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Helped with the improvement is Christian Williams a junior at Cleburne County High School and Dylan Tullis a junior from Ranburne High School

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Thanks to $32,000 in grants and donations it received last school year, the Cleburne County Career Technical School got a facelift, and new grants may change things even more.

This year the school is applying for a grant to add a new electrical program for students, said Principal Eric Lovvorn. He estimated setting up the program would cost between $75,000 and $100,000.

Superintendent Claire Dryden said grants give the school’s students opportunities the system would otherwise not be able to provide them.

“Tech programs are very expensive due to start-up costs, like equipment,” Dryden wrote in an email. “The Cleburne County Board of Education is committed to paying for an additional teaching unit for the tech school’s new program, but cannot afford the start-up costs.”

The school has 243 students from Ranburne and Cleburne County high schools studying automotive and collision repair, health science, welding, cabinet making and carpentry, business and cosmetology, Lovvorn said.

The school gives students the opportunity to try out the professions and find out if that’s what they might n See Grant page 2

At their meeting Tuesday, the Heflin City Council members passed a $2.7 million budget that predicts a $46,189 surplus at the end of fiscal year 2014.

It’s an improvement, the council members agreed.

For fiscal year 2013, the city was predicting a deficit of more than $300,000 when the council approved some changes to the budget in February.

The city estimates it will bring in $2.7 million in revenue in the new fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.

The budget also includes an $80,000 allotment from the Alabama Trust Fund the city received this fiscal year to be used for capital projects.

The budget passed unanimously, but members said it still doesn’t reflect all the changes they would like to see.

Councilman Shannon Roberts said before the vote the budget is headed in the right direction, but still is not where he thinks it should be.

“This is a very minimal surplus, so that’s not much reserve,” Roberts said.

Roberts said he would like to see the city’s gas tax revenue used for paving roads. It is currently used to pay for the city’s street lights, said Mayor Rudy Rooks. Roberts also said the city’s debt payments will rise in the future and the city isn’t putting money aside to prepare.

“We’re hoping our sales tax will go up, our revenue,” said Heflin City Clerk Shane Smith.

Rooks also said the city will have to work on future budgets to be able to accomplish his goals including raises for employees and hiring more people in the Police Department, street department, recreation department and City Hall.

“We had to make a lot of cuts,” Rooks said. “Our debt service is taking such a big chunk out of our finances that we just can’t hardly do anything.”

The city budgeted n See Budget page 2

Highway 46 yard sale turns 16 LAURA CAMPER

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The Highway 46 Yard Sale turns 16 this year, something the founder finds hard to believe.

Mathis Dodson, who lives on Alabama 46, started the yard sale on a whim because somebody told him it ought to be started.

“Wouldn’t nobody else do it,” Dodson said.

So, he started organizing a yard sale along the 25-mile stretch of the highway from Heflin to the Georgia state line. It took a few years, but it has become big, Dodson said. The sale attracts vendors from all over the state and as far away as Panama City, Fla., Dodson said.

He typically hosts about 25 vendors in his yard the weekend of the sale.

Heflin City Clerk Shane Smith said the sale has grown tremendously. It started out mainly in the Ranburne area, where people set up in fields and yards along the roads.

But it has stretched out to include Heflin, Smith said.

“It’s a big deal because people come from all over the

state and Georgia,” Smith said.

This year the Cleburne County Chamber of Commerce is renting table space at the Farmers Market in Heflin.

Tanya Maloney, executive director of the chamber, said the chamber has had a lot of interest in the spaces both inside and outside the market building.

“We’re pretty much sold out,” Maloney said.

Dodson said it takes him about a month each year to organize the sale. He advertises in newspapers and delivers fliers from Birmingham to Atlanta, Dodson said.

The sale attracts all kinds of dealers, Dodson said, crafters, vintage and antique collectors. He doesn’t keep track of how many vendors sell, but said with a smile, “It’s a mess.”

He’d like to pass the torch to someone else, but he’ll continue to organize the sale until someone else volunteers to do it, because it’s fun, Dodson said. He enjoys it, and it’s good for the county, he said.

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RHS Homecoming Queen Katherine Runels was crowned Ranburne High School Homecoming Queen by her classmates last Friday night. She was escorted by her father Keith Runels

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September Yard of the Month The City of Heflin Beautification Committee choose Danny & Debbie Waldrop for the Yard of the Month. Danny & Debbie live on Duke Drive in Heflin. Pictured in the photo from L to R are: Pat Daugherty, Billy Chapman, Danny Waldrop, Debbie Waldrop, Mayor Rudy Rooks, Council member Travis Crowe, & Council member Rhonda Green

Grant : “Tech programs are very expensive due to start-up costs, like equipment,�

From page 1 like to do. Some students find it’s not for them and don’t attend the full two years, Lovvorn said. Others may earn a certificate and go to work immediately after high school. For others, it’s a head start on a professional degree in fields such as nursing or automotive technology.

Lovvorn, who is serving his second year as principal at the school, said the school did have some perception problems when he took over, including the school building itself.

When Lovvorn asked teachers what they would like to see at the school, the teachers said they wanted to update the facility’s exterior. “So students, when they come here, they feel proud of our school,� Lovvorn said.

At the time, the school’s classrooms and equipment were all updated, he said. But a person just driving by might have thought the building was closed, he said. Indeed, that’s what he thought when he drove by it the first time, Lovvorn added. “There wasn’t a sign out here,� Lovvorn said. “The old fence was leaning, it looked bad.

Also, there needed to be a paint job.�

Today, a new iron fence with solar-powered gates rings the parking lot. A sign identifies the school and flashes the time and temperature along with school announcements. The building’s exterior is freshly painted and landscaped.

Lovvorn surveyed students and local residents on Facebook, and the same complaints popped up about the school grounds. So he and the teachers started applying for grants.

The renovations all started with a donation of $2,000 from then-councilman Rex Nolen, Lovvorn said. Nolen gave the school $2,000 of his discretionary funds for the school to do some work in the Health Sciences classroom including removing a water heater suspended from the ceiling — a safety hazard — and replacing it with one installed on the floor, Lovvorn said.

Then, he and the teachers applied for a $5,000 grant from Coosa Valley Resource Conservation and Development and a $25,000 grant from Skills USA and Lowe’s, he said.

The school received both grants, Lovvorn said.

The $25,000 grant paid for the school’s new sign and fencing and the $5,000 grant paid for paint and landscaping, Lovvorn said.

The students did much of the work themselves. They dug up the old fence and installed a new one, they helped prepare a site for the new sign and they did the landscaping and painting. “We had all our students involved one way or another,� Lovvorn said.

Two students, Austin Jordan and Dalton Boyd, both seniors this year, helped organize the project.

Jordan, 17, the chairman of the school’s Skills USA organization, which partnered with

Lowe’s to provide the grant, said he wrote a letter for the grant. Then when it came time to do the work, he helped manage the project. “We just organized the steps and put everything together,� Jordan said.

He also called around for concrete prices and ordered the concrete for the projects, Jordan said.

Jordan, who is studying automotive repair at the school, said the experience will help him when he’s finished with school and follows his dream of opening his own classic-car repair shop. “It was different at first,� Jordan said of being in charge, “But I got used to it and it became easier.�

Some of the students thought the work was fun, too. “I loved working on the landscaping stuff, said Dylan Tullis, 17, a Ranburne High School student. “That’s what I do during the summer.�

Christian Williams, a Cleburne County High School junior, said he loved working on the fence. “It’s like doing steel buildings,� Williams said.

Lovvorn reserved one project for himself, however: He installed the solar panels for the gates over the summer.

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Car found in Cleburne County leads to arrest in fatal hit-and-run LAURA CAMPER

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A car found in Cleburne County last week led authorities to a suspect who is charged with felony hit-and-run in relation to an accident that killed a 41-year-old man.

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ceived an anonymous tip that led them to an an old body shop in the Abernathy area south of Interstate 20 near exit 210 on Friday.

Though the business was no longer in operation, officers found a burgundy 2001 Buick LeSabre in the process of being repaired.

Cleburne County Chief Deputy Dennis Green worked with the Douglas County/Douglasville Major Crimes Unit on the in-

vestigation.

The car had allegedly been involved in a hit-andrun accident in Douglas County near the Douglasville Police Department, Douglasville police Chief Chris Womack said.

Womack said the car’s mirror had been replaced.

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The owner of the shop wasn’t charged with a crime, but Gore declined to give that person’s name because of the crime unit’s continuing investigation.

Cleburne County Chief Deputy Dennis Green worked with the Douglas County/Douglasville Major Crimes Unit on the investigation.

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driver,� said Womack.

The driver, 18-year-old Tabitha Anna Paige of Villa Rica, Ga., was charged in connection with a Sept.

14 accident in Douglas County that killed 41-yearold Gary “Tommy� Latimer, Womack said.

Paige was denied bond

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$364,635 for debt payments in the upcoming fiscal year, about 14 percent of its income.

Bringing in industry and business would help the situation in the long run, Rooks said. “It may take the rest of our term to really get where we want to be on the budget,� Rooks said.

Councilman Travis Crowe said the city needs to tighten its belt further to build a cushion for emergencies. “Plus, we’ve got to try to get some streets paved sooner or later,� Crowe said.

Councilwoman Rhonda Green said the budget is practical enough the city should be able to stick to it throughout the year, though. “We’re just going to have to be careful with it,� Green said.

In other business the council members: — Approved $163,000 worth of changes to the fiscal year 2013 budget to reflect some expenses in police dispatch services, payroll and debt payments that were higher than estimated. — Approved an updated personnel manual including mandatory direct deposit for employee paychecks. — Approved a special events license for Smith Farms that would allow the store to sell beer at its Music Festival on Oct. 19. — Approved an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation to use Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program grant funds to replace the bridge on Bells Mill Road over Cane Creek. — Heard the city will be getting some wine tax money it is owed. Two companies, Alabama Crown and United-Johnson Brothers, were mistakenly sending the money to Cleburne County, Smith said. One company has said it owes $1,000; the other is still working on the numbers, Smith said.

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Fog horns as weapons I live beneath a pecan tree, and the squirrels think my house is their nest.

They make their messes by strewing chewed pecan shells all over the porch.

Once they stole nuts out of a bucket that I accidentally left on the porch. Another time, they ate my figs while they were green.

Then, there have been the live-in squirrels.

Fourteen years ago, shortly after I first moved to my East Anniston house, I heard them running through the attic.

I walked around in the yard and checked the eaves of the house. Sure enough, there were a few tiny openings where one might get in.

I researched on the Internet

Sherry Kughn Sherry-Go-Round and read that creatures hate the smell of mothballs. I bought some and threw them in the attic. The trick seemed to work, which became an annual fall activity.

That same year I discovered the openings in the house, I hired a person with a ladder to come and fill them in. I thought I had solved the squirrel

problem.

Throughout the course of the years, though, the squirrels somehow became immune to the smell of mothballs. I began to hear them again.

Once more, I walked around the house to inspect the places that had been plugged. I noticed the plugs were gone and the openings were even larger.

Their edges had been gnawed, as if the squirrels were making access easier for their friends and offspring, which, of course, they probably were.

It was time for more drastic measures. I hired a siding company to cover the exposed wood on my house.

The solution also solved the problem of the house needing

a paint job. Last year, with the new siding in place, I heard no squirrels in the attic.

On Wednesday of last week, though, I was sitting outdoors enjoying the cool night. I heard squirrel feet running on the roof, or so I thought.

The next afternoon, while it was daylight, I heard the sounds again, only I could tell that there was no squirrel on the roof.

Once again, I bought mothballs and threw them in the eaves. I tried a new trick. I run an extension cord to the top of a ladder that I placed near the eaves where I had heard the squirrels running. I turned the volume of a sound machine up as loud as it would go, and I set the sound for foghorns – an

awful sound to be featured on a sound machine that was made to help people sleep. I would have nightmares if I had to listen to foghorns as I tried to sleep.

Twice since the foghorns have been used as noise pollution, I have listened twice for the squirrels running in the attic. So far, so good.

Instead of becoming frustrated with the squirrels in my neighborhood, I respect their desire to eat pecans.

My hope is that they’ll build themselves some nests in the trees like other squirrels do.

Also, I hope they don’t start liking the sound of foghorns.

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Republicans watch Fox, Democrats watch CNN During the summer Alabama had a rash of major political figures step down from office in the middle of their elected terms. The first to go was 1st District Congressman Jo Bonner. Beth Chapman also quit her job as Secretary of State as did State Representative Jay Love of Montgomery, who chaired the powerful House Ways and Means Education Budget Committee. Love’s counterpart, Rep. Jim Barton of Mobile, who chaired the House General Fund Committee, quit his House seat. Elmore County Rep. Barry Mask also resigned.

All five left in August for personal financial gain.

Bonner left his safe congressional seat to accept a position with the University of Alabama system. He doubled his $174,000 annual congressional salary with his move. Chapman accepted a position with Alfa, which she said was too good to pass up.

Love left for business reasons.

Barton quit midstream to lobby.

Mask quit to head the Alabama Association of Realtors.

This trend of quitting office midstream for personal gain was epitomized by Sarah Palin.

She quit her job as Governor of Alaska without fulfilling her term so that she could be close to mainland America in order to make money appearing on Fox News and making speeches.

Traveling from Alaska to New York is like a trek from Russia.

Speaking of Fox News, the Gallup poll confirmed that a recent survey revealed the obvious, most Republicans watch Fox News for their news source. The poll unveiled numerous obvious trends. First of all, Americans are most likely to turn to their television for news. More than half called it their main source of news.

Television was the medium of choice for Americans of all ages. Gallup said the results showed what they called the “balkanization” of news, meaning that Americans have gravitated to a certain medium based on their political leanings. Republicans were more likely to turn to television.

Independents were slightly more likely to head to the

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Inside The Statehouse Internet and Democrats were likely to turn to print media like newspapers or magazines.

If Democrats watch television, they like CNN. However, nothing compared to Republicans’ affinity for their news channel Fox. No other television, print or online news source generated as much loyalty from either Democrats or Independents as Fox News did from Republicans as their total news source.

This partisan divide is played out here in Alabama. If watching Fox News is a criteria for being a Republican, then their ratings are probably off the charts in the Heart of Dixie.

Every statewide officeholder

in Alabama is a Republican.

At last count, there were 31 statewide elected positions in the state and all 31 are held by folks who have been elected as a Republican.

The last bastian that Democrats had any say over in Alabama was the legislature.

That ended abruptly and overwhelmingly in 2010. It is not likely to change any time soon. The legislative lines are drawn to pretty much keep the GOP in control of both the House and Senate. For the foreseeable future the GOP should continue to hold a two to one super majority in both chambers. Approximately one third of the legislative seats will belong to the minority Democratic Party. African American legislators hold most of the minority seats.

Earlier this year Mark Kennedy resigned as Chairman of the Democratic Party in a dispute with Democratic power broker Joe Reed, the longtime African American leader of the Party. Kennedy formed an organization he dubbed the Alabama Democratic Majority.

He said their task would be to rebuild the Democratic Party in Alabama.

Kennedy, who is a former Supreme Court Justice, has a good name for a Democrat. The Kennedy name is symbolic and synonymous with the national Democratic Party. Therein lies the problem with a Democratic resurrection in Alabama.

Alabamians now link all Democrats, whether they are on the statewide or national level, to the liberal policies of the Democratic Party. When they see the name of Barack Obama that is who they identify as a Democrat. Obama is the face and philosophy of the Democratic Party in the eyes of Alabama voters. You could safely say that Barack Obama has driven the final nail in the Democratic coffin in Alabama.

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.

Who really knows what’s best for all of us?

Some good friends told me they’ve stopped following the news because it’s just getting worse. I think it’s not so much that the news, particularly coming out of Washington, is getting worse, but that we average people have no influence or control over those making all the bad news. We’re stuck with all the bad consequences Washington rulers are imposing willy-nilly on the rest of us while exempting themselves from any consequences.

Why am I referring to my friends and me as “average?” Because, I’m one of those who believe raising the national debt ceiling means we’re continuing to run up our debt. Or, as President Obama said at a Business Roundtable last week, “It’s always a tough vote because the average person thinks raising the debt ceiling must mean that we’re running up our debt.” Yep, I’m “average” that way.

Just so we don’t misunderstand what the President means, he clarified by saying, “raising the debt ceiling, which has been done over a hundred times, does not increase our debt; it does not somehow promote profligacy.”

Of course, President Obama believes the Republicans are picking on him because they want to attach spending cuts to raising the debt limit, and he has demanded Congress raise the debt ceiling with “no obstruction,

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no games, no holding the economy hostage if you don’t get 100 percent of what you Daniel want.”

Oddly enough, when Gardner President Obama was a freshman senator from Illinois in 2006, he had a different take My Thoughts on raising the debt ceiling. Senator Obama began his March 16 speech, “The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. Over the past 5 years, our federal debt has increased by $3.5 trillion to $8.6 trillion.” For the record, in fewer than five years President Obama has raised the debt by $6 trillion to more than $16.7 trillion and counting.

Senator Obama ended his speech declaring, “Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here.’ Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren.

America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership.

Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose

the effort to increase America’s debt limit.”

Evidently President Obama no longer believes the buck stops in the Oval Office, that there’s a “failure of leadership,” or that “Americans deserve better” today.

That was then, this is now, and he’s in charge.

In other news President Obama exempted Congress and congressional staffers from Obamacare through some savvy political maneuvering in the Office of Personnel Management. You see, Obamacare is great for “average” people like us, but not nearly good enough for Washington’s ruling class.

President Obama has spent his political career asking voters to trust him because he knows what’s best for “average” folks. Big government can solve all our problems if we’ll just let the ruling class control healthcare, equalize wages and salaries fairly, and regulate businesses to make sure they’re not cheating.

FDR’s social policies, LBJ’s great society, and now Obama’s victory over healthcare have combined to enslave “average” folks in perpetual debt under the all-powerful ruling class who promise they know what’s best for the rest of us.

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

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Bulldogs hope for win on the road RIP DONOVAN

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Ranburne led visiting Vincent wire-towire last Friday to remain undefeated as the 2013 football season reaches its midpoint this week. The Bulldogs are now 4-0 overall and 3-0 in Class 2A, Region 6 games. It is Ranburne’s first 4-0 start since the 2001 team opened with six consecutive victories. If the current Bulldogs want to match or exceed their 2001 counterparts, the next step will be a win Friday night on the road against Beulah.

“I told them (Monday), we’re not going to talk about the playoffs anymore,” Ranburne head coach Chad Young said Tuesday. “We’re going to try to get better every week and let the playoffs take care of itself.”

Young said Beulah’ style of play this year is “very similar to what they did last year.” The Bobcats won 17-14 in Ranburne in 2012.

“They’re big and fast like a 4A school should be,” Young said.

Against Vincent, the Bulldogs scored first on their fourth possession of the game, driving 85 yards in 10 plays. Two

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Vincent ball carrier was taken down by Ranburne's Jesse Pannitto (55) and Logan Otwell (2) pass completions each gained double-digit yardage. Quarterback Dylan Wiggins picked up 20 yards on a trap play. On first-and-goal at the Vincent 10-yard line,

Dylan Tullis ran for nine yards. He got the touchdown on the next snap with 5:22 left before halftime. The kick by freshman

Jake Howle missed but Ranburne led 6-0.

After the ensuing kickoff Vincent held the ball for less than two minutes. Brady Whittle jolted a Vincent ball carrier and Zach Patterson recovered for Ranburne at the Vincent 30 with 3:39 on the second quarter clock. On first down, the Bulldogs went for the jugular. Wiggins found Brayden Wilson open on a post route and Wilson, who played at less than 100 percent physically, scored. A toss from Wiggins to Kyle Lovvorn on a jet sweep call made it 14-0.

Vincent narrowed the score to 14-6 on a long pass play just before halftime. A quarterback sack by Donovan Tullis halted a 2-point conversion try.

“The whole game, I’d feel like we had it iced away then I’d figure out quickly that we didn’t,” Young said. “We didn’t execute very well when we had the lead.”

The Yellow Jackets got the second half kickoff and cut into Ranburne’s lead with their second touchdown. This time, Dylan Tullis intercepted a pass to deny the 2-point play. n See Bulldogs page 8

Cleburne County wins in OT RIP DONOVAN

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Cleburne Count’s most recent Class 4A, Region 5 football victory wasn’t secured until overtime at Centre last Friday. The Tigers won the overtime toss and elected to play defense first. Cherokee County picked up nine yards with a screen pass on its first play but the Warriors couldn’t get the ball across the goal line on their next two tries. On fourth-andgoal from the 1-yard line, the Warriors went for six points rather than three.

Cleburne County got a big surge, led by senior lineman Matthew Shortt, and held again.

With the ball, the Tigers used running plays to keep the ball in the middle of the field then junior Anderson Jacks kicked his fourth field goal of the contest, this one from 20 yards out, and Cleburne County earned a 41-38 win to spoil Cherokee County’s homecoming game.

Jacks’ winning boot came with a touch of extra drama. The snap was high, forcing holder Jeremiah McLeroy off his knee to catch the ball. Cleburne County coach Michael Shrott said McLeroy bent down to get the ball on the kicking tee and Jacks, who had already planted his left foot, whipped his right leg around and through the ball. Jacks’ one-legged boot not only

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QB Brady Padgett hands off the ball to Isaiah Ware went between the uprights but landed well past the cross bar.

“Jeremiah just made a heck of a play right there to get that ball down and the kicker’s concentration was unbelievable to make that kick,” the elder Shortt said.

Cleburne County (31, 2-1) steps away from region games this week, taking on visiting St. Clair County (2-2, 2-1), but the game remains an import-

ant one. The Saints from Odenville, who traditionally play well against the Tigers, are the only Class 4A or above opponent among Cleburne County’s three non-region foes and a win gives the Tigers potential tie-breaker points.

“We need this game because of that,” Shortt said.

Against Cherokee County, Cleburne County scored the initial points of the game when Bolton

broke a 33-yard run but the extra point attempt by Jacks failed. After that, the Tigers played catch-up for much of the game.

The Warriors got a 35yard touchdown pass for a 7-6 edge and almost immediately thereafter returned an interception for a touchdown and a 14-6 lead. A 62-yard scoring run from speedster Ty Green made it 21-6. Before the first quarter ended, Brandon

Horn scored for Cleburne County on a 24-yard run and Isaiah Ware picked up a 2-point conversion, cutting the deficit to 21-14.

The scoring pace slowed considerably in the second quarter. Cherokee County got the only touchdown of the period, sandwiched between field goals of 27 yards and 30 yards by Jacks. Jacks’ second kick came with 12 seconds to play before halftime and left the halftime score 2820 in Cherokee County’s favor.

The Warriors scored first in the third quarter, bumping their lead to 35-20.

Cleburne County got three points back when Jacks hit his third field goal of the game, this one from 35 yards away, with 6:56 left in the third. Jacks’ boot completed the third-quarter scoring.

Bolton got the final quarter started right for the Tigers with a 24-yard touchdown run and Jacks’ extra point made it 35-30.

“I could already start to see the conditioning we do was starting to pay off,” the Tigers’ coach said. “I could start seeing they weren’t getting that push they were getting early in the game. I felt like that was big for us.”

A high snap by the Warriors on a punt attempt sailed through the end zone and added two points for Cleburne County, cutting Cherokee County’s lead to 35-32. Bolton’s 43-yard run then gave Cleburne County its first lead

since early in the first quarter. That lead stayed at 3832 when McLeroy was unable to get the snap down.

A late 32-yard field goal

by Cherokee County’s Erik Burgess forced the overtime.

For the game, the Tigers had 441 yards of total offense, 343 yards on the ground and 98 through the air, and picked up 19 first downs. Cherokee County finished with 296 yards rushing and 82 yards passing for 17 first downs.

Bolton ran 22 times for 236 yards. His long run of the evening was his 43-yard scamper in the fourth quarter. Padgett had eight carries for 51 yards.

Ware ran seven times for 29 yards and Horn had 27 yards on two attempts.

Padgett completed four of his 14 passes for 98 yards. Cameron Kerr nabbed two passes for 58 yards. Horn made one catch for 37 yards and Ware had one for three yards.

Alex Sandmann led the defensive effort with 14 tackles. Griffin Turner made 12 stops. Cole Corkren reached double figures in tackles with 10. McLeroy made eight tackles. Shortt and Chad Brown each had seven stops. Grant Corkren recorded six tackles. In limited playing time, linebacker Geoffrey Teague made four tackles. Linemen Drake Williamson and Brint Johnson each had four stops as well.

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East Heflin by: Bruce Wright

Pinetucky by: Mary Alvarado

We were pleased today to have a Gideon speaker with us today. One of the greatest ways to honor a loved one is to make a donation of a Bible (or bibles) their name.

100% of funds given to the Gideon’s go to the distribution of bibles!! Please consider helping to spread the Word!

Bro. George opened to Heb.11:24-27, “The Greatest Gift You Can Give – You!� As we begin, we see that for Moses, the greatest thing he could give was himself.

You need to ask yourself, who is the real me? Do I make decisions according to God’s purpose and plan? What are my real choices? I cannot live a life outside of God’s plan and survive. You cannot live for yourself but must live for God. Must choose God, not yourself.

Being a Christian is not about what you can’t do but what you want to do. Once you start, it will be easy to not do bad things. He will save you! It is time to act responsibly for yourself and your decisions. What is the real importance? Moses decided three things: God’s purpose is more important than popularity. God’s people are more important than pleasures. God had something for him – life forever with Him. Which will you chose?

We closed with two coming to give their life to Christ!

Amen.

Remember to keep those who are sick and the bereaved in your thoughts and prayers. Lackey family, Cheyane Connell, Kelsie Arnold, Mary Campbell, Rita Cofield, Lilian Johnson, Dorothy Junior, 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 and for me I’m having some health problems.

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

Harmony Grove by: Reba Gay Emily sang “Lord, I Want To Be�.

Bro. Doug’s message from Ephesians: We are one in Christ Jesus. Jesus brought down the barriers. We are to work together in harmony and peace. God is our Peace.

We are a child of the King. We are reconciled through Jesus. The Holy Spirit of God dwells in every Christian.

We can’t make it without God. If we love Jesus, we are to love everybody. Are we serving God the way He wants?

Prayer requests: Doug and Cleo, Edna Dunn, Reba, Charles and Annette, Ray and Esther, Ruth and Murvel, Leslie, Gail and family, Christy, Tiffany, Eric, Myrtice, Betty Sisk, Carole, Alesha Steen, Walter and Elaine, Stephen, Nell and Lucille McElroy, Pauline Laminack, Joyce Austin, Joyce Norris, Jane Alred, Neal and Zelma Thompson, Milford and Evelyn Wiggins, Chandy and Carol Gordon, Lex Brown, Ken Sanders, George Nimon, unspoken requests, Jessica Capps and family, our mili-

Happy Hill by: Debra Jackson

Hello from Happy Hill. Happy Fall to you!

The day begin early Sunday for the men as they gathered for Brotherhood Breakfast. The devotional was given by Danny Lines. Being Youth Day, the youth blessed us with their beautiful singing and dramas. Mark Hilburn delivered the message.

On Sunday night, September 29, Happy Hill will have joint services with AI and Pine Grove at Pine Grove. Services will start at 5:30 Join us in praying for Irmalene and Robert Norton, Joyce Austin, Butch and Alice Pair, Rider Bearden, Edna Hubbard, Linda Bailey, Martha Ledford, Kerry Smith, Andrea Wise Smith, Sherry Brown, Brandon Nolen and Roger Ledbetter.

SENTENCE SERMON When troubles drive you to prayer, prayer can drive away your troubles.

THE LIGHTER SIDE (The last line was omitted in last week’s joke.....�Cured her hiccups though, didn’t I?�)

Young Jonathan was visiting a church for the first time.

He checked all the announcements, posters and pictures along the walls. When he came to a group of pictures of men in uniform, he asked a nearby deacon ‘Who are all those men in the pictures?’ The deacon replied, ‘Why, those are our boys who died in the service’.

Dumbfounded, Jonathan asked, ‘Was that the morning service or the evening service?’

New Hope Ministries by: Veneta McKinney Greetings from New Hope Ministries. May Jesus give you New Hope today!!

Through the end of October, every Sunday night we will be having “Fireside Devotionals� at Pastor Jerry and Vickey’s home from 5 to 7 p.m. We will be have games and activities for the children and adults, then will have a devotional about 6:00.

Remember we are offering tutoring for anyone interested. For more information call 256-926-9440 or email NewHopeChristianAcademy34@yahoo.com. Registration also continues for the homeschool covering program.

You can also check out the information on our website www.newhopemin.net.

This past Sunday we celebrated the ministry of Pastors Jerry and Vickey Davis, the pastors of New Hope Ministries. They have touched so many lives through the years.

Memories of Ms. Pockets, Ima, and other characters that were created to be used as ministry aids were shared. We are very honored to be a part of what God is doing through their ministry. We love you Pastors Jerry and Vickey!!

During the fireside devotional on Sunday night, Pastor Vickey pulled out a gift that she had received – a toy tow-truck. She shared that we, the church, are to be like that tow truck – pulling people out of the ditch when they get stuck – and bringing them to freedom that only Jesus can bring. People get stuck in different situations and we are to bring them help to get them out of the ditch. The tow truck, though not pretty was faithful to its job and so should we be.

Pilgrim’s Rest by: Connie Thompson

Brother Tracy Mayfield’s morning message was taken from Judges 16. Do we realize how much our culture has influenced us even though we call ourselves Christians?

Samson was very strong but also very weak. His strength came from God. God knows our hearts. If you drop your guard, the devil can entice you. He knows your weaknesses. We have all heard, “if you love me, you will do what I want.� The devil knows how long he can nag you until you relent. Samson was looking for peace of mind even knowing what the consequences would be.

Samson had always known the Lord. After his hair was cut, he didn’t even know the Lord has left him. Samson was living as a pretender. He wasn’t live as God wanted him to. It’s not about the “symbols� in our lives, it’s about God. It’s more than saying, “I’m a Christian,� it’s living a Godly life. When we commit our lives to the Lord, we are supposed to grow. With new birth comes growth.

When you are putting on a show, you become helpless and hopeless against the enemy. Samson had no power when he lost his true connection to God. Don’t ask God over and over to forgive you of the same sin. It has a hold on you and you need God’s help to get past it. Eventually you will be exposed if you keep pretending. Samson called on the Lord to strengthen him one more time. It’s called repentance. Realize where your strength comes from.

Verdon Chapel by: Richard Jackson Brother Jamie Daniel brought the morning message from Ezekiel, chapter 37. Just as God can turn a valley of dry bones into a living army, so can He take a church that is dry and turn it into one that is alive and serving Him. The only way the Body of Christ can reach people is if they themselves are alive and doing God’s will in their lives.

Each one of us must make our faith strong and support one another in order to make our church strong and vibrant.

Are you a pile of dry bones, or are you alive and living for God? Let Jesus bring you to life today.

Brother Travis Allred brought the message during the evening service from 1 Kings, chapter 11. Solomon did not heed God’s warning and turned to women who led him to go after other gods. When we turn from the leading of the Holy Spirit, we start down a slippery slope that can lead to a sinful lifestyle and dire consequences. As long as we stay focused on Jesus, we can withstand the temptations that come our way.

We would like to welcome the Daniel family to our church family. Please pray for Jamie, Brittany, and their sons Aaron and Caleb as they continue their work for God at Verdon Chapel.

Please pray for: Robert and Gladys Baughn, Linda Sue Noles, Alex Cash, Brandon Nolen, Chuck and Shirley Jaggers, Jamie Benefield, Kathy Morrison, our church, its members.

Wise Chapel by: Dorcas Toney Friday and Saturday during the Highway 46 yard sale we will have food booths with grilled foods and homemade treats. Plenty of cold drinks. We look forward to seeing everyone again. Proceeds form the booth will go toward our new addition.

October 9 is Senior Celebration. Beginning at 10:30.

Worship, lunch and fellowship.

Many need prayer: Lula Mae Camp, Bea Crawford, Rider Bearden, Ken Sanders, Grayson Smith, Hunter Rowland, Kerry Smith, Andrea Smith, John Cook, Ruth Daniel, Ozell Benefield, Bobbye Williamson, Ronald Edwards, Liam, Tommy and Gay Ledbetter, Clarence Noles, Curtis Richardson, Nancy Daniel, Brandon Nolen, Mary Truett, Gladys McDaniel, our troops, our nation and national leaders. May God’s touch be yours soon.

Our scripture was 1 Timothy 1:12-17. Jesus loves me, this I know, my Bible tells me so. Mercy is shown to the faithful and God’s grace is a gift given freely to those who accept it. Feel the tug of Jesus on your life and make a choice to follow Him. It could last forever.

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Obituaries Neal Reaves

Neal Reaves, 86, died Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at his residence.

Funeral services were held September 20, 2013, at Beason Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. David Reaves, Rev. J.R. Morris, officiating. Burial followed in Beason Grove Cemetery. Dryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include: Wife - Mary Reaves, Heflin; Daughter - Joy Foster, Heflin; Son - David (Linda) Reaves, Wedowee, Tim Reaves, Heflin; Sister - Mavis Morris, Roanoke and Lillar Davis, Heflin, eight grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren Pallbearers: Chase Patterson, Ken Reaves, Ryan Reaves, Justin Reaves, Deriek Foster, Shannon Foster Mr. Reaves was a native and life long resident of Cleburne County . He was a Deacon of Beason Grove Baptist Church where he loved to play his guitar and sing and he loved the outdoors. Neal was preceded in death by his parents, Columbus and Irene Reaves, son, Kenneth Reaves and seven brothers.

Local Church & Community Events September 26 Pleasant Grove Elementary School will have a Title 1, “Parents Right to Know� meeting to explain to parents how our roughly 700 dollars in Parental Involvement Federal Funds should be spent. This meeting will take place at 3:30 on Thursday, September 26, 2013 here at the school. All parents are invited to attend.

September 28 Gospel Singing at Mt. Paran Baptist Church locatedCounty Road 40, Fruithurst, September 28, 2013 at 7:00 PM EST Special singers will be “THE KELLY’S� from Lawrenceburg, TN Refreshments will be served. For information or directions call 256-579-5263 CCHS Lady Tigers Basketball Camp is Saturday Sept 28th for grades 3rd-11th. Will be at CCHS Gym. Registration 8 a.m. -9 .m., Camp 9-12 the cost is $25 All campers will receive a t-shirt Campers will learn fundamentals, basketball terminology, fun games and drills.Camp will be instructed by coaches, current and former CCHS players, current and former college basketball players September 29 Fall Camp Meeting at Gray Hill Church of God will be Sept. 29 - Oct. 13. Sis. Linda Baughtman Sept 29 - Oct. 2, Bro. J.J. White Oct. 3-4, Bro. Leon Beasley Oct. 6-8, Bro. J.J. WHite Oct. 9-11 Upper Cane Creek Methodist Church, will meet at Harmony Grove Baptist Church for the 5th Sunday night singing on September 29, at 5 p.m. If your church would like to join us, you are most welcome. Finger foods will be served after the singing.

October 4 Rummage/Bake Sale, Oct. 4th and 5th, 7:00 a.m. each day. Liberty Hill C.M. Church Fellowship Hall, Hwy 431, North of Hollis Cross Rds. October 6 Old Fashion Day at Gray Hill Church of God will be held Oct. 6 (lunch following service) October 8 Alfa Insurance located at 36 Giles Street, Heflin, AL 36264 is hosting a Customer Appreciaton on October 8, 2013 from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. Hotdogs, chips and drinks will be served and door prizes will be given away.

October 12 Bain Southern Gospel Jubilee will be held October 12 starting at 10 a.m. at 7938 Co Rd. 19. Bring a covered dish lunch and a lawn chair.

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Heflin Highlights by: Suzanne Payne

Celebrate the 1963 Heflin Tigers You saw the picture in last week’s paper. It was that of the 1963 Heflin Tigers.

They were the first untied and undefeated team in the history of the school. Now, YOU are invited to come out and see how great these guys look 50 years later. They would love to see their old and new friends and fans from this area. Coaches, cheerleaders and family members will gather on September 28 at the Wesley Center of the First United Methodist Church .

A special invitation goes out to athletes and cheerleaders from other teams and sports. Come by anytime from 4:00 until 5:30 and visit and help celebrate this team.

Light refreshments will be served.

Continuing On As long as we are talking about celebrating, let’s salute these friends who are commemorating a birthday this week!

Sept. 26-Stacy Camp, Ashley Lines, Pam Phillips, Earl Bonner, Trisha

Price, Helen Hall and Tommy Wood.

Sept.27-Brandon Young, Lee Jackson, Jill Miller, Linda Barb, Kyle Smith, Michael Elkins and Michelle Owens. Sept.

28-Whitley Dassinger, Tracy Williams, Danny Weathers, Charles Elkins, Jordan Snow Lackey, Mary Helen Parker and Jane Wilson. Sept.29-Jay Harlan, Casey Humphries, Joel Chupp, Jack Fendley, Jane Williams, Tony Sanders, Rustin Roberts, Marcene Pullen and Paul Parker.

Sept.30-Phil Amason, Carolyn Goodman, Donna Edwards, Chase Austin, Kenneth Beason, Sabrina Franklin, Ferrell Owen and Donna Jordan. Oct.1-Joyce Vaughn, Audrea Hilburn, Scott Walker, Jimmy Laminack and Sue English. Oct.2-Amy Dewberry, Josh Gaines, April Lines, Tyler Berry, Lissie Shelton, Andrew Anderson, Julian Norton and Christy Anderson.

Sunshine List Richard Whatley, Mary Alvarado, Horace Perry, Mayfield Robertson, Jessi-

ca Wade, Jimmy Burrows, Sherry Brown, Terry Benefield, Ed Cleveland, Andrea Smith, Kerry Smith, Jimmie Nell Vise, Sara Noland, Rider Bearden, Malene Bowen, Merrill Hayes and Ken Sanders.

Great Happening HEARTS will present the 5th annual Festival of Hearts on October 12 from 10:00 until 3:00 at the Heflin Recreation Center. This event is always a fun event and benefits a wonderful organization.

There will be games and activities for all ages and a variety of scrumptious food.

Come join the fun!

FYI I don’t know about you, but I am thrilled to feel a little nip of Fall in the air. Now, I’m not ready to put up the tee shirts and bring out the sweaters. Maybe in a month or so. Experts have predicted TWO things…1. Fall will be full of hay fever and allergy bouts. 2. We will have

the coldest winter that we have had for quite some time.

Strange But True 1.

The average person makes 1140 phone calls a year. (I wonder if that includes teenagers?)

2.

Cockroaches can live more than a week without their heads. They eventually die of starvation.

3.

Women blink twice as much as men.

4. Elephants are the only animal with four knees.

Now you know…even if you did not want to know!

Bye! Until next week…remember…In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life to this point. “It goes on.”

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Cleburne County seeks landowners’ cooperation in getting road paved Private property vs. public need LAURA CAMPER

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RANBURNE — A stretch of Cleburne County Road 10 from its intersection with Alabama 46 to about 4 miles southwest is scheduled for much-needed improvement.

But officials say the federal funding allocated to get the job done is in danger because some property owners along the road are fighting repeated requests to remove their property from county right-of-way.

Joe Farlow, 40, received the requests. But his long stretch of fence and steel cattle crossing, which corral his 100 head of cattle, would cost thousands of dollars to move, he says.

He’s not even sure how much, Farlow said.

Farlow’s been asked to move the fencing from 3 feet to 5 feet farther back from the road along a 350- to 400-yard stretch on both sides of County Road 10, he said. Farlow said he’s not doing it.

“It’s going to cost too much money,” he said.

Besides, he said, that fencing has been there since he was a kid and his father owned the farm.

Why have they waited so long to request removal?

Farlow asked.

Down the road, Esther Laney has lived on the road for 50 years.

Even before moving to her current house, she lived along the road and she and her late husband raised cattle and cotton.

When she moved there, County Road 10 was just a dirt road that meandered along, she said. When the county paved it decades ago, it “rearranged” the road and some of the land where she already had fencing became county right-of-way.

Now, the county needs the fence and other encroachments moved so it can widen, repair and repave the road. When Laney received a letter asking her to move her fence, she did.

“It’s no problem for us,” Laney said. “We moved the fence because it’s the county’s road. I want the road paved.”

She declined to say how much it cost her.

The county must spend the money allocated to this road project by April 2014 or risk losing it, said Shannon Robbins, Cleburne County engi-

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Fences along the right of way of County Road 10 near Ranburne. neer. The county receives an annual allotment of $533,000 in federal funds to do road work, Robbins said. The money is distributed to the county by the Alabama Department of Transportation for approved projects and requires a 20 percent match from the county.

This project requires more than one year’s funding, between $750,000 and $850,000, so the county had two fiscal years to do it, Robbins said.

All the paperwork and the planning are done, but as long as the encroachments remain, ALDOT won’t release the money, Robbins said. The encroachments vary from fencing to mailboxes to sign posts. Some would be easy to remove, others would be difficult.

“If this was a normal year, I’d be in a panic,” Robbins said.

But this year, the county is also working on bridge projects, he said. The county can spend some of the money on the bridge projects and use the reimbursements to do the road project a little later, Robbins said.

The commission approved the County Road 10 project along with a stretch of road on County Road 11 three years ago because of the conditions of the roads and the amount of traffic on them, he said. The roads were to be widened, patched, repaved and the shoulders widened and lined with gravel, Robbins said.

County Road 11 was finished about a year and a half ago, Robbins said.

But the County Road 10 project has been held up 9 months to a year by the encroachments, he added.

As of Thursday, 13 house-

holds had not removed their property from the county’s right of way, Robbins said.

The county does have the option of removing the encroachments with county staff and putting a lien on the property for reimbursement, said Doug Ghee, county attorney. If the encroachment is fencing that corralls animals, the county could also replace it, he said.

“We don’t intend to jeopardize the public by taking a fence and letting cows run loose,” Ghee said.

The liens would have to be paid before the property could be sold or any other type of change of ownership could be made, Ghee said. In addition, the liens would draw interest and penalties if not paid in a timely manner, he said.

Robbins said he and Ghee are preparing to send out a final round of letters to the remaining households with encroaching property. The letters will have a “dropdead date,” which has not yet been determined, to remove the property. After that, the county will step in, Robbins said.

“Cleburne County has not done this before that I know of,” Ghee said.

“And they would rather not do it now.”

But the county doesn’t want to risk the funding and the safety of all those who use the road, he added.

Farlow said he didn’t want to talk about what he might or might not do if the county threatened to do the work itself and place a lien against his property.

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I-20 wreck causes heavy traffic on Ross Street troopers and other law enforcement officials had Consolidated News Service almost a mile of the highway blocked to traffic as crews continued to clean An early morning crash the road.

Despite an earlier stateinvolving four tractor trailer trucks left at least ment from the Alabama one driver injured and Department of Public shut down the eastbound Safety that officials hoped lanes on Interstate 20 one lane of traffic would through Cleburne County be open by 4 p.m. Monday, eastbound traffic was most of Monday.

An emailed statement still being redirected at this morning from Sgt. Exit 199 through Heflin Steven Jarrett, a spokes- into the evening.

By 7:30 p.m. Monday, man with the Alabama Department of Public state troopers had opened Safety, said one driver one lane of traffic.

Jarrett said troopers will in the accident had been airlifted from the scene. continue to keep one lane Further details about the closed until cleanup is crash will be released to- complete. He added that day, Jarrett said Monday at some point, the lane closure will swap from afternoon.

A state trooper at the the fast lane to the slow scene said the accident lane to allow clean-up on happened around 4 a.m. the emergency shoulder Monday, but declined to side of I-20 eastbound.

Traffic through downrelease further informatown Heflin remained tion.

Debris and parts of busy during the closure four commercial trucks, of the lanes, with several including one flipped commercial trucks using onto its side, littered the Alabama 78 and Alabama eastbound lanes of I-20 46 to return to the interabout a mile east of Exit state at exit 205 east of the 199 around 9:30 a.m. city.

Sandra Smith, a manMonday. Although much of the damage had been ager at Marie’s Bar-Bmoved off the road, state Que restaurant on Almon BRIAN ANDERSON

Street where traffic was being redirected, said a heavy stream of vehicles had been passing by since opening at 8 a.m.

“Our parking lot can’t accommodate commercial trucks, so we actually haven’t seen a lot of customers,” Smith said this afternoon. “I think people are just trying to figure out where they’re going.”

Two accidents occurred in Heflin Monday after the crash on I-20. At around 7 a.m., there was a wreck involving two commercial trucks on Alabama 46 about 3 miles from I-20’s Exit 205. No one was injured.

Around 2:30 p.m. a Ford pickup truck and a Chevy pickup truck collided head-on outside of an Alabama Power office on Ross Street. One driver was taken to a local hospital.

Heflin police were assisting officials at the scene of the I-20 crash Monday morning, but only state troopers remained cleaning the blocked highway late Monday afternoon.

Staff Writer Laura Camper contributed reporting to this story.

Eleven members of the Major General Patrick R. Cleburne UDC attended the 118th annual Alabama United Daughters of the Confederacy Convention. The event was held September 12-14, at the Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa in Florence.

The Chapter’s Convention attendees were Lynda Lowery, Pat Killian, Martha Wilkinson, Carolyn Skinner, Gloria Griggs, Glenda Williams, Joan Lovvorn, Deborah Machen, Holly Park, Mary Lines and Martha Schuessler.

This Chapter received more than 20 awards for outstanding accomplishments during 2012-2013. Goals of the Gen. Cleburne Chapter include honoring veterans, providing college scholarships, donating to area libraries, and providing benevolent assistance to those less fortunate.

Meetings are held every other month at Classic on Noble in Anniston. For membership inquiries or additional information, contact Chapter President Lynda Lowery in Heflin at 256-253-2445 or LTLowery9050@aol.com.

Cleburne County receives award

MONTGOMERY – Several of Alabama’s counties have been recognized by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama’s Self-Insured Liability Insurance Fund for outstanding safety and loss control efforts during the past year.

• Category 1 (annual contribution less than $100,000): Coosa, Hale and Cleburne • Category 2 (annual contribution $100,000-200,000): Geneva, Jackson, Marion • Category 3 (annual contribution $200,000 or more): Etowah, St. Clair, Houston These counties have posted the lowest

three-year loss ratio for their respective categories. In each category, first-place counties received $1,500 and a plaque, with second- and third-place counties both receiving $1,000. The money was awarded from the insurance fund’s investment income.

“These awards are a strong reminder to Alabama’s county officials and to our citizens that safety in county buildings and by county employees benefits everyone,” said ACCA Executive Director Sonny Brasfield. “We are extremely proud of these counties for making safety a high priority.”

These honored counties are among the 56 counties that are members of a self-funded liability insurance fund sponsored by the Association.

The Association of County Commissions of Alabama is a statewide organization representing county government in Alabama. ACCA promotes improved county government services in Alabama, offers educational programs for county officials and their staff members, administers insurance programs for county governments and employees, offers legal advice, and represents the interests of county government before state and federal organizations and agencies.

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Lady Bulldogs and Lady Tigers face off today RIP DONOVAN

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Ranburne plays at Heflin today against Cleburne County and Anniston then participates in the Wellborn Slam Fest tournament Saturday looking to improve in anticipation of a crucial Class 2A, Area 9 volleyball series next week with Horseshoe Bend.

The Generals come to Ranburne Monday then the Bulldogs go to New Site Wednesday for a make-up date against Horseshoe Bend. If Ranburne wins both the best-of-5 matches, the Bulldogs will be Area 9 champions.

Weaver is Ranburne’s first pool play opponent at Wellborn. That match will begin at 9 a.m. The Bulldogs also have pool matches against Wellborn, Cleburne County and Victory Christian. The top two finishers from each of two pools advance to the championship semifinal round which is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.

At Woodland on Thursday of last week, Ranburne defeated Clay Central 25-6, 25-12 but lost an area match to Woodland. After the Bulldogs took the first set 27-25, the Bobcats won 25-20, 25-10, 25-19.

“I had hoped that that would set the stage for the rest of the match, that we were going to fight through it,” Ranburne coach Kayla Shelton said of the win in the initial set.

Instead, the Bulldogs began to have trouble passing on serve receive.

“After we couldn’t pass, nothing was working right,” Shelton said.

In the win over Clay Central, Lacey Hiett and Riley Peterson each had nine service aces and Brittan Langley had two aces. Indiana Morgan and Montana Mattox downed five kills apiece. Peterson recorded four kills and Hiett had three. Hiett also contributed 12 assists to the win.

Mandy Johnson led on defense with five digs. Morgan and Taylor Crosson each had four digs. Peterson and Mattox added three kills each.

Against Woodland, Mattox and Peterson each had 11 kills. Morgan had nine kills and Erica Taylor had three. Langley served five aces, Hiett four and Peterson two. Hiett recorded 20 assists and six digs. Peterson led in digs with 26. Morgan and Taylor recorded 15 and 14 digs respectively. Mattox had seven digs and Langley four. Crosson and Lindsay Rhoden each had three digs.

Monday evening, Ranburne hosted Randolph County in an Area 9 match and won 3-0.

“It took us a little bit to get our timing down on our hitting as far as connecting with the setter,” Shelton said of Monday’s match. “After that happened, we were able to set up and get some good kills on the ball.

Indiana and Riley, they stood out (Monday) night as far as my hitters go. As far as passing, Lindsay Rhoden was probably my best passer (Monday) night.”

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From page 1 Ranburne had only three possessions in the second half but still kept the ball away from Vincent. The Bulldogs’ initial possession lasted 16 plays but ended without points.

The second time Ranburne got the ball after halftime the Bulldogs covered 65 yards in 10 plays. All the plays were runs and Dylan Tullis carried on eight of them. He had gains of 11, 15 and 12 yards along the way. Early on, Tullis ran to the left side behind Hunter Peterson, Austin Jordan and tight end Adam Sheppard.

Late, Tullis headed right behind Ryan Smith and Patterson. Lineman Tyler Connell, a 200-pounder, moved into the backfield for a “heavy” package during practice last week and added blocking strength to the final drive. Whittle got Ranburne’s third touchdown on a 7-yard run and Howle completed the scoring with the extra point kick.

Vincent added one more touchdown but Dylan Tullis knocked down a pass attempt on the 2-point conversion try. Ranburne then kept the ball for the final three minutes and 49 seconds of play, literally running out the clock by grinding out first downs. Young said Wiggins pitched to Tullis on a third and medium call to convert for another set of downs.

“They made a play out of something that really wasn’t there,” he said. “We had a couple of plays like that during the game where Tullis made some kind of play where there was really nothing there and he made something out of nothing.”

For the game, Ranburne ran 46 times for 243 yards.

Thirty-three of those carries and 197 yards came from Dylan Tullis. Dylan Wiggins ran eight times for 28 yards. Whittle picked up 14 yards on four tries and Dalton Wiggins had one carries for four yards.

Dylan Wiggins was 7-for-10 passing for 103 yards with one interception. Lovvorn caught four passes for 49 yards. Dylan Tullis had two receptions for 24 yards.

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Devin Rehberg led the defensive effort with nine tackles. Lovvorn was next on the tackles list with eight. Dalton Wiggins and Donovan Tullis each had seven stops. Jordan made six tackles. Connell and Cole Yearta had five tackles apiece. Whittle and Dylan Tullis each made four tackles. Patterson had the only quarterback of the game for the Bulldogs and made three other tackles in addition to his fumble recovery.

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Default having been made in the terms of that certain mortgage executed on June 8, 2007, by Gerald Whitley, an unmarried man, and Cindy Harper, an unmarried woman, to Prority One Mortgage Corp., which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Probate Judge of Cleburne County, Alabama at Mortgage Book 2007, Page 3410, as assigned to Unico Bank at Mortgage Book 2009, Page 3408; as further assigned to Priority One at Mortgage Book 2012, Page 1533, and default continuing, and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mort-

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE ALABAMA, CLEBURNE COUNTY

Default having been made pursuant to the terms of that certain mortgage executed by Diane M Hayden, a single person to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Bank of America, N.A., dated June 30, 2010, said mortgage being recorded in Book 2010, Page 2322 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Cleburne County, AL. said Mortgage was last sold, assigned and transferred to Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Cleburne County, AL during the legal hours of sale, on October 3, 2013 the following real estate, situated in Cleburne County, AL, to-wit: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF AL, COUNTY OF CLEBURNE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 16 SOUTH, RANGE 12 EAST, SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE POINT WHERE THE NORTH LINE OF SAID FORTY INTERSECTS WITH THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CLEBURNE COUNTY ROAD NO. 49, THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID ROW LINE A DISTANCE OF 210 FT. TO A POINT; THENCE WESTERLY WITH AN INTERIOR ANGLE OF 100 DEGREES 30 MIN. 25 SEC. 210 FT; THENCE NORTHERLY WITH AN INTERIOR ANGLE OF 79 DEGREES 29 MIN. 35 SEC. 210.00 FT. TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID ¼ ; THENCE EASTERLY WITH AN INTERIOR ANGLE OF 100 DEGREES 30 MIN. 25 SEC. ALONG THE SAID NORTH LINE OF ¼ 210.00 FT. TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 1 ACRE, MORE OR LESS. SOURCE OF TITLE; BOOK 2006, PAGE 2888 (RECORDED 12/28/2006) APN: 13-08-27-0-000-003.003 Said property is commonly known as 9175 COUNTY ROAD 49, HEFLIN, AL 36264 The indebtedness has been and is hereby declared due and payable because of default under the terms of said Mortgage and Note, including but not limited to the nonpayment of the indebtedness as and when due. The indebtedness remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, all expenses of the sale, including attorney’s fees and all other payments provided for under the terms of the Mortgage and Note. Said property will be sold subject to the following items which may affect the title to said property: all zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens upon said property; all restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way; the statutory right of redemption pursuant to Alabama law; and any other matters of record superior to said Mortgage. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property Diane M Hayden, a single person or tenant(s). RCO Legal, P.S. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, Georgia 30329 (770) 234-9181 (770) 234-9192Cleburne News, The TS#: 78228 FEI # 1008.246393 The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL September 12, 19, 26, 2013

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cuted on the 9th day of May, 2006, by Jamie Forsyth to The Alabama Department of West Georgia National Bank, Transportation, in accordance which mortgage is recorded in with Title VI of the Civil Rights the Office of the Probate Judge Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 of Cleburne, Alabama, in the U.S.C. 2000D TO 2000D-4 and Record of Mortgages, Book Title 49 code of Federal Regu- 2006 Page 2856, and modified lations, Department of Trans- by Modification Agreement reportation, Subtitle A, Office of corded in Book 2007, Page The Secretary, Part 21, nondis- 2461, further modified by Modcrimination in federally-assist- ification Agreement recorded in ed programs of the Depart- Book 2008, Page 2153 (in fament of Transportation issued vor of First National Bank of pursuant to such act, hereby Georgia, as successor in internotifies all bidders that it will est to West Georgia National affirmatively insure that in any Bank), and further modified by contract entered into pursuant Modification Agreement reto this advertisement, minority corded in Book 2008, page business enterprises will be 3735 said mortgage having afforded full opportunity to sub- been assigned to Community & mit bids in response to this in- Southern Bank by assignment vitation and will not be discrimi- recorded in Book 2010, Page nated against on the grounds 1876, Community & Southern of race, color, religion, sex, or Bank as successor in interest national origin in consideration to First National Bank of Georfor an award. gia, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortThe right to reject any or all gage, will cause the following bids is reserved. described property to be sold at public outcry in front of the JOHN R. COOPER Courthouse doors of Cleburne Transportation Director County, during legal hours of sale on October 10, 2013, to The Cleburne News the highest bidder for cash.

September 12, 19, 26 2013 A certain parcel of land located PUBLIC NOTICE in the N 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of FRUITHURST MINI WARE- Section 16, Township 17 HOUSES, located at 16194 South, Range 12 East, being Highway 78, Fruithurst, AL, will more particularly described as hold a sale of items stored in follows: Beginning at the the following listed rooms due Southwest corner of the NW to nonpayment of monthly rent. 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of said secAll items include miscellaneous tion; thence Easterly along the items.

South line of said quarter Room #32 rented to RioRita 695.21 ft. to the intersection of Hannan, last known address said South line with the East 417 NE AVE , Fruithurst, AL bank of a branch; said point 36262. also being the true point of beRoom #29 rented to Tonya Nix, ginning of the hereafter delast known address 200 River- scribed parcel; thence continue side Lane Lot D-11, Tallapoo- Easterly along said South line sa, GA 30176. of quarter, if extended, 1041.12 Room #51 rented to Robert to a fence road; thence NorthWhite, last known address westerly with an interior angle 3131 Highway 120, Tallapoo- of 96 deg. 05 min. 12 sec. to sa, GA 30176. All items include the right along said fence road miscellaneous items.

185.22 ft. to the intersection of The sale will take place on Sat- same with the observed South urday, October 12, 2013 (rain right of way line of Al. Highway or shine). A minimum bid of $ No. 46; thence Northwesterly 100.00 will be required on each with an interior angle of 109 The Cleburne News room. deg. 01 min. 47 sec. to the Cleburne Co., AL right along said ROW line a September 12, 19, 26, 2013 The Cleburne News chord length of 631.38 ft.; September 26, October 3, thence continue Northwesterly MORTGAGE FORE- The Cleburne News 2013 with an interior angle of 187 deg. 56 min. 02 sec. to the CLOSURE SALE Cleburne Co., AL right along said ROW line a STATE OF Default having been made in September 26, October 3, 10, chord length of 893.69 ft.; the payment of the indebted- 2013 ALABAMA thence Northwesterly with an ness secured by that certain Notice To Contractors interior angle of 185 deg. 39 mortgage executed by Michael CLEBURNE Federal Aid Project No. min. 46 sec. to the right along Shane Crowe, an unmarried ACBRZ58403-ATRP(001) said ROW line a chord length man, to Mortgage Electronic COUNTY CLEBURNE COUNTY, of 217.34 ft. to the intersection Registration Systems, Inc., actMORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Alabama of said ROW line with the East ing solely as nominee for RenNOTICE asant Bank, a Mississippi Cor- Sealed bids will be received by Default having been made in bank of a branch; thence poration, dated April 20, 2011, the Director of Transportation the terms of the mortgage exe- Southerly along the meandersaid mortgage recorded in the at the office of the Alabama cuted on the17th day of Octo- ings of said branch as follows: Office of the Judge of Probate Department of Transportation, ber, 2006, by Jamie Forsyth to with an interior angle of 42 of Cleburne County, Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama until 10 West Georgia National Bank, deg. 43 min. 41 sec. to the in Book 2011, Page 1288. AM., September 27, 2013, and which mortgage is recorded in right of chord 38.01 ft.; with an Said mortgage was subse- at that time publicly opened for the Office of the Probate Judge interior angle of 154 deg. 39 quently sold, assigned and constructing the following: of Cleburne, Alabama, in the min. 50 sec. to the right 65.84 transferred to WELLS FARGO Record of Mortgages, Book ft.; with an interior angle of 214 deg. 08 min. 07 sec. to the BANK, NA. Under and by vir- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT 2006 Page 5405, and modified right 138.88 ft.; with an interior tue of the power of sale con- (GRADE, by Modification Agreement reDRAIN, BASE, tained in said mortgage, the PAVE, & BRIDGE) ON CR-46 corded in Book 2007, Page angle of 191 deg. 28 min. 27 undersigned, WELLS FARGO (BELLS MILL ROAD) OVER 2326, further modified by sec. to the right 48.38 ft.; with BANK, NA, will sell at public CANE CREEK IN HEFLIN Modification Agreement re- an interior angle of 127 deg. 31 outcry to the highest bidder for corded in Book 2008, Page min. 26 sec. to the right 61.00 cash, in front of the main en- The Length Of This Project Is: 686 (in favor of First National ft.; with an interior angle of 244 trance of the Courthouse in the 0.044 Miles.

Bank of Georgia, as successor deg. 35 min. 52 sec. to the City of Heflin, Cleburne in interest to West Georgia Na- right 41.83 ft.; with an interior County, Alabama on Novem- The total amount of uncomplet- tional Bank), and further modi- angle of 124 deg. 54 min. 03 ber 20, 2013, during the legal ed work under contract to a fied by Modification Agreement sec. to the right 42.59 ft.; with hours of sale, all of its right, ti- contractor must not exceed the recorded in Book 2008, page an interior angle of 205 deg. 20 tle, and interest in and to the amount of his or her qualifica- 3734 said mortgage having min. 12 sec. to the right 116.04 following described real estate, tion certificate. been assigned to Community & ft.; with an interior angle of 134 situated in Cleburne County, Southern Bank by assignment deg. 48 min. 18 sec. to the right 26.28 ft.; with an interior Alabama, to-wit: The Entire Project Shall Be recorded in Book 2010, Page A certain parcel of land located Completed In Forty-five (45) 1876, Community & Southern angle of 239 deg. 01 min. 44 in the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4, Working Days.

Bank as successor in interest sec. to the right 45.32 ft.; with Section 9, Township 16 South, to First National Bank of Geor- an interior angle of 163 deg. 44 Range 10 East, said parcel be- A Bidding Proposal may be gia, by virtue of the power of min. 17 sec. to the right 79.62 ing more particularly described purchased for $5.00. sale contained in said mort- ft.; with an interior angle of 143 as follows: Beginning at the Plans may be purchased for gage, will cause the following deg. 54 min. 27 sec. to the point of intersection of the $9.00 per set. described property to be sold right 165.56 ft.; with an interior West line of said quarter-quarat public outcry in front of the angle of 166 deg. 51 min. 22 ter with the observed South Plans and Proposals are avail- Courthouse doors of Cleburne sec. to the right 89.38 ft.; with Right of Way line of Southern able at the Alabama Depart- County, during legal hours of an interior angle of 210 deg. 15 Railroad; thence Easterly along ment of Transportation, 1409 sale on October 10, 2013, to min. 31 sec. to the right 238.60 ft.; with an interior angle of 172 said ROW line 210 ft. to a Coliseum Boulevard, Room the highest bidder for cash. capped rebar and the true E-108, Montgomery, AL 36110. Lot 4, Creekside Subdivision deg. 03 min. 34 sec. to the point of beginning of the here- Checks should be made pay- as recorded in Cleburne right 44.36 ft. to the true point after described parcel; thence able to the Alabama Depart- County Plat Book 4, Page 404 of beginning. Situated, lying and being in Cleburne County, South 87 degrees 32 min. 03 ment of Transportation. Plans dated May 10, 2011.

Alabama. sec. East along said ROW line and Proposals will be mailed LESS AND EXCEPT: a chord length of 350.24 ft. to a only upon receipt of remit- A portion of Lot #4 of Creek- Said sale is made for the purpose of paying the mortgage capped rebar; thence North 86 tance.

No refunds will be side Subdivision as recorded in debt and costs of foreclosure. degrees 37 min. 35 sec. East made.

Plat Book 4, Page 404 in the along said ROW line a chord Office of the Probate Judge, RICE, RICE & SMITH, P.C. length of 97.75 ft. to a capped Minimum wage rates for this Cleburne County, and being lo- By: rebar; thence South 06 de- project have been pre-deter- cated in the NE 1/4 of the NE Dwight Rice grees 45 min. 04 sec. East mined by the Secretary of La- 1/4 of Section 31, Township 17 Attorney for Community and 455.37 ft. to a capped rebar; bor and are set forth in the ad- South, Range 13, and the NW Southern Bank thence South 89 degrees 55 vertised specifications.

This 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section min. 27 sec. West 131.50 ft. to project is subject to the con- 36, Township 17 South, Range The Cleburne News a capped rebar; thence South tract work hours and Safety 12 East, Cleburne County, be- Cleburne Co., AL 89 degrees 58 min. 15 sec. Standards Act and its imple- ing more particularly described September 19, 26, October 3, 2013 West 348.11 ft. to a capped re- menting regulations. as follows: bar; thence North 06 degrees Commencing at an iron pin STATE OF 45 min. 04 sec. West 462.63 ft. Cashier’s check or bid bond for found (5/8” Rebar) on the to the true point of beginning. 5% of bid (maximum - Northerly ROW of Creekside ALABAMA Containing 5.00 acres, more or $10,000.00) made payable to Drive being the Southwesterly less. corner of Lot #5 of Creekside DEPARTMENT OF the Alabama Department of ALSO: A 20 ft. easement for in- Transportation must accompa- Subdivision, as recorded in gress, egress, drainage and ny each bid as evidence of Plat Book 4, Page 404 in the CONSERVATION utilities, the centerline of which good faith.

Office of Probate, Cleburne AND NATURAL is more particularly described County; thence leaving said as follows: Beginning at the The bracket range is shown ROW bearing N 30 degrees 23’ RESOURCES point of intersection of the only to provide general finan- 40” W a distance of 37.51 ft. to West line of said quarter-quar- cial information to contractors an iron pin found and the Point STATE LANDS ter with the observed South and bonding companies con- of Beginning of the hereafter Right of Way line of Southern cerning the project’s complexity described property; thence N DIVISION Railroad; thence Easterly along and size. This Bracket should 61 degrees 43’28” E a distance INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR said ROW line 210 ft. to a not be used in preparing a bid, of 161.19 ft. to an iron pin THE LEASE OF STATE LAND capped rebar; thence South 87 nor will this bracket have any found (capped); thence S36 LOCATED IN CLEBURNE degrees 32 min. 03 sec. East bearing on the decision to degrees 41’05”W a distance of COUNTY, ALABAMA along said ROW line a chord award this contract.

180.68 ft. to an iron pin found; Notice is hereby given pursulength of 350.24 ft. to a capped thence N 26 degrees 23’36” W ant to Code of Alabama, 1975, rebar; thence North 86 degrees The Bracket Estimate On This a distance of 76.51 ft. to a Section 9-15-70 et seq. that a 37 min. 35 sec. East along said Project Is From $136,462 To point on the Point of Beginning. free and competitive open aucROW line a chord length of $166,787 The proposed work Said sale is made for the pur- tion for the lease of state prop97.75 ft. to a capped rebar; shall be performed in confor- pose of paying the mortgage erty will be conducted by the thence South 06 degrees 45 mity with the rules and State Lands Director, or her debt and costs of foreclosure. min. 04 sec. East 324.44 ft. to regulations for carrying out the RICE, RICE & SMITH, P.C. designee, on October 2, 2013 the true point of beginning of Federal Highway Act. at 2:30 p.m in the office of the By: the hereafter described centerState Lands Division, DepartDwight Rice line of 20 ft. easement; thence Plans and Specifications are Attorney for Community and ment of Conservation and NatNorth 59 degrees 50 min. 24 on file in Room E-108 of the Al- Southern Bank ural Resources, 464 Folsom sec. East 23.91 ft.; thence abama Department of TransAdministrative Building, MontNorth 46 degrees 10 min. 36 portation at Montgomery, Ala- The Cleburne News gomery, Alabama 36130. sec. East 76.76 ft.; thence bama 36110.

A parcel of land located in CleCalhoun Co., AL North 56 degrees 42 min. 22 September 19, 26, October 3, burne County, Alabama, being sec. East 100.10 ft.; thence In accordance with the rules 2013 more commonly known as North 42 degrees 22 min. 11 and regulations of The AlaCHEAHA COMMUNICATIONS sec. East 50.09 ft.; thence bama Department of TransporTOWER, which parcel contains STATE OF North 60 degrees 55 min. 36 tation, proposals will be issued approximately .0574 acres, sec. East 42.38 ft.; thence only to prequalified contractors more or less, and is more parALABAMA South 89 degrees 42 min. 51 or their authorized representaticularly described as follows: sec. East 29.72 ft.; thence tives, upon requests that are CLEBURNE A parcel of land located in South 62 degrees 52 min. 56 received before 10 AM., on Township 18 South, Range 8 COUNTY sec. East 39.21 ft. thence the day previous to the day of East, Section 4, more particuSouth 44 degrees 19 min. 35 opening of bids. larly described below: MORTGAGE sec. East 25.23 ft.; thence To-wit: TO FIND THE BEGINSouth 12 degrees 57 min. 50 The bidder’s proposal must be NING POINT commence at the FORECLOSURE sec. East 26.06 ft.; thence submitted on the complete common section corner of SecSouth 16 degrees 16 min. 40 original proposal furnished him NOTICE tions 3, 4, 9, and 10, in Townsec. West 72.06 ft.; thence or her by the Alabama Depart- Default having been made in ship 18 South, Range 8 East, South 09 degrees 40 min. 40 ment of Transportation. the terms of the mortgage exe- Cleburne County, Alabama, gage, the following described property will be sold at public outcry, for cash, to the highest bidder, in front of the Courthouse (not the Administration Building) of said County, during the legal hours of sale on Thursday, October 3, 2013.

A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORHTEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4 OF SE 1/4) OF SECTION TWENTY SEVEN (27), TOWNSHIP SEVENTEEN (17), RANGE TWELVE (12), CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TO FIND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREIN CONVEYED PROPERTY, COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4 OF SE 1/4) SECTION TWENTY SEVEN (27), TOWNSHIP SEVENTEEN (17), RANGE TWELVE (12), THENCE SOUTH 5 DEGREES 45 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 93.72 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 62 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 60.60 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 63 DEGREES 45 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 490.30 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 636 DEGREES 30 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 351.70 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 63 DEGREES 30 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 411.80 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 32 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 350.40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Said sale is made for the purpose of paying the mortgage debt and the costs of foreclosure.

Robinson Law Firm, LLC Attorney for Mortgagee BY: George D. Robinson 620 E. 11th Street Anniston, AL 36207 256-237-7779

sec. West 26.92 ft.; thence South 05 degrees 59 min. 30 sec. East 29.80 ft.; thence South 17 degrees 48 min. 02 sec. East 79.31 ft.; thence South 27 degrees 32 min. 07 sec. East 53.63 ft. to the centerline of Bedwell Street and the point of ending.

Property Street Address: 339 Bedwell Street, Heflin, AL 36264-1186 (provided for informational purposes only) Said property will be sold “AS IS”. Said property will be sold subject to the right of redemption of all parties entitled thereto. NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AS TO THE TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY. Said property is subject to any title deficiencies including but not limited to: any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Mortgage first set out above.

The debt secured by said Mortgage has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Mortgage. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in said Mortgage and

by Alabama law. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA Mortgagee or Transferee David Sigler Attorney for Mortgagee or Transferee Morris Hardwick Schneider, LLC 2718 20th Street South, Suite 210 Birmingham, AL 35209 h t t p : / / fo r e c l o s u r e. c l o s i n g source.net AL-90001400-13

said point being marked with a concrete post with a brass disc in center stamped GLO, and running thence North 0 degrees 10’ East a distance of 1151.90 feet; thence North 87 degrees 08’ West a distance of 1039.47 feet; thence North 88 degrees 30’ West a distance of 387.67 feet ; thence North 85 degrees 46’ West a distance of 347.48; thence North 87 degrees 08’ West, a distance of 121.26 feet to THE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 52 degrees 11’ West a distance of 20 feet; thence North 37 degrees 49’ East a distance of 50 feet; thence South 52 degrees 11’ East a distance of 50 feet; thence South 37 degrees 49’ West a distance of 50 feet; thence North 52 degrees 11’ West a distance of 30 feet to the point or place of beginning; Said parcel of land containing 2,500 square feet, more or less; and being located substantially as shown in red outline on print of Drawing No. 49673, dated April 13, 1959, revised May 11, 1959 [PLEASE NOTE: A copy of said drawing is available by contacting the State Lands Division at 334-242-3484 or by visiting the Department of Conservation website at http://outdooralabama.com/publiclands/stateLands/SLPublic-Notice/LSLA/], hereunto annexed and made a part of this agreement; TOGETHER with (a) a right of way or easement for the construction and maintenance of an access road between said parcel of land and the existing road at the location shown in green outline on said annexed print and (b) a right of way or easement for ingress and egress over said existing road extending from point of proposed connection with said access road to be constructed to point of connection with a public road.

The minimum bid for the annual rental rate for this parcel is $7,000 per year.

Any lease awarded as a result of this auction shall be on the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Communications Tower lease form (a copy of which is available by contacting the State Lands Division at 334-242-3484 or visiting the Department of Conservation website at http://outdooralabama.com/publiclands/stateLands/SLPublic-Notice/LSLA/), have a term of five (5) years and contain the following provisions including, but not limited to: 1) Lessee shall have the right, subject to prior approval of all plans by DCNR, to construct, install, operate and maintain such facilities upon said parcel of land as here leased as Lessee may elect in order to establish a microwave communication system; the tower height to be no higher than the highest tower on Mt. Cheaha (approximately 176 meters); 2) This lease shall be for a term of 5 years, and Lessee shall have the right to renew this agreement at its option for four (4) additional terms of 5 years after the expiration of the primary term under the same terms and conditions as herein recited and expressed provided that the annual rental payment shall adjust upward; 3) Each year’s rental will increase by 3% annually over the previous year’s rental.

4) Any assignment, leasing or subleasing of space on the tower to affiliates or third parties is prohibited unless approved by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; 5) All facilities that may be placed upon the premises shall be constructed and maintained at the expense of Lessee and shall not create objectionable noises, odors, etc. which would adversely affect the area for park visitors; 6) Lessee will pay all taxes which may be assessed or levied upon the facilities, property, fixtures or improvements placed or maintained by Lessee upon said leased premises; 7) Lessee understands and agrees that it will clear said leased premises of all wood, tree limbs, litter, or other debris and will at all times keep said premises in a clean and sanitary condition during the term of this lease agreement; 8) Either party shall have the right to terminate this agreement at the end of any 5 year term by serving upon the other party written notice of its election so to terminate at least 6 months prior to the end of the 5 year term; 9) This agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the Lessee hereto; and 10) Lessee agrees that it will indemnify and save harmless the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, its agents and employees, from all suits, claims, demands and actions of any kind or nature relating to Lessee’s lease of the premises, or, by reason of any breach, violation or nonperformance of any condition of the lease; and from any loss, cost, damage, or expense caused by injuries to persons or damage to property while on the leased premises.

The final auction bid submitted must be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check in the amount of $1,400.00 as an auction deposit made payable to the State Lands Division which will be forfeited if the bid is accepted and the Bidder does not complete the transaction. The successful bidder’s deposits, after deduction of costs of advertising the bid notice, will be applied to the lease rental of the successful bid.

Rental payments shall be made in annual installments each year the lease is in effect.

The successful bidder must complete the transaction within 30 days of award or forfeit the

bid deposit. Specification of a minimum bid amount to be considered does not suggest acceptance of any bid which may equal or exceed that amount. The State does not warrant nor guarantee title to the lands herein advertised or otherwise warrant or guarantee the condition of the land herein advertised.

This lease is conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Alabama Land Sales and Leasing Act (Act 95-280) and/or other laws of the State of Alabama governing this transaction whether or not included in this notice. The State reserves the right to reject any or all bids and further reserves the right to negotiate a higher lease rate with the highest bidder. No lease may be made at a price less than the highest bid received or published minimum, whichever is highest.

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, or disability in its hiring or employment practices nor in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities.

The property may be inspected before October 2, 2013 at 2:30 p.m., by contacting the State Lands Division at 334-242-3484.

Patricia J. Powell State Lands Director August 27, 2013 DATE Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL September 5, 12, 19, 26, 2013

STATE OF ALABAMA CLEBURNE COUNTY

PROBATE COURT CASE# 2013-088 NOTICE OF ADOPTION HEARING PROBATE COURT OF CLEBURNE COUNTY TO: Unknown Father, Please take notice that petition for the adoption of a minor child born on or about the 30th day of April, 1997, to Robin Hembree, has been filed in said Court and that a hearing on said petition has been set for the 4th day of November, 2013, at 9:00 am CST before the Probate Court of Cleburne County, Alabama. Please be advised that if you intended to contest these adoptions you must file a written response with the attorney for the petitioner named below and with the Clerk of Probate Court, Cleburne County, Alabama, 120 Vickery Street Room 101, Heflin, Alabama, 36264, as soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days from the last day this notice is published.

Nancy P. Vernon Attorney for Petitioner PO Box 236 Heflin, Alabama 36264 The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 2013

The undersigned Executive Director of the Calhoun-Cleburne Mental Health Board hereby gives notice that he has determined that an emergency affecting public health, safety or convenience exists in Calhoun and Cleburne Counties. The nature of the danger is that: (i) the closing and/or re-purposing of previously available state owned and operated facilities for the housing, care and treatment of mentally ill patients has created an urgent need for such facilities in Calhoun and Cleburne Counties for the care, treatment and safety of such patients, their families and the general public and (ii) each day of delay in the establishment of appropriate mental health facilities carries with it danger to the mentally ill patients, their families and the general public with the attendant risks of bodily harm and harm to property if such patients do not receive appropriate care, housing and treatment. In support of the urgent need the Executive Director has considered the shortage of mental health facilities in Calhoun and Cleburne Counties.

To respond to the shortage and the needs of mentally ill patients in Calhoun and Cleburne Counties, the Mental Health Board has authorized the construction of a new 16-bed treatment facility (the “Facility”) to be used for civil (probate) commitments and other short-term intermediate care for mentally ill patients.

The Executive Director has considered and determined there is no suitable near term alternative by lease or otherwise to the construction of the Facility. The longest lead time associated with the establishment of the Facility is its construction.

Therefore, the Executive director has determined that an emergency situation affecting public health, safety or convenience exists in Calhoun and Cleburne Counties and that, in order to address that emergency situation and to complete the construction of the Facility in the shortest time-frame practicable, contracts will be let without public advertisement as permitted by the emergency exception to Alabama’s Competitive Bid Law set forth in Section 41-16-23, 1975 Code of Alabama.

This notice to be published with the same general applicability as the call for bids and awarding of same in Calhoun and Cleburne Counties.

Mickey S. Turner Executive Director Calhoun-Cleburne Health Board

Mental

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The Cleburne News, Thursday, September 26, 2013 • 10

Cleburne’s small towns get by without budgets State law doesn’t require yearly financial plans from some municipalities LAURA CAMPER

news@cleburnenews.com

As the end of the fiscal year approaches, most of the counties and municipalities across the state are hustling to get their budgets passed before the Oct. 1 deadline.

But some small towns in Alabama forgo the annual ritual. Neither Ranburne nor Fruithurst does an annual budget, administrators said.

“When I first got elected, I thought, ‘We’ll do a budget,’” said Fruithurst Mayor James Owens. “You do a budget at home.”

But as mayor, he realized that there really was no need for a budget.

“The city of Fruithurst has an embarrassingly small amount of money,” Owens said. “We never have any money left over.”

The town doesn’t have a sales tax. It survives on $25,000 to $30,000 dollars per year collected in ad valorem taxes, car tags

and business licenses, Owens said. It receives about $1,000 per month from a gasoline tax it uses to maintain the roads. Its money goes to paying streetlights, building maintenance, gas and utilities for the Fire Department, insurance and operating the senior citizen center. There are really no surprises, he said.

The Town Council meets twice each month, and members receive financial reports and sign any checks at those meetings, said Charlotte Funderburk, town clerk and senior center manager.

The state of Alabama doesn’t have a law requiring that all cities draw up a budget, said Lori Lein, general counsel for the Alabama League of Municipalities. State law requires municipalities using the city manager-council form of government to create and pass a budget by the beginning of each fiscal year on Oct. 1. Cities using other forms of government are not under the same requirement. The closest the law

gets is to require the council to make appropriations in all cities using a mayor-council form of government, she said. However, an attorney general’s opinion published in 1940 ruled that section doesn’t apply to towns with fewer than 2,000 residents.

Both Ranburne and Fruithurst have fewer than 500 residents.

Still, Lein said, “I don’t know how you run a municipality without a budget.”

Town Clerk Pam Richardson said Ranburne runs just fine without a budget.

Richardson said the town hasn’t done a budget since it was incorporated in 1956.

She delivers financial reports to the council members at their monthly meetings and they approve any expenditures of more than $1,000. She makes sure the operating expenses are paid in a timely manner, she said.

The town’s annual income is larger than Fruithurst’s. In fiscal year 2012, Ranburne took in $227,000 and spent $260,000. It has

a Police Department to operate and maintain. Fruithurst does not.

Even with the extra department, the financial statements are “pretty routine,” Richardson said – 20 lines of expenses and 20 lines of revenue.

This year, the town applied for a grant to fix some roads. The council voted to allocate 20 percent of the total grant toward a local match. The council members were able to do that because they know how much the town has in reserve, Richardson said. Ranburne started out fiscal year 2013 with $149,316 in reserve, she said.

Although, she hasn’t had anyone request it, residents are entitled to see the same monthly financial reports that the council members receive, Richardson said. All they have to do is come to Town Hall and ask, she added.

Staff writer Laura Camper at 256-4632872. On Twitter @LCamper_Star.

Several county representatives receive awards

MONTGOMERY – Several representatives of county government in Cleburne County have recently distinguished themselves among their peers across Alabama.

Commission Chairman and Probate Judge Ryan Robertson has been elected to serve as a member of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama’s Board of Directors. Robertson represents ACCA’s District 7, which includes Calhoun, Cleburne, Shelby and Talladega counties.

“We are excited about Ryan’s leadership abilities and his dedication to strengthening county government in Alabama, and we believe he will be an excellent member of the Association’s board of directors,” said ACCA President Debbie Wood. “County government in Alabama is undergoing tremendous changes, and our board

members must provide the leadership necessary to help our counties face these changes on the local level.”

In addition, Commissioner Laura Morrow Cobb joined an elite group of county officials by completing 50 hours of education from the Alabama Local Government Training Institute on the basic responsibilities of the county commission. Cobb was first elected in 2012 and has graduated from ALGTI in less than a year, which is her earliest opportunity.

The program emphasizes budgeting, personnel matters, planning, and road and bridge responsibilities. This educational program began in 1994 as a mandatory program for first-time county commissioners by act of the Alabama Legislature.

It is a joint effort between the Association of County Commissions of Alabama and Auburn University, and

classes are supervised by the ALGTI board of directors, composed of county officials, educators and members of the Alabama Legislature.

“No matter how much experience you bring with you, county government is highly specialized, so new commissioners find they have much to learn,” said Sonny Brasfield, ACCA executive director. “We are especially proud of the commissioners who were first elected in 2012 who have made their education a top priority. They wasted no time and should be commended for their dedication to their county responsibilities.”

However, all the accolades have not been reserved for Cleburne County’s elected leaders. County Administrator Steve Swafford once again took home the Excellence in County Administration Award pre-

sented by the Association of County Administrators of Alabama. He was honored for a project called Creative Solutions through Partnerships and Innovative Thinking in which the county was able to alleviate overcrowding at the courthouse with a new facility even though a tax referendum had failed.

The Association of County Administrators of Alabama is an affiliate of ACCA. The Association of County Commissions of Alabama is a statewide organization representing county government in Alabama. ACCA promotes improved county government services in Alabama, offers educational programs for county officials and their staff members, administers insurance programs for county governments and employees, offers legal advice, and represents the

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