hiring Misty Ward, Natascha Cohoon, Ramona Phillips, Bethany Seals, LeAnne Hornsby, Misty Braggs and Victoria Benefield as summer school teachers at Ranburne Elementary, Jodie Thompson as senior summer school math teacher and Cole Heard as senior summer school English and computer teacher at Cleburne County High School.

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Heflin police charge man with drug trafficking, gun crime Heflin officers last week charged a Tuscaloosa man for felony marijuana possession and receiving stolen property after stopping him for tailgating on Interstate 20.

Officers pulled over Marlon Arell Manson, 35, Wednesday evening and requested permission to search his car, said Heflin police Chief A.J. Benefield.

Manson refused permission, but while the officers were writing out the citation, a Heflin K-9 officer arrived at the car and, after a dog alerted to a scent, notified the other officers of the presence of drugs, Benefield said. That gave the officers reason to search the Crown Victoria, he added.

When the officers searched the car, they found 15 pounds of compressed marijuana bundles in the trunk and a 40-caliber handgun that had been reported stolen in Tuscaloosa, Benefield said.

The officers charged Manson, who had already been convicted of a felony, with first-degree possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm by a violent felon and receiving stolen property, all felonies.

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OPINION/EDITORIAL Plenty of drama in state senate races

Early on it appeared that the best political races of the year would be for legislative seats. Indeed, with this being a lackluster year for statewide contests there are some good senate races throughout the state to watch.

Most of these hotly contested battles will be intraparty GOP squabbles.

Senate District 11, which is composed primarily of St. Clair and Talladega Counties, may be the best race to watch. Incumbent State Sen. Jerry Fielding is being challenged by State Rep. Jim McClendon. Fielding is a former Talladega County Circuit Judge who retired from the bench after earning his judicial retirement and won this senate seat in 2010.

Dr. Jim McClendon is a retired optometrist from Springville in St. Clair County. Dr. McClendon is a veteran House member who chairs the House Health Committee. However, more importantly, he chaired the Reapportionment Committee last year. By having the pencil that drew Senate lines he enhanced St. Clair County’s opportunity to have a senator. Both men will have ample campaign funds.

There are several open Senate seats around the state that will attract a slew of aspirants. State Sen. Scott Beason of Gardendale chose to run for the open 6th District Congressional seat of retiring 20-year veteran Spencer Bachus. Beason’s plunge into the congressional foray has left his seat available for a bevy of candidates.

There are seven candidates seeking Beason’s Republican Senate seat. They are Shay Shelnut, Gayle Gear, Brett King, Adam Ritch, Joe Cochran, Jim Roberts and Jim Murphree. Murphree may be the best known. He

has served in the House from Blount County and run several times.

Steve State Sen. Shad Flowers McGill opted to not run for reelection after one term. This Northeast Alabama seat is now Republican, primarily because it Inside The Statehouse is probably the most religious region of the most religious state in America. Two men are vying for the seat. Businessman Steve Livingston is the owner of a local oil distributorship and a civic leader. He will be running against 15-year veteran House member Todd Greeson. Greeson should be favored because of a name identification advantage. However, he could be hampered by having ties to AEA. There could be a lot of pro-business and anti-AEA money shipped in from Montgomery to be beat Greeson in this brawl.

Another freshman, Sen. Bryan Taylor, chose to not run for a second term. His suburban Montgomery district comprises the burgeoning bedroom counties of Autauga and Elmore.

There are four folks vying for this open seat. Suzelle Josey of Deatsville is a former spokesperson for Chief Justice Roy Moore. She has run for the Senate before and built some name identification in the River Region.

However her best calling card could be her tie to Roy Moore, just ask Dean Young in Baldwin County how

potent that link can be in a crowded GOP primary.

Two businessmen will be in the race. Harris Garner of Millbrook and Bill Harris of Prattville. Prattville City Councilman, Clyde Chambliss, could be formidable in this open Senate contest.

The best chance for a GOP pickup will be in the northwest corner of the state. Senate District 1 encompasses Lauderdale and Limestone Counties. It is considered by some politicos as the last remaining bastian of white Democrats left in the State.

Sen. Tammy Irons, a Democrat, may have seen the writing on the wall when she chose late not to run for reelection. The Republicans believe they can pick this seat up, especially with Irons out of the race.

There are three Republicans hoping to take this seat for the GOP, small businessman Jonathan Berryhill, Dr. Tim Melson and Athens City Councilman Chris Seibert who is also a former University of Alabama football player.

In the Wiregrass, Independent State Senator Harri Ann Smith will be opposed by Republican Melinda McClendon. However, Sen. Smith’s reelectability numbers are stratospheric.

State Sen. Gerald Dial, who represents a sprawling East Alabama district, has a host of challengers but should prevail.

All these races will be worth following.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His column appears weekly in more than 70 Alabama newspapers. Steve served 16 years in the state legislature. He may be reached at www.steveflowers.us

The importance of making memories

Last week I attended the funeral of Louise Kughn, my former mother-in-law. She was the grandmother of my three children. I listened to what the speakers had to say, which reminded me of the importance of making memories and of sharing stories about those memories.

The first speaker eloquently spoke of Louise’s faith and of her love and service to others. He referred to the general timeline of her life, how her own mother had died when she was only a teen-ager. She had assumed many responsibilities of rearing her younger brother and sister.

He spoke of Louise’s sweet personality and loving disposition.

Then my older son, Jeremy, Louise’s second oldest grandchild, related many details about her that rounded out the description of who Louise was. He said that all four of her grandchildren thought going to her house in Gallipolis, Ohio, a tiny town on the Ohio River, provided many of their best memories. Louise planned all year for the 10-14 days of our annual visit.

Jeremy remembered that, prior to their visit, his grandparents would get large boxes from nearby stores. When the grandchildren visited, they would head for the steep hill off the patio, and they would ride up and down on

the flattened boxes.

Grandmother Louise, in her younger days, would often accompaSherry ny them up and down Kughn the hill.

Jeremy told how much his grandmother prepared for their annual trips by Sherry-Go-Round cooking many dishes of food in advance.

The parsonage had a basement with a set of steep steps leading down to the freezer. He remembered how she would bring up all kinds of food. Her apple pies were his special favorites.

Jeremy said that he remembered that his great-grandmother once lived with his grandparents. He said that he and his brother and sister figured out pretty quickly that they could easily startle Great-grandmother Jewel and her son, their Granddaddy Kughn. However, none of the children would ever startle Grandmother Louise. “She was just too sweet,” Jeremy said.

He told how Grandmother Louise once changed her hairdo, which stunned him and his siblings. She was always a brunette who wore her hair in a bouffant. One day, when the Kughns were visiting at our home in Weaver, Jeremy was told to walk inside the local hair salon and tell Grandmother Louise that we were there to pick her up. However, he returned to the car and said she was not inside. Shortly thereafter, she stepped outside the salon with a white bouffant, her natural color.

“When we children returned to the house,” he said, “we sat around and just looked at her for a day.”

Jeremy closed by saying that his grandmother was now an angel, and everyone who knew her would know that she is the angel with dangling earrings.

The messages from both speakers gave listeners a well-rounded view of the woman they honored at the funeral. One was a general viewpoint, and the other provided enlightening details of Louise’s life. She had taken the time to make memories, and she would be proud of the fact that one of her grandsons shared his memories.

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Maybe graduates, voters move on to better things

May 6, 2013, President Obama gave a speech to Ohio State University graduates saying, “Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s at the root of all our problems.” He continued, “They’ll warn that tyranny is always lurking just around the corner. You should reject these voices.

Coincidently, our Founding Fathers spoke often of tyranny and the need to be ever vigilant against this threat to freedom. Thomas Jefferson famously said, “When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.” Jefferson also wrote, “Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.”

Do we fear the government? Has our government in Washington been perverted into tyranny?

Over the past 20 years the Gallup poll has documented a slow roller coaster of Americans’ trust in the federal government. In Gallup’s question: “How much of the time do you think you can trust government in Washington to do what is right – just about always, most of the time, or only some of the time?” Gallup’s chart in 1993 show 77-percent “Only some of the time/Never” and “Just about always/Most of the time” at 23-percent.

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Chart lines converge until intersecting in 2001, and then show 60-percent trust Daniel Washington “Just Gardner about always/Most of the time” in 2002 against 39-percent who trust “Only some of the time/Never.” That’s the My Thoughts height of public trust in Washington during the past 20 years. The latest Gallup poll shows 81-percent trust “Only some of the time/Never” against 19-percent who trust “Just about always/Most of the time.”

By a whopping percentage Americans have little trust in Washington. Why? Washington has grown too big and too invasive in all aspects of our daily lives.

In olden days that was called tyranny. The ruling class in Washington looks little different from the ruling class in Britain in the 1700s. In those days our forefathers rebelled against high taxes, gun confiscation, and oppressive governmental policies that stifled freedoms and infringed on individual rights.

The question is not whether Republicans are right or Democrats are right. Both party establishments are to

blame. We’re in primary seasons now, and I hope voters will make much needed changes in who represents us in Washington. Establishment politicians have created this behemoth government in Washington. Career politicians will never do what’s needed to change Washington because they are career politicians bent on keeping their jobs at all costs. They can crow all they want about being ‘conservative’ or fixing what’s broken.

Washington is broken, and they and their fellow ruling-class politicians are who continue to add on to the broken mess in Washington every year!

Benjamin Franklin said, “Politicians are a lot like diapers. They should be changed frequently, and for the same reasons.” This goes especially for Democrats who unilaterally passed the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare without reading it and without caring how it would negatively affect jobs, working hours, or the economy, as well as our healthcare system.

Dare to vote to make a change in Washington this year.

Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at Daniel@ DanLGardner.com, or visit his website at http://www. danlgardner.com Feel free to interact with him on the Clarion-Ledger feature blog site blogs.clarionledger. com/dgardner/

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Dogs will host Sheffield in playoffs RIP DONOVAN

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Two sets of purple-clad Bulldogs will be in action when Sheffield (37-11) and Ranburne (25-9) tangle at Ranburne in the quarterfinal round of the Class 2A baseball playoffs. Sheffield moved to the No. 1 spot in the ASWA rankings on March 27 and stayed No. 1 through the final rankings released April 17. Ranburne was No. 4 at the end of the season. Sheffield’s ace is a big lefthander who throws in the mid-80s and is headed to UAB. “We’re probably going to be pretty evenly matched,” Ranburne coach Chad Young said Wednesday afternoon.

“I’m glad we’re playing at home, glad it’s a two-out-ofthree series instead of one-and-done.”

Ranburne advanced by sweeping Lamar County on the road in Vernon Friday. The final score in the first game was 9-6 in nine innings and the second game went Ranburne’s way 6-5.

“I think we played just good enough to win. We made some errors in the field that we normally don’t make,” Young said. “They made a lot of plays in the field. I don’t

know if they made an error. … It seemed like everything we hit, they were catching.”

In the opener, Brayden Wilson walked in the second inning then stole second and third. Cole Yearta laid down a perfect squeeze bunt that he beat out for a hit as Wilson scored. In the third, Ranburne added two runs.

Mark David Smith singled and moved to second base on a ground ball out. Spencer Gibbs’ base hit drove Smith home and Gibbs moved to second on the throw toward home. Wilson singled to score Gibbs and the visitors led 3-0.

Lamar County got two runs in the bottom of the third but Ranburne responded with three runs in the fourth. A base hit by Dylan Wiggins started the rally. After Logan Sibley walked, Smith’s RBI single made it 4-2. Blake Young then doubled home two more runs for a 6-2 lead.

After seven innings, the score was 6-6. Neither team scored in the eighth. Gibbs started Ranburne’s ninth inning rally with a two-out double to left field, a line drive just beyond the reach of a diving outfielder. He scored on a single by Kyle Lovvorn and Lovvorn moved to second on a throw toward the plate. Yearta’s single scored Lovvorn and Yearta advanced on another throw

home. Wade Richardson’s base hit got Yearta home to make it 9-6.

Blake Young pitched the final 4 2/3 innings in relief of Gibbs and was the winner. Young fanned two and Gibbs had three strikeouts. Gibbs, Smith and Wilson each had three hits. Wiggins, Yearta and Young each had two hits.

The doubles by Young and Gibbs were the only extrabase hits for Ranburne. Ranburne finished with 18 hits.

Batting as the home team in the second game, Ranburne fell behind 3-0 early. In the third inning, Yearta led off and was hit by a pitch. A base hit by Wiggins moved him up and Smith’s RBI single cut Lamar County’s lead to 3-1.

A five-run fourth inning carried the day for Ranburne.

Gibbs walked to start the inning, Wilson singled and Lovvorn was hit by a pitch. With the bases loaded, Yearta walked for an RBI. Wiggins two-run single made it 4-3 Ranburne. Sibley’s base hit drove in Ranburne’s fifth run and Smith got another RBI on a ground out.

Wiggins pitched all seven innings in the nightcap. He struck out five and walked three in out-dueling Lamar County’s ace. Wiggins ended with two singles. Smith, Young, Sibley and Wilson had one single each.

Oneonta turns tables of Cleburne County RIP DONOVAN

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Home-standing Oneonta turned the tables on the Cleburne County Tigers Friday, sweeping the Class 4A second-round playoff series by scores of 14-4 and 9-3. Cleburne County had eliminated Oneonta in the second round last year, playing in Heflin.

About everything that could go wrong in a baseball game did go wrong for the Tigers in the first game and most of it happened in the first inning. Leadoff hitter and second baseman Anderson Jacks was hit by a pitch on his kneecap, reinjuring the knee, and was unable to walk to first base much less continue in the game.

The loss of Jacks, described by coach Vaughn Lee as his team’s steadiest infielder all year, seemed to throw the Tigers into a tailspin. Cleburne County committed

seven errors in the five-inning game, five in the first. The Redskins sent 15 batters to the plate in the first and when the inning finally ended the Tigers trailed 10-0. Nine of the runs were charged to Brady Padgett but just two were earned.

“He was not throwing bad,” Lee said of Padgett. “It just seemed like everything they hit went in a hole, every ground ball, every line drive.”

“We just couldn’t make a play after they started hitting him,” Lee added.

A two-out rally produced three runs for Cleburne County in the top of the second inning. Austin Harler singled to open the inning. With one out, Harler was erased when Mario Smith hit into a fielder’s choice. Matthew Shortt was hit by a pitch and Smith moved to second. Max Watson followed with an RBI single to centerfield that scored Smith. Josh Davis’ single to right got Shortt home. Davis was out attempting to advance to second but not

Jamboree tickets Tickets for Cleburne County’s May 17 football jamboree action against B.B. Comer at Jacksonville State will be on sale at the high school office through May 8. Tickets are $7 each and include as many of the eight-game jamboree format as the purchaser wishes to watch. The Tigers and B.B. Comer will play at 1:45 p.m.

After May 8, tickets will only be available at the JSU Stadium ticket windows on the day of the jamboree.

Tigers qualify for state track meet Eight athletes, four girls and four boys, will represent the Cleburne County Tigers in the Class 4A state track meet in Gulf Shores Friday and Saturday. Track coach Owen Yarbrough said Wednesday that the travel plan is to “leave (Thursday) morning and drive down, stop at the stadium and practice and then go to our rooms.”

Qualifying for the girls at the sectional meet at Lincoln last weekend were juniors Kristian Brown, Kyaira Heard and Alayna Pernell and freshman Erykah Ware. As a group, the foursome qualified third in the 4-by-100-meter relay and the 4-by-400-meter relay. In the 4-by-100, they finished in 53.21 seconds after running 53.7 seconds in the preliminary heats. Their time of 4:30.58 in the 4-by-400 was 10 seconds better than their seeding time of 4:40.20.

Brown and Heard will also run in individual events. Brown was third at Lincoln in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.09 seconds and fourth in the 100-meter dash at 13.04 seconds. Heard was fourth in the 400-meter dash, covering the distance in 1:04.01. Her previous best had been 1:06.55.

“They all qualified last year in almost the same events,” Yarbrough said. “They pretty much have done the same things that they did last year only they all medaled in them in sectionals this time.”

The Tigers didn’t place in the top three at state last year but Brown and Heard know the feeling.

“Kyaira and Kristian were on our second place 4-by-4 team from two years ago,” Yarbrough said. “They have been there and have medaled before.”

The girls will literally hit the ground running Friday. Following the 8 a.m. coaches meeting, the 4-by-100 relay preliminaries are the first event. Brown will also have preliminaries in the 100 and 200 dashes. The 400-meter dash, Heard’s individual event, will run its finals in three heats Friday.

While the girls have a busy day Friday, the boys’ 4-by-400 relay team of seniors Jacob Dean, Caleb Goodman and Geoffrey Teague and sophomore Terrance Thompson will have to wait until Saturday afternoon for their event. The 4-by-400 is the final event of the day for both boys and girls.

The Tigers quartet improved their seed time by almost 10 seconds at Lincoln with a time of 3:45.82.

Finals in the 4-by-100 relay, 100 dash and 200 dash are also scheduled for Saturday.

Softball gets delayed by storms The waves of thunderstorms that dumped rain throughout east central Alabama earlier this week delayed area softball tournaments for both Cleburne County and Ranburne.

Wednesday afternoon, both Tigers coach Ron Ervin and Bulldogs coach Terrell Mobley were hopeful that their respective tournaments would begin today. Both had hoped to start Tuesday.

After looking at his field Wednesday, Ervin said he expects to get the Class 4A, Area 10 tournament under way at 3 p.m. today – as long as no significant amount of rain occurred Wednesday night. The Tigers will play Anniston at 3. Lincoln and Munford meet in the next game, around 4:30 p.m. The winners of the first two games will play about 6 p.m. in the final game of the first day. Friday’s games start at 3 p.m. with the losers of the first two games playing an elimination game. The championship game should start about 6 p.m.

Mobley was waiting on information from Pleasant Valley, host for the Class 2A, Area 12 tournament, on the condition of the Raiders’ field as of Wednesday afternoon. If all goes well, and the field is relatively dry, the Bulldogs will play Woodland at Pleasant Valley today at 2 p.m. If the Bulldogs win, they play Pleasant Valley immediately after their game with Woodland. Should Ranburne lose to Woodland, the Bulldogs go back to Pleasant Valley Friday for a 2 p.m. elimination bracket game. Because Area 12 is a five-team area, the tournament is not scheduled to conclude until Saturday.

before Watson scored.

After scoring three times in the second, the Tigers were retired in order in the third and fourth innings. In the top of the fifth, Watson singled with one out. After Davis popped to shortstop, Chad Brown became the fourth Tiger to be hit by a pitch. Brady Padgett’s single to left chased Watson home, cutting the deficit to 11-4.

Oneonta ended the game with three runs in the bottom of the fifth.

Padgett allowed five hits and walked one. Garrett Cheatwood got the final two outs in the first inning and finished the game. Three of the five runs credited against Cheatwood were earned. He gave up six hits and one walk and struck out two.

Watson was 2-for-2. He scored twice and drove in one run. Davis, Padgett and Harler had one hit each. All five hits for the Tigers were singles. In addition to Jacks, Shortt and Brown, Tyler Berry was hit by a pitch.

In the nightcap, another big inning – eight runs in the top of the seventh – was Cleburne County’s undoing. The Tigers batted as the home team and took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning.

Berry led off and reached on an error at shortstop and eventually scored an unearned run.

For five innings it seemed that Watson, the Tigers’ starter, would be able to make that run stand up. Watson pitched his way out of trouble in the first and sec-

ond innings, stranding two runners each inning. In the third, fourth and fifth frames he faced the minimum each time – aided by an inning-ending double play in the third.

“The second game, Max pitched and he was real calm,” Lee said. “He went out there and proved that he belonged.”

In the top of the sixth, Watson hit the leadoff batter. A sacrifice bunt moved the runner to second base and the next man up singled, tying the game at 1-1. Oneonta’s seventh began with a triple and a sacrifice fly, putting the Redskins ahead 2-1. The next batter grounded out to second but Watson just couldn’t get the final out. Six consecutive hitters reached on five hits and a hit batsman.

With Cleburne County trailing 9-1, Padgett opened the bottom of the seventh by reaching second on a two-base error.

Berry’s double scored Padgett. With two away, Smith singled to send Berry home.

With Jacks unavailable, Harler filled the leadoff role for the Tigers. His first-inning single and Trey Bolton’ single in the third were the other hits for Cleburne County.

“We did a great job of battling back. It was kind of like the year. We had some tough blows early. It seemed like we were fighting our way uphill all year,” Lee said of the Oneonta series and the season. “Our kids, I’m really proud of the way they kept responding over and over and over.

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Pinetucky by: Mary Alvarado

There will be a Mother’s Day luncheon on May 3rd at 11:30am at the Arts Center. Kids: AWANA derby is May 7that 6:00pm with pizza at 5:30pm. We excited for one in the baptismal pool and another coming by letter to join our church! This Sunday night at 5:00pm come be a part of a special ministry of serving others! Come see what it is about!

Bro. George opened to Rev. 3:14-22, “God is Not Dead, What About You?” We begin by seeing the curse of the dying Christian. They become lukewarm about sanctification and singing. Too many become concerned about the music than God’s word. We need to get the song back in our hearts. They become lukewarm about the scriptures. Not in his house but out gossiping and sitting around. Then about supplication and sacrifice. Have ever prayed for change in yourself or for change in others? You have to give up time, talent and treasure. And you can’t be lukewarm about soul winning. Must be concerned!

We see the cause of the dying Christian. They lose sight of their needs. They lose sight of the Lord! We see that the cure is to see the glory of God! The realities and riches.

We need to put on the garments of God’s goodness. The righteousness of His raiment and enlightenment in His eyes. We need to be able to see!

We need to see the call of the dynamic Christ. He must be invited in! For He stands at the door and knocks. Hear the Savior and Heed the Savior! Come today.

Happy Hill by: Debra Jackson Hello from Happy Hill. Hope this finds all of you doing good.

It was a blessing to be at Happy Hill Sunday for youth services. The youth sang and perform dramas. Special singing by Kyree Hilburn. The message was delivered by Bro. Mark Hilburn.

Join us in praying for Irmalene and Robert Norton, Carol Doyle, Ken Sanders, April Benefield, Ronnie Benefield, Danny Crawford, Chris Hunt, Lavada Vice, Allen Crosson, J W Daniel and Sarah O’Dell.

Homecoming will be Sunday, May 4th at 10:30. Special singing by Juanita and Lela Shelton and Beth-EL Praise Team. There will not be any afternoon singing.

Until next time, God Bless!

SENTENCE SERMON Give people a bit of your heart rather than a piece of your mind.

THE LIGHTER SIDE As a new bride, Aunt Edna moved into the small home on her husband’s ranch near Snowflake. She put a shoe box on a shelf in her closet and asked her husband never to touch it.

For fifty years Uncle Jack left the box alone, until Aunt Edna was old and dying. One day when he was putting their affairs in order, he found the box again and thought it might hold something important.

Opening it, he found two doilies and $82,500 in cash.

He took the box to her and asked about the contents.

“My mother gave me that box the day we married,” she explained.

“She told me to make a doily to help ease my frustrations every time I got mad at you.”

Uncle Jack was very touched that in 50 years she’d only been mad at him twice.

“What’s the $82,500 for?” he asked.

“Oh, that’s the money I made selling the doilies.”

New Zion by: Shelia Sears Cunningham Evangelist Rhonda Heard’s inspiring Sunday morning message was “Are You The Humble?” The scripture was Psalm 34:1-3. When God delivers you from certain situations you must do something. You must praise Him for the deliverance.

His praise should always be in our mouths. Many times we have other things in our minds that will come out of our mouths. Praise does not come naturally. We must work on it. We should be sincerely humble. Some people have fake humbleness. They just act quiet, shy and timid. That deceives people, but does not deceive God. Just look at God and His greatness. That should make you humble. Think about what He has done for you.

Thought for the week: Do not be concerned about what others think of you. Be concerned about what God thinks of you.

Wise Chapel by: Dorcas Toney Spring Fling was successful because of you all. With love we thank you.

Mayfest will be Sunday after worship. Lunch will be hamburgers and hot dogs, sides and desserts to go along.

Sunday morning at 10 is breakfast for kids and youth.

Many need prayer: Lula Mae Camp, Bea Crawford, Rider Bearden, Ken Sanders, Grayson Smith, Hunter Rowland, Bobbye Williamson, Ronald Edwards, Clarence Noles, Gerald Robinson, John Traylor, Ronda Daniell, Tim Gossage, Anne’s dad and nephew, Mary Truett, missionaries in southern Africa, Lee McDaniel and his family, our troops, nation and national leaders. God bless each of you.

Our scriptures were John 20:19-31.

“SHMILY.” An elderly couple were leaving notes to each other all their 50 years of marriage. As the lady of the house became sick and slowly loosing life still a note.

At her passing in her spray for the coffin was a ribbon with “SHMILY.” A grandchild needed to know the meaning of something he had seen all his life. Grandpa said: See How Much I Love You. From suffering to Glory, See how much Jesus loves you

“Casting all you care upon him; For he careth for you.”

1 Peter 5:7 Our problems and burdens vary, he uses these experiences to help us grow in our ability to bear witness for Him. Former members of Bro. Billy’s church in Mobile were our visitors. We welcome them and invite them to come back.

Keep all of those who are sick or with any kind of burdens in your prayers.

We ask for: A.G. Bolt, Rubie Cavender, Doris Farr, Sue Fordham, W.E. Gray, Jim Hengar, Lillian Johnson, Violet Morrow, Gerald Perkins, Misty Pointer, Brian Pauley, Louise Smith, Wanda Smith, Geneva Sutton, Betty Thompson, Phil and Cathy Wortham. Pray for our church and members.

Our choir specials were “Holy Ground” and All Hail King Jesus.”

Wishing happy anniversary and birthdays to all celebrating. May you have many more.

Father help me release my worries into your hands today, realizing that you care for us.

Have a safe and blessed week from Pinetucky.

Verdon Chapel by: Jenny Jeffers

The morning text was out of Romans 9:1-5. How much do you care about your family, neighbors, and country.

Are you willing to sacrifice for them with your time, money, energy, comfort and safety to see them accept Jesus as their savior? Hey fellow Christian prayer still works, pray God will lead you in the way he wants you to go.

The evening text was out of 1 Kings 17:1-10. We will face some dry times in our Christian life. God not only lets us know things in his word but also in his actions.

He warns us but we don't heed his warnings, so he has to put things into action. No matter how bitter our trials or how hopeless out situation seems, we should look for the caring touch of God. We may find it in strange ways God will always provide our needs. May God bless all of you this week.

Mt. Olive Church of God by: Susie Smith Brother Greg Morgan opened our services today. He said the most important day of anyone’s life is the day they get saved!

We have Sunday School classes for all ages. In the 2-6 year old class we talked about Jesus as King, and how much He loves us and is our special friend. In Sister Sheila Turner’s class the 7-12 year olds learned “How Jesus speaks to us and about deliverance”. In the youth class taught by Brother Greg Morgan, and the adult class

by Sister June Williams, they learned about “Principles of knowing God” from I John 2:1-29. In I john 2:3 it tells us that “Hereby we do know that we know God if we keep His commandments”. God’s light helps us to walk through the darkness of this life!

In this morning’s service our youth enlisted in the Lord’s army; they sold out to God’s putting their lives into His hands! We have to raise up Holinesss with all we have. In Luke 10:19 we’re told “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you”.

Brother Ronnie’s message tonight was from II Timothy 2:19-22, we have to be prepared to meet God before we die or the Rapture takes place. Once the trumpet sounds there will be no more time to prepare!

Brother Ronnie’s number is (256) 201-9444.

Diabetes Education May 13 Wright Drug will offer Diabetes Education on May 13 starting at 6:30 p.m., at Heflin Methodist Church. The topic will be How Stress Effects Diabetes with Christopher Randolph, MD May 27 Wright Drug will offer Diabetes Education on May 27 starting at 6:30 p.m., at Heflin Methodist Church. The top-

Obituaries Lurline Robinson

HEFLIN - Lurline Robinson, 84, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Cleburne County Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 25, 2014, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Winfred Logan officiating.

Burial will follow in Ranburne Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, April 25, 2014 from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM. Dryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Church and community news May 3 New Harmony Baptist Church will have a cemetery cleanup day on May 3 starting at 9 a.m.

New Harmony Youth will have a car wash at Piggly Wiggly May 3 starting at 9 a.m.

May 4 Homecoming at Mt. Paran Baptist Church, located on County Road 40, Fruithurst will be held Sunday May 4, 2014, Service will begin at 9:30 am CST. Special singers will be, Debra Perry and Jaidyn’s Call, from Dawsonville GA. Pastor Wayne Pike, and the Mt Paran family, invites you to come home, enjoy the singing, and share lunch.

Mt. Paran was established in 1893, and in that 120 plus years, we have seen God bless this Church and this community. We will gather, to offer thanks to God, and to remember the loved ones who have gone on before. If you need information or directions, call 256-579-5263.

May 5 Reaching Out International will be distributing 10,000 pounds of fresh vegetables on Monday, May 5, 2014 at Morrison Chapel on County Rd 29, at 2:00. Churches are welcome to pick up for members in need.

Reach us on Facebook at Reaching Out International.

May 10 Freedom Baptist Church 6th Annual Cars, Trucks and Motorcycles show will be held May 10, 2014-10:00am till 2:00pm GA time at 2124 Frank Ledbetter Memorial Drive Ranburne. Entry donation $20.00 Day of show, dash plates for first 100 entries, further information call Anthony Clifton 256-201-9128.

May 11 Homecoming at New Harmony Baptist Church will be May 11 at 10 a.m, lunch will follow the morning service.

May 24 Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department will have a Chicken-Q and Boston Butts located at 2341 Co. Rd. 48, Ranburne, on May 24, 2014 at 10:00AM GA time until gone Barbecue and chicken plates $8:00 Boston Butts $25.00 Pre-buy yours from any department member Political Rally and Cake Auction starts 12:00PM

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ALDOT work means delays through Ranburne LAURA CAMPER

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Commuters using Alabama 46 through Ranburne may soon experience some delays as resurfacing begins on the two-lane highway.

“We don’t anticipate any severe backup,” said DeJarvis Leonard, district engineer for the Alabama Department of Transportation.

There will be some delays though as the work will require lane closures, he said.

ALDOT expects to begin resurfacing a 10-mile section from the Georgia state line to west of Cleburne County Road 620 within the next couple of weeks, Leonard said. The project will also include paving a 2-foot shoulder on each side of the road.

ALDOT officials awarded the $2.5 million contract on Jan. 31 to Mid South Paving Inc., a Birmingham-

based contractor.

The work will continue for 65 working days through probably June or July, Leonard said.

This project will not include Ranburne streets Georgia Avenue and its connectors South, Cook, Pollard and Truett streets, Leonard said.

In February, the Cleburne County Commission allocated $50,000 and the Ranburne Council allocated $65,000 to an ALDOT project that would include those streets. State Sen. Gerald Dial, R-Lineville, said that is a separate project that’s still in the works.

“The money’s being held in escrow for the project,” Dial said.

Leonard didn’t have a date for when that project would be bid out, he said.

Work is also continuing on Interstate 20 through Cleburne County from just east of Exit 205 for Ranburne and Heflin to the Tallapoosa River, Leonard said.

“I-20 traffic was moved to the new westbound lanes Monday night,” Leonard said.

ALDOT is now breaking up the existing concrete on the shoulder, he said. It will eventually be paved over to make an additional lane for traffic, Leonard said.

Workers are currently paving the inside lanes on eastbound I-20. Traffic will be routed to those lanes in the near future, Leonard said. He didn’t have a firm date for the switch.

The contractor, Georgia-based C.W. Matthews, has been aggressive on the project, working 24 hours a day at times, Leonard said. The project completion is scheduled for May 2015, but ALDOT expectS an earlier finish, he said. ALDOT expects to move on to the next phase of the widening of I-20 in Cleburne County later this summer. That project will run from the Georgia state line to Alabama 46, Leonard said.

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The Cleburne County Commission on Thursday approved a bond refinancing that officials say will save the county $244,000 and allow it to pay off debt from construction of the Cleburne County Jail one year early.

“We actually have exceeded our expectations as far as cost savings,” said County Administrator Steve Swafford.

He originally estimated the savings at $150,000 to $200,000.

Matt Adams, senior vice president at Raymond James in Birmingham, met with the commissioners to explain the details of the deal.

The commissioners were being asked to approve the refunding of the old 2004 bond and the sale of a new bond for $1.92 million, he said.

Adams said the county received a rating of A1 from Moody’s Investors Service. The categorization is similar to a credit rating, and A1 is very good, he said.

“An A1 is four notches below the highest rating,” Adams said. “Where Cleburne County really shines is in management and the reserve levels of the county. That’s what pushed up your rating.”

The challenges included a relatively low per capita income, he said.

The A1 rating allowed the county to negotiate a 2.2 percent interest rate, Adams said.

The resolution also authorized the signing of the legal documents, he said. The resolution passed unanimously.

The new bond will be paid off in 2024, Adams said.

The commission’s next meeting is a work session on May 5 at 3 p.m.

Staff writer Laura Camper 256-463-2872. On Twitter @LCamper_Star

Cancer is called a

Misty Pointer

Cleburne County’s Relay for Life was held last weekend at L.E. Bell Field at Cleburne County High School. Heflin City Clerk Shane Smith said $70,000 was raised. The goal this year is $72,000.

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Sacred Harp has long tradition

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MUSCADINE — Spiritual hymns floated out the door of a tiny country church in Muscadine on Sunday.

The sanctuary is usually silent. St. Michael Lutheran Church has not had a service since the 1950s. But each year in April, its doors open for a Sacred Harp.

The church burned when Lucille Kilgore McElroy was just a child in 1932 or 1934, she said Sunday at this year’s edition of the singing. It was rebuilt in 1951 or 1952 but only hosted services for a couple of years before being shuttered. However, as soon as it was rebuilt, it started hosting the singings and continued the practice even after the church closed, McElroy said.

She has sung before, but now, McElroy comes to listen, she added.

The Sacred Harp singing tradition dates back a century and a half in the United States. It relies on special shapes printed in songbooks to indicate the notes of each song. The tradition has been practiced in Cleburne County at least since 1889, said Cecil Roberts, chairman of the Cleburne County Convention.

The convention, a member of the Alabama State Sacred Harp Singing Convention, was founded on Sept. 28, 1889, Roberts said. It hosts the Alewine-Laminack Memorial Sacred Harp Singing every year on the fourth Sunday in April. This year more than 40 people attended, some to listen but most to sing.

Song leaders stood in the middle of a square surrounded by bass singers on the left of the church, treble on the right. Tenors sit in front of the leader and the altos behind.

They start out singing the notes from the specially designed hymnal with square, triangle, circle and diamond notes. They sing a cappella with the leader helping to guide the first notes.

Fa, fa, so, la, the group sings. After they’ve sung a hymn’s notes, they launch into the song. Every couple of songs, a new leader steps into the square to lead their choice of songs.

Standing in the hollow square is the best vantage point to hear the songs, Roberts said. The metal roof in the church helps the sound, he added.

Fallon Cook of Tallapoosa, Ga., said standing in the center is a spiritual awakening.

“It just frees your soul,” Cook said.

She was raised in Muscadine and has been attending singings since she was a baby. She led her first song when she was 3 or 4 years old, Cook said.

Sunday, Cook brought her sons, Chase and Cain, to the singing. It wasn’t their first experience with the music.

She has a CD and her iPod is full of recordings of Sacred Harp singings, Cook said.

Chase, 9, was scheduled to lead a song — his favorite, “Schenectady,” number 192 in “The Sacred Harp 1991 Denson Edition.”

There are other books, but this one is used around the world, Cook said. She attended a convention in Ireland in March and sang with people from 11 countries using the same book, she said.

Hugh McGraw, whom she calls one of the forefathers of modern Sacred Harp singing, helped compile the book. He was seated in the bass section of the church Sunday.

McGraw said he started singing in 1953.

“I was about 21 when I first heard it,” McGraw said.

“It was just like I joined a church.”

He sings every weekend somewhere. He composes and McGraw said he has seven hymns in the book.

He also teaches Sacred Harp singing.

“I’ve taught singing schools all over the world,” McGraw said. “England, the Holy Land, everywhere. They sing it in Australia.”

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A new Mexican bakery and restaurant quietly opened on Ross Street in Heflin last week.

Mis Quatro Angeles, named for owner Maria Mendoza’s daughter and three grandchildren, opened on Thursday in the same building that housed another bakery last year. Mendoza said she’s been pleased with the response from the community so far.

Mendoza is not a newcomer to the restaurant business. She operated a catering truck in Gwinnett County, Georgia, for 18 years, she said. She closed that business in 2003 and has been selling Mary Kay products for the last 10 years. Three years ago, she moved to Heflin, Mendoza said.

While she enjoys sales, Mendoza missed the restaurant business, she said. She dreamed of opening a restaurant that would introduce residents to authentic homemade Mexican food. So, she found a building in Heflin where she could do just that,

Mendoza said.

Mendoza said she serves breakfast – both American and Mexican – with biscuits, refried beans, eggs, ham, bacon and chorizo sausage. She serves traditional Mexican foods and sandwiches for lunch including torta loca sandwich on telera rolls with sour cream, beans, three or four meats mixed together, jalapenos, lettuce, tomatoes and salsa. Its name means crazy, and it is a big sandwich, Mendoza said. She’ll also be serving the lunche on bolillo rolls with beans and meat of the customers’ choice, Mendoza said.

She makes everything in the restaurant from scratch. On Tuesday, at lunch time, she was rolling out dough for flour tortillas and heating them on the restaurant grill. Her racks were piled high with the fresh telera and bolillo rolls that she had made earlier that morning. She said her food is special because she makes it with all her heart, just as her parents taught her to do.

“I love what I do,” Mendoza said.

Mis Quatro Angeles is one of

several restaurants that has recently opened or is slated to open in Heflin, said Shane Smith, Heflin city clerk.

Sutton’s American Grill opened in November, a new second location of Damn Yankee’s is expected to open in the next few months and a Krispy Krunchy Chicken opened in Stop-NShop in the reopened Shell Station on Almon Street in April.

The administration is aggressively recruiting businesses that it thinks would be a good fit for the town, Smith said. Mendoza however, came in on her own, he said. Smith thinks she spoke directly with the owner of the building, he said.

But he said the town has plenty of room for the new businesses.

“I think everybody’s still doing fine,” Smith said.

He said Heflin not only has local residents as potential customers, but also the potential of drawing the millions of drivers who use Interstate 20 each month.

“Our goal is to get people to come to Heflin,” Smith said.

The city would also like to keep

Cleburne County residents shopping locally, he added.

Right now, many residents head to Oxford or Anniston on a Friday night to eat and shop. But if Heflin has options here, they could stay in the county, Smith said.

Kathy Nappier of Heflin said that is her and her husband Ricky Nappier’s habit.

“We usually go to Anniston,” Nappier said. “Probably once a week or every couple of weeks.”

Tuesday, though, they were trying Mis Quatro Angeles for the first time.

Nappier heard about the restaurant from Mendoza who approached her when she was out and about in Heflin.

The food was good, Nappier said.

“It tastes homemade,” she said. “I’d come back.”

Mis Quatro Angeles will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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DEATHS: Farmers trying to protect themselves and their cattle From page 1 But dogs are a unique problem, he said.

With coyotes or feral pigs it’s easy to know they’re wild, Powell said. But with dogs, it’s more difficult, he said.

“You don’t want to shoot your neighbor’s dog,” Powell said.

A farmer needs to protect himself or herself as well as the cattle, he said. Farmers should contact local law enforcement and document the losses, Powell said.

“You need to take pictures. You need to try to find the owner,” Powell said. “You need to know your rights.”

All Truett’s ever seen of the dogs is their backsides as they run away, enough of a look to know they’re not coyotes, but not enough to identify if the dogs have collars, he said.

He believes the dogs are part of the stray population roaming the county, but he’s not sure, Truett said. What he does know is the losses are expensive.

Calves are selling at a livestock market in Carrollton, Ga., for about $800 to $900 and cows for about $1,500; that makes his loss over the month more than $3,000, Truett said. He isn’t insured against the loss, he added.

Cleburne County Sheriff Joe Jacks said he’s not received any calls about the attacks, but if he had there wouldn’t be much he could do about it. The county has no leash laws, Jacks said. Even if it did, he couldn’t do much.

“I haven’t got the manpower to send a deputy out there and protect cattle,” Jacks said.

If the farmer knew whose dogs were attacking with dogs, said Tonya, a specialist with the his cattle, the department could help the farmer department who declined to give her last name. contact the owners, he said.

“We’re not a control officer,” she said. “We But Jacks added, if it were his farm, he would handle wildlife.” stop it, whatever means it took to stop them.

Tonya said the department has trapped wild Wayne Gore, Truett’s neighbor, said finding the dogs and turned them over to the local animal owners would be his preference. control office. However, the department prefers “I don’t want nobody mad at me about a dog,” that dogs be handled through local resources, she Gore said. said.

Gore has lost eight or nine cows and three or Cleburne County Administrator Steve Swafford four calves to the pack. He’s seen the dogs usually said the county hasn’t received any requests for in a pack of four. help with the dog problem and he’s not sure what “Sometime back, I saw seven together,” Gore it could provide if they did. But he’s sure the said. farmers will figure out how to handle it.

He was able to identify the owner of one of the “Most cattle farmers are pretty resourceful,” dogs and notified him of the problem. The owner Swafford said. said he would take care of it, but Gore hasn’t Staff writer Laura Camper 256-463-2872 in checked back with the owner, he said. He hasn’t Heflin and 256-235-3545 in Anniston. On Twitter been able to identify any of the other dog owners, @LCamper_Star. he said.

Gore said the farmers have been working together to catch the dogs, but so far with no luck.

“We’re talking about putting out a ent ray onstruCtion trap,” Gore said.

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Starting pay is $10.66 Position includes participation in the State of Alabama Retirement System Applications may be obtained at the Personnel Office located at: 6751 Hwy 78, Heflin, Alabama between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or online at www.cleburnecounty. us/employment. Applications must be submitted to the Personnel Office by Friday, May 16.

Job Qualifications: Potential candidates should possess the ability to answer calls, follow written policies and directives, sit for long periods of time, work various and rotating shifts, perform overlapping tasks and duties, manage stress effectively, remain calm and professional during emergency situations, address the public with respect, and have writing and computer skills to maintain logs and compose letters, math skills to determine mileage and distance, and reading skills to read and interpret data presented in non-traditional formats.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA

EMILY D. BROWN, PLAINTIFF VS. LANDON H. BROWN, DEFENDANT CASE NO. DR-02-98.03 NOTICE The Plaintiff, Emily D. Brown, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Defendant’s Petition and other relief

by June 2, 2014, or, thereafter, a Judgment by Default may be rendered against her in the above styled case.

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF CLARA SUE LAMINACK, DECEASED CASE NO. 2014-021 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 14th day ofApril, 2014, by the Honorable RYAN ROBERTSON, Judge of Probate Court of CLEBURNE County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

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The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate.

This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

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STATE OF ALABAMA CLEBURNE COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE# 2014-024

PROBATE COURT CASE # 2014-028 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MARY EVELYN WRIGHT, DECEASED Letters of Administration upon the Estate of MARY EVELYN WRIGHT, having been granted to CLIFFORD GOODMAN WRIGHT, as Personal Representative on the 25th day of April, 2014, in the Probate Court of Cleburne County, Alabama, by the Honorable Ryan Robertson, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.

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PROBATE COURT CASE # 2012-099 TO: ANY AND ALL HEIRS AT LAW ESTATE OF HARDEN MCDANIEL JR, DECEASED Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of April, 2014, Kimberly McDaniel, filed in the Probate Court of Cleburne County the Petition for Sell of Real Property in the Estate of Harden McDaniel Jr., deceased; that petition having been read and considered; It is Ordered that the 27th day of May, 2014, at 10:00 AM, be, and the same hereby is, appointed as the day for the hearing of the said petition.

Witness my hand this the 23rd day of April, 2014.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESSTATE OF TATE OF DOYLE FREEMAN, DECEASED ALABAMA NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters of Testamentary in the CLEBURNE estate of DOYLE FREEMAN, deceased having been granted COUNTY to VICKIE BURTON, as perPROBATE COURT sonal representative on the CASE # 2014-025 day of April, 2014, by the IN THE MATTER OF THE ESMORTGAGE FORE- 22nd Honorable Ryan Robertson, TATE OF DORIS FREEMAN, CLOSURE SALE Judge of Probate Court of Cle- DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Default having been made in burne County, Alabama, notice the payment of the indebted- is hereby given that all persons Letters of Testamentary in the having claims against said esestate of DORIS FREEMAN, ness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Charles tate are hereby required to deceased having been granted present the same within the to VICKIE BURTON, as PerLankford and Kathleen A. Lankford, husband and wife, to time allowed by law, or the sonal Representative on the same will be barred.

22nd day of April, 2014, by the Mortgage Electronic RegistraHonorable Ryan Robertson, tion Systems, Inc., acting sole- Ryan Robertson Judge of Probate Judge of Probate Court of Clely as nominee for Fairway burne County, Alabama, notice Mortgage, Inc., on the 28th day The Cleburne News is hereby given that all persons of September, 2007, said mortCleburne Co., AL having claims against said esgage recorded in the Office of May 1, 8, 15, 2014 tate are hereby required to the Judge of Probate of Clepresent the same within the burne County, Alabama, in time allowed by law, or the Mortgage Book 2007, Page STATE OF same will be barred.

5958; said mortgage having Ryan Robertson subsequently been transferred ALABAMA Judge of Probate and assigned to Nationstar CLEBURNE Mortgage LLC; the underThe Cleburne News signed Nationstar Mortgage COUNTY Cleburne Co., AL LLC, as Mortgagee/Transferee, PROBATE COURT May 1, 8, 15, 2014 under and by virtue of the powCASE # 2014-026 er of sale contained in said IN THE MATTER OF THE ESmortgage, will sell at public STATE OF outcry to the highest bidder for TATE OF JOSEPH E. HALE, cash, in front of the main en- DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALABAMA trance of the Courthouse at Heflin, Cleburne County, Ala- Letters of Testamentary in the COUNTY OF bama, on June 2, 2014, during estate of JOESPH E. HALE, the legal hours of sale, all of its deceased having been granted CLEBURNE right, title, and interest in and to RONNIE ELLISON, as Per- PROBATE COURT sonal Representative on the to the following described real CASE NO. 2014-014 estate, situated in Cleburne 24th day of March, 2014, by IN RE: THE ESTATE OF NELthe Honorable Ryan RobertCounty, Alabama, to-wit: LIE GAY ZANER, DECEASED A certain lot or parcel of land son, Judge of Probate Court of Letters of Administration upon Cleburne County, Alabama, lying on the South side of Oxthe Estate of NELLIE GAY ford Street, in the Town of He- notice is hereby given that all ZANER, having been granted persons having claims against flin, Cleburne County, Alato LARRY E. BELL, as Personbama, more particularly de- said estate are hereby required al Representative, on the 8th to present the same within the scribed as follows: Beginning day of April, 2014, in the Proat a point on the South line of time allowed by law, or the bate Court of Cleburne County, same will be barred. said Oxford Street which point Alabama, by the Honorable is 307.5 feet West of the inter- Ryan Robertson Ryan Robertson, notice is Judge of Probate section of the South line of said hereby given that all persons Oxford Street and the West having claims against said esThe Cleburne News line of an unopened street tate are hereby required to Cleburne Co., AL (Campbell Street); thence present the same within the April 24, & May 1, 8, 2014 South 4 degrees 31 minutes time allowed by law or the East a distance of 152 feet to same will be barred.

STATE OF the North right of way line of Ryan Robertson the Southern Railway CompaJudge of Probate ALABAMA ny; thence in a Westerly direction along the North right of The Cleburne News CLEBURNE way line of said Southern RailCleburne Co., AL way Company a distance of April 17, 24, May 1, 2014 COUNTY 162 feet to the Southeast corner of the lot owned by J.H. Lambert; thence in a Northerly direction along East line of said Lambert lot to the South line of Oxford Street; thence in an Easterly direction along the 153 Acres offered in tracts Gardendale, Blount County, AL South line of Oxford Street a distance of 154.5 feet to the A beautiful property “You Can See Forever”! point of beginning, said parcel This property has been donated by Dr Elmer and Mrs Melba Jean Motte, of land being in Lots Six (6) for the benefit of the ministries of the Billy Graham Evangelstic Association” and Seven (7) of Block H, according to the survey and map of said Town of Heflin, AlaBid Live or Online @ www.AuctionByPearce.com bama, made by W. B. Ferguson, as recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of CleThomas Hunt Auctioneers, Inc & Pearce & Associates burne County, Alabama.

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CHURCH: Will continue to be available for funerals and chapel From page 1 Lecta church will continue to be available for funerals and as a cemetery chapel, Thomas said.

The church, at the corner of Cleburne County roads 43 and 71, was built around 1940, Thomas said. The earliest deed he has found is for 1942. Thomas is unsure how large the congregation was at the time of construction, but it has dwindled over the years and now has only two registered members. For the last five years, it has offered a Sunday service once a month, he said.

But the members of the church are shocked by its loss.

“It’s a horrible thing,” said Geraldine Giles, whose 97-year-old mother is secretary-treasurer for the church and one of the last two members.

Her mother, who she asked not be named, received a letter dated April 22 about the closing, Giles said.

“It’s a very disturbing letter to my mother,” she said.

Giles and her mother are worried about the maintenance of the church’s cemetery. The church has a $20,000 trust fund to help maintain the cemetery, Giles said, but she’s worried that it won’t be used to maintain the property.

Giles, who no longer lives in Heflin, said it’s a great loss for the county.

“It will deprive the younger people and older people of Cleburne County of their church,” Giles said.

Sherrill Clontz, Cheaha District superintendent for the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church, said the closing is not unusual.

The North Alabama Conference closes eight to 10 churches per year, most often because they are no longer self-supporting, Clontz said.

Usually the pastor or the congregants bring the problem to the conference. But sometimes, as in this case, the conference has to step in and assess the viability of the church, usually when it can no longer pay its pastor.

There is so much emotion wrapped up in a church, Clontz said. People are baptized, married and buried there, she said. Still, this was the first time Clontz has had to close a church in which the congregation wasn’t in agreement with the decision, she said. But a committee from the conference and a cabinet from the bishop’s office recommended the closing, Clontz said.

“I don’t ever want a church to have a bad ending,” Clontz said. “Not being able to pay the bills would be a bad ending.”

When the conference closes a church, it generally asks the congregation what the church’s legacy should be.

When it closed the Carpenter United Methodist Church in Anniston, for instance, members agreed the church should continue to serve the community as a base for Community Enabler, a local charity.

In this case, the committee recommended merging with Wise Chapel and setting up a committee that would be responsible for maintaining the cemetery, Clontz said.

Thomas said as a pastor he doesn’t believe that death is the end.

“We believe that death leads to resurrection,” Thomas said.

It’s the same for this church. It will continue to be used for ministry, just in a different way, he said.

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The bridge had fallen into disrepair and collapsed when someone was driving over it.

The incorrect information was given during the Cleburne County Commission meeting on Apr. 21.

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