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More Internet talks are planned City officials to meet with school personnel and Internet provider representatives

LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service Tuesday’s Piedmont City Council meeting turned into a venue for public discussion about the future funding of a wireless Internet service for local students. A representative of the city school system and two representatives of an Internet company that the school pays

to provide wireless service to Piedmont students addressed the council for more than thirty minutes. After the discussion, the council voted to host a work session with the schools and the Internet company to discuss the wireless Internet system and postponed a decision about whether it will help pay for students to use it. “I’m encouraged that we are going to be able to sit down together, the three

LACK OF DIRECTION Sign thefts a frustrating, costly problem for cities LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service Alabama Street in Piedmont stretches a little more than half a mile and intersects with 11 cross streets, about half of which are no longer marked. Where signs should be at those intersections, plain posts stand, their toppers removed. Just a few miles away, Auburn Street near the city’s edge is as likely to have bare posts with no signs. The same is true just outside the city limits on Crimson Tide Drive. “Auburn Street was just blank for years because you would get one set up and it’d disappear,” said Piedmont special projects manager Carl Hinton. Cities across the state, and county, face the same problem with street signs. “We have Alabama Street,”said Jacksonville Mayor Johnny Smith. “You may not find it because the sign is probably not there.” Officials say the main reason street signs with popular names go missing is theft, but it is not the only one. Some are struck by vehicles in crashes and others are

blown away in storms. Signs with people’s first or last names are almost as likely to disappear as those that pay homage to the state’s most popular sports teams. For example, Smith said, Laura Lane in Jacksonville is a prime target for sign stealers. Assistant Calhoun County engineer Michael Hosch said his department has to work through the year to keep signs up. County workers, meanwhile, must keep Crimson Tide Drive on its post. “We very seldom ever recover them,” he said. Hosch said some thieves take signs to sell them as scrap metal. The number of signs stolen seemed to decline, he said, after scrap yards became less likely to accept what appeared to be municipal property. Overall, he said, the county budgets $55,000 each year to buy materials to replace signs, but it costs more than that to repair them. Hosch said it takes between $150 and $200 in supplies, manpower and fuel to repair one sign. About a year ago Piedmont

parties, and work toward a resolution,” said Rena Seals, Director of Technology for Piedmont City Schools. School officials say the at-home Internet access for students is the underpinning of the school system’s progressive technology plan, which has helped it gain national recognition and more than $1 million in grant funding. In 2010, Piedmont City Schools received a federal grant to help establish

the wireless Internet service to serve students at home. Wetumpka-based Information Transportation Services agreed to pay the city $6,500 to use city owned cables to supply Internet service to students for 10 years. Beginning in April 2012, the city agreed to pay $6,250 per month for three years to help the school system supply ■ See COUNCIL, page 3

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Bobby Glover, 74, was born and reared in Piedmont. The only time he’s lived elsewhere was when he was in his early 20s and in the National Guard. He was stationed six months at Leonardwood, Mo. Glover’s parents are the late Thad and Bernice (Langston) Glover. The Glovers lived on Logan Street in the mill village. That’s where Glover and his brothers lived and played and where they met many lifelong friends. The other two Glover brothers are Paul and Ray. Paul is deceased, and Ray still lives in Piedmont.

Glover said while his parents made the family a living by working at StandardCoosa-Thatcher, he and his brothers helped out by working in the yard and gathering coal and wood for the fire in wintertime. A few years after graduating from Piedmont High School in 1959, Glover went to work at Standard-CoosaThatcher. He stayed there 20 years and worked in the roller shop grinding material that came out of the spinning room. After the mill closed he went to work at Anniston Army Depot. He stayed there 10 years where he worked at the propane station. After retiring from AAD, he

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OPINION/EDITORIAL There will probably be no change in legislature

Believe it or not we are approaching the fourth year of this legislative quadrennium. The Steve legislature will meet early Flowers next year because it is an election year. All 140 seats in the House and Senate are up for election in 2014. These legislators were Inside The Statehouse elected in 2010. Most of them are Republicans. The GOP owns a two to one super majority in both the House and Senate. These folks are not just Republicans in name only, sometimes referred to as “RINOs.” They are real Republicans. They are conservative to say the least. They have placed in indelible conservative stamp on state government and public policy on both social and economic fronts. They have addressed abortion, immigration, gun rights, tort reform and a litany of other hot item topics and placed a reactionary result to all of these hallmark philosophical issues. They have budgeted state dollars prudently and cut teachers’ and state employees’ incomes in the process. By virtue of their attack on public employees they have essentially emasculated the once vaunted teachers’ union, AEA. They have systematically dismantled this organization in a Machiavellian approach that has not only removed their power over the state’s education policy and dollars but has pretty much rendered them hapless in the legislative arena. My guess is that most Alabamians approve of this GOP group’s quest to make us the most right wing

state in the union because we are definitely one of the most right wing states in America. However, this trend has been prevalent throughout the country. After the 2010 elections, most states in the country moved into one corner or the other. They either became extremely conservative or extremely liberal. In 37 states, one party now controls both the statehouse and governor’s office. That is the most in 60 years. Both parties have used that omnipotent power to make sweeping changes on a myriad of major issues. Indeed in the avalanche of action have been the high profile issues of guns, immigrants, taxes, elections and gay marriage. They have gone in divergent directions based on the party with the super majority. They have worked with a vengeance in most of these states to stake their claims. The Democrats have forged to the left and Republicans have marched to the right with both sides striving to go as far left or as far right with focus and expediency. The two best examples of extremity are Colorado versus North Carolina. Colorado went all Democratic. They enacted total gun control, allowed free driver’s licenses and instate tuition for illegal immigrants, voted for gay marriage and chose to embrace ObamaCare by expanding Medicaid. In contrast, North Carolina Republicans took control of the legislature and the governor’s office for the first time since 1870. The GOP in the Tarheel state has put a conservative stamp on education, tax policy, unemployment benefits and a range of social issues similar to Alabama’s agenda. This one party control in 37 states has drowned out minority party voices much like what has happened in Alabama. The party in power has stood united and enacted almost anything they pleased and run

roughshod over the minority party. Essentially, red states have turned redder and blue states have turned bluer and fewer states are purple. In many cases partisan redistricting has driven this one-party domination. This gerrymandering has created super majorities in these 37 states that are two to three or even four to one. There are now only five states with split legislatures. They are Iowa, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New York and Washington. In 22 states one party enjoys a vote proof majority in both chambers. We are one of those states. Perhaps no issue better illustrates the philosophical divergence more than gun control. Joining Colorado, three other majority Democratic state legislatures, New York, Connecticut and Maryland, tightened gun control laws. At the same time, more than a dozen GOPdominated states basically did away with gun control. They followed the NRA’s lead and gave carte blanche gun carrying privileges to their citizens. Tennessee now permits gun owners to keep their guns in their cars, no matter where they park them. Wyoming voted to allow their judges to carry their guns into the courtroom. As I said earlier, my belief is that the majority of Alabamians approve of our super Republican majority and their conservative agenda. Therefore, my prediction is that our numbers will remain about the same after next year’s elections. We will probably see around a 70 to 35 GOP majority in the House and a 24 to 11 edge in the State Senate for the next decade. 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

Edwards family has 103-year-old tradition

One of my close friends, Ann Edwards, made a discovery this year – she likes her family’s 103-year-old tradition. Anniston residents, Ann and her husband Jim, drove to Brooklyn, Ala., where the McCreary family has been celebrating a holiday meal together for more than a century. Even though, the weather was a little chilly, they thoroughly enjoyed the event. Ann was a Blair before she married and is a member of the McCreary family, by marriage, through her father. The couple drove to Brooklyn, which is about 15 miles southeast of Evergreen in Conecuh County. They joined about 80 other family members at a pavilion built for the reunion on family property. The setting is idyllic, according to Jim. “It is in a clearing in the woods, and the spot has splitrail benches, a stone fire-pit, and Bottle Creek running nearby,” he said. At the reunion, Ann realized that she had met about half of the family members throughout her life, and she enjoyed meeting the others. “It didn’t seem cold at all,” she said. “The sun was warm, and we were all so happy to be together.” Now that she has experienced the event that she had always heard about, she is eager to return next

Thanksgiving. “Before now, I had always celebrated Thanksgiving with Sherry only my own family, Kughn but this was wonderful,” said Ann. To prepare for the occasion, Jim and Sherry-Go-Round Ann spent a day baking her late mother’s Christmas cookies. Eating them is also a tradition, one that Ann remembers doing since childhood and throughout her adulthood since her mother, Nell, died only two years ago. “It took Jim and me all day to make the cookies,” she said. “Jim chopped maraschino cherries and candied pineapple, and I broke up five cups of pecan halves into small pieces for the recipe.” Ann and I recently walked together for exercise. Afterward, I drove to her home to sample the cookies. (A columnist does what a columnist has to do.) The treats are similar to fruitcake cookies – a mixture of nuts and fruit baked into dough made with brown sugar. The texture is chewy except for the nuts, which gives them

Piedmont seniors make trips to Cullman and Oxford

The Senior Citizens of the Piedmont Clyde Pike Civic Center recently visited the Ave Maria Grotto and St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman and attended the Oxford Senior Day. The trip to Cullman was a self-guided tour of the Grotto. The seniors observed a pleasant two block pathway of a landscaped hillside of 125 small stone and cement structures – the handiwork of the creative genius of Brother Joseph Zoetl O.S.B. A monk for the Abbey for almost 70 years, Brother Joseph’s last construction was created when he was 80 years old. The seniors enjoyed the tour and shopping in their shop. The senior departed at 9 a.m. and the wan was driven by Joey Spivey. The seniors ate lunch at a barbecue restaurant. The seniors making the trip were:Peanut Canter, Aggie YOUR COMPASSION FOR NURSING IS NEEDED.

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crunch; and the flavors are balanced. Ann and Jim were glad to share the recipe. Not all of us can join in a centuries-old tradition, but we can all bake a batch of Christmas cookies. Here are Nell’s Christmas Cookies: Mix one cup light-brown sugar, 1/3 stick of butter, two eggs, one T rum, 1 ½ t of baking soda dissolved in 1 ½ T of milk, ½ t cinnamon, ½ t nutmeg, and 1 ½ cups of self-rising flour. Also, mix together in a separate bowl five cups of broken pecans, ½ pound of chopped candied pineapple, ¾ pound of chopped maraschino cherries and ½ cup of self-rising flour. Combine the two mixtures. Mix well until the cookie dough has coated the fruits and nuts thoroughly. Place teaspoon-size amounts in an oven preheated to 325 degrees on a lightly greased baking sheet two inches apart. Bake 12-13 minutes. Cool on wax paper or aluminum foil. Store in airtight containers. These cookies freeze well. “Mother used to crack her own pecans for the cookies,” said Ann, who had bought her pecans already shelled. “That took her another entire day.”

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Obituaries BURCH Piedmont - Services for Paula Spears Burch, 45, were held Sunday, December 1, 2013, at 1 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald Rader officiating. Burial followed at Highway Church of God Cemetery in Fyffe, Alabama. The family received friends Saturday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Ms. Burch passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013, at her home. Survivors include her parents, Ralph and Wanda Spears, of Summerville, Georgia; one sister, Diane Spears Mitchell (William, Sr.), of Summerville, Ga. and two nephews, William Mitchell Jr. and Paul

Mitchell. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be teachers of the Piedmont City School System. Ms. Burch was a resident of Piedmont for the past 21 years where she taught at Piedmont Middle School and Piedmont High School. She was a National Board Certified Teacher and had an Educational Specialist Degree from the University of Alabama. She was past president of the Piedmont Educational Association and was a member of Wellspring Church of God. Paula was preceded in death by her sister, Phyllis Kay Spears. www.thompsonfuneralhomepiedmont.com

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at-home Internet service to students. Eight months later, the city stopped making those payments when Rick Freeman was mayor and a new council was installed. If the city doesn’t reinstate the $6,250 payment the school system won’t be able to continue paying for students to have wireless Internet at home and in the community Seals said. And, if the schools can’t afford to pay the Internet company, it may stop paying the monthly $6,2500, according to the representatives at the meeting . “We realize this is a service for the children but of course we can’t do everything for free,” said Jeff Drury, the Internet company’s chief financial officer. “There would be no need for us to continue the service at all.” Some elected official said it wouldn’t make sense to nix school support that could curb innovative advances in the system, especially if it would also mean the city would lose its contract with ITS. The city stands to lose $250 a month if ITS stops using its cables. Other council members say it doesn’t make financial sense to help the schools make their payments because the city struggles to meet its own obligations and has no money in reserve. “This whole technology thing is a school thing,” said Councilman Frank Cobb. “The city is not in the school business.” The date and time of the work session has not been announced. Staff Writer Laura Gaddy: 256-235-3544. On Twitter@ LGaddy_Star.

Community Capsule • The Piedmont Christmas Parade will be Saturday, Dec. 14 at 5 p.m. on Main Street. • Dogs for the Deaf, located in Central Point, Ore., is a non-profit organization that rescues dogs from animal shelters and trains them to help adults and children with different disabilities, challenges, and needs. For example, a Hearing Dog is trained to alert its owner to household sounds that could affect his or her safety and an Autism Assistance Dog would keep an autistic child out of traffic, bodies of water, and other dangerous situations. Chris Hill, a resident of Anniston and a volunteer “ambassador” for Dogs for the Deaf, has a DVD presentation he will give to civic and community organizations or individuals. Contact him at 835-6918 • The Alabama Shutterbugs, a new club for all skill levels of photographers, meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the Noble Building, Suite 100, Anniston. Anyone interested in photography is welcome to join us. Call 236.8488 for more information. • New classes for the Jacksonville State University Adult Wellness classes are at 8 a.m. in Pete Mathews Colseium. Senior water aerobics and senior floor aerobic classes are Monday, Wednesday and Fri-

day. Senior water aerobics and senior therapeutic yoga classes are on Tuesday and Thursday. Contact Aubrey Crossen at 256-689-2580 or jsu9517k@jsu.edu for more information. • Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 21 meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m.. at 114 N. Center Ave. downtown Piedmont, to discuss the latest veteran’s issues and benefits. If you are a service-connected disabled vet or you think you may have a military service related condition, the DAV may be able to help you. Help workshops are also available from 8 a.m.-noon on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Veterans are urged to attend for possible compensation and benefits they’re not aware of. • Anyone with knowledge about German and Italian POWs and their artifacts at Fort McClellan during 1943-46 is asked to contact Klaus Duncan at 782-2991. • Piedmont Health Care has started an Alzheimer’s support group designed to increase public awareness and enhance individual and family education regarding Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia. For more information call social services director Yolanda Pierce 447-8258, ext. 232. Refreshments will be provided.

Police Nov. 25 • Fraudulent use of credit/debit card. A 67-year-old female reported fraudulent transactions made to two businesses that occurred between Nov. 19 and 22 in an unknown location. • Domestic violence III. A 33-year-old female reported an incident that occurred at her residence around 6:30 a.m. Nov. 16. Nov. 26 • Theft of services III. Officers investigated 57 kilowatts of electricity stolen at a location in the 800 block of Cherry Street between 5 p.m. Nov. 25 and 10 a.m. Nov. 26. • Criminal mischief II. A 33-year-old male reported $1,000 damage done to a Saturn passenger car that occurred on North Center Avenue and Hood Street around 6:15 p.m. • Reckless endangerment, harassment. A 37-year-old

male reported an incident that occurred on West Hood Street around 6:15 p.m. • Manufacture of a controlled substance I. Officers recovered a one-pot meth lab and components during an incident that occurred on Carol Street between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Nov. 28 • Possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance. Officers recovered two small plastic baggies containing white ice rock substance, a spoon with white residue and three syringes during an incident that occurred in the 800 block of South Main Street at 11:19 p.m. Nov. 27. • Found property (methamphetamine lab). Officers recovered one methamphetamine lab, a blue Auburn bag, miscellaneous makeup and business cards, and a passport at Sparks and Sterling Streets.

Arrests Nov. 26 • Winfred Gay Huddleston, 37, criminal mischief II. • Anna Georgette Joubran, 26, manufacture of a controlled substance I. • Mitchell Devon Franklin, 26, manufacture of a controlled substance I. • Christopher Barry Kelley, 31, manufacture of a controlled substance I.

• Cody Lynn Mahan, 20, manufacture of a controlled substance I. Nov. 27 • Wesley Allen Woolf, 31, possession of marijuana II, firearms license required. • Daryl Kellye Jeffers, 28, possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Piedmont native has worked for four J’ville mayors Patty Wolfe likes to hike and kayak

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iedmont native Patty Wolfe Carroll has worked for four Jacksonville mayors, and she’s worked with the City of Jacksonville on three different occasions. Patty graduated from Piedmont High School in 1983 and graduated from Jacksonville State University three and a half years later. Not long after graduating from JSU, she was hired to work in the purchasing department for the City of Anniston and then transferred to the planning department about six months later. She worked there until she was first hired with the City of Jacksonville in the municipal court and city clerk’s office in 1989. She left that position in 1993 to stay home with her daughter, Paige, who was eight months old at that time. In 1998, when her son, Ethan, was 2, she was called to fill in temporarily in the municipal court office while the position was being advertised. Patty decided to seek the position and was hired for the permanent position. She stayed about a year before leaving again to stay home with her children. “I couldn’t leave my kids with just anyone,” she said. “I was always very particular about who they stayed with. I guess I was one of those over-protective parents. And I always wanted to be there for each of their milestones.” She worked for about four years as secretary at First Baptist Church of Piedmont before returning to the City of Jacksonville in January 2005. She was asked to be the assistant to the mayor’s secretary, Dorothy Norman. She stayed in that position until “Dot” retired in 2008. Since then Patty has been executive secretary to Mayor Johnny Smith. The other mayors she worked for were John B. Nisbet, Jr., George Douthit and Jerry Smith. “Everyone here is like family to me,” she said. “There are still people here that I worked with in the ‘80s. They’ve seen me get married, get saved, raise a family.” Patty said she’s enjoyed every department that she’s worked in for the city. Her current job though is probably her favorite. “I’ve loved all of my jobs,” she said. “With my position now, you have opportunity to be a part of every department within the city. You get a better understanding of how the city actually operates. Everything that happens within the city comes through our office.” She said she enjoys working for the current mayor,

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Patty Wolfe at her desk at the mayor’s office in Jacksonville . Johnny L. Smith. “He’s awesome,” she said. “He’s a very good mayor who is concerned about the city as a whole, and he’s a very compassionate man.” Patty is the daughter of Imogene Needham Wolfe. Her father, Gary Wolfe passed died August 2008. “He was my hero,” she said. “I was a daddy’s girl and I’m just like him. Ask my mother. She’ll say that I’m just like him. I consider that a compliment.” Patty lives in Piedmont in the home of her grandparents, the late Bill and Inez (Ponder) Needham. Her son, Ethan, is a senior at PHS. Paige is now 21 and is expecting her first child, a boy, on March 29. “Everybody has always said that being a grandparent is so different from being a parent,” said Patty. “So I’m really excited about starting that next journey. I’ll probably do like a lot of other grandparents say they do. I’ll spoil him and send him home.” Patty’s sister and brother-in-law, Angie and Scott

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SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE 3 c. cooked and mashed sweet potatoes 1 c. sugar ½ t. salt 2 eggs ½ stick butter ½ c. milk 1 t. vanilla flavoring

1 ½ c. cooked and mashed sweet potatoes 1 ¼ c. sugar ½ c. melted butter ¼ c. evaporated milk 3 eggs 1 t. vanilla flavoring 1 9” unbaked pie shell Mix all ingredients and pour in pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes.

Mix all ingredients. Pour into greased 9x13 baking dish. Cover with topping.

OLD FASHION BREAD PUDDING

Topping 1 c. brown sugar 1/3 c. flour 1 c. chopped pecans 1/3 stick butter Mix ingredients and sprinkle over casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

2 c. scalded milk 2 c. bread crumbs (better when you use old biscuits) ½ stick of butter ¾ c. sugar 3 eggs 1 T. vanilla flavoring

CHICKEN POT PIE

Combine and heat together milk, bread crumbs, butter and sugar. Let cool. Add eggs and vanilla flavoring. Pour into baking dish and bake at 325 degrees until firm. Cover with White Sauce while still warm. White Sauce ¼ c. flour, less 1 T. 1/3 c. sugar 1 c. cold water 1 T. butter Combine first three ingredients. Boil until thick. Add butter. Stir constantly. Pour over bread

1 fryer 2 c. chicken broth 1 can cream of chicken soup 2 cans Veg-All 1 c. self-rising flour 1 c. buttermilk 1 stick melted butter Boil chicken. Take meat off bone and place in buttered 9x13 baking dish. Add Veg-All on top of chicken. Mix chicken broth and soup together and pour over chicken and vegetables. Mix flour, buttermilk and butter together. Pour over chicken. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

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Maddox, live in Piedmont. They have a daughter, Ashley Williams. Patty enjoys walking and exercising. She and Paige have recently begun Zumba classes. “I like to get out and walk,” said Patty. “Just being outside is what I really like to be doing. I’d rather be out in the yard working than inside cleaning or cooking. I love being in nature, seeing the colors change and the beautiful sunsets. A trip to Cheaha Mountain for some hiking or a kayaking trip down Terrapin Creek is definitely on my list of things I enjoy.” Patty said she has several recipes that she enjoys making and that she hopes Paige and Ethan and other family members and friends enjoy eating. She admits that her recipe for Bread Pudding is one she loves to eat, but she cannot make. “This is my mother’s recipe and I cannot make it like she does,” said Patty. “She’s the cook in our family.” (Contact Margaret at pollya922@gmal.com)

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bought its own sign-making material to save money. Inside a city building is a stack of 9-inch by 24-inch reflective signs, multicolored sheets of lettering and a letter printer. Before it bought the equipment, which cost approximately $2,500, the city paid a sign company between $35 and $40 each. Now the city buys the pre-cut reflective backs for the street signs and makes them in-house for about $15. In the last year the city has made 45 street signs. Ed Hanson, a former Piedmont City Council member who was instrumental in obtaining the equipment, said it’s already benefiting the city. “We get our money back in it,” Hanson

said. Of all the signs that have gone missing in Piedmont, only a few have resurfaced. Officials said they assume they end up in living rooms, bedrooms and on garage walls. Piedmont police Chief Steven Tidwell said signs that reappear have generally come from parents who return them without mentioning where they were recovered. People are sometimes unwilling to turn signs in because they’re afraid it will incriminate them or someone else, Tidwell said. Prosecuting people for sign theft is difficult. That’s because it’s difficult to identify a victim, in this case a city, even with a sign in hand, Tidwell said. Several cities have streets with the same name, making it dif-

ficult to determine which city a particular sign is from. Tidwell said, however, the city has prosecuted a few juveniles for sign theft. Anyone convicted of destroying or stealing a sign valued at less than $500 may be found guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. If the guilty person is younger than 18, his or her parents will be responsible for paying costs associated with the destruction and court costs. Minors may also be ordered to correct or clean up any destruction of public property, according to state

law. Keeping the signs in place is also a problem for residents who live on streets with popular names. Piedmont-area resident Melanie Brown said her parents named their street Crimson Tide Drive about 20 years ago. Keeping the sign in place has been a problem ever since, she said. “It may be gone a year before it can be replaced,” Brown said. “It’s a frustration.” Staff Writer Laura Gaddy: 256-2353544. On Twitter @LGaddy_Star.

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Christmas events planned throughout Calhoun County LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service The number of community Christmas events in Calhoun County this year will exceed the number of cities the county contains. Each community in Calhoun County plans to host at least one Christmas event, and some will host two. Almost every city will host its own Christmas parade complete with bands, beauty pageant winners and Santa. “I think it’s going to be bigger than it’s ever been,” said Angie Shockley, program director of the Anniston Parks and Recreation Department. Some cities will augment their parade with less-common activities. For example,

Weaver’s parade will coincide with the city’s holiday chili contest, while Jacksonville residents will host a Christmas lighting ceremony on the Public Square days before their parade. Piedmont will also have something other than its annual Christmas parade to offer visitors. The city, together with a ministerial association, will erect a prefabricated drive-through light display. In Oxford’s parade, Santa will ride in on a bass boat. In Anniston, the parade will have a Victorian theme. And in Jacksonville, the grand marshal will be 1-year-old Thompson Waggoner. “I think it’s going to be bigger and better this year,” Jacksonville parade organizer Rita Edwards said. “It could last up to two hours.”

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JSU crushes Samford, eyes McNeese The renewal of the Jacksonville State-Samford rivalry turned out to be one of the most lopsided outcomes in the history of the series that began in 1905. The 20th-ranked Gamecocks scored on six of their first seven possessions and routed No. 18 Samford 55-14 in a first-round Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Burgess-Snow Field. Jacksonville State limited the Bulldogs to only two first downs and 17 total yards in the first half en route to a 38-0 lead at intermission. Samford did not get into Jacksonville State territory until early in the third quarter. Next for the Gamecocks (10-3) is a second-round matchup against former Southland Conference foe McNeese State (10-2), the tournament’s No. 6 overall seed. The teams met seven times from 1997-2003 when both were Southland members. Kickoff at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, La., is set for 6 p.m. The Gamecocks’ offense piled up 361 total yards in the first 30 minutes while JSU’s defense held the Bulldogs (8-5) to a shade more than 1.6 yards per play and forced seven punts. Jacksonville State scored five touchdowns and a field goal in the first half - the only possession that ended without points came when kicker Griffin Thomas hit the right upright on a 46-yard field goal attempt. Jacksonville State beat Samford for the ninth straight time and now leads the all-time series 23-21-2. It was the Gamecocks’ first postseason victory since the NCAA Division II Championship Game in 1992. “The effort tonight, the execution in every phase, was terrific,” said Jacksonville State head coach Bill Clark. “Samford really had a good team. I thought we just really played well tonight. “It was all three phases and that’s what I was really proud of.” JSU’s points came early and often against the Southern Conference co-champions. The Bulldogs’ defense, which had allowed 25.8 points per game during the regular season, surrendered a season-high 38 by halftime and allowed 482 yards for the game. “Obviously this was very disappointing to us,” said Samford head coach Pat Sullivan. “I didn’t think we played our best, but we should have been more competitive. But sometimes that’s the way it goes.” Telvin Brown’s 22-yard punt return after Samford’s opening drive stalled set up the Gamecocks’ first score. DaMarcus James scored on a 2-yard run to cap the eightplay, 51-yard drive. Thomas’ extra point made it 7-0 just four minutes into the game. Brown, playing for the first time since the Eastern Kentucky game on Nov. 9, accounted for 176 all-purpose yards in the win. The sophomore from Carrollton, Ga., scored twice, the first on a 47-yard TD pass from Eli Jenkins early in the second quarter. His second touchdown came on an electrifying 67-yard run on the Gamecocks’ first play of the second half, extending their lead to 45-0. Jenkins had a 72-yard TD run, James added a 1-yard run, Miles Jones ran in from 12 yards out and Thomas kicked

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fell 65-38. Brazier, a freshman, tallied 10 points. Flowers had nine points and added four rebounds and five steals. Gowens The Piedmont girls opened the new scored eight points and Thompson had basketball season with three games in a six points. Tiffany Prater had three points. Thanksgiving week tournament at the Green scored two points and added two Gadsden State-Cherokee arena in Centre steals. Jones grabbed four rebounds. last week. The following day, Piedmont edged The Bulldogs lost, won and lost in their Gaston 31-29. Flowers led the way with initial action under first-year varsity head 11 points and seven rebounds. Brazier coach Terrace Ridley. and Green each scored seven points and “We have more guards than we have Green added three assists. Gowens had post players. We have a lot of speed six points. Thompson and Jones had four but not a lot of height. Right now we’re steals apiece and Thompson also handed having to try to adjust to a lot of things out three assists. they’re not used to,” Ridley said Tuesday. On Friday, Cherokee County slipped “As far as the way we’ve played, we past Piedmont 32-28. Gowens netted started out that first game and we played four 3-point baskets and finished with as well as I expected for the first time 12 points. She also had four rebounds. playing together except for too many turn- Flowers had six points and eight boards. overs. Right now we’re just turning the Thompson contributed five points, seven ball over much too much.” rebounds, four steals and three assists. The Bulldogs lost four of five startBrazier scored three points. Jones had ers and their first player off the bench two points and four rebounds. Green and to graduation at the end of last season. Mitchell each had two steals. Junior Bre Green is the lone returning “Every last one of the girls that I put in starter. Classmates Carlie Flowers, Paige the ball game is playing hard and giving it Gowens, Ashlynne Rivers and Riesha all they’ve got. … It’s unreal how they get Thompson all got playing experience at after it at practice and they get after it in the varsity level last year. Tiffany Prater, the games,” Ridley said. “They don’t give injured last year, returns for her senior up. They don’t ever give up. The drive is season. there. It’s just going to take time for it all The younger players include Breanna to come together.” Brazier, Keshauna Jones, Jaylen Major, Piedmont was to meet Cherokee County Jakeiyah Mitchell and Gena Prater. in a road game at Centre last night. More The Bulldogs drew eventual tournament travel follows with games at Wellborn runner-up Brindlee Mountain to open the Thursday, at Woodland Monday and at tournament on Tuesday of last week and Weaver Tuesday. RIP DONOVAN Journal Sports Correspondent

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jason K. Hughes, a single man, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., on the 1st day of April, 2009, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Calhoun County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 4540, Page 840; the undersigned JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, on January 27, 2014, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Calhoun County, Alabama, towit: A parcel of land located in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 14 South, Range The Piedmont Journal 9 East; said parcel being more Calhoun Co., AL particularly described as folDecember 4, 11, 18, 2013 lows: Beginning at the deSoutheast corner of MORTGAGE FORE- scribed said Quarter-Quarter; thence CLOSURE SALE due West 949.34 feet; thence Default having been made in North 08 degrees 50 minutes the payment of the indebted- 00 seconds West, 120.00 feet; ness secured by that certain thence North 87 degrees 35 mortgage executed by Chester minutes 00 seconds East Weeks, III, an unmarried man, 360.00 feet to a half inch rebar to AmSouth Bank, on the 4th on the observed West right of day of September, 2003, said way line of Alabama Highway mortgage recorded in the Of- 9; thence North 08 degrees 33 fice of the Judge of Probate of minutes 32 seconds West Calhoun County, Alabama, in along said right of way line Mortgage Book 4191, Page 425.85 feet to a half inch rebar; 176; said mortgage having thence North 07 degrees 14 subsequently been transferred minutes 08 seconds West and assigned to Chase Man- along said right of way line hattan Mortgage Corporation, 202.50 feet to a capped rebar; by instrument recorded in Mort- thence continue North 07 degage Book 4223, Page 355, in grees 14 minutes 08 seconds the aforesaid Probate Office; West along said right of way the undersigned JPMorgan line 202.50 feet to a capped reChase Bank, N.A., successor bar; thence continue North 07 by merger to Chase Home Fi- degrees 14 minutes 08 secnance LLC, successor by mer- onds West along said right of ger to Chase Manhattan Mort- way line 61.77 feet to a capped gage Corporation, as Mortgag- rebar and the true point of beee/Transferee, under and by ginning of the hereafter devirtue of the power of sale con- scribed parcel; thence North 07 tained in said mortgage, will degrees 12 minutes 43 secsell at public outcry to the high- onds West along said right of est bidder for cash, in front of way line 61.77 feet to a capped the main entrance of the Court- rebar; thence South 89 dehouse at Anniston, Calhoun grees 31 minutes 19 seconds County, Alabama, on January West and leaving said right of 27, 2014, during the legal way line 462.41 feet to a hours of sale, all of its right, ti- capped rebar; thence South 01 tle, and interest in and to the degrees 22 minutes 00 secfollowing described real estate, onds East, 64.99 feet to a situated in Calhoun County, Al- capped rebar; thence North 89 abama, to-wit: degrees 04 minutes 37 secA tract or parcel of land in the onds East, 468.66 feet to the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec- true point of beginning. Contion 18, Township 15, Range 8, taining 0.68 acres, more or Calhoun County, Alabama, de- less. scribed as beginning at a point Property Street Address: on the East line of said NE 1/4 8529 Al Hwy 9, Anniston, AL of the NW 1/4 that is 468.2 feet 36207 North of the Southeast corner THIS PROPERTY WILL BE thereof; thence North 03 De- SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE grees 08 Minutes West, along IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY said East line 120.0 feet to the EASEMENTS, ENCUMSoutheast corner of Lot 36 of BRANCES, AND EXCEPLyncoya Subdivision 2nd Addi- TIONS REFLECTED IN THE tion as shown by Plat recorded MORTGAGE AND THOSE in the Probate Office of Cal- CONTAINED IN THE houn County, Alabama in Plat RECORDS OF THE OFFICE Book “T”, Page 45; thence OF THE JUDGE OF PROSouth 86 Degrees 09 Minutes BATE OF THE COUNTY West, along the South line of WHERE THE ABOVE-DEsaid Lot 36, 184.3 feet to the SCRIBED PROPERTY IS Southwest corner thereof; SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY thence South 01 Degrees 46 WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT Minutes East, 107.0 feet, along WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, the East line of Dagun Drive as EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS shown by the Plat of Lyncoya TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENSubdivision, recorded in the JOYMENT AND WILL BE Probate Office of Calhoun SOLD SUBJECT TO THE County, Alabama in Plat Book RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF “O”, Page 23; thence South 89 ALL PARTIES ENTITLED Degrees 51 Minutes East, THERETO. 187.2 feet to the point of begin- This sale is made for the purning; situated, lying and being pose of paying the indebtedin Calhoun County, Alabama. ness secured by said mortProperty Street Address: gage, as well as the expenses 6129 Chartee Drive, Anniston, of foreclosure. AL 36206 The Mortgagee/Transferee reTHIS PROPERTY WILL BE serves the right to bid for and SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE purchase the real estate and to IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY credit its purchase price EASEMENTS, ENCUM- against the expenses of sale BRANCES, AND EXCEP- and the indebtedness secured TIONS REFLECTED IN THE by the real estate. MORTGAGE AND THOSE This sale is subject to postCONTAINED IN THE ponement or cancellation. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE JPMorgan Chase Bank, NaOF THE JUDGE OF PRO- tional Association, MortgagBATE OF THE COUNTY ee/Transferee WHERE THE ABOVE-DE- Rebecca Redmond SCRIBED PROPERTY IS SIT- SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C. UATED. THIS PROPERTY P. O. Box 55727 WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT Birmingham, AL 35255-5727 WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, Attorney for Mortgagee/TransEXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS feree TO TITLE, USE AND/OR EN- www.sirote.com/foreclosures JOYMENT AND WILL BE 291300 SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF The Piedmont Journal ALL PARTIES ENTITLED Calhoun Co., AL THERETO. November 20, 27, December This sale is made for the pur- 4, 2013 pose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mort- MORTGAGE FOREgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. CLOSURE SALE The Mortgagee/Transferee re- Default having been made in serves the right to bid for and the payment of the indebtedpurchase the real estate and to ness secured by that certain credit its purchase price mortgage executed by Raagainst the expenses of sale sheedah M. Toyer, an unmarand the indebtedness secured ried woman Rasheedah M. by the real estate. Toyer-Doss, to Mortgage ElecThis sale is subject to post- tronic Registration Systems, ponement or cancellation. Inc., solely as nominee for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., EquiFirst Corporation, on the successor by merger to Chase 22nd day of July, 2003, said Home Finance LLC, successor mortgage recorded in the Ofby merger to Chase Manhattan fice of the Judge of Probate of Mortgage Corporation, Mort- Calhoun County, Alabama, in gagee/Transferee Mortgage Book 4180, Page Rebecca Redmond 191; said mortgage having SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C. subsequently been transferred

and assigned to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. as Trustee for RAMP 2003RS8, by instrument recorded in Mortgage Book 4595, Page 256, in the aforesaid Probate Office; the undersigned The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-RS8, as Mortgagee/Transferee, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, in front of the main entrance of the Courthouse at Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, on January 27, 2014, during the legal hours of sale, all of its right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate, situated in Calhoun County, Alabama, to-wit: The North 80 feet of Lots 2 and 3, Block 1, as shown on the Map of Oak Hills, recorded in the Office of the Probate Judge of Calhoun County, Alabama, in Plat Book M, Page 45; situated, lying and being in Calhoun County, Alabama. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, ENCUMBRANCES, AND EXCEPTIONS REFLECTED IN THE MORTGAGE AND THOSE CONTAINED IN THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS SITUATED. THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO. This sale is made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by said mortgage, as well as the expenses of foreclosure. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-RS8, Mortgagee/Transferee Andy Saag SIROTE & PERMUTT, P.C. P. O. Box 55727 Birmingham, AL 35255-5727 Attorney for Mortgagee/Transferee www.sirote.com/foreclosures 185803 The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL December 4, 11, 18, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31824 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY G. MORRISON, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of MARY G. MORRISON, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on November 26, 2013, by the Honorable Alice K. Martin, Judge of Probate of said County, 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. DONNA GAIL FIELD, Personal Representative of the Estate of MARY G. MORRISON, Deceased Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL December 4, 11, 18, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31833 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM FRANKLIN WARMACK, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of WILLIAM FRANKLIN WARMACK, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on November 19, 2013, by the Honorable Alice K. Martin, Judge of Probate of said County, 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. DONNA L. LINDSEY, Personal Representative of the Estate of WILLIAM FRANKLIN WARMACK, Deceased Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL December 4, 11, 18, 2013

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THE PIEDMONT JOURNAL

LT. GOVERNOR KAY IVEY VISITS PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL

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Superintendent Matt Akin and student Justin Price talk to Lt Governor Kay Ivey about Piedmont High’s robotics course.

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Lt. Governor Kay Ivey looks over student Shane McCord’s shoulder. Ivey was very impressed with PHS’s technology program.

GLOVER: ‘It’s a good job, You get to meet a lot of people’ From page 1

quickly learned that he didn’t like not having a job. “I didn’t like retirement life too well,” he said. “So I put in for a job with the city, and they gave it to me.” For the past 12 years, he’s worked as a public transportation driver. He drives the Area Community Transportation Service (ACT) bus five days a week, delivering residents to doctors’ offices, grocery stores and other places they need to go. One of those days, he drives residents to Jacksonville, Anniston and Oxford to their doctors’ appointments in those cities. “It’s a good job,” he said. “You get to meet a lot of people. I’m glad I have a lot of patience. Like they say patience is a virtue because I spend a lot of time waiting on people. I meet

some interesting people though, and the City of Piedmont has good people to work for.” Glover said he’s proud that Piedmont has such a convenience for its residents. “It’s a very good service for the elderly people, and it’s very cheap,” he sid. “I’m glad they’ve got it in Piedmont and I’m glad to be able to help with it. It’s enjoyable.” Glover said he has no plans for retirement. “If my health holds up, I won’t retire anytime soon,” he said. “My health is very good right now. I have to take medicine for high blood pressure, but I’m in pretty good shape to be my age, I guess.” Glover and his wife, the former Glenda Webb, have three children. Their son, Michael, and daughter and son-

in-law, Susan and Dwayne Bragg, live in Piedmont. Their daughter, Cathy Studdard, whose husband is David, is a resident at Piedmont Healthcare Center. Cathy was injured in the 2010 tornado that hit the area. The Glovers have four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, who are cherished by their grandfather. “I love being around them,” said Glover. “They’re very good kids.” The Glovers are members of Piedmont Holiness Church. On reflecting about growing up in the mill village, Glover said it was a great place to grow up. “We gather up down at the civic center,” he said. “I meet up there with a lot of the boys that I grew up with and we talk over old times.” (Contact Margaret at pollya922@ gmail.com)

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Bobby Glover is proud that Piedmont has such a convenience for its residents.

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