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EDUCATION

City OKs money for new school Agreement will give schools $400,000 each year for the next 30 years

BY LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service The Jacksonville City Council on Monday agreed to commit $170,000 a year for the next 30 years to help pay to replace Kitty Stone Elementary School.

Coupled with existing annual payments of $230,000 from an earlier $4 million bond deal for the building project, the agreement will mean the

city will give its schools about 3.5 percent of its $12 million budget, about $400,000 each year.

Also on Monday, the school board authorized Superintendent Jon Paul Campbell to enter into a contract with McKee and Associates to perform the architectural work for the new school.

Officials estimate the total cost of the project will be about $11 million. The city’s payments for the new school will come from revenue collected for a one-

cent sales tax approved last year.

Campbell said the council’s new commitment ensures the school system will secure the best deal possible when an investment company enters the bond market on its behalf.

“I think it will be great,” Smith said.

“Spending money for the schools is always a real plus.”

Aside from the payments for the new elementary school, the city also gives the school district $314,792 each year.

THREE WINS AWAY

Gamecocks advance to quarterfinals

LAKE CHARLES, La. - Three wins now stand between Jacksonville State and the 2013 Football Championship Subdivision title.

The Gamecocks’ defense continued its stellar play in the postseason, sacking No. 6 McNeese State’s quarterback a school-record 11 times in a 31-10 victory at Cowboy Stadium Saturday night.

The 20th-ranked Gamecocks (113) advance to next week’s quarterfinals at No. 3 Eastern Washington (11-2), a 41-17 winner over South Dakota State in another second-round matchup.

The march to the FCS quarterfinals continues JSU’s deepest advance in the NCAA playoffs since winning the 1992 Division II national championship. Its 11 wins are the most by a Gamecock squad since the ‘92 ■ See JSU, page 8

Campbell on Monday told Board of Education members that the school system last week received an A+ credit rating. The announcement surprised many school officials, who expected an A credit rating.

Campbell said it won’t be clear how much money the rating will save until investors sell bonds, a move that is expected to happen before the new year.

■ See EDUCATION, page 10

COUNCIL

Ordinance may give brewpubs a break

BY LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service

Stephen Gross / Consolidated News Services

Jacksonville State head coach Bill Clark and his Gamecocks celebrate in the locker room after beating McNeese State.

The Jacksonville City Council during a Monday meeting took one small step toward developing a business climate that is better for brewpubs.

It read aloud an ordinance that would give brewpubs, which brew high-end beers, a special exception that it will make it easier for them to move to Jacksonville. The reading is a formal step the council must take before it considers the matter for a vote, which must take place at a later meeting.

“I wasn’t really sure what was going to happen,” said Joe Donahue, a Jacksonville resident who has been an advocate for the change. “I’m glad we got a first reading and I think that ■ See COUNCIL, page 10

FACES IN THE COMMUNITY

Baptist preacher likes God’s Word and music Rev. Christopher Taylor studied at Notre Dame Litchfield High School, he left to attend college at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville where he received a double major in economics and finance.

Eastwood First Baptist Church pastor Rev. That degree carried him to the Eli Lilly & Christopher V. Taylor grew up with music Co., in Indianapolis, where he was a statistiand preachers. Both are still important to cian. While there, living in close proximity him. to Notre Dame, he took economics classes at Rev. Taylor was born and reared in Gadsden. At the age of 18, after graduating from ■ See TAYLOR, page 5

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OPINION/EDITORIAL TOWN & GOWN

JSU student achieves dream begun 14 years ago

By Heather Greene, a graduate assistant in the JSU Office of Public Relations For every Jacksonville State University graduating student, walking across the stage Friday night to receive his or her diploma will be memorable. However, for Kathy Bell Pope, this walk to receive her diploma will signify the culmination of a long journey begun nearly 14 years ago.

Graduating with honors from Cleburne County High School in 1999 and ranked fourth out of her class of 99, Pope was awarded a full presidential scholarship to attend JSU and enrolled as a full-time student that fall.

However, the summer after her freshman year, she found herself pregnant and afraid. After she discovered she was pregnant, the father of her child stepped out of her life and she bravely stepped into her sophomore year in the fall of 2000.

Depression and bouts of morning sickness soon took their toll on her and she made the decision to withdraw from classes, as she was struggling to attend class and had already missed more than the three days allowed by the history department at that time.

However, on the very same day that she had planned to withdraw from her classes, she received a timely word of encouragement from Dr. George Lauderbaugh, one of her instructors.

Dr. Lauderbaugh had just begun his first semester of teaching at JSU and had about 40 students in each of his three sections of U.S. history. In an attempt to get to know the students one-on-one, he asked them to write a 3-5 page autobiography, detailing important aspects of their lives, future aspirations, etc.

When he read Pope’s story, he felt compelled to give her a call.

“Kathy Bell Pope’s [autobiographical essay] was among the best in terms of expression and proper style,” explains Dr. Lauderbaugh. “She was also very open in expressing her concern that she was pregnant and did not have much support.

I encouraged her to stay the course, reminding her that she had the brain power to excel and that her tuition had already been paid.”

Dr. Lauderbaugh even offered to give her a grade of “incomplete” and arrange makeup tests for her throughout the following semester.

“I tried even harder to make sure I attended every one of his classes from then on because I knew he cared,” says Pope.

“I worked extra hard to make sure I was prepared each class period because I knew he would call on me to help keep me accountable and up-to-date on my reading. Because of his encouragement, I did not quit that semester.”

At seven months pregnant, Pope completed her semester

Kathy Bell Pope.

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with three As and two Bs. Prior to her son’s birth, Pope recalls that Dr. Lauderbaugh even sent her a baby shower gift.

On February 15, 2001, her son Donovan Wesley was born and she made sure to bring him by JSU to meet Dr. Lauderbaugh during office hours.

Despite having strong family support, Pope dealt with complications during her pregnancy, ensuing health issues for her son, and the increasing financial burden of going to school full time and being a single teen mom. Thus, her dreams of finishing school began to fade as time wore on.

Pope withdrew from school and forfeited her scholarship.

She found a job as a financial administrator at a local church, which allowed for the flexibility needed to participate in her son’s activities. Eventually, she married and the family moved to Oxford.

After some encouragement from her best friend from high school, Pope checked into the possibility of gaining an associate’s degree from a local two-year college, which she did in May 2011.

“That just encouraged me even more,” says Pope, who then decided to further her education and complete her bachelor’s degree in political science. “After much prayer and consideration, situations at work and overwhelming family support created an opportunity for me to return to school fulltime.”

Pope returned in the fall of 2012. She admits that it has not always been easy, but she has succeeded in maintaining a 3.7

GPA, was invited to join Pi Sigma Alpha (the national political science honor society), and has served as the treasurer of the Pre-Law Society.

This Friday night, Kathy Pope will be graduating with cum laude honors.

Her son Donovan Wesley (age 12) is now a seventh grader at Oxford Middle School and very much enjoys being involved with sports. Though he has had his own medical struggles, having been diagnosed with a blood disorder, he has been cleared to return to sports and is also currently learning guitar.

Pope and her husband Lamar Pope, who currently works as a truck driver for BR Williams in Oxford, have been married for nearly six years. Pope will openly admit that their moms set them up.

She has already landed a job, even prior to graduation.

However, her journey to further her education may not stop after Friday night, as she says she also has plans to attend law school. Having applied to several law schools, she is seriously considering The Birmingham School of Law due to its convenience. It offers night and weekend courses, which would allow her to work towards her law degree and also work a job to help provide for her family.

“I am thankful for the opportunity I had to pursue my education at JSU,” says Pope. “Not only is it a beautiful campus to look at, the heart of the campus truly beats for the students and I would not have made it to graduation if it were not for the incredible support of exceptional professors and staff on campus combined with the love and support from my wonderful family. No matter what the future holds for me, I know I will make a positive impact because of the impact that has been made in my life from my time at JSU.” Of Pope’s achievements, Dr. Lauderbaugh says, “She made up her mind to change her circumstances through hard work and steadfast determination. I only helped her get off the starting line in a very long race.”

Jacksonville State University would like to congratulate Pope and all of the students who will be graduating this Friday night. We wish them the best of luck in all of their future endeavors.

For JSU students graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Commerce and Business Administration, the commencement ceremony will begin at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2013 in the Pete Mathews Coliseum. The ceremony for students graduating from the College of Education and Professional Studies and the College of Nursing will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the same location.

For information on how to begin your JSU journey, please visit www.jsu.edu

There has been plenty of political exits this year

The year 2013 could be called the year of the quitter in Alabama politics. We have seen some high profile Steve and significant political resignations during the year.

Flowers The parade of departures st began with 1 District Congressman Jo Bonner.

He served 10 years as the coastal Mobile/Baldwin Counties’ representative Inside The Statehouse in Washington. He left Congress and doubled his congressional pay to take a position with the University of Alabama system.

Next comes Secretary of State Beth Chapman. She resigned her post with 17 months remaining on her term. Her reason for leaving was to make more money being a political consultant to the Alabama Farmers Federation.

During the summer, two of the most powerful men in the Alabama House of Representatives left with a year remaining in their prestigious positions. Rep. Jay Love of Montgomery was Chairman of the House Ways and Means Education Budget Committee. His counterpart, Rep. Jim Barton of Mobile, chaired the House General Fund Budget Committee.

In the State House of Representatives there are 105 members.

However, only about five are major players by virtue of their positions. As budget chairmen, Love and Barton were among the five. I guess handling the State’s budgets was too stressful

for them.

Bonner, Chapman and Barton left early to feather their own nests as lobbyists or consultants. Love always let it be known that he was more interested in being a businessman than a politician. These rash resignations in the midst of their reign are hard to contemplate. It seems like they could have waited another year and served out their terms and simply not run for reelection in 2014.

Sarah Palin is the classic case of the quitter. The good people of Alaska elected her their governor. John McCain’s think tank and polling data revealed that the best choice for a running mate in the 2008 election would be a female governor from the west. The computer spit out the name of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. McCain rolled the dice and picked her. Some believe his gamble hurt him. Most times the choice of vice president has no affect on the presidential race. However, exit polling revealed that Palin for the first time in history was a detriment to the GOP ticket that year.

Nevertheless, she rose to prominence by McCain plucking her out of obscurity. She then chose to abandon Alaska and pursue fame and fortune as a commentator on Fox News and on the speaking circuit. As she so adroitly alluded to in her vice presidential race, you can see Russia from Alaska. She was right. Alaska is a long way from mainland USA and an especially long trip to New York the nation’s media center.

My observation is that voters tend to resent quitting the job you were elected to, especially when you leave to make money. However, the other obvious observation is that these folks have no intention of ever reentering the arena, otherwise they would not have left abruptly.

It is doubtful that you will ever see the names of Jay Love, Jim Barton, Jo Bonner or Beth Chapman on your ballot again.

You may see Sarah Palin, although her day in the sun has probably set and her efforts would be to no avail.

The departure of Jay Love as the House Budget Chairman paved the way for Tuscaloosa to further enhance their power in Alabama politics. Speaker Mike Hubbard chose freshman Tuscaloosa Representative Bill Poole to chair the House Education Budget Committee. This gives the Druid City the Governor, the Chairman of the House Education Budget Committee, as well as the most powerful member of our congressional delegation, Congressman Aderholt, who sits on Appropriations. Not to mention Alabama’s most prominent and powerful political figure, our senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby.

Speaking of Tuscaloosa, the Mercedes plant located in Tuscaloosa County stands out as the most important economic development coup for Alabama in the last three decades.

Mercedes continues to expand exponentially. Its expansion buoys the state’s positive economic forecast.

The Mercedes plant was the crucible and impetus for the other two major auto manufacturing plants locating in the state. Mercedes along with the Honda plant in Talladega County and Hyundai in Montgomery have propelled Alabama into the number two state in the nation for automotive production.

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

Adullam House is a worthy cause

Recently, I learned about a worthy cause that makes a perfect holiday opportunity for anyone wanting to donate money or time – the Adullam House near Wetumpka.

The Adullam House, named after the cave where King David of the Old Testament once took refuge, cares for and educates children of incarcerated parents who are, as the website states, “the unseen victims of crime.”

The Adullam House is located on 18 acres of forested land outside of Wetumpka, but the children who live there are from throughout the state. Many of them have mothers who are in the Julia Tutwiler Prison.

The kind-hearted employees at Trinity Christian Academy (TCA), where I work in Oxford, opted to donate money to Abdullam House rather than to spend money on gifts for a dirty Santa game. TCA’s principal Jeff Smith learned that the children living at the house wanted to take a trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn., rather than receive Christmas presents. An anonymous donor paid for half of the transportation costs, and the donations from TCA teachers will go toward paying the other half.

Of course, trip organizers will need to cover other expenses, such as hotel stays and food.

Smith learned about Adullam House when its basketball team signed up to play on TCA team’s basketball schedule.

Recently, he organized a special night to honor the visiting

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Ireland. They come as missionaries and work in service to the Lord.”

Also, Powell explained that Adullam House has a program for enlisting community volunteers who come to do specific jobs during the week, such as feed the babies.

Local residents who are interested in donating to the Adullam House may do so by sending checks to P.O. Box 1248, Wetumpka, AL 36092 or go online to donate at www. adullamhouse.org.

After the holidays, some local church groups might want to visit Adullam House to work on construction, to volunteer at their thrift store, or to spend time with the residents. The spirit of the holiday can last not only throughout the year but also throughout a child’s lifetime.

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team. He knew the bleachers would be mostly empty since the Adullam House players had few fans. He not only encouraged some of the TCA fans to sit and root for the visitors; but he also encouraged TCA students to make posters to welcome the visitors.

The Adullam House, Sherry-Go-Round which is directed by Pete and Angela Spackman, has many needs because it receives no government money to rear the children. Except for a core staff of employees, the workers and caregivers are volunteers. Someone donated the land for the house in 1995, and contributions from churches and individuals feed, educate, clothe, and house the children.

As all of us parents and grandparents know, children have many needs beyond those four basics. I was delighted to donate toward the Gatlinburg trip, which will broaden these children’s life experiences.

It is amazing to me that Adullam House supports children with only private donations and volunteers.

“Our volunteers come from all over the world,” said Philip Powell, who handles public relations for Adullam House.

“We’ve had caregivers as far away as Australia, Europe, and

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Commission plants trees on the west side of town Alabama Power gets Good Roots Grant

BY MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT

Members of the Jacksonville Tree Commission have been busy beautifying an area on the west side of town recently. And they’ve had quite a bit of help doing so.

Alabama Power business office manager Scott Exum told the commission in July that Alabama Power had a grant available for planting trees. Called the Good Roots Grant, it gives up to $1000 to help plant trees. The commission received the full amount.

Upon hearing about the grant, commission co-chair Susan Di Biase spoke with Jacksonville State University campus grounds supervisor Tyler Law who helped plan the tree spacing and design.

“We worked with Tyler at JSU and Janis Burns at parks and recreation,” said Di Biase. “Last Tuesday, we had the excavator out and people from the street department helping. Alabama Power has been very generous with us, and Tyler was able to get a special price for us from S.D. Walker Nursery Farm in Wellington. It all worked out well and I’m so excited about it. One of the bright spots is how, in the past few years, we’ve built up some won-

derful community partnership between the city, JSU and Alabama Power.”

For some time, the commission has had some plans for areas that could benefit from trees. One such area was the Ladiga Trail near the Ladiga Trail Gardens, which are maintained by the Jacksonville Garden Club.

“We installed the trees in between the restored train depot and the gardens,” said Di Biase. “They made an immediate impact. If there’s anyone who hasn’t been to that area lately, they need to go by and see how pretty the gardens are.”

Di Biase noted that the first segment of the Creekside Trail, just past the gardens, has been paved.

“Every year we do a community tree planting of smaller trees, and this year we’ll be planting in that area next to the creek,” she said. “We plan to do some more improvements in that part of town that I think people will really enjoy.”

Di Biase said the crape myrtle trees recently planted are called the ball and burlap size. Eight of the trees are of the red-blooming Tonto variety; six are of the large white Natchez variety.

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JSU employee Tatum Deason helps PARD crew level a tree.

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FAR LEFT: City workers unload the crape myrtle trees. LEFT: Tree Commission Chairman Kenny Griffin is all smiles about the new trees.

Community Capsule • The rescheduled Christmas parade will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12.

• Jacksonville Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a very brief monthly meeting on Monday, Dec. 9 at 11:30 AM in lieu of the regularly scheduled Board meeting on the third Wednesday of the month (Dec. 18).

Those wishing to attend should enter through the south door. If any member of the public needs special accommodations to attend, please contact Barbara Rowell, Director, at 256-435-6332.

• Jacksonville Public Library’s annual Christmas Open House, “Carols, Cookies, & Cocoa,” is Tuesday, Dec. 10 from 3-6 PM. The public is cordially invited to relax and enjoy the holiday season with talented local singers Jason Wright, Amy Miller, Emma Jensen and Chris Phillips of Sylacauga. Please drop by!

• The Calhoun County Community Band meets every Tuesday night at 6:30 at the Jacksonville High School band room.

• Free GED classes will be held from 8 a.m.-noon and 5-8 p.m. in Room 173, Self Hall, Jacksonville State University. Call 256-782-5660 for more information.

• Bradford Health Services has free family support meetings from 5-6 Monday nights at 1701 B Pelham Rd., S., Suite D (Brookstone Building next to RMC Jacksonville). The meeting is for anyone experiencing behavioral problems with a loved one, has a family member of any age with drug or alcohol problems, needs help coping with a loved one’s drug or alcohol problems or needs help making decision on how to help a family member of any age. A counselor will facilitate the meetings.

• Venecia Benefield Butler’s book, “I Have to Get Some Things Off My Chest,” can be purchased for $15 (including tax) by mailing a check to P. O. Box 572, Piedmont 36262, or take money or check to Butler’s sister, Randa Carroll, at the office of Benjamin Ingram

at 207 Rome, Ave., Piedmont. Proceeds will go to the V Foundation, founded by Butler, to purchase gift bags for patients going through chemo treatments. The bags will include items such as comedy DVDs, chap stick, gift cards, gas cards, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, search-aword, lubricant eye drops, gum and peppermints, soft toothbrushes, queasy drops, lotion, neck wrap or hydrating socks.

• Classes for the Jacksonville State University Adult Wellness classes at Pete Mathews Coliseum are at 8 a.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday for senior water aerobics and senior floor aerobic classes and 8 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday for water aerobics and senior therapeutic yoga classes. Contact Aubrey Crossen at 689-2580 or jsu9517k@jsu.edu for more information.

• The Alabama Shutterbugs, a new club for all skill level of photographers, meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Peerless Grill, 13 West 10th St., Anniston. Anyone interested in photography is welcome to attend. Call 236-8488 for more information.

• Mom to Mom, a group for moms of all ages with children of all ages, meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. the third Monday every month at EaglePoint Church. Visit www. momtomomjacksonville.org. Supper and childcare provided.

• Alcoholics Anonymous meets at noon each Thursday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 400 Chinabee Ave., just off the square. Call 847-0909.

• A Narcotics Anonymous group meets from 6:307:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at First United Methodist Church behind McDonald’s. For more information, call Pearl Williams at 435-4881.

• A senior dance for those 55 years and older will be at the Senior Center from 6:30-9:30 p.m. the second Friday night of each month, featuring music, fun, friends and food. The Fun Tyme Band will be there to provide the music. Cost is $5 per couple; $3 for single.

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

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BY MARGARET ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT

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, Johnny L. Smith.

“He’s awesome,” she said. “He’s a very good mayor

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Patty Wolfe Carroll at her desk at the mayor’s office. 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 (Posey) 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 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.”

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OLD FASHION BREAD PUDDING 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 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 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 Mix all ingredients. Pour into greased 9x13 baking dish. Cover with topping.

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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.

CHICKEN POT PIE 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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Jacksonville High School celebrates 60 year reunion

The Jacksonville High School class of 1953 celebrated its 60th year reunion Nov. 15, 2013, at the Old Train Depot in Jacksonville. A meal was catered by The Classic on Noble. The invocation was given by Donald Medders.

Attendees included first row, Sybil Parris Parker and Edna Ford Tate; second row, Carrie Finley Smith, Mary Ellen Owens Strickland, Denola Aderholdt Green, Patsy Ford McMinn and James Brock; third row, Voncile Collier Steward, Jean Burns Trantham, Willette Andrews Easterwood, Barbara Bain Linscott, Alicia Moody Puckett, Ellen goins Cole, Grace Penny Jennings and David Ponder; fourth row, Mary Gorey Williams, Ann Couch Ashley, Shirley Fagan Hobbs Young, Marjorie Wilkins Camp, Venson Houston, Geraldine Glass Andrews, Nancy Andrews Bonds, Ray Sanford and Gerald Johnson; fifth row, Joe Glass, Mike Boozer, Jim Douthit, Donald “Don” Medders, Charles Parker, Wilmer Smallwood and Dwight Browning. In attendance, but not pictured was Charles Chandler.

Classmates who could not attend for various reasons were Evelyn J. Brooks, Dallas L. “Buck” Bundrum, Edward “Ed” Fair, Lamar H. Holder, William D. (Bill Hudgens) Gibson, Betty Jenkins Underwood, Shirley Littlejohn Johnston, Jewell Aderholdt Magouyrk, Ray Donald Reaves, Janice Richardson Berthoni, Virginia Riedelbach Kennedy, Ira Roberts, Kay Stevenson Edwards and Betty Jo Trantham Hendon.

Four classmates who made the trip from out-of-state included Charles Chandler (635 miles, Virginia); Mike Boozer (622 miles, Florida); Alicia Moody Puckett (315 miles, Tennessee) and David “Buddy” Ponder (150 miles, Tennessee).

A special memorial was given by classmate and minister Charles Chandler. Those gone on before this reunion included Willis C. “Hunk” Barry, Alice Fay Estes Burgess, Jerry N. Cole, Mary Ann Cushman Barry, Robert “Bob” Gerstlauer, Perry Green, Mary Louise Hicks Studdard, Paul Holder, Earl “Pee Wee” Johnson, Joann

Morris, E.A. Roberts Jr., Elizabeth Satterfield Bryant, Mary Helen Bonds Graydon, Fred H. Casey, Joe Currie, Charles Austin Geier, Charles Gowens, Jimmy Dale

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that university.

His father’s illness brought him back to Gadsden where he became reacquainted with a schoolmate, Jacinta Zapata.

“In high school, we really didn’t get along too well,” said Rev. Taylor. “I guess I sang too much. After I got back to Gadsden, we ran into each other and I said, ‘You want to marry me,’ and the rest is history.”

The Taylors have five children who attend schools in the Gadsden area - John, Janie, Jayden, Jaybrianna and Jayci. Jacinta is a medical laboratory technician at Riverview Regional Medical Center in Gadsden.

The family resides in Southside.

Rev. Taylor’s parents are Pamela Taylor of Gadsden and the late Alfonza Jones.

Rev. Taylor has had two callings in his life - to preach the word of God and to help his fellow man.

As a youngster, he didn’t have a choice about going to church. His parents insisted that he attend. That changed as he grew older. He reached a point where he felt he couldn’t miss services.

“Nine years ago, there was a call in my life from God,” said Rev. Taylor. “I’ve always had a passion for dealing and working with people. I knew I was needed to preach.”

He was ordained in 2011 at the First Baptist Church of Gadsden.

Rev. Taylor’s grandfather Hersey Taylor, 76, pastors Greater Cavalry Baptist Church

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At the age of 10, Rev. Taylor, having had are a church with a big heart and with the com) no lessons, began playing the organ and piano at church.

“I just sat down and started playing,” he said. “Everybody in our family sings, and everybody plays an instrument. My grandfather was an entertainer before he went into the ministry. He sang the blues.”

Rev. Taylor took piano lessons when he was older.

He took over as pastor at Eastwood First Baptist in June.

“I enjoy it,” he said. “The people are very nice and so is the environment. This is my first church to pastor to, so needless to say, I’m a little nervous but excited at the same time. I know that God is always in control of things, so it’s cool. I’m just enjoying the ride.”

Rev. Taylor, a former employee of Job Corp in Gadsden, said he tries to inspire children and is big on teaching goal setting.

“I’ve always volunteered at organizations,” he said. “I worked at The Bridge (a substance facility for adolescents in Gadsden) and I’ve also worked with Big Brothers and Big Sisters.”

He is proud of the fact that about 14 teens from Job Corp in Gadsden attend his Submitted photo church at Eastwood.

The Taylor family from left, Jaybriana, Chris, Jaynie, Jayden and John. In Rev. Taylor owns a tree cutting and front is wife Jacinta holding Jayci.

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Miller’s daughter to coach girls’ team LORI TIPPETS teamtip@hotmail.com

Lori Tippets

New JCA coach, Scott Morgan, talks strategy with senior Dakota Crook.

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With Dr. Tommy Miller stepping down as head coach at Jacksonville Christian Academy, his former assistant Scott Morgan has become the new boys’ head basketball coach.

Morgan has been at JCA for 22 years and has been Miller’s basketball assistant.

Before coming to JCA Morgan coached the varsity girls’ basketball at Westminster/Westbrook Christian for three years accumulating a 65-16 record. Morgan also coached the girl’s volleyball and softball teams while at Westminster.

Morgan is a graduate of Westminster Christian School in Rainbow City and Samford University in Birmingham.

While at JCA Morgan has coached volleyball for 21 years, junior high volleyball for 17, varsity baseball for six season, varsity softball for six seasons and many years of junior high girls and boys basketball.

“I am excited that Dr. Miller has given me this opportunity,” said Morgan. The challenge is not just to replace the almost 900 wins Coach Miller has achieved over his career but to become the mentor and spiritual leader for these young men that Coach Miller has been over the years. I have seen how important he has been in the lives of so many young men and women.

“The spiritual leader he has been and the life lessons he has been able to teach through athletics is much bigger and more important the x’s and o’s of the individual sports.

“Trophies may someday be put in the back of the closet, team pictures will fade, crack and turn to dust but our relationship with

Jesus Christ is for eternity. That’s what JCA has always been about and we’re not changing.”

JCA has eight players on their team this year, with six of those being returning players. Tyler Morales, Dakota Crook and Will Parris are seniors and have started for two years. Daylon Brackett, a junior, is also a two-year starter.

The Thunder is 4-3 with wins over GSD, Gaylesville, ASD, and Cedar Bluff. Losses have come to Coosa Christian, Donoho and Faith Christian.

JCA is in 1A area 10 with Faith Christian, Donoho, Ragland and Sacred Heart, all of whom should be very competitive this year.

Morgan is expecting rebounding to be strength this year for the Thunder, who have averaged over 40 rebounds a game through their first four games.

Parris and Brackett are both averaging in double-figures for rebounding.

While the starting lineup has changed during the first six games, Morales, Crook, Parris, senior Alex Jones and Brackett and eighth grader Walker Messer have seen a lot of playing time. Morgan says that new players Jones and Messer “are both good shooters and scorers and have helped with ball handling. Also, our two freshmen players, Jayden Mitchell and Josh Boling, are both very quick and provide us a lift when they go in the game.”

Morgan expects 6’4” Brackett along with Jones and Crook to be his leading scorers this year. Morales and Parris have won two games for the Thunder this year with last second game-winning shots. Messer has also been in double figures twice this year.

Morgan feels that the Thunder will have a very balanced offense this season.

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JCA’s Walker Messer (15) goes after the ball in the Thunder’s loss to Faith.

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With Oneonta’s football team getting ready to play, and win, in the 4A state finals, their basketball team played with a depleted six man team and lost to Jacksonville 82-51 in action last Tuesday.

Jacksonville was up 34-27 at the half but outscored Oneonta 48-24 in the second half for the lopsided win.

Sophomore Cam Horton once again led the Eagles putting up 25 shots from the floor and connecting on 10 of them. Horton finished with 26 points.

Junior Sid Thurmond had 18 points for Jacksonville and Lavontae LaCount 15 in the win.

Also scoring for the Eagles were Payton Sims and Tay Ackles who both put in six, Miles Clark with four, Dakota Doss three, and CC Ryan and Elijah Cunningham both had two points.

On Friday night Etowah turned the tables on the Eagles beating them 73-50. Etowah outscored Jacksonville 27-9 in the second quarter and 18-7 in the third to pull away with the win.

Horton led Jacksonville with 15 points and LaCount had 14. Also scoring were Doss and Thurmond with five points each, Savon Parker with four, Ackles, three, and Sims and Casey Trull with two each.

The Jacksonville Lady Eagles split last week losing to Etowah 56-40 but rebounding with a win over Etowah 65-47.

Oneonta outscored the Lady Eagles 16-5 in the first quarter and they never recovered, going into the locker room at the half down 26-14.

Angel Kidd was the only Lady Eagle in double figures.

Kidd had 22 points and was 8-9 from the foul line.

Virginia Poe had nine points for Jacksonville followed by Dasia Kirksey with five and Destiny Easley and Ataliya Morgan each contributed two points.

Friday night was a much better game for Jacksonville as they built on a 32-25 lead at the half winning 65-47 over Etowah.

Kidd once again had the hot hand for Jacksonville scoring 29 points, hitting 2-for-2 from beyond the arc and was 7-for10 from the foul line.

Poe was also in double figures with 20 points.

Sierra Stone added seven points for Jacksonville with Kirksey getting five and Darrien Martin four.

After 37 years of coaching, Dr. Tommy Miller has stepped down as basketball coach for both the boys and girls teams at JCA. Miller, who missed the first two games of football season where he is also the head coach, had an illness that required surgery and he is still trying to recuperate from both the surgery and the illness.

Dr. Miller has coached at Ohatchee, Williams Junior High, where his softball and basketball teams went undefeated for three years, was the assistant football coach and girls’ basketball coach at Pleasant Valley and then ended up at Jacksonville Christian where he has been Mr. Everything coaching softball, basketball and football, in addition to being the principal of the school.

In basketball, Dr. Miller took his teams to four National Championship games with the NACA (National Association of Christina Athletes) where he came in second in each tournament. His teams have won several state titles and since joining the AHSAA have won several area championships and have gone on to the Regional playoffs.

One of the greatest pleasures for Dr. Miller over the years has been coaching his four daughters, Cindy, Brooke, Emily and Katy. Cindy and Emily played in the national championship games while Emily and Katy were in the AHSAA years.

Now coaching for the Thunder is someone who is very familiar with the coaching style of Dr. Miller - his daughter, Brooke.

Actually, it is kind of a family affair as Emily and Katy are also assistants.

Brooke is finding out about the juggling that goes on with being a wife, she is married to Steven Lee, a former kicker for the JSU Gamecocks; being a mother, the Lee’s have two children, son Noah 6, and daughter Addy Grace 4; helping to run a business; being a youth leader along with her husband at the Wellington Baptist church; and being a coach.

With her dad coaching, Brooke has been around sports all her life. Before Brooke was even in school and when she was in elementary school, Brooke would spend her time dribbling around the court as her dad practiced. She would dribble with her left hand and today she can dribble with either hand equally well. Brooke uses some of the dribbling skills she was taught in her practices. When her dad’s teams would have water breaks, Brooke could go out and shoot the ball.

When Brooke was too young to be on the team she was the manager.

Brooke remembers two saying that her father used often and uses them with her team today. The first is “You only need five.” Brook says, “That isn’t necessarily the best five but the five that will hustle. IF you have one of your best players on the court and they are being lazy then I’ll put in someone who will give me 100 percent.”

Another saying that Brooke remembers her father saying that she also goes by is, “We can be beat by anybody, but we can also beat anybody.”

Of her team Brooke says, “I coach these girls just like my dad coached me. I love them and love to have a good time but on the court I am tough on them and expect them to it 100 percent the whole time.”

So far this season the team is 4-3, 1-1 in the area. The Thunder have beat ASD, GSD, Coosa Christian and Donoho, with losses to Cedar Bluff and Gaylesville.

Brooke has the experience of five returning players from last year, senior Elysabeth Morales, junior Rachel Russaw, sophomores Sarah Crook and Joeley Cupp and Briah Cupp, and eighth grader.

The Thunder also has five new players, senior Callie Compton, who hasn’t played since playing for one year in junior high. “”She has earned a spot as a starter,” says Brooke. “She is still learning about the game, but gives it 100 percent all the time.”

Also on the team are juniors Hailey Shell and Josie Howell, Raiah Espana a 10th grader and Olivia Jones, an eighth grader.

“I don’t have that one stand out player that we spin everything off I just have 10 girls who work hard everyday in practice and try their best to do what I ask of them.

They have amazing attitudes and are really learning to play as a team.

Elysabeth and Sarah are my captains and have both led the team positively. Senior Elysabeth Morales leads in a way a captain should. She is such a team player, encourager, hard worker, and most important on my team she is an example of Christ.

“At the end of the season I want these girls to be the very best team they can be but more important I hope we glorify God above all.”

Brooke says that her two sisters, Emily and Katy, are a big help in coaching. “We were all coached the same so we pretty much all coach the same.”

Brooke also has her dad and mother, Frankie, in the audience looking proudly on.

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Jacksonville State linebacker Robert Gray dives for a fumble by McNeese State quarterback Cody Stroud.

Here is what Coach Bill Clark says about the Gamecocks Opening Comments: “Going in to last week, we knew we were playing a great opponent and obviously felt great about our first-round win and the historical implications of that win to our program. The thing that we talked about all last week was to not be satisfied with that win. We saw that in our preparation last week and they were excited, yet knew they had a lot left in front of them.

“We talk all the time about going on the road and playing a great opponent - you have to be better. I think that is how we practiced all last week and we talked about our guys pulling for each other. If you watched during the game, or watched the sideline, you saw 60 players and staff pulling for each other. We started great defensively and had a great first half. We felt like that was our catalyst, because we were going up against a top-10 offense in the FCS. We knew we had our work cut out for us and we started off with a big turnover. The offense came out and took advantage of that and got us a big score. We played well in the special teams, so just a great first half in all three phases. In the second half, we didn’t let down and that is what I was looking for - was not a big letdown.

It was a great night and a huge win for us and now we move to the next one.”

On Eastern Washington: “It obviously starts with their offense. You have a quarterback that is up for the player of the year award, and rightfully so. I didn’t think I would see anyone that is compa-

rable to Jimmy Garoppolo (EIU) from our conference, but this guy does. He is a great passer and great runner.

He runs like a tailback and they have receivers all over the place that catch the ball. They are good up front and defensively, they are very solid and they will make you work down the field and beat them. They beat Oregon State earlier in the year, so that tells you a lot about who this team is. Once again, road trip and at their place, so we have to be better. The offense leads the way for them.”

“I think it goes back to when we first got here, we had workouts in the morning and practiced in some inclement weather and all those go in to what you do on the road - you have to pull together. You have to be a little better and tougher. I am just real big on it being ‘us’ and when you get on the road and it’s just you and the staff, there shouldn’t be any distractions and we should be good. I think there is always the ‘us against the world’ mentality.

We take a lot of pride in playing well on the road.”

On having 11 sacks last week at McNeese State: “We had a really good running attack last week that we had to stop. We knew we had to stop their running game, which would lead to them having to throw it. We like to play man coverage and a lot of those sacks were coverage sacks because our guys did a great job covering. I think every week we are getting better at rushing the passer.

Our guys are learning the intensity and what we need and it takes a lot of determination.”

On the offensive line play: “It has been huge. Those guys have been playing together all year. We are not the biggest guys out there, but those guys are technicians and Coach Benefield has done a great job with those guys.”

On the “Wildcat” formation with DaMarcus James: “We have a lot of different parts to that package and we took a ball outside that we shouldn’t have last week. A lot of that stuff, we leave up to DaMarcus and he knows what we are looking for and he is looking at numbers. We will keep doing it, but there are some wrinkles that we haven’t shown yet.”

On success on the road:

On the road trip: “It is on the other end of the country and we haven’t taken a road trip quite like this. I think we will get out there early and get acclimated and other than the red field, everything will be normal.”

On the red field: “For them it is a novelty and I think that anything that gets you seen, I think that is what you want in recruiting.

That was the idea and it has served its purpose because people talk about it. From a playing standpoint, it doesn’t make a difference, but it makes it hard watching film because the red blinds you.”

Seminoles take charge early to beat Gamecocks

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - An early Florida State run set the tone and the Jacksonville State men’s basketball team couldn’t fight back in a 77-53 loss to the Seminoles on Sunday evening at the Tucker Center.

The Gamecocks (3-7) got a careerhigh 14 points from junior Teraes Clemmons and 10 in the debut of Tallahassee native Avery Moore.

However, the Seminoles (6-3) rode a group of four players in double figures and shot 55 percent from the floor for the win.

Moore, who became eligible at the end of the week after sitting out a year due to NCAA Transfer Rules, made his JSU debut and his Tallahassee homecoming a successful one by going 2-for-5 from the floor, all from behind the arc.

The transfer from Florida A&M, also in Tallahassee, that played his prep hoops at nearby Rickards High School, also went 4-for-4 from the free throw line while dishing an assist and blocking a shot in 12 minutes on the court.

Clemmons also broke out for JSU in the loss, scoring his 14 points on a 5-for-6 shooting night before fouling out after just 18 minutes off

of the bench. The Mt. Juliet, Tenn., native also had three boards and made his only 3-point attempt of the game.

JSU struggled to sustain an offensive charge in the game, shooting 38 percent in the first half and 39 in the second. The Gamecocks did hang with the larger Seminole lineup on the boards, losing the rebounding battle, 30-27.

Florida State got 17 points from Okaro White and 15 from Boris Bojanovsky, while Montay Brandon and Aaron Thomas pitched in 14 and 12, respectively. The Seminoles got to the stripe 27 times and made it count, shooting 82 percent from the line.

JSU senior Brian Williams struggled to the tune of a 2-for-9 shooting night but did dish five assists and swipe four steals, both game highs.

The Gamecocks got it all started with an Undra Mitchem 3-pointer that gave them the first points of the game less than a minute in. The Seminoles answered with a 3-pointer by Okaro White and, after a Brian Williams layup made it 5-3 JSU, rattled off a 17-2 run to open up a 20-7 advantage.

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Jacksonville State wide receiver Telvin Brown tries to get away from McNeese State cornerback Aaron Sam.

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season.

“Going into any game against a great opponent, you never really expect to come out and play as well as we did,” said Jacksonville State head coach Bill Clark.

“Our defense played well in the first half time after time against a great offense.

“It was just a great effort by our coaches and players to come on the road and win against a real quality opponent.”

McNeese State, which defeated Jacksonville State seven straight times from 19972003 when both teams were Southland Conference members, ends its season at 10-3.

Junior DaMarcus James ran 24 times for 127 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Gamecocks. He became Jacksonville State’s all-time single-season rushing leader

and now stands at 1,431 yards, surpassing Rondy Rodgers previous record of 1,417 yards in 2001.

James has now run for a touchdown in 11 straight games and now has 28 TDs in 2013.

The Cowboys entered the playoff showdown as the fourth-highest scoring team in FCS at 42.5 points per game while rolling up 464 yards per outing.

JSU’s ball-hawking defense kept McNeese State out of the end zone until just over 10 minutes remained in the fourth quarter.

McNeese State was limited to 255 total yards.

Jacksonville State scored 14 points off turnovers in the first half and sacked McNeese State quarterback Cody Stroud seven times to build a 21-0 lead at intermission.

It marked the second straight week JSU

had held a playoff opponent scoreless in the first half - the Gamecocks led Samford 38-0 at halftime in the first round.

Jacksonville State silenced the McNeese State crowd early by scoring on its first play from scrimmage after Ketrick Wolfe intercepted Stroud at the Cowboys’ 19.

Eli Jenkins found Josh Barge in the end zone on first down and Griffin Thomas tacked on the extra point for a 7-0 JSU lead with less than two minutes elapsed.

“That was just a really good start for us,” said Clark.

“We capitalized on the turnover early with a big pass play right off. It was a good first half for us. It started with the defense and the offense played well.”

Jenkins hooked up with Telvin Brown for a 46-yard completion early in the second

quarter and James carried the load the rest of the way, covering the final 30 yards on four carries.

His 1-yard run and Thomas’ second PAT made it 14-0 at the 12:52 mark in the second quarter.

Another McNeese State turnover led to the Gamecocks’ next score when Pierre Warren picked off Stroud and returned it 19 yards to the Cowboys’ 31.

Jenkins sprinted 30 yards on first down and James finished off the drive with a 1-yard dive on fourth-and-goal. Thomas’ kick extended JSU’s lead to 21-0 with 1:53 left before the half.

Thomas kicked a 39-yard field goal late in the third quarter to become the Ohio Valley Conference’s all-time record holder for field goals with 23.

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COUNTY ROAD PROJECTS REPORT Jacksonville Area

Updated 11/27/2013 Calhoun County Commission Rudy Abbott, Chairman JD Hess Tim Hodges Don Hudson Fred Wilson

ROAD NAME

YEAR COST

BROOKVIEW DRIVE (2) DOGWOOD CIRCLE ROBERTS ROAD MARK GREEN ROAD PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD ADERHOLT MILL ROAD BETTAVIEW STREET BOOZER LAKE ROAD - STRIPE ONLY CARPENTER’S LANE CEDAR SPRINGS DRIVE EAST MOUNTAIN AVENUE LITTLE JOHN CEMETARY ROAD MEMORY HILL ROY WEBB ROAD - STRIPE SADDLE CLUB ROAD - STRIPE ONLY WILLIAMS ROAD - STRIPE AND PATCH CHURCH STREET HAROLD BOOZER ROAD HOLDER LANE HOLLINGSWORTH ROAD LITTLE JOHN ROAD MORGAN ROAD MOUNTAIN DRIVE PINE ISLAND ROAD PITTMAN ROAD SCHOOL CUTOFF WILDWOOD LANE ANGEL DRIVE - STRIPE BROADWELL MILL ROAD - STRIPE DEWEY BOOZER ROAD HOLLINGSWORTH ROAD HOLLINGSWORTH ROAD NATURE TRAIL SPARKS ROBERT ROAD TRAYWICK LANE ANGEL STATION ROAD ANN LANE CHARITY CIRCLE FOUR MILE EXTENSION GERMANIA SPRINGS ROAD HICKORY OAK LANE SADDLE CLUB ROAD FORNEY AVE (JACKSONVILLE) HILLSIDE DRIVE COVE ROAD LLAMA ROAD Nisbet Lake Road - Stripe Oak Street Roy Webb Road Scott Lane Hulsey Lane Bibb Graves Hall Parking Brewer Hall Parking CARPENTER’S LANE (Patch) College Street Danview Lane

2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010

$7,310.32 $6,804.69 $1,776.94 $69,772.54 $130,686.91 $50,369.81 $11,443.21 $2,404.81 $39,806.63 $65,539.92 $15,421.09 $3,944.78 $2,911.44 $13,070.98 $1,374.74 $15,705.97 $25,164.33 $62,476.72 $19,012.70 $63,490.46 $1,517.27 $15,150.86 $27,365.26 $51,384.64 $22,698.52 $26,297.18 $48,970.94 $3,226.50 $2,871.00 $22,579.09 $122,906.09 $249,648.12 $84,501.25 $11,499.09 $2,363.49 $53,402.78 $31,085.00 $8,023.56 $6,400.10 $6,944.28 $11,832.67 $42,270.46 $91,018.20 $38,888.98 $365,880.10 $39,201.76 $22,013.35 $37,212.23 $10,479.42 $23,663.12 $18,053.75 $34,485.00 $26,415.13 $17,458.18 $27,012.04 $26,747.34

Gray Lane 2010 $22,461.84 GREENLEAF LODGE ROAD 2010 $14,351.05 Jacksonville Access Road 2010 $14,799.26 Kitty Stone Parking 2010 $31,164.52 2nd Avenue 2011 $5,111.76 9th Avenue 2011 $49,233.24 12th Street 2011 $21,173.96 Church Street 2011 $75,847.63 MIXON RD 2011 $44,129.14 Walker Road 2011 $20,188.76 Boozer Lake Road 2012 $131,954.84 BROADWELL MILL ROAD 2012 $342,402.91 Carpenter’s Lane 2012 $112,466.76 Pennsylvania Avenue 2012 $12,418.27 Ladiga Street 2012 $45,556.54 LONELY PINES RD 2012 $68,449.96 Williams Road 2012 $210,066.83 Woodward Ave. NW 2012 $20,772.74 Roberson Street 2013 $27,000.00 Oak Ave NW 2013 $40,000.00 Aderholt Lane 2013 $26,000.00 Finley Street 2013 $34,000.00 ....................................................................... $4,763,296.19 MPO PROJECTS COFFEE STREET 2011 $221,803.00 GARDNER ST to CHURCH 2012 $226,286.00 CHIEF LADIGA TRAIL 2010 $188,888.00 WHITE’S GAP BRIDGE 2012 $53,248.00 ALEXANDRIA/JACKSONVILLE BRIDGE 2012 $107,165.00 MOUNTAIN STREET NW 2011 $392,960.00 ....................................................................... $1,190,350.00 STATE / FEDERAL ROAD PROJECTS ROY WEBB ROAD - RESURFACE 2003 $468,723.79 RABBITTOWN ROAD - RESURFACE 2003 $551,264.33 WHITE’S GAP ROAD - RESURFACE 2003 $429,042.32 NISBETT LAKE ROAD - RESURFACE 2008 $826,516.92 WEST POINT ROAD / CEDAR SPRINGS DR. $315,000.00 ROY WEBB ROAD - RESURFACE 2010 $1,234,000.00 ....................................................................... $3,824,547.36 COUNTY PROJECTS CEDAR SPRINGS PARK 2005 $58,035.77 YMCA CAMP ROAD 2006 $20,062.18 ....................................................................... $78,097.95 BRIDGE PROJECTS CENTURY ROAD - BRIDGE OLD PIEDMONT GADSDEN - BRIDGE BROWN BRIDGE ROAD - BRIDGE ROY WEBB ROAD - BRIDGE NISBET LAKE ROAD WEATHERBROOK LANE OLD BROADWELL MILL ROAD (BRIDGE) SCOTT LANE HOLLINGSWORTH DRIVE ALEX-JACKSONVILLE HWY STITTS ROAD

2003 2003 2003 2005 2006 2010 2011 2011

$360,127.16 $283,757.91 $197,633.00 $274,960.24 $439,052.12 $112,028.46 $390,532.97 $306,472.35 $250,431.05 $808,369.73 $153,269.00

....................................................................... $3,580,639.99

TOTAL.............$13,436,925.49

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is a good step in the right direction.”

Currently, the city’s code prohibits bars from opening within 500 feet of each other. The proposed change would omit brewpubs from that rule by amending code Section 3-25.

The council began considering the change more than a month ago at the request of Donahue, who would like to open a brewpub on the Public Square.

The current code would bar him from doing so because the location he is interested in is within 500 feet of another drinking establishment, Pelham’s Bar. The council was poised to take steps to move ordinance along at a meeting earlier, but postponed a first reading over concerns that brewpubs might also sell common domestic brews.

To be sure any brewpubs that open in Jacksonville don’t operate like bars, they added a clause in the city ordinance that permits brewpubs from selling anything other than craft beer.

“I think it addressed some current concerns and some legitimate concerns that some other council members have,” Council Chairman Mark Jones said.

Donahue told officials at the time that he has no plans to sell anything other than craft beer, if the opens a brewpub. He hopes to sell his own brew and beer from other brewpubs or breweries.

“I think we’re in a good position,” Donahue said. “I hope we’ll get a favorable vote on the 20th and I think we probably have the support in place to get it.”

Brewpubs are beer makers that make their own brew for direct sale to customers and have the ability to sell other brands of beer.

Though defined as a bar in legal terms, brewpubs differ from traditional bars because they sell a oneof-a kind product that people will travel to taste, said Dan Roberts, Director of Alabama’s Brewers Guild, a state trade association for craft brewers.

“There is a growing beer demographic in Alabama,” Roberts said. “Brewpubs appeal to that.”

Roberts said that there are currently just five brewpubs in the state of Alabama, including Cheaha Brewing Company in Anniston.

State law governs them and city code can more narrowly define what they are and are not allowed to do in a given community.

“There is a lot of difference between cities,” Roberts said.

Statewide, would-be brewpub owners face a set of restrictions and limitations. In order to open a brewpub owners must prove that beer was brewed in their county for public consumption before prohibition, Roberts said.

They can only sell beer off premises through a tap, they cannot make more than 10,000 barrels of beer per year and they must prove that they are trying to open in a historic district or in an economically depressed area.

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In keeping with common practice, the firm will be paid a percentage of the overall cost of the project. In addition to establishing the financial terms of the agreement, the contract will also outline a payment schedule for the architectural work, Campbell said.

School officials will host a public meeting to discuss the school construction project Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. at Jacksonville High School.

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31838 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MINZO CHILDS, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of MINZO CHILDS, deceased, having been granted J’ ville, 3 br, 2 ba, newly reno- to the undersigned on Novemvated house w/ fresh paint, ber 21, 2013, by the Honorable new carpet, kitchen floor. Lg. Alice K. Martin, Judge of Profenced in back yard. Close to bate of said County, notice is JSU. Call 256-454-8620 or hereby given that all persons having claims against said es256-454-8621.

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tate, are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.

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against said estate, are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.

AUGUST HESTER, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of BARBARA JEAN WATKINS, Deceased.

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31834 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES BERRY MCINTYRE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of JAMES BERRY MCINTYRE, deceased, having been granted to KAY M. TOLBERT, 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.

KAY M. TOLBERT Personal Representatives of the Last Will and Testament of JAMES BERRY MCINTYRE, Deceased.

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31836 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HESTER LETT, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of HESTER LETT, deceased, having been granted to JUDITH ANGEL, the undersigned on November 21, 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.

JUDITH ANGEL, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of HESTER LETT, Deceased.

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31815 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HENRY E. WYNN, JR., DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of HENRY E. WYNN, JR., deceased, having been granted to LINDA WYNN LYONS, 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.

LINDA WYNN LYONS, Personal Representatives of the Last Will and Testament of HENRY E. WYNN, JR., Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate

ORDINANCE: O-557-14

ESTABLISHING A PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Alabama Legislature enacted Code of Alabama Sections 12-14-90 thru 12-14-92 in May 2013, and WHEREAS, Code of Alabama Sections 12-14-90 thru 12-14-92 provide for the establishment of a pretrial diversion program, and WHEREAS, Code of Alabama Sections 12-14-90 thru 12-14-92 allow any governing body of any municipality to establish a discretionary pretrial diversion program and to set basic operating standards for the program, and WHEREAS, the Jacksonville Municipal Court desires to establish a discretionary pretrial diversion program, WHEREAS, the Jacksonville City Council wishes to authorize the establishment of a discretionary pretrial diversion program for the Municipal Court and set basic operating The Jacksonville News standards for the program, Calhoun Co., AL NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDecember 3, 10, 17 2013 DAINED BY THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AS FOLLOWS: NOTICE TO SECTION 1 (a) Notwithstanding any other CREDITORS law to the contrary, the City of STATE OF ALABAMA Jacksonville hereby establishCALHOUN COUNTY es a pretrial diversion program PROBATE COURT for any defendant within the juCASE NO. 31826 risdiction of the Municipal IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL K. Court. (b) All discretionary powers enPONDER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the dowed by a common law and estate of MICHAEL K. PON- provided by statutes and acts DER, deceased, having been of this state or powers or disgranted to CATHERINE G. cretion otherwise provided by PONDER, the undersigned on law for the City of Jacksonville November 13, 2013, by the shall be retained.

Honorable Alice K. Martin, (c) The pretrial diversion proJudge of Probate of said gram shall be under the direct County, notice is hereby given supervision and control of the that all persons having claims city and the city may contract against said estate, are hereby with any agency, person, or required to present the same corporation for services related within the time allowed by law, to this act. The city may employ necessary persons to acor the same will be barred.

CATHERINE G. PONDER, complish this act and those Personal Representative of the persons shall serve at the Last Will and Testament of MI- pleasure of the city.

CHAEL K. PONDER, De- SECTION 2 (a) For the purposes of this act, ceased. the following terms shall have Alice K. Martin the following meanings: Judge of Probate (1) APPLICATION FEE. A onetime administrative fee imThe Jacksonville News posed by the City of JacksonCalhoun Co., AL ville as a condition precedent November 26, December 3, to participation in a pretrial di10, 2013 version program.

(2) CITY PROSECUTOR. The NOTICE TO person or persons charged CREDITORS with the responsibility of proseSTATE OF ALABAMA cuting cases in the Municipal CALHOUN COUNTY Court or any legal staff emPROBATE COURT ployed by the city prosecutor.

CASE NO. 31827 (3) LAW ENFORCEMENT. As IN THE MATTER OF THE defined in Section 41-8A-1 (1), ESTATE OF GERALD LEST- Code of Alabama 1975.

ER ASHLEY, DECEASED (4) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFLetters Testamentary on the FICER. As defined in Section estate of GERALD LESTER 36-25-1(15), Code of Alabama ASHLEY, deceased, having 1975, whether employed in the been granted to GERALYN State of Alabama or elseASHLEY A/K/A GERALYN where.

BLOHM, the undersigned on (5) MUNICIPAL COURT November 14, 2013, by the JUDGE. The Judge of the MuHonorable Wesley M. Frye, nicipal Court for the City of Special Judge of Probate of Jacksonville duly appointed by said County, notice is hereby the city council in accordance given that all persons having with Section 12-14-30, Code of claims against said estate, are Alabama 1975, or a special hereby required to present the judge appointed by the mayor same within the time allowed of the City of Jacksonville in by law, or the same will be accordance with Section barred.

12-14-34, Code of Alabama GERALYN ASHLEY A/K/A 1975.

GERALYN BLOHM, Personal (6) OFFENDER. Any person Representative of the Last Will charged with a criminal ofand Testament of GERALD fense, including, but not limited LESTER ASHLEY, Deceased. to, any misdemeanor, violation, Alice K. Martin or traffic offense, as defined by Judge of Probate the Code of Alabama 1975, and the Code for the City of The Jacksonville News Jacksonville, which was allegCalhoun Co., AL edly committed in the corpoNovember 26, December 3, rate limits or police jurisdiction 10, 2013 of the City of Jacksonville.

(7) PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM or PROGRAM. A NOTICE TO program that allows the imposiCREDITORS tion by the city or by a desigSTATE OF ALABAMA nated agency of certain condiCALHOUN COUNTY tions of behavior and conduct PROBATE COURT for a specified period of time CASE NO. 31779 upon an offender which allow IN THE MATTER OF THE the offender to have his or her ESTATE OF BARBARA JEAN charges reduced, dismissed WATKINS, DECEASED without prejudice, or otherwise Letters Testamentary on the mitigated should all of the conestate of BARBARA JEAN ditions be met during the time WATKINS, deceased, having frame set by the city’s Municibeen granted to AUGUST pal Court Judge.

HESTER, the undersigned on (8) SERIOUS PHYSICAL INNovember 19, 2013, by the JURY. As defined in Section Honorable Alice K. Martin, 13A-1-2(14), Code of Alabama Judge of Probate of said 1975.

County, notice is hereby given (9) SUPERVISION FEE. Any that all persons having claims fee other than the application

fee imposed by any agency providing supervision of treatment of the offender.

SECTION 3 (a) An offender may apply to the city for admittance into the pretrial diversion program.

SECTION 4 (a) Admittance into the pretrial diversion program is in the sole discretion of the Municipal Court Judge upon application approved by the City Prosecutor. An offender deemed by the City Prosecutor to be a threat to the safety or well-being of the community shall not be eligible for the program. An offender charged with any of the following types of offenses without the express written consent of the victim shall be ineligible for admittance: (1) Any offense involving violence or aggression resulting in injury to a law enforcement officer.

(2) Any offense involving eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer.

(3) Any offense involving violence where a weapon was used or where children are victims.

(4) Any driving under the influence charge where serious physical injuries are involved. ( 5) Any driving under the influence charge where the Defendant has a prior DUI conviction during his lifetime or the Defendant has a criminal history of alcohol related offenses or refused to test (SFST, PBT, Draeger, Alcohol breath tests, Drug or alcohol blood tests, etc.)

(6) Any offense wherein the offender is a public official and the charge is related to the capacity of the offender as a public official.

(7) A person may not be admitted to the program if the person holds a commercial driver license (CDL) issued in any U.S. State, any U.S. possession, any U.S. territory, or any U.S. insular area.

SECTION 5 (a) The City Prosecutor may consider an offender for the pretrial diversion program based on any of the following circumstances: (1) Police Officer approval.

(2) Prior record of offenses/driving offenses.

(3) Assistance provided to law enforcement.

(4) Submitted to standard field sobriety testing, portable breath testing and AlcolSensor testing (did not refuse).

(5) Admission of guilt and remorse.

(6) Current clean drug test.

(7) Defendant’s attitude from time of arrest and up to consideration of his/her application for the deferred prosecution program.

(8) There is a probability justice will be served if the offender is placed in the program.

(9) It is determined the needs of the State, City and of the offender can be met through the program.

(10) The offender appears to pose no substantial threat to the safety and well-being of the community.

(11) It appears the offender is not likely to be involved in further criminal activity if the offender complies with all conditions imposed pursuant to the program.

(12) The offender will likely respond to rehabilitative treatment or counseling.

(13) The need for restitution for the victim from the offender outweighs the interest of the State and City for incarceration of the offender. (b) The City Prosecutor may waive any of the standards specified in subsection (a) if justice or special circumstances dictate.

SECTION 6 (a) Upon application by an offender for admission into the pretrial diversion program, and prior to admission thereto and as a part of the evaluation process of the City Prosecutor, the City Prosecutor may require the offender to furnish information concerning past criminal history, education history, work record, family history, medical or psychiatric treatment or care prescribed or received, psychological tests taken, and any other information concerning the offender which the city prosecutor believes has a bearing on the decision whether or not the offender should be admitted to the program. (b) The City Prosecutor may require the offender to submit to any type of test or evaluation process or interview the City Prosecutor deems appropriate in evaluating the offender for admittance into the program.

The costs of any test or evaluation shall be paid by the offender or as otherwise agreed to or provided for by this act.

The offender shall provide the City Prosecutor written consent to allow the City Prosecutor to receive any educational, work, medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other records deemed necessary by the City Prosecutor for the evaluation process.

SECTION 7 (a) Following the decision of the city prosecutor to recommend the offender into the pretrial diversion program, but prior to entry, the city prosecutor and the offender shall enter into a written agreement stating the conditions of the participation of the offender in the program. The agreement shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) A voluntary waiver of the right of the offender to a speedy trial.

(2) An agreement to the tolling, while in the program, of periods of limitations established by statues or rules of court.

(3) An agreement to the conditions of the program established by the City Prosecutor.

(4) If there is a victim of the charged crime, an agreement to the restitution repayment within a specified period of time and in an amount to be

determined by the City Prosecutor taking into account circumstances of the offender and the victim.

(5) A waiver in writing of the right of the offender to a jury trial.

(6) Submission of a written plea of guilty to the offense or offenses charged or agreed upon included offenses, together with an agreement as to whether the case is to be dismissed upon successful completion of the program, and an agreement, if there be any, as to the recommended sentence should a sentence be imposed. (b) In addition to those requirements set forth in subsection (a), or as a condition of continued participation in the program, the City Prosecutor may require the offender to agree to any of the following terms or conditions: (1)To participate in substance abuse treatment.

(2) To participate in an education setting to include, but not be limited to K-12, college, job training, trade school, GED classes, or basic education courses.

(3) If appropriate, to attempt to learn to read and write the English language.

(4) To financially support his or her children or pay any court ordered child support.

(5) To refrain from the use of drugs or alcohol or frequenting places where drugs or alcohol are sold or used.

(6) To not commit any criminal offense.

(7) To refrain from contact with certain named persons or premises.

(8) To maintain or seek employment.

(9) To not leave the State of Alabama without prior written consent of the City Prosecutor or supervising agency or personnel.

(10) To maintain a residence approved by the City Prosecutor or supervising agency or personnel.

(11) To attend individual, group, financial, chemical addiction, family, mental health, sex offender, traffic safety, bad check, substance abuse, truancy, shoplifting, alcohol, financial management, employment or anger management counseling.

(12) To pay all court costs, fees, fines, and worthless checks, and obey any other lawful court order associated with the offense or offenses for which the offender has entered the program, or any other case.

(13) To refrain from the possession or use of any deadly weapon or dangerous instrument as defined in Section 13A-1-2, Code of Alabama 1975.

(14) To pay supervision fees and application fees pursuant to this act. Supervision shall be monitored through Municipal Court Office.

(15) To observe curfews or home detention or travel constraints as set out in the agreement signed by the offender.

(16) To have restitution, court costs, fees, child support, and any other moneys withheld or garnished from the wages or salary of the offender or withheld from any Alabama income tax due the offender, or from any available insurance policy, or forfeited from any other real or personal property of the offender, and applied to the above.

(17) To be admitted to a drug or alcohol treatment program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse.

(18) To submit to periodic or random drug testing as part of the program and other terms and conditions related to substance abuse as the City Prosecutor may direct.

(19) To waive in writing the right of the offender to a probation hearing in the event of termination or withdrawal from the program.

(20) To perform community service.

(21) To any other terms or conditions as the City Prosecutor or his or her designee and the offender may agree to in the above-stated agreement, it being the purpose of this act to allow the City Prosecutor broad discretion in designing a program specifically for each Offender and his or her particular circumstances.

(22) When applicable, to be required to pay supervision fees to the agency or entity responsible for monitoring and verifying the compliance of the offender with the terms of the program set forth by the city prosecutor. The fees shall be paid by the offender to the supervising entity in a timely manner.

SECTION 8 (a) An offender may be assessed a nonrefundable application fee when the offender is approved for the pretrial diversion program. The amount of the assessment for participation in the program shall be in addition to any court costs, fees, and assessments for the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund, Department of Forensic Sciences assessments, drug, alcohol or anger management treatment required by law, and any costs of supervision, treatment and restitution for which the offender may be responsible. A schedule of payments for any of these fees may be established by the city prosecutor. (b) The following application fees shall be applied to offenders accepted into the program: (1) Class A Misdemeanor offenses and Driving Under the Influence: One thousand dollars ($1,000) (2) Class B and Class C Misdemeanors: Five hundred dollars ($500) (3) Traffic offenses excluding DUI’s and violations: Three hundred dollars ($300) (c) The application fees required by this act shall be paid

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in full in advance and shall be collected by the Jacksonville Municipal Court. (d) An applicant offender may not be denied access into the pretrial diversion program based solely on the inability of the offender to pay the application fee. Application fees may be waived or reduced or delayed for just cause, including indigency of the offender, at the discretion of the City.

Any determination of the indigency of the offender for purposes of program fee mitigation shall be made by the City, but shall be granted only upon the determination by the Municipal Court Judge that there is no reasonable likelihood within the reasonably foreseeable future that the offender will have the ability to pay the application fee.

SECTION 9 Application fees required by this act shall be collected by the Clerk of the Municipal Court for the City of Jacksonville.

SECTION 10 (a) Upon acceptance of an offender into the pretrial diversion program by the City Prosecutor, the City Prosecutor and the offender shall submit the written application of the offender, the acceptance of the offender by the City Prosecutor, and the agreement between the City Prosecutor and the offender to the Municipal Court judge presiding over the affected case of the offender for approval. The offender shall also enter a plea of guilty to the charge or charges involved. If the Municipal Court Judge rejects the agreement and guilty plea, any money paid by the offender in satisfaction of the application fee shall be refunded to the offender. The offender shall be liable for any actual expenses already incurred by the City Prosecutor or any agency or service provider in furtherance of the application and evaluation process and the same will be deducted from any money so refunded to the offender. (b) Upon approval of the agreement and acceptance of the guilty plea, the Court shall expressly retain jurisdiction of the case, any other provision of law notwithstanding, and may withdraw and file the case or otherwise place it on an administrative docket until such time as the court has been notified that the offender has fulfilled the terms of the agreement, has been terminated from the program, or otherwise withdrawn from the program. Imposition of punishment by the Court shall be deferred until the offender has successfully completed the program or is terminated from the program. (c) In the event the offender withdraws or is terminated from the program, the Municipal Court Judge shall impose appropriate punishment in the same manner as with any plea of guilty or finding of guilty and shall not be bound by the terms of agreement as to what punishment to impose. (d) Upon successful completion of the program by the offender, the City Prosecutor shall notify the Municipal Court Judge in writing of the fact together with a request that the Court enter an order of disposition of the case pursuant to the agreement between the offender and the City Prosecutor. (e) Regardless of whether the offender successfully completes the program or withdraws from or is terminated from the program, the offender will still be liable for and required to pay any and all court costs and fees, restitution, victim’s compensation fund assessment, and any and all other fees and assessments, in the same manner as if the offender had not applied for entry into the program and had been found guilty of the offense or offenses involved. No costs, fees, restitution, or assessments shall be waived or remitted, absent an express agreement to that effect between the City Prosecutor and the offender, without a finding by the Municipal Court Judge that the offender does not have the reasonable ability to pay the same within the reasonably foreseeable future.

SECTION 11 (a) After any violation of any program terms or conditions or upon any breach of any program agreement by the offender, the city prosecutor may do any of the following: (1) Continue the agreement with or without modification.

(2) Terminate the offender from the pretrial diversion program.

(3) Require the offender to adopt a new agreement as a condition of continued participation. (b) The City Prosecutor may waive a violation for good cause shown why the offender should stay in the program.

SECTION 12 (a) In no event shall the city prosecutor or any other agency or service provider have any liability, criminal or civil, for the conduct of any offender while participating in the pretrial diversion program unless the event was foreseeable or for acceptance of an offender into the program.

SECTION 13 (a) The provisions of this act are severable. If any part of this act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, that declaration shall not affect the part which remains.

SECTION 14 (a) All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this act are repealed.

SECTION 15 (a) This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and public notice or posting, according to law.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this the 25th day of November 2013.

Approved by Mayor Johnny L. Smith

ATTEST: City Clerk Dorothy P. Wilson, CMC The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL December 10, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31816 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM GARLAND CHISOLM, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of WILLIAM GARLAND CHISOLM, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on December 3, 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.

DENISE M. GANN, Personal Representative of the Estate of WILLIAM GARLAND CHISOLM, Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL December 10, 17, 24, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31795 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KIMBERLY SUE MCCOY, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of KIMBERLY SUE MCCOY, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on November 22, 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.

WESLEY M. FRYE, Personal Representative of the Estate of KIMBERLY SUE MCCOY, Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL December 10, 17, 24, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31837 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANNA KATE FICKLEN, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of ANNA KATE FICKLEN, deceased, having been granted to DAVID FICKLEN, the undersigned on November 21, 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.

DAVID FICKLEN, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of ANNA KATE FICLEN, Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL December 3, 10, 17 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31839 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CLARA L. KENNEDY, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of CLARA L. KENNEDY, deceased, having been granted to LINDA ANN KENNEDY STANSELL, the undersigned on November 25, 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.

LINDA ANN KENNEDY STANSELL, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of CLARA L. KENNEDY, Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL December 10, 17, 24, 2013

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31684 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KAYLA LARSHAWN DICKERSON, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of KAYLA LARSHAWN DICKERSON, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on December 2, 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.

KENDA ROSCHELLE CALDWELL, Personal Representative of the Estate of KAYLA LARSHAWN DICKERSON, Deceased.

Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Jacksonville News Calhoun Co., AL December 10, 17, 24, 2013

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THE JACKSONVILLE NEWS

CHIEF LADIGA TRAIL HALF MARATHON

Chris Mahaffey takes win in marathon Runners sprint down the Ladiga Trail Saturday

The number of runners were down somewhat Saturday from last year’s Chief Ladiga Half Marathon, but Jacksonville’s parks and recreation director Janis Burns thinks she understands why.

It was the rain. Her spirits though aren’t dampened. She is hopeful the number will rise next year.

Usually, around 200 compete. This year, there were 150.

“We were down a little bit, but I honestly think it’s because of the weather,” said Burns. “Up until almost the last minute, everyone thought it was going to rain. Those who did come though enjoyed it. We’ll work to increase the number next year.”

Two runners came from South Carolina.

The 13.1 mile run down the Ladiga Trail began at the Eubanks Welcome Center in Piedmont and ended at the community center in Jacksonville.

Chris Mahaffey, who ran in the 30-39 age division, was the overall winner. His time was 1:18.19.

Coming in second and third in the men’s division were Jeremy Maloney and Lee Evans. Maloney ran in the 18-29 age division. His time was 1:24:44. Evans ran in the 30-39 age division. His time was 1:25:06.

Coming in first for the women were Starletlynn Meyer, who ran in the 18-29 age division with a time of 1:41:12.

Mary Meyer and Allison Richardson came in second and third for the women. Meyer ran in the 17 and younger age division. Her time was 1:45:57. Richardson ran in the 18-29 age division. Her time was 1:46:31.

TOP LEFT: The marathon began in Piedmont Saturday morning. BOTTOM LEFT: Mayor Johnny Smith claps for the winners. From left, Jeremy Maloney, Chris Mahaffey and Lee Evans. ABOVE: Chris Mahaffey is congratulated by his parents Betty and Nelson Mahaffey.

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