The Cleburne News - 08/29/13

Serving Cleburne County since 1906 Scouts I AREA 2

Look inside for the Football Preview 2013

Boy Scout Troop 206 backpack to Cheaha.

75 CENTS

news@cleburnenews.com

Thursday, August 29, 2013

City of Heflin

Council considers new ordinance LAURA CAMPER

news@cleburnenews.com

The Heflin City Council is considering an ordinance to regulate door-to-door sales, peddling and panhandling.

The proposal require door-to-door salespeople to apply for a monthly certificate to sell in the city limits, said City Clerk Shane Smith.

“We’re just trying to protect the citizens by doing this,” Smith said. “We can’t say, you can’t do it, but we can regulate it.”

Mayor Rudy Rooks said the law is similar to one that took effect in Calhoun County this month.

If passed by the council, the law would require salespeople to register each month with their name, address, phone number, business as well as the corporate officers, partners and managers in the company.

The workers must also provide proof that they work for that company. The salesperson would have to provide a summary of the presentation and a statement as to whether or not he or she has ever been convicted of a felony. People convicted of a felony could be denied a permit under the proposed law. The salesperson would also have to provide two photos taken in the last 60 days. If salespeople meet the requirements of the ordinance, they will

be issued a certificate, which they would be required to display to residents. The certificates would cost $25 a month, Smith said.

Door-to-door sales will only be allowed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and if people don’t want solicitors to come to their door they can post “No Solicitation” signs on or near their doors.

“Churches, schools, Girl Scouts, YMCAs, nonprofit organizations like that would be exempt from the ordinance,” Smith said.

But Councilman Elvin Henson said he thought the $25-a-month fee may be too much.

“I believe that’s going to discourage a lot of people,” Henson said.

Henson agreed the salespeople should pay something, but he thought it should be less. He didn’t specify an amount.

Rooks said the purpose of the ordinance was to control the salespeople coming into town.

“We don’t want to discourage our entrepreneurs,” Rooks said.

Councilman Shannon Roberts said the council members would have a chance to review the ordinance and then could make n See Council page 10

BOE addresses condiment complaints LAURA CAMPER

news@cleburnenews.com

Laura Camper

Heflin Animal Control Officer William Chapman said the two dogs he had picked up Wednesday will be heading to Calhoun County Animal Control Center.

Stray animals a problem LAURA CAMPER

news@cleburnenews.com

In 2009, a wounded, stray Chihuahua-mix dog helped usher in a leash law and establish animal control in Heflin, the only place in Cleburne County with any such law.

Heflin police answered a call that summer about a dog that had been attacked by two larger dogs and was badly injured, said Terri Cheatwood Daulton, who was city clerk in Heflin in 2009. No one

nearby was claiming the dog, so the officers called Daulton because she is known to have a soft heart for animals, she said.

“She was really hurt – big gash – had to have 30 staples,” Daulton said. “It was the tipping point I guess you could say.”

Then-Mayor Anna Berry and the Heflin City Council had been discussing creating a leash law and animal control to enforce it. But after finding Princess, whom she adopted after the incident, Daulton

looked up other city’s ordinances, wrote one for Heflin with the city attorney and submitted it to the council members for review. The new ordinance passed in July 2009, within a few weeks of finding Princess, Daulton said.

Administrators from some small municipalities in Cleburne County said they do not have the resources to deal with stray animals, because

In a called meeting of the Cleburne County Board of Education Thursday, school Superintendent Claire Dryden addressed complaints about changes in lunchroom policies, stopping at one point to compose herself. It had been a trying day.

She had received unspecified “threats” during the course of the day due to the changes, she said.

Dryden read from a written statement because she didn’t want to be misunderstood, she said. Dryden said the school system is not charging for the use of metal forks and spoons or napkins if a child brings a lunch from home. Dryden said she asked the cafeteria staff at every school if they had charged for any of these items and they all said they had not.

Sabrina Bragg, director of the Child Nutrition Program for the system, on Wednesday told a reporter that napkins were one of the things that the system could not provide for students bringing their lunches from home, unless it charged 10 cents.

The school system is charging for plastic utensils, however, which led to a misunderstanding Tuesday between a student and Rhonda Lines, the manager of the Cleburne County High School lunchroom, Dryden said.

She read a letter from Lines explaining that the student had asked for a fork.

“I thought she wanted a plastic fork, so I told her it would cost her 10 cents,” Dryden read. “The student stated, ‘You mean I have to pay for it?’ I stated, ‘Yes, for a plastic one.’”

The student left without purchasing one, Dryden read.

The metal forks are available free of charge to all students who want one, including those who bring their lunch from home, Dryden said.

The system started charging for extra condiment packages this year in order to become compliant with the federal nutrition guidelines, Dryden said. The federal government reimburses schools for the meals it serves through its 6-cent certification program.

n See Strays page 10 n See BOE page 8

INDEX:

For news stories call Laura at 256.463.2872

Opinion/Editorial . . . . . . 3 Church Sponsor . . . . . . . 5 Churches . . .. . . . . . . . . . 4

Heflin Highlights. . . . . . 5 Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

+ Matthew 22:37 Don’t wait till there is a problem with your tank

JDS JDS

CALL Joey Sprayberry

Septic & Services

Pumping • Installation • Repairs • Grading & Clearing • Storm Shelters Licensed • Bonded • Insured Serving Alabama & Georgia

AL# (256) 419-1105 • GA # (770) 574-3648

To subscribe

256-463-2872 P.O. Box 6, Heflin, AL 36264 FAX: 256-463-7127

The new phone book failed to update the phone number correctly

Heflin Chevron Pizza The Green Stores

256.463.1833

386 Ross Street • Heflin, AL 36264

256.463.2224

+

The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013 • 2

Title I meeting in Ranburne

There will be a Title I Parent Meeting on September 10, 2013, at the Ranburne Elementary Library. All parents of students from Ranburne High School and Ranburne Elementary School are invited to attend. The meeting will begin at 6:00 CST.

Arrest Report

Pictured is Duncan Hudgins, Shane Ragsdale, Travis McCary, Jerry McCollugh, Scoutmaster: Gary Wright, Assistant Scoutmaster, Hunter Couch, Tim McCollough, Eli McCormick and Will Hudgins.

Heflin Scouts Backpack in Cheaha Heflin BSA Troop 206 backpacked in the Cheaha Mountain area camping at a rock bridge built by the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) in the 1930’s. Scouts completed environmental cleanup and conservation projects. Backpacking skills, lost hiker skills, and emergency preparedness exercises were activities of the weekend along with compass skills training and practice. The Troop’s next camping activity will be a weekend at Camp Sequoyah with boating and canoing, safety afloat training, and water rescue skills training and practice. It is getting into the season where the members of the Troop 206 are working on recruiting new scouts to earn the 2013 New Scout Recruiter Award. Any boys through the ages of 11 to 17 can be recruited. If you know of an eligible boy direct them to one of the many scouts in Troop 206 or have them attend the weekly meeting on Monday night at 7 p.m., in the basement of the American Legion Post 19 building on Ross Street.

Robert Damian Apedaile, 29, Muscadine - poss marijuana second degree.

Heather Jones McRath, 38, Heflin - theft by deception first degree.

Micole Marie Moore, 27, Muscadine - unlaw manf of control substance.

Tony Ray Westbrook, 57, Heflin - harassment.

Rusty Kelley, 35, Muscadine -domestic violence three degree harassment.

Melody Dawn Towers, 40, Fruithurst - poss/rec control substance, poss marijuana second degree, use possess drug paraphernalia.

Katherine Ann Wiggins Nolen, 38, Fruithurst - promote prison contraband, poss/rec control sub, poss marijuana second degree, use/possess drug paraphernalia.

The people listed in this arrest report, whose names and charges are obtained from public records, are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Labor rules to boost employment for vets, disabled SAM HANANEL

Associated Press

Veterans and disabled workers who often struggle to find work could have an easier time landing a job under new federal regulations.

The rules, announced Tuesday by the Labor Department, will require most government contractors to set a goal of having disabled workers make up at least 7 percent of their employees. The benchmark for veterans would be 8 percent, a rate that could change from year to year depending on the overall number of former military members in the workforce.

The new requirements could have a major impact on hiring since federal contractors and subcontractors account for about 16 million workers — more than 20 percent of the nation’s workforce. But some business groups have threatened legal action, complaining that the rules conflict with federal laws that discourage employers from asking about a job applicant’s disability status.

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez called the new policy a “win-win” that will benefit workers “who belong in the economic mainstream and deserve a chance to work and opportunity to succeed.” He said it also would benefit employers by increasing their access to a diverse pool of new workers.

“To create opportunity, we need to strengthen our civil rights laws and make sure they have the intended effect,” Perez told reporters in a conference call announcing the rules.

The unemployment rate for disabled workers is a staggering 14.7 percent, nearly twice the rate of 7.4 percent for the general population.

The jobless rate for all

AP Photo/Molly Riley

In this April 18, 2013, file photo then-Labor Secretary nominee Thomas Perez testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Veterans and disabled workers who often struggle to find work could have an easier time landing a job under new federal regulations. The rules, announced Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, by the Labor Department, will require most government contractors to set a goal of having disabled workers make up at least 7 percent of their veterans is 7.3 percent, but for veterans who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars it’s 9.9 percent, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The rules are expected to affect about 171,000 companies doing business with the federal government, said Patricia A. Shiu, director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Generally, the rules affect those contractors with at least 50 employees and $50,000 in government contracts.

Shiu estimated as many as 585,000 disabled workers more than 200,000 veterans could get new jobs if all the companies meet the hiring goals within the first year of compliance.

Labor officials say the new benchmarks are only goals and not specific hiring quotas. But companies

Visit us online at www.cleburnenews.com

that can’t provide documents showing they tried to meet the goal could risk having their federal contracts revoked.

If a company can’t im-

mediately meet the new goals, it is required to examine recruitment or outreach practices to decide how to improve.

No fine, penalty or sanc-

It’s Summer time and now is a great time to own a Convertible

Colonial Motors 411 East Street N. Talladega, AL

tion would be imposed solely for failing to meet the goal, Shiu said.

The new metrics for the disabled and veterans are similar to those contractors have long used for women and minorities.

They will take effect six months from now to give contractors enough time to process them. Under the rules, companies must keep detailed records of recruitment and hiring efforts taken to meet the new goals.

Daniel Yager, president of the HR Policy Association, which represents more than 350 large U.S. corporations, suggested his group may challenge the disability rules in court.

“Simply mandating a numerical ‘goal’ for all jobs in all contractors’ work-

places, and then requiring employers to invade the privacy of applicants and employees with questions about their physical and mental condition, destroys everything companies have done to integrate individuals with disabilities into the workforce in a sensitive, discreet manner,” Yager said.

Carol Glazer, president of the National Organization on Disability, praised the Obama administration for approving the new rules. She predicted that employers would not have a hard time meeting the new benchmarks for disabled workers.

“There are many organizations in the disability field who stand prepared to help companies meet these goals,” Glazer said.

HUGE SAVINGS Promotional Homes Wanted • Call for a FREE QUOTE •

Buy 2 Windows get

1 FREE Limited time offer

We offer the newest technology in solid wall systems & the finest siding on the market today.

Lifetime Guarantee

FREE

Wayne Williams

60” FLAT SCREEN TELEVISION with any siding or window purchase!

256.362.2271

Visit us online at www.colonialmotors.biz

Bad Credit? ... Slow Credit? ... No Credit?

No problem

We offer many styles and colors of siding to choose from.

Dinner for Two

LARGE SELECTION TO CHOOSE FROM...

at RED LOBSTER or OLIVE GARDEN with every in-home presentation

Where EVERYBODY Rides

Remodel USA

Credit Specialist

28 Years in the Automotive Business...

Drive A Little ... Save A Lot

Oxford, AL 36203 256-312-7732 REMODELUSAAL.COM

Siding • Windows • Gutters • Bathrooms • Kitchens Sunrooms • Screenrooms • Roofs

THE CLEBURNE NEWS, Thursday, August 29, 2013 • 3

OPINION/EDITORIAL

Something about the Southern voice

My accent has been called country, to Manhattan, a server in a restaurant syrupy, and twang-y. I guess it is all there named Nondi said our accents of those at one time or another, but were like those of her kinfolks in Florida mostly I only call it Southern. who, unlike her, were originally from Sherry Like most people, I don’t think Georgia and Alabama. Nondi was raised of my accent too much, and since in Florida where there are few natives Kughn I have always lived in Calhoun but many transplants, most of them from County, mine sounds like that of the Northern states. Nondi said hearing most other people who live here. our voices made her miss her family.

However, now that my children live She and my daughter exchanged contact Sherry-Go-Round in other parts of the country, and information; and they, since both are far since I visit them regularly, I am away from family members, promised to more aware not only of my accent stay in touch. but also of the accent of other Southerners.

One Southerner who lives up North sometimes For instance, in April, when I was in Andover, New gets homesick and drives to a nearby Cracker Barrel Jersey, I walked into a Walmart and was greeted by a restaurant. Other Southerners tend to go there also, cashier. “Hi,” she said, dragging out the “i” and making she said, and she likes to hear them talk. Of course, it sound more like “ie.” I knew at once she was from having good Southern cooking is a draw, too. I know the South, from other words she used, but it was hard to that, whenever I travel up North, I seek out Cracker place my finger on how I knew. No doubt, part of it had Barrel restaurants. Those who work there, however, to do with her friendly, unhurried voice.” do not always understand the Southern accent. Once, “Oh, my goodness,” I said. “You talk like I do.” at an Ohio restaurant, a hostess misunderstood me.

The woman laughed and said she was from South “How many in your party?” she asked. “Nine,” I said.

Carolina, although she could have been from any one “None?” she repeated and laughed. She thought I was of Alabama’s border states. We all talk about the same joking until I pronounced the number in our party with way. Some people call it the Dixie accent. a sharper-sounding “i,” which did not come naturally.

I was in a hurry that day and didn’t stay to get to Also in August, my daughter and I visited a become acquainted with the woman. I’m sure she was a Southerner in Morristown, N.J., a former Annistonian, nice person, though, because her voice was a reflection in fact. She is a young mother who is adamant about of her pleasant demeanor. In August, my daughter’s making sure her young children do not speak with and my accent attracted a new friend. During our trip a Yankee accent. She corrects them when they do.

My daughter is not that concerned about the matter.

However, her accent is so thick that her children will likely inherit at least some of it. During our visit, while I was playing with her three-year-old son, my grandson, I saw him run toward a group of other children in the park. “Hey, you guys,” he said. I grimaced. Where was the “Hey, y’all” that my children had always called out.

I bit my tongue not to correct the grandson.

Just this past week, a heavily accented Southern voice made the news. The entire country heard the voice of school clerk Antoinette Tuff. On Wednesday, Aug. 21, she possibly saved lives with her calm, compassionate, and very Southern voice. She talked a shooter at a school in DeKalb County, Ga., into laying down his gun. When I heard the exchange on television, I sat up straight and smiled. Mrs. Tuff didn’t sound country, syrup-y, or twang-y, just loving and Southern; her beautiful voice enveloped the genuineness of her character.

Accents from the various regions of the United States sound better when they reflect a person with a positive character trait, especially one who knows how to use language in an honest, engaging, and educated manner.

Personally, when I have traveled elsewhere and returned home, the Dixie accent sounds like music to me.

By the way, there are a few tests on the Internet to determine the name of the American accent you use.

Just type the words “American accent tests” into your search engine and choose one or two. They are fun to take.

Email Sherry at sherrykug@hotmail.com

Are you ready for some football?

As we approach Labor Day, foremost on most Alabamians’ minds is the beginning of college football season. Traditionally, Labor Day has also marked the kickoff of the political campaign season.

As we head into the Labor Day weekend of 2013, my suspicion is that more of you are excited about this Saturday’s first games of the season than who is going to run for governor or more especially state auditor next year.

College football is king in Alabama. Make no mistake about it. We love college football.

However, it appears the rest of the country is enamored as well. In a recent Forbes magazine article the vaunted financial periodical says, “The players might be amateurs but college football itself hauls in billions of dollars a year in television contracts, ticket sales, sponsorships and paraphernalia.”

Not surprisingly, Forbes discovered that the South and more specifically the Southeastern Conference is not only the most dominant on the

Texas was number one.

Michigan was number two and Notre Dame was third.

For the most part there is a Steve correlation to how well a team Flowers does on the field and their dollar value at the bank. That is not precise though. For example, in the last six years Alabama has emerged as the premier college Inside The Statehouse football program in America, while Texas has suffered through field, it is by far the richest. some lackluster seasons. A Forbes’ study revealed that seven lot of Texas’ financial success of the ten most lucrative college stems from its unique, exclusive football franchises are in the television arrangement. Notre SEC. Dame also has a novel national The report lists these SEC television contract and following. schools and their team values if However, the SEC recently they were in the NFL. At number entered into a lucrative extensive four was LSU with a team value television contract that will air of $102 million. Georgia was our dominant teams nationwide number five at $99 million. and insure that our top teams Alabama was number six at $96 remain in the top ten financially million. Florida came in seventh for years to come. at $93 million. Auburn was ninth By the way, according to at $85 million and Arkansas was Forbes the average salary of tenth at $83 million. the ten highest paid football Therefore, the SEC held places coaches in the country is $4.2 four through ten in the Forbes million. Nine of the ten are state rankings of richest franchises. employees. Alabama’s Nick Seven out of ten is not bad.

Saban remains number one and

deservingly so.

Labor Day generally marks the end of the summer vacation season with many of you slipping in a final trek to the beach. For those of you who like to frequent our own Alabama gulf coast, you will have a new luxury resort hotel to accommodate you soon and it will be owned partially by the state. Gov. Bentley made a convention center hotel on our own Alabama coast a lynchpin of his accomplishments during his first term in office. He repeatedly said, I am tired of going to conferences of Alabama associations that are being held at Sandestin on Florida’s gulf coast.

Bentley spearheaded the efforts to make our own Gulf State Park a luxury convention destination.

Legislation was passed in this year’s Regular Session to make it a reality. Six governors prior to Bentley have floated the idea.

The legislation allows the state to partner with a private developer to build a hotel and conference center at our Gulf State Park.

The hotel will actually be built

on the stretch of beach where the old Gulf State Park was located prior to it being decimated by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

The state will use $80 million it received from the 2010 BP gulf oil spill to pay for the project.

Therefore, the state will own the land and facility.

You could see Bentley’s pride when he signed the bill creating the new luxury state owned hotel. He had the bill signing on the site of the new venture. It was a beautiful clear May day on the Gulf of Mexico with blue skies and seagulls surrounding the Governor and Gulf Coast dignitaries. Bentley beamed as he set the project in motion.

It should be a crown jewel for our gulf coast that generations to come can enjoy and from which the state will reap the profits.

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

Here’s one answer to ending teen violence

On one of FOX’s top rated cable shows, The Five, Dana Perino opined teenaged criminals like those most recently making headlines for murdering others for “fun” might be deterred by threatening to take away government benefits from their immediate families.

Take the three teens in Duncan, Okla., who murdered the young Australian baseball player who was out on a run. The alleged triggerman said they killed the runner because they were “bored.” Would taking away their families’ benefits, i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, welfare, food stamps, housing allowance, etc., provide incentives to teach delinquent teens character/moral values? If the teens knew killing someone meant their families would lose government benefits, would they think twice before pulling the trigger “for fun?”

What about the two teens who killed Delbert “Shorty” Belton, the WWII veteran who fought to preserve our

Serving Cleburne County Since 1906

926 Ross Street • P.O. Box 67 • Heflin, AL 36264 (256) 463-2872 • (800) 408-2872 Fax (256) 463-7127 • news@cleburnenews.com Member National Newspaper Association

Publisher John Alred

Member Alabama Press Association

Sales Misty Pointer Editor Laura Camper

Volume 120-35 The Cleburne News (USPS 117-420) is published every Thursday by Consolidated Publishing Co., and entered as periodicals at the Post Office in Anniston, Ala. 36202. Subscription rates: One Year in Cleburne County $22 One Year Elsewhere $36 Six Months in Cleburne County $13 Six Months Elsewhere $21

rights and freedoms in the big war? No gun involved here. The “fun” came simply from beatDaniel ing the 88-year old to Gardner death. What if parents of the teenaged thugs knew they would lose their government benefits?

What if the teenaged My Thoughts idiots knew beating a helpless old American war hero would not only land them in jail, but also hurt their own loved ones? In other words, what if committing felonies had severe consequences for all of those responsible?

Government handouts are not rights. They are benefits of a benevolent government, and can be taken away for any number of reasons.

I’ve heard discussions for years about holding parents accountable to some degree for their children’s actions.

Why not? These people have had more impact on their teens’ moral values than anyone else…or, should have had more influence. Is there a connection between teens growing up in families dependent on government benefits and teenaged violence? Statistics say ‘yes.’

Coincidently, the Cato Institute released a study paralleling a similar study they did in 1995, titled “THE WORK VERSUS WELFARE TRADE-OFF: 2013 …

An Analysis of the Total Level of Welfare Benefits by State.”

The last paragraph of the Executive Summary provides a hint why we have more families living off government

benefits today than we did when LBJ and liberals/progressives hatched their infamous War on Poverty in the 1960s.

“The current welfare system provides such a high level of benefits that it acts as a disincentive for work.

Welfare currently pays more than a minimum-wage job in 35 states, even after accounting for the Earned Income Tax Credit, and in 13 states it pays more than $15 per hour. If Congress and state legislatures are serious about reducing welfare dependence and rewarding work, they should consider strengthening welfare work requirements, removing exemptions, and narrowing the definition of work. Moreover, states should consider ways to shrink the gap between the value of welfare and work by reducing current benefit levels and tightening eligibility requirements.”

President Obama’s domestic programs and policies have dramatically swelled the ranks of welfare recipients and those dependent on government benefits. Maybe incentives to work and be accountable would help families who’ve grown dependent on government handouts in more ways than one.

Would taking away government benefits from parents of children who commit flagrant felonies provide enough incentive to take more responsibility for teaching their children right from wrong, or for children to think twice before killing another innocent?

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/

What’s your opinion?

The editorial page provides a forum in which readers may present their views. Send your comments to: Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 67, Heflin, AL 36264 or email news@cleburnenews.com. Deadline for consideration is Monday at 5 p.m. for the following Thursday’s edition.

All letters submitted must include a signature, address and daytime phone in case verification is needed. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Letters from groups should either be legibly signed by all members or by one or more names as representatives of the group. No anonymous letters will be published. The Cleburne News reserves the right to select which letters will be published and to edit all letters for grammar, punctuation, clarity, length and content. Letters are published as space permits. Writers are asked to submit no more than two letters per month.

4 • The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 22, 2013

Ranburne, Cleburne County Jamboree

Photos by Misty Pointer

Source For Your

Weekly News

The Oxford Arts Council Presents

BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS FEATURING

SATURDAY SPORTS INJURY CLINIC

BO BICE

Regular Football Season Saturdays

8:00am - 10:00am

SATURDAY SPORTS INJURY CLINIC Tyler Center, 3rd Floor (256) 236-4121

Grammy Album of the Year Produced these Hits: “Spinning Wheel� “And When I Die� “You Made Me So Very Happy�

Regular Football Season

at the

Thursday

OXFORD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 100 Choccolocco St., Oxford, AL 36203

ADVANCED TICKETS: Reserved Seating $45 General Admission Seating $35 Tickets at the Door $50 TICKET LOCATION: OXFORD CIVIC CENTER Hours: Mon.-Thurs 8 a.m.- 8 p.m.

The Cleburne News 926 Ross Street

256-241-1900

Heflin, AL

1-866-989-0873

256-463-2872 www.cleburnenews.com

7:00 PM (doors open at 6:00 pm)

Friday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

INFO: 256-241-3322 or 256-831-2660 www.bloodsweatandtears.com

Kenneth Vandervoort, M.D.

Duane D. Tippets, M.D.

Gordon Hardy, M.D.

Michael Weidmer, M.D.

Herbert McCrimmon, M.D.

Duane Michael Tippets, D.O.

Jason Cobb, M.D.

Saturdays 8:00 am

Dr. Kenneth Vandervoort

Thursday, September 19, 2013

John Payne, M.D.

Dr. Gordon Hardy

Anniston Orthopaedics wishes to recognize and congratulate

Dr. Kenneth Vandervoort and Dr. Gordon Hardy

on their achievement of Sports Medicine CertiĂžcation from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

This additional education enhances the treatment that Anniston Orthopaedics can provide to area athletes and their family members.

Tyler Center, 3rd Floor

Anniston Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. John R. Payne, M.D. Gordon T. Hardy, M.D. Kenneth L. Vandervoort, M.D. Michael R. Wiedmer, M.D. Duane D. Tippets, M.D. C. Herbert McCrimmon, M.D.

(256) 236-4121

www.AnnistonOrtho.com

The Cleburne News, Thursday August 29, 2013 •5

Heflin Highlights by: Suzanne Payne

It Means So Much

Take a moment this week and call these people and wish them a very happy birthday! They are really special!

Aug.29-Roger Prater, Steven Lines, Jessie Harris, Daniel Cavender, Lois Gay and Dee Ann Coffman. Aug. 30-Bennett Grubbs, Horace Perry, Josh Ervin, Irene Faulkner, Connie Warren, Chris Jordan and Josh Gibbs Aug. 31-Patrice Whatley, Julieanna Gaines. Melvin Dates, Kaitlyn Thompson, Amy Norton Retenbach, Em-

ily Doyle, Harley Langley, Connie Huddleston and Fred Turner. Sept. 1-Ashley Brown, Michael Swails, Rene Wheatley, Amber Bryant, Jimmy Price, John Bliss, Todd Weston, Nick Dunston and Robbie Nolen. Sept. 2-Mary Kathryn Campbell, Josh Bradley, Melissa Jarrell, Patrick Nolen and Rebecca Lee. Sept.3-Shirley Elkins, Anna Templeton McDill, Monica Taylor and Boots Morrison. Sept.4-Anna Bennett, Susan Dean, Matthew Corbin, Stephen Herren, Patsy Davis, Gail Barker

Sunshine List

and Joe Nolen.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! I am declaring this week a week of love and romance for these anniversary couples!

Aug.29-Gary and Ann White. Aug. 30-Donald and Leann Parton, Jerry Paul and Libby Owen. Aug.31-Noel and Pat Williams. Sept.1-David and Vonda Easley.

Jessica Wade, Jimmy Burrows, Terry Benefield, Libby Owen, Erin Ventress, Ed Cleveland, Kerry Smith, Andrea Wise Smith, Jimmie Nell Vise, Sherry Brown, Sara Noland, Rider Bearden, Malene Bowen, Jackie Stovall, Ken Sanders and Merrill Hayes.

Bye

Until next week…remember…Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

This Devotional and Directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all of us to attend worship services.

Cleburne County Church Directory ASSEMBLY OF GOD BETH-EL 5250 Hwy. 46 Heflin, 463-4673 BAPTIST

John S. Casey

Carolyn P. Casey

Tel. (256) 463-2101 Fax (256) 463-2102 caseylaw@caseylawoffices.com.

Patrick P. Casey P.O. Box 249 126 Burns Street Heflin, Alabama 36264

Cleburne Pharmacy 875 Ross Street• Heflin, Al 36264 256-463-2197

HEFLIN

Locally Owned & Operated TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR ALL HE HAS DONE

Sarah Matilda’s Antiques and Gifts

“Antiques, Gifts and Gourmet Foods” 542 Ross Street Heflin, Alabama 36264 Wed-Fri: 10:00-5:00, Sat: 10:00-2:00

(256)463-2552 Sarahmatildas@gmail.com Sarahmatildas.com

AI BAPTIST RR 2, Box 220A Heflin, 748-3002 BEULAH BAPTIST CHURCH 1616 CR 57 Muscadine, AL 36269

(256) 357-9774 • Toll Free: 1-866-879-7654

EASTH ATH CHURCH OF GOD Fruithurst, 579-1011

MT PARAN BAPTIST FRUITHURST, AL

HEFLIN CHURCH OF GOD 205 Willoughby St. Heflin, 463-2902

MUSCADINE BAPTIST County Rd. 49 Muscadine, 579-2112 NEW HARMONY 2359 Hwy. 9 Heflin, 463-5840

CANAAN BAPTIST 3808 County Rd. 11 Heflin, 253-2760

NEW HOPEWELL 11654 County Rd 49 Heflin

CEDAR CREEK BAPTIST 13019 Co Rd 19 Heflin, 463-4220

NEW ZION BAPTIST 217 Jefferson St. Heflin, 463-1099

CHULAFINNEE BAPTIST 6961 Hwy. 431 Heflin, 253-9077

OAK HILL BAPTIST 349 County Rd. 823 Heflin, 831-8467

CONCORD BAPTIST RR 1, Box 14 Muscadine, 748-4412

OLD HOPEWELL BAPTIST Co. Rd. 43

EAST HEFLIN BAPTIST 189 Evans Bridge Rd. Heflin, 463-5650

PILGRIMS REST FIRST BAPTIST 2211 County Rd. 205 Fruithurst, 463-5636

EDWARDSVILLE BAPTIST 4062 Burton St. Edwardsville

PINE GROVE BAPTIST 921 Co. Rd. 62 Heflin 748-8701

FIVE POINTS BAPTIST 2535 County Rd.6 Heflin, 253-2155

PINETUCKY BAPTIST 2984 Co Rd 10

FREEDOM BAPTIST 2124 Frank Ledbetter Mem Dr. Ranburne, 568-2277

PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST Hwy 9

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST RR 1 Muscadine, 574-7176 FRUITHURST BAPTIST 125 School St. Fruithurst, 579-2027 HAPPY HILL Hwy 46 Heflin HEFLIN BAPTIST 155 Almon St. Heflin, 463-2576 HEPSABAH BAPTIST 77 County Rd. 106 Heflin, 253-2956 HERITAGE BAPTIST 5973 Hwy 78 Heflin HARMONY GROVE Co Rd 65 Fruithust

“A Real Community Bank”

MOUNT OLIVE BAPTIST 73 Church St. Heflin, 463-5459

RANBURNE FIRST BAPTIST 2700 Frank Ledbetter Mem Dr. Ranburne, 568-3677 UNION HILL BAPTIST 13621 County Rd. 10 Ranburne, VERDON CHAPEL 12581 Highway 46 Heflin, Al.36264 256-748-2679 SEVENTH-DAY VISE GROVE SEVENTHDAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 303 County Road 116 Heflin, AL 36264 CHRISTIAN

MACEDONIA BAPTIST 123 County Rd. 927 Heflin, 253-2173

RHEMA CHRISTIAN CENTER 8386 Hwy. 431 Heflin, 253-2070 CHURCH OF GOD

MACEDONIA BAPTIST 3920 County Rd. 48 Ranburne, 748-4460 MARANATHA MISSIONARY BAPTIST 1379 Oxford St. Heflin, 463-2159

CRUMLEY’S CHAPEL CHURCH OF GOD 288 County Rd. 644 Heflin, 748-4044 EDWARDSVILLE CHURCH OF GOD PO Box 153 Edwardsville

MOUNT OLIVE CHURCH OF GOD 2763 County Rd. 65 Fruithurst, 463-5569

The Cleburne News 256.463.2872 Call us for all of your advertising needs

EPISCOPAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH – THE MESSIAH 836 Lakeview Dr. Heflin, 463-2928 HOLINESS Liberty Rock Holiness 2488 Hwy 46 334-707-3585 METHODIST ANTIOCH UMC 12657 County Road 49 Heflin 256-358-4663 Kent Ponder, Pastor BETHEL UNITED METHODIST County Road 80 Muscadine 463-2178 CAMPGROUND UNITED METHODIST 24581 County Rd. 49 Muscadine, 463-1123 CHULAFINNEE METHODIST 1834 County Rd. 8 Heflin, AL 36264 253-2692 FIRST UNITED METHODIST 785 Ross St. Heflin, 463-2441 GREEN’S CHAPEL County Road 36, Heflin

Loans from $150 to $5,000 Approved in 30 minutes or less!

All loans subject to our liberal lending policies

Columbus Finance & Tax Service 596 Ross St. • Heflin, Al 36264 256.463.4377

HURRICANE METHODIST Co Rd. 42 Heflin SS 10a.m. -WS 11a.m.

LIBERTY HILL CONGREGATIONAL METHODIST 77 County Rd. 142 Heflin, 253-3337 RANBURNE UNITED METHODIST 11 Church Dr. Ranburne, 568-2534 WISE CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST 14950 Hwy. 46 Heflin, 748-2013

1221 Almon St. Heflin, Al 36264

Store Hours:

APOSTOLIC

Mon - Sat 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Sunday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Deli Hours: Mon-Fri 10:30 - 2 p.m.

NEW BEGINNINGS MINISTRY 5151 Hwy. 78 Heflin, 463-5588

WRIGHT DRUG COMPANY Heflin Diabetes Care Center

Gary W. Wright, R.Ph., CDE Greg Denman 256.568.3984 800.523.9568

Registered Pharmacist Certified Diabetes Educator

21144 Main Street Ranburne, AL 36273

Ryan Jackson, Pharm D

960 Ross Street Heflin, AL 36264

Phone: (256) 463-2188 Fax: (256) 463-2377

Drop by any of these supporters and say thank you for their support of our Devotional page

6 • The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013

Cleburne

Churches

East Heflin by: Bruce Wright We are pleased to welcome our new associate pastor and his family, Jason and Amanda Stewart, this Sunday to East Heflin! Calendar: 4th: Awanas and Wed night meal begin. 8th: Sunday School kick off breakfast at 9:00am and new class sign up. 15th: Prove Yourself- special offering day to give above and beyond!

Bro. George opened to II Corn. 8:1-15, 9-7, “Seven Ways to Honor God’s Grace through Giving”. We give because of the grace of what God has given to us. We should give out of the heart He gave us. We give out of sincerity, not as an obligation. He tells us and expects us to give out of obedience and from a sincere heart. We should give sharingly as a part of God’s purpose and his program. It’s not about bargaining with God and going when you are ready and have things in order but giving now while you have the chance.

We give spiritually as a high calling to Him and a holy calling. We give systematically as a structured plan. We give selflessly by putting the focus of others, not ourselves. We should say “How can this gift further the kingdom of God?” you see he wants to bless us with gifts we do not deserve for being loyal. It takes giving spontaneously. God loves a cheerful giver. He loves the right attitude and the aptitude to understand God’s grace.

Lastly, give sacrificially. Don’t resist the opportunities to give but pursue the time. Do what you say you will do and do what he asks of you. Come today and begin by giving of yourself to Him. We closed our night with a great missionary Cecil Peasley from South Africa preaching from II Kings a powerful message. May God continue to bless him in all his work for the Lord.

Happy Hill by: Debra Jackson

Hello from Happy Hill. Hope you having a great week.

It was a blessing to be at Happy Hill Sunday. Marty Barber delivered the message at brotherhood breakfast.

Being youth day, the youth sang and performed skits and dramas. Sixteen-year old Drew from Blount County delivered the message. On Sunday night, Caleb and Seth Jackson performed two dramas. Bro. Earnest Bowen delivered the message.

Join us Sunday for Family & Friend Day at 11:00.

Join us in praying for Irmalene and Robert Norton, Joyce Austin, Betty Hayes, Roger Ledbetter, Elizabeth White, Rider Bearden, Penny Strickland, Ken Sanders, Alice Pair, Butch Pair, Terry Benefield, Kerry Smith, Andrea Wise Smith, Edna Hubbard, Catherine Forsyth and Frank Hagan family.

Until next time, God Bless!

SENTENCE SERMON Patience is how you act while you’re waiting.

THE LIGHTER SIDE A young boy called the pastor of a local “corner” church to ask the pastor to come by to pray for his mother who had been very ill with the flu.

The pastor knew the family and was aware they had been attending another church down the road. So the pastor asked, “Shouldn’t you be asking Brother Simon down the road to come by to pray with your mom?”

The young boy replied, “Yeah, but we didn’t want to take the chance that he might catch whatever this is that Mom has.”

Harmony Grove by: Reba Gay Annette Nolen celebrated a birthday recently. Our last congregation song was “Sweet, Sweet Spirit”. This song describes our church. Leslie sang “Where Could I Go.” Bro. Doug’s message from Galations and John: People are quick to criticize. Be careful, lest you do the same thing you criticize others for. It’s not our job to judge. Bear one another’s burdens. Reach out to those in need. Help carry their burdens. Help in any way you can. Whether physical or spiritual, help. You can help by loving those in need.

We shouldn’t condemn. Serve God today. If you wake up in the morning, serve God. Prayer requests: Doug and Cleo, Charles and Annette, Ruth and Murvel, Edna Dunn, Ray and Esther, Judy and Kenneth Orman, Reba, jail ministry, the Hagan, LuAllen, Brown, Towers, and McGuire families, Pauline Laminack, Jane Alred, Neal and Zelma Thompson, Tiffany Gay, Eric Scott, Benny Abney, Daniel Voss, Don and Arlene Bain,Milford and Evelyn Higgins, Brittany Johnson, George Nimon, Betty Sisk, Ken Sanders, Lex Brown, Alesha Steen, Joyce Austin, Joyce Norris, Walter and Elaine, our nation’s leaders, our military and our church.

Pilgrim’s Rest by: Connie Thompson Brother Tracy Mayfield’s morning message was taken from Matthew 25:21. We have been made faithful over a few things, but God has more blessings ahead. Those words, well done, mean that something was put into action. Put your words into action. We are called to be consistent in our service to the Lord. We are called to be faithful to our families. But why is it so important to be faithful? In reading 2 Thessalonians 2:3, we see that the devil is tearing things apart a little at a time. There is a great falling away happening right now. We have to open our heart’s door to Jesus. Don’t ignore the knock on your heart. Why are we at church? We need to prepare for the final surge. When we do the best we should, we will hear those words, “well done.” In the first chapter of Romans, we are reminded that people are ashamed to take Jesus out of the church. Revelation tells us that an end is coming. Scripture will be fulfilled. Jesus is coming…are you ready?

Becky Arrington led our Sunday evening testimony service reading from Philippians 4:13. Brother Tracy read from James 4:7, 10. James gives us two thoughts.

First, turn it all over to God. When we look to God and submit, the devil will leave you. Satan cannot lead you into sin without your willingness. Second, God wants us to be humble. When we humble ourselves, there is an internal cleansing that is reflected on the outside.

Pinetucky by: Mary Alvarado “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost” Romans 15:13 Remember to keep those who are sick and the bereaved in your thoughts and prayers. Kelsie Arnold, Mary Campbell, Rita Cofield, Lilian Johnson, Dorothy Junior, Langley family, Linda Moore, Violet Morrow, Virginia Nelson, Nysa Nelson, Gerald and Barbara Perkins, Charlotte Reaves, Ron Reager, Andrea Smith, Louise Smith, Wanda Smith, Geneva Sutton, Danny Sprayberry, Joann Snow and the Worthams.

Father I am confident of your promises and my hope is in you.

Stay safe and have a blessed week from all of us at Pinetucky.

Wise Chapel by: Dorcas Toney The youth group meets each Sunday evening at 5 p.m.

Sept. 7 will be the Queen of HEARTS Pageant at CCHS proceeds to aid HEARTS of Cleburne County.

Sept. 11 is Senior Celebration beginning at 10:30 a.m., worship, fellowship and good food. Come receive a blessing.

Sept. 14 will be a fundraising even for Liam, he has many medical bills for a two year old. It’s a fair at the youth grounds beside the parsonage in Ranburne.

Many need prayer: Lula Mae Camp, Kate Ethridge, Bea Crawford, Rider Bearden, David Cox, Ken Sanders, Grayson Smith, Hunter Rowland, Ozell Benefield, Brenda Durham, Janet Nolen, Jill West, Ronald Edwards, Robbe Williamson, Mary Truett, Gladys McElroy, Olivia Thomas, Beth Green, and son Elind, the family of Frank Hagan, and Earl Langley as they passed this week. May God bless you all. Our troops, our nation and national leaders. May God touch you soon.

Our scripture was Judges 7:1-8.

God wants to teach us His way, so he comes looking for us. God desires to be present with us, so He looks.

Church Guidelines

1. From this point forward any new participant on our Church page must make their article submission via e-mail to: mpointer@ cleburnnews.com Churches now submitting material typed or handwritten will be grandfathered but we would appreciate it if they also would make an attempt to email their article.

2. Again due to space we are limiting each column to 250 words. Your article may include church news, happenings, singing events, title of pastor's sermon with a couple of lines description and if you like you may also now include

Subscribe TODAY 12 mo in Cleburne County .. $22.00 6 mo in Cleburne County .....$13.00 12 mo out of County .............$36.00 6 mo out of County ...............$21.00

The Cleburne News

256.463.2872

in your article news from your community.

3. Thank You's and Congratulations will NO longer be used, they will be edited out and must be considered paid ads.

4. Deadlines remain the same 5 p.m. each Monday with NO exceptions.

Free announcements in the Community Calendar (The Cleburne News) do not include reunions, personal yard sales, anniversaries, birthdays, thank yous, invitations or events that charge admission. If these are included within your church news, they will be edited.

Obituaries William Frank Hagan

Services for William Frank Hagan, age 62, of Muscadine, Alabama were held August 25th, 2013 at Concord Baptist Church in Muscadine. Mr. Hagan passed away at home on Friday, August 23, 2013, from complications stemming from his battle with cancer while surrounded by his family. Reverend Alton Stamey, Reverend Bobby Garner, Reverend Randall Moore, and Reverend Rodney Hagan officiated.

Pallbearers were Mark Garner, Clark Garner, Shawn Hasenfuss, Josh Benefield, Ricky Benefield, Ryan Benefield, and Tony Moore. Honorary pallbearers were deacons of Concord Baptist Church and friends from PrintPack, his employer of twenty-five years. Mr. Hagan will lie in state one hour prior to the service. Interment follow ed the service at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors.

Mr. Hagan is survived by his wife of forty-two years, Debbie Hagan; his children Shana Kilgore (Lane), Rodney Hagan (Talia), and Ashley Hagan (Heath Bell); grandchildren, Caleb and Callie Kilgore and Wes and Will Hagan; mother, Irene Hagan; sisters, Gale Watson (Wendell), and Joan Wilson (Tony); and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Hagan was preceded in death by his father William David Hagan.

Mr. Hagan was born on July 26th, 1951, in Tallapoosa, Georgia and was a lifelong resident of Cleburne County, Alabama. Frank and Debbie were married on June 12, 1971 shortly after he was drafted into the United States Army in March of 1971. He was discharged in March of 1973 after his service in Vietnam. He was extremely proud of his service to his country. Mr. Hagan was a deeply devoted loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a devout Christian and served as a deacon of Concord Baptist Church for 32 years. Mr. Hagan was an avid Alabama football fan and enjoyed attending the games with his family

Earl Langley

Earl Langley, 70, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at his residence.

Funeral services were held August 24, 2013, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Billy Morris, Rev. Ricky Kilgore, Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. Burial followed in Pinetucky Cemetery.

Survivors include: Wife - Jeanette Langley, Heflin, AL Son - Thomas (Wanda) Langley, Wedowee, AL Son Tim Langley, Birmingham, AL Mother - Gravis Lipham Drummond, Norfolk, VA Sister - Wanda Buck, Norfolk, VA Brother - Taylor Acker, Norfolk, VA Friends and family served as pallbearers.

Mr. Langley was a life long resident of Cleburne County and a 1961 graduate of Ranburne High School. Earl was a member of Pinetucky Baptist Church,and Micaville Volunteer Fire Department. He was also a member of Dallas Masonic Lodge #228, Sawyer Lodge #93, Eastern Star Lineville Chapter, the Anniston York Rite Bodies of Free Masonry, and the Anniston Commandery #23 Knights Templar. He was preceded in death by his father.

Joshua Timothy Lyles

Joshua Timothy Lyles, 27, died Sunday, August 18, 2013.

Funeral services were held August 22, 2013, at Edwardsville Baptist Church the Rev. Bobby Garner officiated.

Burial followed in Edwardsville City Cemetery.

Dryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include: Fiance - Chasity Edwards, Heflin; Mother - Leslie Gossett, GA; Father - Tim Lyles, Edwardsville; Daughter Chloe Lyles, Heflin; Son - McCayden Raper, Wellborn; Sister - Mandy Beason and Tonya(Joseph) Collett; Brother - Dustin Dennis and Charles Dennis; several nieces and nephews Pallbearers were, Joseph Collett, Benji Green, Josh Pesnell Dustin Dennis, Jason Alford and Travis Collins.

Mr. Lyles was a native of Carroll County Georgia and a resident of Cleburne County for the past 20 years. He was a member of Edwardsville Baptist Church. Josh loved to fish and he loved his family.

Local Church & Community Events September 2

Revival in the Valley at Trickum Community Center will be held Sept. 2-6 at 6:30 p.m. with Evangelist Barry Nolen and Clint Alewine. For more info call 256.310.0411

September 8 Heflin Baptist Church is registering now registering for Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace University” classes beginning Sept 8. For more information and registration go to daveramsey.com/findaclass More than 1.5 million families and individuals have take FPU. This is a fun, practical, and entertaining class that has something for everyone.

The Cleburne News, Thursday August 29, 2013 •7

Turner announces candidacy TIM LOCKETTE

Consolidated News Service

L a b o r union representative Darrell Turner is the latest candidate – and the first Democrat – to enter the 2014 race for the District 13 seat in the Alabama Senate.

Turner Turner, 62, of Heflin announced his candidacy over the weekend at a meeting of local Democrats.

In later comments to The Star, he said he’s running to steer the Legislature away from big business interests.

“If you’re a large corporation, this Legislature seems to have your interests in mind,” Turner said. “If you’re an average working guy in Cleburne County, they’re not thinking about you.”

A native of Cleburne County, Turner is the business representative for the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters. He said he represents union members across the Southeast on behalf of Local 798, which is headquartered in Tulsa, Okla. He’s also chairman of the Cleburne County Democratic Party.

Turner is the sole Democrat in a three-person race in District 13, which includes parts of Cleburne, Clay, Chambers, Cherokee, Lee and Randolph counties.

The incumbent, 75-year-old Sen. Gerald Dial, R-Lineville, is the majority whip, author of the latest redistricting plan and one of the more powerful figures in the Senate.

Dial faces a primary challenge from Cleburne County Republican Party chairman Tim Sprayberry, 47.

Both Dial and Sprayberry seemed to regard Turner as a distant threat Monday. The primary is in June, several months away.

“I’m running in the Republican primary right now,” Sprayberry said.

Sprayberry, who has campaigned on a platform of term limits, gun rights and lower taxes, said he was “still the only real Republican in the race.” It was a dig at Dial, who was elected in 2010 as a Republican but previously served two terms in the House and six in the Senate as a Democrat.

Dial said he’s always been conservative, and has developed influence in the Legislature that allows him to help his district.

“I’m just starting to have influence,” he said. “Before, I was a minority within the majority.”

Dial said he suspected Turner’s candidacy was a response to Dial’s own moves against labor unions in the past year. Alabama has long been a “right to work” state, where non-union workers can’t be required to pay a representation fee to a labor union. Dial has advocated putting the “right to work” wording in the Alabama Constitution.

But Turner said he’s been thinking about running for roughly two years. Asked how he’d be a better senator than Dial, Turner declined to comment, saying he didn’t want to go negative.

“I’m not running against Sen. Dial,” he said. “I’m running for what I believe in.”

Sheila Gilbert, chairwoman of the Calhoun County Democratic Party, described Turner as a “tenacious campaigner” who wouldn’t let up on a long campaign.

“He’s like a bulldog,” Gilbert said. “Gerald had better get ready.”

Capitol and statewide reporter Tim Lockette: 256-294-4193. On Twitter: @TLockette_Star.

Be Extreme Class of 2013

Left to right: Front row: Beth Lewis, Makainah Evans, Lori Terry, Breanna Oden. Middle row: Chole Voss, Cameron Turner, Mackenzie Sims, Anna Smith, Makaelha Evans Back row: Angel French, Hailey Miller, Hailey Garner, Kelly Hall, Danielle Nolen, Stephanie Williams, Madiline Coppit. Picture compliments of Nanette Gokey, The Nifty Nest and Candid Kids Photo

Choccolocco Creek Watershed Alliance spend a day on the water paddling For the second year in a row, the Choccolocco Creek Watershed Alliance set out for its Annual Choccolocco Creek Paddle Trip on Saturday August 24th.

The CCWA partnered with the Anniston Outdoor Association and the Jacksonville State University’s Field School program to host a paddle trip for folks to get out on the water and paddle through some of the most beautiful sections of lower Choccolocco Creek. 9 paddlers enjoyed the 4 mile trek down the smooth waters of the creek. The trip was the perfect way for the CCWA to work with these great partners to invite their members and friends as well as local residents to get better acquainted with the often underappreciated creek. Choccolocco Creek was recently added to the Alabama Scenic River Trail in November of 2012 after the supporting county resolutions were passed. Being listed as a new leg of the Scenic River Trail aides in bringing attention towards making the creek more accessible and enjoyable to paddlers.

The lower Choccolocco Creek, where the group paddled Saturday, is wider and more relaxed than further upstream but there are still hidden gems like Jackson Shoals which create riffles, runs and pools, all important aquatic habitats for species living on the creek. Paddlers were able to visit the shoals and also spend the late morning hours paddling the peaceful waters through forested and agricultural areas. The group was able to spot late summer wildflowers and even an osprey flying overhead carrying a fish in its talons. The group ended its journey at the Hwy 77 boat ramp, now much cleaner after the CCWA and Logan Martin Lake Protection Association included the area in the renowned Renew Our Rivers clean-up effort in March of

The Cleburne News office will be closed Monday for Labor Day deadline for news and ads will be Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Pictured are: Ben DeMayo, Ted Carter, Teje Sult, Kim & Rio Murray. Photo

by Christy Claes this year.

The CCWA spends much of its time highlighting the unique and beautiful places within the watershed and creating opportunities like this one for people from the community to explore these places for themselves.

The group’s goal is to promote the various recreational opportunities available in the watershed, as well as encourage stewardship of the land and water within it.

For more information on the event or on future CCWA efforts, please visit

CLEBURNE CHIROPRACTIC CENTER, P.C.

Thank You

We would like to Thank everyone for your prayers, visits, cards, food and kind words during the loss of our Loving Husband, Daddy and Grandaddy.

He will be greatly missed.

DR. MARK J. HAMMOCK Chiropractor

WE ACCEPT MOST INSURANCE PLANS!

959 ROSS ST. HEFLIN, ALA.

their website at: www.choccoloccocreekalliance.org and check out their Events Calendar where you can now register online. You can also contact Christy Claes the CCWA coordinator at 256.454.6347 for other recreational opportunities with the CCWA. Choccolocco Creek Watershed Alliance consists of a group of informed stakeholders, both public and private, with a common interest in implementing strategies to improve, protect and promote the Choccolocco Creek watershed.

463-5555 0R 1-800-239-5507

Family of Gerald Brown

Sell It In The Classifieds Place your home for sale ALA/GA Roll-Offs There’s lots (and houses) for sale Let us help you get your Home in the classifieds.

sold in our classifieds. Deadline to NAME place ads areNEWSPAPER Monday at 5 p.m.

000-0000

www.cleburnenews.com

in our classifieds.

Call Misty today!

463-2872 256-241-1900

CONTAINERS

18985 N. Hwy 431 • Wedowee, AL 36278

UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP

formerly Thackston and Sons Roll-Offs We serve the east Alabama and west Georgia areas hauling construction and demolition tree debris - concrete - remodeling If you have any container needs, please feel free to call.

We will be glad to service your container needs.

Cell:

256-610-2426

Office:

256-357-2377

8– The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013

EMS hoping to shed obligation to 911 LAURA CAMPER

news@cleburnenews.com

Cleburne County Emergency Medical Service is hoping to shed its annual $7,200 obligation to the county’s 911 dispatch service, said its new director.

But Cleburne 911’s proposed budget is already estimating a deficit and the lost money could mean the loss of personnel or tools for the county’s dispatch service, said the county administrator.

Steve Swafford, Cleburne County administrator, said the proposed 911 dispatch budget is about $35,000 in the hole and it had included a $602.44 monthly payment from EMS. The loss of that money could mean a layoff, Swafford said.

Tracy Lambert, the director of EMS, said he approached Swafford and the commissioners about doing away with the fee because he feels it’s a double tax.

The county residents already pay a tax to support Cleburne 911 service and another to support EMS, he said.

“My only intention on this issue is to have a resolution that is beneficial to the citizens of Cleburne County,” Lambert said.

He also pointed out that not all the services who receive dispatch calls from Cleburne 911 pay service fees.

Swafford said the county’s 12 volunteer fire departments do not pay service fees. But he added that the fire departments are not comparable to EMS. “Essentially, they’re a nonprofit, community service,” Swafford said.

Unlike EMS, which pays its employees, the firefighters are volunteers, he said.

The dispatch fees were instituted by the Cleburne County Commission in September 2008, Swafford said. He pointed out that Lambert was a county commissioner at the time and did vote for the fees. Lambert said he did vote to im-

plement the fees, but even then had doubts about the fairness of the proposal.

Since Jan. 1, 2009, EMS, the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Heflin and Ranburne police departments all have paid service charges. In 2009, EMS paid $590.62 a month, a total of $7,087.50 annually. In January 2010, the fee went up to its current level.

“The only thing we attempted to cover with the fee is the training for EMDC, that’s Emergency Medical Dispatch Certification,” Swafford said.

That training allows the dispatchers to use the medical protocol through which they can assist callers as they wait for the ambulance to arrive, said Crystal Cavender, who has been a dispatcher with Cleburne County for nearly four years. The training teaches the dispatchers what questions to ask and how to focus panicked callers. It also outlines what to say to help the callers help the victims, Cavender said.

“I have done CPR on babies, all on the phone,” Cavender said.

The initial training is an intensive three-day course, she said. Annual recertification requires an additional 24 hours of training, she said.

Each branch of emergency services – police, fire and medical - has its own protocol, Swafford said, and the dispatchers have to be trained to use them all. The training for 12 employees can be expensive, Swafford said.

But EMS has had its own problems in the past year, Lambert said. Lambert began reorganizing EMS in January to bring down costs in an effort to convince the Cleburne County Hospital Board not to outsource the service. The Hospital Board manages EMS and the Cleburne County Nursing Home.

At the time, board members said the service was eating up nearly all the 4 mill tax collected to support both entities.

CC

256-241-1900 256-299-2153 205-884-3400 Toll Free

1-866-989-0873

CONSOLIDATED PUBLISHING

ATTENTION

Laura Camper

911 Dispatcher Crystal Cavender answering calls.

“We all are having to tighten up our belts and make sacrifices to maintain jobs and services,” Lambert said by email.

EMS employees have lost vacation time and other benefits to help rein in the budget, he said.

The central dispatch, which was created in 1996, is supposed to be a cost saver for the emergency services that use it and it makes the services more efficient for residents, Swafford said. Before Cleburne 911 was formed, emergency calls were routed through the jail, where one jailer took care of the calls and ran the jail, he said.

When Cleburne 911 took over central dispatching it was created as a co-op where all the services could share the cost and benefit from the increased efficiency, Swafford said.

“Think of it as five farmers sharing a tractor instead of having to buy five separate tractors,” Swafford said in an email to the commissioners.

If EMS were to try to break out on its own for dispatch services it could cost as much at $100,000 a year, he added.

If the county were to have to lay off a dispatcher, it could affect local residents, Swafford said.

With its 12 employees, the dispatch service is able to maintain two dispatchers on every shift, he said. That double staffing is something

Local company now has several full time positions available as a customer representative.

No experience necessary company training provided. Must be high school graduate, neat in appearance and able to start immediately. All positions are permanent with rapid advancement.

Position starts at $485/wk plus bonuses. For interview call 256-237-1122.

that the Insurance Service Office uses to determine the ISO ratings for local fire departments, Swafford said. Class “A” CDL Drivers.

The ISO ratings are used to Hire on Today For “Your LifeYour Fleet” Choose from help determine property in- style SE Regional, Short Haul, OTR surance rates - the better the or Dedicated. Choose Your rating the better the insur- Home Time and earn Top Pay in Each Division.

Call: ance rates.

Hospital Board Chair- 855-867-3413 man William Cleino said Driver Trainees Needed Now! the board will abide by Learn to drive for whatever the commissionWerner Enterprises! ers decide.

Earn $800 per week!

No experience needed!

“We’re owned by the Local CDL Training. county,” Cleino said. “If Job ready in 15 days! they want to do it that way, 1-888-743-4701 they’re the elected offiGentlemen’s Club cials.”

Atalla AL. Dancers wanted Commissioner Bobby 256-458-0943 or 256-538-5676 Brooks said right now, he TO THE BEST OF OUR is leaning towards letting KNOWLEDGE EMS forgo paying the All of the ads in this column represent legitimate offerings, $7,200, with a caveat. however The Cleburne “Only if we could make it News does recommend that up some other way,” Brooks readers exercise normal business caution in responding to said.

Brooks also believes it ads. might be time to look into creating a larger partnership with other counties to provide dispatch service, he Antiq. Furn. Dbl BR set, twin said.

“It would be a good idea, BR set, Hepplewhite DR set, sofa, chairs, secretary might benefit us,” Brooks bookcase, & more. added.

256-237-6025 after 10am.

Commissioners Benji Langley and Laura Cobb said they were still researching the issue. Commissioner Emmett Owen couldn’t Pink Eye Purple Hull peas be reached for comment. for sale. Organic. We pick or u The Commission is pick on the half. (256)435-9066 schedule to discuss the issue at its meeting on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

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

After ALL These Years,

Smith receives Grand Champion

One of the requirements to be certified is to follow the very specific nutritional requirements which includes condiments, Dryden read.

“Our school system should have been 6-cent certified last fall,” she said. “This was not accomplished last fall.

Therefore we are being audited and must comply or lose funding and possibly be fined.”

Dryden said the changes were not the fault of the cafeteria staff, but a result of the federal requirements. The school system is dependent on the funding to feed its low-income students, she said.

About 1,700 to 1,900 students eat their lunches at Cleburne County schools each day, said Bill Bailey, the former director of the system’s CNP program who is training the new director. About 1,600 of those come from low-income households and receive their meals free or at a reduced price, he added.

“If following these guidelines means that some people are upset about purchasing additional condiments, then I am sorry,” Dryden said. “We will continue to follow federal mandates so that the neediest of our children receive meals.”

With tears in her eyes, her voice cracking with emotion, Dryden apologized for any inconvenience the changes caused. She praised the lunchroom staff for their dedicated work and the coordinator who was working to comply

with the federal regulations.

She stopped abruptly.

“I’m sorry,” Dryden said as she paused. “It’s been a long day of threats.”

Dryden went on explain policy in other areas, including dress code changes, the system’s new high school class schedule (fewer classes per day, but more time in each class) and a requirement that high school students weigh themselves for a physical education class.

She left immediately after the meeting without comment.

In other business the board members: — Approved hiring Jeromy Owen as a teacher for the Cleburne County Elementary School’s after-school program.

— Approved hiring Shane Leggett as custodian at Fruithurst Elementary School.

— Approved hiring Katherine Roland as pre-kindergarten lead teacher at Pleasant Grove Elementary School — Approved maternity leave for Talia Hagan beginning Sept. 23.

— Approved a field trip for the Ranburne High School Band to a Band Competition on Sept. 21.

Staff writer Laura Camper 256-235-3545. On Twitter @LCamper_Star.

GRAND OPENING!! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH 9:00 A.M. - 6 P.M. DOOR PRIZES * FREEBIE DRAWINGS * HOT DOGS * COLD DRINKS THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT YOU’LL FIND (OR) WHO YOU’LL FIND HERE HOBNOBBIN, BARGAIN HUNTING OR JUST NOSING AROUND & HAVING FUN. YOU MAY EVEN FIND A LITTLE PICKIN AND GRINNIN TAKING PLACE! HUGE VARIETY OF SURPLUS ITEMS, DESKS, OFFICE CHAIRS, COMPUTER MONITORS, PRINTERS, EASELS (MEETING OR ART), ALL SIZES OF T.V’S, LAWN MOWERS, MICROWAVES, CAR & TRUCK PARTS & WHEELS, KIDS TOYS, NEW STYROFOAM PACKING COOLERS, TRUNKS, JANITORIAL EQUIPMENT, VACUUM CLEANERS (1 NEW RAINBOW), CD PLAYERS, COFFEE AND END TABLES, FRUIT TREES, TOO MUCH TO LIST AND THE LIST GROWS DAILY! DON’T MISS IT!!!

“WE WILL BE OPEN SATURDAYS 9-6” SOME CONSIGNMENT ITEMS ACCEPTED.

Alabama Football Tickets Buy/Sell/Trade 256-237-6658 Estate Sale: Fri & Sat 9 a.m. 5 p.m. at 4095 Tallapoosa St Edwardsville. Antiques, walker (misc medical equip), etc.

Stairlifts- Wheelchair Lifts local sales, local service, made in the USA, Grizzard Living Aids 256-237-2006 TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE All of the ads in this column represent legitimate offerings, however The Cleburne News does recommend that readers exercise normal business caution in responding to ads.

Wanted To Buy: Cleburne

County Heritage Book.

Contact Dianne 201-788-0449

We are still your best source for

Classifieds.

Cleburne News

256-241-1900 1-866-989-0873

2000 DW 32x80 4BR 2BA $29,900 DW 28x60 3BR 2BA $23,900 16x80 2 BA $13,900 More to choose from - we also buy used mobile homes.

Redman DW 28x60 3BR 2BA 1.19 acres near Wedowee nice and clean with c/air J.B.M. Mobile Home Sales 1/2mi S of Hollis Crossroads Hwy 9 256.253.0070

Minton Home Center

Spring Clearance Sale Save Thousands Singles, Doubles, Triplewide Land & Home Packages Rate as low as 3.75% Oxford, AL 256-835-0152

mintonhomecenter@bellsouth.net

AKC Dachshunds. Long & short hair pups, 256-236-8801, 256-419-6063

AUCTION

Sat., Sept. 7, 10am CST, across the street from Cleburne Co. Sheriff's Dept. 140 Lambert Dr. Heflin, AL Follow Signs off 46 Hwy. Selling surplus Autos (incl.

'07 & '08 Crown Vic.) & other items from Sheriff's Dept.

Selling for other municipalities, water dept. selling ‘06 Dodge Dakota 4 WD pickup truck, plus consignments of tractors, trucks & other farm equipment, several autos & trucks from local dealers.

Call Jim 770-352-4092 or 256-579-2018 We will accept consignment from Sept 2-7 Call early with your listing. Terms of Sale cash, checks if known by auction company, If not known by auction co. must have bank letter. Full payment due day of sale, all sales final & as is. 10% buyer's premium.

For listings to auctionzip.com use id# 20014.

326118

From page 1

SHINBONE VALLEY AUCTION & SURPLUS STORE 1482 ABLE RD DELTA, AL (ACROSS FROM MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH) **IF YOU KNOW WHERE CHARLIE’S SHOP IS, YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE”

#1 I buy junk cars paying $200 & up, will match competitor’s price.

Honest, dependable & fair on the price, 256-310-0552

This past weekend, Auburn University hosted the annual AU Block and Bridle lamb show. Andi Smith from Ranburne High School had Grand Champion Breeding Ewe and Grand Champion Market lamb.

The show team will host a show in Ranburne on August 31st and travel to Clay County on Sept. 7th.

BOE :“I thought she wanted a plastic fork, so I told her it would cost her 10 cents,” Dryden read.

AUCTION

Fall Consignment Equipment.

Sat., Sept. 7 @ 10 am, Heflin, AL To consign call Jim 256-579-2018 or 770-352-4092 Robinson Auction Co. J. Darryl Robinson ALSL 1444

Robinson Auction Company Darryl Robinson ALSL 1444.

All announcements made from auction stand take precedence over all printed material.

The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013 – 9

2BR unfurnished trailer for rent in Edwardsville $250mo call 256.463.5127 For Rent: 2BR 1 BA, stove, ref included. NO PETS Call 256.201.0369

TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE All of the ads in this column represent legitimate offerings, however The Cleburne News does recommend that readers exercise normal business caution in responding to ads.

Fox Hollow - The Cove Lot for sale in this wonderful family oriented subdivision Located in Pell City.

Paved sidewalks, community pool, convenient to I-20 and level lot. $25,000

Call Doug 205-296-8312 or Caran 205-368-9772

Lake Wedowee yr rd water, 3BR, 2BA, 2 car gar., floating dock, $299,000 404-906-4275

Heflin Oaks Apartments We are taking applications on Thursdays from 8 a.m. 2- p.m.

Mark Hampton Site Manager Please Call 256-463-7433 Almon Street Heflin, AL 36264

TDD 1800-548-2546

Baylies Tree Service

Complete Tree Removal & Trimming. 256-282-1672 256-473-7466

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA

JODIENE SPEARS, PLAINTIFF v.

JAMES FRANKLIN SPEARS, DEFENDANT CASE NO., DR-13-61 NOTICE OF ACTION JAMES FRANKLIN SPEARS, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer the Complaint by the 12th day of October, 2013, or, thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Case Number DR-13-61, Circuit Court of Cleburne County, Done this 16th day of August, 2013.

JERRY PAUL OWEN, CLERK CIRCUIT COURT, CLEBURNE COUNTY PATRICK P. CASEY Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 249 Heflin, Alabama 36264 (256)463-2101 The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 2013

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF TERRY WAYNE MCMAHAN, DECEASED CASE NO. 2013-080 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 14th day of August, 2013, 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.

BOBBIE B. MCMAHAN The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL August 22, 29, September 5, 2013

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF CORA L. BEASON, DECEASED CASE NO. 2013-078 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of August, 2013, 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.

SUSAN B. BRIMER The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL August 22, 29, September 5, 2013

the Courthouse at Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, on September 23, 2013, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Cleburne County, Alabama, to-wit: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Section 23, Township 16 South, Range 12 East of Cleburne County, Alabama, and being shown and delineated on a plat entitled “Survey for Jayson Lloyd and Amanda Stitcher� dated March 29, 2005, prepared and certified by W. Vann Angel, Alabama Registered Land Surveyor, which survey is recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 488 Public Land Records of Cleburne County, Alabama. Said plat and the record thereof are incorporated herein by referenced for a more complete and accurate description of caption property.

Property Street Address: 1286 County Road 667, Muscadine, AL 36269 THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS� BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure.

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.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, , Mortgagee/Transferee Rebecca Redmond SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C. P. O. Box 55727 Birmingham, AL 35255-5727 Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee www.sirote.com/foreclosures 275010 The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL August 29, September 5, 12, 2013 NOTICE The Cleburne County Board of Education will conduct the first of two public hearings on the proposed annual budget for the 2014 Fiscal Year on Monday, September 9, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cleburne County Middle School library. The second public hearing will be held Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ranburne High School Library. An opportunity will be provided for public input.

Shaun Hudgins, Technology Coordinator for the Cleburne County Board of Education, will make copies of the Internet Usage Policy available for public input at each meeting.

This will be your opportunity to voice any questions and comments about student and/or employee computer usage concerns.

The Cleburne News Aug. 29, Sept. 5, 2013 Notice To Contractors State Maintenance Project No. 99-504-690-000-201 CLEBURNE, COOSA, RUSSELL AND TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES, Alabama Maintenance Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Transportation at the office of the Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama until 10 AM., August 30, 2013, and at that time publicly opened for constructing the following: BRIDGE PAINTING ON VARIOUS ROUTES AS INDICATED IN THE PLANS The total amount of uncompleted work under contract to a contractor must not exceed the amount of his or her qualification certificate.

The Entire Project Shall Be Completed In One Hundred Ten (110) Working Days.

A Bidding Proposal may be purchased for $5.00.

Plans may be purchased for $2.00 per set.

Plans and Specifications are on file in Room E-108 of the Alabama Department of Transportation at Montgomery, Alabama 36110.

In accordance with the rules and regulations of The Alabama Department of Transportation, proposals will be issued only to prequalified contractors or their authorized representatives, upon requests that are received before 10 AM., on the day previous to the day of opening of bids.

% % %

% %

The bidder’s proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished him or her by the Alabama Department of Transportation.

Section 34-8-8. Code of Alabama 1975 as amended states in part as follows: “... it will be necessary for him or her to show evidence of license before his or her bid is considered,� Further, Section 34-8-8, Code of Alabama 1975 as amended also states in part as follows: “All Owners, Architects, and engineers receiving bids pursuant to this chapter shall require the person, firm, or corporation to include his or her current license number on the bid.�

The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.

%

JOHN R. COOPER Transportation Director The Cleburne News Aug. 15, 22, 29, 2013

STATE OF ALABAMA

CLEBURNE COUNTY

PROBATE COURT CASE #2013-084 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS ELRAH BUCHANAN, DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased, THOMAS ELRAH BUCHANAN, having been granted to JUDY BUCHANAN, as Personal Representative, on the 23rd day of August, 2013, 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.

Ryan Robertson Judge of Probate

% ( #& $ % %) '#% $% % %$ #( $% % %& % % $$ $% % %# % % ' # $% % % % & & % % ') #$% % )!% % %& )%& % % % %) '#% % % % % % %$ %"' )!

The Cleburne News

256-241-1900

256.463.2872

The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL August 29, September 5, 12, 2013

CUSTOMER SERVICE IS

#1

We take care of our classified customers.

CC C

Reaching 285,000 Households Per Week

256-241-1900

256-299-2153

205-884-3400

Give Ginger a call and see why 1-866-989-0873 Toll Free you’re No. 1 in her book!

Anniston Star Calhoun Marketplace Jacksonville News Piedmont Journal Cleburne News / Cleburne Marketplace

The Daily Home The St. Clair Times Coosa Valley Advantage Hometown Marketplace Coosa Marketplace Lakeside Marketplace

CONSOLIDATED CLASSIFIEDS

CLOSED In Honor of

Ginger Staude 256-299-2152

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND

CONSOLIDATED CLASSIFIEDS LABOR DAY DEADLINES ANNISTON STAR

PUBLICATION Fri., Aug. 30 Sat., Aug. 31 Sun., Sept. 1 Mon., Sept. 2 Tues., Sept. 3 Wed., Sept. 4

DEADLINE Wed., Aug. 28, Wed., Aug. 28, Thurs., Aug. 29, Thurs., Aug. 29, Thurs., Aug. 29, Fri., Aug. 30,

5 pm 5 pm 10 am 10 am 5 pm 12 noon

JACKSONVILLE NEWS

PIEDMONT JOURNAL

Deadline - Wed., Aug. 28 at 5 p.m. for Tues., Sept. 3 publication.

Deadline - Thurs., Aug. 29 at 10 a.m. for Wed., Sept. 4 publication.

CLEBURNE NEWS Deadline - Fri., Aug. 30 at 10 a.m. for Thurs., Sept. 5 publication.

ST. CLAIR TIMES Deadline - Fri., August 30 at 10 am for Thurs., Sept. 5 publication.

326109

Plans and Proposals are available at the Alabama Department of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Room E-108, Montgomery, AL Default having been made in 36110.

Checks should be the payment of the indebted- made payable to the Alabama ness secured by that certain Department of Transportation. mortgage executed by Jason Plans and Proposals will be P. Lloyd, married and Amanda mailed only upon receipt of reH. Stitcher aka Amanda H. mittance. No refunds will be Lloyd, married, husband and made. wife, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., on the 2nd day of Cashier’s check or bid bond for March, 2012, said mortgage 5% of bid (maximum recorded in the Office of the $10,000.00) made payable to Judge of Probate of Cleburne the Alabama Department of County, Alabama, in Mortgage Transportation must accompaBook 2012, Page 801; the un- ny each bid as evidence of dersigned JPMorgan Chase good faith.

Bank, National Association, , as Mortgagee/Transferee, un- The bracket range is shown der and by virtue of the power only to provide general finanof sale contained in said mort- cial information to contractors gage, will sell at public outcry and bonding companies conto the highest bidder for cash, cerning the project’s complexity in front of the main entrance of and size.

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

This Bracket should not be used in preparing a bid, nor will bearing on the decision to award this contract.

The Bracket Estimate On This Project Is From $523,778 To $640,174

258115

AUCTION ABSOLUTE AUCTION September 7th 11:00. 331 5th Street NW Vernon, AL. Beautiful Brick home 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, Formal Living Room and Dining room, Den w/fireplace, Kitchen, Breakfast room, Built in Cabinets, Partial Basement. open House August 31, 1 until 4.Redmont Auction & Land Co., Inc. 205-822-4229 www.redmontauction.com Eddie Propst #1161 _________________________ SERVICES High-SPEED Internet is now available where you live for only $39.99 per mo. New superfast satellite Internet with speeds up to 15 Mbps! Ask about discounts for DishNetwork or DirecTV customers!

We also now offer phone service as low as $19.99 per mo.

Call Today! 1-800-283-1057 w w w. p r o b r o a d b a n d s o l u tions.com (R) _________________________ INSTRUCTION MEDICAL BILLING trainees needed! Train to become a Medical Office Assistant! No experience needed! Online training at SC gets you job ready! HS diploma/GED & PC/Internet needed!

1-888-926-6075. (R) _________________________ HELP WANTED-DRIVERS 25 DRIVER TRAINEES needed now! Become a driver for TMC Transportation!

Earn $750 per week! No experience needed! Job ready in 15 days!

1-888-743-4611. (R) _________________________ ATTENTION REGIONAL & dedicated drivers! Averitt offers excellent benefits and hometime.

CDL-A required.

1-888-362-8608, recent grads w/a CDL-A 1-5 weeks paid training. Apply online at AverittCareers.com Equal Opportunity Employer. _________________________ ATTN: DRIVER trainees needed! $800 to $1000 a week plus benefits! Home weekly or OTR! Everyone approved if qualified!

Company sponsored, cash, finance, post GI (vets), WIA. Will train locally!

Call today 1-800-878-2537. (R) _________________________ DEDICATED DRIVING opportunities for team and solo drivers. Quality home time, Steady miles, high earnings. Enjoy Transport America’s great driver experience! TAdrivers.com or 1-866-204-0648. _________________________ DRIVER - TANGO Transport now hiring company drivers & owner operators. Excellent

home time. 401k. Family medical/dental. Paid vacations. Apply online at www.drivefortango.com or phone 1-877-826-4605. _________________________ DRIVERS: RUN FB with WTI. Be home through the week and weekends. Start up to 28% plus fuel bonus. New equipment. BCBS. Experience needed.

LP available.

Call 1-877-693-1305. (R) _________________________ NEW CAREER - CDL training.

Jobs available if qualified. Call today - start tomorrow! WIA, VA, Post-9/11 G.I. Bill & Rehab.

ESD TDS, LLC. 1-866-432-0430. www.ESDschool.com. (R) _________________________ TRANSFER DRIVERS: Need CDL A or B contract drivers to relocate vehicles to and from various locations throughout U.S. No forced dispatch: 1-800-501-3783. _________________________ LAND FOR SALE HUNTERS PARADISE with pond $3375 per acre! 45 minutes from Nashville. Tracts from 41 to 560 acres with timber, food plots, and views. Call 1-931-629-0595. _________________________ MEDICAL SUPPLIES NEW AND used - stair lift elevators, car lifts, scooters, lift chairs, power wheel chairs, walk-in tubs. Covering all of Alabama for 23 years. Elrod Mobility 1-800-682-0658. (R)

The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013 • 10

Stray :

“She

was really hurt – big gash – had to have 30 staples,” Daulton said

From page 1

Council: “We’re just trying to protect the citizens by doing this,” From page 1

Cleburne County doesn’t provide an animal shelter or an animal control officer, although state law requires it to do so.

Fruithurst Mayor James Owens said the city couldn’t enforce a leash law even if it had one. With a population of 284, it hasn’t had a police force since 1977, Owens said.

“I get a lot of complaints,” Owens said. “I refer them to the Sheriff’s Department.”

But he knows that is probably useless. The county doesn’t have a leash law, Owen said.

At a Ranburne City Council meeting last week, the council was approached by a resident who was having some problems with stray dogs about creating a leash law.

Carol Crawford said she couldn’t take her own dog for a walk in her neighborhood because of dogs running loose. But Ranburne Mayor Owen Lowery echoed the Fruithurst mayor’s comments. Although Ranburne has a police force, it has nowhere to take strays if it picks them up. Instead, the council planned to enforce a state law that imposed a fine on pet owners who didn’t keep their pets on their property.

That does nothing to deal with problems of stray dogs or cats, though, and Heflin Codes Enforcement and Animal Control Officer William Chapman said the majority of animals he picks up each week are strays.

The pet owners are notified when their animal is picked up. Strays are taken to Calhoun County Animal Control Center, Chapman said. The city pays $500 a month for the center to accept its animals, he said. For fiscal year 2014, the city budgeted $53,330 for animal control.

Cleburne County has chosen not to have a leash law and it doesn’t have an animal shelter, said Steve Swafford, county administrator.

“It’s up to the landowner or the resident as to how they choose to handle it,” Swafford said. “It’s essentially a service the county does not provide.”

Swafford said it is not so much a money issue as a priority issue. Funding is always limited so the commissioners have to choose between other demands such as hiring deputies, fixing a leaky roof on the courthouse or having an animal shelter. An animal shelter has not been the highest priority, he said.

“It doesn’t have wide scale appeal,” Swafford said.

Laura Camper

State law though does make it a priority. In a section of Alabama’s law dealing with rabies, it states, “Each county in the state shall provide a suitable county pound and impounding officer for the impoundment of dogs, cats and ferrets found running at large in violation of this chapter.”

However, according to Robert Davis, president of the Alabama Animal Control Association, about a third of Alabama’s 67 counties, including Cleburne County are not in compliance with the law.

Mary Pons, counsel of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, said counties have come into compliance in a variety of ways. They may make an agreement with a local Humane Society or veterinarian to house strays or they could have an agreement with another county to transport animals to a shelter there, she said. Still she doesn’t believe that all counties comply with the law.

“No counties are exempt,” Pons said. “But, I don’t think there’s a penalty.”

Swafford said he was aware of the law, but the county commission members during his tenure have chosen not to comply.

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

any revisions at the next meeting.

The city received complaints last week about one salesman being manipulative and another one selling adult toys, Rooks said.

During any given week, the city might receive five to 10 complaints about door-to-door salespeople, Smith said.

The ordinance would also ban panhandling, or begging for money or goods, in any public place in Heflin. It also would ban people from selling merchandise from a vehicle parked within rights of way. People would be able to park on private property and sell from a vehicle, Smith said.

In other business the council: -Heard that the budget is being revised to include an increase in group insurance rates. It will also have to be revised to reflect vacation buy-back from employees. The city has a policy to buy unused vacation time that has been accrued during the year from employees. That could cost the city up to about $26,000, Smith said.

-Approved an annual salary of $50,668 for newly appointed Heflin Police Chief A.J. Benefield.

-Approved changing the way the city advertises ordinances from publishing it in the newspaper to posting it in three public places – Heflin City Hall, Cleburne County Courthouse and the United States Post Office on Almon Street. Smith said state law allows cities that had populations of less than 2,000 according to the 1950 U.S. Census to post in public places.

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

City of Heflin Proposed Budget Income General taxes $2,209,700 Other local revenue $46,000 Other local receipts $191,730 State shared revenues $45,100 Police Department $29,220 Fire Department $25,700 Recreation $104,850 Special Events $20,200 Senior Center $5,000 Alabama Trust Fund $80,000 Total $2,757,500

Got a news tip? Call Laura at 256.463.2872 Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m.

Center $33,468 Civic Center $16,614 Police Department $770,703 Animal Control $53,330 Streets $351,212 Street Lights $15,000 Fire Department $100,750 Recreation $372,081 Special Events $15,600 Senior Citizens Program $63,172 Cemetery $18,000 Capital outlay $80,000 Debt service $364,635 Appropriations $6,000 Total $2,721,880

Expense General Government $461,315 Community Arts

ONLY AT BENTON NISSAN!

OVE R 30 0

NEW VEH AND U I CH CLES SED O T FRO OSE O M!

% 0 0 1 GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL

GET INTO A NEW NISSAN FOR LESS THAN YOU’RE PAYING NOW- OR WE’LL MAKE YOUR NEXT CAR PAYMENT! GUARANTEED!

NEW 2013 ALTIMAS

NEW 2014 VERSA SEDANS

ONE OR MORE AT THIS PRICE. VIN: 901503. MODEL: 13013.

STARTING AS LOW AS

MT. ONE OR MORE AT THIS PRICE. VIN:825703. MODEL: 11154..

18,988

$

*

STARTING AS LOW AS

12,988

$

*

10 YEAR/120,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY GET YOUR VEHICLE SERVICED ANYWHERE! On All New and Pre-Owned Nissans SEE DEALER FOR DETAILS.

Where You've Got a Friend in the Car Business!

1-800-639-6328

CALL: CLICK: BentonNissan.com

1834 HWY 78 EAST • OXFORD, AL 36203 Dale Benton OWNER

NEXT TO LOWES ON HWY 78

*ALL OFFERS PLUS, TAX, TITLE, LICENSE, AND DOC FEES. CASH DOWN MAY BE NEEDED. DEALER RETAINS ALL FACTORY REBATES AND INCENTIVES. NEGATIVE EQUITY NOT INCLUDED AND MAY AFFECT NEW PAYMENT AMOUNT. GUARANTEED FINANCING REQUIRES CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CASH DOWN, PROOF OF INCOME, PROOF OF RESIDENCE. WARRANTY: SERVICE NOT REQUIRED AT DEALERSHIP. VALID WITH PROOF OF NISSAN RECOMMENDED SERVICE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. SEE DEALER FOR DETAILS

W

AT

SO

N

DR

IVE

OXFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL

78 4

78

INTERSTATE

TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

AD

AIRPORT RO INTERSTATE

20

20

2B— The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013

Cleburne County High School

Ranburne High School

Aug. 30 ........ Weaver .............. (H) Sept 6 ........... Anniston ......... ...(A) Sept. 13 ......... Munford ........... (H) Sept. 20 ......... Centre ................ (A) Sept. 27 ......... St. Clair County.. (H) Oct. 4 ....... ...Hokes Bluff ....... (H) Oct. 11 ......... Alexandria ........ (A) Oct. 18.......... Jacksonville ...... (H) Oct. 25 ......... Lincoln.............. (A) Nov. 1 ...........Woodland.......... (A)

Aug. 30 ......... Mt. Zion......... .. (H) Sept. 6 ........... Pleasant Valley.. (H) Sept. 13 ......... Ohatchee .......... (A) Sept. 20 ......... Vincent.... ......... (H) Sept. 27 ......... Beulah .............. (A) Oct. 4 ............ Woodland ......... (A) Oct. 11 ...........Victory Christian (A) Oct. 18 .......... Wellborn .......... (H) Oct. 25 ......... Fultondale ........ (H) Nov. 1. .......... Ashville................(A)

Good Luck On A Winning Season!!!!

Good Luck!

Heflin & Ranburne

www.wmgrocery.com

Hours:

M-Sat. 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Sunday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Deli Open M-F 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Go Tigers!

Go Bulldogs!

Have a Great Season!

First Capital Ins. 1350 Ross Street • Heflin, AL

(256)463-4480

463-8900 Heflin, AL

Member FDIC

Good Luck to all Area Teams 1221 Almon St Hefin, AL 36264 Ph - 256-463-2310 Fax - 256-463-2312

The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013 – 3B

Tigers open the season against the Bearcats RIP DONOVAN

News Sports Correspondent

The Cleburne County Tigers will enter Friday night’s season-opening game against Weaver at L.E. Bell Field in Heflin with a great deal of optimism. Veteran Cleburne County head football coach Michael Shortt said Wednesday that the Tigers have made improvements on both offense and defense since the start of preseason camp.

The new players on the offensive line have “continued to improve each week,” Shortt said. “Offensively, we’ve gotten better each week.”

On defense, the Tigers are “tackling better in practice. We’re moving around to the ball better and better.”

Junior Brady Padgett, who started at quarterback in 2012, is making “better decisions in the throwing game, not forcing balls where he’s not supposed to” with an additional off season of practice with his receivers, according to Shortt.

Running back Trey Bolton, who started the 2012 season with an explosion of rushing yards before an ankle injury sent him to the sideline, is healthy again and seems poised for an outstanding senior season. Senior Isa-

iah Ware, who showed running ability when Bolton was injured last year, will be the reserve at running back again this season but Ware will spend most of his time on the field as he did last year, starting at one cornerback.

Transfer Cole Corkren, initially penciled in at outside linebacker, is now running at fullback on offense in addition to his duties on defense, giving the Tigers their traditional short-yardage fullback game.

For Friday’s opening game, Padgett’s primary targets will be seniors Christian Henson and Matt Morrow, junior Brandon Horn and sophomore Jeremiah Blake. Senior Jeremiah McLeroy was cleared to begin running at the start of this week after spending almost a month with one foot in a protective boot.

McLeroy will join the receiver corps as soon as he is able to regain his conditioning.

The offensive line features three returning starters in seniors Damion Benefield, Dalton Boyd and Matthew Shortt. Boyd is likely to be used exclusively at guard but both Shortt and Benefield can play tackle and guard. Junior Blake Pointer joins the veterans at center. Junior Tyler Berry played at right tackle in last week’s jamboree. Senior Jamari Thomas, hampered by a

preseason injury, is also in the mix for playing time on the offensive line. Junior Alex Sandmann is an option at guard but he will be most valuable as a starter at inside linebacker.

Austin Brooks and Cameron Kerr will share tight end duties.

On defense, Drake Williamson returns as the starter at one end. The younger Shortt has spent time at nose guard, defensive tackle and defensive end depending on the alignment. Christian Hartley is playing on the line and the Tiger coaches expect Thomas will see time at nose guard, too, when he’s back in playing condition.

Freshman Grant Corkren has shown he’s a dependable tackler and will get some snaps at end.

Geoffery Teague returns as a starter at outside linebacker. Morrow will move from safety to join Teague at outside linebacker in 2013. Morrow will be smaller than many linebackers but will have the advantage of quickness.

Freshman Chad Brown has worked his way to the No. 1 reserve on the outside.

Sandmann and Cole Corkren will combine at the two inside linebacker slots. Sophomore Dawson Howle and freshman Mario Smith will be the relief.

Brothers Isaiah Ware and Noah Ware will start as cornerbacks. At one safe-

Ranburne hopes to open with a victory RIP DONOVAN

News Sports Correspondent

Football season for Ranburne begins at home this year. The Bulldogs host Mount Zion (Ga.), the team they defeated 7-6 to start the 2012 season. If they want to open 2013 with a victory some things need to change in a hurry.

Head coach Chad Young said Wednesday that Ranburne’s offense had too many missed assignments and too many dropped passes in last Friday’s jamboree play against Bowdon (Ga.) and Cleburne County.

“The main thing was we dropped too many balls and had too many penalties.

We had four holding penalties against Bowdon,” Young said.

On offense, the Bulldogs will start sophomore Dylan Wiggins at quarterback.

Junior Dylan Tullis returns at tailback.

Senior Brady Whittle will be the No. 1 fullback with junior G.W. Caldwell behind him. At wingback will be junior Kyle Lovvorn.

At wide receiver, senior Devin Rehberg will start while junior Brayden Wilson recovers from an injury. Junior Adam Sheppard will start at tight end with sophomore Donovan Tullis in reserve.

The offensive line “should be the strength of the offense” according to Young. The front will be anchored by returning starting center Cole Yearta. On Yearta’s left will be guard Austin Jordan and tackle Hunter Peterson. The right side includes guard Zach Patterson and tackle Ryan Smith. Tyler Connell is the first reserve for each of the five line positions.

Jordan, Connell and Patterson are solid at 200 pounds, 220 pounds and 245 pounds respectively. Then the line gets bigger with Smith at 6-foot-2 and 300 pounds and Peterson measuring 6-3, 305. Reserve Dalton Smith, currently practicing again after an earlier injury, weighs 350 pounds.

Connell, Jordan, Patterson, Peterson, Sheppard and Ryan Smith will rotate among the three down linemen positions on defense. Young said freshman Riley

Smith’s play on the defensive line in the jamboree had earned him more playing time.

Returning starters at inside linebacker are Dalton Wiggins and Whittle. They will be joined by Caldwell whose 2012 season was limited by injuries.

Lovvorn, a safety in 2012, will shift to outside linebacker this year where he will join Yearta and Donovan Tullis. Dustin Chambers will play at outside linebacker when he recovers from the injury that kept him out of the jamboree.

As he did last year, Dylan Wiggins will start at safety. Rehberg and Dylan Tullis will be the cornerbacks with Logan Otwell in reserve. Wilson will play at cornerback when he’s healthy.

Freshman Jake Howle will kick extra points and field goals with Dylan Wiggins holding and Yearta snapping. Patterson will do the kickoffs and Dylan Wiggins the punting.

To defeat Mount Zion, the Bulldogs must “cut our penalties down to help us maintain drives so we can keep the ball,” Young said.

ty will be returning starter Griffin Turner. Henson will start at the other safety in McLeroy’s absence but should eventually return to cornerback.

On special teams, Anderson Jacks will handle kickoffs, extra points and field goals. Austin Brooks will snap. Teague will be the punter.

Weaver edged Cleburne County 13-7 last year and the Tigers would prefer a different result in 2013.

“We’ve got to tackle well and not give up the big play in the passing game,” the elder Shortt said of the defensive keys.

When the Tigers have the ball, not turning the ball over and having multiple receivers with three or more catches will be important, he said. Shortt added that receivers making catches will make the running attack even more effective.

Senior Isaiah Ware cuts back to drive the ball down the field last week against Ranburne

QB Brady Padgett hands off the ball to Senior Trey Bolton

Damion Benefield, Blake Pointer block while QB Brady Padgett goes for the touchdown

L.E. BELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY We’re proud of our local high school teams as well as our younger athletes.

We’re proud of all the hard work and achievements of the players, cheerleaders, and band members. We wish you a successful season!

Misty Pointer

Ranburne QB Dylan Wiggins going for a pass last week against Bowdon in a scrimmage game

CO. RD. 11 • Heflin, AL

Thank you to all our Coaches, Cheer Sponsors, Band Directors, and Bill Miller Photographers for the photos, articles and hard work that help make the Cleburne News Fall Media Guide a success each year...

4B— The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013

Cleburne County High School Tigers

Caleb Goodman

Matthew Morrow

Brandon Horn

Trey Bolton

Isaiah Ware

Jeremiah McLeroy

Geoffrey Teague

Matt Norton

Sky Jarrell

Christian Henson

Corey Davis

McCain Carlile

Griffin Turner

Colton Austin

Brady Padgett

Chad Brown

Cameron Nance

J’son Henson

Jeremiah Blake

Cole Corkren

Austin Harler

Terrence Thompson

Sta’Shun Henson

Jacob Lee

Josh Butcher

Noah Ware

Anderson Jacks

Mario Smith

Grant Corkren

Wade Dasinger

Sam Pate

Dawson Howle

Jamari Thomas

Trevor Ivey

No picture provided

Ben Taylor

Damion Benefield

Dalton Boyd

Alex Sandmann

Noah Holloway

Ty Shelton

The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013 – 5B

Cleburne County High School Tigers

Garrett Williamson

Douglas Raye

Andrew Brooks

Brandon Sanders

Garrett Cheatwood

Tyler Berry

Lee Spears

Matthew Shortt

Brinton Johnson

Christian Hartley

Colt Funderburk

Blake Pointer

John Robinson

Chris Chappell

Drake Williamson

Austin Brooks

Cameron Kerr

Sam Cooper

Cameron Dryden

Manny Lopez

Hayden Howle

Hunter Howle

Osiel Olguin

Coaches:

Head Coach Michael Shortt, Vaughn Lee, Ron Ervin, Rusty Mayfield, Jake Mayfield, Owen Yarbrough, Michael Grabe, Jon Swafford and Scotty Swafford

CCHS Varsity

CCHS Jr High

6B— The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013

Ranburne High School Bulldogs

Hunter Stevens

Logan Otwell

Jordan English

Devin Rehberg

Brayden Wilson

Hunter McAdams

G.W. Caldwell

Dylan Wiggins

Will Yates

Kyle Lovvorn

No picture available

Tristen Hartley

Dylan Tullis

Brandon Burgess

Brady Whittle

Taylor Boyd

Adam Sheppard

Jake Howle

Dalton Wiggins

Orbie Joe Farlow

Donavan Tullis

Jordan Buel

Charlie Brown

Dustin Chambers

Taylor East

Noah McCord

Trey Yarbough

Zach Patterson

Jessie Bannitto

Cole Yerta

Thomas Dodson

Griffin Rogers

Riley Smith

Jacob Ertzberger

Hunter Peterson

Dave Anderson

Austin Jordan

Tyler Connell

Blake Britt

Ryan Smith

Dalton White

The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013 – 7B

Ranburne High School Bulldogs Coaches:

Head Coach: Chad Young, Asst. Coaches: Terrell Mobley, Jay Harlan, Dustin Smith, Stephen Bailey, Ryan Meadows and Ty Runels

Gabe Meadows

Trent Williams

Dylan Thrower

2013 Ranburne Bulldogs

2013 Ranburne Varsity Cheerleaders Jessica Kelley, Amberly Morgan, Laney Johnson, Lora Mobley, Christen Shirey, Madison Pugh, Sadie Smith, Katherine Runels, Savannah Turner, Erika Pledger, Hali Wilson, Andi Smith

8B – The Cleburne News, Thursday, August 29, 2013

Ranburne High School Marching Band

Cleburne County High School Marching Band

CCHS Varsity Cheerleaders

Kallie Cheatwood, Marti Coefield, Maddy Roberts, Crimson Jeffers, Gracen Oswalt, Hannah Furgerson, Cheer sponsor Valencia Cantrell, Molly McLeroy, Mollie Owens, Pebbles Brown, Angel Norton, Julie Bedford, Katelyn Watters, Kristen Brown.

Good Luck to all Area Teams from:

Heflin FUMC To succeed...

You need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

256.463.2441 • 785 Ross Street

Cleburne Pharmacy 256-463-2197

Wishing You A Winning Season!

Ross St. • Heflin, AL

Heflin Baptist Church Morning Worship Service begins at 10 a.m.

Almon St. • Heflin, Al (256) 463-2576

Good Luck To All Area Teams, Bands and Cheerleaders!