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Wednesday. Later, she’ll be working in the cafeteria for a day and teaching in one of the elementary school’s second grade classrooms for a day. It’s part of a reward system she put in place this year to let school system staff know that their work is appreciated, Dryden said. All employees’ names from maintenance, to bus drivers, to teachers, were part of the program. She put all the names in a hat and drew three. The employees she drew were rewarded with a day off with her filling in for them. “We can’t really purchase things or do things to show our appreciation for what they do every day,” Dryden said. “I’ll come in and do it and they get a comp day and it doesn’t cost the school system a dime.” At Ranburne High School, the employees loved it. As she walked through the halls toward the band room one employee called out, “Aren’t you supposed to be in the band room?” Another saw Dryden and said, “Oh, band teacher, at least you wore the right color today!” referring to her purple shirt. Purple and white are Ranburne’s team colors. The day is fun, but it’s also business, Dryden said. The decisions she makes daily affect the students and the staff, so it’s important for her to know what they deal with all day. “I’m excited about it,” Dryden said. “I think it’s good
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Superintendent Claire Dryden is subbing for a band director as part of her reward system she put in place this year. for me to see what my teachers face every day.” Principal Tim Ward agreed. He thought the reward program was a good opportunity for Dryden to “take a step back and be in the trenches,” Ward said. It will allow her to build a rapport with the students and to get to know the Ranburne campus. It also sends a positive message to the school system employees, Ward said. “It sends a signal that she’s not any different than we are,” Ward said. “She’s not going to ask us to do anything that she won’t do.” Dryden is hoping to bridge a gap between the central office and the schools. The teachers may see those in the central office as unapproachable, Dryden said. By working in the schools with them, she
hopes they will see she is easy to talk to. “I really want to know what they’re thinking and how we can help,” Dryden said. The one job Dryden knew she couldn’t serve as substitute was school bus driver. Bus drivers are certified by the state and she doesn’t have that certification, she said. But Dryden said she’d have had the head of the transportation department, who is certified, drive while she rode on the bus. Other than that, Dryden said she was confident she could handle all the other jobs. She taught third grade at Cleburne County Elementary School for 13 years before moving on to assistant principal, then principal of Cleburne County High School, and to superintendent of the school
system. However, she was a little nervous about drawing a band or chemistry teacher’s name, because she was not a great chemistry student and she’s never taken music, Dryden said. “And here I am in band,” she said with a laugh. When the students came in, they treated Dryden as they would any substitute teacher. One immediately asked for permission to lead the warm up - a job that had already been given to another student. When Dryden told her, the student said, she already knew that. “He’s the favorite,” the student said, heading back to her seat. Staff writer Laura Camper 256-463-2872. On Twitter @ LCamper_Star.
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Police Thursday morning found two people shot to death in the backyard of their home on Gray Road in Heflin. Heflin police Chief A.J. Benefield said officers received a call from another resident of the home who went outside to walk his dog and found the bodies at 9:28 a.m. Benefield declined to release the caller’s name. Benefield identified the victims as Krista Medders, 21, and Todd Robbins, 31. He said the two had apparently been shot. “It’s my understanding she was in the process of moving out,” Benefield said of Medders. Coroner Ben McKnight, who pronounced the two dead, said
the police found a pistol at the scene. McKnight was unsure when the two died. He said investigators will have to rely on information from neighbors who might have heard or seen something to determine the time of the incident. Benefield said police are still investigating, but they believe there is no suspect at large. He expects to have more information after the department receives autopsy results. McKnight said he should receive the results of the autopsy in about a week, maybe two. The bodies were taken to Dryden Funeral Home. The funeral home serves as the Cleburne County morgue, McKnight said. Staff Writer Laura Camper 256-463-2872. On Twitter @ LCamper_Star.
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Cleburne County officials are working on a plan to spend the proceeds of a proposed 2-mill property tax increase to fund emergency services, a measure that could appear on ballots next year. Before that can happen, local lawmakers have to sign off on the proposal, which would then go to voters in a referendum. Members of a committee of emergency services leaders plan to invite Rep. Richard Lindsey, a Democrat, and independent Rep. Richard Laird to their next meeting Nov. 5 to explain the proposal. One of the lawmakers must introduce the bill — legislation that has to do with funding must originate in the state’s House of Representatives, said Cleburne County Administrator Steve Swafford. The Cleburne County Commission created the eight-member Emergency Services Committee at a meeting in August after representatives of Cleburne County Search and Rescue came to them requesting money to pay the agency’s insurance bill and repair some equipment. The committee includes representatives of local emergency services. An additional 2-mill tax on a home valued at $100,000 would mean roughly an extra $20 on the homeowner’s annual tax bill. A 2-mill tax brings in about $240,000 in Cleburne County, said Joyce Fuller, Cleburne County Revenue Commissioner. About $200,000 is from property taxes and about $40,000 is from car tags, she said. Search and Rescue is a volunteer emergency service that receives no public funding. It was surviving on fundraising alone, but as the economy tanked, donations couldn’t keep up with costs, according to Kyle Yancy, chief of the service. Commission members allocated $5,000 to the group, but also wanted to create a steady stream of income for the service to increase its access to training. The county’s fire departments are already the beneficiaries of a 2-mill fire tax that is split evenly among the 12 departments. While that pays for operations, the fire departments have to find other funding to purchase fire engines and other equipment, said one of the firefighters at the meeting that day. The commission also included the 12 departments as beneficiaries of the proposed ad valorem tax. At their first meeting, the committee members also decided to devote a portion of the revenue from the proposed tax to emergency communications in the county, which have had problems for about 18 months. Administrators want to buy a digital system to solve the problem, n See Tax page 8
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A week after shooting deaths, Robbins family still seeks answers
Police post fliers in search for missing Cleburne Co. teen
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Family and friends gathered Monday and Tuesday for the funerals of Todd Robbins and Krista Medders, both found shot in a Heflin backyard last week. Questions abounded at the funeral for Robbins on Tuesday. But police and loved ones are still looking for answers. After the bodies of Robbins, 31, and Medders, 21, were found outside the home they shared with two other people on Gray Road, police said they believe there was no suspect at large, but haven’t said who fired the shots. Medders was found in the fetal position and Robbins had been shot in the head, his sister Katie Robbins said on Tuesday. Todd Robbins owned a gun, she said, but she doesn’t know whether it was the weapon police found at the scene. Heflin police Chief A.J. Benefield declined to comment on the gun Tuesday. “We’re still waiting on forensics and want to speak with more friends and family before we release too many details of what happened,� Benefield said. Katie Robbins said Tuesday she doesn’t know exactly what happened and finds it hard to believe her brother could have killed Medders.
Police are passing out fliers about missing Cleburne County girl Marta Ramirez Mendez, trying to get more information about her disappearance. Mendez, 16, has been missing since Sept. 30 at about 4:20 a.m. She was last seen at her Hollis Crossroads home on U.S. 431. Investigator Josh Barnett said the police have put fliers in all the convenience and grocery stores in Heflin as well as at Heflin City Hall. They planned to post more in Hollis, where the girl was living, on Friday, he added. The fliers also are being distributed in Georgia, Maryland and Ohio. So far, investigators have no leads, Barnett said. The fliers were provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which offered to help with the case after staff saw Mendez’s story online. The center was established in 1984 with a mission to aid law enforcement in finding missing children. Mendez’s brother-in-law, Hector Chun, said family members heard a car outside about the time the girl was last seen, and believe she may have been picked up by someone. They thought she was going to school, but when she didn’t come home, they knew something was wrong, he said. The family found a note saying she was going back to Guatemala, but Chun said he didn’t think she could get there. She didn’t have any money, Chun said. Mendez was living with Chun and her sister, Alicia Mendez. Two days after the teen disappeared, they went for help to Cleburne County High School, where she was attending classes. School administrators notified the police and provided a translator for the interview. Days after she disappeared, the family started receiving phone calls from a man who declined to identify himself saying Mendez was in Alabama, Atlanta and Maryland traveling with another man. The phone number he was calling from has since been disconnected. A photo of Mendez is now posted on the website www.missingkids.com, managed by the center. Paola Salvatierra, an assistant case manager with the center declined to comment on the investigation Friday. Staff Writer Laura Camper 256-463-2872. On Twitter @LCamper_Star.
November 12 Diabetes Education will be held November 12 at Heflin Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. The topic will be Relationship between insulin and glucose with Gary Wright, RPh, CDE.
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But there were clues that all wasn’t well. Todd Robbins wanted a stayat-home girlfriend and he gave Medders money to keep the house, Robbins said. He didn’t like Medders associating with other men, she said. When Robbins and her boyfriend, Michael Bright, came to visit, Medders would go to the bedroom to avoid Bright; it was Medders’ way to prevent possible conflict, Robbins said. But exactly what kind of conflict there was, Medders hid, Robbins said. “Krista never really gave me any signs of anything wrong,� Robbins said. “Once in a blue moon she’d be like, ‘Todd’s being mean today.’� Her brother and Medders broke off their relationship for about a year. They had gotten back together less than a year ago, and it wasn’t working out, Robbins said. Medders was in the process of moving her things from the house on Gray Road, but the two were still trying to talk out their relationship, Robbins added. “Todd loved Krista,� Robbins said. “And Krista, she had loved Todd. I mean, she went over there by herself. Obviously she loved Todd still.� Robbins said the family expects to see the autopsy results on Friday. Staff writer Laura Camper 256-463-2872. On Twitter @
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Tuesday declined to comment. Other efforts to contact family members were unsuccessful. Robbins said Krista Medders was her best friend and had been ever since they met when they were both 15. Robbins had been new to town, having just moved with her family to Heflin from New Jersey. She met Medders at a football game. “She was always happy,� Robbins said of her friend. “She never had a frown, ever. She always had that smile.� A couple of years after the two girls became friends, Medders and Todd Robbins began a romantic relationship, Robbins said. The couple moved in together while Medders was still in high school, Robbins said. Her brother was working at American Drain Cleaning and Plumbing in Heflin then. About six months ago, he got a new job in construction, but his sister couldn’t remember the name of the company. At his new job he did brickwork and cement work, she said. Her brother was more reserved than Medders and the two kept their relationship private, Robbins said. That relationship was good for him, she said. “She got my brother to slow down on drinking,� Robbins said. “She kept him straight.�
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“We just don’t know how Todd could leave everything and take someone’s life,� Robbins said. “In a way some things don’t sound right to me.� Still, when she went to Medders’ funeral on Monday, Robbins said she couldn’t stop apologizing to the family. Robbins, 21, hosted her brother’s funeral at her house, the same house she had occasionally shared with him until a few months ago, when he and Medders moved to the house where they died. Todd Robbins’ remains were not at the funeral. Her family isn’t the kind to have an open-casket funeral, Robbins said. Todd Robbins’ body was scheduled to be cremated Wednesday, she said. She and another brother, Cody Robbins, plan to keep Todd’s ashes, Robbins said. The deaths still don’t feel real to her, she said. Because the investigation is continuing, police had taken a tablet computer that held the pictures of her brother and Medders, and the room they’d shared on Gray Road was still full of their things, Robbins said. “In a way, we just don’t want to touch it. We want to leave it the way it was,� she said. “I guess it really hasn’t set in yet that they’re gone.� A member of Medders’ family contacted by phone
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Acquaintance’s life motivating
A friend told me last week about an interesting program on National Public Radio. A woman named Trisha Coburn performed for The Moth, a live storytelling venue. Trisha’s story is about growing up poor in Anniston. From the past, I remembered a girl named Trisha Mitchell from Norwood Elementary School who went on to become a famous model. After I spent a few minutes on the Internet, I discovered that Coburn is Trisha’s married name. According to her website, www.trishacoburn.com, Trisha moved to New York City when she was 18 years old; worked for the famous agency, Wilhelmina; and modeled for 11 years. Then, she married, raised a family, and pursued many interests. At this point in her life,
Sherry Kughn Sherry-Go-Round Coburn is an artist, an interior decorator, a businesswoman, and, now, a writer and storyteller. Her story, which listeners can hear at http://themoth.org/ posts/storytellers/trisha-coburn, is a sad one of a child raised in a large family of children by a mother who liked the bottle and men too much. In a stroke of good fortune, an Anniston businesswoman, Macy Harwell, once spotted
Trisha when she worked at a local theater. Trisha was tall and beautiful. Harwell, owner of a local charm school, gave her the one thing all children need – encouragement. As I read Trisha’s biography on her website, I remembered reading accounts in The Anniston Star of Mitchell’s growing-up years. One story is about how she first realized she liked the attention of an audience when she attended what was then Norwood Baptist Church. I forget if she quoted Bible scripture during Vacation Bible School or sang a song, but the experience made her want to grow up and be noticed. Eventually, she achieved that goal on a national stage. Mitchell’s performance on The Moth is delivered in a Southern voice. She tells of her
family’s hardships, her determination to overcome adversity, and her adoration of Mrs. Harwell. Listeners will both laugh and cry as she speaks. After I updated myself about Trisha, I posted a couple of comments on her website. I hoped I could talk with her and perhaps interview her for this column. According to her blog, though, she has just returned from Europe and may not be available just yet. However, I would like to talk with her in the future and find out if she has written a book. If not, I would think her interesting life would make a good one. As a child from the Norwood community, where I also attended the same Baptist church, I am always proud of the success of many of my childhood friends and acquaintances. I vaguely remember
Trisha, but I never knew of all her struggles. Her achievements make me especially proud. As a teacher of teenagers, I hope I can encouragement students who need a helping hand along the way and perhaps help them form a vision of how successful they can become. As a woman, I take inspiration from Trisha’s life story. It is important to keep developing new skills and talents and to share the truths of our lives through words – my favorite medium. As a writer, I surely hope that Trish will continue sharing her story, especially with those of us from her hometown. Her friends and teachers would enjoy learning more about her latest accomplishments. Email Sherry at sherrykug@ hotmail.com
A lot of things have changed in 50 years The greatest partisan change in American political history has occurred during my lifetime. The transformation of Alabama and our sister Deep South states from an all Democratic region to an all Republican territory has been remarkable and historic. Exactly 50 years ago today Alabama’s entire delegation in Washington was Democratic. Democrats held all seven constitutional offices. Every member of the Supreme Court ran as a Democrat. Sixty-six out of 67 sheriffs were Democrats and 138 of 140 members of the legislature were Democrats. Fast-forward 50 years to October of 2013. You see just the opposite picture. All seven executive constitutional offices including governor are held by Republicans. Every member of the Supreme Court and all ten appellate judges are Republican. Six of our seven congressmen are Republican and both U.S. Senators are stalwart members of the GOP. Both the State House of Representatives and our State Senate are overwhelmingly Republican.
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a Democrat carried Alabama. In the last 50 years the score is Republicans 11 and Democrats 1. I am not saying the Democratic Party is dead. However, the odds of a Democrat winning a statewide race in Alabama would be analogous to and have the same odds as Tulane beating Alabama in football. The Democrats failed to even field a single candidate in our Supreme Court races in 2012. It looks like the same thing will occur this year. Our sister southern state of Louisiana had no Democratic statewide candidates for their constitutional offices in 2012. However, some of our southern neighbors are seeing some brave souls seek statewide offices as Democrats in the upcoming 2014 elections. In Georgia, the daughter of their last Democratic U.S. Senator is seeking her father’s former seat as a Democrat. Sam Nunn was a very popular long term Senator from Georgia, the last of his breed of conservative
Democrats from the South. His daughter Michelle Nunn is running a serious campaign. She is working to portray herself as a moderate to conservative candidate to Georgia’s rural voters who are overwhelmingly Republican. She takes heart in the fact that Atlanta is now a cosmopolitan melting pot. It has one of the largest gay communities in American and its significant African American population makes it a Democratic target in future years. In fact, Obama only lost Georgia by five percentage points in 2012. Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky’s Secretary of State, is taking a similar approach in her attempt to knock off U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. In Arkansas, former Rep. Mike Ross is running for Governor of Arkansas as a Democrat and is given an outside chance since popular Republican Governor Mike Beebe is retiring. South Carolina boasts of being the most Republican state in the country. However, Vincent
Sheehan is running against incumbent GOP Governor Nikki Haley. He ran against Haley four years ago and lost by 60,000 votes or about five percent. South Carolina voters fall almost exactly along racial lines with most whites voting Republican and most blacks voting Democratic. All of these southern Democratic candidates are striving to distance themselves from President Barrack Obama and the national Democratic Party. They are stressing their lifelong roots in their respective states and portraying themselves as real southerners. They are also focusing on bread and butter issues and trying to sell themselves as problem solvers. These folks are facing an uphill battle in the Deep South. We will see. 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
How does Obamacare affect folks like us? A friend who has a small business shared with me an interesting story about providing healthcare for his employees. He contacted Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Mississippi to get an estimate of costs. All he had to provide was generic information about his employees, i.e. age, gender, etc. On a lark he snuck in his own generic information anonymously. BCBS returned estimates of around $350-pluss a month for individual employees’ health insurance under Obamacare restrictions and minimum standards! Prices skyrocketed to more than $1,000 if any of the employees wanted to cover children or other family members. Interestingly, my friend has had BCBS as his personal healthcare insurance provider for years. He’s currently paying around $470 per month to cover
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and not due to any changes in his life is another reason we should care about what they’re doing in Washington. What about those 30 million to 45 million among us who didn’t have health insurance? Apparently a significant percentage are not bothering to sign up for Obamacare, instead trusting to the “system” that’s always covered them when they’ve needed help. Meanwhile hundreds of thousands who were satisfied with their health insurance coverage are seeing huge increases in monthly premiums, and doubling or more of out-of-pocket deductibles, from $1,000 to more than $8,000 per year in some cases. Some are having their plans cancelled because the plans don’t meet new “standards” under Obamacare. Claiming to help those without health insurance, progressives have oppressed middle class Americans and thrown the health care system into a cesspool of counterproductive and ill-conceived mandates and regulations. 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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Somehow, facing a door-die situation with their playoff hopes in the balance, the Cleburne County Tigers found a way to defeat Lincoln on the road last Friday. The final was 21-14. The Tigers upped their overall record to 6-3 and finished in third in Class 4A, Region 5 with a 4-3 region mark. “We met two goals last week,” Cleburne County coach Michael Shortt said Wednesday. “We got a winning season and we got in the playoffs with that win.” The Tigers travel to Woodland Friday to conclude their regular-season schedule. Their game in the opening round of the playoffs on November 8 will be in Gurley against Madison County. Shortt said his No. 1 goal for the Woodland game would be for his players to stay healthy. The Tigers have already had more than their fair share of injuries. In some positions, there simply aren’t more reserves. “I’d like to be 7-3. We’re going to go in there and do the best we can to do it,” Shortt said. “I also know that a lot of our offense won’t be shown.” That’s because Cleburne County is still expanding
the package of plays available to Christian Henson in his new role as quarterback following the season-ending injury to Brady Padgett. “We’re starting to get more and more offense for him to run. A lot of the stuff we had in wasn’t stuff that he actually could run. Now, we’ve got more in and we’ve got another week this week to work on some more stuff that we can put in for the playoffs,” said Shortt of Henson’s development at quarterback. Shortt offered one final prediction regarding the Woodland game. “It’ll be a physical game because Woodland plays a physical style of football and we do, too,” he said. The Tigers struck first against Lincoln, going 64 yards in nine plays the second time they had the ball. Along the way, Henson completed a 16-yard pass to Cameron Kerr while Trey Bolton had three 7-yard runs and a 12-yard carry before scoring on a 4-yard run. Anderson Jacks, 3-for-3 on extra points made it 7-0. Cleburne County’s next score came when Bolton’s 3-yard run capped a sixplay, 45-yard drive. The senior had gains of 17 yards, 12 yards and eight yards on that march. Cleburne County still led 14-0 at halftime.
Trey Bolton making into the endzone for the score. He finished the night with 194 yards and 33 caries for the Tigers. The only score in the third quarter belonged to Lincoln and came on a pass from quarterback Chance Byrd to receiver Zay Caldwell from 33 yards out late in the third. A missed extra point left Cleburne County ahead 14-6 when the third quarter closed. The Tigers answered immediately on Bolton’s 22yard scoring run and led 21-6. Henson ran for 10 yards on a third down call
Ranburne tie-breaker RIP DONOVAN
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Like all good bureaucracies, the Alabama High School Athletic Association has lots of rules. Some involve football. Some of those are more complicated than others. The rules for breaking ties for positions in a region, particularly ties involving more than two teams for the same spot, are among the most complex in the AHSAA’s annual “Fall Sports Book” currently available for viewing at the AHSAA website. These rules are particularly important at the moment to Ranburne Bulldogs fans. The Bulldogs created a three-way tie at the top of Class 2A, Region 6 last week when they defeated the Fultondale Wildcats 29-7. With region play concluded, the Bulldogs are 6-1 in region games as are the Wildcats and the Wellborn Panthers. The first tiebreaker, even in a threeway tie, is head-to-head results. If one of the three has defeated each of the other two, that team is the highest finisher of the three. In Ranburne’s case, the first tiebreaker won’t resolve the tie because Fultondale beat Wellborn, Wellborn beat Ranburne and Ranburne defeated Fultondale. The next eight tiebreakers involve who beat the highest ranked of the remaining teams in the region. Again, that doesn’t help in Ranburne’s situation because Ranburne, Wellborn and Fultondale each ran the table against everyone else in the region. The tenth tiebreaker is best winning percentage against “common” non-region opponents. That doesn’t help either because Ranburne, Fultondale and Wellborn had no common non-region opponents this year. Now comes the eleventh tiebreaker and finally we’re getting some help. It says the three-way tie will be broken in favor of “The team whose defeated non-region opponents in class and above have the most victories if all teams involved in the tie play an equal number of games.” Ranburne, Wellborn and Fultondale each scheduled ten games this year. Ranburne defeated non-region opponent Mount Zion (Ga.) in Week 1 and Beulah in Week 5. Mount Zion now has three wins and hosts Gordon Lee Friday night. Beulah currently has two
wins and plays at Wadley Friday night. Ashville, Ranburne’s Friday opponent, has one win. The Bulldogs have five tiebreaker points in the bank already with the possibility of three more if they win, Mount Zion wins and Beulah wins Friday. Fultondale defeated Montevallo (1-8) in Week 1 and American Christian (4-5) in Week 5. Montevallo hosts Vincent, a team that defeated Montevallo handily last year, Friday. American Christian tangles with Class 5A Central of Tuscaloosa in its Week 10 game. Fultondale can add to its current total of five points only with wins by Montevallo and American Christian. The Wildcats play Class 1A Parrish in their Friday game and get no points for playing a 1A team. Wellborn lost in Week 1 to Saks and in Week 5 to Fyffe. The Panthers play Weaver (4-5) Friday so the most tiebreaker points Wellborn can muster is four. Wellborn is out of the chase. Ranburne supporters will have lots of favorite teams Friday. In addition to the Bulldogs, they’ll be pulling for Mount Zion, Beulah, Vincent and Central-Tuscaloosa.
to give the Tigers a fresh set of downs and Bolton picked up another first down on a fourth-and-1 carry. “Our third-down conversion rate was great and that kept drives going and that kept the ball away from them and kept that clock moving. … Those third-down conversions are two more minutes we can run off the clock if we do it right,”Shortt said. “That’s
big at the end.” Lincoln went to its hurry-up offense and scored on another Byrd to Caldwell pass of 35 yards with 8:21 to play. Byrd then ran for the 2-point conversion, cutting Cleburne County’s lead to 21-14. Cleburne County responded with a time-consuming, 11-play drive that featured eight carries by Bolton before turning the ball over on downs near the Lincoln 30-yard line with 1:49 to play. Shortt said he had hoped to get within field goal range. Even though that didn’t happen, the possession was important. “We at least used a bunch of time up on the clock and made them waste their timeouts,” Shortt said. “They had no timeouts left when they started that last drive of theirs.” The last gasp for the Golden Bears came with one second to play when Isaiah Ware intercepted Byrd’s final pass. Cleburne County finished with 230 yards rushing. Bolton ran for 194 yards on 33 carries. “Trey ran with a purpose the other night, no bouncing around,” said Shortt. “He got behind his shoulder pads and ran and got a lot of yards after contact. Our offensive linemen and receivers did a good job blocking.”
Brandon Horn ran seven times for 16 yards and Henson netted 14 yards on four carries. Henson was 2-for-5 passing for 19 yards. In addition to Kerr’s catch, Jeremiah Blake had one reception for three yards. On defense, Alex Sandmann recorded a teambest 12 tackles. Geoffrey Teague had nine tackles and added an interception that ended the only Lincoln drive to reach Cleburne County territory in the first half. Mario Smith recorded eight tackles. Matthew Morrow and Grant Corkren had six tackles each. Henson, Jeremiah McLeroy and Drake Williamson made five tackles apiece. Ware, Sam Cooper, Trevor Ivey, Matthew Shortt and Griffin Turner each recorded three tackles. “Defensively, we pretty much kept their running game in check until right there at the end but that was quarterback scrambles. That wasn’t designed runs,” Shortt said. “I really felt like we had to control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and we did against a very large opponent.” “Our punt team did an exceptional job of keeping them pinned back. Most of the night, we did a great job with our punt team and our punt team coverage,” the coach noted.
Volleyball results RIP DONOVAN
News Sports Correspondent
The high school volleyball season came to a disappointing conclusion for both the Cleburne Tigers and the Ranburne Bulldogs Friday. Each squad fell in its opening match at the AHSAA North Super Regional tournament at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. The Randolph School of Huntsville defeated the Tigers 25-13, 25-14, 25-16 while the Bulldogs were downed by Ider 25-13, 25-3, 25-22. Ranburne coach Kayla Shelton said her team entered the Super Regional intent on winning their first two matches and qualifying for the state tournament. “They wanted it. The desire
was there,” Shelton said. “They were heartbroken when they weren’t able to achieve that, especially the seniors because they realized they don’t have another chance.” For Ranburne, the trip to Huntsville was the second in the two-year history of the super-regional format. Last year, Shelton felt the Bulldogs struggled to adjust to atmosphere of the Von Braun Center. “I don’t think it took as much adjusting as it did before but I still don’t think they ever got comfortable, feeling like they could just let go and play,” she said. Erica Taylor led the Bulldogs in kills against Ider with seven. Indiana Morgan and Mariah Bradley each recorded four kills. Riley Peterson had three kills,
Taylor Crosson one, Lacey Hiett one and Montana Mattox one. Hiett finished with nine assists while Morgan and Taylor had one apiece. Hiett had four service aces. Crosson, Taylor and Morgan added an ace apiece. On defense, Taylor had 12 digs and a block. Peterson made 10 digs and a block. Crosson had seven digs. Morgan and Bradley had six digs each. Hiett had five digs. Mattox added three digs. Mandy Johnson and Lindsay Rhoden each had two digs. Shelton said she felt had the Bulldogs been able to play the first set the way they played in the 25-22 third set, the outcome might have been different. “I think if we could have held them to a score like that third game we might have settled in a little bit better and played to our potential,” she said.
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East Heflin by: Bruce Wright We will host a Trunk or Treat in the parking lot tonight 10/31 from 6-8pm. Come on out! Our morning was off to a super start with three baptisms!! Praise the Lord! Bro. George opened to Acts 2:41-47, “What is Our Vision?�. As we come out of a tremendously successful Challenge to Build, God would not be happy if just sat back and said how nice it was. He blesses as we work to reach others! As a visionary church, we have the right message. Too many tv preachers make you feel good and tell you there are plenty of ways to get to heaven. Just be ‘gooood’. Ours is about our Savior- the Only way to heaven. We need to preach about sins. God is not happy with anyone’s sin- big or little! If you could earn your way to heaven by being good, everyone would be bragging about it. You have to accept Him as your personal savior. Next a visionary church must have the right members. Not socialite members but anyone who desires to come to hear the Word- red, yellow, black or white. Rich or poor. Thinking that you are better or a closed group is a sin. Sin is sin! The right members must be ready to separate themselves from the world, not live it on Sunday but Monday to Saturday night and who are steadfast if honoring him. No one is perfect. That’s why we come to God’s house to confess our sin to Him! A successful church must be willing to change. We all accept modernization and seek the new cell phone. Church is no different. God uses and works with anything- if the people back it and believe it. For a church with the right methods is found worshipping together and will work together! We witness together, we serve together, we love one another and we will follow Him wherever He says go. For a visionary church who is working for Him has the Right Master, and that is Jesus Christ!!
Happy Hill by: Debra Jackson Hello from Happy Hill. The day begin early for the men Sunday as they met for Brotherhood Breakfast. Michael Johnson delivered the devotional. Being Youth Sunday, the youth sang and performed several dramas. It was a honor to have Jasper Price as our guest speaker. He preached his very first sermon. We were blessed. Join us Sunday, November 3rd for Family & Friend Day. Sunday School - 10:00; Preaching - 11:00. Sunday night at 6:00, the youth will be performing Bible Land/ TV Land skits. These skits will be Bible characters performing to TV Land theme songs with Christian lyrics. This should be very interesting! Until next time, God Bless! SENTENCE SERMON A FAITH that FIZZLES before the FINISH had a FLAW from the FIRST. Adrian Rogers THE LIGHTER SIDE Two Alabama State Troopers were chasing a Camaro East on I-20 toward Georgia. When the suspect crossed the Georgia line, the first Trooper pulled over quickly. The rookie Trooper pulled in behind him and said, “Hey, sarge, why did you stop?� The sarge replied, “He’s in Georgia now. They’re an hour ahead of us, so we’ll never catch him.
Mt. Olive Church of God by: Susie Smith
Our opening verse was Psalms 116:12m “What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?� This verse went along with our Sunday School lesson, “Choose to obey Christ’s teachings�, Matthew 7:1-27. God wants us to choose to love and serve him for who he is, not what he can do for us. We have Sunday School for all ages with anointed teachers. Brother Ronnie’s morning message was from Luke 8:43-48, “Victory comes without an invitation�. Victory comes when we touch the master. Jesus wants to set us free like he set the woman with the issue of blood free. Jesus has all we have need of. The master says if we obey him the walls in our life will fall flat down. Sunday night’s message was from Joshua 6:20-25. Brother Ronnie preached how once our walls are down the battle starts. We can see the things in our lives that separate and keep us from moving forward with God. There’s nothing in our life or in this world worth missing Heaven for. We welcome you to join us anytime. Come enjoy the great singers, musicians, preaching and fellowship.
New Zion by: Shelia Sears Cunningham
Pinetucky by: Mary Alvarado I can do all things through Christ which strenghens me. Philippians 4:13. Our strength comes from our daily relationship with Christ. Strength comes from seeking to know him through prayer reading, worship, ministry, he did not say we would have difficult days in life but the strength to endure is available to all of us. This week we ask you to pray for: Carl Ayers, Rubie Cavender, Rita Cofield, WE and Naomi Gray, Dorothy Junior, Lillian Johnson, Melissa Foster, Janet Nolen, Rudy Nolen, Nysa Nelson, Violet Morrow, Gearld Perkins, Ted Rorrer, Ron Reager, Andrea Smith, Louise and Wanda Smith, Geneva Sutton, Johnny Tanner, Karen Spurlin, B Thompson, Phil and Cathy Wortham. Father God give me patience to wait on you. Remind me you will supply what we need when we need it most, help us grow daily in your strength by spending time with you. May we all have a safe and blessed week, as this month comes to a close from everyone at Pinetucky.
Verdon Chapel by: Richard Jackson Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Praise God for His Spirit in our church! Brother Vann Williamson brought the message from God today from Ephesians, chapter 2. God’s grace is His unmerited favor on us. We cannot buy or earn God’s favor; it is our obedience and faith that opens the door to His favor. We have always had God’s favor, but until we have faith and believe we have His favor and realize we have always had it, we cannot access it. Don’t keep going around thinking God loves others more than He loves you. He loves us all the same, and His favor is available to everyone. If you don’t know the saving grace of the love of Jesus Christ, He is waiting. His favor is all you need. Brother Vann’s evening message was from 2 Corinthians, chapter 12. Jesus told Paul that His grace (favor) was sufficient and would take care of anything that Satan could throw at him. Today we have access to God’s grace and through our faith, His favor can bring us through the trials and temptations of this world. Are you still struggling? Let God’s grace through His Son Jesus Christ lift you up and carry you. Please pray for: Gene McElroy, Robert and Gladys Baughn, Jay Daniel, Mildred Skinner, Janet Nolen, our church, its members, and anyone else God wants you to pray for. We invite you to visit with us at Verdon Chapel.
Wise Chapel by: Dorcas Toney November 3 remember to change your clocks, fall back one hour. Next Sunday is All Saints Day. November 5 our church will volunteer at the Soup Bowl for lunch. November 13 is Senior Celebration with worship, lunch, games and fellowship. We begin at 10:30 a.m. Many need prayer: Lula Mae Camp, Kit Carson, Grayson Smith, Hunter Rowland, Andrea Smith, Kerry Smith, Ozell Benefield, Ruth Daniel, Ronald Edwards, Liam, Tommy and Gay Ledbetter, Clarence Noles, Pat McKinney, Gerald Robinson, Dava Hartley, Nell Fordham, Mary Truett, Gladys McElroy, our troops, our nation and national leaders. God should be the answer you search for. Our scripture was from Luke 18:9-14. We should see ourselves as we really are. But we tend to see ourselves better than some. We try to say we don’t but when it comes down to it truthfully we do. Pride can stand in the way of faithfulness. Humility, being found humble is more than seeing and feeling self in realizing others first. We will find ourselves in positions to see ourselves in the eyes of God. Let that be the person others know us to be, always.
Local Church & Community Events October 31
Both HEARTS locations are in need of food for the pantries. Suggestions are rice, beans, mixed vegetables, canned tomatoes, spaghetti and pasta, peanut butter and jelly, flour, cornmeal, sugar, canned fruit, jello, tea bags, canned tuna, salmon, ham and chicken. Breakfast foods like oatmeal, grits, pop tarts, and cereal are also needed. Ranburne 256.568.5003, Heflin 256.463.1020. Fall Festival, for Liberty Hill Congregational Methodist Church, will be held on Thursday, October 31st, from 5:30pm until 8:00. Everyone is welcome. Liberty Hill, 77 County Road 142, Heflin, AL 36264. TRUNK OR TREAT on Thursday, October 31, 6:30 PM (EST) at Beulah Baptist Church, 1616 County Road 57 Muscadine. Church is located next to Muscadine Volunteer Fire Department.
November 2 ‘Ignite� Youth Rally, Saturday, Nov 2 - Choccolocco Community Church, 22 Nicholas Ct. ( Choccolocco Hwy) Anniston, AL Free Food & door prizes at 6 p.mPraise and Worship at 7 p.m. featuring: Unashamed Drama Team, C3 Praise Team, and “Counting the Cost� from Edgewood C.M. Church. Speaker C3 Youth Pastor, Dylan Jones November 8 A bbq and chicken supper will be held November 8 at 6 p.m., at the Heflin American Legion Hall in recognition of Veterans Day. All Veterans and spouses or a friend are invited to attend at no charge. For more info call 256.463.7375. November 9 Actor Trevor Thomas, Mr. Drama will appear at Bethel Assembly of God on November 9 at 7 p.m. for more information call 256.201.7469. November 15 Crumleys Chapel Church of God will have Colorcraft Studios taking pictures for the Centennial Edition of the church directory on November 15-16 from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. All families in Cleburne County are invited to participate in these sessions regardless of church affiliation. Each participating family will receive a complimentary 10x13 family portrait. For more information, call 256.236.7727 or 256.748.3458. December 14 Boxes will be set up at: First United Methodist Church, Heflin Baptist Church, Forte Power, New Zion Baptist, New Area Holiness in Micaville, Heflin Library, Ranburne Senior Citizen Center, Fruithurst General Store for drop off of new socks for seniors that will be given out at the local nursing home, Ranburne Senior Center and Fruithurst General Store. For more info call 256.201.1719 or 256.463.5558.
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Funeral services were October 28, 2013, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chris Jackson, Rev. “A Need To Know� was Pastor Jerry Johnson’s pow- Wayne Adams, and Rev. Lee Hollis officiating. Burial folerful Sunday morning message. The scripture was John lowed in Lower Cane Creek Cemetery. 3:3-5. All of us have certain needs. A need is much stronSurvivors include: ger than a want. Some of our needs can be put off until Daughter - Cathy (Donald) Ashley, Edwardsville, AL later, but some needs are immediate. Daughter - Marie(Jackie) Taylor, Fruithurst, AL Son - Clint A need will cause you to do some strange things and cause you to not rely on your position or status. When “Shag� (Freddia) Austin, Heflin, AL Son - Jack(Donna) you have a need you will do all that you are able to do to Austin, Heflin, AL Sister - Betty Houston Hayes, Heflin; Grandchildren: Jason (Tara) Austin, Chad (Loni) Austin, fulfill it. The need to know the Lord is immediate for all of us Brian (Brigett) Ashley, Landon (Carrie) Ashley, Heatheven if we don’t realize it. That is the one need that we er (Chris) George, Kevin Austin, Tonya Austin, Monica must fulfill in our lives. (Wynn) Robinson, Kelly Ray Taylor; Great-GrandchilThought for the day: The beginning of stress is the end dren: Mackensie Austin, Montgomery Austin, Miles Ausof faith; the beginning of faith is the end of stress. tin, Tripp George, Cori Austin, Carlee Austin, Banks Ashley, Jackson Ashley, Addy Ashley, Cashton Robinson. New Hope Ministries Pallbearers: Jason Austin, Chad Austin, Brian Ashley, by: Veneta McKinney Kelly Ray Taylor, Kevin Austin, Wynn Robinson, Landon Ashley and Tommy Austin May the Lord richly bless you!! Mrs. Austin was a life long resident of Cleburne County The next area-wide prayer meeting will be Nov 9 at and retired from Sewell Manufacturing. She was a mem6:30 pm. Please make plans to attend. ber of Happy Hill Baptist Church and was preceded in “New Hope Arising�, the TV program, can still be death by her husband, Jack Arlin “Mutt� Austin. Joyce found on TV 24, the local station in Anniston, on Monday loved life, family, and friends. at 5:30 pm, Wednesday at 9 am, and Friday at 2 p.m. Led by Pastor Vickey Davis and Michelle Connell, each program is designed to give new hope to people that need a Jack Jeffery “Bodean� Smith special touch from the Lord. Jack Jeffery “Bodean� Smith, 47, died Monday, October Remember we are offering tutoring for anyone interest- 28, at Regional Medical Center. ed. For more information call 256-926-9440 or email NeFuneral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, wHopeChristianAcademy34@yahoo.com. Registration October 31, 2013, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with also continues for the homeschool covering program. You the Rev. Freddi Whitley and Rev. Carey Sanderson officican also check out the information on our website www. ating. Burial will follow in Upper Cane Creek Cemetery newhopemin.net. . Dryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. This past Sunday Pastor Vickey Davis ministered from Survivors include: Wife - Kim Williams Smith, Sis2 Sam 9 about Mephibosheth. Mephibosheth was the ters - Jane(Terry) Pruitt and Stacey(Mike) Camp; Brothgrandson of King Saul, but he lived in Lo Debar (the land er - Lee(Connie) Smith; Nieces - Leann Smith and Misty of no word or no communication). This was a place of Smith; Nephews - Matt Smith, Bailey Camp and Jacob lack - of no provision, of no vision, of no hope. He had Camp left the palace to live there. There are times that we have Pallbearers will be Anthony “Roho� Glass, Byron Wildwelt in God’s presence, eaten at the Kings table, but liams, James Walls, Matt Smith, Bailey Camp, and Jacob circumstances arise and we find ourselves living with no Camp. Honorary Pallbearers will be Marc Green, Terry hope and away from God. But when we remember and Langley, and Steve Green. prostrate ourselves before him and return to our first love Mr. Smith was a native and lifelong resident of Cleburne for Him, the King will remember and send for us. He County. He was born to the late Jack and Betty Smith. Mr. will make a way where there seems to be no way. He will Smith worked for Anthony Glass Logging. restore everything back to us.
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Heflin Highlights by: Suzanne Payne
Salutations!
Good day to you all and happy birthday to these individuals! There will be no tricks for these people…only birthday treats. Oct. 31-Will Freeman, Tracie Kyttle, Sheree Pate, Joe Jacks, Jennifer Faulkner, Greg Bowen, Leslie Hall, Julie McMichael and Norris Johnson. Norris is Birthday Royalty. This fine gentleman will be celebrating his 90th birthday on this date. Hats off to you, Norris! Nov.1-Ray Taylor, Andy Turner, Karley Johnson, Bernice Kent, Tommy Austin, Randall Rigsby and Andrew Payne. Nov.2-David Cobb, Summer Heard, Ty Payne and Tem Bryant. Nov.3-Judy Chambless, Judy Nappier and
Kaleb Williams. Nov.4-Vickie Whitman, James Ervin, Karolyn Ghee, Nate Adams, Martha Heard, Tanner Pate, Mike Krause and Allie Steen. Nov.5-Emily Altman, Andrew DuHon, Roger Hayes and Allie Mae Watts. Nov.6-Michelle Bowen, Scott Bryant, Jo Post, Don Perry, Steve Perry, Lilith Cline and Maddux Pettus.
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Two very outstanding couples are celebrating their anniversary this week. Best wishes to both. October 31-Hulett and Rose Ann Thompson. November 1-Donald and Beth Payne.
Sunshine List
one to their new evening service, Sunday Night Live at 5:05. This is an informal contemporary service and this Sunday will be very special. It is the first Sunday of the month and that means a full meal will be served. We are going to have breakfast for supper and it will be scrumptious. Come and enjoy the fellowship, spiritual lessons and fine food.
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Until next week…remember…Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next town or even to a foreign country,
Some good news to report…My friend Malene Bowen has asked to be removed from our Sunshine List. Malene had surgery several month ago and is doing great now! Remember her and continue to pray for these friends. Neal Mulkey, Mayfield Robertson, Jessica Wade, Sherry Brown, Terry Benefield, Andrea Smith, Ed Cleveland, Kerry Smith, Jimmie Nell Vise, Sara Noland, Rider Bearden, Merrill Hayes and Ken Sanders. The friends and members of the First United Methodist Church invite every-
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Ranburne in a three way tie RIP DONOVAN
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Heading into Friday’s final regular-season games, there’s a three-way dead heat for the championship of Class 2A, Region 6. Ranburne scored the first time it had the ball against visiting Fultondale last Friday and never surrendered the lead thereafter, emerging with a 29-7 triumph. The loss was the first of the season for Fultondale. Ranburne and Fultondale now have identical 8-1 overall records and identical 6-1 Region 6 marks entering Week 10. Wellborn, which edged Ranburne in Week 8, is also 6-1 in Region 6 but 6-3 overall. The tie will not be broken until the conclusion of the regular season but the Bulldogs can improve their chances of winning the tiebreaker by defeating Class 3A Ashville on the road Friday night. “We’re going to have to play well regardless of records because they’re sitting there thinking they’re playing a 2A school and they’re probably going to play well since it’s their last game,” Ranburne coach Chad Young said of Ashville. If Ranburne’s players continue to play the way they played against Fultondale, their stay in the playoffs could be a long one. “We definitely played the best game of the year and we got close to playing where we need to play to be on a level where we can beat anybody,” said Young. “Some of it was how we played and a lot of it was now we played in certain situations. We never let them get any momentum. They moved the ball some but they only had 170 yards of offense. We did a good job of not letting them hit big plays on us. They typically are a big-play team.” Ranburne began strong and played strong throughout the contest against Fultondale. The opening kick went to Ranburne and the Bulldogs immediately faced a thirdand-10. Quarterback Dylan Wiggins threw deep to running back Dylan Tullis for a 51-yard gain to the Fultondale 10-yard line. On third-and-goal from four yards out, Wiggins rolled to his left looking to throw then scrambled back to the right and scored. The extra point kick was blocked but the Bulldogs had driven 61 yards on six plays in just two minutes. The deep completion to Tullis forced the Wildcats to loosen their defense the rest of the evening. On their next possession, the Bulldogs put together a 10-play drive that ended when Wiggins’ pass from the Fultondale 5 was intercepted. The pick led to a series of turnovers. First, G.W. Caldwell caused and then recovered a Fultondale fumble at the Fultondale 32-yard line. Ranburne returned the favor with a lost fumble but on the next play Dalton Wiggins caused another Fultondale
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Zach Patterson brings down the runner for a loss during Friday nights game. fumble and Kyle Lovvorn recovered for Ranburne with 29 seconds left in the first quarter. This time, there were no mistakes by the Bulldogs. A jet pass to Lovvorn was good for seven yards. Four running plays later, Brady Whittle scored on a 1-yard run with 9:53 left in the second quarter. A pass attempt for a 2-point play was batted down, keeping Ranburne’s lead at 12-0. Fultondale rallied for a touchdown and an extra point, making the score 12-7. Ranburne answered immediately by taking the ensuing kickoff and marching 61 yards in 11 plays to score. Adam Sheppard got the drive off to a good start with a 14-yard gain on a pass from Wiggins. On third-and-16, Wiggins threw to Lovvorn for 15 yards then picked up a first down at the Fultondale 24 on a quarterback sneak. A trick play fooled no one. On second-and-10, Wiggins threw to Tullis in the right flat and Tullis used some nifty footwork to score. Wiggins got two more points on a quarterback keeper and Ranburne led 20-7. An exchange of punts left Fultondale with the ball with less than 30 seconds remaining before halftime. The Wildcats got a long run from their quarterback to reach the Ranburne 6. With no remaining timeouts,
Fultondale spiked the ball then had time for one more play. Tyler Connell, Donovan Tullis and Dalton Wiggins combined for the sack that ended the threat and the half. The stop just before intermission became even more important when Fultondale opened the third quarter with a drive of more than seven minutes that reached the Ranburne 3 before the Bulldogs forced the Wildcats to turn the ball over on downs. From there, Ranburne drove 97 yards in 14 plays to take a 27-7 lead. The drive didn’t begin auspiciously as two plays produced just seven yards. On third-and-3 at the Fultondale 10, Ranburne inserted its “heavy” short-yardage situation running package then threw to Lovvorn in the right flat for what became a 45-yard gain. The Bulldogs needed another bit of skullduggery to keep the drive alive. On fourth-and-3 in Fultondale territory, Ranburne faked a punt. The snap went to up back Dalton Wiggins who ran for seven yards and a first down. From there, the Bulldogs ran the ball six consecutive times. At the 5, a play-action pass from Dylan Wiggins to Lovvorn got the touchdown with 9:03 to play and Jake Howle kicked the extra point. Fultondale had two more possessions. The first ended in a punt. After Ranburne picked up three first downs, the Bulldogs fumbled and Fultondale recovered near the Fultondale 20 with 3:48 to play. The Wildcats were forced to punt again. This time, the snap sailed over the punter’s head and Ranburne added a safety when the punter kicked the ball out of the back of the end zone. The free kick gave Ranburne the ball with 2:36 to play and two first downs allowed the Bulldogs to run out the cl ock. The Bulldogs finished with 175 yards rushing on 40 carries. Tullis led on the ground with 18 carries for 93 yards. Whittle ran 12 times for 49 yards. Dylan Wiggins ran six times and netted 15 yards. Tyler Connell had one carry for eight yards, Dalton Wiggins two for seven yards and G.W. Caldwell one for three yards. Dylan Wiggins was 10-for-15 passing for 185 yards with one interception. Tullis made three catches for 87 yards. Lovvorn caught five balls for 84 yards. Adam Sheppard had one catch for 14 yards and Brayden Wilson one for no gain. The offensive line did not allow a sack and held their blocks when Wiggins was forced to scramble. “They understand more and more that he keeps the play alive and that makes them more aware that they need to continue finishing plays,” Young said of the offensive linemen. “I think they’re starting to all understand he has a unique ability of staying alive because they have a unique ability of helping him stay alive.” Donovan Tullis led Ranburne on defense with eight tackles. Lovvorn and Zach Patterson had five tackles each. Caldwell, Connell and Cole Yearta each recorded four tackles and Whittle had two.
Dial supports Development Block Grant for Ranburne LAURA CAMPER
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Ranburne town officials are still waiting to hear whether they will be able to do some much needed road work. The town applied for a Community Block Development Grant to widen and improve Georgia Avenue and connecting streets: Lake, Pollard, South Cook and Truett. Officials expect to hear soon whether they will receive the funding. The Town Council pledged $75,000 toward the project, more than the
required 20 percent match to increase its chances of winning the grant. And now, State Senator Gerald Dial, R-Lineville has thrown his support behind the project. Dial sent a letter to Jim Byard, director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, which administers the grant saying the project was a “major priority” of his. Dial’s letter said the grant could bring work outside the town as well. “We are coordinating with ALDOT to provide assistance in completing
the road outside the city limits,” Dial wrote in the letter. The project would involve efforts from the Alabama Department of Transportation, Cleburne County, Ranburne and ADECA, his letter said. ALDOT division engineer DeJarvis Leonard said he would have to look into the matter. Cleburne County Engineer Shannon Robbins said he hasn’t heard of the additional road work. But it may be that the county hasn’t been contacted yet, Robbins added. The grants are awarded
on a point basis and sometimes the decision can come down to half a point, said Dial.
“We can’t tell them what to do; it’s federal money,” Dial said. “But if they have a letter from a legislator, it
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Nancy McLeod of Ranburne and Karen Reaves of Heflin are the two newest members of the Major General Patrick R. Cleburne Chapter 2632, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Nancy’s eligibility for UDC membership is based on the Confederate military service of her great grandfather Neal McLeod of Randolph County. Karen joined UDC on the service of Andrew Jackson Norton of Cleburne County who was her great-great grandfather. Both women received their membership certificates at the Chapter’s September meeting at Classic on Noble in Anniston.
FEMA ICS 400 Class The course was sponsored by Texas A&M, Jacksonville State University- Department of Emergency Management, and Cleburne County EMA. Many different agencies were represented; Center for Domestic Preparedness, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, Calhoun 911, Heflin Police Dept, Heflin Fire, Cleburne 911, Cleburne County Commission, and ANAD EM. The ICS-400: Advanced ICS for Command at Complex Incidents, was held at the Cleburne County Mountain Center on Oct 23th and 24th. The course provided the opportunity for personnel to develop the knowledge, skills, process, and understanding of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). It provided training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). The course included discussion on: major and/or complex incident/event management, area command, and multi-agency coordination.
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From page 1 which affects all the emergency services in the county, Swafford said. How the rest of the money will be divided is still up in the air, Swafford said. Lindsey, the state lawmaker, said he had not heard about the proposal yet, but in general, he is in favor of bringing issues directly to the voters and would be willing to sponsor a bill calling for a referendum. “If we have a resolution by the County Commission and the other entities are supportive,” Lindsey said, “you can never go wrong letting the people have a voice in government.” Attempts to reach Laird and Republican Sen. Gerald Dial, who would also have to sign off on the legislation, were unsuccessful on Thursday. Staff Writer Laura Camper 256-463-2872. On Twitter @LCamper_Star.
Local graduates Gadsden State Community College recently released the names of the 2013 graduating class. The graduates are: Fruithurst: Hope Brown, Lisa Milinkovich. Heflin: April Adams, Chelsea Boyd, Iris Boykins, Dylan Brown, Laura Charles, Brandye Coefield, Brandi Cofield, Jesse Dryden, Chasity Edwards, Joseph Garrett, Cindy Harper, Rachel McCormick, Landon McElroy, Dakota Morehead, Diana Pritchett, Chevon Riddle, Nicholas Riddle, Donovan Santana, Tony Stewart, Cristina Wood. Delta: Wanda Brooks. Ranburne: Hermanda Bailey, Paula Caldwell, Leigh Pollard
Cleburne County EMA to host free SKYWARN class The Cleburne County Emergency Management Agency will host a free SKYWARN Basic Storm Spotter Class on Nov. 7, 2013, 6:00-8:00 pm at the Cleburne County Mountain Center. Anyone 12 years of age and older interested in learning about severe weather may attend this free training provided by the National Weather Service (NWS), Weather Forecast Office (WFO), Birmingham. Registration for this course is required. Email Steve Swafford, County Administrator, at swafford@cleburnecounty.us or call 256.463.3822 to register. This is the only SKYWARN spotter class being hosted by the county EMA in the next 12 months. SKYWARN is the NWS program of trained volunteer weather spotters. The information trained spotters report, along with Doppler radar, satellite, and other data, enables the NWS to issue the most timely and accurate warnings possible for
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Arrest report • Billy Dwayne Whaley, 47, Ranburne - theft of property first and second degree. • William Andrew Brown, 38, Heflin - Criminal mischief first, second and third degree, disorderly conduct and harassment. • Brandon Carl Holcombe, 33, Fruithurst - burglary third degree.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - 210 FOR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO DIVISION 6 ADEM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE Rule Title 335-6-10-.07 Toxic Pollutant Criteria Applicable to State Waters 335-6-10-.08 Waste Treatment Requirements 335-6-10-.09 Specific Water Quality Criteria 335-6-10-.11 Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Specific Lakes 335-6-11-.01 The Use Classification System 335-6-11-.02 Use Classifications Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama will be held on December 18, 2013, at 1:00 P.M. in the Main Hearing Room at the ADEM - Central Office location at 1400 Coliseum Blvd. in Montgomery, for the purpose of revising water quality criteria and establishing standards of quality for surface waters of the State. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management proposes to amend Administrative Code rule 335-6-10-.07, 335-6-10-.08, 335-6-10-.09, 335-6-11-.01 and 335-6-11-.02 to correct grammatical errors and clarify existing language; Administrative Code rule 335-6-10-.11 to add numeric nutrient criteria in the form of growing season mean chlorophyll a to Lake Frank Jackson in the Perdido/Escambia River Basin and Bear Creek Reservoir and Upper Bear Creek Reservoir in the Tennessee River Basin; and Administrative Code Rule 335-6-11-.02 to add Outstanding Alabama Water use classification to waterbody segments in the Coosa and Tennessee River Basin and Swimming and Other Whole Body Water-Contact Sports to waterbody segments in the Choctawhatchee River Basin. Copies of the proposed rules are available at a cost of .30 per page at each of the locations listed below. The summary of reasons supporting the revisions are available free of charge. Copies of the proposed rules and the summary of reasons can also be found on the Internet at http://adem.alabama.gov/PubHearings/PubHearings.htm at no cost. ADEM, Office of General Counsel Attn: Freida Thomas 1400 Coliseum Boulevard (P. O. Box 301463, Zip code 36130-1463) Montgomery, AL 36110-2059 (334) 394-4360 ADEM, Birmingham Field Office Attn: Mary Taylor 110 Vulcan Road Birmingham, AL 35209-4702 (205) 942-6168 ADEM, Decatur Field Office Attn: Jan Childers 2715 Sandlin Road, SW Decatur, AL 35603-1333 (256) 353-1713 ADEM, Mobile Field Office Attn: Jenika Monroe 2204 Perimeter Road Mobile, AL 36615-1131 (251) 450-3400 The public hearing is being held to receive data, views, and arguments from interested persons regarding the proposed rules. Attendance at the hearing is not necessary to present such data, views, arguments, or comments as the same may be submitted in writing, but must be received by the Hearing Officer prior to 5:00 p.m. on December 18, 2013. Written submissions and other inquiries should be directed to: ADEM Hearing Officer, Office of General Counsel, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463 (street address: 1400 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110-2059) or by e-mail at hearing.officer@adem.state.al.us. Any person wishing to participate in this hearing who needs special accommodations should contact the Department’s Permits and Services Division at (334) 271-7714 at least five working days prior to the hearing. This notice is hereby given this October 31, 2013, by authority of ADEM. Lance R. LeFleur Director
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF CLEBURNE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH D. WILLIAMS, DECEASED CASE NO. 2013-096 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION To: Any and all known and unknown heirs of Elizabeth D. Williams, Deceased You will please take notice that on the 8th day of October, 2013, a certain paper in writing purported to be the last will and testament of Elizabeth D. Williams was filed in my office for probate by Sherry Dodson Owen and that the 15th day of November, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock a.m. was appointed a day for hearing therof, at which time you can appear and contest the same if you see proper. Given under my hand this 10th day of October, 2013. Ryan Robertson Judge, Probate Court The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL October 17, 24, & 31, 2013
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Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed on April 7, 2011 by RODNEY JAY KAYLOR and spouse, DOMANICKA L. KAYLOR to METRO BANK, said Mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Cleburne County, Alabama, in Book 2011, Page 1514, Entry #39126, and METRO BANK, Mortgagee, by reason of such default having declared all of the indebtedness secured by said Mortgage due and payable and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mortgage will sell at public outcry for cash to the highest bidder, in front of the main entrance of the Cleburne County Courthouse, Heflin, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on November 14, 2013, the following described real estate: The North half of Lot number Four (4), in Block M, bounded as follows: on the North by Lot Three (3), Block M; on the West by Ross Street; on the South by the South half of Lot Four (4), Block M; on the East by College Street; fronting West on Ross Street, One Hundred (100) Feet and running back Two Hundred (200) Feet to College Street; thence along the West side of College Street One Hundred (100) Feet to dividing line of said Lot Four (4), Block M, according to the map and survey of the town of Heflin, made by W.B. Furgerson. The above described property situated, lying and being in Cleburne County, Alabama. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by the above described Mortgage, and the proceeds thereof will be applied as provided by the terms of said Mortgage. METRO BANK T. Boice Turner, Jr. ADAMS, TURNER & MILLER, L.L.C. P. O. Box 1124 Anniston, AL 36202 (256) 235-1901 Attorney for Mortgagee The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL October 24, 31, & November 7, 2013 Notice of Publication of Petition for Final Settlement
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Case No. 2002-09-56 CONSERVATOR’S SETTLEMENT NOTICE TO: All Interested Parties Notice is hereby given that on this, the 17th day of Sept.,
2013, came Karen S. Mills as Conservator of the Estate of Kaitlyn D. Mills, and filed her petition, account, and vouchers, for final settlement of said Estate. It is ordered that the 18th day of November, 2013, be, and the same hereby is, appointed as the day for the hearing of the said petition and for the auditing and stating of said account, at which time all persons interested may appear and contest the same, if they desire to do so. Witness my hand this 4th day of October, 2013 Gary G. Stanko Attorney for Petitioner Isom Stanko & Senter, LLC PO Box 2066 1021 Noble Street, Suite 100 Anniston, AL 36202 (256) 237-4641 The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., Al October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013
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STATE OF ALABAMA
CLEBURNE COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE #2013-099 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LILLAR HOUSTON, DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased, LILLAR HOUSTON, having been granted to CATHERINE BAKER, as Personal Representative, on the 11th day of October, 2013, in the Probate Court of Cleburne County, Alabama, by the Honorable Ryan Robertson, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred. Ryan Robertson Judge of Probate The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL October 17, 24, 31, 2013
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PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2013-094 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF NICKY DEARMAN JENKINS, DECEASED NOTICE TO CREDITORS LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION upon the Estate of NICKY DEARMAN JENKINS having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of October, 2013, by the Honorable Ryan Robertson, Judge of Probate court of Cleburne County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred. CHRISTY HIETT CINDY CAMPBELL The Cleburne News Cleburne Co., AL October 24, 31, November 7, 2013
AUCTION
Consignment equipment, Sat., Nov. 2, 10 am CST, across from Cleburne Co. Sheriff's Dept. 140 Lambert Dr. Helfin, AL Follow signs off Hwy 46, partial listing: 230 Massey Ferguson Tractor, 16 ft trailer (Sheriff's Dept. selling '09 Crown Vic. & '07 Crown Vic., '90 Lincoln Towncar) (City of Heflin selling ‘97 Dodge Charger RT & road tractor trailer,) trucks, tractors & other farm equipment & several autos from local consigners.
Call Jim 770-352-4092 256-579-2018.
We will accept consignments on Friday, November 1 & day of Auction. Terms of sale cash, checks if known by auction company. Payment due day of sale. All sales final & as is. 10% buyer's premium.
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The Cleburne News, Thursday, October 31, 2013 • 10
Decorating the town Photos by Misty Pointer
Here’s the latest timing for the onset of the most widespread showers and storms on Halloween Night, which hasn’t changed very much. The onset of the heavier rains along the I-59 corridor slightly, from 7 to 9pm. It might be wise to ahead and get your outdoor backup plans ready, especially for those who live along and north of the I-59 corridor.
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