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COUNCIL

Utility bills will be smaller

Officials want to make it more affordable for residents to heat homes during colder weather LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service Officials in Piedmont are charging utility customers less money for gas and electricity this month to make it more affordable for residents to heat their homes. Piedmont Mayor Bill Baker told council

members Tuesday night that the change was applied to utility bills that were billed Feb. 1. He said the city may also decide to extend the temporary rate cut to customers next month as well. “If we can give them a break and still pay our bills, my feeling is we still need to do that,” Baker said. “It’s been a hard winter, it’s been a cold winter.”

The city supplies both electricity and gas to customers. It pays suppliers for the gas and electricity and resells them to Piedmont customers. Piedmont gave its residential electrical customers a 10 percent discount this month, and it gave its residential gas customers a 12 to 17 percent discount, officials said.

A SNOWY LOOK DOWNTOWN

Even with the discount, residents’ bills are higher than usual because more gas and electricity has been used to heat homes during recent cold snaps, officials said. Jesse McKnight, superintendent of the city’s Water, Gas and Sewer Department, said gas customers’ discount, like their ■ See COUNCIL, page 5

SUNDAY ALCOHOL SALES

Officials surprised by wording in Sunday sales bill Proposal gives state lawmakers, not council, final vote LAURA GADDY Consolidated News Service

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Winter storm Leon came in quickly and left quite a punch. ABOVE: A snowy look in downtown Piedmont Tuesday afternoon.

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At the request of Piedmont’s City Council, the Legislature may soon consider a bill permitting Sunday alcohol sales in the city, though local officials say they’re surprised at the bill’s wording. Sen. Del Marsh introduced the bill last week. It’s worded to make legal the sale of alcohol in Piedmont on Sundays as soon as it becomes law. But Marsh and Piedmont Mayor Bill Baker said they thought Piedmont’s bill left the ultimate decision-making authority up to the council. That was the case last year with bills passed on behalf of Anniston and Weaver. Weaver Mayor Wayne Willis said state lawmakers typically prefer such wording. “It makes it considerably easier for them to pass because they’re not making the decision at Montgomery’s level,” he said. “No one knows what a community wants better than the people that live in that community.” Piedmont’s city attorney, Ron Allen, helped draft the legislation, and he said city officials knew about the bill’s wording. “They wanted it,” he said. “There wasn’t any reason in their mind to revisit it.” Piedmont’s bill also takes away the council’s authority to ■ See BILL, page 5

16th ANNUAL PROGRAM

City readies for Black History Month Program will be Feb. 28 at Bethune Center MARGARET ANDERSON Journal Correspondent

Tiny Lewis not only directs daily events at the Bethune Center, she’s also in charge of the Black History Program that is held there every February. This will mark the 16th year for the program to take place in Piedmont. This year, the program will be at 6 p.m., on Feb. 28 and will feature two speakers. It is partially sponsored by the Piedmont Parks and Recreation Department. One of the speakers, Carlos Houston, is a former : 666000999999 PU Piedmont resident. He now lives in Atlanta. MAG 80 NBAR .0104 BWA -0.0015

The second speaker, Elder Q. Hughley, is a resident of Gadsden but attends St. Luke’s FBH Church here. Lewis said both these men have made major contributions to Piedmont, and she thinks those attending the program will enjoy hearing what they have to say. Piedmont’s youth won’t be left out. A group from Mount Pleasant CMA Church will perform as will the Praise Team from Thankful Baptist Church. “We like to have our young people involved in this program every year,” said Lewis. “We want ■ See BLACK HISTORY, page 5

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This group of singers took part in last year’s Black History Program at the Bethune Center.

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

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The gift of time can be turned into stories

The recent snow days gave many of us time to do things we normally do not do, such as listening and asking questions of those who are older and have stories to share. So, on one of the snow days, I asked posed some questions to my mother, Sarah Ford, about her childhood. I recorded some of her stories. The idea came to me because of the recent death of a longtime family friend. He, his wife, and their parents have been acquainted with my mother’s family for more than 100 years. Back then, they all lived near Wedowee in the Morrison’s Crossroads area -- a place back then that was extremely rural. “Nobody had much of anything,” Mother has always said, referring to the lack of material goods. Two years ago, Mother and I visited in the Saks home of our friend and his wife. At that time, I wrote down the stories they told me. I learned that my grandparents, Robert and Claudia Cole, were tall and attractive. They both liked to sing at church. He sang in a quartet, and she played the piano at Jordan Chapel Methodist Church. Our friend said he remembered the first time he saw my mother. She and her sister, Gaye, were little girls riding in the back of someone’s pickup truck. One story our friend told was about a walk he took with my great-grandfather, Sam Bowen. They came to a certain rock and turned it over. “Pick up that Prince Albert can,” said my great-grandfather. “Open it up and give me the cash.” Our friend reached into the tobacco can, pulled out three hundred dollar bills, and handed them over.

Also, he told us stories about how my great-grandfather would sell a plug of chewing tobacco to anyone who asked. He would charge that person one or two pennies. I also heard stories about a great-uncle who liked to drink Sherry-Go-Round too much. One day he drove by our friend’s house in a Model T car and saw him coaxing bees from a wooden box. My great-uncle, in spite of being drunk, got out of his car, lifted out the hive, and then went on his way. He left several astonished onlookers behind. Our friend knew a lot about my grandfather, and his wife contributed to the stories, too. Neither one of them, however, remembered much about my grandmother. So, during a recent snow day, I asked Mother to tell me stories about her mother who died from an illness when Mother was a teen-ager. I learned that my grandmother was part of a home-demonstration club that taught women to can, sew, quilt, and do other domestic activities. I learned that one time, when my grandmother was at a meeting, she left mother, my aunt, and a girl cousin in charge of her baby boy. My great-grandmother

Sherry Kughn

stayed behind but was busy in the house. Mother said she and the other two girls decided they would get the horse-drawn buggy (minus the horse) out of the barn and give the baby a ride down a hill. “Of course, we were the ones wanting to ride,” Mother said. My aunt climbed aboard the buggy and held the baby in her arms. Mother and her cousin pulled on the shafts until the buggy went too fast. They jumped aside and watched as the buggy crashed and catapulted my aunt and the baby into the air. Both survived but were bloody and bruised. Mother said her mother’s reaction was of consternation. “She was always calm and reserved,” Mother said. “She never spanked us, but we knew we had let her down. That was worse than a spanking.” Such stories from the friends and my mother gave me knowledge of family members I never met or knew only when they were older. As I imagined the scenes the stories created in my mind, I gained insight into the personality and character of my mother and me. I was determined and adventurous, like my mother apparently was, and I was always penitent whenever I let her down. My mother, like her mother, was usually calm and reserved even when angry. I, like my mother, am usually calm and reserved even when angry. I can’t wait to hear more stories, but I must make some time to write them down rather than waiting on the weather to give me opportunity. One day it will be too late. Email Sherry at sherrykug@hotmail.com

Strom Thurmond was king of the filibuster Over the years some of you have inquired about the use of the filibuster in the halls of the U.S. Congress and Senate. The word itself is not something that the average citizen is familiar with or totally knowledgeable of its meaning. A filibuster is simply a fancy word for talking a piece of legislation to death. It is a dilatory tactic that senators use to delay a vote on a bill and hopefully tire out the proponents of a prospective law. The filibuster is most times associated with the Senate. Under the parliamentary rules of both the U.S. Senate and the Alabama State Senate, the length of time that a senator can debate a bill is longer than the time limits allowed in the House of Representatives. Therefore, the filibuster is primarily orchestrated in the Senate. Our forefathers designed these rules to allow the Senate to be the more deliberative body. They wanted the upper chamber to be more like the British House of Lords. The ability to filibuster has long been a part of Senate history. The best depiction of the senate filibuster is the scene portrayed by Jimmy Stewart filibustering for hours on the floor of the U.S. Senate in the famous movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” The legendary South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond holds the record for the longest talk-a-thon on the floor of the U.S. Senate. Thurmond stood on his feet for a talking record of 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act. Some of the topics he used in his historic filibuster were historic documents. He read from and recited the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights and President George Washington’s farewell address. The South has had some legendary and colorful political

characters. Georgia had Gene Talmadge. Louisiana had Huey Long. Mississippi Steve had Theodore Bilbo. Flowers We had Wallace and Folsom. Strom Thurmond is South Carolina’s contribution to the southern political of our greatest Inside The Statehouse folklore politicians. Indeed, none of the above can match Strom’s endurance and longevity in the southern political arena. Strom was born in 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina. This small hamlet had amazingly produced several South Carolina governors before Strom. The most famous of which was the legendary populist “Pitchfork” Ben Tillman. Strom studied at Clemson University and was first a teacher and superintendant of education. He then became a lawyer and quickly became a Circuit Judge. In 1947, he was elected Governor of South Carolina. He became a national figure a year later. In 1948, when Harry Truman insisted on promoting civil rights as a major plank in the Democratic Party platform, most of the southern delegates walked out of the Democratic Convention. They joined hands and created the Dixiecrat Party. Gov. Strom Thurmond became the presidential candidate of the Dixiecrat ticket. Thurmond and the Dixiecrats carried the Deep South states. However, Truman prevailed

over Republican Thomas Dewey and captured the White House. Strom was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1954. In 1964, he led the Republican Revolution in the South. His change to the Republican Party paved the way for the South’s transition to the Republican Party. He literally unscrewed his desk from the senate floor, picked it up and moved it from the Democratic side of the aisle to the Republican side of the aisle. His dramatic move was the beginning of the end of the Democratic South. The rest is history. His ability to pick up and move a 200-pound antique senate desk illustrated his uncommon energy and legendary fitness. Strom did hundreds of sit-ups and pushups every day. He neither smoked nor drank. He did, however, like women. He fathered children into his mid 70’s and had a penchant for fondling women in the senate elevator. Strom served as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. His tenure on the Armed Services Committee, coupled with his incomparable seniority allowed him to bring home the bacon to South Carolina. He retired from the U.S. Senate in 2012 after having served a remarkable 48 years. Strom Thurmond was the oldest person to have served in Congress and was a Senate member longer than anyone else in U.S. history. He died at the age of 101 in his hometown of Edgefield. 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

We just need to pass on the gifts we have been given

“It was a blessing to me to give it to her. Her first reaction was that I shouldn’t be giving that to her, but I explained how it came about and she was very grateful,” wrote one. “She cried and didn’t want to take the money, but I told her the story behind the gift. She was overwhelmed and wanted me to know what a blessing it was,” wrote another. “There is a family in much need… out of work and cutting fire wood to try to put food on the table. You blessed them with your ‘birthday gift,’” wrote a favorite friend. Once upon a time, a man was so blessed he decided to give away presents on his birthday because he didn’t need or want anything, and giving presents to friends and family always made him feel good. For years he gave little personal things: water bottles, winter scarves, Olde Brooklyn Lanterns (as seen on TV), and matryoshka dolls…whatever came to mind. One year the man had no idea what presents to give until he realized he could give the gift of giving itself! What a wonderful gift! He would give his friends and family money they could give to someone in need. He only asked the recipients to write a note to him explaining how they used the gift. (He provided cards and stamped and addressed envelopes so all they

had to do was write the notes and drop the envelopes in the mail.) recipients ranged in Daniel ageThefrom 4 to grandmother, Gardner came from all walks of life, and lived all around the country. The man was very interested in learning how each recipient helped someMy Thoughts one else, and what kinds of needs had been met. The first note returned told the story of a “gentleman…who was down on his luck. He was living in a shed behind one of his friends, has lost both parents & has no family.” The recipient described how he and colleagues pooled their resources and helped the man move into an apartment he could afford, and stocked the apartment with necessities. Not only was the gentleman blessed, but also the recipient was blessed to be able to pass on the gift. Another recipient helped a recovering alcoholic pay for

much needed dental care. She wrote, “It’s so awesome to see someone rebuild their lives from the inside out! Thank you for giving me that privilege to help someone.” Americans comprise just under five-percent of the world’s population, yet we have more wealth than any of the world’s most populous nations. Census data show the poorest Americans have more wealth than 70 percent of those living outside of America. Sometimes we fret over career politicians’ wasting trillions of dollars to buy votes and keep their lucrative offices. We loath how they continually lie to constituents and play blame games with their critics. Yet, we overwhelmingly give more money to them and our terribly inefficient government than we give to neighbors and friends in need. We don’t need government to help those in need. We just need to pass along the gifts we’ve been given. Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at Daniel@DanLGardner. com, or visit his website at http://www.danlgardner.com Feel free to interact with him on the Clarion-Ledger feature blog site blogs.clarionledger.com/dgardner/

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — This past week I had the opportunity to talk about jobs and the state of our economy with a number of businesses across the Third District. In talking with the employees and owners of these facilities, one theme I heard at almost every stop was that folks are uncertain. They’re unsure of what new government-mandated regulations they’ll face in 2014 and long into the future. They don’t see what the Federal government is doing to help improve our economy, or provide certainty for our small businesses. In almost all cases, they’re worried about Obamacare and its effects on their jobs, businesses and their families. Last Tuesday evening, President Obama delivered his State of the Union address to the nation. He spoke about the current state of our country, and shared with America his plans for future initiatives and legislation. Overall, I was extremely dissatisfied with the plans the president outlined in his address. I believe these proposals will increase bureaucratic red tape, stifle job creation and create more and more uncertainty across East Alabama – exactly opposite of what folks are looking for these days. In 2013 the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, pushed farther into our lives. Its negative impact on individuals’ insurance in East Alabama has driven premium prices up and actual health care coverage down. But what we still don’t know is how these new rates will affect both small and large businesses and their hard-working employees. Folks are nervous, as they should be, and the president has not done much to alleviate these fears. Another issue vital to bringing certainty back to East Alabama is helping folks find a job in their area.

Report from Congressman Mike Rogers 324 Cannon HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-3261 Despite figures which show a declining unemployment rate, this past December’s jobs report was the worst in three years. The House of Representatives has passed a number of job-creating bills that could help provide some much-needed certainty in our economy. Yet they are going nowhere as they collect dust sitting in the Senate. These bills would help provide job training, cut red tape, expand American energy options and help create new jobs for Americans. On a recent Tele-town Hall meeting where I heard concerns from constituents across East Alabama, the sentiment was the same. They overwhelmingly believe Obamacare will have a negative impact on their families, and remain very concerned about the direction of our country. As always, I want to hear from you. Contact me at mike-rogers.house.gov and sign up for my eNewsletter. You can also like me on Facebook at Congressman Mike D. Rogers, follow me on Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram at RepMikeRogersAL and subscribe to my YouTube page at MikeRogersAL03

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Jacksonville - Funeral service for Mr. George Thomas Hughes, 65, of Jacksonville, will be 2 p.m. Thursday, February 6, 2014, at Collier-Butler Chapel. Cody Mashburn Burns will officiate. Burial will follow at Arrington’s Chapel Cemetery in Cherokee County. Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Services directing. George left this world of pain and sorrow on Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Piedmont Healthcare Center. He is welcomed into heaven by his mother, Lillian Devine Mashburn; father, John Thomas Hughes and brother, Ed Mashburn. George is survived by his brothers, Bobby Mashburn (Jewell), of Jacksonville and Ellis Mashburn (Jenny), of Ohatchee and several

nieces, nephews, greatnieces and great-nephews. Pallbearers will be Allan Mashburn, Eddie Mashburn, David Mashburn, Lyn Mashburn, Randy Parris and Billy Burns. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the nurses and staff at Piedmont Healthcare Center, Collier-Butler Funeral Home and to a special niece, Mary Wisdom, for her care and support of George. The family will receive friends Thursday from 1 p.m. until the time of the service at Collier-Butler. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.collierbutler.com. Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Services 824 Rainbow Drive Gadsden, AL 35901

• 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 club for all skill levels of photographers, meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at First United Methodist Church, 1400 Noble Street, Anniston. Anyone interested in photography is welcome to join. Call 256-236-8488 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 Friday. Senior water aerobics and senior therapeutic yoga classes are on Tues-

day and Thursday. Contact Aubrey Crossen at 256-6892580 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. • The 16th annual Black History program will be at the Bethune Center at 6 p.m. February 28.

Arrests Jan. 28 • Cody William Brown, 25, attempting to elude a police officer. Jan. 30 • Brandon Raymon Thompson, 32, failure to appear. Jan. 31 • Timothy Wade Doss, 39, failure to pay.

Alabama store giving $70,000 in refunds after Seahawks’ safety in Super Bowl JON ANDERSON AL.com

GARDENDALE — The Super Bowl safety that shocked football fans across the country scored about $70,000 in refunds for customers of a Birmingham-area jeweler. Jeff Dennis Jewelers ran a promotion over the past two weeks that promised all of his customers a cash refund on their purchases if a safety was scored in the Super Bowl by either team. And they would get to keep their jewelry. Then, on the first snap of the game tonight, the center snapped the ball over Peyton Manning’s head. The ball was recovered in the end zone by the Broncos, resulting in a safety for the Seattle Seahawks. It was the fastest scoring play in Super Bowl history, just 12 seconds into the game. A safety occurred in the previous two Super Bowls but had happened in only three other Super Bowls in the game’s history. Dennis and his customers, even those that are Broncos fans, are cheering. Dennis has an insurance policy through Lloyd’s of London that covers all the refunds. All he had to pay was a premium on the policy. “I’m ecstatic,” Dennis said. “I can’t put it into words. It’s unbelievable.” This is the third such promotion that has paid dividends for Dennis in the past three years. In November 2012, Dennis ran a promotion that offered refunds to any customers who bought jewelry the week before the Iron Bowl if either Alabama or Auburn shut out the other team. When the Crimson Tide beat the Tigers 49-0, Lloyd’s of London had to shell out about $55,000 worth of refunds to 303 of Dennis’ customers. Then on Labor Day of last year, Dennis offered refunds to every customer who bought jewelry in his

store between Aug. 1 and Aug. 26 if it rained more than 1 inch on Labor Day at the National Weather Service monitoring station at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. It rained more than 1.4 inches, and 592 customers got refunds from Lloyd’s of London totaling almost $90,000. Each time, many of the customers who received refunds turned around and spent the money back in his store, he said. This time, about 400 customers will be getting refunds, Dennis said. Some of the purchases were for $30 or $40 bracelets, but there were numerous customers who spent several thousand dollars, including one $6,000 purchase, he said. One couple put half the amount down for their engagement rings with the intention of letting the refund pay for the other half, he said. Brian Nunnally of Kimberly is one of Dennis’ happy customers. When the safety was scored, he jumped up excitedly and ran into the bedroom where his wife, Gracie, was and then realized she didn’t know why he was so excited. He had bought her a floating pendant necklace from Jeff Dennis Jewelers as a Valentine’s Day gift, and while she had given him a potential gift wish list at his request, she didn’t know what he had bought, he said. “She knew about the promotion, so she figured out what was going on - that a safety had occurred in the game,” he said. He was so happy that he went ahead and gave her the necklace tonight. And now they’re due for a refund of about $260, he said. “I just couldn’t believe it,” Nunnally said. “We’re definitely happy about it .... We really do appreciate Jeff.” Dennis said he just thought of this promotion two weeks ago, so he was only able to promote it on Facebook. The snow and ice storm that hit central Alabama

last week kept him shut down a couple of days during the promotion, but he ended the week with strong sales the past couple of days, he said. Dennis said he loves the fact that his customers are so happy with these promotions. “People like to shop where it’s fun, and this has been very successful for us,” he said. His business has grown tremendously over the past year. “The exposure of something like this you just can’t buy,” he said. “It’s put my name in front of a lot of people ... I just feel blessed. I really do.” National media picked up on the last two promotions and likely will be interested in this one, too, he said. Dennis had just sat down in his recliner at home to watch the game when the safety occurred. It was very nerve-wracking while he waited to make sure the Broncos had recovered the ball and the referees sorted through a penalty that eventually was waived, he said. Then things went wild. “My phone is blowing up” with text messages and Facebook messages, he said. “It’s been absolutely crazy, and it’s going to get crazier.”

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Nett’s Kitchen is coming together Heather Jackson is working on degree MARGARET ANDERSON Journal Correspondent

eather Jackson said she’s super excited because she’s so close to reaching her goal of being a teacher. “I’ve been working so hard at it for several years now,” she said. “I started out at Gadsden State when I thought I wanted to be a nurse. After a while though, I knew I couldn’t do all that a nurse was required to do. I’m too soft hearted and I cried a lot. That’s when I decided I’d be better off in education.” Heather will get receive her degree in May next year from Jacksonville State University. “I want to be a third grade teacher,” said Heather. “I think I’ll be an excellent teacher. I have two kids of my own, and I love children, so I’m looking forward to it.” Heather said her teacher, Windy Casey, played a huge role in her life. “Mrs. Casey has been a really big influence in my life,” said Heather. “She was my fifth grade teacher, but she teaches third grade now. She was a great motivator and she was inspiration. She was just great all the way around.” Heather was born in Piedmont and graduated from PHS in 2003. In addition to going to school, she has two jobs. She is a cashier at Gregerson’s and owns Nett’s Kitchen, a catering business, which she named after her mother, Charlsie Annette Ammons, who died of stomach cancer three years ago when she was 41. “When I was young, I remember my mother always being sick,” said Heather. “She first got sick when she was 22, and she was never able to come to my games or anything I did in school. She was sick throughout my childhood. But when she felt like it she was a great cook. She was known for her cooking, and I liked helping her.” Heather said she has taken a lot of ideas from her mother and uses them in her catering business. “We used to get in the kitchen and cook all the time,” said Heather. “That’s one of the main things I miss about her. After awhile, her health wouldn’t allow her to cook. I wanted to name my business in her honor.” Nett’s Kitchen has been catering to various events for the past two years, including showers, church events,

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wrapper in each cup. Lightly spray with vegetable spray and bake for 5 minutes until golden brown. Remove from tins. Place on baking sheet. Fill with sausage mixture. Bake 5 minutes until bubbly. SAVORY CREAM OF MUSHROOM MEATLOAF 2 lbs. hamburger meat 1 med. onion, diced 1 c. regular bread crumbles 2 lg. eggs 1 lg. can Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup 1 t. garlic power 1 t. black powder Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, crumble hamburger meat. Add onions, bread crumbles and eggs to the hamburger meat. Combine thoroughly and form loaf. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 60 minutes or until meat loaf is done. For topping, combine cream of mushroom, garlic, and black pepper together. Spread evenly over the meatloaf and let simmer for 20 minutes. Let stand a few minutes before serving.

that degree in her hand at JSU. “I don’t really know what I’ll do,” she said. “I’ll probably skip on across that stage. This has been a long time coming for me and my family. I’m working two times as hard now because I’ve got a family to raise and mouths to feed. But I’m one happy woman.” Nett’s Famous Sausage Stars is one of Heather’s favorite recipes, while Savory Cream of Mushroom Meatloaf was one of her mother’s favorites. Heather said God molded the ingredients in her How God Made This Special Woman recipe to make his finishing product, Mrs. Charlsie Annette Ammons. “This is on the back of some shirts we had made after my mother passed away,” said Heather. “This is where I get the name of my catering business, Nett’s Kitchen.” Heather said she appreciates Danielle Burton and Stacie Jackson for their hard work and dedication to Nett’s Kitchen. (Contact Margaret at pollya922@gmail.com)

BANANA SPLIT PIE 1 – 9 oz. graham cracker crust 3 bananas 1 – 8 oz. cream cheese 1 ½ c. powdered sugar 1 pkg. (3 oz.) instant vanilla pudding 1 c. milk 1 ½ t. vanilla extract 1 c. crushed pineapple, well drained 8 oz. whipped topping ¼ c. pecan chips 9 cherries, well drained Chocolate syrup if desired Line bottom and sides of crust with sliced bananas. Whip cream cheese, powdered sugar, instant pudding, milk and vanilla in a mixer until it is fluffy. Stir in drained pineapple. Carefully pile mixture into the pie shell. Top the pie with whipped topping. Sprinkle with pecans and place cherries on top of the nuts. Drizzle with syrup if desired. Chill pie for one hour before serving. It’s even better if you make it the day before.

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ABOVE: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mobley celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, Dec. 1, 1958, at their home on Eubanks Avenue in Piedmont. They were married at the home of Mrs. Mobley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Martin on Dec. 1, 1907. In the photo are, from left, their son C.T. (Editor’s note: The Piedmont Journal has begun Mobley, Mrs. Mobley, Mr. Mobley, their son J.D. Mobley, their daughter Mrs. J.B. Rogers, and their son, Edgar Mobley. RIGHT: David Frady and Gail publishing older photographs on a regular basis. Those Cook in their Chinese costumes at the junior-senior banquet at the YMCA, having older photographs who would like them published May 4, 1956. can send them to jalred@jaxnews.com or akilgore@ jaxnews.com. Identify the people in the photo and, if possible, include some information about it.)

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Commissioner Rudy Abbott will not seek re-election After finishing his third term in November, Calhoun County Commissioner Rudy Abbott will not seek re-election, he announced Thursday. The commissioner from District 5, who serves residents in Jacksonville, Piedmont, and parts of Pleasant Valley, Rabbittown and White Plains, officially announced his decision at the commission’s meeting. The meeting was Abbott’s last as chairman under the commission’s rotating schedule. Commissioner Tim Hodges will take the post in February. Abbott said the primary reason not to run again was to spend more time with his 13-year-old grandson, whom he recently adopted. “I’m not getting any younger and he’s getting older,” Abbott said. “When you get to be 73, you don’t have a whole of people left in your life who depend on you, but he needs me more than the commission needs me.” Abbott said he had been asked to run for re-elec-

tion, and had also been approached to run for other positions, including for the state board of education, but said Thursday he’s done with politics. Abbott was first elected to the commission in 2002, and re-elected in 2006 and 2010. The former Jacksonville State University baseball coach said he ran for the seat on the urging of his friend and former commissioner Eli Henderson. He said Thursday he was most proud of his first year in office when he worked to secure federal money for residents’ safety and protection during the early stages of the incineration of the Army’s chemical weapons stockpile in Anniston. Hodges thanked Abbott at the meeting for his most recent nine-month tenure as chairman, and also his 11 years in office, emphasizing Abbott’s role in parks and recreation activities for the county. “It didn’t matter if it was in Anniston, or Oxford, or Jacksonville, Rudy is

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them to always appreciate and remember their heritage.” Lewis said the youth always contribute to the program with their talent. “I get a lot of thanks from the people who attend for having the children perform,” said Lewis. “They seem like they enjoy it.” Mayor Bill Baker will attend as well other city officials. Last year, in spite of the drizzling rain, Lewis said she was happy to have about 85 attending to celebrate the struggles and victories of African Americans. Lewis said everyone is invited and urged to stay after the program for the potluck meal. The parks and recreation department pays for part of the food but relies heavily on the public for their food contributions. (Contact Margaret at pollya922@gmail.com)

COUNCIL: City will pay its power bill as revenue grows city’s suppliers aren’t as lenient. The city of Piedmont, which purchases power in bulk from the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, is past due on its bill, officials said. The city owes $331,395, and it will have to pay 9 percent interest on that amount. Being behind on a power bill is nothing new for the city. Officials say the municipality struggles to make the payment each year at this time because the city coffers dwindle in the fall as revenue from property tax slacks off. They are always able to make the payment as that revenue picks up, officials said. “We’re going to pay it,” Baker said. “We owe a little bit of money ... we still wanted to give the residents a little bit of a break if we could.” In other business: • Organic farmer Roxanna Sims asked the city to provide soil and collection services to help her and partner Dave Clark establish an organic learning farm downtown. • Voted to add a streetlight in the Westwood subdivision.

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Bulldogs playing well as they face Saks in tourney RIP DONOVAN Journal Sports Correspondent

It’s area tournament time again. In the first seven years that Tommy Lewis has been Piedmont’s basketball coach the Bulldogs have earned the reputation as a team that plays well at tournament time. They’ve always found a way to advance at least as far as the sub-regional game, even when they weren’t one of the top two seeds. The Class 3A, Area 10 tournament will be at Weaver this year and will open Friday. Host Weaver will play No. 4 White Plains at 6 p.m. No. 3 Piedmont will play No. 2 Saks immediately thereafter. The Bulldogs once again are playing well as the postseason approaches. Not all the well-played games have resulted in wins but they have kept the Bulldogs moving in the right direction. “We have been playing better since the week before the county tournament,” Piedmont coach Tommy Lewis said Tuesday morning, prior to Tuesday night’s final regular season game at home against Pisgah. “We just put ourselves in some tough to win situations by our choices. I hope that we are sharpening some of the smaller points of the game so that maybe near the end of games we might be a little better off score-wise. We need to improve from the free throw line, hustle and pay attention better during dead times but those are certainly things we can accomplish if we will just continue to defend hard and shoot like we know we can.” Piedmont now has a three-game winning streak after its double overtime loss to Alexandria in the Calhoun County tournament. The Bulldogs extended the run with a 62-60 win at home over Cherokee County Saturday and a 58-43 victory at Jacksonville Monday. The streak began with a 79-54 victory at home over Ashville on Jan. 27. In all three games, the Bulldogs won the rebounding battle against larger teams. “We hope that we are learning to minimize any defensive disadvantage size may cause us by taking advantage of the possible offensive advantage it might provide us,” Lewis said. “The last three opponents all have

had some size advantages - and Cherokee County and Jacksonville have tremendous guard play as well – so, yes, we were pleased with the defensive effort, especially against Ashville and Jacksonville.” In the win over Cherokee County, Piedmont fell behind 17-8 after one quarter. In the final seconds of the second quarter, Dreek Thompson nailed a 3-point basket from the right corner and Denard Spears scored on a driving layup to cut the Warriors’ lead to 35-32 at the half. Cherokee County led 46-44 after three quarters but Bayley Blanchard’s trey put Piedmont up 47-46 just 20 seconds into the fourth quarter. From there, the lead changed hands eight times. Taylor Hayes got a basket from the paint and a free throw and the Bulldogs led 50-48. Thompson netted another trey to make it 53-50. Baskets by Darnell Jackson earned Piedmont one-point leads at 55-54 and 57-56. With 54 seconds left, Caleb Adams’ 3-pointer made it 60-58. The Warriors tied the game at 60-60 with 10 seconds to go but Spears drove the length of the floor for the winning basket with two seconds left. Cherokee County got a timeout with 1.7 seconds on the clock but could get only a desperation turn-around heave from near midcourt that didn’t come close. Spears ended with 19 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. Thompson scored 12 points, including three triples, and added three rebounds. Jackson finished with 11 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists. Adams had five points and five rebounds. Hayes scored five points and was 3-for-3 at the free throw line. Blanchard and Tyler Lusk each had a 3-point bucket. Point guard Ty Sparks was 2-for-2 at the line, made two assists and pulled down four rebounds. In Jacksonville, Piedmont led 10-8 after one quarter but trailed 21-14 with two minutes remaining in the second quarter. A 3-pointer by Lusk started Piedmont’s rally. Spears stole a rebound from a Jacksonville player then drove for a layup. Sparks scored on a feed from Lusk to make it 21-21 with 41 seconds to go in the half then gave the

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Piedmont’s Darnell Jackson fights though Centre defenders during action last week. Bulldogs their 23-21 halftime lead with 3.7 seconds on the clock with a pair of free throws. In the second half, Piedmont outscored the Golden Eagles 18-11 in the third quarter and 17-11 in the fourth. Spears had Piedmont’s first double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds. He added four assists and two steals. Sparks was 4-for-4 at the line and ended with 10 points. He dished out four assists as well. Jackson had a busy night with nine points, five rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists. Lusk had two treys

on his way to eight points and added two assists and two rebounds. Adams ended with seven points and three rebounds and Thompson contributed five points and three boards. In their last meeting on January 16, Saks edged Piedmont 57-56 on a buzzer-beater. Weaver downed Piedmont 72-71 on January 10. “We have made a point of talking about the fact that we were a couple of points away from hosting the tournament so maybe they will view the (Saks) loss as a motivating factor instead of an omen,” Lewis said.

Piedmont gets big win over Cherokee County RIP DONOVAN Journal Sports Correspondent

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Piedmont’s Breanna Brazier drives past a Cherokee County defender.

Cherokee County has always been a challenging opponent for Piedmont in girls basketball. Coach Terrace Ridley’s team earned a confidence-building overtime win over the Warriors at Piedmont Saturday night. The final score showed Piedmont 47, Cherokee County 45. With four seconds left in overtime, Piedmont forced a held ball to gain possession near mid-court. After a timeout, freshman Breanna Brazier took the inbounds pass and drove for the winning basket with 1.3 seconds to go. Piedmont led 8-0 after one quarter and 21-18 at halftime. At the end of regulation, each team had 40 points. Junior Riesha Thompson had 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals in the win. Bre Green finished with nine points, six rebounds and two steals. Brazier had eight points and two steals. Keshauna Jones recorded seven points, four rebounds and three steals. Carlie Flowers grabbed 10 rebounds and had five points. Jaylen Major scored four points and Paige Gowens had a 3-point basket for her three points. The Bulldogs and Warriors had been scheduled to play January 28 but snow and ice forced officials to end school early that day and postpone the game. Piedmont also canceled home games against Jacksonville and Ohatchee on the 30th and 31st. Monday night, Piedmont traveled to Jacksonville and lost to highly-regarded Jacksonville 57-24. The Golden

Eagles, runner-up to Anniston in the Calhoun County tournament, led just 18-12 with a little over four minutes left in the second quarter when Thompson scored from inside the paint on a feed from Flowers. From there, Jacksonville closed the first half with a 19-0 run. “You have a mistake or two and it seems it trickles on down like a virus,” Ridley said. “It just spreads out and gets worse.” Ridley said she had told the team that the importance of the Jacksonville game, as well as Tuesday’s home game with Class 3A No. 6 Pisgah, was to work on things the Bulldogs need to do to have success in the Class 3A, Area 10 tournament Thursday, when they meet Saks, and beyond. “I just wanted them to use that game (Monday) night as a learning tool to prepare us for the future and they understood it,” Ridley said Tuesday morning. “They really did.” Green and Thompson each scored seven points. Green had two steals. Flowers recorded five points, six rebounds and two assists. Tiffany Prater scored three points. Jones had two points, nine rebounds and two steals. Piedmont and Saks play at White Plains Thursday, following the game between White Plains and Weaver which will begin at 5:30 p.m. The Bulldogs’ game should start about 7 p.m. “After (Monday) night, some teams could just fold over after that happened. I just don’t expect that from my girls,” Ridley said. “They’re looking for Thursday. They’re looking for Saturday. They’re just real excited about it right now.”

Red-hot Spring Garden heads into area play Spring Garden coach Ricky Austin may soon become known as a prophet in his own land – and be honored for it, too. As basketball season began, Austin said he believed injuries and youth would cost the Panthers some early games but that his boys could be a solid team by the end of the regular season. Since losing to Sand Rock 67-43 on January 17 in the semifinal round of the Cherokee County tournament, Spring Garden has put together a six-game winning streak. The most recent win came at Sand Rock Monday in overtime as the Panthers won 67-60. Spring Garden outscored the Wildcats 12-5 in the extra four minutes. The win came on Sand Rock’s senior night. Will Westbrook led Spring Garden with a double-double, 24 points and 12 rebounds. Jay Prater had five 3-point baskets and was 6-for-6 at the free throw line in overtime, outscoring Sand Rock by himself, for a 21-point outing.

Jacob Black contributed nine points to the win. Saturday afternoon, in a game rescheduled because of last week’s winter storm, Spring Garden got a 55-45 revenge victory over visiting Faith Christian of Anniston. The Lions had edged the Panthers 58-57 in Anniston on December 13. Westbrook scored 18 points against Faith Christian. Black also reached double figures with 16 points. Eighth-grader Riley Austin scored eight points. About the only thing the Panthers haven’t won lately was the coin toss to decide the site of the Class 1A, Area 10 tournament. Spring Garden and Collinsville each finished 7-1 in area games, splitting their home-and-home series, but Collinsville won the flip. Spring Garden plays No. 3 Cedar Bluff Friday at Collinsville in the second semifinal game. It should begin about 7 p.m. Collinsville meets the winner of the spur game between Coosa Christian and Gaylesville Friday at 5:30 p.m.

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Spring Garden girls close regular season with two victories

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Spring Garden’s girls closed out their regular-season basketball schedule with a pair of wins. The Panthers had little trouble dispatching Faith Christian at home Saturday afternoon. The final score was 60-25. Darian Gaines netted 24 points in the win and nine other players scored for Spring Garden. Monday night, Spring Garden traveled to Sand Rock and spoiled the Wildcats’ plans for senior night. The Panthers, No. 5 in the most-recent Alabama Sports Writers Association rankings for Class 1A schools, downed Sand Rock, No. 7 in Class 2A, 64-56. Tykeah Rogers had a double-double for Spring Garden with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Auburn Kirk scored 13 points. Haley Motes finished with 12 points and Emory Reedy scored 11 points. Gaines and Madison Sides contributed seven points apiece. The win over Sand Rock completed a 22-4 regular season for Spring Garden, including an 8-0 mark in Class 1A, Area 10. The Panthers will play at home Thursday at 5:30 p.m. against the winner of Tuesday’s spur game between Gaylesville and Coosa Christian. The late semifinal game matches No. 2 Cedar Bluff against No. 3 Collinsville.

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0011 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUDOLPH JORDAN JR., DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of RUDOLPH JORDAN JR., deceased, having been granted to MAGGIE JORDANTHOMAS, the undersigned on January 08, 2014, 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. MAGGIE JORDAN-THOMAS, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of RUDOLPH JORDAN JR., Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL January 29, February 5, 12, 2014

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0023 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES B. FISHER, JR. , DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of CHARLES B. FISHER, JR., deceased, having been granted to BETTY K. FISHER, the undersigned on January 16, 2014, 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. BETTY K. FISHER, Personal Representative of the Last Will

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31831 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LELA MAE BRYANT, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of LELA MAE BRYANT, deceased, having been granted to IONA AVANELL PEOPLES, the undersigned on January 06, 2014, 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. IONA AVANELL PEOPLES, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of LELA MAE BRYANT, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL January 22, 29, February 5, 2014

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0001 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN NADINE SMITH, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of LILLIAN NADINE SMITH, deceased, the undersigned on January 03, 2014, 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. DORIS MARIE LEDBETTER, Personal Representative of the Estate of LILLIAN NADINE SMITH, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL January 22, 29, February 5, 2014

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0045 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARGIE I. BAILEY, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of MARGIE I. BAILEY, deceased, having been granted to NOAH T. BAILEY, the undersigned on January 28, 2014, 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. NOAH T. BAILEY, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of MARGIE I. BAILEY, Deceased. Alice K. Martin

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31870 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DELORES HANN, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the estate of DELORES HANN, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on January 21, 2014, 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. JAMES EDWARD HANN, Personal Representative of the Estate of DELORES HANN, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL February 5, 12, 19, 2014

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 31778 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BERLIN A. FLOWERS, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of BERLIN A. FLOWERS, deceased, having been granted to PATRICIA F. BAKER, the undersigned on January 14, 2014, 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. PATRICIA F. BAKER, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of BERLIN A. FLOWERS, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL January 29, February 5 & 12, 2014

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STATE OF ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 2014-0028 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAZEL GOODWIN, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of HAZEL GOODWIN, deceased, having been granted to W. HOWARD GOODWIN, the undersigned on January 16, 2014, 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. W. HOWARD GOODWIN, Personal Representative of the Last Will and Testament of HAZEL GOODWIN, Deceased. Alice K. Martin Judge of Probate The Piedmont Journal Calhoun Co., AL January 29, February 5 & 12, 2014

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